Identifying the predictors of ultra early neurological improvement and its role in functional outcome after endovascular thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke by Yuzheng Lai, Mohammad Mofatteh, José Fidel Baizabal-Carvallo, José Fidel Baizabal-Carvallo, Jianfeng He, Wenhao Wu, Daohong Wang, Wenshan Yan, Jicai Ma, Sijie Zhou, Yu Sun, Yu Sun, Yi He, Shumei Li, Hao Sun

“…In this study, we aimed to investigate the usage of NIHSS at 1-h time window -ultra-early neurological improvement (UENI)- as a surrogate marker associated with the functional outcomes of AIS patients treated with EVT.MethodsWe included 485 adults (≥18 years old) who underwent emergency EVT at four academic comprehensive stroke centers between 2020 and 2021. Patients with pre-EVT Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score (ASPECTS) < 6, missing follow-up data, and missing data of the first hour NIHSS were excluded (n = 20). …”
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Clinical efficacy of 0.1% cyclosporine A in dry eye patients with inadequate responses to 0.05% cyclosporine A: a switching, prospective, open-label, multicenter study by Sook Hyun Yoon, Eun Chul Kim, In-Cheon You, Chul Young Choi, Jae Yong Kim, Jong Suk Song, Joon Young Hyon, Hong Kyun Kim, Kyoung Yul Seo

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The Arctic and Antarctic Sea-Ice Area Index Records versus Measured and Modeled Temperature Data by Nicola Scafetta, Adriano Mazzarella

“…Here we study the Arctic and Antarctic sea-ice area records provided by the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC). These records reveal an opposite climatic behavior: since 1978 the Arctic sea-ice area index decreased, that is, the region has warmed, while the Antarctic sea-ice area index increased, that is, the region has cooled. …”
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Seasonality, Interannual Variability, and Linear Tendency of Wind Speeds in the Northeast Brazil from 1986 to 2011 by Alexandre Torres Silva dos Santos, Cláudio Moisés Santos e Silva

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Identification of QTLs for resistance to leaf and stem rusts in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) using a mapping population of ‘Pamyati Azieva × Paragon’ by Y. Genievskaya, Y. Fedorenko, A. Sarbayev, A. Amalova, S. Abugalieva, S. Griffiths, Y. Turuspekov

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Efficacy and safety of super selective bronchial artery coil embolisation for haemoptysis: a single-centre retrospective observational study by Daijiro Kabata, Ayumi Shintani, Masanori Akira, Masahiko Hara, Hideo Ishikawa, Misaki Ryuge, Jun Takafuji, Mihoko Youmoto, Yukio Nagasaka, Kouji Yamamoto

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Association between systemic inflammatory response index and glaucoma incidence from 2005 to 2008 by Xiang Li, Yi Qing Sun, Xiao Dan Zhong, Zhi Jie Zhang, Jia Feng Tang, Zhan Yang Luo

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Higher systemic immune-inflammation index is associated with increased risk of Parkinson’s disease in adults: a nationwide population-based study by Jiayu Zhao, Zhipeng Wu, Zhipeng Wu, Fengyin Cai, Xuejv Yu, Zhenyu Song

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Face Boundary Formulation for Harmonic Models: Face Image Resembling by Hung-Tsai Huang, Zi-Cai Li, Yimin Wei, Ching Yee Suen

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Optical genome mapping to decipher the chromosomal aberrations in families seeking for preconception genetic counseling by Kaili Yin, Mengmeng Li, Hanzhe Zhang, Jiazhen Chang, Qingwei Qi, Xiya Zhou, Jiangshan Guo, Yaru Wang, Xuequn Mao, Na Hao, Yulin Jiang

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Loose cigarette purchase and adolescent smoking in Indonesia: a mixed-methods study by Vid Adrison, Dian Kusuma, Gea Melinda, Fariza Zahra Kamilah, Syifa Rizki Amelia, Sofwatun Nida

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Risk prediction models for stress urinary incontinence after pelvic organ prolapse (POP) surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Bi Jun Yu, Hao Chong He, Li Wang, Han Mei Shao, Ying Min Liu, Xiao Ying Yan, Jian Liu

“…All studies had a high risk of bias, primarily due to retrospective design, small sample sizes, single-center trials, lack of blinding, and missing data reporting. …”
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Relationship between obesity indicators and hypertension–diabetes comorbidity among adults: a population study from Central China by Li Li, Ling Li, Ying Wang, Wenwen Wu, Xiaodong Tan, Fen Yang, Jinru Yang, Yifan Wu, Donghan Sun, Ziling Ni, Yaofei Xie

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Unambiguous identification of fungi: where do we stand and how accurate and precise is fungal DNA barcoding? by Robert Lücking, M. Catherine Aime, Barbara Robbertse, Andrew N. Miller, Hiran A. Ariyawansa, Takayuki Aoki, Gianluigi Cardinali, Pedro W. Crous, Irina S. Druzhinina, David M. Geiser, David L. Hawksworth, Kevin D. Hyde, Laszlo Irinyi, Rajesh Jeewon, Peter R. Johnston, Paul M. Kirk, Elaine Malosso, Tom W. May, Wieland Meyer, Maarja Öpik, Vincent Robert, Marc Stadler, Marco Thines, Duong Vu, Andrey M. Yurkov, Ning Zhang, Conrad L. Schoch

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Traumatic Death due to Simultaneous Double Spine Fractures in Patient with Ankylosing Spondylitis by Mitsuru Yagi, Shunsuke Sato, Atsushi Miyake, Takashi Asazuma

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Ten proposed measures to improve vaccination: Health care providers’ perspectives on promoting the vaccination intake of children with special healthcare needs in China by Xiang Guo, Tianxing Feng, Meiyi Chen, Xuran Zhao, Xiangshi Wang, Yanling Ge, Zhonglin Wang, Zhuoying Huang, Mei Zeng

“…Introduction Children with special healthcare needs (CSHCN) often experience vaccination delays or missed vaccines in China. The coverage rate of the age-appropriate National Immunisation Programme vaccine was suboptimal. …”
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Symptom Status Predicts Patient Outcomes in Persons with HIV and Comorbid Liver Disease by Wendy A. Henderson, Angela C. Martino, Noriko Kitamura, Kevin H. Kim, Judith A. Erlen

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Impact of Population-Based Screening for Diabetes and Prediabetes Among 67-Year-Olds Using Point-of-Care HbA1c on Healthcare Ultilisation, Results from the VISP Cohort by Andersen JW, Høgh A, Lindholt JS, Søgaard R, Støvring H, Yderstræde KB, Sandbæk A, Dahl M

“…Jesper Winkler Andersen,1,2 Annette Høgh,1,3 Jes Sanddal Lindholt,1,3– 6 Rikke Søgaard,5 Henrik Støvring,3,7 Knud Bonnet Yderstræde,5,8 Annelli Sandbæk,9– 11 Marie Dahl1,3– 5 1Vascular Research Unit, Department of Vascular Surgery, Viborg Regional Hospital, Viborg, Denmark; 2Department of Gastroenterology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; 3Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark; 4Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark; 5Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark; 6Elite Centre of Individualized Treatment of Arterial Diseases (CIMA), Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark; 7Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark; 8Diabetes Center, Steno, Odense, Denmark; 9Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark; 10Research unit of General Medical Practice, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark; 11Steno Diabetes Center Aarhus, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, DenmarkCorrespondence: Jesper Winkler Andersen, Vascular Research Unit, Department of Surgery, Viborg Regional Hospital, Toldbodgade 12, Viborg, 8800, Denmark, Tel +45 28118736, Email jesper.andersen@midt.rm.dkPurpose: The present study aims to evaluate the changes in healthcare utilization following population-based screening for diabetes mellitus (DM) using point-of-care HbA1c measurement in the Viborg Screening Program (VISP) cohort, which invites all 67-year-olds in Viborg, Denmark, for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and DM screening.Patients and Methods: We conducted a cohort study using data from VISP and Danish national health registers. …”
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Second-line treatment patterns and outcomes in advanced HCC after progression on atezolizumab/bevacizumab by Meng Wu, Claudia A.M. Fulgenzi, Antonio D’Alessio, Alessio Cortellini, Ciro Celsa, Giulia F. Manfredi, Bernardo Stefanini, Y. Linda Wu, Yi-Hsiang Huang, Anwaar Saeed, Angelo Pirozzi, Tiziana Pressiani, Lorenza Rimassa, Martin Schoenlein, Kornelius Schulze, Johann von Felden, Yehia Mohamed, Ahmed O. Kaseb, Arndt Vogel, Natascha Roehlen, Marianna Silletta, Naoshi Nishida, Masatoshi Kudo, Caterina Vivaldi, Lorenz Balcar, Bernhard Scheiner, Matthias Pinter, Amit G. Singal, Joshua Glover, Susanna Ulahannan, Fredrich Foerster, Arndt Weinmann, Peter R. Galle, Neehar D. Parikh, Wei-Fan Hsu, Alessandro Parisi, Hong Jae Chon, David J. Pinato, Celina Ang

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Robustness and limitations of maximum entropy in plant community assembly by Jelyn Gerkema, Daniel E. Bunker, Andrew M. Cunliffe, Erika Bazzato, Michela Marignani, Tommaso Sitzia, Isabelle Aubin, Stefano Chelli, Julieta A. Rosell, Peter Poschlod, Josep Penuelas, Arildo S. Dias, Christian Rossi, Tanvir A. Shovon, Juan A. Campos, Mark C. Vanderwel, Sharif A. Mukul, Bruno E.L. Cerabolini, Thomas Sibret, Bruno Hérault, Sylvain Schmitt, Pedro Higuchi, James L. Tsakalos, Decky I. Junaedi, Yun-Peng Zhao, Vanessa Minden, Ana Carolina da Silva, Tereza Mašková, Roberto Canullo, Ning Dong, Edwin T. Pos

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