Clinical Efficacy of Probiotic Therapy on Bowel-Related Symptoms in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis during Endoscopic Remission: An Observational Study by Jin Lee, Su Bum Park, Hyung Wook Kim, Hong Sub Lee, Sam Ryong Jee, Jong Hun Lee, Tae Oh Kim

“…A total of 43 patients were enrolled and analyzed. Statistically significant improvements from baseline were observed at the end of the 4-week treatment. …”
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Prognostic impact of tumor size on cancer-specific survival for postoperative WHO grade II oligodendroglioma: a SEER-based study by Qin Lu, Yongyan Wu, Yonglin Xie, Shuxu Yang, Hongchuan Jin

“…Subsequently, Subgroup analyses were performed based on tumor size.Result676 OG/II patients were enrolled in our study. Multivariate Cox analyses revealed that age > 60 (HR 3.52), male (HR 1.48), total resection (HR 0.38), and tumor size (HR 2.04) were independent factors in predicting cancer-specific survival (CCS). …”
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Changes in PD-1 expression on T lymphocyte subsets and related immune indicators before and after definitive chemoradiotherapy for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by Xueling Shi, Hongyu Zhao, Jiaqi Yu, Peng Cai, Shixiang Zhou, Ning Yang, Duojie Li

“…Objective This study aimed to observe the dynamic changes in the expression of T lymphocytes, natural killer (NK) cells, and PD-1 in patients with first-diagnosed esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) before and after chemoradiotherapy (CRT) and evaluate the impact of PD-1 expression in peripheral blood on the short-term outcome of patients with ESCC.Patients and Methods Seventy-three patients with ESCC who were treated with definitive CRT were enrolled. Before and after CRT, flow cytometry was used to detect thePD-1 expression in the peripheral blood and related immune indicators. …”
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Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin: a biochemical marker for acute kidney injury and long-term outcomes in patients presenting to the emergency department by Kah Hui Brian Teo, Swee Han Lim, Ying Hao, Yin Keong Daryl Lo, Ziwei Lin, Manish Kaushik, Chieh Suai Tan, Mohammed Zuhary Thajudeen, Choon Peng Jeremy Wee

“…Results: A total of 784 patients were enrolled, of whom 107 (13.6%) had AKI. Mean serum NGAL levels were raised (P < 0.001) in patients with AKI (670.0 ± 431.9 ng/dL) compared with patients without AKI (490.3 ± 391.6 ng/dL). …”
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Evidencia sobre la movilidad intergeneracional de ingresos laborales para un país en desarrollo: el caso de Uruguay by Federico Araya

“…Asimismo, mediante la aplicación de matrices de transición y la estimación por medio de regresiones cuantílicas, se estudia la presencia de no linealidades en la MSI.Resultados: Los hallazgos ubicarían a Uruguay dentro del grupo de países latinoamericanos con alta MSI de ingresos, junto con Argentina y Chile. …”
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Perfil emprendedor de los gerentes de las empresas lácteas del Municipio Colón del estado Zulia by María Elisa Marín

“…Por ello es importante que el gerente presente características emprendedoras, capaz de convertirse en un motor dentro de la sociedad y de innovar a partir de escuchar y descubrir las necesidades de la misma, sabiendo aprovechar adecuadamente todos los recursos que componen a la empresa. …”
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Preoperative carcinoembryonic antigen to lymphocyte ratio serves as a prognostic predictor in elderly patients with colorectal cancer: a multicentre retrospective study by Lei Jiang, Ning Tan, Xiaonan Zhang, Jiayi Jiang, Xinyi Li, Gang Deng, Tao Liang, Haohan Ma, Weiping Deng, Lichang Guan, Kaijun Zhang, Xujie Cai, Lishu Xu

“…Objectives The aim of this study is to derive and validate a reliable indicator for predicting an increased risk of postoperative mortality in elderly patients undergoing curative resection for colorectal cancer (CRC).Design This study is of multicentre retrospective design.Setting and participants A total of 1227 CRC patients undergoing curative resection (age ≥65 years) from three distinct cohorts were retrospective enrolled. Participant cohorts consisted of the derivation (n=845), external validation (n=95) and localised validation (n=287) groups. …”
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Neuromuscular Excitation Pattern in Expert Indoor Skydivers by Susanna Rampichini, Eloisa Limonta, Irene Di Giulio, Marta Borrelli, Emiliano Cè, Giuseppe Coratella, Johnny Padulo, Stefano Longo, Fabio Esposito

“…Nine expert indoor skydiving instructors (M/F: 8/1; age 31 ± 7 years; body mass: 70.5 ± 11.1 kg; stature: 1.74 ± 0.09 m) were enrolled. The surface electromyographic signal was recorded on the anterior deltoid, AD; posterior deltoid, PD; pectoralis major, PM; latissimus dorsi, LD; rectus abdominis, Rabd; erector spinae, ES; rectus femoris, RF; and biceps femoris, BF for each position: PRONE, SUPINE, SIT, and head-down (HD). …”
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Developing the digital research competence of a future mathematics teacher as a part of project activities by Elena N. Alekseeva

“…Methodology: аn analysis of the possibilities of using the GeoGebra dynamic geometry system in mathematical practice-oriented project studies of students and future mathematics teachers was carried out. …”
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El trabajo y la jornada laboral. Caso de estudio: Operadores de Subestaciones Eléctricas del Estado Carabobo by Mariela Rodríguez Oliveros, Joan Contreras

“…El ambiente de trabajo resultó deficiente y precario, encontrándose fallas en las instalaciones y zonas de acceso a los centros de trabajo, así como inadecuadas condiciones medioambientales y de saneamiento básico. …”
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Clinical Utility of a Structured Program to Reduce the Risk of Health-Related Quality of Life Impairment after Discharge from Intensive Care Unit: A Real-World Experience by Angelica Venni, Francesca Ioia, Silvia Laviola, Francesca Frigieri, Alessandra Pieri, Simona Marilli, Daniela Balzi, Piercarlo Ballo, Stefano Gori, Diletta Guarducci

“…A total of 159 patients hospitalized in our ICU with a length of stay >72 hours were enrolled in an institutional management protocol including specific recommendations: adequate sedation and analgesia protocols, to ensure a valid delirium prevention strategy, and to provide a planned midterm after discharge. …”
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Changes in serum sodium concentration during hemodialysis is a predictor of mortality and cardio-cerebrovascular event by Qixing Liu, Ke Zheng, Haiyun Wang, Dan Song, Xuemei Li

“…Baseline pre-HD SNa and ΔSNa were collected; time-averaged pre-HD SNa and ΔSNa were computed as the mean values within 1-year, 2-year and 3-year intervals after enrollment. Cox proportional hazards models were used to evaluate the relationships of pre-HD and ΔSNa with outcomes.Results Time-averaged pre-HD SNa were associated with all-cause mortality (2-year pre-HD SNa: HR [95% CI] 0.86 [0.74–0.99], p = 0.042) and CCVE (3-year pre-HD SNa: HR [95% CI] 0.83 [0.72–0.96], p = 0.012) with full adjustment. …”
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Evaluation of Functional Outcomes and OCT-Biomarkers after Intravitreal Dexamethasone Implant for Postoperative Cystoid Macular Edema in Vitrectomized Eyes by Sigrid Freissinger, Efstathios Vounotrypidis, Armin Wolf, Karsten U. Kortuem, Mehdi Shajari, Filippos Sakkias, Tina Herold, Siegfried G. Priglinger, Wolfgang J. Mayer

“…Forty-six eyes with ERM and 15 eyes with RRD were enrolled. The ERM group was more likely to gain BCVA than RRD (odds ratio (OR), 1.168; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.003–1.360; p=0.046). …”
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Prevención del estrés psicosocial del profesorado mediante el desarrollo de competencias emocionales: el programa P.E.C.E.R.A. by Maite MUÑOZ DE MORALES IBÁÑEZ

“…En el momento actual, los problemas de convivencia en los centros educativos, especialmente en la etapa de la E.S.O., están alcanzando unas cifras preocupantes. …”
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Evaluating the surgical and oncological outcomes of hepatic artery variations in minimally invasive pancreaticoduodenectomy: insights from 2023 data at a high-volume pancreatic cen... by Tianyu Li, Liangbo Dong, Dongming Zhang, Jiashu Han, Menghua Dai, Junchao Guo, Qiang Xu, Weibin Wang, Xianlin Han, Chen Lin

“…This study aims to explore the differences in surgical and oncological outcomes of MIPD with or without HAV and CR-HAV. Methods We enrolled 267 consecutive patients who underwent MIPD at Peking Union Medical College Hospital between January and December 2023. …”
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Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE) for Moderate and High Myopia: Seven-Year Outcomes of Refraction, Corneal Tomography, and Wavefront Aberrations by Fei Xia, Yang Shen, Tian Han, Jing Zhao, Haipeng Xu, Xingtao Zhou

“…A total of 26 patients (26 eyes) who underwent SMILE from May 2010 to March 2013 at the Fudan University Eye and ENT Hospital (Shanghai, China) were enrolled. The periods of follow-up were 1 month, 1 year, 5 years, and 7 years after surgery. …”
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Comparison of the Efficacy and Safety of Temporary Spinal Cord Stimulation versus Pulsed Radiofrequency for Postherpetic Neuralgia: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial by Xiaohong Li, Pan Chen, Jian He, Xiang Huang, Dacheng Tang, Lumiao Chen, Xiaoping Wang

“…From September 1, 2019, to May 30, 2020, 44 PHN patients admitted to the Pain Department of the Foshan First People’s Hospital, China were enrolled in this study. The patients were randomly assigned to SCS and PRF groups in a ratio of 1 : 1 and were given respective therapy for 8 days. …”
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The Influences of Visceral Fat Area on the Sites of Esophageal Mucosal Breaks in Subjects with Gastroesophageal Reflux Diseases by Ji Hyung Nam, Eirie Cho, Jeung Sook Kim, Eun-Cheol Park, Jae Hak Kim

“…Subjects who underwent abdomen-computerized tomography and esophagogastroduodenoscopy for screening on the same day were evaluated between 2007 and 2016. We enrolled 178 subjects who had erosive esophagitis (LA classifications A-D). …”
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Prevalence and Predictors of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy among Health Care Workers in Tertiary Health Care Institutions in a Developing Country: A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study by Chinedu Anthony Iwu, Pius Ositadinma, Victor Chibiko, Ugochukwu Madubueze, Kenechi Uwakwe, Uche Oluoha

“…A cross-sectional analytical design that used convenience and snowballing techniques to enroll 347 health care workers from tertiary health care institutions in Imo State, Nigeria, from September 28 to October 14, 2021. …”
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Antiangiogenic therapy with recombinant human endostatin may improve blood perfusion of cervical node with necrosis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients: a preliminary study by usi... by Zhendong Yang, Huimin Xiao, Xigui Li, Zhuxin Wei, Min Kang, Rensheng Wang, Jianyuan Huang

“…By using contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) as a monitoring method, we conducted this study to assess whether antiangiogenic therapy (AT) with recombinant human endostatin (RHES) may improve blood perfusion of the CNN.Materials and methodsFifteen NPC patients with CNN were enrolled and underwent CEUS the day before and day 5 after AT with RHES initiation, respectively. …”
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