Rohan Suresh Daniel^1,2, Georgia K. Schmidt^1,2, Hayato Nakanishi^1,2, Karen Smayra^1,2, Mariah N. Mascara^1,2, Dilip K. Vankayalapati^1,2, Reem H. Matar^1,2,3, Christian A. Than^1,2,4, George Shiakos⁵, Ioannis Tzanavaros^2,5,*

Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.18, No.2, pp. 245-265, 2023, DOI:10.32604/chd.2023.027596 - 15 March 2023

Abstract Background: Persistent patent ductus arteriosus (pPDA) is a common condition in preterm infants. This meta-analysis aimed to assess the safety and efficacy of transcatheter closure (TC) when compared to surgical ligation (SL) in preterm infants with pPDA. Methods: A literature search of Ovid Cochrane Library, Medline, Embase, Epub, Scopus, PMC Preprints, and was conducted from inception to May 06, 2022. Eligible studies reported infants diagnosed with pPDA born at ≤2000 g birth weight or at ≤37 weeks’ who underwent TC or SL as treatment. This review was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42022325944). Results: From 97 studies screened, 8… More >

Shuqin Zhang^1,#, Bin Zhang^2,#, Jianying Wu³, Jin Luo¹, Haomin Shi¹, Jirong Qi^3,4,*, Huilian Yang^1,5,*

Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.18, No.2, pp. 127-150, 2023, DOI:10.32604/chd.2023.025616 - 15 March 2023

Abstract Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) in school-age children, to identify the extent to which altitude affects the prevalence of the disease, and to examine trends in prevalence over time in China. Methods: Seven databases were systematically searched and last retrieved on September 10, 2021 for all studies reporting the prevalence of CHD in children after 1970 in China, which were then divided into high and low altitude regions based on 2500 meters above sea level. The random-effected model was used to combine prevalence data and subgroups analysis. The baseline data of… More > Graphic Abstract

Jing Wang, Shuanghu Fang^*

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.25, No.4, pp. 433-448, 2023, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2023.025304 - 01 March 2023

Abstract Objectives: This study reviewed published randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and evaluated the efficacy of internet-based acceptance and commitment therapy (IACT) on adolescent mental health. Methods: Searches were conducted in PubMed, ProQuest, APA (PsycNET/PsycINFO), and Web of Science from inception to January 2022 to identify RCTs evaluating the effects of IACT on adolescents. The included studies were assessed for quality and risk of bias. This study was performed using the standard mean difference and associated 95% confidence interval of effective measures. Review Manager 5.4 software was adopted to calculate the effect size. Results: Compared to adolescents in control… More >

Yating Miao^1,2,*, Jigan Wang¹, Rundian Shen¹, Dongsheng Wang³

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.25, No.3, pp. 357-374, 2023, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2023.027950 - 21 February 2023

Abstract Purpose: This study investigates the effects of Big Five, HEXACO, and Dark Triad personality traits on counterproductive work behaviors (CWBs), and examines the moderating effects of countries where the studies were carried out, gender rate of samples, and scales used to measure personalities. Method: Following the rules of Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA), we include 74 empirical studies published between 2007 and September 2022 with 83 samples and 394 correlations. Studies are selected from both English databases such as Web of Science and Chinese databases such as CNKI. The meta-analysis and metaregression analysis… More >

Junwei Cui¹, Minghua Li², Ruifang Pang^2,*, Yinhua Liu^1,*

Oncologie, Vol.24, No.4, pp. 743-768, 2022, DOI:10.32604/oncologie.2022.025419 - 31 December 2022

Abstract Background: Aspirin (ASA) has been reported to have an antitumor effect but the role of ASA in the prevention and treatment of breast cancer (BC) is still controversial. This study aimed to identify clinical effectiveness of ASA in the treatment of BC and explore the antitumor target proteins of ASA that may be involved in overcoming tamoxifen resistance in estrogen receptor (ER)-positive BC cells. Materials and Methods: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of ASA in the treatment of BC were queried from the databases, including PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, WanFang, and Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure. According… More >

Xuan Liu^1,2,3, Xiangyun Yang^1,2, Pengchong Wang^1,2, Zhanjiang Li^1,2,*

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.24, No.6, pp. 843-854, 2022, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2022.021009 - 28 September 2022

Abstract Background: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a clinically heterogeneous condition without a conclusive subtype dimension. This study will focus on the meta-analysis of the clinical responses of OCD subtypes to cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which might clarify this issue. Methods: We performed a systematic search and a meta-analysis for the studies of OCD subtypes and the response to CBT in PubMed, ScienceDirect, Embase, Web of Science, and Scopus databases. The selective criteria were the OCD without significant medical or psychiatric co-morbidities and pre-and post-treatment changes in scores of OCD dimension. In addition, different subtypes of OCD… More >

Ying Yang^1,#, Tingting Lv^2,#, Siyuan Li¹, Ping Zhang^1,2,*

Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.17, No.5, pp. 557-567, 2022, DOI:10.32604/CHD.2021.017292 - 06 September 2022

Abstract Background: T-wave alternans (TWA) is a risk factor of ventricular arrhythmias or sudden cardiac death (SCD) in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy. Nevertheless, the relationship between TWA and adverse cardiac events (ACE) in patients with congenital long QT syndrome (LQT) remains controversial. Methods: A systematic electronic search of PubMed, Embase and the Cochrane Library was conducted from database inception dates to 28 April 2021 and assessed the relationship between TWA and ACE in patients with LQTS. Sub-group analysis evaluated the association between microvolt TWA (MTWA) and ACE in different monitoring models and ECGlead numbers. Results: A pooled analysis… More >

MARLA DE CERQUEIRA ALVES¹, MONISE OLIVEIRA SANTOS¹, NASSIB BEZERRA BUENO¹, ORLANDO ROBERTO PIMENTEL DE ARAÚJO², MARÍLIA OLIVEIRA FONSECA GOULART^2,3,4, FABIANA ANDRÉA MOURA^1,5,*

BIOCELL, Vol.46, No.9, pp. 2015-2047, 2022, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2022.020407 - 18 May 2022

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The roots of the vegetal Curcuma due to its high content of polyphenols, has been used successfully in several clinical situations. This review assessed the effect of curcumin/Curcuma longa on symptoms and metabolic changes in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). A systematic review of animal models and randomized clinical trials (RCTs) was conducted by searching the following electronic databases: PubMed, CENTRAL, LILACS, Science Direct, and ClinicalTrials.gov. From 997 found records, 62 were included. More than 90% of the animal studies reported an improvement in macroscopic, histologic and/or functional activity; 80% identified decreased oxidative and/or inflammatory biomarkers in

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Jianyu Lu¹, Qingping Jiang¹, Tongyu Liu¹, Yangyang Zhou¹, Mengtong Liu¹, Jing Qu², Yiyong Ma^2,*, Shuyan Guan^2,*

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.91, No.6, pp. 1199-1209, 2022, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2022.019298 - 14 February 2022

Abstract Maize flowering is an important agronomic character, which is controlled by quantitative trait loci (QTL). Over the years, a large number of flowering-related QTL have been found in maize and exist in public databases. However, combining these data, re-analyzing and mining candidate loci and fine mapping of flowering-related traits to reduce confidence intervals has become a hot issue in maize. In this study, the QTL of 6 important agronomic traits of maize flowering were collected from 15 published articles, including flowering period (DA), Days to tasseling (DTT), Days to silking (DS), Days to pollen shedding More >

Pengzhu Li, Martina Bačová, Robert Dalla-Pozza, Nikolaus Alexander Haas, Felix Sebastian Oberhoffer^*

Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.17, No.2, pp. 129-141, 2022, DOI:10.32604/CHD.2022.018300 - 26 January 2022

Abstract Turner syndrome (TS) is a rare disorder affecting 25–50 in 100000 female newborns. Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is assumed to be the most common congenital heart defect (CHD) in TS. In literature, reported BAV prevalence in TS ranges between 14% and 34%. The specific BAV prevalence in TS is still unknown. The aim of this study was to give a more precise estimation of BAV prevalence in TS by conducting a meta-analysis of TS-studies, which detected BAV by either cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or cardiac computed tomography (CT). We searched PubMed, Cochrane Library, and… More >