Development and Validation of a Predictive Model Using Inflammatory Biomarkers for Active Tuberculosis Risk in Diabetic Patients by Zhang X, Fu H, Li J, Yan J, Huang J, Xu Z, Li M, Qian M, Wang L, Li H, Du Y

“…Xuan Zhang,1,2,* Haiyan Fu,2,3,* Jie Li,1,2 Junfang Yan,1 Jingjing Huang,4 Zhaoyuan Xu,1,2 Mingwu Li,2,5 Mengni Qian,3 Lifeng Wang,3 Hongjuan Li,2,3 Yingrong Du1,2 1Cardiology Department, The 3rd People’s Hospital of Kunming, Kunming, Yunnan, People’s Republic of China; 2Yunnan Infectious Disease Clinical Medical Center, Kunming, Yunnan, People’s Republic of China; 3Hospice Care Center, The 3rd People’s Hospital of Kunming, Kunming, Yunnan, People’s Republic of China; 4Medical Record Department, The 3rd People’s Hospital of Kunming, Kunming, Yunnan, People’s Republic of China; 5Tuberculosis Department, The 3rd People’s Hospital of Kunming, Kunming, Yunnan, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Hongjuan Li, The 3rd People’s Hospital of Kunming, No. 319 WuJing Road GuanDu area, Kunming, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 871-63510928, Email 56624140@qq.com; Yingrong Du, The 3rd People’s Hospital of Kunming, No. 319 WuJing Road GuanDu area, Kunming, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 871-63543252, Email dyr_km@163.comAim: Exploring the value of inflammatory markers in diagnosing active pulmonary tuberculosis in diabetics.Patients and Methods: Routine clinical indicators and a range of inflammatory markers were assessed in 276 diabetic patients (DM) and 276 patients with diabetes mellitus combined with active tuberculosis (DM-PTB) from Kunming, Yunnan Province, China. …”
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VALIDATION OF A RUSSIAN-LANGUAGE VERSION OF THE VEINES-QOL/SYM QUESTIONNAIRE IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATIC DISEASES AND LOWER EXTREMITY CHRONIC VENOUS DISEASES by M. A. Satybaldyeva, N. V. Seredavkina, S. I. Glukhova, I. N. Gorskikh, T. M. Reshetnyak, E. L. Nasonov

“…To calculate the scores the VEINES-QOL/Sym questionnaire, a standard method proposed by its authors was used. The patients filled out the VEINES-QOL/Sym questionnaire thrice: on inclusion, at 2 weeks, and at 6 months.Results and discussion. …”
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Relation between bank erosion and bed incision in the braided reach of the Lower Yellow River undergoing channel degradation by Junqiang Xia, Yifei Cheng, Meirong Zhou, Xin Yu, Xiangzhou Xu, Koen Blanckaert, Zhengbing Wang

“…Quite high accuracy was achieved in this analysis, with the coefficient of determination being equal to 0.96.…”
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Negative Correlation Between Fractional Anisotropy on Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Neck Disability Index in Cervical Spondylotic Radiculopathy After Percutaneous Cervical Nucleopla... by Fan N, Li T, Lu X, Ma X, Yang L, Du P, Zang L, Yuan S

“…Ning Fan,1,* Tusheng Li,1,* Xuanyu Lu,1,* Xinyu Ma,2 Lihui Yang,1 Peng Du,1 Lei Zang,1 Shuo Yuan1 1Department of Orthopedics, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100043, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Orthopedics, Civil Aviation General Hospital, Beijing, 100123, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Lei Zang, Department of Orthopedics, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China, Email zanglei@ccmu.edu.cn Shuo Yuan, Department of Orthopedics, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China, Email happyshuohappy@163.comPurpose: This study aimed to examine the correlation between diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) parameters (fractional anisotropy, FA; apparent diffusion coefficient, ADC) and clinical outcomes (neck disability index, NDI; visual analog scale, VAS) in cervical spondylotic radiculopathy (CSR) patients following percutaneous cervical nucleoplasty (PCN), respectively.Methods: This is a cross-sectional study. …”
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Prediction of Distant Metastasis of Renal Cell Carcinoma Based on Interpretable Machine Learning: A Multicenter Retrospective Study by Dong J, Duan M, Liu X, Li H, Zhang Y, Zhang T, Fu C, Yu J, Hu W, Peng S

“…Shapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) method was applied to provide insights into the model’s outcome or prediction.Results: Of 121433 patients involved in the study cohort, 10730 (8.84%) had distant metastasis. …”
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Consistency of the orbital chronologies derived for Vostok and EPICA DC ice cores based on the dependence of ice air content on local insolation by V. A. Khomyakova, N. A. Tebenkova, V. Ya. Lipenkov, D. Raynaud

“…Comparison of the TAC timescales with the optimized chronologies AICC2012 and AICC2023 for the Vostok and EDC cores showed that their discrepancy, as a rule, does not exceed 2 ka, which is consistent with both the standard error of the TAC­based dating method (±2.1 ka) and the standard errors of the AICC2012 (±1.9…4.8 ka) and AICC2023 (±0.8…2.6 ka) reference chronologies themselves. …”
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EXERCISE THERAPY ON UNSTABLE SUPPORT AND HYDROKINETIC THERAPY IN THE REHABILITATION OF PATIENTS WITH BACK PAIN by E. V. Filatova, O. A. Boulakh, E. V. Polkovnikova, N. M. Privalova, Kh. M. Malaev

“…A comparative analysis of the efficiency of different procedures of exercise therapy is carried out: hydrokinesitherapy and therapeutic gymnastics with the use of exercise on an unstable support (stabiloplatform) depending on the sex of patients.Materials and methods. Under our observation there were 72 patients undergoing rehabilitation on the basis of SBOH CC No. 201 DHM Zelenograd, an equal number of women and men and 36 people with back pain of vertebrogenic genesis. …”
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Empowering future nurses: enhancing self-efficacy, satisfaction, and academic achievement through talent management educational intervention by Fahad M. Alhowaymel, Manal Saleh Moustafa Saleh, Nagwa Nabeh Taref, Zaineb Naiem Abd-Elhamid, Abdulaziz F. Abaoud, Atallah Alenezi, Riham Hashem Fathi, Hanan El Said Elsabahy

“…Objectives To enhance self-efficacy, satisfaction, and academic achievement among future nurses through talent management educational intervention. Methods A quasi-experimental design was employed, utilizing a pre-test and post-test identified through a systematic random sampling method. …”
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Latent Profile Analysis of Pain Catastrophizing in Post-Operative Lung Cancer Patients by Wu X, Xu T, Cai P, Shen S, Ji M, Liu Q, Wang X, Zhang M, Wang S, Gu D

“…Latent profile analysis represents an individual-centered data analysis method that can accurately identify distinct phenotypic subgroups and deeply analyze the characteristics of each subgroup. …”
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Explanation of Good Governance Factors in Shiraz by Ehsan Heidarzadeh, Mojtaba Arasteh, Elnaz Rafiee

“…The present study tries to analyze the situation of urban management in Iran (Shiraz) based on the issues of good urban governance. The research method is descriptive-analytical and based on documentary studies and field survey. …”
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A Multifunctional MIL-101-NH2(Fe) Nanoplatform for Synergistic Melanoma Therapy by Shang J, Chen Y, Wang F, Yang J, Li Y, Yang L, Liu X, Zhong Z, Yue C, Zhou M

“…MIL-101-NH2(Fe) was synthesized via a hydrothermal method. Drug release was evaluated under different pH conditions, and the photothermal effect was tested under near-infrared (NIR) laser irradiation. …”
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ED50 and ED95 of hypobaric ropivacaine during unilateral spinal anesthesia in older patients undergoing hip replacement surgery by Chao Lin, Chao Lin, Wen-Lin Xian, Jun Xu, Ting Zhao, Zhi-Qiang Wu, Fang-Jun Wang

“…The trial was conducted using the Dixon sequential method with an initial dose of 10 mg of ropivacaine and a dose difference of 0.5 mg between two consecutive patients. …”
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Pathways for Identifying Problems in Nursing Quality on-Site Supervision: A Descriptive Qualitative Study by Zhang X, Zhang Y, Bian M, Li X, Yue Z, Zhang C

“…Xiaohong Zhang,1,* Ya’nan Zhang,2,* Meirong Bian,3 Xiao Li,3 Zhongjuan Yue,4 Cuiling Zhang5 1Nursing Department, Third Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Shanxi Bethune Hospital, Shanxi Academy of Medical Sciences, Tongji Shanxi Hospital, Taiyuan, 030032, People’s Republic of China; 2College of Nursing, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, People’s Republic of China; 3Nursing Department, Shanxi Bethune Hospital, Shanxi Academy of Medical Sciences, Tongji Shanxi Hospital, Third Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030032, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Orthopedics, Shanxi Bethune Hospital, Shanxi Academy of Medical Sciences, Tongji Shanxi Hospital, Third Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030032, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Digestive Oncology, Shanxi Bethune Hospital, Shanxi Academy of Medical Sciences, Tongji Shanxi Hospital, Third Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030032, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Cuiling Zhang, Department of Digestive Oncology, Shanxi Bethune Hospfital, Shanxi Academy of Medical Sciences, Tongji Shanxi Hospital, Third Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, No. 99, Long Cheng Street, Xiao Dian District, Taiyuan, 030032, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 13753482546, Email sxbqezcl@163.comBackground: When the nursing department of our hospital checked the ward round records of the head nurse, it was found that some problems could not be found during rounds, and most of the problems found were superficial; Some studies have also found that most nursing managers are only going through the motions during rounds or are unable to identify problems due to a mismatch between their professional competence and the supervised department, or fail to identify superficial or deep-seated problems, making the quality of nursing supervision unsatisfactory.Purpose: To sort out the ideas and ways for nursing managers to identify problems in on-site supervision of nursing quality and to provide ideas and directions for being able to identify problems, identifying problems quickly, and identifying high-quality problems in the supervision.Methods: A descriptive qualitative study was used to conduct face-to-face semi-structured interviews with 14 nursing managers from Bethune Hospital in Shanxi, China. …”
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Effects of Dexmedetomidine on Minimum Alveolar Concentration of Sevoflurane for Blunting Sympathetic Response to Pneumoperitoneum: A Randomized Trial by Yuan Y, Zheng G, Guan J, Zhou C, Gao W, Li J, Dai D, Yao Y

“…We determined sevoflurane MACBAR using Dixon’s up-and-down method, defined as the concentration preventing ≥ 20% increase in heart rate or mean arterial pressure following pneumoperitoneum. …”
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Preoperative SII Can Predict Postoperative Recurrence and Serious Complications in Patients with Hepatolithiasis by Mao T, Zhao X, Jiang K, Xie Q, Yang M, Wang H, Zheng P, Lei Z, Gao F

“…This study aims to evaluate the relationship between systemic immune index (SII) in recurrence-free survival (RFS), as well as the incidence of severe postoperative complications in hepatolithiasis patients.Patients and Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 177 patients with hepatolithiasis. …”
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Adjuvant Hepatic Arterial Infusion Chemotherapy Versus Transarterial Chemoembolization for Preventing Early Recurrence After Surgical Resection in Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Xia Y, Wen W, Liao Y, Cai Y, Wan R

“…This study evaluates the comparative efficacy and safety of PA-HAIC versus PA-TACE in preventing early recurrence among HCC patients with postoperative high-risk recurrence factors.Patients and Methods: A retrospective analysis included 170 HCC patients with high-risk recurrence factors following surgical resection (2018– 2023), divided into PA-HAIC (n=23) and PA-TACE (n=147) groups. …”
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COMPARATIVE EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL EVALUATION OF OSTEOGENIC PROPERTIES OF BONE MARROW AND FATTY AUTOLOGICAL STOMATIC CELLS by V. F. Kutsevlyak, V. I. Kutsevlyak, I.V. Tsyganova

“…Thus, we have proved that the use of autologous stem cells at the surgical stage of complex treatment of periodontal diseases has evident advantages over traditional surgical methods of treatment of these diseases, since restoration of periodontal structure is restored, periodontal pockets are eliminated, long-term remission is established. …”
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Moment-curvature response of concrete beams reinforced with steel bars and dual hooked-end fibers: Tests versus predictions by Model Code 2020 and Rilem TC 162-TDF by Amarjeet Kumar, Aleksandr Sokolov, Alinda Dey, Karolis Sakalauskas, Darius Bacinskas, Juozas Valivonis, Gintaris Kaklauskas

“…Further, the beams with varied reinforcement ratio and bar diameter were tested under four-point bending, and the experimental moment-curvature relationships were obtained using both Digital Image Correlation (DIC) and Linear Variable Differential Transformer (LVDT) methods. The study reveals that the DIC-based approach is equally consistent to the LVDT-based method. …”
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Retrospective Analysis of Factors Associated with a Prolonged Nucleic Acid Conversion Time in Patients with COVID-19 at Fangcang Shelter Hospital by Li Y, Wei Y, Wang Y, Chen Q, Hou X

“…Yang Li,1,* Yang Wei,2,* Yu Wang,1 Qiuxia Chen,1,3 Xianhua Hou1,3 1Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Vascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Neurology of Jiangbei Campus, The First Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Xianhua Hou, Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University, No. 30 Gaotanyan Main St, Shapingba District, Chongqing, 400038, People’s Republic of China, Email houxianhua@tmmu.edu.cn Qiuxia Chen, Department of Neurology of Jiangbei Campus, The First Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University, No. 29 Jianxin East Road St, Jiangbei District, Chongqing, 400020, People’s Republic of China, Email chenqiuxia@tmmu.edu.cnObjective: The aim of this study was to explore the related factors for prolonged nucleic acid conversion time (NCT) in patients with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, so as to help to prevent and control the epidemic.Methods: This study retrospectively included 307 patients diagnosed with mild to moderate COVID-19 who were hospitalized in Shanghai International Exhibition Fangcang Shelter Hospital. …”
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Effect of General Anesthesia Combined with Transversus Abdominis Plane Block on Postoperative Sleep Disorders in Elderly Patients Undergoing Gastrointestinal Tumor Surgery: A Prosp... by Pu J, Guo C, Xiao Y, Cao Y, Liu Z, Jin Y, Hu Y

“…Using the random number table method, the patients were randomly divided into two groups, the general anesthesia group (group GA) and the general anesthesia combined with transversus abdominis plane block group (group GT). …”
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