Ultrasonic radiomics-based nomogram for preoperative prediction of residual tumor in advanced epithelial ovarian cancer: a multicenter retrospective study by Shanshan Li, Qiuping Ding, Lijuan Li, Yuwei Liu, Hanyu Zou, Yushuang Wang, Xiangyu Wang, Bingqing Deng, Qingxiu Ai

“…ObjectivesTo identify radiomic features extracted from ultrasound images and to develop and externally validate a comprehensive model that combines clinical data with ultrasound radiomics features to predict the residual tumor status in patients with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer (OC).MethodsThe study included 112 patients with advanced epithelial OC who underwent preoperative transvaginal ultrasound. …”
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Early Changes in Tumor Perfusion from T1-Weighted Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI following Neural Stem Cell-Mediated Therapy of Recurrent High-Grade Glioma Correlate with Overall Su... by Prativa Sahoo, Paul Frankel, Julie Ressler, Margarita Gutova, Alexander J. Annala, Behnam Badie, Jana Portnow, Karen S. Aboody, Massimo D’Apuzzo, Russell C. Rockne

“…The aim of this study was to correlate T1-weighted dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI- (DCE-MRI-) derived perfusion parameters with overall survival of recurrent high-grade glioma patients who received neural stem cell- (NSC-) mediated enzyme/prodrug gene therapy. …”
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Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS-attributed mortalities and associated sociodemographic factors in Papua New Guinea: evidence from the comprehensive health and epidemiological surveillanc... by Chalapati Rao, Willie Pomat, Tony Okely, Bang Nguyen Pham, Norah Abori, Vinson D Silas, Ronny Jorry

“…This study examines TB and HIV/AIDS mortalities and associated sociodemographic factors in PNG.Method As part of a longitudinal study, verbal autopsy (VA) interviews were conducted using the WHO 2016 VA Instrument to collect data of 926 deaths occurred in the communities within the catchment areas of the Comprehensive Health and Epidemiological Surveillance System from 2018 to 2020.InterVA-5 cause of deaths analytical tool was used to assign specific causes of death (COD). …”
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Combined Therapy of Catheter Ablation and Left Atrial Appendage Closure for Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: A Case-Control Study by Bin-Feng Mo, Jian Sun, Peng-Pai Zhang, Wei Li, Mu Chen, Jia-Li Yuan, Yi Yu, Qun-Shan Wang, Yi-Gang Li

“…This study included patients who underwent combined CA and LAAC (combined group), CA alone (CA-only group), or LAAC alone (LAAC-only group). …”
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Bone scan images dataset for study of bone metastases in adult breast cancer patients at IICS-UNA, ParaguayZenodo by Carolina Elizabeth Villegas-Colmán, Julio César Mello-Román, José Luis Vázquez Noguera, Horacio Legal-Ayala, Pastor Pérez Estigarribia, Benicio Grossling-Vallejos, Ronald Rivas, María Gloria Pedrozo, Cynthia Duarte, Graciela Giménez, Andrés Uldera, Marina Arnal, Nicole Barreto, Teresa Rojas

“…This article presents 582 bone scan images from 291 adult patients who attended the Nuclear Medicine Service at the Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud (IICS) of the Universidad Nacional de Asunción (UNA), Paraguay, between 2020 and 2024. …”
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HIV-1 resistance mutations and genetic diversity among children failing antiretroviral treatment in five healthcare facilities in Benin, West Africa. by Edwige Hermione Dagba Gbessin, Edmond Tchiakpe, René Kpemahouton Keke, Nicole Vidal, Michel Kiréopori Gomgnimbou, Haziz Sina, Euloge Senan Adjou, Aldric Afangnihoun, Moussa Bachabi, Akadiri Yessoufou, Abdoul-Salam Ouedraogo, Lamine Baba-Moussa

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A cross-sectional study was carried out from November 20, 2020, to November 30, 2022, in children under 15 years of age who failed ongoing antiretroviral treatment at five facilities care in Benin (VL > 3log10 on two consecutive realizations three months apart). …”
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Pendekatan Bayes-HDSS dalam Menentukan Status Pantauan Gizi Balita by Riki Hisbullah, Muhammad Siddik Hasibuan

“…By using an Expert System and HDSS (namely AHP and TOPSIS) it is forbidden to calculate criteria that are symptoms in children, to produce a sequence of children who are the focus of monitoring. The greatest value of the output system provides certainty that children need focus in overcoming the problem of malnutrition. …”
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Evacuation after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident Is a Cause of Diabetes: Results from the Fukushima Health Management Survey by Hiroaki Satoh, Tetsuya Ohira, Mitsuaki Hosoya, Akira Sakai, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Akira Ohtsuru, Yukihiko Kawasaki, Hitoshi Suzuki, Atsushi Takahashi, Gen Kobashi, Kotaro Ozasa, Seiji Yasumura, Shunichi Yamashita, Kenji Kamiya, Masafumi Abe

“…This study included Japanese men and women who were living near the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Fukushima prefecture before the disaster. …”
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Luteal Phase Stimulation in the Same Cycle Is an Effective Strategy to Rescue POSEIDON Poor Responders with No Embryos after the First Follicular Stimulation by Abha Majumdar, Gaurav Majumdar, Neeti Tiwari, Anu Singh, Shweta Mittal Gupta, Ruma Satwik

“…Settings and Design: This was a retrospective cohort study of 131 patients who enrolled to undergo DuoStim cycles from January 2021 to Sept. 2022, at a IVF center in a tertiary care hospital. …”
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Utility of Cand PCR in the Diagnosis of Vulvovaginal Candidiasis in Pregnant Women by Eduardo García-Salazar, Paola Betancourt-Cisneros, Xóchitl Ramírez-Magaña, Hugo Díaz-Huerta, Erick Martínez-Herrera, María Guadalupe Frías-De-León

“…Using a cotton swab, 108 vaginal swab samples were taken from pregnant women who consented to participate in the study. The samples were inoculated in Sabouraud agar plates (the gold standard) and subsequently used to extract DNA directly from the exudate. …”
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Predicting cardiovascular outcomes in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes by combining risk factor trajectories and machine learning algorithm: a cohort study by Qi Huang, Xiantong Zou, Zhouhui Lian, Xianghai Zhou, Xueyao Han, Yingying Luo, Shuohua Chen, Yanxiu Wang, Shouling Wu, Linong Ji

“…Transition analysis revealed that participants who remained in the same risk category or were reclassified to a lower category exhibited 22% and 86% reductions in cardiovascular risk compared to those reclassified to a higher risk category during the observation period. …”
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Relationship between CCL25/CCR9 Levels in Follicular Fluid and High Ovarian Response in Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Yongxin Hao, Qianqian Yin, Fangfang Hu, Xiaoyan Liu, Yaru Yang, Fang Sun, Xiaonan Yan

“…A total of 200 PCOS patients who received a fixed regimen of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist were enrolled in this study. …”
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Gambaran Jumlah Eosinofil Darah Tepi Penderita Asma Bronkial di Bangsal Paru RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang by Demas Nico M Manurung, Ellyza Nasrul, Irvan Medison

“…Djamil Padang aiming to see the overview of peripheral blood eosinophil number in patient with bronchial asthma who are hospitalized. The research conducted is using descriptive retrospective review. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of CART Cell Therapy in Aggressive B‐Cell Lymphomas Involving the Gastrointestinal Tract by Lixia Ma, Yimeng Dou, Rui Liu, Teng Xu, Fan Yang, Peihao Zheng, Shaomei Feng, Yuelu Guo, Hui Shi, Fei Xue, Biping Deng, Xiaoyan Ke, Kai Hu

“…The disease status of patients who failed multiple lines of therapy was progressive disease (PD). …”
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Evidence-informed language: interpretation and impact on intentions to treat – results of an online survey of medical students and specialists in German-speaking countries by Sven Benson, Reinhard Griebenow, Justine Schmidt, Henrik Herrmann

“…Additionally, the number of eligible patients who would be treated was assessed.Results N=1081 physicians and N=539 medical students completed the survey. (1) Less than half of the participants (48.5%) interpreted use of ‘associated with’ as linguistic differentiation between results from randomised versus non-randomised trials in a sense as put forward by the proponents. …”
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Deriving and validating a risk prediction model for long COVID-19: protocol for an observational cohort study using linked Scottish data by Jennifer K Quint, Aziz Sheikh, Chris Robertson, Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi, Emily Moore, Colin R Simpson, Luke Daines, Eleftheria Vasileiou, Syed Ahmar Shah, Rachel H Mulholland, Vicky Hammersley, Steven Kerr, Ting Shi, David Weatherill, Elisa Pesenti

“…We will investigate the potential indicators of long-COVID by performing a matched analysis between those with a positive reverse transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR) test for SARS-CoV-2 infection and two control groups: (1) individuals with at least one negative RT-PCR test and never tested positive; (2) the general population (everyone who did not test positive) of Scotland. Cluster analysis will then be used to determine the final definition of the outcome measure for long-COVID. …”
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Penerapan Algoritma K-Means Dan Metode Marketing Mix dalam Segmentasi Mahasiswa dan Strategi Pemasaran by Siti Monalisa, Tengku Nurainun, Misra Hartati

“…But, this ideal condition was not achieved by Faculty of Science dan Technology UIN Suska Riau due to the minimum number of students from top ranking senior high school who registered as student in FST UIN Suska Riau. …”
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Molecular Phylogenetic Analysis of 16S rRNA Sequences Identified Two Lineages of Helicobacter pylori Strains Detected from Different Regions in Sudan Suggestive of Differential Evo... by Abeer Babiker Idris, Hadeel Gassim Hassan, Maryam Atif Salaheldin Ali, Sulafa Mohamed Eltaher, Leena Babiker Idris, Hisham N. Altayb, Amin Mohamed Abass, Mustafa Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim, El-Amin Mohamed Ibrahim, Mohamed A. Hassan

“…A total of 75 gastric biopsies were taken from patients who had been referred for endoscopy from different regions of Sudan. …”
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Influence of the A3669G Glucocorticoid Receptor Gene Polymorphism on the Metabolic Profile of Pediatric Patients with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia by Ricardo P. P. Moreira, Larissa G. Gomes, Guiomar Madureira, Berenice B. Mendonca, Tânia A. S. S. Bachega

“…This study provides new insight into the GR screening during CAH treatment, which could help to identify the subgroup of at-risk patients who would most benefit from preventive therapeutic action.…”
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Construire des ressources relationnelles pour franchir des frontières multiples : Trajectoires de jeunes Tunisiens by Hasnia-Sonia Missaoui

“…However ephemeral they may be, these contacts are in fact likely to provide essential resources for access to social autonomy for those who build them. These links, which may be one-off or last a lifetime, can counterbalance “vertical” aspirations that are often disappointed and the constant feeling of being up against the wall. …”
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