Effectiveness of Search for Unrelated Donor of Hematopoietic Stem Cells using Russian System Bone Marrow Donor Search: Experience of RM Gorbacheva Scientific Research Institute of... by OA Makarenko, AL Alyanskii, NE Ivanova, MA Kucher, EV Babenko, MA Estrina, DE Pevtsov, AA Golovacheva, EV Kuz’mich, BV Afanas’ev

“…If related donor is not found, further search is carried out in the Bone Marrow Donor Worldwide (BMDW) international data base, which is not effective enough (about 80–85 %), because of genotype specificity of Russian Federation residents. The recruitment procedure using BMDW takes a lot of time and is expensive. …”
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II Brazilian Society of Rheumatology consensus for lupus nephritis diagnosis and treatment by Edgard Torres dos Reis-Neto, Luciana Parente Costa Seguro, Emília Inoue Sato, Eduardo Ferreira Borba, Evandro Mendes Klumb, Lilian Tereza Lavras Costallat, Marta Maria das Chagas Medeiros, Eloisa Bonfá, Nafice Costa Araújo, Simone Appenzeller, Ana Carolina de Oliveira e Silva Montandon, Emily Figueiredo Neves Yuki, Roberto Cordeiro de Andrade Teixeira, Rosa Weiss Telles, Danielle Christinne Soares do Egypto, Francinne Machado Ribeiro, Andrese Aline Gasparin, Antonio Silaide de Araujo Junior, Cláudia Lopes Santoro Neiva, Debora Cerqueira Calderaro, Odirlei Andre Monticielo

“…Kidney biopsy is considered the gold standard for diagnosing LN but, if it is not available or there is a contraindication to the procedure, therapeutic decisions should be based on clinical and laboratory parameters. …”
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10-year experience in orthotopic heart transplantation in Kuzbass by L. S. Barbarash, O. L. Barbarash, E. V. Grigoriev, D. L. Shukevich, T. B. Pecherina, M. G. Zinets, A. V. Sotnikov, I. K. Khalivopulo, T. S. Golovina, E. M. Kurguzova, A. V. Ivanova, Yu. S. Ignatova, A. V. Yurkina, D. P. Golubovskaya, P. G. Parfenov, J. I. Gusel’nikova, E. V. Dren’

“…In Russia, the number of OHT procedures and transplantation of other organs have significantly increased in recent years. …”
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Pediatric to adult healthcare transitioning for adolescents living with HIV in Nigeria: A national survey. by Okikiolu A Badejo, William N A Menson, Nadia A Sam-Agudu, Jennifer Pharr, Salome Erekaha, Tamara Bruno, Gift Nwanne, Olabanjo Ogunsola, Jude Ilozumba, Olusegun Busari, Echezona E Ezeanolue

“…We conducted a nationwide survey to characterize routine transition procedures for Nigerian ALHIV.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>This cross-sectional survey was conducted at public healthcare facilities supported by five local HIV service implementing partners. …”
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Pancreaticoduodenectomy in trauma patients with grade IV–V duodenal or pancreatic injuries: a post hoc analysis of an EAST multicenter trial by Jeffry Nahmias, Daniel N Holena, Bellal Joseph, Martin Schreiber, Lisa M Kodadek, Mayur Narayan, Grace Chang, Joe Patton, Abid Khan, Mark Seamon, Jessica H Beard, Michelle T Bover Manderski, Michael A Vella, Ryan Peter Dumas, Haytham Kaafarani, Alison A Smith, Rachel Leah Choron, Christopher Bargoud, Amanda L Teichman, Francesk Mulita, Christine T Trankiem, Hashim Ahmed, Aaron Anderson, Odessa Pulido, Caleb Mentzer, Jane Keating, Mira Ghneim, Reynold Henry, Dane R Scantling, Andrew Benjamin, Christopher W Foote, Carlos H Palacio, Randi N Smith, Meghan Jonikas, Dias Argandykov, Jason D Sciarretta, Joshua P Hazelton, Pascal Udekwu, Jordan Michael Kirsch, Charoo Piplani, Julia Kuzinar, Dustin Hanos, Iman N Afif, Navpreet Kaur Dhillon, Ashling Zhang, Rebekah Devasahayam, Oliver Gunter, Brandi Sun, Chloe S Cao, Jessica K Reynolds, Lauren A Hilt, Karla Echeverria-Rosario, Nathaniel S Fung, Caitlin A Fitzgerald, Jeremy H Levin, JaeHee Yoon, Jacqueline Blank, Christopher J McLaughlin, Rami Al-Aref, Daniel S Howard, Kate Dellonte, Brent Hopkins, Chloe Shell, Evan G Wong, Howard Lieberman, Walter A Ramsey, Collin H Stewart, Claudia Alvarez, John D Berne, Ivan Puente, Ilya Rakitin, Lindsey Perea, Jason Wade, Laura K Mann, Vasileios Mousafeiris, Shari Reid-Gruner, Erica Sais, Lilamarie Moko

“…We suggest that the role of PD should be limited to cases of massive destruction of the pancreatic head and ampullary complex, given the likely procedure-related morbidity and adverse outcomes when compared with non-PD management.Level of evidence IV, Multicenter retrospective comparative study.…”
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Antibiotic susceptibility testing and molecular characterization based on whole-genome sequencing of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from pediatric infections at the National Reg... by Ziyi Yan, Chenglin Miao, Li Liu, Yunhan Fu, Xingxin Liu, Hong Li, Linghan Kuang, Linghan Kuang, Yali Cui, Yali Cui, Yali Cui, Yongmei Jiang, Yongmei Jiang

“…All S. pneumoniae isolates were subjected to standardized clinical sample inoculation, culture, subculture, and identification procedures. Next-generation sequencing and analysis were used to determine serotypes and sequence types (STs) and evaluate antibiotic resistance- and virulence-related genes. …”
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Glomerular disease in chronic graft versus host disease by Leticia Peluffo, Lucía Barceló, Gabriela Otatti, Andrés Urrestarazu, Ruben Coitiño, Cecilia Baccino, Sofía San Román, Agustín Noboa, Jimena Cabrera, Haydee Aunchaunya, Fernanda Varela, Cecilia Coelho, Lucía Santini, Eliana Cabrera, Paula Gauronas, Santiago Acle, Oscar Noboa, Ricardo Silvariño

“…Allogeneic hematopoietic progenitor cell transplantation is a widely used procedure, and graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a common complication. …”
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Validation of a microRNA profile in urine liquid biopsy with diagnostic and stratification value for bladder cancer classification, available through the open app BladdermiRaCan by Julia Oto, Raquel Herranz, Emma Plana, Javier Pérez-Ardavín, David Hervás, Fernando Cana, Patricia Verger, David Ramos-Soler, Manuel Martínez-Sarmiento, César D. Vera-Donoso, Pilar Medina

“…Abstract We aimed to identify a profile of urine microRNAs (miRNAs) with diagnostic and stratification potential in the whole range of bladder cancer (BC) categories, to avoid current invasive, harmful and expensive procedures. We collected a first morning urine sample from the screening (35 BC patients and 15 age- and gender-matched controls) and validation cohorts (172 BC and 94 controls). …”
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Typology of out-of-home eaters: a description of sociodemographic, lifestyle, nutritional and environmental characteristics in the NutriNet-Santé cohort by Emma Meyer, Benjamin Allès, Justine Berlivet, Sandrine Péneau, Alice Bellicha, Mathilde Touvier, Brigitte Langevin, Philippe Pointereau, Denis Lairon, Serge Hercberg, Emmanuelle Kesse-Guyot, Julia Baudry

“…Methods Based on a sub-sample of adults of the French NutriNet-Santé cohort who completed a food frequency questionnaire and a questionnaire on OOH consumption habits in 2014 (n = 29,140, mean age: 53.6 (SD = 14.0) years, 74.3% women), we conducted a Multiple Factor Analysis followed by a clustering procedure. AN(C)OVA models were then used to examine the associations between the identified clusters and socio-demographic, lifestyle, and diet-related characteristics (using dietary scores and environmental indicators including greenhouse gas emissions, land use and energy consumption). …”
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Risk factors for new vertebral fractures after percutaneous vertebroplasty or percutaneous kyphoplasty in the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures by Wencheng Yang, Kaiwei Zou, Xuping Lin, Yanfang Yang, Tianpei Chen, Xiuming Wu, Xiaomeng Wang, Qingjun Liu, Chunhui Huang, Wanhan Su

“…Data collection during the follow-up period focused on various factors that could potentially be associated with new vertebral fractures after PVP/PKP procedures. Patients were divided into two groups based on whether they experienced new vertebral fractures within two years after discharge: the new fracture group (n = 186) and the non-fracture group (n = 64), and statistical analysis was conducted accordingly.ResultsAll cases were followed up for 12 to 24 months, with an average of 14.7 months. …”
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Sustainability-driven application of waste steel and tyre rubber fibres as reinforcement in concrete: An optimization study using response surface methodology by M.A. Kareem, E.O. Ajadi, O.O. Fadipe, K. Ishola, O.A. Olawuyi, S.A. Ayanlere, O.J. Olatoyan, J.O. Adeosun, A.A. Adefajo, A.T. Oyewo, S.O.A. Olawale, W.A. Lamidi

“…The fresh and hardened properties (slump, density, water absorption, 7- and 28-day compressive and split tensile strengths) of concrete were determined using standard procedures. The RSM was used to evaluate the interaction between the concrete variables and identify their optimum combination which gave the peak values of responses. …”
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Development and external validation of a model to predict recurrence in patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer by Jiajia Tang, Jiajia Tang, Longmei Fan, Longmei Fan, Tianyu Huang, Tianyu Huang, Rongrong Yang, Rongrong Yang, Xinqi Yang, Xinqi Yang, Yuanjian Liao, Mingshun Zuo, Neng Zhang, Jiangrong Zhang, Jiangrong Zhang

“…Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop new models to compensate for the shortcomings and potentially provide evidence for predicting postoperative recurrence in NMIBC patients.MethodsClinicopathologic characteristics and follow-up data were retrospectively collected from 556 patients with NMIBC who underwent transurethral resection of bladder tumors by electrocautery (TURBT) from January 2014 to December 2023 at the Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University and 167 patients with NMIBC who underwent the same procedure from January 2018 to April 2024 at the Third Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University. …”
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Radiolabeling and Preliminary In Vivo Evaluation of the Candidate CCR2 Targeting PET Radioligand [¹¹C]AZD2423 by Kenneth Dahl, Peter Johnström, Miklós Tóth, Martin Bolin, Katarina Varnäs, Ryuji Nakao, Akihiro Takano, Yasir Khani Meynaq, Malken Bayrakdarian, Zsolt Cselényi, Christer Halldin, Lars Farde, Magnus Schou

“…Methods: [¹¹C]AZD2423 was synthesized using a novel two-step, two-pot [¹¹C]carbon monoxide carbonylation procedure. PET imaging studies in NHPs (n = 2) were conducted to assess its brain penetration and in vivo distribution. …”
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Integrating pharmacogenomics and cheminformatics with diverse disease phenotypes for cell type-guided drug discovery by Arda Halu, Sarvesh Chelvanambi, Julius L. Decano, Joan T. Matamalas, Mary Whelan, Takaharu Asano, Namitra Kalicharran, Sasha A. Singh, Joseph Loscalzo, Masanori Aikawa

“…Methods We build cell type-specific gene-drug perturbation networks from CMap data using a statistical procedure we call Quantile-based Instance Z-score Consensus (QUIZ-C). …”
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Assessment of male football players’ physical fitness levels based on certain gene (AGT rs699 & IL-6 rs1800795) polymorphisms by Celal Bulgay, Nicola L. Bragazzi, Orhan Gök, Veli O. Çakır, Selin Y. Tuncer, Tolga Polat, Korkut Ulucan, Halil İbrahim Ceylan, Metin Dalip, Mehmet S. Kocak, Mesut Cerit

“…Genomic DNA was extracted from oral epithelial cells. Genotyping procedures were then executed using real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). …”
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Effect of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors on ventricular function in systemic right ventricular failure by Lorna Swan, Gruschen R Veldtman, Hubert W Vliegen, Philippine Kiès, Filip Zemrak, Amanda Hunter, Anastasia D Egorova, Monique RM Jongbloed, J Wouter Jukema, Simon T MacDonald, Niki L Walker, Ali N Zaidi, Madelien V Regeer, Bart JA Mertens, Ralph ML Neijenhuis, Ari M Cedars

“…Twenty-five (64%) had transposition of the great arteries after an atrial switch procedure and 14 (36%) had congenitally corrected transposition. sRV GLS improved significantly in the first 50 days (−1.4%-point per month, p&lt;0.001) and stabilised afterwards (&lt;0.1%-point per month, p=0.520). …”
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Long-term effects of enhanced external counterpulsation in the management of patients with ischemic chronic heart failure by A. S. Lishuta, O. A. Slepova, N. A. Nikolaeva, M. F. Petruhnova, E. V. Privalova, Yu. N. Belenkov

“…Over the 24-month study period, the effect of EECP in patients with coronary artery disease complicated by CHF demonstrated a stable improvement in exercise tolerance, as well as a decrease in the incidence of adverse clinical outcomes, significantly more pronounced in the group with a large number of EECP procedures…”
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Transcatheter Ductus Arteriosus Closure with Various Devices in the Pediatric Patient Group and Long-term Outcomes: Experience from a Single Center by Şeyma Şebnem Ön, Eser Doğan, Fırat Ergin, Mehmet Baki Beyter, Gülçin Kayan Kaşıkçı, Meral Yılmaz, Burcu Büşra Acar, Burcugül Karasulu Beci, Zülal Ülger Tutar, Reşit Ertürk Levent

“…We retrospectively reviewed their records in order to assess procedure success, demographic information, clinical features, angiographic parameters, and complications. …”
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A comparative analysis of cluster based interventions on healthcare-associated infections in a tertiary care hospital in China by Ya Zou, Chuyu Lao, Ting Fan, Tian Wang, Guanwen Lin, Cuiqiong Fan, Yisui Cen, Yukun Lin, Miao Yang, Congrong Li, Zihuan Li

“…This study analyzes the trend of incidence of HAIs in a tertiary care hospital in China and assesses the effectiveness of cluster based interventions.MethodsA retrospective analysis was conducted on HAIs reports from 2015 to 2024, focusing on episodes involving the incidence rate of hospital infections, the catheter infection rate related to invasive procedures in the intensive care unit (ICU), healthcare workers’ compliance with hand hygiene, needlestick and sharp injuries (NSIs) among healthcare workers, the prophylactic use rate of antimicrobial agents for Class I surgical incisions, and the antimicrobial usage density (AUD). …”
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Feasibility of a prison-based test-and-treat model for enhancing hepatitis C care in Kedah, Malaysia by Mohd Azri Mohd Suan, Ahmad Muaz Zulkifli, Noor Hidayati Ani, Azlina Azlan, Mohamad Faiz Mustafa, Siti Maisarah Md Ali, Siti Aishah Aris, Nur Aisyah Sakinah Muhamad Nizar, Fatihah Fahami Mohd Najib Fahami, Amizah Othman, Huan-Keat Chan, Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan

“…It features a streamlined test-and-treat procedure within prisons, encompassing anti-HCV (exposure) testing, HCV ribonucleic acid (RNA) (current infection) testing, pretreatment assessments, and treatment initiation. …”
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