Multimodal treatments and the risk of breast cancer-related lymphedema: insights from a nationally representative cohort in South Korea by Sung Hoon Jeong, Seong Min Chun, Miji Kim, Ye Seol Lee, Jisun Kim, Ja-Ho Leigh, Yoon-Hee Choi

“…Methods In this retrospective study conducted using National Health Insurance data and the Korea National Cancer Incidence Database (2006–2017), 114,638 participants who underwent Surgery (Surg) or Chemo within 6 months after breast cancer diagnosis were enrolled, and the effect of multimodality treatment on the risk of BCRL was analyzed using the Cox proportional-hazards model. …”
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Technologically-Treated Polyclonal Affinity-Purified Antibodies to the Tumor Necrosis Factor-α, Brain Specific S-100 Protein and Histamine in Treatment of Functional Dyspepsia: Res... by Yu. O. Shulpekova, I. V. Maev, V. B. Grinevich, I. B. Khlynov, Yu. G. Shvarts, V. T. Ivashkin

“…The aim of the study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Kolofort® (a complex medicine containing technologically processed forms of antibodies to S-100 protein, tumor necrosis factor-α and histamine) in the management of functional dyspepsia (FD) in outpatient clinical practice.Methods: Outpatients (N = 309) at the age of 18–45 in whom FD was diagnosed according to the Rome IV criteria were enrolled in a multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial. …”
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Clinical Course of Untreated and Treated Chronic Hepatitis B in Pregnant Patients: A Prospective Study by Yasemin Nadir, Ayse Batirel, Ayse Yasemin Karsidag, Fatma Kaya Narter, Ahmet Nadir

“…STUDY DESIGN: HBsAg-positive pregnants were prospectively enrolled from 2013 to 2016 and antiviral therapy was administered to eligible patients. …”
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Effectiveness of dupilumab treatment against refractory eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis by Daiki Nakashima, MD, Tsuguhisa Nakayama, MD, PhD, Shunsuke Minagawa, MD, PhD, Tetsuya Adachi, MD, PhD, Chieko Mitsuyama, MD, Yoko Shida, MD, Tsuneya Nakajima, MD, PhD, Shin-ichi Haruna, MD, PhD, Yoshinori Matsuwaki, MD, PhD

“…Methods: We retrospectively enrolled 107 patients and assessed the effectiveness of dupilumab by various clinical outcomes. …”
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The CHK1 inhibitor prexasertib in BRCA wild-type platinum-resistant recurrent high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma: a phase 2 trial by Elena Giudice, Tzu-Ting Huang, Jayakumar R. Nair, Grant Zurcher, Ann McCoy, Darryl Nousome, Marc R. Radke, Elizabeth M. Swisher, Stanley Lipkowitz, Kristen Ibanez, Duncan Donohue, Tyler Malys, Min-Jung Lee, Bernadette Redd, Elliot Levy, Shraddha Rastogi, Nahoko Sato, Jane B. Trepel, Jung-Min Lee

“…Transcriptomic analysis revealed high levels of DNA replication-related genes (POLA1, POLE, GINS3) associated with lack of clinical benefit [defined post-hoc as PFS < 6 months]. …”
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β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate-enriched nutritional supplements for obese adults during weight loss: study protocol of a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial by Ming Yang, Xiaofan Jing, Yuxiang Liang, Renjie Wang, Hongbo Fu, Jiaojiao Jiang

“…The secondary outcomes will include the mean change of appendicular skeletal muscle mass, body fat mass, basal metabolic rate, phase angle, muscle function and serum biomarkers. The enrolment will commence in December 2021 and will proceed until March 2022.Ethics and dissemination This protocol has been approved by the Biomedical Ethics Committee of West China Hospital (2021-771). …”
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Alterations of Serum Bile Acid Profile in Patients with Crohn’s Disease by Rui Sun, Jingjing Jiang, Ling Yang, Lu Chen, Hong Chen

“…A total of 62 CD patients (29 active and 33 remission) and 33 healthy volunteers (HVs) were enrolled in this retrospective study. Serum BA profiles were measured by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. …”
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Clinical significance of serum cystatin C‐to‐creatinine ratio as a surrogate marker for incident osteoporotic fracture predictions by Ichiro Yoshii, Naoya Sawada, Tatsumi Chijiwa

“…Results A total of 175 patients of whom 28 had incident MOF, 38 men, and 137 women, were enrolled. The mean age was 70.2 years. A significantly higher risk ratio was shown in the presence of prevalent MOF, hyper fall‐ability, lifestyle‐related diseases, chronic kidney diseases ≥ Grade3a, and higher CysC/Cr. …”
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The Effect of Chronic Inhouse Biomass Fuel Smoke Exposure on Coronary Slow Flow Phenomenon in Women Living in the Eastern Region of Turkey by Tayyar AKBULUT, Faysal SAYLIK

“…Methods: A total of 457 consecutive women who underwent coronary angiography were retrospectively enrolled in this study. Patients were divided into two groups according to the use of BMF during their lives, from birth to older ages, as biomass exposure group (BEG) and non-exposure group. …”
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Efecto de la granulometria y la compactación del suelo sobre la distribución de raíces en manzano by M. C. Aruani, S. Behmer

“…El ensayo se llevó a cabo en suelos de granulometría media (Haplocambides típicos) y granulometría gruesa (Torrifluventes típicos), ubicados en el Alto Valle de Río Negro. La distribución de raíces se evaluó mediante el uso de una grilla de 1m x 1m dividida en sentido horizontal y vertical cada 10 cm colocada dentro de sendas calicatas ubicadas a un metro del tronco en sentido paralelo a la fila de plantación. …”
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Machine learning algorithm for predict the in-hospital mortality in critically ill patients with congestive heart failure combined with chronic kidney disease by Xunliang Li, Zhijuan Wang, Wenman Zhao, Rui Shi, Yuyu Zhu, Haifeng Pan, Deguang Wang

“…Furthermore, the interpretation of the chosen model was facilitated through the utilization of SHapley Additive exPlanation (SHAP) values and the Local Interpretable Model-Agnostic Explanations (LIME) algorithm.Results This study collected data and enrolled 5041 patients on CHF combined with CKD from 2008 to 2019, utilizing the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care Unit. …”
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Phonologisches Bewusstsein bei einem polnisch-amerikanischen Kind mit Legasthenie. Eine Fallstudie by Rafał Młyński, Agata Guzek

“…These results are indicative of the need to enroll the boy in speech-language therapy and reading interventions focusing on the deficits common in dyslexia. …”
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Vaginal hysterectomy versus vaginal assisted NOTES hysterectomy (VANH): a protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Merel Kimman, Ilse Bekkers, Lynn Hoen, Huib A A M van Vliet, Nicol A C Smeets, Anne Damoiseaux, Martine M L H Wassen

“…A total of 83 patients will be included in the VANH-group and 41 patients in the VH-group, using an enrolment ratio of 2:1. Secondary outcomes are; surgery-related complications, surgical outcomes, postoperative recovery, quality of life, costs and cost-effectiveness.Ethics and dissemination The study was approved on 27 May 2021 by the Ethics Committee of the Zuyderland Medical Centre Heerlen. …”
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El proceso de inteligibilidad espacial. Una propuesta tipológica de los espacios subjetivos en las ciudades by Oscar Luis Pyszczek

“…En una segunda instancia y de modo empírico, se exponen casos que sustentan y ejemplifican la categorización de espacios subjetivos surgidos en la etapa previa El fin del trabajo científico, consiste en debatir sobre el acervo inmaterial que converge y circula dentro y fuera de los espacios urbanos.…”
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LA PATAGONIA EN EL CONTEXTO DE LAS TRANSFORMACIONES REGIONALES. by Beatriz Saint Lary, María Rosa Colantuono

“…Linden-boim: "...se asienta en un proceso de continua centralización del capital, de aceleración de la utilización de los avances científico-técnicos, de mayor participación de los Estados en asociaciones supranacionales; de fortalecimiento de grandes grupos económicos locales; de intensificación de los lazos dependientes de nuestros países con los países capitalistas centrales dentro de los cuales se destacan los efectos del endeudamiento externo; la difusión de políticas de ajuste, básicamente asentadas en orientaciones neoliberales." …”
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Política y conflictos en el norte “argentino” (1832-1838). El gobierno de Alejandro Heredia en búsqueda del orden en la campaña Tucumana by Emmanuel Parrado

“…El problema se ubica dentro de un contexto histórico identificado con el colapso general que experimenta la Argentina del siglo XIX durante la lucha entre unitarios y federales. …”
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Clonal hematopoiesis in patients with autoimmune thrombocytopenia: an international multicenter study by Bruno Fattizzo, Alfredo Marchetti, Alessandro Bosi, Carmelo Gurnari, Juri Alessandro Giannotta, Giacinto Luca Pedone, Elena Rossi, Valentina Carrai, Andrea Guido, Filippo Brioschi, Monica Carpenedo, Monica Crugnola, Domenica Caramazza, Livia Leuzzi, Monia Marchetti, Gabriele Merati, Simona Malato, Fabrizio Vianello, Andrea Patriarca, Hussein Awada, Marta Bortolotti, Marta Canzi, Niccolò Bolli, Marco Capecchi, Frederick Chen, Andrea Artoni, Jaroslaw P. Maciejewski, Wilma Barcellini

“…In this multicentric retrospective observational study, we enrolled 167 adult patients with ITP, followed at 13 centers in Italy, United Kingdom, and the United States. …”
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Activismo o garantismo en el proceso contencioso administrativo colombiano by Fernando Martínez Ureña, Dimaro Alexis Agudelo Mejía

“…Resumen En el derecho procesal se discute sobre el rol que debe desempeñar el juez dentro del juicio. Por una parte, un juez activo; por otra, un juez garantista que deja el protagonismo a las partes, considerando que de esa forma se materializa la igualdad y la imparcialidad. …”
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Endometriosis Surgery during the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Brazilian Single Institution Experience by Claudio Peixoto Crispi, Claudio Peixoto Crispi, Eduardo de Almeida Nogueira, Pietro Cardoso Balthar, Camilla Gabriely Souza Guerra, Marlon de Freitas Fonseca

“…This case series report enrolled 11 consecutive Brazilian women (ages 22 to 47 y) who underwent minimally invasive surgical treatment of endometriosis between June 26 and August 17, 2020. …”
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Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável em Marabá, Pará: Um estudo sobre a Praça da Criança by Andréa Nazaré Barata de Araújo, Antonio Carlos Santos do Nascimento Passos de Oliveira, Marcela Marçal Maciel Monteiro, Mateus Araújo Costa

“…No ODS11, que trata sobre “Tornar as cidades inclusivas, seguras, resilientes e sustentáveis”, uma das abordagens corresponde às melhorias da qualidade de vida nas cidades através da urbanização sustentável com acesso universal a espaços públicos seguros, acessíveis e verdes, particularmente para mulheres, crianças, idosos e pessoas com deficiência. Sendo assim, este artigo traz uma análise sobre uma praça locada dentro de uma rotatória, a Praça da Criança, na cidade de Marabá-Pará, a fim de exemplificar alguns dos motivos que levam a cidade a ter o Índice de Desenvolvimento Sustentável das Cidades Brasileiras (IDSC-BR), tão baixo: Marabá apresentou o IDSC-BR de 35,54, ocupando o lugar de número 5.461 na classificação geral, dentre as 5.570 cidades brasileiras. …”
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