Forecasting the incidence of acute lymphoid leukaemia in males and females in the Saudi population from 2020 to 2029: application of ARIMA models and public health implications by Saeed M. Kabrah, Budhi Handoko, Yasir Aljohani, Abdulrahman Mujalli, Mohammad Alobaidy, Arwa F. Flemban, Wesam F. Farrash, Abdulaziz H. Alharbi, M. S. J. Alzahrani

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Club cell-derived brain-derived neurotrophic factor regulates murine airway mechanics and mucin production in response to IL-13 in a sex-dependent manner by Amy Fagan, Mariana Sponchiado, Luz Mata, Shanil Amin, J. Ignacio Aguirre, Sreekala Prabhakaran, Leah R. Reznikov

“…In contrast, conditional loss of club cell Bdnf in male mice augmented whole-lung Muc5ac mRNA levels under basal and IL-13-stimulated conditions. …”
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Exploring the Utility of the Modified Hospitalized‐Patient One‐Year Mortality Risk Score to Trigger Referrals to Palliative Care for Inpatients With Cancer by A. Ghoshal, R. Prince, J. Downar, J. Lapenskie, S. Subramaniam, P. Wegier, L. W. Le, B. Hannon

“…The modified Hospitalized‐patient One‐year Mortality Risk (mHOMR) score uses hospital admission data to calculate the risk of death within 12 months and may be a useful tool to trigger a referral to palliative care. …”
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Association between depression and health care expenditure in middle-aged and older patients with heart disease. by Shushu You, Xiang Gu, Jing Sui, Ziyu Xiang, Fan Gao

“…The present study assessed the correlation between depression and the medical expenditures of patients with heart disease, highlighting the importance of mental health care for patients with with heart disease.<h4>Method</h4>Using data from Charles, we identified 2445 middle-aged and older patients with heart disease based on their completed medical expenditure-related questionnaires. …”
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Comparison of Levobupivacaine 0.5% versus Ropivacaine 0.75% with Dexmedetomidine as an Adjuvant in Ultrasound-guided Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block: A Randomised Clinical St... by Dinesh Kumar Sahu, Km Akshay, Alpa S Sonawane, Atul Sharma, Reena Parampill

“…Results: The groups were comparable concerning demographic data and baseline haemodynamic parameters. There was no statistically significant difference when comparing the mean Heart Rate (HR), mean blood pressures, and mean oxygen saturations at different time intervals between the groups. …”
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Brainstem auditory evoked responses: Objective hearing threshold assessment in Holstein cows by Alida Naudé, Lize-Mari Erasmus, Liesl de Swardt, Juan Bornman, Este van Marlé-Köster

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ChatGPT4’s diagnostic accuracy in inpatient neurology: A retrospective cohort study by Sebastian Cano-Besquet, Tyler Rice-Canetto, Hadi Abou-El-Hassan, Simon Alarcon, Jason Zimmerman, Leo Issagholian, Nasser Salomon, Ivan Rojas, Joseph Dhahbi, Michael M. Neeki

“…Background: Large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT-4 (CG4) are proving to be valuable tools in the medical field, not only in facilitating administrative tasks, but in augmenting medical decision-making. LLMs have previously been tested for diagnostic accuracy with expert-generated questions and standardized test data. …”
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Clinical features and survival analysis of adult patients with severe lower respiratory tract infection positive for respiratory syncytial virus by Jiahua Tian, Ling Zhang, Xunling Wang, Guichuan Huang, Zhu Li, Ling Gong, Daishun Liu

“…The sputum specimens were collected for RSV testing, and the clinical data were collected and analyzed statistically. Results The findings revealed that patients in the RSV-positive group were older, had a higher prevalence of underlying diseases, were more likely to require noninvasive mechanical ventilation, and had prolonged hospital stays compared with those in the RSV-negative group. …”
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The efficacy of pre-operative oral aceclofenac and intra-ligamentary mepivacaine on the success of failed inferior alveolar nerve block in patients with symptomatic irreversible pu... by Susmita Ghosh, Paras Mull Gehlot, Ganesh Jadhav, Annapoorna Ballagere Mariswamy, Karkala Venkappa Kishan, Ahmed Al Malwi, Shahabe Saquib Abullais

“…A p-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results Concerning the supplemental intra-ligamentary injection, 4% articaine with 1:100,000 epinephrine showed a higher success rate than 3% plain mepivacaine, irrespective of the pre-operative medication used, and the difference was statistically significant (p < 0.05). …”
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The nexus between food security, health outcomes, and climate change: a multisectoral approach to sustainable development in Africa by Wenxin Wang, Isaac Adjei Mensah, Samuel Atingabili, Akoto Yaw Omari-Sasu, Emmanuel Nouwati, Clement Yenube Kunkuaboor, Mu Qiao

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DigiBete, a Novel Chatbot to Support Transition to Adult Care of Young People/Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: Outcomes From a Prospective, Multimethod, Nonrandomized Fe... by Veronica Swallow, Janet Horsman, Eliza Mazlan, Fiona Campbell, Reza Zaidi, Madeleine Julian, Jacob Branchflower, Jackie Martin-Kerry, Helen Monks, Astha Soni, Alison Rodriguez, Rob Julian, Paul Dimitri

“…Qualitative interviews involving YP/YA, parents, and health care professionals explored their views on the chatbot. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and framework analysis. …”
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To elucidate the neuroprotective effect of omega-3 fatty acid supplementation in acute spinal cord injury subjects: A prospective longitudinal cohort study by Khurshid Alam Ansari, Priyank Pratap, Zeenat Ara, Muhammad Shahid Raza, Sharad Verma, Shah Waliullah, Mohd Yoosuf

“…Background: Spinal cord injury (SCI) is an extremely debilitating disorder. Efforts in augmenting neurological recovery and quality of life (QoL) spinal cord independence measure (SCIM) following SCI are being studied the world over. …”
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Determinants of response to daratumumab in Epstein-Barr virus-positive natural killer and T-cell lymphoma by Jennifer Yang, Anand D Jeyasekharan, Joanne Lee, Wee Joo Chng, Tae-Hoon Chung, Nurulhuda Mustafa, Adina Huey Fang Nee, Jing Yuan Chooi, Sabrina Hui Min Toh, Viknesvaran Selvarajan, Shuangyi Fan, Siok Bian Ng, Michelle Poon, Esther Chan, Yen Lin Chee, Longen Zhou

“…Signaling mechanisms were characterized via pharmacologic treatment, RNA silencing, flow cytometry and corroborated with public transcriptomic data of NKTL.Results Epstein-Barr virus-positive NKTL patients significantly express CD38 with half exhibiting high expression. …”
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Neural network approach for thermal analysis of magnetized radiative micropolar hybrid nanofluid flow on a variable porous stretching sheet with Cattaneo-Christov flux model by Ebrahem A. Algehyne, Mashael A. Aljohani, Khadijah M. Abualnaja, Wafa F. Alfwzan, Arshad Khan, Emad E. Mahmoud

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Linear Model and Gradient Feature Elimination Algorithm Based on Seasonal Decomposition for Time Series Forecasting by Sheng-Tzong Cheng, Ya-Jin Lyu, Yi-Hong Lin

“…An augmented feature generator is introduced to enhance predictive performance by generating features such as differences, rolling statistics, and moving averages. …”
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Determination of Quality Characteristics of Advanced Chickpea Genotypes by Ömer SÖZEN, Gözde Nur PEKER

“…The study, which was carried out for two years, was established in an augmented trial design with 4 replications. During the research, water uptake capacity (g seed-1), water uptake index (%), swelling capacity (ml seed-1), swelling index (%), coat ratio (%), and protein ratio (%) data of 6 quality characteristics of chickpea genotypes were revealed. …”
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R&D Intensity, Complementary Assets and Firm Value: Time Series Evidence from Turkey by Kartal Demirgüneş, Yüksel İltaş

“…Finally, the long-run coefficients estimated by Stock and Watson (1993)’s method of DOLS indicate that R&amp;D intensity variable relative to net sales has statistically significant and positive effect on firm value, which then turns negative following the break date. …”
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Hybrid closed-loop systems for managing blood glucose levels in type 1 diabetes: a systematic review and economic modelling by Asra Asgharzadeh, Mubarak Patel, Martin Connock, Sara Damery, Iman Ghosh, Mary Jordan, Karoline Freeman, Anna Brown, Rachel Court, Sharin Baldwin, Fatai Ogunlayi, Chris Stinton, Ewen Cummins, Lena Al-Khudairy

“…Results Clinical systematic review The clinical evidence identified 12 RCTs that compared HCL with CSII + CGM or sensor-augmented pump therapy. Studies were heterogeneous in terms of population, age groups, gender, RCT design, numbers of participants and variable adjustment methods. …”
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How effective are transport energy consumption, trade openness, and financial development in achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs)? What are the realities and myths fo... by Salwa Bajja, Ali Celik, Michael Provide Fumey

“…The findings, by using the Augmented Mean Group (AMG) method, show that the relationship between openness to trade and CO2 emissions differs significantly between countries. …”
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Improving health-promoting workplaces through interdisciplinary approaches. The example of WISEWORK-C, a cluster of five work and health projects within Horizon-Europe by Deborah De Moortel, Michelle C Turner, Ella Arensman, Alex Binh Vinh Duc Nguyen, Víctor Gonzalez

“…Self-reported work-related health problems and risk factors. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Self-reported_work-related_health_problems_and_risk_factors_-_key_statistics 9. …”
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