MAP17 is a Novel NASH Progression Biomarker Associated with Macrophage Infiltration, Immunotherapy Response, and Oxidative Stress by Huang Z, Chen J, Liu S, Xiang X, Long Y, Tan P, Fu W

“…Zhiwei Huang,1,* Jiatong Chen,1,* Shenglu Liu,1 Xin Xiang,2 Yang Long,3 Peng Tan,1,4 Wenguang Fu1,4 1Department of General Surgery (Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery), The Affiliated Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of General Surgery, The First People’s Hospital of Neijiang, Neijiang, 641000, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The Affiliated Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, People’s Republic of China; 4Metabolic Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Diseases Key Laboratory of Luzhou City, Academician (Expert) Workstation of Sichuan Province, Department of General Surgery (Hepatopancreatobiliary surgery), The Affiliated Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Peng Tan; Wenguang Fu, Department of General Surgery (Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery), The Affiliated Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, People’s Republic of China, Email tanpeng@swmu.edu.cn; fuwg@swmu.edu.cnBackground: Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) has recently garnered increased attention due to immune infiltration. …”
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Particulate matter emission in agricultural biomass residue combustion by M.G. Nugraha, A. Sharfan, V.S.Y. Prakoso, M. Hidayat, H. Saptoadi

“…Exposure to these pollutants poses substantial risks to human health, including respiratory illnesses, cardiovascular diseases, and premature mortality. This study aims to assess the environmental implications of biomass waste combustion in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. …”
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Does syndromic surveillance assist public health practice in early detecting respiratory epidemics? Evidence from a wide Italian retrospective experience by Giovanni Corrao, Andrea Stella Bonaugurio, Giorgio Bagarella, Mauro Maistrello, Olivia Leoni, Danilo Cereda, Andrea Gori

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The fundus changes in pathological myopia by Markosyan G.A., Tarutta E.P, Tarasova N.A., Maksimova M.V.

“…<br> Moscow Helmholtz Research Institute of Eye Diseases. 14/19, Sadovaya-Chernograyazskaya str., Moscow, 105062, Russian Federation.…”
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Description of a new Ornithodoros (Pavlovskyella) (Ixodida: Argasidae) tick species from Pakistan by Abid Ali, Mehran Khan, Muhammad Numan, Abdulaziz Alouffi, Mashal M. Almutairi, Ronel Pienaar, Minique H. de Castro, Lidia Chitimia-Dobler, Sebastián Muñoz-Leal, Ben J. Mans, Ala Tabor

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Association between renal mean perfusion pressure and prognosis in patients with sepsis-associated acute kidney injury: insights from the MIMIC IV database by Yipeng Fang, Aizhen Dou, Hui Xie, Yunfei Zhang, Weiwei Zhu, Yingjin Zhang, Caifeng Li, Yanchao Su, Ying Gao, Keliang Xie

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Faktor-Faktor Yang Mempengaruhi Kejadian Insomnia di Poliklinik Saraf RS DR. M. Djamil Padang by Lydia Susanti

“…<br />Kata Kunci: insomnia, tidur, insomnia severity index, beck depression inventory scale<br /><br />Abstract <br />A number of risk factors such as advanced age, female gender, co-morbidities (such as depression and other diseases), low socioeconomic status causes insomnia. …”
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Cardiomeds, an mHealth App for Self-Management to Support Swiss Patients With Heart Failure: 2-Stage Mixed Methods Usability Study by Lisa Simioni, Elena Tessitore, Hamdi Hagberg, Aurélie Schneider-Paccot, Katherine Blondon, Liliane Gschwind, Philippe Meyer, Frederic Ehrler

“… BackgroundMobile health apps have shown promising results in improving self-management of several chronic diseases in patients. We have developed a mobile health app (Cardiomeds) dedicated to patients with heart failure (HF). …”
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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

“…Overall, PPV tended to be low, with the definition based on International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision alone for AEs.Conclusion Diagnostic accuracy was not so high, and therefore needs to be further investigated.Trial registration number University Hospital Medical Information Network (UMIN) Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN000039345).…”
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Pembrolizumab hybrid dosing is non-inferior to flat dosing in advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a real-world, retrospective bicenter cohort study by Egbert F Smit, Willemijn S M E Theelen, Michiel M Smeenk, Vincent van der Noort, Jeroen M A Hendrikx, Hanieh Abedian Kalkhoran

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The Relationship of Conduction Disorder and Prognosis in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome by Wei-Chieh Lee, Yen-Nan Fang, Tien-Yu Chen, Yun-Yu Hsieh, Yi-Hsuan Tsai, Hsiu-Yu Fang, Po-Jui Wu, Huang-Chung Chen, Ping-Yen Liu

“…Patients with ACS were enrolled between January 2005 and December 2019, and their medical history (International Classification of Diseases codes) was obtained from the Chang Gung Research Database. …”
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Real-world effectiveness and causal mediation study of BNT162b2 on long COVID risks in children and adolescentsResearch in context by Qiong Wu, Bingyu Zhang, Jiayi Tong, L. Charles Bailey, H. Timothy Bunnell, Jiajie Chen, Elizabeth A. Chrischilles, Dimitri A. Christakis, Stephen M. Downs, Kathryn Hirabayashi, Aaron D. Mishkin, Abu S.M. Mosa, Nathan M. Pajor, Suchitra Rao, Hanieh Razzaghi, Hayden T. Schwenk, Marion R. Sills, Huiyuan Wang, Linbo Wang, Yudong Wang, Dazheng Zhang, Ting Zhou, Ravi Jhaveri, Eric J. Tchetgen Tchetgen, Jeffrey S. Morris, Christopher B. Forrest, Yong Chen

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Efficacy of valaciclovir in preventing herpes zoster in patients receiving anifrolumab by Zahir Amoura, Nathalie Costedoat-Chalumeau, Christophe Richez, Alexis Mathian, Didier Bessis, Marc André, Perrine Smets, Stanislas Faguer, Laurent Sailler, Bruno Pereira, François Chasset, Marc Scherlinger, Marie Jachiet, Estibaliz Lazaro, Julien Henry, Kevin Chevalier, Gaelle Richard-Colmant, Noemie Abisror, Jean-David Bouaziz, Nicole Ferreira-Maldent, Aurélia Lanteri, Ludovic Trefond, Claire Cazalets, Pierre-Yves Jeandel, Jerome Hadjadj, Nassim Ait Abdallah, Nicolas Belhomme, Alexandra Audemard, Thomas Moulinet, Julien Campagne, Thomas Barba, Sarah Lechtman, Cristina Livideanu, Sandrine Roque, Ruben Monteiro, Jeanne de La Rochefoucauld, Cecile Lesort, Diane Kottler, Cecile Saint-Pastou Terrier, Chloé Grolleau

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Research progress of auricular point therapy to relieve preoperative period anxiety before elective surgery in adults (耳穴压豆缓解成年人择期手术术前焦虑的研究进展)... by GAO Yuan (高原), XU Lingzhi (徐凌志), LI Suxia (李素霞)

“…However, current research on auricular acupressure primarily focuses on postoperative scenarios, specific diseases, or types of surgery. Through literature review and analysis, this paper summarizes the application of auricular acupressure in alleviating preoperative anxiety among adults undergoing elective surgery and discusses its physiological mechanisms, providing a reference for clinical practice. …”
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Assessment of platelet-to-white blood cell ratio on short-term mortality events in patients hospitalized with acute decompensated heart failure: evidence from a cohort study from J... by Xin Huang, Xin Huang, Xin Huang, Xin Huang, Maobin Kuang, Maobin Kuang, Maobin Kuang, Maobin Kuang, Jiajun Qiu, Jiajun Qiu, Jiajun Qiu, Jiajun Qiu, Chao Wang, Chao Wang, Chao Wang, Chao Wang, Guotai Sheng, Guotai Sheng, Yang Zou, Guobo Xie

“…ObjectivePlatelet-to-white blood cell ratio (PWR) as a comprehensive indicator of inflammatory response has been widely used to assess the prognosis of various diseases. However, the relationship between PWR and adverse outcomes in patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) remains unclear. …”
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Association between METTL14 gene polymorphisms and risk of ovarian endometriosis by Zijun Zhou, Zijun Zhou, Youkun Jie, Xianyue Hu, Xianyue Hu, Guange Chen, Yanjing Bao, Yanjing Bao, Zhenbo OuYang, Liangzhi Wu, Tianyang Gao, Qiushi Zhang, Qiushi Zhang, Wenfeng Hua, Wenfeng Hua

“…Methyltransferase-like 14 (METTL14), a crucial component of the N6-methyladenosine (m6A) RNA methyltransferase complex and an RNA binding scaffold, is known to play a pivotal role in various human diseases. The possibility that single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the METTL14 gene contribute to susceptibility of endometriosis has not been thoroughly investigated.MethodsWe assessed the genotype frequencies of five potential functional METTL14 SNPs (rs298982 G&gt;A, rs62328061A&gt;G, rs9884978G&gt;A, rs4834698C&gt;T, and rs1064034A&gt;T) in a Chinese population consisting of 458 patients with ovarian endometriosis and 462 healthy controls. …”
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Redefining outcomes of ventricular arrhythmia for SGLT2 inhibitor medication in heart failure patients: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Miao Lin, Shiyu Zhang, Lu Zhang, Chengying Yang, Yang Luo, Yajin Peng, Xiaoqiu Tan, Qiang Wen, Xinrong Fan, Xianhong Ou

“…Conclusion SGLT2 inhibitors have beneficial effects on lowering risks of VAs and SCD in patients with type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), and heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFmrEF), with longer follow-up duration reinforcing these findings. …”
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Dynamics of cortisol levels and the state of vitamin D supply during the full-scale war in Ukraine in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus by M.I. Bobryk, V.I. Pankiv, V.M. Yerokhovych, V.S. Yuzvenko, D.Yu. Malyi, Yu.I. Komisarenko, L.V. Mikulets

“…Exclusion criteria were as follows: T2DM with severe chronic complications, HbA1c level < 7 %, acute inflammatory processes, oncological diseases, body mass index ≥ 40 kg/m2, intake of antidepressants, vitamin D drugs less than 2 months before the study. …”
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Differential diagnostic value of P wave dispersion and QT interval dispersion between psychogenic pseudosyncope and vasovagal syncope in children and adolescents by Zifeng Huang, Yi Xu, Shuo Wang, Ping Liu, Xingfang Zen, Yuwen Wang, Fang Li, Runmei Zou, Cheng Wang

“…Abstract Background Both psychogenic pseudosyncope (PPS) and vasovagal syncope (VVS) in children and adolescents are diseases of transient loss of consciousness. It is difficult to distinguish them clinically. …”
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Seasonal Trends, Profiles, and Exposure Risk of PM2.5-bound Bisphenol Analogs in Ambient Outdoor Air: A Study in Shanghai, China by Janvier Munyaneza, Fahim A. Qaraah, Qilong Jia, Hanting Cheng, Huajun Zhen, Guangli Xiu

“…The particle can lodge deep in the lungs and bronchi of humans, causing diverse cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. PM2.5 exposure has significant socioeconomic repercussions as well as an increased risk of mortality. …”
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