Comparison of Effect Sevoflurane-Based Anesthesia and Propofol-Based Anesthesia on the Early Postoperative Renal Function of Living Kidney Transplant Donors: A Randomized Controlle... by Cai J, Kang F, Han M, Huang X, Yan W, Wan F, Li J

“…Jianyue Cai,1,* Fang Kang,1,* Mingming Han,1 Xiang Huang,1 Wenlong Yan,1 Fuzhen Wan,2,3 Juan Li1 1Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, People’s Republic of China; 3Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Juan Li, Administrative Director, Department of Anesthesia, First Affiliated Hospital of the University of Science and Technology of China, Tel +8613956005465, Email huamuzi1999@163.comPurpose: Living kidney transplantation is a common treatment for end-stage renal disease. …”
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Tratamento Farmacológico das Dimensões Sintomáticas da Perturbação de Personalidade Borderline: Recomendações Baseadas na Evidência by Carlos Siopa, Francisco Silva, Inês Souto Braz

“…As presentes recomendações visam uma melhor gestão farmacológica da PPBL, fundamentada numa revisão abrangente da literatura que incluiu estudos relevantes e orientações clínicas de organizações como o National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, a World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry e o Australian National Health and Medical Research Council. Diferentes fármacos podem efetivamente melhores diferentes dimensões sintomáticas: alterações cognitivo‑percetuais, desregulação afetiva, impulsividade e disfunção interpessoal. …”
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The Immunohistochemical Prognostic Value of Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Silent Information Regulator 1 Protein Expression in Saudi Patients with Breast Cancer by Bayan Alharbi, Alia Aldahlawi, Mourad Assidi, Fatemah Basingab, Kawther Zaher, Jehan Alrahimi, Sara Mokhtar, Jaudah Al-Maghrabi, Abdelbaset Buhmeida, Kaltoom Al-Sakkaf

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Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Components Associate with Infarct Size, Ventricular Function, and Clinical Outcome in STEMI by Ragnhild Helseth, Christian Shetelig, Geir Øystein Andersen, Miriam Sjåstad Langseth, Shanmuganathan Limalanathan, Trine B. Opstad, Harald Arnesen, Pavel Hoffmann, Jan Eritsland, Ingebjørg Seljeflot

“…This trial is registered with S-08421d, 2008/10614 (Regional Committee for Medical Research Ethics in South-East Norway (2008)).…”
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An App-Based Intervention With Behavioral Support to Promote Brisk Walking in People Diagnosed With Breast, Prostate, or Colorectal Cancer (APPROACH): Process Evaluation Study by Fiona Kennedy, Susan Smith, Rebecca J Beeken, Caroline Buck, Sarah Williams, Charlene Martin, Phillippa Lally, Abi Fisher

“…ObjectiveFollowing UK Medical Research Council guidelines, this study assessed the implementation of the intervention, examined the mechanisms of impact, and identified contextual factors influencing engagement. …”
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The Lived Experience of Adult Cancer Survivors After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Qualitative Study From Saudi Arabia by Almutairi H, Aboshaiqah A, Alzahrani M, Almutairi AF, Salam M

“…Hamdan Almutairi,1,2 Ahmad Aboshaiqah,2 Mohsen Alzahrani,3 Adel F Almutairi,4 Mahmoud Salam5 1Transfusion Medicine Services, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 2College of Nursing, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 3Division of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplant, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 4King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 5Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing, Lebanese American University, Byblos, LebanonCorrespondence: Hamdan Almutairi, Transfusion Medicine Services, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tel +966503414140, Email MotairiH@mngha.med.sa Mahmoud Salam, Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon, Tel +96170054397, Email mahmoud.salam@lau.edu.lbBackground: Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is a high-intensity treatment with the potential to extend the life expectancy of some patients with cancer. …”
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Screening of COPD patients using the COPD diagnostic questionnaire and a portable spirometer in primary healthcare institutions: a cross-sectional, diagnostic study by Feng Chen, Qingrong Nie, Xuefeng Han, Chunjuan Li, Qimeng Liu, Feifei Xu, Li Zhang, Le Qiao, Maoxin Li, Ying Zhang, Haiyan Wang

“…Trial Registration This study has been registered in national medical research registration and filing information system of China, www.medicalresearch.org.cn , Trail registration number: MR-11-23-020214.…”
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Peptic Ulcer in Adults (Clinical Guidelines of the Russian Gastroenterological Association, Russian Society of Colorectal Surgeons and the Russian Endosc... by V. T. Ivashkin, I. V. Maev, P. V. Tsar’kov, M. P. Korolev, D. N. Andreev, E. K. Baranskaya, S. G. Burkov, A. A. Derinov, S. K. Efetov, T. L. Lapina, P. V. Pavlov, S. S. Pirogov, A. V. Tkachev, A. S. Trukhmanov, E. D. Fedorov, A. A. Sheptulin

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Parallel randomised trial testing community fibrosis assessment for suspected non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: outcomes from LOCATE-NAFLD by Sanjeewa Kularatna, James O'Beirne, Adrian Barnett, Patricia C Valery, Elizabeth Powell, Ingrid J Hickman, Ruth Tulleners, David Brain, Katherine Stuart, Carolyn McIvor, Elen Witness, Melanie Aikebuse

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Immune regulatory genes impact the hot/cold tumor microenvironment, affecting cancer treatment and patient outcomes by Mengmeng Sang, Jia Ge, Juan Ge, Juan Ge, Gu Tang, Qiwen Wang, Jiarun Wu, Liming Mao, Liming Mao, Xiaoling Ding, Xiaorong Zhou

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Multicentre, 26-week, open-label phase 2 trial of the JAK inhibitor filgotinib in Behçet’s disease, idiopathic inflammatory myopathies and IgG4-related disease: DRIMID study protoc... by Sander W Tas, Joost Raaphorst, Paco M J Welsing, Jacob M van Laar, Rogier M Thurlings, Robbert J Goekoop, César Magro Checa, Jan A M van Laar, Bettina C Geertsema-Hoeve, Nicolle H Rekers, Erik Present

“…The coprimary endpoints are disease activity and quality of life across and within each disease.Ethics and dissemination The study received approval from the Medical Research Ethics Committee in Utrecht, Netherlands. …”
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Automatic segmentation model and machine learning model grounded in ultrasound radiomics for distinguishing between low malignant risk and intermediate-high malignant risk of adnex... by Lu Liu, Wenjun Cai, Feibo Zheng, Hongyan Tian, Yanping Li, Ting Wang, Xiaonan Chen, Wenjing Zhu

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In silico analysis of hub genes and regulatory networks implicates the putamen in non-motor Parkinson’s disease disorders by Stephen Tunmise Akanbi, Joshua Ayodele Yusuf, Thompson Oluwaferanmi Ayandele, Dayo Samson Oladipupo, Darasimi Racheal Olorunlowu, Blessing Dorcas Olawuyi, Joshua Oluwafisayo Adepoju, Dolapo Emmanuel Opasina, Elizabeth Kehinde Opoola, Uchenna Victor Ugwuanyi, Olufunto Omodele Adeleye

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The association between tobacco and alcohol use and health outcomes in individuals living with diabetes and prediabetes in South Africa: A cross-sectional study by S J Mulder, T Chivese, C O Egbe

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Death trends for 2010 - 2022 for members of a large private medical scheme in South Africa by L Steenkamp, S Collie, T A Moultrie, H Moultrie, G Gray

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The association between bone density of lumbar spines and different daily protein intake in different renal function by Chia-Lin Lee, Kun-Hui Chen, Wei‑Ju Liu, Ching-Hsien Chen, Shang-Feng Tsai

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Assessment of the impact of HIV infection on the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis and pubertal development among adolescent girls at a tertiary centre in Zimbabwe: a cross-secti... by Bothwell Takaingofa Guzha, Bismark Mateveke, Hamish Mubata, Tapiwa Chapupu, Vongai Dondo, Maxwell Chirehwa, Rendani Tshikosi, Tsungai Chipato, Zvavahera Mike Chirenje

“…Trial registration : This protocol was approved by the Medical Research Council of Zimbabwe (MRCZ) (reference number MRCZ/A/1730).…”
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A Pilot Randomized Crossover Trial of Wet Suction and Conventional Techniques of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration for Upper Gastrointestinal Subepithelial Lesion... by Mika Takasumi, Takuto Hikichi, Minami Hashimoto, Jun Nakamura, Tsunetaka Kato, Hitomi Kikuchi, Yuichi Waragai, Ko Watanabe, Tadayuki Takagi, Rei Suzuki, Mitsuru Sugimoto, Manabu Hayashi, Yuki Sato, Hiroki Irie, Ryoichiro Kobashi, Yoshinori Okubo, Masao Kobayakawa, Hiromasa Ohira

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Twelve-month follow-up of a controlled trial of a brief behavioural intervention to reduce psychological distress in young adolescent Syrian refugees by Richard A. Bryant, Rand Habashneh, Maha Ghatasheh, Aiysha Malik, Ibrahim Said Aqel, Katie S. Dawson, Sarah Watts, Mark J. D. Jordans, Felicity L. Brown, Mark van Ommeren, Aemal Akhtar

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RespiroDynamics: A Multifaceted Dataset for Enhanced Lung Health Assessment Using Deep Learning by Ahmed Sharshar, Muhammad Sharshar, Hosam Elhady, Ahmed Aboeitta, Youssef Nafea, Yasser Ashraf, Mohammad Yaqub, Mohsen Guizani

“…Advancements in lung health assessment, a critical component in diagnosing respiratory conditions, have gained prominence in medical research. This is especially true with the advent of non-invasive techniques such as spirometry. …”
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