Scoping Review of the Zika Virus Literature. by Lisa A Waddell, Judy D Greig

“…The global primary literature on Zika virus (ZIKV) (n = 233 studies and reports, up to March 1, 2016) has been compiled using a scoping review methodology to systematically identify and characterise the literature underpinning this broad topic using methods that are documented, updateable and reproducible. …”
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An epidemiological study of traumatic brachial plexus injury patients treated at an Indian centre by Darshan Kumar A. Jain, Praveen Bhardwaj, Hari Venkataramani, S. Raja Sabapathy

“…We wanted to know the situation in an Indian centre. Materials and Methods: Data regarding age, sex, affected side, mode of injury, distribution of paralysis, associated injuries, pain at the time of presentation and the index procedure they underwent were collected from 304 patients. …”
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Nomogram establishment for gastrointestinal bleeding prediction in ICU patients with traumatic brain injury based on the MIMIC-IV database by Ziming Huang, Hengfa Ge, Ying Sun

“…ObjectivesThis study aimed to develop a robust nomogram for predicting the occurrence of gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) during their ICU stay, thereby facilitating the optimization of intervention strategies and enabling personalized treatment approaches.MethodsPatient data were extracted from the publicly available MIMIC-IV (Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care IV) database. …”
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The Effect of Vaginal Administration Isosorbide Mononitrate on Cervical Ripening and Induction of Labor In Postterm Pregnancy by Hamideh Yazdizadeh, Parvin Abedi, Shahnaz Najar, Kambiz Ahmadi, Vahideh Zaker Zakerhoseiyni

“…The aim of this study was to determine whether Isosorbide mononitrate (IMN) administrated vaginally is effective for cervical ripening and induction of labor in nullipare women at 40 – 42 weeks gestation.Subjects and Methods: A double blind, placebo – controlled, randomized clinical trial was carried out at the Sina hospital in Ahvaz in 2010. …”
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ECOLOGICAL-FAUNISTIC AND ZOOGEOGRAPHICAL CHARACTERISTIC OF BEETLE-WEEVILS OF ISLAND CHECHEN OF THE CASPIAN SEA by Y. G. Arsanov, G. M. Mukhtarov, M. W. Ismailova

“…Faunistic investigations of islands and coastal areas , habitats and others chorologic aspects illuminate the ways of their probable settlement,explains the paradoxes of propagation of some species. …”
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Development of a predictive model for post-surgical chronic pain: a retrospective analysis of calcaneal fracture patients by Shibo Zhai, Shuo Zhang, Xinzhe Ma, Yongchao Gong, Zhiyong Hou, Wei Chen, Lijie Ma

“…This study aimed to develop and validate a reliable predictive model for assessing the risk of chronic pain development after calcaneal fracture surgery. Methods This retrospective analysis examined 398 patients who underwent calcaneal fracture surgery between January 2022 and July 2023. …”
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Quantifying Suicide Risk in Prostate Cancer: A SEER-Based Predictive Model by Jiaxing Du, Fen Zhang, Weinan Zheng, Xue Lu, Huiyi Yu, Jian Zeng, Sujun Chen

“…This study aimed to develop a nomogram for identifying high-risk patients and providing empirical evidence to guide effective intervention strategies. Methods We analyzed data from 176,730 prostate cancer patients diagnosed between 2004 and 2021, sourced from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database. …”
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Effects of spinal manipulation and pain education on pain in patients with chronic low back pain: a protocol of randomized sham-controlled trial by Clécio Vier, Marcelo Anderson Bracht, Marcos Lisboa Neves, Maíra Junkes-Cunha, Adair Roberto Soares Santos

“…The aim of this research is to verify the pain control, functional and neurophysiological effects of spinal manipulation, and pain education in individuals with chronic nonspecific LBP. Methods: This research is an assessor and subject blinded, 2-arm, randomized sham-controlled trial and will be conducted at Governador Celso Ramos Hospital, Florianópolis, Brazil. …”
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Development and validation of a clinical prediction model for dialysis-requiring acute kidney injury following heart transplantation: a single-center study from China by Shirui Qian, Bingxin Cao, Ping Li, Nianguo Dong

“…Abstract Objectives This study seeks to construct and internally validate a clinical prediction model for predicting new-onset dialysis-requiring acute kidney injury (AKI) following heart transplantation (HT). Methods The Kaplan-Meier survival analysis and log-rank test were utilized for conducting the survival analysis. …”
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450 Eight weeks of creatine monohydrate supplementation is feasible and associated with increased brain creatine in patients with AD by Aaron Smith, Matthew Taylor, Choi In-Young, Phil Lee, Emma Kelly, Tanu Aroa, Faith Waitsman

“…Thus, we investigated whether an eight-week CrM supplementation was feasible and associated with increased brain creatine in patients with AD. Methods/Study Population: Twenty participants with probable AD were allocated to an open-label, eight-week intervention of 20 g/day CrM. …”
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Development of a clinical prediction model for intra-abdominal infection in severe acute pancreatitis using logistic regression and nomogram by Rui Qi, He-Bin Wang, Ren-Ying Luo, Jing Li, Li Su

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to develop and validate a clinical prediction model for identifying intra-abdominal infection (IAI) in patients with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP).MethodsWe conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients diagnosed with SAP at our institution between January 2020 and December 2023. …”
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Early detection to improve outcome in people with undiagnosed psoriatic arthritis: the PROMPT research programme including RCT by Neil McHugh, Laura Bojke, Mel Brooke Turfrey, Rachel Charlton, Myka Ransom, Laura C Coates, Howard Collier, Claire Davies, Emma Dures, Philip Helliwell, Jana James, Anya Lissina, Vishnu B Madhok, Alison L Nightingale, Jonathan Packham, Catherine Smith, Eldon Spackman, Cerys Tassinari, William Tillett, Sarah T Brown

“…BN models may be a useful method to identify clusters of symptoms that predict PsA with reasonable accuracy. …”
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Construction of a clinical prediction model for overall survival and cancer-specific survival in malignant phyllode tumor of the breast based on the SEER database by Chenggeng Pan, Ruokuo Han, Senzhe Xia, Dingwei Fan, Daqing Yang, Haiguang Ma

“…The objective of this research was to create and verify a nomogram to predict both overall survival (OS) and breast cancer-specific survival (BCSS) for individuals with a diagnosis of MPTB. Methods From the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database, clinicopathological data of MPTB patients diagnosed between 2000 and 2020 were collected. …”
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Comparing the effects of two different vitamin regimens on bone metabolism for meat ducks at starting phase by Ling Zhou, Pinyao Zhao, Yan Liu, Wei Zhao, Anran Jiao

“…The present study was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary vitamin levels on growth performance and tibia quality in 14-d-old meat ducks. Methods One-d-old Cherry Valley meat-type male ducks were allocated to two vitamin regimens for 14 d, which was formulated according to the recommendation of the National Research Council (NRC, 1994) or China Agricultural Industry Standards (NY/T 2122-2012). …”
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Effects of Binaural Beat Music and Esketamine for ECT in the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol by Zhang Y, Ke Z, Luo J, Chen Q, Xu X, Jiang X, Xiong J

“…Purpose of this study is to investigate the modification of BBM on effects of (esketamine combined with) ECT for MDD, and the probable interaction between BBM and esketamine, aiming to provide insights for optimizing ECT and improving outcomes of patients with MDD.Patients and Methods: This study is a 2× 2 factorial, prospective, randomized, controlled, blinded clinical trial that recruiting 476 patients with MDD who require ECT treatments. …”
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Landiolol bolus application for tachycardic dysrhythmia in the prehospital EMS setting – An observational study of a novel concept by Felix Eibensteiner, Mario Krammel, Andrea Kornfehl, Roman Brock, Christoph Veigl, Daniel Grassmann, Thomas Hamp, Hans Domanovits, Patrick Sulzgruber, Sebastian Schnaubelt

“…Landiolol, a relatively new ultra-short-acting cardioselective beta-blocker, may be a promising option for prehospital use due to its advantageous pharmacological properties. Methods This observational study included all cases of Landiolol bolus administration of the Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Vienna from 08/2023 until 06/2024. …”
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Clinical and Laboratory Characteristic of Acute Stenosic Laryngotraceitis in Children Hospitalized into Diagnostic Department of Lviv Regional Hospital of Infectious Diseases durin... by Hladchenko O.

“…According to the results of a retrospective study, to study the peculiarities of the course of acute stenotic laryngotracheitis in children aged 0.0-60.0 months, which were treated in the Lviv Regional Infectious Diseases Clinical Hospital during 2013. Material and methods of research. The analysis of 391 medical records of children aged 0.0-60.0 months (117 girls and 274 boys) who underwent inpatient treatment in the 1st diagnostic department of the Lviv Regional Infectious Diseases Clinical Hospital, with the diagnosis “Acute respiratory viral infection, acute stenotic laryngotracheitis” from January, 1 to December, 31, 2013. …”
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GEOGRAPHICAL RELATIONS OF DARKLING BEETLES (COLEOPTERA: TENEBRIONIDAE) OF THE PALAEARCTIC TETHYS DESERT-STEPPE REGION WITH THE HISTORICAL REVIEW by G. M. Abdurakhmanov, M. V. Nabozhenko, A. G. Abdurakhmanov, Yu. Yu. Ivanushenko, M. G. Daudova

“…The aim of the work is to analyze the geographic relationships of the family Tenebrionidae, which should be the basis of faunogenesis of the Tethys region of Palaearctic. Methods. The work is based on the material collected by the authors in the various regions of the Caucasus, the south of the European part of Russia, Kazakhstan and North Africa during 50 years (from 1961 to 2016), as well as the extensive literature data. …”
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Survival prognostic nomogram for young metastatic non-small cell lung cancer: a study of the US SEER database and a Chinese cohort by Yu Li, Lei Cao, Yawen Ding, Lei Liu, Yonggang Zhu, Feng Cao

“…The patients were allocated into a training cohort (n = 673) and an internal validation cohort (n = 288). …”
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Clinical benefits of modifying the evening light environment in an acute psychiatric unit: A single-centre, two-arm, parallel-group, pragmatic effectiveness randomised controlled t... by Håvard Kallestad, Knut Langsrud, Melanie Rae Simpson, Cecilie Lund Vestergaard, Daniel Vethe, Kaia Kjørstad, Patrick Faaland, Stian Lydersen, Gunnar Morken, Ingvild Ulsaker-Janke, Simen Berg Saksvik, Jan Scott

“…We report a large-scale pragmatic effectiveness RCT exploring whether individuals with acute psychiatric illnesses experience additional benefits from admission to an inpatient ward where changes in the evening light exposure are integrated into the therapeutic environment.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>From 10/25/2018 to 03/29/2019, and 10/01/2019 to 11/15/2019, all adults (≥18 years of age) admitted for acute inpatient psychiatric care in Trondheim, Norway, were randomly allocated to a ward with a blue-depleted evening light environment or a ward with a standard light environment. …”
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