Anlotinib as Maintenance Therapy After First-Line Chemotherapy Combined with Consolidation Radiation for Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer by Jinbo Ma MD, Xiaoyan Ma MS, Wei Zhang MD, Shanliang Hu MS, Rukun Zang MS, Xiaolong Wu MS, Jie Song MD

“…After stratification on the basis of clinical response, patients who achieved CR plus PR after chemoradiotherapy had a longer median OS in the anlotinib and observation groups (34.0 months vs 24.8 months, HR = 2.40, P  = 0.009). …”
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Incidence of suspected human rabies virus exposure and associated risk factors in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis by Mengistie Kassahun Tariku, Abebe Habtamu Belete, Daniel Tarekegn Worede, Sewnet Wongiel Misikir

“…Being male was (RR = 1.67, 95% CI; 1.53–1.81) times more likely to be exposed to the human rabies virus than those who were females. Conclusion The estimated incidence was found to vary by location and was reported as high. …”
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Impact of Immunotherapies on SARS-CoV-2-Infections and Other Respiratory Tract Infections during the COVID-19 Winter Season in IBD Patients by Constanze Heike Waggershauser, Cornelia Tillack-Schreiber, Paul Weyh, Eckard Alt, Thorsten Siegmund, Christine Berchthold-Benchieb, Daniel Szokodi, Fabian Schnitzler, Thomas Ochsenkühn

“…This study is focused on the question whether patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) who receive immunotherapies are more vulnerable to respiratory tract infections and SARS-CoV-2 infections in comparison to medical staff, as a cohort with an increased infection risk, and to the general population in a COVID-19 hotspot. …”
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Comparative Outcomes of Meropenem–Vaborbactam vs. Ceftazidime–Avibactam Among Adults Hospitalized with an Infectious Syndrome in the US, 2019–2021 by Marya D. Zilberberg, Brian H. Nathanson, Mark A. Redell, Kate Sulham, Andrew F. Shorr

“…<b>Results</b>: Among 1,989,765 patients who met enrollment criteria, 455 received MEV and 2320 CZA. …”
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Is it true that PBL based on Islamic ethnomathematics makes it easier for PTKIN students to understand mathematical concepts? by Choirul Annisa, Dewi Agus Triani, Yusi Krisma Tanti

“…Based on the results of the analysis of hypothesis testing, there was no difference in the mathematical understanding abilities of students who took part in PBL based on Islamic ethnomathematics and without being based on Islamic ethnomathematics. …”
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The Primate Habituation Programme, Dzanga Sangha Protected Areas, Central African Republic: An overview by Terence Fuh Neba, Anna Feistner, Angelique Todd

“…Current IUCN great ape tourism best practices (PHP is partly/fully compliant on ~90% of 156 criteria) include ongoing observational gorilla health monitoring, prohibiting visitors who are/have recently been ill and regular staff screening. …”
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Association between exposure to urinary metal and all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in US adults. by Ting Cheng, Dongdong Yu, Geng Li, Xiankun Chen, Li Zhou, Zehuai Wen

“…<h4>Methods</h4>We measured the levels of 8 metals in the urine of adults who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 1999 to 2018. …”
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Protocol for evaluating the effects of integrating music with taekwondo training in children with autism spectrum disorder: A randomized controlled trial. by Clare C W Yu, Kam M Mok, Emma Mak, Chun T Au, Dorothy F Y Chan, Stanley Wu, Raymond C K Chung, Matthew C K Ip, Simpson W L Wong

“…Seventy-two children aged 7 to 9 years who meet the diagnostic criteria of ASD will be recruited and randomized into either the "Taekwondo training with elements of music therapy" group or the "Taekwondo training alone" group. …”
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Time without PSA recurrence after radical prostatectomy as a predictor of future biochemical recurrence, metastatic disease and prostate cancer death: a prospective Scandinavian co... by Mats Steinholtz Ahlberg, Hans-Olov Adami, Hans Garmo, Lars Holmberg, Anna Bill-Axelson, Ove Andren, Gunnar Steineck, Jan-Erik Johansson

“…Stratification by Gleason score (≤3+4=7 or ≥4+3=7), pathological tumour stage (pT2 or ≥pT3) and negative or positive surgical margins.Setting Between 1989 and 1998, 14 urological centres in Scandinavia randomised patients to the Scandinavian Prostate Cancer Group study number 4 (SPCG-4) trial.Participation All 306 patients from the SPCG-4 trial who underwent radical prostatectomy within 1 year from inclusion were eligible. …”
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Prognostic analysis of endovascular mechanical thrombectomy in stroke patients with acute internal carotid artery obstruction based on circle of Willis variation by Tianlun Qiu, Huagang Luo, Wuqiao Bao

“…This study aimed to predict the outcomes of EVMT following AIICAO by utilizing anatomic classification of the circle of Willis and its relative position to the thrombus.MethodsIn this study, we retrospectively analyzed a cohort of 108 patients with AIICAO who underwent endovascular mechanical thrombectomy (EVMT) at Shaoxing People’s Hospital. …”
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COVID-19 in the years 2020 to 2022 in Germany: effects of comorbidities and co-medications based on a large-scale database analysis by Roland Linder, Jonas Peltner, Anatoli Astvatsatourov, Willy Gomm, Britta Haenisch

“…We performed a descriptive analysis to describe the proportion of patients in the two cohorts who were diagnosed with comorbidities or medication use known to influence the risk of COVID-19 progression. …”
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Gestational diabetes mellitus in previous pregnancy associated with the risk of large for gestational age and macrosomia in the second pregnancy by Ying Wang, Ying Wang, Ying Wang, Juan Yang, Juan Yang, Juan Yang, Yuzhen Liu, Yuzhen Liu, Yuzhen Liu, Ao Yang, Ao Yang, Ao Yang, Yuqing Deng, Yuqing Deng, Yuqing Deng, Chang Xu, Shilin Zhong, Shilin Zhong, Shilin Zhong

“…It remains unclear whether a history of GDM in a previous pregnancy raises the risk of LGA or macrosomia in Chinese women planning two or more pregnancies.AimTo analyze the association between previous GDM and the risk of LGA and macrosomia in second pregnancy.MethodA retrospective study was conducted on a cohort of 3,131 women who had experienced two consecutive singleton births. …”
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice towards COVID-19 among Mothers in Dessie Town, Northeast Ethiopia, 2020 by Debrnesh Goshiye, Zinet Abegaz, Sisay Gedamu

“…Therefore, health education programs for mobilizing and improving COVID-19-related knowledge, attitude, and practice are urgently needed, especially for those mothers who have low access to information due to home duty.…”
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The use of pigs vocalisation structure to assess the quality of human-pig relationship by Villain, Avelyne S, Guérin, Carole, Tallet, Céline

“…At weaning, 30 piglets were positively handled by an experimenter who talked to and physically interacted with them three times a day, while 30 other piglets only received the contact necessary for proper husbandry. …”
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Association between advanced lung cancer inflammation index and all-cause and cause-specific mortality among asthma patients: a cohort study by Tu-Lei Tian, Xiang-Kun Qu, Hong-Bo Zhang, Cun-Cun Wang, Qing-Qing Yuan, Jing Xia, Li-Fang Cao, Kui Liu

“…This study aimed to evaluate the association between ALI and mortality from all causes, as well as specific causes including cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer-related mortality, among individuals with asthma.MethodsWe analyzed data from 4,829 asthma patients who participated in the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 1999 to 2018. …”
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Surgical interventions for degenerative cervical disease: Impact on patient quality of life, mental health, pain relief, and spiritual health by Ching-Ya Huang, Cheng-Shyuan Rau, Jo-Chien Lin, Shiun-Yuan Hsu, Ching-Hua Hsieh

“…Methods: This prospective cohort study was conducted with a purposive sampling of thirty-five patients who were diagnosed with degenerative cervical diseases and consented to surgery. …”
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The analysis of project-based learning models implementation on student motivation and learning achievement by Amara Mery Athaya, Mira Kusmiati, M. Azhar Faturachman

“…Learning activities are now centered not only on teachers but also on students who actively participate in the process. Learning motivation needs to be developed in students to achieve high learning outcomes. …”
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Archéologie d’un jardin de sculptures du xxe siècle by Aline Gheysens

“…Then, we shall see what sorts of relationships may have occurred, for the creator of this garden – who was also an author – between the takeover of this place and a daily practise of writing, on the basis that what is expressed in a novel, no space could show it, while what tends to be stated by a garden would fail in any literary attempt. …”
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Association of functional health literacy and cognitive ability with self-reported diabetes in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing: a prospective cohort study by Ian J Deary, Chloe Fawns-Ritchie, Jackie Price

“…Objectives We investigated whether functional health literacy and cognitive ability were associated with self-reported diabetes.Design Prospective cohort study.Setting Data were from waves 2 (2004–2005) to 7 (2014–2015) of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA), a cohort study designed to be representative of adults aged 50 years and older living in England.Participants 8669 ELSA participants (mean age=66.7, SD=9.7) who completed a brief functional health literacy test assessing health-related reading comprehension, and 4 cognitive tests assessing declarative memory, processing speed and executive function at wave 2.Primary outcome measure Self-reported doctor diagnosis of diabetes.Results Logistic regression was used to examine cross-sectional (wave 2) associations of functional health literacy and cognitive ability with diabetes status. …”
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Liver fibrosis stage classification in stacked microvascular images based on deep learning by Daisuke Miura, Hiromi Suenaga, Rino Hiwatashi, Shingo Mabu

“…Methods This single-center, cross-sectional study included 517 patients with CLD who underwent ultrasonography and liver stiffness testing between August 2019 and October 2022. …”
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