Secondary stroke evaluation in patients admitted for CRAO in a large national inpatient sample by Rukhsana G Mirza, Sahil Doshi, Jay B Bisen, Hanaina K Bains, Ariz Keshwani, Neena Cherayil

“…Other clusters consisted of younger males, who were more likely to receive an echocardiogram or cerebrovascular imaging and be discharged home. …”
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Adolescent scoliosis in autism spectrum disorder: is it idiopathic or syndromic?? by Ravi Rajendra, Matthew B. Bratton, Claudia Leonardi, R. Carter Clement

“…Furthermore, ASD-S patients were more likely to demonstrate an abnormal trunk shift (46% versus 19%) compared to the neurotypical cohort. …”
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Attitudes of dental professional staff and auxiliaries in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, toward disclosure of medical errors by Nora S. Al-Nomay, Abdulghani Ashi, Aljohara Al-Hargan, Abdulaziz Alshalhoub, Emad Masuadi

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Socially-Assistive Robots Using Empathy to Reduce Pain and Distress during Peripheral IV Placement in Children by Margaret J Trost, Grace Chrysilla, Jeffrey I. Gold, Maja Matarić

“…Pain and fear were measured by self-report using the FACES and FEAR scales, and video tapes were coded using the CHEOPS and FLACC. Scores were compared using repeated measures 2-way ANOVA. …”
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Characteristics of children and adolescents presenting to the emergency department with self-inflicted injury: Retrospective analysis of two teaching hospitals by Tu-Hsuan Chang, Chun-Hsien Yu, Giou-Teng Yiang, Han-Yun Chang, Jun Yi Sim

“…As the emergency department is likely the first point of medical contact for such visits, emergency personnel should be trained appropriately on managing such patients.…”
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Sociodemographic factors and comorbidities are associated with an elevated risk of herpes simplex keratitis: a population-based study in Taiwan by Ren-Long Jan, Chung-Han Ho, Chung-Han Ho, Jhi-Joung Wang, Han-Yi Jan, Jiun-Yi Chen, Yuh-Shin Chang, Yuh-Shin Chang

“…Patients with corneal abrasion were more likely to develop HSK than controls [OR, 402.80; 95% confidence interval (CI), 167.47–968.79; P < 0.0001] even after conditional logistic regression (adjusted OR, 407.36; 95% CI, 169.35–979.89; P < 0.0001). …”
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A lightweight triple-modal fusion network for progressive mild cognitive impairment prediction in Alzheimer's disease by Xiangyu Shen, Xiangyang Hu, Renfeng Zhang, Yunzhan Fu, Jiamin Xu, Degang Lyu, Hongbiao Xie, Hongbiao Xie, Deen Shi, Changsheng Shi, Lisi Li, Yuantong Gao

“…Early identification of individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) who are likely to convert to AD is essential for timely diagnosis and therapeutic intervention. …”
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Increased risk of lung cancer in individuals with preserved ratio impaired spirometry: a nationwide cohort study by Taeyun Kim, Junsu Choe, Yunjoo Im, Jihye Heo, Hye Yun Park, Danbee Kang, Sun Hye Shin

“…Incident lung cancer was defined as the presence of the International Classification of Diseases-10 C33 or C34 code. Among 26,490 individuals, 2628 (9.9%) and 3811 (14.4%) had PRISm and COPD, respectively. …”
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Implications of the choice of method to identify major depressive disorder in large research cohorts by Jorge A. Sanchez-Ruiz, Nicolas A. Nuñez, Gregory D. Jenkins, Brandon J. Coombes, Lauren A. Lepow, Braja Gopal Patra, Ardesheer Talati, Mark Olfson, J. John Mann, Myrna M. Weissman, Jyotishman Pathak, Alexander Charney, Euijung Ryu, Joanna M. Biernacka

“…Among participants identified as MDD cases by one method, older and male patients, and those with lower measures of morbidity at enrollment, were less likely to be identified as cases by the other method. …”
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Evaluating racial and ethnic disparities in antibiotic treatment for pneumonia patients in a major academic health system by David Evans, Kingsley Fortin-Leung, Vishnu Ravi Kumar, Yanru Ma, Radhika Prakash Asrani, Zanthia Wiley, Scott K. Fridkin, CDC Prevention Epicenters Program

“…After adjusting for broad indication, severity, underlying illness, and age, use of anti-Pseudomonas agents were less likely among non-Hispanic Black patients than other race groups, although this effect was limited to younger patients (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 0.45, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.29, 0.70), and not older ones (aOR 0.98; 95% CI 0.85, 1.13); use of anti-MRSA agents were similar between groups. …”
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Early-Holocene Episodic Sedimentary Process on the East Hainan Coast: High-Resolution Chronological Refinement, Titanium Intensity and Flux Implications by Mianjin Chen, Xiao Sun, Yang Li, Yulong Xue, Wenzhe Lyu, Xuemu Wang, Yan Li

“…According to the refined OSL chronology and the high-resolution (~2.5 cm) titanium intensity using X-ray fluorescence (XRF) scanning, the rapid sedimentation during the early Holocene was likely controlled by increased terrigenous input. …”
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Newborn thermal care practices in two urban slums in southern Ghana: evidence from a concurrent mixed methods study by Edward Akolgo Adimazoya, John Kumuuori Ganle, Emmanuel Asampong, Franklin Glozah, Philip Baba Adongo

“…Mothers of newborns aged 25–34 years and those aged 35–44 years were more likely than those aged less than 25 years to provide appropriate thermal care to their newborns. …”
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A NICER View of PSR J1231−1411: A Complex Case by Tuomo Salmi, Julia S. Deneva, Paul S. Ray, Anna L. Watts, Devarshi Choudhury, Yves Kini, Serena Vinciguerra, H. Thankful Cromartie, Michael T. Wolff, Zaven Arzoumanian, Slavko Bogdanov, Keith Gendreau, Sebastien Guillot, Wynn C. G. Ho, Sharon M. Morsink, Ismaël Cognard, Lucas Guillemot, Gilles Theureau, Matthew Kerr

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JWST/MIRI Observations of Newly Formed Dust in the Cold, Dense Shell of the Type IIn SN 2005ip by Melissa Shahbandeh, Ori D. Fox, Tea Temim, Eli Dwek, Arkaprabha Sarangi, Nathan Smith, Luc Dessart, Bryony Nickson, Michael Engesser, Alexei V. Filippenko, Thomas G. Brink, WeiKang Zheng, Tamás Szalai, Joel Johansson, Armin Rest, Schuyler D. Van Dyk, Jennifer Andrews, Chris Ashall, Geoffrey C. Clayton, Ilse De Looze, James M. DerKacy, Michael Dulude, Ryan J. Foley, Suvi Gezari, Sebastian Gomez, Shireen Gonzaga, Siva Indukuri, Jacob Jencson, Mansi Kasliwal, Zachary G. Lane, Ryan Lau, David Law, Anthony Marston, Dan Milisavljevic, Richard O’Steen, Justin Pierel, Matthew Siebert, Michael Skrutskie, Lou Strolger, Samaporn Tinyanont, Qinan Wang, Brian Williams, Lin Xiao, Yi Yang, Szanna Zsíros

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SN 2021hpr: A Normal Type Ia Supernova Showing Excess Emission in the Early Rising Phase by Abdusamatjan Iskandar, Xiaofeng Wang, Ali Esamdin, Xiangyun Zeng, Craig Pellegrino, Shengyu Yan, Jialian Liu, Alexei V. Filippenko, D. Andrew Howell, Curtis McCully, Thomas G. Brink, Maokai Hu, Yi Yang, WeiKang Zheng, Guoliang Lü, Jujia Zhang, CuiYing Song, RuiFeng Huang, Rachael C. Amaro, Chunhai Bai, Kyle G. Dettman, Lluís Galbany, Daichi Hiramatsu, Bostroem K. Azalee, Koichi Itagaki, Saurabh W. Jha, Shuguo Ma, David J. Sand, Jennifer E. Andrews, Jacob Jencson, Peter Milne, Jeniveve Pearson, Manisha Shrestha, Nathan Smith, Réka Könyves-Tóth, Samuel Wyatt, Xuan Zhang, Shahidin Yaqup, Letian Wang, Mengfan Zhang

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Epidemiology of Community-Acquired Versus Hospital-Acquired Sepsis in Acute Hospitals in Ireland, 2016–2022 by Emer M. Liddy, MSc, MPH, MRCPI, Doaa K. Amin, BSc, MPhil, Declan J. McKeown, MPH, Michael J. O’Dwyer, PhD, FCAI, FCICM, Akke Vellinga, PhD

“…HA sepsis patients were 1.5 times more likely to die in hospital compared with CA. Of diagnoses analyzed, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was identified as the strongest risk factor predictive of mortality (odds ratio [OR] = 2.4) followed by cardiac disease (OR, 1.9) and influenza or pneumonia (OR, 1.9). …”
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Assessing the effectiveness of the Pregnancy And Newborn Diagnostic Assessment system on the quality of antenatal care in Burkina Faso: A cluster-randomised controlled trial by Abou Coulibaly, Armel Emmanuel Sogo, Nutsa Chikvaidze, Cecilia Capello, Tsion Kefene Gerbaba, Séni Kouanda

“…Adjusted results showed that women in the intervention group were 2.71 times more likely to have an excellent total ANC quality score than women in the comparison group (RR = 2.71; 95% CI [1.60–4.60]; p  < .001). …”
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Adaptations of an online cognitive-behavioral therapy intervention for binge type eating disorders in publicly-insured and uninsured adults: a pilot study by Siena S. Vendlinski, Agatha A. Laboe, Peyton Crest, Claire G. McGinnis, Molly F. Steinhoff, Denise E. Wilfley, C. Barr Taylor, Ellen E. Fitzsimmons-Craft, Erin C. Accurso

“…Interview 2 feedback converged on three themes: Content Development, Participant Experiences with Mental Health, and Real-World Use. Participants liked the content but emphasized the need to improve diverse representation (e.g., gender, body size). …”
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Assessing ethical practices among community pharmacists in Nigeria: prevalence, drivers, challenges, and implications—a mixed methods study by Olanrewaju Olamide Popoola, Olanrewaju Olamide Popoola, Igbagboyemi Adebowale Adebisi, Igbagboyemi Adebowale Adebisi, Adebowale Sylvester Adeyemi, Damilola Samson Adepitan, Damilola Samson Adepitan, Opeyemi Fortunate Oladeru, Opeyemi Fortunate Oladeru

“…Pharmacists who regularly consulted the PCN code of ethics were less likely to dispense antibiotics without prescriptions (p = 0.011), stock medicines not approved by NAFDAC (p = 0.010), or purchase from open markets (p = 0.027). …”
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Cutaneous lupus concerns from the patient perspective: a qualitative study by Victoria P Werth, Rui Feng, Daisy Yan, Sarah Ahmed, Srita Chakka, Danielle Zamalin, Rebecca Krain, Josef Concha, Joyce Okawa

“…Patients less than 60 years old were more likely to report emotional symptoms than older patients (p&lt;0.05), but there was no significant variation in frequency of reported themes between race, sex or subtype of CLE.Conclusions These patient experiences and resultant themes elucidated by this study are worth noting in future standardised estimations of the quality of life of patients with CLE. …”
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