Preoperative assessment of liver regeneration using T1 mapping and the functional liver imaging score derived from Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced magnetic resonance for patient with hepatoce... by Qian Li, Tong Zhang, Shan Yao, Feifei Gao, Lisha Nie, Hehan Tang, Bin Song, Bin Song, Yi Wei

“…ObjectivesTo explore whether T1 mapping parameters and the functional liver imaging score (FLIS) based on Gd-EOB-DTPA MRI could evaluate liver regeneration after hepatectomy for HCC patient.MethodsThis retrospective study finally included 60 HCC patients (48 men and 12 women, with a median age of 53 years). T1 relaxation time of liver before gadoxetic acid injection (T1pre) and during the hepatobiliary phase (T1HBP), reduction rate (Δ%) and FLIS were calculated, their correlations with liver fibrosis stage, hepatic steatosis, and liver regeneration, quantified as regeneration index (RI), were assessed by Kendall’s tau-b correlation test or Spearman’s correlation test. …”
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Psychosocial well-being index and sick leave in the workplace: a structural equation modeling of Wittyfit data by Rémi Colin-Chevalier, Bruno Pereira, Samuel Dewavrin, Thomas Cornet, Julien Steven Baker, Frédéric Dutheil

“…Psychosocial factors (job satisfaction, atmosphere, recognition, work-life balance, meaning, work organization, values, workload, autonomy, and stress) were self-assessed using health-related surveys, while sick leave records were provided by volunteer companies.ResultsA total of 1,399 workers were included in the study (mean age: 39.4 ± 9.4, mean seniority: 9.2 ± 7.7, 49.8% of women, 12.0% managers). …”
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Cytokines and Chemokines in Pediatric Appendicitis: A Multiplex Analysis of Inflammatory Protein Mediators by S. Ali Naqvi, Graham C. Thompson, Ari R. Joffe, Jaime Blackwood, Dori-Ann Martin, Mary Brindle, Herman W. Barkema, Craig N. Jenne

“…Plasma mediator levels, analyzed by Luminex multiplex assays, were evaluated in children aged 5-17 years with nonappendicitis abdominal pain (NAAP), acute appendicitis (AA), and nonappendicitis sepsis (NAS). …”
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Longitudinal Assessment of Alterations in Peripheral Inflammatory Markers Over a Hospitalization Period in Patients with Schizophrenia by Süleyman Dönmezler, Oya Güçlü, İmren Kurt, Halil Ibrahim Ozturk

“…Inflammatory markers such as neutrophil-to-lymphocyte Ratios (NLR), monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratios (MLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratios (PLR), C-reactive protein-to-albumin ratios (CAR), and systemic immune inflammation indices (SII) were calculated at the time of hospital admission and after three weeks. Results: The mean age of the participants was 39.0±13.1 years and the majority were male (n: 75). …”
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Étude des diarrhées en milieu périurbain à Abidjan par l’approche écosanté by Brama Koné, Mohamed Doumbia, Ibrahima Sy, Kouassi Dongo, Yveline Agbo-Houenou, Pascal Valentin Houenou, Benjamin Fayomi, Bassirou Bonfoh, Marcel Tanner, Guéladio Cissé

“…Après plusieurs rencontres d’échange avec les populations et un atelier de lancement participatif incluant toutes les parties prenantes, une enquête ménage transversale par questionnaire (n = 205) adressée aux femmes de ménage, une enquête géographique, l’analyse d’eau de puits, des observations et des groupes de consultations (focus group) ont été réalisés en août 2006 afin de déterminer la prévalence des maladies diarrhéiques et d’identifier les facteurs de risques majeurs.1234 personnes ont été recensées dans les 205 ménages. 7 % de ces personnes (85/1234) avaient vécu un épisode diarrhéique au cours des deux semaines précédant la date d’enquête. La tranche d’âge des moins de 5 ans était la plus affectée avec une prévalence de 14 %, suivie de celle des plus de 15 ans (6 %) et enfin des enfants de 5 à 15 ans (3 %).Les principaux facteurs de risques identifiés dans l’avènement des diarrhées sont, entre autres, le lieu de conservation de l’eau de boisson (P-value = 0,02), le récipient de conservation (p-value = 0,03) et le lieu d’installation des latrines dans les ménages (p-value = 0,02). …”
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Domestic violence victimisation and its association with mental distress: a cross-sectional study of the Yangon Region, Myanmar by Johanne Sundby, Espen Bjertness, Lars Lien, Win Thuzar Aye, Hein Stigum, Berit Schei

“…Prevalence estimates and associations were presented with a 95% CI and the Wald test.Setting Urban and rural areas of the Yangon region, Myanmar.Participants Men and women ages 18 to 49 years were included. Institutionalised people, monks, nuns and individuals deemed too ill physically and/or mentally to participate were excluded.Results A random sample of 2383 people was included in the analyses. …”
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How Does Indonesian Chronic Disease Patient Adhere to Their Treatment? A Cross-Sectional Analysis of 11,408 Subjects by Pradipta IS, Aprilio K, Ningsih YF, Pratama MAA, Gatera VA, Alfian SD, Iskandarsyah A, Abdulah R

“…Treatment nonadherence was associated with socioeconomic-related factors of being aged 15– 65 years, living in rural areas, having history of formal education, and having a household size of 2– 6 people. …”
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Changes in sarcopenia and incident cardiovascular disease in prospective cohorts by Qingyue Zeng, Lijun Zhao, Qian Zhong, Zhenmei An, Shuangqing Li

“…Results Based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria, a total of 7499 CHARLS participants were included in the analysis, with 50.8% being female and an average age of 58.5 years. Compared to participants with stable non-sarcopenia status, those who progressed from non-sarcopenia to possible sarcopenia or sarcopenia exhibited a significantly increased risk of new-onset CVD (HR 1.30, 95% CI 1.06–1.59). …”
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Short-Term Outcomes of Elective High-Risk PCI with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support: A Single-Centre Registry by Alexander M. Griffioen, Stijn C. H. Van Den Oord, Marleen H. Van Wely, Gerard C. Swart, Herbert B. Van Wetten, Peter W. Danse, Peter Damman, Niels Van Royen, Robert Jan M. Van Geuns

“…Between January 2020 and December 2021, 14 patients underwent high-risk PCI with ECMO support. The mean age was 66.5 (±2.5) and the majority was male (71.4%) with a mean left ventricular ejection fraction of 33% (±3.0). …”
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Abnormalities in Blood Parameters in Athletes Taking Anabolic Androgenic Steroidal Agents; an Observational Clinical Study by Mubarak GS, Bamagous GA, Alsanosi SM, Alhindi YZ, Alqashqari HS, Albar HT, Siddiqi AM, Ayoub N, Falemban AH

“…All the participants were male, with an age range of 24– 45 years. The results showed that 94% of the participants used AAS for nontherapeutic purposes. …”
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Benefits and harms of pregabalin in the management of neuropathic pain: a rapid review and meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials by Igho J Onakpoya, Elizabeth T Thomas, Joseph J Lee, Ben Goldacre, Carl J Heneghan

“…Objective To assess the benefits and harms of pregabalin in the management of neuropathic pain.Design Rapid review and meta-analysis of phase III, randomised, placebo-controlled trials.Participants Adults aged 18 years and above with neuropathic pain defined according to the International Association for the Study of Pain criteria.Interventions Pregabalin or placebo.Primary and secondary outcome measures Our primary outcomes were pain (as measured using validated scales) and adverse events. …”
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Poor Glycemic Control in Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Infections: Impact on Epidemiological Features, Mortality Risks, and Polymyxin Resistance by Wang Q, Yan T, Ma C, Teng X, Shen C, Wang N, Yu K, Chu W, Zhou Q, Liu Z

“…Logistic regression analysis identified age, glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) ≥ 7%, CKD, tumor, mechanical ventilation, and sepsis as independent risk factors for death associated with CRKP infection. …”
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Cognitive and Emotional Empathy in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury by Veronica Guadagni, Marco Sarà, Massimiliano Conson, Antonio Carolei, Simona Sacco, Silvia Vadini, Caterina Pistarini, Arcangelo Barbonetti, Giuseppe Iaria, Francesca Pistoia

“…Materials and Methods. 20 patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) (12 males and 8 females, mean age=50.9, standard deviation SD=16.1 years; mean education=10.9, SD=4.1 years) were included in the study and compared to 20 matched healthy subjects. …”
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Correlations between spinopelvic parameters and health-related quality of life in degenerative lumbar scoliosis patients before and after long -level fusion surgery by Jiaqi Zhang, Yinhao Liu, Yan Zeng, Lei Yuan, Weishi Li

“…Results The study population included 104 women and 26 men with an average age of 62.9 years. Both coronal and sagittal parameters showed significant correlations with HRQoL scores pre- and post-operatively. …”
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First results of the EuroHeart program by András Jánosi, Zoltán Járai

“…Nationwide myocardial infarction registers operated in Sweden and Hungary, while regional or centre-specific data were analysed in the other countries. 39.3% of the cases analysed came from Sweden, 30.1% from Hungary, and 20.1% from Portugal. The average age is 68 years, and almost a third of the patients (31.6%) are women. …”
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Assessing the use of geospatial data for immunization program implementation and associated effects on coverage and equity in the Democratic Republic of Congo by Dosithée Ngo-Bebe, Patricia Mechael, Fulbert Nappa Kwilu, Théophane Kekemb Bukele, Félicité Langwana, Genèse Lolimo Lobukulu, Marcelo Ilunga Kalonji, Bahindwa Kalalizi, Kevin Tschirhart, Christophe Lungayo Luhata, Carine Gachen

“…A secondary analysis of immunization coverage survey data (2020–2022) was conducted to assess the associated effects on immunization coverage, especially changes in rates of zero dose children, defined as those aged 12–23 months who have not received a single dose of Pentavalent vaccine. …”
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A higher incidence of cardiovascular complications in hyperthyroid patients with Graves’ disease in comparison to hyperthyroid patients with subacute thyroiditis by Ana Šešek, Simona Gaberšček, Katja Zaletel, Edvard Pirnat, Katica Bajuk Studen

“…The two groups did not significantly differ by sex, age, and body mass index. A cardiovascular complication was registered in 78 patients; the incidence was significantly higher in Graves’ disease than in subacute thyroiditis (74 vs. 4, p<0.001). …”
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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic measures on hospitalizations and epidemiological patterns of twelve respiratory pathogens in children with acute respiratory infections in southern Chin... by Wei Wang, Xiaojuan Luo, Zhenmin Ren, Xiaoying Fu, Yunsheng Chen, WenJian Wang, Yanmin Bao, Yuejie Zheng, Ke Cao, Jiehua Chen

“…Results In Phase 2, there was a significant increase in average annual cases, with a higher median age of affected children, higher pathogen detection rates, and increased co-infection rates compared to Phase 1. …”
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Impact of Prone Position on 12-Lead Electrocardiogram in Healthy Adults: A Comparison Study with Standard Electrocardiogram by Yunis Daralammouri, Murad Azamtta, Hamza Hamayel, Amro Adas, Osama Sawalmeh, Yahia Ismail, Saed H. Zyoud

“…A cross-sectional observational study enrolled forty healthy adults (24 males and 16 females) aged between 18 and 40 years. The ECG was performed in two different body positions, supine and prone. …”
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From classroom to screen: a cross-sectional study on medical students’ first experiences with e-learning during the COVID-19 pandemic by Laleh Khojasteh, Zahra Karimian, Elham Nasiri, Sedigheh Sharifzadeh, Majid Reza Farrokhi

“…Students’ perceptions of the e-learning environment were shown to be substantially connected to their age, access to electronic devices, computer proficiency, prior experience regarding e-learning, and the school in which they are studying, respectively (P = 0.027). …”
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