Electroacupuncture Alleviates Neuropathic Pain and Negative Emotion in Mice by Regulating Gut Microbiota by Feng C, Pan H, Zhang Y, Ye Z, Zhou Y, Zou H, Wang K

“…Chenchen Feng,1 Haotian Pan,2 Yanan Zhang,1,3 Zi Ye,1 Yiren Zhou,1 Hong Zou,4 Ke Wang1 1Acupuncture Anesthesia Clinical Research Institute, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 2School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China; 3National Engineering Research Center for Biochip, Shanghai Biochip Limited Corporation, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 4Engineering Laboratory for Nutrition, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Ke Wang, Acupuncture Anesthesia Clinical Research Institute, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 110, Gan he road, Shanghai, 200437, People’s Republic of China, Email wangke8430@163.com Hong Zou, Engineering Laboratory for Nutrition, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 500, Caobao Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200031, People’s Republic of China, Email hzhou01@sinh.ac.cnBackground: Neuropathic pain (NP) is a prevalent chronic condition frequently accompanied by adverse emotional states. …”
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Trends and ethnic disparity in endometrial cancer mortality in South Africa (1999-2018): A population-based Age-period-cohort and Join point regression analyses. by Gbenga Olorunfemi, Elena Libhaber, Oliver Chukwujekwu Ezechi, Eustasius Musenge

“…The aim of this study was to utilise the age period cohort and join point regression modelling to evaluate the national and ethnic trends in endometrial cancer mortality in South Africa over a 20year period (1999-2018).…”
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Performance Evaluation of Large Language Models in Cervical Cancer Management Based on a Standardized Questionnaire: Comparative Study by Warisijiang Kuerbanjiang, Shengzhe Peng, Yiershatijiang Jiamaliding, Yuexiong Yi

“…ResultsNine models were included in this study, and a set of 100 standardized questions covering general information, screening, diagnosis, and treatment was designed based on international and national guidelines. Seven models (ChatGPT-4.0 Turbo, Claude 2, Gemini Pro, Mistral-7B-v0.2, Starling-LM-7B alpha, HuatuoGPT, and BioMedLM 2.7B) provided stable responses. …”
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Value Propositions for Digital Shared Medication Plans to Boost Patient–Health Care Professional Partnerships: Co-Design Study by Benjamin Bugnon, Francesca Bosisio, Alain Kaufmann, Pascal Bonnabry, Antoine Geissbuhler, Christian von Plessen

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to determine the value propositions of a digital tool enabling patients, family caregivers, and health care professionals to coproduce and co-manage medication plans within Switzerland’s national eHealth architecture. MethodsWe used an experience-based co-design approach in the French-speaking region of Switzerland. …”
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Predictive value of the systemic immune–inflammation index for outcomes in large artery occlusion treated with mechanical thrombectomy—a single-center study by Ao Qian, Longyi Zheng, Hui He, Jia Duan, Shuang Tang, Wenli Xing

“…Multivariate analysis demonstrated that heightened SII was significantly related to HT (odds ratio [OR]: 1.061, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.035–1.086, p < 0.001), MBE (OR: 1.074, 95% CI: 1.045–1.103, p < 0.001), adverse function (OR: 1.061, 95% CI: 1.031–1.092, p < 0.001), and mortality (OR: 1.044, 95% CI: 1.018–1.070, p = 0.001), after adjusting sex, age, Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score at admission, initial National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score, baseline Alberta Stroke Program Early Computed Tomography Score (ASPECTS), present HMCAS, occluded vessel region, collateral score and successful revascularization. …”
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Serological Evidence of Hepatitis B and E and Dengue Coinfection in Chadian Patients and Impact on Lipidemia Profile by Alexandre Kanga Djasrabe, Borris Rosnay Tietcheu Galani, Moussa Mahamat Ali, Fissou Henry Yandai, Bessimbaye Nadlaou, Mayann Habkreo, Nicolas Yanou Njintang

“…From February to May 2021, 179 subjects were recruited from the Department of Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine of the National Reference University Hospital of N’Djamena and tested for viral hepatitis markers, including HBsAg and IgM/IgG anti-HEV and dengue infection, using the NS1/IgM/IgG kit. …”
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Des bidonvilles aux sites de relogement à Témara : la quête d’une identité urbaine légitime by Aziz Benkorti

“…Built within the framework of the national ‘Cities without Slums’ (CSB) programme, the Nasr neighbourhood reflects the neoliberal urban governmentality promoted by the World Bank for Development. …”
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Effect of nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (Paxlovid) on hospitalization among adults with COVID-19: An electronic health record-based target trial emulation from N3C. by Abhishek Bhatia, Alexander J Preiss, Xuya Xiao, M Daniel Brannock, G Caleb Alexander, Robert F Chew, Hannah Davis, Megan Fitzgerald, Elaine Hill, Elizabeth P Kelly, Hemalkumar B Mehta, Charisse Madlock-Brown, Kenneth J Wilkins, Christopher G Chute, Melissa Haendel, Richard Moffitt, Emily R Pfaff, N3C Consortium

“…This study leverages electronic health record data in the National COVID Cohort Collaborative's (N3C) repository to investigate disparities in Paxlovid treatment and to emulate a target trial assessing its effectiveness in reducing severe COVID-19 outcomes.…”
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Patient characteristics and predictors of mortality among children hospitalised with tuberculosis: A six-year case series study in Uganda. by Pauline Mary Amuge, Greta Lassance Becker, Rogers Nelson Ssebunya, Esther Nalumansi, Alex Adaku, Michael Juma, Jay Brooks Jackson, Adeodata Rukyarekere Kekitiinwa, Peter James Elyanu, Eric Wobudeya, Robert Blount

“…Convenience sampling was done to select TB cases from paper-based medical records at Mulago National Referral Hospital (MNRH) in urban Kampala, and Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital (FRRH) in rural Fort Portal. …”
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Development and validation of a machine learning-based model to predict survival in patients with cirrhosis after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shuntResearch in context by Binlin Da, Huan Chen, Wei Wu, Wuhua Guo, Anru Zhou, Qin Yin, Jun Gao, Junhui Chen, Jiangqiang Xiao, Lei Wang, Ming Zhang, Yuzheng Zhuge, Feng Zhang

“…Interpretation: This study developed a RF model that better predicted 1-year survival for patients with cirrhosis after TIPS placement than the other scores. Funding: National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant numbers 81900552 and 82370628).…”
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Risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in Asian patients with primary biliary cholangitis: A nationwide and hospital cohort study by Jihye Lim, Ye-Jee Kim, Sehee Kim, Jonggi Choi

“…Methods: The data of 4,882 patients with PBC and 38,603 matched controls were extracted from the Korean National Health Insurance Service (2007–2020) and analyzed. …”
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Hubungan Pelaksanaan Strategi Directly Observed Treatment Short Course dengan Hasil Pengobatan Tuberkulosis Paru Puskesmas Padang Pasir Kota Padang 2011-2013 by Nurmadya ., Irvan Medison, Hafni Bachtiar

“…InTB controlefforts, Indonesia hasadopted theDOTS strategysince 1995.Based on the annual report of Padang City Health Department in 2011, the treatment success rate in Padang Pasir Health Center is 71.43% and this figure has not reached the national target. The study aims to determine the relationship implementation of the DOTS strategy with pulmonary TB treatment success in health centers Padang Padang Pasir.This type of study design was cross-sectional analytic study. …”
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Electronic Health Record Data Collection Practices to Advance Standardization and Interoperability of Patient Preferences for Interpretation Services: Qualitative Study by Krysta Heaney-Huls, Rida Shams, Ruth Nwefo, Rachel Kane, Janna Gordon, Alison M Laffan, Scott Stare, Prashila Dullabh

“…Key informant discussions with EHR developers, health systems, clinicians, a practice-based research organization, a national standards collaborative, a professional health care association, and Federal agency representatives filled in gaps from the narrative review. …”
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Economic-productive analysis of a mixed cattle-bubaline model mixed model in the Northern region of Corrientes Province in Argentina by Pablo Maldonado-Vargas, Vanesa Guadalupe Mierke, Liliana Laura Pellerano, Guillermo Sebastián Grimaldi, Orlando Alberto Álvarez, Natalia Mercedes Vallejos, Margarita Rosa Itatí Romero, Francisco Daniel Romero, Alexis Sebastián Bandeo, Gonzalo Enrique Tuñón, José Luis Konrad

“…A method developed by INTA (National Institute of Agriculture and Technology) was used, with an Excel worksheet devel-oped by the technical team of the Chaco-Formosa Regional Centre and modified afterward at the Economic Department of the Experimental Agriculture Station of Colonia Benitez. …”
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Predictors of Neurological and Functional Recovery in Patients with Moderate to Severe Ischemic Stroke: The EPICA Study by Manuel Murie-Fernández, Mercedes Molleda Marzo

“…Patients having suffered acute moderate to severe ischemic stroke of moderate to severe intensity within the previous 3 months with National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score from 10 to 20, 24 hours after arrival at emergency room (ER). …”
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Réprimer par le droit : L’intervention de la Brigade nationale de police judicaire dans les procès du Hirak El-Rif by Mariam Benalioua

“…A look at the historical development of this brigade from the late 1990s to the present day shows how it has broadened its scope of intervention, moving from a brigade dealing only with cases linked to state security, mainly dealing with the files of left-wing political opponents, to a brigade including cases of national scope and falling within the scope of the fight against organized crime (terrorism, drug trafficking, etc.). …”
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Association Between Weight-Adjusted Waist Index and Cognitive Function in Older Adults Without Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Study by Wang Q, Yin Y, Liu W, Li L, Wang Z, Tian Y, Fan J

“…Qing Wang,1,* Yishan Yin,2,* Wei Liu,3,* Lingyu Li,1 Zhen Wang,1 Yue Tian,1 Jing Fan1 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University Dezhou Hospital, Dezhou, Shandong, 253000, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Orthopedics, The Armed Police Forces Hospital of Shandong, Jinan, Shandong, 250000, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Emergency Critical Care Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University Dezhou Hospital, Dezhou, Shandong, 253000, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jing Fan, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University Dezhou Hospital, Dezhou, Shandong, 253000, People’s Republic of China, Email sddzfanjing@163.comBackground: This study investigates the correlation between the weight-adjusted waist index (WWI) and cognitive performance in the senior American population, focusing on those without diabetes from 2011 to 2014.Methods: We analyzed data from the 2011– 2012 and 2013– 2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES), focusing on non-diabetic participants aged 60 and older who completed cognitive tests: Establish a Registry for Alzheimer’s disease (CERAD), the Animal Fluency test (AFT), and Digit Symbol Substitution test (DSST). …”
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Development of Stylistics and Rhetoric in Lithuania by Irena Smetonienė, Marius Smetona

“…In Lithuania, works on stylistics in the national language appeared later, only at the end of the 1910s. …”
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Ukrainian Patients’ Perspectives on Advanced Pharmaceutical Services Provided by Polish Pharmacists: A Cross-Border Support Initiative by Merks P, Religioni U, Borowska M, Hechman R, Konstanty M, Kaźmierczak J, Chełstowska B, Vaillancourt R, Drab A, Wdowiak K

“…Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University, Warsaw, Poland; 2The Polish Pharmacy Practice Research Network (PPPRN), Warsaw, Poland; 3Trade Union of Pharmacy Workers (ZZPF), Warsaw, Poland; 4European Association of Employed Community Pharmacists (Epheu), Vienna, Austria; 5School of Public Health, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland; 6Cancer Epidemiology and Primary Prevention Department, Maria Skłodowska-Curie National Cancer Institute, Warsaw, Poland; 7Farmaceuci.org, Katowice, Poland; 8Polish Pharmaceutical Chamber, Warsaw, Poland; 9Silesian Pharmacy Chamber, Katowice, Poland; 10Department of Biochemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics, Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University, Warsaw, Poland; 11Department of Medical Informatics and Statistics with e-Health Lab, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland; 12Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, PolandCorrespondence: Mariola Borowska, Email mariola.borowska@nio.gov.plIntroduction: Pharmacists are essential healthcare professionals which play a pivotal role in public health protection by offering diverse pharmacy services. …”
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Intermittent auscultation fetal monitoring during labour: A systematic scoping review to identify methods, effects, and accuracy. by Ellen Blix, Robyn Maude, Elisabeth Hals, Sezer Kisa, Elisabeth Karlsen, Ellen Aagaard Nohr, Ank de Jonge, Helena Lindgren, Soo Downe, Liv Merete Reinar, Maralyn Foureur, Aase Serine Devold Pay, Anne Kaasen

“…Studies from all countries, international guidelines and national guidelines from Denmark, United Kingdom, United States, New Zealand, Australia, The Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, and Norway were included. …”
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