Serum β2-MG, sCHE, and PSGL-1 Expression in Patients with Esophageal Cancer and Their Association with Postoperative Lung Infection After Mediastinoscopy by Yu FENG, Rulin QIAN, Dong CUI, Chaoying CHANG, Maolin CHEN

“…ObjectiveTo investigate serum β2-MG, sCHE, and PSGL-1 expression in patients with esophageal cancer and their relationship to lung infection after mediastinoscopy. MethodsA total of 118 patients with esophageal cancer were selected and divided into infected and uninfected groups according to whether they developed lung infection after surgery. …”
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Digital Health Technology Interventions for Improving Medication Safety: Systematic Review of Economic Evaluations by Widya Norma Insani, Neily Zakiyah, Irma Melyani Puspitasari, Muhammad Yorga Permana, Kankan Parmikanti, Endang Rusyaman, Auliya Abdurrohim Suwantika

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to systematically review the economic impact of DHT interventions on medication safety and examine methodological challenges to inform future research directions. MethodsA systematic search was conducted across 3 major electronic databases (ie, PubMed, Scopus, and EBSCOhost). …”
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Prevalence and spatial distribution of workplace violence against emergency medical staff in China: a cross-sectional study by Ruofan ZHANG, Jing FENG, Ge QU, Xinyan LI, Zihui LEI, Yuchao SUN, Aoqi SHEN, Chuanzhu LV, Xingyue SONG, Yong GAN

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to analyze the prevalence and spatial distribution of workplace violence (WPV) in emergency departments (EDs) in China, to identify national trends and high-incidence areas, and to provide scientific evidence for the government to formulate and implement relevant intervention measures. MethodsA multi-stage random sampling method was used to conduct a survey of 34 819 ED medical staff in 31 provincial administrative regions in China from July to September 2019. …”
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Association Between Intergenerational Support, Technology Perception and Trust, and Intention to Seek Medical Care on the Internet Among Chinese Older Adults: Cross-Sectional Quest... by Hengjiang Jin, Ying Qu

“…ObjectiveThis study aims (1) to explore the association between intergenerational support, online medical information, and older adults’ intention to seek medical care online, and (2) to examine the mediating role of technology perception and trust, as well as the moderating role of eHealth literacy. MethodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted in China, collecting 958 valid responses from older adults aged 60 years and above. …”
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The Application of Machine Learning Algorithms to Predict HIV Testing in Repeated Adult Population–Based Surveys in South Africa: Protocol for a Multiwave Cross-Sectional Analysis... by Musa Jaiteh, Edith Phalane, Yegnanew A Shiferaw, Refilwe Nancy Phaswana-Mafuya

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to determine consistent predictors of HIV testing by applying supervised ML algorithms in repeated adult population-based surveys in South Africa. MethodsA retrospective analysis of multiwave cross-sectional survey data will be conducted to determine the predictors of HIV testing among South African adults aged 18 years and older. …”
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Contagious acquisition of antimicrobial resistance is critical for explaining emergence in western Canadian feedlots—insights from an agent-based modelling tool by Dana Ramsay, Wade McDonald, Michelle Thompson, Nathan Erickson, Sheryl Gow, Nathaniel D. Osgood, Cheryl Waldner

“…Specifically, the relative contributions of antimicrobial use (AMU) and contagious transmission to AMR emergence in animal populations are unknown.Materials and methodsA stochastic, continuous-time agent-based model (ABM) was developed to explore the dynamics of population-level AMR in Mannheimia haemolytica in pens of high-risk cattle on a typical western Canadian feedlot. …”
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Diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma using liquid biopsy-based biomarkers: a systematic review and network meta-analysis by Yutong Jiang, Yutong Jiang, Shangwen Qi, Shangwen Qi, Rongrong Zhang, Rongrong Zhang, Ruixia Zhao, Yu Fu, Yuxuan Fang, Yuxuan Fang, Mingyi Shao

“…IntroductionThe diagnostic performance of liquid biopsy-based biomarkers for HCC was comprehensively compared in this network meta-analysis (NMA).MethodsA thorough literature search was conducted to identify all comparative studies from January 1, 2000, to January 11, 2024. …”
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Behavioral Study of Parkinson's Disease Rats Model with DigiGait^TM Imaging System by LIU Xinhao, MA Shujie, DING Daofang, LUO Kailiang, MA Xinran, JIANG Wenling, HU Jun

“…ObjectiveTo detect the feasibility of DigiGait^TM Imaging System in evaluating gait changes in rats model with Parkinson's disease (PD).MethodsA total of 24 clean male SD rats were randomly divided into normal group, sham operation group and model group, with eight rats in each group. …”
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Therapeutic Effect of Yijinjing Rehabilitation Training Combined with Interference Current Therapy on Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis by XU Ming, LI Ya, QIN Shuang, LU Xiaoye, AI Kun, ZHANG Hong

“…ObjectiveTo observe the effect of Yijinjing rehabilitation training combined with interference current therapy (ICT) on motor function and balance function of patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA).MethodsA total of 68 patients with KOA in the Rehabilitation Medicine Department of Changsha Central Hospital from April 2022 to January 2023 were randomly divided into control group and observation group, with 34 cases in each group. …”
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At-Home Immersive Virtual Reality Exergames to Reduce Cardiometabolic Risk Among Office Workers: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Jing Zhao, Akitomo Yasunaga, Andrew T Kaczynski, Hyuntae Park, Yufeng Luo, Jiuling Li, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Shohei Yano, Koichiro Oka, Mohammad Javad Koohsari

“…Additionally, it seeks to investigate the impacts of at-home immersive VR exergames on the active and sedentary behaviors of office workers. MethodsA 3-arm, single-blinded pilot randomized controlled trial will be conducted to examine the therapeutic effects of at-home immersive VR exergames. …”
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Effect of Cardiac Exercise Rehabilitation on Epicardial Adipose Tissue Thickness in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease by Xing XING, Xinying GE, Ao GENG, Hongyan JIANG

“…Objective:To study the effect of cardiac exercise rehabilitation on epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) thickness in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD).Methods:A total of 66 patients with CHD were included and divided into exercise rehabilitation group (33 cases) and control group (33 cases) according to their willingness. …”
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Understanding “Alert Fatigue” in Primary Care: Qualitative Systematic Review of General Practitioners Attitudes and Experiences of Clinical Alerts, Prompts, and Reminders by Illin Gani, Ian Litchfield, David Shukla, Gayathri Delanerolle, Neil Cockburn, Anna Pathmanathan

“…ObjectiveThis systematic review aims to synthesize current qualitative research on GPs’ attitudes toward CRs, enabling an exploration of the interacting influences on the occurrence of alert fatigue in GPs, including the deployment, design, and perceived efficacy of CRs. MethodsA systematic literature search was conducted across the Health Technology Assessment database, MEDLINE, MEDLINE In-Process, Embase, CINAHL, Conference Proceedings Citation Index, PsycINFO, and OpenGrey. …”
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Facteurs associés aux spondyloarthrites axiales difficiles à traiter : résultats d’une étude rétrospective mono centrique sur 134 patients. by G Ndaie, P Lebughe, M Nzita, M Muamba, K Lobukulu, J Kanku, F Kemiche, M Chammakhi, S Rezki, C Mulumba, M Jenny, KJJ Malemba

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Usefulness of Automatic Speech Recognition Assessment of Children With Speech Sound Disorders: Validation Study by Do Hyung Kim, Joo Won Jeong, Dayoung Kang, Taekyung Ahn, Yeonjung Hong, Younggon Im, Jaewon Kim, Min Jung Kim, Dae-Hyun Jang

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to compare the evaluation outcomes of SLPs and an automatic speech recognition (ASR) model using two standardized SSD assessments in South Korea, evaluating the ASR model’s performance. MethodsA fine-tuned wav2vec 2.0 XLS-R model, pretrained on 436,000 hours of adult voice data spanning 128 languages, was used. …”
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Effect of Acupuncture Exercise Therapy On Isokinetic Muscle Strength and Exercise Ability of Patients after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction by Wen YAN, Jiaying MURONG, Shuyi CUI, Wanwen HE, Xun ZHUANG

“…Objective:To observe the effect of acupuncture and exercise therapy on isokinetic muscle strength and exercise ability of patients after arthroscopic reconstruction of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).Methods:A total of fifty patients with complete ACL rupture of knee joint treated in the fifth People's hospital of Foshan from January to December 2019. …”
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Hubungan Pengetahuan dan Sikap dengan Tindakan Pencegahan Penularan HIV-AIDS pada Waria di Kota Padang Tahun 2013 by Vicca Rahmayani, Akmal M. Hanif, Susila Sastri

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Le Bonobo : Origine des HTLV mais pas du VIH by Steve Ahuka‑Mundeke, Florian Liegeois, Valentin Mbenzo, Valentin Omasombo, Ahidjo Ayouba, Octavie Lunguya, Bila‑Isia Inogwabini, Jean‑Jacques Muyembe, Eric Delaporte, Martine Peeters

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A preoperative predictive model based on multi-modal features to predict pathological complete response after neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy in esophageal cancer patients by Yana Qi, Yanran Hu, Chengting Lin, Ge Song, Liting Shi, Hui Zhu

“…BackgroundThis study aimed to develop a multi-modality model by incorporating pretreatment computed tomography (CT) radiomics and pathomics features along with clinical variables to predict pathologic complete response (pCR) to neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy in patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer (EC).MethodA total of 223 EC patients who underwent neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy followed by surgical intervention between August 2021 and December 2023 were included in this study. …”
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Insights from a Pilot Study of Naloxone Education

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Effect of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy on Different Types of Lumbar Disc Herniation by XIANG Ganggang, CHEN Jiankun, LI Taiyou, XU Shuai, GAO Qilong

“…ObjectiveTo explore the effect of extracorporeal shock wave (ESW) therapy on different types of lumbar disc herniation (LDH).MethodsA total of 3,454 patients with LDH admitted to the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology of the Third Affiliated Hospital of Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Qujing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xuanhan County People's Hospital from February 2020 to February 2023 were selected. …”
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