Disability and pain after lumbar surgery-group-based trajectory analysis. by Konsta Koivunen, Jari Arokoski, Sara Widbom-Kolhanen, Katri Pernaa, Juhani Juhola, Mikhail Saltychev

“…Sex and age were not associated with being classified into short-term improvement groups, but obesity was associated for all three-factor variables with relative risk ratios (RRR) varying from 1.26 (95% CI 1.02 to 1.56) to 1.45 (95% CI 1.10 to 1.90). …”
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A Network Investigation on Idiopathic Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism in China by Weiwei Zhao, Hongying Ye, Xiaolong Zhao, Zhaoyun Zhang, Shouyue Sun, Yiran Jiang, Min He, Cheng Xu, Renming Hu, Yiming Li

“…In addition, improvements in penis and pubic hair development, testosterone normalization and the physical strength in IHH patients who received gonadotropin and androgen replacement therapy were better than in those who received single gonadotropin therapy (P<0.05 for all). In conclusion, disease-specific network investigation can be used as an alternative method of medical research for rare diseases. …”
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Bearing Defect Detection with Unsupervised Neural Networks by Jianqiao Xu, Zhaolu Zuo, Danchao Wu, Bing Li, Xiaoni Li, Deyi Kong

“…To overcome this shortage, the dataset of the third experiment is the same as the supervised experiment, where all the positive and negative samples are mixed together, which means that there is no need to label the samples. …”
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In Vitro and In Vivo Dentinogenic Efficacy of Human Dental Pulp-Derived Cells Induced by Demineralized Dentin Matrix and HA-TCP by Kyung-Jung Kang, Min Suk Lee, Chan-Woong Moon, Jae-Hoon Lee, Hee Seok Yang, Young-Joo Jang

“…Although osteogenic gene expression and bone formation in immunocompromised nude mice were similar levels in both cases, dentinogenic gene expression level was slightly higher in DDM transplantation than in HA-TCP. All these results suggested that in vivo osteogenic potentials in hDPSCs are induced with both HA-TCP and DDM by osteoconduction and osteoinduction, respectively. …”
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Adapting to change: exploring the distribution dynamics of the alien and potentially invasive aphid species Cinara curvipes (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in the context of global warming by K. Wieczorek, A. Bugaj-Nawrocka, B. Borowiak-Sobkowiak, A. Endrestøl, H. P. Ravn, W. Solarz, R. Durak

“…We emphasise the critical need for collaborative engagement among researchers, stakeholders, and the public to bolster citizen science initiatives and reinforce environmental monitoring networks, all within the framework of an early detection and rapid response (EDRR) process. …”
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Epidemiology of urinary tract infections in the Middle East and North Africa, 1990–2021 by Fatemeh Amiri, Saeid Safiri, Reza Aletaha, Mark J. M. Sullman, Kamaleddin Hassanzadeh, Ali-Asghar Kolahi, Shahnam Arshi

“…Methods Data were sourced from the Global Burden of Disease 2021 study, encompassing all 21 countries in the region. Metrics such as absolute counts, age-standardised rates, and percentage changes from 1990 to 2021 are presented with 95% uncertainty intervals (UIs). …”
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Prevalence and spectrum of haemoglobinopathies in females of reproductive age group- A first tertiary care center experience in Punjab, North India by Vikram Narang, Anshul Jain, Sumit Grover, Ankita Soni, Monika Narang, Ashima Taneja

“…Materials and Methods: All the females in the age group of 20–40 years age whose blood samples were received in the department for High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) were included. …”
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Association of Insulin Resistance with Glucose and Lipid Metabolism: Ethnic Heterogeneity in Far Western China by Yi-Zhong Yan, Ru-Lin Ma, Jing-Yu Zhang, Jia He, Jiao-Long Ma, Hong-Rui Pang, La-Ti Mu, Yu-Song Ding, Heng Guo, Mei Zhang, Jia-Ming Liu, Dong-Sheng Rui, Kui Wang, Shu-Xia Guo

“…Results. (1) In the Kazak population, IR was correlated with hyperglycemia; high levels of TC, TG, and LDL-C; and low levels of HDL-C and abdominal obesity (all P<0.05). (2) In the Uygur population, the influence of IR on hyperglycemia and abdominal obesity was the greatest. …”
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Process evaluation of the New Interventions for independence in Dementia Study (NIDUS) Family stream randomised controlled trial: protocol by Julie Barber, Laurie Butler, Claudia Cooper, Sarah Morgan-Trimmer, Danielle Laura Wyman, Peter Bright

“…Further quantitative data will be collected through an acceptability questionnaire for all intervention-arm dyads (n=199). Mixed-method integration will use an interactive analysis strategy, considering qualitative and quantitative findings through mixed-method matrix for dyadic level ‘case studies’, and a joint display for ‘population’ level analysis and interpretation.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval was received from Camden &amp; Kings Cross Research Ethics Committee (REC). …”
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Integrating Analytical Procedures in Routine Practices of Centralized Antiblastic Compounding Units for Valorization of Residual Compounded Drugs by Rita Patrizia Aquino, Giovanni Falcone, Paola Russo, Fabrizio Dal Piaz, Giulia Auriemma, Ferdinando Maria de Francesco, Stefania Cascone, Eduardo Nava, Pasquale Del Gaudio

“…Conclusions: In fact, for all tested products, our results suggested a longer shelf-life in comparison to the datasheet, giving hospital pharmacists the possibility to extend the clinical use of compounded drugs, improving the cost–benefit of anticancer personalized therapy.…”
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Treatment Effects of Upper Limb Action Observation Therapy and Mirror Therapy on Rehabilitation Outcomes after Subacute Stroke: A Pilot Study by Yu-Wei Hsieh, Yu-Hsuan Lin, Jun-Ding Zhu, Ching-Yi Wu, Yun-Ping Lin, Chih-Chi Chen

“…Twenty-one patients with subacute stroke were recruited in this study. All patients were randomly assigned to the action observation therapy, mirror therapy, or active control intervention for 3 weeks. …”
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CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genomic insertion of functional genes into Lactiplantibacillus plantarum WCFS1 by Kamilla Wiull, Lisa K. Haugen, Vincent G. H. Eijsink, Geir Mathiesen

“…Two variants of RBD were successfully expressed, one directed to the cytoplasm and one directed to the cell surface. All the knock-in strains produced the target protein, although with lower yields than strains with plasmid-encoded expression.IMPORTANCEGenetic engineering of lactic acid bacteria, such as Lactiplantibacillus plantarum, has proven to be difficult. …”
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ANALYSIS OF RAT PLATELET COUNT AFTER ELECTRICAL EXPOSURE IN ACUTE AND SUBACUTE PHASE OF BURN INJURY by Fransiska Nooril F P H, Ulfa Elfiah, Laksmi Indreswari, Desie Dwi Wisudanti

“…Abstract: Introduction: Electrical burns are one of the causes of important health burdens throughout the world with incidences varying between 4–18% of all burns. In electrical burns, blood vessels are the heavily damaged tissue characterized by endothelial erosion, followed by adhesion and aggregation of platelets to form a hemostatic plug. …”
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Nesprin-2 Interacts with Condensin Component SMC2 by Xin Xing, Carmen Mroß, Linlin Hao, Martina Munck, Alexandra Herzog, Clara Mohr, C. P. Unnikannan, Pranav Kelkar, Angelika A. Noegel, Ludwig Eichinger, Sascha Neumann

“…The interaction was observed during all phases of the cell cycle; it was particularly strong during S phase and persisted also during mitosis. …”
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Role of waist circumference, body mass index and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein in pediatric steatotic liver disease: A cross-sectional study by Qiaoling Wu, Yongmei Peng, Chundan Gong

“…Hs-CRP, ZWC and ZBMI were all found to significantly correlate with SLD and its related metabolic indexes. …”
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Comparison between Collagen and Lidocaine Intramuscular Injections in Terms of Their Efficiency in Decreasing Myofascial Pain within Masseter Muscles: A Randomized, Single-Blind Co... by Aleksandra Nitecka-Buchta, Karolina Walczynska-Dragon, Jolanta Batko-Kapustecka, Mieszko Wieckiewicz

“…The first group received injections using 2 ml of collagen MD Muscle (Guna), the second group received 2 ml of 2% lidocaine without a vasoconstrictor, and the third group 2 ml of saline as a control (0.9% NaCl). All patients received repeated injections at one-week intervals (days 0 and 7). …”
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A Sense of Place Through Land Art by Amanda Gabriel, Elisabeth von Essen, Beatrice Guardini, Sara Kjellgren, Claire Peterson, Christopher Staundinger

“…These reflections come from teachers and students, all authors of this article, deriving from a project of land art as a part of an international distance master course in environmental psychology, repeated for 3 years. …”
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Methylcobalamin-containing nanofiber sheets have better neuroprotective effects than small intestinal submucosa sheets by Yoshiaki Yoshimura, Toru Iwahashi, Taisuke Kasuya, Toshiki Shimada, Katsuyuki Konishi, Atsushi Kamata, Mai Konishi, Arisa Kazui, Ryoya Shiode, Satoshi Miyamura, Kunihiro Oka, Seiji Okada, Hiroyuki Tanaka

“…Behavioral and electrophysiological analyses showed superior results in the MeCbl sheet group compared with those in the untreated group, all of which were non-inferior to the SIS sheet group. …”
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Intravoxel Incoherent Motion (IVIM) Diffusion-Weighted Imaging (DWI) in Patients with Liver Dysfunction of Chronic Viral Hepatitis: Segmental Heterogeneity and Relationship with Ch... by Lei Ding, Lianxiang Xiao, Xiangtao Lin, Chunmei Xiong, Lingbo Lin, Shijun Chen

“…Results. f, D, and D∗ were different among the liver segments (all p<0.05), indicating heterogeneity in IVIM parameters among liver segments. f was consistently higher in Child-Turcotte-Pugh (CTP) class A compared with CTP class B + C (p<0.01). …”
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“I surely don’t call for fun”: experiences of being a “frequent caller” to the Danish emergency helpline by Camilla Braendstrup Laursen, Tine Bennedsen Gehrt, Linda Huibers, Claus Bossen, Ulla Vaeggemose

“…Furthermore, we found that the sense of disorientation and the fragmentation of experience that is characteristic of “struggling along” made it difficult for our study participants to communicate with the Emergency Medical Coordination Center (EMCC) that manages all health-related calls to 1-1-2. Finally, our analysis pointed to differences in how the goal of providing “the right help at the right time” was understood by citizens and by health professionals working within the EMCC of the Prehospital Emergency Medical Services. …”
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