Correlation analysis between epicardial adipose tissue and acute coronary syndrome by Gao Zhihong, Zuo Yuqiang, Jia Linyi, Yin Yuling, Yang Xu, Xu Lei, Hao Zengfang

“…Abstract To investigate the correlation between the density and volume of epicardial adipose tissue(EAT)and acute coronary syndrome (ACS). This study included 355 subjects (mean age: 60.65 ± 9.67 years; 54.65% male), comprising 175 patients with ACS and 180 without ACS. …”
Get full text

Plasma and serum concentrations of VEGF-A121, but not of VEGF-A165, increase post-bevacizumab administration. by Masashi Okawa, Munekazu Yamakuchi, Aryal Bibek, Kazunori Takenouchi, Drew N Maywar, Shingo Yamada, Keiichi Inoue, Kazuhiko Higurashi, Junichi Nakazawa, Masahiro Kawahira, Tomoko Kodama, Kiyonori Tanoue, Yoko Oyama, Sadayuki Higashi, Chieko Fujisaki, Hirohito Hashinokuchi, Akito Tabaru, Hideaki Kanda, Shuji Tachioka, Yutaka Imoto, Teruto Hashiguchi, Yoshiharu Soga

Get full text

Effectiveness of acupuncture for equine laminitis: Systematic review and meta-analysis by Faisal Fikri, Agus Purnomo, Salipudin Tasil Maslamama, Muhammad Thohawi Elziyad Purnama

“…Results: As a result, this meta-analysis study reported that acupuncture improves horses with laminitis (Odds Ratio = 2.254; 95% CI = 1.167–4.355) and has a favorable effect on lameness scores (mean difference = −5.008; 95% CI = −8.094–−1.923). …”
Get full text

Simultaneous Anti-Tuberculosis and Anti-Tumor Treatment with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors for Co-Existent Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Advanced Lung Cancer by Wang H, Gao L, Cai X, Li J, Lang Y, Zheng R, Yang S

Get full text

16S rRNA Sequencing and Metabolomics to Analyze Correlation Between Fecal Flora and Metabolites of Squabs and Parent Pigeons by Xiaobin Li, Shengchen Zheng, Haiying Li, Jiajia Liu, Fan Yang, Xiaoyu Zhao, Yafei Liang

Get full text

Comparative effect of boiling, microwave and ultrasonication treatment on microstructure, nutritional and microbial quality of Tofu by Abiola Folakemi Olaniran, Faith Oluwatoyosi Agaja, Oluwatobi Victoria Obayomi, Seno Isidore Ebong, Adekunbi Adetola Malomo, Olubukola David Olaniran, Oluwakemi Christianah Erinle, Stephen Olugbemiga Owa

“…The antioxidant activities and total flavonoid contents (TFC) of tofu samples ranged from 22.2 to 35.5 mg/mL with ultrasonicated tofu (UTU) showing the highest scavenging activity (at 47.40 % and 22.2 mg/mL). …”
Get full text

Place of death and healthcare utilisation at the end of life among individuals with mental and behavioural disorders as underlying cause of death: population-level multiple-registe... by Maja Magdalena Olsson, Christopher Holmberg, Cecilia Larsdotter, Stina Nyblom, Joakim Öhlén

“…Our regression model revealed that individuals with MBDs other than intellectual disabilities were less likely to die in hospitals (odds ratio 0.60–0.134 [95% CI = 0.014–0.651]) or care homes (odds ratio 0.11–0.97 [95% CI = 0.003–0.355]) than at home. Substance use disorders were the most common underlying cause of death (61.3%). …”
Get full text

Hydrogen production by methane decomposition over Ni-doped activated carbons: effect of the activation method by Mahmoudi, Marwa, Dufour, Anthony, Bettahar, Mohammed El-Miloud, Medjahdi, Ghouti, Ouederni, Abdelmottaleb, Gadiou, Roger

Get full text

Про методологію просторової фіксації в дослідженнях книгописання в Україні XI–XVIII ст. by Віра Фрис

Get full text

Prevalence and density of Elaphostrongylus rangiferi larvae in faecal samples of semi-domestic reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) in Norway 2013-16 by Terje Domaas Josefsen, Torill Mørk, Ingebjørg Helena Nymo, Javier Sanchez Romano, Morten Tryland

“…Results E. rangiferi larvae were found in 109 of 355 faecal samples (31%). All herds had positive samples at all sampling sessions. …”
Get full text

Evaluation of Treatment Patterns and Maintenance Dose Titration Among Patients With Crohn’s Disease Initiating Biologics With 3 Years of Follow-Up by Ruizhi Zhao, Zhijie Ding, Parul Gupta, Laurence Gozalo, Robert Bruette, Victor M. Johnson, Keshia Maughn, Yihang Liu, Sumesh Kachroo

“…In particular, UST had the lowest dose escalation rate (35.5%) and highest dose-reduction rate (16.5%). …”
Get full text

Assessment of Patient’s Satisfaction and Associated Factors regarding Postoperative Pain Management at the University of Gondar Compressive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia... by Yosef Belay Bizuneh, Girmay Fitiwi Lema, Demeke Yilkal Fentie, Yophtahe Woldegerima Berhe, Henos Enyew Ashagrie

“…The overall proportion of patients who were satisfied with pain management services was 72.2% (95% CI: 67.7–76.6). ASA1 (AOR = 3.55: 95% CI = 1.20–10.55) and ASA2 patients (AOR = 3.72: 95% CI = 1.04–13.28), absence of postoperative pain (AOR = 1.86: 95% CI = 1.02–3.39), peripheral nerve block done (AOR = 9.14: 95% CI = 3.93 20.86), received analgesic before request (AOR = 6.90: 95% CI = 3.72–12.83), and received systemic analgesics (AOR = 6.10: 95% CI = 1.17–33.91) were significantly associated with the level of satisfaction. …”
Get full text

Impact of social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of university students and recommendations for the post-pandemic period: A systematic review by Tamiris Beppler Martins, Joaquim Henrique Lorenzetti Branco, Taís Beppler Martins, Gilmar Moraes Santos, Alexandro Andrade

Get full text

Availability and use of child safety seats among children aged 0-3 years by CHEN Bo，WANG Xihui，QIU Fengqian，YU Yan，GAO Shuna，HE Lihua，LI Weiyi，JI Yunfang，CHEN Weihua

“…Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that the parents who had children aged >1-2 years (OR=0.597, 95%CI: 0.366-0.973), travelled 2-4 times per month (OR=0.359, 95%CI: 0.213-0.607) or once per month or less (OR=0.384, 95%CI: 0.202-0.729), and scored high in perceived barrier (OR=0.634, 95%CI: 0.486-0.827) were less likely to use child safety seats; the parents who had children with local household registration (OR=2.506, 95%CI: 1.356-4.633), travelled 5-<10 km (OR=1.887, 95%CI: 1.148-3.101) or ≥10 km (OR=2.319, 95%CI: 1.355-3.967), always wore seat belts (OR=2.342, 95%CI: 1.212-4.524), scored high in perceived susceptibility (OR=1.392, 95%CI: 1.091-1.778) and self-efficacy (OR=1.413, 95%CI: 1.156-1.727) were more likely to use child safety seats. …”
Get full text

High-risk adverse events in two types of single inhaler triple-therapy: a pharmacovigilance study based on the FAERS database by Zhishen Ruan, Chunbin Wang, Shasha Yuan, Yiling Fan, Bo Xu, Xiaodong Cong, Dan Li, Qing Miao

“…We focused on exploring the top 10 PTs of each drug’s BCPNN (IC) effect value and the PT of pneumonia.Results16,355 AEs in BUD/GLY/FOR and 39,110 AEs in FF/UMEC/VI were extracted. …”
Get full text

Results of Selective Biochemical Screening for Lysosomal Acid Lipase Deficiency and Sequencing of the <i>LIPA</i> Gene in the Risk Group Patients by S. V. Shtykalova, A. A. Egorova, O. S. Glotov, A. V. Kiselev, I. Yu. Kogan

“…Changes in fluorescence in the wells were recorded on Wallac 1420 Multilabel Counter analyzer at absorption wavelength of 355 nm and emission wavelength of 460 nm. Sequencing of the LIPA gene (NM_001127605) was carried out on an Illumina MiSeq device (Illumina, USA) from dried blood spots from patients with reduced LAL enzyme activity to define genetic variations. …”
Get full text

Clinical characteristics of hospitalized male adolescents and young adults with avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) by Jason M. Nagata, Anita V. Chaphekar, Patrick Low, Ruben Vargas, Kyle T. Ganson, Anthony Nguyen, Sara M. Buckelew, Andrea K. Garber, Amanda E. Downey

“…Methods This is a retrospective review of electronic medical records for youth with ARFID (N = 36; 13 male and 23 female) and AN (N = 355; 40 male and 315 female), including restricting and binge-eating/purging subtypes, aged 9–25 admitted to the inpatient UCSF Eating Disorders Program (2012–2020). …”
Get full text

Analysis of medical services provided to patients with ankle sprains in Korea between 2015 and 2017: a cross-sectional study of the health insurance review and assessment service n... by In-Hyuk Ha, Boyoung Jung, Jiyoon Yeo, Dongwoo Nam, Ho-sun Ryu, Jae-Hong Kim

“…The total treatment costs were US$3 355 044.21, US$3 245 827.70 and US$3 128 938.46 in 2015, 2016 and 2017, respectively. …”
Get full text

Effect of visit-to-visit blood pressure variability on cardiovascular events in populations with different body mass indexes: a prospective cohort study by Shouling Wu, Haojia Chen, Youren Chen, Weiqiang Wu, Jianhuan Huang, Zekai Chen, Zhichao Chen, Xiuzhu Yan

“…In the different BMI groups, the risk of CVEs in the ARVSBP subgroup in each BMI group was higher than that the least quintile of ARVSBP in the normal weight group (highest quartiles of ARVSBP in obesity: HR (95% CI) 2.28 (1.47–3.55)). The result of the competitive risk model did not change.Conclusions As BMI and ARVSBP increase, the risk of CVEs increases. …”
Get full text

The Effects of Trenbolone Supplementation on The Extremity Bones in Running Rats by Ali Sarı, Sefa Lök

“…Examining the mean humerus lengths of Groups T, E, TE and C; the mean humerus length in Group T was numerically higher than that of the Groups E, TE and C, although the difference was not statistically significant (F:0.608; p:0.355). We found that the mean values of corpus and cortex thickness, and medullary diameters were similar in the Groups T, E, TE, and C, and the differences were not statistically significant (p gt;0.05). …”
Get full text