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https://read.qxmd.com/read/38537239/efficacy-of-diltiazem-2-rectal-gel-in-the-treatment-of-chronic-anal-fissure-a-retrospective-observational-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Gabriel Martínez-Orea, Francisco J Rodríguez-Lucena, Celia García-González, Nieves Cano-Cuenca, Ana Candela-Fajardo, Rodrigo Bonilla-Peñarrubia
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to describe the effectiveness and safety of a magistral formulation of diltiazem 2% rectal gel as a treatment for chronic anal fissure. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A retrospective observational study of all patients that began treatment with diltiazem 2% gel during 2019. The primary endpoint of the study was anal fissure healing. We also looked for differences in effectiveness between those initiating treatment and those who had been previously treated, long-term effectiveness through a 2-year follow-up and frequency of adverse effects...
2024: Cirugia y Cirujanos
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38537238/review-and-analysis-of-the-results-of-kidney-transplantation-programs-in-mexico
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Marco A Ayala-García, Gilberto Flores-Vargas, Gerardo A Ornelas-Guerrero
OBJECTIVE: To know, analyze and compare kidney transplant programs; considering the survival of recipients at 1 and 5 years, from hospitals in Mexico. METHOD: A systematic review was carried out whose search focused on the survival of kidney transplant recipients. All publications found in PubMed and Google from 1963 to 2021 were included. The expectation-maximization algorithm was applied, proposing a mixture of normals, and hierarchical grouping to establish if there is any type of pattern and determine if there is a difference between the percentages...
2024: Cirugia y Cirujanos
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38537233/risk-factors-for-readmission-after-a-cholecystectomy-a-case-control-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Daniel Garcia, Antonia Pastore, Javier Rodriguez, Fernando Crovari, Jaime Cerda, Patricia Rebolledo, Pablo Achurra, Eduardo Viñuela, Jorge Martinez, Martin Dib, Eduardo Briceño
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess the risk factors associated with 30-day hospital readmissions after a cholecystectomy. METHODS: We conducted a case-control study, with data obtained from UC-Christus from Santiago, Chile. All patients who underwent a cholecystectomy between January 2015 and December 2019 were included in the study. We identified all patients readmitted after a cholecystectomy and compared them with a randomized control group. Univariate and multivariate analyses were conducted to identify risk factors...
2024: Cirugia y Cirujanos
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38537222/comprehension-and-usefulness-of-spanish-language-health-information-about-depression-treatment
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Beatriz Manzor-Mitrzyk, Ana I Lopez-Medina, Karen B Farris
US Latine adults who prefer the Spanish language for healthcare encounter communication have high risk of health disparitiesm in part from low organizational health literacy, mental health stigma and discrimination. Latine organizational health literacy includes the provision of culturally responsive, language concordant health information, which supports good comprehension and could mitigate some health disparities. We conducted a pilot study to assess commonly provided patient health information handouts about depression treatment and antidepressant consumer medication information sheets...
March 27, 2024: Health Education Research
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38537180/perfluorobutane-sonazoid-contrast-enhanced-ultrasound-to-diagnose-hepatocellular-carcinoma-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis
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Yujia Chen, Wenjun Zhu, Yunyun Yi, Huali Cao, Fan Chen, Qinling Zhu
AIM: This meta-analysis aimed to assess the precision of Sonazoid contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) to distinguish hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) from focal liver lesions (FLLs). MATERIAL AND METHODS: The Cochrane Library, Embase, PubMed, and Web of Science databases were systematically searched and checked for studies using Sonazoid CEUS to characterize HCC. A comprehensive meta-analysis was conducted, involving data pooling, subgroup analyses, meta-regression, and investigation of publication bias...
February 25, 2024: Medical Ultrasonography
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38537156/female-specific-health-care-of-military-female-designated-service-members-and-veterans-a-systematic-overview-of-reviews
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Megan C McDermott, Megan G Musilli, Jill E Brown, John L Melton, Michael J Miller, Rhonda J Allard, Monica A Lutgendorf
INTRODUCTION: Since the War in Afghanistan began in 2001, service members have faced significant health effects related to service during war, with female-designated service members facing unique challenges. Numerous high-quality review articles have been published on the health and care of female-designated service members and veterans. Given the increasing volume of literature, we completed an overview of reviews on the health and health care of female-designated military populations...
March 27, 2024: Military Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38537153/novel-proteomic-signatures-may-indicate-mri-assessed-intrahepatic-fat-state-and-changes-the-direct-plus-clinical-trial
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Dana T Goldberg, Anat Yaskolka Meir, Gal Tsaban, Ehud Rinott, Alon Kaplan, Hila Zelicha, Nora Klöting, Uta Ceglarek, Berend Iserman, Ilan Shelef, Philip Rosen, Matthias Blüher, Michael Stumvoll, Ohad Etzion, Meir J Stampfer, Frank B Hu, Iris Shai
OBJECTIVE: We demonstrated in the randomized 18-month DIRECT PLUS trial (n=294) that a Mediterranean (MED) diet, supplemented with polyphenol-rich Mankai duckweed, green tea, and walnuts and restricted in red/processed meat, caused substantial intrahepatic fat (IHF%) loss compared with two other healthy diets, reducing NAFLD by half, regardless similar weight loss. Here, we investigated the baseline proteomic profile associated with IHF% and the changes in proteomics associated with IHF% changes induced by lifestyle intervention...
March 27, 2024: Hepatology: Official Journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38537147/first-report-of-phytophthora-niederhauserii-causing-root-rot-of-carob-tree-ceratonia-siliqua-l-in-spain
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Carolina Francia, Josep Armengol, Paloma Abad-Campos
Carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua L.) is a crop native to the Mediterranean Basin mainly being used as livestock feed, in pharmaceutical industry, and also a valuable source of human food due to the high dietary fibre and sugar contents. In January 2023, one-year-old 'Duraio' carob trees grafted on 'Rojal' rootstock on pots showing dark brown to necrotic lesions on the secondary roots, decline symptoms and leading to the death of some plants, were detected in a nursery located at the Valencian Community region in Spain...
March 27, 2024: Plant Disease
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38537144/first-report-of-powdery-mildew-on-berchemia-floribunda-caused-by-erysiphe-berchemiae-in-china
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Leitao Tan, Yiming Shi, Yun He, Chengui Zhao, Wei Ding, Qiuping Liu
The genus Berchemia (family Rhamnaceae), a group of climbing plants, is mainly distributed in Asia, Africa, and South America. Berchemia plants are widely used in traditional medicine in some Asian countries (Inoshiri et al. 1987). For example, in Japan, B. racemosa (synonym B. floribunda ) is used for the treatment of gallstones, liver diseases, neuralgia, and stomach cramps, and in China, B. floribunda is used for the treatment of rheumatism and lumbago. In August 2022, typical powdery mildew symptoms were observed on wild B...
March 27, 2024: Plant Disease
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38537142/first-report-of-fusarium-falciforme-causing-root-and-rhizome-rot-of-epimedium-sagittatum-in-china
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Leixia Chu, Diandian Li, Wenchuan Hou, Zhiwei Dan, Xiaojie Wang, Chengming Dong
Epimedium sagittatum (Sieb.et Zucc.) Maxim., a perennial herb, is an important medicinal plant, rich in flavonoids, and widely used in the treatment of sexual dysfunction, rheumatic disease, and cancers (Tan et al. 2016). In July 2022, a disease of root and rhizome was found on E. sagittatum aged 1-8 years in a planting area (266 ha) of Zhumadian City (32°58'12" N, 114°37'48" E), Henan Province, China. The disease incidence per field (660 m2 ) was around 10-15% in six randomly surveyed fields planted with about 10,000 E...
March 27, 2024: Plant Disease
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38537141/first-record-of-diplodia-gallae-causing-branch-cankers-on-declining-scarlet-oak-quercus-coccinea-in-virginia
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Devin Bily, Tashi Gyatso, Matt Wolanski, Amanda Conrad, Connor Goolsby, Lori A Chamberlin, Katlin M DeWitt
Members of Botryosphaeria s.l. have an extensive history as cankering pathogens of stressed and declining oak trees in the eastern United States (Ferreira et al. 2021). The host range, distribution, and virulence among two closely related species, Diplodia corticola and D. gallae, remains unclear (Brazee et al. 2023). On 15 August 2023, a survey was conducted at a declining natural hardwood site in Shenandoah County, Virginia (GPS coordinates 38.922089, -78.606125). One mature Quercus coccinea tree that displayed scorched leaf margins and branch dieback was felled and a cankered branch from the crown was sampled (Fig...
March 27, 2024: Plant Disease
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38537140/first-report-of-soybean-root-rot-caused-by-fusarium-proliferatum-in-the-republic-of-korea
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
In-Jeong Kang, Mirang Lee, Sang Yun Han, Yul-Ho Kim, Sungwoo Lee
Fusarium species are widespread soilborne pathogens that can cause damping-off, root rot, and wilting in soybean [ Glycine max (L.) Merrill], subsequently leading to significant yield suppression. Several Fusarium spp. have already been documented for their pathogenicity on soybean plants in the Republic of Korea. The nationwide monitoring of soybean diseases continues to identify new pathogenic Fusarium spp. In 2016, five plant samples at R3-R4 growth stages, showing symptoms of wilting in the upper parts and root rot, were collected in Suwon, Gyeonggi, Republic of Korea...
March 27, 2024: Plant Disease
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38537136/effective-consistent-and-rapid-non-contact-application-methods-for-seedling-basal-stem-infection-by-sclerotinia-sclerotiorum
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Viet-Cuong Han, Pippa J Michael, Rachael Crockett, Bec Swift, Sarita J Bennett
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary, an economically devastating soil-borne fungal pathogen known to cause disease across a wide range of plants, produces long-term inoculum called sclerotia that can either germinate carpogenically by ascospores infecting above-ground plant parts or myceliogenically to infect stem base and roots. Typically for research purposes S. sclerotiorum diseases are initiated by direct contact methods, using S. sclerotiorum mycelium agar plugs wrapped around the stem or sclerotia placed directly beneath root mass...
March 27, 2024: Plant Disease
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38537130/comprehensive-molecular-classification-predicted-microenvironment-profiles-and-therapy-response-for-hepatocellular-carcinoma
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Yihong Chen, Xiangying Deng, Yin Li, Ying Han, Yinghui Peng, Wantao Wu, Xinwen Wang, Jiayao Ma, Erya Hu, Xin Zhou, Edward Shen, Shan Zeng, Changjing Cai, Yiming Qin, Hong Shen
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Tumor microenvironment (TME) heterogeneity leads to a discrepancy in survival prognosis and clinical treatment response for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. The clinical applications of documented molecular subtypes are constrained by several issues. APPROACH AND RESULTS: We integrated three single-cell datasets to describe the TME landscape and identified six prognosis-related cell subclusters. Unsupervised clustering of subcluster-specific markers was performed to generate transcriptomic subtypes...
March 27, 2024: Hepatology: Official Journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38537129/the-association-between-mean-arterial-pressure-and-acute-kidney-injury-reversal-among-decompensated-cirrhosis-patients
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Giuseppe Cullaro, Andrew S Allegretti, Cynthia Fenton, Jin Ge, Kavish R Patidar, Jessica Rubin, Arjun Sharma, Jennifer C Lai
BACKGROUND: This study informs how mean arterial pressure (MAP) impacts AKI recovery among all patients hospitalized with cirrhosis, regardless of etiology. METHODS: We identified incident AKI episodes among subjects in our cohort of decompensated cirrhosis patients. AKI was defined as a ≥50% increase in creatinine (sCr) from an outpatient baseline (≥7 days prior) that required hospitalization. Linear mixed-effects models were completed to determine the impact between AKI recovery, MAP, and time...
March 27, 2024: Hepatology: Official Journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38537125/efficacy-of-a-novel-antibiotic-drug-combination-toward-multidrug-resistant-ocular-pathogens
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Lakshminarayanan Gowtham, Rachel A F Wozniak, Paul M Dunman, Esther Sheba, Prashant Garg, Joveeta Joseph
PURPOSE: Antimicrobial resistance is a global health threat, compounded by the reduction in the discovery of new antibiotics. A repurposed drugs-based approach could provide a viable alternative for the treatment of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacterial infections. In this study, we sought to evaluate the in vitro efficacy of a novel drug combination, polymyxin B/trimethoprim (PT) + rifampin on MDR isolates from patients with bacterial keratitis in India. METHODS: Forty-three isolates, which included 20 Staphylococcus aureus, 19 Pseudomonas aeruginosa, 3 Pseudomonas stutzeri, and 1 Acinetobacter baumannii, were evaluated for their antibiotic resistance by minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC)...
March 26, 2024: Cornea
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38537119/constructing-linear-oriented-pre-vascularized-human-spinal-cord-tissues-for-spinal-cord-injury-repair
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Caixia Fan, Hui Cai, Lulu Zhang, Xianming Wu, Junyan Yan, Lifang Jin, Baowei Hu, Jiaxiong He, Yanyan Chen, Yannan Zhao, Jianwu Dai
Repairing spinal cord injury (SCI) is a global medical challenge lacking effective clinical treatment. Developing human-engineered spinal cord tissues that can replenish lost cells and restore a regenerative microenvironment offers promising potential for SCI therapy. However, creating vascularized human spinal cord-like tissues that mimic the diverse cell types and longitudinal parallel structural features of spinal cord tissues remains a significant hurdle. In present study, vascularized spinal cord tissues (VSCT) were engineered using embryonic human spinal cord-derived neural cells and endothelial cells on linear ordered collagen scaffolds (LOCS)...
March 27, 2024: Advanced Healthcare Materials
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38537108/empowerment-moderates-the-relationship-between-partner-abuse-and-suicidal-ideation-for-immigrant-women
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Sara E Butter, Bushra Sabri, Ginger C Hanson, Jacquelyn C Campbell
PURPOSE: Research shows strong associations between intimate partner violence (IPV) among women and suicidal ideation but this topic is understudied among immigrant women in abusive relationships in the United States. Empowerment may play a significant role in protecting abused immigrant women from suicidal ideation but has not been studied with quantitative data. METHOD: The current study used convenience sampling. Immigrant women who experienced IPV were asked about IPV severity, empowerment, and where they were born...
April 1, 2024: Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38537103/a-wind-bell-inspired-triboelectric-nanogenerator-for-extremely-low%C3%A2-speed-and-omnidirectional-wind-energy-harvesting
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Jinlong Huang, Jiang Shao, Wei Zhong, Chao Sun, Gengchen Zhang, Longyi Chen, Jiwen Fang, Chong Li, Jia Wang, Xiaoming Feng, Lijun Zhou, Hongliang Mi, Jiawei Chen, Xiaohong Dong, Xue Liu
As one of the most promising renewable energies, wind energy is abundant in the natural environment. However, it is still challenging to effectively collect wind energy because of its variable wind speed and unpredictable direction. Here, a triboelectric nanogenerator, which is inspired by ancient Chinese wind bells, has been developed to collect energy from variable-speed and multi-directional wind. The wind-bell-inspired triboelectric nanogenerator (W-TENG) has the capability to generate electricity even at a very low wind speed of 0...
March 27, 2024: Small Methods
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38537084/personal-versus-therapist-perioperative-music-intervention-a-randomized-controlled-trial
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Fan Jiang, Tingting Wang, Liqiong Hu, Shangui Chen, Lijian Chen, Xuesheng Liu, Yao Lu, Erwei Gu, Luis Ulloa
INTRODUCTION: Music interventions can alleviate patient anxiety and improve post-surgical satisfaction. However, it remains uncertain whether music personal preferences affect efficacy. We tested whether personal music intervention with patient-selected songs played ad libitum is more effective than standard therapist-designed treatment with classical music. METHODS: A prospective, parallel-group, single-blinded, randomized controlled trial with 229 participants (aged 18 to 60 y) previously scheduled for elective surgery...
April 3, 2024: International Journal of Surgery
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