Linking PM Pollution to the Respiratory Health of Children: A Cross-sectional Study from Ahmedabad City in Western India by Khyati M. Kakkad, Chirantap Oza, Priya Dutta, Varsha Chorsiya, Prashant Rajput

“…A cross-section observational study of all patients, under 6, with respiratory illnesses admitted in the Pediatric ward from 1st November 2017‒31st December 2018 at a tertiary care hospital in Ahmedabad has been conducted to decipher the seasonal impact of PM2.5 on respiratory admissions. …”
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Spectrum of bacterial keratitis at a tertiary eye center in Indonesia by Rifna Lutfiamida, Rien Widyasari, Kara Citra Kalandra

“…The data were divided into two distinct periods: January 2012 to December 2017 and January 2018 to June 2020. A total of 129 eyes with keratitis were examined, and culture-positive bacteria were found in 74 eyes. …”
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Integrated technique of buffalo fertility management in Nepal by Bhuminand Devkota, Shatrughan Shah, Gokarna Gautam

“…Moreover, buffaloes in Nepal show a distinct seasonal breeding pattern, with July to December as the active breeding season and April to June and January to March as the low and transitional breeding seasons, respectively. …”
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Divergent impacts of soil desiccation on atmospheric water vapor–temperature responses regulated by evapotranspiration by Ruonan Wang, Xingwang Fan, Yongwei Liu, Xiaosong Zhao, Rong Wang, Yuanbo Liu

“…The prevalence of a positive response is highest during September–October–November (81%), while a negative response was observed most in December–January–February (35%). The spatial distribution of negative responses generally aligns with soil desiccation patterns; soil desiccation exacerbates negative responses in humid regions due to evaporative cooling but mitigates them in arid regions due to intensified warming. …”
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Prognostic factors and survival outcomes in patients with salivary duct carcinoma: a retrospective cohort study by Fei Chen, Liangbo Li, Jingqiao Tao, Nenghao Jin, Liwei Wang, Liang Zhu, Bo Qiao, Lejun Xing, Bo Wei, Jingqiu Bu, Haizhong Zhang

“…Materials and methods This study retrospectively analyzed the clinicopathological data of 61 SDC patients treated at the First Medical Center of the PLA General Hospital between January 2010 and December 2020. Univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazards models were used to identify prognostic factors for overall survival (OS). …”
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Assessment attendance and treatment engagement with talking and internet-enabled therapies of people with and without a long-term physical health condition: analysis of Talking The... by Emma Jenkinson, Ruth A. Hackett, Rona Moss-Morris, Grace Wong, Jon Wheatley, Mirko Cirkovic, Joanna Hudson

“…Method We used anonymous patient-level data from two inner London Talking Therapies services during January to December 2022 (n = 17 095 referrals). Binary logistic regression models were constructed to compare differences between LTC and non-LTC groups on (a) assessment attendance, (b) engagement and (c) internet-enabled therapy receipt. …”
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Prehospital care for ovarian cancer in Catalonia: could we do better in primary care? Retrospective cohort study by Mercè Marzo-Castillejo, Josep M Borras, Carmen Vela-Vallespín, Paula Manchon‐Walsh, Luisa Aliste

“…Objective To assess the impact of prehospital factors (diagnostic pathways, first presentation to healthcare services, intervals, participation in primary care) on 1-year and 5-year survival in people with epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC).Design Retrospective quasi-population-based cohort study.Setting Catalan Integrated Public Healthcare System.Participants People with EOC who underwent surgery with a curative intent in public Catalan hospitals between 1 January 2013 and 31 December 2014.Outcome measures Data from primary and secondary care clinical histories and care processes in the 18 months leading up to confirmation (signs and symptoms at presentation, diagnosis pathways, referrals, diagnosis interval) of the EOC diagnosis (stage, histology type, treatment). …”
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Impact of Novel Coronavirus Infection on the Course and Prognosis of Cirrhosis by A. G. Ismailova, R. V. Maslennikov, M. S. Zharkova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Thereafter, we conducted a second medical examination of these surviving patients with cirrhosis in September to December 2021.Results. Among the 226 patients included in the study, 57 had COVID-19, among which 19 patients who died of the disease. …”
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Additive impact of metabolic syndrome and sarcopenia on all-cause and cause-specific mortality: an analysis of NHANES by Meng Zhang, Qing-Yue Zeng, Linli Zhuang

“…Mortality data were obtained from the National Death Index up to December 2019.ResultsAmong the 21,962 participants, 13,517 (61.5%) had neither MetS nor SP(MetS-/SP-), 5,407 (24.6%) had MetS only(MetS+/SP-), 2,698 (12.2%) had SP only(MetS-/SP+), and 340 (1.5%) had both MetS and SP(MetS+/SP+). …”
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Surgery versus concurrent chemoradiotherapy for stage III non-small cell lung cancer: a retrospective study with propensity score matching by Takao Shigenobu, Yuri Taniguchi, Takahiro Suzuki, Yuya Tabuchi, Mizuki Sato, Kazumasa Odagiri, Yukiko Nakamura, Tsuneo Shimokawa, Hiroaki Okamoto, Akira Yoshizu

“…Methods Patients were recruited in this retrospective study from Yokohama Municipal Citizens’ Hospital between January 2013 and December 2022. We analyzed patients with pathological stage III NSCLC who underwent complete surgical resection and those with clinical stage III NSCLC who underwent definitive cCRT. …”
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Metabolic Syndrome Is Associated With Poor Prognosis in Patients With Breast Cancer Receiving Neoadjuvant Therapy by Youzhao Ma, Jingyang Zhang, Dechuang Jiao, Xiuchun Chen, Zhenzhen Liu

“…Methods The data of patients with breast cancer receiving NAT at our center from January 2017 to December 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. A chi‐square test and logistic regression model were applied to ascertain the factors associated with MetS and pathological complete response (pCR). …”
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Bioprinted hydrogels in bone regeneration: a bibliometric analysis by Huijie Zhang, Xiaoyu Li, Zhenyu Jia, Kun Jiao, Kun Jiao, Chen Liu, Chen Liu, Zixiang Deng, Yushu Bai, Xianzhao Wei, Xiaoyi Zhou

“…The objective of this study is to provide a comprehensive overview of the current research status, hotspots and research directions in this field through bibliometric methods, and to predict the development trend of this field.MethodsA search was conducted on 27 December 2024, for papers published on the Web of Science from 2010 to 2025. …”
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Understanding Code Blue Activations: Insights From Early Warning and Palliative Scores in a Tertiary Hospital by Giwangkancana GW, Setiasih YG, Hasanah A, Persiyawati Y, Wawan

“…This study aims to determine the frequency, demographic characteristics, and outcomes of Code Blue activations in a tertiary teaching hospital in a low-middle-income country.Methods: This retrospective observational study was conducted at in National Referral and Teaching Hospital in a middle income country in Asia, covering data from January 1, 2017, to December 31, 2023. The study included 2184 Code Blue activations, with data on Early Warning Scores (EWS) and palliative scores available from 2021 onwards. …”
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Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients with Bicycle-Related Injuries at a Regional Trauma Center in Korea by Yoonhyun Lee, Min Ho Lee, Dae Sang Lee, Maru Kim, Dae Hyun Jo, Hyosun Park, Hangjoo Cho

“…Methods The records of 239 patients who were injured in different types of bicycle-related accidents and transported to a single regional trauma center between January 2017 and December 2018 were examined. This retrospective single-center study used data from the Korea Trauma Database. …”
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Early detection of myocarditis caused by immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy with nivolumab and ipilimumab for advanced recurrent renal cell carcinoma by Maki Todo, Yodo Gatate, Shintaro Nakano, Go Kaneko, Masayuki Hagiwara, Takayuki Takahashi, Yuta Umezawa, Genji Ueda, Shiho Ishikawa, Yoshinori Makino, Masafumi Oyama, Suguru Shirotake

“…A retrospective survey was conducted on physiological and biochemical test findings and immune-related adverse events in patients with advanced RCC who received combination therapy with nivolumab and ipilimumab between October 1, 2018 and December 31, 2023. Patients suspected of having myocarditis consulted with cardiologists. …”
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Effectiveness of nutritional education intervention during pregnancy on birth outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Degu Jerene, Tefera Belachew, Abera Mersha, Shitaye Shibiru, Gistane Ayele

“…The review will only include experimental and quasi-experimental studies published in English from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2023. Two independent reviewers will critically appraise all eligible studies for methodological quality using the standard Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Critical Appraisal Checklist for randomised controlled trials. …”
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Intentionally self-injured patients have lower mortality when treated at trauma centers versus non-trauma centers in South Korea by Jin Woo, Han Zo Choi, Jongkyeong Kang

“…Objective This study investigated the characteristics and survival rates of patients with intentional severe trauma (self-harm or suicide) who were transported to either a regional trauma center (TC) or a non-TC facility.Methods This retrospective, national, population-based, observational, case-control study included patients who sustained intentional severe trauma and had an abnormal Revised Trauma Score at the injury site between January 2018 and December 2019. The data were a community-based severe trauma survey based on data collected from severe injury and multiple casualty patients transported by 119 emergency medical services (EMS), distributed by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. …”
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An Obesity Paradox of Asian Body Mass Index after Cardiac Surgery: Arterial Oxygenations in Duration of Mechanic Ventilation by Chiu-Hsia Chang, Fan-Yen Lee, Chin-Chou Wang, Ying-Ni Chen, Hsin-Chu Chen, Huei-Ling Hung, Meng-Chih Lin, Shih-Feng Liu

“…A retrospective study consisted of 428 patients after cardiac surgery from January 2006 to December 2010 in the medical center of Taiwan. The Asian BMI was divided into 3 groups: under-normal weight patients (; ), overweight patients (BMI 24 to <27; ), and obese patients (; ). …”
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Teaching undergraduate medical students virtual consultation skills: a mixed-methods interventional before-and-after study by Edie Booth, Kate McFetridge, Evelyn Ferguson, Catherine Paton

“…Objectives To evaluate the impact and transferability of a novel teaching method on virtual communication skills for final year medical students.Design Mixed-methods, interventional before-and-after study.Setting NHS Lanarkshire, Scotland.Participants 21 final year medical students on their obstetrics and gynaecology (O&amp;G) placement from September to December 2020.Interventions A two-part teaching session on virtual communication skills.Main outcome measures Self-reported confidence in conducting consultations preteaching and post-teaching, exposure to virtual consultations, usefulness of teaching and transferability to primary care. …”
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Frequencies and ethnic distribution of ABO and RhD blood groups in China: a population-based cross-sectional study by Min Liu, Jue Liu, Shikun Zhang, Qiaomei Wang, Haiping Shen, Yiping Zhang

“…We aimed to evaluate the distribution of ABO and RhD blood groups among Chinese ethnic groups.Design A population-based cross-sectional study.Setting Data on ABO groups and ethnicities were obtained from the National Free Preconception Health Examination Project (NFPHEP) with participants from 220 counties of 31 provinces in ChinaParticipants There were 3 832 034 participants aged 21–49 years who took part in the NFPHEP from January 2010 to December 2012 and were included in this study.Outcome Measures The proportion of ABO and RhD blood groups among different ethnic groups was calculated.Results ABO and RhD blood distribution was significantly different among nine ethnic groups (P&lt;0.001). …”
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