Tumor Size Is a Critical Factor in Adjuvant Chemotherapy for T3-4aN0M0 Gastric Cancer Patients after D2 Gastrectomy by Shi Chen, Li-Ying Ou-Yang, Run-Cong Nie, Yuan-Fang Li, Jun Xiang, Zhi-Wei Zhou, Ying-Bo Chen, Jun-Sheng Peng

“…We performed a retrospective study of 269 patients with a histological diagnosis of T3-4aN0M0 stage gastric cancer who underwent D2 radical surgery at the Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center or the Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University between January 2006 and December 2010. …”
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Prevalence of Diabetes and Cardiovascular Comorbidity in the Canadian Community Health Survey 20022003 by Frank Mo, Lisa M. Pogany, Felix C.K. Li, Howard Morrison

“…Data included 127,610 individuals who participated in the 2.1 cycles of the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) in 2002—2003. …”
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Acute Pain Burden and Opioid Dose Requirements after Cesarean Delivery in Parturients with Preexisting Chronic Back Pain and Migraine by Ryu Komatsu, Michael G. Nash, Kenneth C. Ruth, William Harbour, Taylor M. Ziga, Shane Mandalia, Emily M. Dinges, Davin Singh, Hani El-Omrani, Joseph Reno, Brendan Carvalho, Laurent A. Bollag

“…., migraine, chronic back pain, and the combination of migraine + chronic back pain), who underwent cesarean delivery. The effects of the three chronic pain conditions on time-weighted average (TWA) pain score (primary outcome) and opioid dose requirements in morphine milligram equivalents (MME) during postoperative 48 hours were compared. …”
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Impact of time from blood specimens collection to centrifugation on the diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus by Binbin Yin, Yongying Bai, Jinghua Zhang, Yan Zhang, Xia Li, Yue Jin, Xinyi Mou, Kexin Fang, Yan Chen, Yue Cheng, Bo Zhu

“…Subsequently, data were collected from pregnant women who underwent oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) between June 1, 2021, and July 30, 2022. …”
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Neutrophil extracellular traps as an important part of the pathogenesis of chronic rhinosinusitis without polyps by Valery М. Svistushkin, Galina N. Nikiforova, Boris V. Pinegin, Nina V. Vorobjeva, Artem S. Dekhanov, Yulia A. Dagil, Anna R. Mironova

“…Nasal secretions and venous blood were analyzed in all study participants with the determination of surrogate markers of neutrophil extracellular traps – myeloperoxidase complexes with DNA and the detection of double-stranded DNA (Quant Pico Green dsDNA kit). In patients who received azoximer bromide, the material was taken twice – before the start of treatment and 10 days after the course of treatment. …”
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Cross-Sectional Survey to Assess Tobacco and Nicotine Product Use since the Introduction of Heated Tobacco Products in Japan: Wave 2 by Prasad Krishna, Shetty Mandara, Edward Lauren, Kanitscheider Claudia, Marczykowski Felix

“…Eligible participants were Japanese residents, aged 20 years or older who consented to complete the survey. A 3-stage probability sampling method was applied that was geographically stratified by street blocks proportionate to population density. …”
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Revalidation and adaptation of the Menstrual Practice Needs Scale (MPNS) in a cross-sectional survey to measure the menstrual experiences of adult women working in Mukono District,... by Julie Hennegan, Kellogg J Schwab, Natalie G Exum, Simon P S Kibira, Fredrick E Makumbi, Justine N Bukenya, Petranilla Nakamya

“…A survey of 525 working women who had menstruated in the past 6 months (435 working in markets, 45 in schools and 45 working in healthcare facilities) in Mukono District, Uganda was used to test the dimensionality, reliability and validity of the measure.Results The 36 scale items were well understood by the study population. …”
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Sacral neuromodulation outcomes in the management of lower urinary tract symptoms in multiple sclerosis patients by Tyler Trump, Po-Ming Chow, Vivian Hua, Omer Anis, Mazen Mansour, Howard B. Goldman

“…BMI was positively correlated with success. Of the 49 patients who received IPG 25 (51%) were noted to have sustained efficacy. …”
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Oral health improvement for nursing home residents through delegated remotivation and reinstruction (MundZaRR Study): study protocol of a cluster-randomised controlled trial by Falk Schwendicke, Peter Schlattmann, Gabriele Meyer, Katrin Hertrampf, Georg Gassmann, Jens Abraham, Volker Hammen

“…During follow-up, nursing staff will be reinstructed and remotivated by DA, who use the box to decide how to maintain the intervention (phase 2). …”
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Maternal and neonatal outcomes of Group B Streptococcus colonization: a retrospective study by Guixiu Jin, Lanhua Liu, Xiaolong Wang, Junling Fei, Zhenling Zhu, Ziyan Jiang, Min Liu

“…Material and Methods A retrospective research was carried out on pregnant women who had undergone GBS screening and delivered from June 2020 to December 2022. …”
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Predicting dengue incidence in high-risk areas of China through the integration of Southeast Asian and local meteorological factors by Shaowei Sang, Yiguan Wang, Qiyong Liu, Peng Chen, Chuanxi Li, Anran Zhang

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Analyzing Gait Dynamics and Recovery Trajectory in Lower Extremity Fractures Using Linear Mixed Models and Gait Analysis Variables by Mostafa Rezapour, Rachel B. Seymour, Suman Medda, Stephen H. Sims, Madhav A. Karunakar, Nahir Habet, Metin Nafi Gurcan

“…Our study provided insights into gait recovery across different fracture types using data from 318 patients who experienced no complications or readmissions during their recovery. …”
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Protection of housing rights of Ukrainian citizens in conditions of armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine by Samoylenko G., Kosyrev D.

“…It is substantiated that compensation by Ukraine for the damage caused to the housing of Ukrainian citizens, which is a consequence of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, gives Ukraine the right to apply for recovery in a retroactive manner against the Russian Federation as a person who compensated for the damage caused by another person (Article 1191 of the Civil Code of Ukraine). …”
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Ovarian Stimulation in Patient-oriented Strategies Encompassing Individualised Oocyte Number-4 Category; Antagonist versus Short-agonist Protocols by Tarek K. Al-Hussaini, Ahmed Aboelfadle Mohamed, Ayman Askar, Ahmed A. Abden, Yousra M. Othman, Reda S. Hussein

“…Materials and Methods: Infertile women who met the criteria for POSEIDON 4 group and underwent fresh ICSI-ET in using GnRH-antagonist and GnRH-agonist short protocols was performed. …”
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Impact of aspirin on biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer after robot assisted radical prostatectomy in a multicenter retrospective cohort study by Shuhei Suzuki, Hiromitsu Negoro, Masashi Kubota, Takayuki Sumiyoshi, Ryoichi Saito, Tomoya Okuno, Takehiko Segawa, Shigeki Fukuzawa, Hiroyuki Onishi, Kodai Hattahara, Kanji Nagahama, Yuya Sekine, Ryoma Kurahashi, Kimihiro Shimatani, Atsuro Sawada, Shusuke Akamatsu, Hiroyuki Nishiyama, Takayuki Goto, Takashi Kobayashi

“…A database search identified patients who underwent RARP for pT2-3N0M0 disease at any of 25 centers between 2011 and 2022, categorized into aspirin (n = 350) and control groups (n = 5857). …”
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Evaluation of throwing ability after coracoid transfer in non-overhead athletes by Ryota Yokoi, DP, Takayuki Kawasaki, MD, PhD, Yuuki Hirai, DP, Hiroki Tanabe, MD, Tomohiko Tateishi, MD, PhD, Nobukazu Maki, DP, Daichi Morikawa, MD, PhD, Muneaki Ishijima, MD, PhD

“…Methods: The study included non-overhead athletes (n = 11; Bristow-Latarjet [BL] group) who suffered shoulder dislocation and underwent coracoid transfer on the dominant side of the shoulder and healthy volunteers (n = 20; C group) from the same population (overall age distribution: 18–22 years). …”
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Microperimetry as a tool to assess retinal functional parameters in patients with recurrent macular hole by R.R. Fayzrakhmanov, E.A. Larina, O.A. Pavlovskiy

“…&nbsp;Pirogov National Medical Surgical Center, Moscow, Russian Federation</b> </p> <p> <i><b>Aim</b>: to assess functional parameters of the central retina using microperimetry in patients who underwent surgery for macular holes after prior procedures using free ILM flap peeling.…”
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Human inborn errors of immunity underlying Talaromyces marneffei infections: a multicenter, retrospective cohort study by Huifeng Fan, Zhiyong Yang, Yuhui Wu, Xiulan Lu, Tian Li, Xuyang Lu, Gen Lu, Liming He, Guoping Lu, Li Huang

“…We aimed to investigate the clinical and genetic features of T. marneffei infection in Chinese pediatric patients.Materials and methodsWe retrospectively reviewed 18 pediatric patients with IEIs who were diagnosed with T. marneffei infections at five public hospitals in China from January 2015 to January 2023.ResultsThe common clinical features among the patients were fever, cough, and hepatomegaly. …”
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Emergent treatment using balloon-assisted ERCP versus EUS-guided drainage for acute cholangitis in patients with surgically altered anatomy by Takahiro Shishimoto, Masahiro Itonaga, Reiko Ashida, Yasunobu Yamashita, Yuki Kawaji, Takashi Tamura, Hiromu Morishita, Akiya Nakahata, Yuto Sugihara, Tomokazu Ishihara, Masayuki Kitano

“…Methods : This study retrospectively evaluated consecutive patients who underwent emergent BAE-ERCP or EUS-BD for AC with SAA between January 2020 and March 2024. …”
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Cognitive impairment, depressive and anxiety disorders among post-COVID-19 survivors: a follow-up study by Ayman A. Aziz, Ahmed A. Latif, Sandra W. Elseesy

“…The percentage of patients who suffered from sleep difficulties was 59.1% at 1st interview and 27.3% at 2nd interview. …”
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