Biologic Cost per Effectively Treated Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient in a Large Managed Care Population: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Tao Gu, Neel Shah, Gaurav Deshpande, Derek H. Tang, Debra F. Eisenberg, David J. Harrison

“…**Background:** Until recently, the lack of clinical outcomes information for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in administrative claims databases limited their use in comparative effectiveness research. …”
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Enhancing feature selection for multi-pose facial expression recognition using a hybrid of quantum inspired firefly algorithm and artificial bee colony algorithm by Mu Panliang, Sanjay Madaan, Siddiq Ahmed Babikir Ali, Gowrishankar J., Ali Khatibi, Anas Ratib Alsoud, Vikas Mittal, Lalit Kumar, A. Johnson Santhosh

“…The firefly agents initially move toward the brightest firefly until identified, then search transition to the ABC algorithm, targeting positions with the highest nectar quality. …”
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Lack of Tissue Virological Response as a Predictor of Relapse in Chronic Hepatitis D after Completion Bulevirtide Therapy by P. O. Bogomolov, N. A. Shub, N. A. Gasilova, A. A. Belyakova, T. G. Lidzhieva, E. A. Kondrasheva, N. A. Barsukova, M. V. Arapova, E. A. Isaeva, S. V. Koblov, M. V. Kalashnikov, O. S. Kuzymina, A. Yu. Demyanov, A. O. Bueverov, I. V. Maev

“…In all patients HDV RNA became undetectable in serum 24–96 weeks from the start of treatment, with aviremia maintained for at least 48 weeks until the end of AVT. At the end of treatment, all patients underwent liver biopsy to detect HDV RNA in liver tissue.Results. …”
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Pulsed alternating wavelength system lighting does not negatively impact production or welfare but reduces dopamine activity and may improve bone growth in grow-out Pekin ducks by S. Tonissen, B.J. Emmert, J.M. Schober, E.M. Oluwagbenga, D.M. Karcher, G.S. Fraley

“…Ducks were placed in floor pens under PAWS or control lighting (1200 ducks/pen, n = 4 pens/treatment) at day of hatch until processing at 30 days of age (DOA). Body weights and feed intake were monitored weekly. …”
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Association between red cell distribution width to albumin ratio and all-cause mortality in patients with acute pancreatitis admitted to the intensive care unit: a retrospective st... by Xuan Chen, Yuchen Luo, Side Liu

“…BackgroundRed blood cell volume distribution width (RDW) and albumin (Alb) have been proved to be predictors of mortality in various diseases, such as acute pancreatitis (AP). However, until now the relationship between RDW to Alb ratio (RAR) and mortality in AP has not been fully elucidated. …”
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Barriers and enablers to implementing clinical practice guidelines in primary care: an overview of systematic reviews by Tao Wang, Xian-Liang Liu, Jing-Yu (Benjamin) Tan, Isabella Zhao

“…Objectives To identify the barriers and enablers to implementing clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) recommendations in primary care and to provide recommendations that could facilitate the uptake of CPGs recommendations.Design An overview of systematic reviews.Data sources Nine electronic databases (PubMed, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Web of Science, Journals @Ovid Full Text, EMBase, JBI) and three online data sources for guidelines (Turning Research Into Practice, the National Guideline Clearinghouse and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) were searched until May 2021.Eligibility criteria Systematic reviews, meta-analyses or other types of systematic synthesis of quantitative, qualitative or mixed-methods studies on the topic of barriers and/or enablers for CPGs implementation in primary care were included.Data extraction and synthesis Two authors independently screened the studies and extracted the data using a predesigned data extraction form. …”
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Statin prescriptions and progression of advanced fibrosis risk in primary care patients with MASLD by Andrew D Schreiner, William P Moran, Jingwen Zhang, Patrick D Mauldin, Justin Marsden, Mulugeta Gebregziabher, Chelsey A Petz, David G Koch, Chloe Bays

“…Patients were followed from the index FIB-4 until the primary outcome of a high-risk FIB-4 (≥2.67) or the end of the study period. …”
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Sistem Pakar : Deteksi Dini Stres pada Masa Pandemi Covid-19 Menggunakan Metode Forward Chaining by Angga Wijaya Narwa Putra, Nadea Cipta Laksmita

“…Abstract Starting with the spread of the Covid-19 virus from China to various countries until finally entering Indonesia in March 2020, it led to social and economic instability. …”
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Fostering transformative learning and whole patient care among teaching hospital staff through artistic creation: a qualitative study by Kang-Ju Chou, Ying-Yao Cheng, Wen Cheng, Hsueh-Hua Chuang, Chun-Teng Tsai, Hua-Chang Fang

“…The data were categorized according to an iteratively refined template until a consensus was reached by the researchers regarding the identified themes and subthemes. …”
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Integrating Bulk and Single-Cell Transcriptomic Data to Identify Ferroptosis-Associated Inflammatory Gene in Alzheimer’s Disease by Zhou H, Peng Y, Huo X, Li B, Liu H, Wang J, Zhang G

“…Huiqin Zhou,1– 3,* Yunjia Peng,2,3,* Xinhua Huo,2,3 Bingqing Li,2,3 Huasheng Liu,4 Jian Wang,3,5 Gaihua Zhang1 1College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, People’s Republic of China; 2Hunan Guangxiu Hospital, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, People’s Republic of China; 3National Engineering Center of Human Stem Cell, Changsha, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Radiology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, People’s Republic of China; 5The Institute of Reproduction and Stem Cell Engineering, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Gaihua Zhang, The National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Animal Peptide Drug Development, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China. …”
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Effects of the physical form of starter feed on the intake, performance, and health of female Holstein calves by Í.R.R. Castro, G.B.C. Leite, I.F. Carrari, L.N.C. Silva, J.C.C. Chagas, D.D. More, M.I. Marcondes

“…Health was evaluated daily until weaning. Treatments did not affect starter feed intake, water intake, BW, ADG, withers height, or clinical signs of disease (loss of appetite, ear position, and cough incidence). …”
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The effects of acute and chronic exercise on immune markers of TH1/TH2 cells in older adults: a systematic review by Thiago Henrique Teodoro, Katerine Palharini Manfrin Costa, Jonato Prestes, José Campanholi, James Navalta, Guilherme Borges Pereira

“…This review investigates the impact of acute and chronic exercise on immune markers of Th1 and Th2 cells in the older adults.MethodsThis study was conducted as a systematic review, following PRISMA guidelines, databases including PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Science Direct, and Scopus were searched until March 2024, identifying randomized controlled trials and prospective observational studies that examined the effects of acute and chronic exercise on intracellular and surface markers, cytokines, and immunoglobulins in older adults. …”
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Model Prognosis Masa Pengobatan Pasien Tuberkulosis Dengan Metode C4.5 by Rusdah Rusdah, Brian Agni Bregastantyo

“…Abstract Tuberculosis patients have a relatively diverse treatment period because of the level of compliance of each patient to take the drug until it runs out and the time period has been determined by the Pulmonary Specialist. …”
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Advanced glycation end products and risk of mortality in patients with cirrhosis: a prospective cohort study by Mohsen Shaygan Tabar, Maryam Nilghaz, Azita Hekmatdoost, Fereshteh Pashayee-Khamene, Zeinab Mokhtari, Sara Karimi, Saleheh Ahmadzadeh, Mehdi Saberifiroozi, Behzad Hatami, Zahra Yari

“…Follow-up of patients continued for 5 years until May 2024. To determine the incidence of mortality in the quartiles of dietary AGEs, cox regression models were used with the adjustment of potential confounding variables. …”
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Immunotherapy in metastatic renal cell carcinoma: Insights from a Dutch nationwide cohort by Hilin Yildirim, Anke Richters, Adriaan D. Bins, Arnoud W. Postema, Maureen J.B. Aarts, Martijn G.H. van Oijen, Patricia J. Zondervan, Katja K.H. Aben

“…Targeted therapy with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) was the standard of care for metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) until recently, when new first-line combinations with immuno-oncology (IO) agents were approved. …”
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Investigating the Feasibility of Behavioral Nudges to Reduce the Phenomenon of Escape from Responsibility in Public Sector by Seyed Kamal Vaezi, Mahboubeh Hosseini

“…Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with experts and continued until theoretical saturation was reached.ResultsThe studies conducted identified 19 cognitive biases that can lead to the escape from responsibility among managers and employees. …”
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Expanding diversity in developmental profiles of very-low-birth-weight infants during 6 years after birth by Kyoko Watanabe, Reina Ogata, Kenta Kajiwara, Hirosuke Inoue, Yoshihiro Sakemi, Masako Ichiyama, Toru Sawano, Kazuaki Yasuoka, Takahide Watabe, Hiroaki Kurata, Toshinori Nakashima, Yuri Sonoda, Pin Fee Chong, Satoshi Akamine, Masayuki Ochiai, Takuro Ohno, Hironori Yamashita, Yasunari Sakai, Shouichi Ohga

“…Recorded charts were used to collect growth profiles and developmental quotients (DQ) of the participants until age 6 years. In the first cohort (n = 64), the DQ values at age 6 years were correlated with those at age 3 years. …”
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Diurnal and Daily Variations of PM2.5 and its Multiple-Wavelet Coherence with Meteorological Variables in Indonesia by Nani Cholianawati, Tiin Sinatra, Ginaldi Ari Nugroho, Didin Agustian Permadi, Asri Indrawati, Halimurrahman, Meta Kallista, Moch Syarif Romadhon, Ilma Fauziah Ma’ruf, Dipo Yudhatama, Tesalonika Angela Putri Madethen, Asif Awaludin

“…A bimodal pattern with two peaks appears in Padang, Manado, Palu, and Pangkalpinang, while in Jakarta, Surabaya, and Pontianak, the diurnals have a unimodal pattern with one peak at night until morning. All cities generally present higher diurnal PM2.5 concentrations in the dry season than in the wet season. …”
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Shift from chronic to episodic migraine frequency in a long-term phase 3 study of galcanezumab by Hans-Christoph Diener, Kathleen A. Day, Sarah Lipsius, Sheena K. Aurora, Nada A. Hindiyeh, Holland C. Detke

“…Proportions of patients shifting from CM to EM frequency for ≥ 3 consecutive months and until last patient visit were: 55.0% to EM; 33.4% to LFEM; 13.9% to VLFEM. …”
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A within-person investigation of recovery identity following substance use disorder: examining the impact of recovery-focused social contexts by Joseph H. Lancaster, Hannah B. Apsley, Timothy R. Brick, Timothy R. Brick, H. Harrington Cleveland

“…BackgroundThe social identity model of recovery (SIMOR) posits that adopting a recovery identity is vital for achieving favorable recovery outcomes. Until now, no studies have investigated recovery identity as a dynamic construct, although recent findings suggest it fluctuates from one day to the next. …”
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