Knowledge, attitudes and practices of healthcare professionals in the management of patients with hypertension and concurrent bronchial asthma: a cross-sectional study in the Yello... by Yang Yang, Wenwen Xu, Fei Yu, Xiaohong Yan, Xingbin Ma, Jinxiang Gao

“…It is crucial to develop targeted educational interventions and continuous professional development programmes to improve clinical outcomes in this patient population.…”
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Biological characteristics of bream (Abramis brama Linnaeus, 1758) of the Kremenchuk Reservoir as an object of commercial fishery by N. Rudyk-Leuska, O. Buzevych, M. Leuskyi, I. Burjak

“…Analysis of individual and population parameters of bream (Abramis brama L.) of the Kremenchuk Reservoir from the point of view for assessing the conditions for the formation and exploitation of the commercial stock of this valuable species in ecological and fisheries terms. …”
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Cell-Based Therapies for the Treatment of Shoulder and Elbow Tendinopathies: A Scoping Review by Berardo Di Matteo, Riccardo Ranieri, Angelo Manca, Simone Cappato, Maurilio Marcacci, Elizaveta Kon, Alessandro Castagna

“…Tendinopathies are a common cause of disability among the general population, and their management is challenging due to the degenerative nature of these disorders. …”
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Disrupted HIV care during COVID-19 pandemic associated with increased disabilities among people living with HIV in Belize by Tracy M. Quetzal, Wei-Cheng Lo, Ya-Wen Chiu, Hung-Yi Chiou

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Correlation between selenium levels and selenoproteins expression in idiopathic generalized epilepsy: a study from Karachi by Hareem Nisar, Rafat Amin, Sadaf Khan, Tehseen Fatima, Qamar-Un-Nisa, Jawwad-Us-Salam

“…This study provides the information about the selenium status in Pakistani population and helps in understanding the role of selenium in the prevention of epilepsy. …”
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Immune checkpoint inhibitors in cancer patients with autoimmune disease: Safety and efficacy by Jiayuan Le, Yuming Sun, Guangtong Deng, Yating Dian, Yanli Xie, Furong Zeng

“…ICIs are effective in this population, but should be strictly monitored when used to avoid immunotoxicity.…”
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Negative perceptions toward older adults and life satisfaction among community-dwelling older citizens in Japan [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Yuho Shimizu, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Tomoki Furuya, Ai Iizuka, Keigo Hinakura, Tomoya Takahashi, Yan Li, Daichi Yamashiro, Yoshifumi Takahashi, Daisuke Cho, Susumu Ogawa, Kenichiro Sato

“…Background With the rapid aging of the population, increasing life satisfaction among older adults is essential. …”
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The role of continuous monitoring in acute-care settings for predicting all-cause 30-day hospital readmission: A pilot study by Michael Joseph Pettinati, Kyriakos Vattis, Henry Mitchell, Nicole Alexis Rosario, David Michael Levine, Nandakumar Selvaraj

“…The HOSPITAL score shows low predictive power for readmission in this population. Predictive modeling of unplanned 30-day readmission improves with continuous vital signs and activity monitoring.…”
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Burden and challenges in managing TB infection among people with occupational exposure to silica in India by B. Kalottee, P. Mahajan, A. Nuken, D. Nair, P. Thekkur, A.M.V. Kumar, V. Rai, M. Parmar, H. Solanki, R. Rao, S.K. Mattoo, R. Kumar

“…CONCLUSIONS: Compared to the general population, individuals with occupational exposure to silica have an almost two times higher prevalence of TBI. …”
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Environmental risk factors for self-harm during imprisonment: A pilot prospective cohort study. by Thomas Stephenson, Imogen Harris, Charlotte Armstrong, Seena Fazel, Roxanna Short, Nigel Blackwood

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Self-harm is a major public health issue in the imprisoned population. Limited high-quality evidence exists for the potential impact of prison environmental factors such as solitary confinement. …”
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Analysis of health expenditures in China from 2000 to 2019 compared with the world and upper-middle-income countries by Xindian Zeng, Xindian Zeng, Lijie Chen, Lu Chen

“…The government should continue to optimize the financing structure of THE, increase GHE, encourage social capital investment, decrease the proportion of OOPHE, diversify financing and reimbursement policies to promote hierarchical medical system, promote health management for an aging population, and formulate health expenditure plans for public health emergencies.…”
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Long-term trends in the burden of multiple myeloma in China: a Joinpoint regression and age-period-cohort analysis based on GBD 2021 by Yanyu Zhang, Quanxin Su, Jiawen Yu, Xiuli Sun

“…MM will be a major challenge for the future healthcare sector in China, where the population base is large and gradually aging.…”
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Secular trends of epidemiologic patterns of chronic kidney disease over three decades: an updated analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 by Jing Liu, Xue Li, Yongping Liu, Xiaodong Sun, Xiaojin Feng, Ningning Hou, Zhenna Chen

“…Objectives To assess the characteristics of the global death burden imposed by chronic kidney disease (CKD) and the attributable risk factors from 1990 to 2019 to help inform a framework for policy discussions, resource allocation and research priorities.Design A population-based observational study.Setting The death data and relative risk factors were obtained from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2019 database.Main outcome measures Based on the GBD database, we estimated the death burden attributable to CKD stratified by sociodemographic index (SDI), geographic location, sex, age group, time period and risk factors from 1990 to 2019.Results Over three decade study period, the global number of CKD-related deaths increased from 0.60 million (95% uncertainty interval (UI): 0.57–0.63 million) in 1990 to 1.43 million (95% UI: 1.31–1.52 million) in 2019. …”
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Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells Derived from Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Support CD34pos Hematopoietic Stem Cell Propagation and Suppress Inflammatory Reaction by Mohsen Moslem, Irina Eberle, Iuliia Weber, Reinhard Henschler, Tobias Cantz

“…Furthermore, iPSC-MSCs gained immunomodulatory function to suppress CD4+ cell proliferation, reduce proinflammatory cytokines in mixed lymphocyte reaction, and increase regulatory CD4+/CD69+/CD25+ T-lymphocyte population. In conclusion, we generated fully functional MSCs from various iPSC lines irrespective of their starting cell source or reprogramming factor composition and we suggest that such iPSC-MSCs allow repetitive cell applications for advanced therapeutic approaches.…”
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Risk of pneumonia in patients with isolated minor rib fractures: a nationwide cohort study by Yu-Hsun Wang, Ming-Chih Chou, Sai-Wai Ho, Ying-Hock Teng, Shun-Fa Yang, Han-Wei Yeh, Chao-Bin Yeh

“…This nationwide cohort study investigated the association between IMRFs and the risk of pneumonia in patients with blunt chest traumas.Design Nationwide population-based cohort study.Setting Patients with IMRFs were identified between 2010 and 2011 from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database.Participants Non-traumatic patients were matched through 1:8 propensity-score matching according to age, sex, and comorbidities (namely diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)) with the comparison cohort. …”
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Comparison of Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation (TENS) and Microcurrent Nerve Stimulation (MENS) in the Management of Masticatory Muscle Pain: A Comparative Study by B. Saranya, Junaid Ahmed, Nandita Shenoy, Ravikiran Ongole, Nanditha Sujir, Srikant Natarajan

“…Epidemiological studies of TMD reveal a prevalence of 82% in the general population with 48% of them presenting with clinical features of muscle tenderness and difficulty in mouth opening. …”
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Strategic SWOT analysis of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital using Modified Delphi Technique: implications for strengthening national and regional health systems by Cyril Chukwudi Dim, Chinyere Ojiugo Mbachu, Nympha Onyinye Enebe, Wilson Chukwukasi Kassy, Johnpaul Ejikeme Nnagbo, Ikechukwu Emmanuel Obi, Nkiruka Pauline Onodugo, Nwamaka Ngozika Lasebikan, Obinna Donatus Onodugo

“…The hospital management of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) introduced initiatives to improve the hospital’s operational environment and service performance in response to the population served. Following these changes, an Organizational Capacity Assessment (OCA) is critical to direct further development in the organization. …”
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Socioeconomic environment and survival in patients after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI): a longitudinal study for the City of Vienna by Christian Roth, Michael Kühn, Rudolf Berger, Sonja Spitzer, Vanessa di Lego

“…On weekends, it is the only hospital in charge of treating STEMIs and thus provides representative data for the Viennese population.Participants The study comprises a total of 1481 patients with STEMI, including women and men aged 24–94 years.Primary and secondary outcome measures Primary outcome measures are age at STEMI and age at death. …”
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Successful Traceability of Wildlife Samples Contributes to Wildlife Conservation: A Case Study of Tracing the Snub-Nosed Monkey (<i>Rhinopithecus</i> spp.) by Xibo Wang, Ying Shen, Yang Teng, Ruifeng Wu, Shuhao Liu, Jilai Zhao, Can Hu, Ming Li, Huijuan Pan, Jiwei Qi

“…Using phylogenetic principles, we employed the Robinson and Foulds (RF) distance and scanned over 1,850,726 population-specific loci, identifying five pairs that can trace genealogy origins rapidly and cost-effectively using PCR. …”
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Association of arm circumference with the prevalence of gallstones in United States adults: a retrospective analysis on US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey by Jianjun Wang, Xi Chen, Wei He, Xintao Zeng, Pei Yang, Jianping Gong, Decai Wang

“…Although a causal relationship between AC and the prevalence of GS could not be established, our study provides strong new support for the potential role of AC in the health assessments of adult populations.…”
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