Predicting Time to First Rejection Episode in Lung Transplant Patients Using a Comprehensive Multi-Indicator Model by Chen Y, Li E, Yang Q, Chang Z, Yu B, Lu J, Wu H, Zheng P, Cheng ZJ, Sun B

“…This study aimed to develop and validate a prognostic model using laboratory data to predict the time to first rejection episode in lung transplant recipients.Methods: Data from 160 lung transplant recipients were retrospectively collected. …”
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China’s position and competitiveness in the global antibiotic value chain: implications for global health by Yang Yang, Lewis Husain, Yangmu Huang

“…This is important for discussions about equitable and resilient global supplies, including through global instruments such as the pandemic treaty. Methods This study utilizes data from the International Trade Center database to analyze global and Chinese export trade patterns in the antibiotic industry from 2002 to 2021, along with trends in comparative advantage. …”
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New Drug Approvals in China: An International Comparative Analysis, 2019-2023 by Yan Y, Guo X, Li Z, Shi W, Long M, Yue X, Kong F, Zhao Z

“…This study aims to analyze and compare the trends in new drug approvals in China, the United States (US), the European Union (EU), and Japan from 2019 to 2023.Methods: Data on new drug approvals were collected from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), European Medicines Agency (EMA), and Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA), including information on the generic name, trade name, applicants, target, approval date, drug type, approved indications, therapeutic area, the highest R&D status in China, and special approval status. …”
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Assessing microvascular dysfunction and predicting long-term prognosis in patients with cardiac amyloidosis by cardiovascular magnetic resonance quantitative stress perfusion by Leting Tang, Wenjin Zhao, Kang Li, Lin Tian, Xiaoyue Zhou, Hu Guo, Mu Zeng

“…This study sought to investigate the extent of microvascular dysfunction and its incremental prognostic value in cardiac light-chain amyloidosis (AL-CA) by quantitative stress perfusion. Methods: A total of 126 AL amyloidosis patients (61.13 ± 8.46 years, 81 male) confirmed by pathology were prospectively recruited. …”
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Evaluation of the Cost-Effectiveness of Vaccination of Children with 5-valent Vaccine against Rotavirus Infection in the Russian Federation by Alla V. Rudakova, Susanna M. Kharit, Aleksandr T. Podkolzin, Aleksandr N. Uskov, Yurii V. Lobzin

“…Vaccines against rotavirus infection substantially reduce morbidity.The objective of this study is to analyze cost-effectiveness of vaccination of children with 5-valent vaccine against rotavirus infection in the Russian Federation.Methods. The evaluation was carried out using modelling on the  basis of published data on the effectiveness of vaccines and  epidemiological data for the Russian Federation. …”
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Monetary Fines in EU Mergers: In Need for More Regulation by Nora Memeti

“…The third section deals with Article 14(3) and the fining methods on mergers. By reviewing each of these five cases, it is important to address factors taken into consideration when imposing fines. …”
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Electronic health record documentation of social determinants of health and social needs of children admitted to the hospital with concern for maltreatment by Kristi K. Westphaln, Karen Kay Imagawa, Sandy Himmelrich, Nancy A. Pike

“…Participants/Setting: Children 0–5 years of age who were admitted to a tertiary pediatric medical center with concern for maltreatment from 2016 to 2020. Methods: Descriptive, correlational study design. …”
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Addressing gender inequalities in health: a comprehensive framework for policy and practice by Zeinab Khaledian, Maryam Tajvar, Amirhossein Takian, Mehdi Yaseri, Mohammad Hajizadeh, Alireza Olyaeemanesh

“…We aim to present the GIeH framework, specifically designed to illustrate the processes, determinants, and consequences of GIeH that support improved measurement of gender equality in health and inform policymaking. Methods A ‘best-fit’ framework synthesis was utilized. …”
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Diagnosis of Irritant Dermatitis in Colorectal Cancer Postoperative Stoma Patients Using Smartphone Photographs: A Deep Learning Approach by Zhang X, Xu W, Xu Z, Tong HHY, Jiao X, Li K, Wang Z

“…This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of two advanced convolutional neural networks (CNNs), ConvNeXt and MobileViT, for the intelligent diagnosis of irritant dermatitis using smartphone-acquired stoma images.Methods: A retrospective observational study was conducted, collecting 825 stoma complication images from five tertiary hospitals in China. …”
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Effect of Ultrasound-Guided Extra-Prevertebral Fascial Suprascapular Nerve and Infraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block on Postoperative Analgesia and Phrenic Nerve Function in Should... by Hu Z, Hu J, Ai Z, Xu S, Li H, Guo R, Wang Y

“…We assessed the postoperative analgesic effect, as well as the incidence of diaphragmatic paralysis 30 minutes after the block.Methods: 30 patients undergoing elective shoulder arthroscopic rotator cuff repair surgery were recruited in this study. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding telerehabilitation among Tunisian physical therapists by Ghassen Kharroubi, Emna Arfaoui, Ines Cherif, Rabeb Gharbi, Walid Affes, Jihene Bettaieb

“…This study aimed to investigate the knowledge, attitudes and practices of Tunisian physical therapists regarding telerehabilitation (TR). Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted during March 2023, among a simple random sample of physical therapists practicing in the private sector in Greater Tunis. …”
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Allelic polymorphisms of thymidylate synthase gene and their haplotypes as predictors of the therapeutic response to methotrexate in patients with rheumatoid arthritis by I. V. Devald, E. A. Khodus, E. B. Khromova, O. B. Nesmeyanova, A. L. Burmistrova

“…Unfortunately, MT therapy is not equally effective in all patients with RA, some of them are resistant to such treatment, and have steady progression of destructive changes of the joints, reducing quality of life and leading to disability.Objective: examination of genetic predictors of therapeutic efficacy and resistance to MT among single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) of folate cycle genes, in particular polymorphisms of the thymidylate synthase gene TSER 2R/3R and TS 6bp del/ins and their haplotypes.Subjects and methods. …”
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The Impact of a 12-Week Structured Yoga Intervention on Flexibility, Balance, and Joint Kinematics in University Athletes: A Quasi-Experimental Study by Suchishrava Choudhary, Prashant Kumar Choudhary, Krishna Kant Sahu, Yajuvendra Singh Rajpoot, Debajit Karmakar, Sohom Saha

“…It was hypothesized that participants undergoing yoga training would show greater improvements across these parameters compared to those following regular sport-specific training alone. Materials and methods. A quasi-experimental pre–post design was employed, involving 28 male collegiate athletes divided equally into two groups: the Yoga Group (YG, n = 14; handball players) and the Non-Yoga Group (NYG, n = 14; basketball players). …”
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Exploration of Reproductive Health Apps’ Data Privacy Policies and the Risks Posed to Users: Qualitative Content Analysis by Nina Zadushlivy, Rizwana Biviji, Karmen S Williams

“…This selection ensured equal representation of apps based in the United States and the EU, facilitating a comparative analysis of data safety practices under differing privacy laws. …”
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Palonosetron versus tropisetron with dexamethasone for prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting in pediatric adenotonsillectomy: a single center, randomized controlled trial by Hualin Chen, Liping Sun, Jijian Zheng, Hongbin Gu

“…This study aims to observe the efficacy of palonosetron or tropisetron combined with dexamethasone in preventing PONV in children undergoing adenotonsillectomy.MethodsWe enrolled 110 children scheduled for elective adenotonsillectomy under general anesthesia. …”
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Characteristics and Influencing Factors of Intra-Dialysis Blood Pressure Variability in Hemodialysis Patients: A Retrospective Study by Xu H, Wang X, Feng M, Chen L

“…Haifan Xu,1,2,* Xiaoshuang Wang,1,3,* Miao Feng,1 Liqun Chen1 1Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Nephrology, The People’s Hospital of Kaizhou District, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Nephrology, Yubei District People’s Hospital, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Liqun Chen, Email cqll1970@163.comObjective: To investigate the correlation between background factors and blood pressure variability (BPV), and the prognostic value of intra-dialytic BPV metrics for cardiovascular death and all-cause mortality in hemodialysis (HD) patients.Methods: A retrospective study of 264 hD patients was followed up for 36 months. …”
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Community health workers for pandemic response: a rapid evidence synthesis by Devaki Nambiar, Soumyadeep Bhaumik, Sandeep Moola, Jyoti Tyagi, Misimi Kakoti

“…We received a request from National Health Systems Resource Centre, a public agency in India, to conduct rapid evidence synthesis (RES) on community health workers (CHWs) for COVID-19 prevention and control in 3 days.Methods We searched PubMed, websites of ministries (n=3), public agencies (n=6), multilateral institutions (n=3), COVID-19 resource aggregators (n=5) and preprints (n=1) (without language restrictions) for articles on CHWs in pandemics. …”
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Applying the theory of planned behavior to examine breastfeeding determinants in countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council: a systematic review by Ayoub Al-Jawaldeh, Dana Matbouli, Dima Itani, Sara Diab, Mandy Taktouk, Sally Naalbandian, Lara Nasreddine

“…Using the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), this systematic review aims at examining infant feeding intentions, attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control and beliefs towards BF amongst women in various countries of the GCC. Methods Pertinent data were obtained through a search of peer-reviewed studies published between 2012 and 2024. …”
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Experiences of Young and Middle-Aged Stroke Patients with Hemiplegia Who Actively Participate in Rehabilitation Exercises and Their Perceptions of Well-Being: A Descriptive Qualita... by Si Y, Huang X, Zhao S, Ou Z, Pi M, Du J

“…The purpose was to inform the clinical development of individualized rehabilitation programs.Methods: Purposive sampling was employed to conduct semi-structured, in-depth interviews with 16 young and middle-aged stroke hemiplegic patients (18– 59 years old) using a descriptive qualitative research approach. …”
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Burden of disease of Alzheimer disease in Italy: a real-world data analysis by Francesco Saverio Mennini, Paolo Sciattella, Matteo Scortichini, Raffaele Migliorini, Marco Trabucco Aurilio, Andrea Marcellusi, Angelo Bianchetti

“…The aim of this study is to build a cost-of-illness model to estimate the number of AD patients managed by the National Health Service, analyzing their use of hospital care, and estimating the social costs through real-world data. Methods The analysis encompassed a multifaceted approach, combining real-world data analysis from different sources for the period 2014–2019. …”
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