Outcomes of Abrupt Switch to Bevacizumab of Patients Undergoing Aflibercept Intravitreal Injections for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration in a Tertiary Center in Lombard... by Alessandro Randazzo, Raffaele Raimondi, Giovanni Fossati, Mary Romano, Tania Sorrentino, Carlo Castellani, Costanza Rossi, Giuseppe Cancian, Paolo Vinciguerra

“…Retrospective chart review of all patients diagnosed with nAMD and undergoing intravitreal injections of aflibercept who switched to bevacizumab after the resolution XI/1986 of Lombardy Region. …”
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A Case of Atypical Neurofibromatous Neoplasm of Uncertain Biologic Potential: Unravelling the Enigma by Apoorva Pande, Samarth Shukla, Sourya Acharya, Pravin Gadkari, Milind Pande

“…The authors describe a rare case involving a 27-year-old female who presented with swelling on the left forearm in the surgery Outpatient Department (OPD). …”
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The Impact of Cancel Culture on Politics and International Relations by L. V. Deriglazova, A. M. Pogorelskaya

“…After informal pressure the formal punishment could follow against those who break norms or behavior expectations. As a kind of social control cancel culture could contribute to overcoming gap between manifested values and social practices, preserving social order and fighting elitism and inequality. …”
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The feasibility of using liver function indices and FibroScan in combination to predict the occurrence of anti-tuberculosis drug-induced liver injury in Patients with liver disease by Shaoqiang Wu, Qiaohua Yang, Huai Li, Yongzhong Li

“…Statistical significance was set at P<0.05. Results: Patients who developed DILI showed significantly higher levels of ALT, AST, total bilirubin, GGT, and LSM, with strong positive correlations between these markers and DILI occurrence. …”
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Fast-Food Dietary Pattern Is Linked to Higher Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Older Canadian Adults by Zeinab Hosseini, Mehdi Rostami, Susan J. Whiting, Hassan Vatanparast

“…We hypothesized that MetS varies among different sociodemographic and lifestyle factors and that Canadians who have less healthy dietary patterns are more likely to have MetS. …”
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Does Extending the Waiting Time of Low-Rectal Cancer Surgery after Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Increase the Perioperative Complications? by Kittinut Timudom, Natthawut Phothong, Thawatchai Akaraviputh, Vitoon Chinswangwatanakul, Ananya Pongpaibul, Janjira Petsuksiri, Suthinee Ithimakin, Atthaphorn Trakarnsanga

“…Sixty patients with locally advanced rectal cancer who underwent neoadjuvant chemoradiation followed by radical resection at Siriraj hospital between June 2012 and January 2015 were retrospectively analyzed. …”
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Development and Evaluation of an In-House ELISA to Detect Anti-FcεR1α IgG Autoantibodies in Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria Patients by Chattip Sripatumtong, Tunsuda Tansit, Papapit Tuchinda, Duangjit Kanistanon, Kanokvalai Kulthanan, Yuttana Srinoulprasert

“…Our ELISA could be an alternative test benefit for the patient who is unable to omit antihistamine treatment.…”
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The Association of Obesity with Walking Independent of Knee Pain: The Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study by Daniel K. White, Tuhina Neogi, Yuqing Zhang, David Felson, Michael LaValley, Jingbo Niu, Michael Nevitt, Cora E. Lewis, James Torner, K. Douglas Gross

“…We investigated this association within the Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study, a cohort of older adults who have or are at high risk of knee OA. Subjects wore a StepWatch to record steps taken over 7 days. …”
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A comparative analysis of clinicopathological features of HPV-associated and HPV-independent cervical carcinomas based on P16 INK4a immunohistochemistry: A one-year retrospective s... by Padmavathi D. Chaganti, Kaumudi Konkay, Ann M. Varghese

“…The recent WHO classification of female genital tracts recommends cervical carcinomas to be further subtyped as HPV-associated and HPV-independent and accepted p16 immunoreactivity as a surrogate biomarker for HPV testing. …”
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Impaired Urine Dilution Capability in HIV Stable Patients by Waldo H. Belloso, Mariana de Paz Sierra, Matilde Navarro, Marisa L. Sanchez, Ariel G. Perelsztein, Carlos G. Musso

“…Chaimowitz’ test was performed on 20 HIV positive volunteers who had normal renal functional parameters. The control group included 10 healthy volunteers. …”
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A Quantitative Examination and Comparison of the Ability of Australian Gentamicin Dosing Guidelines to Achieve Target Therapeutic Concentrations in Neonates by Luke E. Grzeskowiak, Sheree Wynne, Michael J. Stark

“…We determined the proportion of neonates who would achieve peak gentamicin concentrations of ≥5 or ≥10 mg/L and trough concentrations of ≤1 or ≤2 mg/L. …”
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The Coincidence of Newly Diagnosed Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus with IgM Antibody Positivity to Enteroviruses and Respiratory Tract Viruses by Murat Karaoglan, Fahriye Eksi

“…Forty children newly diagnosed with T1DM and 30 healthy children who presented to the clinic over the course of a year were included in the study. …”
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Clinical study, network pharmacology, and molecular docking of Kunxian capsule in treating idiopathic membranous nephropathy by Jia Lv, Xinyu Gao, Lihua Liu, Libing He, Geng Tian, Xuehong Lu

“…However, it is still unknown whether KX is safe and effective for idiopathic membranous nephropathy (IMN) and its therapeutic mechanism of action is unclear.MethodsWe conducted a retrospective study of 39 patients with IMN who received KX to investigate its efficacy and side effects of KX in treating IMN. …”
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Long-term outcomes and lymph node metastasis following endoscopic resection with additional surgery or primary surgery for T1 colorectal cancer by Pin-Chun Chen, Yi-Kai Kao, Po-Wen Yang, Chia-Hung Chen, Chih-I Chen

“…This retrospective cohort study included 373 patients with T1 CRC who underwent ER + ASR or PS between January 2010 and December 2020 at a tertiary center in Taiwan. …”
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Advancing genome editing to improve the sustainability and resiliency of animal agriculture by Diane Wray-Cahen, Anastasia Bodnar, Caird Rexroad, Frank Siewerdt, Dan Kovich

“…The livelihoods of people along the agricultural value chain depend upon countries’ regulatory and policy choices; regulatory approaches and how they are applied have a dramatic impact in determining what products are developed and who can afford to use these new biotechnologies. …”
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The Evolution of Dendritic Cell Immunotherapy against HIV-1 Infection: Improvements and Outlook by Hager Mohamed, Vandana Miller, Stephen R. Jennings, Brian Wigdahl, Fred C. Krebs

“…Clinical trials with patients infected with HIV-1 who are well-suppressed by antiretroviral therapy (ART) were recently performed to assess the efficacy of DC vaccines, with the goal of mounting an HIV-1 antigen-specific T-cell response, ideally to clear infection and eliminate the need for long-term ART. …”
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Utilization of an Intraoperative Grading Scale in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Nepalese Perspective by Suman Baral, Raj Kumar Chhetri, Neeraj Thapa

“…Results. Among 178 patients who underwent cholecystectomy, there were 40 grade one GBs, 90 grade two GBs, 26 grade three GBs, 16 grade four GBs, and six grade five GBs. …”
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Association between common mental disorder and glycemic control in women with gestational diabetes: A mixed-method study by Bhanushree Soni, Venkatachalam Jayaseelan, Shivanand Kattimani, Sasirekha Rengaraj, Kalaiselvy Arikrishnan, Naveenkumar Veerasetty

“…In-depth interviews were conducted with six women who screened positive for CMD and had poor glycemic control. …”
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Expanding the miRNA Transcriptome of Human Kidney and Renal Cell Carcinoma by Adam P. Sage, Brenda C. Minatel, Erin A. Marshall, Victor D. Martinez, Greg L. Stewart, Katey S. S. Enfield, Wan L. Lam

“…Despite advancements in therapeutic strategies, diagnostic and prognostic molecular markers of kidney cancer remain scarce, particularly in patients who do not harbour well-defined driver mutations. …”
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Patient-reported outcome improvements following scalp hair regrowth among patients with Alopecia Areata: analysis of the ALLEGRO-2b/3 trial by Ernest H. Law, Kent A. Hanson, Matthew Harries, Dane Korver, Bintu Sherif, Costel Chirila

“…Clinically meaningful hair regrowth is possible, but the relationship with downstream patient-reported outcomes (PROs) is complex.Materials and methods: This post hoc analysis of ALLEGRO-2b/3 (NCT03732807) longitudinal data from Weeks 24–48 compared improvements in PROs between patients who achieved (responders) or did not achieve (non-responders) clinically meaningful scalp hair regrowth. …”
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