Against Futility Judgments for Patients with Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness by William Choi

“…However, these beliefs can be predicated on prejudiced perceptions about the quality of life of individuals with disabilities or chronic illnesses, a phenomenon commonly referred to as the disability paradox.[11] The paradox describes the discrepancy between patients with disabilities who report a quality of life much higher than non-disabled individuals would predict their ratings. …”
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Resilience Based on Community-Oriented Capacities in Crisis Conditions by Mohammad Jalali, Mahdi Mahmoodzadeh Vashan, Nour Mohammad Yaghoubi, Mohammad Mohammadi

“…Further, the findings of the research showed that 7 components of the institutional platform, institutional governance, institutional performance, financial and physical resource management, human resource management and information management in the form of organizational factors; 6 components of common valuation, social infrastructure, collective action and participation, social capital, acculturation and social cohesion in the form of group factors; And 5 components of knowledge, skill, awareness, attitude and capacity and ability in the form of individual factors formed the foundations of the model of factors affecting resilience based on community-oriented capacities in crisis conditions.…”
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The Nature of Gradualness for Changes in Place of Articulation Features of Vowels in Serial Optimality Theory: Evidence from Three Iranian Languages by Mehdi Fattahi

“…Despite the explanatory power that this theory offers, especially when rules conspire to achieve a common aim (McCarthy, 2008a:2), it fails where there has to be a fixed order of application of processes, e.g. the requirement of stress application before the deletion of the unstressed vowel in the world’s languages (McCarthy, 2008b) or in the cases of phonological opacity resulting from counter-feeding or counter-bleeding interactions (Jam et. al. 2020, Fattahi and Javaheri 2022, Jam 2023).      …”
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Usefulness of a personalized algorithm‐based discharge checklist in patients hospitalized for acute heart failure by Florent Allain, Virginie Loizeau, Laure Chaufourier, Maya Hallouche, Laurence Herrou, Amir Hodzic, Katrien Blanchart, Annette Belin, Alain Manrique, Paul Milliez, Rémi Sabatier, Damien Legallois

“…Methods and results We designed an algorithm to generate PCL, based on 2016 HF European Society of Cardiology Guidelines and the screening of common comorbidities in elderly HF patients. We prospectively included 139 patients hospitalized for HF from May 2018 to October 2018. …”
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Application of lacrimal gland ultrasonography in the evaluation of chronic ocular graft-versus-host-disease by Mingxia Zhong, Siyuan Liu, Jinghan Luo, Qin Zhang, Zhou Yang, Shanshan Zhang

“…These effects appear to be a common result of chemoradiotherapy-induced inflammation and rejection-associated responses. …”
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Navigating the Ice: Establishing Pre-Concussion Baselines in Ice-Hockey Players for Gait Assessment Utilizing Inertial Measurement Units by Julia Müller, Noah Köppel, Patrick Eggenberger, Emanuel Brunner, Thomas Weber, Eling D. de Bruin

“…Sports-related concussions (SRC) sustained in professional ice hockey are a common in-competition injury leading to highly individual return to sport that can be associated with symptoms lasting days to months (Höllerer et al., 2023). …”
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Hurricane Effects on a Shallow Lake Ecosystem and Its Response to a Controlled Manipulation of Water Level by Karl E. Havens, Kang-Ren Jin, Andrew J. Rodusky, Bruce Sharfstein, Mark A. Brady, Therese L. East, Nenad Iricanin, R. Thomas James, Matthew C. Harwell, Alan D. Steinman

“…In regions where these events are common (e.g., the tropics and subtropics), consideration should be given to how they might affect long-term lake management programs.…”
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Myocarditis and neutrophil-mediated vascular leakage but not cytokine storm associated with fatal murine leptospirosisResearch in context by Stylianos Papadopoulos, David Hardy, Frédérique Vernel-Pauillac, Magali Tichit, Ivo G. Boneca, Catherine Werts

“…Our findings confirm the ineffective control of infection by neutrophils and highlight their deleterious role in vascular permeability, previously only attributed to the ability of leptospires to damage and cross endothelial junctions.Finally, the identification of death due to myocarditis rather than kidney, liver or liver failure may reflect an overlooked but common symptom associated with poor prognosis in human leptospirosis.These features of neutrophilia and myocarditis are also seen in patients, making this mouse model a paradigm for better understanding human leptospirosis and designing new therapeutic strategies. …”
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Investigating knowledge and attitudes toward genetic testing and counseling among palestinians by Mustafa Ghanim, Maha Rabayaa, Malik Alqub, Ahmad Hanani, Mohammad Abuawad, Belal Rahhal, Shurouq Qadous, Myassar Barahmeh, Sameeha Atout, Saad Al-Lahham, Aseel Aref, Majdi Dwikat, Samar Alkhaldi, Ahmad Makhamreh

“…Genetic testing is still not widely practiced and the most common for performing it is pre-marriage testing rather than medical reasons. …”
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Kidney Function and Incident Stroke and Dementia Using an Updated Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Equation Without Race: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis by Samuel R. Moen, Jeffrey R. Misialek, Timothy M. Hughes, Craig W. Johnson, Mark J. Sarnak, Sarah N. Forrester, W.T. Longstreth, Jr., Mercedes R. Carnethon, James S. Pankow, Sanaz Sedaghat

“…Plain Language Summary: Existing research has established that declined kidney function is associated with stroke and dementia. Kidney function is commonly estimated using inputs of blood proteins alongside demographic inputs of age, sex at birth, and race. …”
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PreS1 deletions in genotype C HBV leads to severe hepatic inflammation and hepatocarcinogenesis via the IRE1-JNK axis by Yu-Min Choi, Junghwa Jang, Dong Hyun Kim, Ziyun Kim, Eunseo Kim, Won Hyeok Choe, Bum-Joon Kim

“…Impact and implications:: Deletion of 15–21 nucleotides at the preS1 start codon is common in patients with CHB with HBV genotype C and is linked to HCC progression. …”
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Diverse fox circovirus (Circovirus canine) variants circulate at high prevalence in grey wolves (Canis lupus) from the Northwest Territories, Canada by Canuti, Marta, King, Abigail V.L., Franzo, Giovanni, Cluff, H. Dean, Larsen, Lars E., Fenton, Heather, Dufour, Suzanne C., Lang, Andrew S.

“…While the percentage of co-infections with canine parvoviruses, investigated in a previous study, was high (63/72, 87.5%), the rate of parvovirus infection in CanineCV-negative animals was significantly lower (42/87, 48.3%, χ2 = 27.03, p < 0.001), and CanineCV infection was associated with a 7.5- and 2.4-fold increase in the risk of acquiring canine parvovirus 2 or canine bufavirus infections, respectively (odds ratios: 3.5-16.9 and 1.3-5.8). Although common risk factors cannot be ruled out, this suggests that CanineCV may facilitate parvoviral super-infections. …”
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Des vestiges d’un possible aqueduc à Lyon, à l’angle des rues Appian et des Fossés-de-Trion by Tony Silvino

“…The ceramics found suggests that the structures were abandoned during the Augustan period, probably in the last phase, i.e. the beginning of the common era.The orientation and destination of these structures are anomalous, particularly the longest of the two. …”
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Spondilitis Tuberkulosa Cervical by Roni Eka Saputra, Irsal Munandar

“…Tuberculous Spondylitis is the most common form of tuberculosis that affect the bone. …”
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A Prospective, Crossover, Randomized, Double-Blind Clinical Study Comparing the Effectiveness and Ocular Comfort of 0.1% Hyaluronic Acid and 0.3% Hyaluronic Acid in Patients With D... by Kim SJ, Yoo WS, Kwon LH, Kim RB, Yoon HJ, Yoon KC

“…Using both 0.1% HA and 0.3% HA in a tailored treatment approach can improve patient comfort and treatment outcomes.Plain Language Summary: Dry eye disease (DED) is a common condition that causes discomfort and vision problems. …”
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Evaluation of karamunting Melastoma malabathricum L leaf extract on gonad development and growth performance of tilapia Oreochromis niloticus by Ermianus Samalei, Muhammad Zairin Jr., Odang Carman, Muhammad Agus Suprayudi

“…The undifferentiated Nile tilapia larvae (7 days post hatching) were randomly distributed (n=30) to fifteen aquaria (100×50×50 cm3) and maintained for 112 days using a common recirculation system. The results showed that all dose treatments were not significantly different (P>0.05) in gonadosomatic index values of the D84 and D98 samplings. …”
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The Comparison of Cost-Effectiveness Between Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Provocative Discography in the Identification of Chronic Low Back Pain Surgery Candidates by Wilson L, Beall DP, Eastlack RK, Berven S, Lotz JC

“…Diagnostic tests are essential to guide treatment but provocative discography (PD), the most common diagnostic procedure, is without robust evidence of its value. …”
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Vibration therapy as an intervention for trochanteric hip fractures – A randomized double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial by Ronald Man Yeung Wong, Pui Yan Wong, Chaoran Liu, Chun Sing Chui, Wing Hong Liu, Ning Tang, James Griffith, Ning Zhang, Wing Hoi Cheung

“…The translational potential of this article: 14 days of LMHFV treatment is generally within the common in-patient stay period for hip fracture patients and therefore can potentially be incorporated into clinical practice with physiotherapy to facilitate recovery of hip fracture patients. …”
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Targeting NANOS1 in triple-negative breast cancer: synergistic effects of digoxin and PD-1 inhibitors in modulating the tumor immune microenvironment by Tangyi Wang, Yadian Lei, Jingwei Sun, Li Wang, Yuxin Lin, Zhijing Wu, Shoude Zhang, Chengzhu Cao, Chengzhu Cao, Chengzhu Cao, Haiyan Wang, Haiyan Wang, Haiyan Wang

“…Taraxacum officinale, commonly known as dandelion, has traditionally been used to treat breast-related diseases and is recognized for its beneficial composition and low side effects. …”
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Symptom management practice of 232 patients with liver malignant tumors undergoing radiofrequency ablation based on symptom evaluation by using MDASI-TCM (基于MDASI-TCM的232例肝脏恶性肿瘤射频消... by ZHANG Ying (张莹), KANG Dongqin (亢东琴), WANG Yun (王云), SUN Hong (孙红)

“…Results The top five common symptoms of patients after radiofrequency ablation were pain (58. 19%), fatigue (51. 29%), nausea (47. 41%), sleep (42. 24%), distress (38. 79%). …”
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