Rivaroxaban versus low molecular weight heparin for managing lower extremity deep vein thrombosis following thoracoscopic lung cancer surgery: a randomized controlled trial by Lidan Zhang, Di Wu, Liang Li, Qin Zhao, Hailing Yang, Xiaoyong Han, Liang Liu, Lu Gao

“…Additionally, variations in drainage volume over the initial three days following the procedure were also noted. Patients were subjected to a three-month follow-up period, during which data from one-month and three-month postoperative examinations were collected. …”
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Are you tuned in to others' mind? A cross-modal evaluation of affective theory of mind in people with Parkinson's disease by Elisa Menozzi, Daniela Ballotta, Francesco Cavallieri, Stefania Tocchini, Sara Contardi, Valentina Fioravanti, Franco Valzania, Paolo F. Nichelli, Francesca Benuzzi

“…The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether affective ToM abilities are impaired in PD using multiple stimulus modalities and whether they are related to disease duration and cognitive/emotional abilities.Twenty mid-stage, non-demented people with PD and 20 matched controls were evaluated by means of two tasks requiring subjects to infer others' mental states from the eyes' expression – the Reading the Mind in the Eyes (RME) test, and from the emotional prosody – a modified version of the Reading the Mind in the Voice (RMV) test. …”
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Common Dietary Patterns Among Female Employees Participating in the Persian Cohort Study (Mashhad) and Their Relationship With Metabolic Syndrome by Fatemeh Davoudi Dastenaie, Fatemeh Sadat Hashemi Javaheri, Mohammad Masoumvand, Mohammad Amin Nazari Manesh, Mohammad Akbari Moghadam, Maryam Khosravi, Ali Jafarzadeh Esfehani

“…Demographic, clinical and anthropometric information of the subjects were analyzed after checking the inclusion and exclusion criteria. …”
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Titanium dioxide -mediated regulation of enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants, pigments, and diosgenin content promotes cold stress tolerance in Trigonella foenum-graecum L. by Mohamad Javad Babaei, Amin Ebrahimi, Parviz Heidari, Elham Azadvari, Shahrokh Gharanjik, Zeinab Chaghakaboodi

“…Varied concentrations of TiO2 NPs (0, 2, 5, and 10 ppm) were sprayed on fenugreek plants subjected to cold stress at 10 °C during 6, 24, and 48 h. …”
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Sigma-1 Receptor Modulates CFA-Induced Inflammatory Pain via Sodium Channels in Small DRG Neurons by Yuanlong Song, Zifen Xu, Liangpin Zhang, Linlin Gao

“…The sigma-1 receptor (Sig-1R) has emerged as a significant target in the realm of pain management and has been the subject of extensive research. Nonetheless, its specific function in inflammatory pain within dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons remains inadequately elucidated. …”
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Expression of IGF-1R in oral submucous fibrosis and oral squamous cell carcinoma – An RT-PCR study by Vivek Nayyar, Vinay Hazarey, Sindhu M. Ganvir, Hemant J. Purohit, Reshma Talkal, Kiran Jot

“…Materials and methods: Thirty biopsy tissue samples for each of the three groups, NOM, OSMF, and OSCC, were taken and analyzed histopathologically and then subjected to RT-PCR for evaluation of the expression of IGF-1R mRNA in each of them. …”
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Chronic stress resulting from stressful life events and its role in the onset of primary Sjögren’s syndrome: a comparative analysis using the modified Holmes-Rahe stress scale by Marta Jaskólska, Iga Kościńska-Shukla, Dawid Jaskólski, Alessandro Viti, Marcin Ziętkiewicz, Michał Chmielewski

“…Additionally, the pSS patients more commonly than the controls reported a subjectively perceived correlation between stressful events and the occurrence of disease symptoms (50% vs 12%; p [Formula: see text] 0.001). …”
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Efficacy of unified protocol for transdiagnostic treatment of emotional disorders in adolescents (UP-A) in China: protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Xue Gao, Lu Liu, Mei-Rong Pan, Hai-Mei Li, Yu-Feng Wang, Xue-Ying Liu, Zhong-Fang Fu, Qiujin Qian

“…The findings may contribute to providing an effective and feasible transdiagnostic intervention in Chinese clinical settings.Ethics and dissemination This trial has been approved by the Ethics and Clinical Research Committees of Peking University Sixth Hospital and will be performed under the Declaration of Helsinki with the Medical Research Involving Human Subjects Act (WMO). The results will be disseminated in a peer-reviewed journal and a conference presentation.Trial registration number ChiCTR2300069354.…”
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Randomized controlled comparative study of anterior abdominal field block at linea semilunaris with a standard institutional regimen for postoperative analgesia in caesarean sectio... by Sudhakar D.S., Selvakumar R., Arunachalam R., Murugesan K., Karthick S.

“…Results: Final analysis included 40 subjects. 20 participants in treatment and placebo group; This study shows that transversus abdominis plane (TAP) done at linea semilunaris provides adequate postoperative analgesia for a shorter duration. …”
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The compressive strength development and pH of cement mortars incorporating high volume supplementary cementitious materials under accelerated curing by Sumra Yousuf, Muhammad Rizwan, Belal Alsubari, Mustabshirha Gul, Muhammad Mahmood Ali, Muhammad Nasir Bashir, Abid Latif

“…With the construction industry increasingly adopting blended cements for their technical, economic, and environmental benefits, the use of high volumes of SCMs remains a subject of caution. This study investigates the pH behavior of cement mortars modified by replacement of ordinary Portland cement (OPC) with three SCMs (50 %): fly ash (FA), ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS), and treated palm oil fuel ash (TPFA), both at early and later stages of curing. …”
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Performance improvement of transcritical vapor generator by a novel double-heated annular configuration by Yue Pan, Yuling Zhai, Zhouhang Li, Nan Hu

“…However, even when both sides are subjected to the critical heat flux, the peak wall temperatures are still 2–30 K lower than those of circular tubes. …”
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Exome sequencing of UK birth cohorts [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] by Petr Danecek, Amy Hough, John Wright, Karen Ho, Nicholas J. Timpson, Sarah J. Lindsay, Davide Bonfanti, Daniel S. Malawsky, Rafaq Azad, Deborah Plowman, Sara Widaa, Gemma Shireby, Emla Fitzsimons, David Bann, Matthew E. Hurles, Hilary C. Martin, Susan M. Ring, Dan Mason, Michael A. Quail, Wei Huang, Vivek Iyer, Mahmoud Koko, Iaroslav Popov, Laurie Fabian, Gennadii Zakharov, Ruth Y. Eberhardt, Emma E. Wade, Qin Qin Huang

“…We describe how the datasets were generated and subjected to quality control at the sample, variant and genotype level. …”
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The Relatıonship Between Functional Movement And Body Stability With Service Speed On Veteran Tennis Players by İpek Eroğlu Kolayiş, Hüseyin Günay

“…For the studies that can be done in the future, with increasing the number of subjects, also using video analyse system can be recommended.…”
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Levels of Pathogenic Th17 and Th22 Cells in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis by Marlen Vitales-Noyola, Berenice Hernández-Castro, Diana Alvarado-Hernández, Lourdes Baranda, Sofía Bernal-Silva, Carlos Abud-Mendoza, Perla Niño-Moreno, Roberto González-Amaro

“…For this purpose, blood samples were obtained from 30 patients with RA and 16 healthy subjects, and the levels of Th17 and type 22 helper (Th22) lymphocytes were analyzed as well as the in vitro differentiation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells into Th17 lymphocytes induced by interleukin-23 (IL-23) and IL-1β. …”
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Effect of body mass index on inpatient rehabilitation outcome after stroke in a Southeast Asian cohort: a prospective study by Sze Chin Jong, Jovic Aguipo Fuentes, Angie En Qin Seow, Chien Joo Lim, Gobinathan Chandran, Karen Sui Geok Chua

“…Results: Two hundred and forty-seven stroke subjects were enrolled. The mean age of the cohort was 59.48 (standard deviation [SD] 12.35) years; 64.4% (n = 159) were male and 52.6% (n = 130) had ischaemic stroke. …”
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Adulthood trajectories of resilience and vulnerability: exploring gender differences in disadvantage after experience of out-of-home care by Lisa Bornscheuer, Evelina Landstedt, Karl Gauffin, Ylva B. Almquist

“…Studying the manifestation of this disadvantage is crucial for understanding which resources society can provide to mitigate or prevent it, which makes this subject a fundamental public health concern. This study investigated whether disadvantage patterns after childhood adversity differ by gender and educational level, using out-of-home care as proxy for early adversity. …”
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Evaluating the efficacy of multi-incision and tube-dragging therapy combined with laser closure for high horseshoe-shaped anal fistula: Protocol of a prospective, randomized, contr... by Min Yang, Zubing Mei, Qingming Wang, Ye Han, De Zheng

“…Moreover, this trial incorporates comprehensive outcome measures assessing both subjective and objective dimensions. Because of this multidimensional assessment, MITD-LaC offers a promising potential for broader application in the treatment of HHAF. …”
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Mechanical and microstructural characterization of graphene reinforced Alumina Ceramic matrix composite by Madhankumar Anbazhagan, Anthony Xavior Michael

“…A uniform distribution of sub-micron and nano-phase particles inside the alumina matrix was attained via ball milling, thereafter subjected to hydraulic pressing and sintering in a tube furnace at 1600 °C for 4 hours under an inert Argon environment. …”
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Cognition, physical function and life purpose in the rural elderly population: a systematic review by Hércules Lázaro Morais Campos, Elisa De Leon, Ingred Merllin de Souza, Anna Quialheiro, Elizabete Regina de Oliveira

“…For the primary analysis, the titles and abstracts available in the search engine were analyzed using the following MeSH descriptors: "physical functioning"; "cognition"; "cognitive function"; "life purpose"; 'personal satisfaction'; 'subjective well-being'; "aged"; "elderly"; "old"; "rural aging"; "rural population"; "communities, rural"; "distribution, rural spatial"; "medium communities"; "rural settlement"; "small community". …”
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