Non-Sonographic Hydrostatic Reduction of Intussusception in Children in Underdeveloped Pakistan by Majid Arshad, Anum Fatima, Rahmat Ali Khan, Khawar Saeed, Bakht Sarwar

“… Background: Intussusception is a significant cause of pediatric intestinal obstruction that requires rapid intervention. While ultrasound-guided hydrostatic reduction is the standard treatment in developed healthcare systems, its availability is limited in resource-limited settings. …”
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The Association of Toll-like Receptor-9 Gene Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism and <i>AK155(IL-26)</i> Serum Levels with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation Risk: A Cas... by Entsar R. Mokhtar, Salwa I. Elshennawy, Heba Elhakeem, Rayyh A. M. Saleh, Sawsan Bakr Elsawy, Khadiga S. M. Salama, Maha Fathy Mohamed, Rania Hamid Bahi, Hayam H. Mansour, Sammar Ahmed Kasim Mahmoud, Marwa M. Hassan, Sara M. Elhadad, Hanaa Mohammed Eid El Sayed, Aliaa N. Mohamed, Nadia M. Hamdy

“…<b>Background:</b> A crucial challenge is the determination of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) immune-related mechanisms, where one of the important components of the inflammatory axes in COPD is Toll-like receptor-9 (TLR9) and interleukin-26 AK155(IL-26). …”
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A Sleep Sensor Made with Electret Condenser Microphones by Teru Kamogashira, Tatsuya Yamasoba, Shu Kikuta, Kenji Kondo

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Non-inferiority of sleep position therapy compared to positive airway pressure therapy with regard to daytime sleepiness in patients with mild to moderate position-dependent obstru... by Nina Timmesfeld, Anja Neumann, Frederik Valbert, Jürgen Wasem, Alexandra Spillner, Christoph Schöbel

“…Abstract Background First-line therapy for patients with clinically relevant obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is positive airway pressure therapy (PAP). …”
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Real-time PCR technique for diagnosing respiratory diseases: miR-155, miR-17, miR-181 expression, and COPD by Abdolreza Mohamadnia, Seyedehnarges Tabatabaee, Parvaneh Safarian, Mohammad Bayat, Abdolah Farhadinasab, Mohammad Hossein Soltani, Shadi Shafaghi, Mohammad Varahram, Mehdi Kazempour Dizaji, Fatemeh Hashtrodi Mahmoudi, Yasamin Khorrami, Atefeh Akbarian, Mahdi Ahmadinia, Naghmeh Bahrami

“…Abstract Background and objective Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive inflammatory condition with limited noninvasive biomarkers for diagnosis and monitoring. …”
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The Association Between the CALLY Index and All-Cause Mortality in Patients with COPD: Results from the Cohort Study of NHANES 2007&ndash;2010 by Ding Y, Liu Y, Yu J, Cai C, Fu L, Zhu J, Yang S, Jiang Y, Wang J

“…The areas under the curve (AUC) in predicting 5- and 10-year all-cause mortality were 0.693 and 0.656.Conclusion: The CALLY index has a strong relationship with all-cause mortality in patients with COPD in the US and could serve as a prognostic biomarker for these patients.Keywords: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the C-reactive protein–albumin–lymphocyte index, national health and nutrition examination survey, biomarker…”
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Study protocol for a single-centre non-inferior double-blinded randomised controlled trial in China comparing the efficacy and safety of high-frequency irreversible electroporation... by Rui Chen, Bi-Ming He, Zhen-Kai Shi, Hai-Feng Wang

“…The main inclusion criteria are men with prostatic volume range 30 to 100 mL, Qmax&lt;15 mL/s and IPSS&gt;8. A sample size of 118 participants is required, accounting for a 20% loss. …”
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Is inspiratory muscle training (IMT) an acceptable treatment option for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who have declined pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) and... by Cath O’Connor, Rod Lawson, Judith Waterhouse, Gary H Mills

“…Participants were selected from a purposive sample. Of the 22 potential participants screened, 11 were recruited and interviewed. …”
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Enhanced immunotherapy response in lung adenocarcinoma patients with COPD: insights into tumor cells and immune microenvironment characteristics by Yuji Huang, Boxuan Liang, Xuewei Chen, Zhiming Li, Yanhong Deng, Jiaxin Du, Yizhou Zhong, Xi Lin, Junjun Fu, Jieyu Xie, Xin Zhang, Zhenlie Huang

“…Abstract Background Lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are major global health challenges, and their coexistence in patients presents unique clinical complexities. …”
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Analysis of the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid microbial flora in COPD patients at different lung function during acute exacerbation by Kawsar Bahetjan, Yu-Xia, Shijun Lin, Nuerziba Aili, Haiyan Yang, Shijun Du

“…In this study, BALF samples were collected from 70 COPD patients experiencing acute exacerbations (AECOPD). …”
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Detection of Respiratory Disease Based on Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering and Multivariate Analysis of Human Serum by Yulia Khristoforova, Lyudmila Bratchenko, Vitalii Kupaev, Dmitry Senyushkin, Maria Skuratova, Shuang Wang, Petr Lebedev, Ivan Bratchenko

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a significant public health concern, affecting millions of people worldwide. …”
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Targeting Liver Biopsies For Optimal Biopsy Site In Diffused Liver Disease Using Real-Time Shear Wave Elastography: A Prospective, Single Center Study by Naushaba Malik, Shahbakht Aftab, Rida Noor, Noor Aftab, Rizwan, Rehan

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Gardasil® as adjunctive therapy for respiratory papillomatosis at Red Cross Children’s Hospital, Cape Town by Shavina Frank, Jessica K. McGuire, Fiona Kabagenyi, Vincent Pretorius, Shazia Peer

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Immune imbalance underlying depressive symptoms in COPD patients: a study based on BDNF, PD-1, MMP-9, and inflammatory cytokines by Shanshan Liu, Jian Dong, Weiqi Huang, Jing Yan

“…ObjectiveChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is frequently accompanied by a high prevalence of depressive symptoms, particularly during acute exacerbations (AECOPD). …”
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Association of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and CRP with spirometry in COPD patients in North India by Kaushalendra K. Maurya, Shraddha Singh, Sushma Swaraj Rapelly, Ajay K. Verma

“…Background: Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who have high serum levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker of low-grade systemic inflammation, exhibit reduced lung functions and a worse prognosis. …”
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Evolution endodontic obturation of systems as indicator of technical progress in stomatology

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Personalized decision making for coronary artery disease treatment using offline reinforcement learning by Peyman Ghasemi, Matthew Greenberg, Danielle A. Southern, Bing Li, James A. White, Joon Lee

“…We applied off-policy reinforcement learning (RL) to a composite data model from 41,328 unique patients with angiography-confirmed obstructive CAD. In an offline setting, we estimated optimal treatment policies and evaluated these policies using weighted importance sampling. …”
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Factors Related with Handgrip Strength in Elderly Patients by Nur Riviati, Siti Setiati, Purwita W Laksmi, Murdani Abdullah

“…There were 352 eligible subjects in this study recruited with consecutive sampling. The independent variables in the study consisted of age, sex, nutritional status, chronic disease (stroke, hypertension (HT), diabetes mellitus (DM), coronary heart disease (CHD) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)), waist circumference while the dependent variable was handgrip strength. …”
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Factors Related with Handgrip Strength in Elderly Patients by Nur Riviati, Siti Setiati, Purwita W Laksmi, Murdani Abdullah

“…There were 352 eligible subjects in this study recruited with consecutive sampling. The independent variables in the study consisted of age, sex, nutritional status, chronic disease (stroke, hypertension (HT), diabetes mellitus (DM), coronary heart disease (CHD) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)), waist circumference while the dependent variable was handgrip strength. …”
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Perceived barriers and facilitators to managing psychological distress in COPD: The perspectives of patients and carers – a qualitative study using the theoretical domains framewor... by Juliet Wang, Lena Ly, Elizabeth Barson, Natasha Smallwood

“…Abstract Psychological distress is highly prevalent in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), however, remains under-recognised and under-treated. …”
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