Sentiments of Individuals with Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome Toward Pentosan Polysulfate Sodium: Infodemiology Study by Yulin Hswen, Qiuyuan Qin, Pressley Smith, Alison Swierczynski, Stuart Bauer, Erika Ladson, Amanda Leigh Garrett, Catherine A Brownstein

“…Topic modeling was conducted using latent Dirichlet allocation. …”
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Development of Powerly, unguided mobile app intervention preventing postpartum depression and anxiety & study protocol of randomized clinical trial by Marta A. Marciniak, Judith Rohde, Kenneth S.L. Yuen, Harald Binder, Henrik Walter, Matthias J. Wieser, Raffael Kalisch, Karin Roelofs, Birgit Kleim

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Kidney Transplantation Improves Survival in Lupus Nephritis With End-Stage Kidney Disease by Benoît Brilland, Jean-François Augusto, Pierre-Antoine Michel, Noémie Jourde-Chiche, Cécile Couchoud

“…The primary outcome was all-cause mortality, which was assessed using Kaplan-Meier analysis and adjusted Cox proportional hazards models. …”
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The prognostic value of HFA-PEFF score in connective tissue disease-associated PAH: evidence from a cohort study by Jiayi Dai, Li Ma, Yixin Zhang, Linwei Shan, Dongyu Li, Lin Li, Qi Hu, Zhangdi Zhou, Xiaoxuan Sun, Qiang Wang, Lei Zhou

“…Survival was analyzed using Kaplan–Meier analysis and Cox proportional hazards models. Results Compared to the HFA-PEFF score < 5 group, the ≥ 5 group exhibited significantly higher levels of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), a greater proportion of WHO functional class III-IV, shorter 6-min walk distance (6MWD), larger right ventricular (RV) volume, worse RV function, smaller left ventricular (LV) volume, and higher native T1 values. …”
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Role of individual and combined impact of simvastatin and α-TCP in rat calvarial bone defect: An experimental study by Surendar Sugumaran, Deepak Selvam, M.S. Nivedhitha, Karthik Ganesh Mohanraj, Bader O. Almutairi, Selvaraj Arokiyaraj, Ajay Guru, Jesu Arockiaraj

“…Materials and Methods: In this investigation, 24 Wistar Albino rats weighing 200–250 g were utilized. …”
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Ten‐Year Cardiovascular Disease Risk Score and Cognitive Function Among Older Adults: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2011 to 2014 by Jingkai Wei, Hanzhang Xu, Angela D. Liese, Anwar T. Merchant, Liang Wang, Chih‐Hsiang Yang, Matthew C. Lohman, Monique J. Brown, Tiansheng Wang, Daniela B. Friedman

“…We aimed to examine the associations of Framingham risk score with cognitive function among older adults in a nationally representative sample, as well as by race or ethnicity, education, and family income. Methods and Results A total of 2254 older adults ≥60 years (57% female, 79% non‐Hispanic White) in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2011 to 2014 were included in the final sample for analysis. …”
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Effectiveness of AZD7442 (Tixagevimab/Cilgavimab) for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Against COVID-19 Hospitalization in Israel During the Omicron Sub-Variant Time Period by Samah Hayek, Joseph Levy, Galit Shaham, Noa Dagan, Danielle Serby, Hadar Duskin-Bitan, Sabada Dube, Cátia Ferreira, Idit Livnat, Carla Talarico, Sylvia Taylor, Sudhir Venkatesan, Adva Yarden, Ran D. Balicer, Doron Netzer, Alon Peretz

“…Abstract Introduction The effectiveness of AZD7442 (tixagevimab/cilgavimab) against COVID-19 hospitalizations was determined at 3 and 6 months among immunocompromised individuals in Israel during different variant circulations. Methods This was a retrospective cohort study using data from Clalit Health Services in Israel. …”
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3D cone-beam C.T. imaging used to determine the effect of disinfection protocols on the dimensional stability of full arch impressions by Kuei-ling Hsu, Abdulrahman A. Balhaddad, Isadora Martini Garcia, Fabrício Mezzomo Collares, Vineet Dhar, Louis DePaola, Mary Anne Melo

“…Aim: This study aimed to investigate the dimensional stability of irreversible hydrocolloid and polyvinylsiloxane (P.V.S.) impressions after exposure to four commercial disinfectants using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). Materials and Methods: Two different impression materials were tested: irreversible hydrocolloid and P.V.S. …”
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Association between maternal smoking during pregnancy and smoking behaviors in adult offspring by Lin Yang, Jing Li, Jing Li, Yinzi Chen, Yanling Wei, Congying Song, Jingwen Zhang, Liang Dai, Yu Shi, Zuying Xiong, Ying Shan, Xiaoyan Huang, Xiaoyan Huang

“…However, there is still scant evidence to support the association between MSP and smoking behaviors in adult offspring.MethodsThis is a prospective cohort study based on the UK Biobank. …”
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Efficacy of the Foodbot Factory digital curriculum-based nutrition education intervention in improving children’s nutrition knowledge, attitudes and behaviours in elementary school... by Wendy Lou, Michael Farkouh, JoAnne Arcand, Jacqueline Marie Brown, Saman Tahir, Beatriz Franco-Arellano, Ann LeSage, Janette Hughes, Bill Kapralos, Ellen Vogel, Claire Tugault-Lafleur

“…Pilot data have demonstrated that Foodbot Factory can significantly improve children’s nutrition knowledge, but it has not yet been evaluated in classrooms.Methods and analysis A single-blinded cluster randomised controlled trial was designed in 2022 by a research team based at Ontario Tech University to determine the efficacy of the Foodbot Factory intervention in improving children’s nutrition knowledge, attitudes and behaviours. 32 grade 4 and 4/5 classrooms in Ontario will be randomised to receive (1) the Foodbot Factory intervention or (2) a control nutrition education intervention using conventional materials (eg, activity sheets). …”
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C.E. Credit. Effect of Steam Sterilization on Accuracy of 3D Printed Implant Surgical Guides: A Pilot Study by Daniel Rexin, Daniela Avila, Alexander Castillo, Kevin Moreno, Emily Tan, Sunee Limmeechokchai, Joseph Lee, Udochukwu Oyoyo, So Ran Kwon, Joseph Y. Kan, Jaime L. Lozada, Robert A. Handysides, Ahmad Alkanderi

“…This study evaluated the effect that steam sterilizing 3D printed implant surgical guides has on the accuracy of fully guided implant placement.Methods 3D printed models were prepared with an edentulous site at the right maxillary central incisor. …”
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AI-driven discovery of minimal sepsis biomarkers for disease detection and progression: precision medicine across diverse populations by Qiyuan Su, Jingtao Huang, Yunlong Zhang, Zhou Liu, Zhihua Lv, Chunming Zhang, Chengxiu Ling, Hanwen Su, Liying Zhan, Zhengjun Zhang, Zhengjun Zhang, Zhengjun Zhang

“…BackgroundSepsis biomarker research over the past 30 years has been plagued by the use of wrong animal models and inappropriate patient selections, leading to the failure of translating findings into precision medicine. …”
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Associations of frailty and cognitive impairment with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in older adults: a prospective cohort study from NHANES 2011–2014 by An-Bang Liu, Yan-Xia Lin, Guan-Ying Li, Ting-Ting Meng, Peng Tian, Jian-Lin Chen, Xin-He Zhang, Wei-Hong Xu, Yu Zhang, Dan Zhang, Yan Zheng

“…This study aims to explore how frailty and psychometric mild cognitive impairment (pMCI) jointly affect all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality. Methods The cohort study we examined 2,442 participants aged ≥ 60, is the secondary analysis from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2011–2014. …”
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Reduced sensitivity to thyroid hormones is associated with differentiated thyroid cancer in the euthyroid thyroidectomy population by Huaijin Xu, Huaijin Xu, Hongzhou Liu, Xiaodong Hu, Xiaomeng Jia, Zhe Xue, Anning Wang, Shaoyang Kang, Shaoyang Kang, Zhaohui Lyu, Zhaohui Lyu

“…The association of DTC with TT4RI or TSHI was stronger than with other thyroid parameters such as TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone). ROC analysis for the distinction between DTC and benign disease showed no single thyroid parameter with the coexistence of high sensitivity and specificity.ConclusionReduced central and peripheral sensitivity to thyroid hormones is associated with DTC in the euthyroid thyroidectomy population and provides additional information on the odds of malignancy in thyroid nodules at risk for surgery, warranting consideration of the role of sensitivity to thyroid hormones in mechanisms and prediction models for DTC.…”
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Healthy Cardiovascular Status Attenuates the Detrimental Association Between Osteosarcopenic Adiposity and Alzheimer's Disease‐Related Dementia: A UK Biobank Cohort Study by Wenxu Wang, Rui Ren, Honghao Yang, Jinguo Jiang, Xingyue Ye, Chenying Wang, Xiang Ji, Wen Li, Yuhong Zhao, Yang Xia, Difei Wang

“…The hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% CIs for ADRD were estimated using Cox proportional hazards models. A secondary analysis included 14 750 participants with brain magnetic resonance imaging data to explore the role of brain structure in the association between OSA and the incidence of ADRD. …”
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Improvement of Saline–Alkali Soil and Straw Degradation Efficiency in Cold and Arid Areas Using <i>Klebsiella</i> sp. and <i>Pseudomonas</i> sp. by Xiaoyu Zhao, Xiaofang Yu, Julin Gao, Jiawei Qu, Qinggeer Borjigin, Tiantian Meng, Dongbo Li

“…Microbial characteristics, straw degradation efficiency, element release rate, and soil factors were compared, and random forest linear regression and partial least squares path modeling analysis methods were utilized. The results indicated that the degradation of bacterial metabolites, the efficiency of corn stover degradation, the efficiency of component degradation, and the release rates of elements (C, N, P, and K) initially increased and then decreased with the increase in salinity. …”
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Smart Fault Detection, Classification, and Localization in Distribution Networks: AI-Driven Approaches and Emerging Technologies by Jianxian Wang, Hazlie Mokhlis, Nurulafiqah Nadzirah Mansor, Hazlee Azil Illias, Agileswari K. Ramasamy, Xingyu Wu, Siqi Wang

“…This review also explores the emerging potential of large language models to enhance the explainability of diagnostics, support multi-agent coordination, and enable natural language-based fault reasoning. …”
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The association between anthocyanin intake and myopia in adolescents: a cross-sectional study of NHANES by Ying Chen, Ying Chen, Ying Chen, Qinglin Xu, Qinglin Xu, Lu Lv, Lu Lv, Yun Liu, Yun Liu, Zhidan Zhang, Zhidan Zhang, Zhikuan Yang

“…The relationships between anthocyanin and subtypes intake and myopia were determined utilizing weighted univariate and multivariate logistic regression models. The relationships were also explored in gender, leisure time, physical activity, sedentary activity, BMI, and serum cotinine subgroups.ResultsA total of 839 adolescents were included for further analysis, among them 245 have myopia. …”
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Ambulatory cancer care electronic symptom self-reporting (ACCESS) for surgical patients: a randomised controlled trial protocol by Andrea L Pusic, Daniel Stein, Cara Stabile, Larissa K Temple, Jessica S Ancker, Ethan Basch, Jeanne Carter, Magen Miranda, Peter D Stetson, Andrew Vickers, Brett A Simon

“…Despite abundant evidence that patient self-reporting of symptoms improves quality of care, the most effective way to monitor and manage this self-reported information is not known.Methods and analysis This is a two-armed randomised, controlled trial evaluating two approaches to the management of patient-reported data: (1) team monitoring, symptom monitoring by the clinical team, with nursing outreach if symptoms exceed normal limits, and (2) enhanced feedback, real-time feedback to patients about expected symptom severity, with patient-activated care as needed.Patients with breast, gynaecologic, urologic, and head and neck cancer undergoing ambulatory cancer surgery (n=2750) complete an electronic survey for up to 30 days after surgery that includes items from a validated instrument developed by the National Cancer Institute, the Patient-Reported Outcomes version of the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (PRO-CTCAE). …”
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The cognitive cerebellum: linking microstructure to cognitive functions in a healthy population by Nicole Urbini, Carolyn B. McNabb, Derek K. Jones, Craig Hedge, Eirini Messaritaki, Pedro Luque Laguna, Mara Cercignani

“…Methods: Using a large normative cohort, the study examined cerebellar GM and WM volumes in 151 participants and FA in 83 participants. …”
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