Clinical Study of MOTOmed Intelligent Training System Combined with Weight Support Gait Training on Improving Hemiplegic Gait of Stroke Patients with Hemiplegia by LI Na, LIANG Xueqin, PAN Fangfang, DUAN Yanan, ZHANG Xiangyu

“…ObjectiveTo observe the kinematic effects of MOTOmed intelligent training system combined with weight support gait training on extensor synergistic hemiplegic gait in stroke patients with hemiplegia.MethodsA total of 90 stroke patients with hemiplegia who were hospitalized in Cangzhou People's Hospital from December 2021 to December 2022 were recruited and randomly divided into MOTOmed intelligent training group (control group) and MOTOmed intelligent training system combined with weight-support gait training group (experimental group), with 45 patients in each group. …”
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Healthcare performance of leprosy management in peripheral health facilities of Dhanusa and Mahottari, Nepal by Ram Kumar Mahato, Uttam Ghimire, Bijay Bajracharya, Binod K. C., Deepak Bam, Deepak Ghimire, Uttam Raj Pyakurel, David T. S. Hayman, Basu Dev Pandey, Chuman Lal Das, Krishna Prasad Paudel

“…Abstract Background The global elimination of leprosy transmission by 2030 is a World Health Organization (WHO) target. Nepal’s leprosy elimination program depends on early case diagnosis and the performance of health workers and facilities. …”
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Imagery Rescripting (ImRs) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) as treatment of childhood-trauma related post-traumatic stress disorder (Ch-PTSD) in adults: eff... by Martine Daniëls, Marie-Louise Meewisse, Annet Nugter, Sophie A. Rameckers, Eva Fassbinder, Arnoud Arntz

“…The British Journal of Psychiatry, 217(5), 609–615) with Ch-PTSD who filled in the SMI next to other outcomes, were randomly allocated to a 12-session treatment of Imagery Rescripting (ImRs) or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). …”
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Almajiri health; a scoping review on disease, health literacy and space for participatory research. by Muzzammil Imran Muhammad, Amna Hassana Abdulsalam, Fadhina Petit-Clair, Amber Acquaye, Autumn Nobles, Brian Fleischer, Chigoziri Konkwo, Yusuf Ransome, Elijah Paintsil

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Almajirai are male children in Northern Nigeria and Southern Niger who study Islam in the almajiranci system. Almajiranci has been associated with non-participation in formal education, abuse, poverty, and underdevelopment. …”
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Comparison of vaginal versus intramuscular progesterone in programmed cycles for frozen-thawed blastocyst transfer in patients with endometriosis by Ziqi Jin, Guoxia Yang, Tianrui Wen, Benyu Miao, Chen Wang, Qingyan Zhang, Fang Gu, Yanwen Xu

“…Methods This retrospective cohort study included patients with endometriosis who underwent their first single frozen-thawed blastocyst transfer in a programmed cycle from January 2018 to April 2024 at a university-affiliated reproductive medical center. …”
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Corticosteroid use beyond 1-year post heart transplantation is associated with worse outcomes: A contemporary analysis of the ISHLT registry by Abhishek Jaiswal, MD, William L. Baker, Pharm.D, Ashwin Pillai, MD, Michelle Kittleson, MD, PhD, Balaphanidhar Mogga, MD, Zeina Jedeon, MD, Caroline Chen, David A. Baran, MD

“…Methods: We included adults who underwent their first heart-only transplant between January 2010 and June 2018. …”
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Pegloticase and Methotrexate Cotherapy in Patients With Uncontrolled Gout With Prior Pegloticase Monotherapy Failure: Findings of an Open‐Label Trial by Orrin M. Troum, John K. Botson, Katie Obermeyer, Bo Chao, Yang Song, Jennifer Zarzoso, Kjerstina Gutierrez, Supra Verma, Lissa Padnick‐Silver, Brian LaMoreaux

“…Methods Patients with uncontrolled gout (SU levels ≥6 mg/dL, oral urate–lowering therapy failure or intolerance, and ≥1 gout sign or symptom) who previously lost SU‐lowering response to pegloticase monotherapy were included. …”
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The effect of a mindfulness-based cognitive therapy program on the spiritual health of mothers of infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit by Naeime Arasteh, Reihane Moghimian Shahrbabaki, Monirsadat Nematollahi, Atefe Ahmadi, Behnaz Bagherian

“…The participants were 50 mothers of infants admitted to the NICU of Afzalipur Hospital, Kerman, who were selected via convenience sampling and randomly divided into two control and intervention groups (25 mothers in each group). …”
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Interpretable machine learning model for predicting clinically significant prostate cancer: integrating intratumoral and peritumoral radiomics with clinical and metabolic features by Wenjun Zhao, Mengyan Hou, Juan Wang, Dan Song, Yongchao Niu

“…Methods This study retrospectively analyzed 350 patients with suspicious prostate lesions from our institution who underwent 3.0 Tesla multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) prior to biopsy (training set, n = 191, testing set, n = 83, and a temporal validation set, n = 76). …”
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La villégiature anglaise et l’invention de la Côte d’Azur by Alain Bottaro

“…Between 1760 and 1860, the coast of eastern Provence and of the region of Nice (like other areas outside Europe) was “discovered” by foreign travelers on the Grand Tour who gazed at the unsullied nature of the Mediterranean and perceived it as another Garden of Eden. …”
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Brief Report: Not Created Equal: Survival Differences by KRAS Mutation Subtype in NSCLC Treated With Immunotherapy by Lova Sun, MD, MSCE, Yunyun Zhou, PhD, Elizabeth A. Handorf, PhD, Hossein Borghaei, DO, Jessica Bauman, MD, Charu Aggarwal, MD

“…Methods: Patients with advanced nonsquamous NSCLC who initiated first-line ICI-based therapy from 2016 to 2021 and had known PD-L1 expression and comprehensive genomic profiling including KRAS, STK11, KEAP1, and TP53 were included. …”
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Development of a Prognostic Nomogram Incorporating the Naples Prognostic Score for Postoperative Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients by Xu XL, Cheng H

“…Additionally, the study sought to develop a new nomogram for predicting disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS).Methods: The study included 576 OSCC patients who underwent surgical treatment at two hospitals between August 2008 and June 2018. …”
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Efficacy analysis of prophylactic hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy in patients with locally advanced gastric cancer: a retrospective study by Zhijie Gong, Zhijie Gong, Liping Zhou, Yinghao He, Yinghao He, Jun Zhou, Yanjie Deng, Zudong Huang, WeiWei Wang, Qiangbang Yang, Jian Pan, Yingze Li, Xiaolu Yuan, Minghui Ma

“…Additionally, it explores how the frequency and timing of P-HIPEC influence treatment outcomes.MethodsA retrospective analysis was conducted on 227 patients with locally AGC who underwent laparoscopic surgery at Maoming People’s Hospital from January 2016 to December 2022. …”
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Correlation between nursing dependence and discharge readiness in middle-aged and elderly patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (中老年冠状动脉旁路移植术后患者护理依赖与出院准备度的相关性研究)... by JI Yanxia (纪延霞), ZHENG Donglian (金亚楠), MA Xiaoying (郑栋莲), MA Fuzhen (马晓莹), JIN Yanan (马富珍), GUO Shuping (郭淑萍)

“…Methods A questionnaire survey by using Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale(RHDS) and Care Dependency Scale (CDS) was conducted between February 2021 and August 2022 among 130 coronary artery bypass grafting patients who were scheduled to be discharged from hospital. …”
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Outcomes of adults hospitalized with COVID-19 at the University Teaching Hospital of Butare in Rwanda and validation of the Universal Vital Assessment (UVA) mortality risk score. by Dona Fabiola Gashame, Kwame A Akuamoah Boateng, Jean Damascene Twagirumukiza, Jean de Dieu Mahoro, Christopher C Moore, Theogene Twagirumugabe

“…Respiratory failure occurred in 69 (46%) including 34 (23%) who had ARDS. The case fatality rate was 44%. Factors independently associated with mortality included acute kidney injury (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 7.99, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.47-43.22, p = 0.016), severe COVID-19 (aOR 3.42, 95% CI 1.06-11.01, p = 0.039), and a UVA score >4 (aOR 7.15, 95% CI 1.56-32.79, p = 0.011). …”
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Triglyceride glucose index–body mass index as a predictor of coronary artery disease severity in patients with H-type hypertension across different glucose metabolic states by Lian Wang, Zijin Li, Rui Qiu, Li Luo, Xisheng Yan

“…Methods This retrospective cohort study included 1537 hypertensive patients who underwent coronary angiography. The TyG-BMI was categorized into tertiles and analyzed using logistic regression models and restricted cubic spline (RCS) models to assess its association with multi-vessel CAD. …”
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Assessment of Geriatric Problems and Risk Factors for Delirium in Surgical Medicine: Protocol for Multidisciplinary Prospective Clinical Study by Henriette Louise Möllmann, Eman Alhammadi, Soufian Boulghoudan, Julian Kuhlmann, Anica Mevissen, Philipp Olbrich, Louisa Rahm, Helmut Frohnhofen

“…MethodsWe performed both pre- and postoperative assessments in patients of 4 different surgical departments who are older than 70 years. Patient-validated screening instruments will be used to identify risk factors. …”
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Using Community Engagement to Create a Telecoaching Intervention to Improve Self-Management in Adolescents and Young Adults With Cystic Fibrosis: Qualitative Study by Christina L Duncan, Emily F Muther, Jennifer J Lindwall, Kristine Durkin, Elizabeth Ruvalcaba, Eliza Williamson, Corrine Ahrabi-Nejad, Evelyn Bord, Angela Green, Megan L Harrison, Deepika Polineni

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to devise and refine a patient-centered telecoaching intervention to foster self-management in AYA with CF using a combination of intervention development approaches, including an evidence- and theory-based approach (ie, applying existing theories and research evidence for behavior change) and a target population–centered approach (ie, intervention refinement based on the perspectives and actions of those individuals who will use it). MethodsAYA with CF, their caregivers, and health professionals from their CF care teams were recruited to take part in focus groups (or individual qualitative interviews) through a video call interface to (1) obtain perspectives on the overall structure and logistics of the intervention (ie, Step 1) and (2) refine the overall framework of the intervention and obtain feedback on feasibility, content, materials, and coach training (ie, Step 2). …”
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Mobile-based in-home telerehabilitation compared with in-hospital face-to-face rehabilitation for elderly patients after total hip arthroplasty in China's level 1 trauma center: a... by Yang Zhou, Yiming Lyu, Qiaojie Wang, Yanhong Ma, Lihua Huang, Xin Zhang, Xin Zhang

“…There was no significant difference in primary and secondary outcome measures between the two groups.ConclusionOur results showed the noninferiority of in-home telerehabilitation and advocated its application as a reliable alternative to in-hospital face-to-face rehabilitation for patients who underwent THA.Clinical Trial Registrationhttps://www.chictr.org.cn/, Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (Number: ChiCTR1900025825).…”
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Food-related behaviors of rural (Asaase Kooko) and peri-urban (Kaadjanor) households in Ghana by Prince Kwabena Osei, Megan A. McCrory, Matilda Steiner-Asiedu, Edward Sazonov, Mingui Sun, Wenyan Jia, Tom Baranowski, Gary Frost, Benny Lo, Alex Kojo Anderson

“…All interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim by professional transcribers, and manually coded using the directed content analysis approach.ResultsAll but three key informants were mothers, who were also the main food preparers for their households. …”
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