Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP
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J Coll Physicians Surg Pak · Jun 2023
Clinicopathological and Survival Characteristics of Mismatch Repair Status and PD-1 Expression in Serous Ovarian Cancer.
To evaluate the clinicopathological characteristics of mismatch repair (MMR) deficiency and its clinical outcomes by performing immunohistochemistry (IHC) for MMR genes in the serous ovarian cancer (SOC) tumour sections. ⋯ Serous ovarian cancer, Microsatellite instability, Mismatch repair deficiency.
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J Coll Physicians Surg Pak · Jun 2023
Fifth Generation Quality Control of Immunoassay Parameters by Six Sigma Value.
To determine the sigma value of immunoassay parameters which are within the 2Z score on external quality control (EQC). ⋯ Bias, Six sigma, Key performance indicators, External quality control.
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J Coll Physicians Surg Pak · Jun 2023
EditorialPaediatric Emergency Medicine: Reality, Expectation, Experience, and Need for Improvements from a Low- Income Settings.
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J Coll Physicians Surg Pak · Jun 2023
Prevalence, Clinical Characteristics, and Clinical Outcomes of New-onset Diabetes Mellitus among COVID-19 Patients in Developing and Developed Countries: A Systematic Review.
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is linked to poor clinical outcomes and high mortality in Coronavirus patients. The primary objective of this systematic review was to determine the prevalence, clinical features, glycemic parameters, and outcomes of newly diagnosed diabetes in individuals with COVID-19 in developing and developed countries. By searching PubMed, Medline, Scopus, Embase, Google Scholar, and PakMediNet databases, an online literature search was conducted from March 2020 to November 2021. ⋯ The developed world reported (109/1119) new diabetes cases (9.74%), while the developing world reported (415/2122) (19.5%). COVID-19 new-onset diabetic mortality rate was 470/3241 (14.5%). Key Words: COVID-19, New onset diabetes mellitus, SARS-CoV-2, Prevalence, Clinical outcomes, Developing countries, Developed countries.
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Citation cartels are groups of researchers who excessively cite each other's work to artificially inflate their citation counts and enhance their reputation. The practice of the citation cartel involves journals agreeing to cite each other's publications to boost their own impact factors. The citation cartel has been criticised for distorting the impact factors of participating journals and undermining the integrity of the scientific process. ⋯ To combat citation cartels, journals should use software tools to identify patterns of suspicious citing behaviour and should implement policies that encourage transparency and discourage self-citation. Journals should be held accountable for unethical citation practices, and researchers should carefully evaluate before submission. Key Words: Citation, Citation index, Self-citation, Impact factor.