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Engineering, Chemical
Behzad Aminian, Ryan Huizing, Steven Rogak, Sheldon Green, Iman Rahgozar Abadi
Summary: The permeability of asymmetric composite membranes is influenced by factors such as water vapor concentration, temperature, and membrane orientation.
JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
(2022)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Chan Xiong, Yu Li, Chen-Yi Li, Ye-Fang Liu, Hua Wei, Juan-Juan Fu
Summary: This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture in treating dyspnea in patients with chronic respiratory disease. The study will conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis, including clinical randomized controlled trials. The primary outcomes include dyspnea scores and breathing physiological function, while secondary outcomes include exercise tolerance and quality of life.
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Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Jingyue Wang, Xiangjun Li, Botao Shen, Shipeng Wang, Jiahuan He, Yushi Wang
Summary: This case report presents a patient with hypothyroidism and highlights the potential severe cardiovascular and respiratory diseases it can cause. Combination therapy with levothyroxine and corticosteroids successfully treated the patient.
FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Bayan Abu Hamdh, Zaher Nazzal
Summary: This prospective cohort study investigated the incidence of long-COVID symptoms and associated risk factors among 669 confirmed COVID-19 patients. The study found that the incidence of long-COVID symptoms was 41.6%, with higher rates among females, older age groups, and hospitalized patients. Patients with dyspnea and fatigue were also at risk, while vaccination provided protection against long-COVID symptoms.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Review
Neurosciences
Bing-Gan Wang, Liu-Liu Xu, Hua-Yuan Yang, Jian Xie, Gang Xu, Wen-Chao Tang
Summary: As a minimally invasive method, manual acupuncture is widely used therapy for neuromusculoskeletal disorders. This paper reviewed the different stimulation parameters in manual acupuncture, their effects and potential mechanisms, aiming to provide a useful reference for clinical treatment and standardization.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Wei-Teing Chen, Hai-Lun Huang, Pi-Shao Ko, Wen Su, Chung-Cheng Kao, Sui-Lung Su
Summary: This study developed an artificial intelligence model that successfully predicted ventilator weaning outcomes in ICU patients using a few easily accessible parameters. The model has important implications for clinical practice.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
(2022)
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Clinical Neurology
Uzma Usman, Christina Chrisman, Drew Houston, Clara Chow Haws, Alan Wang, Suraj Muley
Summary: Eculizumab has shown efficacy in refractory MGFA class V gMG patients, with two out of three patients demonstrating marked improvement in MGFA, MG-ADL, and MGC measures. Larger studies are needed to further evaluate its role in this patient population.
Article
Otorhinolaryngology
Palmila Liu, Taylor B. Teplitzky, Yann-Fuu Kou, Romaine F. Johnson, Stephen R. Chorney
Summary: This study aimed to estimate the 1-, 5-, and 10-year survival and decannulation rates of children with a tracheostomy. By following 551 children, it was found that the mortality rate after tracheostomy approaches 42% by 10 years and the decannulation rate approaches 54%. Children with severe neurological disability and those requiring ventilator support had poorer long-term survival and longer times to decannulation.
OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY
(2023)
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Pediatrics
Kirsten Stahler van Amerongen, Annette Kuhn, Daniel Surbek, Mathias Nelle
Summary: The study aimed to determine the presence of ear acupuncture points (EAP) in newborns with or without NAS, finding that NAS infants had more EAP, with boys having more than girls. The discovery suggests potential diagnostic and therapeutic uses of EAP in neonates.
FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS
(2021)
Article
Mathematics
Jochen Merker, Benjamin Kunsch, Gregor Schuldt
Summary: A nonlinear compartment model can exhibit complex dynamics, but often has a unique stable equilibrium in applications. Dynamics near a corner of the simplex can lead to wave-like convergence, influenced by nearby non-smooth systems.
Article
Nursing
Eman Arafa Hassan, Suad Elsayed Abdelmotalb Elsaman
Summary: Compliance with the ventilator bundle was found to be associated with a decreased risk of ventilator-associated events (VAEs) occurrence. Mechanically ventilated patients had a lower likelihood of experiencing VAEs when receiving the ventilator bundle.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Magnus Ekstrom, Diana Ferreira, Sungwon Chang, Sandra Louw, Miriam J. Johnson, Danny J. Eckert, Belinda Fazekas, Katherine J. Clark, Meera R. Agar, David C. Currow
Summary: This randomized clinical trial compared the effect of different doses (8 mg/d or 16 mg/d) of extended-release morphine versus placebo on chronic breathlessness in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The study found that daily low-dose extended-release morphine did not significantly reduce the intensity of worst breathlessness after 1 week of treatment. These findings do not support the use of these doses of extended-release morphine to relieve breathlessness.
JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
(2022)
Article
Astronomy & Astrophysics
K. S. Babu, Vedran Brdar, Andre de Gouvea, Pedro A. N. Machado
Summary: This article investigates the scale dependence of neutrino mixing parameters and their observable consequences in experiments. It shows that the scale dependence of these parameters can lead to observable results in long-baseline neutrino oscillation experiments and neutrino telescopes, especially in the presence of relatively light new physics.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Rong-Ge Shao, Qiu-Wen Xie, Ling-Hui Pan, Fei Lin, Ke Qin, Shao-Peng Ming, Jin-Ju Li, Xue-Ke Du
Summary: In this study, it was found that pretreatment with Nec-1 could significantly reduce inflammation and lung injury caused by mechanical ventilation, decrease the expression of key pyroptosis mediator proteins in lung tissues, and inhibit the release of inflammatory cytokines.
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Critical Care Medicine
Qiao He, Wen Wang, Shichao Zhu, Mingqi Wang, Yan Kang, Rui Zhang, Kang Zou, Zhiyong Zong, Xin Sun
Summary: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most common hospital-acquired infection in intensive care units (ICUs), but the adoption of ventilator-associated event (VAE) surveillance outside the USA is limited. A study in China found that VAE was common in ICU patients with >= 4 ventilator days, and all tiers of VAEs were associated with poor clinical outcomes, including longer hospital stays and increased risk of mortality. These findings emphasize the importance of VAE surveillance and the development of new strategies to prevent VAEs.
Article
Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Chih-Wen Chiu, Tsung-Chieh Lee, Po-Chi Hsu, Chia-Yun Chen, Shun-Chang Chang, John. Y. Chiang, Lun-Chien Lo
BMC COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
(2015)
Article
Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Yen-Ting Liu, Chih-Wen Chiu, Chin-Fu Chang, Tsung-Chieh Lee, Chia-Yun Chen, Shun-Chang Chang, Chia-Ying Lee, Lun-Chien Lo
EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
(2015)
Article
Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Tsung-Chieh Lee, Lun-Chien Lo, Fang-Chen Wu
EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
(2016)
Article
Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Yu-Liang Chen, Tsung-Chieh Lee, Yun-Tai Chen, Lun-Chien Lo, Wen-Yu Hsu, Wen-Chen Ouyang
EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
(2019)