Creation and validation of a new index to predict pneumonia associated with ischemic stroke by Alexis Suárez Quesada, Alexis Álvarez Aliaga, Andrés José Quesada Vázquez

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A Study to Assess Resilience and Empathy among the BSc Nursing Students by S. Anand, K. R. Anoopa, J. P Haripriya

“…The Percentage of the student in the first year is 27.3%, while the number who belongs to the 3rd year is 25.8% and equal number of students belongs to 4th year. …”
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Efficiency of Automated Viral RNA Purification for Pediatric Studies of Dengue and Zika in Hyperendemic Areas by Sandra L. Delgado, Piedad M. Perilla, Doris M. Salgado, María Clemencia Rojas, Carlos F. Narváez

“…The concentration of RNA (5.2 vs. 7.5 ng/μL, P=0.03) and the number of integral bands (9 vs. 11) were higher with the high-throughput protocol. …”
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Immunoprotection of mice against Schistosomiasis mansoni using solubilized membrane antigens. by Guidenn Sulbarán, Oscar Noya, Beatríz Brito, Diana E Ballén, Italo M Cesari

“…As compared to control, a significantly lower number of perfuse parasites was obtained in the immunized/challenged mouse group (P<0.05, t test); and consequently, a lower number of eggs and granulomas (with reduced sizes), overall decreasing pathology. …”
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Impact of Dataset Size on 3D CNN Performance in Intracranial Hemorrhage Classification by Chun-Chao Huang, Hsin-Fan Chiang, Cheng-Chih Hsieh, Bo-Rui Zhu, Wen-Jie Wu, Jin-Siang Shaw

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Intubation Success through I-Gel® and Intubating Laryngeal Mask Airway® Using Flexible Silicone Tubes: A Randomised Noninferiority Trial by Latha Naik, Neerja Bhardwaj, Indu Mohini Sen, Rakesh V. Sondekoppam

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Evaluation of Risk Factors of Peri-Implant Disease Using a New Manual Risk Assessment Model: A Clinical study by Mahima Jain, Mohd Shafiq Bin Shaffa’ee, Ashita Uppoor, Swati Pralhad, Sangeeta U. Nayak, Sharon Saldanha

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Polypharmacy or potentially inappropriate medications among older adults with COVID-19 in a secondary hospital in China and their association with mortality by Mian Mao, Shan Du, Yue Xu, Qiu Li, Ruoxi Luo, Qiaoqiao Zhou, Xiaoli Hu

“…Abstract Elderly patients with multiple concomitant chronic diseases are the particularly vulnerable during the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic, which accounts for a large number of COVID-19-related deaths. …”
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Extended Injection Intervals after Switching from Ranibizumab to Aflibercept in Macular Edema due to Central Retinal Vein Occlusion by Sylvia Nghiem-Buffet, Agnès Glacet-Bernard, Manar Addou-Regnard, Eric H. Souied, Salomon Y. Cohen, Audrey Giocanti-Auregan

“…After switching to aflibercept, patients received a mean number of 12.4 injections (range, 6–20) during a mean follow-up of 25.5 months (range, 16–38). …”
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The Impact of Electrophysiological Diversity on Pattern Completion in Lithium Nonresponsive Bipolar Disorder: A Computational Modeling Approach by Abraham Nunes, Selena Singh, Anouar Khayachi, Shani Stern, Thomas Trappenberg, Martin Alda

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Rehabilitation nursing for motor functional recovery of acute ischaemic stroke: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Yuanyuan Chen, Mei Li, Jianmiao Wang, Yuping Zhang, Jingfen Jin

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FTACMT study protocol: a multicentre, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial of faecal microbiota transplantation for autism spectrum disorder by Li Ling, Wei Wei, Li Lin, Li Ke, Ye Chen, Li Ning, Wang Yu, Zhang Xin, Yang Rong, Zhang Xueying, Cui Jiaqu, Chen Qiyi, Qin Huanlong, Du Yasong, Zhao Xiaoxin, Lu Jubao, Lv Xiaoqiong, Ma Chunlian, Chen Shidong, Kuang Guifang, Zhao Dongmei, Fang Shuanfeng, Zhang Xujing, Yang Binrang, Wang Yanxia, Yuan Song, Zhou Xiang, Zhang Beihua, Jiang Lin, Ji Hong, Yan Yinmei, Yan Peihua, Huang Linsheng, Zhang Shaoyi, Ma Chenhuan, Miao Yun, Ling Wenqi, Geng Bojing, Feng Xueying, Li Huilin, Liu Liyan, Wu Weijia, Li Dexin, Jiang Qianru

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Congenital muscular dystrophies and myopathies: the leading cause of genetic muscular disorders in eleven Chinese families by Bin Mao, Xiaoling Cai, Na Lin, Yulin Jiang, Na Hao, Yifang Dai, Danhua Guo, Deqin He, Huili Xue, Lingji Chen, Qianqian He, Min Zhang, Meihuan Chen, Hailong Huang, Liangpu Xu

“…Conclusions CMDs and CMYOs were probably responsible for most of the cases (9/11) of genetic muscular defects in this study. …”
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Multimodal machine learning enables AI chatbot to diagnose ophthalmic diseases and provide high-quality medical responses by Ruiqi Ma, Qian Cheng, Jing Yao, Zhiyu Peng, Mingxu Yan, Jie Lu, Jingjing Liao, Lejin Tian, Wenjun Shu, Yunqiu Zhang, Jinghan Wang, Pengfei Jiang, Weiyi Xia, Xiaofeng Li, Lu Gan, Yue Zhao, Jiang Zhu, Bing Qin, Qin Jiang, Xiawei Wang, Xintong Lin, Haifeng Chen, Weifang Zhu, Dehui Xiang, Baoqing Nie, Jingtao Wang, Jie Guo, Kang Xue, Hongguang Cui, Jinwei Cheng, Xiangjia Zhu, Jiaxu Hong, Fei Shi, Rui Zhang, Xinjian Chen, Chen Zhao

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Hepatorenal syndrome in decompensated portal hypertension by M.I. Tutchenko, M.S. Besedinskyi, S.A. Aslanian, I.V. Kluzko, D.V. Rudyk, S.L. Chub

“…Renal dysfunction and increased creatinine were detected in 192 (43.9%) out of 437 patients with decompensated portal hypertension, who were subsequently divided into two groups based on the degree of decompensation. …”
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Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Parkinson's Disease by P. C. Keane, M. Kurzawa, P. G. Blain, C. M. Morris

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Diabetic Nephropathy Induced by Increased Ace Gene Dosage Is Associated with High Renal Levels of Angiotensin (1–7) and Bradykinin by Nádia Bertoncello, Roseli Peres Moreira, Danielle Yuri Arita, Danielle S. Aragão, Ingrid Kazue Mizuno Watanabe, Patricia S. Dantas, Ralmony Santos, Rodolfo Mattar-Rosa, Rodrigo Yokota, Tatiana Sousa Cunha, Dulce Elena Casarini

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Potentially inappropriate prescribing in hospitalised children: a retrospective, cross-sectional study at a tertiary children’s hospital in China by Linan Zeng, Lingli Zhang, Dan Yu, Huiqing Wang, Liang Huang, Siyu Li, Guo Cheng, Zhi-Jun Jia

“…Logistic regression results showed that PIP was more likely to occur in male patients (OR 1.128, 95% CI 1.059 to 1.202) and younger patients (&lt;2 years old; OR 1.974; 95% CI 1.739 to 2.241), and in those with more comorbidities (≥11 types; OR 4.181; 95% CI 3.671 to 4.761), concomitant drugs (≥11 types; OR 22.250; 95% CI 14.468 to 34.223) or longer hospital stay (≥30 days; OR 8.130; 95% CI 6.727 to 9.827).Conclusions Medications for long-term hospitalised young children with multiple comorbidities should be minimised and optimised, to avoid PIP, reduce adverse drug reactions and ensure children’s medication safety. …”
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Weight Considerations in Pharmacotherapy for Type 2 Diabetes by Vicky Cheng, Sangeeta R. Kashyap

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THERAPEUTIC GENE EDITING FOR HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES by Ugo Testa, Giuseppe Leone, Maria Domenica Cappellini

“… In the last ten years, a consistent number of clinical studies have evaluated different gene approaches for the treatment of patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) and transfusion-dependent b-thalassemia (TDT). …”
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