Clinical outcome of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: an 11-year follow-up study by Steven Dooley, Juan Du, Xiaoping Tang, Lan Chen, Jinzhu Jia, Fujun Li, Yanyan Shi, Christoph Meyer, Zhongwei Zhu, Yanming Zhang, Roman Liebe, Keming Hu, Tingting Zhou, Huier Zhang, Hong-Lei Weng, Tong Huang

“…Except one male patient who developed cirrhosis, no patients with NAFLD progressed into severe liver disease.Conclusion Diabetes, hypertension and hyperuricaemia are the main clinical outcomes of NAFLD. …”
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Improving the Utility, Safety, and Ethical Use of a Passive Mood-Tracking App for People With Bipolar Disorder Using Coproduction: Qualitative Focus Group Study by Laurence Astill Wright, Matthew Moore, Stuart Reeves, Elvira Perez Vallejos, Richard Morriss

“…ConclusionsPeople with BD who are interested in using passive technology to monitor their mood wish to do so for a wide variety of purposes, identifying several preferences and potential risks. …”
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Autoantibodies to Zinc Transporter 8 and SLC30A8 Genotype in Type 1 Diabetes Childhood: A Pioneering Study in North Africa by Raouia Fakhfakh, Sana Kmiha, Safa Tahri, Sawsan Feki, Ferjeni Zouidi, Olfa Abida, Mongia Hachicha, Thouraya Kammoun, Hatem Masmoudi

“…Objective. As no data on ZnT8-Ab in Tunisian patients has been reported, we aim to evaluate the relationships between ZnT8-Ab, ZnT8 coding gene (SLC30A8) promoter polymorphism, and T1D risk in newly diagnosed children. …”
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Hypofractionated radiotherapy combined with a PD-1 inhibitor, granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor, and thymosin-α1 in advanced metastatic solid tumors: a multicenter P... by Jiamin Yu, Li Yin, Wenjie Guo, Qiang Wang, Juying Liu, Lansheng Zhang, Hongxun Ye, Jianhong Xia, Youyou Xia, Jianfeng Wu, Wanwei Wang, Yanguang Yang, Dan Zong, Xia He, Lijun Wang, Hong Jiang

“…Abscopal effects were observed in 6 patients (23.08%); four of whom achieved a partial response. Patients who achieved a partial response were significantly more likely to have an abscopal effect( P = 0.025). …”
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Unusual presentation of a patient with partial anomalous pulmonary venous connections without a septal defect: a case report and literature review by Pouya Ebrahimi, Mohammad Hossein Mandegar, Mehrdad Jafari Fesharaki, Negar Ghasemloo, Pedram Ramezani, Tooba Akbari, Fatemeh Naderi

“…This study presents a case of PAPVC that remained undiagnosed despite two years of symptomatic evaluations. Case Presentation The patient was a 58-year-old woman who presented with chest pain and dyspnea, New York Heart Association Functional Class (NYHA FC) II, which had started 2 years before. …”
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Clinical treatment score Post-5 Years (CTS5) predicts the benefit of postmastectomy radiotherapy in patients with T1-2N1 luminal breast cancer by Ke Liu, Guan-Qiao Li, Si-Qi Li, Xue-Qin Chen, San-Gang Wu

“…Purpose: To investigate the clinical value of Clinical Treatment Score Post-5 Years (CTS5) to predict the survival benefits of postmastectomy radiotherapy (PMRT) of patients with T1-2N1 luminal breast cancer (BC). Methods: Patients who were diagnosed with T1-2N1 luminal BC between 2010 and 2015 were included in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database. …”
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Evaluation of Wisconsin and CaPTHUS Indices Usefulness for Predicting Monoglandular and Multiglandular Disease in Patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism through the Analysis of... by Loredana De Pasquale, Eleonora Lori, Antonio Mario Bulfamante, Giovanni Felisati, Luca Castellani, Alberto Maria Saibene

“…Based on our experience, CaPTHUS test and Wisconsin index were not so useful in predicting multiglandular disease as ioPTH.…”
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The Feasibility of Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy in Immunosuppressed ICU Patients with or without Thrombocytopenia by Marianne Angelberger, Michaela Barnikel, Alessia Fraccaroli, Johanna Tischer, Sofía Antón, Alexandra Pawlikowski, Mark op den Winkel, Hans Joachim Stemmler, Stephanie-Susanne Stecher

“…This study aimed to analyze the feasibility of PDT in immunosuppressed and thrombocytopenic patients compared to conventional open surgical tracheostomy (OST). Methods. We retrospectively analyzed the charts of patients who underwent PDT or OST between May 2017 and November 2020. …”
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CONCEPTUAL BASES AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EU YOUTH POLICY by E. N. Grachev

“…And it is young people who is selected to be the main policy object for building common European identity. …”
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Long-term outcomes of radiofrequency ablation for intrathoracic goiter up to 5 years: evaluated by computed tomography/magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound by Yu-Hsin Wang, Pi-Ling Chiang, An-Ni Lin, Cheng-Kang Wang, Chih-Ying Lee, Chen-Kai Chou, Yen-Hsiang Chang, Shun-Yu Chi, Sheng-Dean Luo, Wei-Che Lin

“…At the last follow-up, the nodule volume measured by CT/MRI had significantly decreased (76.2 vs. 24.6 mL; p < 0.05), with a VRR of 64.6%. Patients who underwent multiple RFA sessions showed a significantly higher VRR than the single-session patients (63.8 vs. 80.1%, p < 0.05). …”
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Performance evaluation of the factors influencing Tourists General Satisfaction in the Border Cities. Baneh Border City by Mohammad najarzadeh, Aliakbar bidokhti, jamal moradnejad

“…Here, factors divided into two categories: shopping factors and tourism environmental factors. …”
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Analysis Of Attack Velocity and Accuracy in Banjarbaru City Fencing Athletes by Norhalizatul Isnaniah, Herita Warni, Mita Erliana

“…The purpose of this study is to determine the Speed and Accuracy of Attacks on Fencing Athletes when making attacks lacking speed and accuracy so as to make attack techniques not optimal and effective which have an impact on points and endurance. …”
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A Case Series Analysis of Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC): Not the Deadliest but Certainly the Most Destructive Form of Skin Cancer by Aditya Sharma, Ritika Khanna, Parul Khanna, Rahul Khanna, Seema Khanna

“…With an average age of 66 years (range: 61–70 years), there were 4 males and 8 females. Results: We evaluated the outcomes in the patients who underwent surgical excision for BCC involving the facial region at the surgery department of our tertiary healthcare centre. …”
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Detection and Role of Some Interleukins and Tumor Necrotic Factor Alpha among Patients with Tuberculosis by Wael Rasheed Obaead Alfatlawi, Marwa Kadhim Khudhair, Jwan Ahmed Ali

“…Materials and Methods: This study is limited to 40 collected samples from individuals diagnosed with TB. The selected samples ranged between (20–70) years of age, in addition to the other 40 who are apparently healthy as a control group within the same age range. …”
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Pretransplant immunotherapy increases acute rejection yet improves survival outcome of HCC patients with MVI post-liver transplantation by Xinjun Lu, Qi Zhu, Junfeng Cai, Zuozhong Yang, Guangxiang Gu, Li Pang, Mingye Su, Fapeng Zhang, Haoming Lin, Wenrui Wu, Leibo Xu, Chao Liu

“…However, further evidence is required to assess the feasibility and safety of pretransplant ICI exposure. We retrospective analyzed 159 HCC patients who underwent LT at our institution from June 2019 to December 2023, and 39 recipients (39/159, 24.5%) received pretransplant ICI therapy. …”
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Serum CD4 Is Associated with the Infiltration of CD4+T Cells in the Tumor Microenvironment of Gastric Cancer by Qi You, Tianyi Fang, Xin Yin, Yimin Wang, Yongheng Yang, Lei Zhang, Yingwei Xue

“…However, there is little evidence on the influence of inflammation on the tumor microenvironment and the prognostic indicators of gastric cancer (GC). In this study, two hundred and eight patients who underwent radical gastrectomy for GC were included. …”
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Fixation of Olecranon Fractures Using a Hybrid Intramedullary Screw and Tension Band Construct by Kaitlin Rush, John Fisher, Neil Jain, Caleb Gottlich, Cyrus Caroom

“…A retrospective review was conducted on patients with olecranon fractures who underwent internal fixation at a level 1 trauma center between January 1st, 2013, and April 22nd, 2023. …”
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Influence of Overweight and Obesity on Morbidity and Mortality among Hospitalized Patients in Sri Lanka: A Single-Center Analysis by M. D. S. A. Dilrukshi, V. Thotamuna, D. J. Senarath Yapa, L. De Silva, P. Ranasinghe, P. Katulanda

“…Analysis was performed with WHO international (ICs) and Asian obesity cut-offs (ACs). …”
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Comparison of anterior chamber depth measured by three different anterior segment analysis systems by Han Song, Wei Yang, Chunliu Yang, Qing Sun

“…Methods: Myopic patients who underwent preoperative assessments at our hospital's refractive surgery department from January 2021 to December 2023 were included in this investigation. …”
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The Effect of Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Monoclonal Antibodies on Quality of Life among Migraine Patients: Pilot Study at the Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Scien... by Monika Remenčiūtė, Greta Varžaitytė, Gintarė Žemgulytė

“…Frequent migraine-type headaches require prophylactic treatment, which has so far been of limited effectiveness until advent of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) monoclonal antibody.Materials and Methods: A prospective analysis was conducted of data from 41 migraine patients who experienced 4 or more monthly migraine days (MMD) longer than three months. …”
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