Sepsis in Internal Medicine: blood culture-based subtypes, hospital outcomes, and predictive biomarkers by Gaetano Zizzo, Gabriele Guazzardi, Daniela Bompane, Francesco Di Terlizzi, Giorgio Rotola, Ilario Stefani, Michela Medugno, Mario Bucalo, Antonino Mazzone

“…BackgroundSepsis is a challenging condition increasingly managed in medical wards, however literature and clinical evidence in this hospital setting are lacking.MethodsUsing the computational i2b2 framework, we retrospectively analyzed data from patients admitted to internal medicine units of four hospitals in Lombardy (Italy) between January 2012 and December 2023, with a discharge diagnosis of sepsis, septic shock, or septicemia.ResultsA total of 4,375 patients were recruited. …”
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CMV Pancreatitis in an Immunocompromised Patient by Jaffer Ahmad, Najia Sayedy, Raghavendra Sanivarapu, Jagadish Akella, Javed Iqbal

“…Sepsis protocolled was initiated for biliary pancreatitis, and the patient was admitted to the medicine floors with appropriate consulting services. …”
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Prognostic Prediction Value of qSOFA, SOFA, and Admission Lactate in Septic Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Emergency Department by Haijiang Zhou, Tianfei Lan, Shubin Guo

“…Adult septic patients with CAP admitted between Jan. 2017 and Jan. 2019 with increased admission SOFA ≥ 2 from baseline were enrolled. …”
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Triglyceride‐glucose index trajectories predict adverse cardiovascular outcomes in elderly heart failure patients with Diabetes: A retrospective cohort study by Hong Liu, Jian Wang, Zhi Luo, Ding Jia, Shixing Feng, Zhufang Yang, Zeyu Wang

“…Methods This retrospective study included 1184 elderly HF (LVEF ≥50%) patients with diabetes admitted to our center between January 2015 and January 2020. …”
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Can Early Diagnosis of Varices, Regular Praziquantel, and Reduction of Hepatitis Coinfection Reduce Mortality among Patients Attended for Periportal Fibrosis in Northwestern Tanzan... by Daniel W. Gunda, Elizabeth F. Mtui, Semvua B. Kilonzo, Paulina M. Manyiri, David C. Majinge, Humphrey D. Mazigo

“…At Bugando, Schistosoma-related varices contributed to 70% of patients admitted due to vomiting blood with a two months’ mortality of over 10%. …”
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The Autoimmune Profiles in the Etiopathogenesis of Granulomatous Lobular Mastitis by Lu Xie, Jiamei Feng, Qingqian Gao, Wenchao Qu, Shijun Shao, Jiaye Sun, Xueqing Wu, Hua Wan

“…Methods: Samples from GLM patients and fibroadenoma (FA) controls admitted to Shuguang Hospital between July 2021 and July 2022 were analyzed. …”
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Effects of a New Nano-Silver Fluoride-Containing Dentifrice on Demineralization of Enamel and Streptococcus mutans Adhesion and Acidogenicity by Joás Araújo Teixeira, Amitis Vieira Costa e Silva, Valdeci Elias dos Santos Júnior, Paulo Correia de Melo Júnior, Manuela Arnaud, Maria Goretti Lima, Miguel Angel Pelagio Flores, Thayza Christina Montenegro Stamford, José Ricardo Dias Pereira, Andréa Gadelha Ribeiro Targino, André Galembeck, Aronita Rosenblatt

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Effect of Extracorporeal Diaphragmatic Pacing Combined with Four-Point Kneeling Position Training on Pulmonary Function in Patients with Ischemic Stroke by LU Wei, DONG Pengxia, XIE Tianpei, FAN Yingjie, QIU Hao, LIU Haoyu, SU Min

“…ObjectiveTo observe the clinical effect of extracorporeal diaphragmatic pacing combined with four-point knee-ling position training on pulmonary function in patients with ischemic stroke.MethodsA total of 60 patients with ischemic stroke admitted to the Rehabilitation Department of the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University from January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023 were enrolled and randomly divided into control group and treatment group, with 30 cases in each group. …”
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Frequency of viral etiology in community-acquired pneumonia by Zain Ahmad Khan, Akbar Shoukat Ali, Imran Ahmed, Joveria Farooqi, Muhammad Irfan

“…Medical records of CAP patients admitted to Aga Khan University Hospital (Karachi, Pakistan) from March 2022 to February 2023 were retrospectively reviewed, patients who had microbiological tests performed within 48 hours of the hospital admission were included, and the frequency of viral and bacterial etiology was calculated. …”
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Endovascular treatment for blood blister ⁃ like aneurysms of internal carotid artery and systematic literature review by ZHOU Lei, WANG Zhong, YANG Guo‐jun, DONG Shi‐biao, LI Nan, ZHU Wei‐wei

“…Methods and Results A retrospective analysis of the clinical data of 25 patients with BBA of ICA admitted to The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University from January 2018 to January 2022 were conducted. …”
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Simultaneous Debridement and Titanium Mesh Reconstruction in Patients with Compound Depressed Skull Fracture: A Retrospective Descriptive Study by Srikant Das, Acharya Suryakant Pattajoshi, Mahesh Kumar Kusta, Dibakar Sarkar

“…Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective descriptive study in the Neurosurgery Department at Veer Surendra Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR), Burla, Sambalpur, Odisha, India, from January 2018 to June 2023 and consisting of case records of 98 patients with head injuries associated with compound skull fractures who were admitted. All patients underwent debridement followed by an immediate titanium mesh cranioplasty procedure. …”
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Presenting the indigenous model of organizational self-leadership with an emphasis on training in non-governmental organizations by Sajad Ghoreishi, abbas abbaspour, Mostafa Niknami, Morteza Taheri

“…Furthermore, paying attention to the human capital has important organizational and social consequences. …”
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Lesion Location and Possible Etiology of Acute Unilateral Vestibulopathy by Zhang M, Wang J, Xue S, Liu S, Li K, Zhao T, Feng Y, Sui R, Yang B, Yang X

“…Acute persistent vertigo and relapsing-remitting vertigo accounted for 39.1% (9/23) and 60.9% (14/23) of the patients, respectively. …”
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Natural Resource Rent and Financial Development: Testing Financial Resource Curse Hypothesis in Iran by Majid Aghaei, Mahdieh Rezagholizadeh, mohammad abdi, rawa mosavi

“…Beck (2011) found that in natural resources rich countries, banks have better capitalization and profitability, but they provide fewer credits to the private sector and have less inclination towards financial development. …”
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Implementación de la economía circular en la innovación y competitividad de las empresas mineras del cantón Zaruma, período 2015-2022 by Dayanna Paola Jumbo Escobar, Nadia Mayerli Vertiz Cacao, Luis Guillermo Cabrera Montiel

“…Entre las más destacadas, BIRA Bienes Raíces S.A., con un capital suscrito de $13.019.200, lidera el sector en inversión y escala operativa, pero enfrenta críticas por impactos socioambientales como contaminación hídrica y dependencia económica en la región. …”
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Pre-eclampsia as a predictor of early-onset cardiovascular impairment among young women (PREECARDIA study): protocol for a prospective cohort study by Albertino Damasceno, Amabelia Rodrigues, Nuno Lunet, Ruben Turé, Eunice Barai, Almame Cissé, Gabriel Sanca, Tida Iafa, Waldir Jalo, Bubacar Embalo, Marcos Dju, Vasco Iala

“…Age, parity, age at first pregnancy, family history of cardiovascular diseases, smoking habits, gestational diabetes diagnosed before pre-eclampsia, body mass index and labour complications will be considered a priori as potential confounders of the association between pre-eclampsia and postpartum cardiovascular impairment.Ethics and dissemination This study was approved by the Comité Nacional de Ética em Pesquisa na Saúde, Guinea-Bissau (008/CNES/INASA/2023), and participants provide written informed consent. …”
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From resources to resilience: Understanding the impact of standard of living and energy consumption on natural resource rent in Asia by Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Tufail, Chen Mo, Salman Wahab, Muhammad Kamran Khan, Wong Chee Hoo, Zhu Ling

“…Our analysis incorporates key variables such as standard of living, income inequality, renewable and nonrenewable energy consumption, CO₂ emissions, gross fixed capital formation, and foreign direct investment, all of which play crucial roles in shaping natural resource rents across Asian economies. …”
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Aukus (Australia-united kingdom-united states) threat to Indo-pacific security by Ismiyatun Ismiyatun, Ita Puji Lestari

“…Countries can provide funding to enhance their cybersecurity capabilities, which could include investing in cyber defense measures to protect critical military infrastructure and networks. Investments in capital and technology and equipment are part of defense expenditure. …”
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Ordu Şeyhi Veliyyüddîn b. Halîl el-Bükâî: Hayatı, Eserleri ve Zübdetü’l-Kavâ‘id [ve] ‘Ukdetü’l-Fevâ’id’i by Musa Alak

“…Her iki risâleüzerine de pek çok çalışma yapılmıştır.Birgivî’nin ‘Avâmil’i üzerine yapılan çalışmalardan biri de Veliyyüddîn b.Halîl el-Bükâî (ö. 1184/1770) tarafından yazılan Zübdetü’l-kavâ‘id [ve] ‘ukdetü’l-fevâ’id ( زبدة القواعد ]و[عقدة الفوائد ) adlı şerhtir.Bükâî, Kazasker Abdurrahman Efendi Câmii’nde imamlık, Vâlide Câmiinde(Yeni Câmi) kürsü şeyhliği yapmış; son olarak tayin edildiği orduşeyhliği göreviyle, 1182/1768’de başlayan Osmanlı-Rus savaşına katılmışve sefer esnasında bulunduğu Romanya’nın Babadağı kasabasında vefatetmiştir (10 Muharrem 1184/6 Mayıs 1770 Pazar).Velûd bir müellif olan Bükâî, tespit edebildiğimiz kadarıyla, tefsir; hadis,siyer ve şemâil; akâid ve kelâm; fıkıh; İslâm tarihi, vaaz ve irşâd; ve Arapdili alanlarında, çoğu risâle ebadında, Türkçe ve Arapça 18 eser kalemealmıştır.Bükâî’nin ‘Avâmil şerhi, adında “‘avâmil” kelimesinin geçmemesi ve nüshalarınınaz bulunması sebebiyle olsa gerek, ‘Avâmil üzerine yapılan çalışmalarılisteleyen araştırmalarda yer almamaktadır. …”
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Analysis of vulnerability, its drivers, and strategies applied towards reducing the pastoral and agro-pastoral livelihood vulnerability to climatic shocks by Daniel Assefa Tofu, Tegegn Dilbato, Chalchisa Fana, Niguse Bekele Dirbaba, Gutu Tesso

“…Managing livestock, taking advantage of social capital, storing hay and crop residue, and destocking animals during the period of severe drought were the main strategies used to reduce the vulnerability and enhance the adaptive capacity. …”
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