Metformin Use and Survival in Patients with Advanced Extrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: A Single-Center Cohort Study in Fuyang, China by Jinqing Wu, Yabo Zhou, Guizhou Wang

“…Metformin can improve the survival of advanced EHCC patients who underwent drainage treatment, especially for metformin use after diagnosis of advanced EHCC and long duration of metformin.…”
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Synthesized 18-Lead Electrocardiogram in Diagnosing Posterior Stemi-Equivalent Acute Coronary Syndrome in Patients with NSTEMI by Tomoki Horie, Rikuta Hamaya, Tomoyo Sugiyama, Hidenori Hirano, Masahiro Hoshino, Yoshihisa Kanaji, Tetsumin Lee, Taishi Yonetsu, Tetsuo Sasano, Tsunekazu Kakuta

“…The 12-lead-ECG is insufficient for diagnosing patients with ACS, especially those with an LCx culprit. Methods. We retrospectively examined 219 patients with NSTEMI who underwent synthesized 18-lead ECG acquisition on admission and urgent catheterization. …”
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Evaluation of Two Different Solvents for Azolla pinnata Extracts on Chemical Compositions and Larvicidal Activity against Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) by Rajiv Ravi, Nor Shaida Husna Zulkrnin, Nurul Nadiah Rozhan, Nik Raihan Nik Yusoff, Mohd Sukhairi Mat Rasat, Muhammad Iqbal Ahmad, Zulhazman Hamzah, Intan H. Ishak, Mohamad Faiz Mohd Amin

“…In conclusion, A. pinnata plant bioactive molecules are efficient and could be developed as an eco-friendly, “go-green” approach for mosquitoes' larvicidal control programs. …”
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mHealth knowledge and usage in maternal healthcare delivery: perspectives and experiences of healthcare practitioners in Ghana by Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Padmore Adusei Amoah, Pascal Agbadi, Aikins Amoako Asiama

“…In each of these regions, one urban and one rural setting were selected to ascertain pertinent data from a wide range of maternity health practitioners and directors of health services operating within these regions.Participants Purposive sampling technique was used to recruit 32 participants, who fall into two primary groups: directors of health services (n=9) and maternity health practitioners (23).Results The findings revealed that maternal healthcare providers were familiar with and frequently used mHealth technologies (typically video calls/conferences and text messages). mHealth was considered a useful tool in maternal healthcare as it enhanced the efficiency of service delivery and improved practitioners’ performance. mHealth facilities eased access to digital medical information, user-friendly interfaces and the ability to facilitate remote consultations. …”
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Preoperative Altered Spontaneous Brain Activity and Functional Connectivity Were Independent Risk Factors for Delayed Neurocognitive Recovery in Older Adults Undergoing Noncardiac... by Zhaoshun Jiang, Xixue Zhang, Yating Lv, Xiaodong Zheng, Huibiao Zhang, Xuelin Zhang, Chongyi Jiang, Guangwu Lin, Weidong Gu

“…Results. Of the 74 patients who completed assessments, 16/74 (21.6%) had DNR following surgery. …”
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Depletion of key gut bacteria predicts disrupted bile acid metabolism in inflammatory bowel disease by Daniel Peterson, Christopher Weidenmaier, Sonia Timberlake, Rotem Gura Sadovsky

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Protestant German books in Protestant libraries of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the 16th-17th centuries by Ingė Lukšaitė

“…Identification of books indicated on the list of the Kėdainiai estate library made it possible to determine that this library belonged to Jonušas Radvila (1612-1655), who was the chief commander of the Army of GDL and Vilnius governor. …”
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Disproportionality analysis of upadacitinib-related adverse events in inflammatory bowel disease using the FDA adverse event reporting system by Shiyi Wang, Xiaojian Wang, Jing Ding, Xudong Zhang, Hongmei Zhu, Yihong Fan, Changbo Sun

“…This study evaluates upadacitinib-related adverse events (AEs) utilizing data from the US Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS).MethodsWe employed disproportionality analyses, including the proportional reporting ratio (PRR), reporting odds ratio (ROR), Bayesian confidence propagation neural network (BCPNN), and empirical Bayesian geometric mean (EBGM) algorithms to identify signals of upadacitinib-associated AEs for treating inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).ResultsFrom a total of 7,037,004 adverse event reports sourced from the FAERS database, 37,822 identified upadacitinib as the primary suspect drug in adverse drug events (ADEs), including 1,917 reports specifically related to the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). …”
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Relieving or Aggravating the Burden: Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) of Electronic and Conventional Cigarette Users (Dual Users) in Indonesia by Faizal R. Moeis, Risky K. Hartono, Renny Nurhasana, Aryana Satrya, Teguh Dartanto

“…The sample is limited to respondents aged 15 – 64 years old who either only used e-cigarettes (e-cigarette single users), only used conventional cigarettes (conventional cigarette single users) or used both e-cigarettes and conventional cigarettes (dual users) in the last month. …”
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Documents Concerning Ankara During the Second World War in the Republic Archive of Prime Ministry 1939-1945 by Çağatay Benhür

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Plant Species Composition and Community Perception Towards Landscaping Work Executed at Hawassa University-Main Campus, Ethiopia by Birhanu Kagnew, Firew Kebede

“…Plantation could also modify the micro-climate of the campus environment (94.3%) due to the plants photosynthesis process which produces O2 and takes in Co2 from the atmosphere. In general educational institutions landscaping need to be encouraged to enhance the teaching-learning process, and to make the working environment attractive. …”
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Optimizing hypoglycaemia prediction in type 1 diabetes with Ensemble Machine Learning modeling by Daphne N. Katsarou, Eleni I. Georga, Maria A. Christou, Panagiota A. Christou, Stelios Tigas, Costas Papaloukas, Dimitrios I. Fotiadis

“…The dataset comprises 29 individuals with T1D, who were monitored for 2 to 4 weeks during the GlucoseML prospective observational clinical study. …”
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A Survey on Outcomes of Patients Operated with Kocher Approach in the Posterior Acetabulum Wall Fractures by Seyed Mir Mansour Moazen Jamshidi, Shayan Ghorbani

“…Considering that there are many challenges in using the type of treatment method in acetabular fractures and the incorrect treatment of these fractures can have many complications for the patient. In this regard, we decided to conduct a study to examine the treatment results of patients who underwent surgery with a posterior approach. method To do this, the files of patients admitted to the orthopedic department of the hospital were examined. …”
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Prospective analysis of the effects of RAS mutation on local tumor progression and overall survival after radiofrequency ablation for colorectal liver metastases by Ji-Chen Wang, Yu-Hui Liu, Bin-Bin Jiang, Li-Jin Shao, Song Wang, Wei Yang, Wei Wu, Kun Yan, Zhong-Yi Zhang

“…Objectives To investigate the effects of RAS mutation on local tumor progression (LTP) and overall survival (OS) after radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for colorectal liver metastases (CRLMs).Methods This prospective study consecutively enrolled patients with CRLM who underwent ultrasound-guided RFA between June 2020 and July 2022. …”
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On Chinese Translations of Colloquial Russian Pragmatic Approximator Markers: Analyzing Speech Patterns from Literary Fiction by Xiang Yanan, Natalia V. Bogdanova-Beglarian

“…Presence of the functional units makes character speech more natural but may pose significant difficulties for translators who are forced to look for adequate analogues in the target language. …”
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Cost–utility and budget impact analysis of tocilizumab for the treatment of refractory systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis in Thailand by Nitichen Kittiratchakool, Disorn Kulpokin, Chonticha Chanjam, Soamarat Vilaiyuk, Sirirat Charuvanij, Gun Phongsamart, Parichat Khaosut, Manasita Tanya, Ratanavadee Nanagara, Sira Nantapaisarn, Pattara Leelahavarong

“…Health-related quality of life (QoL) was measured using the proxy version of three-level EuroQol five-dimensional questionnaire (EQ-5D-3L). …”
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Effectiveness of women-led community interventions in improving tuberculosis preventive treatment in children: results from a comparative, before–after study in Ethiopia by Jacob Creswell, Degu Jerene, Ahmed Bedru, Dawit Assefa, Kalkidan Tesfaye, Samuel Bayu, Samuel Seid, Fikirte Aberra, Amera Khan

“…Objectives Our objective was to evaluate the impact of a service delivery model led by membership-based associations called Iddirs formed by women on tuberculosis preventive treatment (TPT) initiation and completion rates among children.Design Comparative, before-and-after study design.Setting Three intervention and two control districts in Ethiopia.Participants Children who had a history of close contact with adults with infectious forms of tuberculosis (TB). …”
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Prognostic signature of multimorbidity, geriatric syndromes and resources cluster in older in- and outpatients: a pooled secondary analysis with a 6-month follow-up by Thomas Benzing, Jill Stegemann, Anna Maria Affeldt, Luisa Mück, Anne Ferring, Laura Gerhards, Lena Pickert, Annika Bausch, Philipp Antczak, M Cristina Polidori

“…Additionally, two clusters were identified pertaining to the CIRS, encompassing sensory-vegetative and heart-kidney morbidity. …”
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Oral Findings, Salivary Copper, Magnesium, and Leptin in Type II Diabetic Patients in Relation to Oral Candida Species by Mohammed Jasim Mohammed, Abbas S. Al-mizraqchi, Salah M. Ibrahim

“…Forty-five type II diabetic patients in the study included participants between 40 and 60 years old, with a minimum duration of one year, as well as 45 healthy control subjects who were matched in terms of age and sex, and had no underlying systemic diseases. …”
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Stemness-related gene signatures as a predictive tool for breast cancer radiosensitivity by Jinzhi Lai, Rongfu Huang, Jingshan Huang

“…This study developed a stemness-based signature to identify BRCA patients who are likely to benefit from radiotherapy.MethodsGene expression data for BRCA patients were obtained from the TCGA and METABRIC databases, including 920 TCGA-BRCA and 1980 METABRIC-BRCA patients. …”
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