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Effects of electronic smoking on daytime plasma cortisol levels and the possible ameliorating role of physical activity: a cross-sectional study. 电子烟对日间血浆皮质醇水平的影响和体育活动可能的改善作用：一项横断面研究。

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Journal of Yeungnam medical science Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-22 DOI: 10.12701/jyms.2025.42.58

Mahmoud A Alomari, Omar F Khabour

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Adenylate kinase gene polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism to differentiate Escherichia coli, Escherichia fergusonii, and Citrobacter freundii: a molecular diagnostic study. 腺苷酸激酶基因聚合酶链反应-限制性片段长度多态性用于区分大肠杆菌、弗格森杆菌和弗氏柠檬酸杆菌：一项分子诊断研究。

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Journal of Yeungnam medical science Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-01 DOI: 10.12701/jyms.2025.42.52

Ram Hari Dahal, Yoon-Jung Choi, Bokyung Kim, Shohel Rana, Joo Hun Shin, Jungmin Kim, Shukho Kim

{"title":"Adenylate kinase gene polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism to differentiate Escherichia coli, Escherichia fergusonii, and Citrobacter freundii: a molecular diagnostic study.","authors":"Ram Hari Dahal, Yoon-Jung Choi, Bokyung Kim, Shohel Rana, Joo Hun Shin, Jungmin Kim, Shukho Kim","doi":"10.12701/jyms.2025.42.52","DOIUrl":"10.12701/jyms.2025.42.52","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Escherichia coli (EC), Escherichia fergusonii (EF), and Citrobacter freundii (CF) are clinically significant Gram-negative bacteria that are difficult to differentiate because of their shared 16S rRNA gene sequences.Methods: This study presents a novel approach utilizing adenylate kinase (adk) gene polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis for the precise discrimination of EC, EF, and CF. Analysis of adk sequences revealed unique restriction sites for BtsIMutI, BtgI, and AgeI restriction enzymes at nucleotide positions 93 and 96.Results: Theoretical predictions translated into distinct banding patterns during agarose gel electrophoresis following PCR/restriction digestion. Experimental validation with reference strains and clinical isolates, including 84 EC and CF strains, demonstrated the efficacy of this method for differentiating these species. Assay specificity was confirmed by selective digestion of adk amplicons with BtsIMutI for EC and AgeI for CF.Conclusion: This molecular technique provides a rapid and accurate method to discriminate between closely related bacterial species and is promising for clinical diagnostics and epidemiological studies. Thus, our adk PCR/restriction digestion assay is a valuable tool for the advancement of bacterial typing methods for EC, EF, and CF, and contributes to the ongoing exploration of microbial diversity and epidemiology.","PeriodicalId":74020,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Yeungnam medical science","volume":"42 ","pages":"52"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144981497","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax in lupus erythematosus and the role of low-dose intravenous immunoglobulin. 红斑狼疮双侧自发性气胸及低剂量静脉注射免疫球蛋白的作用。

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Journal of Yeungnam medical science Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-03-27 DOI: 10.12701/jyms.2025.42.29

Felix Liauw, Tiara Nien Paramita, Endah Citraresmi, Abdurrahman Hadi

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Effects of postoperative rehabilitation on functional exercise capacity, dyspnea, and quality of life after pulmonary endarterectomy: a systematic review. 术后康复对肺内膜切除术后功能性运动能力、呼吸困难和生活质量的影响：一项系统综述。

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Journal of Yeungnam medical science Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-04-10 DOI: 10.12701/jyms.2025.42.32

Massimiliano Polastri

{"title":"Effects of postoperative rehabilitation on functional exercise capacity, dyspnea, and quality of life after pulmonary endarterectomy: a systematic review.","authors":"Massimiliano Polastri","doi":"10.12701/jyms.2025.42.32","DOIUrl":"10.12701/jyms.2025.42.32","url":null,"abstract":"Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) leads to increased vascular resistance and progressive right heart failure resulting from occlusion of proximal pulmonary arteries by fibrotic intravascular material. The elective surgical treatment for CTEPH is pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA), which involves removal of the chronic thromboembolic material from the entire pulmonary arterial tree. This study aimed to verify the effects of acute and subacute postoperative rehabilitation on the functional exercise capacity, dyspnea, and quality of life (QoL) of patients with CTEPH undergoing PEA. This was a systematic review of seven primary databases. At the end of the selection process, five documents were included in the final analysis. Three of these five studies were conducted in Italy, one in Korea, and one in Germany. Of 204 patients, 95 (47%) were male. This systematic review determined that in patients with CTEPH pre-PEA, the 6-minute walk distance (6MWD) ranged between 284.7 m and 371.95 m and that at 6 to 12 weeks post-PEA, after having attended postoperative rehabilitation, the 6MWD was 434.1 m to 483.6 m. The Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36) questionnaire was administered to evaluate QoL 3 and 22 weeks after PEA. At 22 weeks, the SF-36 physical component summary score improved from baseline (42.78±18.37 points) by 19.55±19.42 points (p=0.001), and the SF-36 mental component summary score improved from baseline (55.76±23.94 points) by 6.36±20.44 points (p=0.137).","PeriodicalId":74020,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Yeungnam medical science","volume":"42 ","pages":"32"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12303786/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144044281","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Essential micronutrients in children and adolescents with a focus on growth and development: a narrative review. 以生长发育为重点的儿童和青少年必需微量营养素：叙述性审查。

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Journal of Yeungnam medical science Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.12701/jyms.2025.42.25

Sukjin Hong

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Appreciation to peer reviewers in 2024. 感谢2024年的同行评审。

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Journal of Yeungnam medical science Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-12-11 DOI: 10.12701/jyms.2025.42.1

So-Young Park

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Differences in pain treatment between the healthcare systems in South Korea and Quebec and proposals for improvements. 韩国和魁北克医疗系统疼痛治疗的差异及改进建议。

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Journal of Yeungnam medical science Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-12-18 DOI: 10.12701/jyms.2024.01410

Min Cheol Chang, Mathieu Boudier-Revéret

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Radiation therapy in the treatment of pancreatoblastoma: a narrative review. 放射疗法治疗胰腺母细胞瘤：一个叙述性的回顾。

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Journal of Yeungnam medical science Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-06-16 DOI: 10.12701/jyms.2025.42.37

Atsuto Katano

{"title":"Radiation therapy in the treatment of pancreatoblastoma: a narrative review.","authors":"Atsuto Katano","doi":"10.12701/jyms.2025.42.37","DOIUrl":"10.12701/jyms.2025.42.37","url":null,"abstract":"Pancreatoblastoma is an extremely rare pediatric pancreatic tumor that primarily affects children <10 years of age, with a mean age of onset of 5 years. Risk factors such as vascular and lymph node involvement often lead to incomplete resection, necessitating a multidisciplinary approach. Despite these strategies, the role of radiotherapy in the management of pancreatoblastoma remains unclear. A quantitative literature search of the PubMed database was performed to identify relevant case reports and series that explicitly documented the use of radiotherapy for pancreatoblastoma. The search covered the period from January 1986 to November 2024. Of the 36 records retrieved, seven case reports comprising eight patients fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Six patients underwent radiotherapy at the primary tumor site with external beam therapy doses ranging from 36 to 46.2 Gy. Intraoperative radiotherapy was also administered in two cases, with doses of 15 and 20 Gy. Additionally, stereotactic radiotherapy was administered to two patients with intracranial metastases, demonstrating its effectiveness in managing brain metastases. Although the role of radiotherapy in pancreatoblastoma remains ambiguous, it demonstrates promise in cases of incomplete resection, recurrence, or non-resectable disease. However, pediatric patients require careful consideration because of potential long-term side effects. Further research is required to optimize radiotherapy protocols and integrate emerging therapies.","PeriodicalId":74020,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Yeungnam medical science","volume":"42 ","pages":"37"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144310875","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Uncorrectable hypoxemia due to large pulmonary arteriovenous malformation in a patient with myocardial infarction: a case report. 心肌梗死患者大肺动静脉畸形所致无法纠正的低氧血症1例报告。

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Journal of Yeungnam medical science Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-12-02 DOI: 10.12701/jyms.2024.01193

Kang-Un Choi, Jang-Won Son

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Focal hand dystonia due to hemorrhage of the cervical spinal mass: a case report. 颈椎肿块出血导致的局灶性手部肌张力障碍：病例报告。

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Journal of Yeungnam medical science Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-11-26 DOI: 10.12701/jyms.2024.01123

Pelin Analay, Hazal Sevinç, Hilmi Berkan Abacıoğlu, Rahşan Göçmen, Bayram Kaymak, Levent Özçakar

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