Increased Macular Pigment Optical Density and Visual Acuity following Consumption of a Buttermilk Drink Containing Lutein-Enriched Egg Yolks: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Co... by Sanne M. van der Made, Elton R. Kelly, Aize Kijlstra, Jogchum Plat, Tos T. J. M. Berendschot

“…One hundred and one subjects were recruited to participate in this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled parallel intervention trial. …”
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Patterns of Antimicrobial Resistance in the Causative Organisms of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis: A Single Centre, Six-Year Experience of 1981 Samples by Sara Sheikhbahaei, Alireza Abdollahi, Nima Hafezi-Nejad, Elham Zare

“…In a cross-sectional, single center, hospital based study, 1981 consecutive ascitic fluid samples were recruited from 2005 to 2011. Samples were dichotomized into three-year periods, in order to assess the trend of resistance to the first-line empirical antibiotics. …”
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Lipid signature changes of women with gestational diabetes mellitus in response to puerperal exclusive breastfeeding by Jin He, Xiaoxiao Yin, Tingting Yu, Lu Li, Yan Cui, Chen Jiang, Chengping Qiao, Zhijing Miao, Xianwei Cui, Chenbo Ji

“…Methods Thirty‐five women diagnosed with GDM were recruited, and fasting plasma samples were collected at ~6 weeks postpartum. …”
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Hypertriglyceridemia Is Associated with Reduced Leukoaraiosis Severity in Patients with a Small Vessel Stroke by Daqiang Ke, Feng Zhou, Hui Liang, Yang Xu, Haiyan Lou

“…Patients with recent first lacunar infarct were recruited. PVH and SWMLs were accessed on MRI with the Fazekas scale, and lipid levels were measured. …”
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Osteoblast‐Derived ECM1 Promotes Anti‐Androgen Resistance in Bone Metastatic Prostate Cancer by Xinwen Wang, Min Wang, Qijun Lin, Lixin He, Baolin Zhang, Xin Chen, Guanhong Chen, Hong Du, Chuandong Lang, Xinsheng Peng, Yuhu Dai

“…Mechanistically, ECM1 interacts with the enolase 1 (ENO1) receptor on the prostate cancer cell membrane, leading to its phosphorylation at the Y189 site. This event further recruits adapter proteins including growth factor receptor‐bound protein 2 (GRB2) and son of sevenless homolog 1 (SOS1), which activates the downstream mitogen‐activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway to induce anti‐androgen resistance. …”
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The Dynamics of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Prevalence and Management Rates among Rural Population in Henan Province, China by Xiaotian Liu, Ling Wang, Panpan Wang, Ruihua Liu, Kaili Yang, Xinling Qian, Jingjing Fan, Songcheng Yu, Yuqian Li, Chongjian Wang

“…A total of 14009 individuals were recruited for the prospective analysis ultimately. …”
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Rationale and design of a prospective study evaluating population pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of rivaroxaban in Chinese patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation by Ming-Ming Yan, Xiao-Qin Liu, Yu-Fei Zhang, Hong-Yan Ding, Ming-Kang Zhong, Chun-Lai Ma

“…Rivaroxaban-treated Chinese NVAF patients will be recruited according to predetermined inclusion criteria. …”
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Determinants of Fast Food Consumption among Iranian High School Students Based on Planned Behavior Theory by Gholamreza Sharifirad, Parastoo Yarmohammadi, Leila Azadbakht, Mohammad Ali Morowatisharifabad, Akbar Hassanzadeh

“…Cross-sectional data were available from high school students who were recruited by cluster randomized sampling. All of the students completed a questionnaire assessing variables of standard TPB model including attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavior control (PBC), and the additional variables past behavior, actual behavior control (ABC). …”
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Responses of the Ocular Anterior Segment and Refraction to 0.5% Tropicamide in Chinese School-Aged Children of Myopia, Emmetropia, and Hyperopia by Ying Yuan, Zhengwei Zhang, Jianfeng Zhu, Xiangui He, Ergang Du, Kelimu Jiang, Wenjing Zheng, Bilian Ke

“…Methods. 309 children were recruited and eligible subjects were assigned to three groups: hyperopia, emmetropia, or myopia. …”
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Systemic Comorbidity in Children with Cataracts in Nigeria: Advocacy for Rubella Immunization by Roseline Duke, Sidney Oparah, Adedayo Adio, Okon Eyo, Friday Odey

“…A total of 66 children were recruited for the study. Cardiac disease was seen in 26 children (39.9%), followed by delayed milestone in 16 (24.2%), intellectual disability in 14 (21.2%), deafness in 11 (16.7%), epilepsy in 4 (6.1%), and physical handicap in 3 (4.5%) of them. …”
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EEG analysis of speaking and quiet states during different emotional music stimuli by Xianwei Lin, Xinyue Wu, Zefeng Wang, Zhengting Cai, Zihan Zhang, Guangdong Xie, Lianxin Hu, Laurent Peyrodie

“…Given the close relationship between music and language, researchers have begun to explore how music influences brain activity and cognitive processes by integrating artificial intelligence with advancements in neuroscience.MethodsIn this study, a total of 120 subjects were recruited, all of whom were students aged between 19 and 26 years. …”
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Is insomnia a risk factor for new-onset asthma? A population-based study in Taiwan by Shih-Feng Weng, Chih-Cheng Lai, Yu-Chieh Lin, Chih-Chiang Chien, Chin-Ming Chen, Shyh-Ren Chiang, Chung-Han Ho, Kuo-Chen Cheng

“…Objectives To determine whether insomnia at baseline is a risk factor for new-onset asthma.Methods We recruited 48 871 patients with insomnia (insomnia group) newly diagnosed between 2002 and 2007, and 97 742 matched controls without insomnia (control group) from Taiwan’s Longitudinal Health Insurance Database 2000. …”
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Association of Habitual Physical Activity Measured by an Accelerometer with High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients by Ryota Matsuzawa, Atsuhiko Matsunaga, Toshiki Kutsuna, Akira Ishii, Yoshifumi Abe, Kei Yoneki, Manae Harada, Mio Ishibashi, Yasuo Takeuchi, Atsushi Yoshida, Naonobu Takahira

“…In study 2, 116 patients were recruited after excluding those with severe comorbidities or requiring assistance from another person to walk. …”
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Posttransfusion Haematocrit Equilibration: Timing Posttransfusion Haematocrit Check in Neonates at the National Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria by L. I. Audu, A. T. Otuneye, A. B. Mairami, L. J. Mshelia, V. E. Nwatah

“…Values of PCV were determined before transfusion and at 1, 6, 12, 24, and 48 hours posttransfusion. Forty of the recruited neonates and young infants were analyzed. …”
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Low Ethanol Concentrations Promote Endothelial Progenitor Cell Capacity and Reparative Function by Lars Brodowski, Bianca Schröder-Heurich, Berina Kipke, Cara Schmidt, Constantin S. von Kaisenberg, Frauke von Versen-Höynck

“…Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) are recruited to injured endothelium and contribute to its regeneration. …”
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Association of Adult Atopic Dermatitis with Impaired Oral Health and Oral Dysbiosis: A Case-Control Study by Aaya Shahin, Yael Anne Leshem, Yossi Taieb, Sharon Baum, Aviv Barzilai, Danielle Jeddah, Efrat Sharon, Omry Koren, Rinat Tzach-Nahman, Shunit Coppenhagen-Glazer, Ronen Hazan, Yael Houri-Haddad, Shoshana Greenberger

“…Results: Forty-five AD participants and 41 non-AD controls were recruited. Compared to the participants in the control group, those with AD had significantly higher plaque levels (P = .04), poorer oral hygiene indices (P = .04), and higher gingival index trends (P = .05). …”
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Calpain 2 regulates IL-1α secretion and inhibits tumor development via modulating calpain 1 expression in the tumor microenvironment by Zuhairah Binte Hanafi, Yu Mei, Huey Yee Teo, Ying Zhu, Chew Chin Yong Lionel, Jing Wen Chiu, Jinhua Lu, Haiyan Liu

“…How IL-1α is secreted in the tumor microenvironment has been poorly understood, and we previously showed that calpain 1 cleaves pro-IL-1α for mature IL-1α secretion, which exacerbates hepatocellular carcinoma by recruiting myeloid-derived suppressor cells. In this study, we report that calpain 2 also modulates IL-1α secretion. …”
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Prospective Study on Retinal Nerve Fibre Layer Thickness Changes in Isolated Unilateral Retrobulbar Optic Neuritis by Gordon S. K. Yau, Jacky W. Y. Lee, Patrick P. K. Lau, Victor T. Y. Tam, Winnie W. Y. Wong, Can Y. F. Yuen

“…This prospective cohort study recruited consecutive patients with a first episode of isolated, unilateral acute optic neuritis. …”
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Geospatial Relationships between Awareness and Utilization of Community Exercise Resources and Physical Activity Levels in Older Adults by Christopher J. Dondzila, Ann M. Swartz, Kevin G. Keenan, Amy E. Harley, Razia Azen, Scott J. Strath

“…Four hundred and seventeen older adults (72.9±7.7 years) were randomly recruited from three spatial tiers (≤1.6, >1.6 to ≤3.2, and >3.2 to 8.0 km) surrounding seven senior centers, which housed CBFR. …”
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A Triple-Masked, Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Ultrasound-Guided Brachial Plexus and Distal Peripheral Nerve Block Anesthesia for Outpatient Hand Surgery by Nicholas C. K. Lam, Matthew Charles, Deana Mercer, Codruta Soneru, Jennifer Dillow, Francisco Jaime, Timothy R. Petersen, Edward R. Mariano

“…Adult subjects who were scheduled for elective ambulatory hand surgery under regional anesthesia and sedation were recruited and randomly assigned to receive ultrasound-guided supraclavicular brachial plexus block or distal block of the ulnar and median nerves. …”
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