Evaluation of Appropriate Metatarsal Pad Length on Mechanical Parameters of Diabetic Foot Ulcer During Walking by Ebrahim Abdi, Mansour Islami, Mohammad Taghipour, Ali Bakhtiari

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate the appropriate length of metatarsal pad and its effect on the reduction of diabetic foot ulcer mechanical parameters while walking.  Methods: Participants were 15 male patients with diabetes mellitus (Mean±SD=63.3±2.01 years). …”
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“THE BURIED GIANT” BY KAZUO ISHIGURO: THE POSTMODERN DILEMMA OF REMEMBRANCE AND FORGIVENESS by Victoria I. Lipina, Glib V. Lipin

“…The goal of the paper determines the need to use two methodologies and methods ‒ a historical and literary study in combination with semantic and poetological analysis of the text, which is based on the post-structuralist methodology, a new awareness of the depth and inexhaustibility of the literary text when it starts to contradict itself. …”
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Trend of Cesarean Section Rates and Related Factors Among First-Time Mothers with Single Pregnancies in Zhejiang Province, China: Evidences from a Multi-Center Study by Liu B, Abdi MA, Ma Y

“…We aimed to describe the trend, propose reference values and analyze risk factors of C-section among primiparous women in Zhejiang Province, China.Patients and Methods: We used data of China’s National Maternal Near-Miss Surveillance System from 2012 to 2021. …”
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Food Safety Practices and Associated Factors in Food Operators: A Cross-Sectional Survey in the Students’ Cafeteria of Woldia University, North Eastern Ethiopia by Silamlak Birhanu Abegaz

“…Questionnaires, focus group discussions, interviews, and observation methods were used as data collection tools. Data analysis was performed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20 software. …”
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The CALLY Index as a Predictive Tool for Postoperative Pneumonia in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Xu Z, Chen C, Zhao J, Li C, Zang B, Xiong X

“…This study investigates the CALLY Index as a novel tool for predicting postoperative pneumonia in resectable ESCC patients.Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted involving 209 patients undergoing thoraco-laparoscopic McKeown procedure for resectable ESCC from January 2019 to December 2022. …”
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Identification and Clinical Validation of High HSP60 Expression Predicts Poor Prognosis in Patients with Ovarian Cancer by Zheng M, Li S, Deng J, Huang C, Zhang H

“…Min Zheng,1,* Shaoxing Li,1,* Jie Deng,1 Chaolin Huang,1 Hua Zhang2 1Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Clinical Medical College and The First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Clinical Medical College and The First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Hua Zhang; Chaolin Huang, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Clinical Medical College and The First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, No. 278, The Middle Section of Baoguang Avenue, Xindu District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, 610500, People’s Republic of China, Email 2508034576@qq.com; huangchaolin1006@163.comObjective: This study aimed to investigate the clinical significance of heat shock protein 60 (HSP60) expression in ovarian cancer and evaluate its correlation with patient survival outcomes.Methods: A total of 260 ovarian cancer patients diagnosed between 2017 and 2019 were enrolled. …”
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Lower Ipsilateral Hippocampal Integrity after Ischemic Stroke in Young Adults: A Long-Term Follow-Up Study. by Pauline Schaapsmeerders, Anil M Tuladhar, Noortje A M Maaijwee, Loes C A Rutten-Jacobs, Renate M Arntz, Hennie C Schoonderwaldt, Lucille D A Dorresteijn, Ewoud J van Dijk, Roy P C Kessels, Frank-Erik de Leeuw

“…We therefore examined the relationship between hippocampal integrity, volume, and memory performance long after first-ever ischemic stroke in young adults.<h4>Methods</h4>We included all consecutive first-ever ischemic stroke patients, without hippocampal strokes or recurrent stroke/TIA, aged 18-50 years, admitted to our academic hospital between 1980 and 2010. …”
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How safe is COVID-19 vaccination among pregnant women and its outcome – A hospital-based retrospective study in Indian population by Niraj B. Pandit, Purvi R. Fulmali, Piyusha Chandrayan, Kishor Chauhan, Dipika L. Bhil, Manish N. Rasania

“…Background: Although getting the Covid infection is equal for every person, during pregnancy, the women’s immunity is a little lower than usual, so they are more prone to infection. …”
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Using Olink Proteomics to Identify Inflammatory Biomarkers in the Cerebrospinal Fluid in Guillain-Barr&amp;eacute; Syndrome by Sun S, Li M, Song J, Zhong D

“…Thus, this research aims to investigate new inflammatory biomarkers for GBS diagnosis.Patients and Methods: In this work, Olink proteomics was used to compare the expression levels of 92 inflammation-related proteins in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of patients with non-inflammatory neurological diseases (n=14) and GBS (n=23). …”
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Chronic Fluoxetine Treatment Desensitizes Serotoninergic Inhibition of GABAergic Inputs and Intrinsic Excitability of Dorsal Raphe Serotonin Neurons by Wei Zhang, Ying Jin, Fu-Ming Zhou

“…The cellular mechanism underlying this delay is not fully understood. <b>Methods and Results</b>: Using whole-cell patch clamp recording in brain slices, here we show that the GABAergic inputs inhibit the spike firing of raphe 5-HT neurons. …”
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Epidemiology of A (H1N1) Pandemic 2009 Influenza Virus Infection in Erbil City/ Iraq by Halgurd Fatihulla Ahmed, Sherzad Ali Ismael, Abdullah Saeed Ibrahim

“…Objectives of this study include: determining the frequency of positive cases of H1N1 among suspected cases, by demographic features, and finding out the outcome of positive cases of H1N1in terms of case fatality rate. Methods: This is a case series study, carried out in Erbil city, using medical charts of 365 suspected a (H1N1) pandemic 2009 cases referred to influenza center in Hawler teaching hospital during pandemic 2009. …”
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Effect of PIFR-based optimised inhalation therapy in patients recovering from acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: protocol of a prospective, multicentre, s... by Jing Zhang, Jianlan Hua, Hui-fang Cao, Chun-ling Du, Jia-yun Ma, Yi-hui Zuo

“…Therefore, we designed a multicentre, randomised clinical trial to determine whether PIFR-based optimised inhalation therapy and training on inhaler usage at discharge could effectively reduce early treatment failure events.Methods and analysis A total of 416 hospitalised patients just recovering from AECOPD will be recruited and equally randomised into the PIFR group and the control group at a 1:1 ratio. …”
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Unveiling the Mechanism of Retinoic Acid Therapy for Cutaneous Warts: Insights from Multi-Omics Integration by Dong ZY, He MJ, Hu Y, Wang F, Ran DL, Fu DS, He Q, Yang RP, Zhang JA

“…Furthermore, the genetic susceptibility and molecular basis of viral warts are not yet fully understood.Methods: We utilized a multi-omics integration approach, encompassing genome-wide association study (GWAS) meta-analysis, summary data-based Mendelian randomization (SMR) analysis, and transcriptomic validation using the GSE136347 dataset. …”
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Does the placement of acetabular cups differ between right and left sides for a right-handed surgeon operating through a direct lateral approach? A comparative study by Ahmed A. Khalifa, Ahmed M. Abdelaal

“…Secondly, to check the difference in the percentages of cups positioned in the safe zone for inclination and anteversion and if there will be a difference in cup positioning according to the type of cup fixation (cemented vs. cementless). Methods Cup inclination and anteversion of 420 THAs were radiographically evaluated retrospectively. …”
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Outcomes of Sacral Neuromodulation and Intradetrusor Onabotulinum Toxin in the Management of Stroke Associated Urinary Incontinence by Tyler Trump, Omer Anis, Howard B. Goldman, Po-Ming Chow

“…The objective is to determine the efficacy of sacral neuromodulation (SNM) and onabotulinum toxin (BTX) in the management of post-CVA UUI. Methods Retrospective analysis was performed to identify patients with post-CVA UUI who underwent SNM or BTX at a large academic medical center. …”
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The impact of the ursodeoxycholic acid as monotherapy and in the combination with the lactulose on the biochemical blood tests values of the nonalcoholic steatohepatitis patients by I. V. Mayev, Yu. A. Kucheryavyy, S. V. Morozov, M. G. Saidullayeva, M. L. Akhtayeva, N. Yu. Stukova, E. A. Krasnyakova

“…The patients were separated into 2 equal groups. The 1st group was administered Ursoliv®, and the 2nd group – Ursosan®. …”
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Evaluation of Iron Overload Between Age Groups Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Its Correlation with Iron Profile in Transfusion-dependent Thalassemia by Pustika Amalia Wahidiyat, Stephen Diah Iskandar, Damayanti Sekarsari

“…This study aimed to explore the degree of iron overload in various organs, iron deposition difference between children and adults, also its correlation with serum marker of iron overload. Methods: this was a cross-sectional study of TDT patients who had been evaluated by MRI T2* examination in Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital from 2014 to 2018. …”
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ISLR as a Cuproptosis-Related Predictor and Therapeutic Target in Heart Failure: A Multi-Omics and Bioinformatics Approach by Huang K, Ding S, Xu X, Wang C, Han L

“…Kai Huang,&amp;ast; Sufan Ding,&amp;ast; Xiangyang Xu, Chuyi Wang, Lin Han Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China&amp;ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Lin Han, Email sh_hanlin@hotmail.comBackground: The purpose of this study was to investigate the potential correlation between Cuproptosis, a newly recognized form of programmed cell death, and heart failure (HF), using an integrative multi-omics analysis.Methods: All the datasets were downloaded from GEO database. …”
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The Association Between Life&rsquo;s Essential 8 and Psoriasis in American Adults: A Cross-Sectional NHANES Study by Zhang W, Yuan Z, Wang Y, Jin Z, Luo Z, Wang X

“…The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between LE8 and the prevalence of psoriasis in American adults.Patients and Methods: The data are from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) of the United States from 2003 to 2006, 2009 to 2014. …”
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Association of Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha and Lymphotoxin Alpha Gene Polymorphisms with the Presence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Amira P Tarigan, Tamsil Syafiuddin, Faisal Yunus, Suradi Suradi

“… Aim: to analyze the occurrence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and its association with the polymorphisms of -308G/A, -238G/A of TNFα gene and +252A/G LTα gene polymorphism in smokers. Methods: cross-sectional study, comparing the genetic group of people who have COPD and who do not have COPD with the same smoking history. …”
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