Surgical treatment of epirethinal fibrosis: a current state of the problem by S.A. Kochergin, D.G. Alipov

“…<br> <b>For citation:</b> Kochergin S.A., Alipov D.G. …”
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Is International Travel an Emerging Issue on Transmission of Beijing Lineage Mycobacterium tuberculosis? by Pavithra S. Madamarandawala, Srinath Satyanarayana, Collins Timire, Aashifa Yaqoob, Dushantha Madegedara, Dhammika N. Magana-Arachchi

“…Mycobacterium tuberculosis belonging to Beijing sublineage (BL) is associated with high tuberculosis (TB) transmission, multidrug resistance, and adverse treatment outcomes. …”
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Herpes Zoster after COVID-19 Infection or Vaccination: A Prospective Cohort Study in a Tertiary Dermatology Clinic by Charussri Leeyaphan, Pattriya Jirawattanadon, Sumanas Bunyaratavej, Waratchaya Panjapakkul, Thrit Hutachoke, Yanisorn Nanchaipruek, Phumithep Phumariyapong

“…The proportion of female patients was significantly higher in the group of patients with COVID-19 vaccination or infection than in those without such a history (P = 0.035). Patients who developed HZ following the recent COVID-19 infection had a median age of 42.5 years, which was lower than that of the other groups. …”
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Biventricular dysfunction predicts mortality in ST elevation myocardial infarction patients with cardiogenic shock by Angga Dwi Prasetyo, Hendry Purnasidha Bagaswoto, Firandi Saputra, Erika Maharani, Budi Yuli Setianto

“…Based on The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention classification, we analyzed data from November 2021 to September 2023 at Dr. …”
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Technical University Teacher Competences in Russia and Abroad by T. Yu. Polyakova, V. M. Prikhodko

“…The reforms of engineering education as its component require new competences of technical university teachers who are responsible for these reforms and as a result, trigger the improvement of further teachers’ professional development programs to train them for that. …”
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Retention in the Bukhali trial in Soweto, South Africa: a qualitative analysis using self-determination theory by Shane A Norris, Stephen Lye, Catherine E Draper, Nosibusiso Tshetu, Nokuthula Nkosi

“…The Bukhali trial is part of the Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative in Soweto, South Africa, with young women.Methods Nine focus group discussions were used to generate data from Bukhali trial staff (n=45, 23–64 years), and participants, including those currently enrolled (n=16, 25–31 years) and those who had withdrawn from the trial (n=20, 24–32 years). …”
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Clinical impact of proteinuria on renal function and treatment outcomes in patients with radioiodine-refractory thyroid cancer treated with lenvatinib by Naoki Fukuda, Kazuhisa Toda, Hirotaka Suto, Ryosuke Oki, Xiaofei Wang, Tetsuya Urasaki, Yasuyoshi Sato, Kenji Nakano, Makiko Ono, Junichi Tomomatsu, Hiroki Mitani, Shunji Takahashi

“…Proteinuria has been described as a major on-target adverse event of lenvatinib, although its long-term impact on renal function and clinical outcomes remains unclear. We conducted a retrospective observational study to assess renal function and prognosis in patients with radioiodine-refractory differentiated thyroid cancer (RR-DTC) receiving lenvatinib. …”
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Effectiveness of educational interventions to promote safe handling of pesticides: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Anne Cockcroft, Neil Andersson, Sergio Paredes-Solís, José Legorreta-Soberanis, Belén Madeline Sánchez-Gervacio, Víctor Manuel Alvarado-Castro, Miguel Flores-Moreno, Claudia Erika Rios-Rivera, Janet Saldaña-Almazán

“…The review aims to summarise the impact of educational interventions on knowledge and reported behaviour of pesticide users and to identify characteristics of more effective interventions.Methods and analysis We will search MEDLINE, LILACS, AGRICOLA, IMBIOMED, SciELO, Web of Science, Scopus, Embase databases and from the grey literature, Open Grey and WHO to identify potentially eligible studies. …”
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Content and face validity in virtual reality with children: a validation in five steps+1 of a wheelchair basketball game by Imanol Ceberio, Mohammad Al-Rashaida, Maitane García, Juan Francisco Lopez Paz, Monika Salgueiro, Nicole Passi, Humberto Pavel, Imanol Amayra

“…This study proposed a validation approach with six phases to assess technical and aesthetic aspects.MethodSample: a) Content validity study, 20 children (11–18 years old) were recruited as lay and content experts, who assessed the properties of grade of realism and physical fidelity of wheelchair basketball scenarios. b) Face validity study, 395 children were recruited as lay experts and divided into two groups (7–9 years old and 10–12 years old), or into ten subgroups according to Age × Gender interaction. …”
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Comparison of Physicians’ Perceptions Regarding Dermatological Diseases by Melek Aslan Kayıran, Hasan Aksoy

“…Background/Aims: Physicians frequently encounter skin diseases and provide opinions to their patients regarding dermatology. We aimed to assess the perceptions of physicians regarding skin diseases and to compare dermatologists’ and non-dermatologist physicians’ understanding of specific dermatological issues. …”
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Exploring associations of financial well-being with health behaviours and physical and mental health: a cross-sectional study among US adults by Kai McKeever Bullard, Carla Mercado, Michele L F Bolduc, Desmond Banks, Courtni Andrews, Zoe R F Freggens, Rashid Njai

“…Background Health disparities exist across socioeconomic status levels, yet empirical evidence between financial well-being (FWB) and health are limited.Methods This cross-sectional study combined data from 25 370 adults aged ≥18 years in the 2019 National Health Interview Survey with estimated household FWB scores from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s 2016 National Financial Well-being Survey. …”
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Construction of an anaplastic thyroid cancer stratification signature to guide immune therapy selection and validation of the pivotal gene HLF through in vitro experiments by Li Pengping, Yin Kexin, Xie Yuwei, Sun Ke, Li Rongguo, Wang Zhenyu, Jin Haigang, Wang Shaowen, Huang Yuqing

“…Our study aims to identify ATC patients who might bene t from immunotherapy.MethodsOur study uses multiple algorithms by R4.2.0, and gene expression and clinical data are collected from TCGA, GEO and local cohort. …”
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Comparative Study of Periodontal Health in Patients with Fixed Braces Versus Clear Aligners by Selvakumar Annamalaisamy, B.S. Malthesh, G. M. Shashikumar, Sreedhara Shantharam, P Kiran Kumar

“…Two sets of patients were created: 50 with transparent aligners and 50 with fixed braces. …”
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Implementation of model-informed precision dosing for tamoxifen therapy in patients with breast cancer: A prospective intervention study by Ruben Y.M. van Nijnatten, Sanne M. Buijs, Bram C. Agema, Raphaël M.J. Fischer, Inge Ghobadi Moghaddam-Helmantel, Caroline M.E. Contant, Felix E. de Jongh, Auke M.T. Huijben, Manon Kop, Annemieke van der Padt-Pruijsten, Hanneke J.M. Zuetenhorst, Ron H.N. van Schaik, Birgit C.P. Koch, A. Jager, Stijn L.W. Koolen, Ron H.J. Mathijssen

“…This may partly be explained by a larger proportion of patients who were recommended to switch to an aromatase inhibitor (AI) in the intervention cohort. …”
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Training and Detraining Effects of Institutional Group Exercise on Upper Extremity Motor Function by Yiling LIN, Minghsia HU, Hongzhe ZHANG, Mingde LI

“…Objective:To examine the training and detraining effects of a group exercise activity program for the institutional residents with functional dependency.Method:Residents with functional dependency from two nursing homes (older than 60 years) were recruited.A total of 41 residents were randomly assigned to the intervention (<italic>n</italic>=18) or the control groups (<italic>n</italic>=23). …”
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Clinical Validation of the Defining Characteristics of the Nursing Diagnosis ‘Activity Intolerance’ in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome by Diana Isabel Cáceres Rivera, Luz Mileyde Jaimes Rojas, Luisa Yaneth Cristancho Zambrano, Jennifer Vanesa Acosta Barón, Diana Ivonne Cañon Gómez, Lyda Z. Rojas

“…Patients over 18 years of age with a confirmed medical diagnosis of hospitalised ACS were included and those who were haemodynamically unstable, with alterations in the mental sphere or with communication limitations were excluded. …”
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HIV Late Presenters in Asia: Management and Public Health Challenges by Chen Seong Wong, Lyu Wei, Yeon-Sook Kim

“…Many individuals are diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection at an advanced stage of illness and are considered late presenters. We define late presentation as a CD4 cell count below 350 cells/mm3 at the time of HIV diagnosis, or presenting with an AIDS-defining illness regardless of CD4 count. …”
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Variation in changes in the incidence of colorectal cancer by age and association with screening uptake: an observational study by Annie S Anderson, Callum G Fraser, Judith A Strachan, Robert JC Steele, Gavin RC Clark, Thomas G Godfrey

“…Objectives In developed countries, the incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) has declined in the over 50 years age group but increased in younger people. We studied CRC incidence by age and the influence of screening uptake.Design Age-standardised and sex-standardised incidences for CRC from 1997 to 2017 were obtained from the Scottish Cancer Registry (SCR). …”
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Survival and prognostic factors for primary lung extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma: a retrospective study of data from China and the SEER database by Qiuyu Li, Haoyu Zuo, Chengyang Liu, Jing Yang, Nini Dai

“…This study aimed to analyze survival outcomes and identify prognostic factors in patients with primary lung ENKTL.MethodsA retrospective analysis was conducted using data from 20 cases of primary lung ENKTL, including four patients who were treated at Peking University Third Hospital in Beijing and 16 patients were extracted from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program database. …”
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Evaluation of the therapeutic efficacy of high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation combined with different drugs in the treatment of adenomyosis by Yu Dai, Ling Liu, Guiyuan Yu, Yan Peng, Na Chen, Jiahong Gao, Qiuling Shi, Ping Jin

“…However, the adverse effects in Group A were lower than those in Group B [7 (15.79) vs. 35 (46.05), p < 0.01]. No significant difference was observed in the recurrence rate between the two groups.Conclusions HIFU combined with DNG and LNG-IUS is a safe and effective treatment for patients with adenomyosis.…”
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