Risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma associated with hepatitis C genotype 3 infection: A systematic review
CONCLUSION: Although, studies have shown that HCV genotype-3 infection is an independent risk factor for end-stage liver disease, HCC, and liver-related death, there is a lack of evidence for specific risk factors for HCC secondary to HCV genotype-3. Only cirrhosis and age have demonstrated an association; however, the number of studies is very small, and more research is required to investigate risk factors for HCC secondary to HCV genotype-3.PMID:38660636 | PMC:PMC11037048 | DOI:10.4251/wjgo.v16.i4.1596 (Source: Cancer Control)
Source: Cancer Control - April 25, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Hamzah Z Farooq Michael James Jane Abbott Patrick Oyibo Pip Divall Naheed Choudhry Graham R Foster Source Type: research
Global chessboard: Analyzing how geopolitical risk shapes renewable energy technology investments
AbstractThe allocation of budgets for renewable energy (RE) technology is significantly influenced by geopolitical risks (GPRs), reflecting the intricate interplay among global political dynamics, social media narratives, and the strategic investment decisions essential for advancing sustainable energy solutions. Against the backdrop of increasing worldwide initiatives to transition to RE sources, it is crucial to understand how GPR affects funding allocations, informing policy decisions, and fostering international collaboration to pursue sustainable energy solutions. Existing work probes the nonlinear effect of GPR on RE...
Source: Risk Analysis - April 25, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Xin Zheng,
Chang Li,
Sajid Ali,
Tomiwa Sunday Adebayo Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Polypharmacy and associated factors in South Korean elderly patients with dementia: An analysis using National Health Insurance claims data
ConclusionThis study reports the latest evidence on the status and risk factors of polypharmacy in elderly patients with dementia. We proposed that careful monitoring and management are required for patients at high risk for polypharmacy. (Source: PLoS One)
Source: PLoS One - April 25, 2024 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Hea-Lim Kim Source Type: research
Ethnic discrimination, asking for fair treatment, and poor self-rated health: a gender stratified analysis of 13,443 Korean Chinese waged workers in South Korea
This study aimed to examine whether perceived eth... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - April 25, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Hayoung Lee, Ji-Hwan Kim, Garin Lee, Hyelin Lee, Mita Huq, Delanjathan Devakumar and Seung-Sup Kim Tags: Research Source Type: research
Clinical outcomes and challenges of surgical extirpation for carotid body paraganglioma in South Korea: a single-center retrospective study
Carotid body paraganglioma (CBP) is a rare, highly vascularized, and slow-growing neuroendocrine tumor. Surgical resection is the definitive treatment for CBP, however, it remains challenging due to the tumor ’... (Source: World Journal of Surgical Oncology)
Source: World Journal of Surgical Oncology - April 25, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Jiyoung Shin, Ji-sup Yun and Young-Wook Kim Tags: Case Report Source Type: research
Diamonds grown without extreme pressures
Diamonds, the hardest material, may have gotten easier to make. Researchers today report a new way to grow synthetic diamonds without the crushing pressures normally required. Although the approach yields crystals no bigger than 100 nanometers across—about the size of a typical virus—researchers suspect it may eventually yield larger crystals and the extended diamond films that are prized for advanced electronics and optics.
“The technique is quite interesting,” says John Ciraldo, who specializes in diamond growth at WD Advanced Materials. “If they could make larger single crystals that would be fantastic,...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - April 24, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Innovative interpretable AI-guided water quality evaluation with risk adversarial analysis in river streams considering spatial-temporal effects
This study introduces a novel approach for evaluating water quality within a complex riverine zone in South Korea: Han River that encompasses five river streams situated at each junction of North and South streams (including Gyeongan Stream) that ultimately leading towards Paldang Lake. By utilizing the monthly water characteristic data from the year 2013 to 2022 across 14 different locations, the significant seasonal trends and potential influences on water quality are identified. The water quality here is calculated with the proposed method of sub-index water quality index (s-WQI). A combinatorial prediction approach of ...
Source: Environmental Pollution - April 24, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: ZiYu Lin Juin Yau Lim Jong-Min Oh Source Type: research
Vonoprazan 10 mg or 20 mg vs. lansoprazole 15 mg as maintenance therapy in Asian patients with healed erosive esophagitis: A randomized controlled trial
CONCLUSION: Vonoprazan maintenance therapy was well-tolerated and noninferior to lansoprazole for preventing EE recurrence in Asian patients with healed EE.TRIAL REGISTRATION: https://clinicaltrials.gov; NCT02388737.PMID:38654422 | DOI:10.1097/CM9.0000000000003068 (Source: Chinese Medical Journal)
Source: Chinese Medical Journal - April 24, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Yinglian Xiao Jiaming Qian Shutian Zhang Ning Dai Hoon Jai Chun Chengtang Chiu Chui Fung Chong Nobuo Funao Yuuichi Sakurai Jessica D Eisner Li Xie Minhu Chen Source Type: research
Innovative interpretable AI-guided water quality evaluation with risk adversarial analysis in river streams considering spatial-temporal effects
This study introduces a novel approach for evaluating water quality within a complex riverine zone in South Korea: Han River that encompasses five river streams situated at each junction of North and South streams (including Gyeongan Stream) that ultimately leading towards Paldang Lake. By utilizing the monthly water characteristic data from the year 2013-2022 across 14 different locations, the significant seasonal trends and potential influences on water quality are identified. The water quality here is calculated with the proposed method of sub-index water quality index (s-WQI). A combinatorial prediction approach of s-W...
Source: Environmental Pollution - April 24, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: ZiYu Lin Juin Yau Lim Jong-Min Oh Source Type: research
Vonoprazan 10 mg or 20 mg vs. lansoprazole 15 mg as maintenance therapy in Asian patients with healed erosive esophagitis: A randomized controlled trial
CONCLUSION: Vonoprazan maintenance therapy was well-tolerated and noninferior to lansoprazole for preventing EE recurrence in Asian patients with healed EE.TRIAL REGISTRATION: https://clinicaltrials.gov; NCT02388737.PMID:38654422 | DOI:10.1097/CM9.0000000000003068 (Source: Chinese Medical Journal)
Source: Chinese Medical Journal - April 24, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Yinglian Xiao Jiaming Qian Shutian Zhang Ning Dai Hoon Jai Chun Chengtang Chiu Chui Fung Chong Nobuo Funao Yuuichi Sakurai Jessica D Eisner Li Xie Minhu Chen Source Type: research
Interim Estimates of 2023-2024 Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Among Adults in Korea
In this study, we aimed to estimate the interim vaccine effectiveness (VE) of the influenza vaccination to prevent influenza during the early season. From November 1, 2023, to December 31, 2023, we enrolled 2,632 subjects with influenza-like illness from eight hospitals participating in hospital-based influenza morbidity and mortality surveillance. A retrospective test-negative case-control study was conducted to estimate the VE. The results showed an adjusted VE of 22.5% (95% confidence interval [CI], 6.6 to 35.8) for the total population. The adjusted VE was 22.3% (95% CI, 6.1 to 35.7) for influenza A and 9.4% (95% CI, -...
Source: Journal of Korean Medical Science - April 23, 2024 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Yu Jung Choi Jang Wook Sohn Won Suk Choi Seong-Heon Wie Jacob Lee Jin-Soo Lee Hye Won Jeong Joong Sik Eom Eliel Nham Hye Seong Jin Gu Yoon Ji Yun Noh Joon Young Song Hee Jin Cheong Woo Joo Kim Source Type: research
Characterization of Ceftriaxone-Resistant < em > Haemophilus influenzae < /em > Among Korean Children
CONCLUSION: The emergence of ceftriaxone-resistant H. influenzae with ceftriaxone MIC values of up to 0.75 mg/L was observed even in children in South Korea, with most associated with S385T and L389F substitutions. The N526K mutation alone does not significantly impact ceftriaxone resistance. Further large-scale studies are essential to investigate changes in antibiotic resistance patterns and factors influencing antibiotic resistance in H. influenzae isolated from pediatric patients in Korea.PMID:38651222 | DOI:10.3346/jkms.2024.39.e136 (Source: Journal of Korean Medical Science)
Source: Journal of Korean Medical Science - April 23, 2024 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Sanghoon Lee Gahee Kim Jung Hwa Kim Mi-Na Kim Jina Lee Source Type: research
Interim Estimates of 2023-2024 Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Among Adults in Korea
In this study, we aimed to estimate the interim vaccine effectiveness (VE) of the influenza vaccination to prevent influenza during the early season. From November 1, 2023, to December 31, 2023, we enrolled 2,632 subjects with influenza-like illness from eight hospitals participating in hospital-based influenza morbidity and mortality surveillance. A retrospective test-negative case-control study was conducted to estimate the VE. The results showed an adjusted VE of 22.5% (95% confidence interval [CI], 6.6 to 35.8) for the total population. The adjusted VE was 22.3% (95% CI, 6.1 to 35.7) for influenza A and 9.4% (95% CI, -...
Source: J Korean Med Sci - April 23, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Yu Jung Choi Jang Wook Sohn Won Suk Choi Seong-Heon Wie Jacob Lee Jin-Soo Lee Hye Won Jeong Joong Sik Eom Eliel Nham Hye Seong Jin Gu Yoon Ji Yun Noh Joon Young Song Hee Jin Cheong Woo Joo Kim Source Type: research
Characterization of Ceftriaxone-Resistant < em > Haemophilus influenzae < /em > Among Korean Children
CONCLUSION: The emergence of ceftriaxone-resistant H. influenzae with ceftriaxone MIC values of up to 0.75 mg/L was observed even in children in South Korea, with most associated with S385T and L389F substitutions. The N526K mutation alone does not significantly impact ceftriaxone resistance. Further large-scale studies are essential to investigate changes in antibiotic resistance patterns and factors influencing antibiotic resistance in H. influenzae isolated from pediatric patients in Korea.PMID:38651222 | DOI:10.3346/jkms.2024.39.e136 (Source: J Korean Med Sci)
Source: J Korean Med Sci - April 23, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Sanghoon Lee Gahee Kim Jung Hwa Kim Mi-Na Kim Jina Lee Source Type: research
Analyzing and Assessing the Current Status of Heat-Related Illnesses in the South Korean Military
CONCLUSION: The army reported the highest number of heat-related illnesses among military branches, with soldiers comprising the majority of cases. This highlights the urgent need for enhanced heat illness prevention measures within army ranks. Notably, the incidence of these illnesses peaked during July and August, underlining the critical periods for intensified preventive efforts.PMID:38651564 | DOI:10.1093/milmed/usae115 (Source: Military Medicine)
Source: Military Medicine - April 23, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jae-Hyeop Jung Hunjong Lim Sung Il Hwang Jeong-A Yu Source Type: research
