Abnormal Expression of Peripheral Blood Leukocyte Surface Markers in Retinopathy of Prematurity Patients by Guo R, Cheng F, Meng XJ, Fan JM, Lu YL, Ma XH, Qiao X, Li JH

“…Rui Guo,1 Fang Cheng,1 Xiang-Jie Meng,2,3 Jun-Mei Fan,4 Ya-Ling Lu,5 Xiao-Hui Ma,6 Xin Qiao,6 Jun-Hong Li7 1Department of Ophthalmology, Children’s Hospital of Shanxi and Women Health Center of Shanxi, Affiliated to Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030000, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Pediatric Stomatology, Shanxi Medical University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Taiyuan, 030001, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Shanxi Province Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases Prevention and New Materials, Shanxi Medical University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Taiyuan, 030001, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Reproductive Medicine Center, Children’s Hospital of Shanxi and Women Health Center of Shanxi, Affiliated to Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030000, People’s Republic of China; 5School of Basic Medicine, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030001, People’s Republic of China; 6Department of Shanxi Province Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Shanxi Eye Hospital Affiliated to Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030002, People’s Republic of China; 7Department of Strabismus and Pediatric Ophthalmology, Shanxi Eye Hospital, Affiliated to Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030002, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Jun-Hong Li, Department of Strabismus and Pediatric Ophthalmology, Shanxi Eye Hospital Affiliated to Shanxi Medical University, No. 100 Fudong Street, Taiyuan, 030002, People’s Republic of China, Tel +8613834131099, Email junhongliljh@126.comObjective: Our study compares immune cell profiles in preterm infants with and without severe ROP, identifying risk factors for its development to explore both immunological aspects and determinants of ROP in preterm infants.Methods: Infants born between January 2023 to December 2023 at the Children’s Hospital of Shanxi were enrolled in this study according to the inclusion criteria. …”
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Comparing clinical only and combined clinical laboratory models for ECPR outcomes in refractory cardiac arrest by Chun-Chieh Chiu, Yu-Jun Chang, Chun-Wen Chiu, Ying-Chen Chen, Yung-Kun Hsieh, Shun-Wen Hsiao, Hsu-Heng Yen, Fu-Yuan Siao

“…Patients who met the following criteria were enrolled in the ECPR program: age 18–75 years, CCPR started with CA in < 5 min, CA was assumed to be of heart origin, and refractory CA. …”
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Medication patterns and potentially inappropriate medication in patients with metastatic breast cancer: results of the BRE-BY-MED study by Lilly Sophia Brandstetter, Anna Grau, Peter U. Heuschmann, Max Müller-Reiter, Jessica Salmen, Stefan Störk, Achim Wöckel, Jens-Peter Reese

“…Results Ninety-three patients with a median age of 57 years (IQR = 48–64 years), were consecutively enrolled in the BRE-BY-MED study. One patient was male. …”
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Beverage consumption modifies the risk of type 2 diabetes associated with ambient air pollution exposure by Chaonan Fan, Wenjuan Wang, Wenxue Xiong, Zhiyao Li, Li Ling

“…Methods: A total of 77,278 adults from the UK Biobank cohort were enrolled. Annual average concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10) and nitrogen oxides (NO2 and NOX) were estimated to represent the long-term AP exposure using the land use regression model. …”
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The association between serum fructosamine and random spot urine fructose levels with the severity of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease – an analytical cross-sectional study by H Kamuzinzi, M Kgomo, P Rheeder, N Dada, P Bester

“…Using a cross-sectional study design, 65 patients with three different levels of NAFLD, as detected by imaging, were enrolled. The primary exposures measured were serum fructosamine with random spot urine fructose, and secondary exposures were the serum transaminases (AST and alanine aminotransferase (ALT)) and the APRI score. …”
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High-sensitive cardiac troponin T and NT-proBNP are associated with the left ventricular apical thickness in apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by Meng Zhang, Wei Gao, Xiaotong Cui, Xueting Han, Yamei Xu, Jingmin Zhou, Junbo Ge

“…Results A total of 267 AHCM patients were enrolled. They were divided into hs-cTNT normal (129, 48.3%) and abnormal (138, 51.7%) group. …”
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Impact of behavior change theory-based nursing interventions on cardiac function recovery and quality of life among cardiac surgery patients with cardiopulmonary bypass by Youwei Zhao, Wei Wei, Zhiyuan Wang, Yanbo Dong, Zhenyu Su, Shichao Guo

“…Methods A total of 120 patients scheduled for CPB in the Department of Cardiology at our hospital, from February 2021 to May 2023, were enrolled. According to the study protocol, patients were randomly assigned to either a control group (n = 60) or an observation group (n = 60) post-surgery. …”
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Causes of revision hip arthroplasty after hemiarthroplasty for femoral neck fracture by Alexander N. Tsed, Nikita E. Mushtin, Alexander K. Dulaev

“…We conducted a retrospective randomized study, which enrolled 36 patients who underwent revision endoprosthetics after various types of arthroplasty for a femoral neck fracture. …”
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5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T gene polymorphism as a risk factor for premature coronary artery disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus by Nisreen O. Mohammed, Ibtisam A. Ali, Bahaelddin K. Elamin, Bakri Osman Saeed

“…This is the only study in Sudan which investigates the association between MTHFR genotypes and plasma homocysteine levels, and their role in premature CAD (PCAD) among patients with T2DM.MethodsThis study is a comparative study. We enrolled 226 Sudanese patients with T2DM, age range 25-60 years, recruited from Alshaab and Omdurman teaching hospitals in Khartoum State. 113 patients had CAD confirmed by angiography and electrocardiography (ECG) and 113 had no evidence of CAD. …”
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Clinical and molecular characteristics and long-term outcomes of pediatric intracranial meningiomas: a comprehensive analysis from a single neurosurgical center by Leihao Ren, Jiaojiao Deng, Hiroaki Wakimoto, Qing Xie, Ye Gong, Lingyang Hua

“…We aimed to demonstrate the clinicopathological characteristics and long-term outcome of pediatric meningiomas (PMs). Method We enrolled 74 patients with intracranial PMs and analyzed their clinicopathological characteristics. …”
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Looking under the hood of a hybrid two-way texting intervention to improve early retention on antiretroviral therapy in Malawi: an implementation fidelity evaluation by Robin E. Klabbers, Caryl Feldacker, Jacqueline Huwa, Christine Kiruthu-Kamamia, Agness Thawani, Hannock Tweya

“…On average, participants received a motivation message for 75% (IQR 56%—83%) of enrolled weeks, a reminder before 83% (IQR 67%—100%) of appointments, and after 67% (IQR 0%—100%) of missed appointments. …”
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Joint association of systemic immune-inflammation index and phenotypic age acceleration with chronic respiratory disease: a cross-sectional study by Yuan Zhan, Ruonan Yang, Jie Feng, Genlong Bai, Xiangyun Shi, Jiaheng Zhang, Jingbo Zhang

“…Results Totally, 15,075 participants were enrolled in this study including 3,587 CRD patients. …”
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The Role of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome and Endothelial Dysfunction by Andrej Dzupina, Dominik Pella, Pavol Zenuch, Zuzana Zenuchova, Jaipaul Singh, Monika Jankajova, Jan Fedacko

“…<i>Materials and Methods:</i> A total of 80 patients with MS were enrolled in two groups. The study evaluated endothelial function (EF) in subjects before and after a three-month treatment with n-3 PUFAs in a dose of 2.4 g daily (800 mg, three times a day) vs. placebo, using an Endo-PAT2000 device (Itamar Medical Ltd., Caesarea, Israel) measuring the reactive hyperemia index (a parameter of EF) and augmentation index (a parameter of arterial stiffness). …”
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Defibrillation pad placement accuracy among Advanced Life Support instructors: A manikin-based observational study examining experience, self-evaluation, and actual performance by Dennie Wulterkens, Freek Coumou, Cornelis Slagt, Reinier A. Waalewijn, Lars Mommers

“…Results: A total of 31 medical doctors and 19 registered nurses were enrolled in this study. Defibrillation pads were placed (mean ± SD) 42 ± 21 mm, 38 ± 23 mm, 35 ± 19 mm and 61 ± 48 mm from the reference point for the sternal, apical, anterior and posterior pads respectively, resulting in a respectively correct placement of 18%, 20%, 32% and 28%. …”
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Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions May Attenuate Acute Exacerbations of Asthma: Experience During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Taiwan by Lin CY, Lin CH, Lo YL, Lo CY, Huang HY, Hsieh MH, Fang YF, Li TC, Lin SM, Huang YT, Chang PJ, Lin HC

“…Chun-Yu Lin,1,2 Chiung-Hung Lin,1,2 Yu-Lun Lo,1,2 Chun-Yu Lo,1,2 Hung-Yu Huang,1,2 Meng-Heng Hsieh,1,2 Yueh-Fu Fang,1,2 Tsu-Chuan Li,1,2 Shu-Min Lin,1,2 Yu-Tung Huang,3 Po-Jui Chang,1,2 Horng-Chyuan Lin1,2,4 1Department of Thoracic Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan; 2College of Medicine Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan; 3Center for Big Data Analytics and Statistics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan; 4Department of Respiratory Therapy, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, TaiwanCorrespondence: Horng-Chyuan Lin, Department of Thoracic Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 5 Fu-Hsing Street, Kweishan, Taoyuan, 33305, Taiwan, Tel +886-3-3281200 ext. 8470, Fax +886-3-3282474, Email lin53424@gmail.comBackground: Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) were widely used during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, however their impact on acute asthma exacerbations (AEs) is not well studied.Methods: We had retrospectively collected patients with asthma AEs between 2019 and 2020 and retrieved data from the Chang Gung Research Database, including clinical manifestations, medications, pulmonary function, clinic and emergency department visits and hospitalizations.Results: A total of 39,108 adult patients with asthma were enrolled, of whom 1502 were eligible for analysis. …”
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Global seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in pregnant women: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Nader Salari, Avijeh Rahimi, Hosna Zarei, Amir Abdolmaleki, Shabnam Rasoulpoor, Shamarina Shohaimi, Masoud Mohammadi

“…Finally, eligible extractable papers were enrolled for data collection. Data was analyzed using Comprehensive Meta-Analysis software (v.2) The random effects model was used in case of I2 index above 50%.In order to investigate the factors affecting the heterogeneity of studies, meta-regression tests were used to examine factors such as sample size and year of study. …”
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Geometrical determinants of cerebral artery fenestration for cerebral infarction by Yuqian Mei, Xiaoqin Chen, Yao Zhang, Yanling Wang, Bo Wu, Mingcheng Hu, Quan Bao

“…Methods A cohort comprising 89 patients diagnosed with CAF were enrolled from a total of 9,986 cranial MR angiographies. …”
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Investigation of gut microbiota in pediatric patients with peanut allergy in outpatient settings by Shouming Li, Jingyi Huang, Yunyun Xie, Di Wang, Xin Tan, Yufan Wang

“…The differences in gut microbiota between the two groups were compared. The study enrolled 29 children with peanut allergy (PA group) and 27 healthy children (Ctl group) from December 2020 to December 2022. …”
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Dyslipidemia and metabolic syndrome in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus: is it time to screen? by Sirin Nuntasri, Sirirat Charuvanij, Kraisoon Lomjansook, Puthita Saengpanit, Kwanjai Chotipanang, Maynart Sukharomana

“…Patients aged 10–19 years with cSLE diagnosed before 18 years and at least 1 year follow-up were enrolled, excluding those with other autoimmune disorders, chronic kidney disease, infections, receiving lipid lowering drugs prior, and pregnancy. …”
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The Role of School Management Committee and Pupils' Performance in Government Primary Schools in RuhiJa Town Council Rubanda District. by Niwagaba, Alex

“…The study concluded mentioning the role of school management committee on pupils' performance in primary schools in Ruhija Town Council Rubanda District not to have been worth due to a number of loopholes detected in members of the school management committee of certain schools which included but not limited to; development of a culture of not trusting the employees that they could improve academic standards, school management committees disrespecting teachers leading to reduced enrollment of the school and failure of school management committees to understand the responsibilities of each employee in school. …”
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