Demographics, Presenting Features, and Outcomes of Adult Patients with Ocular Trauma by Leanne M. Clevenger, Jessica L. Cao, Megan S. Steinkerchner, Amy S. Nowacki, Alex Yuan

“…The predictive value of examination findings in this study may offer insight as to long-term visual prognosis. Positive B-scan or CT findings should increase suspicion for open globe injuries.…”
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Downregulation of VRK1 Inhibits Progression of Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma through DNA Damage by Ning Du, Boxiang Zhang, Yunfeng Zhang

“…VRK1 expression and prognosis in LUSC were analyzed using the GEPIA database. …”
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Clinical significance of PCT, CRP, IL-6, NLR, and TyG Index in early diagnosis and severity assessment of acute pancreatitis: A retrospective analysis by Xu Xinyu, Zhou Jiang, Ai Qing, Li Lihua, Liu Xiehong, Zhou Lin

“…PCT, CRP, IL-6, NLR, and TyG index are valuable in diagnosing and assessing AP prognosis. Hyperlipidemia, CRP, and NLR are reliable independent predictors of SAP. …”
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Characterizing tertiary lymphoid structures associated single-cell atlas in breast cancer patients by Xiaokai Fan, Daqin Feng, Donggui Wei, Anqi Li, Fangyi Wei, Shufang Deng, Muling Shen, Congzhi Qin, Yongjia Yu, Lun Liang

“…Abstract The tertiary lymphoid structure (TLS) is recognized as a potential prognosis factor for breast cancer and is strongly associated with response to immunotherapy. …”
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Clinical Features and Outcomes of Repeated Endoscopic Therapy for Esophagogastric Variceal Hemorrhage in Cirrhotic Patients: Ten-Year Real-World Analysis by Jia-li Ma, Ling-ling He, Ping Li, Yu Jiang, Ju-long Hu, Yu-ling Zhou, Xiu-xia Liang, Hong-shan Wei

“…This study is aimed at evaluating the survival of cirrhotic patients with different etiologies after endoscopic therapy for acute variceal bleeding and the effect of repeated endotherapy on patients’ prognosis. Methods. We retrospectively evaluated the clinical features and outcomes between cirrhotic patients with chronic HBV or HCV infections and other etiologies. …”
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Identification of Key Genes and Prognostic Value Analysis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Integrated Bioinformatics Analysis by Meng Wang, Licheng Wang, Shusheng Wu, Dongsheng Zhou, Xianming Wang

“…This study is aimed at identifying novel key genes that may be used for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) diagnosis, prognosis, and targeted therapy. This study included 3 expression profiles (GSE45267, GSE74656, and GSE84402), which were obtained from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO). …”
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Post-Translational Modifications of Proteins Orchestrate All Hallmarks of Cancer by Pathea Shawnae Bruno, Aneeta Arshad, Maria-Raluca Gogu, Natalie Waterman, Rylie Flack, Kimberly Dunn, Costel C. Darie, Anca-Narcisa Neagu

“…PTMs associated with cancer can be exploited to better understand the underlying molecular mechanisms of this heterogeneous and chameleonic disease, find new biomarkers of cancer progression and prognosis, personalize oncotherapies, and discover new targets for drug development.…”
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: The Magnitude and Risk Factors among Patients Admitted to Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Tewodros Tamire, Temesgen Eticha, Temesgen Bati Gelgelu

“…Being within the age group of 19–29 years and 30–39 years with AOR = 5.02 and 95% CI: 1.24–20.35 and AOR = 6.65 and 95% CI: 1.78–24.78, respectively, admitting in the hematology ward and the pediatric ward with AOR = 7.80 and 95% CI: 1.82–33.49 and AOR = 10.54 and 95% CI: 1.78–62.42, respectively, and experiencing poor prognosis with AOR = 10.97 and 95% CI: 4.57–26.36 were significantly associated with MRSA infection. …”
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The clinical features and outcomes of diabetes patients infected with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis comprising 192,693 patients by Kai Liu, Shu Liu, Ting-ting Xu, Hong Qiao

“…ObjectivesWe sought to explore the relevance of analyses that include critical laboratory parameters and drug treatment, clinical characteristics of diabetic patients who are infected with COVID-19, to the development of individualized treatment strategies for diabetic patients infected with COVID-19.MethodsWe searched Cochrane, Embase, FMRS, Pubmed, Springer, Web of Science databases for systematic reviews and meta-analyses to estimate the clinical characteristics and prognosis of confirmed covid-19 infections in patients with and without diabetes.ResultsOur meta-analysis included a total of 32 studies with 192,693 COVID-19 patients. …”
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Molecular mechanisms and therapeutic strategies of Naegleria fowleri Carter (1970): a review of the fatal brain-eating amoeba by N. Datta

“…This results in delayed or inappropriate treatment and poor prognosis. Currently, there is no specific or approved treatment for PAM, and the available options are based on empirical evidence or case reports. …”
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The mutational spectrum of NRAS gene discovers a novel frameshift mutation (E49R) in Saudi colorectal cancer patients by Mahmood Rasool, Absarul Haque, Mohammed Alharthi, Abdulrahman Sibiany, Mohammed Saad Alamri, Samer Mohammed Hassan Alqarni, Irfan A. Rather, Adeel G. Chaudhary, Sajjad Karim, Peter Natesan Pushparaj

“…This identification may further improve the prognosis of CRC and benefit subsequent treatment choices.…”
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Construction and application of a stratified nursing intervention program for postoperative delirium after Stanford type A aortic dissection: a quasi-experimental trial by Xueping Li, Miaomiao Zheng, Ailin Lin, Chaohong Chen, Yuanbo Wu, Huai Zhang, Zhiqin Yin

“…Conclusion Implementing this nurse intervention in the ward context can shorten postoperative delirium and hospital stays, increase patient satisfaction with care, and improve patient prognosis and quality of life. This intervention will also serve as a great resource for future clinical management of postoperative delirium. …”
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RUNX2 enhances bladder cancer progression by promoting glutamine metabolism by Zhigang Huang, Bin Liu, Xiaoju Li, Chenghua Jin, Quansen Hu, Zhiwei Zhao, Yimin Sun, Qian Wang

“…The research revealed a significant correlation between high levels of RUNX2 and SLC7A6 and advanced clinical stage, as well as poor prognosis, in bladder cancer patients. Furthermore, manipulating the levels of RUNX2 through overexpression or silencing demonstrated a significant impact on glutamine and bladder cancer progression. …”
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Rediscovery of Social Reality of the City and the Village: Methodological Novations of the Study of Life Space Dynamics by C. I. Ildarhanova

“…The author supposes that evaluation of social capital of each of spatial communities study of social norms, values and behavioral standards will promote prognosis of the potential of modern rural-urban space as a base for institualization of new urban-rural relations. …”
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Serum VEGF: Diagnostic Value of Acute Coronary Syndrome from Stable Angina Pectoris and Prognostic Value of Coronary Artery Disease by Anan Huang, Xin Qi, Yameng Cui, Yulin Wu, Shiqi Zhou, Mingyin Zhang

“…To evaluate diagnostic accuracy of serum VEGF in determining ACS patients from SAP and analyze the association of serum VEGF with coronary artery lesions in SAP or the GRACE score in ACS, which is involved in the poor prognosis of low serum VEGF. Methods. 248 CAD patients and 48 healthy subjects were enrolled in this study. …”
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A Tale of Two Conditions: Pediatric Brugada Syndrome Unveiled—Navigating the Challenges of Coexisting Arrhythmia and Fever‐Induced ECG Pattern by Hei‐To Leung, Sit‐Yee Kwok, Fong‐Ying Shih, Kin‐Shing Lun, Tak‐Cheung Yung, Sabrina Tsao

“…Asymptomatic children with BrS managed conservatively have a favorable prognosis. Difficult arrhythmia control was found in patients with mixed phenotype.…”
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Dose-response relationship between lipids and all-cause mortality in the dialysis population: a meta-analysis by Ye Yao, Jing Xiong, Mi-Yuan Wang

“…The TC range for lower all-cause mortality is > 140.5 mg/dL, and on this basis, TC in the range of 180–220 mg/dL may have a better prognosis for dialysis population. There was a nonlinear relationship between Non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (NHDL-C) cholesterol and all-cause mortality, with no statistical difference between the high and low dose group. …”
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CD155 promotes the progression of colorectal cancer by restraining CD8+ T cells via the PI3K/AKT/NF-κB pathway by Rongpu Liang, Liting Liu, Dongbing Ding, Yiquan Li, Jiannan Ren, Bo Wei

“…Results We demonstrated that stable CD155 expression was negatively correlated with prognosis in colorectal cancer patients. In vitro experiments confirmed that CD155 does not affect tumor cell proliferation, migration, or invasion. …”
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Neurofilament light chain levels in neuronal surface antibody-associated autoimmune encephalitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Qi-Lun Lai, Meng-Ting Cai, Er-Chuang Li, Gao-Li Fang, Chun-Hong Shen, Yong-Feng Xu, Song Qiao, Jia-Jia Wang, Qin-Jie Weng, Yin-Xi Zhang

“…The serum and CSF NfL levels were not significantly correlated with disease severity, prognosis, and abnormalities in magnetic resonance imaging, electroencephalography, and CSF. …”
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TNBC response to paclitaxel phenocopies interferon response which reveals cell cycle-associated resistance mechanisms by Nicholas L. Calistri, Tiera A. Liby, Zhi Hu, Hongmei Zhang, Mark A. Dane, Sean M. Gross, Laura M. Heiser

“…Analysis of publicly available breast cancer patient data showed that high ELF3 expression was associated with poor prognosis and enrichment in programs associated with cell cycle progression. …”
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