Pragmatic performance, its relationship with symptom severity, and early clinical predictors of pragmatics in 5 ~ 6-year-old children with autism spectrum disorder by Lu Qian, Ning Ding, Hui Fang, Ting Xiao, Bei Sun, HuiYun Gao, XiaoYan Ke

“…Methods In the present study, 71 children with ASD and 38 age- and gender- matched 24- to 30-month-old typically developing (TD) children were enrolled. Social-communication, language, and parent‒child interaction measures were collected for the ASD group at baseline. …”
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Clinical and morphological basis of two-step surgery for cataract and glaucoma by E.A. Ivachev, M.G. Fedorova

“…</p> <p> <b>Patients and Methods: </b>this study enrolled 87 patients with cataract and glaucoma. 18 patients (20.7%) were diagnosed with moderate glaucoma and 69 patients (79.3%) were diagnosed with advanced glaucoma. …”
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Advanced approach to primary microsurgical debridement of extensive scleral lacerations involving simultaneous vitrectomy and chorioretinal wound closure by S.S. Shamkin, S.N. Subbotina, A.B. Stepanyants, D.V. Salov

“…</p> <p> <b>Patients and Methods:</b> 14 patients (14 eyes) diagnosed with extensive penetrating scleral/corneoscleral laceration and polymorphic intraocular lesions associated with grade 4–5 visual impairment were enrolled. All patients underwent primary microsurgical debridement using a technique that involved external debridement and suturing of scleral laceration, single-step subtotal vitrectomy, and internal debridement of the chorioretinal wound. …”
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Validation of biomarkers and clinical scores for the detection of uterine leiomyosarcoma: a case-control study with an update of pLMS by Marcus Vollmer, Günter Köhler, Julia Caroline Radosa, Marek Zygmunt, Julia Zimmermann, Martina Köller, Christine Seitz, Helena Bralo, Marc Philipp Radosa, Askin Cangül Kaya, Johann Krichbaum, Erich-Franz Solomayer, Lars Kaderali, Zaher Alwafai

“…Missing values were imputed by random forest imputation to create the updated scoring system ‘pLMS2’ using penalized logistic regression based on the pooled data sets of 384 uLMS and 1485 LM. …”
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“I believe it when there is an expert next to me:” a qualitative analysis on the perceptions and experiences of pregnant women to self-monitor blood pressure in Lombok, Indonesia... by Tigest Tamrat, Yuni Dwi Setiyawati, Maria Barreix, Nya’Jeumpa Madani, Antoine Geissbühler, Anuraj H. Shankar, Ozge Tuncalp

“…Interviews were double transcribed in Bahasa Indonesia and translated to English for thematic analysis using inductive and deductive approaches. Results We enrolled a total of 71 pregnant women, across 11 FGDs and conducted 15 IDIs with participants who used the smartphone for SMBP. …”
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Effect of JumpstartMD, a Commercial Low-Calorie Low-Carbohydrate Physician-Supervised Weight Loss Program, on 22,407 Adults by Sean Bourke, John Magaña Morton, Paul Williams

“…Phentermine and phendimetrazine had a minor effect in women only at 1 (6.1% greater weight loss than untreated), 2 (4.1%), and 3 mo (1.2%), but treated patients showed longer enrollment than nontreated during the first 3 (females: +0.4 ± 0.01; males: +0.3 ± 0.04 mo), 6 (females: +1.1 ± 0.04; males: +1.0 ± 0.1 mo), and 12 mo (females: +2.7 ± 0.1; males: +2.4 ± 0.2 mo). …”
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Non-Luminal Disease Score for Everolimus in Patients with&nbsp;Hormone Receptor&#x2011;positive and Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2-Negative Advanced Breast Cancer: A Mult... by Tan Y, Jiang H, Tian X, Ma F, Wang J, Zhang P, Xu B, Fan Y, Zhao W

“…Information of cancer patients was retrospectively collected from three cancer centers in China.Results: Totally, 198 HR+/HER2- ABC patients with complete records in expression rates (%) of ER, PR and Ki67 were enrolled in the study. The expression rates (%) of ER, PR, and Ki67 were 38.8 ± 27.9 versus 80.9 ± 14.2 (p < 0.001), 13.9 ± 14.3 versus 50.2 ± 30.4 (p < 0.001), and 37.8 ± 23.6 versus 28.7 ± 19.9 (p = 0.04), respectively, for NOLUS-positive patients and NOLUS-negative patients. …”
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Erratum to “The usefulness of surgical drains on short term outcomes among patients undergoing craniotomy at the Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza Tanzania” [World Neurosurgery: X(22C... by Dennis Onsombi, Gerald Mayaya, Vladimir Herrera, Anton Manyanga, Washington Leonald, Samuel Byabato, James Lubuulwa

“…Results: A total of 77 patients were enrolled into the study, the median patient age (IOR) was 33(18–55) years, and 55 % of patients were males, giving male to female ratio of 2:1. …”
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Real-world clinical and economic impacts of delayed rotator cuff repair surgery in Japan: analysis of a large claims database by Hiroyuki Sugaya, MD, Yuki Otaka, BS, Yuichi Shiotsuki, MS, MPH, Akie Seno, BSc, MBA

“…Patients aged ≥18 years were included if they had ≥1 inpatient or ≥2 nondiagnostic outpatient claims (≥1 month apart) for RCT (diagnosis codes S460/S468), had RCR (procedure codes K080-X) within 12 months postindex, and had 12 months post-RCR continuous enrollment. Index month was defined upon the first RCT claim, and surgery month was defined upon the first RCR. …”
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Cost-effectiveness of decentralising acute malnutrition treatment with a standard or simplified treatment protocol: an economic evaluation in the region of Gao, Mali by Bernardette Cichon, Noemí López-Ejeda, Salimata Samake, Cornelia Aton, Abdias Ogobara Dougnon, Mahamadou N’tji Samake, Aliou Bagayoko, Magloire Bunkembo, Alexandra Rutishauser-Perera, Pilar Charle-Cuellar

“…Methods This economic evaluation was part of a three-arm cluster randomized controlled trial which enrolled 2038 children with moderate and severe acute malnutrition. …”
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The prevalence of cancer in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) who received rituximab: a systematic review and meta-analysis by O. Mirmosayyeb, V. Shaygannejad, N. Ebrahimi, H. Ghoshouni, M. Ghajarzadeh

“…Totally, 15599 patients were enrolled while 133 cancers were detected.The pooled prevalence of cancer in MS patients under treatment with rituximab is 1in 100,000 (I2 = 99.9%, p < 0.001). …”
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The Clinical Value of the Combined Detection of Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index (SII), Systemic Inflammation Response Index (SIRI), and Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI) in Ear... by Zheng J, Zheng L, Wang X, Mao X, Wang Q, Yang Y, Mo D

“…The study delves into novel hematological inflammatory markers, such as systemic immune-inflammation index (SII), systemic inflammation response index (SIRI), and prognostic nutritional index (PNI), to explore their potential applications in early diagnosis of GC.Methods: From October 2020 and August 2024, 1339 GC patients admitted to our hospital were enrolled in this study. The pre-treatment SII, SIRI, and PNI was calculated from peripheral blood samples. …”
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YEARS clinical decision rule for diagnosing pulmonary embolism: a prospective diagnostic cohort follow-up study in primary care by Frans H Rutten, Menno V Huisman, Jeanet Blom, Rosanne van Maanen, Frederikus A Klok, Geert-Jan Geersing, Karel Moons, Hannah M la Roi-Teeuw, Melchior Nierman, Tuur Egbers

“…In this study, we evaluated in primary care an alternative and potentially more efficient diagnostic strategy—the YEARS algorithm; a simplified three-item version of the Wells rule combined with a pretest probability adjusted D-dimer interpretation.Design In this comprehensive prospective diagnostic validation study, primary care patients suspected of PE were enrolled by their general practitioner. All three YEARS items were collected in addition to D-dimer results, and patients were followed for 3 months to establish the final diagnosis.Setting Primary care in the Netherlands.Participants 753 patients with suspected acute PE were included. …”
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The clinical features and risk factors of coagulopathy associated with cefoperazone/sulbactam: a nomogram prediction model by Changjing Xu, Junlong Zhu, Kun Tu, Hui Tang, Xinxin Zhou, Qiuyu Li, Kun Chen, Xuping Yang, Yilan Huang

“…For validation, 1,059 patients treated with CPZ/SAM from September 2022 to August 2024 were enrolled. Patients were divided into the CD and the N-CD groups. …”
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Clinical characteristics and frailty status in heart failure with preserved vs. reduced ejection fraction by Tomoyuki Hamada, Toru Kubo, Kazuya Kawai, Yoko Nakaoka, Toshikazu Yabe, Takashi Furuno, Eisuke Yamada, Hiroaki Kitaoka, Kochi YOSACOI study

“…Methods and results Of the 1061 Japanese patients enrolled in the Kochi YOSACOI study, a multicentre registry, we divided 645 patients (median age of 81 years [interquartile range, 72–87 years]; women, 49.1%) into two groups, HFpEF patients (61.2%) and HFrEF patients (38.8%). …”
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Self-Management Strategies for Low Back Pain Among Horticulture Workers: Protocol for a Type II Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Study by Kim Dunleavy, Heidi Liss Radunovich, Jason M Beneciuk, Boyi Hu, Yang Yang, Janeen McCormick Blythe, Kelly K Gurka

“…The design, creation, and editing of English and Spanish videos was completed in June 2024 after comprehensive formative evaluation. Enrollment began in June 2024 with anticipated completion in 2027. …”
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Factors associated with thermal injury of abdominal skin in focused ultrasound ablation of uterine fibroids by Tang Chendian, Huang Guohua, Zhibiao Wang, Liu Fang, Shuang Luo, Xiaofang Liu, Qiuling Shi

“…Objective To investigate the factors which may cause thermal injury of abdominal skin in patients with uterine fibroids (UFs) who underwent ultrasound-guided focused ultrasound ablation surgery (FUAS).Method A total of 123 patients were enrolled in the injury group. In contrast, 246 patients without thermal injury were assigned to the non-injury group. …”
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A randomized controlled, trial on effects of mobile phone text messaging in combination with motivational interviewing versus standard infant feeding counselling on breastfeeding a... by Moleen Zunza, Lehana Thabane, Louise Kuhn, Christine Els, Carl Lombard, Mark F. Cotton, Taryn Young

“…Mothers living with HIV, 18 years or older, initiating breastfeeding, on combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) and their infants were enrolled. The primary endpoint was exclusive breastfeeding from birth through week 24, based on the consecutive 24-hour food recall interviews. …”
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Association Between Triglyceride–Glucose Index and Carotid Plaque Stability in Different Glycemic Status: A Single‐Center Retrospective Study by Guijun Huo, Jin Zheng, Junjie Cao, Lili Zhang, Zhichao Yao, Yuqi Zeng, Yao Tang, Zhanao Liu, Ziyi Tan, Dayong Zhou

“…Methods A total of 12 068 participants were enrolled. Carotid ultrasound was used to determine the stability of carotid plaque. …”
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Functional tests in children with type 1 diabetes and their correlation with hemoglobin A1c levels by V.R. Abdulina, I.S. Stepanova

“…</i> </p> <p> <i><b>Patients and Methods: </b>79 children were enrolled. The control group included 52 age-matched healthy children. …”
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