Development of a nomogram for predicting renal survival in patients with biopsy-proven diabetic nephropathy by Zishan Lin, Zishan Lin, Zishan Lin, Tao Hong, Tao Hong, Tao Hong, Wenfeng Wang, Wenfeng Wang, Wenfeng Wang, Shidong Xie, Shidong Xie, Shidong Xie, Xiaohong Zhang, Xiaohong Zhang, Xiaohong Zhang, Xuan Tao, Feng Yang, Caiming Chen, Caiming Chen, Caiming Chen, Dewen Jiang, Dewen Jiang, Dewen Jiang, Jianxin Wan, Jianxin Wan, Jianxin Wan, Hong Chen, Yanfang Xu, Yanfang Xu, Yanfang Xu

“…This study aims to develop a non-invasive predictive model to evaluate the risk and timing of ESKD onset in this population.MethodsThis study retrospectively analyzed data from 140 biopsy-confirmed DN patients. …”
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Individualized prediction of multi-domain intelligence quotient in bipolar disorder patients using resting-state functional connectivity by Xiaoyu Li, Wei Wei, Linze Qian, Xiaojing Li, Mingli Li, Ioannis Kakkos, Qiang Wang, Hua Yu, Wanjun Guo, Xiaohong Ma, George K. Matsopoulos, Liansheng Zhao, Wei Deng, Yu Sun, Tao Li

“…The present study aimed to infer BD patients’ IQ scores at the individual level using a prediction model. Methods: We applied a cross-validated Connectome-based Predictive Modeling (CPM) framework using resting-state fMRI functional connectivity (FCs) to predict BD patients’ IQ scores, including verbal IQ (VIQ), performance IQ (PIQ), and full-scale IQ (FSIQ). …”
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Strengthening Mental Health Though Resilience in Nursing Students: A Protocol for a Comprehensive Scoping Review by Emilia Batista Mourão Tiol, Rauer Ferreira Franco, Amanda Oliva Spaziani, Gabriela Gouvea Silva, Emerson Roberto dos Santos, Vânia Maria Sabadoto Brienze, Alba Regina de Abreu Lima, Sônia Maria Maciel Lopes, Josimerci Ittavo Lamana Faria, Alexandre Lins Werneck, Nádia Antônia Aparecida Poletti, Rafael Guerra de Aquino, Adriana Luiz Sartoreto Mafra, Andreia Mura Peres, Elena Carla Batista Mendes, Thaisa Fernanda Queiroz de Souza, Valéria da Silva Campoi, Luiz Fernando Campoi, Silvia Regina dos Santos Benitez, Patrícia Freire de Vasconcelos, Júlio César André

“…Grey literature sources will also be searched. Charting methods: Data will be extracted using a standardized form and synthesized narratively. …”
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Early cerebrospinal fluid elevations of pTau-217 in severe traumatic brain injury subjects by Hamad Yadikar, Firas H. Kobeissy, Firas H. Kobeissy, Firas H. Kobeissy, Firas H. Kobeissy, Firas H. Kobeissy, Claudia Robertson, Spyridoula Tsetsou, John B. Williamson, John B. Williamson, Damon G. Lamb, Damon G. Lamb, Amy K. Wagner, Amy K. Wagner, Amy K. Wagner, Amy K. Wagner, Amy K. Wagner, Todd Kibaugh, Shih-Han Kao, Zhifeng Kou, Zhifeng Kou, Robert D. Welch, Jose-Miguel Yamal, Luis Leon-Novelo, Richard Rubenstein, Richard Rubenstein, Kevin K. W. Wang, Kevin K. W. Wang, Kevin K. W. Wang, Kevin K. W. Wang, Kevin K. W. Wang

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Application of Shenling lotion in nursing of perineal injury after vaginal delivery (参苓洗液在经阴道分娩产妇产后会阴损伤护理中的应用效果研究) by TANG Yang (唐杨), PENG Hong (彭鸿), WU Qiuxiang (吴秋香), WANG Yan (王燕), WANG Mingyang (王明洋), CHEN Lingfang (陈陵芳)

“…Objective To investigate the effect of Shenling lotion in nursing of perineal injury after vaginal delivery. Methods A total of 200 puerperal women after vaginal delivery were randomly divided into the control group and observation group, with 100 cases in each group. …”
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Single-centre, double-blinded, randomised placebo-controlled trial to determine the effect of a 12-week home-based programme of footplate neuromuscular electrical stimulation on wa... by Bruce Neal, Helen Rodgers, Grace Young, Jonathan Golledge, Amanda Moore, Vanessa Ng, Adrian Esterman, Jill O’Donnell, Samantha Peden, Jason Jenkins, Sian Campbell, Christopher David Askew, Krist Feka, Pankaj Jha, Mia Schaumberg, Karl Schulze, Daniel McGlade, Vivienne Moult, Amanda Shepherd, Mark Windsor, Fraser Donald Russell, Meegan Anne Walker, Lucas Litewka, Rebecca Magee, Daniel Hagley, Sarah Philpot, Michael Nam, David Lack, Hannah Sudell, Julie Jenkins, Michelle McGrath, Lucy Guazzo, Danella Favot, Peter Kamen, Muhammad Raza, Megan Hawkins, Andrew Kwintowski, Rachelle Seizovic

“…Therefore, the current trial will compare the effect of a 12-week programme of footplate-NMES with a placebo-control on walking capacity (6 min walking distance) and other secondary outcomes in patients with PAD.Methods and analysis The Foot-PAD trial is a double-blinded, randomised placebo-controlled trial to determine the effect of a 12-week home-based programme of footplate NMES on walking capacity in people with PAD. …”
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Serum taurine affects lung cancer progression by regulating tumor immune escape mediated by the immune microenvironment by Tu-Liang Liang, Hu-Dan Pan, Pei-Yu Yan, Jia-Ning Mi, Xiao-Cui Liu, Wei-Qian Bao, Li-Rong Lian, Cui-Fen Zhang, Ying Chen, Jing-Rong Wang, Ying Xie, Hua Zhou, Xiao-Jun Yao, Pawlec Graham, Elaine Lai-Han Leung, Liang Liu, Run-Ze Li

“…Objectives: Our study aimed to systematically investigate the role of taurine in lung cancer, with the ultimate goal of contributing novel strategies for lung cancer treatment. Methods: Lung cancer C57 and nude mice models, RNA sequencing, and stable transfection were applied to explored the effects and mechanisms of taurine on lung cancer. …”
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Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation as an adjuvant treatment for thoracolumbar acute hyperesthesia in chondrodystrophic dogs: a prospective blinded controlled clinical stud... by Débora Gouveia, Débora Gouveia, Débora Gouveia, Ana Cardoso, Ana Cardoso, Carla Carvalho, Marina Moisés, André Coelho, André Coelho, André Coelho, Maria Manuel Balça, Maria Manuel Balça, Maria Manuel Balça, Rui Alvites, Rui Alvites, Rui Alvites, Rui Alvites, Ana Colette Maurício, Ana Colette Maurício, Ana Colette Maurício, António Ferreira, António Ferreira, Ângela Martins, Ângela Martins, Ângela Martins

“…This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of TENS as an adjunctive treatment for thoracolumbar paraspinal hyperesthesia in dogs.MethodsThis prospective, blinded, controlled cohort study was conducted in a clinical setting. …”
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Mixed Land use Pattern in Deteriorated and Inefficient Neighborhoods of Region Eighteen of Tehran and its Role in Sustainable Neighborhood Regeneration by Mojtaba Roustaei, Ahmad Pour Ahmad, Nafiseh Marsousi, esmaeil ali akbari

“…There is a positive relationship between the combination of neighborhood uses and indicators (participation with correlation coefficient (0.232), diversity with correlation coefficient (0.282) and visual richness with correlation coefficient (0.315). …”
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An evidence map on traditional medicine across health outcomes by Lin Ang, Eunhye Song, Miek C Jong, Terje Alræk, Barbara Wider, Tae-Young Choi, Ji Hee Jun, Boram Lee, Yujin Choi, Hye Won Lee, Changsop Yang, Mi Hong Yim, Hitoshi Yamashita, Zhaochen Ji, Haiyin Hu, Junhua Zhang, Jianping Liu, Yaolong Chen, Yishan Qin, Liming Lu, Fan Qu, Odd-Magne Hansen, Chan-Young Kwon, Jungtae Leem, Hyangsook Lee, Tae-Hun Kim, Kun Hyung Kim, Sunju Park, Ye-Seul Lee, Soobin Jang, Jiyoon Won, Jiae Choi, Juah Lee, Song-Yi Kim, Myeong Soo Lee

“…This study aimed to map systematic reviews (SRs) of TM modalities across health conditions and identify gaps in the research literature to facilitate priority setting in future TM research. Methods: We searched 17 databases from January 2018 to December 2022. …”
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Fundamental Parameters for Central Stars of 103 Infrared Bow Shock Nebulae by Nikhil Patten, Henry A. Kobulnicky, Matthew S. Povich, Angelica S. Whisnant, Sydney Andrews, Alexandra Boone, Srujan Dandu, Naomi Jones, S. Nick Justice, Dylan Hope, Alexander Larsen, Ryan McCrory, Julia Meredith, Maria Renee Meza, Alexandra C. Rosenthal, William Salazar, Alexander R. Sterling, Noshin Yesmin, Daniel A. Dale

“…Stellar bow shock nebulae provide a promising means to measure wind-driven mass loss, independent of other established methods. In this work, we characterize the stellar sources at the center of bow shock nebulae drawn from all-sky catalogs of 24 μ m–selected nebulae. …”
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THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF CARMOLIS GEL IN THE COMBINATION THERAPY OF KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS: RESULTS OF A MULTICENTER CLINICAL TRIAL by I. N. Denisov, I. A. Zborovskaya, B. V. Zavodovsky, B. A. Alikhanov, I. V. Karapetyan, V. A. Shalygina, V. E. Budushkina, O. Yu. Vakulenko, A. D. Nasrullaeva, V. N. Sorotskaya, E. A. Leonova, A. I. Mironcheva, D. V. Goryachev

“…The same holds true for not only the symptomatic and disease-modifying effects of chondroprotectors, but also topical therapy options.Objective: to evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of Carmolis gel in patients with knee OA.Subjects and methods.The trial included 280 patients with knee OA (a study group consisted of 190 patents; a control group comprised 90 patients). …”
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Plasma biomarkers for early detection of alzheimer’s disease: a cross-sectional study in a Japanese cohort by Masahito Kubota, Shogyoku Bun, Keisuke Takahata, Shin Kurose, Yuki Momota, Yu Iwabuchi, Toshiki Tezuka, Hajime Tabuchi, Morinobu Seki, Yasuharu Yamamoto, Ryo Shikimoto, Yu Mimura, Takayuki Hoshino, Sho Shimohama, Natsumi Suzuki, Ayaka Morimoto, Azusa Oosumi, Yuka Hoshino, Kenji Tai, Hirofumi Aoyagi, Yoshiaki Sato, Junro Kuromitsu, Jin Nakahara, Masaru Mimura, Daisuke Ito

“…This cross-sectional study assessed the utility of multiple plasma biomarkers for diagnosing and staging AD in a Japanese cohort. Methods The assessed plasma biomarkers included Aβ42/40, phosphorylated tau (p-tau181 and p-tau217), glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), and neurofilament light chain (NfL), individually and in combination. …”
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Integration of genomics, clinical characteristics and baseline biological profiles to predict the risk of liver injury induced by high-dose methotrexate by Chenquan Lin, Chenquan Lin, Chenquan Lin, Rui Ma, Rui Ma, Rui Ma, Xiao Zeng, Xiao Zeng, Xiao Zeng, Bikui Zhang, Bikui Zhang, Bikui Zhang, Ting Cao, Ting Cao, Ting Cao, Shimeng Jiao, Shimeng Jiao, Shimeng Jiao, Hui Chen, Hui Chen, Hui Chen, Yifang He, Yifang He, Yifang He, Mouze Liu, Mouze Liu, Mouze Liu, Hualin Cai, Hualin Cai, Hualin Cai

“…Additionally, individual variations including genetic underpinnings attributable to disparities in therapeutic effects and clinical toxicity remain to be elucidated.MethodsA total of 374 patients receiving initial HD-MTX treatment were selected for this study, which aimed to establish a predictive model using binary logistic regression and a visual nomogram for DILI risk assessment. …”
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No significant gender differences in driving-related skills following alcohol mixed with energy drinks during an experimental binge-drinking episode by Olga Hladun, Olga Hladun, Esther Papaseit, Esther Papaseit, Lourdes Poyatos, Soraya Martín, Ana Pilar Pérez-Acevedo, Ana Pilar Pérez-Acevedo, Ana Maria Barriocanal, Tatiana Bustos-Cardona, Susana Malumbres, Rafael De La Torre, Klaus Langohr, Magí Farré, Magí Farré, Clara Pérez-Mañá, Clara Pérez-Mañá

“…The aim of the study was to assess whether women experience greater acute effects (on driving-related skills and subjective and physiological responses) after the controlled administration of alcohol and energy drinks in an experimental binge-drinking episode.MethodsA randomized, crossover, double-blind clinical trial was conducted with 28 healthy volunteers (14 men and 14 women) across four treatment conditions, namely, alcohol + energy drink (A/ED), alcohol + placebo of ED (A), placebo of alcohol + ED (ED), and both placebos (P). …”
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The effects of surgeon handedness on the efficacy and safety of proximal femoral nail antirotation fixation for intertrochanteric femur fractures in elderly patients: A single Cent... by Xiao-Feng Liu, Xiao-Feng Liu, Xiao-Feng Liu, Xiao-Feng Liu, Yong-Qiang Zheng, Yong-Qiang Zheng, Liang Lin, Liang Lin, Zhen-Yu Lin, Zhen-Yu Lin, Hong-Peng Zhang, Hong-Peng Zhang, Xiao-Peng Huang, Xiao-Peng Huang, Ze-Feng Wang, Ze-Feng Wang, Yang-Zhen Fang, Yang-Zhen Fang, Wen-Ming Zhang, Wen-Ming Zhang, Wen-Ming Zhang, Wen-Ming Zhang, Xin-Yu Fang, Xin-Yu Fang, Xin-Yu Fang, Xin-Yu Fang, Jin-Shan Zhang, Jin-Shan Zhang

“…Equal numbers of left and right PFNA fixation were performed by four surgeons, two right-handed and two left-handed. …”
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A comparative analysis of clinical outcomes in hematological patients afflicted with bacteremia attributable to carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae versus Escherichia coli by Jiali Wang, Jiali Wang, Jia Liu, Qingsong Lin, Qingsong Lin, Fengkui Zhang, Fengkui Zhang, Yizhou Zheng, Yizhou Zheng, Zhijian Xiao, Zhijian Xiao, Jianxiang Wang, Jianxiang Wang, Aiming Pang, Aiming Pang, Yi He, Yi He, Erlie Jiang, Erlie Jiang, Sizhou Feng, Sizhou Feng, Mingzhe Han, Mingzhe Han, Weihua Zhai, Weihua Zhai

“…Nevertheless, there is a paucity of studies that have undertaken a comparative analysis of clinical outcomes in patients afflicted with CRKP and EC.MethodsThis study was conducted with the aim of identifying the microbiological and clinical characteristics of hematological patients suffering from bacteremia caused by CRKP and CREC.ResultsThe cohort included 90 patients with equal proportions of CRKP BSI and CREC BSI from 2017 to 2022. …”
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Peripheral Iridotomy-Less Approach in Descemet’s Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty Using Pupil-Dilating Eye Drops, a Retrospective Case–Control Study by Bayyoud T, Bartz-Schmidt KU, Rohrbach M, Gelisken F, Goldblum D, Martus P, Thaler S

“…We performed a retrospective, observational clinical study to determine the postoperative intraocular pressure (IOP) changes and graft viability in a cohort of patients with Fuchs’ endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) and bullous keratopathy (BK).Patients and Methods: Included in this study were 41 PI-less DMEK patients with 44 eyes (median age: 77 years; range: 53– 88 years). …”
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Metabolome Profiling and Predictive Modeling of Dark Green Leaf Trait in Bunching Onion Varieties by Tetsuya Nakajima, Mari Kobayashi, Masato Fuji, Kouei Fujii, Mostafa Abdelrahman, Yasumasa Matsuoka, Jun’ichi Mano, Muneo Sato, Masami Yokota Hirai, Naoki Yamauchi, Masayoshi Shigyo

“…<b>Background:</b> The dark green coloration of bunching onion leaf blades is a key determinant of market value, nutritional quality, and visual appeal. This trait is regulated by a complex network of pigment interactions, which not only determine coloration but also serve as critical indicators of plant growth dynamics and stress responses. …”
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Impact of tofacitinib on patient-reported outcomes in patients with psoriatic arthritis. Data from the real clinical practice by L. D. Vorobyeva, T. V. Korotaeva, E. Yu. Loginova, Yu. L. Korsakova, E. E. Gubar, E. L. Nasonov

“…Objective – to study the effect of tofacitinib (TOFA) on Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs) in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients (pts) activity in real clinical practice.Material and methods. Included 41 patients, predominantly men (58.9%), with a reliable diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) according to the CASPAR criteria (2006), and signed informed consent to participate in the study. …”
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