Application of Health Education Based on Phased Transition Theory Model in Continuous Nursing for Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Hongmei Xiao, Jun Ye

“…A total of 106 patients with IBD admitted to the hospital were enrolled as the research objects between October 2020 and September 2021. …”
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High Prevalence of Autoimmune Diabetes and Poor Glycaemic Control among Adults in Madagascar: A Brief Report from a Humanitarian Health Campaign in Ambanja by Ernesto Maddaloni, Giovanlorenzo Pastore, Marco Giuseppe Del Buono, Aldostefano Porcari, Mario Fittipaldi, Francesco Garilli, Claudio Tiberti, Silvia Angeletti, Paolo Pozzilli, Giovanni Mottini, Nicola Napoli

“…Madagascar is a geographically isolated country considered a biodiversity hotspot with unique genomics. Both the low-income and the geographical isolation represent risk factors for the development of diabetes. …”
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Waveform characteristics in thoracic paravertebral space: a prospective observational study [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Pattika Subsoontorn, Lalinthip Vareesunthorn, Amorn Vijitpavan, Sivaporn Termpornlert

“…Methods 50 patients scheduled for elective lung surgery were enrolled. After conduction of anesthesia, all patients underwent TPVB at T4/5 and T6/7 using transverse, in-plane ultrasound guidance. …”
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Endocan Levels in Peripheral Blood Predict Outcomes of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome by Ling Tang, Ying Zhao, Daoxin Wang, Wang Deng, Changyi Li, Qi Li, Shicong Huang, Chang Shu

“…A total of 42 patients with ARDS were initially enrolled, and there were 20 nonsurvivors and 22 survivors based on hospital mortality. …”
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Changes in Cardiac Varices and Their Clinical Significance after Eradication of Esophageal Varices by Band Ligation by Seung Woon Park, Yeon Seok Seo, Han Ah Lee, Sang Jung Park, Tae Hyung Kim, Jae Min Lee, Sang Jun Suh, Hyuk Soon Choi, Eun Sun Kim, Bora Keum, Young Kul Jung, Ji Hoon Kim, Hyonggin An, Hyung Joon Yim, Yoon Tae Jeen, Jong Eun Yeon, Hong Sik Lee, Hoon Jai Chun, Kwan Soo Byun, Soon Ho Um, Chang Duck Kim

“…A total of 123 patients were enrolled. The age was 59.7 ± 11.7 years, and 96 patients (78.0%) were men. …”
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The Association between Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Thyroid Cancer by Young-Gyun Seo, Ho-Chun Choi, Ah Reum An, Do Joon Park, Young Joo Park, Kyu Eun Lee, Sue K. Park, Yunji Hwang, Belong Cho

“…Among patients with thyroid cancer who were enrolled in T-CALOS, 415 patients were matched to the control group according to age and sex. …”
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Obesity and the Odds of Weight Gain following Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Prostate Cancer by Lior Z. Braunstein, Ming-Hui Chen, Marian Loffredo, Philip W. Kantoff, Anthony V. D'Amico

“…Between 1995 and 2001, 206 men were enrolled in a randomized trial evaluating the survival difference of adding 6 months of ADT to radiation therapy (RT). …”
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Los grandes incendios forestales en Aragón: breve análisis y retrospectiva en el contexto de la temporada de verano de 2022 by Marcos Rodrigues, Juan de la Riva

“…En Aragón, el año 2022 fue también excepcional con 20.260 ha quemadas, ocho veces la media anual de 2005-2021, ocurriendo dos de los mayores incendios dentro del registro con datos. Históricamente, los grandes incendios en Aragón son principalmente de origen natural; sin embargo, desde 2010 se aprecia un cambio en las causas hacia grandes incendios más vinculados con actividades antrópicas, comportamiento que se acentúa en 2022. …”
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Dominación y división social: el sentido del republicanismo en el Maquiavelo de Claude Lefort by Graciela Ferrás

“…El artículo descubre que el momento maquiaveliano está signado por la afirmación de que solo a través del conflicto los individuos y los grupos se sitúan dentro de un mundo común; para eso, se reflexiona teóricamente sobre la tesis de Lefort, quien encuentra en el pensador florentino una teoría del conflicto como posibilidad de institución de la sociedad y de la política. …”
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Immediate Loading of Single Implants in the Anterior Maxilla: A 1-Year Prospective Clinical Study on 34 Patients by Miguel Stanley, Filipa Calheiros Braga, Beatriz Mota Jordao

“…Over a 2-year period, all patients referred to a private clinic were considered for enrolment in this study. Inclusion criteria were single-tooth placement in postextraction sockets or healed sites of the anterior maxilla. …”
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Examining physical training versus physical and mental training programmes in Swimrun semi-professional athletes: A randomised, controlled, trial by Francesco Chirico, Giuseppe Ferrari, Giuseppina Rasà

“…Methods: Thirty male semi-professional athletes, enrolled for a Swimrun competition, were randomly selected into an experimental group (EXP) and a control group (CON). …”
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O ensino de métodos e técnicas de pesquisa nos cursos de ciências sociais by Heloisa Helena Teixeira de Souza Martins

“… O artigo tem como objetivo esclarecer o processo de constituição dos padrões de trabalho científico nas Ciências Sociais brasileiras, em especial na Sociologia, tendo como referência o ensino de Métodos e Técnicas de Pesquisa. …”
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Surveillance of HCC Patients after Liver RFA: Role of MRI with Hepatospecific Contrast versus Three-Phase CT Scan—Experience of High Volume Oncologic Institute by Vincenza Granata, Mario Petrillo, Roberta Fusco, Sergio Venanzio Setola, Elisabetta de Lutio di Castelguidone, Orlando Catalano, Mauro Piccirillo, Vittorio Albino, Francesco Izzo, Antonella Petrillo

“…Thirty-four consecutive HCC patients (42 hepatic nodules) were treated with percutaneous RFA and underwent MR and CT scans. All patients were enrolled in a research protocol that included CT with iodized contrast medium injection and MR with hepatospecific contrast medium injection. …”
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Students from all Layers of Society. Study Grants, Parents and the Education of their Children, 1815-2015 by Wouter Marchand

“…In the entire nineteenth century grants for university students were restricted to those already enrolled, minimizing the appeal for newcomers from low-income families. …”
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Splenectomy with Portoazygous Disconnection for Correction of Systemic Hemodynamic Disorders in Hepatic Cirrhosis Patients with Portal Hypertension: A Prospective Single-Center Coh... by Dao-Bing Zeng, Liang Di, Qing-Liang Guo, Jing Ding, Xiao-Fei Zhao, Shi-Chun Lu

“…Hepatic cirrhosis patients with portal hypertension were enrolled from April 2015 to July 2018. Systemic hemodynamic parameters (heart rate, mean arterial pressure (MAP), cardiac output, and total peripheral vascular resistance (TPR)) were prospectively measured at baseline and 1 week, 1, 3, and 6 months, and 1, 2, and 3 years postoperatively. …”
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Inflammatory Markers and Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Obese Children: The NANOS Study by Alex Gileles-Hillel, María Luz Alonso-Álvarez, Leila Kheirandish-Gozal, Eduard Peris, José Aurelio Cordero-Guevara, Joaquin Terán-Santos, Mónica Gonzalez Martinez, María José Jurado-Luque, Jaime Corral-Peñafiel, Joaquin Duran-Cantolla, David Gozal

“…Results. 204 children were enrolled in the study; 75 had OSA, defined by an obstructive respiratory disturbance index (RDI) of 3 events/hour total sleep time (TST). …”
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The Impact of Type 2 Diabetes on the Efficacy of ADP Receptor Blockers in Patients with Acute ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Pilot Prospective Study by Matej Samoš, Marián Fedor, František Kovář, Peter Galajda, Tomáš Bolek, Lucia Stančiaková, Jana Fedorová, Ján Staško, Peter Kubisz, Marián Mokáň

“…Totally 67 patients were enrolled. 21 patients had T2D. Among all study population, 33 patients received clopidogrel and 34 patients received prasugrel. …”
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Psicologia institucional na assistência social by Gabriel Tassoni Medeiros, Agemir Bavaresco

“…Conclui-se que a atuação desse profissional pode contribuir para a prevenção de situações de adoecimento dentro das instituições. A obra de Bleger continua relevante e coerente na formação ética dos profissionais de psicologia.  …”
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Students from all Layers of Society. Study Grants, Parents and the Education of their Children, 1815-2015 by Wouter Marchand

“…In the entire nineteenth century grants for university students were restricted to those already enrolled, minimizing the appeal for newcomers from low-income families. …”
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Differences in Pain Intensity of Tumors Spread to the Anterior versus Anterolateral/Lateral Portions of the Vertebral Body Based on CT Scans by Hui-Ching Hsu, Tzu-Yao Liao, Long-Sun Ro, Yu-Hsiang Juan, Chuang-Chi Liaw

“…Eighty-six patients were enrolled in the study. Bone lesions were mainly osteolytic. …”
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