PPAR Gamma Expression Levels during Development of Heart Failure in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease after Coronary Artery Bypass-Grafting by Izabela Wojtkowska, Andrzej Tysarowski, Katarzyna Seliga, Janusz A. Siedlecki, Zbigniew Juraszyński, Milosz Marona, Lidia Greszata, Anna Skrobisz, Karol Kaminski, Robert Sawicki, Janina Stępińska

“…We followed up 157 patients (mean age 63) with CAD without clinical, laboratory, or echo parameters of HF who underwent CABG. Clinical and laboratory status were assessed before CABG and at 1, 12, and 24 months. …”
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The neighborhood walk: introducing first-year medical students to social determinants of health in underserved neighborhoods by Tien C. Nguyen, Lilly W. Tang, Emma Bryant, Awa S. Jobe, Amy J. Yu, Yui Sugiura, Thuy Bui

“…There was a significant association between growing up in Pittsburgh and self-rating of comfortableness with helping patients obtain community resources (p = 0.02). Students who completed pre-visit materials were more likely to rate the materials (p < 0.01) and debrief session as helpful (p < 0.01). …”
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Left ventricular output indices and sacubitril/valsartan titration: role of stroke volume index by Paolo Tolomeo, Ottavio Zucchetti, Emanuele D'Aniello, Noemi Punzo, Federico Marchini, Luca Di Ienno, Elisabetta Tonet, Rita Pavasini, Claudio Rapezzi, Gianluca Campo, Matteo Serenelli

“…Methods and results We analysed 106 HFrEF patients who underwent echocardiography examination up to 1 week before starting treatment with sacubitril/valsartan. …”
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Predictors of Neurological and Functional Recovery in Patients with Moderate to Severe Ischemic Stroke: The EPICA Study by Manuel Murie-Fernández, Mercedes Molleda Marzo

“…A larger percentage of patients with more severe stroke (NIHSS>14) who received MLC901 showed above median improvements on mRS compared to control group at M1 (71.4% vs. 29.4%; p=0.032) and M3 (85.7% vs. 50%; p=0.058). …”
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Prevalence and correlates of symptoms of depression, anxiety, and psychological distress among women of reproductive age with delayed conception in urban and peri-urban low to mid-... by Barsha Gadapani Pathak, Gitau Mburu, Ndema Habib, Rita Kabra, Aiysha Malik, James Kiarie, Ranadip Chowdhury, Neeta Dhabhai, Sarmila Mazumder

“…Specifically, addressing social isolation, fostering supportive networks, combating violence towards women, and incorporating fertility counselling and group-based psychosocial interventions within community and healthcare settings are needed to alleviate mental health symptoms among women who have difficulties in conceiving. However, the successful implementation of these recommendations may be challenged by the availability of the state's healthcare resources, necessitating tailored strategies with contextual adaptations.…”
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A new and automated risk prediction of coronary artery disease using clinical endpoints and medical imaging-derived patient-specific insights: protocol for the retrospective GeoCAD... by Louisa Jorm, Daniel Moses, Dona Adikari, Ramtin Gharleghi, Shisheng Zhang, Arcot Sowmya, Sze-Yuan Ooi, Susann Beier

“…This may open new pathways in the early implementation of personalised preventive therapies in susceptible individuals as a potential key in addressing the growing burden of CAD.Methods and analysis GeoCAD is a retrospective cohort study in 1000 adult patients who have undergone CTCA for investigation of suspected CAD. …”
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Nursing Skill Assessment of Hospital Nurses in Management of Critically Ill Patients by Lingli Xu, Qiyu Sun, Jiayi Feng, Li Jing Huang, Chunjing Xu, Weihong Shen, Jian Ding, Yongmei Jin

“…Methods. 90 cases of critically ill patients aged from 18 to 65 who were treated in our hospital from April 2020 to April 2021 were selected and divided into the control group and observation group, respectively, with 45 cases according to the drawing method. …”
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Evaluation of indirect indices in the insulin resistance assessment in patients with different body mass index by Lejla Čano Dedić, Arzija Pašalić, Emsel Papić, Emir Begagić, Sabina Šečić Selimović, Mario Gazibarić, Sabina Šegalo

“…The studied group consisted of 91 subjects with a suspected diagnosis of IR who were further categorized according to BMI, while control group consisted from 38 age- and gender-matched subjects. …”
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Comparison of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration and Biopsy Device for Lymphadenopathy by Yuki Tanisaka, Masafumi Mizuide, Akashi Fujita, Tomoya Ogawa, Ryuichiro Araki, Masahiro Suzuki, Hiromune Katsuda, Youichi Saito, Kazuya Miyaguchi, Tomoaki Tashima, Yumi Mashimo, Masami Yasuda, Shomei Ryozawa

“…This study evaluated the diagnostic accuracy and usefulness of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) with a conventional needle compared to endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle biopsy (EUS-FNB) with a Franseen needle for diagnosing lymphadenopathy. Methods. Patients who underwent EUS-FNA or EUS-FNB for mediastinal or abdominal lymphadenopathy between July 2013 and August 2020 were enrolled in the study. …”
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Making Maoshan Great Again: Religious Rhetoric and Popular Mobilisation from Late Qing to Republican China (1864–1937) by Qijun Zheng

“…Additionally, this study also highlights the crucial role of social networks, particularly the efforts of key individuals such as Zhang Hefeng 張鶴峰 (fl. 1860–1864), Long Zehou 龍澤厚 (1860–1945), Jiang Daomin 江導岷 (1867–1939), Wang Yiting 王一亭 (1867–1938) and Teng Ruizhi 滕瑞芝 (fl. 1920–1947) who facilitated the reconstruction, reprinting and dissemination of these texts. …”
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Exploratory analysis of potential toxic elements in Moroccan couscous and health risk evaluation utilizing ICP-OES by Othmane Hammani, Najlae El-Otmani, Omar Ben Lenda, Hamza El Azhari, Abderrazak Rfaki, Naima Lahlouhi, Youssef Mourad, Abdelaziz Abdallaoui

“…In order to address this concern, our exploratory study assessed the contamination levels in couscous samples available in Morocco in 2023, focusing on lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd) due to their severe health impacts even at low concentrations, as noted by the WHO. Study Area: Twenty-four couscous samples procured from diverse markets in Rabat, Sale, and Temara, which are located in the northern part of Morocco. …”
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Exploring healthcare workers’ immunisation behaviour towards COVID-19 vaccines through psychological patterns by Nour El Houda Benkaddour, Sara Ramdani, Hind Khalil, Asmae Lekfif, Naima Abda, Bouchra Oneib, Yassamine Bentata

“…A snowball sampling method was used to select the participants who were administered a questionnaire. Logistic regression analysis was performed with p  0.05 being the level of statistical significance. …”
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Associations between Physical Exercise, Quality of Life, Psychological Symptoms and Treatment Side Effects in Early Breast Cancer by Leena Vehmanen, Johanna Mattson, Evangelos Karademas, Albino J. Oliveira-Maia, Berta Sousa, Ruth Pat-Horenczyk, Ketti Mazzocco, Panagiotis Simos, Fátima Cardoso, Greta Pettini, Chiara Marzorati, Eleni Kolokotroni, Georgios Stamatakos, Diana Frasquilho, Paula Poikonen-Saksela

“…The inactive participants reported more anxiety (p<0.05) and depression (p<0.001), lower global quality of life (p<0.001), and more side effects (p<0.05) than the others at twelve months. Accordingly, those who remained inactive or decreased their level of exercise from baseline to twelve months reported more anxiety (p<0.01) and depression (p<0.001), lower global quality of life (p<0.001), and more side effects (p<0.05) than those with the same or increased level of exercise. …”
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Náboženská a církevně-správní situace na Chrudimsku v 18. století ve světle zpovědních výkazů by Ladislav Nekvapil

“…As a conclusion, the work evaluates the success of recatholisation efforts given the high numbers of persons who became members of the newly formed Evangelic churches in the period following the issuance of the Edict of Tolerance. …”
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Asymptomatic testing people for SARS-CoV-2 in healthcare facilities: A systematic review by Olabisi A. Oduwole, Glory Bassey, Grace Esebanmen, Samuel Shoyinka, Johnsolomon Ohenhen, Elise Cogo, Nicholas Henschke, Eleanor Ochodo, Martin M. Meremikwu

“…Background: Asymptomatic testing involves the process whereby individuals who do not show symptoms of COVID-19 are tested for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection using any of the available laboratory test techniques. …”
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Risk factors for growth retardation in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a case-control study by Ying Zhang, Liping Song, Weihu Ma, Ye Wang, Peipei Wang, Xiaolin Zhang, Zhe Zhang, Yuan Zhang, Qianhui Yu, Yang Yu, Lin Zhang

“…Methods Clinical data from 155 JIA children who were treated at our hospital between January 2019 and December 2022 were analyzed. …”
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Prognostic Factors for Clinical Response in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients Treated by Allogeneic Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Lihui Wen, Myriam Labopin, Manuela Badoglio, Dandan Wang, Lingyun Sun, Dominique Farge-Bancel

“…All adult patients identified in the Nanjing database with an SLE Disease Activity Index (SLEDAI) score≥8 at baseline that had undergone MSC transplant and who had at least 1 year of follow-up after one or two successive intravenous injections of allogeneic BM-/UC-MSCs (1 million/kg) were analyzed. …”
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Paraplegia due to Thoracic Mobile Schwannoma after Myelography by Akira Honda, Yoichi Iizuka, Tokue Mieda, Hiroyuki Sonoda, Sho Ishiwata, Yohei Kakuta, Daisuke Tsunoda, Eiji Takasawa, Tsuyoshi Tajika, Hiromi Koshi, Hirotaka Chikuda

“…Case Presentation. A 25-year-old man who had weakness and numbness in both his legs also had pain radiating to the back that was induced by back flexion or extension and jumping. …”
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Presenting the Model of Eco-Leadership in Elementary Schools with an Interpretive Phenomenological Approach by Adel Zahed babolan, Seyyedmohammad Seyyedkalan

“…The research environment consists of school principals and teachers who have a history of green schools. They were selected using a targeted snowball sampling method to reach 23 participants until theoretical saturation was achieved. …”
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The challenge of a late diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder: co-occurring trajectories and camouflage tendencies. a case report of a young Autistic female with Avoidant Restricti... by Sara Passarini, Sara Passarini, Silvia Guerrera, Maria Picilli, Maria Picilli, Elisa Fucà, Laura Casula, Deny Menghini, Sabine Pirchio, Valeria Zanna, Giovanni Valeri, Stefano Vicari, Stefano Vicari

“…., a young girl with a late diagnosis of ASD who also developed unspecific depressive mood disorder and ARFID in co-occurrence. …”
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