RETRACTED: Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Patients With Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Implantation—Implications for Physiotherapists by Peng-Ming Yu, Peng-Ming Yu, Yu-Qiang Wang, Ze-Ruxing Luo, Raymond C. C. Tsang, Oystein Tronstad, Oystein Tronstad, Jun Shi, Ying-Qiang Guo, Alice Y. M. Jones

“…Clinical characteristics and hospital stay, cost, functional capacity, and Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) heart failure score were recorded at admission, 1-week, and 30-days post-op.ResultsThe mean (SD) age of the 17 patients was 68.4 (8.0) years and 15 (88%) were female. …”
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A murine model of acute and prolonged abdominal sepsis, supported by intensive care, reveals time-dependent metabolic alterations in the heart by Bart Jacobs, Inge Derese, Sarah Derde, Sarah Vander Perre, Lies Pauwels, Greet Van den Berghe, Jan Gunst, Lies Langouche

“…We hypothesized that metabolic and inflammatory cardiac changes, previously observed in acute sepsis as potential drivers of SICM, partially persist in prolonged sepsis. Methods In 24-week-old C57BL/6J mice, sepsis was induced by cecal ligation and puncture, followed by intravenous fluid resuscitation, subcutaneous analgesics and antibiotics, and, in the prolonged phase, by parenteral nutrition. …”
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Production and bioactivity test of recombinant protein common carp growth hormone by Deny Sapto Chondro Utomo, . Alimuddin, Agus Oman Sudrajat, Irvan Faizal

“…Common carp juveniles with average body weight of 5.2±0.4 g were intramuscularly injected once a week for 4 weeks with rGH protein solution from 1 μg bacterial cells per gram fish body weight. …”
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Development of a Recombinant Fusion Vaccine Candidate Against Lethal <i>Clostridium botulinum</i> Neurotoxin Types A and B by Eun-Sun Choi, Seong-Wook Pyo, So-Hyeon Kim, Jun-Ho Jeon, Gi-Eun Rhie, Mi-Ran Yun, Hwajung Yi, Yoon-Seok Chung

“…To evaluate the efficacy of the vaccine, mice were immunized intramuscularly with rHC_CB-L-HC_CA plus alum thrice at 2-week intervals, followed by the assessment of immunogenicity and protective efficacy. …”
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The potential of Trichoderma sp. as antibacterial and immunostimulant on white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) by Catur A. Pebrianto, . Sukenda, . Widanarni

“…A group of shrimp was injected with a minimum inhibitory concentration obtained at first experiment, and a week after, shrimps was challenged with V. harveyi (prophylactic). …”
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Risk of acute coronary syndrome and relationship with the use of khat and tobacco products in the Jazan region, Saudi Arabia: A prospective case-control study by Rashad Alsanosy, Mohamed Salih Mahfouz, Abdulelah Mohammed Arishi, Siddig Ibrahim Abdelwahab, Manal Taha, Osama Albasheer, Hasan Mohammed Daghriri, Khalid Ahmed Majrashi, Abdullah Farasani, Ahmed A. A. Altraifi, Isameldin E. Medani, Nasser Hakami

“…ACS cases were more likely to be frequent khat users with chewing sessions of five or more days per week. Regular tobacco use was also reported in those who reported ACS, and this increases with the amount of tobacco used. …”
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Exploring Dance as a Therapeutic Approach for Parkinson Disease Through the Social Robotics for Active and Healthy Ageing (SI-Robotics): Results From a Technical Feasibility Study by Roberta Bevilacqua, Elvira Maranesi, Marco Benadduci, Gabriella Cortellessa, Alessandro Umbrico, Francesca Fracasso, Giovanni Melone, Arianna Margaritini, Angela La Forgia, Pierpaolo Di Bitonto, Ada Potenza, Laura Fiorini, Carlo La Viola, Filippo Cavallo, Alessandro Leone, Andrea Caroppo, Gabriele Rescio, Mauro Marzorati, Amedeo Cesta, Giuseppe Pelliccioni, Giovanni Renato Riccardi, Lorena Rossi

“…A total of 16 Irish dance–based rehabilitation sessions of 50 minutes were conducted (2 sessions per week, for 8 wks), involving 2 patients at a time. …”
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When specific exercise is more effective than medication - Sensorimotor training is currently the most promising option to treat and prevent chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropa... by Fiona Streckmann, Maryam Balke, Céline Hammadou, Bianca Schmidli, Oliver Faude, Sarah Koch

“…Participants in the intervention groups performed supervised sensorimotor training (SMT) or whole-body vibration training (WBV), twice a week, concomitant to medical therapy. The primary end point was the incidence of CIPN. …”
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Consecutive prediction of adverse maternal outcomes of preeclampsia, using the PIERS-ML and fullPIERS models: A multicountry prospective observational study. by Guiyou Yang, Tünde Montgomery-Csobán, Wessel Ganzevoort, Sanne J Gordijn, Kimberley Kavanagh, Paul Murray, Laura A Magee, Henk Groen, Peter von Dadelszen

“…These women, admitted to maternity units in the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, Europe, and Oceania, were diagnosed with preeclampsia at a median gestational age of 35.79 weeks between year 2003 and 2016. The risk differentiation performance of the PIERS-ML and fullPIERS models were assessed for each day within a 2-week post-admission window. …”
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Five years comparation of efficacy and safety after ICL-V4c implantation for high and super high myopia correction by Qi Wan, Li Chen, Peiyuan He, Ran Wei, Ke Ma, Hongbo Yin, Jing Tang, Ying-ping Deng

“…Compared to baseline, we observed a significant increase in IOP at the 1-week follow-up, which decreased significantly at the one-month visit. …”
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Assessment of Attentional Functioning in Health Professionals of a Brazilian Tertiary Referral Hospital for COVID-19 by Eelco van Duinkerken, Guilherme J. Schmidt, Ana Lúcia Taboada Gjorup, Carolina Ribeiro Mello, André Casarsa Marques, Áureo do Carmo Filho, Paula Regina Yuri Fukusawa, Simone Gonçalves de Assis, Júlio Cesar Tolentino, Sergio L. Schmidt

“…The substantial exposure group consisted of participants with 24 hours/week or more direct contact with COVID-19 patients. …”
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Sensory acceptability of buffalo meat compared to beef by Luis A. de la Cruz-Cruz, Cristian Larrondo-Cornejo, Patricia Roldán-Santiago, René Rodríguez-Florentino

“…Additionally, 47% (n=36) indicated that “maybe” they could include buffalo meat in their diets, followed by 37% (n=28) who indicated that “yes” they would include buffalo meat at least once or twice a week. The panelist highlighted various reasons why buffalo meat is not commonly consumed, such as there is no information on buffalo meat (93.42%/n=71), there are not many products made with buffalo meat (60.52%/n =46), and that it is not available at supermarkets (73.69%/n=56). …”
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The effects of altitude training on hormonal response in professional cyclists by Raphael Faiss, Bastien Krumm, Basile Moreillon, Lena Mettraux, Julian Wackernell, James Spragg, Martin Faulhaber

“…Discussion/Conclusion In summary, this study was the first to monitor hormonal markers over 7 weeks before, during, and after a 3-week altitude training camp in a large cohort of professional cyclists. …”
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Role of emotional disorders, personality features and disorders of intraceptive sensation in development of somatic symptoms at irritable bowel syndrome by Ye. A. Poluektova, A. A. Kurbatova, G. Ye. Rupchev, A. A. Sheptulin, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Number of days of feeling sick for the last year, number of medical encounters for the same time, intensity of abdominal pain according to VAS, frequency of bowel movements per day (number of defecations per day at IBS-D and number of defecations per week at IBS-C) were taken into account in correlation to disease severity and severity of anxiety and depression according to respective scales, to personality features of patients, and also to pattern and volume of individual dictionary for description of internal somatic sensations. …”
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Dose-response associations of device-measured sleep regularity and duration with incident dementia in 82391 UK adults by Wenxin Bian, Raaj K. Biswas, Matthew N. Ahmadi, Yu Sun Bin, Svetlana Postnova, Andrew J. K. Phillips, Nicholas A. Koemel, Jean-Philippe Chaput, Shantha M. W. Rajaratnam, Peter A. Cistulli, Emmanuel Stamatakis

“…Device-based sleep duration (h/day) and sleep regularity index (SRI), a metric ranging from 0-100 that quantifies a person’s sleep regularity (with a greater value indicating higher consistency), were calculated from wrist-worn accelerometry data recorded over the course of one week. Incident all-cause dementia cases were obtained from national hospital admission, primary care and mortality data followed up to 30 November 2022. …”
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Phase II trial of nab-paclitaxel plus ramucirumab in combination with nivolumab for unresectable advanced or recurrent gastric cancer after progression on first-line treatment incl... by Hidekazu Hirano, Naoki Takahashi, Yusuke Amanuma, Nobumi Suzuki, Daisuke Takahari, Takeshi Kawakami, Chie Kudo-Saito, Kengo Nagashima, Narikazu Boku, Ken Kato, Hirokazu Shoji

“…Patients are to receive nab-paclitaxel (100 mg/m2 weekly, with a 1-week rest after 3 consecutive weeks), ramucirumab (8 mg/kg every 2 weeks), and nivolumab (240 mg/body every 2 weeks). …”
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A pilot randomized controlled trial of the iPeer2Peer program in adolescents with sickle cell disease: A mixed method study by Lauren Kelenc, Brittany Wiles, Fareha Nishat, Chitra Lalloo, Anya Nair, Craig Eling, Melanie Kirby-Allen, Ewurabena Simpson, Roona Sinha, Richard Ward, William T. Zempsky, Sara Ahola Kohut, Jennifer N. Stinson

“…Adolescents randomized to the intervention group were matched with trained peer mentors (19–25 years; successfully managing their SCD), consisting of up to 10 sessions of approximately 30-min video calls over a 15-week period. The control group received standard care. …”
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Acceptability and efficacy of the culturally adapted problem management plus intervention for people with disability in Pakistan: a pilot cluster randomized controlled trial by Basharat Hussain, Basharat Hussain, Muhammad Tahir Khalily, Muhammad Tahir Khalily, Ahmed Waqas, Atif Rahman, Ioannis Angelakis, Anum Nisar, Sabir Zaman, Tanveer Akhtar

“…The intervention’s effectiveness and participant satisfaction were assessed using a variety of measures, including the GHQ-12, WHODAS 2.0, DASS-21, and the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire, at baseline, the 8th week, and during a 3-month follow-up. Qualitative feedback was gathered at the end of the study to assess the intervention’s acceptability among the participants.ResultsThe study achieved a 100% retention rate. …”
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Premorbid predictors of death at initial presentation of coronary heart disease in the Women's Health Initiative study by Ming-Li Chen, Jin Li, Kruthika R. Iyer, Catherine Tcheandjieu, Shirin Jimenez, Elias Levy Itshak Salfati, Liana C. Del Gobbo, Marcia L Stefanick, Manisha Desai, Xiaonan Xue, Themistocles L Assimes

“…A high level of recreational physical activity (>1200 metabolic equivalent (MET) minutes per week) reduced one's relative risk by 32 % (12 to 49 %). …”
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Identification of serum metabolite biomarkers in premature infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia: protocol for a multicentre prospective observational cohort study by Ping Zhou, Jun Chen, Ying Liu, Cheng Chen, Xin Guo, Zhangbin Yu, Jiebo Liu, Yanping Guo, Dan Dan Rao, Shengnan He, Xudong Yan, Wanxiang He, Songzhou Xu, Ruolin Zhang

“…Serum samples will be collected at five distinct time points: within 24 hours after birth, at 1 week, 2 weeks, 28 days and at 36 weeks postmenstrual age. …”
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