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View article: Comparison of the Full Outline of UnResponsiveness Score and Glasgow Coma Scale in Predicting Endotracheal Intubation, Hospital Length of Stay, and Mortality Among Patients With Non-traumatic Altered Mental Status in the Emergency Department
Comparison of the Full Outline of UnResponsiveness Score and Glasgow Coma Scale in Predicting Endotracheal Intubation, Hospital Length of Stay, and Mortality Among Patients With Non-traumatic Altered Mental Status in the Emergency Department Open
View article: Using Machine Learning to Create Prognostic Systems for Primary Prostate Cancer
Using Machine Learning to Create Prognostic Systems for Primary Prostate Cancer Open
Background: Cancer staging, guided by anatomical and clinicopathologic factors, is essential for determining treatment strategies and patient prognosis. The current gold standard for prostate cancer is the American Joint Committee on Cance…
View article: Ten-Year Trends in Digital Rectal Exam Results and Prostate Cancer Detection: Insights from the PLCO Trial
Ten-Year Trends in Digital Rectal Exam Results and Prostate Cancer Detection: Insights from the PLCO Trial Open
Our results suggest that incorporating serial DRE findings into screening strategies may reduce false positives and improve early detection of clinically significant prostate cancer. This study demonstrates a rising probability of abnormal…
View article: Preexisting Depression and Prostate Cancer Survival
Preexisting Depression and Prostate Cancer Survival Open
This cohort study evaluates whether there are survival differences between patients with prostate cancer with vs without preexisting depression.
View article: Detection of Hypoxaemia by Arterial Blood Gas in Children with Acute Lower Respiratory Illness
Detection of Hypoxaemia by Arterial Blood Gas in Children with Acute Lower Respiratory Illness Open
Background: Acute lower respiratory illness (ALRI) contributes to significant mortality in developing countries and the majority of this is secondary to hypoxemia. Early detection of hypoxemia and treatment improves the outcome in these ch…
View article: Association between late parenteral nutrition initiation and length of hospital stay in late preterm and term infants: A retrospective cohort study
Association between late parenteral nutrition initiation and length of hospital stay in late preterm and term infants: A retrospective cohort study Open
Background We aimed to determine the association between timing of parenteral nutrition initiation and length of hospital stay in late preterm and term infants. Methods This retrospective cohort study includes infants ≥35 weeks gestation a…
View article: Association between parenteral nutrition and length of stay in late preterm and term infants: A retrospective cohort study
Association between parenteral nutrition and length of stay in late preterm and term infants: A retrospective cohort study Open
Background We aimed to determine how the use of parenteral nutrition in late preterm and term infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) affects outcomes, specifically length of stay. Methods This is a retrospective cohort…
View article: Sero-prevalence of hepatitis B virus and associated risk factors among pregnant women attending Demartino hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia
Sero-prevalence of hepatitis B virus and associated risk factors among pregnant women attending Demartino hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia Open
In WHO classification, the seroprevalence rate of HBsAg among pregnant women in this present study was highly endemic. History of abortion, history of blood transfusion, history of shared sharp materials, and family history of hepatitis B …
View article: Venous thromboembolism with contraceptive use in females with sickle cell trait
Venous thromboembolism with contraceptive use in females with sickle cell trait Open
View article: Impact of Tobacco Use on Lipid Metabolism in Adult Females: A Study from Erbil-Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Impact of Tobacco Use on Lipid Metabolism in Adult Females: A Study from Erbil-Kurdistan Region of Iraq Open
Background: Limited studies have explored the relationship between smoking and lipid profiles in adult female smokers. Materials and Methods: This study aimed to assess and compare the serum lipid profiles of adult female smokers with thos…
View article: A cross‐sectional study of the association between sleep disturbance profiles, unmet mental health or substance use needs, and presenteeism among United States activity‐duty service members using the 2018 health‐related behaviours survey ( <scp>HRBS</scp> )
A cross‐sectional study of the association between sleep disturbance profiles, unmet mental health or substance use needs, and presenteeism among United States activity‐duty service members using the 2018 health‐related behaviours survey ( <span>HRBS</span> ) Open
Summary Inadequate sleep, unmet mental health or substance use needs (unmet needs), and presenteeism are prevalent among military populations. This study aimed to cross‐sectionally determine the association between sleep disturbance profil…
View article: Physiological Role of Targeting of the Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products and Its Involvement in Severe Acute Pancreatitis
Physiological Role of Targeting of the Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products and Its Involvement in Severe Acute Pancreatitis Open
Leukocyte infiltration and damage to pancreatic acinar cells serve as key indicators of severeacute pancreatitis (AP) [1]. However, the signaling pathways involved in pancreaticinflammation and tissue damage remain unclear. This study expl…
View article: Frequency of trigeminal neurovascular contacts identified on 3D-fast imaging employing steady-state acquisition magnetic resonance imaging in asymptomatic adults
Frequency of trigeminal neurovascular contacts identified on 3D-fast imaging employing steady-state acquisition magnetic resonance imaging in asymptomatic adults Open
Background: Neurovascular conflict is considered one of the main causes of Trigeminal neuralgia, and 3D fast imaging employing steady-state acquisition magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the diagnostic imaging of choice. However, no tool …
View article: Physicians' Perspectives on ChatGPT in Ophthalmology: Insights on Artificial Intelligence (AI) Integration in Clinical Practice
Physicians' Perspectives on ChatGPT in Ophthalmology: Insights on Artificial Intelligence (AI) Integration in Clinical Practice Open
To obtain detailed data on the acceptance of an artificial intelligence chatbot (ChatGPT; OpenAI, San Francisco, CA, USA) in ophthalmology among physicians, a survey explored physician responses regarding using ChatGPT in ophthalmology. Th…
View article: Examining Sleep‐Disordered Breathing Events Using Latent Profile Analysis
Examining Sleep‐Disordered Breathing Events Using Latent Profile Analysis Open
The clinical utility of the ratio of the apnea–hypopnea index (AHI) occurring during rapid eye movement (REM) and non‐REM (NREM) sleep (AHI REM /AHI NREM ratio) has been debated. We investigated the heterogeneity of REM and NREM sleep beha…
View article: A Comparative Study between Zinc Alone and Zinc with Racecadotril in Acute Watery Diarrhoea
A Comparative Study between Zinc Alone and Zinc with Racecadotril in Acute Watery Diarrhoea Open
Background:Diarrhoea is one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality in children under 5 years in the developing world. Racecadotril is a diesterified derivative of thiorphan. The objective of the study is to compare the effect…
View article: Remarkable improvement in drilling fluid properties with graphitic-carbon nitride for enhanced wellbore stability
Remarkable improvement in drilling fluid properties with graphitic-carbon nitride for enhanced wellbore stability Open
View article: Psychological distress in active-duty U.S. service members who utilized mental health services: Data from a 2018 DoD survey
Psychological distress in active-duty U.S. service members who utilized mental health services: Data from a 2018 DoD survey Open
Among active-duty service members who utilized mental health services, 39.1 % reported serious psychological distress over the past year. Being separated, widowed, or divorced and having a lower education level were associated with serious…
View article: Power system stability in the Era of energy Transition: Importance, Opportunities, Challenges, and future directions
Power system stability in the Era of energy Transition: Importance, Opportunities, Challenges, and future directions Open
Utilities are struggling to fulfil increased energy demand from domestic and industrial expansion. Conventional energy sources are insufficient to satisfy this burgeoning global energy demand, and the substantial emissions of pollutants as…
View article: General Obesity and Prostate Cancer in Relation to Abdominal Obesity and Ethnic Groups: A US Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study
General Obesity and Prostate Cancer in Relation to Abdominal Obesity and Ethnic Groups: A US Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study Open
The association between general obesity and prevalence of prostate cancer depends on abdominal obesity and ethnic groups. Our study utilized a nationally representative survey and emphasized the potential of combined effect of general and …
View article: Preliminary Promising Findings for Manganese Chloride as a Novel Radiation Countermeasure Against Acute Radiation Syndrome
Preliminary Promising Findings for Manganese Chloride as a Novel Radiation Countermeasure Against Acute Radiation Syndrome Open
Introduction Military members and first responders may, at moment’s notice, be asked to assist in incidents that may result in radiation exposure such as Operation Tomadachi in which the U.S. Navy provided significant relief for the Fukush…
View article: The Relationship Between Physical Activity Profiles and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors: Results of a Cross-Sectional Survey of Active Duty U.S. Service Members
The Relationship Between Physical Activity Profiles and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors: Results of a Cross-Sectional Survey of Active Duty U.S. Service Members Open
Introduction This study aimed to identify subgroups of active duty U.S. service members (ADSMs) based on physical activity levels and their association with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors. Our secondary aim was to assess how the…
View article: Identifying functional cortical plasticity after spinal tumour resection using navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation
Identifying functional cortical plasticity after spinal tumour resection using navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation Open
Our aim was to investigate the effectiveness of navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS) brain mapping to characterise preoperative motor impairment caused by an intradural extramedullary (IDEM) tumour and postoperative cortical …
View article: Tobacco and nicotine use among active component U.S. military service members: a comparison of 2018 estimates from the Health Related Behaviors Survey and the Periodic Health Assessment.
Tobacco and nicotine use among active component U.S. military service members: a comparison of 2018 estimates from the Health Related Behaviors Survey and the Periodic Health Assessment. Open
This study compared estimates of the prevalence of and risk factors for tobacco and nicotine use obtained from the 2018 Health Related Behaviors Survey (HRBS) and Periodic Health Assessment (PHA) survey. The HRBS and the PHA are important …
View article: Optimization of Water Based Drilling Fluid Properties with the SiO<sub>2</sub>/g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> Hybrid
Optimization of Water Based Drilling Fluid Properties with the SiO<sub>2</sub>/g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> Hybrid Open
Drilling fluids are an essential component of drilling operations in the oil and gas industry. Nanotechnology is being used to develop advanced drilling fluid additives. This study looked at the viability of synthesizing SiO2/g-…
View article: Coverage of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) within the active duty U.S. military, 2023.
Coverage of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) within the active duty U.S. military, 2023. Open
Estimates of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) coverage in the U.S. military, defined as the proportion of the persons taking HIV PrEP out of the estimated number of persons who had indications for it, have never been published. The obje…
View article: Health behavior profiles and association with mental health status among US active-duty service members
Health behavior profiles and association with mental health status among US active-duty service members Open
Introduction This study investigated the clustering of health behaviors among US active duty servicemembers (ADSM) into risk profiles and explored the association between these profiles with ADSM sociodemographic characteristics and mental…
View article: War-Time Mortality in Sudan: A Capture-Recapture Analysis
War-Time Mortality in Sudan: A Capture-Recapture Analysis Open
View article: Impact of Sleep Profiles on Multimorbidity Among US Active-Duty Service Members in the 2018 Health-Related Behaviors Survey
Impact of Sleep Profiles on Multimorbidity Among US Active-Duty Service Members in the 2018 Health-Related Behaviors Survey Open
We found a strong association between sleep-related health behaviors and their unobservable sleep profiles with multimorbidity in this AD population. Future studies should investigate whether other chronic diseases may be influenced by sle…
View article: Perceived Health Status and Medical Conditions Among US Active-Duty Service Members
Perceived Health Status and Medical Conditions Among US Active-Duty Service Members Open
The prevalence of perceived good health status among ADSMs was consistent with those documented in the general US population. The interrelationships between ADSM's perceptions, medical conditions and sociodemographic characteristics may ha…