Classification of Emerging Scoliosis in Congenital Scoliosis After Hemivertebra Resection and Short Segmental Fusion by Chenkai Li, Xiaohan Ye, Bingtai Han, You Du, Yiwei Zhao, Dihan Sun, Shengru Wang, Jianguo Zhang

“…Methods A retrospective study analyzed patients with congenital scoliosis due to a single HV who underwent posterior correction and short fusion from 2002 to 2022. …”
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Efficacy of Group O Washed Red Blood Cell Transfusion on Vital Signs and Hematologic Stability in Trauma Patients With Different Blood Types by Gou XJ, Li LF, He XL, Chen X, Yu AY, Tian WY

“…Xian-Juan Gou,1 Lin-Fei Li,1 Xiao-Li He,1 Xi Chen,2 An-Yong Yu,1 Wei-Yan Tian1 1Department of Emergency, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi City, Guizhou Province, 563000, People’s Republic of China; 2School of Nursing, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi City, Guizhou Province, 563000, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Wei-Yan Tian, Department of Emergency, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi City, Guizhou Province, 563000, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 19184321912, Email 907359734@qq.comObjective: To comprehensively assess the impact of emergency transfusion of group O washed red blood cells on the vital signs and hematological parameters of patients with severe trauma and to analyze the differential responses among different blood types, thereby providing valuable evidence for optimizing transfusion strategies.Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of patients with severe trauma who underwent emergency transfusion in the hospital’s emergency department from April 2023 to March 2024. …”
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Investigating the effectiveness of whole-virus, protein-based, and vector-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccines on the rates of COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, and mortality: a historical... by Davoud Tanbakuchi, Nadiasadat Taghavi Razavizadeh, Maryam Salari, Ehsan Mosa Farkhani, Mohammad Taghi Shakeri, Seyed Saeed Tabatabaee, Rasoul Raesi, Vahid Ghavami

“…Methods The current cohort study was conducted using the data of all people who received at least two doses of each type of COVID-19 vaccine from March 2020 to August 2022 in Khorasan Rzavi province. …”
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Application of the <italic>International Classification of Functioning，Disability and Health Rehabilitation Set</italic> in Rehabilitation of Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis in t... by YAO Dong, HE Yiqi, ZHANG Qin, LIU Changhua, LI Taibiao, YAO Caiming, WANG Xiangfeng, WANG Qinfeng, HU Hongjun

“…ObjectiveTo explore the feasibility of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Rehabilitation Set (ICF-RS) in evaluating the overall functional level, rehabilitation treatment effect, and the relationship between rehabilitation efficacy and cost-effectiveness of patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) in the northwest Gobi region.MethodsA total of 50 patients with KOA who were hospitalized in the Acupuncture and Moxibustion Department of Jimsar County Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine from March 2022 to March 2023 were selected. …”
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Outcomes after Surgery for Malignant Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors by Omar Hama Ghalib Azeez Hawramy, Karzan Seerwan Abdullah, Barham M.M. Salih, Qalandar Hussein A. Kasnazani, Dana Taib Gharib, Dara Ahmed Mohammed

“…It is retrospective, case series study. All patients who were undergoing surgery for malignant pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors from 2013 to 2018. …”
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A case of emergency stent graft placement for subclavian artery injury during ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement by Minoru Dote, MD, Shingo Hamaguchi, MD, Shoko Arizono, MD, Songhyon Cho, MD, Shinji Wada, MD, Shintaro Nawata, MD, Kazuki Hashimoto, MD, Hidefumi Mimura, MD

“…We report the case of a 50-year-old woman who sustained a right subclavian artery injury during ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement, a rare occurrence of iatrogenic subclavian artery injury. …”
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Changes in liver and kidney function, red blood cell count and hemoglobin levels 1 day after ultrasound-guided percutaneous microwave ablation for uterine fibroids by Xiao-Yu Huang, Qin-Sheng Lu, Shao-Ping Wu, Han-Ming Huang, Yong-Fa Zhang

“…Objective To investigate the changes in liver and kidney function, red blood cell (RBC) count and hemoglobin (HGB) levels in patients undergoing ultrasound-guided percutaneous microwave ablation (UPMWA) for uterine fibroids on postoperative day 1.Methods The changes in liver and kidney function, RBC count and HGB levels in 181 patients who underwent selective UPMWA in the Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, China, between August 2017 and January 2023 were retrospectively analyzed.Results All patients underwent UPMWA for uterine fibroids; 179 patients had multiple uterine fibroids and 2 patients had single uterine fibroids. …”
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Spontaneous pneumothorax: intubated or non-intubated surgery? by V.V. Tkalich, Yu.V. Nedilia, V.I. Borysova, O.V. Galiiev, S.I. Savoliuk

“…The aim of our clinical study was to justify and implement non-intubated video assisted thoracic surgery as a part of enhanced recovery after surgery pathway in treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax. Data of 150 patients who underwent surgical treatment were  retrospectively analyzed. …”
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Building knowledge to improve access to inclusive and equitable care for trans and gender-diverse survivors of sexual assault and intimate partner violence: a qualitative research... by Alexa R Yakubovich, Janice Du Mont, Sarah Daisy Kosa, Sheila Macdonald, Danielle Toccalino, C Emma Kelly, Sav Jonsa, Adam Davies

“…This study aims to address this need for evidence to facilitate improved access to inclusive and equitable services for TGD survivors.Methods and analysis This qualitative study will involve semi-structured interviews with approximately 60 adult TGD survivors of IPV and/or sexual assault who wanted to access, attempted to access, or used services. …”
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Chingi-tura in the History of the Tyumen Khanate by Maslyuzhenko D.N., Ryabinina E.A.

“…It appeared to be the center that attracted those Shibanids who would fight for uniting all lands of that dynasty’s representatives into a single state. …”
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Stent as a bridge to surgery for malignant colonic obstruction: a retrospective study on survival and outcomes by Thanawin Wong, Tanawat Pattarapuntakul, Nisa Netinatsunton, Jaksin Sottisuporn, Thanapon Yaowmaneerat, Wongsakorn Chaochankit, Siriboon Attasaranya, Pimsiri Sripongpun, Naichaya Chamroonkul, Viraksakdi Chongsuvivatwong

“…Methods A retrospective study was conducted, including patients with potentially curable obstructed colon cancer who were treated with either SBTS or ES at a university hospital in Thailand from 2015 to 2022. …”
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When to stop social learning from a predecessor in an information-foraging task by Hidezo Suganuma, Aoi Naito, Kentaro Katahira, Tatsuya Kameda

“…For the first 15 trials, participants simply observed the choices of a demonstrator who had accumulated more knowledge about the environment and passively received rewards from the demonstrator's choices. …”
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El Alto - La Paz (Bolivia) : Las transformaciones socio territoriales del neoliberalismo y la derrota del movimiento obrero by Mariela Paula Díaz

“…This election allowed the rise of Paz Estenssoro's MNR, who issued Decree N° 21 060 in August 1985. This decree condenses the program of  neoliberal reforms in Bolivia. …”
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Gender and Intentionality Disparities in the Epidemiology and Outcomes of Falls from Height in Korean Adults by Seung Uk Han, Sun Pyo Kim, Sun Hyu Kim, Gyu Chong Cho, Min Joung Kim, Ji Sook Lee, Chul Han

“…Purpose This study investigated the characteristics of adult patients who had fallen from a height and presented to an emergency room (ER) according to gender and intentionality, with the goal of reducing the harm caused by these injuries. …”
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PSYCHOLOGICAL FEATURES OF PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY CRISIS EXPERIENCE BY TEACHERS by N. O. Sadovnikova, F. Zannoni

“…It was found out that most of teachers having experienced the process of crisis as well as those who have never faced it, perceive the life as interesting and full; a crisis state influences only specific parameters of teachers’ meaningful orientations which are very important for pedagogical activity. …”
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Mutations in the <i>A34R</i> gene increase the immunogenicity of vaccinia virus by S. N. Shchelkunov, T. V. Bauer, S. N. Yakubitskiy, A. A. Sergeev, A. S. Kabanov, S. A. Pyankov

“…Smallpox vaccination with live vaccinia virus (VACV) closely related to smallpox virus played a key role in the success of the global smallpox eradication program carried out under the World Health Organization auspices. As a result of the WHO decision as of 1980 to stop smallpox vaccination, humankind has lost immunity not only to smallpox, but also to other zoonotic, orthopoxviruscaused human infections. …”
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Second-line drug-resistant TB and associated risk factors in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan by S. Moe, I. Azamat, S. Allamuratova, M. Oluya, A. Khristusev, M.L. Rekart, K. Mamitova, G. Bidwell, C. Gomez-Restrepo, B. Kalmuratov, Z. Tigay, N. Parpieva, K. Safaev, N. Sitali, D. Gomez, A. Mikhail, A. Sinha

“…RESULTS: In total, 2,405 patients with TB who had undergone pDST were included (median age 40 years, 47% female). …”
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Rare coinheritance of hemoglobin vancleave with severe beta-thalassemia mutation in a patient with secondary erythrocytosis by Nur Aisyah Aziz, Nurul Hidayah Musa, Melina Mathews, Komalah Thevii Rajenderan, Faidatul Syazlin Abdul Hamid, Syahzuwan Hassan, Syahira Lazira Omar, Wan Nurul Afiqha Binti Wan Yusoff, Melanie Ling Binti Mohd Din, Nurul Amira Binti Jamaludin, Wan Rohani Wan Taib, Ezalia Esa, Norafiza Mohd Yasin

“…This report describes the case of a 16-year-old male patient who presented with secondary erythrocytosis. The diagnosis of Hb Vancleave, in combination with codon 41/42 (-TTCT) (NM_000518.5:c.126_129del; dbSNP: rs80356821), was confirmed by direct sequencing. …”
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Clinical diagnosis of seasonal influenza by physicians: a retrospective observational study by Hiroyuki Kato, Tadashi Kobayashi, Hiroki Maita, Takashi Akimoto, Fumihiko Matsuoka, Shigeki Funakoshi, Hiroshi Osawa

“…At a cut-off value of 80%, the specificity and positive likelihood ratio were 90.8% (95% CI 85.4 to 94.6) and 4.01 (95% CI 2.41 to 6.66), respectively. The AUCs of patients who had and had not taken any medications before visiting the clinic were 0.77 (95% CI 0.69 to 0.85) and 0.78 (95% CI 0.71 to 0.84), respectively. …”
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Correlation between Histological Activity and Endoscopic, Clinical, and Serologic Activities in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis by Dae Bum Kim, Kang-Moon Lee, Ji Min Lee, Yoon Yung Chung, Hea Jung Sung, Chang Nyol Paik, Woo Chul Chung, Ji-Han Jung, Hyun Joo Choi

“…We retrospectively reviewed medical records from patients with UC who underwent colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy with biopsies. …”
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