Efficacy of contralateral acupuncture in women with migraine without aura: protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Ling Zhao, Qifu Li, Yanan Wang, Jialei Feng, Xinghe Zhang, Siwen Zhao, Chonghui Xing, Yongli Song, Xuanxiang Zeng, Meng Kong, Yunqiu Zheng, Taipin Guo

“…Contralateral acupuncture (CAT) (Jùcì) is an ancient classic acupuncture technique from Huang Di Nei Jing that refers to the acupoints on the right side (healthy side) selected for diseases on the left (affected side) and vice versa. …”
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Outcomes in heart failure patients discharged to skilled nursing facilities with delirium by Jacob Lafo, Mriganka Singh, Lan Jiang, Stephen Correia, Caroline Madrigal, Rachel Clements, Wen‐Chih Wu, Sebhat Erqou, James L. Rudolph

“…Pre‐existing dementia was identified based on International Classification of Diseases‐9 codes. Delirium was determined using the Minimum Data Set 3.0 Confusion Assessment Method algorithm. …”
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An mHealth Intervention With Financial Incentives to Promote Smoking Cessation and Physical Activity Among Black Adults: Protocol for a Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial by Adam Alexander, Michael Businelle, Marshall Cheney, Amy Cohn, Lorna McNeill, Kevin Short, Summer Frank-Pearce, David Bradley, Kimberly Estrada, Iván Flores, Jack Fronheiser, Darla Kendzor

“… BackgroundBlack adults in the United States experience disproportionately high rates of tobacco- and obesity-related diseases, driven in part by disparities in smoking cessation and physical activity. …”
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Recruiting participants for focus groups in health research: a meta-research study by Jonas Lander, Simon Wallraf, Dawid Pieper, Ronny Klawunn, Hala Altawil, Marie-Luise Dierks, Cosima John

“…Results Nearly half (n = 38/80) of the studies were from the USA and Canada, many addressing issues related to diabetes, cancer, mental health and chronic diseases. For recruitment planning, 20% reported a specific sampling target, while 6% used existing studies or literature for organisational and content planning. …”
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Activity of oxidative processes and the state of the redox regulating system in tumor tissue in skin cancer by I. A. Goroshinskaya, E. M. Frantsiyants, N. I. Larina, Yu. V. Przhedetskiy, I. V. Kaplieva, L. A. Nemashkalova, V. A. Bandovkina, V. V. Pozdnyakova, V. Yu. Przhedetskaya

“…To study the intensity of lipid peroxidation (LPO) and the activity of antioxidant protection components in tumor tissues, peritumoral zone and conditionally healthy skin tissue in basal cell carcinoma, depending on the type of tumor growth, gender of patients, and the presence of concomitant diseases.Materials and methods. Tissues from 34 patients with basal cell carcinoma (BCC) were studied, including 17 women (10 with superficial tumor growth and 7 with solid growth) and 17 men (5 and 12 patients, respectively). …”
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Mechanisms of L-citrulline on phosphodiesterase 5 in erectile dysfunction intervention by Abdulhakeem Olarewaju Sulyman, Olawale Moshood Aliyu, Emmanuel Oladipo Ajani, Yusuf Folohunsho Abdulkareem, Isaac Ade Afe, Fathia Oluwakemi Abdulyakeen, Halimat Yusuf Lukman, Saheed Sabiu, Karishma Singh, Kuben Naidoo

“…Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a prevalent condition linked to diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, with conventional treatments often associated with adverse effects. …”
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Larvicidal Effectiveness of Azolla pinnata against Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) with Its Effects on Larval Morphology and Visualization of Behavioural Response by Nor Shaida Husna Zulkrnin, Nurul Nadiah Rozhan, Nur Amanina Zulkfili, Nik Raihan Nik Yusoff, Mohd Sukhairi Mat Rasat, Nor Hakimin Abdullah, Muhammad Iqbal Ahmad, Rajiv Ravi, Intan H. Ishak, Mohamad Faiz Mohd Amin

“…Dengue is vector-borne diseases with 390 million infections per year extending over 120 countries of the world. …”
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Olfactory mucosa-mesenchymal stem cells with overexpressed Nrf2 modulate angiogenesis and exert anti-inflammation effect in an in vitro traumatic brain injury model by Zigui Chen, Chunyuan Zhang, Yuhua Fang, He Zhang, Jiawei Luo, Changfeng Miao, Jiale Li, Jun Peng, Yingqi Qiu, Ying Xia, Qisheng Luo

“…At present, the effects of OM-MSCs with overexpressed Nrf2 in brain diseases remain to be explored. Methods The OM-MSCs were prepared and transfected with Nrf2 overexpression plasmid. …”
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Microbial Decontamination of Onion by Corona Discharge Air Plasma during Cold Storage by Eun Ha Chang, Yeoung Seuk Bae, Il Sheob Shin, Hyun Jin Choi, Ji Hyun Lee, Ji Weon Choi

“…CDAP treatment revealed different isolation frequencies depending on postharvest pathogens from diseased onions, showing less isolation frequency of Fusarium spp. and Alternaria sp. than that of Botrytis spp. when compared with untreatment onions during 10-month cold storage. …”
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Identification of the Transcriptional Networks and the Involvement in Angiotensin II-Induced Injury after CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Knockdown of Cyr61 in HEK293T Cells by Junjie Wang, Dongdong Fu, Soulixay Senouthai, Yan Jiang, Rentong Hu, Yanwu You

“…Functional mechanisms of the differentially expressed lncRNAs and mRNAs as well as identification of metabolic pathways will provide new therapeutic targets for Cyr61-realated diseases.…”
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Improper lung volume-dose parameters are risk factors for acute fatal radiation pneumonitis among esophageal cancer patients receiving chemoradiotherapy: a case-control study by Ruinuo Jia, Liuyan Li, Xiaoyi Liu, Junqian Zhang, Shuoguo Li, Ziqi Wang, Jingxia Li, Bingyi Xu, Manxi Sheng, Lei Ni, Danni Yang, Shegan Gao, Shegan Gao, Shegan Gao

“…Participants were enrolled using the International Classification of Diseases Codes Searching and then verified by medical record review. …”
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Maternal age-related declines in live birth rate following single euploid embryo transfer: a retrospective cohort study by Wei Jiang, Zichen Zheng, Nan Yan, Shuang Yao, Qijun Xie, Danyu Ni, Shanren Cao, Chun Zhao, Xiufeng Ling

“…Patients with severe uterine pathologies, immune disorders, or endocrine diseases were excluded. The cycles were categorized into three age groups: <35 years, 35–37 years, and ≥ 38 years. …”
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Genetic divergence of hot pepper lines (Capsicum spp.) in hybrid combinations by Šević Biljana, Cvikić Dejan, Slađana Savić, Tupajić Ivan, Ugirnović Milan, Bajagić Marija, Luković Kristina, Stojiljković Jelena

“…Breeding programs for developing new genotypes emphasize earliness, fruit quality, yield potential, resistance to economically significant diseases, tolerance to abiotic stress, and plant morphology. …”
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Salvia deserti Decne., an endemic and rare subshrub from Arabian desert: antidiabetic and antihyperlipidemic effects of leaf hydroethanolic extracts by Arbi Guetat, Slimen Selmi, Abdelrhman T. Abdelwahab, Marwa A. Abdelfattah, Abd Ealrhman M. Elhaj, Roaa T. Mogharbel, M. J. A. Abualreish, Abdullah F. Alanazi, Karim Hosni, Naceur Mejri, Abdennacer Boulila

“…Although their effectiveness, the antidiabetic drugs have many side effects such as cardiovascular diseases, kidney failure, and hepatic complications. …”
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Topologically constrained DNA-mediated one-pot CRISPR assay for rapid detection of viral RNA with single nucleotide resolutionResearch in context by Yanan Li, Ru Xu, Fenglei Quan, Yonghua Wu, Yige Wu, Yongyuan Zhang, Yan Liang, Zhenzhong Zhang, Hua Gao, Ruijie Deng, Kaixiang Zhang, Jinghong Li

“…Interpretation: Our study provides a rapid and accurate molecular diagnostic tool for point-of-care testing, epidemiological screening, and the detection of diseases associated with other RNA biomarkers with excellent single nucleotide differentiation, high sensitivity, and simplicity. …”
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Combined 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and physical activity on mortality in US stroke survivors: findings from the NHANES by Junqi Liao, Jingyi Chen, Huimin Wu, Qing Zhu, Xiaogang Tang, Li Li, Aimei Zhang, Peiyi Mo, Yan Liu, Xinyi Yang, Yang Han, Zhaoyao Chen, Wenlei Li, Yuan Zhu, Minghua Wu

“…These findings provide new ideas and possibilities for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, offering a reference for development of clinical practice guidelines in the future.…”
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Clinical validation of an artificial intelligence algorithm for classifying tuberculosis and pulmonary findings in chest radiographs by Thiago Fellipe Ortiz de Camargo, Thiago Fellipe Ortiz de Camargo, Guilherme Alberto Sousa Ribeiro, Guilherme Alberto Sousa Ribeiro, Maria Carolina Bueno da Silva, Luan Oliveira da Silva, Pedro Paulo Teixeira e Silva Torres, Denise do Socorro Rodrigues da Silva, Mayler Olombrada Nunes de Santos, William Salibe Filho, Marcela Emer Egypto Rosa, Magdala de Araujo Novaes, Thiago Augusto Massarutto, Osvaldo Landi Junior, Elaine Yanata, Marcio Rodrigues da Cunha Reis, Gilberto Szarf, Pedro Vieira Santana Netto, Joselisa Peres Queiroz de Paiva

“…BackgroundChest X-ray (CXR) interpretation is critical in diagnosing various lung diseases. However, physicians, not specialists, are often the first ones to read them, frequently facing challenges in accurate interpretation. …”
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A prospective study to evaluate the clinical specificity of the cobas® MPX test kit for screening for HIV RNA, HCV RNA, and HBV DNA in blood donation samples using the cobas® 6800... by Lei Zhou, Lin Wang, Xiaofang Gong, Xiaochun Liu, Yaxuan Zou, Yingying Wang, Jinfeng Zeng, Liang Zang

“…Background: Nucleic acid testing (NAT) is widely used for screening blood donors for infectious diseases to enhance transfusion safety. Roche's advanced cobas® MPX assay detects human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and hepatitis B virus (HBV) using the cobas® 6800/5800 Systems, based on real-time PCR technology, providing improved sensitivity. …”
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Deciphering the role of IL17RA in psoriasis and chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis: shared pathways and distinct manifestations by Ayat Kadhi, Ayat Kadhi, Ayat Kadhi, Edward Eid, Michel J. Massaad, Inaam El-Rassy, Dana Maria Khoury, Yutaka Shimomura, Nelly Rubeiz, Mazen Kurban, Mazen Kurban, Mazen Kurban, Georges Nemer, Georges Nemer

“…Our findings bridge a critical knowledge gap and provide insights into the molecular mechanisms connecting these diseases. This discovery not only advances our understanding of their pathophysiology but also lays the groundwork for personalized therapeutic strategies, heralding a new era of precision medicine for patients with intertwined psoriasis and CMC.…”
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Cell culture expansion media choice affects secretory, protective and immuno-modulatory features of adipose mesenchymal stromal cell-derived secretomes for orthopaedic applications by Enrico Ragni, Andrea Papait, Michela Maria Taiana, Paola De Luca, Giulio Grieco, Elsa Vertua, Pietro Romele, Cecilia Colombo, Antonietta Rosa Silini, Ornella Parolini, Laura de Girolamo

“…Introduction: Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) gained attention for their anti-inflammatory and trophic properties, with musculoskeletal diseases and osteoarthritis (OA) being among the most studied conditions. …”
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