Comparison of Placental Doppler Ultrasound indices in Pregnant Women with Iron Deficiency Anemia, Minor Beta-Thalassemia and Healthy Pregnant in first half of pregnancy by Zahra Rahmani, Maryam Abdi Valikchali, Tahere Gelini Moghaddam, Shahabodin Gharahveysi

“…Materials and methods: This case-control study was conducted on 90 pregnant women who met the inclusion criteria and attended the pregnancy care clinic at Imam Khomeini Hospital in Sari from February 23, 2019, to December 26, 2019. The participants were divided into three groups: women with iron deficiency anemia, those with minor beta-thalassemia, and healthy women (30 individuals per group). …”
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Providing an e-cigarette starter kit for smoking cessation and reduction as adjunct to usual care to smokers with a mental health condition: findings from the ESCAPE feasibility st... by Dimitra Kale, Emma Beard, Anna-Marie Marshall, Jodi Pervin, Qi Wu, Elena Ratschen, Lion Shahab

“…Methods This randomised controlled feasibility trial, conducted March-December 2022, compared the intervention (e-cigarette starter kit with a corresponding information leaflet and demonstration with Very Brief Advice) with a ‘usual care’ control at 1-month follow-up. …”
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Effects of EGFR-TKIs combined with intracranial radiotherapy in EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer patients with brain metastases: a retrospective multi-institutional analysis by Mingfeng He, Xue Wu, Li Li, Guangming Yi, Yitian Wang, Hengqiu He, Ying Ye, Ruiqin Zhou, Zaicheng Xu, Zhenzhou Yang

“…Methods This was a retrospective study including 217 patients from two institutions between January 2018 and December 2022. Clinical data of NSCLC patients with BMs who received EGFR-TKIs were collected. …”
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Circulating Galectin-3 Levels Associated with Insulin Resistance in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross-sectional Study by Lakshmi Vijukumar, P Renuka, VM Vinodhini, Karthiga J Prabhu, Ashish Kumar, Aryan Kumar Singh

“…Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Outpatient Department (OPD) at SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, SRM Institue of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India, from July 2023 to December 2023, including 40 pregnant women aged ≥18 years in each group. …”
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Exploring the pivotal variables of tongue diagnosis between patients with chronic kidney disease and health participants by Po-Chi Hsu, Po-Chi Hsu, Jia-Ming Chen, Jia-Ming Chen, Chia-Chu Chang, Yu-Jun Chang, Ping-Fang Chiu, John Y. Chiang, John Y. Chiang, Lun-Chien Lo, Lun-Chien Lo

“…This study examines the relationship between tongue characteristics and CKD severity using an automatic tongue diagnosis system (ATDS), which captures tongue images non-invasively to provide objective diagnostic information.MethodsThis cross-sectional, case-control study was conducted from July 1, 2019, to December 31, 2021. Participants were divided into three groups based on estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR): control (eGFR > 60 ml/min/1.732), CKD stage 3 (30 ≤ eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.732), and CKD stage 4–5 (eGFR < 30 ml/min/1.732). …”
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Ultra-low dose dual-layer detector spectral CT for pulmonary nodule screening: image quality and diagnostic performance by Li Ding, Mingwang Chen, Xiaomei Li, Yuting Wu, Jingxu Li, Shuting Deng, Yikai Xu, Zhao Chen, Chenggong Yan

“…Materials and methods Between April 2023 and December 2023, patients with suspected pulmonary nodules were prospectively enrolled and underwent regular-dose chest CT (RDCT; 120 kVp/automatic tube current) and ultra-low dose CT (ULDCT; 100 kVp/10 mAs) on a DLSCT scanner. …”
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Apolipoprotein A-V Is a Novel Diagnostic and Prognostic Predictor in Pediatric Patients with Sepsis: A Prospective Pilot Study in PICU by Chunxia Wang, Yun Cui, Huijie Miao, Xi Xiong, Jiaying Dou, Lujing Shao, Xiaomeng Tang, Yucai Zhang

“…Then, we conducted a prospective pilot study, and patients with sepsis admitted to a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) were enrolled from January 2018 to December 2018. Serum ApoA5 levels on PICU admission were determined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA). …”
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Prevalence of and factors associated with long COVID among diverse healthcare workers in the UK: a cross-sectional analysis of a nationwide study (UK-REACH) by Kamlesh Khunti, Katherine Woolf, Luke Bryant, Manish Pareek, Carolyn Tarrant, Christopher A Martin, Amani Al-Oraibi, Laura B Nellums

“…Objectives To assess the prevalence of UK healthcare workers (HCWs) who reported symptoms of COVID-19 lasting for longer than 5 weeks and examine associated factors with experiencing long COVID in an ethnically diverse cohort.Design A cross-sectional study using data from the UK Research study into Ethnicity And COVID-19 Outcomes in HCWs cohort study.Setting Data were collected electronically between December 2020 and March 2021.Participants Individuals aged 16 years or older, residing in the UK, and working as HCWs or ancillary workers in a healthcare setting and/or registered with one of the seven major UK healthcare professional regulators.Primary and secondary outcome measures The main outcome was long COVID (symptoms>5 weeks). …”
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Bacterial Profiles and Antibiotic Resistance in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients with Exacerbation and Type 2 Respiratory Failure at Adam Malik General Hospital by Lia Mutia Annisa, Fajrinur Syarani, Andika Pradana, Erna Mutiara

“…This retrospective study utilized medical records spanning from January 1, 2020, to December 1, 2022. The sample included patients aged 40–90 years who had experienced COPD exacerbation and type 2 respiratory failure. …”
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Hubungan Lingkungan Fisik dan Tindakan Penduduk dengan Kejadian ISPA pada Balita di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Lubuk by Irma Suryani, Edison ., Julizar Nazar

“…This research is an analytical study with cross sectional design, which done in work area of Lubuk Buaya community health centers Padang on December 2013 with 106 mothers with children under five years as the sample. …”
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Long-term observations of black carbon and carbon monoxide in the Poker Flat Research Range, central Alaska, with a focus on forest wildfire emissions by T. Kinase, F. Taketani, F. Taketani, M. Takigawa, C. Zhu, Y. Kim, P. Mordovskoi, Y. Kanaya, Y. Kanaya

“…Here, we show our observations of BC mass concentrations and carbon monoxide (CO) mixing ratios in the Poker Flat Research Range (65.12° N, 147.43° W), located in central Alaska, from April 2016 to December 2020. The medians, 10th percentile ranges, and 90th percentile ranges of the hourly BC mass concentration and CO mixing ratio throughout the observation period were 13, 2.9, and 56 ng m<span class="inline-formula">⁻³</span> and 124.7, 98.7, and 148.3 ppb, respectively. …”
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The Linda Kizazi study: a comparison of morbidity and mortality from birth to 2 years between children who are HIV-unexposed and HIV-exposed, uninfected in the era of universal ant... by John Kinuthia, Dara A Lehman, Dalton Wamalwa, Brenda Wandika, Emily R Begnel, Ednah Ojee, Judy Adhiambo, Eliza Mabele, Vincent Ogweno, Efrem S Lim, Soren Gantt, Jennifer Slyker

“…To assess whether this difference persists in the era of universal antiretroviral therapy (ART), we conducted a cohort study to compare the risk of acute diarrhoea, respiratory tract infections (RTI), malaria, hospitalisation, and all-cause mortality between Kenyan CHEU and CHUU from birth to 2 years.Methods From December 2018 to March 2020 at Mathare North Health Centre in Nairobi, we recruited pregnant women living with HIV on ART for ≥6 months and pregnant women without HIV from the same community. …”
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Nonlinear Association Between the Liver Fat Content and the Risk of Hyperuricemia in Prediabetic Individuals: Evidence from Cross-Sectional Health Screening Data in China by Liu A, Li X, Zhang X, Chen K, Zou Z, Sun Y, Zhou J, Li Z, Wu X, Lv X, Li H, Guo Z, Li Y

“…Nevertheless, there remains a scarcity of quantitative investigations into the correlation between liver fat content (LFC) and hyperuricemia among prediabetic cohorts, notably within the Chinese demographic.Patients and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at the Health Management Center of Henan Provincial People’s Hospital between January 2019 and December 2023, involving 2,950 pre-diabetic participants. …”
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Clinicopathological and molecular characteristics of papillary thyroid carcinoma in adolescent and young adult patients by Van Phu Thang Nguyen, Hirokazu Kurohama, Yuko Akazawa, Thi Ngoc Anh Nguyen, Katsuya Matsuda, Yuki Matsuoka, Zhanna Mussazhanova, Kenichi Yokota, Shinya Satoh, Hiroyuki Yamashita, Thi Nhung Nguyen, Yerkerzhan Sailaubekova, Masahiro Nakashima

“…This retrospective study enrolled 1,677 patients diagnosed with PTC from January 2018 to December 2022, with 400 AYA patients and 1,277 older adults. …”
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Relationship between Particulate Matter (PM10) and Airway Inflammation Measured with Exhaled Nitric Oxide Test in Seoul, Korea by Juwhan Choi, Jae Kyeom Sim, Jee Youn Oh, Young Seok Lee, Gyu Young Hur, Sung Yong Lee, Jae Jeong Shim, Ji-yong Moon, Kyung Hoon Min

“…We analyzed patients who visited our outpatient clinic and tested FeNO from January 2016 to December 2017 at the Korea University Guro Hospital. …”
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Pretransplant immunotherapy increases acute rejection yet improves survival outcome of HCC patients with MVI post-liver transplantation by Xinjun Lu, Qi Zhu, Junfeng Cai, Zuozhong Yang, Guangxiang Gu, Li Pang, Mingye Su, Fapeng Zhang, Haoming Lin, Wenrui Wu, Leibo Xu, Chao Liu

“…We retrospective analyzed 159 HCC patients who underwent LT at our institution from June 2019 to December 2023, and 39 recipients (39/159, 24.5%) received pretransplant ICI therapy. …”
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Determinants of fertility in timed artificial insemination programs in beef cattle: predictive ability and risk factors from almost 2 million data points by R.E.F. Assis, F. Baldi, L.B. Temp, R. Ungerfeld, M.F. de Sá Filho

“…(P/AI) was affected by Order of service (1st TAI > resynchronizations), body condition class (BCS) (high > medium > low), female genetic group [Bos taurus and crossbreds > Bos indicus], breeding season (reduction of the P/AI every year), female category [Non-lactating multiparous > Suckled multiparous > Suckled primiparous > Nulliparous heifers], period of year (July-September, October-December and January-March > April-June) and climatic region as well as the interactions between Order of service and female category, BCS class and female genetic group (impact of BCS: Bos taurus or crossbreed animals > Bos indicus), BCS and female category (impact of BC:S Suckling > non-Suckling categories), female category and time of female availability, female category and female genetic group, female category and climatic region, and climatic region and period of the year. …”
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Genomic Characterization of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae from Clinical and Epidemiological Human Samples by Alexander Tristancho-Baró, Laura Eva Franco-Fobe, Monica Pilar Ariza, Ana Milagro, Ana Isabel López-Calleja, Blanca Fortuño, Concepción López, Miriam Latorre-Millán, Laura Clusa, Rosa Martínez, Carmen Torres, Antonio Rezusta

“…<b>Methods</b>: CPE isolates were the first isolate per patient, year, species, and carbapenemase from January 2021 to December 2023. Additional metadata were collected from the laboratory’s information system. …”
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Influence of water masses and environmental variables on fish community in the south bank of Yangtze River Estuary, China by Dongrong Zhang, Dongrong Zhang, Hengtao Xu, Hengtao Xu, Xin Fang, Xin Fang, Wei Huang, Wei Huang, Youzheng Zhang, Youzheng Zhang, Jian Qian, Jian Qian

“…In this study, we employed a single-boat bottom trawl to conduct four fishery resource surveys in April (spring), August (summer), October (autumn), and December (winter) of 2020 at ten sampling sites along the south bank of the Yangtze River Estuary (SBYRE). …”
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Efficacy analysis of pancreatic duct stenting in treating severe acute pancreatitis: a retrospective study by Liangping Chen, Ning Wang, Weijie Yao, Chengsi Zhao, Jiahang Tao, Gubai Ma, Chengwang Ma, Zuozheng Wang

“…Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on clinical data from patients with SAP admitted to the General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University from June 1, 2019 to December 31, 2022. A total of 51 patients were included (33 males, 18 females). …”
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