Orthopedic Trainees’ Perception of the Educational Utility of Patient-Specific 3D-Printed Anatomical Models: A Questionnaire-Based Observational Study by Zhou X, Yi K, Shi Y

“…Xiaoyang Zhou,* Kaijun Yi,* Yihua Shi Department of Orthopedics, Xiangyang No.1 People’s Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Xiangyang, 441000, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yihua Shi, Department of Orthopedics, Xiangyang No.1 People’s Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Xiangyang, 441000, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 0710 3420011, Fax +86 0710 3420176, Email yihua19@163.comBackground: Traditional orthopedic teaching methods have inherent limitations in conveying complex three-dimensional anatomical relationships essential for surgical planning and execution. …”
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Analysis of the Potential Link Between Dermatomyositis and Cancer by Guo J, Lei T, Yu X, Wang P, Xie H, Jian G, Zhang Q, Qing Y

“…Central genes were identified with the LASSO and SVM-RFE methods. The expression levels and diagnostic relevance of these genes were confirmed via the GSE1551 dataset. …”
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Modes of self-reflection in physical education instruction by Tong Zhou, Remigijus Bubnys, Lauras Grajauskas, Dolors Cañabate, Jordi Colomer

“…The content of reflection should be comprehensive, covering skills, cognition, and emotions. Reflection methods should be diverse, adapting to different learners’ needs and preferences. …”
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The Changing Landscape of Heart Failure Drug Clinical Trials in China, 2013–2023 by Zhang W, Zhang Y, Tang J, Wang X, Meng C, Wu J, Li J

“…Wenjie Zhang,1,2,* Yinming Zhang,3,* Jiawei Tang,4,* Xuejiao Wang,1 Chao Meng,1,2 Ji Wu,1 Jun Li1 1Department of Cardiology, Guang’Anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100053, People’s Republic of China; 2Graduate School, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100029, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Emergency, Yankuang New Journey General Hospital, Zoucheng, Shandong Province, 273500, People’s Republic of China; 4School of Computer Science, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, 100876, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Ji Wu, Email 13811234370@163.com Jun Li, Email gamyylj@163.comObjective: This review aimed to delineate the changing landscape of heart failure (HF) drug clinical trials conducted in China during 2013– 2023.Methods: Detailed information on HF drug trials registered on the National Medical Products Administration Clinical Trial Information Disclosure Platform from January 1, 2013, to December 31, 2023, was collected. …”
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EVALUATION OF THE PROGRESSION OF AXIAL SPONDYLOARTHRITIS IN THE EARLY STAGES OF THE DISEASE IN REAL CLINICAL PRACTICE: THE POSSIBILITIES OF USING THE SUMMARY SCORE OF RADIOGRAPHIC... by Sh. F. Erdes, D. G. Rumyantseva, A. V. Smirnov

“…Subjects and methods. The investigation enrolled patients from the early spondyloarthritis cohort (ESAC) formed at the V.A. …”
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Identification of ZNF652 as a Diagnostic and Therapeutic Target in Osteoarthritis Using Machine Learning by Chen Y, Liang R, Zheng X, Fang D, Lu WW, Chen Y

“…The DEGs were discerned using three distinct machine learning methods. The accuracy of these DEGs in diagnosing OA was evaluated using the Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) Curve. …”
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Causal Relationship Between Psychosocial Factors and Neck Pain: A Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study by Liang H, Wu Q, Yang S, Zhang S, Miao J, Jin H, Wang X

“…This study aimed to investigate whether potential risk factors have a causal effect on NP at the genetic level using a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis.Methods: Summary-level data for potential risk factors, including distress, anxiety disorder, depression, mood, sleep disorder, loneliness, education, alcohol consumption, smoking, time spent using the computer, and physical activity, as well as NP, were obtained from multiple large-scale Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS). …”
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The Promising Effect of Tocilizumab on Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection (cAMR) of Kidney Transplant by Łukasz Świątek, Miłosz Miedziaszczyk, Dominik Lewandowski, Filip Robakowski, Piotr Tyburski, Marta Jakubowska, Marek Karczewski, Ilona Idasiak-Piechocka

“…The bias assessment was obtained with Methodical Index for Non-Randomized Studies (MINORS), whereas meta-analysis was performed using MedCalc. …”
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Exploring the Association Between Triglyceride-Glucose Indices and Their Derivatives With Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Insights From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surve... by Zhou Y, Xue F

“…Yating Zhou,* Fei Xue* Kunshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunshan City, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Fei Xue, Department of Surgery, Kunshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zuchongzhi South Road, Kunshan City, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215300, People’s Republic of China, Email 2090168460@qq.comBackground: Simple and affordable methods for evaluating Insulin Resistance (IR) have been suggested, such as the Triglyceride-Glucose (TyG) index and its variants, including the TyG-Body Mass Index (TyG-BMI), TyG-Waist Circumference (TyG-WC), and TyG-Waist-to-Height Ratio (TyG-WHtR). …”
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Prognostic Value of Four Objective Nutritional Indices in Predicting Long-Term Prognosis in Elderly Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: A Retrospective Cohort Study by He Q, Fan X, Li B, He Q, Cao Y, Zhang H

“…Qingwei He,1,* Xingman Fan,2,3,* Bowen Li,3 Qiongyi He,1 Yukun Cao,2 Haitao Zhang1,2 1The Fifth School of Clinical Medicine, Air Force Clinical Medical School, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230032, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Cardiology, Air Force Medical Center, Air Force Medical University, PLA, Beijing, 100142, People’s Republic of China; 3Graduate School, Hebei North University, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, 075000, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Haitao Zhang; Yukun Cao, Email kjzht@sina.com; caoyukuntg@163.comBackground: Several objective and comprehensive nutritional assessment methods have been used for predicting adverse outcomes in elderly patients with various diseases. …”
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Assessment of the Myocardial Stress Biomarker NT-proBNP in Real Clinical Practice by I. A. Kozlov, D. A. Sokolov

“…Subjects and Methods. The study involved 35 vascular surgery patients of varying degrees of cardiological risk. …”
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Macrophage Infiltration Correlated with IFI16, EGR1 and MX1 Expression in Renal Tubular Epithelial Cells Within Lupus Nephritis-Associated Tubulointerstitial Injury via Bioinformat... by Tian M, Tang M, Chen C, Lin Y, Chen H, Xu Y

“…Ming Tian,1,2,* Min Tang,1,2,* Caiming Chen,1– 3,* Yufang Lin,1,2 Hong Chen,4 Yanfang Xu1– 3 1Department of Nephrology, Blood Purification Research Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, People’s Republic of China; 2Fujian Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Chronic Kidney Disease, the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Nephrology, National Regional Medical Center, Binhai Campus of the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350212, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Pathology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Hong Chen; Yanfang Xu, Email fychenhong@126.com; xuyanfang99@hotmail.comObjective: A comprehensive bioinformatics analysis was conducted to investigate potential new diagnostic biomarkers and immune infiltration characteristics associated with tubulointerstitial injury in lupus nephritis (LN), and to examine possible correlations between key genes and infiltrating immune cells.Methods: The GSE32591, GSE113342, and GSE200306 datasets were downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus database and differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified in the pooled dataset. …”
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Identification of Potential Drug Targets for the Treatment of Severe Burn Wounds from a Multi-Omics Perspective by Zhu G, Li J, Xu J, Guo G, Zhu F

“…Despite improvements in the treatment of burn patients due to advancements in materials and techniques, there remains a need for novel therapeutic approaches to enhance burn prognosis further.Patients and Methods: Several types of genomic methods are used in this study, such as differential gene expression analysis, weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA), machine learning, and Mendelian randomization (MR), to find genes that are linked to severe burns and create a diagnostic nomogram to see how well these genes can predict severe burns. …”
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Parental preferences for sex of children in Nigeria: Cultural influences and family structure. by Alex Bawuah, Michael Sarfo, Godness Kye Biney, Francis Appiah, Linus Baatiema, Sanni Yaya

“…Men with more sons were significantly more likely (RRR = 1.48, 95% CI = 1.23-1.78) to prefer more boys over an equal number of boys and girls, compared to men with equal numbers of sons and daughters. …”
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METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH TO THE ESTIMATING RADIO TERMINAL-RETRANSMITTERS CONNECTIVITY OF MOBILE RADIO SYSTEM by Anatolii I. Sbitniev, Dmytro A. Bukhal

“…In these systems radio terminals have equal status and interact with each other directly or via relaying messages thought other ones. …”
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Quality of life after liver transplantation with old donor graft by Maria José Nascimento Flor, José Huygens Parente Garcia, Maria Isis Freire de Aguiar, João Marcos de Meneses e Silva, Paulo César de Almeida, Francisca Diana da Silva Negreiros

“…Objective: to compare the quality of life of liver transplant patients who received liver from donor aged ≤60 or >60 years old. Methods: a prospective study with a sample of 141 recipients from liver donors aged equal to or less than 60 years and recipients of elderly donor liver, in a reference center. …”
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Effects of Rural Tourism on Rural Development: Hajij Village in Kermanshah by Hamid jalalian, fariosh namdari, Asghar pashazadeh

“…The population of this study equals to 180 persons- based on Cochran Table- including the 130 residents, 15 local governors and 35 visitors were selected by simple random method. …”
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Antimicrobial efficacy of clindamycin, linezolid, and calcium hydroxide as root canal medicaments on tubular infection against Enterococcus faecalis biofilm: An in vitro study by Manisha Rani Bharathi, Mahima Tilakchand, Priya Horatti, Rideep Chaliha

“…Conclusion: Linezolid and clindamycin outperformed Ca(OH)2 in reducing bacteria and were equally efficient against E. faecalis but showed no significant differences in antimicrobial efficacy.…”
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Managing the digital transformation of education as part of the Chinese national project of a “Great Unity” society by M. Yu. Zakharov, A. V. Shishkova

“…Using the comparative, hermeneutic, historical and philosophical methods, the authors analyse three problem areas – social ideal, forecasting, and national education in China. …”
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The problem of social inequality in the USA by N. E. Petrovskaya

“…In the USA the social in-equality level is one of the highest in the world. …”
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