Of the 50 patients studied, a subset of 12 received platinum doublets for suboptimal residual disease, while 11 received the treatment as NACT. Of 12 patients with insufficient residual disease, a substantial 7 (58%) exhibited objective responses; 5 achieving partial responses and 2 complete responses. In contrast, a remarkably low 9% (1 of 11) of…[Read more]

Ephedra sinica Stapf., a shrub with esteemed medicinal qualities, is frequently utilized in traditional Chinese medicine, thus ensuring its high market demand. In *Ephedra sinica*, Ephedrine (E) and pseudoephedrine (PE) are indispensable medicinal components that directly reflect its quality. E. sinica’s medicinal efficacy is fundamentally derived…[Read more]

Ephedra sinica Stapf., a shrub with esteemed medicinal qualities, is frequently utilized in traditional Chinese medicine, thus ensuring its high market demand. In *Ephedra sinica*, Ephedrine (E) and pseudoephedrine (PE) are indispensable medicinal components that directly reflect its quality. E. sinica’s medicinal efficacy is fundamentally derived…[Read more]

This research yielded the development of a film sensor coated with a carboxymethyl starch-based hydrogel, a significant achievement. The coatings’ thermal and strain sensing capabilities are a result of carboxymethyl starch’s cross-linking networks performing both structural construction and stimulus control simultaneously. The primary network…[Read more]

Shriners Hospital employs a video-based measure, SHUEE, for evaluating upper extremity function in patients with cerebral palsy. The SHUEE system encompasses both dynamic positional analysis (DPA), examining limb position during functional tasks, and spontaneous functional analysis, evaluating the limb’s spontaneous use. Though the SHUEE has been…[Read more]

Shriners Hospital employs a video-based measure, SHUEE, for evaluating upper extremity function in patients with cerebral palsy. The SHUEE system encompasses both dynamic positional analysis (DPA), examining limb position during functional tasks, and spontaneous functional analysis, evaluating the limb’s spontaneous use. Though the SHUEE has been…[Read more]

Adversely affecting health outcomes, these factors also increase the perceived difficulty of treatment for patients and impact the workload associated with self-management. A qualitative study, outlined in this document, investigates the treatment burden among South Africans with concurrent HIV/NCD.

Using a comparative qualitative approach,…[Read more]