Clinical features of cystic neutrophil granulomatous mastitis in 62 cases by Mengjie Wang, Dongxiao Zhang, Na Fu, Min Liu, Hongkai Zhang, Shuo Feng, Yifei Zeng, Wenjie Zhao, Jianchun Cui, Khattak Mazher Mansoor

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Predictive Value of Albumin to Fibrinogen Ratio and CALLY Index for Diagnosis of Ulcerative Colitis and Mucosal Healing After Vedolizumab Treatment by Su K, Xiao S, Wang M, Wang K, Fan Q, Sha S, Cheng Y, Liu X, Shi H

“…Kairong Su,1,* Sinan Xiao,1,* Mei Wang,2 Kairuo Wang,1 Qing Fan,1 Sumei Sha,1 Yongli Cheng,3 Xin Liu,1 Haitao Shi1 1Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Gastroenterology, Xi’an International Medical Center Hospital, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Gastroenterology, Xi’an Chang’an District Hospital, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Xin Liu, Department of Gastroenterology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China, Email docliuxin126@xjtu.edu.cn Haitao Shi, Department of Gastroenterology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China, Email shihaitao7@xjtu.edu.cnPurpose: The albumin to fibrinogen ratio (AFR), a biomarker associated with inflammatory, nutritional, and coagulation status, and the CALLY index, a biomarker combining C-reactive protein, albumin, and lymphocyte count, have been suggested to correlate with prognosis in a variety of diseases in previous studies; however, studies of these two markers in ulcerative colitis (UC) are lacking. …”
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Effect of Modified Compound Xiaozhang Powder for Patients with Shoulder-Hand Syndrome after Cerebral Infarction by Using Fumigation and Washing combined with Acupuncture by Dujuan GE, Liyu WU, Sanfeng SUN, Xiangshu LI

“…Objective:To observe the clinical efficacy of modified compound Xiaozhang powder by fumigation and washing combined with acupuncture in the treatment of shoulder-hand syndrome after cerebral infarction.Methods:Eighty patients with shoulder-hand syndrome after cerebral infarction were selected in Huairou District Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine. …”
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Genome-Wide Scans for Selection Signatures in Haimen Goats Reveal Candidate Genes Associated with Growth Traits by Zhen Zhang, Jiafeng Lu, Yifei Wang, Zhipeng Liu, Dongxu Li, Kaiping Deng, Guomin Zhang, Bingru Zhao, Peihua You, Yixuan Fan, Feng Wang, Ziyu Wang

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Risk Factors of Small Intestine Cancer: An Epidemiological Analysis and Their Role in Early Diagnosis - A Literature Review by Paweł Miklis, Michał Pniak, Maciej Mawlichanów, Adrian Różycki, Marta Wojtczak, Krzysztof Szerej, Aleksandra Ciesielska, Natalia Myśliwiec, Aleksandra Sieradzka, Alicja Kot

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Outcome of Pleural Empyema Treated With Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery in Patients With Severe Co-Morbidities: An Observational Study by Vu HA, Nguyen NV, Le TD, Nguyen ST, Viet Le A, The Vu A, Van Nguyen B, Van Nguyen B, Thanh Quan N, An NV, Duc Nghiem T

“…Hai Anh Vu,1 Nam Van Nguyen,1 Tuan Dinh Le,2 Son Tien Nguyen,2 Anh Viet Le,1 Anh The Vu,3 Ba Van Nguyen,4 Binh Van Nguyen,5 Nam Thanh Quan,6 Nguyen Van An,7 Thuan Duc Nghiem6 1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Military Hospital 103, Vietnam Medical Military University, Hanoi, 10000, Vietnam; 2Department of Rheumatology and Endocrinology, Military Hospital 103, Vietnam Medical Military University, Hanoi, 10000, Vietnam; 3Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Military Hospital 103, Vietnam Medical Military University, Hanoi, 10000, Vietnam; 4Department of Oncology, Military Hospital 103, Vietnam Medical Military University, Hanoi, 1000, Vietnam; 5AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Hanoi, 10000, Vietnam; 6Department of Otolaryngology, Military Hospital 103, Vietnam Medical Military University, Hanoi, 10000, Vietnam; 7Department of Microbiology Department, Military Hospital 103, Vietnam Medical Military University, Hanoi, 10000, VietnamCorrespondence: Thuan Duc Nghiem, Department of Otolaryngology, Military Hospital 103, Vietnam Medical Military University, 160 Phung Hung Street, Phuc La Ward, ha Dong District, Hanoi, 100000, Vietnam, Email nghiemducthuan@vmmu.edu.vnBackground: Empyema patients with poor physical condition and severe comorbidities face a significant challenge, with difficulties in choosing appropriate treatment methods, limited treatment outcomes, and a high rate of complications and mortality.Objective: To comment on the indications and to evaluate the treatment outcomes of pleural empyema in patients with poor physical condition and severe comorbidities by thoracoscopic surgery.Methods: An observational study on 12 patients treated at the Department of Thoracic Surgery – Military Hospital 103, from January 2017 to December 2022.Results: The mean of age was 63.4 ± 12.4 years old, with a male/female ratio of 5/1. …”
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USSR in World War II by M. Yu. Myagkov

“…The signing of the Pact was preceded by the failure in August 1939 of the negotiations between the military mis­sions of Britain, France and the USSR, although Moscow took the Anglo-French-Soviet nego­tiations with all seriousness.The huge losses of the USSR in the summer of 1941 are explained by the following circum­stances: before the war, a large-scale modernization of the Red Army was launched, a gradu­ate of a military school did not have sufficient experience in managing an entrusted unit by June 22, 1941; the Red Army was going to bleed the enemy in border battles, stop it with short counterattacks by covering units, carry out defensive operations, and then strike a de­cisive blow into the depths of the enemy's territory, so the importance of a multi-echeloned long-term defense in 1941 was underestimated by the command of the Red Army and it was not ready for it; significant groupings of the Western Special Military District were drawn into potential salients, which was used by the Germans at the initial stage of the war; Stalin's fear of provoking Hitler to start a war led to slowness in making the most urgent and necessary decisions to bring troops to combat readiness.The Allies delayed the opening of the second front for an unreasonably long time. …”
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Molecular Characterization, Oxidative Stress-Mediated Genotoxicity, and Hemato-Biochemical Changes in Domestic Water Buffaloes Naturally Infected with <i>Trypanosoma evansi</i> Und... by Waqas Ahmad, Muhammad Yasin Tipu, Muti ur Rehman Khan, Haroon Akbar, Aftab Ahmad Anjum, Muhammad Ovais Omer

“…This study is the first to assess the genetic relationships of <i>T. evansi</i> in naturally affected buffaloes from Multan district, Pakistan, using ITS-1 primers and evaluating the effects of parasitemia and oxidative stress on DNA damage and hematobiochemical changes in infected buffaloes. (2) Methods: Blood samples were collected from 167 buffaloes using a multi-stage cluster sampling strategy, and trypomastigote identification was performed through microscopy and PCR targeting RoTat 1.2 and ITS-1 primers. …”
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Spatiotemporal clustering of anthrax and molecular typing of Bacillus anthracis in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, 2019 – 2022 by Ran XIAN, Cong YANG, Jianwei GAO, Lei GAO, Qian CHEN, Yu ZHAO, Wenhe KUAI, Haohao FAN, Xiaodi LI, Jiangtao MA

“…MethodsData on anthrax cases reported in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (Ningxia) from 2019 to 2022 were collected, and spatiotemporal cluster analysis was performed using SaTScan software with districts and counties as units. A total of 14 strains of B. anthracis isolated from local anthrax cases from 2019 to 2021 were subjected to molecular typing analysis using canonical single nucleotide polymorphisms (CanSNPs), twenty-five marker multilocus variable number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA-25), and single nucleotide repeat (SNR-4) methods. …”
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Comprehensive Sepsis Risk Prediction in Leukemia Using a Random Forest Model and Restricted Cubic Spline Analysis by Kou Y, Tian Y, Ha Y, Wang S, Sun X, Lv S, Luo B, Yang Y, Qin L

“…Yanqi Kou,1,2,&ast; Yuan Tian,2,3,&ast; Yanping Ha,2,3,&ast; Shijie Wang,1,&ast; Xiaobai Sun,1 Shuxin Lv,1 Botao Luo,2,3 Yuping Yang,2 Ling Qin1 1Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital, and College of Clinical Medicine of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, Henan Province, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Pathology, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yuping Yang, Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Guangdong Medical University, No. 2 Wenming East Road, Xiashan, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, 524000, People’s Republic of China, Email yangyupingchn@163.com Ling Qin, Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital and College of Clinical Medicine, Henan University of Science and Technology, 24 Jinghua Road, Jianxi District, Luoyang, Henan Province, 471003, People’s Republic of China, Email zzqq777@126.comBackground: Sepsis is a severe complication in leukemia patients, contributing to high mortality rates. …”
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Working-memory load decoding model inspired by brain cognition based on cross-frequency coupling by Jing Zhang, Tingyi Tan, Yuhao Jiang, Congming Tan, Liangliang Hu, Daowen Xiong, Yikang Ding, Guowei Huang, Junjie Qin, Yin Tian

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The Association Between Psychological Capital and Self-Management Behaviors in Men with Gout: A Cross-Sectional Study in Southwest China by Wang Y, Chen Y, Qi Q, Song Y, Guo X, Ma L, Chen H

“…Ying Wang,1 Yanling Chen,1 Qi Qi,2 Yuqing Song,3 Xin Guo,1 Ling Ma,1 Hong Chen4 1Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University/West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Operating Room Nursing, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University/West China School of Nursing, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China; 3School of Nursing, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China; 4West China School of Nursing/ West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Hong Chen, West China School of Nursing/West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37, Guoxue Alley, Wuhou District, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 18980601733, Email chong@scu.edu.cnPurpose: Gout is a common, chronic inflammatory joint disease, and men are more likely to suffer from gout. …”
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Internal Facilitation by Health Assistants for the &ldquo;WHO Lay Health Worker Dementia Care&rdquo; in Rural Uganda: A Formative Evaluation by Wakida EK, Obua C, Rukundo GZ, Samantha M, Maling S, Karungi CK, Talib ZM, Haberer J, Bartels SJ

“…To address these needs, we gathered key stakeholders’ perspectives on a culturally tailored model employing lay health workers, supported by health assistants as internal facilitators, to implement the World Health Organization dementia toolkit in rural communities.Methods: We conducted a formative qualitative study, utilizing one-on-one interviews with health assistants, district health team members, and primary healthcare providers in rural Uganda. …”
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Seasonal Changes in Sleep Duration in African American and African College Students Living In Washington, D.C. by Janna Volkov, Kelly J. Rohan, Samina M. Yousufi, Minh-Chau Nguyen, Michael A. Jackson, Courtney M. Thrower, John W. Stiller, Teodor T. Postolache

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PENTAHELIX ANALYSIS DALAM UPAYA MITIGASI BENCANA DI DESA SELOK ANYAR KECAMATAN PASIRIAN KABUPATEN LUMAJANG by Achmad Fathoni, Kalvin Edo Wahyudi

“…The results of this study show that disaster mitigation efforts carried out by the pentahelix component in Selok Anyar Village, Pasirian District, Lumajang Regency, East Java, have been running. …”
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Predictive Value of Lung Ultrasound Scores Combined with Serum ANGPTL4 Levels on Severity and Prognosis of Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome by Wang L, Ji P, Yin J, Xue M, Wang J, Wan Y, Dong B

“…Liangfu Wang,1 Ping Ji,2 Jiansong Yin,2 Mei Xue,2 Jing Wang,3 Yu Wan,2 Baoqiang Dong4 1Department of Soft Traumatology of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Shenyang Fourth People’s Hospital, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110031, People’s Republic of China; 2Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Second People’s Hospital of Changzhou Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, Jiangsu, 213164, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Child Healthcare, Second People’s Hospital Changzhou Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, Jiangsu, 213164, People’s Republic of China; 4College of Acupuncture and Massage, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110000, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Baoqiang Dong, College of Acupuncture and Massage, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 77 Chongshan East Road, Huanggu District, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110000, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-024-31207001, Email DongBaoqiang3071@163.comObjective: Respiratory distress syndrome threatens neonates’ life. …”
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Proof of concept of fully automated adaptive workflow for head and neck radiotherapy treatments with a conventional linear accelerator by Gaia Muti, Marco M. J. Felisi, Angelo F. Monti, Chiara Carsana, Roberto Pellegrini, Edoardo Salmeri, Mauro Palazzi, Paola E. Colombo

“…The organs at risk (OARs) of the H&amp;N district and five additional structures (air, fat, tissue, bone and patient’s exterior) subsequently used for the creation of the synthetic CT are auto-contoured with the Elekta ADMIRE® software. …”
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Correlation and diagnostic significance of CD4 T cell subsets and NLRP3 inflammasome in ulcerative colitis: the role of the NLRP3/T-bet/GATA3 axis by Yingnan Hu, Jingyi Tang, Dian Yu, Shuo Su, Jintao Fang, Linying Xia, Wenjun Xu, Weihan Zhu, Ninping Song, Fengyong Wang, Dechang Diao, Wei Zhang

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Comparison of Tick Control and Antibiotic Use Practices at Farm Level in Regions of High and Low Acaricide Resistance in Uganda by Joseph Byaruhanga, Fred Odua, Yvette Ssebunya, Olivia Aketch, Dickson Stuart Tayebwa, Innocent B. Rwego, Patrick Vudriko

“…The purpose of this study was to compare the farmers’ tick control and antibiotic use practices on farms in regions of low (LARA) and high (HARA) tick acaricide resistance in Uganda, determine the prevalence of antibiotic residues in milk from both regions, and identify factors associated with antibiotic residues in milk. One representative district was selected from each region from which 10 farms were randomly selected. …”
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Dynamic alterations in spontaneous neural activity in patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A resting-state fMRI study by Rui Hu, Wei Du, Fan Tan, Yong Wu, Chun Yang, Weiwei Wang, Wen Chen, Yanwei Miao

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