Investigation of Moral Literacy Levels of University Students (The Case of Mus Alparslan University) by Fatma BİLDİRİCİ, Teceli KARASU

“…The research was conducted on 423 students who were determined by convenience sampling method among the students studying at the Faculty of Education, Islamic Sciences, Sports Sciences and Arts and Sciences at Mus Alparslan University in the spring semester of the 2023-2024 academic year. …”
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The Chinese version of the immediate mood scaler (IMS): a study evaluating its validity, reliability, and responsiveness in patients with MDD in China by Xiongying Chen, Zizhao Feng, Nanxi Li, Le Xiao, Xu Chen, Xuequan Zhu

“…The total score of IMS had significant correlations with that of the PHQ-9 (r = 0.52, P < 0.001) and GAD-7(r = 0.43, P < 0.001), indicating good construct validity. In patients with MDD who showed changes in mood, the changes in total scores of the IMS from baseline to the retest were statistically significant with a mean difference of 13.3 (SD: 20.1), an ES of 0.66, and an SRM of 0.3, showing good responsiveness. …”
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American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy guideline on gastrostomy feeding tubes: methodology and review of evidence by Divyanshoo Rai Kohli, MD, Natalie Cosgrove, MD, Wasif M. Abidi, MD, PhD, Jorge D. Machicado, MD, MPH, Madhav Desai, MD, MPH, Nauzer Forbes, MD, MSc, Neil B. Marya, MD, Nikhil R. Thiruvengadam, MD, Nirav C. Thosani, MD, MHA, Omeed Alipour, MD, Saowanee Ngamruengphong, MD, Sherif E. Elhanafi, MD, Sunil G. Sheth, MD, Wenly Ruan, MD, John C. Fang, MD, Stephen A. McClave, MD, Rodrick C. Zvavanjanja, MD, MSc, FRCR(UK), FSIR, DABR(DR/VIR), Dhruvil K. Radadiya, MBBS, Amir Y. Kamel, PharmD, BCNSP, Bashar J. Qumseya, MD, MPH

“…In patients on anticoagulants who need to undergo PEG placement, the ASGE suggests that the periprocedural management of anticoagulants should be based on a multidisciplinary discussion with the patient regarding the risk of bleeding versus cardiovascular adverse events. …”
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Evaluation of depression at 6 and 12 months postpartum by examining depressive symptoms and self‐harm ideation during the early postpartum period: Tohoku Medical Megabank Project B... by Masatsugu Orui, Taku Obara, Mami Ishikuro, Aoi Noda, Genki Shinoda, Keiko Murakami, Noriyuki Iwama, Ippei Chiba, Kumi Nakaya, Rieko Hatanaka, Mana Kogure, Natsuko Kobayashi, Saya Kikuchi, Hirohito Metoki, Masahiro Kikuya, Naoki Nakaya, Atsushi Hozawa, Hiroaki Tomita, Shinichi Kuriyama

“…Conclusion This study showed a high risk of depression at 6 and 12 months postpartum for those who had depressive symptoms with SHI at 1 month postpartum. …”
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Percutaneous microwave ablation versus sclerotherapy for large hepatic hemangioma: a multi-center cohort study by Qian Cai, Tong-Gang Qian, Qi-Yu Zhao, Shun-You Feng, Qiao Yang, Yan-Chun Luo, Yu-Qing Dai, Ping Liang, Xiao-ling Yu, Fang-Yi Liu, Zhi-Yu Han, Qiao-Wei Du, Xin Li, Jie Yu

“…Objective The study aimed to compare the effectiveness and safety of ultrasound-guided microwave ablation (MWA) and percutaneous sclerotherapy (PS) for the treatment of large hepatic hemangioma (LHH).Methods This retrospective study included 96 patients who underwent MWA (n = 54) and PS (n = 42) as first-line treatment for LHH in three tertiary hospitals from January 2016 to December 2021. …”
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Multiparameter body composition analysis on chest CT predicts clinical outcomes in resectable non-small cell lung cancer by Yilong Huang, Hanxue Cun, Zhanglin Mou, Zhonghang Yu, Chunmei Du, Lan Luo, Yuanming Jiang, Yancui Zhu, Zhenguang Zhang, Xin Chen, Bo He, Zaiyi Liu

“…Abstract Objectives This study investigates the association between baseline CT body composition parameters and clinical outcomes in patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Methods Patients who underwent surgical resection for NSCLC between January 2006 and December 2017 were retrospectively enrolled in this multicenter study. …”
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An optimized approach for predicting water quality features and a performance evaluation for mapping surface water potential zones based on Discriminant Analysis (DA), Geographical... by Abhijeet Das

“…The water quality parameters were employed to determine whether surface water was suitable for residential use by contrasting them with the World Health Organization (WHO). The obtained pH value shows fluctuations, that arising maximum at site X-(3) and the minimum value is observed at X-(8). …”
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Characterisation of clinical response and transcriptional profiling of proliferating CD8 T cells in the blood of cancer patients after PD-1 monotherapy or combination therapy by Peng Li, Haydn Kissick, Rebecca C Obeng, Tahseen H Nasti, Christiane S Eberhardt, Rafi Ahmed, Zhengjia Chen, Warren J Leonard, Suresh S Ramalingam, Andreas Wieland, Annapaola Mariniello, Jeffrey M Switchenko, Kylee Martens, Daniel Y Chang, Donald McGuire, Candace Daugherty, Yuzi Zhang, Rathi Pillai, Alice O Kamphorst

“…However, these studies lack detailed analyses and comparisons between monotherapy and combination therapies.Methods and analysis We analysed longitudinal blood samples from 103 patients with cancer who received αPD-1 monotherapy or combined with anti-cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (αCTLA-4) or chemotherapy. …”
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Investigating service delivery and perinatal outcomes during the low prevalence first year of COVID-19 in a multiethnic Australian population: a cohort study by Vincent W Lee, N Wah Cheung, Dharmintra Pasupathy, Sarah J Melov, James Elhindi, Therese M McGee, Seng Chai Chua, Justin McNab, Thushari I Alahakoon

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted adjusting for confounders including age, area-level socioeconomic status, gestation, parity, ethnicity and body mass index.Setting Obstetric population attending three public hospitals including a major tertiary referral centre in Western Sydney, Australia.Participants Women who delivered with singleton pregnancies over 20 weeks gestation. …”
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Placental Vascular Malperfusion in Pregnancies With Congenital Heart Disease by Nour Rahnama, MD, Arthur Colson, MD, PhD, Pamela Baldin, MD, PhD, Agnès Pasquet, MD, PhD, Damien Gruson, MD, PhD, David Vancraeynest, MD, PhD, Christophe Beauloye, MD, PhD, Frédéric Debiève, MD, PhD, Sophie Pierard, MD, PhD

“…Methods: In this prospective single-center study, we enrolled pregnant women with CHD who were followed from March 2021 to June 2023, along with a control group matched for age, parity, and body mass index. …”
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Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Complexity and Risk of Adverse Events in relation to High Bleeding Risk among Patients Receiving Drug-Eluting Stents: Insights from a Large Singl... by Hao-Yu Wang, Yang Wang, Dong Yin, Run-Lin Gao, Yue-Jin Yang, Bo Xu, Ke-Fei Dou

“…There was no statistical interaction between HBR (PARIS bleeding score ≥8 or <8) and complex PCI in regard to MACE (adjusted Pinteraction=0.388) and clinically relevant bleeding (adjusted Pinteraction=0.279). Conclusions. Patients who had undergone complex PCI resulted in substantially more ischemic events, without an increase in clinically relevant bleeding risk, and these associations did not seem to be modified by HBR status. …”
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Effect of Cluster Needling of Scalp Acupuncture Combined with Walking Training on Walking Ability of Stroke Patients under Different Task by CHEN Jing, LI Jingge, LI Boning, LIU Xiaomeng, CAO Manting, LI Hui

“…ObjectiveTo observe the effect of cluster needling of scalp acupuncture combined with walking training on walking ability of stroke patients under single-task walking (STW) and dual-task walking (DTW) paradigm.MethodsA total of 78 inpatients with non-acute stroke who were treated in the the Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medicine University from September 2019 to April 2021, which were divided into the control group and the observation group according to the random number table method, with 39 cases in each group. …”
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Prevalence of cataracts in Iran based on the Persian eye cohort study by Fateme Alipour, Parisa Abdi, Hassan Asadigandomani, Mehran Rezakhani, Fatemeh Moosaie, Fateme Jafari, Mehdi Yaseri, Nazgol Motamed-Gorji, Fahimeh Khalili, Roya Tavakoli, Abolfazl Tahkor, Masoome Mohseni, Samira Salimpour, Seyed Mohammad Javad Mousavi Aref, Mohammad Mirzaei, Mohammadreza Soleimani, Kourosh Shahraki, Yousef Alizade, Mohammad Reza Shoja, Gholam Reza Khataminia, Mahmoud Jabbarvand Behrouz, Hassan Hashemi

“…In this study, from January 2015 to September 2021, 16,016 participants over 35 years of age from four provinces who were selected by random cluster sampling were examined. …”
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Occupational skin diseases among bricklayers and brick masons in a resource poor setting, Southwest Nigeria: prevalence and correlates – a case–control study by Michael Gbenga Israel, Oluwaseyi Kikelomo Israel, Adeolu Oladayo Akinboro, Peter Kehinde Uduagbamen, Sebastien S Oiwoh, Olanrewaju Olayemi, Fatai O Olanrewaju, Mufutau M Oripelaye, Stephen Olawale Aiyedun, Olumayowa Oninla, Olayinka Olasode, Olaniyi Onayemi

“…Bricklayers/brick masons not using personal protective equipment (PPE, hand gloves) were three times more likely to develop OCD compared with those who used them (OR=3.38, 95% CI 0.12 to 0.72, p=0.007). …”
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Based on CT scans at the 12th thoracic spine level, assessing the impact of skeletal muscle and adipose tissue index on one-year postoperative mortality in elderly hip fracture pat... by En-li Li, Jia-sen Hu, Zi-hao Chen, Run-xun Ma, Chen Jin, Yi-tian Bu, Si-xiang Feng, Cheng-bin Huang, Ya-ping Jin, Lei Yang

“…Abstract Background Research has demonstrated that individuals with sarcopenia or sarcopenic obesity who experience fractures or undergo major surgical interventions exhibit a poorer prognosis compared to the general population. …”
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Safety and efficacy of CD33-targeted CAR-NK cell therapy for relapsed/refractory AML: preclinical evaluation and phase I trial by Ruihao Huang, Xiaoqi Wang, Hongju Yan, Xu Tan, Yingying Ma, Maihong Wang, Xiao Han, Jia Liu, Li Gao, Lei Gao, Guangjun Jing, Cheng Zhang, Qin Wen, Xi Zhang

“…Ten eligible patients with R/R AML aged 18–65 years who received one or more infusions of anti-CD33 CAR-NK cells following the preconditioning regimen were enrolled. …”
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TiMON: a real-time integrated monitor for improving the placement and wear of emergency tourniquets by John Quan Nguyen, Avery Goss, Helen Keshishian, Francis Berchard, Jonathan Parks, Conor Evans

“…In terms of applied pressure, no significant mean differences were observed in either group (soldiers p-value = 0.13; untrained volunteers p-value = 0.26), however the unblinded subjects were found to exhibit significantly lower variances in applied pressure compared to those who were blinded (soldiers p-value < 0.0001; untrained volunteers p-value < 0.0001). …”
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Comprehensive coronary CT angiography in people living with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Binh T Nguyen, Edward Hulten, Venkatesh L Murthy, Tarin Phillips, Gregory M Blake, Jonathan A Aun, Lisa M Conte, Ritika Gadodia, Aakash Tuli, Sara L Robinson, Travis E Harrell

“…There was no significant difference in partially calcified plaque prevalence (OR=1.20, 0.96–1.49), stenosis prevalence (OR=1.34, 0.92–1.96) and median difference in Segment Involvement Score (SIS; 0.39, –0.01 to 0.79) in PLWH compared with controls who have a non-significant difference in calcified plaque (OR=0.80, 0.61–1.04). …”
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The operative cooperation and nursing in transradial intervention for cerebrovascular diseases (经桡动脉入路行脑血管介入治疗的手术配合与护理) by SHI Lijuan (施李娟), HU Yaqin (胡亚琴), MIAO Dan (苗丹), SONG Zongye (宋宗叶), WANG Xiaoyan (王晓燕), JIANG Wei (江薇)

“…Methods To retrospectively analyze the clinical data of 255 patients who underwent transradial intervention for cerebrovascular diseases. …”
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Application of modular teaching combined with progressive cases in clinical nursing teaching of anorectal surgery (模块化教学结合进展性案例在肛肠外科临床护理教学中的应用研究)... by LI Ping (李萍), XIE Wei (谢薇), SUN Lu (孙璐), FENG Lin (冯琳)

“…Methods Totally 90 nursing students who participated in the internship in the Department of Anorectal Surgery were selected and divided into the control group and observation group according to the time of arrival, with 45 nursing students in each group. …”
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