One Year Duration of Immune Response Following a 3rd Booster Dose of mRNA Vaccine Against COVID‐19 in 292 Patients With Hematological Malignancies in University Hospital Ostrava, Czech Republic by Ondrej Šušol, Barbora Šušolová, Ondřej Klempíř, Milan Navrátil, Jaromír Gumulec, Zdeněk Kořístek, Juraj Ďuraš, Michal Kaščák, Jana Mihályová, Lukáš Stejskal, Tomáš Jelínek, Petra Richterová, Lenka Szeligová, Hana Plonková, Jana Zuchnická, Barbora Dluhošová, Ivo Demel, David Buffa, Katarína Hradská, Tereza Popková, Ludmila Muroňová, Martin Lachnit, Klára Lančová, Roman Hájek

“…Materials and Methods We have vaccinated 292 patients with all hematological malignancies with a third dose of mRNA COMIRNATY vaccine with a 12‐month follow‐up period in our center in Ostrava, Czech Republic. …”
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Completion of registration of risk factor variables during telephone vs on-site follow-up after myocardial infarction: a nationwide observational study in 101 199 patients from contemporary clinical practice in Sweden by Maria Bäck, Margret Leosdottir, Emil Hagström, Nermin Hadziosmanovic, Halldora Ögmundsdottir Michelsen, Mattias Ekström

“…The differences were similar at the 1-year follow-up. Self-reported measures such as smoking status, level of physical activity and current medication had a low proportion of missing data (≤2.1%) for both follow-up modalities.Conclusion Registration of secondary preventive variables was less complete at telephone consultations compared with on-site cardiac rehabilitation follow-up visits, which might indicate lower quality of care during telephone follow-up. …”
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Re‐evaluation of citric acid esters of mono‐ and diglycerides of fatty acids (E 472c) as a food additive in foods for infants below 16 weeks of age and follow‐up of its re‐evaluation by EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings (FAF), Laurence Castle, Monica Andreassen, Gabriele Aquilina, Maria Lourdes Bastos, Polly Boon, Biagio Fallico, Reginald FitzGerald, Maria Jose Frutos Fernandez, Bettina Grasl‐Kraupp, Ursula Gundert‐Remy, Rainer Gürtler, Eric Houdeau, Marcin Kurek, Henriqueta Louro, Sabina Passamonti, Detlef Wölfle, Birgit Dusemund, Dominique Turck, Stefania Barmaz, Alexandra Tard, Ana Maria Rincon

“…Abstract Citric acid esters of mono‐ and diglycerides of fatty acids (E 472c) was re‐evaluated in 2020 by the Food Additives and Flavourings Panel (FAF Panel) along with acetic acid, lactic acid, tartaric acid, mono‐ and diacetyltartaric acid, mixed acetic and tartaric acid esters of mono‐ and diglycerides of fatty acids (E 472a,b,d,e,f). As a follow‐up to this assessment, the FAF Panel was requested to assess the safety of citric acid esters of mono‐ and diglycerides of fatty acids (E 472c) for its use as food additive in food for infants below 16 weeks of age belonging to food categories (FCs) 13.1.1 (Infant formulae as defined by Directive 2006/141/EC) and 13.1.5.1 (Dietary foods for infants for special medical purposes and special formulae for infants). …”
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Risk of aortic aneurysm and dissection following exposure to fluoroquinolones, common antibiotics, and febrile illness using a self-controlled case series study design: Retrospective analyses of three large healthcare databases in the US. by Ajit A Londhe, Chantal E Holy, James Weaver, Sergio Fonseca, Angelina Villasis, Daniel Fife

“…<h4>Objective</h4>Recent observational studies suggest increased aortic aneurysm or dissection (AAD) risk following fluoroquinolone (FQ) exposure but acknowledge potential for residual bias from unreported patient characteristics. …”
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Implementation of a genotyped African population cohort, with virtual follow-up: A feasibility study in the Western Cape Province, South Africa [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] by Robert J Wilkinson, Francisco Lakay, Nicki Tiffin, Joel A Dave, Catherine Riou, Peter Raubenheimer, Anna K Coussens, Tsaone Tamuhla, Melissa J Blumenthal, Maleeka Abrahams

“…We implemented a genotyped population cohort with virtual follow up data in a resource-constrained African environment, demonstrating feasibility for scale up and novel health discoveries through nested case-control studies.…”
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Geodetic Evidence of the Interannual Fluctuations and Long-Term Trends Over the Antarctic Ice Sheet Mass Change by Yuanjin Pan, Xiaohong Zhang, Jiashuang Jiao, Hao Ding, C. K. Shum

Subjects: “…gravity recovery and climate experiment /follow on (GRACE/GFO)…”
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Effect of following-up nursing guided by timing theory on rehabilitation and quality of life of elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (时机理论引导的跟踪式护理对老年AMI患者PCI术后康复及生存质量的影响) by Zhang Keke (张珂珂)

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Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Lenabasum, a Cannabinoid Receptor Type 2 Agonist, in Patients with Dermatomyositis with Refractory Skin Disease: Follow-Up Data from a 3-Year Open-Label Extension Study by Caroline J. Stone, Geeta Ahuja, Lais Lopes Almeida Gomes, Joy Poroye, Daniella Forman Faden, Lillian Xie, Rui Feng, Barbara White, Victoria P. Werth

“…Objectives: This study utilizes data from the open-label extension (OLE) phase of the lenabasum phase 2 trial and additional post-OLE follow-up data. Key aims include evaluating the drug’s long-term effectiveness and assessing disease manifestation recurrence. …”
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Severe and Fatal Multilobar Nonclassic Radiation Pneumonitis following Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) for Treatment of Inoperable Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Report of Two Cases and Possible Enhancement by Concurrent Amiodarone by Anastasios Georgiou, Adam Farmer

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Clinical value of serum biomarkers, squamous cell carcinoma antigen and apolipoprotein C-II in follow-up of patients with locally advanced cervical squamous cell carcinoma treated with radiation: A multicenter prospective cohort study. by Yoko Harima, Takuro Ariga, Yuko Kaneyasu, Hitoshi Ikushima, Sunao Tokumaru, Shigetoshi Shimamoto, Takeo Takahashi, Noriko Ii, Kayoko Tsujino, Anneyuko I Saito, Hiroki Ushijima, Takafumi Toita, Tatsuya Ohno

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Exosomes secreted by ATF3/Nrf2-mediated ferroptotic renal tubular epithelial cells promote M1/M2 ratio imbalance inducing renal interstitial fibrosis following ischemia and reperfusion injury by Qiao Tang, Jiatao Xie, Yifei Wang, Chong Dong, Chong Dong, Qian Sun

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Analysis of choroidal thickness, macular thickness, peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness, and macular vascular density in children with unilateral amblyopia using swept-source optical coherence tomography and their changes following occlusion therapy by Shrutika Bhimewar, V. Kavitha, M. Heralgi Mallikarjun, B. K. Pradeep Sagar

“…CONCLUSION: CT and MT in amblyopic eyes were significantly higher. Following occlusion therapy, CT decreased in each follow-up but was not significant whereas MT decreased significantly at the last follow-up visit. …”
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Bladder Cancer Invading the Prostate and Penis and Multiple Bone Metastases Showing Significant Improvement after a Short-Term Pembrolizumab Therapy following Radiation and Gemcitabine and Cisplatin Therapy Leading to a Pathologically Complete Remission by Kyohei Ishida, Akira Ogose, Gen Kawaguchi, Go Hasegawa, Yohei Ikeda, Noboru Hara, Tsutomu Nishiyama

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Total Hip Arthroplasty Concomitant with Patellofemoral Arthroplasty and Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction for a Patient with Patellar Dislocation Combined with Hip Dysplasia: A Case Report of a Successful Outcome at 5-Year Follow-Up by Takuya Iseki, Tomoya Iseki, Shohei Okahisa, Shinichi Yoshiya, Shigeo Fukunishi, Toshiya Tachibana

“…At the time of the 5-year follow-up after surgery, the patient was able to walk with a wheelbarrow without any complications. …”
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Enigma of the cholesterol paradox in acute myocardial infarction: lessons from an 8-year follow-up of all-cause mortality in an age-matched and sex-matched case–control study with controls from the patients’ recruitment area by Göran Nilsson, John Öhrvik, Jerzy Leppert

“…During follow-up, 199 patients and 84 controls died, implying 3.4 deaths among patients and 1.4 among controls per 100 person-years at risk. …”
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Comparison of surgical wound infection and dehiscence following the use of two methods of nylon sutures and skin staples in staples in diabetic mellitus patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty surgery: a randomized clinical trial study by Haadiyeh Rahbari, Mohammadamin Ahmadi, Mina Amiri Doreh, Samira Mahmoudi, Parvin Ghaemmaghami, Armin Fereidouni

“…Patients were selected using a restricted random sampling method and haphazardly assigned to study groups using the permuted block randomization technique, including the suture-closed (n = 35) and staple-closed (n = 35) groups. The follow-up was 2 to 8 weeks after the surgery, evaluation of wound infection and dehiscence was performed. …”
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Comparison of one anastomosis gastric bypass versus standard Roux-en-Y gastric bypass versus a variant of biliopancreatic diversion, in a case-matched, non-superobese population: 6 years of follow-up by George Markopoulos, George Skroubis, Fotis Kalfarentzos, Ioannis Kehagias

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Efficacy and safety of NeoAdjuvant chemotherapy with or without tIslelizumab followed by debulking surgery for oVarian cancEr (NAIVE study) in China: study protocol of an open-label, phase II, randomised controlled trial by Ying Zhu, Jianwei Zhou, Zhigang Zhang, Jiaojiao Zhang, Jing Fei, Xiaoqing Zhu

“…The NeoAdjuvant chemotherapy with or without tIslelizumab followed by debulking surgery for oVarian cancEr(NAIVE) study aims to assess the clinical efficacy and safety of NACT in combination with tislelizumab (a monoclonal antibody for programmed cell death protein 1) for advanced EOC.Methods and analysis The NAIVE study is an investigator-initiated, prospective, single-centre, open-label, randomised controlled trial for advanced EOC with the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage IIIc with a Suidan CT score of 3 or greater or a Fagotti laparoscopic score of 8 or greater; or FIGO stage IV. …”
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A Case of Primary Breast Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Treated with Chemotherapy Followed by Elective Field Radiation Therapy: A Brief Treatment Pattern Review from a Radiation Oncologist’s Point of View by Kyu Chan Lee, Seung Heon Lee, KiHoon Sung, So Hyun Ahn, Jinho Choi, Seok Ho Lee, Jae Hoon Lee, Junshik Hong, Sang Hui Park

“…No morbidities occurred in this patient during the follow-up period. We also briefly review the current practice pattern in PBL patients with DLBCL.…”
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Dynamic nonlinear control strategies for resilient heterogeneous vehicle platooning and handling Byzantine attacks in communication networks by Ammar Alsinai, José Roberto Castilho Piqueira, Waqar Ul Hassan, Azmat Ullah Khan Niazi, Farida Safder

Subjects: “…Inter-linkage between cars (leader-follower framework)…”
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