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Abstract Background Mortality prediction in critically ill patients is commonly performed with scoring systems such as SOFA and APACHE II. The arterial-to-end-tidal carbon dioxide gradient [P(a–et)CO₂], which can be ...

Abstract Background No mandatory policies currently exist to address food environments in Belgium. Monitoring commitments and practices by food industry actors is essential for increasing accountability. The aim of this ...

Abstract Background and hypothesis CD5L is a glycoprotein induced during inflammation and makes a life-saving contribution in infection and sepsis. Here, we explored the immunomodulatory effect of CD5L in rheumatoid arth...

Abstract Background Actigraphy is widely used in research settings to objectively assess sleep–wake patterns; however, inconsistencies in device algorithms, hardware capabilities, and scoring procedures pose challenges...

Abstract Objective Acute appendicitis (AA) is one of the most common causes of acute abdomen. Its diagnosis requires the combined evaluation of clinical, laboratory, and radiological findings. This study aimed to compare...

Abstract Background Collagenous colitis (CC) is diagnosed histologically and is characterised by a thickened subepithelial collagen band together with inflammatory and epithelial changes. Although routine haematoxylin an...

Abstract Background Health assessment instruments are essential for individual health monitoring, yet most existing tools rely on periodic surveys and lack the capacity to integrate large-scale digital health data. With ...

Abstract Background With the widespread adoption of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), patients experiencing acute myocardial infarction (AMI) complicated by ventricular arrhythmia (VA) continue to encounter a sig...

Abstract Background Oral frailty is a key determinant of older adults’ health, functional independence, and quality of life. However, its core elements and interrelationships lack clear systematic conceptualization, an...

Abstract Background Elite female basketball players experience a high incidence of lower-limb injuries, yet evidence remains limited regarding the applicability of common functional performance tests in this population. ...

Abstract Background Acetabular fractures, predominantly caused by high-energy trauma, pose a substantial healthcare burden in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) such as Nepal. This study aimed to characterize the e...

Abstract Background Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) exhibits significant heterogeneity, with therapy resistance in Activated B-cell-like (ABC) and relapsed Germinal Center B-cell-like (GCB) subtypes being major cha...

Abstract Background The burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including hypertension, diabetes, and mental health conditions, is escalating in Ghana. Robust primary health care policies and effective health systems...

Abstract Background Pediatric sepsis remains a leading cause of global mortality, necessitating early and accurate risk stratification. Traditional scoring systems often fail to capture the rapid, non-linear progression ...

Abstract Background Programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) is widely used as a predictive biomarker for response to immune checkpoint inhibitors in gastric cancer (GC); however, its independent prognostic value for overall su...

Abstract Background Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive subtype with limited therapeutic targets. Hypoxia, autophagy, apoptosis, and translational stress are key biological processes involved in tumor p...

Abstract Background Older people with dementia are regularly excluded from decision-making processes and their wishes and preferences for care are often not respected. The aim of this study was to analyze whether the use...

Abstract Background YouTube™ is widely used for dental education and patient information; however, the scientific adequacy of videos on non-surgical root canal retreatment (NSRC-RT) remains uncertain. This study evalua...