Comparison of photodynamic therapy and LEEP in women of reproductive age with cervical squamous intraepithelial neoplasia 2 (CIN2): A prospective observational study in China by Cheng Li, Xuanhui Wang, Qiulin Cui, Mian He, Ming Chen

“…Background: Non-invasive treatments, such as 5-Aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy (5-ALA-PDT), has gained increasing attention among women with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 (CIN2) who have fertility requirements. To compare the effectiveness of 5-ALA-PDT and loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) in patients with CIN2, we conducted this prospective cohort study in Chinese patients with CIN2. …”
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Novel functional eQTL-SNPs associated with susceptibility to occupational pulmonary fibrosis: A multi-stage study by Rui Zhao, Xiaobo Tao, Wendi Zhang, Siqi Li, Shenxuan Zhou, Anhui Ning, Zhenyu Li, Minjie Chu, Wei Wang, Junhong Jiang

“…The joint analysis indicated the risk of developing silicosis was higher in individuals who carried more unfavorable alleles of rs1620530 and rs2070063. …”
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The Electroanatomic Volume of the Left Atrium as a Determinant of Recurrences in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation After Pulmonary Vein Isolation: A Prospective Study by Amaia Martínez León, David Testa Alonso, María Salgado, Ruth Álvarez Velasco, Minel Soroa, Daniel Gracia Iglesias, David Calvo

“…<b>Methods</b>: This prospective study included 197 patients with AF who were referred for PVI to our center (Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Spain) between 2016 and 2020. …”
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Petrophysical Characterization and Gas Accumulation of Wufeng-Longmaxi Shale Reservoir in Eastern Margin of Sichuan Basin, SW China by Wei Wang, Dahua Li, Lijun Cheng, Ye Zhang, Jinxi Wang, Zhiping Zhang, Hualian Zhang, Dongxin Guo, Yuelei Zhang, Qing Hua, Jun Liu

“…Hopefully, this work is instructive to a certain extent for the researchers and engineers who are working on WL shale gas in Sichuan basin.…”
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Association between various blood glucose variability-related indicators during early ICU admission and 28-day mortality in non-diabetic patients with sepsis by Jingyan Zhou, Zhiheng Chen, Hao-Neng Huang, Chun-Quan Ou, Xin Li

“…Methods The single-center retrospective cohort study included 7,049 non-diabetic adults with sepsis who had at least 3 records of bedside capillary point of care BG testing during the first day after ICU admission from MIMIC-IV database (2008 to 2019). …”
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Perbedaan Perlukaan Genitalia Perempuan Berdasarkan Posisi Persetubuhan Diluar Perkawinan di RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang Tahun 2010-2012 by Ami Tri Nursasmi, Rika Susanti, Hafni Bachtiar

“…This research having an analitical nature. 81 respondents of sample who done non marital sexual activity. The data taken from Forensics division of RSUP dr.M.Djamil Padang for period of July 2010 to July 2012. …”
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Re-examining the Division of Candi Borobudur into Kāmadhātu, Rūpadhātu, and Arūpadhātu by So Tju Shinta LEE, Agus Aris Munandar, Lilawati Kurnia

“…The Gaṇḍavyūha-Bhadracarī discusses the dharmadhātu (realm of reality), the reality experienced by those who are awakened, which is beyond the three dhātus. …”
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The Glucose/Potassium Ratio Exhibits a Predictive Role That is Both Earlier and More Efficacious Compared to The İnflammatory Response in The Context of Isolated Thoracic Trauma by Demet Acar, Emine Kadıoğlu, Nazlı Kenan, Emine Doğan, Asiye Müminat Çap, Yavuz Yılmaz

“…Conclusion: The findings of the study support the conclusion that individuals with an AIS 90 thoracic score above 3 and who need to be admitted to intensive care show higher GPR values than other groups. …”
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Analysis of the growth trajectories of junior residents in Japan: a longitudinal cohort study using data from a nationwide e-portfolio system (EPOC2) by Sachiko Ohde, Takahiro Kiuchi, Makoto Takahashi, MASANAGA YAMAWAKI, Tsuguya Fukui, Tsuyoshi Okuhara, Hiroko Okada, Nobutoshi Nawa, Eriko Okada, Ayako Kashimada, Yu Akaishi, Yujiro Tanaka

“…The study objective is to identify the learning trajectory of junior residents to provide insights into the provision of better postgraduate and undergraduate medical education in Japan.Design Longitudinal cohort study.Setting Hospitals nationwide adopting EPOC2.Participants 7671 residents who participated in clinical training programmes at hospitals adopting EPOC2 between April 2020 and March 2022.Primary outcome measure Formative evaluation scores assessed through self-evaluation by junior residents and evaluations by supervisors/senior physicians at the end of each rotation in each clinical department.Results For all evaluation items, growth trajectories were divided into six groups, each with distinct characteristics based on the specific content of the evaluation form. …”
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Tisser dans le désert : interactions et adaptations autour d’un ouvroir missionnaire au Mzab (1892-1950) by Mélina Joyeux

“…Cross-referenced with archives of the colonial administration and ethnographic literature, these missionary sources enable us to question the way in which the sisters perceived and interpreted these interactions, while at the same time looking for clues to the attitude of the local populations towards the mission.First, the mission is set in its social, political, and religious environment, from the reasons that led the missionary fathers and the colonial authorities to call upon the White Sisters, to the profile of the nuns who settled in a particular colonial society with no specific training. …”
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Augmentation index as a predictor of right ventricular dysfunction in coronary artery disease: a cross-sectional study by Arash Rahimi, Babak Geraiely, Hamed Vahidi, Mohammadreza Eftekhari, Ramyar Rahimi Darehbagh, Somayeh Mohammadi, Golrokh Ghaffari, Meysam Khoshavi

“…Methods In this cross-sectional study, 121 patients with stable CAD or acute coronary syndrome who underwent coronary angiography were enrolled. …”
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Humoral and Cellular Immunity After Vaccination Against SARS-CoV-2 in Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis Patients Treated with Interferon Beta and Dimethyl Fumarate by Marcin Bazylewicz, Monika Zajkowska, Monika Gudowska-Sawczuk, Rafał Kułakowski, Jan Mroczko, Dagmara Mirowska-Guzel, Joanna Kulikowska-Łoś, Agata Czarnowska, Barbara Mroczko, Jan Kochanowicz, Alina Kułakowska

“…Additionally, after the division of the whole study group into two subgroups according to the time since the last vaccination, IgG (S) anti-SARS-CoV-2 and <i>IFN-</i>γ concentrations were significantly lower in the case of patients who were immunized more than 200 days before sample collection. …”
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Impact of Handgrip Strength on Survival in Hemodialysis Patients by Kyungho Park, Seongyeop Jeong, Hyerim Park, Eu Jin Lee, Young Rok Ham, Ki Ryang Na, Dae Eun Choi

“…<b>Methods</b>: This retrospective cohort study included 408 dialysis patients (221 males, 187 females) who underwent bioimpedance spectroscopy (BIS) and HGS assessments between March 2021 and August 2023. …”
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Integrating deep learning in public health: a novel approach to PICC-RVT risk assessment by Yue Li, Yue Li, Shengxiao Nie, Lei Wang, Dongsheng Li, Shengmiao Ma, Ting Li, Hong Sun

“…It also seeks to identify key predictive factors for PICC-RVT using these models.MethodsWe conducted a retrospective multi-center cohort study involving 5,272 patients who underwent PICC placement. After preprocessing patient data, the models were trained. …”
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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. …”
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Serum levels of oxidative stress, IL-8, and pepsinogen I/II ratio in Helicobacter pylori and gastric cancer patients: potential diagnostic biomarkers by Marwa Nasier-Hussain, Jaleel Najah Samanje, Khatere Mokhtari, Mohsen Nabi-Afjadi, Zeinab Fathi, Asieh Hoseini, Elham Bahreini

“…Results Individuals with H. pylori infection exhibited elevated levels of IL-8 (940.5 ± 249.7 vs. 603.4 ± 89.1 pg/ml, P < 0.0001) and oxidative species (5.47 ± 0.7 vs. 1.64 ± 0.7 nM, P < 0.05) compared to gastric cancer patients, who, despite having lower levels of IL-8 and oxidative species, showed higher levels of MDA. …”
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The Cognitive Differences between the Teachers and Students in the Emergency Professional Skills Training Program of Standardized Residency Training by LYU Baopu, LIU Liang, XIAO Hao, GONG Yu, MENG Qingbing, GAO Hengbo, TIAN Yingping, YAO Dongqi

“…Methods On 18 October 2021, a total of 103 teachers and residents from 15 emergency bases in Hebei Province who were prepared to participate in the standardized training skills competition for residents were selected, including 37 teachers and 66 residents. …”
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Burden of diseases attributable to excess body weight in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019 by Saeid Safiri, Jessica A. Grieger, Amir Ghaffari Jolfayi, Seyed Ehsan Mousavi, Seyed Aria Nejadghaderi, Asra Fazlollahi, Mark J. M. Sullman, Nahid Karamzad, Fikrettin Sahin, Kuljit Singh, Gary S. Collins, Ali-Asghar Kolahi

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Tumor aggression-defense index–a novel indicator to predicts recurrence and survival in stage II-III colorectal cancer by Tong Wu, Lin Fang, Yuli Ruan, Mengde Shi, Dan Su, Yue Ma, Ming Ma, Bojun Wang, Yuanyu Liao, Shuling Han, Xiaolin Lu, Chunhui Zhang, Chao Liu, Yanqiao Zhang

“…Methods This retrospective study analyzed 1051 pMMR CRC patients who underwent radical resection and were randomly assigned to training (n = 736) and validation (n = 315) groups. …”
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Clinical and Immunological Characteristics of Elderly Onset Rheumatoid Arthritis by LI Zhengfang, WU Chanyuan, MA Mengsi, LI Tingting, WU Xue, MENG Xinyan, ZHANG Sha, WU Lijun

“…ObjectiveTo investigate the clinical features and peripheral blood immune cell subsets ofelderly (≥60 years old) onset rheumatoid arthritis (EORA) patients.MethodsThe patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who were hospitalized in the Department of Rheumatology and Immunology of the People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region from March 2023 to December 2023 were selected as the study objects. …”
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