Unhealthy Food Consumption Is Associated with Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 in Brazilian Elderly People by Guilherme José Silva Ribeiro, Rafaela Nogueira Gomes de Morais, Olufemi Gabriel Abimbola, Nalva de Paula Dias, Mariana De Santis Filgueiras, André de Araújo Pinto, Juliana Farias de Novaes

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: The factors associated with post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) are not yet fully understood in developing countries. …”
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Feasibility and challenges in sustaining a community based surveillance system in post-Ebola Sierra Leone by Christina Mergenthaler, Ankie van den Broek, Noor Tromp, Kimberly Nehal, Jip Janssen, Shiyong Wang, T. T. Samba, Mohammed Vandhi, Alpha Augustin Kombo, Osman Sankoh, M. Koblo Kamara, Mirjam I. Bakker

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A Head-Driven Algorithm for Estimating Upper and Lower Body Motion in Virtual Reality Environments by Jemin Lee, Jeonghyeon Kim, Youngwon Kim

“…In the first stage, the objective performance of the algorithm was evaluated by comparing it with ground truth inclination data. …”
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Training Language Models for Estimating Priority Levels in Ultrasound Examination Waitlists: Algorithm Development and Validation by Kanato Masayoshi, Masahiro Hashimoto, Naoki Toda, Hirozumi Mori, Goh Kobayashi, Hasnine Haque, Mizuki So, Masahiro Jinzaki

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to investigate potential challenges associated with using language models for estimating the priority of medical examination requests and to evaluate the performance of language models in processing Japanese medical texts. …”
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Appendectomy and risk for inflammatory bowel disease: effect of age and time post appendectomy – a cohort study by Marie-Elise Parent, Canisius Fantodji, Prevost Jantchou, Marie-Claude Rousseau

“…Cox proportional hazards models with time-dependent variables (appendectomy and time elapsed post appendectomy) allowed for the estimation of HRs and 95% CIs.Results A total of 2545 (0.6%) CD cases and 1134 (0.3%) UC cases were identified during follow-up. …”
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An evaluation of the association between specific post‐overdose care services in emergency departments and subsequent treatment engagement by Laura C. Chambers, Benjamin D. Hallowell, Elizabeth A. Samuels, Mackenzie Daly, Janette Baird, Francesca L. Beaudoin

“…Abstract Objective The objective of this study was to estimate the association between receipt of specific post‐overdose care services in the emergency department (ED) and subsequent engagement in treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) after discharge. …”
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External validation of the Haemorrhage Estimate Risk in Oral anticoagulation for Mild head trauma nomogram in Hong Kong by Ho Man Cheng, Jerome Lok Tsun So, Rex Pui Kin Lam, Hon Wah Ng

“…Overuse of computed tomography (CT) scan of the brain results in unnecessary radiation exposure, longer waits and higher costs. The Haemorrhage Estimate Risk in Oral anticoagulation for Mild head trauma (HERO‐M) nomogram has been derived to assess the risk of post‐traumatic intracranial haemorrhage (ICH) in this group of patients in the emergency department (ED). …”
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From street life to mainstream society: understanding post-deportation journey of former chicano gang members by Arturo Fabián-Jiménez, Carlos S. Ibarra-Ramírez

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SARS-CoV-2 Immunization Index in the Academic Community: A Retrospective Post-Vaccination Study by Keltyn Oliveira, Ana Almeida, Carina Silva, Miguel Brito, Edna Ribeiro

“…Background/Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic has revolutionized vaccine production and compelled a massive global vaccination campaign. …”
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Detection of Injury Biomarkers in Sweat of Collegiate Athletes Pre- and Post-Football Season: A Pilot Study by Sarah E. Svirsky, Christopher C. Wood, Olivia Raymond, Peyton McIntyre, Hannah Appleton, Chelsea Wagner, Jessica Gill, Ava M. Puccio

“…Comparing between pre- and post-season, there was an increase in total-tau and UCH-L1 levels. …”
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Lesser prairie‐chicken population forecasts and extinction risks: An evaluation 5 years post–Catastrophic drought by Christian A. Hagen, Edward O. Garton, Grant Beauprez, Brett S. Cooper, Kent A. Fricke, Brad Simpson

“…Despite the final year of data collection coinciding with a record‐setting drought, lesser prairie‐chicken populations exhibited reasonable probabilities of persistence for 3 of the 4 ecoregions in which they occur. Our objective was to validate previous population forecasts with 4 years of additional data (post‐drought). …”
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Post-processing of a distributed source method for the localization of somatosensory cortex in a cohort of epilepsy patients by Kevin Tyner, Matthew McCumber, Srijita Das, Carmen Urban, Anthony J. Maxin, Tiffany Chu, Mustaffa Alfatlawi, Stephen V. Gliske

“…Our objective in this paper was to present a method to post-process the distributed source localization results to yield a directly interpretable, distributed region of activation. …”
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Incident Heart Failure in Atherosclerotic Renal Artery Stenosis: A Post Hoc Analysis of the CORAL Trial by Rajesh Gupta, Michelle M. Estrella, Rebecca Scherzer, Pamela S. Brewster, Lance D. Dworkin, Hanh T. Nguyen, Yanmei Xie, Joachim H. Ix, Michael G. Shlipak, Timothy P. Murphy, Donald E. Cutlip, Eldrin F. Lewis, Christopher J. Cooper

“…Rationale &amp; Objective: Although renal artery stenosis (RAS) and heart failure (HF) have been linked, the incidence and predictors of HF among patients with RAS are not well described. …”
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Predictive Model for Estimating Prostate Resection Size in Transurethral Resection of the Prostate for Patients with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia by Okwudli C. Amu, Solomon K. Anyimba

“…Results: The mean age of the patients was 66.13 years (SD = 8.02). The mean post-void residual urine volume (PVR) was 192.74 mL (SD = 241.88), while the mean transrectal ultrasound scan (TRUS) estimated prostate weight (EPW) was 44.24 g (SD = 18.40). …”
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Objective gait analysis using Kinect v2® for the prognosis of walking during the acute phase of rehabilitation after proximal femoral fracture surgery by Kohki Matsubara, Kohki Matsubara, Gen Kuroyanagi, Gen Kuroyanagi, Atsushi Imamura, Atsushi Imamura, Yuichiro Mizuno, Shintaro Tsukada, Ruido Ida, Haruhiko Tokuda, Haruhiko Tokuda, Hideki Murakami, Hideki Okamoto, Yoshino Ueki

“…ObjectiveWhile factors affecting gait post-surgery for proximal femoral fracture (PFF) have been studied, the prognostic value of objective gait analysis during acute postoperative rehabilitation remains unclear. …”
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Long-term multisystemic sequelae post-hospitalisation for Omicron COVID-19 vs influenza: A retrospective cohort study by Liang En Wee, Reen Wan Li Ho, Jue Tao Lim, Calvin J Chiew, David Chien Boon Lye, Kelvin Bryan Tan

“…Objectives: To contrast long-term sequelae post-COVID-19 hospitalisations attributed to Omicron, vs seasonal influenza; stratified by vaccination. …”
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Post-splenectomy accessory spleen hyperfunction in children with hereditary spherocytosis: a rare case report and literature review by Yuan-fei He, Shi-qin Qi, Jian Bian, Cheng-xiao Zhou, Pei Zhang

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Quercetin modulates transcription of the apoptotic and CatSper genes and optimises post thaw viability and kinematics of buck spermatozoa by Alok Kumar, J. K. Prasad, Nishant Kumar, Sonika Verma, Mukul Anand, Amrita Behera, Ajeet Kumar, Jitendra Tiwari, Rahul Dhariya, Sumit Singhal, Vishal Yadav

“…Furthermore, treatment groups 2, 3, and 4 (T2, T3, T4) were supplemented with 10, 20, and 30 µmol of QUE/mL of extended semen. The samples at the post-thaw stage were evaluated for seminal parameters as described in the objectives. …”
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Efficacy and safety of high-dose and personalized TBS on post-stroke cognitive impairment: A randomized controlled trial by Jianxun Ren, Wenlong Su, Ying Zhou, Kaiyue Han, Ruiqi Pan, Xinyu Duan, Jiajie Liu, Haitao Lu, Ping Zhang, Wei Zhang, Jian Sun, Mengying Ding, Yafei Zhu, Wuxiang Xie, Jianting Huang, Hao Zhang, Hesheng Liu

“…While intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) shows potential for rehabilitation, the efficacy of the commonly-used doses remains unsatisfactory. Objective: To investigate the efficacy, dose-dependent effect, and safety of high-dose iTBS targeting the individualized frontoparietal cognitive network (FCN) for post-stroke cognitive recovery. …”
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What work-related exposures are associated with post-traumatic stress disorder? A systematic review with meta-analysis by Henk F van der Molen, Pieter Coenen

“…Objectives Although there is evidence that work-related exposures cause post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), there are few quantitative studies assessing the degree to which these factors contribute to PTSD. …”
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