Association of C-Reactive Protein with Short-Term Outcomes in Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage Patients with or without Infection: From a Large-Scale Nationwide Longitudinal Re... by Du Y, Liu L, Kang K, Lin Y, Gu H, Bian L, Li Z, Zhao X

“…Subgroup analysis was conducted on patients with or without infection during hospitalization.Results: A total of 14,529 patients with ICH were enrolled in this study. In the multivariate logistic regression model, compared with the reference CRP quartile group (Q1), the Q4 group had a higher proportion of functional disability (adjusted OR, 1.30, 95% CI 1.16– 1.45) and hematoma evacuation (adjusted OR, 1.88, 95% CI 1.58– 2.23). …”
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Clinical Characteristics of 31 Patients with Chest Pain Variant Asthma by Mao W, Gao Y, Sun W, Li J, Wang J, Wang Z, Zhang L, Huang K

“…Here, we aim to introduce the characteristics of their symptoms, lung function and chest imaging features to arouse the attention of physicians to know better of the disease.Patients and Methods: We retrospectively analyzed thirty-one patients who had been diagnosed with CPVA based on clinical data and positive bronchial provocation tests (BPTs).Results: The mean age of all enrolled patients was forty-seven years, and females accounted for 64.5%. …”
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Assessment tuberculin skin test specificity in water buffalo using five different antigens by Alessandra Martucciello, Francesco Napolitano, Piera Mazzone, Francesco Grandoni, Maria Beatrice Boniotti, Monica Cagiola, Gabriele Di Vuolo, Felice Gerardo Giglio, Francesco Grippa, Giorgio Galiero, Federica Signorelli, Esterina De Carlo

“…A total of 100 buffaloes from 3 TB free Italian herds were enrolled. Five intradermal injection sites on the animal’s shoulder (three on the right and two on the left side) were used on each animal, with a volume of 0.1 mL for all antigens (ESAT-6 and CFP-10 at 20 μg/mL, ESP at 100 μg/mL, PPDA and PPDB at 100 μg/mL), and PBS as negative control. …”
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Multiple Comorbidities, Psychiatric Disorders, Healthcare Resource Utilization and Costs Among Adults with Essential Tremor: A Retrospective Observational Study in a Large US Comme... by Dingwei Dai, Ali Samiian, Joaquim Fernandes, Henriette Coetzer

“…Patients had to be at least 22 years old and be enrolled in the health plan for at least 6 months before and at least 12 months after the index date. …”
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Evaluating the effects of time-restricted eating on overweight and obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome: A randomized controlled trial study protocol. by Hui Liu, Fuliang Shangguan, Fen Liu, Yu Guo, Huixi Yu, Hanbing Li, Yinhua Su, Zhongyu Li

“…<h4>Methods</h4>This randomized controlled trial will enroll 96 overweight and obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), who will be randomly assigned to either a TRE group (with an eating window from 8:00 a.m. to 16:00 p.m.) or a control group (without eating time restrictions), with 49 participants in each group. …”
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Decreased risk of cardiovascular disease mortality associated with occasional positive screens following cancer screenings by Yuting Ji, Yu Zhang, Hongyuan Duan, Xiaomin Liu, Yunmeng Zhang, Zhuowei Feng, Jingjing Li, Zeyu Fan, Ya Liu, Yacong Zhang, Lei Yang, Zhangyan Lyu, Fangfang Song, Fengju Song, Hua Li, Yubei Huang

“…Based on PLCO data, the risk of CVD mortality associated with the number and types of positive screens was evaluated using Cox regression models among 149,258 eligible participants enrolled between 1993 and 2001. Additional analyses explored these associations stratified by prior CVD history. …”
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Development and approval of a Lasso score based on nutritional and inflammatory parameters to predict prognosis in patients with glioma by Huixian Li, Hui Hong, Jinling Zhang

“…Model performance was evaluated utilizing Harrell’s c-index, calibration curves, DCA, and clinical utility (stratification into low-risk and high-risk groups), and verified utilizing the independent validation cohort.ResultsA total of 380 glioma patients were enrolled and separated into training (n = 266) and validation (n = 114) cohorts. …”
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Human Leucocyte Antigen Class II Risk and Protective Alleles in Women with Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia by Olga Plisko, Jana Žodžika, Irina Jermakova, Inta Liepniece-Karele, Jeļena Eglīte, Dace Rezeberga

“…The local immune response, determined, among other factors, by Human Leucocyte Antigen (HLA) genes, is thought to be significant. Still the results of genome studies are inconsistent and differ between ethnical populations.  …”
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Effect of Malaria and Schistosoma mansoni Coinfection on Selected Biochemical Profiles among Patients Attending Selected Health Institutions at Dembiya, Northwest Ethiopia by Wagaw Abebe, Wossenseged Lemma, Yalewayker Tegegne, Amare Mekuanint, Abebe Yenesew, Adane Derso

“…Using a convenient sampling technique, 70 participants (35 cases and 35 controls) were enrolled in the study. Schistosoma mansoni was detected in stool samples using the wet mount and the Kato Katz method. …”
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SOBRE LOS CAMBIOS DE PERSPECTIVA EN EL CONOCIMIENTO by LUZ MARINA BARRETO

“…En este sentido, los cambios de perspectiva pueden ser entendidos como una posibilidad que sólo puede hacerse inteligible dentro de una noción unificada de la razón, una concepción que ha sido ignorada por concepciones epistemológicas que acentúan su lado instrumental y que podemos remontar a algunos conceptos de la ontología fenomenológica que han sido re-interpretados a través de la lente de la teoría de la experiencia kantiana. …”
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Methodological performance of selenium determination in ruminal fluid by hydride generation atomic absorption spectroscopy by E.C. BRAMBILLA, S.B. CSEH, E.L. FERNÁNDEZ, S. SAN MARTINO

“…Los valores obtenidos están dentro de los equisites mínimos indicados por los CA.…”
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Effect of chemoradiotherapy on the dynamics of circulating lymphocyte subsets in patients with non-metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma by Lilan Yi, Lilan Yi, Yinfang Gu, Yinfang Gu, Longhua Guo, Longhua Guo, Xiaofang Zou, Xiaofang Zou, Guowu Wu, Guowu Wu

“…This study aimed to characterize the dynamics of the proportions and absolute counts of peripheral circulating lymphocyte subsets in non-metastatic NPC before and after CRT, and to elucidate their association with clinical responses.MethodsA total of 91 patients with non-metastatic NPC were enrolled. Flow cytometry was employed to detect the expression of CD3, CD4, CD8, CD56, and CD19 on peripheral blood cells. …”
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Relationship between CCL25/CCR9 Levels in Follicular Fluid and High Ovarian Response in Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Yongxin Hao, Qianqian Yin, Fangfang Hu, Xiaoyan Liu, Yaru Yang, Fang Sun, Xiaonan Yan

“…A total of 200 PCOS patients who received a fixed regimen of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist were enrolled in this study. The cohort comprised 118 patients exhibiting HOR and 82 patients demonstrating a normal ovarian response (NOR). …”
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Caracterización espacial del estrés hídrico y de las heladas en la región pampeana a partir de información satelital y complementaria by J. V. Straschnoy, C. M. Di Bella, F. R. Jaimes, P. A. Oricchio, C. M. Rebella

“…Para determinar el riesgo de helada se definieron dos periodos: Heladas Tempranas (enero a mayo) y Heladas Tardías (septiembre a diciembre). …”
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Whole exome sequencing-based homologous recombination deficiency test for epithelial ovarian cancer by Ying-Cheng Chiang, Hsien-Neng Huang, Kuan-Ting Kuo, Wuh-Liang Hwu, Po-Han Lin

“…Methods We enrolled 40 patients with EOC in the training cohort and 23 in the validation cohort. …”
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Contribución y caracterización de las ramas productivas al proceso de integración económica de Centroamérica, 2005-2016* by Rodrigo Alfonso Morales López, Catalina Galdámez

“…En esta nueva etapa, el proceso de integración forma parte de una estrategia de inserción internacional de la región dentro de un contexto de fragmentación internacional de la producción. …”
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Association between the hemoglobin A1c/High-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and stroke incidence: a prospective nationwide cohort study in China by Chaojuan Huang, Hongtao You, Yuyang Zhang, Ligang Fan, Xingliang Feng, Naiyuan Shao

“…Results In the cross-sectional analysis, 8,502 participants were enrolled, of whom 189 had a history of stroke. Our findings revealed a significant positive linear relationship between HbA1c/HDL-C and stroke prevalence after adjusting for covariates (OR: 1.26, 95% CI: 1.09–1.45). …”
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Influence of preoperative variables on the 3-month functional outcomes of the Vivity extended depth-of-focus intraocular lens: a prospective case series by Giacomo Savini, Alice Galzignato, Catarina P. Coutinho, Jinhai Huang, Yue Wu, Piero Barboni, João Mendanha Dias, Filomena J. Ribeiro, Domenico Schiano-Lomoriello

“…Results Forty-three patients were enrolled. Binocular distance corrected visual acuity was lower than 0.1 logMAR for a defocus between + 1.0 and − 1.5 D. …”
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Performance of the modified 2022 ACR/EULAR giant cell arteritis classification criteria without age restriction for discriminating from Takayasu arteritis by Takahiko Sugihara, Masayoshi Harigai, Haruhito A. Uchida, Hajime Yoshifuji, Yasuhiro Maejima, Jun Ishizaki, Yoshiko Watanabe, Hiroaki Dobashi, Yoshinori Komagata, Naoto Tamura, Yoshikazu Nakaoka, Japan Research Committee of the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare for Intractable Vasculitis (JPVAS)

“…Abstract Objective To evaluate the ability to discriminate giant cell arteritis (GCA) from Takayasu arteritis (TAK) according to the modified 2022 American College of Rheumatology/European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (ACR/EULAR) GCA classification criteria. Methods Patients enrolled in the Japanese nationwide retrospective registry were evaluated using the criteria with partial modification; wall thickening of descending thoracic-abdominal aorta were mainly diagnosed by contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging instead of evaluating with positron emission tomography (PET)-CT. …”
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Сhanges in the donor site following bone-patellar tendon-bone graft harvesting with open or closed defects by Pavel A. Trachuk, Aleksandr P. Trachuk, Oleg E. Bogopolskiy

“…Group 1 (retrospective) enrolled 30 patients who underwent follow-up MRI at different times after surgery, during which ligamentous and bony defects were not closed. …”
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