Prone versus Supine Position Ventilation in Adult Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Zanfeng Cao, Zhanzheng Yang, Zijing Liang, Qingyan Cen, Zuopeng Zhang, Hengrui Liang, Rong Liu, Liangbo Zeng, Yubao Xie, Youping Wang

“…Twelve randomized controlled trials that had recruited a total of 2264 adults with ARDS were selected for the final meta-analysis. …”
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Nutritional Counseling During Chemotherapy Treatment: A Systematic Review of Feasibility, Safety, and Efficacy by Shalet James, Alexie Oppermann, Kaitlin M. Schotz, Mackenzie M. Minotti, Gautam G. Rao, Ian R. Kleckner, Brenton J. Baguley, Amber S. Kleckner

“…Among 44 publications, 39 studies recruited 98 ± 80 participants (range 15–360); 38/39 (97%) were randomized controlled trials. …”
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Comparison of clinical metagenomics with 16S rDNA Sanger sequencing for the bacteriological diagnosis of culture-negative samples by Camille d’Humières, Skerdi Haviari, Marie Petitjean, Laurène Deconinck, Signara Gueye, Nathan Peiffer-Smadja, Lynda Chalal, Naima Beldjoudi, Geoffrey Rossi, Yann Nguyen, Charles Burdet, Ségolène Perrineau, Diane Le Pluart, Roza Rahli, Michael Thy, Piotr Szychowiak, Xavier Lescure, Véronique Leflon-Guibout, Victoire de Lastours, Etienne Ruppé

“…Fifty patients (73 samples) with negative culture and a 16S rDNA sequencing demand (Sanger) were recruited from two sites. On the same samples, CMg (Illumina NextSeq) was also performed and compared to 16S rDNA Sanger sequencing. …”
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Genetic Variations in the Kir6.2 Subunit (KCNJ11) of Pancreatic ATP-Sensitive Potassium Channel Gene Are Associated with Insulin Response to Glucose Loading and Early Onset of Type... by Yi-Der Jiang, Lee-Ming Chuang, Dee Pei, Yann-Jinn Lee, Jun-Nan Wei, Fung-Chang Sung, Tien-Jyun Chang

“…To investigate the role of E23K polymorphism of the KCNJ11 gene on early onset of type 2 diabetes in school-aged children/adolescents in Taiwan, we recruited 38 subjects with type 2 diabetes (ages 18.6 ± 6.6 years; body mass index percentiles 83.3 ± 15.4) and 69 normal controls (ages 17.3 ± 3.8 years; body mass index percentiles 56.7 ± 29.0) from a national surveillance for childhood/adolescent diabetes in Taiwan. …”
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Mental health in people living with and beyond colorectal cancer: A patient‐oriented constructivist grounded theory by Vicki Cheng, Helen McTaggart‐Cowan, Jonathan M. Loree, Rachel A. Murphy, Mikaela Barnes, Haydn Bechthold, Norman Jansen, Mary A. De Vera

“…Methods We employed a patient‐oriented constructivist grounded theory design and recruited English speaking participants ≥18 years, diagnosed with CRC within the last 10 years, residing in Canada. …”
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Experimental study of the effects of siestas on the nocturnal sleep quality and thermal comfort levels under thermoneutral environment in summer by Huili Yu, Xue Zhao, Liping Chen, Xiaohui Tian, Shimin Liang, Songtao Hu

“…In order to explore the potential influences of siestas on nocturnal sleep, twenty subjects were recruited and divided into two groups based on whether they took siestas or not. …”
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Genetics of Primary Adrenal Insufficiency Beyond CAH in Saudi Arabian Population by Mohamed H. Al‐Hamed, Alya Qari, Lamya Alrayes, Mohammed Alotaibi, Zainab Al Masseri, Afaf Alotaibi, Abdullah AlAshwal, Zuhair N. AlHassnan, Afaf Alsagheir

“…Materials and Methods A cohort of 47 PAI patients (41 males and six females) representing 30 families was recruited. The cohort excluded congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) cases and had a known consanguinity of 70%. …”
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Trait Impulsivity Is Independent of Mild Cognitive Impairment in a Parkinson’s Disease Cohort by Ashani Jeyadevan, Megan C. Bakeberg, Michelle Byrnes, Jade Kenna, Soumya Ghosh, Rick Stell, Sue Walters, Tess Evans, Sarah McGregor, Malcolm Horne, Frank L. Mastaglia, Ryan S. Anderton

“…A total of 302 patients with idiopathic PD were recruited sequentially from three Australian Movement Disorder clinics. …”
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Effectiveness of a family customised online FOCUS programme aimed on building resiliency in dyad relationship to support dyadic illness management in persons with heart failure and... by Xin Zhang, Xiaonan Zhang, Yongjun Cao, Weiling Yang, Yanting Li, Xuedong Li, Sixuan Jiang, Qingyun LV, Mei Cheng, Xiaoying Zang

“…HF family dyads will be recruited in the cardiology wards of four university-affiliated hospitals in China. …”
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Modulation of Motor Cortical Activities by Action Observation and Execution in Patients with Stroke: An MEG Study by Jun-Ding Zhu, Chia-Hsiung Cheng, Yi-Jhan Tseng, Chien-Chen Chou, Chih-Chi Chen, Yu-Wei Hsieh, Yu-Hsien Liao

“…Twenty patients with stroke and 20 healthy controls were recruited for the collection of data on the beta oscillatory activity in the primary motor cortex (M1). …”
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Protocol for a first-in-human feasibility study of T regulatory cells (TR004) for inflammatory bowel disease using (ex vivo) Treg expansion (TRIBUTE) by Jennifer Clough, Peter Irving, A Toby Prevost, Graham M Lord, Joana Vasconcelos, James B Canavan, Beverley Rodger, D Macallan

“…This study will explore the preliminary safety and tolerability of a single dose of Treg immunotherapy and will inform the design of a subsequent larger trial.Methods and analysis Four patients will be recruited from gastroenterology clinics at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. …”
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Insulin Sensitivity and Beta-Cell Function Are Associated with Arterial Stiffness in Individuals without Hypertension by Chuchen Meng, Min Sun, Zhixiao Wang, Qi Fu, Mengdie Cao, Zhenxin Zhu, Jia Mao, Yun Shi, Wei Tang, Xiaoping Huang, Yu Duan, Tao Yang

“…We investigated the relationship between brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) and glucose levels, insulin sensitivity, and beta-cell function in Chinese individuals with or without hypertension. Methods. We recruited 3137 nondiabetic individuals whose age, body mass index (BMI), glucose levels, blood pressure (BP), lipids, hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c), baPWV, and insulin levels were measured. …”
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IL-31 and IL-8 in Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma: Looking for Their Role in Itch by Maria Abreu, Marta Miranda, Mafalda Castro, Iolanda Fernandes, Renata Cabral, Ana Helena Santos, Sónia Fonseca, João Rodrigues, Magdalena Leander, Catarina Lau, Inês Freitas, Susana Coimbra, Alice Santos-Silva, Margarida Lima

“…Increased serum IL-8 observed in some patients may be related to concomitant infections, and its role in exacerbating itch by recruiting neutrophils and promoting the release of neutrophil proteases deserves further investigation.…”
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Pathological Features of Mitochondrial Ultrastructure Predict Susceptibility to Post-TIPS Hepatic Encephalopathy by Hong-bin Li, Zhen-dong Yue, Hong-wei Zhao, Lei Wang, Zhen-hua Fan, Fu-liang He, Xiao-qun Dong, Fu-quan Liu

“…We evaluated the pathological damage of mitochondrial ultrastructure on recruited patients by the Flameng classification system. …”
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Comparison of Two Creatinine-Based Equations for Predicting Decline in Renal Function in Type 2 Diabetic Patients with Nephropathy in a Korean Population by Eun Young Lee, Young-Mi Lee, Kyu Hun Choi, Hyun Chul Lee, Byung-Wan Lee, Beom Seok Kim

“…A total of 707 type 2 diabetic patients with 24 hr urinary albumin excretion of more than 30 mg/day were retrospectively recruited and traced until doubling of baseline serum creatinine (SCr) levels was noted. …”
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Fibrocyte enrichment and myofibroblastic adaptation causes nucleus pulposus fibrosis and associates with disc degeneration severity by Yi Sun, Yan Peng, Zezhuo Su, Kyle, K. H. So, Qiuji Lu, Maojiang Lyu, Jianwei Zuo, Yongcan Huang, Zhiping Guan, Kenneth M. C. Cheung, Zhaomin Zheng, Xintao Zhang, Victor Y. L. Leung

“…In injury-induced mouse disc degeneration model, fibrocytes were found recruited into the NP undergoing fibrosis and adopted a myofibroblast phenotype. …”
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Test-Retest Reliability of Two Computationally-Characterised Affective Bias Tasks by Alexandra C. Pike, Katrina H. T. Tan, Hoda Tromblee, Michelle Wing, Oliver J. Robinson

“…In this online study we therefore examined the test-retest reliability of two behavioural affective bias tasks (an ‘Ambiguous Midpoint’ and a ‘Go-Nogo’ task). 58 individuals recruited from the general population completed the tasks twice, with at least 14 days in between sessions. …”
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The personal safety burden for women taking public transport in Australia and implications for provision of equitable public transport by Julie A. King, Dominique A. Greer, Rae S.M. Danvers, Byron W. Keating

“…Women (n = 44) in Australia’s two largest cities, Sydney and Melbourne, were recruited for focus group discussions and their responses were analysed thematically. …”
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Relationship between green space near schools with physical activity and body mass index in portuguese adolescents by Juliana Melo, Ana Isabel Ribeiro, Andreia Isabel Pizarro, Maria Paula Santos

“…Participants (n = 194, aged 13–18 years) were recruited in 75 public secondary schools in the Porto Metropolitan Area. …”
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Efficiency of Real-time Computer-aided Polyp Detection during Surveillance Colonoscopy: A Pilot Study by Shin Morimoto, Hidenori Tanaka, Yudai Takehara, Noriko Yamamoto, Fumiaki Tanino, Yuki Kamigaichi, Ken Yamashita, Hidehiko Takigawa, Yuji Urabe, Toshio Kuwai, Shiro Oka

“…Methods: Consecutive patients who underwent surveillance colonoscopy with computer-aided detection between January and March 2023 and had undergone colonoscopy at least twice during the past 3 years were recruited. The clinicopathological findings of lesions identified using computer-aided detection were evaluated. …”
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