Health risks related to air pollution by transport categories and vehicle types: Comparison by mortality indicators by Otto Hänninen, Heli Lehtomäki, Antti Korhonen, Tuukka Kokkola, Anni Hartikainen, Olli Sippula, Ulla Haverinen-Shaughnessy, Pekka Leviäkangas, Isabell Katharina Rumrich

“…Our aim is to make an overview of the potential transport sector air pollution health risks remaining after implementing most of the current legislation by EU27 in 2030. …”
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Analysis of value-based healthcare (VBHC) framework by incremental cost-effectiveness of surgical and therapeutic interventions: a retrospective study at tertiary private health gr... by Mona Khamis, Zainab Almoosa, Marie Santos, Engineer Diaa Kamal, Suhail Yaghmor, Muhammad Daniyal, Abbas Al Mutair

“…Knee and ACL therapies were the most cost-effective, while lower cost-effectiveness in CP and LBP treatments may stem from the chronic nature, variable patient responses, and high resource use. …”
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Novel PAP-targeted CAR-T therapy enhances antitumor efficacy through CoupledCAR approach by Wei Ding, Xi Huang, Zhiyuan Cao, Chengfei Pu, Xianyang Jiang, Xiaogang Shen, Zhao Wu, Lei Xiao, Beibei Jia, Guiting Han, Wensheng Wang, Zhipeng Huang, Victor X Lu, Le Tian

“…Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer among men worldwide. Current CAR-T therapies for prostate cancer lack specific targets, posing safety risks. …”
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ADAT3-related neurodevelopmental disorder in 24 new patients with a high frequency of the p.Val144Met and a new founder variant by Karima Rafat, Asmaa F. Abdel-Aleem, Hasnaa M. Elbendary, Mahmoud Y. Issa, Mona L. Essawi, Sherif F. Abdel-Ghafar, Ghada M. H. Abdel-Salam, Mohamed S. Abdel-Hamid, Maha S. Zaki

“…Brain imaging showed corpus callosum abnormalities in most patients (91.6%), followed by delayed myelination and cortical atrophy. …”
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Diagnosis and recombinant human growth hormone treatment of Wiedemann–Steiner syndrome: discovery of novel KMT2A variants and review of existing literature by Mengqin Wang, Jiaqian Hu, Zixia Zhang, Xi Wang, Shuxian Yuan, Yixuan Zhao, Yingxian Zhang, Haiyan Wei, Jiajia Chen, Yaodong Zhang, Yongxing Chen

“…Abstract Purpose Wiedemann–Steiner syndrome (WDSTS) is an autosomal dominant disorder with broad and variable phenotypes including short stature. This study aims to determine the long-term effect of recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) treatment on WDSTS and summarize the phenotypes and genotypes of WDSTS. …”
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Scoping Review of Kidney Patients and Providers Perspectives on Disaster Management by Elie Fadel, Shreya Udupa, Isabelle Ethier, Alessia N. Paparella, Lindsay Hales, Caroline Stigant, Laura Horowitz, Catherine Weber, Shaifali Sandal

“…The studies were at risk of survivor bias and most only used an investigator-designed survey for data collection. …”
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Nature and Outcomes of Longitudinal Authentic Leadership Profiles by Cougot B, Gillet N, Gauvin J, Ollierou F, Le Saout A, Moret L, Tripodi D

“…Relying on an integration of person- and variable-centered perspectives, this study aims to provide a deeper understanding of the dimensionality of the authentic leadership construct. …”
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The Influence of Mineral Matter on X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Characterization of Surface Oxides on Carbon by Francesca Cerciello, Annunziata Forgione, Paolo Lacovig, Silvano Lizzit, Antonio Fabozzi, Piero Salatino, Osvalda Senneca

“…The chemical structure of coal is very composite, consisting of a heterogeneous carbonaceous matrix with variable degrees of “turbostratic” order and the inclusion and/or exclusion of mineral matter (ash). …”
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AlphaMissense Predictions and ClinVar Annotations: A Deep Learning Approach to Uveal Melanoma by David J. Taylor Gonzalez, MD, Mak B. Djulbegovic, MD, MSc, Meghan Sharma, MD, MPH, Michael Antonietti, BS, Colin K. Kim, BS, Vladimir N. Uversky, PhD, DSc, Carol L. Karp, MD, Carol L. Shields, MD, Matthew W. Wilson, MD

“…Of the 151 unique missense mutations analyzed in the most frequently mutated genes, only 40.4% (n = 61) had corresponding data in ClinVar. …”
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THE FIRST RESULTS OF STUDIES OF TEMPORARY VARIATIONS IN SOILRADON ACTIVITY OF FAULTS IN WESTERN PRIBAIKALIE by К. Zh. Seminsky, А. А. Bobrov

“…Radon concentrations in soil air are variable depending on factors that are considered external (planetary) and internal (geodynamic) relative to the Earth. …”
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New approaches for capturing and estimating variation in complex animal color patterns from digital photographs: application to the Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina) by Erik Maki, Tilmann Glimm, Paramahansa Pramanik, Ylenia Chiari, Maria Kiskowski

“…Additionally, we carried out a citizen science approach to characterize the complexity of the color pattern based on human perception and determine which of the 19 pattern measurements best describe this complexity. The most variable measurements across individuals were blue and yellow contrast between the pattern and non-pattern coloration and the average size of objects. …”
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Current practices in neonatal pain management: a decade after the last Italian survey by Paola Lago, Elisabetta Garetti, Patrizia Savant Levet, Immacolata Arenga, Anna Pirelli, Anna Chiara Frigo, Daniele Merazzi, on behalf Pain Study Group of Italian Society of Neonatology

“…Conclusions We found a largely common propensity among Italian directors, neonatologists, and nurses to perform analgesic interventions for the most frequently encountered invasive neonatal painful procedures, though the practices are still highly variable. …”
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ASSOCIATING eNOS GENE VARIANTS WITH COVID-19 SUSCEPTIBILITY IN THE TURKISH POPULATION by Naci Şenkal, Yasemin Oyacı, Timurhan Cebeci, Hilal Konyaoğlu, Murat Köse, Mustafa Önel, Alpay Medetalibeyoğlu, Gözde Yeşil Sayın, Mustafa Pehlivan, Sacide Pehlivan, Ümmühan İşoğlu Alkaç, Tufan Tükek

“…Endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), the most important isoform for NO production, is mostly expressed in endothelial cells. …”
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Vulnerability in Colorectal Cancer: Adjusted Gross Income and Geography as Factors in Determining Overall Survival in Colorectal Cancer: A Single-Center Study Across a Broad Income... by Cataldo Doria, Patrick G. De Deyne, Papachristou Charalampos

“…<b>Conclusions</b>: The vulnerability of patients with CRC in central New Jersey is a complex issue, influenced by many different variables. Our results indicate that SES is the most critical factor affecting OS after being diagnosed with CRC.…”
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Protocol for an observational cohort study investigating personalised medicine for intensification of treatment in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus: the PERMIT study by Kamlesh Khunti, Samantha Wilkinson, Liam Smeeth, Laurie A Tomlinson, Amanda I Adler, Ian J Douglas, Andrew Briggs, Richard Grieve, Stephen O’neill, Richard J Silverwood, Paul Charlton, Patrick Bidulka, Anirban Basu

“…We will use an instrumental variable (IV) method to estimate short-term and long-term relative effectiveness of second-line treatments according to individuals’ risk profiles. …”
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Investigation of multi-drug resistant Candida auris using species-specific molecular markers in immunocompromised patients from a tertiary care hospital in Quetta, Pakistan. by Hira Ejaz, Muhammad Mushtaq, Shereen Khan, Nasir Azim, Abrar Hussain, Kaleemullah Kakar, Muhammad Zubair Khan, Ayisha Hafeez, Syed Moeezullah

“…The statistical analysis demonstrated significant correlations between Candida species infection (dependent variable) and several independent factors (variables) emphasizing the importance of targeted diagnostics and intervention strategies.…”
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Is a gluten-free diet sufficient in the treatment of Duhring’s Disease? - A Review by Jakub Zwardoń, Alicja Kapciak, Julia Górny, Gabriela Witas, Artur Hawajski, Natalia Jankowska, Oliwia Kamieniecka, Katarzyna Naja, Adrianna Świerzyńska

“…Serological markers, including anti-TG2 and anti- TG3 antibodies, provide valuable diagnostic support but exhibit variable sensitivity. HLA-DQ2/DQ8 haplotypes are present in most dermatitis herpetiformis patients, offering high negative predictive value for exclusion. …”
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Magnitude and determinants of drug-related problems among patients admitted to medical wards of southwestern Ethiopian hospitals: A multicenter prospective observational study. by Firomsa Bekele, Tesfaye Tsegaye, Efrem Negash, Ginenus Fekadu

“…Multivariable logistic regression was used to analyze the associations between the dependent variable and independent variables.<h4>Result</h4>Of the 313 study participants, 178 (56.9%) were males. …”
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Phytochemical profile and antimicrobial activity of individual frond extracts of Menisorus pauciflorus, Pteris catoptera, Conniogramme africana and Antrophyum mannianum by Herbert Nuwamanya, Ben Lukubye, Grace Kagoro-Rugunda, Clement Olusoji Ajayi, Raphael Wangalwa, Eunice Apio Olet

“…Conclusions All the M. pauciflorus, P. catoptera, C. africana, and A. mannianum extracts presented variable secondary metabolite contents, but the concentration of phenols was greater than that of flavonoids and saponins. …”
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A case of non-ampullary duodenal adenosquamous carcinoma with successful emergency pancreaticoduodenectomy for gastrointestinal hemorrhage by Arimasa Miyama, Yuko Chikaishi, Daigo Kobayashi, Kazuhiro Matsuo, Takayuki Ochi, Kenichi Nakamura, Tomoyoshi Endo, Kenji Kikuchi, Hidetoshi Katsuno, Aki Nishijima, Zenichi Morise

“…Abstract Background Although most duodenal carcinomas are pathological adenocarcinomas, a small number of cases have been reported of adenosquamous carcinoma, characterized by variable combinations of two malignant components: adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. …”
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