Suatu Pendekatan Hibrid Menggunakan Topsis - Entropi pada Penentuan Siswa Penerima Beasiswa Prestasi Berbasiskan Kriteria Objektif by Maria Ulfah Siregar, Titik Nasiroh, Muhammad Mustakim

“…The limited money for scholarship and students who are eligible to get the aids are many in number require a system which can ease in determining the merit scholars objectively. …”
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Indirect impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic at two tertiary neonatal units in Zimbabwe and Malawi: an interrupted time series analysis by Michelle Heys, Caroline Crehan, Emma Wilson, Felicity Fitzgerald, Mario Cortina Borja, Msandeni Chiume, Samuel R Neal, Hannah Gannon, Gwen Chimhini, Simbarashe Chimhuya, Tim Hull-Bailey, Tarisai Chiyaka, Deliwe Nkhoma

“…Objectives To examine indirect impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on neonatal care in low-income and middle-income countries.Design Interrupted time series analysis.Setting Two tertiary neonatal units in Harare, Zimbabwe and Lilongwe, Malawi.Participants We included a total of 6800 neonates who were admitted to either neonatal unit from 1 June 2019 to 25 September 2020 (Zimbabwe: 3450; Malawi: 3350). …”
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Clinical impact of proteinuria on renal function and treatment outcomes in patients with radioiodine-refractory thyroid cancer treated with lenvatinib by Naoki Fukuda, Kazuhisa Toda, Hirotaka Suto, Ryosuke Oki, Xiaofei Wang, Tetsuya Urasaki, Yasuyoshi Sato, Kenji Nakano, Makiko Ono, Junichi Tomomatsu, Hiroki Mitani, Shunji Takahashi

“…However, no significant deterioration in eGFR was observed in patients with grade 3 proteinuria compared with patients with grades 0–2 proteinuria until 48 months. Patients who developed proteinuria had better survival outcomes than those without proteinuria. …”
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Remnant cholesterol and its variability independent of low density lipoprotein cholesterol predict metabolic dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease by Yuting Sun, Xinlei Miao, Manling Hu, Xiaoling Xie, Shuang Liu, Ziping Song, Jiayi Deng, Fei Xu, Meng Li, Yangxuan He, Song Leng

“…A longitudinal cohort study involving 43,065 participants who underwent at least two physical examinations was conducted. …”
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Construction of an anaplastic thyroid cancer stratification signature to guide immune therapy selection and validation of the pivotal gene HLF through in vitro experiments by Li Pengping, Yin Kexin, Xie Yuwei, Sun Ke, Li Rongguo, Wang Zhenyu, Jin Haigang, Wang Shaowen, Huang Yuqing

“…Our study aims to identify ATC patients who might bene t from immunotherapy.MethodsOur study uses multiple algorithms by R4.2.0, and gene expression and clinical data are collected from TCGA, GEO and local cohort. …”
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Comparative Study on the Efficacy and Safety of Tumor Resection in Vitrectomy for Retinal Vasoproliferative Tumors by Bin Zheng, Yan Chen, Lifeng Chen, Huan Chen, Jingwei Zheng, Feng Chen, Zongming Song, Lin Fu, Xuting Hu, Jiandong Pan, Hengli Lian, Lijun Shen, Qiuming Li

“…Retrospective study. RVPT patients who underwent vitreous surgery at the Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University from January 2011 to July 2017 were included. …”
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Exploring the experiences of healthcare professionals in South Africa and Uganda around communicating with children about life-threatening conditions: a workshop-based qualitative... by Sue Ziebland, Julia Ambler, Julia Downing, Alan Stein, Elizabeth Namukwaya, Elizabeth Nabirye, Louise Walker, Elizabeth Rapa, Jeffrey R Hanna, Louise J Dalton, Teresa Pollard, Stephanie Santos-Paulo, Yasmin Gogay, David Kavuma, Ruth Mary Kemigisha, Juliet Namyeso, Tracey Brand, Beverley G Neethling

“…Objectives This study aimed to explore how published communication frameworks could be amended to ensure applicability and cultural appropriateness for professionals to support family-centred conversations by investigating’ healthcare professionals’ (1) experiences of providing support to families when a caregiver or a dependent child (<18 years old) has a life-threatening condition, (2) perceived challenges for caregivers and healthcare professionals in communicating with children about illness, (3) perceptions of how clinicians could be equipped to facilitate conversations between caregivers and children about an adult or the child’s own life-threatening condition and (4) suggestions for amendments to previously published guidelines to ensure cultural relevance in South Africa and Uganda.Design A qualitative study involving two 2-day workshops with embedded focus group discussions, break out rooms and consensus discussions.Setting Health and social care and third sector organisations in South Africa and Uganda.Participants Thirty-two professionals providing care to families affected by life-threatening conditions in South Africa or Uganda who were aged 18 years or older and able to converse in English.Results Participants identified obstacles to having conversations with caregivers about children and to telling children about serious illness during consultations. …”
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Novel nonsense mutation in gene CHRNA2 identified by whole-genome sequencing in infant with epilepsy disorder: A case report by Sultan Makhmetov, Kamila Temirkhanova, Saule Rakhimova, Nazerke Satvaldina, Ruslan Kalendar, Ulan Kozhamkulov, Aidos Bolatov, Mirgul Bayanova, Assiya Bazenova, Lyazzat Nazarova, Ainur Akilzhanova, Ulykbek Kairov

“…Our results revealed an identification of a novel mutation in a 2-year-old male patient who suffered from recurrent epileptic seizures of unknown etiology. …”
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Assessment of the efficacy of palliative sedation in advanced cancer patients by evaluating discomfort levels: a prospective, international, multicenter observational study by Maaike Rijpstra, Kris Vissers, Alazne Belar, Michael Van der Elst, Séverine Marie Surges, Claudio Adile, Rocío Rojí, Yasmine Grassi, Ewald Bronkhorst, Sebastiano Mercadante, Lukas Radbruch, Johan Menten, Carlos Centeno, Evelien Kuip, Jeroen Hasselaar

“…Abstract Background Palliative sedation involves the intentional proportional lowering of the level of consciousness in patients with life-limiting disease who are experiencing refractory suffering. The efficacy of palliative sedation needs to be monitored to ensure patient comfort. …”
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Effects of prior air pollution exposure on functional recovery after a myocardial infarction by Jordi Bañeras, Alejandro Berenguel-Senén, Eulogio Pleguezuelos, José Antonio Alarcón, Jesús Vallejo, Paz Sanz-Ayán, Juan Izquierdo-García, José Garcia, Rafael Colman, Juan Ignacio Castillo-Martín, Eduard Ródenas-Alesina

“…To assess the effect of different pollutants on post-MI rehabilitation, we included 137 post-MI patients from 7 Spanish hospitals that were enrolled in a cardiac rehabilitation program who underwent two cardiopulmonary exercise tests (CPET) within a 12-week period. …”
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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Helicobacter pylori Infection among Children Aged 1 to 15 Years at Holy Innocents Children’s Hospital, Mbarara, South Western Uganda by Phoebe Aitila, Michael Mutyaba, Simon Okeny, Maurice Ndawula Kasule, Rashid Kasule, Frank Ssedyabane, Benson Okongo, Richard Onyuthi Apecu, Enoch Muwanguzi, Caesar Oyet

“…After obtaining informed consent from parents/legal guardians, illegible children who presented with gastrointestinal complaints at Holy Innocents Children’s Hospital were recruited; structured questionnaires were administered to the parents/guardians to collect information on sociodemographic data and risk factors of H. pylori infection. …”
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Cancer mortality trends after implementation of the national programme for dispensarization of certain groups of the adult population: a population-based study from arkhangelsk, no... by L. E. Valkova, M. L. Levit, V. M. Merabishvili, A. Yu. Pankrateva, M. V. Krupina, D. M. Dubovichenko, A. V. Agaeva, A. Yu. Ryzhov, E. F. Potekhina, M. Yu. Valkov

“…We compared the averaged crude and age-standardized (WHO world standard 2001) mortality rates in the periods before (2006–2012) and after the implementation of DCGAP (2013–2019) in the entire population, as well as in men and women and in age groups 15–59 years old for males and 15–55 years old for the female population ("mortality at working age") and 30–69 years old ("premature mortality"). …”
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An evidence-based tailored eHealth patient education tool for patients with knee osteoarthritis: A randomized controlled trial by Chong Li, Chuanmei Zhu, Kangping Song, Xiaona Xiang, Xiaoyi Wang, Jing Hu, Zhao Li, Yi Deng, Daoxin Jiang, Lixin Guo, Ting Ren, Luwen Zhu, Haibo Ai, Shaojun Zhang, Zhongliang Liu, Yonghong Yang, Siyi Zhu, Chengqi He

“…In addition, a higher percentage of patients in the eHealth group (39.4%) achieved a score of at least 50% on the knowledge assessment compared to the usual care group (14.6%). Patients who received eHealth education perceived it as a valuable tool for education. …”
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Body Composition in Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis: Correlation with Disease Severity and Duration by Dawesh P. Yadav, Saurabh Kedia, Kumble Seetharama Madhusudhan, Sawan Bopanna, Sandeep Goyal, Saransh Jain, Naval K. Vikram, Raju Sharma, Govind K. Makharia, Vineet Ahuja

“…Patients of CD/UC following between Dec 2014 and Dec 2015 who consented for bioimpedance analysis for body fat measurement were included. …”
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P Wave Duration/P Wave Voltage Ratio Plays a Promising Role in the Prediction of Atrial Fibrillation: A New Player in the Game by E. Karacop, A. Enhos, N. Bakhshaliyev, R. Ozdemir

“…We screened a total of 640 consecutive patients who admitted to cardiology outpatient clinic with a complaint of palpitation between 2012 and 2014. 24-h Holter monitoring, echocardiography, and electrocardiography (ECG) recordings were reviewed to identify new-onset AF. …”
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PICC catheterization and maintenance for severely and critically ill patients with COVID-19 in the isolation ward (隔离病房重型和危重型新型冠状病毒肺炎患者PICC置管管理)... by HAN Huishan (韩会山), LI Naxin (李纳新), LYU Yuan (吕源), LI Yuhua (李玉华), LI Yali (柳雅立)

“…PICC catheterization was performed to 9 patients who were diagnosed with COVID-19 and treated in the isolation ward. …”
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Mixed methods evaluation of the Getting it Right First Time programme in elective orthopaedic surgery in England: an analysis from the National Joint Registry and Hospital Episode... by Stephen Morris, James Mason, Rosalind Raine, Peter Martin, Naomi J Fulop, Elena Pizzo, Andrew Hutchings, Helen Barratt, Jean Ledger, Raj Mehta, Sarah Jasim, Fiona Aspinal, Rafael Gafoor

“…Objective To evaluate the impact of the ‘Getting it Right First Time’ (GIRFT) national improvement programme in orthopaedics, which started in 2012.Design Mixed-methods study comprising statistical analysis of linked national datasets (National Joint Registry; Hospital Episode Statistics; Patient-Reported Outcomes); economic analysis and qualitative case studies in six National Health Service (NHS) Trusts.Setting NHS elective orthopaedic surgery in England.Participants 736 088 patients who underwent primary hip or knee replacement at 126 NHS Trusts between 1 April 2009 and 31 March 2018, plus 50 NHS staff.Intervention Improvement bundle including ‘deep dive’ visits by senior clinician to NHS Trusts, informed by bespoke set of routine performance data, to discuss how improvements could be made locally.Main outcome measures Number of procedures conducted by low volume surgeons; use of uncemented hip implants in patients >65; arthroscopy in year prior to knee replacement; hospital length of stay; emergency readmissions within 30 days; revision surgery within 1 year; health-related quality of life and functional status.Results National trends demonstrated substantial improvements beginning prior to GIRFT. …”
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Effectiveness and Side Effect Incidence in a Real-World Digital Weight-Loss Service Using Compounded Semaglutide: A Retrospective Comparative Study by Louis Talay, Matt Vickers

“…To be included in the weight loss analysis, patients needed to have received a minimum of four monthly medication orders between June 2023 and May 2024 and have submitted weight data between 90 and 150 days after the arrival of their first order. All patients who received at least one medication order within the same period were included in the side effect analysis. …”
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Do continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) metrics predict macrovascular and microvascular complications in diabetes? The FACULTY protocol of a retrospective real-world cohort study by Eric Vicaut, Ramzi A Ajjan, J Seufert, Gérard de Pouvourville, Emmanuel Cosson, Laure Carcaillon-Bentata, Tadej Battelino, Patrick Blin, Fleur Levrat-Guillen, Michael Joubert

“…Here, we present the protocol for a real-world cohort study, aiming to establish the relationship between CGM-derived glycaemic metrics and the incidence of macrovascular and/or microvascular complications in people with diabetes.Methods and analysis This cohort study will use data from all CGM new users (FreeStyle Libre system) in France who uploaded their glycaemic values onto the LibreView cloud-based system, linked with data from the French nationwide Système National des Données de Santé claims database. …”
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Factors influencing preformed metal crowns and prefabricated zirconia crowns by Shuman Deng, Weiwei Dou, Ying Chen, Zhixiao Chen, Ning Song, Qi Gao, Li Zhang, Jing Xie

“…Children with higher annual family incomes, families with fewer children, lower consumption of desserts, better oral health awareness, and teeth brushing under the assistance of their parents showed a dramatic decline in untimely PMC repair (P < 0.15); children who brushed their teeth less and whose parents had a poorer perception of restoration methods showed an increase in untimely PMC repair (P < 0.15). …”
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