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Duplin General Hospital

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KIAA1199: A Novel Regulator of Chemoresistance in Human Cancer Cells
Hong‐Quan Duong, Thi-Ngoc-Lan Dao, Van-Lang Ngo, Thi-Thu-Phuong Pham +2 more
2025· Cancer Control2doi:10.1177/10732748251379926

KIAA1199 (also known as CEMIP or HYBID), an archived gene listed in the Human Unidentified Gene-Encoded (HUGE) database, has been implicated in tumor progression and metastasis in a wide range of cancers, including breast, cervical, cholangiocarcinoma, pancreatic, colorectal, gastric, hepatocellular, lung, ovarian, prostate, papillary thyroid, and brain cancers. Overexpression of KIAA1199 is significantly correlated with poor prognosis and metastasis and has been clinically associated with chemoresistance. In addition, KIAA1199 may serve as a novel biomarker for cancer diagnosis and prognosis, particularly due to its role in maintaining cancer stem cell properties. However, the molecular mechanisms by which KIAA1199 regulates chemoresistance, prognosis, and cancer stem cell development remain incompletely understood. Therefore, this review aims to summarize the clinical relevance of KIAA1199 as a novel regulator involved in chemoresistance, cancer prognosis, and cancer stem cell biology.

Respuesta de la comunidad fitoplanctónica a la estacionalidad en un embalse eutrófico
Mercedes Arauzo
1994· Limnetica2doi:10.23818/limn.10.05

A EUTROPHIC RESERVOIR The seasonal changes of the phytoplankton community in a temperate monomictic, eutrophic reservoir (El Vellón, Madrid, Spain) have been studied as related to the driving environmental variables throughout an entire year.Phytoplankton community responded to seasonality-dependent variables.A principal component analysis for the main phytoplankton species also reflected a seasonal response, suggesting four species groups, namely, that of late stratification (axis 1), that of early stratification (axis 11), that of mixing (axis 111) and long-term species (axis IV).At the population leve1 the variability of responses was high, although there were some seasonal trends for any of the preceding groups.Limnética, 10 (1): 37-42 (1994)

Increased homozygosity in the first Hispanic patient with plantar lipomatosis, unusual facies, and developmental delay (Pierpont syndrome): a case report
Siobhán O’Keefe, Dieter T. Wefuan, Jennifer B. Humberson, Karen Russell Schmidt +1 more
2016· Journal of Medical Case Reports1doi:10.1186/s13256-016-0997-1

BACKGROUND: Pierpont syndrome was first described in 1998 with key characteristics including developmental delay, dysmorphic facial features, fat pads on hands and feet, and feeding difficulties. To date the mechanism of inheritance is unknown. Nine out of ten previously described patients with Pierpont syndrome were boys. This is the first report of a case of a non-white patient with Pierpont syndrome and she is the second female patient to be described as having Pierpont syndrome. CASE PRESENTATION: Our patient is a 16-month-old Hispanic girl with extreme developmental delay, microcephaly, large ears, short and thick upper lip, broad philtrum, widely spaced teeth, constipation, dysphagia, fat pads on feet and hands, autistic behavior and seizure-like episodes. She had a normal karyotype (46,XX), and array testing showed greater than 8 % homozygosity with otherwise normal results. Genes within these areas of homozygosity may provide clues to an etiology and suggest autosomal recessive inheritance. This case report highlights the possibility of ethnic variations in this syndrome's presentation, which may have ramifications in uncovering the pathogenesis as well as expanding the phenotype. CONCLUSION: Pierpont syndrome should be considered in the evaluation of children with the described features, regardless of their gender and ethnicity.

Speed Mentoring in Doctoral Nursing Education: A Quality-Improvement Project Tackling Student Anxiety, Confidence, and Understanding
Tara Spalla King, Tara O'Brien, Tracy Koehler, Victoria Lambert +3 more
2026· Journal of Nursing Educationdoi:10.3928/01484834-20251028-01

BACKGROUND: Doctoral nursing students often enter programs with limited familiarity and confidence using evidence-based practice (EBP) tools and program expectation uncertainty. This can impede early engagement and scholarly project progress. This quality improvement project, using speed mentoring for guidance on final projects and effective use of EBP tools, aimed to decrease anxiety and increase confidence and understanding among first-year doctoral nursing students. METHOD: A pre-posttest design was used. Two 30-minute virtual speed mentoring sessions were conducted. Five third-year students mentored 25 first-year students. Student mentees completed a survey assessing changes in anxiety, confidence, and topic understanding. RESULTS: Twenty-five students participated in two speed mentoring sessions. Following sessions, mentees reported decreased anxiety, increased confidence, and improved understanding of mentoring topics, improved with plan-do-study-act (PDSA) cycles. CONCLUSION: This speed peer-mentoring approach may support early engagement with academic tools and program expectations, reducing anxiety and improving confidence to succeed in doctoral nursing programs.

Investigation of antibiotic prophylaxis use in orthopedic trauma surgery at Thu Duc General Hospital
Phi Long Tran, Thu Hien Tran, Thi Bich Thuy Vo, Nhat Thien Tu Nguyen
2026· VNUHCM Journal of Health Sciencesdoi:10.32508/vnuhcmj-hs.v7i2.671

Introduction: Antibiotic prophylaxis (AP) is an important measure to prevent surgical site infection (SSI) in orthopedic surgery. Inappropriate use of AP can lead to an increased risk of side effects, antibiotic resistance, and higher treatment costs. Objective: To investigate the use of AP in orthopedic trauma surgeries, assess the appropriateness of AP, and identify factors associated with the appropriateness. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on patients undergoing orthopedic trauma surgery at Thu Duc General Hospital from October 1, 2024, to January 31, 2025. Results: The rate of patients prescribed AP was 83.2%. Cefazolin was the most commonly used prophylactic antibiotic in this study (38.1%). The overall appropriateness rate of AP use was 33.2%, with the highest appropriateness rates observed for route of administration, timing of use, and re-dosing (100%), while the choice of antibiotic had the lowest appropriateness rate (38.5%). Factors associated with the overall appropriateness of AP use included gender (OR = 2.204; 95% CI: 1.236–3.929), BMI (OR = 2.378; 95% CI: 1.222–4.630), surgery duration (OR = 0.361; 95% CI: 0.181–0.719), surgical site (OR = 2.691; 95% CI: 1.369–5.291), surgical method (OR = 5.569; 95% CI: 1.043–29.725), and length of hospital stay after surgery (OR = 2.734; 95% CI: 1.021–7.321). Conclusion: The rate of appropriate AP use remains low. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen the management of prophylactic antibiotic use in orthopedic surgery patients.

EFFECTIVENESS OF SMARTPHONE APPLICATION-BASED LIFESTYLE EDUCATION PROGRAM IN TYPE 2 DIABETES PATIENTS
Huu Lanh Nguyen, Kieu Hoanh Tran, Hoang Vu Nguyen, Tran Hoang Nhat Luong +3 more
2024· Tạp chí Y Dược học Cần Thơdoi:10.58490/ctump.2024i8ta.2916

Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a growing global health concern. Diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) is associated with reducing blood sugar levels, body mass index (BMI), and cardiovascular risk factors. Online consultations have become essential for monitoring and medical advice. Data about effectiveness of the DSMES program in Vietnam has been very limited. Objectives: To evaluate effectiveness of smartphone application-based lifestyle education program on improving knowledge and behavior about diabetes, improving BMI and waist circumference, lowering blood glucose and lipid profile in Vietnamese patients with T2DM. Materials and methods: This was a non-blinded, randomized controlled trial study on 168 T2DM at Endocrinology clinic of General Hospital, Binh Dinh province between April 2022 to October 2022. Patients would be randomly classified into intervention group or control group. The intervention group received a 10-week intervention with DSMES program via the Dia-B smartphone application, while control group received standard education program. Results: There were 84 patients in the intervention group and 84 patients in the control group. The two groups were similar regarding main baseline characteristics. After the research period, general knowledge about diabetes management of the intervention group improved significantly from 6.3 points to 7.8 points (p<0.001). Body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, fasting blood glucose and HbA1c were statistically significantly lower after every 3 months of intervention. Of notes, after 6 months, while HbA1c in the intervention group decreased by 1.57%, the control group decreased by 0.28% (p<0.001). Conclusions: Smartphone application-based lifestyle education program improves knowledge and behavior about diabetes, decreases BMI, waist circumference, fasting blood glucose and HbA1c.

A Rare Case of Left Ventricular Thrombus in a Normal Heart in a Patient With Factor V Leiden Disease
Rupesh Kshetri, Pragya Pathak, Prasanna Sugathan
2024· Cureusdoi:10.7759/cureus.67104

Left ventricular thrombus (LVT) is mostly associated with anterior wall myocardial infarction and reduced ejection fraction. It can also be associated with cardiomyopathy, myocarditis, and hypercoagulable states such as cancer, antiphospholipid syndrome, and protein C or protein S deficiency. Factor V Leiden (FVL) disease is one of the hypercoagulable states where mutant factor V is insensitive to natural anticoagulation factor protein C, and FVL disease increases the risk of peripheral thromboembolism such as pulmonary embolism (PE) and deep vein thrombosis (DVT). We report a 60-year-old female patient with a history of heterozygous factor V Leiden and a remote history of deep vein thrombosis who presented with left-sided weakness and intermittent chest pain. Computed tomography (CT) of the brain ruled out stroke, electrocardiogram (EKG) showed sinus rhythm and some new T-wave inversion, and troponin was mildly elevated. Other laboratory results were unremarkable. A transthoracic echocardiogram showed a left ventricular mass with left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) obstruction in systole with normal systolic and diastolic function and no wall motion abnormalities. Emergent surgery proved to be a thrombus. The learning objectives of our case are that a normal-sized and functional left ventricle does not preclude left ventricular thrombosis, long-term anticoagulation therapy in patients with factor V Leiden and a first episode of thromboembolism with additional risk factors may prevent further serious thromboembolic event, and timely diagnosis and treatment of cardiac thrombosis may reduce morbidity and mortality.

MODELAGEM MATEMÁTICA NA PRODUÇÃO DE REDES DE DORMIR
Sally Andria Vieira da Silva, Mateus Alves de Oliveira
2022· Revista Sergipana de Matemática e Educação Matemáticadoi:10.34179/revisem.v7i1.15768

A Modelagem Matemática nos permite modelar situações decorrentes da necessidade de compreender e resolver problemas do cotidiano, utilizando problemas inteiramente matemáticos. O presente trabalho tem como objetivo utilizar a modelagem matemática para resolver o problema da produção de redes de dormir mescladas, produzidas por uma nova máquina de tear duplo existente na industria têxtil de produção de redes. As redes mescladas são consideradas perdas, pois dificilmente se consegue vendê-las, e assim precisam ser transformadas em tapetes. A questão ao se utilizar este tear é que a única unidade de medida para calcular a quantidade de fio que é colocada em cada carretel, é o número de voltas que o carretel dará enquanto o fio é enrolado. Neste sentido, utilizamos a modelagem matemática para encontrar equações que fornecem o número de voltas necessárias, em cada carretel, para que se produza uma certa quantidade de redes no tear duplo.

Síntese e funcionalização de compostos organoenxofre: sulfóxidos, sulfetos e N-sulfinil iminas
Frederico B. Souza
2017doi:10.11606/t.9.2017.tde-19102017-155658

In this work we promote the synthesis of α-substituted vinylic sulfoxides through the Suzuki-Miyaura cross coupling reaction.Also the synthesis of unpublished enynic sulfoxides was made, by the addition of the nucleophile in the β-sulfoxide carbon.These compounds were susceptible to additive Pummerer rearragement reaction and thus generated a small library of compounds.One of these aldehydes synthesized was used in the formation reaction of a propargyl imine, with consequent CuAAC reaction, forming triazol imines.Other aryl imines were synthesized, undergoing a reduction step, in order to obtain the free amine, so that the cyclization reaction was carried out with the aid of an electrophilic agent.Another class of organosulfur compound was synthesized, the Nsulfinyl imine, which after the Sonogashira cross-coupling reaction, with consequent removal of a protecting group and formation of the heterocyclic ring, N-sulfinyl imine triazolic compounds were obtained.

1 dimensional atmospheric Particle-In-Cell plasma simulation on the GPU
N. Hanzlikova, M. M. Turner
2012doi:10.1109/plasma.2012.6383286

Summary form only given. Non-equilibrium atmospheric pressure discharges provide an attractive area of industrial interest, largely due to their relative ease of operation and usefulness in fields such as surface treatment of plastics, medical surfaces or even tissue1. In recent years there has therefore been a mounting interest in characterising these types of discharges numerically through simulation, as well as through experiment. However due to the computational intensity and complex physics of atmospheric pressure discharges most of the simulation work has been done using the fluid approximation, as opposed to the directly kinetic treatment of the Particle-In-Cell/Monte Carlo collisions approach2. As a result of these simplifications, the quantitative validity of these simulations has been previously questioned in the literature3,4.

US‐born Blacks have more Dietary and Inflammatory Risks for Coronary Heart Disease than Foreign‐born Blacks in South Florida
Errol Davis, Fatma Huffman
2012· The FASEB Journaldoi:10.1096/fasebj.26.1_supplement.827.2

Objective To determine and compare dietary and hs‐CRP values of US‐born Afro Caribbean American (USBACA), African American (AA) and Foreign‐born Afro Caribbean (FBAC) adults. Method A cross‐sectional study recruited 62 USBACA (30 males; 32 females), 61 AA (30 males; 31 females) and 66 FBAC (31 males; 35 females) adults (18–40 years) living in the US < 10 years. Socio‐demographic, dietary and hs‐CRP values were determined and analyzed. Findings Compared to the Dietary Guidelines, USBACA and AA adults compared to FBAC adults consumed < 55 % carbohydrates (%) (41.0 & 25.4 vs. 55.4) but, more ≥ 30% energy from fat (%) (65.6 & 72.9 vs. 46.2), > 20g saturated fat (%) (45.9 & 50.8 vs. 35.4), > 300 mg dietary cholesterol (%) (23.0 & 27.1 vs. 16.9) and, > 2400 mg sodium (%) (37.7 & 39.0 vs. 26.2). However, more AA compared to USBACA and FBAC adults (%) (26.7 vs. 8.8 and 10.5) had elevated hs‐CRP (> 3.0 mg/L). Conclusion This study demonstrated that there are significant differences in mean dietary and hs‐CRP values between FBAC and their US‐born counterparts. Understanding the variations in health indicators among different ethnic groups of the same race can provide healthcare professionals and policy planners with the opportunity to develop culturally sensitive programs and strategies for the improvement of health outcomes. Source of funding: Florida International University Foundation

An Irish junics
William Sylvester Adams
1859· Notes and Queriesdoi:10.1093/nq/s2-viii.191.166a

An Irish junics Get access W. Adams W. Adams 1Duplin Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Notes and Queries, Volume s2-VIII, Issue 191, 27 August 1859, Page 166, https://doi.org/10.1093/nq/s2-VIII.191.166a Published: 27 August 1859