Inverse Relationship Between Leydig Cell Density and Metastatic Potential of Prostatic Adenocarcinoma by W. John Wang, Y. Albert Yeh, Paul Stout, Kang Fan

“…Thirty‐eight age‐compatible autopsy cases who died of unrelated causes served as normal controls. …”
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A Rare Case of Digital Ischemia and Gangrene in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis with Review of the Literature by Richard A. Lau, Ramandeep Bains, Duminda Suraweera, Jane Ma, Emil R. Heinze, Andrew L. Wong, Philip J. Clements

“…This paper describes one patient with Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody- (ANCA-) associated vasculitis who initially presented with multiple ischemic fingers and toes. …”
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A relational approach to co-create Advance Care Planning with and for people living with dementia: a narrative study by Tharin Phenwan, Judith Sixsmith, Linda McSwiggan, Deans Buchanan

“…This was reflected in the Relational interdependency narrative where PwD almost always co-created and revised their ACPs with trusted key persons who provided relational support. The Trigger points narrative indicated various points in time when PwD can effectively initiate and revise their ACPs, ranging from before the diagnosis to years afterwards, challenging the current suggestion of an early ACP initiation. …”
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Analyzing the Professional Satisfaction and Organisational Identification in Football Referees by Yeşim BAYRAKDAROĞLU, Yavuz ÖNTÜRK, Üstün TÜRKER, Mustafa AYHAN, Mahir KAPLAN, Büşra UYAR ŞAFAK

“…Class A referees exhibited a greater level of organizational identification compared to those in lower classifications. Referees who expressed contentment with their assignment frequency and income levels indicated a significant increase in professional satisfaction and organizational identification. …”

Does Anterior Palatoplasty Performed in Addition to Expansion Sphincter Pharyngoplasty During Multilevel Surgery Affect the Results of Surgery in OSAS Patients? by Ayşe İriz, Mehmet Düzlü, Süleyman Cebeci, Recep Karamet, Oğuz Köktürk

“…Surgical success ratio revealed exactly same (p=1.000) compared with the patients who were not performed AP. Preoperative apnea index, apnea/hypopnea index (AHI), and supine AHI were significantly higher in surgically unsuccessful cases (p<0.05). …”
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Implementation of RedCap data systems in Kenyan psychiatric rehabilitation: a community case study by Neal Patel, Matthew Turissini, Florence Jaguga, Julius Barasa, Lily Okeyo, Mercy Kimaiyo, Gilliane Kosgei, Naomi Kipkorir, Edith Kamaru Kwobah

“…The goals of the data systems were 1) To collect and organize information for continuous quality improvement of services at Nawiri, 2) To collect information for reporting to MTRH leadership, Ministry of Health as well as private funders, 3) To provide data to assess outcomes of people who receive services at Nawiri to create evidence for effective interventions to help create policy to make psychiatric rehabilitation more available to people living with Severe mental illness in Kenya. …”
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Assessing the Air Quality Impact of Train Operation at Tokyo Metro Shibuya Station from Portable Sensor Data by Deepanshu Agarwal, Xuan Truong Trinh, Wataru Takeuchi

“…Air pollution remains a critical global health concern, with 91% of the world’s population exposed to air quality exceeding World Health Organization (WHO) standards and indoor pollution causing approximately 3.8 million deaths annually due to incomplete fuel combustion. …”
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Monosomy 21 Seen in Live Born Is Unlikely to Represent True Monosomy 21: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Trent Burgess, Lilian Downie, Mark D. Pertile, David Francis, Melissa Glass, Sara Nouri, Rosalynn Pszczola

“…We report a case of a neonate who was shown with routine chromosome analysis on peripheral blood lymphocytes to have full monosomy 21. …”
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Sleep-related drugs utilization and suicide behaviors: a population-based study in China by Yunshu Zhang, Bo Liu, Keqing Li, Hailing Jia, Hemin Shi, Yongqiao Liu, Jianfeng Li, Long Sun

“…Participants were categorized into general individuals without suicidal behaviors (GNS), suicidal ideators without a plan or attempt (SINPA), suicidal ideators with a plan but no attempt (SIP), and individuals who attempted suicide (SA). Insomnia, sleep apnea, rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (RBD), and narcolepsy were assessed using the Athens Insomnia Scale, Berlin Questionnaire, Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder Questionnaire, and Ullanlinna Narcolepsy Scale, respectively. …”
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Initial validation of the clinical significance of the NETest in Japanese gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor patients by Hao Zhang, Takahiro Tsuchikawa, Satoshi Takeuchi, Kenji Hirata, Kimitaka Tanaka, Aya Matsui, Yoshitsugu Nakanishi, Toshimichi Asano, Takehiro Noji, Toru Nakamura, Shintaro Takeuchi, Masataka Wada, Satoshi Hirano

“…The diagnostic sensitivity was 97.1%. Among three patients who underwent R0 resection and four treated with peptide receptor radionuclide therapy, the changes in NETest scores closely correlated with disease progression. …”
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The Rise of Transradial Artery Access for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes in Australia by Ryan James Ocsan, Ata Doost, Paul Marley, Ahmad Farshid

“…A retrospective study of consecutive ACS patients from 2011 to 2017 who underwent PCI via TRA or TFA. The primary outcome was Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events (MACE), a composite of death, myocardial infarction (MI), target lesion revascularisation (TLR), or coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) at 12 months. …”
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Myoepithelial Carcinoma of the Breast Treated with Surgery and Chemotherapy by Yumi Endo, Hiroshi Sugiura, Hiroko Yamashita, Satoru Takahashi, Nobuyasu Yoshimoto, Mai Iwasa, Tomoko Asano, Tatsuya Toyama

“…We report a 61-year-old patient with breast myoepithelial carcinoma who developed locoregional and distant metastases and received many chemotherapy regimens. …”
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Coxiella Endocarditis as the Cause of Recurrent Fever and Brain Abscess in a Patient with Complex Congenital Heart Disease: A Case Report and Literature Review by Ioannis A. Ziogas, Alexandros P. Evangeliou, Olga Tsachouridou, Alexandra Arvanitaki, Afroditi Tsona, Vassilios Kamperidis, Marianthi Papagianni, Theofilos Panagiotidis, Ilias A. Tourtounis, George Giannakoulas, Symeon Metallidis

“…We present the case of an 18-year-old male with a history of complex congenital heart disease and 3-year intermittent episodes of fever of unknown origin, who was referred to our hospital for upper and lower extremity focal seizures. …”
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Analysis of Extrahepatic Multiple Primary Malignancies in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma according to Viral Infection Status by Keita Kai, Atsushi Miyoshi, Kenji Kitahara, Masanori Masuda, Yukari Takase, Kohji Miyazaki, Hirokazu Noshiro, Osamu Tokunaga

“…A total of 412 patients who underwent surgical resection for primary HCC were enrolled. …”
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Somatotypes and handgrip strength analysis of elite Serbian sambo athletes by Jelena Slankamenac, Tatjana Trivić, Damjan Jakšić, Miodrag Drapšin, Nemanja Lakićević, Patrik Drid

“…A total of 70 elite Serbian sambo athletes participated in the study, who were participants of the World Cadet Sambo Championship held in Novi Sad. …”
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Clinical Predictors of Hospital-acquired Pneumonia Associated with Acute Ischemic by Alexis Suárez Quesada, Ezequiel López Espinosa, Noelsis García Verdecia, Miguel Ángel Serra Valdés

“…Cases of hospital-acquired pneumonia associated with stroke accounted for 19, 9 %. Subjects who developed pneumonia were older (68.55 ± 13.51 vs. 63.08 ± 14.36 years), had a lower score in the Glasgow Coma Scale (8.00 ± 2.60 vs. 14.00 ± 2.82), and an increased number of leukocytes at admission (10.888 ± 3.487 vs. 9.233 ± 2.539 × 109/L). …”
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The Resuscitation, Equilibrium and De-escalation (RED) strategy: a phased, personalized hemodynamic support in children with sepsis by Jaime Fernández-Sarmiento, Sushitra Ranjit, L. Nelson Sanchez-Pinto, Vinay M. Nadkarni, Roberto Jabornisky, Niranjan Kissoon

“…After the resuscitation phase, active fluid removal through diuresis or dialysis is increasingly being used in patients who receive fluid therapy, but it has not yet been standardized, and the safest and most effective strategies in children are still not known. …”
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Critical assessment of uncertainty in economic evaluations on influenza vaccines for the elderly population in Spain by Raúl Ortiz-de-Lejarazu Leonardo, Javier Díez Domingo, Ángel Gil de Miguel, Federico Martinón Torres, Esther Redondo Margüello, Juan Luis López-Belmonte Claver, Paloma I. Palomo-Jiménez, J. Manel Farré Avellà, José María Abellán Perpiñán

“…Potential sources of structural, methodologic and parametric uncertainty in CEA results were systematically analysed using the TRansparent Uncertainty ASsessmenT (TRUST) Tool, quality assessment checklists, and the WHO guidance on economic evaluations of influenza vaccine strategies. …”
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Evaluating the usefulness of plasma chromogranin A measurement in cyclic ACTH-dependent Cushing’s syndrome by Keisuke Kakizawa, Miho Yamashita, Yuto Kawauchi, Akira Ikeya, Kenji Ohba, Akio Matsushita

“…A retrospective study was conducted to determine the efficacy of plasma chromogranin A in three patients with ectopic ACTH syndrome (EAS), including the present case, and six patients with Cushing’s disease (CD) who visited our hospital between 2018 and 2021. …”
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Recruiting hard-to-reach populations via respondent driven sampling for mobile phone surveys in Colombia: a qualitative study by Camila Solorzano-Barrera, Mariana Rodriguez-Patarroyo, Angélica Tórres-Quintero, Deivis Nicolas Guzman-Tordecilla, Aixa Natalia Franco-Rodriguez, Vidhi Maniar, Prakriti Shrestha, Andrés I. Vecino-Ortiz, George W. Pariyo, Dustin G. Gibson, Joseph Ali

“…Recruitment strategies are valuable in part because hard-to-reach populations are often most accessible through their contacts within their social network who can serve as trust liaisons and drive engagement. …”
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