The epidemiology of thyroid cancer in the twentieth and early twenty-first century in Ukraine and Zaporizhzhia region by O. M. Sydorenko, M. O. Sydorenko, M. P. Tymoshev

“…Thus, in 1989, the incidence among men was 1.01, and in 2004 it was already 1.92, for women these rates were 3.54 and 7.24 per 100 thousand population, respectively. …”
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Evaluation of an Aspergillus IgG/IgM lateral flow assay for serodiagnosis of fungal asthma in Uganda. by Richard Kwizera, Felix Bongomin, Ronald Olum, William Worodria, Freddie Bwanga, David B Meya, Bruce J Kirenga, Robin Gore, David W Denning, Stephen J Fowler

“…False positive and negative rates were 3.5% and 3.2% for ABPA and 2.4% and 14.9% for SAFS, respectively. …”
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RP-HPLC Method Development and Validation of Synthesized Codrug in Combination with Indomethacin, Paracetamol, and Famotidine by Mohyeddin Assali, Murad Abualhasan, Nihal Zohud, Noura Ghazal

“…The LODs for FAM, PAR, IND, and codrug were 3.076 × 10−9, 3.868 × 10−10, 1.066 × 10−9, and 4.402 × 10−9 mg/mL respectively. …”
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OPERATIONS ON THE CAROTID ARTERIES FOR ACUTE PERIOD OF ISCHEMIC STROKE by Mikhail S. Mikhailov, Aleksander V. Vavilov, Andrey I. Gritsaenko, Vladimir Yu. Ridel, Aleksey V. Novozhilov, Anar B. Musaev, Evgeniy G. Eidlin, Natal’ya Yu. Zelenkina

“…Indications for urgent intervention were 3 groups of clinicalmorphological criteria (analysis groups): 1. …”
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A rapid and visual detection assay for Senecavirus A based on recombinase-aided amplification and lateral flow dipstick by Yiwan Song, Yiwan Song, Yiqi Fang, Yiqi Fang, Shuaiqi Zhu, Shuaiqi Zhu, Weijun Wang, Lianxiang Wang, Wenxian Chen, Wenxian Chen, Yintao He, Yintao He, Lin Yi, Lin Yi, Hongxing Ding, Hongxing Ding, Mingqiu Zhao, Shuangqi Fan, Shuangqi Fan, Zhaoyao Li, Zhaoyao Li, Jinding Chen, Jinding Chen

“…The lowest detectable limits of this method for the plasmid of pMD18-SVA-3D, DNA amplification product, and viral were 3.86×101 copies/µL, 8.76×10-7 ng/µL, and 1×100.25 TCID50/mL, respectively. …”
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Maternal physical activity levels in early pregnancy and the risk of spinal deformity among preschoolers at age 4: findings from the Shanghai birth cohort study by Xin Li, Xin Li, Xuan Zhou, Xuan Zhou, Juping Liang, Zefan Huang, Mengdie Jin, Xiuhua Shen, Xuanfang Wang, Binbin Fu, Peijie Chen, Qing Du, Qing Du

“…An adjusted logistic regression model was used to explore the relationships between prenatal and postnatal physical activity levels and the risk of spinal deformity in preschoolers.ResultsIn 98 children (12.9%), ATRs were 3 or above, and 3 had ATRs of 5 at age 4. The duration of physical activity during early pregnancy (min/week) indicated a moderate risk of spinal deformity (with an ATR between 3 and 5) in children at age 4 (OR: 0.986, 95% CI: 0.976–1.001, P = 0.084). …”
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Temporal trends of low back pain burden and joinpoint and age-period-cohort analysis in China from 1990 to 2021 by Bo Liang, Yue Wei, Heming Pei, Xiaoxuan Liang, Gong Chen, Lijun Pei

“…The crude incidence, prevalence and DALYs rates were 3.05% (95% UI: 2.64–3.46%), 7.04% (95% UI: 6.12–7.94%) and 794.08 per 100,000 (95% UI: 557.48–1077.36), respectively. …”
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Radiofrequency ablation for papillary thyroid microcarcinoma with a trachea-adjacent versus trachea-distant location by Haoyu Jing, Lin Yan, Jing Xiao, Xinyang Li, Bo Jiang, Zhen Yang, Yingying Li, Bin Sun, Mingbo Zhang, Yukun Luo

“…Overall disease progression and complications incidence were 3.7% and 1.0%, respectively. No substantial differences were observed between the two groups in the latest volume (0.8 mm3 ± 4.1 vs. 0.9 mm3 ± 4.2, p = .77), VRR (99.7% ± 1.6 vs. 99.5% ± 2.7, p = .75), cumulative tumor disappearance rate (92.6% vs. 94.2%, p = .58), and incidence of disease progression (4.1% vs. 4.5%, p = .70) and complication (1.7% vs. 0.8%, p = .86) after 1:2 matching. …”
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging Texture Analysis Based on Intraosseous and Extraosseous Lesions to Predict Prognosis in Patients with Osteosarcoma by Yu Mori, Hainan Ren, Naoko Mori, Munenori Watanuki, Shin Hitachi, Mika Watanabe, Shunji Mugikura, Kei Takase

“…Twenty-seven patients were 3-year survivors, and the remaining seven patients were non-survivors. …”
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Prevalence of multidrug-resistant organisms in intensive care unit patients and rate of subsequent bacteraemia: a 5-year study by Moncompu Subramanian Ramachandran, Indunil Sandaradura, Vineet Nayyar

“…Material and methods All patients with a positive surveillance swab result and a positive blood culture result for MROs admitted to the Westmead intensive care unit (ICU) between 1 January 2014 and 31 March 2019 had their results matched with ICU data extracted from the ICU database and analysed for the risk of bacteraemia among swab positive patients. Results There were 3,878 (2,388 males, 1,490 females) assessable admissions during the period. …”
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Trends in stroke incidence and mortality in China, Japan, and South Korea (1990–2021) with projections to 2035 by Liyuan Yang, Luhan Fan, Yuanyi Cao, Xinyao Liu, Chao Yang, Yamei Luo, Junhui Zhang

“…The average annual percentage declines in the stroke ASIR and ASMR were − 3.58% and − 5.52% in South Korea, − 1.55% and − 3.54% in Japan, and − 0.37% and − 1.79% in China, compared with − 1.29% and − 1.15% in the U.S., and − 0.81% and − 1.60% globally. …”
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Differences in gestational age at preterm birth can predict future cardiovascular events in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) by May Ching Soh, Catherine Nelson-Piercy, Magnus Westgren, Lesley McCowan, Dharmintra Pasupathy

“…The risk of CVE was calculated and adjusted for SLE-related morbidity and cardiovascular risk factors.ResultsOver the 38-year interval, there were 3,963 subjects, and the prevalence of preterm birth was 20.9%. …”
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Comparison of Nurick Score and Modified Japanese Orthopaedic Association Score as Prognostic Indices for Surgical Outcome in Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Cases: A Prospective Ob... by Ramis Abdul Aziz, Sarang Gotecha, Ashish Chugh, Prashant Punia

“…Results: The mean age of participants was 52.88±15.17 years.The median pre- and postoperative Nurick scores were 3 and 1, respectively (p-value<0.0001), while mJOA scores improved from 14 to 16 (p-value<0.0001). …”
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Molecular prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi, Ehrlichia canis, and Coxiella burnetii in dogs and associated ticks in Egypt: Emerging One Health challenging zoonoses by Zeinab S. Ahmed, Nada Hesham, Taher M. Abdelhamid, Mahmoud E. Hashad, Hossam Mahmoud

“…The overall prevalence of the three agents in dog and tick samples were 3.18%, 8.18%, and 1.81%, respectively. Simultaneous positive PCR reactions in both dogs and their associated tick pools were observed in four cases. …”
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Space use and movements of inland wintering Whooping Cranes in the Aransas-Wood Buffalo population by Carter G Crouch, Andrew J Caven, Matti R. Bradshaw, Katrina M Fernald, Matthew J Butler, Michael A Kalisek

“…Inland wintering birds had AKDE home ranges that were 3.1 times as large as coastal wintering birds. …”
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Comparative informative value of three blood pressure measurement methods in antihypertensive therapy effectiveness assessment by V. M. Gorbunov, R. G. Oganov, E. V. Platonova, A. D. Deev

“…«Error» prevalence for dispersion of averaged 24-hour BPM data was 19-40%, averaged BPSC data – 7-22%. T test values were 3,2-1,2 for averaged 24-hour BPM data, 1,6-0,6 – for averaged BPSC data, 1,7-0,6 – for final/peak effect indices, 3,6-3,0 and 1,3-0,4 - for smoothness index, respectively. …”
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Comparison of efficacy of photobiomodulation and topical anesthetic spray in reducing the injection pain in children aged 6–12 years – A randomized clinical trial by Bhavana Bollepalli, Ahalya Penmetsa, Ravigna Peddi, Himavarsha Mannam, Ramalaxmi Koruprolu, Gautami S Penmetsa

“…Results: The mean WBS scores for Group 1, Group 2, and Group 3 were 3.8 ± 2.21, 1.77 ± 2.81, and 4.11 ± 3.1, respectively, and the difference was statistically significant (P = 0.025) between Group 1 (control) and Group 2 (PBM 40 s). …”
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Invasive pneumococcal disease in Argentina: a snapshot from a retrospective observational study on serotypes, antimicrobial resistance, and the potential impact of the COVID-19 pan... by Jonathan Zintgraff, Paula Gagetti, Nahuel Sánchez Eluchans, Paulina Marchetti, María Alicia Moscoloni, Lucia Irazu, Claudia S. Lara, Alejandra Corso, Claudia Hernández, Alejandra Blanco, Vanessa Reitjman, Carlos Vay, Claudia Alfonso, Claudia Garbaz, Claudia Etcheves, Flavia Amalfa, Debora Stepanik, Liliana Fernandez Caniggia, Marisa Turco, Adriana Procopio, Miryam Vazquez, Mariela Soledad Zarate, Marta Giovanakis, Marta Flaibani, Nora Gómez, Rosana Pereda, Liliana Guelfand, Silvana Manganello, Iliana Martinez, Ana Togneri, Andrea Pacha, Maria L. Benvenutti, Mabel Rizzo, Silvia Beatriz Fernandez, Maria Cervelli, Mónica Machain, Andrea Fascente, Laura Paniccia, María Adelaida Rosetti, Hebe Gullo, Maria Susana Commisso, Nory Cerda, Carolina Vaccino, Victoria Monzani, Laura Morvay, Micaela Sogga, Viviana Vilches, Ana Laura Mariñazky, Appendino Andrea, Laura Biglieri, Sandra Bognanni, Cecilia Vescina, Johanna Pérez, Liliana Meccia, Marisa Almuzara, Alejandra Sale, Mónica Sparo, Sofía Murzicato, Gabriela Galán, Roxana Depardo, Maricel Garrone, Adriana Fernández Laussi, Graciela Priore, Mónica Vallejo, Cecilia Barrachia, Adriana Melo, Victoria Ascua, Patricia Lopez, Daniela Carrizo, Patricia Valdez, Mariela Silvia Farfan, Viviana David, Leyla Guadalupe Gómez Capara, Mónica Graciela Sucin, Viviana Isabel Saito, Laura Pícoli, Mariana Carol Rey, Isabel Ana Marques, Norma Ester Cech, Susana Ortiz, Mario FloresTeresa M Strella, Omar Daher, Ana Littvik, Claudia Amareto De Costabella, Lidia Wolff De Jakob, Lilia Norma Camisassa, Liliana González, Patricia Montanaro, Marina Botiglieri, Paulo Cortéz, Ana María Pato, Juan Pellegrini, Lorena del Barco, María Eugenia de Torres, María Silvia Díaz, María Ofelia Moulins, Luis Otaegui, Norma Yoya, Nancy Comello, Silvana Vivaldo, Nancy Noemí Pereyra, Marcelo Tóffoli, Gabriela Granados, Beatriz Resina, Adriana Pereyra, Gladys Almada, Sonia Flores, Mónica Romanazi, Ada Zanusso, Adriana Edith Acosta, Alfredo Matile, Beatriz Garcia, Lorena Leguizamón, Viviana Villalba, Cristina Pérez, Fernanda Bulgueroni, Néstor Blazquez, María Laura Álvarez, Cristina Carranza, Mariela Roncallo, Gonzalo Crombas, Daniela Durani, Graciela Stafforini, Maria Gabriela Rivolier, Cristina Bono, Eloisa Aguirre, Ana Berejnoi, Silvia Amador, Norma Sponton, Hugo Castro, Marisa López, Ema María Fernández, Hugo Rigo, Josefina Villegas, Vilma Krause, Alejandra Vargas, Mariel Borda, Andrea Badano, Adriana Ernst, Andrea Nepote, Maria Gilli, Emilce Mendez, Alicia Nagel, Maria Inés Zamboni, Noemi Borda, Stella Virgolini, Maria Rosa Baroni, Marciana Cragnolino, Maria Elisa Pavón, Manuel Boutureira, Marcela Vargas, Alejandra Guerra, Ana Maria Villagra De Trejo, José Assa, Fernández de Gandur, Norma Cudmani

“…In adults (≥18 years), the leading serotypes were 3 (17%; 92/542), 8 (14%; 76/542), 7F (5%; 27/542), 9N (4%; 22/542), and 19A (4%; 22/542). …”
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Application of SSR markers to differentiate new varieties of soybean (<em>Glycine max</em> (L.) Merr.) by Л. М. Присяжнюк, С. І. Мельник, Ю. В. Шитікова, І. О. Сігалова, А. П. Іваницька

“…According to the evaluation of gene­tic distances between varieties, it was found that the varie­ties were the most similar by loci when the genetic distances between them were 2.00, and the varieties were the most different when the distances were 3.87. Thus, the marker system, which consists of four microsatellite loci such as Satt 063, Satt 114, Satt 228 and Satt 726, is effective for defining the difference between studied soybean varieties.…”
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The people-centered care and inpatients’ perceived experience in China: a nationwide cross-sectional study by Zhixing Wang, Xueyao Wang, Herng-Chia Chiu, Xiangrong Kong, Qingfeng Li, Xu Ran, Yang Liu, Hailun Liang, Leiyu Shi

“…Inpatients with a higher level of continuity were 3.66 times more likely to ameliorate their level of satisfaction from “very unsatisfied” to “unsatisfied.” …”
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