Determinants of mortality and prolonged hospital stay among dengue patients attending tertiary care hospital: a cross-sectional retrospective analysis by Yusra Habib Khan, Tauqeer Hussain Mallhi, Amer Hayat Khan, Azmi Sarriff, Azreen Syazril Adnan

“…Clinico-laboratory characteristics between these categories were compared by using appropriate statistical methods.Results Of 667 patients enrolled, 328 (49.2%) had prolonged hospitalisation. …”
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Relaciones intermunicipales y gobernabilidad urbana en las zonas metropolitanas de México: el caso de la Zona Metropolitana de Xalapa by Juan Carlos Zentella Gómez

“…En un tercer momento contrastaremos los planteamientos expuestos por la gobernabilidad urbana y concluiremos explicando las dificultades que enfrentan las zonas conurbadas en México dentro del proceso de políticas públicas para la formulación de una agenda de gobierno a una escala metropolitana.…”
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The value of inflammation-related indicators in chemotherapy efficacy and disease-free survival of triple-negative breast cancer by Jie Zhu, Jiale Cheng, Yuyuan Ma, Ying Wang, Zhonghua Zou, Wenjie Wang, Haihua Shi, You Meng

“…Methods 100 TNBC patients were enrolled in the study. Levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs). …”
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Análisis del enoturista en la Denominación de Origen del Jerez-Xérès-Sherry (España) by Áurea Vieira Rodríguez, Tomás López-Guzmán, Juan Rodríguez García

“…Así mismo, presentamos los resultados obtenidos del trabajo de campo, llevado a cabo dentro de las propias bodegas, donde se ha realizado una encuesta a los turistas para conocer sus motivaciones y percepciones. …”
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Impact of family socio-economic status on the prognosis of heart transplantation in children by Shun Liu, Han Mo, Yiqi Zhao, Xiao Chen, Weiteng Wang, Yijing Li, Ningning Zhang, Mengni Bao, Zeyu Cui, Qian Zhao, Jun Yan, Xiumeng Hua, Jiangping Song

“…Results 64 children (median age at operation 14 years, IQR 13–15) were enrolled and one case died in hospital due to primary graft dysfunction, 63 (98.4%) children had a median follow-up of 60 months (IQR 5.9-113.9). …”
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VAS and NRS, Same or Different? Are Visual Analog Scale Values and Numerical Rating Scale Equally Viable Tools for Assessing Patients after Microdiscectomy? by Joanna Bielewicz, Beata Daniluk, Piotr Kamieniak

“…Patients, who underwent microdiscectomy, were prospectively enrolled into the study and assessed using VAS and NRS for the back (NRS-B) and the leg (NRS-L), Short Form of McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ) included Pain Rating Index (PRI) and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) 1 day before and 1 month and 3 months after the procedure. …”
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Pandemia e dinâmicas de comércio internacional: uma análise da relação Bahia-Mercosul sob à ótica das exportações e importações* by Gesner Brehmer de Araújo Silva

“…Para cumplir con los objetivos propuestos, además de una introducción sobre el estudio de la economia internacional, el surgimiento del Mercosur y la evolución econômica de Bahia, se utilizaron las bases de datos de exportaciones e importaciones de la Superintendencia de Estudios Econômicos y Sociales de Bahia (SEI) y del Ministerio de Desarrollo, Industria y Comercio Exterior (MDIC) para conocer las importaciones y exportaciones de Bahia, y cômo se relacionan dentro del Mercosur Los resultados obtenidos indican que hay reducciones significativas en los principales sectores de exportación a Mercosur y pequenas caídas en las importaciones.…”
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Comorbidity in in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis by O.V. Somilo, S.O. Makarov, O.I. Kalbus

“…To conduct this study 105 patients with a diagnosis of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis were enrolled. All patients were assessed using the Multiple Sclerosis Neurological Disability Severity Scale (EDSS). …”
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The role of isoniazid dosage and NAT2 gene polymorphism in the treatment of tuberculous meningitis by Yi Jian, Yuhang Bao, Fashuang Yang, Mei Zhu

“…The clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with TBM under varying INH dosages were analyzed.ResultsThis study enrolled 119 patients with TBM, including 32 (26.9%) in the standard-dose group and 87 (73.1%) in the high-dose group. …”
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Prevalence of S. mansoni Infection and Associated Risk Factors among School Children in Guangua District, Northwest Ethiopia by Belaynesh Tazebew, Denekew Temesgen, Mastewal Alehegn, Desalew Salew, Molalign Tarekegn

“…Results. 404 (95.7%) school children were enrolled in the study. The overall prevalence of S. mansoni was 12.6%. …”
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Assessment of Problem-Based Learning Acceptance and Associated Factors Among School of Nursing Students at Wachemo University, Central Ethiopia by Asnakech Zekiwos Heliso MSc, Getachaw Ossabo Babore MSc, Taye Mezgebu Ashine MSc, Bethlehem Birhanu MSc, Bereket Hegeno Anose MSc, Sentayehu Admasu Saliya MSc, Elias Ezo Ereta MSc, Awoka Girma Hailu MSc

“…Method and Material This study used a quantitative design with a cross-sectional approach among 200 students who were enrolled in PBL at Wachemo University School of Nursing from July 30, 2023 to August 30, 2023. …”
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Correlation of Platelet Indices with Severity of Gastroesophageal Varices in Patients of Liver Cirrhosis: A Research Protocol by Parav Tantia, Sourya Acharya

“…The diagnosis of liver cirrhosis will be established based on the patient’s detailed history, physical examination, laboratory tests, and ultrasound scan. Upon enrollment, a detailed history will be taken, and parameters will be recorded in a specifically designed proforma. …”
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Clinical Patterns and Outcome of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease by Seon Young Ahn, Suk Bae Kim, Il Han Song

“…A total of 622 HCC patients with associated NAFLD (n = 56), ALD (n = 173), or HBV infection (n = 393) were enrolled. The clinical characteristics and survival were analyzed according to the underlying liver diseases. …”
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A pre- and post-course survey of an elective Chinese medicine curriculum among junior Western medical students in Taiwan by Sunny Jui-Shan Lin, Shung-Tai Ho, Yi-Chang Su, Chien-Sung Tsai, Shu-Meng Cheng, Cheng-Yi Cheng, Tso-Chou Lin, Chien-Jung Lin

“…Trial registration Registration prior to patient enrollment was not applicable because participants were not assigned to treatment groups in this study.…”
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Remote symptom monitoring with patient-reported outcomes and nudges during lung cancer immunotherapy in China (PRO-NET): protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Ping He, Yanan Luo, Zhenyu Shi, Yiqi Xia, Xiaolong Guan

“…Secondary objectives include assessing the effect of PRO-symptom monitoring on survival, physical function, symptom control, mental health, cost-effectiveness and implementation fidelity.Methods and analysis The PRO-NET study is a two-arm, parallel randomised controlled trial. The study will enrol at least 300 advanced NSCLC patients undergoing immunotherapy in China. …”
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Role of Career Counselling in Medical Profession: Perceptions of Medical Students by Hina Ahmed, Abdullah Yousaf, Muhammad Ahmed, Muhammad Tauqeer Akhtar

“…Methodology: It was a cross sectional study done between April and October 2023, where140 medical students from Central Park Medical College, Lahore were enrolled via convenience sampling. After receiving formal IRB approval, data was collected via self-designed google forms and WhatsApp groups from MBBS students in their first to final academic year who volunteered to participate after piloting with Cronbach Alpha score of 0.81. …”
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El tratamiento trombofiláctico no afecta los niveles de hemoglobina y hematocrito luego de una artroplastia total de cadera by Santiago L. Iglesias, Adrián G. Almada, Pablo D. López, Ignacio J. Pioli, Martín M. Mangupli, José M. Gómez, Bartolomé L. Allende

“…Se incluyó a 358 pacientes sometidos a una ATC programada entre febrero de 2019 y enero de 2022, que fueron divididos en 3 grupos para recibir: rivaroxabán 10 mg, enoxaparina sódica 40 mg o aspirina 100 mg como estrategia de tromboprofilaxis diaria. …”
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The association between monocyte to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and chronic kidney disease in a Chinese adult population: a cross-sectional study by Lingling Xu, Dongling Li, Zongwei Song, Jin Liu, Yang Zhou, Junwei Yang, Ping Wen

“…This study aimed to investigate the relationship between MHR and chronic kidney disease (CKD) in a Chinese adult population.Methods In this cross-sectional study, 232,775 community-dwelling adults in Binhai who completed health checkups in 2021 were enrolled. Participants were categorized based on the MHR quartiles. …”
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Acceptability of a dapivirine levonorgestrel vaginal ring in two Phase 1 trials (MTN-030/IPM 041 and MTN-044/IPM 053/CCN019): Implications for multipurpose prevention technology de... by Barbara A Friedland, Holly Gundacker, Sharon L Achilles, Beatrice A Chen, Craig Hoesley, Barbra A Richardson, Clifton W Kelly, Jeanna Piper, Sherri Johnson, Brid Devlin, John Steytler, Kyle Kleinbeck, Bindi Dangi, Chantél Friend, Mei Song, Barbara Mensch, Ariane van der Straten, Cindy Jacobson, Craig W Hendrix, Jill Brown, Diana Blithe, Sharon L Hiller, MTN-030/IPM 041 and MTN-044/IPM 053/CCN019 Protocol Teams for the Microbicide Trials Network and the Contraceptive Clinical Trials Network

“…We evaluated the acceptability of the 90-day dapivirine levonorgestrel ring (DPV-LNG ring) used for 14 days compared to a dapivirine-only ring (DVR-200mg) in MTN-030/IPM 041 (n = 23), and when used for 90 days cyclically or continuously in MTN-044/IPM 053/CCN019 (n = 25). We enrolled healthy, non-pregnant, HIV-negative women aged 18-45 in Pittsburgh, PA and Birmingham, AL (MTN-030 only). …”
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Hyperglycemia and Correlated High Levels of Inflammation Have a Positive Relationship with the Severity of Coronavirus Disease 2019 by Wen Zhang, Chuanwei Li, Yu Xu, Binfeng He, Mingdong Hu, Guoqiang Cao, Li Li, Shuang Wu, Xia Wang, Chun Zhang, Jianping Zhao, Jungang Xie, Zihui Xu, Qi Li, Guansong Wang

“…Four hundred and sixty-one patients were enrolled in our study, and 71.58% of patients with diabetes and 13.03% of patients without diabetes had hyperglycemia. …”
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