Comparison of the effect of ranibizumab in retinal vein occlusion and macular edema with different optical coherence tomographic patterns by Yue Xu, Yue-Cong Yin, Ze-Yu Song, Xiao-Yu Zhou, Jia-Ju Zhang, Juan Liang

“…AIM: To explore the morphological and functional parameters to evaluate the effectiveness of intravitreal injections of ranibizumab (IVR) in treating macular edema (ME) secondary to retinal vein occlusion (RVO). METHODS: This retrospective study involved 65 RVO patients (65 eyes) who received IVR and were followed-up for more than 3mo. …”
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Associations of Maternal Fructosamine before Delivery in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Pregnancies with Neonatal Glucometabolic Disorders by Zhengxia Mao, Ruilin Wu, Huan Yu, Yujiao Zhang, Wenbin Dong, Lile Zou, Xiaoping Lei

“…However, the association between maternal FMNALB and the risk of LGA infants was not so strong.…”
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Effects of trigger-day progesterone in c-IVF/ICSI cycles on blastocyst culture outcomes by Yating Sun, Jia Wang, Luyun Zhang, Yanjun Chang, Aizhen Zhu

“…ObjectiveTo assess whether trigger-day progesterone (P) levels in conventional in vitro fertilization (c-IVF)/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) cycles are associated with blastocyst culture outcomes.MethodsIn this retrospective analysis, 747 eligible patients (747 cycles) who adopted the gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist protocol and underwent c-IVF/ICSI between January 2021 to June 2024 were recruited. …”
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High Fixation Failure Rate of Cephalomedullary Nail Fixation in Patients with Low-Energy Basicervical Femoral Fractures: Do We Need Extramedullary Reduction? by Chang-Jin Yon, Ki-Cheor Bae, Young-Hun Kim, Kyung-Jae Lee

“…<i>Methods:</i> A retrospective analysis was conducted on 22 patients (22 hips) with AO/OTA 31-A1.2 hip fractures who had undergone treatment with a cephalomedullary nail (PFNA-II or Gamma-3) between March 2007 and February 2018. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices of healthcare professionals in the management of patients with hypertension and concurrent bronchial asthma: a cross-sectional study in the Yello... by Yang Yang, Wenwen Xu, Fei Yu, Xiaohong Yan, Xingbin Ma, Jinxiang Gao

“…The reporting of this study followed the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology checklist.Setting From 30 March to 15 April 2024 at 66 various level hospitals and community health service centres.Participants Physicians and nurses specialising in clinical internal medicine, each with over 2 years of practice and who provided informed consent.Primary and secondary outcome measures The demographic characteristics of the healthcare professionals and their KAP towards the Management of Patients with Hypertension and Concurrent Bronchial Asthma were collected using a self-administered questionnaire. …”
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Determining Factors and Zootechnical Output of Biosecurity Practices in Fish Farms in the Wouri Division, Cameroon by Fonkwa Georges, Makombu Judith Georgette, Kamdem Alex Henri, Kametieu Djamou Franck, Nack Jacques, Awah-Ndukum Julius, Tomedi Eyango Minette, Tchoumboue Joseph

“…Farmers of 18 to 40 years of age (45.24 ± 14.75%) who attended higher school (43.83 ± 14.44%) and received training in fish farming (47.44 ± 14.39%) recorded a significant higher CR. …”
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Unexplored avenues: a narrative review of cognition and mood in postmenopausal African women with female genital circumcision/mutilation/cutting by Rohina Kumar, Noelia Calvo, Gillian Einstein, Gillian Einstein, Gillian Einstein, Gillian Einstein, Gillian Einstein, Gillian Einstein

“…To do this, we carried out a narrative review searching PubMed, PsycInfo, and Google Scholar databases. …”
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Personal and behavioural factors that influence physical activity in women living with metastatic breast cancer: a qualitative interview study by Mark Liu, Sharon Kilbreath, Jasmine Yee, Jane Beith, Justin McNab, Elizabeth Dylke

“…To enable effective physical activity advice and services, it is important to understand factors that may facilitate or prevent engagement. We therefore explored with women with metastatic breast cancer: (i) personal and behavioural factors that influenced physical activity, and (ii) the role of healthcare services in influencing engagement in being physically active. …”
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The relation of traumatic childhood experiences with psychological symptoms and self-esteem in physical education and sport students by Azize Atlı Ozbas, Mehmet Kocak, Nermin Gurhan

“…A hundred and five students who agreed participating in the study and filled in the data collection forms fully were recruited the study. …”
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Dual burden of TB and mental ill-health: Prevalence and associated factors of anxiety and depression among TB patients in Gujarat by Ajay Chauhan, Apurvakumar Pandya, Deepti Bhatt, Vibha Salaliya, Rutu Trivedi, Dixit Kapadia, Prachi Shukla, Amar Shah, Siddharth Chaudhary, Chandrashekhar Joshi, Vivekanand Pandey

“…Studies suggest that TB patients often experience co-morbid mental health problems, highlighting a dual burden of illness. …”
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Prioritizing Patients from the Most Deprived Areas on Elective Waiting Lists in the NHS in England: Estimating the Health and Health Inequality Impact by Naomi Kate Gibbs, Susan Griffin, Nils Gutacker, Adrián Villaseñor, Simon Walker

“…We estimate individual and population level health under each of the 2 policies and compare it with baseline. …”
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The divergent histories of Bose-Einstein statistics and the forgotten achievements of Władysław Natanson (1864–1937) by Michał Kokowski

“…Additionally, a list of scientists who knew Natanson’s publications has been supplemented in the article and the precursorship of Natanson’s achievements is explained. …”
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Derivation of a simple risk calculator for predicting clinical worsening in patients with pulmonary hypertension due to interstitial lung disease by K. El-Kersh, R. Bag, N. Bhatt, C. King, A. Waxman, F. Rischard, H. Kim, D. Cella, E. Shen, SD Nathan

“…The first was a non-invasive risk calculator which included NT-proBNP and FVC%/DLCO%, and a second adds cardiac index, an invasive parameter, to the above two parameters. …”
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Advancing a machine learning-based decision support tool for pre-hospital assessment of dyspnoea by emergency medical service clinicians: a retrospective observational study by Wivica Kauppi, Henrik Imberg, Johan Herlitz, Oskar Molin, Christer Axelsson, Carl Magnusson

“…Patients presenting with the main symptom of dyspnoea were included which were recruited from two EMS organisations in Göteborg and Södra Älvsborg. …”
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Integrated analysis of cell cycle and p53 signaling pathways related genes in breast, colorectal, lung, and pancreatic cancers: implications for prognosis and drug sensitivity for... by Jiyauddin Khan, Priyanjana Ghosh, Urmi Bajpai, Kountay Dwivedi, Daman Saluja

“…Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified using GEO2R, and functional annotation and pathway analysis were performed using WebGestalt. …”
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A Novel Pathogenic Splicing Mutation of OFD1 is Responsible for a Boy with Joubert Syndrome Exhibiting Orofaciodigital Spectrum Anomalies, Polydactyly and Retinitis Pigmentosa by Chen L, Zhao MF, Deng HW, Liao M, Fan LL, Zhong QB, Wang J, Li K, Wu ZH, Yin JY

“…Liang Chen,1,&ast; Mei-Fang Zhao,2,&ast; Hui-Wen Deng,1 Min Liao,1 Liang-Liang Fan,2 Qi-Bao Zhong,3 Jun Wang,1 Ke Li,1 Zheng-Hui Wu,4,&ast; Jian-Yin Yin1 1Department of Anesthesiology, Hunan Provincial Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Changsha, 410008, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Cell Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Facial Features, Hunan Provincial Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Changsha, 410008, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Child Rehabilitation, Hunan Provincial Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Changsha, 410008, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jian-Yin Yin, Department of Anesthesiology, Hunan Provincial Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital. …”
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Diabetes Distress in Young Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Survey in China by Yanfen Hu, Lingxia Li, Jun Zhang

“…Using a convenient sampling method, 98 young adults with type 2 diabetes who were admitted to our hospital from June 2017 to July 2018 were selected as research subjects. …”
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Faecal microbiota transplantation for patients with diabetes type 1 and severe gastrointestinal neuropathy (FADIGAS): a randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trialResearch... by Katrine Lundby Høyer, Simon Mark Dahl Baunwall, Ditte Smed Kornum, Mette Winther Klinge, Asbjørn Mohr Drewes, Knud Bonnet Yderstræde, Louise Bruun Thingholm, Martin Steen Mortensen, Susan Mikkelsen, Christian Erikstrup, Christian Lodberg Hvas, Klaus Krogh

“…Current therapies are scarce. We tested faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) for patients with type 1 diabetes and gastroenteropathy. …”
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Influence of Secondary Inorganic Aerosol on the Concentrations of PM2.5 and PM0.1 during Air Pollution Episodes in Hanoi, Vietnam by Nguyen-Quoc Dat, Bich-Thuy Ly, Trung-Dung Nghiem, Thu-Thi Hien Nguyen, Kazuhiko Sekiguchi, Truong-Thi Huyen, Thai-Ha Vinh, Le-Quang Tien

“…There were several periods during the winter when PM2.5 concentrations were higher than the Vietnamese ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) and WHO guidelines for daily PM2.5. In this study, the periods when daily PM2.5 concentrations exceeded the NAAQS of 50 µg m−3 for a minimum of two consecutive days were determined as episode periods. …”
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Effectiveness of Intravitreal Ranibizumab in Nonvitrectomized and Vitrectomized Eyes with Diabetic Macular Edema: A Two-Year Retrospective Analysis by Ozgun Melike Gedar Totuk, Ayse Yagmur Kanra, Mohammed Nadim Bromand, Guler Kilic Tezanlayan, Sevil Ari Yaylalı, Irem Turkmen, Aylin Ardagil Akcakaya

“…The number of IVR injections, the duration between diagnosis of DME and IVR injection, and the hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) level at baseline were also recorded. Baseline demographics, HbA1c, BCVA, CMT, and TMV values were similar between two groups (p>0.05). …”
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