Clinical Value of Asymmetrical Dimethylarginine Detection in Patients with Connective Tissue Disease-Associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension by Juan Liu, Qiang Fu, Lili Jiang, Youlian Wang

“…Using the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis, at the cutoff level of 0.810 μmol/L, ADMA showed good diagnostic efficacy as follows: sensitivity was 97.7%, specificity was 75.6%, and the area under the curve (AUC) was 0.947 (P<0.001). …”
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Screening for monoclonal B-lymphocyte expansion in a hospital-based Chinese population with lymphocytosis: an observational cohort study by Yue Wang, Jing Li, Peng Liu, Jiadai Xu, Zheng Wei

“…CD5 (−) non-CLL-like MBL was observed to be the most common subtype (8, 80%), followed by CLL-like phenotype (1, 10.0%) and atypical CLL phenotype (1, 10.0%). …”
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Neuropsychological morbidity in the First Seizure Clinic: Prominent mood symptoms and memory issues in epilepsy by Remy Pugh, David N. Vaughan, Graeme D. Jackson, Jennie Ponsford, Chris Tailby

“…Cognitive differences were explored between the most frequently encountered patient subgroups (epilepsy, n = 48; first unprovoked seizure, n = 24; acute symptomatic seizure, n = 24; syncope, n = 35) via a multivariate analysis of variance, with diagnostic labels applied retrospectively after a period of follow‐up. Results People with epilepsy were most likely to show cognitive impairments, particularly in learning and memory, with performances worse than all other FSC groups (F [3127] = 2.44, p = 0.03). …”
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Assessing microvascular dysfunction and predicting long-term prognosis in patients with cardiac amyloidosis by cardiovascular magnetic resonance quantitative stress perfusion by Leting Tang, Wenjin Zhao, Kang Li, Lin Tian, Xiaoyue Zhou, Hu Guo, Mu Zeng

“…Mortality-associated markers were analyzed by univariate and multivariable Cox regression. Results: The median follow-up time was 37 (33.6–40.4) months, and 62 patients died. …”
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Recovery of the Intestinal Microbiota Metabolic Activity in Patients with Bronchial Asthma by O. Yu. Zolnikova, N. D. Potskhverashvili, N. I. Kokina

“…For the treatment of SIBO, 10 patients were prescribed rifaximin-α at a dose of 200 mg × 3 times a day for 7 days, 10 patients were prescribed rifaximin-α at the same dose, followed by the administration of the Lactobalans drug containing at least 3.0×109 CFU/caps. probiotic microorganisms (Lactobacillus gassery KS-13, Lactobacillus gasser LAC-343, Lactobacillus ramnosus LCS-742, Bifi dobacterium bifi dum G9-1, Bifi dobacterium longum MM-2, Bifi dobacterium longum BB536 Strain M, Bifi dobacterium biumidum BB536 Strain M. …”
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Comparative assessment of antibacterial effect of two types of laser and their effect on morphology and mineral content of dentin by Soha Adel Abdou, Haythem S Moharrum, Elsayed Abdallah Eltayeb

“…Results Group C had significantly the highest percentage of Enterococcus faecalis reduction (98.95%), followed by group E (98.04%), then group D (95.27%), then group A (94.65%), then group B (92.99%), while the control group had significantly the lowest percentage of Enterococcus faecalis reduction (0.22%). …”
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Blue light irradiation combined with low-temperature storage further enhances postharvest quality of strawberries through improving antioxidant defense and cell wall metabolic acti... by Wei Lu, Wanqing Li, Keke Zhao, Xiaofeng Bai, Yuchang Zhang, Qingyun Li, Zhanjun Xue, Xin-Xin Wang

“…According to fuzzy mathematics analysis, the membership function values for BL irradiated postharvest strawberries at different storage temperatures ranked as follows: BL + 8 °C (0.60) > BL + 22 °C (0.52) > 8 °C (0.46) > 22 °C (0.36). …”
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Thermal properties and non-bonded interactions in human PMP2 variants: A molecular dynamics study by Prabin Aryal, Jhulan Powrel

“…The work was further extended to verify the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution law which confirmed the proper distribution of kinetic energy among particles, and the temperature fluctuation was found to follow a Gaussian distribution during the NVE simulation, which was as expected. …”
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Informatics Consideration on the Hierarchical System of Rare Diseases Clinical Care in China by GONG Mengchun, GUO Yanying, ZHENG Xihong, FAN Junkang, LIU Peng, NIU Ling, YANG Yining, ZOU Xiaoguang

“…This paper explores the process of constructing a multidisciplinary joint remote diagnosis and treatment platform and a health management platform through informatization, with the hope of establishing two closed loops of digital diagnosis and treatment services and health follow-up management for patients with rare diseases, as well as achieving timely diagnosis and lifelong health management for patients. …”
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Administration of a Probiotic Mixture Ameliorates Cisplatin-Induced Mucositis and Pica by Regulating 5-HT in Rats by Yuanhang Wu, Jianlin Wu, Zhikun Lin, Qian Wang, Ying Li, Aman Wang, Xiu Shan, Jiwei Liu

“…In the probiotic+cisplatin group, predaily intragastric injection of the probiotic mixture (1×109 CFU/kg BW) was administrated for 1 week before cisplatin injection. This was then followed by further daily probiotic injections for 6 days. …”
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Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance with Amyloid Deposition in the Lung and Non-Amyloid Eosinophilic Deposition in the Brain: A Case Report by Francois Abi-Fadel, Nisarg R. Desai, Gita Vatandoust, Rabih Said, Aaron Gottesman, Terenig Terjanian

“…As MGUS might be complicated by diseases such as amyloidosis and multiple myeloma, a scheduled follow-up of these patients is always necessary. Further research is needed in order to better define the optimal treatment and management strategies of MGUS and its complications.…”
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Modeling vegetation density with remote sensing, normalized difference vegetation index and biodiversity plants in watershed area by R.Z. Ekaputri, T. Hidayat, H.K. Surtikanti, W. Surakusumah

“…Hence, the aim of this study is to analyze vegetation density and track plant diversity, specifically focusing on tree characteristics, throughout.METHODS: The study techniques utilized in this investigation encompass the gathering of normalized difference vegetation index data from satellite imagery, followed by its analysis through the utilization of geographic information system software. …”
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The Creation of the Arabic Version of the Hyperhidrosis Quality of Life Index (HidroQoL&copy;) with Validation and Cross-Cultural Adaptation by Almuhaideb QA, AbuDujain NM, Alghamdi KM

“…Because of the absence of an Arabic version of the HidroQoL©, this research aimed to create, validate, and adapt the HidroQoL© into Arabic.Patients and Methods: A quantitative, analytical, cross-sectional study was conducted with HH patients followed up in dermatology or thoracic surgery clinics. …”
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Willingness to receive COVID-19 vaccine and associated factors among teachers in Dambi Dollo, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study by Desalegn Shiferaw, Chara Melaku, Lemessa Assefa, Tadele Kinati

“…Conclusion In conclusion, the level of willingness to receive the COVID-19 vaccine among school teachers in Dambi Dollo town was 68.4. Followers of Protestant religion and Muslims were less willing compared with Orthodox Christians while the participants with good knowledge were more willing to be vaccinated.…”
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Psychological interventions for inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review and component network meta-analysis protocol by Antje Timmer, Gerta Rücker, Natalia Tiles-Sar, Johanna Neuser, Dominik de Sordi, Anne Baltes, Jan Preiss, Gabriele Moser

“…This is the study protocol.Methods and analysis We will consider randomised, quasi-randomised and non-randomised controlled trials, including cluster randomised and cross-over trials with 2 months of minimum follow-up. The conditions to be studied comprise Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis in children, adolescents and adults. …”
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Evaluating the Resistance Performance of the VAEPC and the PAFRC Composites against a Low-Velocity Impact in Varying Temperature by Gwang-Hee Heo, Jong-Gun Park, Chung-Gil Kim

“…According to the SEM observation which followed the tests, the PAFRC composite as a fiber-reinforced material of the hydrophilic material was found to show the most excellent interfacial bond adhesion compared to the other composite and the plain mortar. …”
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Vibrio Dynamics and Health Status of Pacific White Shrimp Fed with Cinnamaldehyde-Containing Feed by Dian Eka Ramadhani, Andri Hendriana, Dinamella Wahjuningrum, Muhammad Arif Mulya

“…All data were tabulated in Microsoft Excel 2016 and all statistical analysis was conducted in the SPSS v.22.0 software with one-way ANOVA followed by Duncan Multiple Range Test (DMRT (P=0.05). …”
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Swiss Orthopaedics Minimal Dataset: First Pilot Report of Reliability and Validity by Thorsten Jentzsch, Claudio Dora, Urs Müller, Mazda Farshad

“…The test-retest study population (n = 60; lost to follow-up: n = 7 (12%)) was drawn from three retirement homes (in 2013), while the test study population (n = 14,180; excluded (e.g., duplicates): n = 1,990 (14%)) consisted of patients from a university hospital (in 2014–2017). …”
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Mid-term to long-term outcome and risk factors for failure of 158 hips with two-stage revision for periprosthetic hip joint infection by M. Abuelnour, C. McNamee, A. B. Rafi, W. Hohlbein, W. Hohlbein, P. Keogh, J. Cashman

“…<strong>Results</strong>: The mean follow-up time was 9 (2 to 21.7) years. A total of 22 hips (13.9 %) were re-infected. …”
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Effects of Diet on Larval Survival, Growth, and Development of the Sea Cucumber Holothuria leucospilota by Zonghe Yu, Hong Wu, Youkai Tu, Zesen Hong, Jiewen Luo

“…The maximum percentage of doliolaria larvae occurred in treatment B (23.33%) on day 15, followed by treatments C, D, and E (20.00%, 10.00%, and 6.67%, respectively). …”
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