High-flow nasal cannula effectiveness in acute bronchiolitis: a retrospective study by Joana Baptista de Lima, Inês Aires Martins, Joana Queirós, Sara Monteiro, Telma Barbosa, M. Guilhermina Reis, Lurdes Morais, Ana Ramos, Manuel Ferreira Magalhães

“…On the basis of the NNT, it is estimated that three to four ICU admissions were avoided in the postHFNC period. …”
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Multidimensional well-being and income inequality in Central and Eastern Europe: A comparative analysis of CEE North and CEE Continental countries. by Andrzej Geise, Małgorzata Szczepaniak

“…The analysis is conducted in the two groups of CEEc regarding low and high inequality in income distribution, namely CEE Continental group and CEE North group (corresponding to post-socialist corporatist and post-socialist liberal, respectively). …”
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Characterizing Nonculprit Lesions and Perivascular Adipose Tissue of Patients Following Acute Myocardial Infarction Using Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography: A Comparative St... by Xiaomeng Wang, Ching H. Sia, Philip D. Adamson, Charlotte E. Greer, Weimin Huang, Hwee K. Lee, Shuang Leng, Yan T. Loong, Nur A. S. Raffiee, Swee Y. Tan, Sock H. Tan, Lynette L. S. Teo, Sung L. Wong, Xiaoxun Yang, Min S. Yew, Thon H. Yong, Liang Zhong, Leslee J. Shaw, Mark Y. Y. Chan, Derek J. Hausenloy, Lohendran Baskaran

“…When adjusted for vessel length, patients post‐AMI had more high‐risk plaques (estimate, 0.417 [95% CI, 0.298–0.536], P<0.001) per patient. …”
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How achievement of a stroke care pathway is associated with functional outcome after stroke: a national, register-based study by Elin Bergh, Torunn Askim, Ole Morten Rønning, Stian Lydersen, Hild Fjaertoft, Bente Thommessen

“…Conclusion We concluded that in the early phase after the SCP was implemented, between 7% and 10% reached goal achievement. The estimated association between achievement and independence 3 months post-stroke was significant in the primary analysis, but lost significance in sensitivity analyses.…”
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Real-World Treatment Outcomes in Black, Hispanic, Asian, and White Patients with Multiple Sclerosis Treated with Natalizumab by Karen Blitz-Shabbir, Aimee M. Banks, Hina Garg, Flavia Nelson, Suma Shah, Nicholas Belviso, Jason P. Mendoza, Robin L. Avila, Boyang Bian, Kinyee Fong

“…Results The study included 3244 PwMS (Black, n = 632; Hispanic, n = 382; Asian, n = 49; White, n = 2181). Mean post-index NTZ exposure was 15.5–19.2 months. Post-index ARRs were significantly reduced across racial/ethnic groups (p < 0.001). …”
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Airway complications after lung transplantation: Perioperative risk factors and clinical outcomes by Siddhartha G. Kapnadak, MD, Kathleen J. Ramos, MD, MS, Rachel Flodin, MS, Sanaa Mansoor, MD, Kyle Bilodeau, MD, Peter Beidler, BS, Erika D. Lease, MD, Ryan Thomas, BS, Richard Dubois, MD, Jay Pal, MD, PhD, Michael S. Mulligan, MD

“…Post-transplant survival was estimated using Kaplan-Meier analysis. …”
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Comparison of calibration methods in the analysis of 2013 Brazilian National Health Survey data by Juliana Sena de Souza, Márcia Helena Barbian, Rodrigo Citton Padilha dos Reis

“…Results: The alternative post-stratification and raking weights produced generalizable estimates for the target population of the 2013 PNS, while the original weights did not. …”
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Trends of respiratory viruses and factors associated with severe acute respiratory infection in patients presenting at a university hospital: a 6-year retrospective study across th... by Judith Carolina De Arcos-Jiménez, Judith Carolina De Arcos-Jiménez, Pedro Martinez-Ayala, Pedro Martinez-Ayala, Ernestina Quintero-Salgado, Rosendo Lopez-Romo, Jaime Briseno-Ramirez, Jaime Briseno-Ramirez

“…While recovery trends have been observed, factors associated with severe acute respiratory infections (SARIs) during pre- and post-pandemic periods remain underexplored in middle-income countries.ObjectiveThis study aimed to analyze the trends in respiratory virus circulation and identify factors associated with SARI in patients attending a tertiary care university hospital in western Mexico over a six-year period spanning the pre-pandemic, pandemic, and post-pandemic phases.MethodsA retrospective study was conducted using data from 19,088 symptomatic patients tested for respiratory viruses between 2018 and 2024. …”
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Feasibility of a multidisciplinary Transitional Pain Service in spine surgery patients to minimise opioid use and improve perioperative outcomes: a quality improvement study by Sarah Tierney, Patricia Poulin, Daniel McIsaac, Marie-Claude Magnan, Amin Zahrai, Alexandra Stratton

“…At TPS discharge, patients reported similar overall health VAS (pre 60.0 vs post 70.0; p=0.14), improved scores for VAS-perceived analgesic management (pre 47.6 vs post 75.6; p&lt;0.001) and improved Brief Pain Inventory pain intensity (pre 39.1 vs post 25.0; p=0.02).Conclusion Our feasibility study successfully met or exceeded our three main objectives. …”
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Mycosis Fungoides: Analysis of Ophthalmologic Findings in a Series of Cases by Carina G. Colossi, Juliano Mondadori, Pedro K. M. Barreto, Felipe M. Valença, Rodrigo Duquia, Manuel A. P. Vilela

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Advances in Neural Network assisted Tool Pressure Prediction by Göltl Florian, Harst Felix, Birkert Arndt, Stache Nicolaj C.

“…The integral force, calculated from the estimated pressure distribution, is compared with the measured process force and used either for validation or as part of the CNN output post-processing. …”
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Prosaposin – A plausible biomarker in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma by Avradeep Datta, Rajandeep Kaur, Anshika Chauhan, Geeta Singh Boora, Himanshu Garg, Debajyoti Chatterjee, Jaimanti Bakshi, Sushmita Ghoshal, Arnab Pal

“…Objectives: Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC) is one of the leading cancers in developing countries with very high morbidity and mortality. …”
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Findings from the Mighty Girls Efficacy Trial: Changes in Acceptance of Dating Violence by Michael L. Hecht, Anne E. Norris, Daniel Max Crowley, Jeff R. Temple, Hye Jeong Choi

“…Results: The program had a significant effect on reducing acceptance of dating violence at 24 months post-intervention (estimate = −0.083, <i>p</i> ≤ 0.05), but no effect on resistance self-efficacy, sexual intentions, or sexual behavior (<i>p</i> ≥ 0.58). …”
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Epidemiology of invasive fungal diseases in patients with hematological malignancies and haematopoietic cell transplantation recipients: Systematic review and meta-analysis of tren... by Marina Popova, Yuliya Rogacheva

“…Meta-analyses using primarily random-effects models were performed to estimate IFD incidence, overall etiological structure (proportions of major genera like Aspergillus, Candida, and rare pathogens), and analyze temporal trends (pre- vs. post-2010). …”
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Neural Networks vs. Regression: A Comparative Analysis in Medical Data Processing by Minodora ANDOR, Gheorghe Ioan MIHALAŞ

“…This study evaluated comparatively the predictive performance of feedforward neural networks (FFNN) regression versus classical statistical regression analysis in estimating the risk of post-COVID-19 type 2 diabetes based on metabolic factors. …”
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Evaluation of the impact of PEPFAR transition on retention in care in South Africa’s Western Cape Province by J Chiliza, R Laing, F G Feeley, A T Brennan

“…The main outcome was RIC 12 months after antiretroviral therapy initiation for two periods – during PEPFAR and post PEPFAR. We used adjusted quantile regression to estimate the effect of the PEPFAR pull-out on RIC. …”
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Effect of Lavender Oil on Social Anxiety Among First-Year College Students by D Alfred Solomon, Nagendhra Prasad, V Beautily, P Thenmozhi, R Madaswamy, D Deepika

“…Background: In order to build learning environments that support both academic and psychological growth, it is important to recognize and manage social anxiety, a problem that is frequently experienced by first-year students in educational settings. Objective: The aim of this study is to assess effectiveness of lavender oil on social anxiety among first-year college students. …”
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Cardiovascular mortality in Northern Ireland during the 2008-2014 financial crisis years: who got the worst hit? by Mugtaba Osman, Assim Osman

“…However, CVA-mortality in the post crisis years rose significantly for females who were 65 years or older (β = 56.010, p value = 0.005) but not for males. …”
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Three-month functional outcomes of acute ischemic stroke in patients with chronic renal function impairment. by Dina Hemmati, Negin Eissazade, Shayan Eghdami, Zahra Mirzaasgari, Atefeh Amouzegar

“…<h4>Background</h4>Chronic renal function impairment (RFI) increases the risk of acute ischemic stroke (AIS), greater stroke severity, and post-stroke disability and mortality.<h4>Objective</h4>We aimed to assess the three-month functional outcomes of AIS in patients with chronic RFI.…”
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The Effects of Catheter Ablation Therapy on Medication Use and Expenditures in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation by Matthew R. Reynolds, Guy David, Candace Gunnarsson, Jamie L. March, Steven C. Hao

“…Catheter ablation has been hypothesized to reduce the need for continued medical therapy for patients with AF, but there are few empirical data which demonstrate this. # Objective The objective of this study was to estimate the impact of catheter ablation on antiarrhythmic drug (AAD) utilization and total drug expenditures among AF patients…”
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