The impact of changes in medical school admission procedures on study success: A comparative analysis at Hannover Medical School by Tsikas, Stefanos A., Fischer, Volkhard

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The Validity of Cryptocurrency Transactions and the Analysis of Associated Disputes by Hossein Qahari, Javad Hosseinzadeh

“…Cryptocurrency is one of the modern tools that aims to replace money and is sometimes traded among citizens as a commodity or a means of debt payment. …”
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Current Applications, Challenges, and Future Directions of Artificial Intelligence in Emergency Medicine: A Narrative Review by Mehrdad Farrokhi, Amir H Fallahian, Erfan Rahmani, Ali Aghajan, Morteza Alipour, Parisa Jafari Khouzani, Hossein Boustani Hezarani, Hamed Sabzehie, Mohammad Pirouzan, Zahra Pirouzan, Behnaz Dalvandi, Reza Dalvandi, Parisa Doroudgar, Habib Azimi, Fatemeh Moradi, Amitis Nozari, Maryam Sharifi, Hamed Ghorbani, Sara Moghimi, Fatemeh Azarkish, Soheil Bolandi, Hooman Esfahani, Sara Hosseinmirzaei, Arezou Niknam, Farzaneh Nikfarjam, Parham Talebi Boroujeni, Mahyar Noorbakhsh, Parham Rahmani, Fatemeh Rostamian Motlagh, Khadijeh Harati, Masoud Farrokhi, Sina Talebi, Lida Zare Lahijan

“…Since emergency medicine involves various clinical decision-making scenarios based on classifications, flowcharts, and well-structured approaches, future well-designed prospective studies are necessary to achieve the goal of replacing conventional methods with new AI and machine learning techniques. …”
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Enhancing tuber yield and nutraceutical quality of potato by supplementing sunlight with LED red-blue light by Antonio Pannico, Nafiou Arouna, Giovanna Marta Fusco, Piero Santoro, Antonio Giandonato Caporale, Rosalinda Nicastro, Letizia Pagliaro, Stefania De Pascale, Roberta Paradiso

“….), ‘Colomba’ and ‘Libra’, grown in greenhouse, in the view of future plant cultivation in Space and terrestrial vertical farming and controlled environment agriculture under limiting light conditions.MethodsThe effects of 100% natural light (CNT) and two lighting treatments, in which 30% of solar radiation was replaced by red and blue LED light, RB 1:1 and RB 2:1, were evaluated on plant growth, gas exchange, and tuber yield and quality.ResultsIn CNT plants, net photosynthesis (NP) was similar in the cultivars, while the aerial biomass and tuber yield were greater in ‘Libra’. …”
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Aggregate index of systemic inflammation tied to increased fatty liver disease risk: insights from NHANES data by Meng Zhang, Yuan Yuan, Chenglong Wang, You Huang, Mingli Fan, Xiangling Li, Zujie Qin

“…This study investigates the association between the aggregate index of systemic inflammation (AISI) and FLD prevalence, evaluating AISI’s potential as an early biomarker for risk assessment. Methods Data were obtained from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) database, which encompasses the years 2017 through 2020. …”
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Feasibility of Long-Term Physical Activity Measurement With a Wearable Activity Tracker in Patients With Axial Spondyloarthritis: 1-Year Longitudinal Observational Study by Emil Eirik Kvernberg Thomassen, Anne Therese Tveter, Inger Jorid Berg, Eirik Klami Kristianslund, Andrew Reiner, Sarah Hakim, Laure Gossec, Gary J Macfarlane, Annette de Thurah, Nina Østerås

“…ObjectivesThis study aimed to explore the feasibility of recording physical activity using a wearable activity tracker and describe wear-time patterns among patients with axSpA. MethodsData from a randomized controlled trial (NCT: 05031767) were analyzed. …”
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Growth Promotion and Economic Benefits of the Probiotic <i>Lactiplantibacillus plantarum</i> in Calves by Kazumasa Osawa, Saya Taharaguti, Chiaki Ito, Tadashi Takino, Katsuro Hagiwara

“…In this study, we evaluated the effect of LP1 on the weights and number of treatments of the calves. <b>Methods</b>: Twenty-six one-week-old Holstein bull calves were divided into two groups (thirteen each), the LP1 group (LP1-treated) and the CN group (no LP1 fed), and tested as follows. …”
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Combining genetic and non-genetic factors to predict the risk of pancreatic cancer in patients with new-onset diabetes mellitus by Yu Zhou, Zhuo Wu, Liangtang Zeng, Rufu Chen

“…We developed a NODM-PC risk prediction model to stratify PC risk in patients with NODM. Methods This study utilized data from the UK Biobank, including 238 NODM-PC cases and 14,825 cancer-free T2DM controls. …”
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Flow and heat transfer characteristics of 3D printed sheet and solid triply periodic minimal surfaces porous structures by Jiajie Hu, Wei Xu, Huixin Liang, Jianping Shi, Wenlai Tang, Baocheng Guo, Jiquan Yang, Liya Zhu

“…The heat transfer performance of different TPMS structures and the fin structure was researched by means of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations and experimental methods. The results showed that the heat dissipation capability of the fin structure was better than that of the TPMS structures under ultra-low speed airflow. …”
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Retinal Vessel Diameter Reductions Are Associated with Retinal Ganglion Cell Dysfunction, Thinning of the Ganglion Cell and Inner Plexiform Layers, and Decreased Visual Field Globa... by Andrew Tirsi, Nicholas Leung, Rohun Gupta, Sungmin Hong, Derek Orshan, Joby Tsai, Corey Ross Lacher, Isabella Tello, Samuel Potash, Timothy Foster, Rushil Kumbhani, Celso Tello

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: The aim of this study was to evaluate the associations between optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA)-based retinal vessel diameter (RVD) measurements, with retinal ganglion cell (RGC) function assessed by means of steady-state pattern electroretinography (ssPERG) using ganglion cell layer-inner plexiform layer thickness (GCL-IPLT) measurements and with Humphrey field analyzer (HFA) global indices in glaucoma suspects (GSs). <b>Methods</b>: Thirty-one eyes (20 participants) underwent a comprehensive ophthalmologic examination, ssPERG measurements utilizing the PERGLA paradigm, HFA, optical coherence tomography (OCT), and OCTA. …”
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Investigating the relationship between the monetary policy shock through the exchange rate channel on the management quality index in the banking system: by examining the productiv... by Farhad Sharifi Bagha, Jafar Haqiqat, Zahra Karimi Takanloo

“…The current research is applied in terms of its purpose and analytical-descriptive in terms of its method. This study utilizes 96 variables of seasonal time series data that affect the management quality index within the bank productivity framework, one of the critical indicators for assessing the health of the banking system. …”
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Remission definitions guiding immunosuppressive therapy in rheumatoid arthritis: which is best fitted for the purpose? by Désirée van der Heijde, Laure Gossec, Pedro M Machado, Johannes W G Jacobs, Paco M J Welsing, José António Pereira Da Silva, Ricardo J O Ferreira, Cátia Duarte

“…Objective To assess which definition of remission best predicts good radiographic outcome (GRO) and good functional outcome (GFO) in rheumatoid arthritis, focusing the updated American College of Rheumatology/European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology criteria.Material and methods Meta-analyses of individual patient data (IPD) from randomised controlled trials (RCTs). …”
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Utility and cost-effectiveness of LiverMultiScan for MASLD diagnosis: a real-world multi-national randomised clinical trial by Elizabeth Shumbayawonda, Marika French, Jane Elizabeth Carolan, Cayden Beyer, Paula Lorgelly, Dimitar Tonev, Rajarshi Banerjee, Michael H. Miller, Christopher D. Byrne, Janisha Patel, Saima Ajaz, Kosh Agarwal, Johanna Backhus, Minneke J. Coenraad, Jelte J. Schaapman, Andrew Fraser, Miguel Castelo Branco, Stephen Barclay, Matthias M. Dollinger, Daniel J. Cuthbertson, Daniel Forton, Hildo J. Lamb

“…Methods: RADIcAL-1, a 1:1 randomised controlled trial (standard-of-care [SoC] vs. imaging arm [IA; SoC+mpMRI]) included 802 participants from Germany, Netherlands, Portugal and UK. …”
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USE OF METHOTREXATE IN PATIENTS WITH CALCIUM PYROPHOSPHATE CRYSTAL DEPOSITION DISEASE by M. S. Eliseev, S. A. Vladimirov, E. L. Nasonov

“…Objective: to compare the efficacy of methotrexate (MTX) and colchicine in patients with chronic arthritis in calcium pyrophosphate crystal deposition disease (CPPDD).Subjects and methods. Data from a controlled prospective cross-sectional study of 10 patients (8 women and 2 men) with chronic arthritis in CPPDD are presented. …”
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Abstract 072: Risk Factors for Developing Ischemic Strokes While Taking Non‐Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants by Alvin S. Das, Elif Gokcal, Avia Abramovitz Fouks, Mitchell Horn, Robert Regenhardt, Anand Viswanathan, Aneesh Singhal, Lee Schwamm, Steven Greenberg, Edip Gurol

“…Results 112 patients with ischemic stroke and 94 controls (free of ischemic stroke) were included in the study. …”
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Multidimensional comparative evaluation of first-line therapies for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of clinical efficacy and s... by Ziyao Jiang, Fangrui Zhao, Butuo Li, Junyi He, Huiwen Yang, Yuhan Ji, Bing Zou, Jinming Yu, Linlin Wang

“…Therefore, this study employs a comprehensive multidimensional evaluation framework to identify optimized therapeutic combinations with enhanced efficacy and improved safety profiles in the immunotherapy era. Methods An adaptive search strategy was employed to retrieve all relevant literature from electronic databases, including PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library, from database inception to November 2024. …”
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Cognitive costs in motor-cognitive performance assessments depend on movement complexity and cognitive task design by Gülsa Erdogan, Lutz Vogt, Florian Giesche, David Friebe, Winfried Banzer, Winfried Banzer, Andreas Mierau, Andreas Mierau, Thorben Hülsdünker, Thorben Hülsdünker

“…Therefore, this study aimed to quantify the cognitive costs in motor-cognitive tests.MethodsThirty-three healthy athletes performed four cognitive tests (simple reaction, choice-reaction, working memory, cognitive flexibility) in a cognitive and motor-cognitive setting. …”
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Optimising cardiac surgery outcomes in people with diabetes: the OCTOPuS pilot feasibility study by Richard IG Holt, Katharine Barnard-Kelly, Mayank Patel, Philip Newland-Jones, Suvitesh Luthra, Jo Picot, Helen Partridge, Andrew Cook

“…Although the intervention could be applied to any surgical discipline, cardiothoracic surgery was chosen because 30–40% of those undergoing elective cardiac revascularisation have diabetes. Methods The project had three phases: (1) designing the intervention, (2) a pilot study of the intervention and (3) a multicentre randomised controlled study in United Kingdom cardiothoracic centres to assess whether the intervention could improve surgical outcomes. …”
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Optimal early endpoint for second-line or subsequent immune checkpoint inhibitors in previously treated advanced solid cancers: a systematic review by Jingqiu Li, Xiaoding Zhou, Lei Wu, Jiabao Ma, Yan Tan, Songke Wu, Jie Zhu, Qifeng Wang, Qiuling Shi

“…However, early efficacy endpoints are not recommended in RCTs to replace OS.…”
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La gestion de l’eau à Bibracte (Saône-et-Loire), avant et après la Conquête romaine by Laetitia Borau

“…So far research has focused to only a limited extent on the control of water in Gallic hilltop settlements during the Iron Age. …”
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