Comparison of the Diagnostic Performance of Five Clinical Questionnaires for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Alirio R. Bastidas, Eduardo Tuta-Quintero, José S. Arias, Diana Cufiño, Diana Moya, Daniel Martin, Faure Rodríguez, Carolina Aponte-Murcia, Doris M. Pumarejo, Maria A. Bejarano, Geraldine Ospina, Lina M. Morales, Adriana M. Portella, Maria D. Barragán, Daniela A. Álvarez, José M. Hernández

“…A cross-sectional study was carried out on subjects who underwent spirometry in the third-level center. …”
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Clinical Holistic Medicine (Mindful,Short-Term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Complemented with Bodywork) in the Treatment of Experienced Mental Illness by Søren Ventegodt, Suzette Thegler, Tove Andreasen, Flemming Struve, Lars Enevoldsen, Laila Bassaine, Margrethe Torp, Joav Merrick

“…Short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy (STPP) complemented with bodywork improved 31 of 54 patients (57.4%, 95% CI: 43.21–70.77%) who rated themselves mentally ill before treatment. …”
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Neoadjuvant pyrotinib and trastuzumab in HER2-positive breast cancer with no early response (NeoPaTHer): efficacy, safety and biomarker analysis of a prospective, multicentre, resp... by Fei Wang, Yongjiu Wang, Bin Xiong, Zhenlin Yang, Jingfen Wang, Yumin Yao, Lixiang Yu, Qinye Fu, Liang Li, Qiang Zhang, Chao Zheng, Shuya Huang, Liyuan Liu, Chun Liu, Huaibo Sun, Beibei Mao, Dong-Xu Liu, Zhigang Yu

“…These findings suggest that adding pyrotinib may benefit patients who do not respond to neoadjuvant trastuzumab plus chemotherapy. …”
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The effectiveness of posterior Schanz screw system in the anatomical restoration of thoracolumbar vertebral burst fractures: A 10-year single-institution experience by Pietro Domenico Giorgi, Simona Legrenzi, Ye Youchen, Bove Federico, Giuseppe Rosario Schirò

“…Materials and Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 101 patients who underwent short posterior fixation with transpedicular Schanz screws between 2012 and 2022 for single-level (T12 or L1) TLBFs. …”
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Does Isoniazid Preventive Therapy Provide Better Treatment Outcomes in HIV-Infected Individuals in Northern Ethiopia? A Retrospective Cohort Study by Tesfay Mehari Atey, Helen Bitew, Solomon Weldegebreal Asgedom, Asrat Endrias, Derbew Fikadu Berhe

“…The follow-up CD4+ T cells for the exposed and nonexposed groups were 405.74 and 366.95 cells/mm (World Health Organization (WHO), 2017), respectively, a statistically significant finding (t1861 = −3.770, p<0.0001; Cohen’s d = 0.186). …”
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Next Generation Sequencing Panel using Circulating Tumor DNA in Patients with Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Mariana M. Sebastião, Rodrigo S. Ho, João Paulo V. de Carvalho, Micha Nussbaum

“…Therefore, it can be considered a reliable alternative to guide the patients with aNSCLC to the right treatment who cannot undergo an invasive procedure or have insufficient tissue material for molecular tests.…”
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Neuroimaging findings and balance problems after mild traumatic brain injury: A systematic review protocol. by Todd Boscarello, Robby Boparai, Nathan Samson, Alan Rodriguez, Thomas Knoblauch, Cheryl Vanier, Travis Snyder

“…<h4>Inclusion criteria</h4>Studies will include participants of any age or sex who were diagnosed as having mild traumatic brain injury by a medical professional, excluding studies which by design included patients with other conditions diagnosed using neuroimaging findings. …”
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Oncologic oUTcomes of neoadjuvant chemotherapy for obSTructive colon cAncer after steNt decompression (OUTSTAND trial); A study protocol of multicenter non-inferiority randomized c... by Bong-Hyeon Kye, Ji-Hoon Kim, Hyung-Jin Kim, Yoon-Suk Lee, In-Kyu Lee, Won Kyung Kang, Hyeon-Min Cho, Jong-Kyung Park, Chang-Hyeok Ahn, Jae-Im Lee, Seong-Taek Oh, Byung Jo Choi

“…However, there are currently no available prospective data on the impact of bridging period and there is a lack of research on the effects of neoadjuvant chemotherapy during the bridging period. Objectives Patients who undergo successful SEMS placement for obstructive left-sided colon adenocarcinoma without metastases will be eligible for this study. …”
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Diagnostic Model of In-Hospital Mortality in Patients with Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Used Artificial Intelligence Methods by Yong Li

“…We registered this study with the registration number ChiCTR1900027129 (the WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP) on 1 November 2019).…”
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Transcutaneous Bilirubin Measurements Can Be Used to Measure Bilirubin Levels during Phototherapy by Saad Abdullah Alsaedi

“…In this prospective observational study, healthy term newborns who required TSB measurements were included. TcB measurements were taken from the forehead before starting and during phototherapy using the BiliChek device. …”
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The effect of cervical length on procedure time and VAS pain score in office hysteroscopy by Cenk Soysal, Onur Ince, Yasemin Taşçı

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted on 50 patients who underwent office hysteroscopy for various indications such as abnormal uterine bleeding and infertility. …”
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Refractive Status in Eyes Implanted with Toric and Nontoric Intraocular Lenses during Combined Cataract Surgery and Microhook Ab Interno Trabeculotomy by Yasuyuki Takai, Kazunobu Sugihara, Mihoko Mochiji, Kaoru Manabe, Aika Tsutsui, Masaki Tanito

“…Twenty eyes of 20 patients who had open-angle glaucoma, cataract, and preexisting regular corneal astigmatism exceeding 1.5 diopters (D) and underwent combined μLOT and phacoemulsification were recruited retrospectively. …”
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National Dialogue: Bahrain Case by E. I. Vulakh

“…In order to do so a few methodological, as well as purely practical questions need to be addressed: interests of what political forces (groups) must be considered, who is to elaborate the criteria and methods of selecting actual participants of the negotiations, how to assess their real representativeness and legitimacy and so on. …”
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Transforaminal Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy versus Coblation Nucleoplasty Combined with Collagenase Chemonucleolysis for Lumbar Disc Herniation with Grade I Degenerative Spondyloli... by Yuyu Guo, Liuhu Han, Tingting Li, Bingbing Xu, Penghui Ke, Jun Hu, Rongyi Zhang, Yan Guo, Long Zhao, Likui Wang

“…Methods From January 2019 to December 2020, 60 patients who had LDH with grade I degenerative spondylolisthesis were divided into two groups. …”
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Development and predictors of bipolar disorder in children and adolescents with depressive disorders: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression by Gonzalo Salazar de Pablo, Violeta Perez-Rodriguez, Javier de Otazu Olivares, Javier Camacho-Rubio, Aditya Sharma, Ana Catalán, Josefien Breedvelt, Claudia Aymerich, Mihai Pop, Carmen Moreno, Ian Kelleher, Jane Anderson, Paolo Fusar-Poli, Christoph U Correll, Allan H. Young

“…Methods In this systematic review and meta-analysis (PROSPERO:CRD42023431301), PubMed and Web-of-Science databases were searched for longitudinal studies reporting the percentage of C&A with ICD/DSM-defined depressive disorders who developed BD during follow-up. Data extraction, random-effects meta-analysis, between-study heterogeneity analysis, quality assessment, sub-group analyses, and meta-regressions were conducted. …”
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Relationship between Undernutrition and Periodontal Diseases among a Sample of Yemeni Population: A Cross-Sectional Study by Milad Al-Kalisi, Manal Al-Hajri, Sarah Al-Rai

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted at dental teaching clinics at the Faculty of Dentistry, Sana’a University. Of 1920 patients who attended clinics, only 229 matched the study criteria. …”
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Sequelae of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Infection among Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Large Single-Center Experience by Emily E. Zona, Mina L. Gibes, Asha S. Jain, Juan S. Danobeitia, Jacqueline Garonzik-Wang, Jeannina A. Smith, Didier A. Mandelbrot, Sandesh Parajuli

“…We studied all adult KTRs (with a functioning allograft) who had their first episode of SARS-CoV-2 infection between 04/2020 and 04/2022. …”
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Construction of nomogram model based on contrast-enhanced ultrasound parameters to predict the degree of pathological differentiation of hepatocellular carcinoma by Shu-Min Lian, Hong-Jing Cheng, Hong-Jing Li, Hui Wang

“…ObjectiveTo predict the degree of pathological differentiation of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) by quantitative analysis the correlation between the perfusion parameters of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) and the pathological grades of HCC using VueBox® software.MethodsWe enrolled 189 patients who underwent CEUS and liver biopsy at our hospital from July 2019 to September 2024 and were pathologically confirmed with primary HCC. …”
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Giant and irregular pituitary neuroendocrine tumors surgery: comparison of simultaneous combined endoscopic endonasal and transcranial and purely endoscopic endonasal surgery at a... by Jun Fu, Wenwei Luo, Chunlin Zhang, Zhicheng Wang, Wenjian Fan, Yuanxiang Lin, Dezhi Kang, Jianping Song, Changzhen Jiang, Xiaorong Yan

“…Methods The data of GIPitNETs patients who underwent surgery between March 2018 and May 2023 at a single center were retrospectively reviewed. …”
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Chronic fatigue and headache in post-COVID-19 syndrome: a radiological and clinical evaluation by Gonçalo G. Almeida, Gonçalo G. Almeida, Saide Alkan, Saide Alkan, Robert Hoepner, André Euler, André Euler, Lara Diem, Franca Wagner

“…This study aimed to investigate the correlation between these symptoms and T2-hyperintense white matter lesions detected on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain and spine in patients with post-COVID-19 syndrome.MethodsThis retrospective, single-center study analyzed a sample of 96 patients from Bern University Hospital in Switzerland who presented with suspected post-COVID-19 syndrome between 2020 and 2022. …”
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