Clinical significance of establishing a red blood cell alloantibody detection database by XIAO Xiao, CHEN Long, ZHAO Zhenyu, HE Zhanghan, ZHOU Mengjun, TANG Jie

“…[Objective] To explore the clinical significance and application value of establishing a database for red blood cell alloantibody detection. [Methods] Patients who were scheduled for blood transfusion in our hospital from January 1, 2020 to May 1, 2024 were selected as the research subjects. …”
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Percutaneous microwave ablation versus sclerotherapy for large hepatic hemangioma: a multi-center cohort study by Qian Cai, Tong-Gang Qian, Qi-Yu Zhao, Shun-You Feng, Qiao Yang, Yan-Chun Luo, Yu-Qing Dai, Ping Liang, Xiao-ling Yu, Fang-Yi Liu, Zhi-Yu Han, Qiao-Wei Du, Xin Li, Jie Yu

“…The MWA group had fewer treatment sessions, higher one-, two- and three-year VRR, lower LTP rate (all p < .05), longer procedure time and higher treatment costs than the PS group (both p < .001). …”
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Inter-laboratory ring test for environmental DNA extraction protocols: implications for marine megafauna detection using three novel qPCR assays by Lauren Kelly Rodriguez, Lorenzo De Bonis, Jack McKee, James A. McKenna, Teddy Urvois, Eleonora Barbaccia, Eileen Dillane, Caterina Lanfredi, Helene Hjellnes, Armelle Jung, Enrico Villa, Arianna Azzellino, Jon-Ivar Westgaard, Erwan Quéméré, Bettina Thalinger

“…Overall, detection success differed based on the target taxa with sharks being less often detected (and at lower concentrations) than marine mammals. …”
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Efficacy Of Triamcinolone Injection In Management Of Oral Lichen Planus by Humera Iqbal, Uzair Luqman, Kanwal Zulfiqar, Zarnab Rizwan, Mobina Fatima Zulfiqar

“…To assess the oral pain and burning, we used the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) having 10 grades (0-10). …”
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Complete blood count parameters and inflammation-related biomarkers in patients with colorectal carcinoma by Koržinek Martha, Ćelap Ivana, Fabijanec Marija, Žanić Tena, Ljubičić Neven, Baršić Neven, Verbanac Donatella, Barišić Karmela, Rajković Marija Grdić

“…The study included 155 patients who were divided into two groups according to histopathological analysis – 74 adenomas patients and 81 CRC patients. …”
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Baseline (derived) neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio associated with survival in gastroesophageal junction or gastric cancer treated with ICIs by Chengyang Yu, Hao Jiang, Liezhi Wang, Zufu Jiang, Chong Jin

“…ObjectiveWe carried out the meta-analysis to determine the predictive value of baseline neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and derived neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (dNLR) levels in patients with gastroesophageal junction or gastric cancer (GJGC) who underwent immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) treatment.MethodsEligible articles were obtained through PubMed, the Cochrane Library, EMBASE, and Google Scholar, until April 15, 2023. …”
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Hydrodissection technique for pain relief during peri-microwave ablation in patients with subpleural non-small cell lung cancers by Nan Wang, Tianyu Xue, Peng Liu, Pikun Cao, Jingwen Xu, Zhigang Wei, Xin Ye

“…The patients were divided into two groups: HT-assisted MWA (HT group) and local pleural anesthesia (LPA)-assisted MWA (LPA group). …”
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Risk factors for electroconvulsive therapy-induced fever: a retrospective case-control study by Can-Jin Deng, Can-Jin Deng, Jian-Wen Yang, Jian-Wen Yang, Zi-Zhe Liu, Zi-Zhe Liu, Ting Ning, Ting Ning, Sha Nie, Sha Nie, Xiong Huang, Xiong Huang, Xin-Hu Yang, Xin-Hu Yang, Xing-Bing Huang, Xing-Bing Huang, Wei Zheng, Wei Zheng

“…The case group comprised patients who exhibited an axillary temperature of ≥37.5°C (99.5°F) at least once within 24 hours post-ECT. …”
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Did Turkey Experience Reductions in Air Pollution During The Covid-19 Lockdown and Partial Lockdown? by İsmet Yener, Kazım Onur Demirarslan

“…The findings indicated significant reductions in air pollution during LD and PLD: 21.1-40.3% and 8.9-29.8% in PM10, respectively, and 30.2-50.8% and 2.6-22.4% in NOx, respectively. SO2 and CO also varied significantly. While the changes in SO2 during LD and PLD went from 0.0% to 5.7% and -2.4% to 1.2%, respectively, those in CO ranged from -6.6% to 29.6% and 1.3% to 33.2%, respectively. …”
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Diagnostic Value of Interferon-Gamma Release Assays Combined with Multiple Indicators for Tuberculous Peritonitis by Xidong He, Yuanxue Gao, Qi Liu, Zhifang Zhao, Wanhang Deng, Hong Yang

“…To investigate the diagnostic value of interferon-gamma release assays combined with multiple indicators for tuberculous peritonitis. Methods. Patients who were admitted to the hospital due to suspected tuberculous peritonitis were prospectively included during the 30-month study period. …”
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The Natural Science Underlying Big History by Eric J. Chaisson

“…Such evolution writ large has significant potential to unify the natural sciences into a holistic understanding of who we are and whence we came. No new science (beyond frontier, nonequilibrium thermodynamics) is needed to describe cosmic evolution’s major milestones at a deep and empirical level. …”
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Evaluation of Astigmatic Correction Using Vector Analysis after Combined Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Phacoemulsification and Intrastromal Arcuate Keratotomy by Su Young Moon, Ho Seok Chung, Jae Hyuck Lee, So Young Park, Hun Lee, Jae Young Kim, Hungwon Tchah

“…Subgroup analysis according to the axis of astigmatism, patient age, and white to white (WTW) diameter was conducted. In total, for the 79 eyes of 79 patients, the TIA was 1.21 ± 0.52 D, the SIA was 0.76 ± 0.53 D, and the DV was 0.86 ± 0.50 D. …”
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External Validity of the Novel Surrogate Measures for Occipitocervical Alignment by Ahmadreza Mirbolook, Masoomeh Raoufi, Yeganeh Yousefifar, Mobin Forghan, Mohammad Sadegh Fakhari, Mohammadreza Bozorgmanesh

“…The Inter-rater agreement for individual angle measures of O-C2A, AB/AM, AB/PM, PB/AM, and PB/ PM were 0.49, 0.11, 0.25, 0.33, and 0.49 respectively. …”
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Development of a Japanese version of the patient perceptions of deprescribing – Short form by Mio Kushibuchi, Kenya Ie, Masaki Takahashi, Amy M. Linsky, Steven M. Albert

“…We examined internal consistency and construct validity to determine if the Japanese sample responses reproduce the two subscales in the original SF‐PPoD. …”
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Short-Term Efficacy of High-Intensity Laser Therapy in Alleviating Pain in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Single-Blind Randomised Controlled Trial by Punpetch Siriratna, Chompoonuch Ratanasutiranont, Thongsuk Manissorn, Nonthalee Santiniyom, Waree Chira-Adisai

“…The aim of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of high-intensity laser therapy (HILT) on pain reduction in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). Methods. Forty-two patients diagnosed with primary knee OA, with a Kellgren–Lawrence classification of 2–4, were recruited into the study. …”
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A simplified online adaptive workflow for long-course magnetic resonance-guided radiotherapy in esophageal cancer by Koen M. Kuijer, Roel Bouwmans, Lando S. Bosma, Stella Mook, Gert J. Meijer

“…Materials and Methods: The ATS-lite workflow was simulated for all fractions of nine esophageal cancer patients who had previously received full online adaptive MRgRT with manual contour corrections if needed. …”
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Young adults’ cigarillo risk perceptions, attention to warning labels and perceptions of proposed pictorial warnings: a focus group study by Michelle Jeong, Olivia A Wackowski, Stefanie K Gratale, Andrew A Strasser, Cristine D Delnevo, Zeinab Safi, Anupreet Sidhu

“…We asked participants their first associations of cigarillos and beliefs about product harms/addictiveness, and then discussed existing warning labels and examples of potential pictorial warnings.Setting Focus groups were conducted remotely via the Adobe Connect platform, with participants from 20 US states.Participants Participants included 42 young adults (ages 18–29; 50% male), who were recent cigarillo users (ie, past 30 days) or less frequent users (ie, past 12 months).Results Participants frequently used cigarillos as blunts and often conveyed uncertainty about cigarillo risks and addictiveness, in general and relative to cigarettes. …”
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Novel approaches in myelofibrosis by Steffen Koschmieder

“…On the other hand, lower risk (low‐ and intermediate‐1 risk) patients who are symptomatic may be treated with JAK inhibitors or other drugs. …”
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A remarkable and durable response to tislelizumab treatment of an anaplastic thyroid carcinoma without targetable genomic alterations: a case report by Jingjing Chai, Jiaqi Lv, Jian Xiong, Xiuwen Chen, Senyuan Luo, Zhiguo Luo, Zhiguo Luo, Ming Luo

“…Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) is a rare and highly aggressive malignancy characterized by a poor prognosis, with a median survival time of approximately 3 to 4 months. In this report, we present a case involving a 59-year-old patient diagnosed with ATC, who experienced swift local recurrence and pulmonary metastasis following radical thyroidectomy. …”
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Adding A Structured Educational Session to the Rehabilitation Program of Soccer Players Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Feasibility Study by ABDULLAH ALMUHAYA, ALI ALBARRATI, AHMED ALHOWIMEL, FARIS ALODAIBI

“… # Results All of the 36 players who were undergoing rehabilitation post-ACLR at the center at the time of the study were invited to participate in the study. …”
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