Short-term predictive value of sST2 in patients with STEMI following primary PCI: a prospective observational study by Shan Huang, Lu-Jiao Yu, Guang-Feng Sun, Zi-Xin Zhang

“…Method This was a prospective study. 148 STEMI patients following primary PCI were enrolled and divided into 2 groups by the median value of sST2 and afterwards followed up for 30 days to access the occurrence of major adverse cardiac events (MACEs), which were defined as cardiovascular death, heart failure and recurrent MI. …”
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Association between sleep duration and hypertension in southwest China: a population-based cross-sectional study by Yu Guo, Liming Li, Zhengming Chen, Qiang Sun, Pei Pei, Xianping Wu, Ningmei Zhang, Xiaofang Chen, Guojin Luo, John S Ji, Xiaoyu Chang, Xiaofang Chen*

“…We examined the association between sleep duration and hypertension in southwest China.Design Population-based cross-sectional study.Setting This study was part of the baseline survey of a large ongoing prospective cohort study, the China Kadoorie Biobank. Participants were enrolled in 15 townships of Pengzhou city in Sichuan province during 2004–2008.Participants 55 687 participants aged 30–79 years were included. …”
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Th9 Cells in Peripheral Blood Increased in Patients with Immune-Related Pancytopenia by Qing Shao, Yangyang Wang, Zhaoyun Liu, Hui Liu, Yihao Wang, Yang Zhao, Lijuan Li, Rong Fu

“…Fifty patients with IRP and 20 healthy controls were enrolled. The percentage of Th9 cells was detected by flow cytometry (FCM) and ELISA. …”
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Intramedullary Fixation for Metacarpal Fractures: A Multi-Institutional Prospective Outcomes Study by Michael B. Gehring, MD, Brandon Wolfe, BA, Riley Kahan, BS, Stephanie D. Malliaris, MD, Kia M. Washington, MD, Matthew D. Folchert, MD, Kyros Ipaktchi, MD, Mark A. Greyson, MD, Alexander Lauder, MD, Matthew L. Iorio, MD

“…Methods: A prospective multicenter trial enrolled consecutive patients with closed, extra-articular metacarpal fractures treated with IMF. …”
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Cambios en la estructura vertical y composición florística en la Reserva Natural Madre Verde —Costa Rica— tras 15 años de restauración ecológica by Cindy Rodríguez-Arias

“…En 2005 se realizó una caracterización de las comunidades vegetales presentes: pastizal, charral, cultivo abandonado, área dominada por burío, bosque secundario denso, bosque secundario ralo y dos remanentes de bosque maduro. …”
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Urban-rural difference in adverse outcomes of pulmonary tuberculosis in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis-diabetes mellitus comorbidity by FANG Zijian, LI Qingchun，XIE Li，SONG Xu，DAI Ruoqi，WU Yifei，JIA Qingjun，CHENG Qinglin

“…Results:A total of 823 patients with PTB-DM were enrolled, including 354 (43.01%) urban and 469 (56.99%) rural patients. …”
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Consumo de frutas, legumes e verduras e excesso de peso em adolescentes: dados da Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde do Escolar (PeNSE, 2015) by Karine Brito Beck Silva, Renato Ribeiro Nogueira Ferraz

“…Introdução: Hábitos alimentares saudáveis e a prática de atividade física estão associados à proteção no desenvolvimento do ganho de peso na adolescência. Objetivo: Avaliar a associação entre o consumo de frutas, legumes e verduras e excesso de peso em adolescentes brasileiros. …”
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Entre la creatividad y el recuerdo: el espacio de juego en el arte de instalación de Carsten Höller y Gelitin by Javier Gómez Chozas, Vanesa Cejudo Mejías, Arturo Franco Díaz

“…Dicha instalación, que se presentó de nuevo en 2014 en el museo danés Arken, consistía en la creación de un parque infantil dentro de un museo y fue pionera en la reflexión acerca de la importancia del juego infantil para la construcción de la perspectiva del mundo adulto. …”
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Nucleotide variation in Foxp3 gene and prognosis of bladder cancer: a case-control study by Qin Li, Yan Zhang, Yan Zhang, Min Su, Yaping Song, Yanyun Wang, Bin Zhou, Lin Zhang

“…BackgroundNumerous researches have investigated the correlation between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the transcription factor forkhead box protein 3 (Foxp3) gene and the development of various cancers. However, the relationship of Foxp3 polymorphism and bladder cancer (BC) remain unclear.MethodThis hospital-based case-control study enrolled a total of 316 patients diagnosed with BC and 643 healthy controls. …”
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Association between occupational exposure to gasoline and anemia: a retrospective cohort study in China by Lan Lin, Hongmei Cao, Beining Wu, Jin Wang, Lin Song, Weiling Chan, Geyang Li, Li Zhou, Jing Xiao, Lejia Zhu, Yulong Lian

“…Methods This retrospective cohort study collected baseline data from 1451 workers, including 605 exposed to gasoline and 846 not exposed to gasoline. Participants were enrolled in 2013–2015, and follow-up in 2019. Anemia was diagnosed according to WHO guidelines on hemoglobin cutoffs to define anemia in individuals and populations. …”
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Preconception diet quality and modified natural cycle in vitro fertilisation outcomes by Janine P.M. Faessen, Irene Homminga, Marion E.C. Buso, Ruxandra A. Nagy, Jannie van Echten-Arends, Edith J.M. Feskens, Uwe J.F. Tietge, Annemieke Hoek, Elske M. Brouwer-Brolsma

“…This prospective cohort study utilised data from 109 women undergoing MNC-IVF between 2014 and 2018 at University Medical Centre Groningen enrolled in a study examining associations between metabolic profile of follicular fluid and oocyte quality. …”
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Real-world treatment patterns and clinical characteristics in patients with moderate-to-severe systemic lupus erythematosus: an analysis of the SLE Prospective Observational Cohort... by Raj Tummala, Richard A Furie, Laurent Arnaud, Eric F Morand, Martin Aringer, Stephanie Chen, Barnabas Desta, Alberta Hoi, Bo Ding, Christine Peschken, Jonatan Hedberg, Tina Grünfeld Eén, Alessandro Sorrentino, Danuta Kielar

“…We report real-world patterns of medication use in patients enrolled in SPOCS.Methods Data were collected at study entry; patients were followed twice annually according to local practice. …”
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El contexto actual del marcado CE. El caso de la pizarra en galicia. Grado de aplicación de los fabricantes = The current context of CE marking. The case of slate in Galicia. Degre... by Susana Robles-Sánchez, María Paz Sáez-Pérez

“…El marcado CE reconoce el cumplimiento de los requisitos legales y técnicos en materia de seguridad general para cualquier producto dentro de la Unión Europea, permitiendo su libre circulación en todo el territorio gracias al Reglamento UE nº 305/2011 de Productos de Construcción. …”
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A Retrospective, Single-Center Assessment of Changes in Pain, Agitation, and Delirium Management Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Rachel L. Winner, PharmD, BCCCP, Lydia R. Ware, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, Kevin M. Dube, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, Mary P. Kovacevic, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, Kenneth E. Lupi, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, Paul M. Szumita, PharmD, FCCM, FASHP, BCCCP, BCPS, Jeremy R. DeGrado, PharmD, BCCCP

“…The “pre” and “post” groups enrolled patients in 2019 and 2021, respectively. All PAD data during the first 7 days of mechanical ventilation (MV) were collected. …”
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Hydroxychloroquine plus personal protective equipment versus personal protective equipment alone for the prevention of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infections among healthcare wor... by Rohina Joshi, Sudha Vidyasagar, Niveditha Devasenapathy, Rinaldo Bellomo, Vivekanand Jha, Chirag Patel, Vijay Kumar, Lachlan Donaldson, Oommen John, Balasubramanian Venkatesh, Michael John, Naomi Hammond, Jeyaraj Pandian, Ashwani Kumar, Arpita Ghosh, S Radhakrishnan, Rajib Paul, Bharath Kumar Tirupakuzhi Vijayaraghavan, Dorrilyn Rajbhandari, Sheila Nainan Myatra, Amritendu Bhattacharya, Sumaiya Arfin, Abhinav Bassi, Lachlan Hugh Donaldson, Naomi E Hammond, Mallikarjuna Kunigari, Cynthia Amrutha, Syed Haider Mehdi Husaini, Subir Ghosh, Santosh Kumar Nag, Hari Krishnan Selvaraj, Viny Kantroo, Kamal D Shah, Sheila Myatra, Amritendu Battacharya, Pavan Kumar Vecham, Evangeline Elvira, Gomathi Parthasarathy, Archana Ragunathan, Gnanavel Rajendra Kunjurao, Pavithra Sampath Kumar, Hilda Nirmala Kumari, Jayanthi Swaminathan, Murshid Cheriyeri Peediyekkal, Arun Chander Yadav, Aarthi Venkatramanan, Cynthia Amrutha Sukumar, Dharini Prasad, Krishnanda Nayak, Ravindra Prabhu, Rohini Bilagi, Akash Bhange, Bhumika Patel, Ekta Ramchandani, Jinesh Patel, Krupa Gandhi, N Prathyusha, Rayshma Rao Bonshlay Lakshmanan, S Hari Krishnan, Abhishek George Mehta, Mousumi Pradhan, Syed Haider Mehdi Husaini, Shahid Ali Siddique, Naved-ur Rahman, Mohammad Jamalludeen, Mounika Amarneni, Suresh Sankar, Vidya Rajesh Joshi, Alka Yadav, Nikhil Modi, Rinku Dahiya, Serena Knowles, Nikita Bathla, Fatima Butt

“…Objectives To determine whether hydroxychloroquine when used with personal protective equipment reduces the proportion of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 among healthcare workers in comparison to the use of personal protective equipment alone.Design Multicentre, parallel-group, open-label randomised trial. Enrolment started on 29 June 2020 and stopped on 4 February 2021. …”
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Inmigrantes colombianos en España. Experiencia parental e inmigración by Amparo Micolta León

“…La parentalidad es una posición dentro de la estructura social, definida por un conjunto de expectativas y tareas socialmente construidas. …”
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Caracterización clínica de pacientes fallecidos por enfermedad cerebrovascular by Leonardo Javier Pérez Ponce, Roberto Carlos Barletta Farías, Luis Orlando Iturralde González, Gabriela Castro Vega, Diana Rocío Santana Guerra, Rosa María León Estela

“…El universo estuvo conformado por 517 pacientes fallecidos con diagnóstico de enfermedad cerebrovascular en el período comprendido entre el 1 de enero 2014 y el 31 de diciembre 2016 en Hospital General Universitario Dr. …”
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Demographic disparities in access to COVID-19 clinical trial sites across the United States: a geospatial analysis by Raphael Cuomo, Tiana McMann, Qing Xu, Zhuoran Li, Joshua Yang, Julie Hsieh, Christine Lee, Milena Lolic, Richardae Araojo, Tim Mackey

“…The county-level, population-normalized count of study site locations, by type, was used as the outcome for national analysis, thereby enabling the determination of demographic associations with geospatial availability to enroll as a participant in a COVID-19 study. Z-scores of the Getis-Ord Gi statistic were used as the outcome for local analysis in order to account for areas close to those with clinical study sites. …”
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Caracterización acústica de fincas bajo pago por servicios ambientales en la Reserva Forestal Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica by Jimmy Barrantes-Madrigal, Mónica Retamosa, Ricardo Bedoya-Arrieta, Adriana Valerio-Madrigal, Jonathan Sánchez-Alpízar

“…En Costa Rica, el pago por servicios ambientales (PSA) representa un mecanismo para proteger bosques en fincas privadas, pero carece de indicadores específicos sobre el estado de la biodiversidad y de conservación de los bosques. …”
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Does the AO/OTA fracture classification dictate the anesthesia modality for the surgical management of unstable distal radius fractures? A retrospective cohort study in 127 patient... by Sascha Halvachizadeh, Merav Dreifuss, Thomas Rauer, Anne Kaiser, Dirk Ubmann, Hans-Christoph Pape, Florin Allemann

“…Fractures were classified using the AO/OTA system. Results The study enrolled 127 patients, with 90 (70.9%) in Group GA and 37 (29.1%) in Group PA. …”
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