Preliminary Results of the Adoption and Application of the Integrated Comprehensive Care Bundle Care Program When Treating Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Jason R. Guertin, James M. Bowen, Carolyn Gosse, Gord Blackhouse, Daria J. O’Reilly, Emanuel Baltaga, Gerard Cox, Donna Johnson, Brandi Le Blanc, Jane Loncke, Stewart Pugsley, Ravi Sivakumaran, Laura Wheatley, Kevin Smith, Jean-Eric Tarride

“…Results. All 76 patients who entered the ICC program (100.0%) were matched 1 : 1 to 76 eligible non-ICC patients (28.4%). …”
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Effects of Bilateral M1 Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Pain and Mood in Patients with Non-Specific Chronic Low Back Pain by LU Xuefang, YUAN Peng, DENG Shukun, SU Qiuju, FANG Xiangming, CHEN Gangrui, YANG Han, SHEN Ying

“…ObjectiveTo observe the effects of a novel transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) device known as "Halo Sport" on pain and mood in patients with non-specific chronic low back pain (NSCLBP), by specifically targeting the bilateral primary motor cortex (M1 region).MethodsForty-two patients with NSCLBP who were treated in the Rehabilitation Medicine Department of Wuxi People's Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University from July 2023 to March 2024 were recruited. …”
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POSSIBILITIES OF DIAGNOSIS OF RADIATION INJURIES AND REHABILITATION OF PATIENTS AFTER COMBINED TREATMENT OF MALIGNANT TUMORS OF THE BREAST by A. V. Kondakov, M. E. Borodina, O. V. Andrianov, N. I. Rozhkova

“…The study included 259 women who had undergone combined treatment of breast cancer. …”
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Alternative approaches for monitoring and evaluation of lymphatic filariasis following mass drug treatment with ivermectin, diethylcarbamazine and albendazole in East New Britain P... by Krufinta Bun, Benedict Mode, Melinda Susapu, Joyceline Salo, Catherine Bjerum, Michael Payne, Daniel Tisch, Makoto Sekihara, Emanuele Giorgi, Gary J Weil, Peter U Fischer, Leanne Robinson, Moses Laman, Christopher L King

“…<h4>Background</h4>WHO recommends two annual rounds of mass drug administration (MDA) with ivermectin, diethylcarbamazine, and albendazole (IDA) for lymphatic filariasis (LF) elimination in treatment naïve areas that are not co-endemic for onchocerciasis such as Papua New Guinea (PNG). …”
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International expert consensus on micronutrient supplement use during the early life course by Irene Cetin, Roland Devlieger, Erika Isolauri, Rima Obeid, Francesca Parisi, Stefan Pilz, Lenie van Rossem, Maternal Nutrition Delphi Study Group, Régine Steegers-Theunissen

“…Results Thirty-five experts participated in the panel, who were healthcare professionals (HCPs), researchers and joint HCP-researchers with expertise in nutrition, gynaecology and/or obstetrics. …”
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Adult hypophosphatasia presenting with recurrent acute joint pain by Hayao Yoshida, Takaaki Murakami, Atsubumi Ogawa, Takashi Sunouchi, Naoko Hidaka, Nobuaki Ito, Hiromi Murakami, Hidenori Kawasaki, Tomoyuki Akiyama, Katsumi Nakajima, Daisuke Yabe, Taizo Yamamoto

“…This case highlights the possibility of HPP in adults who present clinically with repeated joint symptoms and low serum ALP levels but without bone-related symptoms.…”
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Association between the screen time spent watching short videos at bedtime and essential hypertension in young and middle-aged people: a cross-sectional study by Fengde Li, Fangfang Ma, Shangyu Liu, Le Wang, Lishuang Ji, Mingqi Zheng, Gang Liu

“…Methods This study included 4318 young and middle-aged people who underwent medical examinations at Hengshui People’s Hospital between January 2023 and September 2023. …”
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Early childhood deprivation and the impact of negative life events on mental health in later life: a test of the stress sensitization hypothesis by Jala Rizeq, Mark Kennedy, Kirellos Miseih, Wangjingyi Liao, Edmund J. S. Sonuga-Barke

“…The remainder were UK adoptees (16 females) with no history of deprivation who were placed before the age of 6 months. For this analysis, data on emotional problems, autism, and disinhibited social engagement were used at both age 15 years and in early adulthood (23–25 years) using standardized questionnaire and interview measures. …”
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Oblique Lumbar Interbody Fusion Combined With Anterolateral Fixation and Cement Augmentation for the Treatment of Degenerative Lumbar Diseases in the Elderly Population: A Retrospe... by Weiqi Han, Lei He, Fei Wang, Xiaofeng Zhao, Cong Jin

“…AF + CA is a viable alternative, especially for elderly patients with comorbidities who may not tolerate the longer operative durations or greater blood loss associated with BPS.…”
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Clinical and microbiological characteristics and prognosis of invasive infection caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae in the community by Hongkui Sun, Hanlin Zhang, Wenqing Lai, Li Lei, Jianwei Li, Miaolian Chen, Haijun Li, Zhanyuan Zhao

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis identified high viscosity type (OR:2.26, p = 0.031) and shock (OR:3.42, p = 0.001) as significant risk factors for invasive infection. Among patients who succumbed to invasive infections, multivariate Cox regression analysis revealed that elevated CK-MB (OR: 1.01, p = 0.040), increased IL-6 levels (OR: 1.00, p = 0.023), and high SOFA scores (OR: 1.16, p = 0.017) were linked to increased mortality risk. …”
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CD-1 mice females recognize male reproductive success via volatile organic compounds in urine by A. S. Khotskina, E. L. Zavjalov, E. P. Shnayder, L. A. Gerlinskaya, S. O. Maslennikova, D. V. Petrovskii, M. N. Baldin, A. L. Makas, V. M. Gruznov, M. L. Troshkov, M. P. Moshkin

“…At the same time, naive females, who did not participate in reproduction, assessed the urine of the successful males as more attractive, which was expressed in shorter Latency time of sniffs in the Olfactory test. …”
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Gender Preferences in Healthcare: A Study of Saudi Patients&rsquo; Physician Preferences by Alhomayani KM, Bukhary HA, Aljuaid FI, Alotaibi TA, Alqurashi FS, Althobaiti KN, Althobaiti NS, Althomali OY, Althobaiti AA, Aljuaid MM, Muhyei AM

“…The study was conducted across various regions of Saudi Arabia, with participants recruited via social media platforms using convenience sampling aged 18 years and older who were actively pursuing medical care. A total of 3949 participants (37.9% males and 62.1% females) with a mean age of 33.43 years and a standard deviation of 19.08 were included. …”
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Colorectal Serrated Neoplasia: An Institutional 12-Year Review Highlights the Impact of a Screening Programme by A. J. McCarthy, S. M. O’Reilly, J. Shanley, R. Geraghty, E. J. Ryan, G. Cullen, K. Sheahan

“…All available and suitable slides were reviewed by one pathologist, who was blinded to the original diagnosis and the site of the polyp. …”
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Evolutionary determinants of reproductive seasonality: A theoretical approach by Burtschell, Lugdiwine, Dezeure, Jules, Huchard, Elise, Godelle, Bernard

“…The goal of this study was to investigate the drivers of evolutionary transitions towards reproductive seasonality using a realistic agent-based optimisation model simulating the life cycle of a female yellow baboon, who typically breeds year-round. Specifically, we tested the influence of three ecological traits (environmental seasonality, productivity and unpredictability) and three life-history traits (daily reproductive energy expenditure, reproductive cycle length and infant extrinsic mortality) on the intensity of reproductive seasonality. …”
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Introduction by Anne Marie Devlin, Katie Ní Loingsigh, T.J. Ó Ceallaigh, Aisling O'Donnell

“…This strong engagement from the scholarly community is a testament to the hard work of our predecessors, who have advanced the journal’s commitment to scientific rigour and international visibility. …”
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Deconstructing the self and reshaping perceptions: An intensive whole-brain 7T MRI case study of the stages of insight during advanced investigative insight meditation by Winson F.Z. Yang, Avijit Chowdhury, Terje Sparby, Matthew D. Sacchet

“…We investigated the neurophenomenology of SoI in an intensively sampled adept meditator case study (4 hr 7T fMRI collected in 26 runs with concurrent phenomenology) who performed SoI and rated specific aspects of experience immediately thereafter. …”
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Synergistic fermentation of vitamin B2 (riboflavin) bio-enriched soy milk: optimization and techno-functional characterization of next generation functional vegan foods by Ananya Rana, Neetu Kumra Taneja, Anupama Singh, Tejpal Dhewa, Vikram Kumar, Ankur Kumar, Komal Chauhan, Vijay Juneja, Harinder Singh Oberoi

“…This advancement is particularly significant for lactose-intolerant and vegan consumers who may lack sufficient dietary sources of Vitamin B2.…”
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Effects of using different levels of dietary chitosan on some immune indices and antioxidant defense system in Vannamei shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei by Saeed Dayani, Valiallah Jafari, Roghayeh Safari, Seyed Hossein Hoseinifar

“…For this purpose, diets supplemented with feed additives have won the interest of researchers who are concerned with the aquaculture field, the most important of which is chitosan, a cationic biopolymer, derived from the alkaline deacetylation of chitin; a natural polymer found in the exoskeletons of insects, crustaceans and fungal cell walls. …”
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A preoperative predictive model based on multi-modal features to predict pathological complete response after neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy in esophageal cancer patients by Yana Qi, Yanran Hu, Chengting Lin, Ge Song, Liting Shi, Hui Zhu

“…BackgroundThis study aimed to develop a multi-modality model by incorporating pretreatment computed tomography (CT) radiomics and pathomics features along with clinical variables to predict pathologic complete response (pCR) to neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy in patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer (EC).MethodA total of 223 EC patients who underwent neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy followed by surgical intervention between August 2021 and December 2023 were included in this study. …”
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Optimum technique of carotid artery reconstruction in her atherosclerotic lesion by V. V. Akhmetov, V. I. Dunaeva, F. A. Vryganov, S. V. Ordynets, I. P. Dudano

“…In a retrospective study, we collected data on 1.242 patients who trans- ferred KEA from January 2011 to December 2019, using a patch was performed in 239 cases in 1003 — primary suture closure. …”
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