Perceived Pain during Cataract Surgery with Topical Anesthesia: A Comparison between First-Eye and Second-Eye Surgery by Lin Jiang, Keke Zhang, Wenwen He, Xiangjia Zhu, Peng Zhou, Yi Lu

“…Blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) were recorded perioperatively. Results. …”
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A Comparison of Resting Scapular Posture and the Davies Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability Test by John D Heick, Jenna Haggerty, Robert C Manske

“… # STUDY DESIGN Multicenter, single session descriptive cohort # METHODS Sixty-one healthy participants (33 males, 28 females; mean age 24.19±2.61) completed testing across two locations in one testing session. Blood pressure and heart rate as well as height and weight were measured for each participant. …”
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Oncological challenges in GFAP-positive anaplastic meningioma: a case report and literature review by Minh Huu Nhat Le, Nghia Minh Tran, Thinh Linh Ho, Ky Vo Pham, Quynh-Nhu Le Vo, Duy T. K. Huynh, Huynh Phuong Thao Do, Phat Tuan Nguyen, Michael J. Diaz, Nhi Huu Hanh Le, Han Hong Huynh, Dang Nguyen, Minh Phuong Tang, Nguyen Quoc Khanh Le

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Automatic Classification of Difficulty of Texts From Eye Gaze and Physiological Measures of L2 English Speakers by Javier Melo, Leigh Fernandez, Shoya Ishimaru

“…We compared machine learning classifiers combining eye, skin and heart sensor data against models using each modality separately. …”
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Mortality trends during the first three waves of the COVID-19 pandemic at an urban district hospital in South Africa: A retrospective comparative analysis by O Hirachund, C Pennefather, M Naidoo

“…Obesity was most prevalent in the second wave (OR 1.87; 95% CI 1.01 ‐ 3.46), and dyslipidaemia (OR 3.03; 95% CI 1.59 ‐ 5.77) and ischaemic heart disease (OR 3.77; 95% CI .71 ‐ 8.33) were most prevalent during the third wave. …”
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Quantile-Dependent Expressivity of Serum Uric Acid Concentrations by Paul T. Williams

“…Serum uric acid concentrations were analyzed from 2151 sibships and 12,068 offspring-parent pairs from the Framingham Heart Study. Quantile-specific heritability from offspring-parent regression slopes (βOP,h2=2βOP/1+rspouse) and full-sib regression slopes (βFS,h2=1+8rspouseβFS0.5−1/2rspouse) was robustly estimated by quantile regression with nonparametric significance assigned from 1000 bootstrap samples. …”
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Understanding molecular mechanisms of vertebral number of variations on Mongolian sheep using candidate genes analysis by Chimgee Purev, Huiguang Wu, Khosbayar Lkhagva, Odbayar Tumendemberel

“…Objective This study aimed to investigate the genetic link between variations in vertebral number and meat production traits, such as body weight and body measurements (body length, body height, heart girth, and shin width) in Mongolian (Bayantsagaan) sheep. …”
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Second harmonic generation imaging reveals entanglement of collagen fibers in the elephant trunk skin dermis by Andrew K. Schulz, Magdalena Plotczyk, Sophia Sordilla, David C. A. Gaboriau, Madeline Boyle, Krishma Singal, Joy S. Reidenberg, David L. Hu, Claire A. Higgins

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Perspectives of Midwives and Nurse Practitioners in Kentucky on Exercise Counseling During Pregnancy: A Qualitative Study by Madhawa Perera, Taniya S. Nagpal, Maire M. Blankenship, Danilo V. Tolusso, Jordyn M. Cox, Dilini Prashadika, Mark Schafer, Rachel A. Tinius

“…Findings revealed that midwives and nurse practitioners recommend moderate exercise, aiming for 150 min weekly, monitoring heart rate for intensity, continuing prepregnancy exercise routines, starting low-intensity exercise during pregnancy such as walking, slowing down as pregnancy advances, and avoiding heavy lifting and vigorous activities. …”
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Association of leukocyte elastase in semen and seminal plasma with sperm parameters and pregnancy outcomes in male fertility by Mausumi Das, Maha Gumssani, Julia Mullaney, Ralf Henkel, Suks Minhas, Marie Claire Aquilina, Channa N Jayasena

“…Quality assessment, using the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute tool, rated 21 studies medium quality, 6 high and 1 low. …”
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Perbandingan Peningkatan Kadar Malondialdehid (MDA) Serum setelah Olahraga Pagi dan Malam Hari pada Orang Tidak Terlatih by Mushab Mushab, Hairrudin Hairrudin, Cholis Abrori

“…Olahraga yang dilakukan berupa sepeda statis dengan intensitas 70-80% dari heart rate maksimal. Setelah satu minggu dilakukan croosing-over, yaitu sampel Kp dijadikan Km begitu pula sebaliknya. …”
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Patch validation: an observational study protocol for the evaluation of a multisignal wearable sensor in patients during anaesthesia and in the postanaesthesia care unit by Marc Fischler, Morgan Le Guen, Pierre Squara, Sabrina Ma, Shérifa Adjavon, Bernard Trillat, Messaouda Merzoug, Philippe Aegerter

“…Both sensors will be used to record peripheral oxygen saturation, respiratory rate, heart rate, body temperature and blood pressure (systolic and diastolic). …”
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Montreal Cognitive Assessment and Modified Mini Mental State Examination in African Americans by Kaycee M. Sink, Suzanne Craft, S. Carrie Smith, Joseph A. Maldjian, Donald W. Bowden, Jianzhao Xu, Barry I. Freedman, Jasmin Divers

“…Five hundred and thirty African Americans with type 2 diabetes were enrolled in African American-Diabetes Heart Study-MIND, a cross-sectional study of cognition and structural and functional brain imaging. …”
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Extracecellulr vesicles (EVs) microRNAs (miRNAs) derived from mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in osteoarthritis (OA); detailed role in pathogenesis and possible therapeutics by Seyede Sara Pakdaman Kolour, Saeide Nematollahi, Masoud Dehbozorgi, Farnaz Fattahi, Fatemeh Movahed, Neda Esfandiari, Mohammad Saeed Kahrizi, Nima Ghavamikia, Bahareh Salmanian Hajiagha

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Mesenchymal stem cells and their extracellular vesicle therapy for neurological disorders: traumatic brain injury and beyond by Aref Yarahmadi, Masoumeh Dorri Giv, Reza Hosseininejad, Azin Rezaie, Narges Mohammadi, Hamed Afkhami, Hamed Afkhami, Hamed Afkhami, Arastoo Farokhi

“…Affecting ~50 million people annually, TBI's impact includes a high death rate, exceeding that of heart disease and cancer. Complications arising from TBI encompass concussion, cerebral hemorrhage, tumors, encephalitis, delayed apoptosis, and necrosis. …”
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Measuring the Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patient in Hospital Jitra: A Population-Based Cohort Study by Norazila Abdul Ghani, Sharifah Nor Faiza Syed Hassan, Rusyidah Zainol Abidin, Zarmisha Zakaria, Fatin Farhana Ahmad Nasir, Ahmad Zulfitri Azmi

“…Hypertension, hypercholesterolemia and heart disease were the most common comorbidities among them; 92.3%, 78.0%, and 23.1%, respectively. …”
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Elevated Troponin Serum Levels in Adult Onset Still’s Disease by Carlo Umberto Manzini, Lucio Brugioni, Michele Colaci, Maurizio Tognetti, Amelia Spinella, Marco Sebastiani, Dilia Giuggioli, Clodoveo Ferri

“…In the case of abrupt, recent onset AOSD, it could be particularly difficult to make the differential diagnosis and in particular to early detect the possible heart involvement. This latter event is suggested by the clinical history of the four patients described here, incidentally observed at our emergency room. …”
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Residual Energy and Broken Symmetry in Reduced Magnetohydrodynamics by S. Dorfman, M. Abler, S. Boldyrev, C. H. K. Chen, S. Greess

“…Alfvénic interactions that transfer energy from large to small spatial scales lie at the heart of magnetohydrodynamic turbulence. An important feature of the turbulence is the generation of negative residual energy—excess energy in magnetic fluctuations compared to velocity fluctuations. …”
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Do maternal haemodynamics have a causal influence on treatment for gestational diabetes? by Abigail R. Anness, Michael Foster, Mohammed W. Osman, David Webb, Thompson Robinson, Asma Khalil, Neil Walkinshaw, Hatem A. Mousa

“…The raw values of maternal heart rate (87.6 ± 11.7 vs. 92.9 ± 11.90 bpm, p = 0.014) and PWV (7.8 ± 1.04 vs. 8.4 ± 1.61 m/s, p = 0.029) were both significantly higher amongst the women requiring pharmacological management, though these relationships did not remain significant in causal logistic regression.Conclusions Maternal BMI at booking has a causal, rather than simply associational, relationship on the need for pharmacological treatment of GDM. …”
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Isoflurane Induced Malignant Hyperthermia in a Patient with Glucose 6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency and Growth Hormone Abuse by Hojatolah Ravaei, Mohammad Javad Yavari Barhaghtalab, Vahid Salehi, Hossein Hejr

“…At the end of the operation, the patient developed with an increased heart rate (sinus tachycardia), increased body temperature and end-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2) level, masseter muscle rigidity, and then, generalized body rigidity, so the malignant hyperthermia susceptibility was considered. …”
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