Prognostic determinants and functional role of PIK3C2G in stage IIb-IIIa lung adenocarcinoma: insights from clinical and molecular analyses by Chao Gao, Jiaqi Zhang, Xin Du, Xuehan Gao, Xiayao Diao, Ke Zhao, Yeye Chen, Shanqing Li

“…Whole-exome sequencing (WES) was performed on a subset of the patients with preserved tumor tissues and no matched targeted therapies to identify high-frequency mutated genes. …”
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Pelvic Drop Changes due to Proximal Muscle Strengthening Depend on Foot-Ankle Varus Alignment by Aline de Castro Cruz, Sérgio Teixeira Fonseca, Vanessa Lara Araújo, Diego da Silva Carvalho, Leonardo Drumond Barsante, Valéria Andrade Pinto, Thales Rezende Souza

“…Each group was split into two subgroups with larger and smaller values of FAC varus alignment. …”
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Indirect impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic at two tertiary neonatal units in Zimbabwe and Malawi: an interrupted time series analysis by Michelle Heys, Caroline Crehan, Emma Wilson, Felicity Fitzgerald, Mario Cortina Borja, Msandeni Chiume, Samuel R Neal, Hannah Gannon, Gwen Chimhini, Simbarashe Chimhuya, Tim Hull-Bailey, Tarisai Chiyaka, Deliwe Nkhoma

“…Objectives To examine indirect impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on neonatal care in low-income and middle-income countries.Design Interrupted time series analysis.Setting Two tertiary neonatal units in Harare, Zimbabwe and Lilongwe, Malawi.Participants We included a total of 6800 neonates who were admitted to either neonatal unit from 1 June 2019 to 25 September 2020 (Zimbabwe: 3450; Malawi: 3350). …”
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Epidemiology, Clinical Characteristics and Treatment Outcomes of Acinetobacter baumannii Infection at a Regional Hospital in Thailand by Sakulkonkij P, Bruminhent J

“…Parichart Sakulkonkij,1 Jackrapong Bruminhent2 1Division of Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine Department, Lampang Hospital, Lampang, Thailand; 2Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, ThailandCorrespondence: Parichart Sakulkonkij, Division of Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine Department, Lampang Hospital, Lampang, Thailand, Email parichart1507@gmail.comObjective: This retrospective cohort study evaluated the treatment outcome of Acinetobacter baumannii infection.Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, 476 patients with Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) infection who were admitted to the internal medicine ward at Lampang Hospital, Lampang, Thailand, from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020 were enrolled. …”
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Impact of pharmacist-led educational intervention on knowledge of self-management among asthmatic patients: a prospective cohort study by Ahmad Khan, Saima Mushtaq, Amjad Khan, Nafees Ahmad, Shahzadi Sidra Saleem, Rubina Aman, Shahzadi Sadia Saleem, Ayesha Bibi, Saifullah Mehsud, Ivan R Green, Sheikh Abdur Rashid, Kifayat Ullah Shah

“…This study aims to assess the impact of pharmacist-led educational intervention on knowledge of self-management among asthmatic patients.Design A pre–post cohort study.Setting Outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital affiliated with Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan.Participants Approximately 265 adult asthmatic patients selected through a spirometry process, aged ≥18 years, were approached. 240 patients gave consent to participate in the study and were divided into control and treatment groups.Interventions The educational intervention consisted of individual patient counselling using educational material with time varied according to each patient’s comprehension and previous knowledge.Primary and secondary outcome measures Assessment consisted of a 14-item Asthma Self-Management Knowledge Questionnaire (ASMQ) quantifying a patient’s self-management knowledge through an ASMQ score and its change following an educational intervention.Results Disease self-management knowledge was low with an average raw ASMQ score of 4.1 (max 14); which equates to a transformed score of 29.34 (max 100) and the proportion of patients who correctly answered more than 50% of questions were 16.7% preintervention. …”
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European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation II and Liver Dysfunction by Andreea Ludusanu, Adelina Tanevski, Bogdan Mihnea Ciuntu, Razvan Lucian Bobeica, Dragos Andrei Chiran, Cristinel Ionel Stan, Viorel Dragos Radu, Vasile Lucian Boiculese, Grigore Tinica

“…<b>Methods:</b> This was a retrospective study, and it included 185 patients, with 93 survivors being randomly chosen from a total of 589 surviving patients using age, emergency and the weight of cardiac procedures as criteria to match the 92 deceased patients during hospitalization in the postoperative period who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) alone or CABG and other concomitant cardiovascular interventions during a 10-year period of time. …”
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Prevalence of malaria and associated factors among febrile children under 15 years at Bududa General Hospital, Eastern Uganda by Benson Okongo, Daisy Asiimwe, Clinton Olong, Enoch Muwanguzi, Robert Wagubi

“…Logistic regression models were used to determine the factors associated with malaria, and we considered ≤ 0.05 as the level of significance. …”
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Ukrainian SSR police activities in combating crime in the late 1950s by V. A. Grechenko

“…Yes, there were people among the traffic inspectors who did not have driver's license and could not drive a car. …”
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The University and City Images for Migration of Nonresident Students: a Regional Case by G. F. Gabdrakhmanova

“…Regions that are able to attract applicants and retain students after graduation – Moscow and the Moscow region, St. …”
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Candida Bloodstream Infection: Changing Pattern of Occurrence and Antifungal Susceptibility over 10 Years in a Tertiary Care Saudi Hospital by Nawaf Alkharashi, Sameera Aljohani, Laila Layqah, Emad Masuadi, Waleed Baharoon, Hamdan AL-Jahdali, Salim Baharoon

“…The analysis included all cases of Candida blood stream infection who are >18 years old over the period from 2013 to 2018. …”
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A Pooled Analysis of Growth and Tolerance of Infants Exclusively Fed Partially Hydrolyzed Whey or Intact Protein-Based Infant Formulas by Laura A. Czerkies, Brian D. Kineman, Sarah S. Cohen, Heidi Reichert, Ryan S. Carvalho

“…There was no difference in length gain in girls fed PHF-W while boys fed PHF-W had a significant difference of +0.016 cm/month compared to boys fed CMF. …”
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Zinc Monotherapy as an Alternative Treatment Option for Decompensated Liver Disease due to Wilson Disease? by Hansa Haftu, Mohammed Mustefa, Teklu Gebrehiwot

“…The use of zinc monotherapy in patients suffering from a severe liver disease was not well studied. In our case report, we describe a pediatric patient who presented with liver failure and the use of zinc monotherapy in patients with severe hepatic manifestations. …”
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Refreshing medical students’ intravenous-cannulation skills: a blinded observer three-arm randomised comparison of mental imagery, part-task trainer simulation and written instruct... by Robert Greif, Joana Berger-Estilita, Rafael Blülle, Daniel Stricker, Mathias Balmer, Christoph Berendonk

“…Each evaluator completed a 15-item standardised checklist in an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) station for intravenous cannulation. We performed a descriptive analysis of the data and a one-way analysis of variance. …”
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Investigation of sexual life and perceived spousal support in female recipients after kidney transplantation by Sennur Kula Sahin, Semra Bulbuloglu

“…It was also determined that the female kidney recipients who were 40 years old and above, had poor economic status, used Tacrolimus and Cyclosporine, and had a comorbid chronic disease were under more risk in terms of poor sexual life, and their perceived spousal support was above moderate level. …”
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Engaging health system, service and consumer representatives in the co-design of a multi-criteria decision-making framework for commissioning overweight and obesity programs and services by Laura Thomas, Suzanne Robinson, Sharyn Burns, Helen Mitchell, Andrea Begley

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Genetic Analyses on Transgender Individuals: Impact on Physician Attitudes and Surgical Decision‐Making by Duygu Onur Cura, Ayfer Ülgenalp, Tufan Çankaya

“…In this context, we intended to highlight a number of strategies to reduce the inequalities that the TGD community is exposed to in accessing health‐care services. …”
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Body Composition in Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis: Correlation with Disease Severity and Duration by Dawesh P. Yadav, Saurabh Kedia, Kumble Seetharama Madhusudhan, Sawan Bopanna, Sandeep Goyal, Saransh Jain, Naval K. Vikram, Raju Sharma, Govind K. Makharia, Vineet Ahuja

“…Patients of CD/UC following between Dec 2014 and Dec 2015 who consented for bioimpedance analysis for body fat measurement were included. …”
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Effect of Different Cooking Methods on Lipid Content and Fatty Acid Profile of Red Mullet ( Mullus barbatus ) by Francesca Biandolino, Ermelinda Prato, Asia Grattagliano, Isabella Parlapiano

“…The PUFA/SFA ratio was between 0.69 in fried and 1.02 in boiled fish, both being greater than those recommended by the WHO/FAO [2003]. …”
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Tackling Disinformation Through Public Administration Recommendations –The Czech Experience by Tomáš Svoboda

“…Specifically, the regulatory model outlined above, where public administration (the state) achieves its objectives by influencing third parties, raises concerns. …”
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A Cost-Effective and Robust Cell-Based Bioassay Method for Evaluating the Bioactivity of Trastuzumab-like Antibodies by Pooja Bharali, Subhash Chand, Harish Chander

“…For this purpose, molecular characterization of different HER2-positive breast cancer cell lines of SKBR3, BT474, MDA-MD-453, MDA-MB-175, MCF-7, and MDA-MB-231 was performed to select a suitable cell line for the cell-based bioassay. …”
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