The Association of Cell-Free LncH19 and miR-29b Expression with the PI3K/AKT/HIF-1/VEGF Pathway in Patients with Diabetic Nephropathy: In Silico Prediction and Clinical Validation by Noha M. Abd El-Fadeal, Basma Osman Sultan, Asmaa K. K. AbdelMaogood, Essam Al Ageeli, Fatma Tohamy Mekhamer, Sherihan Rohayem, Ahmed Shahidy, Nora Hosny, Manal S. Fawzy, Mohammed M. Ismail, Hidi A. A. Abdellatif

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Apathy Is Correlated with Widespread Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) Impairment in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis by Cinzia Femiano, Francesca Trojsi, Giuseppina Caiazzo, Mattia Siciliano, Carla Passaniti, Antonio Russo, Alvino Bisecco, Mario Cirillo, Maria Rosaria Monsurrò, Fabrizio Esposito, Gioacchino Tedeschi, Gabriella Santangelo

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Impact of zero-markup consumable policy and national procurement of coronary stents on hospitalization expenses: an interrupted time series analysis by Shao-long Wu, Shao-long Wu, Kun Wang, Xin Yang, Ning Liu, Ning Liu, Wen-xin Zou, Xiao-wei Li, Dan-hua Huang, Tian-hao Yu

“…The median expenses for western drugs, diagnostic tests, treatment, surgery, medical consumables, and other categories also displayed varying patterns. …”
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How many people in the Netherlands live with a hip, knee, or shoulder replacement?: prevalence estimates using data from the Dutch Arthroplasty Register (LROI) and Statistics Nethe... by Mirthe H. W. van Veghel, Liza N. van Steenbergen, Maaike G. J. Gademan, Wilbert B. van den Hout, B. W. Schreurs, Gerjon Hannink

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Evaluation of patient immunocompetence for immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy using the psoas muscle index: a retrospective cohort study by Toshiaki Tsurui, Toshiaki Tsurui, Toshiaki Tsurui, Toshiaki Tsurui, Kazuyuki Hamada, Emiko Mura, Risako Suzuki, Nana Iriguchi, Tomoyuki Ishiguro, Yuya Hirasawa, Ryotaro Ohkuma, Masahiro Shimokawa, Hirotsugu Ariizumi, Yutaro Kubota, Atsushi Horiike, Satoshi Wada, Satoshi Wada, Kiyoshi Yoshimura, Kiyoshi Yoshimura, Mayumi Tsuji, Yuji Kiuchi, Yuji Kiuchi, Takuya Tsunoda

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Peroral endoscopic myotomy with fundoplication (POEM-F) for achalasia: Systematic review and meta-analysis by Harishankar Gopakumar, Eugene Annor, Ishaan Vohra, Iman Andalib, Amy Tyberg, Avik Sarkar, Haroon Shahid, Mine Carames, Juan Carlos Carames, Giovanna Porfilio Gularte, Abed Al-Lehibi, Resheed Alkhiari, Amol Bapaye, Carlos Robles-Medranda, Michel Kahaleh

“…POEM with fundoplication (POEM-F) is simultaneous fundoplication via pure natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES). In this study, we evaluated the efficacy and safety of POEM-F in mitigating post-POEM GER. …”
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Liver transplantation for homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia: a retrospective analysis from Chinese experience by Hao-Su Zhan, Lin Wei, Wei Qu, Zhi-Gui Zeng, Ying Liu, Yu-Le Tan, Jun Wang, Liang Zhang, En-Hui He, Guang-Peng Zhou, Hai-Ming Zhang, Zhi-Jun Zhu, Li-Ying Sun

“…Results Xanthoma and decreased activity tolerance were the primary clinical manifestations in the 7 HoFH children initially assessed (one child died suddenly prior to surgery due to cardiac arrest). Accompanying these symptoms were increased blood total cholesterol (TC) and low density lipoprotein (LDL) levels, along with severe cardiovascular diseases. …”
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Human Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Cryopreservation and Thawing Decrease α4-Integrin Expression by Ana Carolina Irioda, Rafael Cassilha, Larissa Zocche, Julio Cesar Francisco, Ricardo Correa Cunha, Priscila Elias Ferreira, Luiz Cesar Guarita-Souza, Reginaldo Justino Ferreira, Bassam Felipe Mogharbel, Venkata Naga Srikanth Garikipati, Daiany Souza, Mirian Perlingeiro Beltrame, Katherine Athayde Teixeira de Carvalho

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Single-cell RNA sequencing of circulating immune cells supports inhibition of TNFAIP3 and NFKBIA translation as psoriatic arthritis biomarkers by Ameth N. Garrido, Rohan Machhar, Omar F. Cruz-Correa, Darshini Ganatra, Sarah Q. Crome, Sarah Q. Crome, Joan Wither, Joan Wither, Joan Wither, Igor Jurisica, Igor Jurisica, Igor Jurisica, Dafna D. Gladman, Dafna D. Gladman, Dafna D. Gladman

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A novel conjugated polymer synthesized via a noble metal-free catalyst in photothermal therapy of hepatocellular carcinoma mediated by second near-infrared (NIR-II) laser by Shengsheng Cui, Xinni Pan, Shanshan Fan, Cheng Cao, Yingao Jiao, Yanfei Fu, Jiaqi Niu, Shujin Lin, Jingmao Lao, Yanlei Liu

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Colorectal carcinogenesis in the Lynch syndromes and familial adenomatous polyposis: trigger events and downstream consequences by Pål Møller, Aysel Ahadova, Matthias Kloor, Toni T. Seppälä, John Burn, Saskia Haupt, Finlay Macrae, Mev Dominguez-Valentin, Gabriela Möslein, Annika Lindblom, Lone sunde, Ingrid Winship, Gabriel Capella, Kevin Monahan, Daniel D. Buchanan, D. Gareth Evans, Eivind Hovig, Julian R. Sampson

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Prevalence and Molecular Characterization of Carbapenemase-Producing Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria in Diabetic Foot Ulcer Infections by Mohd Saleem, Soha Abdallah Moursi, Tahani Nasser Almofeed Altamimi, Mohammed Salem Alharbi, Alwaleed Mohammad Alaskar, Sahar Adly Hassan Hammam, Ehab Rakha, Ozair Ilyas Syed Muhammad, Hamoud Abdulmohsin Almalaq, Metab Nasser Alshammari, Azharuddin Sajid Syed Khaja

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Variations in the diagnostic performance of transurethral resection of bladder tumor with photodynamic diagnosis according to surgical experience: A retrospective, single-center st... by Shuhei Suzuki, Yoshiyuki Nagumo, Kosuke Kojo, Atsushi Ikeda, Bunpei Isoda, Akane Yamaguchi, Kozaburo Tanuma, Satoshi Nitta, Masanobu Shiga, Takashi Kawahara, Shuya Kandori, Akio Hoshi, Hiromitsu Negoro, Bryan J. Mathis, Hiroyuki Nishiyama

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Are changes in pain intensity related to changes in balance control in individuals with chronic non-specific low back pain? A systematic review and meta-analysis by Daniel K.Y. Zheng, Jae Q.J. Liu, Jeremy R. Chang, Jeffrey C.Y. Ng, Zhixing Zhou, Jinlong Wu, Chelsia K.C. Cheung, Frank F. Huang, Sabina M. Pinto, Dino Samartzis, Manuela L. Ferreira, Kanchana Ekanayake, Stephen Lord, Xueqiang Wang, Arnold Y.L. Wong

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Regeneration of Tracheal Tissue in Partial Defects Using Porcine Small Intestinal Submucosa by Nelson Bergonse Neto, Lianna Ferrari Jorge, Julio C. Francisco, Bruna Olandoski Erbano, Barbara Evelin Gonçalves Barboza, Larissa Luvison Gomes da Silva, Marcia Olandoski, Katherine Athayde Teixeira de Carvalho, Luiz Felipe Pinho Moreira, Jose Rocha Faria Neto, Eltyeb Abdelwahid, Luiz Cesar Guarita-Souza

“…We examined tissues at the site of tracheostomy 60 days after surgery using histological analysis with hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining and analyzed the perimeter and area of the defect with Image-Pro® PLUS 4.5 (Media Cybernetics). …”
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Rapid Detection of the mt3243A > G Mutation Using Urine Sediment in Elderly Chinese Type 2 Diabetic Patients by Yinan Zhang, Xiujuan Du, Xinqian Geng, Chen Chu, Huijuan Lu, Yixie Shen, Ruihua Chen, Pingyan Fang, Yanmei Feng, Xiaojie Zhang, Yan Chen, Yanping Zhou, Congrong Wang, Weiping Jia

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Sex Differences in Computed Tomography Coronary Stenosis Severity Versus Flow Impairment and Impact on Revascularization, Clinical Events and Health Care Costs: A FORECAST Substudy by Lavinia Gabara, Jonathan Hinton, Mohamed Kira, James Shambrook, Ausami Abbas, Sam Wilding, Jonathon A. Leipsic, Pamela S. Douglas, Nick Curzen

“…Female subjects underwent fewer revascularization procedures (23.5% versus 42.3%; P=0.014), less coronary artery bypass graft surgery (2.9% versus 13.1%; P=0.025) and were less likely to be on statin treatment (72.0% versus 84.7%; P=0.022) by 9‐month follow‐up. …”
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Modulation of DAPK1 expression by its alternative splice variant DAPK1-215 in cancer by QingShui Wang, ShuYun Weng, WenTing Zhong, YouYu Lin, Yan Yu, YiMin Huang, LiLin Ge, XiuLi Zhang, FangQin Xue, Yehuda G. Assaraf, Yao Lin

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Metabolic Modulation and Potential Biomarkers of the Prognosis Identification for Severe Aortic Stenosis after TAVR by a Metabolomics Study by Yanbiao Liao, Chang Liu, Tianyuan Xiong, Mingyue Zhao, Wen Zheng, Yuan Feng, Yijian Li, Yuanweixiang Ou, Zhengang Zhao, Yong Peng, Jiafu Wei, Qiao Li, Wei Meng, Xiaojing Liu, Mao Chen

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Systematic identification of secondary bile acid production genes in global microbiome by Yuwei Yang, Wenxing Gao, Ruixin Zhu, Liwen Tao, Wanning Chen, Xinyue Zhu, Mengping Shen, Tingjun Xu, Tingting Zhao, Xiaobai Zhang, Lixin Zhu, Na Jiao

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