Multi-omic spatial effects on high-resolution AI-derived retinal thickness by V. E. Jackson, Y. Wu, R. Bonelli, J. P. Owen, L. W. Scott, S. Farashi, Y. Kihara, M. L. Gantner, C. Egan, K. M. Williams, B. R. E. Ansell, A. Tufail, A. Y. Lee, M. Bahlo

“…The macula is disproportionately affected by high disease burden retinal disorders such as age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy, which both involve metabolic dysregulation. Analysis of common genomic variants, metabolomic, blood and immune biomarkers, disease PheCodes and genetic scores across a fine-scale macular thickness grid, reveals multiple novel genetic loci including four on the X chromosome; retinal thinning associated with many systemic disorders including multiple sclerosis; and multiple associations to correlated metabolites that cluster spatially in the retina. …”
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Hydrocele of the Canal of Nuck with Endometriosis: Right-Side Dominance Confirmed by Literature Review and Statistical Analysis by Shunsuke Nagase, Kanako Ogura, Karin Ashizawa, Asumi Sakaguchi, Ryo Wada, Toshiharu Matsumoto

“…Hydrocele is the most common presentation, but only a small number of cases are reported in association with endometriosis. …”
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The Effect of Malrotation of Tibial Component of Total Knee Arthroplasty on Tibial Insert during High Flexion Using a Finite Element Analysis by Kei Osano, Ryuji Nagamine, Mitsugu Todo, Makoto Kawasaki

“…One of the most common errors of total knee arthroplasty procedure is a malrotation of tibial component. …”
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Extended UVB Exposures Alter Tumorigenesis and Treatment Efficacy in a Murine Model of Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Erin M. Burns, Kathleen L. Tober, Judith A. Riggenbach, Donna F. Kusewitt, Gregory S. Young, Tatiana M. Oberyszyn

“…These data support the commonly assumed but not previously demonstrated fact that increased cumulative UVB exposure increases the risk of UVB-induced SCC development and can also affect therapeutic efficacies. …”
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Eccentric strengthening vs. conventional therapy in sub-acute stroke survivors: a randomized controlled trial by Kalthoum Belghith, Kalthoum Belghith, Mustapha Zidi, Lhéo Vincent, Lhéo Vincent, Jean-Michel Fedele, Rayan Bou-Serhal, Wael Maktouf

“…Eccentric Training (ET) has shown promise in addressing the shortened muscle fascicle lengths and joint contractures commonly observed in stroke survivors. Despite the prevalence of contractures and rigidity in this population, the effects of ET on the structural and mechanical properties of muscles remain underexplored. …”
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Early Clinical Outcomes of Surgical Management following Vacuum-Assisted Closure in Poststernotomy Mediastinitis by Rafik F. Soliman, Hatem M. Soltan, Saeed O. Abdelwahed, Ibrahim M. Khalil

“…Background: Poststernotomy mediastinitis, commonly called deep sternal wound infection (DSWI), is a highly concerning complication that can occur in individuals who have undergone cardiac surgery. …”
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Bilateral Peritonsillar Abscess in an Infant: An Unusual Presentation of Sore Throat by Mariana Manzoni Seerig, Letícia Chueiri, Janaina Jacques, Maria Fernanda Piccoli Cardoso de Mello, Martin Batista Coutinho da Silva, Daniel Buffon Zatt, Rosana Cristine Otero Cunha, Andre Souza de Albuquerque Maranhão

“…Although peritonsillar abscesses are considered common complications of acute tonsillitis bilateral cases are extremely rare, especially in early childhood. …”
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Swedish version of the Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire (PPAQ-SWE), translation and cultural adaptation by Annika Svahn Ekdahl, Viana Mikkelsen, Heléna Frenell, Qarin Lood, Theresa Westgård, Joanne M. Fuller, Andrea Mikkelsen, Annelie Gutke

“…Two questions regarding bicycling, a common form of transportation in Sweden, and one free-text comment option was added.…”
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A systematic screening assay identifies efficient small guide RNAs for CRISPR activation by Elin Arvidsson, Diana Duarte Lobo, Diana Duarte Lobo, Ermelinda Sabarese, Fabio Duarte, Rui Jorge Nobre, Rui Jorge Nobre, Rui Jorge Nobre, Luis Quintino, Cecilia Lundberg

“…Correlation analysis of gene activation relative to sgRNA binding site distance to transcription start-site or nearby transcription factor binding sites failed to detect common characteristics influencing gene activation in the selected promoter regions. …”
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Practical Steps to Design Brucellosis Preventive Interventions: An Intervention Mapping Approach by Arash Ziapour, Farshid Rezaei, Mohammad Jafarzadeh, Nasim Mirzaei, Eslam Moradi‐Asl, Nazila Nejhaddadgar

“…ABSTRACT Background and Aims Common diseases between humans and animals are one of the health problems of countries, which requires targeted intervention. …”
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Omental Infarction with Acute Appendicitis in an Overweight Young Female: A Rare Presentation by Vishnu R. Mani, Shantanu Razdan, Tonny Orach, Aleksandr Kalabin, Rinil Patel, Ali Elsaadi, Kiyoe Sullivan, Federico Gattorno

“…Omental infarction is an uncommon cause of acute abdomen but one that clinically mimics more serious and common causes of acute abdomen like appendicitis and cholecystitis. …”
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Neuroinflammation and Oxidative Stress in Diabetic Neuropathy: Futuristic Strategies Based on These Targets by Reddemma Sandireddy, Veera Ganesh Yerra, Aparna Areti, Prashanth Komirishetty, Ashutosh Kumar

“…In Diabetes, the chronic hyperglycemia and associated complications affecting peripheral nerves are one of the most commonly occurring microvascular complications with an overall prevalence of 50–60%. …”
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The Prevalence of Headache in Crohn’s Disease: Single-Center Experience by Ulker Anadol Kelleci, Turan Calhan, Abdurrahman Sahin, Resul Kahraman, Kamil Ozdil, Haci Mehmet Sokmen, Destina Yalcin

“…This study indicates that the prevalence of headache is high in patients with Crohn’s disease and most commonly associated with the tension-type headache.…”
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Oxidative impact on lipoprotein structure: Insights from dynamic light scattering by Nickolette Kong, Natalia Penaloza, Gustavo Agreda, Angela B. Nguyen, Joseph Gutheinz, Alison Tran, Nhi Nguyen, Tuong Vi Ho, Ana Marin, Birgit Mellis, Richa Chandra

“…Here it is demonstrated that dynamic light scattering (DLS) is sensitive and effective at measuring variation in lipoprotein size distributions following oxidative damage caused by peroxidation and nitration—two common physiological processes that play dual roles in both normal and pathogenic states. …”
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A novel scoring system proposal to guide treatment of dogs with hepatoid gland tumors by Lorella Maniscalco, Matteo Olimpo, Lorenza Parisi, Paolo Buracco, Eugenio Mazzone, Greta Martinelli, Marina Martano, Selina Iussich, Emanuela Morello

“…Hepatoid perianal gland tumors are relatively common in dogs, accounting for 25% of all skin tumors. …”
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Inhibition of high glucose-induced cardiac fibroblast activation: an effective treatment for diabetic cardiomyopathy using Chinese herbal medicine by Bin Wan, Jing Hu, Yue Luo, Yutong Han, Yaowen Zhang, Qinchuan Huang, Yulin Leng, Chunguang Xie, Chunguang Xie

“…Diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) is one of the common diabetic microangiopathy in clinical practice. …”
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Disseminated Histoplasmosis as an AIDS-Defining Illness Presenting as Fever of Unknown Origin in an 11-Year-Old Female by Kathryn E. Kalata, Christina Osborne, Amy Willis, Kacey Navarro, Laura Z. Fenton, Christiana Smith

“…This highlights the importance of maintaining a broad differential for opportunistic infections, especially among those who have spent a significant amount of time in a country where unusual pathogens may be more common. This case also considers the utility of antigen testing as a sensitive diagnostic test in immunocompromised patients.…”
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Machine Learning Models of Acute Kidney Injury Prediction in Acute Pancreatitis Patients by Cheng Qu, Lin Gao, Xian-qiang Yu, Mei Wei, Guo-quan Fang, Jianing He, Long-xiang Cao, Lu Ke, Zhi-hui Tong, Wei-qin Li

“…Acute kidney injury (AKI) has long been recognized as a common and important complication of acute pancreatitis (AP). …”
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Proton Pump Inhibitors and Dementia: Physiopathological Mechanisms and Clinical Consequences by Gloria Ortiz-Guerrero, Diana Amador-Muñoz, Carlos Alberto Calderón-Ospina, Daniel López-Fuentes, Mauricio Orlando Nava Mesa

“…Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia, mainly encompassing cognitive decline in subjects aged ≥65 years. …”
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Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Canadian First Nations and Non-First Nations Patients by Julia Uhanova, Gerald Minuk, Federico Lopez Ficher, Natasha Chandok

“…Aside from rural residence, diabetes and cholestasis being more common in FN patients, the ages, gender distributions, clinical and radiologic features, and liver enzyme/function test results were similar in the two cohorts. …”
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