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As a building material, the loess is usually required to be compacted in engineering construction, thus the deformation characteristics of compacted loess with the increase of water content are closely related to the saf...

BackgroundSurgical antibiotic prophylaxis (SAP) is an essential part of perioperative care, yet adherence to recommended practices varies across surgical categories. Differences in antibiotic choice and duration between ...

Abstract Background: The combination of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) with radiotherapy (RT) has improved survival in patients with advanced lung cancer, yet treatment-related pneumonitis (TRP) is highly toxic. Cur...

Abstract Objective To investigate the association between the Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index (SII), Systemic Inflammation Response Index (SIRI), and in-stent restenosis (ISR) following percutaneous coronary intervent...

Background: Despite high cure rates in pediatric B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL), relapse remains a major challenge. Current risk stratification systems fail to identify a subset of occult high-risk (HR) pati...

BackgroundThe association between peripheral blood immune-inflammatory markers and neurological involvement in patients with spinal tuberculosis, and to develop a predictive model for early risk assessment. Spinal tuberc...

BackgroundHMPV is a leading cause of pediatric lower respiratory tract infections, second only to respiratory syncytial virus in causing severe pneumonia in children. Its clinical presentation closely mimics other common...

Aim: Healthcare services in remote areas present unique challenges to achieving organizational performance goals due to limited access and infrastructure. This study aims to analyze organizational factors that influence ...

Abstract Objective Differentiating complicated from uncomplicated appendicitis remains a clinical challenge despite major advances in diagnostic imaging and evaluation. Inflammatory biomarkers derived from routine blood ...

Qianqian He,1,* Fuchun Cui,2,* Yanling Jin,1 Haiying Li,1 Xiaofen Duan,1 Yanlei Xu,1,* Qian Wang1,* 1Department of Obstetrics, The Fourth Hospital of Shijiazhuang, Shijiazhuang, People’s...

Objective. To assess risk factors associated with systemiclupus erythematosus (SLE) in the Mexican population. Materialand Methods. A case-control study was conductedon June 1996, at the Reumathology Clinic of Hospital d...

ABSTRACT Background and Aims Child nutrition is crucial for a country's economic development. In Bangladesh, nearly half of the children under five suffer from malnutrition, with higher rates in rural areas. This study a...

Background: The estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), derived from serum creatinine (eGFRcr) or cystatin C (eGFRcys), is crucial for assessing kidney function and predicting health outcomes. While eGFRcr is known ...

ABSTRACT Objective Distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ) instability is commonly assessed clinically via physical examination, such as a ballottement test, which evaluates palmar‐dorsal translation of the radius relative to t...

Abstract The purpose of this study was to use 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR) to quantify taste-active and bioactive compounds in chicken breasts and thighs from Korean native chicken (KNC) [newly developed KNCs (...

ABSTRACT Background and Aims Despite the prevalent reliance on traditional bonesetters (TBSs) in Kurdish societies, their role remains underexplored in scholarly research. This study aimed to evaluate patients' perceptio...

Heba Mohamed Abdallah,1 Iman Shaban Osheba,1 Ahmed Abdallah Salman,2 Nahla K Gaballa,3 Merhan Osama Helmi,1 Amr Ragab Ibrahim,4 Asmaa Said Shahat Atta,1 Mohammed Gaber Saad,5 Sara Mohammed Aboagiza,1 Hanaa Saied Abdel Ha...

La colonización rectal por bacterias Gram-negativas productoras de carbapenemasas (CR-BGN-PC) aumenta el riesgo de infecciones invasivas. Se realizó un estudio de casos y controles en un hospital de Santa Fe (Argentina...

ABSTRACT Background and Aims Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is a pressing public health issue for young children in low‐ and middle‐income countries like Somalia, significantly increasing risks of morbidity, mortality, a...

Objective. To determine nutritional risk factors in a populationof patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (PT). Materialand methods. During 1997, one-hundred andeighty-five patients with PT were chosen at random fromtwo he...

ABSTRACT Objective Adjacent segment retrolisthesis is a common yet frequently overlooked complication after lumbar fusion, which may lead to reoperation. However, its risk factors, particularly those related to preoperat...

RationaleRituximab is an anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody that can cause persistent hypogammaglobulinemia (PH) in 20–45% of patients, depending on the patient population. Risk factors for PH in pediatric patients followin...

Abstract Objective To identify risk factors related to postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) and severe PPH with blood loss quantified objectively. Methods This is a complementary analysis of a prospective cohort study that in...

Abstract Background Peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis is the primary cause of technical failure and infection-related mortality in PD patients. Culture-negative peritonitis poses unique management challenges. Th...