One-Year Follow-Up of the Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy for Patients’ Depression: A Randomized, Single-Blinded, Controlled Study by Kai-Jo Chiang, Tsai-Hui Chen, Hsiu-Tsu Hsieh, Jui-Chen Tsai, Keng-Liang Ou, Kuei-Ru Chou

“…We concluded that CBGT is effective for reducing depression and continued to be effective at 1 year of follow-up.…”
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Identification of Cytosolic DNA Sensor cGAS-STING as Immune-Related Risk Factor in Renal Carcinoma following Pan-Cancer Analysis by Zheng Wu, Ying Lin, Li-Min Liu, Yan-Li Hou, Wei-Ting Qin, Lei Zhang, Shu-Heng Jiang, Qin Yang, Yong-Rui Bai

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Multifidus fat infiltration negatively influences the postoperative outcomes in lumbar disc herniation following transforaminal approach percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy by Kai Sun, Renjie Qin, Wenzhuo Wang, Genlong Jiao, Guodong Sun, Guoliang Chen, Jun Li

“…Results At the final follow-up, significant improvements in VAS scores for back and leg pain, ODI scores, and EQ-5D scores were observed in both groups. …”
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Dose-Dependent Hemodynamic, Biochemical, and Tissue Oxygen Effects of OC99 following Severe Oxygen Debt Produced by Hemorrhagic Shock in Dogs by William W. Muir, Carlos L. del Rio, Yukie Ueyama, Bradley L. Youngblood, Robert S. George, Carl W. Rausch, Billy S. H. Lau, Robert L. Hamlin

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Factors associated with prolonged length of stay following cardiac surgery in a major referral hospital in Oman: a retrospective observational study by Paul Aylin, Ahmed Almashrafi, Hilal Alsabti, Mirdavron Mukaddirov, Baskaran Balan

“…The first was to identify factors influencing prolonged postoperative length of stay (LOS) following cardiac surgery. The second was to devise a predictive model for prolonged LOS in the cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) based on preoperative factors available at admission and to compare it against two existing cardiac stratification systems.Design Observational retrospective study.Settings A tertiary hospital in Oman.Participants All adult patients who underwent cardiac surgery at a major referral hospital in Oman between 2009 and 2013.Results 30.5% of the patients had prolonged LOS (≥11 days) after surgery, while 17% experienced prolonged ICU LOS (≥5 days). …”
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Abrupt onset or exacerbation of anorexia nervosa following recent infections: a mini-review and a case report with an atypical manifestation of PANS by Lavalle Raffaele, Tournour Cristina, Rubano Serena, Delsedime Nadia, Panero Matteo, Abbate-Daga Giovanni

“…Some cases improved with antibiotics or standard psychiatric treatments, although age, symptom severity, and diagnostic markers like D8/17 varied across studies. Data on treatment follow-up also varied. The report refers to the case of V., a 17-year-old girl who developed AN following an intestinal infection. …”
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Inflamm-Aging Is Associated with Lower Plasma PTX3 Concentrations and an Impaired Capacity of PBMCs to Express hTERT following LPS Stimulation by Aaron L. Slusher, Tiffany M. Zúñiga, Edmund O. Acevedo

“…In addition, PBMCs were isolated from middle-aged and young adults to examine their capacity to express a key mechanistic component of telomere length maintenance, human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT), following ex vivo cellular stimulation. Methods. Plasma PTX3 and inflammatory cytokines (i.e., IL-6, IL-10, TGF-β, and TNF-α), PBMC telomere lengths, and PBMC hTERT gene expression and inflammatory protein secretion following exposure to LPS, PTX3, and PTX3+LPS were measured. …”
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Effect of Creatine Monohydrate Supplementation on Various Hematological and Serum Biochemical Parameters of Male Albino Mice following Neonatal Hypoxia-Ischemia Encephalopathy by Shahid Iqbal, Nabia Nazir, Quratulane Gillani, Atif Akbar, Furhan Iqbal

“…We concluded that creatine supplementation following hypoxic ischemic insult helps in maintain the normal blood chemistry.…”
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Inflammatory Cytokines, Adipocytokines, and Th17/Treg Balance in Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease following Administration of Dahuang Zhechong Pills by Xiaohua Duan, Jianlin Lv, Hebei Jiang, Kefei Zheng, Yulin Chen

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Stability of Folate and Vitamin B12 in Human Serum after Long-Term Storage: A Follow-Up after 13 Years by Eugène H. J. M. Jansen, Piet K. Beekhof

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Cross-education: motor unit adaptations mediate the strength increase in non-trained muscles following 8 weeks of unilateral resistance training by Edoardo Lecce, Alessandra Conti, Alessandro Del Vecchio, Francesco Felici, Alessandro Scotto di Palumbo, Massimo Sacchetti, Ilenia Bazzucchi

“…IntroductionEarly increases in muscle strength following unilateral resistance training are typically accompanied by strength gains in the contralateral untrained muscles, a phenomenon known as cross-education. …”
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A Case of Cushing’s Syndrome due to Ectopic Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Secretion from Esthesioneuroblastoma with Long Term Follow-Up after Resection by Leslee N. Matheny, Sudipa Sarkar, Hanyuan Shi, Jiun-Ruey Hu, Hannah Harmsen, Ty W. Abel, Shubhada M. Jagasia, Shichun Bao

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Anatomical and Functional Results Following 23-Gauge Primary Pars Plana Vitrectomy for Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment: Superior versus Inferior Breaks by Panagiotis Stavrakas, Paris Tranos, Angeliki Androu, Paraskevi Xanthopoulou, Dimitrios Tsoukanas, Polixeni Stamatiou, Panagiotis Theodossiadis

“…The main endpoint of our study was the anatomical success at 3 months following surgery. Results. Primary retinal reattachment was achieved in 96.5% of patients in group A and in 93.3% in group B (no statistically significant difference, OR 1.98, 95% CI: 0.4, 7.7). …”
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Remimazolam for the prevention of emergence agitation in adults following nasal surgery under general anesthesia: a prospective randomized clinical controlled trial by Yanfei Lu, Qiaomin Xu, Hong Dai, Jimin Wu, Mengting Ai, Haiyan Lan, Xiaoli Dong, Gongchen Duan

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of postoperative use of remimazolam in preventing emergence agitation (EA) in adults following nasal surgery. Methods Patients who underwent nasal surgery were randomly divided into Group R and Group C. …”
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Cochlear Implantation in Single-Sided Deafness and Asymmetric Hearing Loss: 12 Months Follow-up Results of a European Multicenter Evaluation by Thomas Wesarg, Antje Aschendorff, Regina Baumgaertel, Julia Böttcher, Liesbeth De Coninck, Ingeborg Dhooge, Ann Dierckx, Thomas Klenzner, Philipp Schörg, Georg Sprinzl, Freya Swinnen, Nicolas Verhaert, Annelies Vermeiren, Simone Volpert, Andrzej Zarowski, Arne Ernst

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Chromatin Structure and U2AF1-RS1 Gene Expression in Embryonic Stem Cells following RA-Induced Apoptosis by N. Andollo, M.D. Boyano, M. Garcia-Sanz, A. Asumendi, M.M. Zalduendo, J. Arechaga

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Preliminary experimental study on a novel device using biomaterial for shunting fibrotic bleb following Ahmed glaucoma valve surgery in dogs by Songhui Lee, Du-Min Go, Eunji Lee, Dae-Yong Kim, Kangmoon Seo, Seonmi Kang

“…Abstract This study aimed to design and evaluate a novel trans-bleb device (TBD) for draining aqueous humor trapped within fibrotic blebs following Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV) implantation in dogs. …”
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Hypoglycemia Prevention Practice and Associated Factors among Diabetic Patients on Follow-Up at Public Hospitals of Central Zone, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2018 by Gebrewahd Bezabh Gebremichael, Teklewoini Mariye Zemicheal

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Long-Term Follow-Up after Intravenous Immunoglobulin Therapy in Patients with Severe Ocular Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid Unresponsive to Conventional Therapy by Stefania Leuci, Massimo Amato, Elena Calabria, Raffaele Piscopo, Fausto Tranfa, Gianrico Spagnuolo, Michele Davide Mignogna

“…The evaluation of ocular and extraocular disease progression was performed at the end of IVIg therapy and at the end of the follow-up period. After 9 years, all the eyes enrolled showed a long-lasting remission of ocular and oral symptoms with a significant steroid-sparing effect. …”
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Uterine Rupture in Pregnancy following Fall from a Motorcycle: A Horrid Accident in Pregnancy—A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Wondimagegnehu Sisay Woldeyes, Demisew Amenu, Hailemariam Segni

“…Here we report a unique case of complete fundal rupture of the unscarred uterus following fall from motorcycle in 39-week-pregnant mother who was managed with total abdominal hysterectomy and left salpingo-oophorectomy and survived, though fetus died before intervention. …”
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