Initial ASIA impairment scale and its association with improvement in cervical spinal cord injury by Aman Singh, Somil Jaiswal, Anil Chandra, Amit Srivastava, Suresh Jaiswal, Awadhesh Yadav, B.K. Ojha, Chhitij Srivastava

“…Road traffic accidents were the leading cause of injury (41.8%, n=236) but had a lower good outcome rate (22.9%) compared to falls (34.7%, n=196) with a higher good outcome rate (38.3%). …”
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Characteristics of Land Use Change and Evaluation of Ecological Sensitivity in Chongqing by XIE Xianjian, GOU Qiantao, WU Han

“…[Objective] Chongqing, as the economic center of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River in China and a barrier to ensure ecological security in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, is a typical ecological functional and fragile area in China. …”
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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)

“…Scores of CES-D and HAMD-17 decreased significantly at 28 days after intervention compared with those intervention p(P＜0. 05), and scores of CES-D and HAMD-17 in the treatment group were lower than those in the control group(P＜0. 01). Conclusion Liuzijue breathing exercise can improve the CES-D and HAMD-17 scores of stroke patients with subthreshold depression, relieve their negative emotions, and provide basis for emotional nursing of Traditional Chinese Medicine. …”
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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

“…The Kaplan–Meier curves showed that the PFS (14.2 vs. 11.4 vs. 7.5 months; P<0.001) and OS (37.3 vs. 23.6 vs. 12.8 months; P<0.001) durations were gradually and significantly lowered from the CARWL-0 to CARWL-2 groups. The CARWL score’s significant impacts on PFS and OS outcomes were found to be independent of the other variables in the multivariate analysis (P<0.001, for each). …”
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Assessing the Impact of Aldose Reductase (ALR2) Regulatory Gene Polymorphism in Diabetic Retinopathy Patients by Hadiza Rabe Musa, Amina Rabe Musa, Yahuza Gimba Muhammed, Usman Salisu Batagarawa, Aminu Ibrahim

“…Fasting blood glucose and HbA1c levels were significantly (p<0.05) lower in the control group compared to the diabetic, cataract, and diabetic retinopathy groups. …”
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Evaluation of pulmonary tuberculosis disease burden in Shenyang, China, 2023 by Huijie Chen, Haiyan Bi, Peng Li, Zhixing Yang, Lihai Wen, Baijun Sun, Wei Sun

“…Conclusion The PTB DALYs rate in Shenyang was 58.25/105, which was lower than that in China, equivalent to 80% of the national PTB disease burden rate. …”
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Novel predictive biomarkers for atonic postpartum hemorrhage as explored by proteomics and metabolomics by Jiangxue Qu, Hai Jiang, Huifeng Shi, Nana Huang, Jiawen Su, Yan Zhang, Lian Chen, Yangyu Zhao

“…Furthermore, we verified that concentrations of histidine (350.85 ± 207.87 vs. 648.33 ± 400.87) and DPYD (4.01 ± 2.56 vs. 10.96 ± 10.71), and immune cell-related proteins such as CD163 (0.29 ± 0.19 vs. 1.51 ± 0.83) and FGL2 (5.98 ± 4.23 vs. 11.37 ± 9.42) were significantly lower in the PPH group. Finally, the AUC for independent prediction of PPH using CD163, histidine, DPYD, and FGL2 are 0.969 (0.897-1), 0.722 (0.536–0.874), 0.719 (0.528–0.864), and 0.697 (0.492–0.844), respectively. …”
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Fracturing simulation with different perforation positions at deep coal seam and roof/ floor rock — case study at the No.8 deep coal seam of a gas field in the Ordos basin by Dong XIONG, Jiayuan HE, Xinfang MA, Zhaoliang QU, Tiankui GUO, Shiyu MA

“…According to the research findings, the following results are obtained: The coal rock has a lower elastic modulus and a higher Poisson’s ratio than the limestone and mudstone rocks, and the pores and fractures are developed. …”
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The efficacy and safety of Vonoprazan and Tegoprazan in eradication: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Ting Jin, Wei Wu, Lei Zhang, Han Xuan, Haixiang Zhang, Li Zhong

“…In addition, P-CAB-based therapy showed a lower incidence of adverse events than PPI-based treatments (RR = 0.73, 95% CI: 0.63–0.86, p  < 0.0001). …”
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Antidiabetic Effect of Fenugreek Seed Powder Solution (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) on Hyperlipidemia in Diabetic Patients by Genet Alem Geberemeskel, Yared Godefa Debebe, Nigisty Abraha Nguse

“…By the end of the intervention period, the treatment group showed significantly lower total cholesterol level by 13.6% as compared with the baseline level (219.1±35.51 vs. 189.29±29.06, P<0.001) and the control group (189.29±29.06 vs. 208.2±40.2, P<0.001); triglyceride level also reduced by 23.53% compared with the baseline level (256.1±15.4 vs. 195.8±82.95, P<0.001) and compared with the control group (195.8±82.95 vs. 244.1±96.9, P<0.05); and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level also reduced by 23.4% as compared to the baseline level (137.9±26.9 vs. 105.6±24.2, P<0.001) and the control group (between groups) (105.6±24.2 vs. 144.1±23.3, P<0.001), but the treatment group showed significantly increased high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level by 21.7% as compared to the baseline level, within group (37.8±1.51 vs. 48.3±11.9, P<0.001), and the control group, between groups (48.3±11.9 vs. 36.01±9.5, P<0.001). …”
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DESENVOLVIMENTO DE PRODUTOS DE FORMA EFICIENTE NAS ORGANIZAÇÕES ATUAIS by Marlons Lino da Cruz, Antonio Marcos de Oliveira Siqueira, Israel Iasbik, José Damato Neto

“…Efficient product development results in better products at lower costs, to be produced and intended for the consumer, increased profits, sales, customer loyalty and new ones. …”
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Feasibility of a family-oriented mHealth intervention for Chinese Americans with type 2 diabetes: A pilot randomized control trial. by Lu Hu, Yun Shi, Judith Wylie-Rosett, Mary Ann Sevick, Xinyi Xu, Ricki Lieu, Chan Wang, Huilin Li, Han Bao, Yulin Jiang, Ziqiang Zhu, Ming-Chin Yeh, Nadia Islam

“…Despite no between-group differences, the intervention group had significantly lower HbA1c (p = 0.014) and better self-management (p = 0.009), and lost 12 lbs. on average at 6 months (p = 0.079), compared to their baseline levels.…”
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Socioeconomic disparities in child malnutrition: trends, determinants, and policy implications from the Kenya demographic and health survey (2014 - 2022) by Amos O. Okutse, Henry Athiany

“…Conclusion Socioeconomic disparities are a major barrier to reducing child malnutrition in Kenya, with children from lower socioeconomic quintiles at a greater risk of stunting, underweight, or wasting. …”
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Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostic Breast Ultrasound: A Comparative Analysis of Decision Support Among Radiologists With Various Levels of Expertise by Filiz Çelebi, Onur Tuncer, Müge Oral, Tomris Duymaz, Tolga Orhan, Gökhan Ertaş

“…AI-based guidance can help improve lower performances, and using the elasticity metric may further improve the performances of less experienced readers. …”
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Effect of five-element cupping therapy on postoperative wound pain of patients with mixed hemorrhoids (五行能量罐治疗混合痔术后伤口疼痛效果观察) by WEI Yongchun (魏永春), QIN Shasha (秦沙沙), ZHANG Kaiye (张凯烨), WANG Yali (王亚丽), DONG Yuxia (董玉霞), E Haiyan (鄂海燕), TANG Ling (唐玲)

“…Results The VAS score in the treatment group was significantly lower than that in the control group at 24 h、48 h and 72 h after treatment, respectively (P＜0. 01). …”
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Application Value of STOP-Bang Questionnaire in Predicting Abnormal Metabolites by Pang Q, Han L, Li J, Xu L, Wang Y

“…A higher SBQ score indicated elevated uric acid (UA), waist circumference (WC), fasting blood glucose (FBG), hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) and triacylglycerol (TG), but notably lower high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C). …”
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Genetic insights into psychotic major depressive disorder: bridging the mood-psychotic disorder spectrumResearch in context by Thuy-Dung Nguyen, Joeri J. Meijsen, Robert Sigström, Ralf Kuja-Halkola, Ying Xiong, Arvid Harder, Kaarina Kowalec, Joëlle A. Pasman, Carolina Scarpa, Elin Hörbeck, Lina Jonsson, Sara Hägg, Niamh Mullins, Kevin S. O’Connell, Christina Dalman, Dorte Helenius, Richard Zetterberg, Henrik Larsson, Paul Lichtenstein, Ole A. Andreassen, Thomas Werge, Alfonso Buil, Mikael Landén, Patrick F. Sullivan, Yi Lu

“…Within 30,000 genotyped MDD cases, individuals with psychotic MDD had higher mean PRS for schizophrenia and BD but a lower MDD PRS than non-psychotic MDD. PRS for BD type-I was associated with increased odds of psychotic MDD, while BD type-II PRS showed no significant association with psychotic MDD. …”
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Investigation of geographic disparities and temporal changes of non-gestational diabetes-related emergency department visits in Florida: a retrospective ecological study by Md Marufuzzaman Khan, Agricola Odoi

“…Counties with high percentages of non-Hispanic Black, current smokers, uninsured, and populations with diabetes had significantly higher non-gestational diabetes-related ED visit rates, while counties with high percentages of married populations had significantly lower ED visit rates. Conclusions The study findings confirm geographic disparities of non-gestational diabetes-related ED visit rates in Florida with high-rate areas observed in the rural northern and south-central parts of the state. …”
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β-glucan attenuates intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury in mice by promoting glucagon-like peptide-1 secretion by WANG Wei, HAN Ben, SUN Lihua

“…While, the mRNA levels of the 3 molecules were obviously higher and the Chiu's score was lower in the II/R+BG group than the II/R group (P<0.05). …”
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Medical student experiences of Case-Based Learning (CBL) at a multicultural medical school by Catherine Bruen, Jan Illing, Ronan Daly, Frances Meagher, Caroline Delany, Gozie Offiah, Sally Doherty, Ellen Stuart, Martina Crehan, Helen Kelly

“…We identified six learning points to highlight features of CBL that support active learning: CBL increased contact with peers and facilitated student bonding; students need to feel psychologically safe to participate; prior learning can enhance confidence to participate; facilitators need to be aware of their role, know about psychological safety, and manage student participation including the dominant voice; some students have a lower tolerance of uncertainty and need additional clarity at the end either via the facilitator or additional notes that provide the key learning points to take away; students became more engaged when a case is aligned to a real patient case giving it authenticity. …”
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