The Diagnostic Role of Serum Inflammatory and Soluble Proteins on Dementia Subtypes: Correlation with Cognitive and Functional Decline by Candan Öztürk, Aynur Özge, Osman Özgür Yalın, İ. Arda Yılmaz, Nuran Delialioglu, Çilem Yıldız, Bahar Tesdelen, Cigdem Kudiaki

“…We measured levels of IL-1β, IL-2, IL-6, IL-18, TNF-α, β-Amlyloid 1–40 and α1-antichymotrypsin levels in plasma in groups of total 82 subjects with AD, MCI, VD and controls using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method. …”
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Characterization of Sleep Structure and Autonomic Dysfunction in REM Sleep Behavior Disorder by Nicla Mandas, Maximiliano Mollura, Giulia Baldazzi, Parisa Sattar, Maria Mura, Elisa Casaglia, Michela Figorilli, Laura Giorgetti, Pietro Mattioli, Francesco Calizzano, Francesco Fama, Dario Arnaldi, Monica Puligheddu, Danilo Pani, Riccardo Barbieri

“…This study aims at investigating the presence of autonomic dysfunctions in RBD subjects, with and without PD, by assessing their sleep structure and autonomous nervous system activity along the different sleep stages. …”
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Study of Postprandial Lipaemia in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Exenatide versus Liraglutide by Maria Voukali, Irene Kastrinelli, Sapfo Stragalinou, Dimitra Tasiopoulou, Pinelopi Paraskevopoulou, Nicholas Katsilambros, Alexandros Kokkinos, Nicholas Tentolouris, Ioannis Ioannidis

“…The aim of this study is to examine the effect of treatment with either liraglutide or exenatide for two weeks on postprandial lipaemia in obese subjects with T2DM. This study was a single-center, two-armed, randomized, controlled 2-week prospective intervention trial in 20 subjects with T2DM. …”
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Melting curve analyses in the quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction of methylated/non-methylated DNA toward the detection of oral cancer using gargle fluid by Yusaku Noma, Hayate Sawayama, Kouta Yamashiro, Keitaro Nishi, Haruka Yoshinaga, Ryota Takaoka, Tsuyoshi Sugiura, Tomonori Sasahira, Tomofumi Hamada, Yasuo Suda, Tatsuo Okui

“…We also applied the assay to a test set of gargle fluid from 10 patients with oral cancer and 10 control subjects, and the results demonstrated the reproducibility of the diagnostic performance. …”
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Alterations in Monocyte CD16 in Association with Diabetes Complications by Danqing Min, Belinda Brooks, Jencia Wong, Robert Salomon, Wensheng Bao, Brian Harrisberg, Stephen M. Twigg, Dennis K. Yue, Susan V. McLennan

“…Blood was obtained from 22 nondiabetic and 43 diabetic subjects with a duration of diabetes >10 years, including 25 without and 18 with clinically significant complications. …”
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Rapid Quantification of Bacteria in Infected Root Canals Using Fluorescence Reagents and a Membrane Filter: A Pilot Study on Its Clinical Application to the Evaluation of the Outco... by Takuichi Sato, Keiko Yamaki, Naoko Ishida, Megumi Shoji, Emika Sato, Yuki Abiko, Kazuhiro Hashimoto, Yasuhisa Takeuchi, Junko Matsuyama, Hidetoshi Shimauchi, Nobuhiro Takahashi

“…Six infected root canals with periapical lesions from 5 subjects were included. Informed consent was obtained from all subjects (age ranges, 23–79 years). …”
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Undrained bearing capacity of obliquely-eccentrically loaded shallow foundations overlying a heterogeneous and inherently anisotropic clay deposit by Maedeh Nasiri Pishvari, Hessam Fathipour, Suraparb Keawsawasvong, Boonchai Ukritchon, Meghdad Payan, Reza Jamshidi Chenari

“…In this study, the undrained bearing capacity of shallow foundations resting on inhomogeneous and anisotropic clay layers subjected to oblique-eccentric combined loading is investigated through a comprehensive series of finite element limit analysis (FELA) based on the well-established lower-bound theorem and second-order cone programming (SOCP). …”
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Orofacial Pain during Mastication in People with Dementia: Reliability Testing of the Orofacial Pain Scale for Non-Verbal Individuals by Merlijn W. de Vries, Corine Visscher, Suzanne Delwel, Jenny T. van der Steen, Marjoleine J. C. Pieper, Erik J. A. Scherder, Wilco P. Achterberg, Frank Lobbezoo

“…This study contributes to the validation process of the OPS-NVI as a whole and stresses the need for further assessment of the reliability of the OPS-NVI with subjects that might already show signs of orofacial pain.…”
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Higher Mobility Scores in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis Are Associated with Better Lung Function by Aneesha Thobani, Jessica A. Alvarez, Shaina Blair, Kaila Jackson, Eric R. Gottlieb, Seth Walker, Vin Tangpricha

“…Results. Twenty-seven subjects participated. Subjects recorded mean pedometer steps of 20,213 ± 11,331 over three days and FEV1% predicted of 77.48% ± 22.60% over one year. …”
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A Comparative Genomic Study in Schizophrenic and in Bipolar Disorder Patients, Based on Microarray Expression Profiling Meta-Analysis by Marianthi Logotheti, Olga Papadodima, Nikolaos Venizelos, Aristotelis Chatziioannou, Fragiskos Kolisis

“…In two studies postmortem samples from prefrontal cortices, derived from patients with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and control subjects, have been used. In another study we used samples from postmortem orbitofrontal cortex of bipolar subjects while the final study was performed based on raw data from a gene expression profiling dataset in the postmortem superior temporal cortex of schizophrenics. …”
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PLZF Expression during Colorectal Cancer Development and in Normal Colorectal Mucosa according to Body Size, as Marker of Colorectal Cancer Risk by Francesco Mariani, Paola Sena, Giulia Magnani, Stefano Mancini, Carla Palumbo, Maurizio Ponz de Leon, Luca Roncucci

“…Furthermore, we analyzed PLZF in the normal colonic mucosa (NM) according to anthropometric parameters of the subject. NM exhibited strong CD56 fluorescent staining. …”
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Tracking Regional Tissue Volume and Function Change in Lung Using Image Registration by Kunlin Cao, Gary E. Christensen, Kai Ding, Kaifang Du, Maghavan L. Raghavan, Ryan E. Amelon, Kimberly M. Baker, Eric A. Hoffman, Joseph M. Reinhardt

“…Lung CT datasets from six human subjects were used in this study. Each subject was scanned at four time points before and after BAL procedure. …”
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Meta-narrative review: the impact of music therapy on sleep and future research directions by Qiaoqiao Gou, Meihui Li, Xiaoyu Wang, Xinran Yuan, Mingyi Yang, Junrui Li, Bo Wang, Dan Yang, Xiubo Ren, Miaomiao Yang, Siqi Liu, Ningning Liu, Jiaqi Han, Qiujian Xu

“…This review, analyzing 27 studies with various experimental paradigms, confirms that music therapy significantly improves subjective sleep quality, largely by alleviating anxiety and regulating mood through perceptual pathways. …”
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A Single Consumption of High Amounts of the Brazil Nuts Improves Lipid Profile of Healthy Volunteers by Elisângela Colpo, Carlos Dalton de Avila Vilanova, Luiz Gustavo Brenner Reetz, Marta Maria Medeiros Frescura Duarte, Iria Luiza Gomes Farias, Edson Irineu Muller, Aline Lima Hermes Muller, Erico Marlon Moraes Flores, Roger Wagner, João Batista Teixeira da Rocha

“…Methods. Ten healthy subjects were enrolled in the study. Each subject was tested 4 times in a randomized crossover in relation to the ingestion of different serving sizes of the Brazil nut: 0, 5, 20, or 50 g. …”
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Treatment with Autologous Adipose-derived Regenerative Cells for Peyronie’s Disease in Men: The Straight @head Pilot Study by Majken H. Wiborg, Rasmus Krøijer, Birgitte S. Laursen, Wahida Chakari, Charlotte Harken Jensen, Jens Ahm Sørensen, Lars Lund

“…However, the participants reported subjective improvements, less distress, and a decrease in unhappiness. …”
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DENTAL SERVICES – TO FEAR OR NOT TO FEAR? THE EFFECT OF MUSIC ON PAIN PERCEPTIONS by Ancuța REMETE, Laura BACALI, Marcel Ciprian POP, Brîndușa Mariana BEJAN, Monica BOGDAN, Andrei PICOȘ

“…The results showed significant variations for subjects exposed to music, which were most evident in the right parietal cortex, which is responsible, among other things, for the emergence of positive emotions. …”

The causal relationship between digital literacy and students’ academic achievement: a meta-analysis by Feng Li, Liang Cheng, Xi Wang, Lingxia Shen, Yuxin Ma, A. Y. M. Atiquil Islam

“…In addition, there were significant differences in the correlation between DL and academic achievement among students of different grade levels, orientations of DL, subjects, sampling methods, and genders. We suggest that (1) schools should develop students’ DL by strengthening the construction of a digital learning environment; (2) teachers and parents should give more guidance to primary and middle school students on the application of digital tools, making them aware of the advantages and disadvantages of digital technology for learning; and (3) students should have general digital operation skills and further master the special methods and learning models of digital technology applied to different subjects. …”
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Mechanical Properties and Enhancement Mechanism of Oil-Well Cement Stone Reinforced with Carbon Fiber Surfaces Treated by Concentrated Nitric Acid and Sodium Hypochlorite by Yongjin Yu, Jiawen Fu, Chi Zhang, Fengzhong Qi, Ming Li, Junlan Yang

“…The CFs subjected to surface treatment were added to the cement matrix. …”
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Visuoconstructional Impairment in Dementia Syndromes by William E. Reichman, Jeffrey L. Cummings, Keith D. McDaniel, Frederick Flynn, Jeffrey Gornbein

“…A few normal elderly subjects were unable to copy the most challenging figures. …”
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Isokinetic performance of shoulder external and internal rotators in judo and karate female elite athletes by Miodrag Drapšin, Nebojša Trajković, Dragan Atanasov, Danilo Radanović, Milka Imbronjev, Roberto Roklicer, Dejan Madić, Nebojša Maksimović, Vuk Raonić, Tatjana Trivić, Patrik Drid

“…Also, large differences were observed between the judo and karate subjects in peak muscle torques of the right shoulder external shoulder rotator muscles of both limbs were greater in judokas than karate athletes. …”
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