Multicentre, prospective, randomised controlled trial to evaluate hexaminolevulinate photodynamic therapy (Cevira) as a novel treatment in patients with high-grade squamous intraep... by Fei Chen, Jinghe Lang, Peter Hillemanns, Youzhong Zhang, Zoltán Novák, Long Sui, Ling Han, Christian Dannecker, Ctirad Mokráš, Zhixue You

“…All patients in the Cevira group will be enrolled in an open, long-term extension study for 6 months to collect additional efficacy and safety data (study extension endpoints).Ethics and dissemination The study was approved by the ethics committee of the Peking Union Medical College Hospital and Hannover Medical University, Germany. …”
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Metabolomics in COPD Acute Respiratory Failure Requiring Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation by Spyridon Fortis, Elizabeth R. Lusczek, Craig R. Weinert, Greg J. Beilman

“…Since COPD exacerbation is often overdiagnosed, we focused on those COPD exacerbations that were severe enough to require noninvasive mechanical ventilation. We enrolled stable COPD subjects and patients with acute respiratory failure requiring noninvasive mechanical ventilation due to COPD, heart failure, and pneumonia. …”
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Comparative evaluation of funduscopy, PCR and serology in the diagnosis of ocular toxoplasmosis at ECWA Eye Hospital, Kano by Biodun Bintu Adebakin, Mayor Orezime Atima, Ugbede Idakwo, Jamilu Abubakar Bala, Alhasan Sharif Abdullahi, Auwal Bello Muhammad, Jah Douglas Pam, Emeka John Dingwoke, Florence Olufunke Darda

“…This study aimed to compare three diagnostic methods funduscopy, serology (ELISA), and PCR in detecting ocular toxoplasmosis in patients at ECWA Eye Hospital, Kano, Nigeria.Methods and analysis A total of 264 patients suspected of having ocular toxoplasmosis were enrolled. Funduscopy was performed to identify retinal lesions typical of T. gondii. …”
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Clinical Significance of Lymph Node Micrometastasis in pN0 Gastric Cancer Patients by Yu Li, Dongsheng Wang, Yi Li, Xiaodong Liu, Dong Chen, Chentong Yuan, Yanbing Zhou

“…One hundred and seventy-two GC patients who received radical gastrectomy with D2 lymph node dissection were enrolled in the present study. 1371 negative lymph nodes from level 2 station confirmed by pathology were examined. …”
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Multimodality Treatment Including Triplet Regimen as First-Line Chemotherapy May Improve Prognosis of Serum AFP-Elevated Gastric Cancer with Liver Metastasis by Yakun Wang, Lin Shen, Ming Lu, Zhi Ji, Xiaotian Zhang

“…A total of 319 gastric cancer patients with liver metastasis (GCLM) whose serum AFP levels were tested before treatment were enrolled in this study. They were classified as the serum AFP ≥ 20 ng/ml group (n=74) and the AFP < 20 ng/ml group (n=245). …”
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Multidisciplinary and Nonpharmacological Management of Pain in Temporomandibular Disorders (TMDs) by Elżbieta Kubala, Danuta Lietz–Kijak, Paulina Strzelecka, Aneta Wieczorek, Piotr Skomro, Helena Gronwald

“…Out of 150 people examined, 104 were enrolled in the study after meeting the eligibility criteria. …”
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Caracterización taxonómica y análisis de la variabilidad del agente causal del cancro del tallo de la soja en Buenos Aires (2005/2007) by P. E. GRIJALBA, A. DEL C. RIDAO, E. GUILLIN

“…El complejo Diaporthe/Phomopsis es un importante grupo de hongos patógenos de la soja. Dentro del mismo, Diaporthe phaseolorum var. caulivora es uno de los agentes causales del cancro del tallo. …”
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Associations of substance use and positive coping behaviors with sleep quality during the COVID-19 pandemic by Jessica Laudie, Bethany L. Stangl, Tommy Gunawan, Tommy Gunawan, Melanie L. Schwandt, Cecilia Cheng, Amanda K. Gilmore, Amanda K. Gilmore, David Goldman, David Goldman, Vijay A. Ramchandani, Nancy Diazgranados, Jeremy W. Luk

“…In this study, we examined changes in sleep quality from before to during the COVID-19 pandemic by history of alcohol use disorder (AUD) and investigated the cross-sectional associations of substance use and positive coping behaviors with sleep quality domains.MethodsData were drawn from the NIAAA COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on Alcohol Study which enrolled participants from June 2020 to December 2022. …”
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Prediction of microvascular obstruction from angio-based microvascular resistance and available clinical data in percutaneous coronary intervention: an explainable machine learning... by Zhe Zhang, Yang Dai, Peng Xue, Xue Bao, Xinbo Bai, Shiyang Qiao, Yuan Gao, Xuemei Guo, Yanan Xue, Qing Dai, Biao Xu, Lina Kang

“…This study aimed to validate the correlation between AMR and CMR-derived parameters and to construct an interpretable machine learning (ML) model, incorporating AMR and clinical data, to forecast MVO in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI). We enrolled 452 STEMI patients from Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital between 2018 and 2022, who received both PPCI and CMR. …”
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Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography to Distinguish Changes of Choroidal Neovascularization after Anti-VEGF Therapy: Monthly Loading Dose versus Pro Re Nata Regimen by Alexandra Miere, Hassiba Oubraham, Francesca Amoroso, Pauline Butori, Polina Astroz, Oudy Semoun, Elsa Bruyere, Alexandre Pedinielli, Manar Addou-Regnard, Camille Jung, Salomon Y. Cohen, Eric H. Souied

“…Twenty-five eyes of 25 patients were enrolled in our study (mean age 78.32 ± 6.8 years): 13 treatment-naïve eyes in group A and 12 treated eyes in group B. …”
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Dinámicas territoriales del emprendimiento LEADER en Aragón (España) (periodo 2014-2020) by María Luz Hernández, Alberto Serrano Andrés, Isabel Suñén Lavilla

“…¿Cuál es el rol que desempeñan los jóvenes y las mujeres dentro del grupo de los autónomos? Para responder a estas preguntas, se realiza un análisis cuantitativo a partir de la base de datos completa e interna del programa LEADER del Gobierno de Aragón en el periodo 2014-2020 y del Índice Sintético de Desarrollo Territorial (en adelante, ISDT) elaborado por el Gobierno de Aragón. …”
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Impact of hopelessness on migration intentions of nursing students: a path analysis by Soner Berşe, Emine Karacan, Pelin Zivdir Yeşılyurt, Zeynep Güngörmüş

“…Materials and methods The study was conducted on 795 students enrolled in the nursing departments of two public universities in Gaziantep. …”
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Acute Severe Anaphylaxis in Nepali Patients with Neurotoxic Snakebite Envenoming Treated with the VINS Polyvalent Antivenom by Sanjib Kumar Sharma, Emilie Alirol, Anup Ghimire, Suman Shrestha, Rupesh Jha, Surya B. Parajuli, Deekshya Shrestha, Surya Jyoti Shrestha, Amir Bista, David Warrell, Ulrich Kuch, Francois Chappuis, Walter Robert John Taylor

“…Herein, we describe our experience of severe ARA in patients with neurotoxic snakebite envenoming in Nepal. Patients were enrolled in a randomised, double-blind trial of high vs. low dose antivenom, given by intravenous (IV) push, followed by infusion. …”
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Sunscreen Use among a Population of Saudi University Students by Mohammed I. AlJasser, Abdullah Aljumah, Mohannad Alzaydi, Abdullah Alassaf, Suliman Alassafi, Maha T. Alassafi, Mohammed Almedlej, Emad Masuadi

“…A total of 1,011 students were enrolled. Approximately half were males (n = 510). …”
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Migración interna y tamaño de localidad en México by Jaime Sobrino

“…La migración rural-urbana es una movilidad espacial ascendente, debido a que el lugar de origen es de menor tamaño poblacional que el de destino. En México, y por lo menos desde el año 2000, la migración urbana-urbana es el flujo preponderante dentro de la migración interna, y en él se combinan la movilidad espacial ascendente y la descendente o de lugares de mayor a menor tamaño de población. …”
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CD3+CD8+CD28− T Lymphocytes in Patients with Lupus Nephritis by Marcelina Żabińska, Magdalena Krajewska, Katarzyna Kościelska-Kasprzak, Marian Klinger

“…Evaluation of Foxp3 expression on CD3+CD8+CD28- cells may shed some light on functional properties of these cells. 54 adult SLE patients and 19 sex and age matched healthy volunteers were enrolled in the study. There were 15 patients in inactive (SLEDAI ≤ 5) and 39 in active (SLEDAI > 5) phase of disease. …”
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Prevalence and clinical profile of hepatitis C virus infections in multitransfused thalassemic patients in the capital twin cities of Pakistan by Z. Z. Piracha, U. Saeed, R. Uppal, M. R. Uppal, A. Ahmad Khan, M. Abdullah, K. Mari, A. Basra, S. S. Gilani, M. N. Tariq, D. U. Ozsahin, B. Uzun, I. Ozsahin

“…The clinical research, involving the enrollment of 262 multitransfused beta thalassemic patients residing in the capital twin cities of Pakistan. …”
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Optimizing Clinical Reasoning: Unpacking the Impact of Virtual Patient Educational Duration in Cancer Care and Nursing Students’ Experiences by Masoud Bahrami, Arash Hadadgar, Masoumeh Fuladvandi

“…Through the census sampling method, 74 nursing students from Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran, (in their 4th and 5th semester) who had taken the cancer course were selected (2019-2022) and, upon obtaining their consent, were enrolled in the study. The study began with a pretest, followed by engagement in five VP scenarios over 6 weeks, which was followed by the post-test phase. …”
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Impact of tunnel enlargement on patient-reported outcomes following isolated posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction by Kun-Han Lee, Tai-Jung Huang, Hsuan-Hsiao Ma, Kun-Hui Chen, Hsiao-Li Ma, En-Rung Chiang

“…Results Fifty-four patients were enrolled. TE was observed in 15 femoral tunnels and in 14 tibial tunnels. …”
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Evaluation of efficacy and safety of generic tacrolimus (Suprotac®) compared to reference tacrolimus (Prograf^®) in kidney transplantation: a phase IV study by Behzad Einollahi, Mohsen Nafar, Mohammad Javanbakht, Amirhesam Alirezaei, Jalal Azmandian, Abbas Etminan, Mohammad Reza Ardalan, Jalal Etemadi, Roghayeh Akbari, Vahid Pourfarziani, Seyed Sadraddin Rasi Hashemi, Seyed Maryam Rahbar, Shahrzad Shahidi, Javid Safa, Hamid Tayyebi Khosroshahi, Sima Abedi Azar, Shahrzad Ossareh, Abdolamir Atapour, Bahareh Marghoob, Fatemeh Nazemian, Hamidreza Kafi, Araz Sabzvari

“…Results: A total of 201 patients were enrolled in this study. At discharge, the eGFR was lower in the Suprotac® group compared to the Prograf® group (51.70 ml/min/1.73m2 and 57.48 ml/min/1.73m2, respectively; p = 0.042). …”
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