Effectiveness of dupilumab treatment against refractory eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis by Daiki Nakashima, MD, Tsuguhisa Nakayama, MD, PhD, Shunsuke Minagawa, MD, PhD, Tetsuya Adachi, MD, PhD, Chieko Mitsuyama, MD, Yoko Shida, MD, Tsuneya Nakajima, MD, PhD, Shin-ichi Haruna, MD, PhD, Yoshinori Matsuwaki, MD, PhD

“…In the multivariate analysis, male sex was significantly associated with patients who did not show an improvement to 0 in the NPS and computed tomography score (odds ratios: 7.58 and 2.45; P = .01 and P = .04, respectively). …”
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Related studies on measuring the normal values of optic nerve sheath diameter in healthy Chinese adults based on CT scans by Lei Han, Ning Su, Chao Wu, Jiamin Yang, Xiaolin Liu

“…The data of healthy adults who underwent head scan in Baotou Central Hospital from March 2022 to May 2023 were retrospectively collected. …”
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ANTROPOLOGICAL SKETCH OF THE SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF TRANSITIONAL SOCIETY by I. M. Bondarevych, N. M. Dievochkina

“…The insignificant degree of self-control is discovered among those who have seized consciousness - social infants susceptible to populist promises. …”
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Th17 Cell Response in SOD1G93A Mice following Motor Nerve Injury by Allen Ni, Tao Yang, Nichole A. Mesnard-Hoaglin, Rafael Gutierrez, Evan B. Stubbs, Susan O. McGuire, Virginia M. Sanders, Kathryn J. Jones, Eileen M. Foecking, Junping Xin

“…Motor nerve injury exacerbates Th17 cell responses and may contribute to the development of ALS, especially in those who carry genetic susceptibility to this disease.…”
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The Prevalence of Undiagnosed Age-Related Sight-Threatening Diseases in Self-Proclaimed Healthy Individuals by Sophie Lemmens, João Barbosa Breda, Karel Van Keer, Tine Jacobs, Ruben Van Landeghem, Patrick De Boever, Ingeborg Stalmans

“…Information regarding follow-up was collected in those who received the advice of referral to an ophthalmologist or the advice to have more frequent follow-up visits, based on their study evaluation. …”
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Teaching accounting principles using augmented reality and artificial intelligence-generated IsiZulu language translations by Abejide Ade-Ibijola, Aneetha Sukhari, Solomon Sunday Oyelere

“…The prevalence of English as the medium of instruction in higher education, is a challenge for students who speak English as a second language. In South Africa, and Africa as a whole, the majority of the population speak in their mother tongue as a first language, which is problematic for students enrolled at English medium universities. …”
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Can post-mining territories become landscapes in motion?A Spatial Strategy to Build a (Landscape) Reputation for a Neglected Area in Tuscany, Italy by Camilla Perrone, Maddalena Rossi, Flavia Giallorenzo

“…It finds itself in-between several renowned branded landscapes, such as Chianti (or Chiantishire as named by British citizens who began coming to this area for holidays in the late 20th Century), the small city of San Giovanni Valdarno and other prestigious Tuscan landscapes. …”
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Comparisons of risk factors and outcomes between abdominal aortic aneurysm and peripheral arterial disease: a case-control study by Ian Beeton, Jay Acharya, Bengisu Kesin Meric, James Hobden, Tahir Ali, Thang S. Han

“…Compared to those with AAA, patients with PAD were at greater risk of death in the entire sample: hazard ratio = 3.34 (95% CI, 1.64-6.79), and in those who underwent vascular surgery: hazard ratio = 4.90 (95% CI, 1.88-12.79). …”
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A Comparison of Dental Students’ Self-Assessment and Instructors’ Assessment in Competency Examinations in a Preclinical Operative Dentistry Course by Alghilan MA, Munaga S, Aldakhil A

“…There was no significant difference in the scoring of instructors and high achievers classified in the “excellent” category (p = 0.392).Conclusion: In preclinical operative dentistry education, students’ ability to accurately self-assess the quality of their work varies, and may be predicted by gender and achievement level. Students who underestimate their performance in self-assessment tend not to show improvement in their actual performance.Keywords: assessment, dental education, dental student, operative dentistry, rubric, self-assessment…”
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AOZORA: long-term safety and joint health in paediatric persons with haemophilia A without factor VIII inhibitors receiving emicizumab – protocol for a multicentre, open-label, pha... by Seitaro Yoshida, Masashi Taki, Hideyuki Takedani, Midori Shima, Keiji Nogami, Azusa Nagao, Haruko Yamaguchi-Suita, Yui Kyogoku, Akira Ishiguro, Kaoru Kitsukawa

“…Currently, 30 participants have been enrolled, including 20 emicizumab-naïve participants and 10 who transferred from HOHOEMI, a previous study in paediatric PwHA.Ethics and dissemination The AOZORA study was approved by the Institutional Review Boards of Nara Medical University and the St Marianna University Group. …”
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Efficacy Of Vocal Cord Medialization by Injection Thyroplasty Using Liquid Paraffin In Relieving Hoarseness Of Voice In Idiopathic And Traumatic Unilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis by Muhammad Saleem, Muhammad Sarim Khan, Ashar Alamgir, Muhammad Hamza Rana, Hafiz Sajjad Hyder, Syeda Jamila Ali

“…The sample size was calculated using the WHO sample size calculator. All the patients in the study presented with hoarseness of voice due to either traumatic injury, idiopathic aetiology, or post-thyroidectomy. …”
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Daratumumab for Bortezomib-Refractory Proliferative Glomerulonephritis With Monoclonal Immunoglobulin Deposits in Kidney Allograft: A Case Report by Zewei Chen, Shangxi Fu, Jun Wu, Xiaoling Luo, Zhiguo Mao, Dechao Xu, Xiang Gao

“…Herein, we first described a unique patient with recurrent PGNMID in kidney allograft who was treated with daratumumab after not responding to bortezomib-based regimens. …”
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Prioritization of the Skills to Be Mastered for the Daily Jobs of Japanese Dental Hygienists by Yoshiaki Nomura, Erika Kakuta, Ayako Okada, Yuko Yamamoto, Hiroshi Tomonari, Noriyasu Hosoya, Nobuhiro Hanada, Naomi Yoshida, Noriko Takei

“…In this study, the responses of 3,807 dental hygienists who worked at dental clinics were analyzed. We analyzed 77 kinds of daily jobs and the items regarding the motivation to work. …”
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Small Magnets, Big Future: Low-Field MRI Technology and Clinical Utility by Mohamamdreza Elhaie, Abolfazl Koozari, Iraj Abedi, Mahmoud Mohammadi-Sadr, Abbas Monsef

“…It enables the scanning of anxious patients and children who cannot tolerate enclosed high-field scanners due to discomfort. …”
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Disrupted Regional Spontaneous Neural Activity in Mild Cognitive Impairment Patients with Depressive Symptoms: A Resting-State fMRI Study by Xiaozheng Liu, Yunhai Tu, Yirou Zang, Aiqin Wu, Zhongwei Guo, Jiawei He

“…Depressive symptoms are common in individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) who have an increased risk of dementia. It is currently unclear whether the pattern of spontaneous brain activity in patients with MCI differs between subjects with and without depressive symptoms. …”
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Recovery of the Intestinal Microbiota Metabolic Activity in Patients with Bronchial Asthma by O. Yu. Zolnikova, N. D. Potskhverashvili, N. I. Kokina

“…The administration of a probiotic after a course of rifaximin-α led to a decrease in the relative amount of isoacids and the isoacids/acids ratio in comparison with patients who received rifaximin-α only for treatment of SIBO (p <0.05).Conclusion. …”
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Endoscopic ultrasound-guided hepaticogastrostomy and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography-guided biliary drainage for distal malignant biliary obstruction due to pancreat... by Naminatsu Takahara, Yousuke Nakai, Kensaku Noguchi, Tatsunori Suzuki, Tatsuya Sato, Ryunosuke Hakuta, Kazunaga Ishigaki, Tomotaka Saito, Tsuyoshi Hamada, Mitsuhiro Fujishiro

“…Methods We enrolled 56 patients with pancreatic cancer and asymptomatic DI who underwent EUS-HGS (n=25) or ERCP-BD (n=31). …”
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Efficacy of Diltiazem for the Control of Blood Pressure in Puerperal Patients with Severe Preeclampsia: A Randomized, Single-Blind, Controlled Trial by Gilberto Arias-Hernández, Cruz Vargas-De-León, Claudia C Calzada-Mendoza, María Esther Ocharan-Hernández

“…Significantly, patients who received diltiazem had fewer hypertension and hypotension episodes and stayed fewer days in the intensive care unit than those treated with nifedipine. …”
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Hyperandrogenism, Elevated 17-Hydroxyprogesterone and Its Urinary Metabolites in a Young Woman with Ovarian Steroid Cell Tumor, Not Otherwise Specified: Case Report and Review of t... by Felix C. K. Wong, Angela Z. Chan, W. S. Wong, Angel H. W. Kwan, Tracy S. M. Law, Jacqueline P. W. Chung, Jeffrey S. S. Kwok, Angel O. K. Chan

“…We describe a case of a 24-year-old overweight woman who presented with hirsutism, secondary amenorrhea, clitoromegaly, and symptoms of diabetes mellitus (DM). …”
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Utility of Endoscopic Examination in the Diagnosis of Acute Graft-versus-Host Disease in the Lower Gastrointestinal Tract by Kosuke Nomura, Toshiro Iizuka, Daisuke Kaji, Hisashi Yamamoto, Yasutaka Kuribayashi, Masami Tanaka, Tsukasa Furuhata, Satoshi Yamashita, Daisuke Kikuchi, Akira Matsui, Toshifumi Mitani, Yasunori Ota, Shuichi Taniguchi, Shu Hoteya

“…Methods. Of 1231 patients who underwent allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation between January 2005 and December 2014, 186 of whom underwent colonoscopy and biopsy and had no cytomegalovirus infection. …”
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