Characteristics and long-term health outcomes of the first domestic COVID-19 outbreak cases in Da Nang, Vietnam: a longitudinal cohort study by Miyuki Tsuruoka, Mai Kim Huynh, Michiko Toizumi, Thanh Tien Hoang, Trieu Bao Nguyen, Anh The Dao, Luong Dinh Nguyen, Huy Xuan Le, Chung Thanh Le, Anh Quang Dang, Hung Thai Do, Lay Myint Yoshida

“…Methods We conducted an ambidirectional cohort study. Study subjects were all hospitalised cases with positive real-time PCR test of SARS-CoV-2 in the three major hospitals in Da Nang from 25 July to 28 August 2020. …”
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Risk Factors and Outcome of Sepsis in Traumatic Patients and Pathogen Detection Using Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing by Yiqing Tong, Jianming Zhang, Yimu Fu, Xingxing He, Qiming Feng

“…The outcome measures included mortality during the emergency intensive care unit (EICU), EICU length of stay (LOS), all-cause 28-day mortality, and total ventilator days in 28 days after admission. …”
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The Possibility or Impossibility of Stock Price Prediction: Evidence from the Petrochemical Industry by Masoud Alizadeh Chamazkoti, Mehdi Fathabadi, Mahmod Mahmodzadeh, Saleh Ghavidel Doostkouei

“…In addition, the results of GARCH and exponential GARCH models showed that there is a positive relationship between risk and return for all seven companies. Also, volatility shocks in Fars, Nouri, Pars, and Tapico companies are completely permanent (weak performance). …”
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Development of Attenuated Total Reflectance Mid-Infrared (ATR-MIR) and Near-Infrared (NIR) Spectroscopy for the Determination of Resistant Starch Content in Wheat Grains by Rong Wang, Xia Wei, Hongpan Wang, Linshu Zhao, Cengli Zeng, Bingrui Wang, Wenying Zhang, Luxiang Liu, Yanhao Xu

“…It proved that the ATR-MIR model can be a perfect substitute in RS measuring. All the results indicated that the ATR-MIR spectroscopy with improved screening efficiency can be used as a fast, rapid, and nondestructive method in high grain RS content wheat breeding.…”
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Business’ Attitudes Towards Corruption in Selected Central European Countries by Nenad Vretenar, Ana Marija Filipas, Martina Briš Alić

“…Both models displayed adequate fit indices and enabled predictions that allowed us to draw conclusions. All respondents were business representatives with decision-making responsibilities in their companies, ensuring that the results reflect company perceptions rather than those of the general public. …”
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Effective leaf rust resistance genes of wheat in Novosibirsk Province in connection with the variability of the <i>Puccinia triticina</i> population by L. P. Sochalova, N. I. Boyko, A. A. Poteshkina, V. V. Piskarev

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Adalimumab Treatment in Biologically Naïve Crohn’s Disease: Relationship with Ectopic MUC5AC Expression and Endoscopic Improvement by Tsutomu Mizoshita, Satoshi Tanida, Hironobu Tsukamoto, Keiji Ozeki, Takahito Katano, Hirotaka Nishiwaki, Masahide Ebi, Yoshinori Mori, Eiji Kubota, Hiromi Kataoka, Takeshi Kamiya, Takashi Joh

“…In the MUC5AC negative group, all cases exhibited clinical remission (CR) and endoscopic improvement at 52 weeks. …”
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Antibacterial Activity of Traditional Medicinal Plants Used for the Treatment of Acute Diarrheal Diseases in Chiapas, Mexico by Jesús Mauricio Ernesto Hernández-Méndez, Israel Peña-Hernández, Mariela Tapia-Nazario, Gerardo Leyva-Padrón, Abumalé Cruz-Salomón, María Emperatriz Domínguez-Espinosa, Héctor Armando Esquinca-Avilés, Maritza del Carmen Hernández-Cruz, Rocío Magdalena Sánchez-Albores, Kelly del Carmen Cruz-Salomón, Rosa Isela Cruz-Rodríguez, Martha Guadalupe Gómez-Santos

“…<i>Euphorbia maculata</i> inhibited <i>Shigella dysenteriae</i> (104.76%, MIC 25 mg/mL), while <i>Guazuma ulmifolia</i> and <i>Bursera simaruba</i> exhibited no antibacterial effects. All extracts were non-toxic (LD₅₀ > 1000 μg/mL), indicating potential as natural alternatives for ADD treatment.…”
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Iguratimod Inhibits the Aggressiveness of Rheumatoid Fibroblast-Like Synoviocytes by Jin Lin, Ye Yu, Xuanwei Wang, Yini Ke, Chuanyin Sun, Lihuan Yue, Guanhua Xu, Bei Xu, Liqin Xu, Heng Cao, Danyi Xu, Nancy Olsen, Weiqian Chen

“…MMP-1, MMP-3, MMP-9, Interleukin-6 (IL-6), and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 mRNA and protein levels were all decreased after treatment with iguratimod. Furthermore, tumor necrosis factor-alpha- (TNF-α-) induced expression of phosphorylated c-Jun N-terminal kinases (JNK) and P38 MAPK were inhibited by iguratimod. …”
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Anaesthesia provision, infrastructure and resources in the Heilongjiang Province, China: a cross-sectional observational study by Jian Zhang, Hui Wang, Fei Han, Ge Jiang, Xi Zhang, Guonian Wang, Xiaoyu Zheng, Jingshun Zhao, Dandan Yao, Wanchao Yang, Xuesong Ma, Xiaodi Lu, Xidong Zhu, Meijun Chen, Mingyue Zhang

“…Objective The aim of this study was to explore the current status of the anaesthesia provision, infrastructure and resources in the Heilongjiang Province, China.Design A cross-sectional observational study of hospitals, anaesthesiologists, assistant anaesthesiologists and anaesthetic nurses in the Heilongjiang Province.Setting All hospitals in the Heilongjiang Province.Participants The hospitals, anaesthesiologists (attending physicians, associate chief physicians and chief physicians), assistant anaesthesiologists (licenced assistant physicians, resident physicians and other trainees) and anaesthetic nurses.Main outcome measures Standard descriptive statistics (percentages and numbers) were used to summarise the data.Results The investigation involved 1123 hospitals, 405 of these hospitals had anaesthesiology departments (36.06%). …”
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Easy Data Augmentation untuk Data yang Imbalance pada Konsultasi Kesehatan Daring by Anisa Nur Azizah, Misbachul Falach Asy'ari, Ifnu Wisma Dwi Prastya, Diana Purwitasari

“…The best EDA parameter results were acquired by adding a value of 0.1 in all EDA techniques to get 88.86% and 88.44% for accuracy and F1-score values. …”
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Hubungan Aktivitas Fisik terhadap Kadar Hemoglobin pada Mahasiswa Anggota UKM Pandekar Universitas Andalas by Laura Kosasi, Fadil Oenzil, Amel Yanis

“…<br />Kata kunci: Aktivitas Fisik, Kadar Hemoglobin, Mahasiswa Anggota UKM Pandekar</p><p>Abstract<br />Haemoglobin in red blood cells in human body is very important to transport the oxygen to all of the bodycells. Physical activity is also the importance thing to conduct the human health. …”
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Noninsulin Antidiabetic Drugs for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Are We Respecting Their Contraindications? by Irene Ruiz-Tamayo, Josep Franch-Nadal, Manel Mata-Cases, Dídac Mauricio, Xavier Cos, Antonio Rodriguez-Poncelas, Joan Barrot, Gabriel Coll-de-Tuero, Xavier Mundet-Tudurí

“…Electronic medical records were retrieved from all T2DM subjects who attended primary care centers pertaining to the Catalan Health Institute in Catalonia in 2013 and were pharmacologically treated with any NIAD alone or in combination. …”
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Evolution of Liver Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Change Point Analysis of Textbook Outcome over Twenty Years by Yeshong Park, Ho-Seong Han, Seung Yeon Lim, Hyelim Joo, Jinju Kim, MeeYoung Kang, Boram Lee, Hae Won Lee, Yoo-Seok Yoon, Jai Young Cho

“…<i>Materials and Methods</i>: All consecutive liver resections for HCC at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital from 2003 to 2022 were analyzed. …”
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Efficacy and predictors of response to somatostatin analogues in patients with ectopic ACTH syndrome by Olga O. Golounina, Zhanna E. Belaya, Alla A. Markovich, Liudmila Y. Rozhinskaya, Galina A. Mel`nichenko, Natalia G. Mokrysheva, Ivan I. Dedov

“…SSAs were the first-line therapy for all 46 patients. The average duration of SSAs use was 34 months (Me 27.5 [13.8; 41]). …”
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Proportion, quality of life and factors associated with perinatal urinary incontinence among pregnant women attending at Muhimbili national hospital by Geofrey P. Chiloleti, Fransia Arda Mushi, Aboud Muhsin, Ally Mwanga

“…Results A total of 354 women were approached, all of whom participated in the study. The mean age of the participants was 30 years (range 30–34 years). …”
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Application of synbiotic with different probiotic doses to prevent vibriosis in humpback grouper by Dwi Agung Saputra, , Sukenda, , Widanarni

“…After a feeding trial period, there were observation of the bacterial counts in the fish intestine, the fish growth performance and immune response. Then all the grouper were challenged by Vibrio alginolyticus, except K (-). …”
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Impact of patient–family physician language concordance on healthcare utilisation and mortality: a retrospective cohort study of home care recipients in Ontario, Canada by Claire Kendall, Sharon Johnston, Michael Reaume, Peter Tanuseputro, Michael Pugliese, Douglas Manuel, Denis Prud'homme, Manish Sood, Ricardo Batista, Ewa Sucha, Rhiannon Roberts, Emily Rhodes, Emily Seale, Lise Bjerre, Louise Bouchard

“…We defined primary care as language concordant when patients and their rostered family physicians shared a mutually intelligible language, and we defined all other primary care as language discordant. The primary outcomes were Emergency Department (ED) visits, hospitalisations and death within 1 year of index home care assessment.Results Compared with non-English, non-French speakers who received language-discordant primary care, those who received language-concordant primary care experienced fewer ED visits (53.1% vs 57.5%; p&lt;0.01), fewer hospitalisations (35.0% vs 37.6%; p&lt;0.01) and less mortality (14.4% vs 16.6%; p&lt;0.01) during the study period. …”
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Mechanical and Pharmacological Revascularization Strategies for Prevention of Microvascular Dysfunction in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Analysis from Index of Microc... by Ji-Hun Jang, Man-Jong Lee, Kyu-Yong Ko, Jin-Hee Park, Yong-Soo Baek, Kwon Sung-Woo, Sung-Hee Shin, Seong-Ill Woo, Dae-Hyeok Kim, Young Ju Suh, Jun Kwan, Sang-Don Park

“…Mechanical therapeutic strategies including stent diameter/length, preballoon dilatation, direct stenting, and thrombectomy were not associated with low IMR value (all P>0.05), and postballoon dilatation was associated with high IMR (β = 8.30, P=0.020). …”
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Clinical spectrum, treatment and outcomes of the m.10197G>A mutation in MT-ND3: a case report, systematic review and meta-analysis by YuZhi Shi, Bin Chen, SongTao Niu, XinGao Wang, ZaiQiang Zhang

“…Results A total of 84 participants (78 patients and 6 asymptomatic carriers) with the m.10197G>A mutation retrieved from 33 articles and the patient whose case we reported were included in the review and meta-analysis. Among all the participants, 55.3% (47/85) and 28.2% (24/85) presented with LS/LS+ and LHON/LHON+, respectively. …”
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