Influenza A (H1N1): Past season’s wonder flu in Vojvodina by Joveš-Sević Biljana, Obradović Dušanka, Batranović Uroš, Stojanović Miloš, Sovilj-Gmizić Stanislava, Bošković Tatjana

“…The aim of this study was to describe characteristics, laboratory findings, clinical presentation and treatment outcome among patients with influenza A (H1N1) infection. Methods. The study was performed at the Institute for Pulmonary Diseases of Vojvodina including all the patients hospitalized at the Intensive Care Unit or High Dependency Unit with confirmed, probable or suspected Influenza A (H1N1) infection between November 6th, 2009 and April 13th, 2010. …”
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Outcomes and Prognostic Factors in Cirrhotic Patients with Acute Variceal Bleeding and Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Nested Case–Control Study by Liu G, Xiao S, Xiang T, Wang X, Shen Y, Yang L, Luo X

“…Hence, we assessed the clinical outcomes and prognostic factors of these patients.Methods: This study retrospectively enrolled 1532 AVB patients with cirrhosis from January 2016 to December 2022. …”
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Clinical value of drug-coated balloon versus second-generation drug-eluting stent for de novo lesions in large coronary arteries: insights from the real world by Kang Zhao, Quan Guo, Zhenzhou Zhao, Haiyu Tang, Ran You, Liang Peng, Lixin Rao, Muwei Li

“…Abstract Background This study aims to evaluate the long-term outcomes of patients with large coronary arteries (LCA, reference vessel diameter more than 3.0 mm) de novo lesions treated by drug-coated balloon (DCB) versus second-generation drug-eluting stent (sDES) in real-world clinical practice. Methods Between January 2020 and June 2021, 2857 consecutive patients with equal number of LCA de novo lesions, including 708 lesions treated with paclitaxel DCB-only (DCB-only cohort) and 2149 lesions with sDES-only (sDES-only cohort), were enrolled in this retrospective study. …”
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Design and evaluation of the “Feel Good” feasibility study – a multi-component fruit and vegetable intervention in children measuring cognitive and mental health outcomes by Nicola A. Gillies, Jeanette P. Rapson, Amy L. Lovell, Karen E. Waldie, Clare R. Wall

“…This study assessed the feasibility and acceptability of a multi-component FV intervention which measures mental and cognitive health outcomes in children. Methods The ‘Feel Good Study’ was a cluster-randomised controlled feasibility study conducted in four New Zealand primary schools, with equal allocation of schools to intervention and wait-list control arms. …”
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Is Stretching exercises Superior to Steroids for Sustained Relief in Plantar Fasciitis? Evidence from a Prospective Study by Divya Nand Pandey, Harsh Pratap Singh, Chetan Singh, Shrikant Raj, Harshit Tripathi, Ayush Prakash

“…Gender distribution was nearly equal, and 14% had bilateral involvement. Most participants (64%) were overweight (body mass index [BMI] 25–30), a known risk factor. …”
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Mesalazine-Induced Acute Pancreatitis in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients: A Systematic Review by Pan J, Li Z, Ye C, Zhang X, Yang Q, Zhang X, Zhou Y, Zhang J

“…This study aims to explore the characteristics of mesalazine-induced AP.Methods: The databases of CNKI, Wanfang Data, VIP, PubMed and Web of Science were searched (up to March, 2024), and the case reports of mesalazine-related AP in IBD patients were collected and descriptively analyzed.Results: Thirty-four reports were included, describing 42 patients (22 males, 16 females, 4 unspecified) with mesalazine-related AP. …”
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Immunodiagnostic Tests in the Assessment of Specific Sensitization to <i>M. tuberculosis</i> in Children under the Current Epidemical Situation by L. V. Poddubnаya, E. P. Shilovа, D. A. Kudlаy, N. P. Doktorovа

“…The objective: to study the degree of specific sensitization according to the results of intradermal immunodiagnostic tests in children with different manifestations of tuberculosis infection under the current epidemic situation.Subjects and Methods. The degree of tuberculin sensitization was studied in 299 children from different age groups (0-14 years old) who were registered for dispensary follow-up in 2018-2019.Based on the results of a tuberculosis recombinant allergen test (TRA), the degree of specific sensitization was studied in children with tuberculin tests conversion (n = 102) and infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) for 2 years or more (n = 165) exposed to tuberculous infection in their families and from healthy environment, and 145 patients under 14 years old with local respiratory tuberculosis.Results. …”
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Multicenter Study on Transarterial Chemoembolization Combined with Radiofrequency Ablation for Early-Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Primary versus Recurrent HCC by Chen YT, Chen BWT, Xu JM, You XC, Tang Y, Wu SJ, Fang ZT

“…Yu-Tang Chen,1,2,&ast; Bo-Wen-Tao Chen,3,&ast; Jun-Ming Xu,1,4,&ast; Xiao-Cui You,1 Yi Tang,3 Shao-Jie Wu,3 Zhu-Ting Fang1,3 1Department of Oncology and Vascular Interventional Therapy, Clinical Oncology School of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Cancer Hospital (Fujian Branch of Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center), Fuzhou, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Interventional Radiology, Sanming Second Hospital, Sanming, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Interventional Radiology, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Shengli Clinical Medical, College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou University Affiliated Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Interventional Radiology, Zhangzhou Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Zhangzhou, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Zhu-Ting Fang, Email ztfang@fjzlhospital.comPurpose: To evaluate the efficacy of transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) combined with radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for both primary and recurrent early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and to analyze the significant prognostic factors.Patients and Methods: Data from patients with early-stage primary or recurrent HCC who underwent TACE plus RFA between August 2019 and May 2024 were collected from three major general hospitals. 158 patients were divided into a primary group and a recurrent group on the basis of their baseline characteristics. …”
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The Association Between Chronotype and Weight Change Among Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study by Lin X, Kuang X, Ding S, Tian L, Fang J, Chen S, Shi H, Jin X

“…Xinya Lin,1,&ast; Xiaodan Kuang,2,&ast; Shiyun Ding,3 Liuhong Tian,2 Jiaming Fang,2 Shulei Chen,2 Hongying Shi,2 Xiaofeng Jin4 1School of Mental Health, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China; 3School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 4Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Xiaofeng Jin, Email 1095172945@qq.com Hongying Shi, Email shying918@163.comPurpose: This study analyzed the differences in weight change among medical students with different chronotypes and evaluated the association between chronotype and weight change after controlling for confounders.Methods: Using proportional stratified cluster random sampling, 1300 medical students (excluding freshmen) were selected from April to September 2021. …”
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Predictors of antenatal care services utilization by pregnant women in Afghanistan: Evidence from the Afghanistan Health Survey 2018. by Muhammad Haroon Stanikzai, Muhammad Haroon Stanikzai, Essa Tawfiq, Charuai Suwanbamrung, Abdul Wahed Wasiq, Paleeratana Wongrith

“…<h4>Objectives</h4>This study assessed the predictors of ANC service utilization among Afghan pregnant women, using secondary data from the Afghanistan Health Survey 2018 (AHS2018).<h4>Methods</h4>In this study, we used data from 10,855 ever-married women, aged 13-49 years, who gave birth in the two years prior to the survey or those women who were currently pregnant. …”
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Integrated Data Mining and Animal Experiments to Investigate the Efficacy and Potential Pharmacological Mechanism of a Traditional Tibetan Functional Food Terminalia chebula Retz.... by Liu W, Zhang M, Tan J, Liu H, Wang L, Liao J, Huang D, Jie W, Jin X

“…This study aimed to identify novel anti-hyperuricemic herb derived from traditional Tibetan medicine.Methods: Traditional Tibetan medicine prescriptions for HUA were analyzed using data mining techniques, identifying T. chebula as a high-frequency herb. …”
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Intrinsic Capacity Deficits and 6-Month Outcomes in Older Adults with Acute LRTIs: A Multi-Center Study by Weng B, Jin J, Huang L, Jiao W, Wang M, Zhang X, Tong X, Li Y

“…This study aims to characterize the domains and patterns of IC deficits and assess their influence on 6-month mortality and re-hospitalization in this population.Methods: This was a multi-center prospective cohort study conducted in China. …”
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Predictive Radiomics-Based Model for Recurrence-Free Survival After Curative Resection in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Cui J, Lin Z, Huang X, Wang S, Guo J, Song J, Zhang S, Lv J, Qiu W

“…This study aimed to develop a radiomics-based model for predicting recurrence-free survival (RFS) after curative resection.Methods: We retrospectively included 184 patients with early-stage HCC who underwent curative resection. …”
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Decreased serum and local GPX4 and SLC7A11 expression correlates with disease severity in non-traumatic osteonecrosis of the femoral head by Qing-He Ye, Peng Zhang, Yong-Heng Zhao, Wen-Xiu Zhu, Hong-Xun Zhu, Biao-Fang Wei

“…Objective The objective of this study was to explore the levels of two crucial proteins associated with ferroptosis, namely Glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) and Solute Carrier Family 7 Member 11 (SLC7A11), in both serum and femoral head samples, and to correlate their expression levels with the clinical severity of NT-ONFH. Methods The study included 136 NT-ONFH patients and an equal number of healthy controls. …”
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Clinical Outcomes of Hepatic Arterial Infusion Chemotherapy Plus Lenvatinib and Tislelizumab for Treating Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Type IV Portal Vein Tumor Thrombus by Li X, Cao K, Fu Z, Chen X, Zhong J, Liu L, Ding N, Zhang X, Qu Z, Zhu L, Zhai J

“…Xiaowei Li,&ast; Kunkun Cao,&ast; Zhigang Fu,&ast; Xiaoxia Chen, Jiaming Zhong, Li Liu, Ning Ding, Xiaoli Zhang, Zengqiang Qu, Lijun Zhu, Jian Zhai Department II of Interventional Radiology, Shanghai Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Shanghai, 200438, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jian Zhai; Lijun Zhu, Department II of Interventional Radiology, Shanghai Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Shanghai, 200438, People’s Republic of China, Email jianzhai1979@126.com; lijun_zhush@163.comPurpose: To assess the activity and toxicity of hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy (HAIC)+tislelizumab+lenvatinib (HAIC+tisle+len) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with portal vein tumor thrombus (PVTT) type IV (Vp4 hCC) in a real-world context.Methods: Fifty-five patients, with Vp4 hCC receiving HAIC+tisle+len therapy from April 2021 to December 2022, were analyzed retrospectively. …”
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Developing and Externally Validating a Simple Index Based on the Nonlinear Relationship of Fecal Calprotectin and Long-Term Outcomes in Ulcerative Colitis by Zheng J, Zheng D, Fan Z, Li L, Chen R, Zhang S

“…We aimed to explore the nonlinear association between FC levels and long-term therapeutic outcomes in patients with ulcerative colitis and establish a clinically applicable FC index.Methods: We included patients treated with vedolizumab or adalimumab from the VARSITY (n=661) and GEMINI 1 (n=620) studies as discovery and validation cohorts, respectively. …”
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Risk Factors for Postpartum Hemorrhage Following Vaginal Deliveries in China: A Case-Control Study of Second Births After IUD Removal by Shen L, Xu Y, Li B, Long Y

“…A case-control design was employed, comprising 524 women with PPH (blood loss ≥ 500 mL) 24h after giving birth and an equal number of controls (blood loss &lt; 500 mL) matched on a 1:1 ratio. …”
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Adipose-Derived Stem Cells for Cartilage Tissue Engineering: A Bibliometric Analysis of Trends and Themes by Zhang J, Wu K, Zhou L, Zheng S

“…This study aims to systematically evaluate research trends, collaboration patterns, and emerging themes in ADSC-based cartilage TE through a bibliometric analysis, providing actionable insights to address knowledge gaps and advance the field.Patients and Methods: A systematic search was conducted on the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) database to identify publications related to ADSCs and cartilage TE. …”
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Single-Cell Sequencing and Machine Learning Integration to Identify Candidate Biomarkers in Psoriasis: INSIG1 by Zhou X, Ning J, Cai R, Liu J, Yang H, Bai Y

“…Consequently, the identification of novel targets and therapeutic agents remains a pressing priority in the field of psoriasis research.Methods: We collected single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) datasets and inferred T cell differentiation trajectories through pseudotime analysis. …”
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Effect of Succinate Crystalloid Solution on Hemostasis in Children with Severe Community-acquired Pneumonia by Vladimir V. Lazarev, Pavel E. Anchutin, Manuel M. Megeryan, Mikhail V. Bykov, Dmitry A. Smirnov, Tatiana A. Pchelicnceva, Nikolay S. Frolov, Khurzada M. Makhachilaeva, Boris I. Golubev, Elena A. Spiridonova

“…To improve outcomes in children with severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) by including succinate-containing crystalloid solution (SCCS) in the treatment plan.Materials and methods. The study included 100 patients diagnosed with CAP. …”
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