Fentanyl Versus Lidocaine Intravenously to Attenuate Hemodynamic Effects of En-dotracheal Intubation by Hozan Abdulwahid Ahmed, Amir Murad Khudadad Boujan, Othman Ismat Abdulmajeed

“…The patients were randomly divided into two equal groups, Group F received 1mcg/kg fentanyl IV 3 minutes before intubation, group L received 1mg/kg lidocaine IV 3 minutes before intubation. …”
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Effectiveness of carbon dioxide cryotherapy for the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis: Systematic review and meta-analysis. by Feleke Tilahun Zewdu, Bisrat Misganaw Geremew, Endalamaw Gadisa Belachew, Kassahun Alemu Gelay

“…The highest cure rate was seen when there were two lesions, 94.34% (95% CI:68.21-119.48), and when the size of the lesion was less than or equal to 4, 93.83% (95% CI:68.92-118.75). There was no indication of a significant publishing bias.…”
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Monitoring intracranial pressure utilizing a novel pattern of brain multiparameters in the treatment of severe traumatic brain injury by Sun H, Zheng M, Wang Y, Diao Y, Zhao W, Wei Z

“…The result suggested that multimodality monitoring must be performed during the process of mild hypothermia combined with conventional ICP procedures in order to safely target different clinical methods to specific patients who may benefit from an individual therapy. …”
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Accelerating Energy-Efficient Federated Learning in Cell-Free Networks With Adaptive Quantization by Afsaneh Mahmoudi, Ming Xiao, Emil Bjornson

“…Furthermore, across all power allocation methods, our quantization scheme outperforms AQUILA and LAQ, increasing test accuracy by up to 36% and 35%, respectively.…”
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Laparoscopically assisted colonoscopic polypectomy – viable option for curative surgery in elderly patients by Rokas Račkauskas, Saulius Mikalauskas, Marius Petrulionis, Tomas Poškus, Valdemaras Jotautas, Juozas Stanaitis, Eligijus Poškus, Kęstutis Strupas

“…The morphology of adenomas was distributed equally between 0–Is, 0–Ip, and 0–IIa, except one, which belonged to 0–III. …”
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The agreement of the various distance walkway in the 6-minute walk test in healthy adults. by Busaba Chuatrakoon, Natakit Seepang, Derin Chaiwong, Rawes Nanavichit, Kittipan Rerkasem, Sothida Nantakool

“…<h4>Results</h4>Eligible participants aged 41.0 ± 17.2 years, with equal sex (24 males) participated in this study. …”
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How parental depression influences the development of adolescent depression: based on data from China family panel studies by Ruyue Zhai, Shaoqing Yang

“…This study aims to explore the natural developmental patterns of paternal, maternal, and adolescent depression, as well as the predictive effects of parental depression trajectories on adolescent depression trajectories through a longitudinal survey.MethodsBased on the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS), a total of 1,378 adolescents and their parents were ultimately included in the study. …”
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Esthesioneuroblastoma: an institutional based descriptive study of a rare tumor by Geetha Vasudevan, Srilatha Parampalli Srinivas, Padmapriya Jaiprakash, Kailesh Pujary

“…It has a bimodal incidence with peaks in the second and third decades of life and the sixth and seventh decades of life with equal incidence among men and women. Prognostic factors include the Hyams grade and modified Kadish stage. …”
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Improved Antitumor Efficiency of N4-Tetradecyloxycarbonyl Gemcitabine-Loaded Liposomes for Pancreatic Cancer Chemotherapy by Wang D, Wang X, Li Y, Wang X, Wang X, Su J, Wang A, Lv K, Liu M, Xia G

“…Dan Wang,&ast; Xiaobo Wang,&ast; Yan Li, Xiaowei Wang, Xuelei Wang, Jiayi Su, Apeng Wang, Kai Lv, Mingliang Liu, Guimin Xia Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Guimin Xia; Apeng Wang, Email xiaguimin@126.com; wangapeng@imb.pumc.edu.cnBackground: Gemcitabine (Gem) is one of the first-line chemotherapy drugs for pancreatic cancer treatment. …”
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No UCP1 in the kidney by Celso Pereira Batista Sousa-Filho, Natasa Petrovic

“…These findings require confirmation and further physiological characterization. Methods: We examined UCP1 expression in the kidney using immunohistochemistry and qPCR. …”
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Successful Treatment of Pediatric Atopic Prurigo Nodularis with Dupilumab by Zhang Y, Liang L, Li C

“…Yuping Zhang,&amp;ast; Lizhu Liang,&amp;ast; Chen Li Department of Dermatology, Zhongshan City People’s Hospital, Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province, 528403, People’s Republic of China&amp;ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Chen Li, Department of Dermatology, Zhongshan City People’s Hospital, No. 2 Sunwen East Road, Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province, 528403, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-18686883773, Fax +86-0760-89880669, Email knoberlee@163.comPurpose: This study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Dupilumab in treating pediatric atopic prurigo nodularis (PN).Patient and Methods: We present a case of an 11-year-old child with refractory prurigo nodularis for 9 months, accompanied by concurrent allergic rhinitis for 2 years. …”
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ASSESSMENT OF ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY OF APPLICATION OF RALTEGRAVIR BY PATIENTS WITHOUT EXPERIENCE OF TYPE 1 HIV INFECTION THERAPY IN RUSSIA by Elamin H. Elbasha, Elena Aleksandrovna Pyadushkina, Maria Vladimirovna Avxentyeva, Alexander Gennadievich Tolkushin, Maxim Yurievich Frolov

“…The increment cost efficiency rate (ICER) per a year of saved life with consideration of its quality comprised 1,097,078 rubles without exceeding the threshold of readiness to pay for a year of quality life equal to 3 GDP per capita.…”
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Comparative evaluation of intravenous bolus of phenylephrine versus intravenous bolus of noradrenaline for treatment of hypotension in patients undergoing elective caesarean sectio... by Divakar SR, Shivakumar G, Kiran AV, Kavya D

“…Our study aimed to analyse the efficacy of bolus norepinephrine doses in comparison with phenylephrine in treating spinal hypotension during elective caesarean section. Methods: This randomized double-blind study was performed at Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences, Mandya. 160 patients of age group 20–30 years posted for elective caesarean section were divided into two equal groups (A and B) using computer generated number system. …”
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Development and validation of a case-finding algorithm for the identification of non-small cell lung cancers in a region-wide Italian pathology registry. by Andrea Spini, Pietro Rosellini, Cristiana Bellan, Folco Furiesi, Silvano Giorgi, Sandra Donnini, Rosa Gini, Marina Ziche, Francesco Salvo, Giuseppe Roberto

“…<h4>Purpose</h4>To develop and validate a case-finding algorithm for the identification of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) cases in a region-wide Italian pathology registry (PR).<h4>Materials and methods</h4>Data collected between 2009 and 2017 in the PR and the Pharmacy Database of the University Hospital of Siena and the PR of Tuscany region were used. …”
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Understanding Barriers and Motivations: Enhancing Support for UK Medical Students&rsquo; Participation in Foreign Medical Electives by Sarela S, Asim N, Atapaka S, Sheriff V, Barzyk-Sheriff GA

“…Additionally, this study examined trends in UK medical students completing foreign electives over the past decade.Methods: Freedom of Information requests were sent to 46 UK medical universities requesting data on the number of students undertaking foreign electives over the past 10 years. …”
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Effectiveness of high-intensity interval training in rehabilitation nursing for mild-to-moderate stable COPD patients: a randomized controlled clinical trial by Xiaojie Wang, Jingwei Lu, Jianming Niu, Xiaoliang Zhang, Meng Li

“…Abstract Objective The current study was conducted to explore the clinical impact of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) in rehabilitation nursing on improving cardiopulmonary function and exercise capacity in COPD patients. Methods A total of thirty-one COPD patients underwent HIIT, while an equal number underwent moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) were included in this randomized controlled clinical study. …”
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Relationship of the clinical characteristics of rheumatoid arthritis to work capacity and efficiency by O Yu Vakulenko, O A Krichevskaya, D V Goryachev, Sh F Erdes

“…Absenteeism was 28.2%. It was equal to 0 in 28 of the 59 working subjects. The mean presenteeism was 42.3±27.9%. …”
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MEDICAL AND SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF MODERN INFERTILE WOMEN ACCORDING TO THE REGISTRY OF INFERTILITY COUPLES IN THE TRANSBAIKAL REGION by Татьяна Евгеньевна Белокриницкая, Наталия Ивановна Фролова, Дмитрий Владимирович Малько

“…The proportion of smoking women was higher among rural residents: 19.4 % vs 34.1 % (p = 0.022). An equal number of comparison groups patients were previously examined for infertility, measured basal temperature, performed an ovulation test. …”
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The association between HPV vaccination and new-onset cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases: based on a retrospective study by Chiao-Yu Yang, Yu-Hsiang Shih, Chia-Chi Lung

“…Results The study included 59,423 vaccinated and an equal number of unvaccinated individuals, balanced for various demographic and health characteristics. …”
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Versatile Nanomaterials That Interfere with Ferroptosis in the Tumor Microenvironment by Liu Y, Liu Y, Li X, Li S, Zhang X, Si L, Jiang S, Hu J, Chen J

“…In this respect, we describe methods for modifying the regulation of iron ions and interfering with glutathione activity and lipid peroxidation. …”
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