Residual Dyslipidemia Leads to Unfavorable Outcomes in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention by Bin Que, Chunmei Wang, Hui Ai, Xinyong Zhang, Mei Wang, Shaoping Nie

“…A total of 3,047 ACS patients who underwent PCI and received statin therapy were included. …”
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Development of functional beverage with rice bran protein (Hom mali 105) by Saveboworn Wanticha, Rittisak Sriwiang, Schoenlechner Regine, Wangtueai Sutee, Charoen Ratchanee

“…The extracted protein with functional beverage was offers a new alternative for consumers who want to increase the nutritional value in a beverage and diversify the a new alternative beverage product.…”
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The Efficacy of Parenteral Nutrition and Enteral Nutrition Supports in Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systemic Review and Network Meta-Analysis by Yan Qin, Maoxia Liu, Fengbao Guo, Du Chen, Peng Yang, Xionghui Chen, Feng Xu

“…Results. 7 studies enroll a total of 456 patients who received different nutritional supports including parenteral nutrition (PN), enteral nutrition (EN), and PN + EN. …”
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Comparative effectiveness of laparoscopic versus open colectomy in colon cancer patients: a study protocol for emulating a target trial using cancer registry data by Semaw Ferede Abera, Gabriele Robers, Anika Kästner, Ulrike Stentzel, Kerstin Weitmann, Wolfgang Hoffmann

“…Methods: Using Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Cancer Registry data from 2008 to 2018, we will emulate a phase III, multicenter, open-label, two-parallel-arm hypothetical target trial in adult patients with stage I–III colon cancer who received laparoscopic or open colectomy as an elective treatment. …”
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Preoperative imaging predicts coracoid graft size and restoration of the glenoid track in Latarjet procedures by Stephanie A. Boden, MD, Brian M. Godshaw, MD, Jonathan D. Hughes, MD, Volker Musahl, MD, Albert Lin, MD, Bryson P. Lesniak, MD

“…The purpose of this study was to determine if preoperative advanced imaging can accurately predict coracoid graft size and conversion of off-track to on-track Hill-Sachs lesions in patients undergoing Latarjet procedures. Methods: Patients who underwent Latarjet procedure for shoulder instability at a single institution from 2012 to 2020 with preoperative and postoperative advanced shoulder imaging (computerized tomography or magnetic resonance imaging scans) were retrospectively reviewed. …”
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Carbon footprint and cost analysis of a bicycle lane in a municipality by J. Prasara-A, A. Bridhikitti

“…Even though a low rate (26%) of road users, who participated in this research, were willing to ride bikes had a bicycle lane been provided, a considerable amount of environmental impact could still have been reduced.CONCLUSION: The carbon footprint expected to be reduced in a year is valued at about 4.7 million baht of carbon credit. …”
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Refreshing medical students’ intravenous-cannulation skills: a blinded observer three-arm randomised comparison of mental imagery, part-task trainer simulation and written instruct... by Robert Greif, Joana Berger-Estilita, Rafael Blülle, Daniel Stricker, Mathias Balmer, Christoph Berendonk

“…Six months after their compulsory 4 hour instructor-led intravenous-cannulation course, each student was randomised to a 6 min self-learning tutorial: a mental imagery audioguide session, hands-on intravenous cannulation on a part-task trainer or reading written instructions.Immediately after the refresher tutorials, trained evaluators who were blinded to the randomised group assessed the students’ performance. …”
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Filles victimes, filles vicieuses, filles dangereuses by Hélène Duffuler-Vialle

“…These protective or coercive laws have the same purpose: the confinement of minors who are prostitutes. The aim is not so much to protect them as to protect society from the health and social risks of this particularly disturbing street prostitution. …”
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Investigation of sexual life and perceived spousal support in female recipients after kidney transplantation by Sennur Kula Sahin, Semra Bulbuloglu

“…It was also determined that the female kidney recipients who were 40 years old and above, had poor economic status, used Tacrolimus and Cyclosporine, and had a comorbid chronic disease were under more risk in terms of poor sexual life, and their perceived spousal support was above moderate level. …”
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Impact of Moderate to Severe Renal Impairment on Mortality and Appropriate Shocks in Patients with Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators by Venkata M. Alla, Kishlay Anand, Mandeep Hundal, Aimin Chen, Showri Karnam, Tom Hee, Claire Hunter, Aryan N. Mooss, Dennis Esterbrooks, Syed M. Mohiuddin

“…Methods. Consecutive patients who received ICD at Creighton university medical center between years 2000–2004 were included in a retrospective cohort after excluding those on maintenance dialysis. …”
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Comparison of pediatric injury patterns before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Korea: a retrospective study by Geom Pil Nam, Woo Sung Choi, Jin-Seong Cho, Yong Su Lim, Jae-Hyug Woo, Jae Ho Jang, Jea Yeon Choi

“…Methods This study is based on the data of patients who presented with injuries at 23 hospital emergency departments participating in the Emergency Department-based Injury In-depth Surveillance (EDIIS) conducted by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. …”
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Supporting older adults with mobility disabilities through voice-activated digital assistants and smart home technologies by Jaewon Kang, Emma Lachs, Kathryn Huang, Laura A. Rice, Wendy A. Rogers

“…However, widespread implementation of these technologies has not been explored for older adults with mobility disabilities, who may have unique needs. Research aim: This study investigated how voice-activated digital assistants and connected smart home technologies can specifically benefit older adults with mobility disabilities, with the provision of facilitating conditions such as instructional support for initial and continued use. …”
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Breastfeeding Practices and Food Consumption of Socially Vulnerable Children by Natália A. Oliveira, Nathalia Pizato, Érika S. O. Patriota, Ariene S. do Carmo, Gabriela Buccini, Vivian S. S. Gonçalves

“…The child’s age, and the mother’s current work situation were independently associated with the current breastfeeding situation, especially higher among women who did not work (<i>p</i> = 0.015). The minimum dietary diversity among children over 6 months old was 62.21% and presented a positive association with adherence to the program (<i>p</i> = 0.005). …”
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The Impact of Weighting Factors on Dual-Energy Computed Tomography Image Quality in Non-Contrast Head Examinations: Phantom and Patient Study by Doris Šegota Ritoša, Doris Dodig, Slavica Kovačić, Nina Bartolović, Ivan Brumini, Petra Valković Zujić, Slaven Jurković, Damir Miletić

“…Based on the phantom study findings, WFs of 0.4, 0.6, and 0.8 were chosen for patient analyses, which were identically carried out on 85 patients who underwent non-contrast head DECT. Three radiologists performed subjective phantom and patient analyses. …”
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Poly-skilling and advanced practice roles in perioperative care: protocol for a realist synthesis of evidence by David Walker, Ann Griffin, Carolina Britton, Della Freeth

“…Recommended ethical considerations regarding the involvement of key informants, who are not study participants but a consultative group, are presented in this protocol. …”
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A retrospective comparative study on the treatment of non-metastatic pancreatic cancer using high-intensity focused ultrasound versus radical surgery by Li Yu, Yunfei Liu, Zhiqiang Li, Yanyan Huang, Guangping Tu, Qiuling Shi, Lang Chen, Xiao Yu

“…Objective To compare the efficacy and safety of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) and radical surgery for non-metastatic pancreatic cancer (PC).Materials and methods We retrospectively analyzed 89 stage I/II/III PC patients who underwent HIFU (n = 43) or surgery (n = 46) at the Third Xiangya Hospital from January 2020 to December 2021. …”
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A Single Lung Transplant in a Patient with Fabry Disease: Causality or Far-Fetched? A Case Report by Martina Gaggl, Renate Kain, Peter Jaksch, Dominik Haider, Gerald Mundigler, Till Voigtländer, Raute Sunder-Plassmann, Paulus Rommer, Walter Klepetko, Gere Sunder-Plassmann

“…We report a patient with a diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who received a single lung transplant in 2007. Later, a kidney biopsy revealed the diagnosis of Fabry disease, which was confirmed by enzymatic and genetic testing. …”
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Clinicopathological characteristics and outcomes of PLA2R related idiopathic membranous nephropathy in patients with seronegative PLA2R antibodies by Xue Li, Yang Shen, Yanchun Li, Lijie Ma, Qianmei Sun

“…SAb−/GAg + patients exhibited a significantly higher probability of CR (p = .03) than patients who were SAb+/GAg+. However, no difference was found in the PR rate. …”
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Value of combining lung ultrasound score with oxygenation and functional indices in determining weaning timing for critically ill pediatric patients by Ximeng Hao, Hongnian Duan, Qiushuang Li, Dan Wang, Xin Yin, Zhiyan Di, Shanshan Du

“…Eighty-two critically ill pediatric patients, who were admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and underwent mechanical ventilation from January 2023 to April 2024, were enrolled in this study. …”
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Developing a decision support tool to predict delayed discharge from hospitals using machine learning by Mahsa Pahlevani, Enayat Rajabi, Majid Taghavi, Peter VanBerkel

“…Alternative Level of Care (ALC) patients who no longer need acute care yet face discharge barriers contribute to prolonged stays and hospital overcrowding. …”
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