Association Between Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiac Autonomic Nervous Function and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Older Adults: A Retrospective Observational Study with Propensity Sco... by Cui N, Li Q, Cheng J, Xing T, Shi P, Wang Y, Luo M, Dun Y, Liu S

“…The present study aimed to investigate the association between MetS and HRRs at 1, 2, 3 and 6 minutes after exercise and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in Chinese dwelling older adults.Methods: This retrospective, observational study consecutively enrolled participants aged 60 years or older who underwent physical examinations in Shenzhen District Yantian People’s Hospital from September 2019 to July 2021. …”
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Assessing the Impact of Aldose Reductase (ALR2) Regulatory Gene Polymorphism in Diabetic Retinopathy Patients by Hadiza Rabe Musa, Amina Rabe Musa, Yahuza Gimba Muhammed, Usman Salisu Batagarawa, Aminu Ibrahim

“…In this study, 40 participants were enrolled; the participants were divided into 4 groups, with three test groups (diabetes mellitus, cataract, and diabetic retinopathy groups) and the control group. …”
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Conditional cash transfer program and child mortality: A cross-sectional analysis nested within the 100 Million Brazilian Cohort. by Dandara Ramos, Nívea B da Silva, Maria Yury Ichihara, Rosemeire L Fiaccone, Daniela Almeida, Samila Sena, Poliana Rebouças, Elzo Pereira Pinto Júnior, Enny S Paixão, Sanni Ali, Laura C Rodrigues, Maurício L Barreto

“…We analyzed data from 6,309,366 children under 5 years of age whose families enrolled between 2006 and 2015. Through deterministic linkage with the BFP payroll datasets, and similarity linkage with the Brazilian Mortality Information System, 4,858,253 children were identified as beneficiaries (77%) and 1,451,113 (23%) were not. …”
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miR-10a in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Is a Biomarker for Sepsis and Has Anti-Inflammatory Function by Guoping Zheng, Guanguan Qiu, Menghua Ge, Jianbiao Meng, Geng Zhang, Jiangmei Wang, Ruoqiong Huang, Qiang Shu, Jianguo Xu

“…A total of 62 patients (41 with sepsis and 21 with infection suffering from pneumonia but without sepsis) and 20 healthy controls were enrolled into the study. PBMC at admission were examined for a panel of 4 miRNAs (miR-10a, miR-17, miR-27a, and miR-125b), which have been documented to participate in inflammatory response in immune cells, via qRT-PCR. …”
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Clinical Features, Endoscopic Findings, and Predictive Factors for Mortality in Tissue-Invasive Gastrointestinal Cytomegalovirus Disease between Immunocompetent and Immunocompromis... by Panu Wetwittayakhlang, Natthapat Rujeerapaiboon, Poowadon Wetwittayakhlung, Pimsiri Sripongpun, Nannapat Pruphetkaew, Sawangpong Jandee, Naichaya Chamroonkul, Teerha Piratvisuth

“…A total of 213 patients (89 immunocompetent) with histologically confirmed TI-GI CMV were enrolled. Immunocompetent patients were older (70 vs. 52 years; p<0.001), had more GI bleeding as a presenting symptom (47.2% vs. 29.0%; p=0.010), and shorter symptom onset (2 vs. 14 days, p=0.018). …”
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A Novel Telehealth Exercise Program Designed for Rural Survivors of Cancer With Cancer-Related Fatigue: Single-Arm Feasibility Trial by Ryan J Marker, Andrew J Kittelson, Jared J Scorsone, Ian A Moran, John C Quindry, Heather J Leach

“…ResultsIn total, 19 participants enrolled in the study, 16 initiated the exercise program, and 15 completed the program. …”
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The Prognostic Significance of Sleep and Circadian Rhythm for Myocardial Infarction Outcomes: Case-Control Study by Wei-Chih Chin, Pao-Hsien Chu, Lung-Sheng Wu, Kuang-Tso Lee, Chen Lin, Chien-Te Ho, Wei-Sheng Yang, I-Hang Chung, Yu-Shu Huang

“…MethodsPatients with MI in the intensive care unit (ICU) were enrolled alongside age- and gender-matched healthy controls. …”
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Effect of Dendrobium Officinale on Radioactive Oral Mucositis of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma and Changes of Oral Microecology by Jiaying Yang MM, Yuancai Liu MM, He Yao MM, Mengying Sun MM, Yangbo Tong MM, Guanjun Ma MM, Zhuo Chen MD, Xiang Qian MD, Aiqin Zhang MD

“…All patients consented before enrollment. Results: The salivary flow rate and oral mucosal fraction of the study group after treatment were significantly improved, which was better than that of the control group( P  < .05). …”
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Predictors and prognosis of elderly hip fracture patients with perioperative atrial fibrillation: a nested case–control study by Wei Li, Aoying Min, Wei Zhao, Weining Li, Shuhan Li, Saidi Ran, Mingming Fu, Qili Yu, Junkai Kou, Zhiqian Wang, Zhiyong Hou

“…An assessment of the correlation between baseline factors, complications, and all-cause mortality was conducted through univariable and multivariable Cox proportional hazards analysis. Results Enrolling 1,376 elderly patients with hip fractures, we found 1,189 in the non-AF group, 103 in the paroxysmal AF group, and 84 in the permanent AF group. …”
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Real-World Life Analysis of a Continuous Glucose Monitoring and Smart Insulin Pen System in Type 1 Diabetes: A Cohort Study by Paola Pantanetti, Giovanni Cangelosi, Sara Morales Palomares, Gaetano Ferrara, Federico Biondini, Stefano Mancin, Gabriele Caggianelli, Mauro Parozzi, Marco Sguanci, Fabio Petrelli

“…Methods: A retrospective observational study was conducted among adults with T1D who initiated Medtronic Smart MDI therapy. Participants were enrolled voluntarily at the Diabetes and Nutrition Clinic in Ast Fermo, Marche Region, Italy. …”
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A Phase II Trial of Melphalan Based Reduced-Intensity Conditioning for Transplantation of T-Replete HLA-Haploidentical Peripheral Blood Stem Cells with Posttransplant Cyclophospham... by Melhem M. Solh, Gabriel Hinojosa, Justin Laporte, Scott R. Solomon, Lawrence E. Morris, Xu Zhang, H. Kent Holland, Asad Bashey

“…However, some patients may not tolerate myeloablative conditioning but may still benefit from a more dose-intensified preparative regimen to control malignancy and diminish graft rejection. To this end, we enrolled 25 patients on a prospective phase II trial utilizing a regimen of fludarabine 30 mg/m2/day × 5 days and Melphalan 140 mg/m2 on day -1 (flu/Mel) followed by infusion of unmanipulated PBSC graft from a haploidentical donor. …”
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Hydrogen-oxygen mixture inhalation as an adjunctive treatment to home-based exercise in older patients with knee osteoarthritis: an open-label, blinded-endpoint, randomized control... by Chenhui Wang, Mengwei Yan, Yuru Li, Lei Han, Hongqian Wang, Shufeng Jia, Xingchen Liu, Yang Liu, Fan Wu, Baoguo Wang

“…Secondary outcomes included inflammation levels (hs-CRP, NLR, PLR, LMR), Chair Stand Test (CST), Timed Up and Go (TUG), 36-item short-form health survey (SF-36), Exercise Adherence Rating Scale (EARS), and adverse events.ResultsA total of 121 subjects were enrolled, with an average age of 81.2 years, and 80.2% were female. …”
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The miR-146a SNP Rs2910164 and miR-155 SNP rs767649 Are Risk Factors for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in the Iranian Population by Neda K. Dezfuli, Ian M. Adcock, Shamila D. Alipoor, Sharareh Seyfi, Babak Salimi, Maryam Mafi Golchin, Neda Dalil Roofchayee, Mohammad Varhram, Esmaeil Mortaz

“…In a small cohort study, 165 NSCLC patients and 147 noncancer controls were enrolled between Apr 2015 and Sep 2019 at the Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Tehran, Iran. …”
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Crystalloid resuscitation is associated with decreased treatment delays and improved systolic blood pressures in a blood-constrained setting by Melissa Carvalho, Alain Chichom-Mefire, Catherine Juillard, S Ariane Christie, Rasheedat Oke, Thompson Kinge, Jean-Gustave Tsiagadigui, Mbiarikai A Mbianyor, Mark T Yost, Matt Driban, Fanny Nadia Dissak Delon, Richard Njock, Daniel Nkusu

“…We hypothesized that more patients would receive crystalloid-based (CB) resuscitation with a faster time to administration than blood product (BL) resuscitation.Methods We included patients enrolled between 2017 and 2019 in the Cameroon Trauma Registry (CTR). …”
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Prediction of Distant Metastasis of Renal Cell Carcinoma Based on Interpretable Machine Learning: A Multicenter Retrospective Study by Dong J, Duan M, Liu X, Li H, Zhang Y, Zhang T, Fu C, Yu J, Hu W, Peng S

“…The LightGBM model was then externally validated in 36395 RCC patients enrolled from the SEER database between 2016 and 2018. …”
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Double-Blind Clinical Trial of Arginine Supplementation in the Treatment of Adult Patients with Sickle Cell Anaemia by Renata M. N. Eleutério, Francisco O. Nascimento, Tamara G. Araújo, Marilena F. Castro, Tarcísio P. Almeida Filho, Pedro A. Maia Filho, José Eleutério, Darcielle B. D. Elias, Romélia P. G. Lemes

“…This was a randomized double-blind clinical study of adults with SCA with continuous use of HU at the State Blood Centre of Ceará. The clinical study enrolled 25 patients receiving HU + L-arginine (500 mg) and 25 patients receiving HU + placebo. …”
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Molecular, Cytogenetic, and Hematological Analysis of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Patients and Discovery of Two Novel Translocations by Muhammad Asif, Abrar Hussain, Abdul Wali, Nazeer Ahmed, Irfan Ali, Zafar Iqbal, Muhammad Amir, Muhammad Shafiq, Mahmood Rasool

“…In this study, 131 CML patients were enrolled. Complete blood cell count was performed at the time of diagnosis for all the patients. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices of oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among healthcare workers in the Ekurhuleni District, South Africa by E Mahlare, E Ramutshila, A Musekiwa, L Kuonza, T Mabuto

“…We performed descriptive and multivariable logistic regression analysis in line with the study objectives. Results. We enrolled 160 study participants from 1 May to 30 June 2022. …”
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Comparative- and Cost-Effectiveness Research Determining the Optimal Intervention for Advancing Transgender Women With HIV to Full Viral Suppression (Text Me, Alexis!): Protocol fo... by Cathy J Reback, Thomas Blue, Ali Jalali, Raphael Landovitz, Michael J Li, Raymond P Mata, Danielle Ryan, Philip J Jeng, Sean M Murphy

“…ResultsRecruitment began on April 10, 2024, and the first participant was enrolled on April 11, 2024. Data collection is expected to be completed in July 2027. …”
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Activation of uveolymphatic outflow pathway after non-penetrating glaucoma surgery without filtering bleb: case reports by V. Kumar, K.A. Abu Zaalan, M.A. Frolov, A.S. Shradqa, G.N. Dushina, A.I. Bezzabotnov, Z.Sh. Rustamova

“…Rustamova¹</b> </p> <p> <b>¹RUDN University, Moscow, Russian Federation</b> </p> <p> <b>²LLC Center of Eye Microsurgery “PRO zrenie”, Moscow, Russian Federation</b> </p> <p> <i>The authors propose a modified technique of non-penetrating filtering glaucoma surgery for primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) to improve the uveoscleral outflow. The study enrolled 11 patients with POAG. A novel surgical technique included two steps. …”
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