Glycemic Management of Patients with Hospital Hyperglycemia: A Retrospective Cohort Study on Adults Admitted in the Non-ICU Wards by Zheng R, Zeng X, Shen R, Wang Y, Liu J, Zhang M

“…Ruoxuan Zheng,1,2 Xiangman Zeng,1 Ruiting Shen,1 Yueqiu Wang,1 Jing Liu,1,3 Mingchen Zhang1 1Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ningbo No.2 hospital, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of China; 2School of Medicine, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of China; 3Cixi Biomedical Research Institute, Wenzhou Medical University, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Mingchen Zhang, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ningbo No.2 hospital, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of China, Email zhangmc1015@163.comPurpose: To identify the key populations for Hospital Hyperglycemia (HH) management and to assess recent trends in the management of HH.Patients and Methods: This retrospective study analyzed 1,136,092 point-of-care blood glucose (POC-BG) measurements from 40,758 patients with HH in non-intensive care unit (non-ICU) wards at Ningbo No.2 hospital from January 2020 to December 2022. …”
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LightweightUNet: Multimodal Deep Learning with GAN-Augmented Imaging Data for Efficient Breast Cancer Detection by Hari Mohan Rai, Joon Yoo, Saurabh Agarwal, Neha Agarwal

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Sealing Ability of AH Plus and GuttaFlow Bioseal by Soo-Hyuk Lee, Soram Oh, Adel Saeed Al-Ghamdi, Ayman Omar Mandorah, Kee-Yeon Kum, Seok Woo Chang

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GelMA@LNP/AST Promotes eNOS-Dependent Angiogenesis Through Autophagy Activation for the Treatment of Hind Limb Ischemia by Lai L, Wu H, Peng L, Zhang Z, Wu X, Zheng S, Su Z, Chu H

“…Lingzhi Lai,1 Hao Wu,1 Liang Peng,2 Zhen Zhang,3 Xinfan Wu,1 Shuo Zheng,3 Zekang Su,3 Hongxing Chu3 1Maoming People’s Hospital, Maoming, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 2The First People’s Hospital of Guiyang, Guiyang, Guizhou, People’s Republic of China; 3Stomatological Hospital, School of Stomatology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Hongxing Chu, Stomatological Hospital, School of Stomatology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510280, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-13533856675, Email chuhongxing22@smu.edu.cnPurpose: Limb ischemia is a refractory disease characterized by insufficient angiogenesis and tissue necrosis. …”
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The Validation of a Novel, Sex-Specific LDL-Cholesterol Equation and the Friedewald, Sampson-NIH, and Extended-Martin–Hopkins Equations Against Direct Measurement in Korean Adults... by Hyun Suk Yang, Soo-Nyung Kim, Seungho Lee, Mina Hur

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Vincristine Regulates C/EBP-β/TGF-β1 to Promote A1 Astrocyte Polarization and Induce Neuropathic Pain by Chen Y, Tang G, Lu J, Tang S, Xiong X, Chen C, Pei L, Shi J

“…Yunfu Chen,1,* Guangling Tang,1,* Jun Lu,1,* Sijie Tang,1 Xinglong Xiong,1 Chao Chen,1 Lijian Pei,2 Jing Shi1 1Department of Anesthesiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guizhou, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Anesthesiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jing Shi, Department of Anesthesiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-18685034016, Email shijing81@gmc.edu.cn Lijian Pei, Department of Anesthesiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China, Email hazelbeijing@vip.163.comBackground: The neuropathic pain side induced by Vincristine severely limit its clinical application. …”
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Association of Adverse Perinatal Outcomes with Blood Components Transfusion in Patients with Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy by Pan X, Chu R, Qiao X, Zhang X, Li L, Zhang W

“…Xiyu Pan,1 Ran Chu,2 Xu Qiao,3 Xianru Zhang,3 Li Li,1 Wenxia Zhang1 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China; 3Institute of Biomedical Engineering, School of Control Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Li Li; Wenxia Zhang, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan, Shandong Province, 250012, People’s Republic of China, Tel +8615153187102 ; +8615165113326, Email bzlily@163.com; WxZhangpxy@163.comPurpose: To investigate the rare obstetric emergency with no specific treatments called acute fatty liver of pregnancy. …”
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Multiple Controls on the Accumulation of Organic-Rich Sediments in the Besa River Formation of Liard Basin, British Columbia, Canada by Jiyoung Choi, Hyun Suk Lee, Yuri Kim, Omid H. Ardakani, Sung Kyung Hong

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Traditional Chinese Medicine Ion Introduction Therapy Reduces the Incidence of Acute Exacerbation of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Prospective Cohort Study by Wang Y, Xu B, Wang J, Li S, Xie Y

“…Yan Wang,1,2 Baichuan Xu,1,2 Jiajia Wang,1,3,4 Suyun Li,1,3,4 Yang Xie1,3,4 1National Regional Traditional Chinese Medicine (Lung Disease) Diagnosis and Treatment Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450046, People’s Republic of China; 2The First Clinical College of Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450000, People’s Republic of China; 3Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Respiratory Disease Diagnosis and Treatment and New Drug Research and Development Provincial and Ministry Co-Built Collaborative Innovation Center, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450046, People’s Republic of China; 4Henan Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Prevention and Treatment of Respiratory Diseases, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450046, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Yang Xie; Suyun Li, Email xieyanghn@163.com; lisuyun2000@126.comObjective: To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) ion introduction therapy in the treatment of patients with acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (AE-IPF).Methods: This study adopts a prospective cohort study design, with 60 AE-IPF patients as the research subjects. …”
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Unveiling Cuproptosis-Driven Molecular Clusters and Immune Dysregulation in Ankylosing Spondylitis by Wei B, Wang S, Li S, Gu Q, Yue Q, Tang Z, Zhang J, Liu W

“…Bowen Wei,1,2,* Siwei Wang,1,2,* Suiran Li,1,2,* Qingxiang Gu,3 Qingyun Yue,4 Zhuo Tang,1,2 Jiamin Zhang,1,2 Wei Liu1,2 1Department of Rheumatism and Immunity, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China; 2National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China; 3Center of Preventive Treatment of Disease, Cangzhou Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western of Hebei Province, Cangzhou, Hebei, People’s Republic of China; 4School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Wei Liu, Email fengshiliuwei@163.comBackground: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation of the sacroiliac joints and spine. …”
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Sanming Model of Medical Service Integration: Impact on Medical Expenditures, Service Provision, and Resource Allocation in China by Lin K, Liu X, Xiang L, Luo F

“…Kunhe Lin,1,* Xiao Liu,2,* Li Xiang,1 Fei Luo3 1Department of Health Management, School of Medicine and Health Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Medical Affairs, Wuhan No. 1 Hospital, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Research, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Fei Luo, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No. 1277 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China, Email 267115670@qq.comBackground: Fragmentation of healthcare services has been a central issue, contributing to escalating medical expenditures and service provision, thereby exacerbating the waste of limited medical resources. …”
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Serum Ferritin Levels in Pregnancy and Their Association with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Prospective Longitudinal Study by Qin Z, Du Y, Wang Z, Qin X, Wu H, Yu X, Zhao C, Mo L, Huang B

“…Zhenhua Qin,1 Yao Du,1 Zidi Wang,1 Xianfeng Qin,1 Hongchi Wu,1 Xiangyuan Yu,1 Chaochao Zhao,1 Lei Mo,2 Bo Huang1 1Guangxi Key Laboratory of Diabetic Systems Medicine, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Exposomics and Life-Course Health, Guangxi Health Commission Key Laboratory of Health and Care for Life-Course, School of Public Health, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Bo Huang, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Diabetic Systems Medicine, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Exposomics and Life-Course Health, Guangxi Health Commission Key Laboratory of Health and Care for Life-Course, School of Public Health, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi, 541199, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-773-5591452, Email Bo.Huang@glmc.edu.cn Lei Mo, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi, 541199, People’s Republic of China, Email 50442117@qq.comObjective: Elevated serum ferritin (SF) levels are associated with oxidative stress (OS) and systemic inflammation in various disorders. …”
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Clinical Evaluation of Subcutaneous Lactate Measurement in Patients after Major Cardiac Surgery by Martin Ellmerer, Martin Haluzik, Jan Blaha, Jaromir Kremen, Stepan Svacina, Andreas Plasnik, Dimas Ikeoka, Manfred Bodenlenz, Lukas Schaupp, Johannes Plank, Thomas R. Pieber

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Bioinformatics-Based Exploration of the Ability of Ginkgetin to Alleviate the Senescence of Cardiomyocytes After Myocardial Infarction and Its Cardioprotective Effects by Li H, Wei D, Cao H, Han Y, Li L, Liu Y, Qi J, Wu X, Zhang Z

“…Han Li,1,* Dongsheng Wei,2,* Huimin Cao,2 Yelei Han,1 Luzhen Li,1 Yuting Liu,1 Jiajie Qi,1 Xinyue Wu,1 Zhe Zhang2,3 1The First School of Clinical Medicine, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang, 110847, People’s Republic of China; 2Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for TCM Viscera-State Theory and Applications, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang, 110847, People’s Republic of China; 3Affiliated Hospital of Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang, 110032, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Zhe Zhang, Affiliated Hospital of Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 33 Beiling Street, Shenyang, 110032, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-18102459155, Email pedtrainzhzh7676@163.comPurpose: Myocardial infarction (MI) is a prevalent cardiovascular disorder affecting individuals worldwide. …”
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Characteristics and Associated Factors of Insomnia Among the General Population in the Post-Pandemic Era of COVID-19 in Zhejiang, China: A Cross-Sectional Study by Da M, Mou S, Hou G, Shen Z

“…Miao Da,1 Shaoqi Mou,2 Guangwei Hou,3 Zhongxia Shen1 1Department of Sleep Medicine Center, Huzhou Third Municipal Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Huzhou University, Huzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Medicine, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Psychiatry, Yuyao Third People’s Hospital, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Zhongxia Shen, Department of Sleep medicine center, Huzhou Third Municipal Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Huzhou University, 2088 East Tiaoxi Road, Huzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China, Tel +860572-2132661, Email snowszx@sina.comObjective: This study aimed to analyze the changes in insomnia characteristics among the general population and explore associated factors during the COVID-19 pandemic and post-pandemic periods.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using an anonymous online survey. …”
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Role of Computed Tomography in Predicting Programmed Death Ligand-1 Positivity in Gastric Adenocarcinoma by Yu ZH, Ma WQ, Ren JW, Zhang XT, Chu L

“…Zhi-Hong Yu,1,* Wei-Qin Ma,2,* Ji-Wei Ren,3 Xu-Ting Zhang,3 Lin Chu3 1Department of Ultrasound, Shanxi Provincial People’s Hospital, The Fifth Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, The Fifth Clinical Medical College of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030012, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of CT/MRI, Lvliang People’s Hospital, Shanxi Province, Lvliang, Shanxi, 033000, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Radiology, Shanxi Province Cancer Hospital/Shanxi Hospital Affiliated to Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences/Cancer Hospital Affiliated to Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030013, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Xu-Ting Zhang; Ji-Wei Ren, Department of Radiology, Shanxi Province Cancer Hospital/Shanxi Hospital Affiliated to Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences/Cancer Hospital Affiliated to Shanxi Medical University, No. 3 Zhigongxin Street, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030013, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 18335172028, Email xuting_zhang@126.com; renjw2023@sxmu.edu.cnObjective: To examine the association between computed tomography (CT) imaging characteristics and programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) expression in patients with gastric adenocarcinoma (GAC), and to develop a nomogram model for prediction.Methods: The patients were randomly allocated into a training set and a validation set at a ratio of 7:3. …”
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Mesalazine-Induced Acute Pancreatitis in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients: A Systematic Review by Pan J, Li Z, Ye C, Zhang X, Yang Q, Zhang X, Zhou Y, Zhang J

“…Juan Pan,1,* Zuyi Li,1,* Chao Ye,2 Xiaojuan Zhang,1 Qiongliang Yang,1 Xu Zhang,1 Ya Zhou,3 Jianjun Zhang2 1Department of Pharmacy, Liuyang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changsha, Hunan, 410300, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Pharmacy, Guangdong Provincial second Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510095, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Pharmacy, People’s Hospital of Ningxiang City Affiliated to Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, Hunan, 410600, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Chao Ye, Department of Pharmacy, Guangdong Provincial second Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine), No. 60, Hengfu Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510095, People’s Republic of China, Email yechao1234256@163.comObjective: Mesalazine is a widely used medication for treating mild to moderate inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). …”
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Predicting the Degree of Coronary Artery Stenosis Through Retinal Vascular Characteristics and Minimal Clinical Information by Zhang G, Ding Y, Ma T, Zhou S, Wang B, Chang X, Zeng Y

“…Gong Zhang,1,2 Yaodong Ding,1 Tong Ma,3 Sijin Zhou,3 Bin Wang,3 Xiangang Chang,3 Yong Zeng1 1Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Cardiology, Capital Medical University Daxing Teaching Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 3Beijing Airdoc Technology Co., Ltd, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Yong Zeng, Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 135 0137 3114, Email yzeng_anzhen@163.comPurpose: To describe the correlative relationship between fundus vascular characteristics and the severity of coronary artery stenosis.Patients and Methods: A total of 1447 patients scheduled for hospitalization at Beijing Anzhen Hospital Union Hospital for coronary angiography to assess coronary artery conditions between February 2022 and December 2022 were selected. …”
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Development and Validation of the Self-Stigma Scale for Secondary Vocational Students (SSS-SVS) by Leng J, Cai H, Liu F, Shi X, Fan Z

“…Jiaqi Leng,1 Huilin Cai,1 Fei Liu,2 Xiaoli Shi,3 Zhiguang Fan4 1School of English, Jilin International Studies University, Changchun, 130117, People’s Republic of China; 2Section of Student Affair, ChangChun Vocational School of Technology, Changchun, 130117, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Psychology, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4 QG, UK; 4Department of Psychology, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, 312000, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Zhiguang Fan, Department of Psychology, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, 312000, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-0431-84924101, Fax +86 1 594-831-4623, Email fanyqm@126.comBackground: Stigma can not only threaten the self-identity of secondary vocational students, but also have negative effects on their mental health and behavior.Objective: This study aimed to develop the Self-Stigma Scale for Secondary Vocational Students (SSS-SVS) and test its reliability and validity.Patients and Methods: This study formed a scale based on the stigma conceptualization model and open questionnaire. …”
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Puerarin Ameliorates the Ferroptosis in Diabetic Liver Injure Through the JAK2/STAT3 Pathway Inhibition Based on Network Pharmacology and Experimental Validation by Fan X, Liu S, Yu J, Hua J, Feng Y, Wang Z, Shen Y, Lan W, Wang J

“…Xiaoxu Fan,1 Shuangqiao Liu,1 Jing Yu,2 Jian Hua,1 Yingtong Feng,1 Zhen Wang,1 Yiwei Shen,1 Wei Lan,2 Jingxia Wang1 1School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 2School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Jingxia Wang, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, People’s Republic of China, Email 601435@bucm.edu.cn Wei Lan, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, People’s Republic of China, Email lanwei516@sina.comBackground: Diabetic liver injury (DLI) is a common complication of diabetes mellitus (DM), which seriously endangers the health of diabetic patients. …”
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