Comparative effectiveness of laparoscopic versus open colectomy in colon cancer patients: a study protocol for emulating a target trial using cancer registry data by Semaw Ferede Abera, Gabriele Robers, Anika Kästner, Ulrike Stentzel, Kerstin Weitmann, Wolfgang Hoffmann

“…The results will substantiate existing evidence on the comparative effectiveness of laparoscopic versus open colectomy in patients with stage I–III colon cancer and may guide clinical decisions as to whether a laparoscopic approach is as safe as an open approach in terms of improving 5-year overall survival in these patient groups.…”
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Trichinella spiralis excretory/secretory proteins mediated larval invasion via inducing gut epithelial apoptosis and barrier disruption. by Qi Qi Lu, Wen Wen Zheng, Zhao Yu Zhang, Pei Kun Cong, Xin Guo, Yao Zhang, Xin Zhuo Zhang, Shao Rong Long, Ruo Dan Liu, Zhong Quan Wang, Jing Cui

“…The aim of this study was to investigate whether T. spiralis IIL ESP participate in enterocyte apoptosis and disrupt gut epithelial barrier to promote the larval invasion.…”
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Psychosocial distress, perceived need and utilization of psycho- social support services in patients in the early phase after the first cancer diagnosis by Hannah Zingler, Diana Steinmann, Jochen Ernst, Ute Goerling, Myriel Hermann, Beate Hornemann, Anja Mehnert-Theuerkauf, Tanja Zimmermann

“…Conclusion Although most patients would accept a psycho- social service, regardless of whether there is psychosocial distress or a need is perceived, the actual utilization was relatively low. …”
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Dietary and plasma atherogenic and thrombogenic indices and cardiometabolic risk factors among overweight and individuals with obesity by Reyhaneh Mokhtari, Mahdieh Abbasalizad Farhangi

“…The purpose of this study is to ascertain whether there is any connection between Iranian obese people’s plasma and dietary indices and cardiometabolic risk factors. …”
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Adults with reading difficulties demonstrate selective impairments in the fine neural tuning for print by Tongjie Zhuang, Yaowen Li, Yufei Tan, Jiuju Wang, Xiuyue Yue, Licheng Xue, Jing Zhao, Jing Zhao

“…Although many adults also experience reading difficulties, relatively few studies have examined whether such impairments exist in adults, particularly those who read Chinese, which differs markedly in visual and linguistic characteristics from alphabetic scripts.MethodsTo fill this gap, we assessed 20 high-level and 16 low-level adult readers who were the two extremes of the best and poorest readers of a database, which consisted of 308 college students. …”
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Factors Influencing the Pregnancy Outcome of Intrauterine Insemination and Follow-Up Treatment by Xuan Huang, Qin Sun, Xu Tang, Meiling Li, Cheng Zhou, Xi Cheng, Bing Yao, Li Chen

“…Conclusion: The results of the present study demonstrate that the clinical IUI pregnancy rate is correlated with the factors of female AMH, EMT and OS protocol; more studies and samples are necessary to evaluate whether other factors affect pregnancy rate.…”
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Laparoscopic suture repair for perforated peptic ulcer disease: a meta-review and trial sequential analysis by S. I. Panin, T. V. Nechay, I. V. Sazhin, K. Yu. Melnikov-Makarchuk, A. V. Sazhin, A. V. Puzikova, A. N. Akinchits, A. V. Bykov

“…The calculated DARIS for operative time and hospital stay were 40.1% and 14.6%, respectively, and the TSA showed neither significant benefit nor harm of laparoscopic surgery in the attained information size in the meta-analysis. …”
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Community perspectives regarding brain-computer interfaces: A cross-sectional study of community-dwelling adults in the UK. by Austen El-Osta, Mahmoud Al Ammouri, Shujhat Khan, Sami Altalib, Manisha Karki, Eva Riboli-Sasco, Azeem Majeed

“…The study also explored whether demographic factors were related to beliefs about BCIs increasing inequalities, support for strict regulations, and perceptions of appropriate fields for BCI design, testing and utilization in healthcare.…”
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Does interprofessional simulation increase self-efficacy: a comparative study by Peter Jaye, Gabriel Reedy, Alastair Ross, Colm Watters, Nicola J Morgan, Rhodri Handslip

“…Objectives In this work, we have compared uniprofessional and interprofessional versions of a simulation education intervention, in an attempt to understand more about whether it improves trainees’ self-efficacy.Background Interprofessionalism has been climbing the healthcare agenda for over 50 years. …”
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Community-Based Study of Abortion Complications and Care Sought by Rural Tribal Women of an Extremely Low Resource Setting by Shakuntala Chhabra, Akanksha Suman

“…Nevertheless, there was neither abortion-related mortality nor near-miss morbidity or severe morbidity during the same duration. …”
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The Relationship between the Depression and Anxiety Stress Survey Questionnaire, Salivary Cortisol and Heart Rate Variability by Fateme Sangtarash, Haniyeh Choobsaz, Milad Zarrin, Sousan Salari, Ehsan Mokari Manshadi, Ali Akbar Esmaeili, Sayyed Hossein Mozaffari, Boshra Hatef

“…Measurements were made to establish whether the overall DASS and its subscales (stress, anxiety and depression) were correlated with baseline cortisol, CCAS, and HRV indices. …”
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Efficacy and safety of once-weekly semaglutide monotherapy in a young subject with Prader-Willi syndrome, obesity, and type 2 diabetes: a case report by Elisa Dinoi, Giuseppe Daniele, Giuseppe Daniele, Angela Michelucci, Fulvia Baldinotti, Fabrizio Campi, Piero Marchetti, Stefano Del Prato, Angela Dardano, Angela Dardano

“…At 24-month follow-up, glycemic control remained optimal (HbA1c 38 mmol/mol) with further BW reduction (71 kg). Neither hypoglycemia nor gastro-intestinal or psychiatric adverse events were reported.ConclusionThis case supports the potential use of semaglutide for the treatment of subjects with PWS, obesity and T2D. …”
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Sistem Pakar : Deteksi Dini Stres pada Masa Pandemi Covid-19 Menggunakan Metode Forward Chaining by Angga Wijaya Narwa Putra, Nadea Cipta Laksmita

“…Therefore, the researcher intends to make a simple expert system using knowledge obtained from an expert, then made a list of questions to detect whether someone is depressed / stressed or not, and provide solutions or suggestions for users. …”
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Semen Parameters Can be Used as a Credible Marker with Doppler Ultrasonography in the Diagnosis of Subclinical Varicocele Cases by Tulay Irez, Bahar Sarikaya, Mine Erguven, Emre Salabas

“…This article investigates whether semen and sperm analysis in subclinical varicocele patients without any clinical signs diagnosed by Doppler Ultrasonography (USG) can be used as a diagnostic tool. …”
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Mortality and risk of cardiac complications among immediate survivors of accidental electric shock: a Danish nationwide cohort study by Christian Torp-Pedersen, Sam Riahi, Lars Køber, Steen Møller Hansen, Peter Søgaard, Rikke Mortensen, Søren Hjortshøj

“…Objective Exposure to electric shock has been associated with an increased risk of developing delayed cardiac arrhythmias and cardiac diseases. We examined whether electric shock patients have an increased risk of developing cardiac disease, cardiac arrhythmias or death compared with the general Danish population.Design Matched cohort study.Setting A nationwide study in Denmark from 1994 to 2011.Participants We identified 11 462 Danish patients who visited an emergency ward or were admitted to a hospital due to electric shock from 1994 to 2011. …”
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Nutritional knowledge and practices of low-income women during pregnancy: a qualitative study in two Oaxacan cities by Marian Marian, Ramona L. Pérez, Amanda C. McClain, Samantha Hurst, Elizabeth Reed, Kathryn M. Barker, Rebecka Lundgren

“…Recent changes in social services in Mexico, coupled with high levels of food insecurity, call into question whether expecting women of the lowest socioeconomic status are able to meet their dietary and nutritional needs in this changing context. …”
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Evaluation of the Chetomin effect on histopathological features in a murine acute spinal cord injury model by Carlos César Bravo-Reyna, Vladimir Miranda-Galván, Gervith Reyes-Soto, R. Vicuña, Jorge Alanis-Mendizabal, Manuel Escobar-Valderrama, David Arango, Claudia J. Bautista, Victoria Ramírez, Gonzalo Torres-Villalobos

“…Conclusions: Chetomin has anti-inflammatory effects in acute spinal cord injury, whether these effects are observable with other proinflammatory markers should be investigated.…”
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CAR T-cell detection scoping review: an essential biomarker in critical need of standardization by Naomi Taylor, Nirali N Shah, David P Turicek, Victoria M Giordani, Josquin Moraly

“…Detection time points and the number of evaluated time points also ranged markedly and quantitative data were often not reported. To evaluate whether subsequent manuscripts from a trial resolved these issues, we analyzed all subsequent manuscripts reporting on the 21 clinical trials, recording all expansion and persistence data. …”
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Correlation between hemoglobin, albumin, lymphocyte, and platelet score and short-term mortality in critically ill patients by Chong Zhang, Wenjin Peng, Meng Ning, Weiru Liang, Bin Su, Tingting Guo, Kun Hu, Wei Su, Yi Chen, Yingwu Liu

“…However, there hasn’t been a specific study exploring the role of the HALP score in critically ill patients. Additionally, whether the HALP score exhibits an incremental effect on the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score remains unknown. …”
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The Effects of Active Teaching and Learning Methods on The Pupils' Academic Performance in Four Selected Primary Schools in Bugamba Sub-County in Rwampara District. by Ampurire, Motion

“…The study examined effects of active teaching and learning methods on the pupils' academic performance in four selected primary schools of Bugamba sub county Rwampara district following the study objective which included to find out factors that influence active teaching and learning methods on the pupils' academic performance in primary schools of Bugamba sub county Rwampara district, to find out whether teachers apply or use active teaching and learning methods in primary schools of Bugamba sub county Rwampara district and to establish a relationship between active teaching learning methods and pupils' academic performance in primary schools of Bugamba sub county Rwampara district. …”
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