Comparison of different severe obesity definitions in predicting future cardiometabolic risk in a longitudinal cohort of children by Gilles Paradis, Melanie Henderson, Lisa Kakinami, Angelo Tremblay, Anna Smyrnova

“…Whether SO definitions differentially predict cardiometabolic disease risk is critical for proper clinical care and management but is unknown.Design Prospective cohort studySetting SO definitions were applied at baseline (2005–2008, Mage=9.6 years, n=548), and outcomes (fasting lipids, glucose, homoeostatic model assessment (HOMA-IR) and blood pressure) were assessed at first follow-up (F1: 2008–2011, Mage=11.6 years) and second follow-up (2015–2017, Mage=16.8 years) of the Quebec Adipose and Lifestyle Investigation in Youth cohort in Montreal, Quebec.Participants Respondents were youth who had at least one biological parent with obesity.Primary outcome measures Unfavourable cardiometabolic levels of fasting blood glucose (≥6.1 mmol/L), insulin resistance (HOMA-IR index ≥2.0), high-density lipoprotein <1.03 mmol/L, low-density lipoprotein ≥2.6 mmol/L and triglycerides >1.24 mmol/L. …”
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MECHANISMS FOR ENSURING THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL AREAS THROUGH THE FORMATION OF THEIR ENERGY DEPENDENCE BASED ON THE INTENSIFICATION OF BIOFUEL PRODUCTION by Yuliia Okhota, Denys Titov, Svitlana Dotsiuk

“…The article also discusses the prospects for improving the regulatory framework to create favourable conditions for bioenergy development, the need for infrastructure improvements and the involvement of local communities in renewable energy projects. …”
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Corneal Reinnervation and Sensitivity Recovery after Pterygium Excision by ZhanLin Zhao, JiaYing Zhang, Hong Liang, SiYi Zhang, ChunYi Shao, XianQun Fan, Yao Fu

“…To evaluate changes in corneal sensitivity and subbasal nerve density after pterygium excision. Methods. This prospective trial included 22 eyes with nasal primary pterygium and 18 controls. …”
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Improving Outcomes with Sequential Fixation Using Long-Threaded Screws for Valgus-Impacted Femoral Neck Fractures by Jeong-Hyun Koh, Seungyeob Sakong, Won-Tae Cho, Sumin Lim, Hyung Keun Song

“…<i>Materials and Methods:</i> This prospective study included 135 patients aged 60 years or older with valgus-impacted femoral neck fractures (OTA 31B1.1 and 31B1.2) treated between March 2017 and February 2021. …”
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Acute Clinical Features and Persistence of Joint Pain in Probable Cases of Chikungunya Fever in Eritrea by Frezgi O, Berhane A, Ghebrewelde G, Tekie H, Kiflezgi T, Mohamedsied A, Tekie Y, Asrat MM, Gebrejesus T

“…Persistent arthralgia following chikungunya fever is common and requires advanced pharmacological interventions as pain does not respond well to analgesics.Objective: The study aimed to describe the acute clinical features of probable cases of chikungunya fever and risk factors associated with the persistence of joint pain.Methods: A prospective, descriptive cohort study was conducted on probable cases of chikungunya fever from October 2018 to March 2019 in the Tesseney subzone of Eritrea.Results: A total of 203 probable cases of chikungunya fever were enrolled, majority being males (68%) with a mean age of 39.2 years. …”
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The first experience of two-stage treatment of transsphincteric fistulas of rectum by means of fibrin sealant by S. A. Frolov, A. M. Kuzminov, V. Yu. Korolik, I. S. Bogormistrov, M. O. Chernozhukova, Sh. T. Minbayev

“…Treatment results of the patient group that matched inclusion criteria were analyzed: straight fistulous tract, absence of inflammatory changes and severe fibrosis in the area of fistula internal orifice. Prospective nonrandomized study which included 14 patients with cryptogenic transsphincteric rectal fistulas was carried out. …”
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Mucocutaneous Manifestations Reported by Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients in University Hospital by Ieva Renata Jonaitytė, Vita Karpavičiūtė, Gediminas Kiudelis, Juozas Kupčinskas, Laimas Jonaitis

“…Materials and methods: Prospective study included 162 out-patients with IBD who were managed in the tertiary care center. …”
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Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta in trauma management: a comprehensive study of clinical indications and challenges by Tongporn Wannatoop, Peerayuht Phuangphung, Tanut Sornmanapong

“…Within the TTRA group, the prospective applicability of REBOA was 52.6%, with a prevalence of major hemorrhagic sources from the abdomen to the groin of 38.6% and substantial intra-abdominal bleeding of 28.8%. …”
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A pre- and post-course survey of an elective Chinese medicine curriculum among junior Western medical students in Taiwan by Sunny Jui-Shan Lin, Shung-Tai Ho, Yi-Chang Su, Chien-Sung Tsai, Shu-Meng Cheng, Cheng-Yi Cheng, Tso-Chou Lin, Chien-Jung Lin

“…We assess students' knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors as short-term outcomes of integrating a structured Traditional Chinese Medicine course within a Western medical school. Methods A prospective questionnaire survey was conducted among first-year and second-year undergraduate medical students who participated in the “Introduction to Chinese Medicine” course in 2020. …”
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Cardiovascular Disease Screening in Primary School Children by Alena Bagkaki, Fragiskos Parthenakis, Gregory Chlouverakis, Emmanouil Galanakis, Ioannis Germanakis

“…Methods: The methods used were prospective study, with voluntary participation of third-grade primary school children in the region of Crete/Greece, over 6 years (2018–2024). …”
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Non‐invasive telemedical care in heart failure patients and stroke: post hoc analysis of TIM‐HF and TIM‐HF2 trials by Serdar Tütüncü, Marcus Honold, Kerstin Koehler, Oliver Deckwart, Friedrich Koehler, Karl Georg Haeusler

“…Methods and results We retrospectively analysed baseline characteristics of 2248 CHF patients enrolled to the prospective multicentre Telemedical Interventional Monitoring in Heart Failure study (TIM‐HF) and Telemedical Interventional Management in Heart Failure II study (TIM‐HF2), randomizing New York Heart Association (NYHA) II/III patients 1:1 to NITC or standard of care. …”
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Multimessenger Probes of Supermassive Black Hole Spin Evolution by Angelo Ricarte, Priyamvada Natarajan, Ramesh Narayan, Daniel C. M. Palumbo

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Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease – A multicenter observational study from India by Sham Santhanam, Pravin Patil, Mohit Goyal, C B Mithun, Parthajit Das, Kavitha Mohanasundaram, Neeraj Jain, Vijaya Prasanna, Keerthi Talari, Himanshu Pathak, Parshant Aggarwal, Deepika Ponnuru, Vikram Raj Jain, Sharath Kumar

“…The number of patients with complete influenza and pneumococcal vaccination was low and this issue needs to be specifically addressed. Larger prospective registry-based data are needed to understand CTD-ILD and the unmet needs in the Indian context.…”
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Short-Term Motor Outcomes in Parkinson’s Disease after Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation Combined with Post-Operative Rehabilitation: A Pre-Post Comparison Study by Kazunori Sato, Yoshihide Hokari, Eriko Kitahara, Nana Izawa, Kozo Hatori, Kaoru Honaga, Genko Oyama, Taku Hatano, Hirokazu Iwamuro, Atsushi Umemura, Yasushi Shimo, Nobutaka Hattori, Toshiyuki Fujiwara

“…Patients diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease who were admitted to our hospital for STN-DBS surgery were included in this study. Data were prospectively collected and retrospectively analyzed. …”
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Telerehabilitation: A Practical Remote Alternative for Coaching and Monitoring Physical Kinetic Therapy in Patients with Mild and Moderate Disabling Parkinson’s Disease during the... by Aurelian Anghelescu

“…Therefore, this study aimed to assess and implement a telehealth physical rehabilitation program tailored for outpatients with idiopathic PD and slight or medium functional limitations. Methods. A prospective study was performed on a group of outpatients with idiopathic PD, selected from the database of the neurorehabilitation clinic of the Emergency Teaching Hospital “Bagdasar-Arseni.” …”
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The Role of the Estimated Plasma Volume Variation in Assessing Decongestion in Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure by Andreea-Maria Grigore, Mihai Grigore, Ana-Maria Balahura, Gabriela Uscoiu, Ioana Verde, Camelia Nicolae, Elisabeta Bădilă, Adriana-Mihaela Ilieșiu

“…Materials and Methods: This prospective, observational, single-center study included 111 patients (mean age 74 years, 40% female) hospitalized with ADHF and treated with intravenous diuretics along with optimized medical therapy. …”
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Effect of potent nucleos(t)ide analog on alpha fetoprotein changes and occurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic hepatitis B by Qianqian Ma, Junzhao Ye, Ling Luo, Yanhong Sun, Wei Wang, Shiting Feng, Bing Liao, Bihui Zhong

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate this issue in those treated with entecavir (ETV) versus tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF). Methods We prospectively enrolled treatment-naive CHB adults who commenced treatment with ETV or TDF. …”
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Understanding crystallinity indexes benchmarking concept from optimized parametric ionic liquid pretreatment using 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium Acetate [EMIM]Ac on oil palm biomass by Amizon Azizan, Rosmaria Abu Darim, Intan Suhada Azmi, Rafidah Jalil, Shareena Fairuz Abdul Manaf

“…Initially, the pretreated empty fruit bunch, oil palm frond, and oil palm trunk using 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate ([EMIM]Ac) as ionic liquid solvent during pretreatment have indicated prospective distortion of the cellulosic chains. Simply using the calculated crystallinity status, for instance, from X-Ray Diffraction or Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy analyses, may assist during the early decisive point regarding pretreatment effectiveness. …”
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The role of C-reactive protein in predicting all-cause mortality among Chinese arthritis patients: implications for public health education and promotion by Shuchao Ye, Damei Ye, Changyi Lin, Dongming Lu, Xuelan You, Chaoyan Xu, Yongyang Wu

“…This study aims to investigate the association between CRP levels and all-cause mortality in Chinese arthritis patients, highlighting its implications for public health education and intervention programs.MethodsA prospective cohort study was conducted using data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) from 2011 to 2020. …”
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Oakland score to identify low-risk patients with lower gastrointestinal bleeding performs well among emergency department patients by Daniel D. DiLena, Sean C. Bouvet, Madeline J. Somers, Maqdooda A. Merchant, Theodore R. Levin, Adina S. Rauchwerger, Dana R. Sax

“…Conclusion The Oakland Score had high predictive accuracy among ED patients with LGIB. Prospective evaluation is needed to understand if the risk score could augment ED decision-making and improve outcomes and resource utilization.…”
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