3-year experience of hyperthermic intravesical chemotherapy use in patients with high risk non-muscular-invasive bladder cancer by R.S. Chystiakov, F.I. Kostyev, O.V. Bondar, V.V. Lysenko, V.O. Varbanets

“…As a result, the median follow-up was 30 months (range 7-36). According to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) v 5.0, the most relevant side effects in HIVEC®/BCG therapy groups were adverse events grade 1-2: fever – 1%/8%; dysuria – 9%/13%; bladder spasms – 7%/12%; hematuria – 3%/4% and urinary tract infection – 3%/10%. …”
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The assessment of the use of vehicles with different types of drive in car-sharing systems by Ewelina Sendek-Matysiak

“…Such vehicles proved to be the most advantageous solution, whether only economic or technical criteria were considered. Electric cars, followed by plug-in hybrid cars, are the best choice when decisions are evaluated from an environmental perspective. …”
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A Modified Cycle Slip Detection Method with GNSS Doppler Assistance and Optimizing by Adaptive Threshold and Sliding Polynomial Fitting by Kezhao Li, Yunyan Shen, Xiaokui Yue, Yingxiang Jiao, Kai Wang, Zhe Yue, Keke Xu

“…The main contents are as follows: (1) compared with the MW method, the Doppler-assisted phase subtraction pseudorange (DAPSP) method that we proposed has no detection blind spot and can effectively reduce the influence of pseudorange noise at high sampling rates; thus, we replace MW by the DAPSP method to improve the detection accuracy. (2) An adaptive threshold model with root mean square (RMS) is established to effectively reduce the missing and false range detection of cycle slip. (3) The sliding polynomial fitting-assisted GF (SPFAGF) is carried out according to the satellite altitude angle. …”
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Impact assessment of integrated-pathy on anthropometric, physiological, biochemical, and psychological parameters on type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: A single-arm, observational... by Akshay Vashisht, Medha Bhatt, Vedpriya Arya

“…Psychological variables (quality of life, Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale, and Quality of Diabetes Self-Care) measured at three-time points (day 0, day 7, and day 45), were analyzed with the analysis of variance followed by Bonferroni-adjusted post hoc tests to control type 1 error. …”
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Distribution of Microbes and Drug Susceptibility in Patients with Diabetic Foot Infections in Southwest China by Mingxia Wu, Hang Pan, Weiling Leng, Xiaotian Lei, Liu Chen, Ziwen Liang

“…Tobramycin was the most effective drug (97%) for the treatment of Escherichia coli, followed by ertapenem (96.4%), imipenem (93.5%), and cefotetan (90%). …”
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Outcomes after Surgery for Malignant Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors by Omar Hama Ghalib Azeez Hawramy, Karzan Seerwan Abdullah, Barham M.M. Salih, Qalandar Hussein A. Kasnazani, Dana Taib Gharib, Dara Ahmed Mohammed

“…Overall morbidity was (43.8%) with no perioperative mortality. The median follow-up period was 23 months, ranging from 5-68 months. …”
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Association between phase angle and all-cause mortality in adults aged 18–49 years: NHANES 1999–2004 by Xian-xin Xia, Chuan-xiang Li, Xin-xin Xue, Ya-jun Chen, Fang He, Hong-rong Guo

“…These adults were divided into two groups based on the median PhA value (the low PhA group: PhA < 6.96°; the high PhA group: PhA ≥ 6.96°). During a median follow-up of 214 months, 307 all-cause deaths were recorded. …”
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Chronic pain is a risk factor for all-cause and cancer-specific mortality in cancer survivors: a population-based cohort study by Yeying Zhang, Yuna Guo

“…Results Over a median 141-month follow-up (interquartile range: 61–201 months), 884 (64.57%) of 1,369 cancer sufferers died, of which 259 (18.91%) died from cancer, and 625 (45.65%) from other causes. …”
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Surveillance and characteristics of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus isolates in a Chinese tertiary hospital in Shenzhen, 2018 to 2024 by Hongwei Shen, Qiaomin Zhang, Shaobo Li, Tingting Huang, Wen Ma, Daming Wang, Peng Li

“…In excess of 90% of VRE isolates exhibited resistance to ciprofloxacin (97.1%) and levofloxacin (97.1%), followed by ampicillin (94.1%) and penicillin (94.1%). …”
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Long-Term Postpartum Outcomes of Insulin Resistance and β-cell Function in Women with Previous Gestational Diabetes Mellitus by Zhirong Miao, Honghua Wu, Liu Ren, Nan Bu, Lili Jiang, Huixia Yang, Junqing Zhang, Xiaohui Guo

“…A total of 321 females with previous GDM were followed up once during 1- to 6-years postpartum. Characteristics during pregnancy, perinatal period, and postpartum were compared between postpartum NGT and hyperglycemic women. …”
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Health and economic impact of oral PrEP provision across subgroups in western Kenya: a modelling analysis by Linxuan Wu, Sarah Cox, Monisha Sharma, Brian Pfau, Rachel Wittenauer

“…PrEP provision to SDCs was associated with the lowest incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER), $245 per disability-adjusted life year (DALY) averted (CI $179 to $435), followed by women and men with multiple partners ($1898 (CI $1002 to $6771) and $2351 (CI $1 831 to $3494) per DALY averted, respectively). …”
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Research on Seepage Properties and Pore Structure of the Roof and Floor Strata in Confined Water-Rich Coal Seams: Taking the Xiaojihan Coal Mine as an Example by Hailong Li

“…In order to further investigate the critical function that mechanical properties of permeability play in the confined fractured aquifer, the rock complete stress-strain permeability test and pore development structure test are carried out with rock samples of the roof and floor strata in this field. Results are as follows: (1) coal seams of Xiaojihan coal mine are confined fractured aquifers, the fissure confined water in coal seams has a strong relationship with total stress-strain permeability and development characteristics of the pore structure of the roof and floor strata. (2) The permeability of the roof and floor strata is extremely low, when the strata is less than 30 meters away from the coal seam with the magnitude order remaining less than 10−12 m/s. …”
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Sodium‐glucose cotransporter‐2 inhibitors in heart failure: an updated meta‐analysis by Yang Cao, Pengxiao Li, Yi Li, Yaling Han

“…Compared with placebo, SGLT2i is associated with a lower incidence of composite of first hospitalization for heart failure (HHF) or cardiovascular death (CV death) [hazard ratio (HR) = 0.76 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.71–0.81], which is consistent regardless of the diabetes status, type of gliflozines used, and follow‐up duration. SGLT2i can reduce the risk of total HHF or CV death (HR = 0.74, 95%CI = 0.68–0.81), first HHF (HR = 0.69, 95%CI = 0.64–0.75), CV death (HR = 0.88, 95%CI = 0.80–0.96), any death (HR = 0.90, 95%CI = 0.83–0.97), and any serious events (HR = 0.90, 95%CI = 0.87–0.93) in HF patients, at the cost of increased risk of urinary tract infections (risk ratio = 1.17, 95%CI = 1.03–1.33). …”
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Integrating ecological and recreational functions to optimize ecological security pattern in Fuzhou City by Junting Bai, Rui Sun, Yifan Liu, Jie Chen, Xiaohe Li

“…A trade-off matrix is created to facilitate the reconstruction of the ESP, delineate functional zones, and identify strategic points, followed by a thorough optimization and development strategy. …”
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Realist inquiry into Maternity care @ a Distance (ARM@DA): realist review protocol by Andrew Booth, Catrin Evans, Stephen Timmons, Helen Spiby, Mark Clowes, Nia Jones, Kerry Evans, Benash Nazmeen, Candice Sunney, Georgia Clancy

“…Included papers will consist of any study design, in English and from 2010 onwards. The review will follow the Realist and Meta-narrative Evidence Synthesis Evolving Standards quality procedures and reporting guidance.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval has been obtained from the University of Nottingham, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Ethics Committee (FMHS 426–1221). …”
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Different Associations between Lipid Levels and Risk for Heart Failure according to Diabetes Progression by Seung-Hwan Lee, Kyu Na Lee, Jong-Chan Youn, Hun Sung Kim, Kyungdo Han, Mee Kyoung Kim

“…Results During a median follow-up of 4.0 years, 151,624 cases of HF occurred. …”
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Systematic review of infant and young child feeding practices in conflict areas: what the evidence advocates by Jai K Das, Zulfiqar Bhutta, Amna Rabbani, Zahra A Padhani, Faareha A Siddiqui

“…Two review authors independently evaluated and screened studies for eligibility and extracted data; followed by a descriptive and thematic analysis.Results We included 56 studies in our review including 11 published articles and 45 reports from grey literature and broadly classified into four predetermined sections: epidemiology (n=24), barriers/enablers (n=18), programmes/interventions (n=15) and implementation guidelines (n=30). …”
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A retrospective record-based study to evaluate the profile of TB patients diagnosed and registered at DOTS center at the tertiary care center and to study the gaps in the implement... by Ruchi Arora Sachdeva, Sahil Singh, MK Sen

“…Outcome of TB patients was cured in 1082 (40.2%), treatment completed 1300 (48.3%), 32 (1.2%) patients died during treatment, 190 (7.1%) lost to follow-up, 2 patient migrated, treatment failed in 5 patients, regimen changed in 6 patients and data were not updated for 41 (1.5%) patients. …”
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Study on the Influence of Regional Transportation on PM2.5 Based on the RAMS-CMAQ Model in Weihai, a Typical Coastal City of Northern China by Wentao Ning, Zhiwen Xing, Min Wei, Mingyan Li, Meigen Zhang, Houfeng Liu

“…The proportion of long-range transportation of nitrate had the highest value, and the contribution of regional transportation outside Weihai was 87.5–92.5% and 88.2–91.7%, followed by sulfate, which was 67.9–80.6% and 80.8–86.2%, and the proportion of ammonium salt is the lowest, contributed for 38.8–70.8% and 41.1–71.9% in February and March, respectively. …”
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Exploring the influence of age on the causes of death in advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients undergoing chemoradiotherapy using machine learning methods by Mengni Zhang, Shipeng Zhang, Xudong Ao, Lisha Liu, Shunlin Peng

“…Time-dependent variable importance plots indicated that age was the most influential factor affecting 3-, 5-, and 10-year survival, followed by metastasis and tumor stage. Younger patients had significantly longer OS than their older counterparts. …”
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