[Translated article] Reamputation prevalence after minor feet amputations in patients with diabetic foot: A cross sectional study by C.A. Sánchez Correa, I. Briceño Sanín, J.J. Bautista Valencia, M.E. Niño, J. Robledo Quijano

“…This study aims to determine the prevalence for reamputation in diabetic foot from minor amputations and to evaluate associated factors for such outcome. Methods: Cross sectional study developed in 2 hospitals. …”
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Effect of Traditional Chinese Medicine ointment rubbing in the treatment of hypermyotonia after cerebral infarction (中药膏摩治疗脑梗死后肌张力增高的临床研究) by YUAN Yonge (袁永娥), YANG Junxing (杨俊行), FU Jingna (付景娜), SU Rong (苏容), ZHANG Bing (张兵), CHEN Chen (陈程), XU Dong (徐栋)

“…Objective To investigate the effect of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) ointment rubbing on in the treatment of hypermyotonia after cerebral infarction. Methods Totally 92 patients with hypermyotonia after cerebral infarction were selected and randomly divided into control group (n = 46) and treatment group (n = 46). …”
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Safety and efficacy of low-dose esketamine weakly opioidized anesthesia in elderly patients with lumbar spinal stenosis undergoing surgery: a prospective, double-blind randomized c... by Ni-Na Hou, Meng-Yun Zhang, Yu-Wei Zhang, Hong-Jing Wu, Hong Luo, Heng Yang

“…We aimed to evaluate the intraoperative safety and efficacy of weak opioidized anesthesia with low-dose esketamine in the treatment of elderly patients with lumbar spinal stenosis undergoing total laminectomy with complete decompression and interbody implant fusion. Methods In total, 90 elderly patients were randomized into three groups: the esketamine HS group (0.2 mg/kg induction, 0.25 mg/(kg·h) infusion), the esketamine LS group (0.2 mg/kg induction, 0.125 mg/(kg·h) infusion), and the control group (group C receiving an equal volume of saline). …”
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Comparative Analysis of the Outcomes of Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy with D2 and D3 Lymphadenectomy in the Treatment of Patients with Right Colon Cancer by A. A. Nevolskikh, V. A. Avdeenko, Yu. Yu. Mikhaleva, T. P. Pochuev, P. V. Sokolov, R. F. Zibirov, I. P. Reznik, N. D. Silin, L. O. Petrov, S. A. Ivanov, A. D. Kaprin

“…Tsyb Medical Radiological Research Center.Materials and methods. Conducted from 2018 to 2023, the study included 174 patients with stage I–III RCC: in 106 patients, laparoscopic right hemicolectomy with D2 lymph node dissection was performed, in 68 patients — with D3 lymph node dissection. …”
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The mediating effect of diabetes self-management between diabetes self-efficacy and glycemic control among patients with type 2 diabetes (自我管理在2型糖尿病患者自我效能和血糖控制间的中介效应)... by CHEN Shanshan (陈闪闪), GUO Hong (郭红), LIN Keke (林可可), WU Shishi (吴诗诗), FANG Jiaxin (方嘉欣)

“…Objectives To explore the mediating effect of diabetes self-management on the relationship between diabetes self-efficacy and glycemic control among people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Methods By means of convenience sampling, 210 patients with type 2 diabetes were investigated in Beijing Jimenli community health service center using diabetes management self-efficacy scale, diabetes self-management scale, and HbA1c. …”
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Decreasing of heterogeneity in black tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon) and white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) broodstocks and their fry produced in hatchery by Bambang Widyo Prastowo, Rahayu Rahardianti, Evi Maftuti Nur

“…BBPBAP Jepara had performed study on evaluation of genetic diversity of black tiger and white shrimp broodstock and their progenies produced in hatchery, using Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP)-mtDNA method.  Amplification of black tiger shrimp mtDNA used primers designed based on 16S rDNA sequences, and the products were restricted by Nde II enzyme.  …”
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Randomised trial of coconut oil, olive oil or butter on blood lipids and other cardiovascular risk factors in healthy men and women by Stephen J Sharp, Kay-Tee Khaw, Robert Luben, Nita G Forouhi, Leila Finikarides, Islam Afzal, Marleen Lentjes

“…The effects of different dietary fats on lipid profiles, metabolic markers and health outcomes may vary not just according to the general classification of their main component fatty acids as saturated or unsaturated but possibly according to different profiles in individual fatty acids, processing methods as well as the foods in which they are consumed or dietary patterns. …”
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Perinatal mortality and other severe adverse outcomes following planned birth at 39 weeks versus expectant management in low-risk women: a population based cohort studyResearch in... by Kylie Crawford, Waldemar A. Carlo, Anthony Odibo, Aris Papageorghiou, William Tarnow-Mordi, Sailesh Kumar

“…We compared outcomes following planned birth at 39+0–39+6 weeks gestation (either by induction of labour or scheduled caesarean section) to expectant management. Methods: The population included low-risk, singleton pregnancies between 2000 and 2021 in Queensland, Australia. …”
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Direct maternal morbidity and the risk of pregnancy-related deaths, stillbirths, and neonatal deaths in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa: A population-based prospective cohort stu... by Fahad Aftab, Imran Ahmed, Salahuddin Ahmed, Said Mohammed Ali, Seeba Amenga-Etego, Shabina Ariff, Rajiv Bahl, Abdullah H Baqui, Nazma Begum, Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Godfrey Biemba, Simon Cousens, Vinita Das, Saikat Deb, Usha Dhingra, Arup Dutta, Karen Edmond, Fabian Esamai, Amit Kumar Ghosh, Peter Gisore, Caroline Grogan, Davidson H Hamer, Julie Herlihy, Lisa Hurt, Muhammad Ilyas, Fyezah Jehan, Mohammed Hamad Juma, Michel Kalonji, Rasheda Khanam, Betty R Kirkwood, Aarti Kumar, Alok Kumar, Vishwajeet Kumar, Alexander Manu, Irene Marete, Usma Mehmood, Nicole Minckas, Shambhavi Mishra, Dipak K Mitra, Mamun Ibne Moin, Karim Muhammad, Sam Newton, Serge Ngaima, Andre Nguwo, Muhammad Imran Nisar, John Otomba, Mohammad Abdul Quaiyum, Sophie Sarrassat, Sunil Sazawal, Katherine E Semrau, Caitlin Shannon, Vinay Pratap Singh, Sajid Soofi, Seyi Soremekun, Atifa Mohammed Suleiman, Venantius Sunday, Thandassery R Dilip, Antoinette Tshefu, Yaqub Wasan, Kojo Yeboah-Antwi, Sachiyo Yoshida, Anita K Zaidi, Alliance for Maternal and Newborn Health Improvement (AMANHI) maternal morbidity study group

“…We aimed to generate prospective, reliable population-based data on the burden of major direct maternal morbidities in the antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal periods and its association with maternal, foetal, and neonatal death in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>This is a prospective cohort study, conducted in 9 research sites in 8 countries of South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. …”
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ReluformerN: Lightweight High-Low Frequency Enhanced for Hyperspectral Agricultural Lancover Classification by LIU Yi, ZHANG Yanjun

“…In view of this problem, a lightweight high-low frequency enhanced Reluformer network (ReluformerN) was proposed in this research.[Methods]Firstly, an adaptive octave convolution was proposed, which utilized the softmax function to automatically adjust the spectral dimensions of high-frequency features and low-frequency features, effectively alleviating the influence of manually setting the spectral dimensions and benefiting the subsequent extraction of spatial and spectral domain features of hyperspectral images. …”
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Path and Practice of Gap Management in National Parks: A Comparison Between China and the US and Inspirations Therefrom by Yun MA, Siyuan HE

“…Through a comparative approach, the research identifies key institutional factors shaping the management of these gaps and provides recommendations for improving China’s approach to gap management.MethodsThis research employs a combination of policy text analysis, historical analysis and comparative analysis to explore the concept and management of “gap” in national parks in both China and the US. …”
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Construction of a prognostic model for gastric cancer based on immune infiltration and microenvironment, and exploration of MEF2C gene function by Si-yu Wang, Yu-xin Wang, Lu-shun Guan, Ao Shen, Run-jie Huang, Shu-qiang Yuan, Yu-long Xiao, Li-shuai Wang, Dan Lei, Yin Zhao, Chuan Lin, Chang-ping Wang, Zhi-ping Yuan

“…Therefore, our aim is to develop a prognostic model that predicts the prognosis of GC patients and initially explore the role of MEF2C in immunotherapy for GC. Methods Transcriptome sequence data of GC was obtained from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) and PRJEB25780 cohort for subsequent immune infiltration analysis, immune microenvironment analysis, consensus clustering analysis and feature selection for definition and classification of gene M and N. …”
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Association between traffic-related air pollution and risk of outpatient visits for dry eye disease in a megacity along the subtropical coast in South China by Fan Cao, Yue Chen, Yan-Chao Gui, Zi-Yue Fu, Zheng Lyu, Kou Liu, Li-Ming Tao, Zhi-Fan Chen, Hai-Feng Pan, Zheng-Xuan Jiang, Qian-Li Meng

“…This study aimed to investigate the associations between traffic-related air pollutants with risk of dry eye disease (DED) outpatient visits in a megacity (Guangzhou) along the subtropical coast in South China. Methods Daily data on DED outpatient visits and environmental variables from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020 in Guangzhou were obtained. …”
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Evidence-based ankle pump exercise in prevention of postoperative deep-vein thrombosis in patients with lower extremity fracture (踝泵运动预防下肢骨折患者围手术期深静脉血栓的循证实践)... by BAO Xiuhong (鲍秀红), ZHANG Fang (张芳), ZHU Yi (朱屹), SHAO Ye (邵烨)

“…Objective To summarized the best evidence-based practice of ankle pump exercise in prevention of postoperative deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) in patients with lower extremity fracture, and to evaluate its clinical application. Methods CNKI, Wanfang, VIP, Medlive, BMJ, Cochrane library, Embase, PubMed, RNAO, ESPEN, NGC and NICE were searched for clinical practice guidelines, systematic reviews and relevant papers from August 2012 to August 2012. …”
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Utilization of fermented sago pulp as a source of carbohydrate in feed for Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus by I Kadek Sumiana, Julie Ekasari, Dedi Jusadi, Mia Setiawati

“… ABSTRACT This study aimed to evaluate sago pulp fermentation method and its effect on crude fiber content, digestibility, and utilization of sago pulp as a feed raw material for Nile tilapia. …”
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Practice and effective analysis of continuous quality improvement in nosocomial infection prevention and control (医院感染防控持续质量改进及效果) by XU Xu (徐旭), REN Guqun (任顾群), SU Yuqiang (苏玉强), XU Yuanle (许远乐), WANG Yuena (王岳娜)

“…Objective To analyze the role and effect of continuous quality improvement in nosocomial infection prevention and control. Methods In order to improve the effect of nosocomial infection prevention and control, a set of continuous quality improvement measures had been carried out since January, 2021. …”
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Podophyllotoxin mediates hepatic toxicity via the C5a/C5aR/ROS/NLRP3 and cGMP/PKG/mTOR axis in rats based on toxicological evidence chain (TEC) concept by phosphoproteomic analysis by Chuanxin Liu, Xiaobin Huang, Jiao Kong, Xuejiao Li, Yuming Wang, Fangfang Zhang, Jiajia Duan

“…This study aims to elucidate the mechanisms of PPT-induced hepatotoxicity using tandem quality tag (TMT) based quantitative proteomics and phosphoproteomics, providing potential targets and directions for developing new therapeutic strategies to facilitate the safe and rational use of podophyllotoxin in clinical settings. Methods: We employed a comprehensive assessment of PPT-induced hepatotoxicity based on the Toxicology Evidence Chain (TEC) concept, originally proposed by our research group in 2018. …”
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Malestar psicológico en portadores y no portadores de la mutación causante de enfermedad de Huntington y su relación con la carga de la enfermedad by Y. Rodríguez-Agudelo, M. Chávez-Oliveros, A. Ochoa-Morales, L. Martínez-Ruano, A. Camacho-Molina, F. Paz-Rodríguez

“…Objective: To identify psychological distress in carriers of the mutation that causes HD, without motor symptoms, utilizing the Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL-90), and to correlate with the burden and proximity of the disease. Method: A sample of 175 participants in a HD Predictive Diagnostic Program (PDP-HD) was divided into HEP carriers (39.4%) and NPEH non-carriers (61.6%) of the HD-causing mutation. …”
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Cross-sectional study of the perceived wellbeing of children in palliative care by Daniel Toro-Pérez, Ester Camprodon-Rosanas, Catalina Bolancé, Montserrat Guillen, Sergi Navarro Vilarrubí, Joaquin T. Limonero

“…Objective: To describe the perceived wellbeing (pWB) and the psychological characteristics of young people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions (LLTCs). Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study in young people aged 8 years or older with collection of data on demographic and disease-related variables from the health records. …”
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Visual Environment Factors Influencing Staying Behaviors During Cycling on Countryside Greenways by Ting WEN, Yun ZHANG, Ming DU

“…The planning and design of staying points in conjunction with the visual environment not only help improve the safety and user-friendliness of greenway cycling but also leverage scenic resources to entice cyclists to linger longer, thereby enhancing the usage intensity of the countryside greenway and further promoting the development of the rural tourism economy.MethodsThis research focuses on the Qingshan Lake Greenway in Hangzhou. …”
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