Prospective clinical performance of CoVarScan in identifying SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants by Kenneth Zhu, Manoj Sah, Lenin Mahimainathan, Yan Liu, Chao Xing, Karen Roush, Andrew Clark, Jeffrey SoRelle

“…In total, 4,918 SARS-CoV-2-positive cases between 17 December 2021 and 31 January 2024 were included in the analysis. …”
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Analisis Ketahanan Hidup Lima Tahun Kanker Tiroid yang Dikelola di RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang by Oktahermoniza Oktahermoniza, Wirsma Arif Harahap, Tofriza Tofriza, Rosfita Rasyid

“…Djamil Padang Hospital from January 2007 until December 2011. Methods: Subjects were 117 patients with thyroid cancer be recorded in hospital Dr. …”
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Impact of a positive end-expiratory pressure on oxygenation, respiratory compliance, and hemodynamics in obese patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery in reverse Trendelenburg pos... by Gulfairus A. Yessenbayeva, Aizhan M. Meyerbekova, Sergey I. Kim, Murat B. Zhumabayev, Gulbanu S. Berdiyarova, Sanzhar B. Shalekenov, Dinara S. Zharlyganova, Irina Y. Mukatova, Yekaterina A. Yukhnevich, Dmitriy A. Klyuyev, Andrey I. Yaroshetskiy

“…PROSPERO Registration CRD42023488971; registered December 14, 2023.…”
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The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Diagnosis, Treatment, and Outcomes of Colorectal Cancer in Singapore by Hui Lionel Raphael Chen, Piea Peng Lee, Yun Zhao, Wei Hao Caleb Ng, Jiashen Zhao, Yu En Christopher Tan, Bo Jie Sean Loh, Kah-Hoe Pierce Chow, Hiang Khoon Tan, Kwong-Wei Emile Tan

“…The study was divided into the pre-COVID-19 (January 2019–January 2020), early COVID-19 (February–May 2020), recovery (June–December 2020), and heightened alert (January–December 2021) periods. …”
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Feasibility and Safety of the C1 “Zero Angle” Screw: A Novel “In–Out–In” Technique for Atlantoaxial Dislocation by Zexing Chen, Xinzhao Huang, Xiaobao Zou, Peirong Lian, Guoqiang Liu, Junlin Chen, Changrong Zhu, Xiangyang Ma

“…During the period of January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023, C1ZAS placement with “in–out–in” technique was used as an alternative option for C1 PS in 8 patients with AAD and unilateral/bilateral narrow C1 pedicles. …”
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Evaluation of Metabolic Characteristics of Brain Tumours Utilising 31-Phosphorus MR Spectroscopy in 3T MRI: A Cross-sectional Study by Nivetha Kannan, Babu Peter Sathyanathan

“…Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at the Barnard Institute of Radiology, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, from December 2019 to December 2021. The study included 32 patients diagnosed with brain tumours based on conventional MR imaging, followed by histopathology, and 10 normal healthy volunteers who underwent 31-Phosphorus MR spectroscopy using a customised birdcage 31-P dual-tuned head coil on a Siemens 3-Tesla MRI scanner (Rapid Biomedical, Wurzburg, Germany). …”
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Gambaran Kadar Troponin T dan Creatinin Kinase Myocardial Band pada Infark Miokard Akut by Rendi Dwi Prasetyo, Masrul Syafri, Efrida .

“…Djamil Padang from January 1st, 2012 - December 31th 2012. Troponin T level checked with chemiluminescent method and CKMB checked with enzymatic immunoassay with serum start method. …”
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Key Decision‐Making in Post‐Failed Internal Fixation of Intertrochanteric Fractures Hip Arthroplasty: A Multicenter Retrospective Study on Fracture Healing's Impact on Femoral Comp... by Jiexin Huang, Jiagu Huang, Haiqi Ding, Jianhua Lyu, Changyu Huang, Yang Chen, Qijin Wang, Hongyan Li, Baijian Wu, Ying Huang, Minghui Yang, Xinyu Fang, Wenming Zhang

“…Methods Our retrospective cohort study reviewed 105 cases of patients with FIF‐ITF who underwent hip arthroplasty at three tertiary Grade A hospitals between December 2012 and December 2022. We compared the clinical outcomes between patients with healed and unhealed fractures, focusing on the selection of femoral stems in relation to proximal medial support and the healing status of the greater trochanter. …”
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Risk factors for the delayed discharge from anesthesia intensive care unit: a single-center retrospective study by Yue Qian, Jing Hao, Wei Zhu, Yan Yang, Zhuan-yun Zhang, Lu-yang Zhou, Xiao-ping Gu, Zheng-liang Ma, Yu-e Sun

“…ChiCTR2300078251, Data: 01 December 2023).…”
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Overall Survival of Patients with Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Following the Introduction of Targeted and Immunotherapies: A Norwegian Retrospective, Real-World Registry Data St... by Puco K, Notland CS, Szulkin R, Jonasson C, Beisland C, Johannesen TB, Solli O, Oldenburg J, Heinrich D

“…The study included adults diagnosed with mRCC between 1 January 1995 and 31 December 2018. Primary endpoint was to evaluate overall survival (OS) in all included patients. …”
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Does tocilizumab eliminate inflammation in GCA? A cohort study on repeated temporal artery biopsies by Chiara Marvisi, Francesco Muratore, Carlo Salvarani, Pierluigi Macchioni, Pamela Mancuso, Luigi Boiardi, Stefania Croci, Paolo Giorgi Rossi, Alberto Cavazza, Annibale Versari, Rexhep Durmo, Caterina Ricordi, Martina Bonacini, Giuseppe Malchiodi

“…We aimed to evaluate the histological impact of adding tocilizumab (TCZ) to GCs.Methods We enrolled all consecutive GCA patients with an inflammed TAB at diagnosis who were treated with TCZ and GCs for ≥6 months and followed from December 2017 to December 2023. Within 2 weeks, all patients underwent a second TAB, positron emission 18-fluorodeoxyglucose tomography/CT (PET/CT) and vessel colour Doppler ultrasonography (CDUS). …”
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The prevalence of malaria in the five districts of Limpopo Province, South Africa, 2015 - 2017 by M T Lamola, A Musekiwa, A de Voux, C Reddy, M Morifi, P C Mutevedzi

“…We estimated the prevalence of malaria, and the proportion of imported malaria cases in the five districts of Limpopo, from January 2015 to December 2017. Objective. To measure the prevalence of malaria in Limpopo Province, the proportion of malaria cases that are imported and to determine factors associated with malaria from January 2015 to December 2017. …”
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Accuracy of algorithms to identify patients with a diagnosis of major cancers and cancer-related adverse events in an administrative database: a validation study in an acute care h... by Takashi Fujiwara, Yasuyuki Okumura, Hironobu Tokumasu, Takashi Kanemitsu, Kosei Tajima, Akinori Yuri, Masahiro Iwasaku

“…The sensitivity and positive predictive value (PPV) with 95% CIs were calculated.Participants The validation cohort included patients with lung (n=2257), breast (n=1121), colorectal (n=1773), ovarian (n=216) and bladder (n=575) cancer who visited the hospital between January 2014 and December 2018, and those with prostate cancer (n=3491) visiting between January 2009 and December 2018, who were identified using EMRs.Outcomes Key outcomes included primary diagnosis, deaths and AEs.Results For primary diagnosis, sensitivity and PPV for the respective cancers were as follows: lung, 100.0% (96.6 to 100.0) and 81.0% (74.9 to 86.2); breast, 100.0% (96.3 to 100.0) and 74.0% (67.3 to 79.9); colorectal, 100.0% (96.6 to 100.0) and 80.5% (74.3 to 85.8); ovarian, 89.8% (77.8 to 96.6) and 75.9% (62.8 to 86.1); bladder, 78.6% (63.2 to 89.7) and 67.3% (52.5 to 0.1); prostate, 100.0% (93.2 to 100.0) and 79.0% (69.7 to 86.5). …”
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The impact of organizational learning on Polish and Finnish SME’s market performance during the COVID-19 pandemic. A comparative study by Sikora Tomasz, Baranowska-Prokop Ewa

“…Interviews with owners and managers of Polish and Finnish SMEs were conducted in December 2020 and January 2021. The results show that OL was quite high among the analyzed firms, with the exception of Polish non-exporters. …”
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EDUKA: Design and development of an intelligent tutor and author tool for the personalised generation of itineraries and training activities in inmersive 3D and 360° educational en... by Maria Ruiz, Idoia Mujika, Arantza Arregi, Pablo Aguirrezabal, David Custodio, Mikel Pajares, Judit Gómez

“…The project started in April 2018 and was completed in December 2020. Nowadays, an improved version is being developed in a project called IKASNEED, also supported by the BG.  …”
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Conflicts and Political Instability in Sudan: A Re-visit Discourse by Efe Ann Ijoyah

“…The study revealed that African Union was the first body to intervene in the crisis through mediation and sending of troops in July 2004 before the United Nations st took over the mission in 31 December, 2007. The study showed that even after United Nations took over the Peace keeping operation, African Union still made significant contributions in terms of troops, finance, and humanitarian services. …”
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Florida 4-H Tailgate: Cooking Safety by Chad Carr, Brian Estevez, Sonja Crawford, Jason Scheffler, George Baker, Ed Jennings, Mark Mauldin

“…Written by Chad Carr, Brian Estevez, Sonja Crawford, Jason Scheffler, George Baker, Ed Jennings, and Mark Mauldin, and published by the 4-H Youth Development Department, December 2016. ­http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/4h373 …”
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The Mediation Role of Yoga in The Relationship Between Personality Types and Anxiety/Depression by Didem Tetik Küçükelçi

“…A survey was conducted with 165 participants practicing yoga, who were in Istanbul between August-2019 and December-2019, for the study. SPSS 22.00 and AMOS 22.00 package programs were used to analyze the data obtained from the participants. …”
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Florida 4-H Tailgate: Smoking and Slow Cooking Meat by Chad Carr, Brian Estevez, Sonja Crawford, Jason Scheffler, George Baker, Ed Jennings, Mark Mauldin

“…Written by Chad Carr, Brian Estevez, Sonja Crawford, Jason Scheffler, George Baker, Ed Jennings, and Mark Mauldin, and published by the 4-H Youth Development Department, December 2016. ­http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/4h375 …”
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Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio in Epilepsy: A Systematic Review by Samaneh Hosseini, Amir Mohammad Eghbalnejad Mofrad, Peyman Mokarian, Shima Nourigheimasi, Amir Azarhomayoun, Shokoufeh Khanzadeh, Saba Habibzadeh, Arshin Ghaedi

“…The search was conducted on PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science up to December 25, 2021. Finally, a total of seven studies were included in the review. …”
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