Impact of a mobile health intervention on health management among children with phenylketonuria based on a multi-theory model of the behavior change wheel theory and family health... by Jie Wang, Sihan Yang, Jing Wang, Bo Zhu, Yan Wang, Lirong Zhao, Wenli Wang, Ge Li, Fei Wang, Fei Wang, Xiaohua Wang

“…The primary treatment for PKU is a strict low-Phe diet, which must be initiated in early life to achieve better outcomes. …”
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Exploring symptoms perception and barriers to medication adherence among Thai Muslim patients with non-communicable diseases in a rural community in southern Thailand: a mixed-meth... by Worawit Wanichanon, Napakkawat Buathong, Surawut Naruephai, Kananas Rodkitvitthaya, Peeraphol Thananinkul, Napat Jankaew, Phisit Wessamanon, Samatchaya Khaotrakul, Ratthakorn Boonmak, Nichamon Choo-eard, Thanakrit Nintap, Teera Sarakitphan, Paweeorn Kaewchuay, Kittiya Naruephai, Monchai Chaison

“…Additionally, healthcare system-related factors, patient–doctor relationships and communication gaps in medication management during Ramadan were identified as factors influencing medication non-adherence.Conclusions To improve adherence, healthcare providers should prioritise fostering positive patient–provider relationships and promoting patient care through enhanced health literacy initiatives.…”
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Pre-Hospital Point-of-Care Troponin: Is It Possible to Anticipate the Diagnosis? A Preliminary Report by Cristian Lazzari, Sara Montemerani, Cosimo Fabrizi, Cecilia Sacchi, Antoine Belperio, Marilena Fantacci, Giovanni Sbrana, Agostino Ognibene, Maurizio Zanobetti, Simone Nocentini

“…The secondary objective was to evaluate the feasibility of pre-hospital troponin testing. …”
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Root architecture and carbon sequestration potential of fast-growing agroforestry tree species in semi-arid Central India by Kamini Gautam, Naresh Kumar, Asha Ram, Inder Dev, Burhan U. Choudhury, Nongmaithem Raju Singh, Arun Kumar Handa, Ashok Yadav, Hirdayesh Anuragi, A. R. Uthappa, Dhiraj Kumar, Ayyanadar Arunachalam, Dinesh Jinger

“…This study, conducted from 2017 to 2019 in central India, evaluated the root structure and carbon sequestration potential of three tree species: Neolamarckia cadamba (Kadam), Leucaena leucocephala (Subabul), and Melia dubia (Malabar neem). …”
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Composition of peripheral blood immune cell compartment in stage 5 chronic kidney disease is affected by smoking and other risk factors associated with systemic inflammatory respon... by Ivan Zahradka, Filip Tichanek, Lucia Majercikova, Jana Duskova, Mathias Streitz, Stephan Schlickeiser, Stephan Schlickeiser, Klara Osickova, Vojtech Petr, Petra Hruba, Petra Reinke, Ondrej Viklicky, Ondrej Viklicky

“…The impact of selected clinical factors on immune cell composition was initially evaluated using a robust multivariate method (PERMANOVA). …”
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Spatial ratio of two fungal genotypes content of Naematelia aurantialba and Stereum hirsutum in nutritional growth substrate and fruiting bodies reveals their potential parasitic l... by Jianqiong Lan, Yongkang Zhang, Yingli Cai, Xiaofei Shi, Kaixuan Zhang, Jiacheng Huang, Chengmo Yang, Xinhua He, Fuqiang Yu, Wei Liu

“…Nine species-specific fragments were selected, with four primer pairs validated after evaluating amplification efficiency and melting curves. …”
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Safety and efficacy of PD-1 inhibitors plus tyrosine kinase inhibitors combination therapy in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma combined with hyperbilirubinemia: a re... by Shida Pan, Shida Pan, Jianing Wang, Jianing Wang, Jiahe Tian, Jiahe Tian, Yilin Wang, Yilin Wang, Siyu Wang, Yingying Yu, Yingying Yu, Fengyi Li, Yan-Mei Jiao, Yingjuan Shen, Luo Yang, Xiaomeng Liu, Qin Qiu, Junqing Luan, Fu-Sheng Wang, Fu-Sheng Wang, Fu-Sheng Wang, Fu-Sheng Wang, Fanping Meng, Fanping Meng, Fanping Meng

“…Patients who experienced a rapid decline in TBIL levels during the early phase of treatment with PD-1 inhibitors and TKIs were observed to derive clinical benefits. Early initiation of aggressive interventions aimed at reducing TBIL levels is recommended to optimize treatment outcomes.…”
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Platelet protease-activated receptor 4 genotype and response to aspirin in pregnancy by Rupsa C. Boelig, James V. Michael, Antonios Tawk, Tingting Zhan, Joanna S. Y. Chan, Walter K. Kraft, Steven E. McKenzie

“…PFA-100 was assessed at baseline, 2 to 4 weeks after aspirin initiation (follow-up 1), and 28 to 32 weeks’ gestation (follow-up 2). …”
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The short-term effects of the implementation of the "Treat All" guidelines on ART service delivery costs in Namibia. by Carl Schutte, Steven Forsythe, Johnface Fedes Mdala, Brady Zieman, Rachael Linder, Lung Vu

“…The following study evaluated how costs changed after Namibia's introduction of TA in April 2017. …”
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A multidimensional comparison of the benefit degrees for patients between ileostomy and colostomy by Yuhang Wang, Lei Cheng, Weichao Li, Zhaowei Gao, Jiayuan Miao, Chunlei Zhang, Zhiqiang Zhu, Feng Zhao, Jing Yi, Chunyuan Liu

“…The Cochrane bias risk assessment tool was used to evaluate the quality of the literatures. RevMan 5.3 was applied for statistical analysis, including heterogeneity test, calculation of p values and odds ratios (OR values), assessment of publication bias, and performance of sensitivity analysis.ResultsA total of 630 studies were initially retrieved, and finally 8 randomized controlled trials were included. …”
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A humanized anti-Toll like receptor 4 antibody Fab fragment inhibits pro-inflammatory responses induced by lipopolysaccharide through TLR4 in vitro and in vivo by Wenkai Zheng, Fang Xie, Shuping Si, Xi Xiong, Jing Xu, Chuanxia Yao, Cong Li, Jin Zhu, Ping Li, Binggang Cai, Maorong Wang

“… Introduction: Toll like receptor 4 (TLR4) and its co-receptor MD-2 recognize bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS), initiating responses to infections caused by Gram-negative bacteria. …”
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Agenda setting for health equity assessment through the lenses of social determinants of health using machine learning approach: a framework and preliminary pilot study by Maryam Ramezani, Mohammadreza Mobinizadeh, Ahad Bakhtiari, Hamid R. Rabiee, Maryam Ramezani, Hakimeh Mostafavi, Alireza Olyaeemanesh, Ali Akbar Fazaeli, Alireza Atashi, Saharnaz Sazgarnejad, Efat Mohamadi, Amirhossein Takian

“…Multiple ML models were developed and evaluated using SPSS Modeler software version 18.0. …”
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Evidence-based general practice: a scoping review by Yu Cheng, Chuan Zou, Chaojie Liu, Yu Jia, Rong Yang, Yonggang Zhang, Jianjun Han, Yi Lei, Xiaoyang Liao

“…Our screening process involved evaluating titles, abstracts, and full texts to extract definitions and characteristics from all relevant records discussing EBGP. …”
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LncRNA PVT1 promotes cuproptosis through transcriptional activation of FDX1 in colorectal cancer by Jinyan Ma, Yingjie Zhang, Zhuoran Sun, Hui Guo, Xiang Li, Jueting Cai, Meichen Zhang, Mengmeng Chen, Jingjing Jiang, Lingling Zhang

“…However, the molecular basis by which this process is initiated and sustained in tumors remains poorly defined. …”
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Disease response in rheumatoid arthritis across four biologic therapies associates with improvement in paraoxonase-1 activity and oxylipins by Jeffrey R Curtis, Jennifer Wang, Joel M Kremer, Srinivasa T Reddy, Dimitrios A Pappas, Christina Charles-Schoeman, David A Elashoff, Rong Guo, Amir A Razmjou, Ani Shahbazian, David Meriwether, Dawoud Sulaiman, Ellen O'Connor

“…A targeted panel of oxylipins was evaluated by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry in a subset of patients with the lowest and highest 6-month Disease Activity Score 28 (DAS28)-C reactive protein (CRP) responses in each treatment group.Results PON1 activity generally increased in the entire cohort after 6 months of new biologic therapy, showing the greatest, most consistent increases in the TCZ group. …”
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Exploring the ElectroRetinoGraphy as a biomarker for predicting and monitoring therapeutic response to antidepressants in major depressive disorder: study protocol for the MESANTID... by Marie de Deus, Charlotte Petit, Marie Moulard, Eve Cosker, Naoual Mellouki Bendimred, Éliane Albuisson, Julia Maruani, Julia Maruani, Julia Maruani, Pierre-Alexis Geoffroy, Pierre-Alexis Geoffroy, Pierre-Alexis Geoffroy, Thomas Schwitzer

“…At the inclusion visit, prior to starting their antidepressant treatment, patients will undergo various assessments, including clinical and sleep questionnaires, as well as ERG tests. Patients will initiate their antidepressant treatment the day after the inclusion visit. …”
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Clinical and genetic analysis of ERCC8-Related cockayne syndrome: hepatic dysfunction as a biomarker, anhidrosis as a rare feature, and rehabilitation outcomes for ankle contractur... by Jing Chen, Wei Su, Dan Gao, Fangfang Liu, Shuang Chen, Wenhan Zhang, Min Peng, Tao Lei, Hongmin Zhu

“…ObjectivesCockayne syndrome (CS), a rare hereditary neurodegenerative disorder caused by pathogenic variants in ERCC6 (CSB) and ERCC8 (CSA), often clinically overlaps with cerebral palsy (CP), leading to misdiagnosis. This study evaluates the role of genetic testing in differential diagnosis, examines hepatic dysfunction as a biomarker of disease severity, and delineates clinical characteristics of CSA-related CS.MethodsA retrospective case series of eight CSA-related CS patients was conducted. …”
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Neoadjuvant camrelizumab plus chemotherapy or apatinib for resectable stage IIA–IIIA NSCLC: a multicenter, two-arm, phase II exploratory trial by Shuyu Ji, Zhenxin Sheng, Dongliang Bian, Minwei Bao, Kaiqi Jin, Wentian Zhang, Xinsheng Zhu, Fenghuan Sun, Haoran Xia, Han Zhang, Ziyun Shen, Huansha Yu, Lele Zhang, Jie Huang, Zhang Peng, Nan Song, Haifeng Wang, Biyun Qian, Yuming Zhu

“…Trial registration. NCT04379739, initiated on July 26, 2020.…”
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Application of multi-objective neural network algorithm in industrial polymerization reactors for reducing energy cost and maximising productivity by Fakhrony Sholahudin Rohman, Sharifah Rafidah Wan Alwi, Dinie Muhammad, Ashraf Azmi, Zainuddin Abd Manan, Jeng Shiun Lim, Hong An Er, Siti Nor Azreen Ahmad Termizi

“…The decision variable plots show that both initiators in the reacting zone highly affected the optimal solution with the opposite action.…”
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Regorafenib versus local standard of care in patients with grade 2–3 meningioma no longer eligible for loco-regional treatments: a phase II randomized controlled trial (the MIRAGE... by Alberto Bosio, Giulia Cerretti, Marta Padovan, Paola Del Bianco, Maurizio Polano, Susanna Mandruzzato, Stefano Indraccolo, Renzo Manara, Giovanni Librizzi, Mario Caccese, Martina Corrà, Marta Maccari, Sara Lonardi, Gian Luca De Salvo, Giuseppe Lombardi

“…Methods The MIRAGE trial (NCT06275919) is a multicenter, open-label, controlled, randomized phase 2 clinical trial evaluating grade 2/3 meningioma patients who have progressed following surgery and radiotherapy. …”
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