Burden of diseases attributable to excess body weight in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019 by Saeid Safiri, Jessica A. Grieger, Amir Ghaffari Jolfayi, Seyed Ehsan Mousavi, Seyed Aria Nejadghaderi, Asra Fazlollahi, Mark J. M. Sullman, Nahid Karamzad, Fikrettin Sahin, Kuljit Singh, Gary S. Collins, Ali-Asghar Kolahi

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Tumor aggression-defense index–a novel indicator to predicts recurrence and survival in stage II-III colorectal cancer by Tong Wu, Lin Fang, Yuli Ruan, Mengde Shi, Dan Su, Yue Ma, Ming Ma, Bojun Wang, Yuanyu Liao, Shuling Han, Xiaolin Lu, Chunhui Zhang, Chao Liu, Yanqiao Zhang

“…Methods This retrospective study analyzed 1051 pMMR CRC patients who underwent radical resection and were randomly assigned to training (n = 736) and validation (n = 315) groups. …”
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Clinical and Immunological Characteristics of Elderly Onset Rheumatoid Arthritis by LI Zhengfang, WU Chanyuan, MA Mengsi, LI Tingting, WU Xue, MENG Xinyan, ZHANG Sha, WU Lijun

“…ObjectiveTo investigate the clinical features and peripheral blood immune cell subsets ofelderly (≥60 years old) onset rheumatoid arthritis (EORA) patients.MethodsThe patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who were hospitalized in the Department of Rheumatology and Immunology of the People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region from March 2023 to December 2023 were selected as the study objects. …”
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The Effect of Intravenous Metoclopramide on Pain, Nausea, Discomfort, and Ease of Insertion of Nasogastric Tube in Emergency Department: A Double-blind Randomized Clinical Trial by Seyed Mohammad Hosseininejad, Farzad Bozorgi, Asieh Khodami, Hamed Aminiahidashti, Mohammad Hajizade Juybari

“…Additionally, for those who received intravenous metoclopramide, pain intensity significantly decreased compared with the placebo group in T1 (37.7 vs 55.0), T2 (26.2 vs 41.7), and T3 (20.5 vs 33.7), respectively (P < 0.001). …”
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At-Home Immersive Virtual Reality Exergames to Reduce Cardiometabolic Risk Among Office Workers: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Jing Zhao, Akitomo Yasunaga, Andrew T Kaczynski, Hyuntae Park, Yufeng Luo, Jiuling Li, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Shohei Yano, Koichiro Oka, Mohammad Javad Koohsari

“…A total of 120 Chinese office workers, engaging in less than 150 minutes per week of moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity, will be recruited via a convenience sampling method. The participants, who will be tested over a 12-week period, will be randomly assigned to one of three groups: (1) the VR exergame intervention group, (2) the regular physical activity control group, and (3) the nonexercise control group. …”
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Evaluation of the impact of the state of emergency during the COVID-19 pandemic on childhood immunizations in Benguela Province, Angola by Tadatsugu Imamura, Keiji Mochida, Balogun Olukunmi, Lino Tchicondingosse, Pedro Sapalalo, Ketha Rubuz Francisco, Ai Aoki, Akira Ishiguro, Kenji Takehara

“…We aim to describe this impact in Benguela Province, Angola, by comparing the immunization rates between infants who had their immunizations before and after the SoE, which was declared on March 27, 2020. …”
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Evaluation and Management of Patients with Hematoma After Gynecologic and Obstetric Surgery by Bekir Kahveci, Mehmet Obut, Serhat Ege, Mete Sucu, Nurullah Peker, Osman Uzundere, Gaye Kahveci, Mehmet Sukru Budak

“…We included the patients who hospitalized with the diagnosis of a postoperative hematoma between June 2017 and April 2019 at Gazi Yasargil Training and Research Hospital of Health Sciences University. …”
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Prevalence and Knowledge of Hepatitis B Virus Infection among Pregnant Women in the Ningo-Prampram District, Ghana by Precious Kwablah Kwadzokpui, Elliot Elikplim Akorsu, Albert Abaka-Yawson, Solomon Sosu Quarshie, Stephen Adomako Amankwah, Philip Apraku Tawiah

“…Regarding excellent knowledge, 8 (11.0%) among the participants were demonstrated by the majority of those who received antenatal care from DCH. Generally, knowledge on HBV and the infection was poor among the study participants. …”
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Clinical outcomes of early remdesivir administration in hospitalized patients at high risk for severe COVID-19 during the Omicron wave by Yeon Ju La, Won Sup Oh, Changhyup Kim, Myoung-nam Lim, Yong Duk Jeon

“…We included patients aged ≥ 18 years who had symptom onset within 7 days and had at least one risk factor for disease progression at the time of diagnosis. …”
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Clonality and the Phenotype–Genotype Correlation of Antimicrobial Resistance in <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> Isolates: A Multicenter Study of Clinical Isolates from Romania by Adrian-Gabriel Pană, Pavel Șchiopu, Dan Alexandru Țoc, Vlad Sever Neculicioiu, Anca Butiuc-Keul, Anca Farkas, Matei-Ștefan Dobrescu, Mirela Flonta, Carmen Costache, Izabella Éva Szász, Lia-Monica Junie

“…Antibiotic resistance is on the WHO’s top 10 list of global public health threats due to its rapid emergence and spread but also because of the high morbidity and mortality associated with it. …”
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Application of N-Acetyl-Glucosaminil-N-Acetyl-Muramyl Dipeptide during Triple Component Anti-Helicobacter Pylori Therapy in the Period of Coronavirus Infection COVID-19 by M. R. Konorev, E. N. Tyshevich, R. A. Pavlyukov

“…The study included 208 patients (147 men, 61 women; mean age — 48.1 ± 14.5 years) with duodenal ulcer associated with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) who underwent eradication therapy. H. pylori in the gastric mucosa was detected by a morphological method and a rapid urease test before treatment and 6-8 weeks after the end of treatment and the withdrawal of all drugs. …”
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Evaluation of two-dimensional ultrasound fetal thymus size in correlation to infection parameters in pregnancies complicated with preterm premature rupture of membranes by Amal Kotb Abdallah, Mohamed Mohesen, Nagwan Kamal, Sahar Mahmoud Abd Elsalam, Sondos Salem, Ehab Salama, Mazen Abdel-Rasheed, Mohamed Eweis

“…Subjects and methods The present study recruited pregnant women who fulfilled the inclusion criteria in a ratio of 1 case to 4 controls according to the study design; Group 1 of twenty cases presenting in PPROM, and Group 2 of eighty cases of women without PPROM. …”
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Thyroid Function in Korean Adolescents with Obesity: Results from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey VI (2013–2015) by Won Kyoung Cho, Hyo-Kyoung Nam, Jae Hyun Kim, Young-Jun Rhie, Sochung Chung, Kee-Hyoung Lee, Byung-Kyu Suh

“…Among 2679 subjects aged 10–19 years who participated in the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey VI (2013–2015), 1067 adolescents (M=559, F=508) with available data on free T4 (FT4) and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) were included. …”
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Costs analysis of integrating group interpersonal therapy into HIV care services in Senegal by Yao Abounan, Jérôme Wittwer, Judicaël Malick Tine, Ibrahima Ndiaye, Salaheddine Ziadeh, Sophie Desmonde, Hélène Font, Helen Verdeli, Ndeye Fatou Ngom, Nathalie de Rekeneire, Antoine Jaquet, Moussa Seydi, Charlotte Bernard, the IeDEA West Africa Cohort Collaboration

“…Abstract Introduction Group Interpersonal Therapy (IPT), an evidence-based treatment of depression recommended by the WHO mhGAP Intervention Guide, was implemented through a task-shifting approach in Senegal, as a treatment for depressed people living with HIV (PLWH). …”
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Impact of interpregnancy weight change on the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus during a second pregnancy in Chinese population: a retrospective cohort study by Ying Wang, Juan Yang, Chang Xu, Yuzhen Liu, Ao Yang, Shilin Zhong

“…Objectives This study aimed to investigate the impact of interpregnancy weight changes (IPWC) on the gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in the second pregnancy.Design A single-centre retrospective cohort study was conducted in China.Setting Data were collected in Peking University Shenzhen Hospital from 2013 January to 2021 February.Participants Participants include women who had two consecutive singleton deliveries after 28 gestational weeks (n=2372).Outcomes The GDM in the second pregnancy (s-GDM) was set as the outcome.Methods IPWC was defined as the change in body mass index between the first trimester of the second pregnancy and that of the first pregnancy, categorised into four groups with −1 kg/m² to &lt;1 kg/m² as the reference. …”
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Clinical analysis of molecular typing of 146 cases of endometrial carcinoma by Bo Zhang, Bo Zhang, Dan Zhou, Shuo Zhang, Jinbowen Yan, Qingwei Meng, Qiubo Lv

“…ObjectiveTo investigate the application of TCGA molecular typing in endometrial carcinoma, compare the relationship between molecular typing and clinicopathologic features, and provide a new idea for individual treatment of patients.MethodsA total of 146 EC patients who underwent surgical treatment and TCGA molecular typing in Beijing Hospital from December 2019 to March 2023 were collected. …”
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Dosimetry of automatic non-coplanar volumetric-modulated arc therapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma by Kaiqiang Chen, Jihong Chen, Yanming Cheng, Danni Hong, Cairong Hu, Penggang Bai, Jinyong Lin, Yang Yang, Xiuchun Zhang

“…Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 20 patients with initially diagnosed NPC who had received TomoTherapy (TOMO) treatment. Treatment plans were redesigned using HA technology on the Eclipse planning system. …”
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Application of optical coherence tomography angiography to study retinal and choroidal vascular changes in patients with first-time coronary artery stenosis by Rongrong Guan, Shuyan Qin, Yezhu Chi, Zhen Tang, Haiyang Liu

“…Methods: A total of 100 subjects were enrolled in this study and divided into two groups: the observation group consisted of 50 patients with angina who were first diagnosed with coronary artery stenosis, and the control group consisted of 50 healthy adults without angina symptoms. …”
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Predicting abatacept retention using machine learning by Rieke Alten, Claire Behar, Pierre Merckaert, Ebenezer Afari, Virginie Vannier-Moreau, Anael Ohayon, Sean E. Connolly, Aurélie Najm, Pierre-Antoine Juge, Gengyuan Liu, Angshu Rai, Yedid Elbez, Karissa Lozenski

“…Retention was defined as treatment for > 365 days or ≤ 365 days in patients who achieved remission or major clinical response (based on European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology response criteria). …”
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Genotype-Phenotype Correlation of G6PD Mutations among Central Thai Children with G6PD Deficiency by Boonchai Boonyawat, Tim Phetthong, Nithipun Suksumek, Chanchai Traivaree

“…This study aimed to characterize the genotype-phenotype correlation of G6PD mutations in Thai pediatric patients who were followed-up in Phramongkutklao Hospital, a tertiary center in central Thailand. …”
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