Explore Potential Profiles and Influencing Factors for Financial Toxicity in Patients with Colorectal Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Objectives: To explore the potential financial toxicity (FT) profiles in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) undergoing chemotherapy and analyze its influencing factors.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 373 CRC patients undergoing chemotherapy in southwest China from January 2024 to May 2024. We utilized the General Information Questionnaire, the FT based on Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (COST-PROM), the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (BIPQ), and the Family APGAR Index (APGAR).

Quality of life, care problems and care needs of Chinese older patients with dementia under the perspective of long-term care insurance.

Background: It is necessary for home caregivers to provide precise care for older people with dementia.

Objectives: To understand the home care quality of life and its influencing factors of older people with dementia who receive long-term care insurance, care issues and intrinsic care needs.

Methods: We used descriptive statistical analyses to analyze existing care issues and care service needs.

Nutritional Management of Lung Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy: A Qualitative Exploration of Patients' and Healthcare Professionals' Perspectives.

Objectives: To describe the experiences of lung cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy in nutrition management and the problems in the process of implementing nutrition management for patients by healthcare professionals.

Methods: This is a qualitative descriptive study. Qualitative data were collected through semistructured interviews with lung cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy (N = 16) and healthcare professionals (N = 24) from the oncology department at three tertiary grade A hospitals.

Influence of the Pd Oxidation State in PdNi Thin Films on Surface Acoustic Wave Hydrogen Sensing Performance.

PdNi alloy thin films demonstrate exceptional hydrogen sensing performance and exhibit significant potential for application in surface acoustic wave (SAW) hydrogen sensors. However, the long-term stability of SAW H sensors utilizing PdNi films as catalysts experiences a substantial decrease during operation. In this paper, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) is employed to investigate the failure mechanisms of PdNi thin films under operational conditions.

ZmELF3.1 integrates the RA2-TSH4 module to repress maize tassel branching.

Tassel branch number (TBN) is a key agronomic trait for adapting to high-density planting and grain yield in maize. However, the molecular regulatory mechanisms underlying tassel branching are still largely unknown. Here, we used molecular and genetic studies together to show that ZmELF3.

Quantitative data collection approaches in subject-reported oral health research: a scoping review.

Background: This scoping review reports on studies that collect survey data using quantitative research to measure self-reported oral health status outcome measures. The objective of this review is to categorize measures used to evaluate self-reported oral health status and oral health quality of life used in surveys of general populations.

Methods: The review is guided by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) with the search on four online bibliographic databases.

Conditional standards for the quantification of foetal growth in an ethnic Chinese population: a longitudinal study.

This was an observational study of low-risk singleton pregnancies in an ethnic Chinese population. Foetal biometric variables which included biparietal diameter (BPD), head circumference (HC), abdominal circumference (AC) and femur length (FL) were measured repeatedly. The standard views for measurement were obtained according to INTERGROWTH-21st criteria.

Investigating Perceptions of Teachers and School Nurses on Child and Adolescent Oral Health in Los Angeles County.

This study reports the results of focus groups with school nurses and teachers from elementary, middle, and high schools to explore their perceptions of child and adolescent oral health. Participants included 14 school nurses and 15 teachers (83% female; 31% Hispanic; 21% White; 21% Asian; 14% African American; and 13% Others). Respondents were recruited from Los Angeles County schools and scheduled by school level for six one-hour focus groups using .

Extraperitoneal laparoscopic simple prostatectomy with urethra preservation using urethral initiation as the entry point: a practical approach for the treatment of benign prostatic obstruction.

Purpose: The present study introduces a modified surgical procedure, extraperitoneal laparoscopic simple prostatectomy (LSP) with urethra preservation using urethral initiation as the entry point, and evaluates its feasibility, safety, and efficacy in the treatment of benign prostatic obstruction (BPO).

Materials And Methods: A total of 50 patients with BPO underwent modified LSP from January 2018 to December 2020. The main surgical procedures performed were as follows: transversely incision of prostate surgical capsule at the urethral initiation; creating of the subcapsular plane and the space between urethra and adenoma; removal of lobes with preservation of urethra followed by suturing of capsule.

Promotion of the CoO/TiO Interface on Catalytic Decomposition of Ammonium Perchlorate.

Supports can widely affect or even dominate the catalytic activity and selectivity of nanoparticles because atomic geometry and electronic structures of active sites can be regulated, especially at the interface of nanoparticles and supports. However, the underlying mechanisms of most systems are still not fully understood yet. Herein, we construct the interface of CoO/TiO to boost ammonium perchlorate (AP) catalytic decomposition.

Postmenopausal women with hyperandrogenemia: Three case reports.

Background: Diagnosing hyperandrogenemia in postmenopausal women is very difficult. It occasionally manifests as excessive hair growth or with no clinical manifestations, and is therefore often misdiagnosed or missed altogether. Ovarian steroid cell tumors that cause hyperandrogenemia in women account for approximately 0.

Added value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in the diagnosis of primary retroperitoneal serous adenocarcinoma: a case report.

Background: Primary retroperitoneal serous adenocarcinoma (PRSA) is a rare malignant disease. Given the rarity of the disease, the imaging features of PRSA are unclear. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) also plays an important role in the evaluation of the differential diagnosis of retroperitoneal lesions.

Irreversible electroporation in patients with liver tumours: treated-area patterns with contrast-enhanced ultrasound.

Background: Familiarity with post-IRE imaging interpretation is of considerable importance in determining ablation success and detecting recurrence. CEUS can be used to assess the tumour response and characteristics of the ablation zone. It is of clinical interest to describe the ultrasonographic findings of liver tumours after irreversible electroporation (IRE) percutaneous ablation.

Uterine mass after caesarean section: a report of two cases.

Background: Caesarean scar pregnancy (CSP) is a rare complication of caesarean delivery and a special type of ectopic pregnancy. Gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (GTN) is an uncommon complication of pregnancy. Early diagnosis of the two diseases is crucial because a delay or misdiagnosis can lead to increased maternal morbidity and mortality.

Facet effect of CoO nanocatalysts on the catalytic decomposition of ammonium perchlorate.

Crystal facets can affect the catalytic decomposition of ammonium perchlorate, but the underlying mechanisms have long remained unclear. Here, we use the nanorods, nanosheets and nanocubes of CoO catalysts exposing {110}, {111} and {100} facets as model systems to investigate facet effects on catalytic AP decomposition. The peak temperature of high temperature decomposition (HTD) process (T) of AP by nanorods, nanosheets and nanocubes CoO decrease from 437.

MiR-34b-3p Represses the Multidrug-Chemoresistance of Bladder Cancer Cells by Regulating the CCND2 and P2RY1 Genes.

BACKGROUND Chemoresistance is a main limitation in chemotherapy for therapeutic cancer. MicroRNA (miRNA) has been indicated in the progression and tumorigenesis of many types of cancer, but the effect of miR-34b-3p in bladder cancer (BCa) cells is still unknown. MATERIAL AND METHODS This research compared the multidrug-sensitive (5637) BCa cell line and the multidrug-resistant (EJ) BCa cell line.

Prognostic significance of DAPK promoter methylation in lymphoma: A meta-analysis.

We aimed to characterize the clinical significance of epigenetic loss of death-associated protein kinase (DAPK) gene function through promoter methylation in the development and prognosis of lymphoma. PubMed, Web of Science and ProQuest databases were searched for relevant studies. Twelve studies involving 709 patients with lymphoma were identified.

Tamoxifen Prevents D-galactosamine/Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Murine Acute Hepatic Failure through Inhibition of Oxidative Stress and Mmd-2 Upregulation.

Oxidative stress is considered one of the major mechanisms underlying lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced acute liver failure (ALF). Tamoxifen has been reported to ameliorate LPS-induced ALF via the induction of monocyte to macrophage differentiation-associated 2 (Mmd-2). Whether antioxidant effects are involved remains unknown.

[LRIG1 promotes the apoptosis of pituitary tumor cells induced by cisplatin].

Objective To investigate the expression of leucine rich repeats and immunoglobulin like domains 1 (LRIG1) in the tumor tissues of human pituitary tumor, and the effects of LRIG1 over-expression on the proliferation and apoptosis of human pituitary tumor cells induced by cisplatin (DDP). Methods The expression of LRIG1 in the tumor tissues and adjacent tissues of 45 cases with pituitary tumor was detected by immunohistochemistry, and the correlations between the positive expression of LRIG1 and the clinicopathological data of the patients were analyzed. In addition, the isolated human pituitary tumor cells were selected.

Reduced expression of MTUS1 mRNA is correlated with poor prognosis in bladder cancer.

Mitochondrial tumor suppressor 1 (MTUS1) is a newly identified candidate tumor suppressor gene. Previous studies have demonstrated that the expression status of MTUS1 is altered in several types of tumors. However, its clinical significance for bladder cancer patients remains undetermined.

[Clinical characteristics and surgical treatment for localized Castleman's disease].

Objective: To investigate the clinical characteristics and treatment of localized Castleman's disease (CD), and review the literatures to improve the diagnosis and management of this disease.

Methods: The clinical symptoms, histopathology, CT, MRI findings and results of surgery in 20 patients with localized CD were evaluated retrospectively.

Results: The average age of the patients was 37.

Retroperitoneal laparoscopic anatrophic nephrolithotomy for large staghorn calculi.

Objectives: Treatment of staghorn calculus is challenging. We evaluated the feasibility and efficacy of the retroperitoneal laparoscopic approach for the management of large staghorn renal calculi.

Methods: Patients with staghorn renal calculi unsuitable for percutaneous nephrolithotomy were analyzed.