Association of Body Fat Percentage with Time in Range Generated by Continuous Glucose Monitoring during Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes by Yuting Ruan, Jiana Zhong, Rongping Chen, Zhen Zhang, Dixing Liu, Jia Sun, Hong Chen

“…All participants underwent 72 h CGM period during short-term CSII therapy. TIR was defined as the percentage of time spent within the target glucose range of 3.9-10.0 mmol/L. …”
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Prevalence and Clinical Spectrum of Liver Disease in Nepalese HIV-Sero-Positive Patients Undergoing Antiretroviral Therapy: A Cross-Sectional Hospital Based Study by Roshan Kumar Jha, Shiv Kumar Sah

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Human Antibodies Can Cross Guinea Pig Placenta and Bind Its Neonatal Fc Receptor: Implications for Studying Immune Prophylaxis and Therapy during Pregnancy by Evi Budo Struble, Li Ma, Lilin Zhong, A. Lesher, Joel Beren, Pei Zhang

“…Despite increased use of monoclonal and polyclonal antibody therapies, including during pregnancy, there is little data on appropriate animal models that could humanely be used to understand determinants of protection and to evaluate safety of these biologics in the mother and the developing fetus. …”
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Efektivitas rational emotive behavioral therapy dengan teknik self-talk dalam meningkatkan kepercayaan diri siswa untuk berbicara di depan umum by Salsha Nabila Ayumi, Alfin Siregar

“…The research procedure is divided into three stages, namely the first stage is conducting a pretest to measure students' initial level of self-confidence, the second stage is conducting counseling with REBT with Self-Talk Techniques in Increasing Students' Self-Confidence, and the third stage is posttest to see whether After REBT therapy, students will be more confident. Data analysis used the SPSS 25 application. …”
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Effectiveness of app-based cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia on preventing major depressive disorder in youth with insomnia and subclinical depression: A randomized clinical trial. by Si-Jing Chen, Jian-Yu Que, Ngan Yin Chan, Le Shi, Shirley Xin Li, Joey Wing Yan Chan, Weizhen Huang, Chris Xie Chen, Chi Ching Tsang, Yuen Lam Ho, Charles M Morin, Ji-Hui Zhang, Lin Lu, Yun Kwok Wing

“…This randomized controlled trial evaluated the effectiveness of app-based cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) in preventing future onset of major depressive disorder (MDD) in youth.…”
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Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: Part I—Real-World Treatment Patterns, Healthcare Resource Utilization, and Associated Costs in Later Lines of Therapy in the United States by Ehab L. Atallah, Rodrigo Maegawa, Dominick Latremouille-Viau, Carmine Rossi, Annie Guérin, Eric Q. Wu, Pallavi Patwardhan

“…**Objectives:** Treatment patterns, healthcare resource utilization (HRU), and costs were evaluated among patients with CML who received third or later lines of therapy (3L+), a clinical population that has not been previously well-studied, with unmet treatment needs as TKI therapy has repeatedly failed. …”
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Comparative evaluation of the efficacy of nicotine chewing gum and nicotine patches as nicotine replacement therapy using salivary cotinine levels as a biochemical validation measure by T Sivasankari, Avudaiappan Sankaran, Senthil Murugappan, Veni Subramanyam, Balanehru Subramanian, RC Jagat Reddy, S Vandana

“…Background: Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and habit cessation counseling are considered the mainstay treatment for high nicotine dependence smokers. …”
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Caregivers' Barriers to Disclosing the HIV Diagnosis to Infected Children on Antiretroviral Therapy in a Resource-Limited District in South Africa: A Grounded Theory Study by Sphiwe Madiba, Kebogile Mokwena

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Pattern of F-18 FDG Uptake in Colon Cancer after Bacterial Cancer Therapy Using Engineered Salmonella Typhimurium: A Preliminary In Vivo Study by Ari Chong, Dinh-Huy Nguyen, Hyeon Sik Kim, June-Key Chung, Jung-Joon Min

“…Purpose. Bacterial cancer therapy (BCT) research using engineered Salmonella typhimurium has increased in recent years. 2-Deoxy-2[18F] fluoro-D-glucose positron emission tomography (FDG PET) is widely used in cancer patients to detect cancer, monitor treatment responses, and predict prognoses. …”
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Delivery Parameter Variations and Early Clinical Outcomes of Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy for 31 Prostate Cancer Patients: An Intercomparison of Three Treatment Planning Systems by Shinichi Tsutsumi, Masako N. Hosono, Daisaku Tatsumi, Yoshitaka Miki, Yutaka Masuoka, Ryo Ogino, Kentaro Ishii, Yasuhiko Shimatani, Yukio Miki

“…We created volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) plans for 31 prostate cancer patients using one of three treatment planning systems (TPSs)—ERGO++, Monaco, or Pinnacle—and then treated those patients. …”
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Overcoming breast cancer cell treatment resistance by optimizing sonodynamic therapy and radiation sensitizers on lncRNA PVT1 and miR-1204 expression by Ali Neshastehriz, Zeinab Hormozi-Moghaddam, Zahra Abedi Kichi, Seyedeh Mona Taheri, Seyed Mohammad Amini, Amir Aghaei

Subjects: “…Sonodynamic therapy…”
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Dental and Periodontal Treatment Need after Dental Clearance Is Not Associated with the Outcome of Induction Therapy in Patients with Acute Leukemia: Results of a Retrospective Pilot Study by Gerhard Schmalz, Lulzim Tulani, Rilana Busjan, Rainer Haak, Tanja Kottmann, Lorenz Trümper, Justin Hasenkamp, Dirk Ziebolz

“…This retrospective pilot study aimed to detect whether remaining dental/periodontal treatment need and periodontal inflammation after dental clearance would be associated with the initial therapy outcome of adult patients with acute leukemia undergoing induction chemotherapy. …”
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Meta-Analysis of 11 Heterogeneous Studies regarding Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 Inhibitor Add-On Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients Treated with Insulin by Katsuya Shibuki, Shuji Shimada, Takao Aoyama

“…The addition of DPP-4 inhibitors to insulin therapy for adult patients with type 2 DM can significantly reduce HbA1c levels without increasing the occurrence of hypoglycemia. …”
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Regarding “Enhancing Predictive Accuracy for Acute Herpetic Neuralgia Treatment: A Fresh Perspective on Pulsed Radiofrequency Therapy Research” [Response to Letter] by Zhao C, Lu Z, Hua B, Yue J, Yang Q, Ni H, Yao M

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Lymphopenia Is Associated with Gross Target Volumes and Fractions in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients Treated with External Beam Radiation Therapy and Also Indicates Worse Overall Survival by Hai-Ge Zhang, Ping Yang, Tao Jiang, Jian-Ying Zhang, Xue-Juan Jin, Yong Hu, Jing Sun, Shi-Suo Du, Zhao-Chong Zeng

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Deficiency of Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist: A Case with Late Onset Severe Inflammatory Arthritis, Nail Psoriasis with Onychomycosis and Well Responsive to Adalimumab Therapy by Necil Kutukculer, Anne Puel, Sanem Eren Akarcan, Kunihiko Moriya, Neslihan Edeer Karaca, Melanie Migaud, Jean-Laurent Casanova, Guzide Aksu

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Tailored exercise and manual therapy versus standardised exercise for patients with shoulder subacromial pain: a feasibility randomised controlled trial (the Otago MASTER trial) by J Haxby Abbott, Daniel C Ribeiro, Zohreh Jafarian Tangrood, Gisela Sole, Ross Wilson

“…Participants in the tailored exercise programme received exercises and manual therapy tailored to their scapular and shoulder movement impairments. …”
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Association between the intensity of statin therapy and physical activity 1 year after acute coronary syndrome: a multicentre prospective cohort study in Switzerland by David Nanchen, Stephan Windecker, Isabella Locatelli, Nicolas Rodondi, Lorenz Räber, David Carballo, Francois Mach, Olivier Muller, Baris Gencer, Christian M Matter, Roland Klingenberg, Thomas Lüscher, Alex Boudon

“…Analyses were performed using a propensity score weighting approach.Results One year after ACS, 1222 (53.7%) patients were on high-intensity statin therapy, 890 (39.1%) were on low/moderate-intensity statin therapy and 162 (7.1%) were not on statin therapy. …”
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Effectiveness of negative pressure wound therapy in treating deep surgical site infections after spine surgery: a meta-analysis of single-arm studies by Shiwei Ren, Huan Liu, Zhengqi Chang

Subjects: “…Negative pressure wound therapy…”
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Case report: Monitoring consciousness with fNIRS in a patient with prolonged reduced consciousness following hemorrhagic stroke undergoing adjunct taVNS therapy by Fei Gao, Likai Wang, Likai Wang, Zhan Wang, Yaru Tian, Jingyi Wu, Mengchun Wang, Litong Wang

“…This suggests its value as a non-invasive adjunctive therapy in the rehabilitation of DoC patients. Further studies are necessary to confirm these effects in a wider patient population and to refine the strategy for clinical application of taVNS.…”
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