THE RECEPTION OF THE PHILOSOPHICAL TRADITION AS A WAY OF FORMING AMERICAN PERSONALISM: THE POST-SECULAR VIEW by V. O. Patsan

“…The further reflection of the meta-ontology of the personhood uncovered by the Scripture and expounded by patristic trinitology presupposes the retrospection of the trajectory of moving towards the Supernatural Revelation paved in the late nineteenth and the first half of twentieth centuries by the attempts of personalizing the ontology, in particular by the “personalized” ontological constructions made in the USA. …”
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Efficacy of an artificial intelligence preoperative planning system for assisting in revision surgery after artificial total hip arthroplasty by Jiaqing Zhu, Shanbin Zheng, Jiahao Sun, Bowen Ma, Chiyu Zhang, Chao Zhang, Jirong Shen, Tianwei Xia

“…Methods The clinical data of 25 patients (26 hips) who underwent hip revision between June 2019 and December 2023 and who met the selection criteria were retrospectively analyzed. There were 13 males and 12 females; the ages ranged from 44 to 90 years, with a mean of 69.1 years. …”
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Predictors of the Short‐Term Outcomes of Guillain–Barré Syndrome: Exploring Electrodiagnostic and Clinical Features by Yi‐Hsiang Chen, Chia‐Lun Wu, Wei‐Chieh Weng, Yi‐Chia Wei

“…In this study, we combined clinical data with nerve conduction study and electromyography data to identify the predictors of GBS outcomes. Methods We retrospectively analyzed the data of patients with GBS who had received treatment at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan, between 1998 and 2022. …”
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Prolonged ICU Stay in Severe and Critically-Ill COVID-19 Patients Who Received Convalescent Plasma Therapy by Bambang Pujo Semedi, Nadya Noor Ramadhania, Betty Agustina Tambunan, Siprianus Ugroseno Yudho Bintoro, Soedarsono Soedarsono, Cita Rosita Sigit Prakoeswa

“…Data of all severe and critically-ill patients in our COVID-19 ICU was collected retrospectively between May and November 2020. We dichotomized the variables and compared outcome data of 48 patients, who received convalescent plasma to 131 patients, receiving standard of care. …”
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Cost Savings in Chronic Pain Patients Initiating Peripheral Nerve Stimulation (PNS) with a 60-Day PNS Treatment by David M. Dickerson, Hemant Kalia, Kevin E. Vorenkamp, Konstantin V. Slavin, Jonathan M. Hagedorn, Candace Gunnarsson, Eric L. Keuffel, Andrew J. Epstein, Mark Stultz, Nathan D. Crosby

“…Clinical response to 60-Day PNS was estimated by retrospectively reviewing anonymized outcomes from a national real-world database, focusing on patients ≥ 65 years of age who were implanted with a 60-day percutaneous PNS system. …”
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Impact of Initial Heart Rate, Diastolic Pressure, and Pulse Pressure on Prognostic Outcomes in Heart Failure Patients with Mildly Reduced Ejection Fraction by Hu H, Liu Z, Zeng J, Jiang M

“…This study aims to elucidate their effects on HFmrEF patient outcomes.Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 1,653 hFmrEF patients treated at Xiangtan Central Hospital (2015– 2020). …”
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Immanuel Wallerstein's Theory of the Capitalist World-System by Darius Žiemelis

“…The main objectives of this article are: 1) to clarify the methodological traits and sources of the CWS's theory; 2) to reconstruct retrospectively the development of the CWS's theory in the works of Wallerstein (from the 16th to the second half of the 19th c.); 3) to discuss the critique and reception of CWS's theory. …”
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Correlation between Preoperative Platelet Count/(Lymphocyte Count × Prealbumin Count) Ratio and the Prognosis of Patients with Gastric Cancer Undergoing Radical Operation by Yi Liu, Yanguang Yang, Guomei Tai, Feng Ni, Cenming Yu, Wenjing Zhao, Ding Wang

“…The clinical data of 238 patients receiving radical operations for gastric cancer were retrospectively analyzed. According to the area under the Receiver operating characteristic curve, the predictive value of the preoperative PLPR for the 5-year overall survival (OS) of gastric cancer was determined, and the best cut-off value of the ratio was corresponding to the maximum value of Yoden index. …”
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Impact of re-operation on progression-free survival in patients with recurrent GBM: Experience in a tertiary referral center. by Houssein Darwish, Tasnim Diab, Sarah Kawtharani, Mounir Barake, Bader Ali, Nagham Ramadan, Hiba Fadlallah, Jeannot Kekedjian, Marwan Najjar, Hazem I Assi

“…<h4>Methods</h4>This study retrospectively reviewed medical records from the American University of Beirut Medical Center over a ten-year period, from 01/01/2012 to 01/01/2023. …”
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Impact of Timing the Combination of Radiotherapy and PD-1 Inhibitors on Outcomes in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Zhong L, Peng W, Sun J, Luo Y, Sheng H, Wu Y, Zhou T, Zhou C, Cao C

“…This study aimed to evaluate and compare the efficacy and treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs) of synchronously administered radiotherapy and programmed cell death protein (PD)-1 inhibitors and sequential administration in patients with HCC.Patients and Methods: We retrospectively enrolled 67 patients with HCC who were undergoing liver radiotherapy and PD-1 inhibitor therapy at two medical centers between July 2017 and April 2023. …”
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The bergen 4-day treatment for panic disorder: a longer-term follow-up by Thorstein Olsen Eide, Bjarne Hansen, Kay Morten Hjelle, Stian Solem, Michael G. Wheaton, Thröstur Björgvinsson, Gerd Kvale, Kristen Hagen

“…Method Thirty patients with panic disorder were consecutively included in a retrospect open trial. The primary outcome measure was the Panic Disorder Severity Scale. …”
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Observation on the efficacy of TPO receptor agonists and platelet transfusion in chemotherapy-induced thrombocytopenia in malignant tumors by Huan Hu, Dongmei Lei, Yan Liang

“…Methods Clinical data from 120 patients with malignant tumors who developed thrombocytopenia following chemotherapy at our hospital were retrospectively collected and randomly divided into three groups: A, B, and C, with 40 patients in each group. …”
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Reflections by a member of the Editorial Board by Kevin T. Smith

“…I would like to use this opportunity to sketch out how I came to be involved with wood science in Slovenia. In retrospect that involvement seems inevitable, but the path was not always clear at the time! …”
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Impact of Comorbidities on Prognosis and Treatment Outcomes in Elderly Patients with Hodgkin Lymphoma by Dávid Tóthfalusi, Boglárka Dobó, Fanni Borics, László Imre Pinczés, Árpád Illés, Zsófia Miltényi

“…<b>Methods</b>: We retrospectively analyzed data from HL patients over 60 years old who were treated at our institution between January 2010 and December 2023. …”
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Legal regime of property registration: civil-legal aspect by Serdyuk R.

“…It is substantiated that the scientific approach, according to which in inheritance relations the fact of state registration of rights to inherited property has a legal character and retrospectively determines the emergence of rights to such property by the person who entered the inheritance, is debatable. …”
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Inflammatory burden index as a prognostic marker in patients with advanced gastric cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy and immunotherapy by Jiao-Bao Huang, Zhi-Yong Zhou, Jun Lu, Ji-Yun Zhu, Bin Lai, Sheng-Xun Mao, Jia-Qing Cao

“…However, few studies have compared the efficacy of existing blood inflammatory markers in predicting the prognosis of patients with locally advanced gastric cancer in combination with neoadjuvant chemotherapy and immunotherapy.ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to compare the prognostic value of existing commonly used blood inflammatory index in patients with advanced gastric cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy combined with immunotherapy.MethodsThe clinicopathological data of patients with advanced gastric cancer from three centers in China were analyzed retrospectively. Univariate COX regression analysis was used to analyze the independent risk factors of poor tumor regression and overall survival (OS) in this part of patients, and the predictive value of different inflammatory indexes on prognosis was compared by C-index index. …”
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Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 2 rs671 Polymorphism is Associated with Susceptibility of Coronary Atherosclerosis in Patients with Hypertension by Hou H, Huang S, Huang W, Huang L, Zhang Z, Liang L

“…The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between ALDH2 rs671 polymorphism, serum lipids, peripheral inflammation indices (pan-immune inflammation value (PIV), systemic immune inflammation index (SII), and system inflammation response index (SIRI)) and coronary atherosclerosis risk in hypertensive patients.Methods: A total of 923 patients with hypertension (439 patients with coronary atherosclerosis, and 484 without) who were admitted to Meizhou People’s Hospital between January 2019 and February 2024 were retrospectively analyzed. The relationship between ALDH2 rs671 polymorphism, serum lipid levels, and peripheral inflammation indices and the risk of coronary atherosclerosis was analyzed.Results: There were 532 (57.6%), 337 (36.5%), and 54 (5.9%) individuals with ALDH2 rs671 G/G, G/A, and A/A genotype, respectively. …”
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Evaluation of the impact of the state of emergency during the COVID-19 pandemic on childhood immunizations in Benguela Province, Angola by Tadatsugu Imamura, Keiji Mochida, Balogun Olukunmi, Lino Tchicondingosse, Pedro Sapalalo, Ketha Rubuz Francisco, Ai Aoki, Akira Ishiguro, Kenji Takehara

“…We aim to describe this impact in Benguela Province, Angola, by comparing the immunization rates between infants who had their immunizations before and after the SoE, which was declared on March 27, 2020. Methods We retrospectively reviewed the epidemiological data of infants born between November 2019 and February 2020 in Benguela Province, Angola. …”
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Using peer narrative support to promote return to work for cancer survivors: a protocol study of action research by Wenqian Que, Xiaoyun Hu, Tingting Wu, Haiyin Zhang, Yue Shi, Jingyi Zhao, Xiaoqin Su, Benxin Kuai, Yujie Guo

“…Trial registration This study has been registered at the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (Registration number ChiCTR2300068403) on Feb 17, 2023. (Retrospectively registered) https://www.chictr.org.cn/bin/project/edit?…”
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Artificial intelligence-assisted platform performs high detection ability of hepatocellular carcinoma in CT images: an external clinical validation study by Rongxue Shan, Chenhao Pei, Qianrui Fan, Junchuan Liu, Dawei Wang, Shifeng Yang, Ximing Wang

“…Methods CT images pathologically diagnosed with HCC from December 2021 to June 2023 were retrospectively analyzed to evaluate the detection ability of the AI-assisted platform. …”
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