Identification of critical biomarkers and immune landscape patterns in glioma based on multi-database by Hanzhang Yuan, Jingsheng Cheng, Jun Xia, Zeng Yang, Lixin Xu

“…Immune staining in glioma patient samples and cell experiments of potential biomarkers further verified their expression and function. Results Ultimately, we identified three potential biomarkers: SLC8A2, ATP2B3, and SRCIN1. …”
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Efficacy and safety of new protease inhibitor faldaprevir in treatment of hepatitis C by M. V. Mayevskaya, M. S. Zharkova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Peak efficiency of triple mode with inclusion of faldaprevir was marked in patients with 1b genotype and «favorable» genotype Il28B СС (SVR up to 95%). …”
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Impact of antimicrobial stewardship interventions on post-elective caesarean antibiotic prophylaxis and surgical site infections by Valerie Xue Fen Seah, Rina Yue Ling Ong, Cedric Wei Ming Poh, Kai Qian Kam, Shahul Hameed Mohamed Siraj, Koh Cheng Thoon

“…There was also no significant difference in SSI rates among those who received post-operative oral antibiotics compared to those without (1.9%, 17 of 905 vs 1.5%, 13 of 846, p = 0.582). …”
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Predicting the risk of heart failure after acute myocardial infarction using an interpretable machine learning model by Qingqing Lin, Qingqing Lin, Wenxiang Zhao, Wenxiang Zhao, Hailin Zhang, Hailin Zhang, Wenhao Chen, Sheng Lian, Qinyun Ruan, Qinyun Ruan, Zhaoyang Qu, Zhaoyang Qu, Yimin Lin, Yimin Lin, Dajun Chai, Dajun Chai, Dajun Chai, Dajun Chai, Xiaoyan Lin, Xiaoyan Lin, Xiaoyan Lin, Xiaoyan Lin

“…Background Early prediction of heart failure (HF) after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is essential for personalized treatment. We aimed to use interpretable machine learning (ML) methods to develop a risk prediction model for HF in AMI patients.MethodsWe retrospectively included patients initially with AMI who received percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in our hospital from November 2016 to February 2020. …”
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Physical Therapists Use of Diagnostic Ultrasound Imaging in Clinical Practice: A Review of Case Reports by Robert Manske, Katherine Podoll, Alycia Markowski, Maureen Watkins, Lorna Hayward, Murray Maitland

“… # Conclusion This review of cases provides details on unique ways USI can be used during physical therapy patient care, including aspects that reflect the unique professional framework.…”
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Molecular and serological investigation of hepatitis B virus in patients with acute undifferentiated febrile illness at Tha Song Yang hospital, Tak Province, Thailand by Narin Thippornchai, Anon Sae-Oueng, Akanitt Jittmittraphap, Wang Nguitragool, Pornsawan Leaungwutiwong

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Assessing routine childhood vaccination acceptance, hesitancy and refusal in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa: a mixed-method study protocol by Charles Shey Wiysonge, Lindi Mathebula, Moleen Zunza, Sara Cooper

“…Introduction Vaccines have proven to be one of the most effective ways to prevent infections. Since the introduction of the Expanded Programme on Immunisation worldwide by WHO in 1974, vaccines have saved more than 150 million lives and prevented countless illnesses and disabilities. …”
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Triglyceride lowering in patients with different severities of hypertriglyceridaemia-associated acute pancreatitis: secondary analysis of a multicentre, prospective cohort study by Xiaoling Li, Lin Gao, Xiang Luo, Wenjian Mao, Lu Ke, Xiaoyan Lai, Lingyan Fu, Yaolu Liu

“…In the subgroup of HTG-AP patients with organ failure at enrolment, compared with patients with TG>5.65 mmol/L on day 3, patients who reached the target had significantly lower presence of organ failure at day 14 (7.8% vs 22%, p=0.039) and lower incidence of infected pancreatic necrosis within 60 days (3.1% vs 11.9%, p=0.049). …”
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A child with Chronic Nonbacterial Osteomyelitis and celiac disease: accidental association or two different aspects of the same condition? by Grazia Bossi, Maria Sole Prevedoni Gorone, Luca Lungarotti, Francesco Pelillo, Amelia Mascolo, Matteo Naso, Daniele Veraldi, Francesca Olivero, Costanza Chirico, Maria Vittoria Marino, Cristina Dutto, Gian Luigi Marseglia

“…Although the association with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) has been reported in the literature, cases of CNO in celiac patients have never been described before. …”
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Prevalence of Undernutrition and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women in a Public General Hospital, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study Design by Ebud Ayele, Guesh Gebreayezgi, Teklewoini Mariye, Degena Bahrey, Gebrekiros Aregawi, Gebregziabher Kidanemariam

“…In this study, occupation, history of having malaria during pregnancy, wanted type pregnancy, coffee intake during pregnancy, and hemoglobin < 11 g/dl were factors significantly associated with undernutrition in pregnant mothers. So, healthcare providers, policymakers, and other stakeholders should give special focus on these factors.…”
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Suicide Ideation among Outpatients with Alcohol Use Disorder by Wen-Yu Hsu, Ting-Gang Chang, Cheng-Chen Chang, Nan-Ying Chiu, Chieh-Hsin Lin, Hsien-Yuan Lane

“…This retrospective study reviewed the medical records of individuals with AUD who participated in an alcohol treatment program in central Taiwan during 2019–2020. …”
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Measured Resection as Gap Balance Method in Mobile‐Bearing Medial Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Qian Liu, Jianhua Ren, Wenhui Zhang, Tangzhao Liang, Zhe Wang, Siwei Xie, Yuhang Li, Jianfeng Hou, Kun Wang, Ronghan He

“…This study aimed to propose and evaluate a novel “measured resection” method for gap balance in MB‐UKA. Methods This prospective study included 49 consecutive patients (52 knees) who underwent MB‐UKA from February 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023. …”
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Population pharmacokinetics of iruplinalkib in healthy volunteers and patients with solid tumors by Guihong Yang, Yimei Wang, Huimin Zhao, Ziyi Jiang, Shansong Zheng, Mingjing Ge, Meimei Si, Xiaoyan Kang

“…Iruplinalkib plasma concentrations were best described by a two‐compartment model with first‐order absorption and first‐order elimination. …”
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Intraoperative support of patients with infective endocarditis complicated by acute heart failure by H.B. Koltunova

“…The study included clinical data of 72 patients with IE complicated by preoperative AHF who underwent cardiac surgery at the State Institution “Amosov National Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine” from January 1, 2019, to December 30, 2022. …”
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Chemical Composition Characteristics and Source Apportionment of PM2.5 in Ceramic Industrial Base during Winter by Xiang Tu, Xiaozhen Fang, Hansun Fang, Changlin Ye, Zugen Liu, Xuehui Jia, Dan He, Jinliang Wang, Hong Huang, Changwei Zou, Chenglong Yu

“…Water-soluble ions and total carbon contributed about 48.7% and 13.9% of the PM2.5 mass, respectively. In addition, the SO42−/NO3− ratio in the ambient PM2.5 during the sampling period was 1.16, indicating that it was the result of primarily emissions from stationary sources. …”
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Unlocking barriers and strategies of halal certification for micro and small enterprises in Indonesia: Analytic network process approach by Muhammad Anwar Fathoni, Prima Dwi Priyatno, Faizi, Fadhli Suko Wiryanto, Widarto Rachbini, Suryani

“…This study would not have been possible without their generous funding and commitment to advancing research in Indonesia. We also extend our appreciation to all the respondents and participants who contributed valuable insights and data for this study, as well as to the institutions involved for their support and collaboration.…”
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Development and external validation of a dynamic nomogram for predicting the risk of functional outcome after 90 days in patients with acute intracerebral hemorrhage by Shaojie Li, Hongjian Li, Jiani Chen, Baofang Wu, Jiayin Wang, Chaocan Hong, Changhu Yan, Weizhi Qiu, Yasong Li, Hongzhi Gao

“…This study aimed to develop a practical nomogram for risk prediction of poor prognosis after 90 days in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage.MethodsA retrospective study was conducted on 638 patients with intracerebral hemorrhage in the Second Hospital of Fujian Medical University, China, who were divided into a training set (n = 446) and a test set (n = 192) by random splitting. …”
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How far back do we need to look to capture diagnoses in electronic health records?... by Tom Marshall, Elizabeth Sapey, Miles D Witham, Steve Harris, Rachel Cooper, Chris Plummer, Felicity Evison, James Wason, Heather J Cordell, Suzy Gallier, Fiona E Matthews, Ewan Pearson, Avan A Sayer, Mervyn Singer, Joanne Field, Mohammed Osman, Sian Robinson, Victoria Bartle, Thomas Scharf, Jadene Lewis, Rominique Doal, Peta le Roux, Ray Holding, Paolo Missier

“…This study aimed to ascertain how far back in time electronic hospital records need to be interrogated to capture long-term condition diagnoses.Design Retrospective observational study of routinely collected hospital electronic health record data.Setting Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (UK)-linked data held by the PIONEER acute care data hub.Participants Patients whose first recorded admission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation (n=560) or acute stroke (n=2142) was between January and December 2018 and who had a minimum of 10 years of data prior to the index date.Outcome measures We identified the most common International Classification of Diseases version 10-coded diagnoses received by patients with COPD and acute stroke separately. …”
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Case of successful treatment of a patient with ischemictracheoesophageal and tracheopleural fistulas after a mckeown hybrid esophagectomy by E. A. Kruglov, Yu. A. Pobedinseva, E. V. Filimonov, A. A. Ilin, Yu. A. Kolotilov, I. N. Yablokov, I. V. Chervonogorodskij, V. M. Unguryan

“…It should be noted that this method of treatment may be ineffective in patients who need pressure support during ventilation.…”
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Psychometric properties of self-reported financial toxicity measures in cancer survivors: a systematic review by Yan Hu, Zheng Zhu, Weijie Xing, Lucylynn Lizarondo, Jian Peng, Huan Wen, Yanling Sun, Winnie K W So

“…Objective The aim of this systematic review was to summarise the psychometric properties of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) measuring financial toxicity (FT) in cancer survivors.Design This systematic review was conducted according to the guidance of the Consensus-Based Standards for the Selection of Health Measurement Instruments (COSMIN) methodology.Data sources Comprehensive searches were performed in PubMed, MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Web of Science, ProQuest and Cochrane Library from database inception to February 2022.Eligibility criteria for selecting studies We included studies that reported any PROMs for measuring FT in cancer survivors who were ≥18 years old. …”
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