Carrageenan-Free Diet Shows Improved Glucose Tolerance and Insulin Signaling in Prediabetes: A Randomized, Pilot Clinical Trial by Leo Feferman, Sumit Bhattacharyya, Erin Oates, Nicole Haggerty, Tianxiu Wang, Krista Varady, Joanne K. Tobacman

“…Participants with prediabetes (n=13), defined as HbA1c of 5.7%-6.4%, enrolled in a 12-week, randomized, parallel-arm, feeding trial. …”
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Cord Direct Antiglobulin Test for Predicting the Need for Phototherapy in Neonates with ABO Incompatibility: A Prospective Cohort Study by Ranjith Balan, Sakthipriya Balaji, Arun Kumar, Subash Sundar, Shrinidhi Krishnan, Ashok Chandrasekaran

“…Results: Out of 3,092 eligible deliveries, 523 babies with ABO incompatibility were enrolled. The baseline characteristics were comparable. …”
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Distinction of High- and Low-Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on the Functional Reorganization of the Motor Network in Stroke Patients by Zhiwei Guo, Yu Jin, Xi Bai, Binghu Jiang, Lin He, Morgan A. McClure, Qiwen Mu

“…Thirty-three subcortical stroke patients were enrolled and assigned to the HF-rTMS group, LF-rTMS group, and sham group. …”
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Civil servants' activity regulation in Lithuania 1918-1940 by Jolanta Palidauskaitė, Milda Petrokaitė

“…Some aspects of their activity, such as enrolment, admission, career possibilities, and question of responsibility, were skipped in legislation. …”
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A New Risk Score Based on Lipid Indicators for Patients with Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Wei X, Guo Z, Zhang T, Liang J

“…This retrospective study aimed to develop a quick and efficient risk score to assess prognosis and clinical response.Methods: A total of 391 hCC patients were enrolled and were divided into training and validation groups between 2015 and 2024. …”
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Un análisis de cambio estructural en la persistencia de la inflación en México usando la regresión cuantílica by Marco A. Acosta

“…Además, a partir de 2009 no se puede rechazar estadísticamente que la inflación general ajustada por efectos estacionales se encuentre dentro del rango de variabilidad de ± 1% del objetivo de largo plazo de la inflación ubicado en 3%.Conclusión: La regresión cuantílica es una herramienta estadística útil y conveniente para analizar la persistencia de la inflación. …”
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Economic and relationship-strengthening intervention to reduce alcohol use in couples living with HIV in Malawi: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of Mlambe by Torsten B Neilands, Lynae A Darbes, James Mkandawire, Derek S Brown, Fred M Ssewamala, Judith A Hahn, Amy A Conroy, Nancy Mulauzi, Scott Tebbetts

“…We will conduct a full-scale, randomised controlled trial (RCT) to evaluate the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of Mlambe.Methods and analysis We will enrol 250 adult married couples having at least one partner living with HIV and reporting heavy alcohol use. …”
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Antiviral therapy can effectively suppress irAEs in HBV positive hepatocellular carcinoma treated with ICIs: validation based on multi machine learning by Shuxian Pan, Zibing Wang

“…The accuracy of the model is verified in the DCA curve.ResultsA total of 274 HBV-related liver cancer patients were enrolled in the study. Predictive models were constructed using three machine learning algorithms to analyze and statistically evaluate clinical characteristics, including immune cell data. …”
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A conceptual model for advanced/metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer: a review of qualitative studies and results from patient interviews by France Ginchereau Sowell, Thom de Milliano, Keri J. S. Brady, Ginamarie Foglia, Medha Sasane, Samira Bensfia, Matthew Reaney

“…Patients were mostly positive about their experience of care, willing to enroll in clinical trials, and keen to receive innovative treatments with few side effects. …”
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Characteristics and long-term health outcomes of the first domestic COVID-19 outbreak cases in Da Nang, Vietnam: a longitudinal cohort study by Miyuki Tsuruoka, Mai Kim Huynh, Michiko Toizumi, Thanh Tien Hoang, Trieu Bao Nguyen, Anh The Dao, Luong Dinh Nguyen, Huy Xuan Le, Chung Thanh Le, Anh Quang Dang, Hung Thai Do, Lay Myint Yoshida

“…Results A total of 362 cases including 20 fatal cases were enrolled into the study retrospectively. The median age of the participants included in the medical chart review was 46.5 years and 60.8% were female. …”
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Prevalencia y factores de riesgo asociados a las enfermedades de transmisión sexual en bovinos de la provincia de La Pampa, Argentina by Ariel MIRANDA, M. FORT, L. FUCHS, V. BALDONE, H. GIMÉNEZ, L. CARNÉ, A. SAGO, H. OTERMIN, D. DUBIÉ, P. GOYENECHE, C. CAMPERO

“…La tricomonosis bovina (TB) y campylobacteriosis genital bovina (CGB) son enfermedades de transmisión sexual (ETS) que causan muerte embrionaria temprana, infertilidad transitoria y abortos, impactando en el rendimiento reproductivo de los rodeos. …”
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Patient Voices: Multimethod Study on the Feasibility of Implementing Electronic Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in a Comprehensive Cancer Center by Cinzia Brunelli, Sara Alfieri, Emanuela Zito, Marco Spelta, Laura Arba, Linda Lombi, Luana Caselli, Augusto Caraceni, Claudia Borreani, Anna Roli, Rosalba Miceli, Gabriele Tine', Ernesto Zecca, Marco Platania, Giuseppe Procopio, Nicola Nicolai, Luigi Battaglia, Laura Lozza, Morena Shkodra, Giacomo Massa, Daniele Loiacono, Giovanni Apolone

“…MethodsConsecutive patients with cancer attending 3 outpatient clinics and 3 inpatient wards were screened for eligibility (adults, native speakers, and being able to fill in the ePROMs) and enrolled in a quantitative and qualitative multimethod study. …”
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Primary Clear Cell Adenocarcinoma of the Cervix: A Clinical Analysis of 18 Cases without Exposure to Diethylstilbestrol by Dongying Wang, Chunhua Zhao, Li Fu, Yang Liu, Weiyang Zhang, Tianmin Xu

“…A total of 18 patients were enrolled. The age of patients ranged from 37 to 74 years with the peak incidence between 45 and 55 years. …”
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Multiparameter body composition analysis on chest CT predicts clinical outcomes in resectable non-small cell lung cancer by Yilong Huang, Hanxue Cun, Zhanglin Mou, Zhonghang Yu, Chunmei Du, Lan Luo, Yuanming Jiang, Yancui Zhu, Zhenguang Zhang, Xin Chen, Bo He, Zaiyi Liu

“…Methods Patients who underwent surgical resection for NSCLC between January 2006 and December 2017 were retrospectively enrolled in this multicenter study. Body composition metrics, including the area of skeletal muscle, intermuscular adipose tissue, subcutaneous adipose tissue, visceral adipose tissue, muscle radiodensity, and derivative parameters from five basic metrics mentioned before, were calculated based on preoperative non-contrast-enhanced chest CT images at L1 level. …”
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Anthropometric and metabolic parameters associated with visceral fat in non-obese type 2 diabetes individuals by Ming Jiao, Jiaoli Chen, Xiaoling Wang, Wenyu Tao, Yunhua Feng, Huijun Yang, Haiying Yang, Shanshan Zhao, Ying Yang, Yiping Li

“…Therefore, it was worth evaluating the association of influencing factors with high VF in non-obese T2DM individuals. Methods This study enrolled 1,409 T2DM participants with T2DM, of whom 538 had a normal BMI. …”
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Treatment Patterns and Healthcare Costs Among Patients with Stroke and Spasticity: A 2-Year Longitudinal Study by Michael Hull, Vamshi Ruthwik Anupindi, Jing He, Mitchell DeKoven, Jumaah Goldberg, Jonathan Bouchard

“…Patients were selected based on two International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision diagnosis codes for stroke requiring an inpatient stay (index date) with continuous enrollment with medical/pharmacy benefits 12 months before (pre-index) and 24 months starting on the index date (post-index). …”
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Safety and effectiveness of different modes of labor induction among pregnant women delivering at referral hospitals in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: a cohort study by Emmanuel Erasto, Martine A. Manguzu, Goodluck G. Nyondo, Manase Kilonzi, Alphonce Ignace Marealle, Ritah F. Mutagonda

“…Methods This cohort study enrolled pregnant women who underwent labor induction at referral hospitals in Dar es Salaam from April to May 2021. …”
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Frecuencia del Síndrome de anticuerpos Anti-fosfolípidos y su clasificación según los nuevos criterios EULAR 2023 en pacientes con Lupus Eritematoso Sistémico, que consultaron en e... by Dora Montiel, Margarita Samudio

“…Materiales y Métodos: Estudio observacional, descriptivo, de corte transversal, de pacientes adultos con LES, que acudieron al Hospital Nacional, en el periodo comprendido entre enero-2020 y agosto-2024. El muestreo fue no probabilístico, por conveniencia. …”
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Total hip arthroplasty in hip tuberculosis: a systematic review by Shengyuan Zheng, Mufeng Li, Hong Chen, Yanguo Qin

“…A total of 855 patients (mean age: 34 to 57 years, mean follow-up: 0.5 to 11 years) were enrolled. In general, physicians are accustomed to deciding the appropriate timing of surgery based on inflammatory markers; 90% of the studies recommended preoperative and postoperative antituberculosis therapy (ATT), and 14 studies used antituberculosis drugs during surgery. …”
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Direct superior approach versus posterolateral approach in mid-term clinical outcomes of total hip arthroplasty: a prospective randomized controlled study by Zhanqi Wei, Yiming Xu, Wei Zhu, Xisheng Weng, Bin Feng

“…Method Seventy-eight patients who underwent THA from January 2021 to June 2021 were prospectively enrolled and randomly allocated into DSA group and PLA group. …”
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