RGD-HSA-TAC nanoparticles targeted delivery of tacrolimus and attenuation of podocyte injury in diabetic kidney disease by Zhaochen Guo, Shaohui Gao, Feng Xu, Zige Chen, Qinger Wang, Zhaojie Liu, Ziyue Wang, Weisong Qin, Caihong Zeng, Zhihong Liu, Hao Bao

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突发性耳聋预后因素Logistic回归分析

“…治疗方案及用药后听力好转时间等多种因素作为自变量,与预后的关系采用Logistic回归分析法先进行单因素分析,最后行Logistic回归分析?【结果】 241例(255耳)治愈86例(35.7%),显效33例(13.7%),好转52例(21.6%),总有效率为71%,无效70例(29%)?…”
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The effect of Tai Chi on plasma homocysteine in 1176 adults: a propensity score matching-based study by Yingchun Gu, Juncai Bai, Yang Li, Ling Han, Dongwei Wang

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Evaluation of Relationship between Schemas and Panic Disorder through a Case Treated with Schema Therapy by Esra Yancar Demir, Gonca Soygüt

“…As we look have a look at our patient, it can be said that her seperation with parents before elementary school may have led to her schemas of desertion and distrust and also teacher being over guarding at the levels of harming sovereignty to compensate the absence of the parents forms the basis of schemas of dependence / incompatence, being harmed and weakness against ilnesses. …”
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Integrated Solution Combining Low-Frequency Forced Oscillation Technique and Continuous Equivital Sensor Monitoring for Assessment of Non-Invasive Ambulatory Respiratory Mechanics by Ghada Ben Othman, Amani R. Ynineb, Erhan Yumuk, Hamed Farbakhsh, Cristina Muresan, Isabela Roxana Birs, Alexandra De Raeve, Cosmin Copot, Clara M. Ionescu, Dana Copot

“…The proposed protocol allows for ambulatory assessment and can be easily performed in normal breathing conditions.…”
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Frequencies and ethnic distribution of ABO and RhD blood groups in China: a population-based cross-sectional study by Min Liu, Jue Liu, Shikun Zhang, Qiaomei Wang, Haiping Shen, Yiping Zhang

“…The Zhuang group had the greatest proportion of O phenotypes (41.8%), followed by the Miao group (37.7%). AB phenotypes were more frequent in the Uygur ethnic group (10.6%) but lower in the Zhuang group (5.5%). …”
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Study on Strength and Permeability of Silt Soils Improving by Tung Oil and Sticky Rice Juice by Xiao-Wu Tang, Yue Yu, Li-Pei Zhou, Min-Liang Fei, Guo-Ping Sun

“…The treated soil at the optimal mass ratio also showed the largest decrement of permeability coefficient from 1.257 × 10−5 cm/s of the untreated soil to 1.627 × 10−6 cm/s, which could reduce the hydraulic effect to the soil. …”
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Intermittent Use of Flash Glucose Monitoring Improves Glycemic Control in Chinese Older Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Hu Y, Yan R, Shen Y, Li H, Ma J, Su X

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Emergency Medical Services Provider-Perceived Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias in the Prehospital Setting by Esmeralda Melgoza, Valeria Cardenas, Hiram Beltrán-Sánchez

“…Results: A total of 55,129 patient encounters were recorded, with EMS provider-perceived ADRD recorded in 4,112 (7.5%). Among cases with EMS provider-perceived ADRD, the most common primary impressions were mental disorders (17.1%), weakness (17.0%), injury (15.7%), and pain (13.1%). …”
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of exercise-based intervention to prevent gestational diabetes in women with overweight or obesity by Teresa E. Santa Cruz, Cristina Sarasqueta, Juan Carlos Muruzábal, Eukene Ansuategui, Olga Sanz

“…Exercise did not reduce the risk of GDM: RR, 0.82 [95% CI, (0.58–1.17)] but subgroup analysis shows a significant benefit among patients adhering to the programs: RR, 0.56 [95% CI, (0.40–0.78)] and no effect among non-adherents: RR, 1.11 [95% CI, (0.82–1.50)]. …”
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Polarization conversion in soft glass fluoride and chalcogenide fibers for mid-infrared applications by Md Moinul Islam Khan, Md Hosne Mobarok Shamim, Jean-Luc Delarosbil, Younes Messaddeq, Frederic Smektala, Martin Rochette

“…Our experiments using a single PC show a polarization extinction ratio (PER) of 20.7 dB in a ZBLAN fiber (FiberLabs) with a coating of urethane acrylic resin. …”
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Translation, adaptation and validation of an epilepsy screening instrument in two Ghanaian languages. by Emmanuel Kwame Darkwa, Sabina Asiamah, Elizabeth Awini, Cynthia Sottie, Anthony Godi, John E Williams, Albert Akpalu, J Helen Cross, Josemir W Sander, Arjune Sen, Charles R Newton, Anthony Danso-Appiah, Patrick Adjei

“…The sensitivity and specificity for Dangme were: Stage 1, 100% and 80%, and Stage 2, 98.6% and 85.7%. The Dangme version reliably identified epilepsy with positive predictive values of 83.3% and 87.3% at stages 1 and 2. …”
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Integrated enhanced recovery after surgery protocol in radical cystectomy for bladder tumour—A retroprospective study by Waseem Ashraf, Arif Hamid, Sajad Ahmad Malik, Rouf Khawaja, Sajad Ahmad Para, Mohammad Saleem Wani, Saqib Mehdi

“…Results Implementation of ERAS pathway for radical cystectomy was associated with reduced hospital LOS (mean LOS 16.19 ± 2.53 days vs. 10.26 ± 3.33 days 7 days; p < 0.0001), reduced time to key recovery milestones, including days to first flatus (3.17 vs. 2.68; p = 0.013) and days to first solid food (5.19 vs. 3.45 p value < 0.0001), first stool (5.53 vs. 4.23; p < 0.0001), reductions in some complications like postoperative ileus (p value = 0.021) and need for total parental nutrition (p value = 0.023). …”
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Occupationally Acquired American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis by Maria Edileuza Felinto de Brito, Maria Sandra Andrade, Éricka Lima de Almeida, Ângela Cristina Rapela Medeiros, Roberto Pereira Werkhäuser, Ana Isabele Freitas de Araújo, Sinval Pinto Brandão-Filho, Alzira Maria Paiva de Almeida, Eduardo Henrique Gomes Rodrigues

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Differences associated with different prior mental disorders among earthquake-exposed treatment-seeking individuals by Cate F. Woods, Virginia V. W. McIntosh, Christopher M. Frampton, Frances A. Carter, Helen C. Colhoun, Jennifer Jordan, Rebekah A. Smith, Caroline Bell

“…Aims The current study examined whether different prior mental disorders were associated with meaningful differences among individuals presenting to a specialist service for severe earthquake-related distress following the Canterbury earthquakes (N = 177). Method Two sets of comparisons were made: between participants with no history of prior disorder and participants with history of any prior disorder; and between participants with history of prior PTSD and those with history of other prior disorders. …”
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Detection of the Extended γ-Ray Emission around TeV Source 1LHAASO J0249+6022 with Fermi-LAT by Yunlu Gong, Liancheng Zhou, Qi Xia, Shan Chang, Jun Fang, Li Zhang

“…Based on nearly 16.1 yr of data from the Fermi Large Area Telescope, we report the probable γ -ray emission from 1LHAASO J0249+6022 in the 0.03–1 TeV energy range. The results show that its γ -ray spectrum can be well fitted by a single power law with an index of 1.54 ± 0.17, and integral photon flux is (4.28 ± 1.03)  × 10 ^−11 photons cm ^−2 s ^−1 . …”
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Description and characterization of pneumococcal community acquired pneumonia (CAP) among radiologically confirmed CAP in outpatients by Josselin Le Bel, Juliette Pinot, Toni Alfaiate, Marie Ecollan, Fanny Cussac, Raphaël Pecqueur, Marie-Pierre Revel, Cyrille Vartanian, Emmanuelle Varon, Christian Theilacker, Xavier Duval, Henri Partouche, Cédric Laouénan, Serge Gilberg

“…Pneumococcal CAP was defined by the combination of a chest X-ray (CXR) compatible with CAP and SP detection by any of four microbiological tests (blood culture, sputum culture, pneumococcal urinary antigen test [BinaxNow®] and serotype-specific multiplex urinary antigen detection test [Pfizer Inc®]. …”
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Modulation of adiposity and adipocyte inflammation by methanol extracts of Alpinia calcarata leaf in high-fat-diet induced-obese mice: Involvement of COX-2 and PPAR-γ by Imtiaz Ahmad, Maruful Hasan, Dipty Rani Bhowmik, Rahima Begum, Sourav Roy, Md Monirul Islam, Md Abdur Rahman Ripon, Mohammad Salim Hossain

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Progress and application of intelligent nanomedicine in urinary system tumors by Yingming Xiao, Lei Zhong, Jinpeng Liu, Li Chen, Yi Wu, Ge Li

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Import substitution policy in Russia under conditions of overcoming external sanction pressure by M. V. Shatokhin, T. G. Antropova, N. M. Surai, E. N. Sepiashvili

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