A Retrospective Investigation of Abortion Storm in Abergele Goats, Waghimira Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia by Adane Bahiru, Ayalew Assefa, Biruk Alemu Gemeda, Hiwot Desta, Abebe Tibebu, Abebe Sahle, Barbara Wieland

“…A total of 176 blood samples were collected from the case and control villages for further laboratory diagnosis of possible causes of abortion. Of the examined flocks, 17%, 10.2%, and 2.8% were positive for Coxiella burnetii, Toxoplasma gondii, and Chlamydophila abortus, respectively. …”
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Factors limiting glaucoma care among glaucoma patients in Nigeria: A scoping review. by Osamudiamen Cyril Obasuyi, Olabisi Olayemi Yeye-Agba, Oghenevwaire Joyce Ofuadarho

“…These factors may be personal-level dispositions or Institutional-level dispositions, limiting the awareness, diagnosis, and treatment of glaucoma or adherence to medications or follow-up clinic visits. …”
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Physiological variables associated with the development of acute mountain sickness at the South Pole by Paul J Anderson, Bruce D Johnson, Michael F Harrison, Andrew D Miller, Kathy A O'Malley, Maile L Richert, Jacob B Johnson

“…Statistical analysis utilised independent sample t tests to investigate between-group differences (p<0.05) and a forward, step-wise binary logisitic regression analysis was performed.Participants Of 248 eligible ASAP participants, those who did not use acetazolamide (N=98) were included in the present analysis.Primary outcome measures The diagnosis of AMS using the Lake Louise Symptom Score.Results Analysis of participants not using acetazolamide (n=90) found 30 participants developed AMS and 60 participants did not. …”
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Mitochondrial disease registries worldwide: A scoping review. by Ammanie Abdul-Fatah, Leila Esmaeilisaraji, Crisel Mae Juan, Martin Holcik

“…<h4>Background</h4>Mitochondrial diseases are a large group of genetically heterogeneous and clinically diverse disorders. Diagnosis often takes many years for which treatment may not exist. …”
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Sotos syndrome with marked overgrowth in three Japanese patients with heterozygous likely pathogenic NSD1 variants: case reports with review of literature by Yohei Masunaga, Hiroyuki Ono, Yasuko Fujisawa, Kiyosu Taniguchi, Hirotomo Saitsu, Tsutomu Ogata

“…Thus, whole exome sequencing was performed to confirm the diagnosis, revealing a likely pathogenic c.6356A&gt;G:p.…”
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Decreased Breg/Th17 Ratio Improved the Prognosis of Patients with Ulcerative Colitis by Xue Bing, Liang Linlang, Chen Keyan

“…To investigate the effects of regulatory B (Breg) cells and T helper 17 (Th17) cells on pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis, explore the clinical significance of Breg/Th17 ratio on the prognosis of ulcerative colitis, and provide the theoretical basis for the targeted therapy, diagnosis, and prognosis of the disease. Methods. Peripheral blood and colonic mucosa were collected from patients with ulcerative colitis. …”
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Comprehensive Analysis on the Specific Role and Function of Mitochondrial Inner Membrane Protein MPV17 in Liver Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Hanchuan Tao, Cheng Wang, Chongmei Lu, Ning Ma, Yifan Zhu, Shihai Xuan, Xiaojun Zhou

“…MPV17, as a tumor promoter, could be a new biomarker for LIHC diagnosis and prognosis and probably shed new light on the exploration of LIHC therapies.…”
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Current biomarkers of prostate cancer by I. A. Aboian, E. N. Fedotova, A. N. Shevchenko, S. M. Pakus, A. Yu. Maximov, E. V. Filatova, I. A. Khomutenko, Е. F. Komarova, N. K. Guskova

“…The development of such diagnostic tests opens up new opportunities for improving the diagnosis of prostate cancer, prognosis and decision-making on the appointment of therapy. …”
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Predictive performance of oximetry in detecting sleep apnea in surgical patients with cardiovascular risk factors. by Rida Waseem, Matthew T V Chan, Chew Yin Wang, Edwin Seet, Frances Chung

“…<h4>Methods</h4>This was a planned post-hoc analysis of multicenter prospective cohort study involving 1,218 at-risk surgical patients without prior diagnosis of sleep apnea. All patients underwent home sleep apnea testing (ApneaLink Plus, ResMed) simultaneously with pulse oximetry (PULSOX-300i, Konica Minolta Sensing, Inc). …”
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Demographic Profile of Older Adults Using Wheeled Mobility Devices by Amol M. Karmarkar, Brad E. Dicianno, Rosemarie Cooper, Diane M. Collins, Judith T. Matthews, Alicia Koontz, Emily E. Teodorski, Rory A. Cooper

“…Our results found factors including age, gender, diagnosis, and living settings to be associated with differences in use of manual versus powered mobility devices. …”
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Serum Tumor Necrosis Factor-α and Interferon-γ Levels in Pediatric Mycoplasma pneumoniae Pneumonia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Ying Wang, Yongsheng Zhang, Wenting Lu, Liying Wang

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Experience in the management of patients with HTLV-1 positive adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma in a Latin American center by Danielle Floyd-Aristizábal, Cristian Alonso Barreiro García, Oriana Arias-Valderrama, Catalina Proaño Millán, Nhora María Silva Perez, Joaquín Donaldo Rosales Martinez, Elizabeth Arrieta López

“…The findings highlight the predominance of acute presentations, advanced disease stages at diagnosis, and challenges in achieving a complete response with conventional chemotherapy. …”
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Comparison of observational methods to identify and characterize post-COVID syndrome in the Netherlands using electronic health records and questionnaires. by Isabelle Bos, Lisa Bosman, Rinske van den Hoek, Willemijn van Waarden, Matthijs S Berends, Maarten S Homburg, Tim Olde Hartman, Jean Muris, Lilian S Peters, Bart Knottnerus, Karin S Hek, Robert A Verheij

“…In the GP-EHR data, we operationalized two classifications of PCS (based on symptoms and diagnosis recorded in GP-EHR data and healthcare utilization 3-12 months after acute infection) to calculate frequency and characteristics and compared this to the survey results. …”
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Winging of Scapula due to a Sinister Etiology by Shania Niromi Gunasekera, Priyanka Yogananda, Harindra Karunatilaka, Bimsara Senanayake

“…This case highlights the value of considering a compressive lung pathology with infiltration in the differential diagnosis, when evaluating winging of scapula.…”
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Provision and delivery of survivorship care for adult patients with haematological malignancies: A scoping review protocol. by Zoe-Anne V Baldwin, Steph Busby, David Allsup, Judith Cohen, Olufikayo Bamidele

“…Survivorship care is a similarly diverse term concerning patients' health and wellbeing from diagnosis to end of life. Survivorship care for patients with haematological malignancies has traditionally been consultant-led and secondary care-based, although shifts away from this model have been occurring, largely via nurse-led clinics and interventions with some remote monitoring. …”
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A pilot exploratory study for analysis of clinical features and plasma catecholamines in blepharospasm by Lixia Zhu, Hongmei Meng, Wuqiong Zhang, Lijuan Wang, Weixuan Zhao, Jiaai Li, Nilupaer Shafeng, Huaiyu Sun, Ting Jiang, Huiqing Liu, Yu Guo, Shuai Hou

“…These findings highlight the importance of abnormal DA metabolism in BSP pathophysiology and suggest that anxiety symptoms may contribute to BSP pathogenesis by affecting CAs, providing new perspectives for future diagnosis, treatment, and prognostic evaluation of BSP.…”
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Clinical Characteristics in Patients with Triple Negative Breast Cancer by Janet Yeh, Jennifer Chun, Shira Schwartz, Annie Wang, Elizabeth Kern, Amber A. Guth, Deborah Axelrod, Richard Shapiro, Freya Schnabel

“…The purpose of this study was to compare and contrast the clinical characteristics of the triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) and non-TNBC patients, with a particular focus on genetic susceptibility and risk factors prior to diagnosis. Methods. Our institutional database was queried for all patients diagnosed with invasive breast cancer between January 2010 and May 2016. …”
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THE ROLE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) ON MRI BRAIN EXAMINATION WITH CLINICAL ISCHEMIC STROKE by Oktaviani Aulia WMS, Emi Murniati, Agustina Dwi Prastanti

“…Conclusion: The role of AI in MRI imaging of ischemic brain stroke helps in the diagnosis and prognosis of ischemic stroke patients. …”
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miR-370-3p as a Novel Biomarker Promotes Breast Cancer Progression by Targeting FBLN5 by Jiahui Mao, Lingxia Wang, Junying Wu, Yichun Wang, Huiyan Wen, Xueming Zhu, Bo Wang, Huan Yang

“…Serum exosomal miR-370-3p would provide a potential biomarker for the diagnosis of breast cancer.…”
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La ocupación del suelo en un municipio de la Región Metropolitana de Barcelona: desafíos y oportunidades by Anna Badia Perpinyà, Àngel Cebollada Frontera, Ana Vera Martín, Meritxell Gisbert Traveria, Enric Mendizábal Riera, Antoni Francesc Tulla Pujol

“…El objetivo general de este artículo consiste en analizar las dinámicas territoriales y del paisaje que han originado espacios vulnerables en un municipio de la Región Metropolitana de Barcelona, Matadepera, utilizando una metodología cuantitativa, para determinar la evolución de los CUCS a través de los Sistemas de Información Geográfica (SIG) y una cualitativa, para conocer la voz de la población residente a partir de entrevistas semiestructuradas. La diagnosis permite proponer alternativas para moderar o incluso superar las consecuencias de estos desafíos; cada territorio tiene oportunidades de desarrollo local que permiten una relación más sostenible con el entorno. …”
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