Associations between neutrophil percentage to albumin ratio and rheumatoid arthritis versus osteoarthritis: a comprehensive analysis utilizing the NHANES database by Wenquan Ding, Rui La, Shenghao Wang, Zhiyuan He, Dinghua Jiang, Zhigang Zhang, Hao Ni, Wu Xu, Lixin Huang, Qian Wu, Qian Wu

“…Further analyses using curve fitting and threshold effect models revealed a nonlinear association between NPAR and RA, with an inflection point identified at 15.56.ConclusionHigh levels of NPAR is positively associated with the prevalence of RA. …”
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Cystatin C as a predictor of acute renal damage after radical surgical treatment in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer by A. I. Tarasenko, V. N. Pavlov, I. R. Kabirov, A. V. Alekseev, M. F. Urmantsev

“…At an optimal cut-off value of 161.17 ng/ml, sCys-C showed a sensitivity of 65 % and a specificity of 58 % for predicting AKI. …”
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Association of over-the-counter mouthwash use with markers of nitric oxide metabolism, inflammation, and endothelial function—a cross-sectional study by Kai Guo, Kaumudi Joshipura, Karina Ricart, Rakesh P. Patel, Barbara A. Gower, Oelisoa Mireille Andriankaja, Evangelia Morou-Bermudez

“…Specifically, in the participants who used mouthwash less than twice a day or no use, TNF-α (β = −0.35, 95% CI: −0.52, −0.18), and sICAM-1 (β = −0.21, 95% CI: −0.32, −0.09) were negatively associated with serum nitrite. …”
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Imperialismo e guerra civil no mundo árabe: a tragédia síria: aporias e consequências da falta de intervir by Peter Demant

“…Segunda parte do artigo analisando a crise síria no contexto internacional, lida com a situação desde o levante popular anti-Assad e a decorrente guerra civil de 2011 até o começo de 2014, defendendo a posição de que apenas uma postura internacional muito mais pró-ativa poderia frear a violência e colocar as bases de um debate abrangente para repensar a convivência das várias comunidades, etnias e religiões. …”
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Isokinetic Training Program to Improve the Physical Function and Muscular Performance of an Individual with Partial Injury of the Medial Meniscus: A Case Report by Karen Obara, Pedro Silva, Mariana Silva, Fagner Mendes, Gabriel Santiago, Ihan Oliveira, Jefferson Cardoso

“…. # Case Description A 40-year-old man injured his right knee during a soccer match, with a partial lesion of the medial meniscus confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging. …”
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A Neonatal Patient Diagnosed with Chromosome 18p 11.1 Microdeletion Syndrome Presented with Trisomy 18Like Phenotype by Deepa Banker, Bhavdeep Mungala, Zankhana Parekh, Shachi Ganatra, Vimal Maheshwari, Yashica Raj, Utsav Patel, Digant Patel, Kishan Chamar, Vasu Solanki

“…She was initially conservatively managed with gavage feeding, then shifted into paladai feeding of expressed breast milk. A multidisciplinary approach was adopted due to various malformations and for the potential occurring complications. …”
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Ejaculatory abstinence duration impacts semen parameters: Insights from a retrospective analysis in male infertility on 23,527 analyses by Giorgio Ivan Russo, Maria Giovanna Asmundo, Andrea Cocci, Ali Saber Abdelhameed, Annalisa Liprino, Filippo Giacone, Debora Lombardo, Antonino Guglielmino, Sandrine Chamayou

“…Group differences were analyzed, focusing on sperm parameters across abstinence periods in normospermic versus patients with sperm abnormalities.ResultsIn normospermic patients we found a trend increase from day 1 to day 7 of abstinence time regarding total sperm count (million) (92.4 vs. 191.1; p<0.01), sperm concentration (million/ml) (44.5 vs. 72.0; p<0.01) and morphology (6 vs. 12.5; p= 0.03) but not regarding motility (A+B) (50.0% vs. 48.0%; p=0.43). …”
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DESIGN versus ERGONOMIA: CONSIDERAÇÕES SOBRE A PRÁTICA DE ERGONOMIA POR PROFISSIONAIS PROVENIENTES DAS ESCOLAS DE DESIGN by Jairo José Drummond Câmara, Cristina de Souza Vaz

“…Este artigo aborda o processo que leva designers a terem uma interface com a prática desta atividade através de uma análise da presença da ergonomia, dentro do contexto de escolas de design localizadas fora do Brasil. …”
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Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Consensus, Controversies and Future Directions: A Report from the Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver Hepatocellular Carcinoma Meeting by Kelly Warren Burak, Morris Sherman

“…Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide and its incidence has rapidly increased in North America in recent years. …”
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COVID-19 in the years 2020 to 2022 in Germany: effects of comorbidities and co-medications based on a large-scale database analysis by Roland Linder, Jonas Peltner, Anatoli Astvatsatourov, Willy Gomm, Britta Haenisch

“…Abstract Background The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic was a challenge for health care systems worldwide. …”
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A reproducible representation of healthy tibiofemoral kinematics during stair descent using REFRAME – part I: REFRAME foundations and validation by Ariana Ortigas-Vásquez, William R. Taylor, Barbara Postolka, Pascal Schütz, Allan Maas, Matthias Woiczinski, Thomas M. Grupp, Adrian Sauer

“…Here, building on previous work that introduced a frame orientation optimisation method and demonstrated its potential to induce convergence towards a consistent kinematic signal, we present the REference FRame Alignment MEthod (REFRAME) that addresses both rotational and translational kinematics, is validated here for a healthy tibiofemoral joint, and allows flexible selection of optimisation criteria to fittingly address specific research questions. …”
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Recurrence of chronic encapsulated hematoma following cyst formation after stereotactic radiosurgery for brain arteriovenous malformations: a case report by Iñigo L. Sistiaga, Gregorio Catalán-Uribarrena, Silvia Gamba, Alejandro Carrasco, Laura Zaldumbide, Lorena Mosteiro, Iñigo Pomposo

“…Case presentation A case of a 28-year-old male with an increasing cyst formation (CF) appearing 10 years after SRS for AVM is presented. …”
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A POSIÇÃO ANTISSISTEMÁTICA, ANTIEÓRICA E DIRETA DE L. WITTGEINSTEIN COMO ENFOQUE INADEQUADO DA QUESTÃO DE DEUS by Marcos Silveira Aranguiz

“… O presente trabalho está inserido em uma discussão bastante difundida e diversamente formulada em âmbito filosófico e teológico, usualmente apresentada como “questão de Deus”. Buscamos apresentar a análise de uma das posições deste questionamento, especificamente a de L. …”
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ENVIRONMENTAL AND HYDRO /ECO NOMICASSESSMENT AS A TOOL FOR MANAGING WATER USE AND LIFE QUALITY OF POPULATION IN RURAL TERRITORIES OF ALTAI KRAY by Elena S. Orlova, Irina D. Rybkina

“…Within the framework of environmental/water/economic estimation, we have solved two problems: 1) classification of rural regions of Altai Kray by indicators reflecting the state of the drinking water supply sector, 2) differentiation of water management problems in Altai Kray for developing a set of measures for their mitigation. We have defines four categories of environmental/water/economic estimation: conditionally satisfactory, stresses, critical states, and crisis. …”

Anti-Inflammatory, Antioxidant and Antibacterial Properties of Tomato Skin and Pomegranate Peel Extracts: A Sustainable Approach for Oral Health Care by Alessia Silla, Angela Punzo, Francesca Bonvicini, Matteo Perillo, Marco Malaguti, Antonello Lorenzini, Ismaela Foltran, Dario Mercatante, Mara Mandrioli, Maria Teresa Rodriguez-Estrada, Silvana Hrelia, Cristiana Caliceti

“…Results demonstrate the potential of HP and PPE in reducing oxidative stress, inflammation, and bacterial proliferation within oral mucosa, highlighting food waste up-cycling as a resource for human health.…”
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A Patient with an Unusual Cause Right Lower Quadrant Pain and Vomiting: Pyelonephritis of an Ectopic Right Kidney Masquerading as Acute Appendicitis by Michele N. Lossius, Carlos E. Araya, Dwayne D. Henry, Richard E. Neiberger

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Minimally invasive lateral, posterior, and posterolateral sacroiliac joint fusion for low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Kai Xu, Ya-Ling Li, Song-Hua Xiao, Yong-Wei Pan

“…Objective This study aimed to evaluate the therapeutic effects of minimally invasive lateral, posterior, and posterolateral sacroiliac joint fusion for low back pain through a meta-analysis. Methods The PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Cochrane Library, and ClinicalTrials.gov databases were comprehensively searched for studies up to 31 August 2024. …”
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Sex-based disparities in the association between uric acid levels and anxiety: a cross-sectional analysis of nationwide data in Korea by Soohyun Park, Joo O. Kim, Gyu Nam Park, Jae Won Oh, San Lee

“…Presence of anxiety symptoms was defined as a Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale (GAD-7) score of ≥ 10. …”
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Research on the Complexity and Chaos Control about a Closed-Loop Supply Chain with Dual-Channel Recycling and Uncertain Consumer Perception by Junhai Ma, Hao Ren, Miao Yu, Meihong Zhu

“…Focusing on the harmful effects of chaotic system, we introduce adjustment parameter to efficiently control the chaos. The results have a strong reference value to practical problems, so it has a great value in both theory and application.…”
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What a women desire: Application of conjoint analysis for analysing the choice of menstrual hygiene products and factors influencing their consummatory behaviour by Tiwari Abhay Kumar, Patel Vaishali, Saroj Chitra

“…Background/Aim: Middle-aged adolescent girls and women experience menstruation, a normal and physiologic occurrence. Using the myths and beliefs that were already prevalent, they created their own approach of dealing with the menstrual cycle. …”
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