Risk factors for pelvic lymph node metastasis in cervical cancer: a retrospective analysis of 186 patients by Xingyu Sun, Lijuan He, Shaohua Wang

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis identified high-risk HPV infection (OR 4.13, 95% CI: 2.09-8.17, p<0.001), lymphovascular invasion (OR 7.87, 95% CI: 4.05-15.29, p<0.001), and tumor size >4 cm (OR 6.24, 95% CI: 3.24-12.02, p<0.001) as independent risk factors for pelvic lymph node metastasis.ConclusionThis study identifies several independent risk factors for pelvic lymph node metastasis in cervical cancer, including high-risk HPV infection, lymphovascular invasion, and tumor size greater than 4 cm. …”
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Effect of Melatonin on Cognitive Function and Sleep in relation to Breast Cancer Surgery: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial by Melissa Voigt Hansen, Michael Tvilling Madsen, Lærke Toftegård Andersen, Ida Hageman, Lars Simon Rasmussen, Susanne Bokmand, Jacob Rosenberg, Ismail Gögenur

“…Sleep efficiency was significantly greater in the melatonin group; mean difference was 4.28% [95% CI 0.57; 7.82] (P=0.02). The total sleep period was significantly longer in the melatonin group; mean difference was 37.0 min [95% CI 3.6; 69.7] (P=0.03). …”
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Anemia Prevalence and Risk Factors in Two of Ethiopia’s Most Anemic Regions among Women: A Cross-Sectional Study by Gebru Gebremeskel Gebrerufael, Bsrat Tesfay Hagos

“…The overall prevalence rate of anemia was 56.8% (95% CI (54.8%–58.7%)). The chi-square test of the parallelism assumption indicated that the odds ratios were constant across all cut-off points of women’s anemia levels at a 5% significance level (p value = 0.122). …”
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RELAPSES AFTER RADICAL SUBCUTANEOUS/SKIN-SPARING MASTECTOMY WITH SIMULTANEOUS RECONSTRUCTION IN BREAST CANCER by A. D. Zikiryakhodzhayev, E. A. Rasskazova, A. Yu. Tukmakov, I. M. Shirokikh

“…In luminal type A recurrence of breast cancer was diagnosed in 1.8%, in luminal B in 2.4%, in triple negative type — 2.5%, in luminal B Her2 positive — 2.7%. Metastases of breast cancer in our group of patients were diagnosed in 22 (4.7 ± 0.9%) patients. …”
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Clinicopathological Features, Treatment Strategy, and Prognosis of Primary Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma of the Duodenum: A SEER Database Analysis by Guoliang Zheng, Yue Wang, Yan Zhao, Zhichao Zheng

“…The DSS of PDLs were significantly better than those of PGLs and PSILs, respectively (10-year survival rate: 21.24% vs. 20.40%, P=0.027; 10-year survival rate: 21.24% vs. 16.79%, P=0.001). …”
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Direct anterior and direct lateral approach in patients with femoral neck fractures receiving a total hip arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial by John Magne Hoseth, Tommy Frøseth Aae, Øystein Bjerkestrand Lian, Tor Åge Myklebust, Otto Schnell Husby

“…There was no statistically significant difference in TUG times at 6 weeks postoperatively between the DAA and the DLA, 16.0 s (95% confidence interval [CI] 13.2–18.7) vs 17.8 s (CI 15.1–20.4), estimated mean difference –1.8 s (CI –5.7 to 2.0). …”
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Accounting in conditions of COVID-19 by M. G. Kudinova, V. V. Kozlov, N. A. Shevchuk, E. V. Uvarova

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Association between sleep deprivation and fertility - a literature review by Adriana Dukacz, Anna Konarska, Anna Machowiak, Barbara Ufnalska, Justyna Lisiecka, Mateusz Janik, Michał Nowak, Joanna Rychlewska-Duda, Wojciech Firlej, Artur Fabijański

“…There is a probability that Leydig cells function and count, cortisol secretion and testosterone levels can be affected but for now we have to conduct more research to rule it out or confirm. …”
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Management considerations in grease versus non-grease scald burns in adults: A retrospective cohort study at a tertiary burn care facility by William Rice, Hemasree Yeluru, Miles Reese, Ricardo Rendel, Alexa Soult, Jessica Burgess

“…Additionally, no differences were observed for surgical excision (p = 0.63) and changes in surgical management plans (p = 0.47) Conclusion: The mechanism of scald burn caused by either a grease or non-grease source is not associated with any differences in admission, length of hospital stay, or surgical management. …”
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Relación entre barreras percibidas, nivel de actividad física y conducta sedentaria en personas mayores autovalentes by Constanza Cancino-Poblete, Makarena Quezada-Leal, Nicolas Bueno-Olivares, Yeny Concha-Cisternas

“…Resultados: Se observó una correlación inversa entre el nivel de actividad física y las barreras percibidas totales (p= 0,007; r= -0,433), barreras externas (p= 0,019; r= -0,384) y barreras internas (p= 0,016; r= -0,394). …”
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Effects of Sarcopenia on Changes in the Prevalence of Patients with Depressive Mood during Inpatient Geriatric Rehabilitation by Akio Shimizu, Keisuke Maeda, Junko Ueshima, Yuria Ishida, Tatsuro Inoue, Kenta Murotani, Ayano Nagano, Naoharu Mori, Tomohisa Ohno, Ichiro Fujisima

“…Of the 68 patients without depressive mood at admission, those with sarcopenia (n=31) had a significantly higher incidence of depressive mood at discharge compared with patients without sarcopenia (n=37) (41.9% vs. 16.2%, p=0.037). Conclusion Sarcopenia at admission negatively affected depressive mood at discharge from geriatric rehabilitation. …”
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Attitudes towards persons with disabilities vs. personality traits of Polish students by Iwona Radlińska, Marta Kożybska, Arkadiusz Prajzner, Łukasz Krzywoszański, Beata Karakiewicz

“…However, conscientiousness (-0.07 to -0.09) and emotional stability (-0.02 to 0.12) were poor predictors. …”
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The Effect of Chicory Consumption on Oxidative Stress Indices of the Kidney Tissue in Female Wistar Rats Consuming Testosterone Enanthate during eight weeks Resistance Training by Khadijeh Molaei, Sanaz Mirzayan Shanjani, Ali Gorzi, Yaser Kazemzadeh, Abdolali Banaeifar

“…Materials and Methods: 22 female wistar rats aged 8 weeks and weighing 208.22±14.17 grams were provided from Pasteur Institute (Iran). …”
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Identification of Potential Biomarkers and Immune Features of Sepsis Using Bioinformatics Analysis by Fang-Chen Gong, Ran Ji, Yu-Ming Wang, Zhi-Tao Yang, Ying Chen, En-Qiang Mao, Er-Zhen Chen

“…ROC analyses identified nine genes—LRG1, ELANE, TP53, LCK, TBX21, ZAP70, CD247, ITK, and FYN—as potential new biomarkers for sepsis. …”
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Retinopathy among Adult Diabetics and Its Predictors in Northwest Ethiopia by Mulualem Birhan Takele, Dube Jara Boneya, Hailemariam Abiy Alemu, Tesfa Birlew Tsegaye, Molla Yigzaw Birhanu, Simegn Alemu, Tsige Gebre Anto

“…During the follow-up, the overall incidence rate of diabetic retinopathy was 48 per 1000 person-years (95% CI: 40.0–57.0). Age in years (AHR 1.02; 95% CI: 1.00-1.04), fasting blood sugar level (AHR 1.02; 1.00-1.04), hypertension (AHR 2.61; 95% CI: 1.47-4.63), DM patients who had LDL>100 mg/dl (AHR 2.73; 95% CI: 1.32-5.64), total cholesterol>200 mg/dl (AHR 2.22; 95% CI: 1.08-4.55), and positive proteinuria (AHR 1.74; 95% CI: 1.10 -2.73) were found to be the significant predictors of diabetic retinopathy. …”
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Association between systemic immune inflammation index and cataract incidence from 2005 to 2008 by Xiang Li, Guo-lei Du, Shi-Nan Wu, Yi-qing Sun, Si-Qi Zhang, Zhi-Jie Zhang, Jia-feng Tang

“…After adjusting for all covariates, multivariable logistic regression analysis demonstrated that elevated levels of the SII were significantly associated with increased odds of cataracts (Model1: OR = 1.56; 95%CI [1.33–1.85]; Model2: OR = 1.55; 95%CI [1.32–1.84]; Model3: OR = 1.57; 95%CI [1.33–1.86]). …”
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A Comparative Analysis between Ultrasound-Guided and Conventional Distal Transradial Access for Coronary Angiography and Intervention by Shinsuke Mori, Keisuke Hirano, Masahiro Yamawaki, Norihiro Kobayashi, Yasunari Sakamoto, Masakazu Tsutsumi, Yohsuke Honda, Kenji Makino, Shigemitsu Shirai, Yoshiaki Ito

“…The procedural success rate was significantly higher in the U group than in the C group (97% vs. 87%, P=0.0384). However, the rate of PCI, puncture time, total fluoroscopy time, the volume of contrast medium, the rate of access-site ecchymosis, and incidence of nerve disorder were similar between the two groups. …”
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Distribution of Aeromonas bacterial population in water, sediment and Nile tilapia in fish culture pond, Guder, Ethiopia by Bekele Lema, Natarajan Pavanasam, Kassaye Balkew, Zufan Bedewi

“…The level of bacterial population in water, sediment and fish tissue were done by following standard methods and expressed as colony-forming units (CFU) in water per milliliter (CFU ml-1), sediment and fish tissues(CFU g-1).The results revealed more bacterial population in sediment (3.43 x106 to 5.54 x 106 CFU g-1) than in water (1.45x106 to 4.0x106 CFU ml-1) and  fish tissues (1.06 ± 1.10x104 to 1.74 ± 10.8x104 CFU g-1in gill filaments; 1.62 ± 11.2x104 to 2.82 ± 13.0x104 CFU g−1 in intestine from; and 0.82 ± 5.9x104 to 1.60 ± 12.1.6x104 CFU g-1; in kidney from 0.48 ± 5.0 to 0.77 ± 4.1x104 CFU g-1. in skin). …”
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Advanced statistical analysis of air quality and its health impacts in India: Quantifying significance by detangling weather-driven effects by Akshansha Chauhan, Guggilla Pavan Sai, Chin-Yu Hsu

“…Visakhapatnam also experienced notable declines in NOx levels (7.50–17.13 ppb). Conversely, Hyderabad exhibited no significant reductions, and AQHI increased (+0.97) due to rising NOx concentrations. …”
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کارکرد معنایی و زیباشناختی بروج فلکی در غزل مولوی by فاطمه نظری فر, فاطمه کلاهچیان, محمّد ابراهیم مالمیر, غلامرضا سالمیان

“…یافته‌های این تحقیق توصیفی-تحلیلی حاکی از آن است که مولوی 117 بار از نام برج‌ها استفاده کرده است. پرنمودترین بروج در غزل او عبارت‌اند از: حمل (که از مقارنتش با آفتاب، تصویری کلیدی و چشمگیر ایجاد می‌شود)، اسد، ثور و میزان. …”
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