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According to the disease location, patients were divided into the lumbar (n = 81), hip (n = 106), knee (n = 43), and foot and ankle (n = 27) groups. Patients underwent LS risk tests, including the stand-up test, two-step test, and 25-Question Geriatric Locomotive Function Scale (GLFS-25) assessment.<br /><br /> The preoperative prevalence of LSge 3 criteria should be established, and the use of the GLFS-25 assessment can be appropriate for advanced LS patients with severe musculoskeletal diseases requiring surgeries.<br /><br /> Policymakers have recognized that proprietary patent medicine vendors (PPMVs) can provide an opportunity for effective scaling up of artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) since they constitute a major source of malaria treatment in Nigeria. This study was designed to determine the stocking pattern for anti-malarial medications, knowledge of the recommended anti-malarial medicine among PPMVs in Akinyele Local Government Area (LGA) of Oyo State, Nigeria and their perception on ways to improve PPMV adherence to stocking ACT medicines.<br /><br /> A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 320 PPMVs using a mixed method of data collection. Survey respondents were consecutively selected as a complete listing of all the PPMVs was not available. A pretested interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to collect quantitative data and two focus group discussions (FGD) were conducted among PPMVs using a pretested FGD guide.<br /><br /> Most PPMVs stocked artemether-lumefantrine (90.9%), dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (5.3%) alarial drugs.<br /><br />Stocking of artemisinin-based combinations was high among PPMVs, although they also stocked and dispensed other anti-malarial drugs and this has serious implications for drug resistance development. The PPMVs had considerable knowledge of the recommended treatment for uncomplicated malaria and stocking decisions were overwhelmingly driven by consumer demand. However, there is a need for more enlightenment on discontinuation of government-banned anti-malarial drugs.<br /><br /> The World Health Organization declared on March 11, 2020, that the spread of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2) has escalated from epidemic into pandemic. As the initial outbreak area, China has taken multiple active measures to deal with the epidemic. Updated versions of diagnosis and treatment guideline for novel coronavirus (COVID-19) patients have been issued, and traditional Chinese herbal medicine has been recommended as a treatment. The objective of this study will be to summarize the recommendations in current clinical practice guidelines about the use of traditional Chinese herbal medicine for COVID-19 patients. We will also evaluate and report on the methodological and reporting quality of these guidelines.<br /><br /> In this systematic review, we will search for guidelines, expert consensuses, and policy documents published since December 2019 in electronic databases (e.g., PubMed, EMBASE, and Chinese databases) and on websites of governments or organizations (e.g., The Natioions in current clinical practice guidelines and provide insight into the implementation strategies for traditional Chinese herbal medicine in COVID-19 patients.<br /><br /> PROSPERO CRD42020179205.<br /><br />PROSPERO CRD42020179205.<br /><br /> Stem cells, including induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), have tremendous potential in health care, though with several significant limitations. Each of the limitations, including immunogenicity, may block most of the therapeutic potentials. Beta2 microglobulin (B2M) and MHC II transactivator (CIITA) are critical for MHC I and II, respectively. MHCs are responsible for immunogenic recognition.<br /><br /> B2M and CIITA were knocked out from human iPSCs, either separately or simultaneously. The effects of single or dual knockout of B2M and CIITA on iPSC properties were evaluated in a xenogeneic model of human-to-monkey transplantation.<br /><br /> B2M or CIITA knockout in human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) diminishes the expression of MHC I or II alleles, respectively, without changing iPSC pluripotency. Dual knockout was better than either single knockout in preserving the ability of human iPSCs to reduce infiltration of T and B lymphocytes, survive, and promote wound healing in monkey wound lesions. The knockouts did not affect the xenogeneic iPSC-induced infiltration of macrophages and natural killer cells. They, however, decreased the iPSC-promoted proliferation of allogeneic peripheral blood mononuclear cells and T lymphocytes in vitro, although not so for B lymphocytes isolated from healthy human donors. Although the dual knockout cells survived long enough for suiting therapeutic needs, the cells eventually died, possibly due to innate immune response against them, thereby eliminating long-term risks.<br /><br /> Having these iPSCs with diminished immunogenicity-recognizable to allogeneic recipient may provide unlimited reproducible, universal, standardized "ready-to-use" iPSCs and relevant derivatives for clinical applications.<br /><br />Having these iPSCs with diminished immunogenicity-recognizable to allogeneic recipient may provide unlimited reproducible, universal, standardized "ready-to-use" iPSCs and relevant derivatives for clinical applications.<br /><br /> The aim of this study was to investigate risk factors for cutaneous adverse reactions (CARs) in Kinh Vietnamese.<br /><br /> All patients were prospectively recruited in Ho Chi Minh City. Presence of the HLA-B*5801 allele was determined by real-time PCR-sequence-specific amplification by using the PG5801 Detection Kit (Pharmigene, Taipei). Patients with severe (SCARs) and mild (MCARs) CARs and controls were compared for differences in features prospectively collected, and odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated.<br /><br /> On comparing 32 patients with SCARs and 395 tolerant controls, we identified eight strong risk factors increased age (OR 15.1 [95% CI 5.8-40.1], P &lt; 0.0001), female sex (OR 333 [40-43,453], P &lt; 0.0001), allopurinol for asymptomatic hyperuricemia (OR 955 [120-125,847], P &lt; 0.0001), allopurinol starting dose &gt; 150 mg (OR 316 [101-122], P &lt; 0.0001), diuretics intake (OR 304 [35-40,018], P &lt; 0.0001), eGFR &lt; 60 ml/min/1.73 m<br /><br /> (OR 100 [32-353], P &lt; 0.0001), history of allopurinol-induced skin reaction (OR 78 [6-10,808], P = 0.