Surgical treatment of obesity and excess risk of developing heart failure in a controlled cohort study by Christina E. Lundberg, Shabbar Jamaly, Martin Adiels, Jesper Lagergren, Carl Johan Svensson, Lena Björck, Annika Rosengren

“…Methods and results This cohort study included all patients aged 20–65 years with a first ever registered principal diagnosis of obesity in the Swedish Patient Register in 2001–2013. …”
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A comprehensive review of massive transfusion and major hemorrhage protocols: origins, core principles and practical implementation by David Silveira Marinho, Denise Menezes Brunetta, Luciana Maria de Barros Carlos, Luany Elvira Mesquita Carvalho, Jessica Silva Miranda

“…Considering the wide application range of these tools (emergency departments, interventional radiology, operating rooms and military fields), it is essential to integrate all professionals involved with severe hemorrhage scenarios in the implementation of the aforementioned protocols, from conception to execution and management. …”
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The association between consumption of ultra-processed foods and sperm quality parameters: a cross-sectional study by Mitra Soltani, Mohammad Reza Ahmadi, Zainab Shateri, Zahra Maghsoudi, Milad Rajabzadeh-Dehkordi, Moein Askarpour, Amir Hossein Asadi, Mehran Nouri

“…Results In the crude model, no significant associations were observed between the second and last tertiles of UPFs with abnormalities in sperm concentration, total motility, and morphology (p > 0.05 for all). However, after adjusting for age, marriage duration, body mass index, physical activity, depression, anxiety, stress, energy intake, cigarette history, and mineral and vitamin supplements, a significantly higher association was identified between the second tertile of UPFs and abnormalities in sperm concentration (odds ratio (OR) = 3.962, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.345–11.670, p = 0.013). …”
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DHX37 Impacts Prognosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Lung Adenocarcinoma through Immune Infiltration by Yanni Xu, Qiongchao Jiang, Hejun Liu, Xiaoyun Xiao, Dinghong Yang, Phei Er Saw, Baoming Luo

“…RNA helicases have various essential functions in basically all aspects of RNA metabolism, not only unwinding RNA but also disturbing the interaction of RNA with proteins. …”
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Optical Coherence Tomography May Help Distinguish Glaucoma from Suprasellar Tumor-Associated Optic Disc by Michael Mimouni, Hadas Stiebel-Kalish, Irena Serov, Gabriel Chodick, Mohammad Zbedat, Dan D. Gaton

“…In this retrospective cross-sectional study, we collected data from the eyes of 25 patients with suprasellar craniopharyngioma or pituitary macroadenomas (group 1) and 35 patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) (group 2), seen between 2001 and 2015, all with a visual acuity of ≥20/40, for whom Stratus Time-Domain (TD) optic nerve OCT scans were available. …”
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Assessing vulnerability and climate risk to agriculture for developing resilient farming strategies in the Ganges Delta by Uttam Kumar Mandal, Fazlul Karim, Yingying Yu, Amit Ghosh, Taslima Zahan, Sonali Mallick, Mohammad Kamruzzaman, Priya Lal Chandra Paul, Mohammed Mainuddin

“…Through an extensive literature review, 18 biophysical and socio-economic variables were identified as critical and policy-relevant, including three related to exposure and 15 to vulnerability. All indicators were normalized to a dimensionless scale ranging from 0 to 1 for use in vulnerability and risk assessments. …”
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Diagnostic Potential of Systemic Eosinophil-Associated Cytokines and Growth Factors in IBD by Katarzyna Neubauer, Malgorzata Matusiewicz, Iwona Bednarz-Misa, Sabina Gorska, Andrzej Gamian, Malgorzata Krzystek-Korpacka

“…In turn, the concentrations of hsCRP were significantly higher in CD than UC. Except for IL13, all cytokines and hsCRP positively correlated with CDAI. …”
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Increased Phenotype Severity Associated with Splice-Site Variants in a Hungarian Pediatric Neurofibromatosis 1 Cohort: A Retrospective Study by Klára Veres, Benedek Nagy, Zsófia Ember, Judit Bene, Kinga Hadzsiev, Márta Medvecz, László Szabó, Zsuzsanna Zsófia Szalai

“…Café-au-lait macules were present in all patients (100%). Intracranial malformations were the second most common feature (55.6%), followed by Lisch nodules (35.6%), neurofibromas (33.3%), and skeletal abnormalities (31.1%). …”
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Multiple Sessions of Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy Improve Periodontal Outcomes in Patients with Down Syndrome: A 12-Month Randomized Clinical Trial by Rafael Ferreira, Sebastião Luiz Aguiar Greghi, Adriana Campos Passanezi Sant’Ana, Mariana Schutzer Ragghianti Zangrando, Carla Andreotti Damante

“…<b>Results:</b> Both treatments promoted improvements in all clinical periodontal parameters (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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Methodology for assessing the agroecological adaptability of genotypes under global climate warming by A. I. Kincharov, E. A. Demina, M. N. Kincharova, T. Yu. Taranova, O. S. Mullayanova, K. Yu. Chekmasova

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An Evidence-Based Update on the Impact of Local Antimicrobials as Adjunct to Periodontal Therapy by Nabaz Yahya Hussein, Sadat Abdulla Aziz, Twana Mohammed M. Ways, Omed Amiri, Hisham Al-Obaidi, Dianne Ford

“…Amongst the antimicrobials used, chlorhexidine (CHX) showed the most significant clinical improvement, followed by doxycycline (DOX), tetracycline, and metronidazole (MTZ), all of which helped reduce periodontal bacteria load and improve treatment outcome. …”
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Patient and Physician Satisfaction with Analgesic Treatment: Findings from the Analgesic Treatment for Cancer Pain in Southeast Asia (ACE) Study by Dang Huy Quoc Thinh, Wimonrat Sriraj, Marzida Mansor, Kian Hian Tan, Cosphiadi Irawan, Johan Kurnianda, Yen Phi Nguyen, Annielyn Ong-Cornel, Yacine Hadjiat, Hanlim Moon, Francis O. Javier

“…Patients’ and physicians’ satisfaction with pain control and physician-assessed analgesic adequacy were significantly different across countries (P<0.001 for all). Conclusions. Despite pain-related problems with sleep and quality of life, patients were generally satisfied with their pain control status. …”
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Comparative analysis of viability, proliferation, and mineralization potential of human pulp and osteoblastic cells exposed to different bioceramic endodontic sealers by Marcos Coelho Santiago, Gustavo Henrique de Oliveira Salles, Gustavo Gomes de Lima, Laudimar Alves de Oliveira, Loise Pedrosa Salles

“…Background: The present study aimed to compare the viability, proliferation, and mineralization potential of human dental pulp cells (hDPCs) and osteoblasts cell line (Saos-2) after exposure to AH Plus® Bioceramic (AHP-B), Bio-C® Sealer (BIO-C), NeoMTA Plus® (NEOMTA-P), and MTA-FILLAPEX® endodontic sealers (MTA-F). Methods: All materials were prepared according to the manufacturer's instructions. …”
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Relevance of tumor boards for the inclusion of patients in oncological clinical trials by Hendrik Dapper, Maurice Dantes, Peter Herschbach, Hana Algül, Volker Heinemann

“…The main reason for non-inclusion was insufficient inclusion or existing exclusion criteria (n = 18, 28%). In 48% of all cases (n = 31), the reason for non-inclusion could not be determined. …”
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Atypical Microbiological Feature of Infectious Endophthalmitis on Jeju Island: A 10-Year Study at a Single Tertiary Referral Center by Joong Hyun Park, Dong Yoon Kim, Ahnul Ha, Dae Joong Ma, Hye Jin Lee, Jinho Jeong, Jin Young Kim

“…The baseline characteristics of all subjects were investigated, and a culture examination was performed. …”
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Overexpression of DcR3 and Its Significance on Tumor Cell Differentiation and Proliferation in Glioma by Suning Huang, Gang Chen, Yiwu Dang, Long-Hua Chen

“…Different levels of DcR3 could also be detected in the culturing supernatants of all the 8 glioma cell lines and glioma cells freshly obtained from 8 human glioblastoma specimens. …”
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Features of the use of physical exercises at the long-term stage of rehabilitation after intra-articular fractures by Sviatoslava Pashkevych, Tetiana Shutieieva, Оlha Beziazychna

“…The program involved 14 patients who were randomized (n=6 - control group, CG; n=8 - main group, MG). All patients gave their informed consent to participate in the experiment and to the processing of their personal data. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Multicriteria Decision-Making Methods for Bus Washing Process Selection: A Case Study by Paulo Ávila, Alzira Mota, Eliana Oliveira, Hélio Castro, Luís Pinto Ferreira, João Bastos, O. Fernandes Nuno, Joaquim Moreira

“…Considering the input data for the criteria and their weights, the results for all the methods showed that the best and the worst solution was the same, mobile portico with a brush and porticoes with three brushes, respectively. …”
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Laser-based 3D printing and optical characterization of optical micro-nanostructures inspired by nocturnal insects compound eyes by Bogdan Stefanita Calin, Roxana Cristina Popescu, Eugenia Tanasa, Irina Alexandra Paun

“…Here, we report a proof of principle concerning the design and laser 3D printing of all ultrastructural details of nocturnal moth Grapholita Funebrana eyes, for potential use as microlens arrays for IR detection systems. …”
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Steroid use for established bronchopulmonary dysplasia: study protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Roy K Philip, Joanna Seliga-Siwecka, Eduardo Villamor, Maria Pierro, Niazy Al Assaf, Sabina Strashun, Roberto Chioma, Kinga Zielińska, Krzysztof Włodarczyk

“…Attempts will be sought to publish all results.PROSPERO registration number CRD42021218881.…”
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