Dynamics of movement amplitude indicators in joints of patients with rheumatoid arthritis by I.M. Grygus, A.O. Nogas, V.V. Zdanyuk

“…Theoretical (analysis and generalization of literary and Internet data), survey, collection of anamnesis, objective examination, anthropometric (goniometry) methods of mathematical statistics. 188 patients with rheumatoid arthritis were examined, of which 156 (83%) were women, 32 (17%) were men, average age was 44.9±7.6 years. The analysis of the goniometric indicators of the joints of hands affected by rheumatoid arthritis after six months of conducted rehabilitation measures showed a significant improvement in the mobility of the radiocarpal joint and hand fingers in the examined patients. …”
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Development and validation of nomograms for predicting pentafecta outcomes before and after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: a retrospective study by Tanan Bejrananda, Kiyoshi Takahara, Dutsadee Sowanthip, Tomonari Motonaga, Kota Yagi, Wataru Nakamura, Masanobu Saruta, Takuhisa Nukaya, Masashi Takenaka, Kenji Zennami, Manabu Ichino, Hitomi Sasaki, Makoto Sumitomo, Ryoichi Shiroki

“…Abstract Prostate cancer (PCa) is one of the most common cancers among men worldwide, and robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) is a widely used treatment for localized PCa. …”
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The role of renal dual-energy computed tomography in exploring the gouty kidney: the RENODECT study by Tristan Pascart, Elie Dauphin, Chio Yokose, Charlotte Jauffret, Aurore Pacaud, Victor Laurent, Vincent Ducoulombier, Hyon K. Choi, Jean-François Budzik

“…Characteristics of patients with and without DECT-positive lesions were compared, and the DECT parameters of these lesions were measured.Results A total of 27/31 patients with had renal DECT scans and were included in the analysis (23/27 men, mean (standard deviation) 73 (9) years old, mean eGFR 45.3 mL/min/1.73 m2 (21.0), volumes of MSU in the knees and feet ranging from 0.11 to 475.0 cm3). …”
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Impact of ChatGPT usage on nursing students education: A cross-sectional study by Alberto Gonzalez-Garcia, David Bermejo-Martinez, Ana Isabel Lopez-Alonso, Bibiana Trevisson-Redondo, Cristian Martín-Vázquez, Silvia Perez-Gonzalez

“…Women perceived ChatGPT as especially useful for completing academic tasks (85.14 % versus 50.00 % in men, p = 0.003). A positive correlation was observed between prior use of ChatGPT and GPA (ρ = 0.240, p = 0.026). …”
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Characteristics of metabolic syndrome in the servicemen with erosive esophagitis in wartime conditions by L.M. Mosiychuk, O.M. Shevtsova, O.M. Tatarchuk, O.P. Petishko

“…Materials and me­thods. The study included 24 men aged 33 to 57 years, the average age was (42.7 ± 2.1) years. …”
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Rehabilitation diagnosis of patients with mine-explosive wounds of the lower leg based on the international classification of functioning, disability and health by O.E. Dorofieieva, K.S. Yarymbash, O.A. Glinyana, Yu.V. Syomych, I.T. Skrypchenko

“…The study involved 54 people, the average age of the subjects was 37±4.2 years, 80% of them were men, 20% were women. In the course of the clinical and instrumental methods of examination of patients with mine-explosive wounds at the level of the lower leg, the assessment of categories according to the ICF revealed disorders at the level of structure: functions: s 75010 bones of lower leg, s 75012 muscles of lower leg, s 75013 ligaments and fasciae of lower leg, s 8104 skin of lower extremity; b 28015 pain in the lower limb, b 4550 general physical endurance, b 7101 mobility of several joints, b 7351 muscle tone of one limb, b 770 function of the stereotype of walking, b 7800 sensation of muscular stiffness, b 810 protective function of skin; activities: d 4104 standing position, d 4106 moving the center of gravity of the body, d 4501 walking long distances, d 465 moving using technical means, d 5100 washing body parts, d 5102 wiping and drying, d 5402 putting on footwear, d 5403 taking off footwear, d 5702 self-health support, d 850 well-paid work, d 920 recreation and leisure, e 1151 assistive products and technologies for personal everyday use, e 310 close relatives, e 355 professional health care workers. …”
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Telerehabilitation: A Practical Remote Alternative for Coaching and Monitoring Physical Kinetic Therapy in Patients with Mild and Moderate Disabling Parkinson’s Disease during the... by Aurelian Anghelescu

“…We studied 17 patients (5 women and 12 men), aged between 54-70 years (average 65.9 ± 4.87), with a disease history of 7.3 ± 3.6 (years), with mild or moderate disabling clinical forms, quantified by an average Hoehn and Yahr score of 2.3 ± 0.35 (limits 1.5-3). …”
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Unlocking the genetic potential of Ethiopian fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) genotypes for future breeding by Zebib Berhe, Tesfaye Awas, Asmare Dejen, Metadel Adane, Baye Akele, Musa Adal, Faris Hailu

“…The study covered a total of 168 informants (84 men and 84 women) comprising 72 general informants and 12 key informants per zone aged between 19 and 75 years. …”
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Impact of cognition and psychoemotional status on falls in multiple sclerosis by R. Godelienė, E. Sukockienė, V. Danielius, V. Stankunavičiūtė, D. Mickevičienė

“…A total of 129 participants were enrolled in the study: 40 (31.0%) men and 89 (69.0%) women, mean age 43.6±11.1 years. …”
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Mechanistic insights into chloride‐related heart failure progression according to the plasma volume status by Hajime Kataoka

“…Methods and results Data from 47 patients (32% men; 78.2 ± 9.7 years of age) with stable to worsening HF (37.5 ± 16 days) were analysed. …”
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Community disaster exposure and first onset of depression: A panel analysis of nationally representative South African data, 2008-2017. by Andrew Tomita, Busisiwe P Ncama, Yoshan Moodley, Rashieda Davids, Jonathan K Burns, Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi, Albert T Modi, Rob Slotow

“…In sub-group analyses, greater likelihood of depression onset was found among females [but not in men] (aRR = 1.23, p<0.01, 95% CI: 1.09-1.38), Black African [but not in other population group] (aRR = 1.21, p<0.01, 95% CI: 1.09-1.36), lower education attainment group [but not in tertiary and above educational attainment group] (aRR = 1.20, p<0.01, 95% CI: 1.08-1.33), and lower income attainment group [but not in the top income quartile group] (aRR = 1.24, p<0.01, 95% CI: 1.11-1.38), due to cumulative community disaster. …”
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Fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols (FODMAPs) and mortality among survivors of liver cirrhosis: a prospective cohort study by Danial Fotros, Azita Hekmatdoost, Fereshteh Pashayee-khamene, Sara Karimi, Saleheh Ahmadzadeh, Mehdi Saberifiroozi, Behzad Hatami, Zahra Yari

“…During the 3,955 person-months of follow-up, 43 fatalities were recorded (36 men and 7 women). The study classified participants into three groups based on their FODMAPs consumption and assessed the risk of mortality using Cox proportional hazards regression models. …”
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Möte mellan tradition och förändring: en forskningsöversikt om undervisning i fritidshem by Helene Elvstrand, Lena Boström, Monica Orwehag

“…Resultatet visar att ett intresse för undervisning som fenomen har vuxit fram de senaste åren men att det finns få studier som på ett explicit sätt berör detta. …”
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Heterogeneity of cancer-associated fibroblast subpopulations in prostate cancer: Implications for prognosis and immunotherapy by Chen Ding, Jiange Wang, Jie Wang, Jiqiang Niu, Zhikai Xiahou, Zhou Sun, Zhenzhen Zhao, Dongyang Zeng

“…Background: Prostate cancer stands as the second most common malignancy among men, notorious for its intricate heterogeneity, especially evident in metastatic disease. …”
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Double Transseptal Puncture for Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Safety of the Technique and Its Use in the Outpatient Setting by Laurent M. Haegeli, Thomas Wolber, Ercüment Ercin, Lukas Altwegg, Nazmi Krasniqi, Paul G. Novak, Laurence D. Sterns, Corinna B. Brunckhorst, Thomas F. Lüscher, Richard A. Leather, Firat Duru

“…Method. 269 ablation procedures were performed in 243 patients (mean age 56.6±9.3 years, 75% men) using the double transseptal puncture for catheter access in all cases. …”
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Gardé·es à vue. Domination(s) et reconfigurations des rapports entre manifestant·es et policier·es pendant le hirak (2019-2021) by Lina Benchekor

“…Indeed, seasoned activists and young men are more accustomed to confronting the police. …”
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The effects of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway on the in vitro differentiation of rat BMSCs into leydig cells by Pengyu Yan, Yaxiong Guo, Shoaib Muhammad, Jinxiong Zhu, Yuxiang Liu, Chun Liu

“…Abstract Late-onset hypogonadism (LOH) refers to sexual and non-sexual symptoms in men caused by age-related decreases in circulating testosterone. …”
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Improved Systemic Inflammation is Associated with Functional Prognosis in Post-Stroke Patients by Kota Hori, Yoshihiro Yoshimura, Hidetaka Wakabayashi, Fumihiko Nagano, Ayaka Matsumoto, Sayuri Shimazu, Ai Shiraishi, Yoshifumi Kido, Takahiro Bise, Aomi Kuzuhara, Takenori Hamada, Kouki Yoneda, Kenichiro Maekawa

“…Results Of the 1,490 patients recruited, 158 (median age of 79 years; 88 men) had systemic inflammation on admission and were included in the study. …”
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Comprehensive assessment of a nationwide simulation-based course for artificial life support. by Mateusz Puslecki, Marek Dabrowski, Marcin Ligowski, Bishoy Zakhary, Ahmed S Said, Kollengode Ramanathan, Elaine Cooley, Lukasz Puslecki, Sebastian Stefaniak, Piotr Ziemak, Ilona Kiel-Puslecka, Agata Dabrowska, Tomasz Klosiewicz, Maciej Sip, Radoslaw Zalewski, Malgorzata Ladzinska, Wojciech Mrowczynski, Piotr Ladzinski, Lidia Szlanga, Konrad Baumgart, Piotr Kupidlowski, Lukasz Szarpak, Marek Jemielity, Bartlomiej Perek

“…<h4>Results</h4>There were 115 participants (60% men) predominantly in the age of 30-40 years. Majority of them (63%) were anesthesiologists or intensivists with more than 5-year clinical experience, but 54% had no previous ECMO experience. …”
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Comprehensive Assessment of the Risk of Symptomatic Embolism in Patients With Infective Endocarditis by Sebastian D. Santos‐Patarroyo, Juan A. Quintero‐Martinez, Brian D. Lahr, Supavit Chesdachai, Daniel C. DeSimone, Hector R. Villarraga, Hector I. Michelena, Larry M. Baddour

“…Overall, 779 patients with IE were included, of whom 517 (66.4%) were men, median age was 65.0 (interquartile range, 52.9–74.8) years, and 89.3% were White. …”
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