Celebrating a Heterogeneous Community: The Ebibi Festival of the Epe People by Babatunde Olanrewaju Adebua

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The Art of Goodbye: Communication Considerations by Suzanna D. Smith, Lynda Spence, Chelsea Tafelski

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Genetic Variants Flanking the FGF21 Gene Were Associated with Renal Function in Chinese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Weihui Yu, Hong Zhu, Xiong Chen, Xuejiang Gu, Xingxing Zhang, Feixia Shen, Weiping Jia, Cheng Hu

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Novel Nanozyme-Based Multicomponent in situ Hydrogels with Antibacterial, Hypoxia-Relieving and Proliferative Properties for Promoting Gastrostomy Tube Tract Maturation by Xiao F, Yan B, Yuan T, He Y, Zhang X, He X, Peng W, Xu Y, Cao J

“…Feng Xiao,1,* Bisong Yan,2,* Tianwen Yuan,2 Yang He,2 Xiaojun Zhang,3 Xiaoyun He,1 Wei Peng,1 Ying Xu,3 Jun Cao1,4 1Shanghai Eighth People’s Hospital, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200030, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Interventional Oncology, Dahua Hospital, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200237, People’s Republic of China; 3College of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, People’s Republic of China; 4Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Science, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, 201318, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jun Cao, Shanghai Eighth People’s Hospital, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200030, People’s Republic of China, Email juncao11@sina.com Ying Xu, College of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, People’s Republic of China, Email ingyx@sina.com.cnPurpose: Gastrostomy is the commonly used enteral feeding technology. …”
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Modeling the Saddle-like GeV–TeV Spectrum of HESS J1809–193: Gamma Rays Arising from Reverse-shocked Pulsar Wind Nebula? by Jiaxu Sun, Yang Chen, Yiwei Bao, Xiao Zhang, Xin Zhou

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Relationship Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Enuresis in Children: Current Perspectives and Beyond by Wang Z, Zhang P, Shi R, Yang S, Liu K, Zhou Z, Li Q

“…Zhan Wang,1,* Pengpeng Zhang,2,* Run Shi,3,* Shuai Yang,1 Kui Liu,4 Zhaokai Zhou,1 Qi Li5 1Pediatric Urodynamic Center, Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Joint International Pediatric Urodynamic Laboratory, Zhengzhou, 450052, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Lung Cancer, Tianjin Lung Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin’s Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Pediatric Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, 471000, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Pediatric Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Zhaokai Zhou, Pediatric Urodynamic Center, Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Joint International Pediatric Urodynamic Laboratory, Zhengzhou, 450052, People’s Republic of China, Email 13526278113@163.com Qi Li, Department of Pediatric Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, People’s Republic of China, Email siloam1994@163.comBackground: Nocturnal enuresis (NE) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are common diseases in children, which often cause various social and psychological problems. …”
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PCT/ALB Ratio in Initial Three days for the Prediction of Secondary Infection in Septic Patients by Zhang C, Huang G, Li H, Zhang T, Jian M, Huang C, Zhang Y, Wang Z, Hou X, Xia Y, Jiang W

“…Chunmei Zhang,1,* Guoge Huang,2,* Haizhong Li,1,3,* Tiancao Zhang,1 Mengling Jian,1 Chunyang Huang,1 Yingqin Zhang,1,4 Zheng Wang,5 Xun Hou,1 Yuanyuan Xia,6 Wenqiang Jiang1,7 1Emergency Intensive Care Unit, Department of Emergency Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Emergency Medicine, People’s Hospital of Longhua, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Emergency, Boai Hospital of Zhongshan, Zhongshan, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 4School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou University City, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 5Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 6Medical Oncology Department, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 7Emergency Intensive Care Unit, Department of Emergency Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University; Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital,Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Wenqiang Jiang; Yuanyuan Xia, Email jiangwenqiang@gdph.org.cn; xiayuany1021@163.comBackground: Procalcitonin (PCT) to albumin (ALB) ratio (PAR) in initial three days is a rapidly available indicator to assess the prognosis of patients with sepsis. …”
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Impact of Timing the Combination of Radiotherapy and PD-1 Inhibitors on Outcomes in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Zhong L, Peng W, Sun J, Luo Y, Sheng H, Wu Y, Zhou T, Zhou C, Cao C

“…Liting Zhong,1,2,* Weiwei Peng,1,2,* Jingyuan Sun,3 Yongyi Luo,3 Hailong Sheng,4 Yi Wu,5 Tonggang Zhou,5 Chaoming Zhou,1,2 Chuanhui Cao1,3 1Department of Oncology, Ganzhou Hospital-Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Oncology, Ganzhou People’s Hospital, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Radiation Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Radiation Oncology, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, People’s Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Interventional Radiology, Ganzhou People’s Hospital, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Chuanhui Cao, Department of Oncology, Ganzhou Hospital-Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, No. 16 Meiguan Avenue, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, People’s Republic of China, Email huichuancao@163.comPurpose: The optimal timing for combining radiotherapy with immunotherapy in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains uncertain and affects treatment efficacy and patient outcomes. …”
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Solid Self-Microemulsifying Drug Delivery System for Improved Oral Bioavailability of Relugolix: Preparation and Evaluation by Li ZL, Deng GX, Fang CZ, Zhao YQ, Yuan J, Chen L, Zhong HJ, Guo F

“…Zi-Lin Li,1,* Guo-Xing Deng,1,* Chuan-Zhou Fang,1,* Yue-Qi Zhao,1 Jing Yuan,2 Liang Chen,3 Hai-Jun Zhong,1 Feng Guo1 1School of Pharmacy, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, People’s Republic of China; 2College of Basic Medicine and Forensic Medicine, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, 471000, People’s Republic of China; 3Jiangxi Prozin Pharmaceutical Co., LTD, Jian, 343100, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Feng Guo; Hai-JunZhong, School of Pharmacy, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 0791 86361839, Email fengguo@ncu.edu.cn; zhonghj@ncu.edu.cnPurpose: To improve the oral absorption of relugolix (RLGL), which has low oral bioavailability due to its low solubility and being a substrate of P-glycoprotein (P-gp). …”
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Impact of Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention and Control Programmes on Antibiotic Usage and A. baumannii resistance: A 2016–2023 Multicentre Prospective Study by Liu L, Liu B, Li L, Li Y, Zhou X, Li Q

“…Lei Liu,1,2,* Bin Liu,1,2,* Liang Li,1,2 Yu Li,3 Xiangdong Zhou,1,2 Qi Li1,2 1Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, Hainan, People’s Republic of China; 2Hainan Province Clinical Medical Center of Respiratory Disease, Haikou, Hainan, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Qi Li, Email lqlq198210@sina.comObjective: This study assesses the efficacy of antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) and infection prevention and control programmes (IPCP) in guiding the use of antibiotics and the control of A. baumannii (AB) resistance at multiple medical centres.Methods: We evaluated the effectiveness of the policy on antibiotic consumption and AB resistance by determining the relationship between the defined daily doses (DDD) for antibiotics – or alcohol-based hand gel (ABHG) consumption – and the incidence of carbapenem-resistant AB (CR-AB), multidrug-resistant AB (MDR-AB) and extensively drug-resistant AB (XDR-AB) at two medical centers from 2016– 2023.Results: In total, 4057 AB isolates were collected; 64.95% of the AB isolates were CR, 59.48% were MDR and 1.41% were XDR. …”
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A Consumer’s Guide to Eggs by Jeanine Beatty, Karla Shelnutt, Gail P. A. Kauwell

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Identifying Interindustry CO2 Emissions Transfer Structure Using Network Methods by Xiaozhen Chen, Wenwen Xiao

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Advances in the Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection by Zhang H, Guan W, Zhou J

“…Haiying Zhang,1 Weiwei Guan,2 Jikun Zhou3 1School of Public Health at Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Tuberculosis, The Fifth Hospital of Shijiazhuang, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, People’s Republic of China; 3The Institute of Medical Research, The Fifth Hospital of Shijiazhuang, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Jikun Zhou, The Institute of Medical Research, The Fifth Hospital of Shijiazhuang, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, People’s Republic of China, Email 13933880581@163.comAbstract: Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is a critical stage of tuberculosis infection in which Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) is dormant and does not cause active disease. …”
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White Matter Injury in Central Nervous System Disorders by Zheng L, Wang X, Li P, Hao Y, Zhang H, Chen H, Zheng Z

“…Ling Zheng, Xiaoyu Wang, Peng Li, Yuwen Hao, Hao Zhang, Haoyue Chen, Zuncheng Zheng Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Affiliated Taian City Central Hospital of Qingdao University, Taian, 271000, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Zuncheng Zheng, Email zhengzc1965@126.comAbstract: As the aging process accelerates and living conditions improve, central nervous system (CNS) diseases have become a major public health problem. …”
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Failure of a Solar Filament Eruption Caused by Magnetic Reconnection with Overlying Coronal Loops by Leping Li, Hongqiang Song, Yijun Hou, Guiping Zhou, Baolin Tan, Kaifan Ji, Yongyuan Xiang, Zhenyong Hou, Yang Guo, Ye Qiu, Yingna Su, Haisheng Ji, Qingmin Zhang, Yudi Ou

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Nonlinear Association Between the Liver Fat Content and the Risk of Hyperuricemia in Prediabetic Individuals: Evidence from Cross-Sectional Health Screening Data in China by Liu A, Li X, Zhang X, Chen K, Zou Z, Sun Y, Zhou J, Li Z, Wu X, Lv X, Li H, Guo Z, Li Y

“…Ao Liu,1 Xin Li,2 Xueyi Zhang,1 Keke Chen,3 Zhi Zou,4 Yongbing Sun,1 Jing Zhou,5 Zhonglin Li,4 Xiaoling Wu,6 Xue Lv,5 Hao Li,7 Zhiping Guo,8 Yongli Li5 1Department of Medical Imaging, People’s Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450003, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Medical Imaging, People’s Hospital of Henan University, Zhengzhou, 450003, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Medical Imaging, Henan Provincial People’s Hospital, Xinxiang Medical College, Zhengzhou, 450003, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Medical Imaging, Henan Provincial People’s Hospital, Zhengzhou, 450003, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Health Management, Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Chronic Disease Health Management, Henan Provincial People’s Hospital, Zhengzhou, 450003, People’s Republic of China; 6Department of Nuclear Medicine, Henan Provincial People’s Hospital, Zhengzhou, 450003, People’s Republic of China; 7Department of Health Management, Fuwai Central China Cardiovascular Hospital, Zhengzhou, 451464, People’s Republic of China; 8Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Chronic Disease Health Management, Fuwai Huazhong Cardiovascular Hospital, Zhengzhou, 450003, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Yongli Li, Department of Health Management, Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Chronic Disease Health Management, Henan Provincial People’s Hospital, Zhengzhou, 450003, People’s Republic of China, Email shyliyongli@126.comPurpose: The impact of hepatic lipid accumulation on hyperuricemia presents an intriguing research avenue, particularly in light of existing studies linking obesity with hyperuricemia. …”
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The Clinical Characteristics, Patterns of Recurrence, and Long-Term Survival Outcomes of Dual-Phenotype Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Curative Liver Resection by Yu ZC, Fang ZK, Yu Y, Liu SY, Wang KD, Shi ZJ, Jin LM, Huang XK, Lu Y, Shen GL, Liu JW, Huang DS, Zhang CW, Liang L

“…Zi-Chen Yu,1,2 Zheng-Kang Fang,1,2 Yang Yu,3 Si-Yu Liu,4 Kai-Di Wang,1,5 Zhe-Jin Shi,1,5 Li-Ming Jin,1 Xiao-Kun Huang,1,2 Yi Lu,1 Guo-Liang Shen,1 Jun-Wei Liu,1 Dong-Sheng Huang,1 Cheng-Wu Zhang,1 Lei Liang1 1Department of Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Surgery and Minimally Invasive Surgery, General Surgery, Cancer Center, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, Affiliated People’s Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Postgraduate Training Base Alliance of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Urology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Key Laboratory of Imaging Diagnosis and Minimally Invasive Interventional Research of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University Lishui Hospital, Lishui, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of the second School of Clinical Medicine, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Lei Liang, General Surgery, Cancer Center, Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery and Minimal Invasive Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, Affiliated People’s Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310014, People’s Republic of China, Email liangl1992@hotmail.comBackground & Aims: Dual-phenotype hepatocellular carcinoma (DPHCC) is discernible from classical HCC (CHCC) in its morphology and is characterized by the co-expression of both CHCC and cholangiocyte markers. …”
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iRGD-Targeted Biosynthetic Nanobubbles for Ultrasound Molecular Imaging of Osteosarcoma by Liu T, Liang X, Liu W, Yang S, Cui T, Yan F, Li Z

“…Tingting Liu,1– 3 Xiaoxin Liang,4 Wei Liu,5 Shuai Yang,6 Tao Cui,7 Fei Yan,3 Zhenzhou Li1,2 1Department of Ultrasound, The second People’s Hospital of Shenzhen, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518061, People’s Republic of China; 2Graduate School, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, 530200, People’s Republic of China; 3CAS Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Ultrasound, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, People’s Republic of China; 5School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, People’s Republic of China; 6Department of Clinical and Research, Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co, Ltd, Shenzhen, 518055, People’s Republic of China; 7Medical Imaging center, Shenzhen Yunshan Yunli Hospital, Shenzhen, 518055, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Fei Yan; Zhenzhou Li, Email fei.yan@siat.ac.cn; lizhenzhou2004@126.comPurpose: Osteosarcoma is the most common primary malignant tumor of the bone. …”
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Impact of Self-Management Clustered Care on Psychological and Birth Outcomes in Gestational Diabetes by Tang S, Wang S, Wu J, Hu S, Lu T, Zhu M, Li J, Xue F

“…Shuting Tang,1,* Song Wang,1,* Jinyan Wu,1 Shoudi Hu,1 Tingting Lu,2 Minli Zhu,2 Jinzhi Li,1 Fang Xue1 1School of Nursing, Bengbu Medical University, Bengbu, Anhui, People’s Republic of China; 2Maternity Ward, the First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical University, Bengbu, Anhui, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Fang Xue, School of Nursing, Bengbu Medical University, No. 2600 Donghai Avenue, Bengbu, Anhui, People’s Republic of China, Email 0700036@bbmu.edu.cnPurposes: To investigate the effects of a self-management-cluster-based pregnancy care model (SMB-CPCM) on the psychological status and delivery outcomes of pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).Patients and Methods: A total of 120 pregnant women with GDM who had been filed and had regular obstetric examinations in a tertiary-level hospital in Bengbu City between 1 April 2023 and 1 April 2024 were included in the study using the convenience sampling method. …”
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Fabrication of Nano-Silver Composite Using Amomum longiligulare Fruit Polysaccharides and Their Biological Activities by Lian Y, Ma N, Cheng Q, Luo M, Xu Z, He F, Zhou X, Zhang Y, Jin D, Kong Y, Wang Y, Wei N

“…Yong Lian,1,* Ning Ma,2,* Qianying Cheng,1,* Mingquan Luo,1 Zhen Xu,1 Fei He,1 Xiaomei Zhou,1 Ying Zhang,1 Dejun Jin,1 Yidan Kong,1 Yong Wang,1 Na Wei1 1Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory of R&D on Tropical Herbs, Engineering Research Center of Tropical Medicine Innovation and Transformation of Ministry of Education, International Joint Research Center of Human-Machine Intelligent Collaborative for Tumor Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Hainan Province, School of Pharmacy, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, 571199, People’s Republic of China; 2Reproductive Medical Center, Hainan Women and Children’s Medical Center, Haikou, Hainan Province, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Na Wei; Yong Wang, Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory of R&D on Tropical Herbs, School of Pharmacy, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, 571199, People’s Republic of China, Email weina-0613@163.com; wangyong1982_2004@163.comPurpose: Study aims to optimize the synthesis conditions for silver nanoparticle composites [ALP(D)-AgNPs] using a rapid and environmentally friendly method and investigate the antioxidant, antibacterial, and anticancer activities of the fabricated composite.Methods: The polysaccharide component ALP-D was extracted and purified from the fruits of Amomum longiligulare and subsequently used for further experiments. …”
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