Outcomes following immunosuppressive therapy withdrawal after complete renal response in proliferative lupus nephritis by Javier Narváez, Francesca Mitjavila, Joan M Nolla, Paola Vidal-Montal, Montserrat Gomà, Xavier Fulladosa, Olga Capdevila, Joan Torras

“…Objective To investigate the rate and factors influencing renal relapse (RR) in proliferative lupus nephritis (LN) patients who discontinued immunosuppressive therapy (IST), as well as the long-term renal outcomes following RR.Methods Retrospective, single-centre study of biopsy-confirmed LN patients who had received IST for at least 36 months and maintained complete renal response (CRR) for a minimum of 12 months before therapy discontinuation.Results Of a total of 106 patients meeting the inclusion criteria, 76 with proliferative classes were selected for analysis. …”
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Effectiveness of nicotine salt vapes, cytisine, and a combination of these products, for smoking cessation in New Zealand: protocol for a three-arm, pragmatic, community-based rand... by Natalie Walker, Amanda Calder, Joanne Barnes, George Laking, Varsha Parag, Chris Bullen

“…Eligible participants will be people who smoke daily (N = 800, 90% power) from throughout New Zealand, who are: aged ≥ 18 years, motivated to quit in the next two weeks, able to provide online consent, willing to use e-cigarettes and/or cytisine, and have daily access to a mobile phone. …”
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Gap analysis of maternity service quality and associated factors at a maternity hospital in northwest Iran: a cross-sectional survey using SERVQUAL and HEALTHQUAL questionnaires by Parnian Rahimi, Farzaneh Miri, Alireza Hajizadeh, Azadeh Anbari, Jafar Sadegh Tabrizi, Edris Kakemam

“…Older patients, having an academic education, women who were residents in urban and those who visited for the first time were found to have significantly higher expectations compared with their perceived quality of care (P < 0.005). …”
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Hubungan Pengetahuan dan Sikap dengan Tindakan Pencegahan Penularan HIV-AIDS pada Waria di Kota Padang Tahun 2013 by Vicca Rahmayani, Akmal M. Hanif, Susila Sastri

“…Population were all transvestites sex workers (40) who have been under the guidance of the APP (Aia Pacah Peduli)—an NGO that is 40. …”
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Neuropsychological features of patients of reproductive age diagnosed with breast cancer at the stage of surgical treatment using xenon-oxygen therapy by D. A. Rozenko, A. I. Shikhlyarova, L. N. Vaschenko, N. N. Popova, Yu. Yu. Arapova, A. Yu. Ardzha, A. A. Korobov

“…The main group included 30 patients with breast cancer diagnosed at the surgical stage of combined treatment, who underwent a rehabilitation course of xenon-oxygen therapy in the early postoperative period. …”
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Describing viewpoints on human‐nature relationships to unveil socio‐environmental conflicts and support community‐based projects by Beatriz Demasi, Nina Garcia de Almeida Prado, Flávia Pereira Lima, Charbel N. El‐Hani, Renata Pardini

“…While some people whose occupations depend on outsiders wish to exploit and earn money with nature, others who depend exclusively on fishing fear that nature is under threat. …”
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Practical application of a nutraceutical in age-related macular degeneration by T.G. Kamenskikh, Kolbenev I.O, Veselova E.V, Batischeva Yu.S.

“…Group 1 — 20 patients (34 eyes) who received Retinorm 1 capsule 3 per day during meals, group 2 — 20 patients (32 eyes) who received standard conservative therapy for 16 weeks. …”
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Impact of biological sex and gender-related factors on public engagement in protective health behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic: cross-sectional analyses from a global survey by Simon L Bacon, Kim L Lavoie, Valeria Raparelli, Louise Pilote, Rubee Dev, Colleen M Norris

“…Females who reported being employed were less likely to report physical distancing (aOR=0.39, 95% CI: 0.32 to 0.49).Conclusion While females showed greater adherence to COVID-19 protective health behaviours, gender-related factors, including employment status and high country-wide gender inequality, were independently associated with non-adherence. …”
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Anti-nuclear matrix protein 2 antibody-associated juvenile dermatomyositis with gastrointestinal perforations was successfully treated with traditional therapeutic drugs combined w... by Xue-mei Xu, Shuang Ye, Ying-ying Jin, Chen-xi Liu, Sheng-fang Bao, Hua Huang, Fei Ding, Zhen Yang, Yan-liang Jin

“…We report the case of a patient who developed intestinal perforation 5 months after being diagnosed with anti-nuclear matrix protein 2 antibody-positive juvenile dermatomyositis. …”
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Benefits of a Juvenile Arthritis Support Program (JASP-1) for children recently diagnosed with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and their parents by Karina Mördrup, Johanna Granhagen Jungner, Eva Broström, Karin Palmblad, Cecilia Bartholdson

“…Results The analysis revealed that children and parents who completed JASP-1 were more satisfied with the care they had received during their first year with JIA than the control group. …”
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A comparative study on the efficacy of kirschner wire tension band combined with anchor cross-suture internal fixation versus partial patellectomy in the treatment of comminuted in... by Siyu Duan, Rongda Xu, Hanfei Liu, Ming Sun, Hairui Liang, Zhencun Cai

“…Additionally, we matched 14 patients with similar baseline characteristics who received inferior pole patellectomy combined with patellar tendon repair (Group B). …”
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Secondary Subtalar Arthrodesis: Surgical Outcome and Predictors of Functional Outcome and Quality of Life After Bone Block Distraction vs In Situ Technique by Robin Eelsing BSc, Sally Al-Sheikh MD, Jens A. Halm MD, PhD, Tim Schepers MD, PhD

“…Methods: In total, 339 patients who underwent a subtalar arthrodesis between January 1998 and November 2022 were screened for eligibility. …”
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A pre- and post-course survey of an elective Chinese medicine curriculum among junior Western medical students in Taiwan by Sunny Jui-Shan Lin, Shung-Tai Ho, Yi-Chang Su, Chien-Sung Tsai, Shu-Meng Cheng, Cheng-Yi Cheng, Tso-Chou Lin, Chien-Jung Lin

“…Methods A prospective questionnaire survey was conducted among first-year and second-year undergraduate medical students who participated in the “Introduction to Chinese Medicine” course in 2020. …”
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Exploring the impact of genetic factors and fatty acid quality on visceral and overall Fat levels in overweight and obese women: a genetic risk score study by Niloufar Rasaei, Atefeh Tavakoli, Saba Mohammadpour, Mehdi Karimi, Alireza Khadem, Azam Mohamadi, Seyedeh Fatemeh Fatemi, Fatemeh Gholami, Khadijeh Mirzaei

“…However, there was a notable interaction between the GRS and the N6/N3 score on VAI, suggesting that obese women with high obesity-related SNPs who consumed foods with a higher ratio of N6/N3 fatty acids tended to have an increased VAI. …”
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Exploring cooking fuel choices among Ghanaian women of reproductive age: A socio-economic analysis from a statistical mechanics perspective. by Richard Kwame Ansah, Richard Kena Boadi, William Obeng-Denteh, Killian Asampana Asosega, Kassim Tawiah

“…The study further suggests that urban women of reproductive age who are poor exert a greater influence on their urban counterparts who are not poor when social interaction is incorporated. …”
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Impact of Age on Short- and Long-Term Outcomes after Pancreatoduodenectomy for Periampullary Neoplasms by Mario Gruppo, Francesca Tolin, Boris Franzato, Pierluigi Pilati, Ylenia Camilla Spolverato, Francesca Zingales, Imerio Angriman, Romeo Bardini

“…Methods. 124 consecutive patients who have undergone PD for pancreas neoplasms in our center between 2012 and 2017 were analyzed. …”
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Difference of SARS-CoV-2 infection and influence factors between people with and without HIV infection by Jianhui Yang, Esben Strodl, Dandan Zhang, Haibo Jiang, Kun Chu, Shiwen Tan, Zehao Ye, Hongbo Shi, Feng Tong, Weiqing Chen

“…However, PLWH had a significantly higher risk of the long nucleic acid conversion time after the SARS-CoV-2 infection (adjusted OR = 1.417, 95% CI = 1.176–1.707) than the HIV negative participants. Compared with those who did not receive ART, PLWH adults who received ART significantly had the increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection. …”
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Association of Adverse Perinatal Outcomes with Blood Components Transfusion in Patients with Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy by Pan X, Chu R, Qiao X, Zhang X, Li L, Zhang W

“…Li’s and Zhang’s team found that patients who received blood transfusions exhibited more severe symptoms. …”
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Advertising in Lithuanian Periodicals in 1918-1940: Characteristics of its Quantitative and Qualitative Developement by Giedrė Polkaitė

“…The greatest change was the fact that people who published adverts mastered new technologies, which had an impact on the consumer. …”
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Grounding Speech Acts: The Humanist Capital of National Hero TGKH. Muhammad Zainuddin Abdul Madjid by Siti Ainun Hasanah, Rhoma Dwi Aria Yuliantri

“…TGKH Muhammad Zainuddin Abdul Madjid is a national hero from Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara who becomes a prominent figure on character education. …”
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