The Combination of D-TACE-HAIC, Lenvatinib, and PD-1 Inhibitors Shows Significant Clinical Efficacy in Patients with Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Wu Y, Zhu J, Zhang H, Xia N

“…Yintao Wu,* Jianyong Zhu,* Hong Zhang, Nianxin Xia Senior Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, the First Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Nianxin Xia, Senior Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, the First Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, People’s Republic of China, Email doctorxnx@163.comPurpose: This study was developed to compare the efficacy of combined D-TACE-HAIC + lenvatinib + PD-1 inhibitor treatment to that of TACE + sorafenib treatment for patients with intermediate and advanced HCC.Patients and Methods: Here, a retrospective analysis of patients with unresectable HCC who underwent transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) from March 2018 to March 2022 at the our hospital was conducted. …”
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The effect of smoking on the immediate effectiveness of induction chemotherapy in the combined treatment of HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer by P. V. Golubev, L. V. Bolotina, A. R. Gevorkov, T. I. Deshkina

“…Further analysis showed that there was no direct or inverse correlation between smoking and differentiated level of response (primary lesion, altered lymph nodes); all patients (smokers and those who had never smoked) responded equally effectively to the first stage of combined treatment, regardless of the ICT regimen.Conclusion. …”
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Interpreting IGF-1 in children treated with recombinant growth hormone: challenges during early puberty by Helena-Jamin Ly, Helena-Jamin Ly, Carina Ankarberg-Lindgren, Hans Fors, Hans Fors, Staffan Nilsson, Jovanna Dahlgren, Jovanna Dahlgren

“…This study aimed to evaluate descriptively a group of 93 children treated per protocol with GH to assess the influence of pubertal signs and sex steroid levels on the interpretation of IGF-1.Methods93 (67 boys and 26 girls) prepubertal children who participated in a previous GH treatment trial were included. …”
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Patterns of self-harm presentations at a Tertiary Urban Hospital in Kenya: A retrospective 5-year study (2018-2022). by Willie Njoroge, Catherine Gitau, Everline Onchari, Linnet Ongeri, Linda Khakali, Murad Khan, Zul Merali, Lukoye Atwoli, Jasmit Shah

“…A data abstraction tool was used to collect data from eligible files sourced from the medical records department for all patients who met the study criteria. Summary statistics were reported as frequencies and percentages for categorical data and as means and standard deviations for continuous data.…”
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Specificity of psychological readiness for changes and personality’s maturity of the employees of the state criminal and executive service by O. V. Mitroshkina

“…The subjects were employees of the State Criminal and Executive Service of Ukraine, who were divided into groups according to the level of psychological readiness for changes. …”
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Satisfaction toward Quality of Care and Associated Factors among Patients Admitted to Gambella General Hospital, Gambella Region, Southwest Ethiopia by Natnael Animut, Temesgen Kabeta chala, Waju Beyene Salgedo, Muluneh Getachew Geredew, Bekalu Getachew

“…A facility-based cross-sectional study design was conducted, and a consecutive sampling technique was used to recruit 271 study subjects among patients admitted to Gambella General Hospital. All patients who stayed at least for five days and were discharged from inpatient wards were considered for this study. …”
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Incident Heart Failure in Atherosclerotic Renal Artery Stenosis: A Post Hoc Analysis of the CORAL Trial by Rajesh Gupta, Michelle M. Estrella, Rebecca Scherzer, Pamela S. Brewster, Lance D. Dworkin, Hanh T. Nguyen, Yanmei Xie, Joachim H. Ix, Michael G. Shlipak, Timothy P. Murphy, Donald E. Cutlip, Eldrin F. Lewis, Christopher J. Cooper

“…Baseline diabetes (subdistribution hazard ratio (sHR), 2.07; 95% CI, 1.20-3.58), albuminuria (sHR, 1.12 per doubling of urinary albumin-creatinine ratio, 95% CI, 1.02-1.24), lower eGFR (sHR, 0.78 per 10 mL/min/1.73 m2 estimated glomerular filtration rate calculated with cystatin C and creatinine, 95% CI, 0.69-0.88), and peripheral vascular disease (PVD) (sHR, 2.18, 95% CI, 1.21-3.91) were independent predictors of incident HF. Participants who experienced incident HF had greater kidney function decline before HF events. …”
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Improving care experiences for premenstrual symptoms and disorders in the United Kingdom (UK): a mixed-methods approach by E. L. Funnell, N. A. Martin-Key, S. Bahn

“…Results The sample included 339 participants who completed at least 97% of the survey, reported premenstrual symptoms in consecutive cycles, and had sought formal help for these symptoms. …”
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The impact of different gastrointestinal reconstruction techniques on gut microbiota after gastric cancer surgery by Yu Yang, Yu Yang, Hang-Yu Zhou, Guo-Min Zhou, Guo-Min Zhou, Jin Chen, Rui Ming, Dong Zhang, Huai-Wu Jiang, Huai-Wu Jiang

“…A random sampling method was used to select patients who underwent gastric cancer surgery at the hospital from January 2023 to December 2023. …”
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Mobilization of plant genetic resources from the territory of India by N. P. Loskutova, T. M. Ozerskaya

“…From 1956 through 1959, D. V. Ter-Avanesyan, who worked as an agricultural attaché at the USSR Embassy in India, familiarized himself in every detail with the country’s plant resources and agriculture, collecting more than 5000 samples. …”
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Prevalence, influencing factors, and prediction model construction of anemia in ankylosing spondylitis based on real-world data: An exploratory study. by Yifan Gong, Kun Yang, Zhaoyang Geng, Hongxiao Liu

“…According to the anemia diagnostic criteria established by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2018, patients were divided into anemia group and non-anemia group. …”
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MOBILIZATION OF PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES FROM THE TERRITORIES OF INDONESIA, SRI LANKA (CEYLON) AND NEPAL by N. P. Loskutova, T. M. Ozerskaya

“…In 1957, D. V. Ter-Avanesyan, who worked as an agricultural attaché at the USSR Embassy in India, familiarized himself in every detail with plant resources and agriculture in Nepal. …”
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Strategi Komunikasi Hadapi Penolakan Pemanfaatan Energi Nuklir sebagai Pembangkit Listrik di Indonesia by Syahdino Pratama, Satriani Aga Pasma, Mokhamad Hendayun, Isroil Samihardjo

“…Therefore, the support of all stakeholders is needed for the initiative to revise the laws and regulations that are considered to hinder the construction of nuclear power plants, in addition to building communication with those who reject the development plan through structured and massive persuasive and educational methods. …”
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Impact of functional re-education and environmental adaptation in cancer patients with respiratory pathology: Study protocol. by Eduardo Jose Fernandez-Rodriguez, Maria Isabel Rihuete-Galve, Alberto Garcia-Martin, Celia Sanchez-Gomez, Fausto Jose Barbero-Iglesias, Roberto Mendez-Sanchez, Ana Silvia Puente-Gonzalez, Susana Saez-Gutierrez, Emilio Fonseca-Sanchez, Juan Jesus Cruz-Hernandez

“…The trial aims to recruit 80 oncology patients who exhibit symptoms of dyspnoea during hospital admission. …”
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Evaluation of Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness, Electroretinogram and Visual Evoked Potential in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease by Qi Zhe Ngoo, Wan Hazabbah Wan Hitam, Asrenee Ab Razak

“…A cross-sectional, hospital-based study: 25 AD subjects and 25 controls were recruited. Candidates who fulfil the criteria with normal ocular examinations were made to proceed with scanning laser polarimetry, pattern electroretinogram (PERG), and pattern visual evoked potential (PVEP) examinations of the right eye. …”
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Insights into Omicron: Genomic Characterization and Inpatient Risk Assessment at Single Tertiary Hospital in Indonesia by Turbawaty DK, Komala DR, Andriyoko B

“…Data was collected retrospectively from medical records, SARS-CoV-2 reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) results, and WGS results of patients at Hasan Sadikin General Hospital Bandung from July to December 2022, who met the inclusion criteria. The lineage trends, mutation profiles, characteristics differences, and factors influencing hospitalization were also described.Results: Among 239 subjects, 50 Omicron lineages were identified, with BA.5.2 (28%) and XBB.1 (19.2%) dominating since July and October 2022, respectively. …”
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Risk factors and prognosis analysis of dysphagia after occipitocervical fusion surgery: a retrospective study of 43 cases by Yufan Chen, Weihong Xu

“…Methods The case data of 43 patients who underwent OCF were retrospectively reviewed. …”
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Financial crisis and its association with parental stress and children’s mental health in Lebanon by Ramona Nasr, Samantha Abi Saab, Nada Nasr, Chadia Haddad, Eman Swaidan, Sara Abou Ibrahim, Joanne Karam

“…Abstract Background Lebanon has experienced a series of devastating crises that continue to have significant adverse effects on the mental health of parents and their children, especially those who are unemployed, burdened with debt or financial difficulties, and have pre-existing mental health conditions. …”
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Application of Liuzijue breathing exercise for patients with subthreshold depression after stroke (“六字诀”呼吸训练在脑卒中后阈下抑郁患者中的应用研究) by ZHANG Ying (张莹), CHEN Xiaoxi (陈效曦)

“…Methods Totally 60 patients with post-stroke subthreshold depression who met the diagnostic inclusion criteria were randomly divided into two groups , with 30 cases in each group. …”
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Prognostic Value of Novel CARWL Score in Stage IIIC Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Patients Undergoing Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy by Erkan Topkan, Ahmet Kucuk, Duriye Ozturk, Emine Elif Ozkan, Ali Ayberk Besen, Berrin Pehlivan, Ugur Selek

“…We explored the prognostic utility of the unique combination of C-reactive-protein-to-albumin ratio (CAR) and significant weight loss (WL > 5%) over the preceding 6 months, namely, the CARWL score, in stage IIIC non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients who underwent concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT). …”
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