The Influence of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting on Three-Year Survival by Rasco Sandy Sihombing, Muhadi Muhadi, Arif Mansjoer, Ikhwan Rinaldi

“…Subjects are divided into two category based of the presence of new-onset atrial fibrillation after CABG and the mortality status is followed up until 3 years post-surgery. The Kaplan-Meier curve is used to determine the three-year survival of the patients who had new-onset atrial fibrillation after CABG and Cox regression test used as multivariate analysis with confounding variables in order to get adjusted hazard ratio (HR). …”
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The Prediction of Venous Thromboembolism Using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Lower Extremity Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review by Davood Dalil, MD, Sina Esmaeili, Ehsan Safaee, Sajad Asgari, Nooshin Kejani, MD

“…Eligible studies focused on the predictive accuracy of AI algorithms for VTE post arthroplasty and were assessed for quality using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. …”
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Uma heurística híbrida para minimizar custos com antecipação e atraso do sequenciamento da produção em uma máquina A hybrid heuristic algorithm for job scheduling problem on a sing... by Puca Huachi Vaz Penna, Marcone Jamilson Freitas Souza, Frederico Augusto de Cezar Almeida Gonçalves, Luiz Satoru Ochi

“…The first phase is based on GRASP and Variable Neighborhood Descent to generate an initial solution; the second phase is based on Tabu Search for solution refining, finally, Path Relinking is used as a mechanism of post-optimization. For each job sequence generated by the heuristic, an optimal timing algorithm is used to determine the completion time for each job in the job sequence. …”
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Role of remote ischaemic conditioning in fracture healing and orthopaedic surgery—a systematic review and narrative synthesis by Alison Buck, Tao Wang, Sheharyar S. Baig, Arshad Majid, Ali N. Ali

“…These showed that RIC was associated with enhanced callus formation (volume and biomechanical strength) post-fracture, reduced oxidative stress and upregulated osteoblastic activity. …”
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Factors contributing to the delayed diagnosis of endometriosis—a systematic review and meta-analysis by Wenwei Li, Huiyan Feng, Qingjian Ye

“…Random-effects analysis was used to estimate the overall SMDs with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). For the primary post hoc analysis, subgroup analyses and evaluation of heterogeneity (I2 statistic) were conducted. …”
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Tolerance of Inactivated SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine for People Living with HIV: A Real-World Evidence Analysis from a Retrospective Cohort Study by Qian He, Tao Zhou, Ying Feng, Yuefei Li, Zhen Ni, Ning Zhang, Jing Chen, Mingjian Ni, Shi Zhao, Kai Wang

“…Similar results were observed across subgroups. Post-vaccination adverse reactions were minimal, occurring in 2.16% of cases, mostly fatigue and muscle soreness. …”
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Outcomes of liver transplantation in the era of modern antiviral therapy for hepatitis C by K. Yu. Kokina, Yu. O. Malinovskaya, Ya. G. Moysyuk

“…At the time of analysis, 38 patients had reached 12 weeks post AVT. Of these, 35 (92.1%) had sustained virologic response (SVR). …”
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The Effectiveness of Group Dialectical Behavior Therapy on Self-doubt, Thought Fusion, and Depression in Women with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder by Giti Nozari Kohneh Shahri, Atefeh Mahdavi Mehr, Vahid Savabi Niri, Farzin Bagheri Sheykhangafshe, Hojjatollah Farahani

“…Materials and Methods: This quasi-experimental research employed a pre-test-post-test design, incorporating a control group. …”
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Distribution and Characteristics of Internal Waves Observed During the Expedition of Jalacitra 2-2022 Banda by I Wayan Sumardana Eka Putra, Agus Saleh Atmadipoera, Henry Munandar Manik, Gentio Harsono, Adi Purwandana, Anom Puji Hascaryo

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The relationship between hemogram based inflammatory indices and prognosis in ectopic pregnancy cases treated with methotrexate by Ceren Bilir, Cenk Soysal, İsmail Bıyık, Özlem Ulaş, Nuh Mehmet Erbakırcı, Hatice Sarı, Yasemin Taşçı

“…The mean age was 32.1 ± 6.3 years, and the mean BMI was 24.95 ± 3.87 kg/m². Post-treatment β-hCG levels were significantly higher in rupture cases: 10178.7 ± 11236.1 mIU/mL on day 4 and 9671.9 ± 10468.7 mIU/mL on day 7. …”
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Clinical Applications and Potential Mechanism of Cold Acclimation Therapy by Wang Y, Wang Y, Han D, Sun W, Qiao Y, Wang C, Zhang X, Xu J

“…Current research shows that cold acclimation therapy can effectively alleviate both acute and chronic pain, promote post-exercise recovery, and mitigate inflammatory responses. …”
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Experiences of traumatized mothers caring for their thalassemia children after the earthquakes in Turkey and their expectations from nurses: a qualitative study by Sinem Yalnızoğlu Çaka, Sümeyra Topal, Can Acıpayam, Elif Kılıç

“…It is important to reveal the experiences specific to the disease in order to improve post-earthquake care and support processes. Aim To explore the experiences of traumatized mothers caring for their children with Beta-Thalassemia after the earthquake and their expectations from nurses. …”
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Biotecnología para el estudio de enfermedades neuropsiquiátricas y la búsqueda de nuevos tratamientos: caso de las neuregulinas by María Clara Soto-Bernardini

“…Además, se ha reportado un incremento en la expresión de este gen en cerebros post mortem de pacientes con EZ, así como hiperfosforilación de ErbB4. …”
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Clinicopathological characteristics and long-term prognosis of triple-negative breast cancer patients with HER2-Low expression: a retrospective propensity score-matched cohort stud... by Xin Liu, Kaihua Zhao, Ziyan Zhang, Meiyan Liu, Hongwu Chu, Xiao Zou

“…HER2-low status was validated as an independent low-risk factor for RFS both pre-PSM (HR 0.354, 95% CI 0.178–0.706, p = 0.003) and post-PSM (HR 0.405, 95% CI 0.185–0.886, p = 0.024). …”
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Short-term prognosis for speech and language in first stroke patients Prognóstico em curto prazo para fala e linguagem em pacientes acometidos de infarto cerebral único by Fabricio F. Oliveira, Benito P. Damasceno

“…CONCLUSION: Brain injury size was the most influential factor for neurological outcome at 3 months post-stroke.<br>OBJETIVO: Avaliar os fatores que podem influenciar o desempenho neurolinguístico após um primeiro acidente vascular cerebral isquêmico. …”
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Cellular and Humoral Immune Profiles After Hepatitis E Vaccination and Infection by Joakim Øverbø, Jennifer L. Dembinski, Toril Ranneberg Nilsen, Vethanayaki Sriranganathan, Veselka Petrova Dimova-Svetoslavova, Asma Aziz, K Zaman, Cathinka Halle Julin, Firdausi Qadri, Kathrine Stene-Johansen, Taufiqur Rahman Bhuiyan, Warda Haque, Susanne Dudman

“…Longitudinal antibody assessments confirmed sustained antibody production, primarily against the E2 domain of genotypes 1 and 3, persisting up to two years post-vaccination. Despite limitations related to sample size and assay sensitivity, our findings underscore the immunogenic potential of HEV239 and support a broader use in HEV-endemic regions.…”
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Circulating tumor DNA monitoring detects minimal residual disease and predicts outcomes in patients with esophageal adenocarcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma after esophagectomy by Qingjiang Hu, Yasue Kimura, Shinichiro Ikeda, Yasushi Tanaka, Tomonori Nakanoko, Mitsuhiko Ota, Tomoharu Yoshizumi, Masatoshi Eto, Eiji Oki

“…Abstract Background Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) monitoring shows promise for detecting minimal residual disease (MRD) and predicting prognosis in various cancers, but its role in esophageal cancer (EC) post-esophagectomy is unclear. This study evaluated ctDNA for detecting MRD and predicting outcomes in EC patients. …”
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Quality of life changes after electrochemotherapy: a prospective single-center analysis by Petra Rózsa, Ferenc Rárosi, Henriette Ócsai, Eszter Baltás, Judit Oláh, Lajos Kemény, Rolland Gyulai, Erika Gabriella Kis

“…Pre-treatment, 38.7% of patients reported pain/discomfort, and 24% had anxiety/depression. Post-treatment, these decreased to 32.2% and 19%, respectively. …”
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“THE BURIED GIANT” BY KAZUO ISHIGURO: THE POSTMODERN DILEMMA OF REMEMBRANCE AND FORGIVENESS by Victoria I. Lipina, Glib V. Lipin

“…The goal of the paper determines the need to use two methodologies and methods ‒ a historical and literary study in combination with semantic and poetological analysis of the text, which is based on the post-structuralist methodology, a new awareness of the depth and inexhaustibility of the literary text when it starts to contradict itself. …”
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Evaluation of topical photodynamic therapy (PDT) with 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection: a retrospectiv... by Jue Li, Ying Huang, Jinxin Tao, Hangli Yang, Hua Zhu

“…Crucially, ALA-PDT preserved cervical integrity, with 8/103 patients achieving uncomplicated pregnancies post-treatment, compared to 6/68 LEEP-treated patients, among whom adverse outcomes (e.g., preterm birth) occurred. …”
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