Epidemiology and Risk Prediction Model of Multidrug-Resistant Organism Infections After Liver Transplant Recipients: A Single-Center Cohort Study by Chuanlin Chen, Desheng Li, Zhengdon Zhou, Qinghua Guan, Bo Sheng, Yongfang Hu, Zhenyu Zhang

“…<b>Methods:</b> We retrospectively collected clinical data from 301 LT recipients and randomly divided them into a training set (210 cases) and validation set (91 cases) using a 7:3 split ratio. …”
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Comparative analysis of perioperative outcomes between hybrid system and MiECC: A prospective pilot study by Kırali Kaan, Aksüt Mehmet, Altaş Özge, Gürcü Mustafa Emre, Aydın Sibel

“…Further studies with larger sample sizes are needed to validate these results and explore possible advantages in broader clinical settings.…”
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Compliance of pedometer-derived physical activity recommendations and step accumulation patterns in Chilean children from low-income areas (Cumplimiento de las recomendaciones de... by Damian Chandia-Poblete, Andrea Cortinez-O'Ryan, Constanza Ulloa-Lopez, Nicolas Aguilar-Farias

“…Methods: 100 children were randomly selected from two low-income neighborhoods in Santiago, Chile. …”
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Desarrollo de las capacidades coordinativas en niños: efectos de entrenamiento en el patinaje (Development of coordination skills in children: effects of rollerblading training) by Bertulfo Herrera Quiceno, Wilder Geovanny Valencia Sánchez, Diego Armando García Gómez, José Albeiro Echeverri Ramos

“…The research objective was to determine the effect of a learning program for coordination skills on the time of the 300-meter rollerblading test against individual clock and on general coordination. A sample of 14 boys and girls between six and eight years old, who were randomly assigned to experimental group (n=7) or control group (n=7) participated in the study; average age of the experimental group was 8,1 years old (SD=0,5), whereas in the control group it was 7,6 years old (SD=0.82); participants from both groups had similar sports experience (16 months). …”
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Efficacy and safety of acupuncture for the treatment of insomnia in breast cancer patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Yupeng Weng, Xuanrong Ren, Zheyan Zu, Lu Xiao, Min Chen

“…Methods: Six medical databases were comprehensively searched for previous randomized controlled trials (RCTs) up to April 2024. …”
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Meta-analysis of the effects of levothyroxine therapy for subclinical hypothyroidism during pregnancy on offspring outcomes by Zhiying You, Yayu Zhang, Sen Liu, Jia Li, Xiaofang Xu, Dan Song

“…The sample included 18,568 pregnant women with SCH and 5,578 pregnant women undergoing L-T4 treatment. …”
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Determinants of communication between partners about STD symptoms: implications for partner referral in South Africa by A. Meyer-Weitz, P. Reddy, B. van den Borne, G. Kok, J. Pietersen

“…In this study, “talking with a partner about STD symptoms” before seeking medical treatment was viewed as an indication of the likelihood of future partner referral behaviour. Methods: A randomly selected sample of 1 477 patients with STD symptoms was interviewed using a structured questionnaire. …”
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Clinical effect of CGF blood concentration factor in extracting supernumerary teeth in the middle and high positions of the upper palate by Bing Yuan, Chunyan He, Weidong Lai

“…Preoperative images were taken for curved surface tomography and CBCT (Cone Beam Computed Tomography) diagnosis. By analyzing the sample population for clinical classification, 60 patients (a total of 94 supernumerary teeth) who met the inclusion criteria were randomly divided into two groups and underwent minimally invasive surgery under general anesthesia to remove supernumerary teeth. …”
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Simultaneous Selection for Oil Yield and other Agronomic Traits in Rapeseed Genotypes using Genotype × Trait and Genotype by Yield × Trait Biplots by Mohammad Barzali

“…Methods: In this study, 15 new lines along with two cultivars were evaluated in a randomized complete block design with three replications in the Agriculture Research Station of Gonbad during 2019-2020. …”
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Efficacy and safety of gut microbiome-targeted treatment in patients with depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Bo Pan, Yiming Pan, Yu-Song Huang, Meng Yi, Yuwei Hu, Xiaoyu Lian, Hui-Zhong Shi, Mingwei Wang, Guifen Xiang, Wen-Yi Yang, Zhong Liu, Fangfang Xia

“…Methods We searched PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and the Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure database for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on MTT in treating depression until October 19, 2023. …”
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Dapagliflozin in acute heart failure management: a systematic review and meta-analysis of safety and effectiveness by Adarsh Raja, Mata-e-Alla Dogar, Sandesh Raja, Muhammad Hamza Shuja, Shafin Bin Amin, Muskan Khelani, Urooj Fatima, Aiman Soomro, Ayesha Habiba, Iqra Mustafa, Rakhshan Zulfiqar, Muhammad Sohaib Asghar

“…Further investigation with larger sample sizes, different doses, and comprehensive safety and cost-effectiveness is imperative to thoroughly evaluate the safety and clinical efficacy of Dapagliflozin, underscoring the necessity for additional data to substantiate its role in managing patients with AHF. …”
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Abstract 071: Oral Contraceptive Use and Development of Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Population‐Based Retrospective Cohort Study by Alis J. Dicpinigaitis, Giana Dawod, Bridget A. Nolan, Catherine A. Morse, Jon Rosenberg, Gurmeen Kaur, Ji Y. Chong, Stephan A. Mayer, Chirag D. Gandhi, Fawaz Al‐Mufti

“…Methods Hospitalizations for female patients aged 15‐50 were identified in the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) registry from 2015‐2020, excluding admissions associated with pregnancy or the postpartum period. …”
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KERAGAMAN DURIAN BERDASARKAN FRAGMEN INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACERS (ITS) DNA RIBOSOMAL MELALUI ANALISIS PCR-RFLP by R. U. Hikmah, A. Retnoningsih, N. A. Habibah

“…Polymerase Chain Reaction Restriction Fragment Length Polimorfism (PCR-RFLP) is a method to analyze the results of DNA fragment length difference that </em><em>digest</em><em> </em><em>using restriction enzyme with endonuclease. The sample used in this study was the accession of durian taken randomly in Gunungpati district, Semarang. …”
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Assessing Community and Social Media Influence to Increase Influenza Vaccine Uptake among Youth in Soweto, South Africa (The Bambisana Study): Protocol for a Mixed Methods Pretest-... by Janan Dietrich, Catherine Hill, Gugulethu Tshabalala, Tshepiso Msibi, Stefanie Vermaak, Mulalo Mashamba, Nellie Myburgh, Sarah Malycha, Isabella Goldstein, Elliot Grainger, Prima Alam, Kimberley Gutu, Kennedy Otwombe, Heidi J. Larson, Ziyaad Dangor

“…Quantitative data will be collected using a randomized household sample pre- and posttests, and clinic surveys with vaccinees and clinic attendees who declined vaccination. …”
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Effect of Different Doses of Intrathecal Nalbuphine as Adjuvant to Hyperbaric Bupivacaine on Characteristics of Subarachnoid Block in Pelvic and Lower Limb Orthopaedic Surgeries: A... by Anupama Kumari, Shraddha Jogani, Nilesh Shah, Sara Mary Thomas

“…Materials and Methods: This prospective, double-blinded and randomised clinical study was conducted in the Department of Anaesthesiology, Shrimati Bhikhiben Kanjibhai Shah Medical Institute and Research Centre (a tertiary care institute), Sumandeep Vidyapeeth Deemed to be University, Piparia, Vadodara, Gujarat, India, from September 2023 to July 2024, with a sample size of 40 patients. Patients with American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) I/II status were randomly allocated into two equal groups of 20 each. …”
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Adolescentes e o uso de drogas ilícitas: um estudo transversal [Adolescents and the use of illegal drugs: a cross-sectional study] [Adolescentes y el uso de drogas ilegales: un es... by Claudete Ferreira de Souza Monteiro, Telma Maria Evangelista de Araújo, Cristina Maria Miranda de Sousa, Maria do Carmo de Carvalho e Martins, Laianny Luize Lima e Silva

“…The sample consisted of 196 (one-hundred ninety-six) adolescents. …”
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Efectos de un entrenamiento neuromuscular sobre el equilibrio postural dinámico y propiocepción en basquetbolistas juveniles con inestabilidad funcional de tobillo (Effects of neu... by Karina Vásquez-Orellana, Matías López-Vásquez, Guillermo Méndez-Rebolledo, Eduardo Guzman Muñoz

“…It is suggested that neuromuscular training could improve dynamic postural balance and proprioception in basketball players with functional ankle instability (FAI). Method: Randomized controlled clinical trial. The sample consisted of 27 female basketball players between the ages of 15 and 17, belonging to a Sports Club in the Maipú city (Santiago, Chile). 13 of them assigned to the control group and 14 to an experimental group. …”
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EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF LUSPATERCEPT IN MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME/NEOPLASM WITH VERY LOW/LOW/INTERMEDIATE RISK REQUIRED TRANSFUSION: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND SINGLEARM META-ANALYSIS by VC Monici, AS Alves, JVM Cunha, DS Ribeiro, AAS Lima, ARR Souto, FS Oliveira, HLRVMD Reis, VC Destefani

“…Luspatercept has been evaluated in several retrospective studies and randomized controlled trials as a promising treatment. …”
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Mechanism of exogenous methyl jasmonate mediated AsA-GSH cycle in Summer Black grape against low temperature stress by ZHANG Shaowei, ZHU Qianyan, ZHAO Xiaogai, ZHOU Bing, LI Peng, LI Guirong

“…The low temperature stress treatment time was set to 0 (sampling before treatment as initial control), 1, 3 and 5 days. …”
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An annual cropland extent dataset for Africa at 30&thinsp;m spatial resolution from 2000 to 2022 by Z. Lou, Z. Lou, D. Peng, D. Peng, Z. Shi, Z. Shi, H. Wang, K. Liu, Y. Zhang, X. Yan, X. Yan, Z. Chen, Z. Chen, S. Ye, S. Ye, L. Yu, J. Hu, J. Hu, J. Hu, Y. Lv, Y. Lv, Y. Lv, H. Peng, H. Peng, Y. Zhang, Y. Zhang, Y. Zhang, B. Zhang, B. Zhang

“…Robust training samples were generated, and a locally adaptive model was applied for cropland extraction. …”
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