Relationship between in‐hospital mortality and abdominal angiography among patients with blunt liver injuries: a propensity score‐matching from a nationwide trauma registry of Japa... by Kenichiro Ishida, Yusuke Katayama, Tetsuhisa Kitamura, Tomoya Hirose, Masahiro Ojima, Shunichiro Nakao, Jotaro Tachino, Yutaka Umemura, Takeyuki Kiguchi, Tasuku Matsuyama, Tomohiro Noda, Kosuke Kiyohara, Takeshi Shimazu, Mitsuo Ohnishi

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Incidence and prevalence of traumatic spinal cord injury in Canada using health administrative data by Nancy P. Thorogood, Vanessa K. Noonan, Xiaozhi Chen, Nader Fallah, Nader Fallah, Suzanne Humphreys, Nicolas Dea, Brian K. Kwon, Brian K. Kwon, Marcel F. Dvorak, Marcel F. Dvorak

“…An increasing number of TSCI cases among the elderly population due to falls reported in this study can inform health care planning, prevention strategies, and future research.…”
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Camera trapping and telemetry for detecting and quantifying animal interactions: Not anything goes by Cesar Herraiz, David Ferrer-Ferrando, Joaquín Vicente, Pelayo Acevedo

“…However, while the former follows an individual-based approach, the latter follows a population-based approach, which may lead to different outcomes when describing interaction networks. …”
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Characteristics of resident physicians accessing a specialised mental health service: a retrospective study by María Dolores Braquehais, Sergi Valero, Eugeni Bruguera, Gemma Nieva, Sebastián Vargas-Cáceres, Maria Fernanda Mantilla, Germán Ortega, Jose Antonio Ramos-Quiroga

“…The percentage of residents accessing the programme was higher than in the reference population registered at the Barcelona Medical Council-Association (18.1% vs 7.6%; z=7.2, p<0.001) as was the percentage of family medicine residents (31.9% vs 19.6%; z=5.7, p<0.001).Conclusions Residents are more likely than consultant-grade physicians to seek help when suffering from mental disorders. …”
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Simultaneous determination and risk assessment of highly toxic pesticides in the market-sold vegetables and fruits in China: A 4-year investigational study by Hui Li, Qiaoying Chang, Ruobin Bai, Xuechong Lv, Tengliang Cao, Shigang Shen, Shuxuan Liang, Guofang Pang

“…This study investigated the levels of highly toxic pesticides (HTPs) in 6554 vegetable and fruit samples from 31 regions of China, along with the associated risk of dietary exposure for the population between 2014 and 2017. 18 HTPs were detected in 325 (4.96%) samples, and the levels of HTPs in 103 (1.57%) samples were found to be higher than the maximum residue limits (MRLs) of China. …”
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CD4, CD8b, and Cytokines Expression Profiles in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Infected with Different Subtypes of KoRV from Koalas (<i>Phascolarctos cinereus</i>) in a Japanes... by Mohammad Enamul Hoque Kayesh, Md Abul Hashem, Fumie Maetani, Taiki Eiei, Kyoya Mochizuki, Shinsaku Ochiai, Ayaka Ito, Nanao Ito, Hiroko Sakurai, Takayuki Asai, Kyoko Tsukiyama-Kohara

“…In this study, we investigated KoRV-related immunophenotypic changes in a captive koala population (Hirakawa zoo, Japan) with a range of subtype infection profiles (KoRV-A only vs. …”
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A Five-Decade Text Mining Analysis of Cochlear Implant Research: Where We Started and Where We Are Heading by Idit Tessler, Nir A. Gecel, Benjamin S. Glicksberg, Shaked Shivatzki, Yisgav Shapira, Eyal Zimlichman, Eran E. Alon, Eyal Klang, Amit Wolfovitz

“…Pediatric-related CI was the most dominant sub-population among the age groups, with the highest rate and slope during the years (slope 5.2 ± 0.3, <i>p</i> < 0.001), while elderly-related CIs had significantly fewer publications. …”
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Comparison of the Basic Reproduction Numbers for COVID-19 through Four Waves of the Pandemic in Vietnam by Ngan Thi Mai, Giang Thi Huong Tran, Anh Huu Dang, Phuong Thi Bich Cao, Trung Thanh Nguyen, Huong Thi Lan Pham, Tra Thi Thu Vu, Hieu Van Dong, Le Thi My Huynh

“…The herd immunity would range from 43.50% to 95.76% by various R₀ values from different populations. Overall, the presence of new viral mutants increased the infectiousness and the vaccination coverage was higher to establish the required herd immunity in a high-density population. …”
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Native teaching in Mozambique: educative reports of Sebastião Soares de Resende, a catholic bishop before Portuguese (1950-1966) La enseñanza indígena en Mozambique: las memorias e... by Ramón AGUADERO MIGUEL, Carmen SANCHIDRIÁN BLANCO

“…Viewing education like a factor of civilization and development, he insisted the need of integral formation for the black population, beyond the mere instruction rudimentar. …”
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Whole-genome sequencing-based genetic analysis of influenza A (H3N2) virus strains isolated in Guangzhou city by Lan CAO, Kui-biao LI, Yi-yun CHEN

“…Gene segments of H3N2 influenza vaccine strains recommended by World Health Organization for the northern hemisphere population over the years were extracted from the Global Initiative on Sharing Avian Influenza Data (GISAID) as the reference sequences.ResultsFor the 13 virus strains sequenced, the lowest nucleotide homology was 94% and the highest was 100%. …”
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Breast self-examination among female medical students at Damascus University: A cross-sectional study by Mohammed Alshafie, Anas Bitar, Massa Alfawal, Mhd Basheer Alameer, Dima Alhomsi, Maher Saifo

“…These findings highlight the urgent need to emphasize the importance of promoting and teaching this method to a wider population of women in society.…”
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Effectiveness of animal-assisted therapy and pet-robot interventions in reducing depressive symptoms among older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis by David Villarreal-Zegarra, Teodoro Yllescas-Panta, Sofía Malaquias-Obregon, Andrea Dámaso-Román, Nikol Mayo-Puchoc

“…We included studies that their population was older adults, aged 65 years or older, with or without a clinical condition, clinical diagnosis based on mental examination/test or documentation from medical records, accredited by the facilities' staff. …”
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The value of endocervical curettage for diagnosis of cervical precancers or worse at colposcopy of women with atypical glandular cells cytology by Yusha Chen, Fanghong Wen, Jiancui Chen, Huifeng Xue, Xiangqin Zheng, Diling Pan

“…Chi-square and Fisher's exact tests were applied to compare the characteristics of ECC-diagnosed cervical precancers or worse (HSIL+) and normal/low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (LSIL).ResultsThe overall detection rate of HSIL+ in this population was 19.4% (86/443), with ECC alone identifying HSIL+ in 1.3% (6/443) of cases. …”
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Trends in general and abdominal obesity in US adults: Evidence from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2001–2018) by Jin-Yu Sun, Jin-Yu Sun, Wen-Jun Huang, Yang Hua, Qiang Qu, Chen Cheng, Heng-Li Liu, Heng-Li Liu, Xiang-Qing Kong, Yong-Xiang Ma, Wei Sun

“…The weighted adjusted odds ratio (OR) with a 95% confidence interval (CI) was calculated.ResultsOur study showed that general obesity and abdominal obesity account for about 35.48 and 53.13% of the US population. From 2001–2002 to 2017–2018, the age-adjusted prevalence of general obesity increased from 33.09 to 41.36% in females and from 26.88 to 42.43% in males. …”
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Atrial fibrillation is an independent risk factor for heart failure hospitalization in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction by Eunice Yang, Joban Vaishnav, Evelyn Song, Joan Lee, Steven Schulman, Hugh Calkins, Ronald Berger, Stuart D. Russell, Kavita Sharma

“…Further understanding of the interplay between AF and HFpEF will be critical to guide the selection of appropriate rhythm management strategies in this population.…”
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A twelve-month field study of the West African Thrush Turdus pelios (Passeriformes: Muscicapidae): Part 2: annual cycles by Akinsola I Akinpelu

“…Moult was found to be protracted with a population moult period of 194 days and a much shorter individual moult period. …”
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Time to Cure and Predictors of Recovery Among Children Aged 6&ndash;59 Months with Severe Acute Malnutrition Admitted in Jimma University Medical Center, Southwest Ethiopia: A Retr... by Hussen Kabthymer R, Gizaw G, Belachew T

“…Robel Hussen Kabthymer,1 Getu Gizaw,2 Tefera Belachew2 1Human Nutrition Unit, School of Public Health, Dilla University, Dilla, Ethiopia; 2Department of Population and Family Health, College of Health Sciences, Jimma University, Jimma, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Robel Hussen Kabthymer Tel +251913575702Email robelhussen@rocketmail.comPurpose: Treatment at a stabilization center is an important intervention to avert the huge burden of mortality for children with complicated severe acute malnutrition (SAM). …”
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Comparison of D2 vs D3 lymph node dissection for RIght COloN cancer (RICON): study protocol for an international multicenter open-label randomized controlled trial by Vladimir Balaban, Mikhail Mutyk, Nikolay Bondarenko, Stanislav Zolotukhin, Oleg Sovpel, Igor Sovpel, Dmitriy Zykov, Igor Rublevskiy, Mikhail Klochkov, Alfredo Ponce Prado, Mingze He, Petr Tsarkov

“…Building on prior studies, the trial aims to address existing knowledge gaps and provide a comprehensive evaluation of the outcomes associated with D3 dissection. The study population comprises patients with right colon cancer, ensuring a focused investigation into the specific context of this disease. …”
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Determinants of contraceptive use among sexually active unmarried adolescent girls and young women aged 15–24 years in Ghana: a nationally representative cross-sectional study by Felix Boakye Oppong, Divine Darlington Logo, Senyo Yao Agbedra, Anthony Agyapong Adomah, Seidu Amenyaglo, Kingsley Arhin-Wiredu, Samuel Afari-Asiedu, Kenneth Ayuurebobi Ae-Ngibise

“…In the adjusted analysis, contraceptive use was significantly higher among respondents with secondary education compared with those with primary education (OR 2.43, 95% CI 1.31 to 4.49, p=0.017), and was higher among respondents with a history of pregnancy (OR 2.13, 95% CI 1.48 to 3.06, p&lt;0.001).Conclusion There is a significant gap between knowledge and use of contraceptives among the study population. While intensifying knowledge of adolescents and young women on contraceptives, adolescent-friendly corners should be established at vantage points to increase utilisation and to prevent societal stigma on young women who access contraceptives services.…”
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Inhibition of the Hippo pathway by verteporfin reduces the proliferation and stemness of rat hair follicle neural crest stem cells under hypoxia by Weihai Liu, Suhua Chen, Xin Chen, Lixiang Xue, Yan Wang, Jun Yang

“…We identified neural crest‐derived stem cells from single‐cell RNA‐seq data of skin organoids in a public database, and reported that the Hippo pathway was activated in the cell population. Hair follicle neural crest stem cells were isolated from rat hair follicles and cultured under hypoxic (3% oxygen) and normoxic (20% oxygen) conditions. …”
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