Prevalence and factors associated with uptake of pre-exposure prophylaxis amongst women vulnerable to HIV who received HIV antibodies in Antibody Mediated Prevention HVTN703/HPTN08... by Bernard Ngara, Bekezela Siziba, Nyaradzo Mavis Mgodi, Tariro Dianah Chawana, Miria Chitukuta, Pamela Grace Mukwekwerere, Muchaneta Bhondai-Mhuri, Zvavahera Mike Chirenje, Felix Godwin Sivukile Mhlanga

“…This study investigates the prevalence and factors associated with PrEP uptake post-participation in an HIV prevention trial.Methods Former Antibody Mediated Prevention (AMP) study participants were invited to the three AMP clinical research sites in Zimbabwe after at least a year of exiting the study. …”
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Assessment of Tumor Burden Score as a Feasible and Reliable Tool for Prognosis Prediction for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Undergoing Hepatectomy: A Multicenter, Retrospective Study by Guan R, Zheng Z, Deng M, Mei J, Lin Y

“…Renguo Guan,1– 4,* Zehao Zheng,2– 4,* Min Deng,5,* Jie Mei,2– 4 Ye Lin1 1Department of General Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Hepatobiliary Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 3State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 4Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of General Surgery, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Ye Lin, Email linye@gdph.org.cn; Jie Mei, Email meijie@sysucc.org.cnBackground: Maximum diameter and number are the main parameters of tumor burden in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). …”
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Low energy density, high nutrient adequacy and high nutrient density are each associated with higher diet costs in Chinese adults from Henan Province by Junya Zhai, Baihui Ma, Lijun Guo, Hongbo Wu, Quanjun Lyu, Pipasha Khatun, Rui Liang, Fangfang Yao, Minghua Cong, Yongxia Kong

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Evaluating the Association Between Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (Rs1801131 and Rs1801133) Gene Polymorphisms and Severity of Coronary Lesions in Patients With STEMI and NSTE... by Behnam Nazarzadeh, Saeedeh sadat Ghazanfari, Farzaneh Karimi, Seyed ali Moezibady, Fatemeh Salmani, Kazem Dastjerdi, Hamidreza Mohammadi

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Curdione combined with borneol treats bacterial mixed HPV infection by regulating the crosstalk among immune cells by Jingwei Liu, Jingwei Liu, Tong Shu, Yiheng Mu, Wanlin Zheng, Xiaohuan Lu, Xiaohuan Lu, Hong Tao, Hong Tao

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Comparing propofol anaesthesia guided by Bispectral Index monitoring and frontal EEG wave analysis with standard monitoring in laparoscopic surgery: protocol for the ‘EEG in Genera... by Luzius A Steiner, Salome Dell-Kuster, Bettina U Gruber, Valerie Girsberger, Lukas Kusstatscher, Simon Funk, Anita Luethy, Lien Jakus, Julien Maillard, Christoph S Burkhart

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Risk of myocardial infarction and heart failure in gout patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Panpan Wang, Huanhuan Yang

“…This study adopts a meta-analysis to analyze the risk of MI and HF in gout patients. Methods Clinical research literature related to gout complicated with MI or HF was searched in databases such as PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, etc. through computer retrieval before March 2023. …”
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Association Study between Novel CYP26 Polymorphisms and the Risk of Betel Quid-Related Malignant Oral Disorders by Shyh-Jong Wu, Yun-Ju Chen, Tien-Yu Shieh, Chun-Ming Chen, Yen-Yun Wang, Kun-Tsung Lee, Yueh-Ming Lin, Pei-Hsuan Chien, Ping-Ho Chen

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Adherence to Azathioprine/6-Mercaptopurine in Children and Adolescents with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: A Multimethod Study by Mervat M. Alsous, Ahmed F. Hawwa, Cameron Imrie, Andras Szabo, Eman Alefishat, Rana Abu Farha, Mohammad Rwalah, Rob Horne, James C. McElnay

“…Measurement of the degree of adherence is a key element for the evaluation of treatment efficacy and safety; thus, adherence plays an important role in clinical research and practice. The aim of this study was to investigate medication adherence in children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) utilizing a multimethod assessment approach. …”
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Trimethylamine N-Oxide (TMAO) Plasma Levels in Patients with Different Stages of Chronic Kidney Disease by Marcia Ribeiro, Julie Ann Kemp, Ludmila Cardozo, Drielly Vargas, Marcelo Ribeiro-Alves, Peter Stenvinkel, Denise Mafra

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Healthcare resource use of patients with transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy by Rosa Lauppe, Johan Liseth Hansen, Anna Fornwall, Katarina Johansson, Mark H. Rozenbaum, Anne Mette Strand, Merja Vakevainen, Johanna Kuusisto, Einar Gude, J. Gustav Smith, Finn Gustafsson

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Moxibustion for Herpes Zoster and Postherpetic Neuralgia: A Meta-Analysis by Yuanen Huang, Jingping Wu, Hongbin Cheng, Yanling Liu

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Profiling the Resident and Infiltrating Monocyte/Macrophages during Rejection following Kidney Transplantation by Jie Wang, Peiling Luo, Jingjie Zhao, Junhua Tan, Feifan Huang, Ruiying Ma, Peng Huang, Meiying Huang, Yuming Huang, Qiuju Wei, Liuzhi Wei, Zechen Wang, Lingzhang Meng

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The impact of dietary patterns on gut microbiota for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease: a systematic review by Junwen Yu, Yue Wu, Zheng Zhu, Hongzhou Lu

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Comparison of Nasopharyngeal Airway with Endoscopic Respiratory Mask for Hypoxemia in Painless Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in Obese Outpatients: Study Protocol for a Randomized Cont... by Xiang D, Deng L, Zhou R, Zhang X, Tian L, Jiang W, Zhou Y, Chen W, Peng Y

“…Dongmei Xiang,1,* Lei Deng,2,* Rui Zhou,3– 5 Xianjie Zhang,1 Lei Tian,1 Wencai Jiang,1 Yukai Zhou,1 Wenya Chen,1 Yanhua Peng1 1Department of Anesthesiology, the Deyang People’s Hospital, Deyang City, Sichuan Province, 618000, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Gastroenterology, the Deyang People’s Hospital, Deyang City, Sichuan Province, 618000, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Shanghai Fourth People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200434, People’s Republic of China; 4Translational Research Institute of Brain and Brain-Like Intelligence, Shanghai Fourth People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200434, People’s Republic of China; 5Clinical Research Center for Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200434, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yanhua Peng, Department of Anesthesiology, the Deyang People’s Hospital, No. 173 section 1 Mount Taishan North Road Jingyang District, Deyang City, Sichuan Province, People’s Republic of China, Email pyhuaa@163.comIntroduction: Sedatives and anesthetics can modify airway tone and induce respiratory depression, exacerbating the gas exchange impairments associated with obesity. …”
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Discrepancies in safety reporting for chronic back pain clinical trials: an observational study from ClinicalTrials.gov and publications by Nick Boyne, Alison Duke, Jack Rea, Adam Khan, Alec Young, Jared Van Vleet, Matt Vassar

“…Journals and regulatory bodies should enforce compliance and future efforts should develop mechanisms to monitor and correct reporting inconsistencies, enhancing the trustworthiness of safety data in clinical research.…”
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Atherogenic Index of Plasma (AIP) a Tool to Assess Changes in Cardiovascular Disease Risk Post Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy by Eman Al Shawaf, Ebaa Al-Ozairi, Fahad Al-Asfar, Anwar Mohammad, Shaima Al-Beloushi, Sriraman Devarajan, Fahd Al-Mulla, Jehad Abubaker, Hossein Arefanian

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Optimal Timing and Treatment Modalities of Arytenoid Dislocation and Subluxation: A Meta-Analysis by Andrea Frosolini, Valeria Caragli, Giulio Badin, Leonardo Franz, Patrizia Bartolotta, Andrea Lovato, Luca Vedovelli, Elisabetta Genovese, Cosimo de Filippis, Gino Marioni

“…The findings highlight the importance of TT, suggesting that early intervention is paramount. Future clinical research is needed to further refine these findings and optimize treatment protocols.…”
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Clinical Trial of Human Fetal Brain-Derived Neural Stem/Progenitor Cell Transplantation in Patients with Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury by Ji Cheol Shin, Keung Nyun Kim, Jeehyun Yoo, Il-Sun Kim, Seokhwan Yun, Hyejin Lee, Kwangsoo Jung, Kyujin Hwang, Miri Kim, Il-Shin Lee, Jeong Eun Shin, Kook In Park

“…This trial is registered with Clinical Research Information Service (CRIS), Registration Number: KCT0000879.…”
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Socioeconomic inequality in hypertension and its determinants in people over 60 years in Fasa, southern Iran: a Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition by Reza Tabrizi, Reza Pakzad, Maryam Akbari, Azizallah Dehghan, Mozhan Abdollahi, Sina Bazmi, Sina Kardeh, Yaser Sarikhani

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