Study of senile astheny markers against the background of acute inflammatory process in elderly and senile patients in emergency abdominal surgery by M. B. Danyliuk, S. M. Zavhorodnii, Ye. R. Fedotov, Ye. K. Mykhalchenko, I. V. Dobrodub

“…It was determined that the level of somatotropic hormone in the groups with asthenia (A and C) was equally low – p = 0.9646, U = 466.5, while when comparing the group with and without asthenia (A and B), a significant decrease in this hormone was found in group A – p = 0.0030, U = 248.5. …”
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Propolis mouthwashes efficacy in managing gingivitis and periodontitis: a systematic review of the latest findings by Muhammed Al-Huda Ballouk, Mohamed Altinawi, Abeer Al-Kafri, Talar S. Zeitounlouian, Piotr S. Fudalej

“…On the other hand, the aforementioned tested mouthwashes other than propolis were deemed equally effective or even superior to propolis in some studies. …”
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Pemodelan Simulasi Sistem Dinamik untuk Meningkatkan Jumlah Pendapatan Unit Rawat Inap Rumah Sakit Islam Surabaya A.Yani by Anwar Romadhon, Erma Suryani

“…Indonesian government policy that requires hospitals to work closely with the National Health Insurance (JKN) in order to equalize health services affects the amount of revenue. …”
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Computational Phenotyping of Obstructive Airway Diseases: A Systematic Review by Bashir MBA, Milani GP, De Cosmi V, Mazzocchi A, Zhang G, Basna R, Hedman L, Lindberg A, Ekerljung L, Axelsson M, Vanfleteren LEGW, Rönmark E, Backman H, Kankaanranta H, Nwaru BI

“…Muwada Bashir Awad Bashir,1 Gregorio Paolo Milani,2,3,* Valentina De Cosmi,4,5,* Alessandra Mazzocchi,3,* Guoqiang Zhang,1 Rani Basna,1 Linnea Hedman,6 Anne Lindberg,7 Linda Ekerljung,1 Malin Axelsson,8 Lowie EGW Vanfleteren,9 Eva Rönmark,6 Helena Backman,6 Hannu Kankaanranta,1,10,11 Bright I Nwaru1,12 1Krefting Research Centre, Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; 2Pediatric Unit, Foundation IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy; 3Department of Clinical Science and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy; 4Department of Food Safety, Nutrition and Veterinary Public Health, Instituto Superiore Di Sanità - Italian National Institute of Health, Roma, Italy; 5Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milano, Italy; 6Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Section of Sustainable Health/ the OLIN Unit, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden; 7Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden; 8Department of Care Science, Faculty of Health and Society, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden; 9COPD Center, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; 10Department of Respiratory Medicine, Seinäjoki Central Hospital, Seinäjoki, Finland; 11Tampere University Respiratory Research Group, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland; 12Wallenberg Centre for Molecular and Translational Medicine, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Muwada Bashir Awad Bashir, Krefting Research Centre, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, P.O. …”
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Projeto de extensão universitária ‘SaúHDe renal’: Efeitos na qualidade de vida e na aptidão física by Jordana Letícia Buratti, Thaís Severo Dutra, Moane Marchesan Krug, Clara Suemi da Costa Rosa, Paulo Ricardo Moreira, Robelius De-Bortoli, Rodrigo de Rosso Krug

“…For that, patients at the Renal Unit Therapy from the south of Brazil were divided into a control group (CG), composed of patients with a frequency lower or equal to 75% in TF, and an experimental group (EG), composed of patients with a frequency greater than 75% in TF. …”
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Inflammatory Gene Signature Identified by Machine Algorithms Reveals Novel Biomarkers of Coronary Artery Disease by Liu X, Zhang Y, Wang Y, Xu Y, Xia W, Liu R, Xu S

“…Xing Liu,1,* Yuanyuan Zhang,1,* Yan Wang,2,3,* Yanfeng Xu,2,4,5 Wenhao Xia,2,5– 7 Ruiming Liu,4,5 Shiyue Xu2,5,6 1Department of Cardiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Hypertension and Vascular Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 3Health Management Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 4Laboratory of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 5National - Guangdong Joint Engineering Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Vascular Diseases, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 6NHC Key Laboratory of Assisted Circulation, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 7Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Guangxi Hospital Division of The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Nanning, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Shiyue Xu, Department of Hypertension and Vascular Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, People’s Republic of China, Email xushy25@mail.sysu.edu.cn Ruiming Liu, Laboratory of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, People’s Republic of China, Email liuruim@mail2.sysu.edu.cnPurpose: Inflammatory activation of immune cells plays a pivotal role in the development of coronary artery diseases (CAD). …”
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Analisis Sentimen Bahasa Indonesia pada Twitter Menggunakan Struktur Tree Berbasis Leksikon by Feby Tri Saputra, Yani Nurhadryani, Sony Hartono Wijaya, Defina Defina

“…The weighted f1-measure increases of the tree-based method on all data consecutively are 0% (equal), 10.45%, and 8.1%. The small difference between the weighted f1-measure and accuracy concludes that the accuracy resulted is valid. …”
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L’aqueduc du Gier à Lyon : la complexité de la protection au titre des monuments historiques by Josiane Boulon

“…This type of hierarch is essential to the evaluation of the intrinsic quality of a building, because monuments are not all equal. Furthermore, a simple decision about an ordinary building cannot be said to apply to aqueducts. …”
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Comparison of the Accuracy of Four Malaria Diagnostic Methods in a High Transmission Setting in Coastal Cameroon by Marcel N. Moyeh, Innocent M. Ali, Dieudonné L. Njimoh, Akindeh M. Nji, Palmer M. Netongo, Marie S. Evehe, Barbara Atogho-Tiedeu, Stephen M. Ghogomu, Wilfred F. Mbacham

“…The study showed that SD Bioline™ was as good as light microscopy in the diagnosis of malaria in remote areas of perennial transmission in South West Cameroon. This study equally revealed the limitations of presumptive diagnosis of malaria (as opposed to the use of RDTs or microscopy). …”
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Transurethral Water Vapor Ablation: Potential for a Novel Prostate Cancer Management Strategy by Warlick CA, Spilseth BD, Dixon CM

“…Christopher A Warlick,1,* Benjamin D Spilseth,2,* Christopher M Dixon3,* 1Department of Urology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA; 2Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA; 3WMC Health Good Samaritan Hospital, Bon Secours Urology, Suffern, NY, USA*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Christopher A Warlick, University of Minnesota, Department of Urology, 420 Delaware Street SE, B542 Mayo, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA, Tel +1-612-625-7486, Email cwarlick@umn.eduPurpose: Targeted and precise application of thermal energy stored in sterile water vapor is a novel approach to treat cancerous prostate tissue. …”
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N‐terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide reference values in community‐dwelling older adults by Ulrike Braisch, Wolfgang Koenig, Dietrich Rothenbacher, Michael Denkinger, Nele Friedrich, Stephan B. Felix, Till Ittermann, Marcus Dörr, Dhayana Dallmeier

“…Notably, NT‐proBNP levels were >125 ng/L in 165 participants (37.4%), with NT‐proBNP URL (97.5% quantiles) equal to 663, 824, 592, and 697 ng/L in men, and 343, 463, 2641, 1276 ng/L in women for ages 65–69, 70–74, 75–79, and 80+ years, respectively. …”
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Uncovering the Mechanisms of BaBaoWuDanYaoMo Against Influenza A Virus and Virus-Induced Inflammation Based on Network Pharmacology and Pharmacological Evaluation by Lei B, Su Y, Chen R, Chen Z, Liu B, Chen Y, Zhou M, Wang X, Ma Q

“…Biao Lei,1,* Yongjie Su,1,* Ruihan Chen,1,* Zexing Chen,1,* Bin Liu,1 Yuou Chen,1,2 Meihua Zhou,1 Xinhua Wang,1,3 Qinhai Ma1 1State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 2King Med School of Laboratory Medicine, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 3Institute of Integration of Traditional and Western Medicine, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Qinhai Ma; Xinhua Wang, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China, Email 13268268214@163.com; xinhuaw@gzhmu.edu.cnPurpose: The pro-inflammatory response triggered by influenza viruses can contribute to viral pneumonia, even death. …”
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Utility of 131I-HLX58-Der for the Precision Treatment: Evaluation of a Preclinical Radio-Antibody-Drug-Conjugate Approach in Mouse Models by Liu Y, Wang X, Zhang N, He S, Zhang J, Xu X, Song S

“…Yi Liu,1– 4,* Xiao Wang,1– 3,5,* Ni Zhang,1– 4,* Simin He,1– 4 Jianping Zhang,1– 4 Xiaoping Xu,1– 4 Shaoli Song1– 4 1Department of Nuclear Medicine, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, 200032, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, People’s Republic of China; 3Center for Biomedical Imaging, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, People’s Republic of China; 4Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Imaging Probes, Shanghai, 200032, People’s Republic of China; 5State Key Laboratory of Vaccines for Infectious Diseases, Xiang an Biomedicine Laboratory & Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational Medicine, School of Public Health, Shenzhen Research Institute of Xiamen University, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Shaoli Song; Xiaoping Xu, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, 200032, People’s Republic of China, Email shaoli-song@163.com; xxp0012@ustc.eduPurpose: None of the antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) targeting Claudin 18.2 (CLDN18.2) have received approval from regulatory authorities due to their limited clinical benefits. …”
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Risk of All-Cause Mortality in Mild Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Evidence From the NHANES III and 2007–2012 by Zou W, Ou J, Wu F, Xiao S, Deng Z, Li H, Wang Z, Tang G, Liu S, Ye D, Zhu D, Hu J, Ran P

“…Weifeng Zou,1,2,* Jie Ou,1,2,* Fan Wu,3,4,* Shan Xiao,5 Zhishan Deng,3 Haiqing Li,3 Zihui Wang,3 Gaoying Tang,3 Shuling Liu,1 Dong Ye,6 Dongshuang Zhu,2 Jinxing Hu,1 Pixin Ran3,4 1State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Chest Hospital, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Shufu County People’s Hospital, Kashgar region, Xinjiang, People’s Republic of China; 3State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease & Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health & National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease & National Center for Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 4Guangzhou National Laboratory, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Shenzhen Longgang District Central Hospital, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China; 6Department of Internal Medicine, Guangdong Province Second People’s Hospital, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Fan Wu; Pixin Ran, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease & Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health & National Center for Respiratory Medicine & National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease & The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, 195 Dongfeng Xi Road, Guangzhou, 510120, People’s Republic of China, Email wu.fan@vip.163.com; pxran@gzhmu.edu.cnBackground: It is unclear whether patients with Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease stage 1 (mild) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have a higher risk of all-cause mortality than participants with normal spirometry results.Methods: We used the data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) III and 2007– 2012, which included participants aged 20– 79 years, to investigate whether patients with mild COPD (whole population and subgroups) have a higher risk of all-cause mortality than participants with normal spirometry. …”
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Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing in Pneumonia: Applications in the Detection of Responsible Pathogens, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Virulence by Liu B, Bao Z, Chen W, Xi X, Ge X, Zhou J, Zheng X, Zhang P, Deng W, Ding R, Zhou M, Fang J

“…., Nanjing, 210018, People’s Republic of China; 6Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Zhoushan Branch of Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Zhoushan, 316000, People’s Republic of China; 7Department of Pharmacy, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jie Fang, Department of Pharmacy, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 197, Rui Jin 2nd Road, Shanghai, 200025, People’s Republic of China, Email fj40517@rjh.com.cn Min Zhou, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 197, Rui Jin 2nd Road, Shanghai, 200025, People’s Republic of China, Email doctor_zhou_99@163.comBackground: Targeted next-generation sequencing (tNGS) is a high-throughput and cost-effective diagnostic alternative for pneumonia, with the ability to simultaneously detect pathogens, antimicrobial resistance genes, and virulence genes. …”
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Effect of Different Doses of Intrathecal Nalbuphine as Adjuvant to Hyperbaric Bupivacaine on Characteristics of Subarachnoid Block in Pelvic and Lower Limb Orthopaedic Surgeries: A... by Anupama Kumari, Shraddha Jogani, Nilesh Shah, Sara Mary Thomas

“…Patients with American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) I/II status were randomly allocated into two equal groups of 20 each. Group-R received 0.75% hyperbaric ropivacaine 3.5 mL+0.1 mL normal saline (total 3.6 mL) and Group-L received 0.5% hyperbaric levobupivacaine 3.5 mL+0.1 mL normal saline (total 3.6 mL). …”
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Performance Evaluation of Dual-Drive Mach-Zehnder Modulator and Optomechanical Crystal Cavity Comb Generation for All-Optical Band Conversion in 5G-Advanced Cellular Systems by Vicente Fito, Raul Ortiz, Maria Morant, Laura Mercade, Alejandro Martinez, Roberto Llorente

“…Optical frequency combs, featuring a spectrum of discrete, equally spaced coherent frequency lines, are crucial for high-precision metrology, spectroscopy, and telecommunications. …”
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Perbedaan Kadar Glukosa Darah Antara Tikus Putih (Rattus Novergicus) yang Mendapat Asupan Susu Sapi dan Susu Kambing Segar by Hadi Oktafiano, Husnil Kadri, Dian Pertiwi

“…Both groups were given a diet of milk to equal 1 cup milk dose (3.6 ml) for 4 weeks (28 days). …”
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Development and Validation of a Cost-Effective Machine Learning Model for Screening Potential Rheumatoid Arthritis in Primary Healthcare Clinics by Wu W, Hu X, Yan L, Li Z, Li B, Chen X, Lin Z, Zeng H, Li C, Mo Y, Wu Y, Wang Q

“…Wenqi Wu,1,2,* Xiaohao Hu,1,2,* Linyang Yan,3,* Zhiyin Li,4 Bo Li,5 Xinpeng Chen,6 Zexun Lin,7 Huiqiong Zeng,8 Chun Li,9 Yingqian Mo,10 Yalin Wu,3 Qingwen Wang1,2 1Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China; 2Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Inflammatory and Immunology Diseases, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Ultrasound, Institute of Ultrasonic Medicine, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen Peking University-The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Medical Center, Shenzhen, 518036, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Information Systems, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, People’s Hospital of Longhua District, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China; 6Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Shenzhen Futian Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China; 7Shenzhen Nanshan Medical Group HQ Taohuayuan Community Health Service Center, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China; 8Traditional Chinese Medicine Department of Rheumatism, Women & Children Health Institute, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China; 9Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People’s Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 10Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yalin Wu; Qingwen Wang, Email yalinwu@jj.ac.kr; wangqingwen@pkuszh.comObjective: In primary healthcare, diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is challenging due to a general lack of in-depth knowledge of RA by general practitioners (GPs) and the lack of effective tools, leading to high rates of missed diagnosis. …”
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Pathway Of Low Anterior Resection syndrome (LARS) relief after Surgery (POLARiS): protocol for an international, open-label, multi-arm, phase 3 randomised superiority trial within... by Deborah D Stocken, Charles H Knowles, Jared Torkington, David Jayne, Julie Hepburn, Laura Knight, Neil Corrigan, Julie Cornish, Katie Gordon, Ashley Douglas, Kate Wilson, Megan Dale, Julie Croft, Christina Lloydwin, Alexandra Harriet Coxon-Meggy, Judith White, Alun Meggy, Aaron Quyn, Emily Farrow, Kheng-Seong Ng, Hannah Mather, Huey Yi Chong, Betty Tan, Ralph Powell, Andrea Warwick

“…Participants entering the RCT will be randomised between OCM, TAI or SNM, all with equal allocation ratios.Cohort and RCT participants will be followed up for a 24-month period, completing a series of questionnaires measuring LARS symptoms and QoL, as well as clinical review for those in the RCT. …”
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