The Effects of HFOV-VG vs HFOV on Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia and Neurobehavioral Development in Preterm Infants with Perinatal Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome by Tao M, Yan L, Hu Y, Shen L, Cai N

“…Min Tao,* Ling Yan,* Yuan Hu, Leilei Shen, Na Cai Department of Pediatrics, The First Hospital Affiliated to Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400038, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Na Cai, Department of Pediatrics, The First Hospital Affiliated to Army Medical University, No. 30, Gaotanyan Street, Chongqing, 400038, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-23-68766213, Email caina@tmmu.edu.cnObjective: This study aimed to explore whether high-frequency oscillatory ventilation with volume-guarantee (HFOV-VG) strategy could reduce the incidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and improve poor neurological prognosis in premature infants with perinatal acute respiratory distress syndrome (NARDS) compared with high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) alone.Methods: This retrospective single-center study conducted in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) from January 2016 and December 2023. …”
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Robotic-assisted versus conventional hip arthroplasty: a comparative analysis of perioperative blood management and early outcomes by Annapareddy Adarsh, Jayakumar Tarun, Reddy Manideep, Mulpur Praharsha, Gurram Vijay Kumar Reddy, Prasad Vemaganti Badri Narayana, Gurava Reddy A. V.

“…A total of 200 patients undergoing primary THA were equally divided into RATHA (using the MAKO SmartRobotics system) and CTHA cohorts. …”
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Socio-Economic Disparities in Pediatric Viral Gastroenteritis: A Comparative Study of Clinical Outcomes and Management in Hospitalized Children with Rotavirus, Adenovirus, and Noro... by Ioana Arbanas, Gabriela Coja, Alice Bilotta, Raluca-Ileana Lixandru, Oana Patran, Laura Bleotu, Oana Falup-Pecurariu

“…Rotavirus infection was equally prevalent in both groups (<i>p</i> < 0.35). …”
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Machine Learning-Driven Prediction of One-Year Readmission in HFrEF Patients: The Key Role of Inflammation by Ma F, Hu Y, Han P, Qiu Y, Liu Y, Ren J

“…Predicting one-year readmission risk is crucial for optimizing treatment and reducing costs.Methods: We conducted a single-center retrospective study on adult HFrEF patients admitted to the Cardiovascular Department of the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine on January 2020 and March 2023. …”
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Biaxial Flexural Strength of High-Translucence Monolithic Ceramics upon Various Thicknesses by Niwut Juntavee, Apa Juntavee, Sirintana Phetpanompond

“…HTY-PSZ was stronger than ZLS, but each was equally strong for thickness in the range of 0.4–2.0 mm.…”
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High Humidity Alters Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells in Spleen Tissue: Insights into Rheumatoid Arthritis Progression by Wang H, Wang M, Wang T, Li X, Wen C, He Z, Huang L

“…Furthermore, there is a lack of evidence linking humidity to the worsening of RA symptoms in animal models.Methods: The Collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) mouse model was established using C57BL/6 mice. …”
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Change of the elasticity COEFFICIENT of the walls of the common carotid artery as a predictor of adverse cardiovascular events in hypertensive patients after ischemic hemispheric s... by O. A. Lisovaya

“…The most optimal predictive value is the cutoff point of distensibility coefficient is equal to 27.05 kPa (AUC=0.847±0.038; 95% CI =0,774-0,921; sensitivity =90.6%, specificity=70.6%). …”
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New Insights Into the Population Structure of Hector's Dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori) Revealed Using Environmental DNA by S. M. Bennington, S. D. Bourke, S. P. Wilkinson, N. Englebert, D. M. Bond, G.‐J. Jeunen, S. Dawson, E. Slooten, P. W. Dillingham, W. J. Rayment, A. Alexander

“…In doing so, we present a simple and effective method to filter out noise due to PCR/sequence error and show how treating haplotype detections equally can provide similar results to frequency‐based approaches from traditional sampling methods. …”
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Patients’ Satisfaction of Health Care System Reform Plan in Educational-Medical Centers of Rasht City in North of Iran, 2018 by Samid Bahari Jokandan, Ataollah Asadi Louyeh, Zahra Majd Teimoori, Ehsan Kazem Nezhad Leili, Ezzat Paryad

“…The findings of this study showed that the mean ± SD satisfaction was equal to 82.8 9.1 with a minimum score of 39.71. …”
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Effect of Exercise and Nutrition Intervention for Older Adults with Impaired Physical Function with Preserved Muscle Mass (Functional Sarcopenia): A Randomized Controlled Trial by Ji S, Baek JY, Go J, Lee CK, Yu SS, Lee E, Jung HW, Jang IY

“…The effectiveness of a program combining exercise and nutritional support—known interventions for individuals with low muscle mass—was evaluated for its impact on older adults with functional sarcopenia.Methods: An unblinded, parallel-group randomized controlled trial was conducted in a public medical center in a rural Korean community. …”
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Evaluation of the Diagnosis Accuracy of the AWGS 2019 Criteria for &ldquo;Possible Sarcopenia&rdquo; in Thai Community-Dwelling Older Adults by Adulkasem N, Vanitcharoenkul E, Chotiyarnwong P, Asavamongkolkul A, Unnanuntana A

“…Our secondary aim was to explore the use of adjunct variables to improve the diagnostic accuracy of the “possible sarcopenia” criteria for detecting sarcopenia.Methods: This study is a secondary analysis of an epidemiological investigation of the prevalence of sarcopenia among Thai older adults that was conducted during 2021– 2022. …”
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Sanming Model of Medical Service Integration: Impact on Medical Expenditures, Service Provision, and Resource Allocation in China by Lin K, Liu X, Xiang L, Luo F

“…This study evaluates the model’s impact on medical expenditures, service provision, and resource allocation.Methods: We conducted an interrupted time series analysis on outcome variables related to medical expenditures, service provision, and resource allocation in Sanming City. …”
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Microleakage of high viscosity glass-ionomer and glass-carbomer with and without coating before and after hydrothermal aging by Asli Patır Münevveroğlu, Alev Ozsoy, beyza ballı akgol, ruhan bozatlioglu, pelin korkut, busra uysal, Mutlu Ozcan

“…For microleakage analysis, the teeth were immersed in 5% methylene blue dye for 24 hours, sectioned into two equal halves. Microleakage patterns were evaluated using stereomicroscope and scored on a scale of 0-3 (0: No dye penetration, 1: Dye penetration less than half of the axial wall, 2: Dye penetration more than half the axial wall, 3: Dye penetration spreading along the axial wall). …”
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Clinical Significance of Abnormal Serum LGALS3BP Expression in Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies by Huang L, Huang X, Zhou W, Jiang Y, Zhu H, Lao Y, Deng Z, Tang Y, Wang J, Li X

“…The correlation between serum LGALS3BP levels, clinical features, and inflammatory markers in patients with IIM was also assessed.Methods: Based on the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database, we used bioinformatics analysis to screen for overlapping extracellular protein-differentially expressed genes between any two groups of DM, ASS, IMNM, and healthy controls (HCs). …”
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Decoding Drug Interactions: Character and Degree of Pharmacokinetic Interactions Between Telmisartan and Sorafenib or Donafenib in Rats by Li Y, Du W, Shan C, Yu Z, An J, Dong Z

“…Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate these pharmacokinetic interactions in male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats.Methods: The animals were divided into seven groups (n = 6) and treated with sorafenib, donafenib, or telmisartan as monotherapy (groups I–III), multi-dose sorafenib or donafenib with single dose telmisartan (groups IV and V), or multi-dose telmisartan with single dose sorafenib or donafenib (groups VI and VII). …”
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Study on the spatial and temporal differences and influencing factors of out-of-pocket payments as a share of total health expenditure in China by Xiaoyu Dong, Huaizhi Cheng, Ruotong Tian, Lingxiao Gao, Wenpei Lyu, Jiaqi Zhang, Doudou Huang, Bin Guo

“…However, in China, research in this area is relatively scarce, and few studies have been conducted from a macro perspective and space-time dimension. Methods Based on the panel data of 31 provinces in China, the spatiotemporal distribution characteristics of the proportion of OOP payments in China from 2013 to 2022 were analyzed using spatial autocorrelation. …”
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Correlational Analysis of Resistant Hypertension with Diabetes Mellitus, Chronic Kidney Disease, and the Interplay of Sodium, Calcium, Magnesium, and Phosphorus by Feng XD, Wang SF, Qiao SY, Huang JY, Ma ZL, Zhou D, Tang JY, Wei YH

“…Xin-Di Feng,1,&ast; Shao-Feng Wang,2,&ast; Si-Yu Qiao,1 Jia-Ying Huang,3 Zi-Lin Ma,1 Duan Zhou,1 Jing-Yi Tang,3 Yi-Hong Wei1 1Department of Cardiovascular, Longhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chuansha Huaxia Community Health Service Center, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Industry-university Cooperative Research Center, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jing-Yi Tang, Department of Industry-university cooperative research Center, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 1200, Cailun Road, Pudong New District, Shanghai, 201203, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-13601815342, Email dr_tang@163.com Yi-Hong Wei, Department of Cardiovascular, Longhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 725, Wanping South Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200032, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-13801686228, Email tcmwyhdoc@163.comObjective: To analyze the relationship between resistant hypertension (RH) and hypertension, diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, sodium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus.Methods: A total of 475 patients with hypertension admitted to Longhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine from January 2021 to December 2023 were divided into hypertension group (HT group) and resistant hypertension group (RH group). …”
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Comparison of the Dural Puncture Epidural and Conventional Epidural Analgesia Maintained Using Programmed Epidural Boluses for Labor Analgesia by Mo X, Yu J, Qin Z, Ma J, Chen Y, Chen X

“…Xiaofei Mo,&amp;ast; Jie Yu,&amp;ast; Zhimin Qin, Junyi Ma, Yueyue Chen, Xi Chen Department of Anesthesiology, Guangzhou Medical University Affiliated Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China&amp;ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Xi Chen, Department of Anesthesiology, Guangzhou Medical University Affiliated Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, 9 Jinsui Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, 510623, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 18620688567, Fax +86 020 38076243, Email 877579351@qq.comPurpose: Research indicates that the dural puncture epidural (DPE) technique offers quicker analgesia onset compared to the conventional epidural (EP) technique. …”
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Determining the 90% Effective Dose of Remimazolam to Prevent Physical Movement in Surgical Abortions: A Biased-Coin Up-and-Down Sequential Allocation Trial by Fang F, Li H, Li L, Yan B, Yin P, Hu B, Zhu S, Kang X

“…However, its dosing references from clinical studies such as gastrointestinal and bronchoscopic anesthesia have resulted in high incidence of physical movement.Purpose: Determining the optimal dosage (the 90% effective dose [ED90]) for preventing physical movement during surgical abortions.Patients and Methods: Fifty-seven individuals aged 18 to 45 undergoing surgical abortion were included. …”
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Prognostic Value of Red Blood Cell Width Distribution-to-Platelet Ratio in Patients with Snakebite-Associated Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome: A Retrospective Observational Stu... by Liang X, Xing D, Zhuang Z, Feng H, Li S, Fang X, Wang F, Qiu L, Chen XL

“…This study aims to explore the prognostic value of red blood cell distribution width (RDW) to platelet ratio (RPR) on multi-organ dysfunction (MODS) in patients with snake bites.Methods: A retrospective study included 637 patients with snakebite between 2015 and 2020 from two hospitals in Anhui province, China. …”
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