Gum Arabic (Acacia Senegal) Augmented Total Antioxidant Capacity and Reduced C-Reactive Protein among Haemodialysis Patients in Phase II Trial by Nour Elkhair Ali, Lamis AbdelGadir Kaddam, Suad Yousif Alkarib, Babikir Gabir Kaballo, Sami Ahmed Khalid, Abdalazim Higawee, Alaa AbdElhabib, Alaa AlaaAldeen, Aled O. Phillips, Amal Mahmoud Saeed

“…All recruited patients met the inclusion criteria and signed informed consent prior to enrolment. The patients received 30 g/day of GA for 12 weeks. …”
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Clinical Characteristics During and After COVID‐19 Infection Among Healthcare Workers During the First Wave of Omicron in Chongqing, China by Haoling Tang, Zhiwei Chen, Tianquan Huang, Pingping Yu, Qiao Tang, Yue Qiu, Yunling Xue, Jing Tang, Nan Cai, Hong Ren, Mingli Peng, Peng Hu

“…Methods From November 4, 2022, to January 15, 2023, HCWs in our hospital were enrolled to document clinical symptoms, prevention, and treatment for COVID‐19 using a structured questionnaire. …”
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Does tocilizumab eliminate inflammation in GCA? A cohort study on repeated temporal artery biopsies by Chiara Marvisi, Francesco Muratore, Carlo Salvarani, Pierluigi Macchioni, Pamela Mancuso, Luigi Boiardi, Stefania Croci, Paolo Giorgi Rossi, Alberto Cavazza, Annibale Versari, Rexhep Durmo, Caterina Ricordi, Martina Bonacini, Giuseppe Malchiodi

“…We aimed to evaluate the histological impact of adding tocilizumab (TCZ) to GCs.Methods We enrolled all consecutive GCA patients with an inflammed TAB at diagnosis who were treated with TCZ and GCs for ≥6 months and followed from December 2017 to December 2023. …”
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Perception of undergraduate emergency medical services students about mental health by Abdullah Alruwaili, Ahmed Alanazy, Fatimah Alyousif, Kawthar Alnajjad, Asrar Alali

“…We conducted a quasi-experimental design study for forth year students who were enrolled in a mental health block and have been added to King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences and were asked to partake in pre- and post-subject surveys. …”
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Age but not vitamin D is related to sarcopenia in vitamin D sufficient male elderly in rural China by Weinuo Mi, Huifeng Zhang, Lina Zhang, Xingjia Li, Zhiguo Wang, Yu Sun, Tonggao Shen, Kuanlu Fan, Chao Liu, Shuhang Xu

“…A total of 368 Chinese elderly aged 65 years and above in rural areas were enrolled. Indicators of muscle mass and strength, including the appendicular skeletal muscle mass (ASM), skeletal muscle index (SMI) and hand grip strength (HGS) were measured. …”
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Gut microbiota and plasma metabolites in pregnant mothers and infant atopic dermatitis: A multi-omics studyKey Message by Bingqian Du, MA.Sc, Aga Shama, BA.Sc, Yi Zhang, BA.Sc, Baolan Chen, MA.Sc, Yongqi Bu, BA.Sc, Pei-an Chen, MA.Sc, Chuzhi Lin, BA.Sc, Jie Liu, MA.Sc, Juan Zheng, MA.Sc, Zhenjun Li, MD, PhD, Qingsong Chen, PhD, Yu Sun, PhD, Xi Fu, PhD

“…Methods: Sixty-three pregnant mother-infants were enrolled and followed after childbirth in Guangzhou, China. …”
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Feasibility trial of STRONG: A digital intervention to improve nutritional management for individuals with esophageal and gastroesophageal junction cancer by Yu Chen Lin, Jose M. Pimiento, Jeanine Milano, Diane Riccardi, Nakesha Mckinnie, Emma Hume, Olivia Sprow, Sophia Diaz-Carraway, Mara Budnetz, Ryan Hagen, Mohammed Al-Jumayli, Allan Lima Pereira, Andrew J. Sinnamon, Ashwin Somasundaram, Jennifer B. Permuth, Amir Alishahi Tabriz, Kea Turner

“…Clinical trial registration: The Support Through Remote Observation and Nutrition Guidance Program for Gastroesophageal Cancer Patients (STRONG-GEC) study was registered on clinicaltrials.gov (NCT05438940) in June 2022 prior to participant enrollment.…”
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Elevated resting heart rate in adolescent men and risk of heart failure and cardiomyopathy by Martin Lindgren, Josefina Robertson, Martin Adiels, Maria Schaufelberger, Maria Åberg, Kjell Torén, Margda Waern, N. David Åberg, Annika Rosengren

“…Methods and results We performed a nation‐wide, register‐based cohort study of all Swedish men enrolled for conscription in 1968–2005 (n = 1 008 363; mean age = 18.3 years). …”
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Burden of Illness in Prostate Cancer Patients with a Low-to-Moderate Risk of Progression: A One-Year, Pan-European Observational Study by Cesare Selli, Anders Bjartell, Javier Burgos, Matthew Somerville, Juan-Manuel Palacios, Laure Benjamin, Libby Black, Ramiro Castro

“…Men (n=672) aged 50–75 years with prostate cancer (Gleason score ≤7, PSA ≤20 ng/mL and clinical staging T1c–T2b) were enrolled in five European countries. Patients completed five questionnaires, including EORTC Quality of Life Questionnaire—Prostate Cancer 25 (QLQ-PR25) and EORTC Quality of Life Questionnaire—Cancer 30 (QLQ-C30). …”
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Human soft tissue sarcomas harbor an intratumoral viral microbiome which is linked with natural killer cell infiltrate and prognosis by William J Murphy, Robert J Canter, Nikhil Joshi, Sean J Judge, Morgan A Darrow, Steve W Thorpe, Alicia A Gingrich, Lauren M Perry, Sylvia M Cruz, Kara T Kleber, Louis B Jones, Ugur N Basmaci, Matthew L Settles, Blythe P Durbin-Johnson, Arta Monir Monjazeb, Janai Carr-Ascher, Jonathan A Eisen

“…Metagenomic classification was used to estimate abundance using genus and species taxonomic levels across all classified organisms, and data were analyzed with respect to clinicopathologic factors.Results Fifteen patients were enrolled. Most tumors were located at an extremity (67%) and were histologic grade 3 (87%). 40% were well-differentiated/dedifferentiated liposarcoma histology. …”
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Intravenous Oxycodone versus Intravenous Morphine in Cancer Pain: A Randomized, Open-Label, Parallel-Group, Active-Control Study by Kyung-Hee Lee, Jung-Hun Kang, Ho-Suk Oh, Moon-Ki Choi, Byoung-Yong Shim, Young-Jun Eum, Hye-Jeong Park, Jin-Hyong Kang

“…Sixty-six adults aged ≥19 years with moderate-to-severe cancer pain (Numeric Rating Scale [NRS] ≥ 4) were enrolled. The study group received intravenous (IV) oxycodone, and the comparator group received IV morphine which were titrated depending on pain intensity. …”
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Meckel’s Diverticulum Diagnosed by Balloon-Assisted Enteroscopy: A Multicenter Report from the Taiwan Association for the Study of Small Intestinal Diseases (TASSID) by Jen-Wei Chou, Chen-Shuan Chung, Tien-Yu Huang, Chia-Hung Tu, Chen-Wang Chang, Chung-Hsin Chang, Yen-Po Wang, Wen-Hung Hsu, Hsu-Heng Yen, Chia-Jung Kuo, Chiao-Hsiung Chuang, Ching-Pin Lin, Tzung-Jiun Tsai, Ming-Yao Su, Horng-Yuan Wang, Deng-Chyang Wu, Cheng-Tang Chiu

“…A total of 55 patients with MD were enrolled (46 males and 9 females). The mean age at diagnosis was 34.1 years. …”
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Associations between Osteocalcin, Calciotropic Hormones, and Energy Metabolism in a Cohort of Chinese Postmenopausal Women: Peking Vertebral Fracture Study by Ruizhi Jiajue, Shuying Liu, Yu Pei, Xuan Qi, Yan Jiang, Qiuping Wang, Wenbo Wang, Xiran Wang, Wei Huang, Xin Zheng, Zhiwei Ning, Ou Wang, Mei Li, Xiaoping Xing, Wei Yu, Ling Xu, Weibo Xia

“…A cross-sectional cohort study enrolling 1635 participants was conducted using data from the Peking Vertebral Fracture study. …”
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Lesion Topography and Clinical Features Associated With Respiratory Failure in Patients With Medullary Infarction by Na Zhao, Ran Liu, Yajing Zhang, Ling Ling, Chao Zhang, Ting Zhang, Wei Yue

“…Methods A total of 435 consecutive patients with MI within 7 days of onset in our institute were retrospectively enrolled from January 2017 to January 2024. Lesions were categorized both rostral‐caudally and horizontally, and clinical characteristics were collected to evaluate the correlation between them and RF that occurred within 10 days of stroke onset. …”
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Body composition, mitochondrial oxygen metabolism and metabolome of patients with obesity before and after bariatric surgery (COMMITMENT): protocol for a monocentric prospective co... by Sina M Coldewey, Charles Neu, Philipp Baumbach, Utz Settmacher, Kornel Skitek, Hermann Kissler, Ricardo Esper Treml

“…Written informed consent will be obtained from all patients prior to enrolment in the study. The results will be published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at appropriate conferences.Trial registration number DRKS00015891.…”
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Educational outcomes of children with major congenital anomalies: Study protocol for a population-based cohort study using linked hospital and education data from England [version... by Ruth Gilbert, Ania Zylbersztejn, Bianca De Stavola, Ayana Cant, Laura Gimeno, Katie Harron, Kate Lewis, Joachim Tan, Pia Hardelid, Vincent Nguyen

“…We will compare the proportions of enrolled children who take the assessment, the proportions who reached national expected levels of attainment, and the mean standardised attainment scores for Maths and English at each Key Stage. …”
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Strengthening identification and characterization of causes of perinatal deaths in Kaski district of Nepal (Perinatal MITS Nepal) by Nuwadatta Subedi, Sunita Ranabhat, Sanjib Mani Regmi, Mukesh Mallik, Dela Singh, Shree Krishna Shrestha, Bandana Gurung, Arjun Bhattarai, Madan Prasad Baral, Sudhir Raman Parajuli, Ramchandra Bastola, Junu Shrestha, Sahisnuta Basnet, Eva Gauchan, Sabita Paudel

“…All the perinatal deaths reported in the study sites will be enrolled in the first stage of the study. Minimally Invasive Tissue Sampling (MITS) will be conducted among the consenting cases of perinatal deaths to retrieve relevant tissue samples and specimens. …”
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Relationship between sleep disorders and depressive symptoms among young women in Japan: a web-based cross-sectional study by Yuta Suzuki, Yukio Urabe, Noriaki Maeda, Satoshi Arima, Tsubasa Tashiro, Rami Mizuta, Takeru Abekura, Sakura Oda, Satoshi Onoue

“…This study aimed to examine the association between sociodemographic factors, lifestyle choices, sleep-related characteristics and depressive symptoms in young Japanese women.Design Web-based cross-sectional study.Participants We distributed an online survey aiming to recruit young Japanese women ages 18 to 29 from 8 November 2022 to 2 February 2023.Primary and secondary outcome measures Sociodemographic, lifestyle, health, and sleep characteristics were compared among participants according to the presence or absence of depressive symptoms, as assessed by the Patient Health Questionnaire 2 (Cut-off value: 3 points).Results Overall, 540 participants aged between 19 and 29 years were enrolled in the study. The overall prevalence of depressive symptoms was 15.6%. …”
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The prognostic value of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) in colorectal cancer and colorectal anastomotic leakage patients: a retrospe... by Nuo Xu, Jian-Xin Zhang, Jia-Jie Zhang, Zhuo Huang, Lian-Chun Mao, Zhi-Yong Zhang, Wei-Dong Jin

“…Results A total of 890 patients with colorectal cancer, 102 patients with CAL, and 788 patients with non- anastomotic leakage (AL) colorectal cancer were enrolled for a median follow-up of 96 months (quartile range 33–133). …”
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The Lipo-DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction: A Valuable Innovation for Maximizing Abdominal Tissue Volume by Benedetto Longo, MD, PhD, Gennaro D’Orsi, MD, Alessio Farcomeni, PhD, Martina Giacalone, MD, Elettra Gagliano, Lisa Vannucchi, MD, Maximilian Catenacci, MD, Gianluca Vanni, MD, Claudio Oreste Buonomo, MD, Valerio Cervelli, MD

“…Methods:. We prospectively enrolled patients with BMI less than 25 kg/m2 and candidates for lipo-DIEP flap BR (group A) comparing them with a control group (group B) undergoing traditional DIEP flap BR with the same characteristics of the first group (BMI < 25 kg/m2). …”
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