Quality of life in early breast cancer patients after adjuvant accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI) in randomized trial by Petr Burkon, Iveta Selingerova, Miroslav Vrzal, Milos Holanek, Oldrich Coufal, Katerina Polachova, Vera Andraskova, Sachin R. Jhawar, Pavel Slampa, Tomas Kazda, Marek Slavik

“…Other functional scales showed a decrease in the WBI arm at M0 (p = 0.027 for physical functioning). During radiation, symptoms scores increased. …”
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Pregnancy and Postpartum Trends in Self‐Measured Blood Pressure and Derived Indices: The BOSHI Study by Seiya Izumi, Misato Nishimura, Noriyuki Iwama, Hasumi Tomita, Hirotaka Hamada, Taku Obara, Mami Ishikuro, Takahisa Murakami, Michihiro Satoh, Takuo Hirose, Masatoshi Saito, Takayoshi Ohkubo, Shinichi Kuriyama, Nobuo Yaegashi, Kazuhiko Hoshi, Yutaka Imai, Hirohito Metoki, the BOSHI Study Group

“…The SBP and DBP were 4.9 and 4.7 mmHg higher on postpartum Days 8 and 7 than the day before pregnancy, respectively. …”
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Assessment of vitamin D status in obese and non-obese patients: A case-control study by Salma Derbel, Lamiae Zarraa, Imane Assarrar, Nisrine Bouichrat, Siham Rouf, Hanane Latrech

“…A significant correlation between vitamin D status and glycated hemoglobin in the obese group (p = 0,047) was found, whereas it was insignificant in the control group (p = 0,966). …”
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The environmental health literacy level was effectively improved of residents in Shaanxi Province, China, 2022 by Feidan Deng, Feidan Deng, Feidan Deng, Xinyue Wen, Xinyue Wen, Guoqiang Dong, Guoqiang Dong, Guoqiang Dong, Xining Wang, Xining Wang, Huifang He, Huifang He, Ruixuan Zhu, Lichun Qiao, Lichun Qiao, Jing Han, Jing Han, Jing Han

“…The weighted rate was calculated using the seventh National Census data, and influential factors were analyzed using multifactor logistic regression.ResultsAccording to the survey, the overall EHL level of Shaanxi residents in 2022 was 15.47%. The first-level classification literacy level of EHL was ranked in descending order: basic skills (21.64%), basic concepts (17.93%), and basic knowledge (14.44%). …”
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Lympho-vascular invasion in oral cavity cancers – A bridge between tumour biology and clinical outcomes by Sapna Krishnamurthy, Imtiaz Ahmed, Kumar Vinchurkar, Mahesh Kalloli, Adarsh Sanikop, Raghavendra Sagar, Santosh Mathapathi, Rohan Bhise

“…Results: of the total 234 patients, 71 % (166) had Bucco-alveolar-complex primary. 62.8 % (147) had locoregionally advanced disease. 91.5 % (214) required adjuvant treatment.The LVI positivity was 77.4 %, 63.3 % in tumour size >3cm/<3 cm, 85 %, 59.7 % in depth of infiltration >1cm/<1 cm, 82.4 %, 57.6 % in T3-T4/T1-2, 91.9 %, 59.9 % in grade 3/others and 96.8 %, 13.8 % in perineural invasion present/absent, respectively (p < 0.05). …”
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Machine Learning-Based Alzheimer’s Disease Stage Diagnosis Utilizing Blood Gene Expression and Clinical Data: A Comparative Investigation by Manash Sarma, Subarna Chatterjee

“…Employing gene expression data, we obtained ROC AUC scores of 0.763, 0.761, and 0.706 for the CN, MCI, and dementia stages, respectively, and F1 scores of 0.71, 0.77, and 0.53 for CN, MCI, and dementia, respectively. …”
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Evolution of Treatment Outcomes and Prognostic Factors in Esophageal Cancer Surgery: A Retrospective Analysis of 1500 Consecutive Esophagostomies by Yasue Kimura, MD, PhD, Eiji Oki, MD, PhD, Tomonori Nakanoko, MD, PhD, Qingjiang Hu, MD, PhD, Keita Natsugoe, MD, Sho Nanbara, MD, PhD, Ryota Nakanishi, MD, PhD, Yuichiro Nakashima, MD, PhD, Mitsuhiko Ota, MD, PhD, Tomoharu Yoshizumi, MD, PhD

“…Three-year survival rates were 22.2%, 47.8%, 53.4%, 69.9%, and 72.6% in groups A–E, respectively, 5-year survival rates were 17.2%, 41.3%, 49.2%, 63.9%, and 68.4%, respectively (P < 0.0001, group A vs groups D and E). …”
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Negative effects of adverse childhood experiences and absence of positive childhood experiences on healthcare employees: survey findings built on 10 years of trauma-informed develo... by Laneita Williamson, Laneita Williamson, Stephanie S. Daniel, Jennifer Carter, Adam Ridenhour, Camila A. Pulgar, Yasmin Gay, Beata Debinski

“…Even when adjusting for ACEs, having 0–2 PCEs was associated with significantly reduced odds of getting needed emotional or social support (AOR = 0.14, 95% CI: 0.07, 0.29). Having 0–2 PCEs relative to 6–7 PCEs was also significantly associated with greater odds of past 2-week compassion fatigue, a lower resilience score, and decreased odds of reported organizational belonging measures. …”
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Bir Anlatı Araştırması: Yüksek Din Öğretimi Kurumlarındaki Arapça Derslerinde Karşılaşılan Sorunlar by Münir Ecer

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Leukodepleted Packed Red Blood Cells Transfusion in Patients Undergoing Major Cardiovascular Surgical Procedure: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Daniel Simancas-Racines, Ingrid Arevalo-Rodriguez, Gerard Urrutia, Diana Buitrago-Garcia, Solange Núñez-González, María José Martínez-Zapata, Eva Madrid, Xavier Bonfill, Ricardo Hidalgo-Ottolenghi

“…The risk ratio for death from any cause comparing the LD-PRBC versus non-LD-PRBC group was 0.69 (CI 95% = 0.53 to 0.90; I2 = 0%). The risk ratio for infection in the same comparison groups was 0.77 (CI 95% = 0.66 to 0.91; I2 = 0%). …”
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Mutations in 23S rRNA gene associated with clarithromycin resistance in Helicobacter pylori clinical isolates from Saint-Petersburg by Starkova D.A., Gladyshev N.S., Polev D.E., Egorova S.A., Svarval A.V.

“…The A2147G point mutation was detected in 17 (56,7%) CLR-resistant isolates and one (5.0%) CLR-sensitive isolate (p = 0,0002). …”
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Competencias en interpretación electrocardiográfica en estudiantes de medicina en una Universidad Licenciada del Perú by Felix Alexander Peña-Corrales, Horus Michael Virú-Flores, Joseph Alburqueque-Melgarejo, Israel Armando Guerra-Cuyutupac, Jamee Guerra-Valencia, Martha Eugenia Aguirre-Coronado, Claudia Veralucia Saldaña-Diaz, Juan Carlos Ezequiel Roque

“…Se aplicó estadística descriptiva y la prueba ji cuadrado para asociaciones. Resultados: De los 180 estudiantes se obtuvo una mediana y el rango intercuartílico de la evaluación fue de 9 ± 5, a su vez las dimensiones de competencias básicas en electrocardiograma, infarto de miocardio y arritmias, registraron valores de 3 ± 2,75, 3 ± 2,00 y 3 ± 2,10 puntos respectivamente. …”
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Медико-соціальні особливості пацієнток пізнього репродуктивного віку зі зниженим оваріальним резервом... by U.S. Dorofeieva, O.G. Boichuk

“…При цьому психологічний стан половини жінок оцінюється як субдепресивний або маскована депресія (52,9%), а депресія діагностована в 14,7% респонденток. Висновки. Встановлені медико-соціальні особливості жінок пізнього репродуктивного віку зі зниженим оваріальним резервом (куріння, порушення режиму дня та праці, малорухливий спосіб життя, стреси, низька якість життя, субдепресивний та депресивний стани) вказують на необхідність додаткового введення заходів із корекції способу життя та методик психокорекції до програм підготовки до ДРТ. …”
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Development and nutritional evaluation of pomegranate peel enriched bars. by Rameeza Abbas, Muhammad Aamir, Farhan Saeed, Amar Shankar, Jaspreet Kaur, Rutaba Nadeem, Ashish Singh Chauhan, Ali Imran, Muhammad Afzaal, Abdela Befa Kinki

“…Proximate analysis of bars revealed that moisture, protein, fat, fiber, ash and nitrogen free extract ranges from T0 to T4 (13.38±1.21 to 11.32±1.15, 9.56±0.92 to 8.32±1.14, 9.05±1.21 to 7.93±1.08, 5.23±0.82 to 16.89±0.64, 2.05±0.87 to 2.92±1.25 and 62.51±0.85 to 52.62±0.93 respectively. …”
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Risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection before and after the Omicron wave in a cohort of healthcare workers in Ontario, Canada by Jorge L. Martinez-Cajas, Ann Jolly, Yanping Gong, Gerald Evans, Santiago Perez-Patrigeon, Bradley Stoner, T. Hugh Guan, Beatriz Alvarado

“…At period #2, 65/167 (38.3%) reported at least one SARS-CoV-2 infection. …”
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Design of an Ultra Compact 180-Degree Ring Coupler With Harmonic Suppression Using Composite Lines for Modern RF Systems by Saeed Roshani, Farid Zubir, Mohsen Karimi, Muhammad Akmal Chaudhary, Maher Assaad, Fawwaz Hazzazi, Noorlindawaty Md Jizat, Sobhan Roshani

“…Moreover, the conventional 800 MHz HRC occupied <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$0.5~\lambda \times 0.25~\lambda $ </tex-math></inline-formula> (140.7 mm <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\times 70.8$ </tex-math></inline-formula> mm), while size of the proposed HRC is 10.7 mm <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\times 6.7$ </tex-math></inline-formula> mm (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$0.038~\lambda \times 0.024~\lambda $ </tex-math></inline-formula>), which provides 99% size reduction.…”
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Environmental, socioeconomic, and sociocultural drivers of monkeypox transmission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a One Health perspective by Guangyu Lu, Zeyin Chong, Enyu Xu, Ce Na, Kaixuan Liu, Liying Chai, Pengpeng Xia, Kai Yang, Guoqiang Zhu, Jinkou Zhao, Olaf Müller

“…The proportion of primary forest [incidence rate ratio (IRR): 1.023, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.018–1.027], index of economic well-being (IRR: 1.046, 95% CI: 1.039–1.052), and mean annual precipitation (IRR 1.040, 95% CI: 1.031–1.049) were positively associated with mpox incidence. …”
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Assessing water and energy fluxes in a regional hydrosystem: case study of the Seine basin by Kilic, Deniz, Rivière, Agnès, Gallois, Nicolas, Ducharne, Agnès, Wang, Shuaitao, Peylin, Philippe, Flipo, Nicolas

“…The tool makes it possible to establish a fully consistent water and energy budget over a period of 17 years. It also simulates temperature evolution in each aquifer and evaluates that river thermal regulation mostly relies by order of importance on short wave radiations (109.3 W${\cdot }$m$^{-2}$), groundwater fluxes (48.1 W${\cdot }$m$^{-2}$) and surface runoff (22.7 W${\cdot }$m$^{-2}$).…”
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How intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor initial dosing impacts patient outcomes in diabetic macular oedema by Rishi P. Singh, David Tabano, Blanche L. Kuo, Andrew LaPrise, Theodore Leng, Eunice Kim, Meghan Hatfield, Vincent Garmo

“…Discontinuations, reinitiations and switches were compared. Results Included were 217,696 eyes (n = 77,769 initial; n = 139,927 non-initial) from 166,868 patients. …”
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Head and Maxillofacial Injuries in Child and Adolescent Victims of Automotive Accidents by Alessandro Leite Cavalcanti, Thiago Henrique de Araujo Lino, Thaliny Batista Sarmento de Oliveira, Thaisy Sarmento Batista de Oliveira, Andreia Medeiros Rodrigues Cardoso, Rodrigo Feliciano de Macedo, Wilton Wilney Nascimento Padilha, Alidianne Fabia Cabral Xavier

“…Victims were mostly adolescents aged from 15 to 19 years (64.2%), males (73.7%), and motorcyclists (51.3%). More than half of the victims had single lesions (54.3%) located in the head (20.7%) and face (21.6%). …”
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