Liver cirrhosis epidemiology in Chelyabinsk region in 2006-2015 by A. I. Dolgushina, Ye. R. Olevskaya, A. N. Tarasov, M. S. Kazakova, A. Yu. Markina

“…The basic direct cause of death in LC patients is hepatocellular failure, in 12.84±0.6% of the cases patients died of gastro-intestinal bleeding. Over the half of the cases of annual motility was due to out-hospital cases. …”
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Characteristics of CTEV Patients at Orthopedic and Traumatology Outpatient Clinic in Datu Beru General Hospital Takengon Central Aceh Period August 2018-July 2022 by Ongko Setunggal Wibowo, Subhan Thaib

“…Bilateral conditions occur in half of the total number of cases. The aim of this study is that, in the future, especially parents know about this disorder so there will be no misinformation. …”
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Exploration of the anti-inflammatory potential of Polygonum bistorta L.: protection against LPS-induced acute lung injury in rats via NF-ĸβ pathway inhibition by Sajida Parveen, Kashif ur Rehman Khan, Shahid Muhammad Iqbal, Hanan Y. Aati, Areej M. Al-taweel, Liaqat Hussain, Musaddique Hussain, Musaddique Hussain

“…Plant extract markedly restored LPS-induced hypoxemia, pulmonary edema, histopathological alterations, and leukocyte infiltration in the lung. ELISA testing on BALF found that the plant extract efficiently reinstated superoxide dismutase, total anti-oxidant capacity, malondialdehyde, and total oxidative stress. qRT-PCR indicated a decline in the endotoxin-induced overproduction of pro-inflammatory markers, oxidative stress, transcription factor, and downregulated antioxidant potential in extract-treated groups. …”
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INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL MEDIA USAGE ON NEWS CONSUMPTION AMONG UNDERGRADUATES IN ILORIN by VICTOR OLUSEGUN BABATUNDE, OLUWAJUWONLO EMMANUEL AYANWALE

“…Students displayed a considerable dedication of time, with over half of respondents spending five hours or more on social media for news consumption. …”
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Single-Institution Experience With Nononcologic Total Femoral Replacement by Ryan Ouillette, MD, Kevin Chen, BA, Matthew Dipane, BA, Alexander Christ, MD, Edward McPherson, MD, Alexandra Stavrakis, MD

“…Results: The average age at time of TFR was 65.7 years, with periprosthetic fracture (65.2%) and periprosthetic joint infection (34.8%) as predominant indications. More than half of patients (52.2%) required TFR revision, primarily due to periprosthetic joint infection (75.0%). …”
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Analisis Perbandingan Algoritma Machine Learning dan Deep Learning untuk Klasifikasi Citra Sistem Isyarat Bahasa Indonesia (SIBI) by Mohammad Farid Naufal, Selvia Ferdiana Kusuma

“…Computer vision is a technique used by computers to classify images. Computer vision helps automatically recognize SIBI images, making it easier for normal people to communicate with deaf or mute people. …”
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Preprocessing Data dan Klasifikasi untuk Prediksi Kinerja Akademik Siswa by Takhamo Gori, Andi Sunyoto, Hanif Al Fatta

“…Sebelum CFS, model Naïve Bayes menunjukkan accuracy sebesar 89.27%, dengan recall, precision, danf1-score masing-masing sebesar 89.27%, 89.86%, dan 89.47%. …”
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Patterns of orthopaedic injury among hospitalised personal mobility device users and bicycle riders: a comparative study by Don Thong Siang Koh, Yew Lok Woo, Ting Hway Wong, Mann Hong Tan

“…A quarter (n = 5, 26.3%) of PMD users sustained open fractures and over half (n = 10, 52.6%) required surgical intervention. …”
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Long-term results of antiviral therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C with sustained virologic response by T. M. Ignatova, T. N. Lopatkina, V. P. Chulanov, Ye. V. Gaydasheva, S. N. Batskikh, G. V. Mikhaylovskaya, D. T. Abdurakhmanov, S. Yu. Karpov, Ye. N. Nikulkina, O. A. Chernova

“…Application of ultraresponsive PCR method allowed to reveal relapse half a year prior to its clinical and laboratory manifestation in 2 cases. …”
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Validity and Reliability Analysis of Knowledge of, Attitude toward and Practice of a Case-mix Questionnaire among Turkish Healthcare Providers by Saad Ahmed Ali Jadoo, Seher Nur Sulku, Syed M. Aljunid, Ilker Dastan

“…The mean age was 38.63 years (standard deviation [SD] 10.52), ranging from age 21 to 60 years. More than one-half were males (52.1%), nearly two-fifths were medical doctors (39.9%), one-third were nurses (33.2%), one-sixth were auxiliary staff (16.4%) and the remaining were coders (10.5%). …”
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The responsiveness of surgical research to Māori in Aotearoa, New Zealand—a scoping reviewResearch in context by Jamie-Lee Rahiri, Noah Appleby, Makayla Kahi, Annaliese Wheeler, Jason Tuhoe, Shanthi Ameratunga, Rachelle Love, Wiremu MacFater, Matire Harwood

“…Māori responsiveness assessments of each study highlighted significant shortcomings, with 96% of studies (N = 243/254) rated as low quality as per the adapted CONSIDER framework and 68% (N = 172/254) rated as low quality in accordance with the MĀORI framework. More than half of all studies (55%) did not report Māori leadership, governance, and co-authorship. …”
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Perinatal Outcome of Previable Premature Rupture of Membranes Before 24 Weeks of Gestation: A Single-Centered Retrospective Cohort Study by Yasemin Dogan, Ercan Kockaya, Muzeyyen Dilsad Eser, Ayla Gunlemez

“…CONCLUSION: In previable PPROM, overall half of the babies survive after expectant management. …”
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A remarkable and durable response to tislelizumab treatment of an anaplastic thyroid carcinoma without targetable genomic alterations: a case report by Jingjing Chai, Jiaqi Lv, Jian Xiong, Xiuwen Chen, Senyuan Luo, Zhiguo Luo, Zhiguo Luo, Ming Luo

“…Comprehensive Sanger sequencing of the resected tumor tissue revealed no mutations in the TERT promoter or the BRAF V600E gene. The patient exhibited rapid recurrence post-surgery and was deemed unsuitable for immediate surgical intervention. …”
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Attitudes towards transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) in Australia: a national survey of TIPS centres by Jacob George, Avik Majumdar, Golo Ahlenstiel, Stuart K Roberts, Scott Read, Eric Kalo

“…Units offering TIPS service had a low median number of TIPS insertions (n=7 per annum). More than half of respondents (56.5%) did not have institutional clinical practice protocols. …”
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Competing Risks Analysis of Cancer-associated Recurrent Thrombosis, Major Bleeds, and Death in a Geriatric Cohort by Joshua D. Brown, Kelley L. Ratermann, Kelley L. Ratermann, Jeffery C. Talbert, Jeffery C. Talbert, Val R. Adams, Val R. Adams

“…After balancing the treatment groups on baseline characteristics, those receiving LMWHs had no difference in recurrent VTE compared to warfarin but had less than half the risk of major bleeding (HR=0.48 [0.27-0.85]). …”
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Maternal knowledge, attitude and practice regarding commercial oral rehydration salt solution: experience from a diarrhoeal disease hospital in Bangladesh by Tahmeed Ahmed, Mohammod Jobayer Chisti, Md Fuad Al Fidah, Sharika Nuzhat, Md Ridwan Islam, Shoeb Bin Islam, Md Mushfiqur Rahman, Sneha Paul, Mahfuz-Un Nesa, Devjani Chowdhury, Shayontan Fardin Nabi, Awni Mokhtar Sallam Ali Awn, Liaquat Ali Khan, Chowdhury Ali Kawser

“…Only 2.9% correctly knew all recommended steps. Approximately half (51.1%) knew the purpose of ORS use, and 24.6% believed that antibiotics are more helpful than ORS.Conclusions The findings of the study emphasise the need for substantial improvements to the existing health education program with a focus on parental education. …”
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Effects of coenzyme q10 supplementation on metabolic and reproductive outcomes in obese rats by Gisela Belén Sarrible, María Victoria Bazzano, Caterina Koutsovitis, María Guillermina Bilbao, Rodrigo Hernán Da Cuña, Melanie Neira, Julián Alberto Bartolomé, Evelin Mariel Elia

“…Wistar rats were divided into control (standard diet) and obese (CAF diet) groups. After 75 days, half of each group received oral CoQ10 (5 mg/kg) for 13 days, while the rest received a vehicle. …”
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Does a Provider Contact Wristband Reduce Emergency Department Visit Rates Following Hip or Knee Arthroplasty? by David C. Hein, MD, Ajay K. Srivastava, MD, Seann E. Willson, MD, Paul M. Telehowski, MD, Patrick J. Atkinson, PhD, Theresa S. Atkinson, PhD

“…Results: At 2 years after implementation, a total of 1023 joint replacements produced 273 calls or 1 call per 3.75 patients. Nearly half (48.1%) of the calls were received during weekday work hours when the patients had been directed to call the office. …”
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Building support for children and families affected by stroke (BUILD CARE): Study protocol. by Maja Kevdzija, Lisa Bartha-Doering, Ruth Heying, Ann Heylighen, Andrea Jelić, Pleuntje Jellema, Anna Franziska Kalhorn, Sophie Mandl, Gesine Marquardt, Birgit Moser, Magdalena Muszynska-Spielauer, Els Ortibus, Anna-Theresa Renner, Anne-Sophie Schoß, Piet Tutenel

“…Ethical approvals in all countries were obtained at the time of protocol submission, and data collection for all three research phases started in the second half of 2023 and is currently ongoing. This project will offer first insights into the role of built (care) environments in the experiences of families affected by childhood stroke. …”
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Effect of cooling rate on metallurgical and mechanical properties in continuous wave laser welding of hot-dip galvanised steel-to-aluminium sheets in a zero part-to-part gap lap jo... by A. Baghbani Barenji, M.B. Russo, S. Jabar, H.R. Kotadia, D. Ceglarek, K.F. Ayarkwa, J.R. Smith, P. Franciosa

“…Active cooling with water flow at 10 °C achieved 60% joint efficiency compared to parent aluminium, while beam oscillation reduced this to 54% but with half the strength variation. This highlights the complex, non-linear interplay between IMC formation, Zn vapour outgassing, and the dynamics of the molten pool.…”
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