Quality assessment of a training program for undergraduate sonography peer tutors: paving the future way for peer-assisted learning in medical ultrasound education by Johannes Weimer, Johannes Weimer, Didem Yilmaz, Carlotta Ille, Julia Weinmann-Menke, Lukas Müller, Hans Büchner, Holger Buggenhagen, Marie Stäuber, Ricarda Neubauer, Lone Winter, Andreas Weimer, Klaus Dirks, Julian Künzel, Maximilian Rink, Anna Dionysopoulou, Liv Lorenz, Roman Kloeckner, Florian Recker, Lina Schiestl

“…This study aims to evaluate the quality of a training program for sonography peer tutors developed and implemented at a university hospital.Materials and methodsA training program consisting of 11 modules was developed and subsequently evaluated for success with two subjective and two objective assessments of peer-tutoring quality. …”
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Research on Habitat and Species Diversity of Spontaneous Plants in the Dujiangyan Canal Corridors by Rui HAN, Qingjuan YANG

“…Studying the composition and diversity characteristics of spontaneous plants in different habitats within the canal corridor of the Dujiangyan Essence Irrigation Area is beneficial for biodiversity conservation and the optimization of canal corridor landscape.MethodsThis research conducts a comprehensive survey of spontaneous plants in spring, collecting data from 81 sample points and 167 quadrats. …”
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Key role of whole genome sequencing in resolving an international outbreak of monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium linked to chocolate products by Valeska Laisnez, Amoolya Vusirikala, Charlotte Salgaard Nielsen, Vera Cantaert, Laurence Delbrassinne, Wesley Mattheus, Bavo Verhaegen, Hugues Delamare, Nathalie Jourdan-Da Silva, Raskit Lachmann, Sandra Simon, Martin Cormican, Patricia Garvey, Paul McKeown, Roger Stephan, Derek Brown, Lynda Browning, Ann Hoban, Lesley Larkin, S. Typhimurium Outbreak Investigation Group, Maria Pardos de la Gandara, Cecilia Jernberg, Johanna Takkinen, Sooria Balasegaram, Dieter Van Cauteren

“…Epidemiological, microbiological and traceability investigations pointed toward a chocolate food business operator (FBO) in Belgium. …”
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Splenectomy during cytoreductive surgery in advanced epithelial ovarian cancer can be predicted by Thien-Kim Do, Yohann Dabi, Cyril Touboul, Jennifer Uzan, François Margueuritte, Geoffroy Canlorbe, Yohan Kerbage, Vincent Lavoué, Chérif Akladios, Lobna Ouldamer, Hélène Costaz, Alexandre Bricou, Henri Azaïs, Pauline Chauvet, Xavier Carcopino, Cyrille Huchon, Camille Mimoun

“…Objective: This study aimed to develop a predictive score of splenectomy in CRS of AS-EOC. Materials and methods: Data from histologically confirmed AS-EOC (FIGO IIB-IV) before CRS and diagnosed between 01/01/2000 and 01/06/2017, were extracted from the FRANCOGYN multicentric database (14 French hospitals). …”
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SIGNIFICANCE OF ETV6-RUNX1 FUSION GENE TRANSCRIPT DETECTION IN PEDIATRIC B-CELL PRECURSOR ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA WITH TRANSLOCATION t(12;21)(p13;q22) by G. A. Tsaur, Т. О. Riger, A. M. Popov, T. Yu. Verzhbitskaya, L. V. Vakhonina, A. A. Vlasova, Yu. V. Olshanskaya, А. N. Kazakova, O. V. Streneva, O. V. Makarova, S. V. Tsvirenko, L. I. Saveliev, О. R. Arakaev, L. G. Fechina

“…It cannot be detected by conventional G-banding, so a reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) or fluorescent in situ hybridization are used for this purpose.The aim of the study was to evaluate the prognostic significance of qualitative and quantitative detection of ETV6-RUNX1 fusion gene transcript at various time points in childhood B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (BCP-ALL) patients.Materials and methods. …”
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Deep learning-based super-resolution US radiomics to differentiate testicular seminoma and non-seminoma: an international multicenter study by Yafang Zhang, Shilin Lu, Chuan Peng, Shichong Zhou, Irene Campo, Michele Bertolotto, Qian Li, Zhiyuan Wang, Dong Xu, Yun Wang, Jinshun Xu, Qinfu Wu, Xiaoying Hu, Wei Zheng, Jianhua Zhou

“…This study aimed to evaluate the performance of a deep learning-based super-resolution (SR) US radiomics model for SE/n-SE differentiation. Materials and methods This international multicenter retrospective study recruited patients with confirmed TGCT between 2015 and 2023. …”
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¿Los pacientes octogenarios sometidos a reemplazo total de rodilla regresan a la actividad física? by J. Teves, F. Holc, A. García-Mansilla, S. Vildoza, R. Brandariz, L. Carbó, J. Costantini

“…The objective is evaluate the pre and postoperative physical activity measured with the Knee Society Score (KSS) score and the Tegner score. Materials and methods: A retrospective cohort analysis was conducted on patients who underwent total knee replacement (TKR) between January 2016 and December 2019 at our institution. …”
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[Translated article] Do octogenarian patients undergoing total knee replacement return to physical activity? by J. Teves, F. Holc, A. García-Mansilla, S. Vildoza, R. Brandariz, L. Carbó, J. Costantini

“…The objective is evaluate the pre and postoperative physical activity measured with the Knee Society Score (KSS) score and the Tegner score. Materials and methods: A retrospective cohort analysis was conducted on patients who underwent total knee replacement (TKR) between January 2016 and December 2019 at our institution. …”
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Impact of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination and of seasonal variations on the innate immune inflammatory response by Hend Jarras, Isalie Blais, Benjamin Goyer, Wilfried W. Bazié, Wilfried W. Bazié, Henintsoa Rabezanahary, Mathieu Thériault, Kim Santerre, Marc-André Langlois, Jean-François Masson, Joelle N. Pelletier, Joelle N. Pelletier, Nicholas Brousseau, Nicholas Brousseau, Denis Boudreau, Sylvie Trottier, Sylvie Trottier, Mariana Baz, Mariana Baz, Caroline Gilbert, Caroline Gilbert

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A genome-wide association study identifies new loci associated with response to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA-1273 vaccine in a cohort of healthy healthcare workers by Antonio José Cabrera-Serrano, Antonio José Cabrera-Serrano, Lucía Ruiz-Durán, Lucía Ruiz-Durán, Juan Francisco Gutiérrez-Bautista, Juan Francisco Gutiérrez-Bautista, Juan Francisco Gutiérrez-Bautista, Juan Francisco Gutiérrez-Bautista, María Carretero-Fernández, María Carretero-Fernández, Rob ter Horst, Rob ter Horst, Rob ter Horst, Yang Li, Yang Li, Fernando Jesús Reyes-Zurita, Francisco José García-Verdejo, Francisco José García-Verdejo, Mihai G. Netea, Mihai G. Netea, Pedro Sánchez-Rovira, Pedro Sánchez-Rovira, Miguel Ángel López-Nevot, Miguel Ángel López-Nevot, Miguel Ángel López-Nevot, Antonio Sampedro, Antonio Sampedro, Juan Sainz, Juan Sainz, Juan Sainz, Juan Sainz

“…This study aims to identify novel genetic loci associated with the effectiveness of the mRNA-1273 vaccine, as measured by elevated anti-Spike (anti-S) IgG levels at multiple time points post-vaccination.Materials and methodsWe conducted three genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in a cohort of Spanish healthcare workers, analyzing anti-S IgG levels at one-month post-vaccination (n=567), at three months post-vaccination (n=447), and the difference in circulating anti-S IgG levels between these two time points (n=447).ResultsWe identified fourteen novel loci associated with increasing concentrations of anti-S IgG post-vaccination (p=5.01×10-13 and p=2.81×10-8). …”
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Variation analysis of fruit traits of jujube seedlings and screening of excellent germplasm by JI Yinzhong, CHEN Youfu, YAN Fenfen, WANG Jiurui, LIU Mengjun

“…[Objective] The study aimed to explore the segregation characteristics and genetic variation of fruit traits in jujube (Ziziphus jujuba Mill.) seedlings in order to provide a theoretical basis for jujube seedling selection and cultivar breeding. [Methods] 112 jujube seedling trees of Dongzao and Yuhongas were used as research materials, 37 traits such as fruit maturity, high yield, appearance quality, sensory quality, nutritional quality and resistance were identified for investigation. …”
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Evaluating the Effects of Prostate Radiotherapy Intensified with Pelvic Nodal Radiotherapy and Androgen Deprivation Therapy on Myelosuppression: Single-Institution Experience by Yousef Katib, Steven Tisseverasinghe, Ian J. Gerard, Benjamin Royal-Preyra, Ahmad Chaddad, Tania Sasson, Boris Bahoric, Federico Roncarolo, Tamim Niazi

“…This study is designed to comprehensively evaluate the risk of myelosuppression associated with PRT, shedding light on an aspect that has been underrepresented in prior research. Materials and Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of 600 patients with prostate cancer (PCa) treated with prostate radiotherapy (PRT) at a single oncology center between 2007 and 2017. …”
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Evaluation of effectiveness of long-term therapy with Russian rituximab biosimilar in Sjogren’s disease in real clinical practice by B. D. Chaltsev, V. I. Vasilyev, A. V. Torgashina, Yu. I. Khvan, E. B. Rodionova, E. I. Selifanova, T. N. Safonova, L. A. Semenova, M. V. Burtseva, S. I. Glukhova

“…The aim – to evaluate the effectiveness of long-term therapy with Russian rituximab (RTX) biosimilar in Sjögren’s disease (SjD) in real-life clinical practice.Materials and methods. The retrospective study included 53 patients with SjD (Russian 2001 criteria and ACR/ EULAR (American College of Rheumatology/European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology) 2016 criteria), observed at the V.A. …”
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Feasibility and Safety of Intercostal Cryoneurolysis During Pleuroscopy: A Novel Analgesic Approach Using a 1.7 mm Cryoprobe by Sammy Onyancha, Isabelle Dettmer, Njuxhersa Maloku, Gernot Rohde

“…Objectives: To investigate the safety and feasibility of cryoneurolysis in pleuroscopy performed using a 1.7 mm cryoprobe via a semi-rigid pleuroscope. Materials and methods: We conducted a prospective, single-centre observational study on 43 patients who underwent pleuroscopy at our institution between January 2024 and December 2024, of which 25 received cryoneurolysis. …”
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Treatment outcomes for acute T-lymphoblastic leukemias/lymphomas: data from the ALL-2016 multicenter prospective randomized trial by O. A. Aleshina, I. V. Galtseva, E. S. Kotova, G. I. Isinova, T. N. Obukhova, V. N. Dvirnik, A. B. Sudarikov, M. E. Grishunina, O. S. Samoilova, K. D. Kaplanov, V. A. Lapin, S. N. Bondarenko, E. S. Fokina, N. V. Minaeva, T. S. Konstantinova, Yu. V. Sveshnikova, E. E. Zinina, A. S. Antipova, O. Yu. Baranova, E. A. Borisenkova, Yu. O. Davydova, N. M. Kapranov, S. M. Kulikov, Yu. A. Chabaeva, V. V. Troitskaya, E. N. Parovichnikova

“…To assess the significance of auto-HSCT in patients with T-ALL/LBL in the framework of ALL-2016 multicenter, prospective, randomized study (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03462095).Materials and methods. The study included 109 adult patients with T-ALL/LBL (m:f 82:27). …”
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Combination of Atrial Fibrillation and Coronary Heart Disease in Patients in Clinical Practice: Comorbidities, Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes (Data from the REСVASA Registries) by M. M. Loukianov, S. Yu. Martsevich, E. Yu. Andrenko, S. S. Yakushin, A. N. Vorobiev, K. G. Pereverzeva, A. V. Zagrebelny, Е. Yu. Okshina, V. V. Yakusevich, Vl. Vl. Yakusevich, E. M. Pozdnyakova, T. A. Gomova, E. E. Fedotova, M. M. Valiakhmetov, V. P. Mikhin, Yu. V. Maslennikova, E. N. Belova, V. G. Klyashtorny, E. V. Kudryashov, A. N. Makoveeva, Ju. E. Tatsii, S. A. Boytsov, O. M. Drapkina

“…Assess the structure of comorbid conditions, cardiovascular pharmacotherapy and outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and concomitant coronary artery disease (CAD) included in the outpatient and hospital RECVASA registries.Materials and methods. 3169 patients with AF were enrolled in outpatient RECVASA (Ryazan), RECVASA AF-Yaroslavl registries and hospital RECVASA AF (Moscow, Kursk, Tula). 2497 (78.8%) registries of patients with AF had CAD and 703 (28.2%) of them had a previous myocardial infarction (MI).Results. …”
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In vitro measurement of proton RBE: A multi-centric comparison using a harmonized setup by Olga Sokol, Anders Tobias Frederiksen, Mateusz Sitarz, Brita Singers Sørensen, Elham Santina, Christopher Smith, John-William Warmenhoven, Marie Davídková, Anna Jelínek Michaelidesová, Irina Danilová, Oldřich Zahradníček, Amélia Maia Leite, Ludovic de Marzi, Frederic Pouzoulet, Paweł Olko, Justyna Miszczyk, Barbara Orzechowska, Eleftherios Papalanis, Mehran Hariri, Diana Spiegelberg, Bo Stenerlöw, Alexandru Dasu, Elisabeth Bodenstein, Elke Beyreuther, Jörg Pawelke, Dorothee Pfitzmann, Karen Kirkby, Nicholas Henthorn, Marco Durante

“…Background and purpose: This study presents a multi-center comparison of in vitro cell survival measurements and RBE calculations following proton irradiations conducted under harmonized experimental conditions across six European institutions participating in the INSPIRE framework. Materials and methods: V79-4 cells were irradiated using spread-out Bragg peak (SOBP) proton fields of two configurations delivering 6 and 8 Gy with widths of 6 and 4 cm, respectively. …”
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Evaluation of SSM-Wheat Model in Simulating the Growth and Development of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Cultivars in Different Planting Densities by Ali Rahemi karizki, Faramarz Sayyedi, Habib allah Soghi, Arazqlych Marfy, Mojtaba Salehi SHaikhi, Saeed Bagherikia

“…The aim of this experiment is to evaluate the SSM-Wheat model under different density conditions and late-season drought stress. Materials and Methods This experiment was conducted in the cropping year 2021-2022 at the Gorgan Agricultural Research Station. …”
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Quantification of the Role of Teupol^® 25P and Graminex^® G96 Compared to Hexanic Extract of <i>Serenoa repens</i> in Patients Affected by Lower Urinary Tract S... by Yazan Al Salhi, Damiano Graziani, Andrea Fuschi, Fabio Maria Valenzi, Manfredi Bruno Sequi, Paolo Pietro Suraci, Alice Antonioni, Onofrio Antonio Rera, Cosimo De Nunzio, Riccardo Lombardo, Paolo Benanti, Giuseppe Candita, Eleonora Rosato, Filippo Gianfrancesco, Giorgio Martino, Giovanni Di Gregorio, Luca Erra, Giorgio Bozzini, Antonio Carbone, Antonio Luigi Pastore

“…This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of Xipag^® versus hexanic extract of <i>Serenoa repens</i> (HESr), both in combination with silodosin, in patients with LUTS/BPH. <i>Materials and Methods</i>: We conducted a single-center, prospective, observational, comparative study involving male patients with moderate-to-severe LUTSs undergoing treatment with silodosin. …”
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Ibrutinib in the Treatment of Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia by EA Nikitin, EA Dmitrieva, MA Panteleev, EI Emelina, VL Ivanova, YuB Kochkareva, EG Arshanskaya, IE Lazarev, EE Markova, LA Mukha, NG Novitskaya, MM Pankrashkina, VV Glazunova, AV Shubina, SA Chernysh, NK Khuazheva, EV Naumova, SA Lugovskaya, ME Pochtar’, TN Obukhova, OYu Vinogradova, GE Gendlin, VV Ptushkin

“…The main objective was the analysis of complications of ibrutinib and identification of factors, influencing the dosage regimen; the secondary objective was the estimation of the total response to treatment, event-free and overall survival. Materials & Methods. The study included 96 patients with CLL with indications for ibrutinib therapy. …”
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