Optimizing Virtual Follow-Up Care: Realist Evaluation of Experiences and Perspectives of Patients With Breast and Prostate Cancer by Sarah Scruton, Geoff Wong, Stephanie Babinski, Lauren R Squires, Alejandro Berlin, Julie Easley, Sharon McGee, Ken Noel, Danielle Rodin, Jonathan Sussman, Robin Urquhart, Jacqueline L Bender

“…ResultsParticipants (N=24; n=12, 50% with breast cancer and n=12, 50% with prostate cancer) had an average age of 59.6 (SD 10.7) years. Most participants (20/24, 83%) were satisfied with VFU and wanted VFU options to continue after the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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COVID-19: INCREASE THE INFESTATION AND DEATH RATE ON JULY-AUGUST 2021 IN BANGLADESH by Ahasan Ullah Khan, Rumana Akter, Foyj Ullah Khan, Shakhera Khanom, Sarah Tasnim, Anayat Ullah Khan, Ayesha Shiddika Afsana, Bidyut Das

“…The mean Spearman correlation for tests was 0.656 (0.551-0.758), for infested was 0.669 (0.433-0.818), for recovered was 0.564 (0.433-0.709), for death was 0.737 (0.685-0.818). More people infested and died in July-August, 2021 than the previous year. …”
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El paisaje y la descripción etnográfica en las pinturas de Reinaldo Giudici by María Elisabet Sánchez Pórfido, Viviana Andrea Rossetti, Marcela Andruchow

“…Para hacer esta obra, el artista tomó como referentes algunas fotografías de expediciones científicas, el registro de una ceremonia indígena ocurrida en el Museo en simultáneo con la ejecución de la pintura y, además, tomó como referente la reproducción de vestimentas indígenas que se corresponden con piezas de la colección etnográfica del mismo Museo. …”
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Prevalence, Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern of Bacterial Isolates, and Associated Factors of Urinary Tract Infections among HIV‐Positive Patients at Hiwot Fana Specialized Uni... by Dadi Marami, Senthilkumar Balakrishnan, Berhanu Seyoum

“…The overall prevalence of urinary tract infection was 18% (95% CI: 15.34–22.63). Individuals with age 35–44 years (Adjusted odds ratio (AOR): 4.07; 95% CI: 1.09, 5.10), income less than 46.7 USD (AOR: 2.76; 95% CI: 1.15, 6.07), and a CD4+ count less than 200 cells/mm3 (AOR: 2.07; 95% CI: 1.15, 3.73) had higher odds of UTI. …”
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Efficacy analysis of drug-eluting beads transcatheter arterial chemoembolization combining systemic chemotherapy and immune checkpoint inhibitors in unresectable intrahepatic chola... by Liu Song, Wang Qingdong, Yin Shunhang, Li Long, Zhao Guangsheng, Yu Guangji, Wang Dong

“…The objective response rate (ORR, 76.06%) and disease control rate (DCR, 97.18%) in the observed group were significantly higher than that in the control group (52.11%, 85.92%), Progression-free survival (PFS, 10 months) and overall survival (OS, 17 months) were higher than the control group (8 months, 11 months). …”
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Comparison of the two treatment methods in primary hyperparathyroidism due to solitary parathyroid adenoma, Ultrasound-guided percutaneous alcohol ablation vs. parathyroidectomy: a... by Mohammad Eslamian, Babak Tavakoli, Alireza Firouzfar, Alireza Pouramini, Bijan Iraj, Mohsen Kolahdouzan, Marjan Mansourian

“…Complete response was observed in 91.1% (n = 62) of the PEA group and 98.5% (n = 67) of the PTx group. According to repeated-measures analysis, Calcium, PTH, Phosphorus, and Alkaline phosphatase fell significantly and continuously in each intervention group, except for the persistent patients. …”
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Stabilizing behaviors of Pseudomonas putida and Pseudomonas alcaligenes bacteria on heavy metal ions in electrolytic manganese residue by Hongliang Chen, Xiangqian Li, Yingxian Zhao, Yutao Zhang

“…Under the synergy of P. putida and P. alcaligenes, soluble components such as MnSO4·H2O, (NH4)2Mn(SO4)2·6 H2O and Zn, Cu and Cd compounds from the EMR were transformed into insoluble compounds including (MnCO3, Mn3(PO4)2·3 H2O, Mn2Zn(PO4)2·4 H2O, MnFe2(PO4)2(OH)2·8 H2O), Cu5Zn(PO4)2(OH)6·H2O and Cd(OH)2) for the stabilization of heavy metals ions in the EMR. …”
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Validation of the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II and IV Score in COVID-19 Patients by Jeroen Vandenbrande, Laurens Verbrugge, Liesbeth Bruckers, Laurien Geebelen, Ester Geerts, Ina Callebaut, Ine Gruyters, Liesbeth Heremans, Jasperina Dubois, Bjorn Stessel

“…APACHE II ROC AUC 0.7). This model exhibits good calibration. Hosmer–Lemeshow p values for APACHE IV were 0.9234 for the overall population and 0.8017 for the subgroup. …”
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Low skeletal muscle mass as a proxy marker of sarcopenia is a risk factor for major complications in older patients undergoing curative colon resections for colon cancer by İsmail Tırnova, Maya Gasimova, Hatice Akay, Çağla Sarıtürk, Aslıhan Güven Mert, Özlem Yenidünya, Feza Yarbuğ Karakayalı

“…There were 64 patients (65.3%) in the Low SMMI group and 34 patients (34.7%) in the Normal SMMI group. Logistic regression analysis demonstrated that low SMMI was associated with a higher risk of major complications, with an odds ratio of 5.3 (95% CI, 1.1–20.1; p = 0.037). …”
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Clinical Features of Impacted Common Bile Duct Stones at Duodenal Papilla by Jae Min Lee, Sang Hoon Lee, Ji Hyun Kim, Tae Suk Kim, Sung Hoon Chang, San Ha Kim, Jung Ho Lee, Chang Don Kang, Jin Myung Park

“…Multivariate analysis showed that IPS was associated with pancreatitis (odds ratio [OR] 3.78, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.17–12.17, p=0.026), bile duct penetrating duodenal wall sign (BPDS, OR 12.09, 95% CI: 3.92–37.33, p<0.001), and the presence of pus (OR 27.05, 95% CI: 4.92–148.85, p<0.001). …”
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Development of the PRECIOUS Short-Form (PRECIOUS-SF) quality of care measure for children with serious illnesses by Felicia Jia Ler Ang, Yin Bun Cheung, Mihir Gandhi, Rahul Malhotra, Truls Ostbye, Chetna Malhotra, Cristelle Chu-Tian Chow, Poh Heng Chong, Zubair Amin, Teresa Shu Zhen Tan, Eric Finkelstein

“…PRECIOUS-SF scales correlated strongly with corresponding PRECIOUS scales (r = 0.91 to 0.98) and demonstrated satisfactory internal consistency (α = 0.77 to 0.91) and test-retest reliability (ICCs > 0.70). …”
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Derivation and Characterization of Isogenic <i>OPA1</i> Mutant and Control Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Lines by Katherine A. Pohl, Xiangmei Zhang, Johnny Jeonghyun Ji, Linsey Stiles, Alfredo A. Sadun, Xian-Jie Yang

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Butterfly Pea and Roselle Combination Extracts Reduce V-CAM, ICAM, and IL-6 Levels in High Fat Atherogenic Diet Rats by Karnirius Harefa, Ahmad Hafizullah Ritonga, Riri Safitri, Barita Aritonang, Rahmad Gurusinga, Irmayani Irmayani, Sri Wulan

“…The group with the highest dose, 500 mg/kgBW BPRCE, showed the greatest reduction of VCAM-1 level (32.73±3.57 pg/mL), ICAM-1 level (5.68±1.17 ng/mL), and IL-6 levels (21.49±4.62 pg/mL). …”
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Autonomous Defense Based on Biogenic Nanoparticle Formation in Daunomycin-Producing <i>Streptomyces</i> by Karel Beneš, Vladislav Čurn, Baveesh Pudhuvai, Jaroslav Motis, Zuzana Michalcová, Andrea Bohatá, Jana Lencová, Jan Bárta, Michael Rost, Andreas Vilcinskas, Vladimír Maťha

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Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of the <i>GRF</i> and <i>GIF</i> Gene Families in <i>Prunus avium</i> by Hongxu Chen, Yangang Pei, Wanjia Tang, Hongfen Li, Yidi Huang, Yizhe Chu, Guanqiong Kou, Wenyi Niu, Runmei He, Ronggao Gong

“…Genome-wide analysis showed 13 <i>GRF</i> genes on eight chromosomes and three <i>GIF</i> genes on three chromosomes in <i>P. avium</i>, clustered into three and two branches, respectively. Cis-acting element analysis indicated that the PavGRF promoters contained regulatory elements associated with hormones, light stress, and growth development. …”
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Rapid detection of carbapenem-resistant Escherichia coli and carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in positive blood cultures via MALDI-TOF MS and tree-based machine learning... by Xiaobo Xu, Zhaofeng Wang, Erjie Lu, Tao Lin, Hengchao Du, Zhongfei Li, Jiahong Ma

“…Early identification of infectious agents and determination of drug-resistant phenotypes can help patients with BSI receive timely, effective, and targeted treatment and improve their survival. …”
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Antibacterial-Coated Suture in Reducing Surgical Site Infection in Breast Surgery: A Prospective Study by Enora Laas, Cécile Poilroux, Corinne Bézu, Charles Coutant, Serge Uzan, Roman Rouzier, Elisabeth Chéreau

“…The discrimination obtained from a logistic regression model developed in Group 1 and based on multifocality, age and axillary lymphadenectomy was 0.88 (95% CI 0.77–0.95) (). There was a significant difference in Group 2 between predicted probabilities and observed percentages (). …”
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Global, regional, and national burdens of leukemia from 1990 to 2019: A systematic analysis of the global burden of disease in 2019 based on the APC model by Xiang Qu, Anjie Zheng, Jie Yang, Jinru Zhang, Hongmei Qiao, Fan Jiang, Jie Zhao, Chunping Wang, Peng Ning

“…Results In 2019, globally, the number of incidences and DALYs of leukemia were 643.6 × 103 (587.0 × 103, 699.7 × 103) and 11,657.5 × 103 (10529.1 × 103, 12700.7 × 103), respectively. …”
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Loss of LLGL1 Expression Correlates with Diffuse Gastric Cancer and Distant Peritoneal Metastases by Alexander Desuki, Frank Staib, Ines Gockel, Markus Moehler, Hauke Lang, Stefan Biesterfeld, Annett Maderer, Peter R. Galle, Martin R. Berger, Carl C. Schimanski

“…LLGL1 was stably transfected into LLGL1 negative gastric cancer cell line SNU16 (del(17) (p11.2)) for functional in vitro assays and a xenograft bioassay. …”
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Deficit Irrigation and an IoT-Based System for Improving Yield and Water Use Efficiency of Winter Wheat Grown Under Semi-Arid Conditions by Salah Belkher, Basma Latrech, Wifak Bekri, Felix Markwordt, Mohamed Abdur Rahim, Corentin Dupont, Mohamed Ali Ben Abdallah, Hedi Daghari, Mourad Rezig

“…Reducing irrigation amount by 40% (DI2) resulted in a significant grain yield reduction, quantified as 52.7, 45.7, 30.4%, respectively, for the three cropping seasons. …”
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