Evaluation of Inflammatory Markers in a Large Sample of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients without Comorbidities by Izolde Bouloukaki, Charalampos Mermigkis, Nikolaos Tzanakis, Eleftherios Kallergis, Violeta Moniaki, Eleni Mauroudi, Sophia E. Schiza

“…These findings may have important implications regarding OSA diagnosis, monitoring, treatment, and prognosis. This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov number NCT03070769.…”
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Balloon Cell Urethral Melanoma: Differential Diagnosis and Management by M. McComiskey, C. Iavazzo, M. Datta, R. Slade, B. Winter-Roach, G. Lambe, V. K. Sangar, M. Smith

“…Even with aggressive management, malignant melanoma of the urogenital tract generally has a poor prognosis. Recurrence rates are high and the mean period between diagnosis and recurrence is 12.5 months. …”
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A rare case of recurrent adenoid cystic carcinoma of the breast with weak hormone receptor positivity by Jonathan W. Ray, MD, Mena Louis, DO, Nathaniel Grabill, MD, Jaime Morel Ruiz, MD, Priscilla Strom, MD

“…Despite its favorable prognosis, optimal management remains undefined due to its rarity and lack of consensus guidelines. …”
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Prognostic Factors Affecting Long-Term Survival after Resection for Noncolorectal, Nonneuroendocrine, and Nonsarcoma Liver Metastases by Fabio Uggeri, Enrico Pinotti, Marta Sandini, Luca Nespoli, Luca Gianotti, Fabrizio Romano

“…The occurrence of major postoperative complication negatively affected long-term prognosis (OS 23.5 versus 9.0 months; p=0.028). Preoperative tumor characteristics (number and size of the lesions), intraoperative features (extension of resection, need for transfusions, and Pringle’s maneuver), and R0 at pathology were not associated with differences in overall survival. …”
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Clinical characterization of a novel episodic ataxia in young working Cocker Spaniels by Clara Sarró, Catherine Stalin, Rodrigo Gutierrez‐Quintana, Ana Cloquell

“…Episodic ataxia in our WCS had a good prognosis. Veterinarians must be aware of this presentation, and further investigations are needed to determine the origin of the clinical signs.…”
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Right heart reverse remodeling: “facta non verba” by Tommaso Recchioni, Giovanna Manzi, Alexandra Mihai, Francesca Ileana Adamo, Annalisa Caputo, Domenico Filomena, Giorgia Serino, Silvia Papa, Nadia Cedrone, Carmine Dario Vizza, Roberto Badagliacca

“…Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is characterized by pulmonary vascular remodeling and arterial narrowing, leading to a progressive rise in right ventricular (RV) afterload and poor survival outcomes. PAH prognosis largely depends on RV remodeling and function: when the increased afterload exceeds the RV's adaptive capacity, ventricular-arterial uncoupling occurs, ultimately causing right heart failure and death. …”
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Identification of TTLL8, POTEE, and PKMYT1 as immunogenic cancer-associated antigens and potential immunotherapy targets in ovarian cancer by Esen Yonca Bassoy, Remya Raja, Thomas E. Rubino, Fabian Coscia, Krista Goergen, Paul Magtibay, Kristina Butler, Alessandra Schmitt, Ann L. Oberg, Marion Curtis

“…TTLL8 was found to be expressed in 56.7% of OC and was associated with a worse overall prognosis. POTEE was expressed in 97.2% of OC patients and had no significant association with survival. …”
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Abdominal Pain as First Manifestation of New Coronavirus Infection COVID-19 by M. R. Skhirtladze, A. A. Timofeeva, E. L. Bueverova, M. N. Aladin, R. T. Rzayev

“…These circumstances inevitably waste time of assisting patients suffering the new coronavirus infection and worsen the prognosis due to severe pneumonia.Conclusion. A gastroenterological debut of the new coronavirus infection with the main symptoms of abdominal pain has been presented. …”
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Modeling the Structures of Oriented Macrofiber Polymer Composites as Capillary-Porous Bodies by Aleksandr E. Kolosov, Aleksandr V. Gondlyakh, Volodymyr I. Sivetskii, Elena P. Kolosova, Volodymyr V. Vanin, Dmytro E. Sidorov, Aleksandr L. Sokolskiy, Valeriy Yu Shcherbina, Igor I. Ivitskiy

“…It is noted that the obtained structural models are used, in particular, to the prognosis of the design and technological parameters of the technical means for molding macro-fiber polymer composite materials.…”
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FABP6 Expression Correlates with Immune Infiltration and Immunogenicity in Colorectal Cancer Cells by Wenping Lian, Zhongquan Wang, Yajie Ma, Yalin Tong, Xinyu Zhang, Huifang Jin, Shuai Zhao, Ruijing Yu, Shaotan Ju, Xinyun Zhang, Xiaona Guo, Tao Huang, Xianfei Ding, Mengle Peng

“…The infiltration levels of several immune cells were associated with CRC tumor stage and prognosis. Different cell types showed the synergistic or antagonism infiltration patterns. …”
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Male Gender Is Associated with Lymph Node Metastasis but Not with Recurrence in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma by Jiang Zhu, Rui Huang, Ping Yu, Haoyu Ren, Xinliang Su

“…We aimed to clarify the influence of gender on the risk of developing lymph node metastasis (LNM) and on the prognosis of PTC patients. Study Design. Retrospective cohort study. …”
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Changes of temporomandibular joint space volume during 1 year after transoral vertical ramus osteotomy in patients with mandibular asymmetry by Sung Jun Bae, Hae-Seong Yong, Haneul Lee, Hye-Sun Kim, Jong-Ki Huh, Jae-Young Kim

“…This study can provide the basis in TMJ spatial change and predicting the prognosis after TOVRO in facial asymmetry.…”
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Dynamic analysis of the epidemiology and pathogen distribution of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in children with severe pulmonary infection: a retrospective study by Muchun Yu, Mingchao Li, Huiqing Sun

“…The early identification of pathogenic bacteria and targeted anti-infective therapies can significantly improve the prognosis of children with severe infections. This study aims to provide a reference for the rational use of antibiotics at an early stage in children with severe pulmonary infections. …”
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Ten Cases of Biopsy-Proven Acute Tubulointerstitial Nephritis: Report from a Single Center in a Rural Area from 2008 to 2021 by Kei Nagai, Tsuyoshi Tsukada, Akiko Sakata, Atsushi Ueda

“…The causes and clinical course of ATIN are diverse, but it is treated according to individual judgment in addition to standard treatment, and it generally has a good renal prognosis.…”
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Quantifying Podocyte Number in a Small Sample Size of Glomeruli with CUBIC to Evaluate Podocyte Depletion of db/db Mice by Jiaoyu Shi, Yuan Hu, Guangze Shao, Yixiang Zhu, Zhonghua Zhao, Yanyong Xu, Zhigang Zhang, Huijuan Wu

“…The loss of podocyte is crucial for diagnosis and prognosis of diabetic kidney disease, whereas commonly two-dimensional methods for quantifying podocyte number existed with issues of low fidelity and accuracy. …”
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ENTPD8 overexpression enhances anti-PD-L1 therapy in hepatocellular carcinoma via miR-214-5p inhibition by Si-qi Zhao, Min-jie Chen, Fei Chen, Zhao-feng Gao, Xiao-ping Li, Ling-yu Hu, Hai-ying Cheng, Jin-yan Xuan, Jian-guo Fei, Zheng-wei Song

“…Summary: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths globally, with poor prognosis due to late diagnosis and limited treatment options. …”
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Targeted Photodynamic Therapy: A Novel Approach to Abolition of Human Cancer Stem Cells by Anine Crous, Elvin Chizenga, Natasha Hodgkinson, Heidi Abrahamse

“…Because of the observed phenomena in the course of cancer prognosis, a need for treatment modalities targeting CSCs is important. …”
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Quantitative evaluation of the wide-field fundus photographs in eyes with severe stage 3 and stage 4A retinopathy of prematurity by Sadik Etka Bayramoglu, Nihat Sayin, Gurkan Erdogan

“…Therefore this finding may be a simple auxiliary finding for diagnosis and prognosis of stage 4A ROP.…”
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The impact of genetic polymorphisms of IL28B gene on the efficacy of antiviral therapy of the chronic hepatitis C by using the standard Interferon-<i>α</i> by A. V. Lapshin, M. V. Mayevskaya, V. T. Ivashkin, P. O. Bogomolov, I. G. Nikitin, O. O. Znoyko

“…To analyze the predictive value of the genetic polymorphisms in rs8099917 and rs12979860 loci of the IL28В gene for the assessment of the efficacy prognosis of the combined antiviral therapy on the basis of the standard Interferon of the patients with Chronic Hepatitis C (CHC).Materials and Methods. …”
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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. AI in stroke neuroimaging has advantages in time effectiveness and disadvantages in data limitations.…”
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