CURATIVE EFFECT OF ANTI-FIBROSIS CHINESE PATENT MEDICINES COMBINED WITH URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID FOR PRIMARY BILIARY CHOLANGITIS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS

Objective: To delineate the curative effect and safety of anti-fibrosis Chinese patent medicines (CPMs) combined with ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) for primary biliary cholangitis (PBC).Methods: A literature search was conducted using PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Cochrane Library, Wanfang database, VIP database, China Biology Medicine Database, an

Biomimetic Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (BAUVs) navigate aquatic environments by mimicking natural propellants from fish species.These vehicles move part(s) of their bodies using various mechanisms to propel and swim forward or laterally.Their main goal is to follow and adjust defined paths to reach a target autonomously.Local path planning is of

Objectives: On January 26, 2023, an advisory panel of the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a plan for annual vaccination for COVID-19.Given slowing booster uptake in the US, full participation of the public is in doubt.Using data from a longitudinal survey, we investigated the predictors of attitudes toward receiving a COVI

BACKGROUND: Drug-resistance mutations (DRAM) are frequently selected in patients with virological failure defined as viral load (pVL) above 500 copies/ml (c/mL), but few resistance data are available at low-level viremia (LLV).Our objective was to determine the emergence and Shoulder Bag evolution of DRAM during LLV in HIV-1-infected patients while

Blunt carotid artery injury Shoe Rack (BCAI) is a rare sequelae of blunt neck trauma.It may lead to stroke and major neurological deficits.Therefore, early diagnosis and management are crucial to prevent or reduce associated morbidity.We report a 22-year-old male who sustained an accidental left BCAI with an air-gun bullet.The injury was suspected