Clinical Characteristics and Prevalence of Comorbidities according to Metformin Use in Korean Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Sang Ouk Chin, In Gyoon Ha, Sang Youl Rhee, Su Jin Jeong, Suk Chon, Sung Hoon Kim, Kyu Jeung Ahn, Sei Hyun Baik, Yongsoo Park, Moon Suk Nam, Kwan Woo Lee, Jeong Taek Woo

“…This cross-sectional study based on the Korean National Diabetes Program 2 registry used its baseline clinical data collected from seven participating university hospitals in Korea. …”
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The role of TRECs/KRECs as immune indicators that reflect immunophenotypes and predict the risk of infection in systemic autoimmune diseases by Takuji Itakura, Hirokazu Sasaki, Tadashi Hosoya, Natsuka Umezawa, Tetsuya Saito, Hideyuki Iwai, Hisanori Hasegawa, Hiroyuki Sato, Akihiro Hirakawa, Kohsuke Imai, Tomohiro Morio, Naoki Kimura, Shinsuke Yasuda

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Estimating the impact of school closures on the COVID-19 dynamics in 74 countries: A modelling analysis. by Romain Ragonnet, Angus E Hughes, David S Shipman, Michael T Meehan, Alec S Henderson, Guillaume Briffoteaux, Nouredine Melab, Daniel Tuyttens, Emma S McBryde, James M Trauer

“…We estimated that school closures may have increased overall COVID-19 mortality (based on median estimates) in 9 countries (12%), including several European nations and Indonesia. This is attributed to changes in population-level immunity dynamics, leading to a concentration of the epidemic during the Delta variant period, alongside an upward shift in the age distribution of infections. …”
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The impact of the international rice genebank’s (IRG) on rice farming in Bangladesh by Donald Villanueva, Yuji Enriquez, Grace Lee Capilit

“…The enhanced yield can be associated with the added important agronomic traits contributed by the accession provided by the IRG in the genetic background of the rice varieties developed for farmers in Bangladesh. …”
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DIGITALIZATION OF THE ECONOMY AS THE BASIS OF HUMAN CAPITAL POTENTIAL by Ahmadova Akima Amir, Rzayev Mirza Agharza, İsmayilova Lala Hamlet, Muradova Jala Nizami

“…Digitalization of the economy is critically important in the era of global changes in the modern world. Like previous technological transformations, the digitalization of the economy is associated with a number of significant changes. …”
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Maintaining operability at a high personal cost – a mixed method study on maternal healthcare workers’ experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic by Magnus Akerstrom, Anna Wessberg, Emina Hadžibajramović, Sofie Graner, Ylva Carlsson, Ola Andersson, Maria Jonsson, Elin Naurin, Malin Veje, Verena Sengpiel, Karolina Linden

“…Quantitative measures of workload and burnout from three survey waves, both during the pandemic (January to May 2021 [n = 782] and January to March 2022 [n = 503]) and after the pandemic (February to March 2023 [n = 759]), were analyzed. Results Multiple changes in working routines were implemented to adhere to national and local guidelines aiming to decrease the spread of Sars-CoV-2. …”
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Application of a targeted amplicon sequencing panel to screen for insecticide resistance mutations in Anopheles darlingi populations from Brazil by Holly Acford-Palmer, Alice O. Andrade, Jody E. Phelan, Rosa A. Santana, Stefanie C. P. Lopes, Jansen F. Medeiros, Taane G. Clark, Maisa S. Araujo, Susana Campino

“…However, little is known about the molecular markers associated with insecticide resistance in this species. …”
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PD-1 suppresses human CD38+ circulating Tfr cells and regulates humoral immunity by Heng Zhang, Hui Zheng, Lin Guo, Ying Tong, Xiaolu Ma, Yanchun Wang, Renquan Lu, Cuncun Chen, Suhong Xie

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Comparison of Clinical Characteristics and Mortality Outcome in Critical COVID-19 Patients Infected with Alpha and Omicron Variants by Cheng HI, Chang KW, Wu BC, Teo MY, Hung WS, Wu HM, Huang ACC, Lin CW, Lin TY, Lin HC, Chiu CH, Lin SM

“…Hsin-I Cheng,1 Ko-Wei Chang,1 Bing-Chen Wu,1 Mei-Yuan Teo,1 Wei-Syun Hung,1 Hao-Ming Wu,1 Allen Chung-Cheng Huang,1 Chang-Wei Lin,2 Ting-Yu Lin,1 Horng-Chyuan Lin,1 Cheng-Hsun Chiu,3,4 Shu-Min Lin1,5– 7 1Department of Thoracic Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkuo, Taiwan; 2Department of Thoracic Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan; 3Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Children’s Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan City, Taiwan; 4Molecular Infectious Disease Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan; 5Department of Respiratory Therapy, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkuo, Taiwan; 6School of Medicine, National Tsing Hua University, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan; 7School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, TaiwanCorrespondence: Shu-Min Lin, Department of Thoracic Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 199 Tun-Hwa N. …”
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Inspiratory muscle training facilitates liberation from mechanical ventilation in subacute critically ill patients—a randomized controlled trial by Shu-Jane Wang, Tien-Pei Fang, Tien-Pei Fang, Daniel D. Rowley, Nan-Wei Liu, Jui-O Chen, Jui-Fang Liu, Jui-Fang Liu, Hui-Ling Lin, Hui-Ling Lin, Hui-Ling Lin

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Posttraumatic Cranial Cystic Fibrous Dysplasia by Arata Tomiyama, Kazuya Aoki, Haruo Nakayama, Hideaki Izukura, Hitoshi Kimura, Jun-ichi Harashina, Keisuke Ito, Morito Hayashi, Norihiko Saito, Takatoshi Sakurai, Toshiaki Oharaseki, Hitoshi Terada, Satoshi Iwabuchi

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COPD with Eosinophilic Inflammation is Susceptible to Particulate Air Pollution Exposure by Amja Manullang, Chi-Li Chung, Yueh-Lun Lee, Tzu-Hsuen Yuan, Huan Minh Tran, Firdian Makrufardi, Kian Fan Chung, Kang-Yun Lee, Jer-Hwa Chang, Hsiao-Chi Chuang

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Sleep profile in patients with septo-optic-pituitary dysplasia: protocol for a prospective cohort study by Romina Romaniello, Sabrina Signorini, Elena Ballante, Valentina Franco, Valentina De Giorgis, Ludovica Pasca, Guido Catalano, Federica Morelli, Carlo Alberto Quaranta, Helene Vitali, Francesca Dattrino, Francesca Crema, Paola Rota, Costanza Varesio

“…These manifestations are believed to be closely linked to both structural and functional abnormalities associated with SOD, potentially disrupting the natural circadian rhythm. …”
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Safety of vancomycin-loaded cement spacers for treating gram-positive periprosthetic joint infections in two-stage resection arthroplasty among patients with renal insufficiency by Yu-Chih Lin, Chih-Hsiang Chang, Chih-Chien Hu, Yung-Chieh Liang, Pang-Hsin Hsieh, Sheng-Hsun Lee, Sheng-Hsuan Lin

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Practice of balanced scorecard implementation and its contributing factors among public primary hospital professionals in Central Gondar zone, Northwest Ethiopia by Seid Yeshaw, Seid Yeshaw, Geta Asrade, Asebe Hagos, Muluken Genetu Chanie, Nigusu Worku

“…Teamwork (AOR: 2.68, 95% CI; 1.53, 4.69), organizational communication (AOR: 3.24, 95% CI: 1.79, 5.89), and availability of infrastructure (AOR: 2.03, 95% CI; 1.14, 3.64) were significantly associated to balanced scorecard implementation practice.ConclusionThe implementation practice of BSC was poor compared to the national standard and the findings of prior studies. …”
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Urbanization enhances consumer protist-driven ARGs dissemination in riverine ecosystems by Bob Adyari, Lanping Zhang, Ana Maravić, Jiaxin Chen, Laiyi Li, Mahmoud Gad, Chang-Ping Yu, Anyi Hu

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Lipid metabolism indicators provide tools for the diagnosis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: results of a nationwide survey by Yongxin Wang, Chang Fu, Hengwei Jin, Yibo Yang, Xiaocong Li, Xiaocong Li, Kai Liu

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Risk Factors for Perforation in Endoscopic Treatment for Early Colorectal Cancer: A Nationwide ENTER-K Study by Ik Hyun Jo, Hyun Gun Kim, Young-Seok Cho, Hyun Jung Lee, Eun Ran Kim, Yoo Jin Lee, Sung Wook Hwang, Kyeong-Ok Kim, Jun Lee, Hyuk Soon Choi, Yunho Jung, Chang Mo Moon

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Aspergillus identification through bronchoscope in intensive care unit – a retrospective, databased cohort study by Hsin-I Cheng, Chun-Yu Lin, Chun-Yu Lin, Horng-Chyuan Lin, Horng-Chyuan Lin, Horng-Chyuan Lin, Shu-Min Lin, Shu-Min Lin, Shu-Min Lin, Shu-Min Lin, Meng-Heng Hsieh, Meng-Heng Hsieh, Yueh-Fu Fang, Yueh-Fu Fang, Po-Jui Chang, Po-Jui Chang, Wei-Syun Hung, Ko Cheng, Chung−Chi Huang, Chung−Chi Huang

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Reducing TRPC1 Expression through Liposome-Mediated siRNA Delivery Markedly Attenuates Hypoxia-Induced Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in a Murine Model by Cheuk-Kwan Sun, Yen-Yi Zhen, Hung-I Lu, Pei-Hsun Sung, Li-Teh Chang, Tzu-Hsien Tsai, Jiunn-Jye Sheu, Yung-Lung Chen, Sarah Chua, Hsueh-Wen Chang, Yi-Ling Chen, Fan-Yen Lee, Hon-Kan Yip

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