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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
E. Thomas Ewing
Summary: This study analyzes the efforts of US public health officials during the 1889 Russian influenza pandemic to document and classify deaths, as well as measure the epidemic as it unfolded. Findings suggest that there may have been over 7000 deaths from respiratory diseases in Connecticut during the influenza epidemic, highlighting the importance of understanding how mortality was measured during public health crises.
PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTS
(2022)
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Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Thuan Pham, Xiaohui Tao, Ji Zhang, Jianming Yong, Yuefeng Li, Haoran Xie
Summary: The study aims to discover relationships between diseases and symptoms to predict potential diseases for patients. By constructing a new model learning from health data and medical knowledge, it surpasses state-of-the-art related works in multi-label disease prediction.
KNOWLEDGE-BASED SYSTEMS
(2022)
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Surgery
Matthew T. Menard, Michael R. Jaff, Alik Farber, Kenneth Rosenfield, Michael S. Conte, Christopher J. White, Joshua A. Beckman, Niteesh K. Choudhry, Leonardo C. Clavijo, Thomas S. Huber, Katherine R. Tuttle, Taye H. Hamza, Andres Schanzer, Igor A. Laskowski, Mark J. Cziraky, Alain Drooz, Max van Over, Michael B. Strong, Ido Weinberg
Summary: This study evaluated the adherence of CLTI patients to guideline-based optimal medical therapy (OMT) at the time of enrollment and found that a significant proportion of patients did not meet the OMT criteria. This suggests a major gap in the medical management of CLTI patients.
JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY
(2023)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Imen Zemni, Kaouthar Zemni, Amal Gara, Amani Maatouk, Manel Ben Fredj, Hela Abroug, Meriem Kacem, Cyrine Benasrallah, Wafa Dhouib, Ines Bouanene, Asma Belguith Sriha
Summary: This study aimed to assess adherence to preventive behaviors related to COVID-19 among medical students and identify its associated factors. Medical students showed moderate adherence to preventive practices, with better compliance in respiratory hygiene compared to hand hygiene and social distancing. Female sex and living alone positively influenced adherence, while perceived stress, e-cigarette use, and chicha consumption negatively affected adherence scores.
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Computer Science, Information Systems
Van Thuy Hoang, Thanh Sang Nguyen, Sangmyeong Lee, Jooho Lee, Luong Vuong Nguyen, O-Joun Lee
Summary: This paper proposes a knowledge graph embedding model, called LiteralKG, for the efficient diagnosis of animal diseases. The model is able to learn various types of literal information and graph structure, and fuse them into unified representations. Experimental results show that it outperforms other baseline models in link prediction tasks.
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Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Jingchi Jiang, Tao Wang, Boran Wang, Linjiang Ma, Yi Guan
Summary: This paper presents GTGAT, a method for addressing transductive and inductive reasoning problems in generalized knowledge graphs. Based on graph attention network (GAT), GTGAT utilizes a gated tree-based approach to extract valuable information. Experimental results demonstrate that GTGAT performs well in both transductive benchmarks and inductive experiments on medical knowledge graphs.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Immunology
Surarong Chinwong, Suthinee Taesotikul, Duangruthai Koenkaew, Thanannat Thanomjit, Arintaya Phrommintikul, Dujrudee Chinwong
Summary: This study investigated influenza vaccination coverage, knowledge level, and related factors in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) or ischemic heart disease (IHD) in a tertiary hospital in northern Thailand. Of the 150 patients interviewed, 45.3% received influenza vaccination. Knowledge level did not differ between vaccinated and non-vaccinated individuals. Multivariable logistic regression analysis revealed that knowing their right to receive free vaccinations and perceiving a need for vaccination were significantly associated with receiving the influenza vaccine. Overall, vaccination coverage was low, but knowledge level was high in these patients. Factors such as awareness of entitlement and perceived need should be considered to promote influenza vaccination in patients with DM and IHD.
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Critical Care Medicine
Sebastian Born, Carolin Fleischmann-Struzek, Wiltrud Abels, Silke Piedmont, Edmund Neugebauer, Konrad Reinhart, Evjenia Toubekis, Odette Wegwarth, Daniel Schwarzkopf
Summary: A study in Germany found that risk groups have low levels of knowledge regarding the preventive importance of vaccination and a low ability to recognize sepsis as a medical emergency. Simply improving sepsis knowledge alone does not improve the ability to identify sepsis as a medical emergency. It is crucial to develop effective educational strategies, especially for individuals with lower education levels and infrequent health information-seeking behavior, to help them make appropriate actions.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Dalal Youssef, Atika Berry, Janet Youssef, Linda Abou-Abbas
Summary: This study evaluated the flu vaccination coverage rates among Lebanese health-care workers (HCWs) and assessed their knowledge, attitudes, practices, perceived barriers, and benefits towards the flu vaccine during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results showed an increase in flu vaccination uptake among HCWs during the 2020-2021 flu season compared to the previous one. However, continuing education and ensuring free, equitable, and convenient access to vaccination are still needed to further increase the annual flu vaccination uptake among HCWs.
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Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Zongbao Yang, Yuchen Lin, Yinxin Xu, Jinlong Hu, Shoubin Dong
Summary: This paper proposes a Knowledge Guided Interpretable Disease Prediction method that combines medical knowledge graphs and admission history to predict diseases. By extracting critical paths and using admission sequence embedding, the model achieves better predictive performance and interpretability.
KNOWLEDGE-BASED SYSTEMS
(2023)
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Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Xu Wang, Zijin Luo, Rui He, Yixin Shao
Summary: In this paper, we propose a disease guidance model combining semi-supervised graph neural networks and knowledge graphs, aiming to effectively integrate medical data and alleviate the problem of uneven distribution of medical resources.
EXPERT SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS
(2023)
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Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Mohammed Adam, Girvan Burnside, Adejumoke Adeyemi
Summary: The survey showed that medical students have a good understanding of the common features of periodontitis, but lack awareness of its associations with specific systemic diseases and the difference between oral diseases and tooth decay. Most students felt that they had poor knowledge in this area and believed that further education would improve their medical practice.
BRITISH DENTAL JOURNAL
(2021)
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Urology & Nephrology
Farid Samaan, Danilo Aoike, Ricardo Pagrion-Neto, Thiago Cesar Pons, Rafaela Bracci Lisboa, Emmanuel A. Burdmann
Summary: This study evaluated the knowledge of non-nephrologists, undergraduate medical students, and health professionals regarding acute kidney injury (AKI). The results showed knowledge gaps and highlighted the need for professional training programs.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Jane Tuckerman, Kelly Harper, Thomas R. Sullivan, Jennifer Fereday, Jennifer Couper, Nicholas Smith, Andrew Tai, Andrew Kelly, Richard Couper, Mark Friswell, Louise Flood, Margaret Danchin, Christopher C. Blyth, Helen Marshall
Summary: Influenza immunisation is crucial for public health, but the vaccination rate for children and adolescents with special risk medical conditions is suboptimal. Flutext-4U is an innovative strategy targeting healthcare providers and parents to increase influenza immunisation coverage.
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Immunology
Di Wu, Yuexue Mai, Pan Liu, Jie Long, Qun Liu, Tiantian Wu, Dedong Wang, Xiangzhi Hu, Weiquan Lin, Xuejiao Chen, Zhoubin Zhang, Pengzhe Qin
Summary: This study investigated the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of college students in South China towards influenza vaccine. The findings showed that college students had a high recognition of the effectiveness and safety of the influenza vaccine, but had low awareness and vaccination rate. Factors such as gender, age, awareness of the vaccine, and perception of its necessity were found to influence the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of college students towards influenza vaccination.
IMMUNITY INFLAMMATION AND DISEASE
(2023)
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Seth D. Crockett, Elizabeth L. Barry, Leila A. Mott, Dennis J. Ahnen, Douglas J. Robertson, Joseph C. Anderson, Kristen Wallace, Carol A. Burke, Robert S. Bresalier, Jane C. Figueiredo, Dale C. Snover, John A. Baron
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Oncology
Elizabeth L. Barry, Jennifer L. Lund, Daniel Westreich, Leila A. Mott, Dennis J. Ahnen, Gerald J. Beck, Roberd M. Bostick, Robert S. Bresalier, Carol A. Burke, Timothy R. Church, Judy R. Rees, Douglas J. Robertson, John A. Baron
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER
(2019)
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Medicine, Research & Experimental
Fabio Grizzi, Sirio Fiorino, Dorina Qehajaj, Adele Fornelli, Carlo Russo, Dario de Biase, Michele Masetti, Laura Mastrangelo, Matteo Zanello, Raffaele Lombardi, Andrea Domanico, Esterita Accogli, Andrea Tura, Leonardo Mirandola, Maurizio Chiriva-Internati, Robert S. Bresalier, Elio Jovine, Paolo Leandri, Luca Di Tommaso
JOURNAL OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE
(2019)
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Hamzah Abu-Sbeih, Ellie Chen, Osman Ahmed, Niharika Mallepally, Phillip Lum, Wei Qiao, Hun Ju Lee, Robert Bresalier, Lan Sun Wang, Brian Weston, Gottumukkala S. Raju, Yinghong Wang
DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES
(2019)
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Tenglong Tang, Hamzah Abu-Sbeih, Wenyi Luo, Phillip Lum, Wei Qiao, Robert S. Bresalier, David M. Richards, Yinghong Wang
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
(2019)
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
H. Abu-Sbeih, F. S. Ali, T. Tang, E. Coronel, H. J. Lee, M. Pande, R. S. Bresalier, G. S. Raju, Y. Wang
COLORECTAL DISEASE
(2020)
Editorial Material
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Robert S. Bresalier, Robert S. Chapkin
DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES
(2020)
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Medicine, Research & Experimental
Leonardo Mirandola, Maurizio Chiriva-Internati, Robert Bresalier, Lucia Piccotti, Fabio Grizzi, Francesco M. Marincola
JOURNAL OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE
(2019)
Letter
Surgery
Fabio Grizzi, Dorina Qehajaj, Daniel Yiu, Robert S. Bresalier, Maurizio Chiriva-Internati
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Oncology
Robert S. Bresalier, William M. Grady, Sanford D. Markowitz, Hans Jorgen Nielsen, Surinder K. Batra, Paul D. Lampe
CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION
(2020)
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Medical Laboratory Technology
Niels Lech Pedersen, Mathias Mertz Petersen, Jon J. Ladd, Paul D. Lampe, Robert S. Bresalier, Gerard J. Davis, Christina Demuth, Sarah O. Jensen, Claus L. Andersen, Linnea Ferm, Ib J. Christensen, Hans J. Nielsen
CLINICA CHIMICA ACTA
(2020)
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Daoyan Wei, Liang Wang, Yi Liu, Margarete A. A. Hafley, Lin Tan, Philip L. L. Lorenzi, Peiying Yang, Xiangsheng Zuo, Robert S. S. Bresalier
Summary: The inactivation of vitamin D/VDR signaling may contribute to the malignant phenotype of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) and altered expression of oncoprotein mucin 1 (MUC1) may be involved in drug resistance of cancer cells. The study found that vitamin D/VDR signaling regulates the expression and function of MUC1 and can enhance the sensitivity of PDA cells to gemcitabine treatment.
DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Robert S. Bresalier, Carlo Senore, Graeme P. Young, James Allison, Robert Benamouzig, Sally Benton, Patrick M. M. Bossuyt, Luis Caro, Beatriz Carvalho, Han-Mo Chiu, Veerle M. H. Coupe, Willemijn de Klaver, Clasine Maria de Klerk, Evelien Dekker, Sunil Dolwani, Callum G. Fraser, William Grady, Lydia Guittet, Samir Gupta, Stephen P. Halloran, Ulrike Haug, Geir Hoff, Steven Itzkowitz, Tim Kortlever, Anastasios Koulaouzidis, Uri Ladabaum, Beatrice Lauby-Secretan, Marcis Leja, Bernard Levin, Theodore Robert Levin, Finlay Macrae, Gerrit A. Meijer, Joshua Melson, Colm O'Morain, Susan Parry, Linda Rabeneck, David F. Ransohoff, Roque Saenz, Hiroshi Saito, Silvia Sanduleanu-Dascalescu, Robert E. Schoen, Kevin Selby, Harminder Singh, Robert J. C. Steele, Joseph J. Y. Sung, Erin Leigh Symonds, Sidney J. Winawer
Summary: New non-invasive tests for colorectal cancer (CRC) are emerging, making it challenging to conduct trials with mortality reduction as the main goal. A formal consensus approach involving experts resulted in the revision of previously established principles and the emergence of twelve new principles. The effectiveness of a new test can be evaluated by comparing it with an established non-invasive test, with the faecal immunochemical test considered as the appropriate comparator. Flexible adjustment of the new test's positivity threshold is desirable to meet different screening goals and requirements. A four-phased approach is proposed for the evaluation of new tests, including small studies, prospective estimation of accuracy, evaluation in screening populations, and monitoring for missed lesions.
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Oncology
Hamzah Abu-Sbeih, Faisal S. Ali, Wei Qiao, Phillip Lum, Mehnaz A. Shafi, Robert S. Bresalier, Ernest Hawk, Gottumukkala S. Raju, Yinghong Wang
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Hamzah Abu-Sbeih, Faisal S. Ali, Phillip S. Ge, Carlos H. Barcenas, Phillip Lum, Wei Qiao, Robert S. Bresalier, Manoop S. Bhutani, Gottumukkala S. Raju, Yinghong Wang
ANNALS OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
(2019)