Wide-ranging and Violent Volcanic History of a Quiet Transborder Area: Volcanic Geoheritage of the Novohrad–Nógrád UNESCO Global Geopark by Szabolcs Harangi, Imre Szarvas, Réka Lukács

“…The Ipolytarnóc Site, the gateway of the geopark and possessor of a European- Diploma for Protected Areas, documents when one of these devastating eruption events buried a subtropical-forested area with thick pyroclastic deposits and preserved vertebrate footprints. On the other hand, relatively young eruptions of basaltic magmas occurred in this area that give another specific atmosphere to the geopark. …”
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Identification of the sex determination region and the development of a marker to distinguish males and females in megai abalone (Haliotis gigantea) by Taito Kina, Motoyuki Hara, Shotaro Hirase, Kiyoshi Kikuchi

“…This raises the possibility of a widespread, rapid turnover of sex chromosomes or sex determination regions in abalones, similar to certain vertebrate lineages such as finfish.…”
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Factors associated with low bone mineral density in Turner syndrome: a multicenter prospective observational study by Kento Ikegawa, Eri Koga, Tomoyo Itonaga, Hideya Sakakibara, Masanobu Kawai, Yukihiro Hasegawa

“…In conclusion, the present study found no relationship between the vertebral BMAD Z-score and diet or exercise habits in TS, indicating that estrogen deficiency is the chief reason for low BMD in TS.…”
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Preoperative myosteatosis and perioperative serum chloride levels predict 180 day major complications after radical cystectomy by Wassapol Sornthai, Achiraya Teyateeti, Tawatchai Taweemonkongsap, Siros Jitpraphai, Varat Woranisarakul, Kantima Jongjitaree, Katunyou Mahamongkol, Nattaporn Wanvimolkul, Thitipat Hansomwong

“…Preoperative body composition was assessed using CT scans at the L3 vertebral level to measure psoas muscle density (PMD), skeletal muscle density (SMD), axial muscle density (AMD), and muscle indices. …”
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A Metapopulation Model to Assess Water Management Impacts on the Threatened Australian Lungfish, <i>Neoceratodus forsteri</i> by Charles R. Todd, Andrew J. McDougall, Scott M. C. Raymond, Robin Hale, Timothy R. Brown, John D. Koehn, Henry F. Wootton, Steven G. Brooks, Adrian M. Kitchingman, Tom Espinoza, Benjamin G. Fanson, Peter K. Kind, Sharon M. Marshall, David T. Roberts

“…The Australian lungfish, <i>Neoceratodus forsteri</i>, is one of the world’s oldest vertebrate lineages, with a slow life-history and threatened status, requiring immediate conservation efforts. …”
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Osteomyelitis in Cat-Scratch Disease: A Never-Ending Dilemma—A Case Report and Literature Review by D. Donà, L. Nai Fovino, E. Mozzo, G. Cabrelle, G. Bordin, R. Lundin, C. Giaquinto, T. Zangardi, O. Rampon

“…Lymphadenopathy was present in 64.7% of patients. Vertebral body was mainly involved (51.9%). MRI (50%) and bone scintigraphy (48.1%) were favored to confirm osteomyelitis, while serology was the preferred microbiological diagnostic. …”
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Fishy Business—Assessing the Efficacy of Active and Passive eDNA to Describe the Fish Assemblage of a River in Southwestern Western Australia to Support Effective Monitoring by Emma R. Stevens, Josephine Hyde, Leah S. Beesley, Daniel C. Gwinn, Suzanne Thompson, Lenore Morris, Paige R. Wilson, Deirdre B. Gleeson

“…ABSTRACT Worldwide, freshwater vertebrate populations are declining with increasing pressure on rivers due to numerous environmental and climatic threats. …”
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A nociceptor-specific RNAi screen in Drosophila larvae identifies RNA-binding proteins that regulate thermal nociception by Amber Dyson, Gita Gajjar, Katherine C. Hoffman, Dakota Lewis, Sara Palega, Erik Rangel Silva, James Auwn, Andrew Bellemer

“…Some of the genes identified have well-understood roles in the regulation of translation initiation and regulation of nociceptor sensitization in vertebrate and invertebrate animal models, suggesting an evolutionarily conserved role for these mechanisms in regulating nociceptor sensitivity. …”
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Consensus evidence-based clinical practice guide for the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in childhood and adolescence by Yasser El Miedany, Hala Lotfy, Maha El Gaafary, Naglaa Gadallah, Annie Nasr Mehanna, Safaa Mahran, Waleed Hassan, Mohammed Hassan Abu-Zaid, Samar Abdelhamed Tabra, Mohamed Mortada, Ahmed R. Radwan, Dalia El Mikkawy, S. Esam Maher, Ghada Eldrainy, Hala Abdulhady, Marwa Mahgoub, Youmna Amer, Walaa Elwakil

“…This is extremely relevant because children are uniquely capable of recovering spontaneously or with the assistance of medication. This includes also vertebral fractures reshaping. Consequently, there is a huge opportunity to improve bone mass accretion and thus musculoskeletal health in children with osteoporosis.…”
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Spondylolisthesis and Scoliosis Progression and Associated Revision Rates Following Bilateral Lumbar Spine Microscopic Decompression by Walter-Soon-Yaw Wong, Ashton Kai Shun Tan, Kenneth Zhi Kuan Loi, Dhivakaran Gengatharan, Craigven Hao Sheng Sim, Hao Bin Chen, Yilun Huang

“…Pre-existing SC was defined as Cobb's angle 10° and SL as any anterior-posterior slip of operated level adjacent vertebral bodies. The primary outcome was new or progressive SC/SL measured on pre and postoperative radiographs. …”
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Hairy transcriptional repression targets and cofactor recruitment in Drosophila. by Daniella Bianchi-Frias, Amir Orian, Jeffrey J Delrow, Julio Vazquez, Alicia E Rosales-Nieves, Susan M Parkhurst

“…Members of the widely conserved Hairy/Enhancer of split family of basic Helix-Loop-Helix repressors are essential for proper Drosophila and vertebrate development and are misregulated in many cancers. …”
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Hydroperiod Influences Tadpole Growth and Development in the Endangered Littlejohn's Tree Frog (Litoria littlejohni) by Nadine Nolan, Matt Hayward, Alex Callen, Kaya Klop‐Toker

“…ABSTRACT Amphibians are among the most threatened vertebrate taxa globally. Their global decline necessitates effective conservation actions to bolster populations across both the larval and adult stages. …”
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Risk factors for mechanical complications in degenerative lumbar scoliosis with concomitant thoracolumbar kyphosis: does the selection of the upper instrumented vertebra matter? by Weipeng Qiu, Zhuoran Sun, Ze Chen, Siyu Zhou, Qiang Qi, Weishi Li

“…Post-surgery, the KA shifted cranially with an average vertebral displacement of 2.6 ± 1.8. The proportion of UIV located in the postoperative KA area significantly increased (P < 0.001). …”
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Sistema híbrido para el tratamiento quirúrgico de la escoliosis idiopática del adolescente. Cienfuegos, 2016-2017 (Estudio preliminar) by Jorge Alberto Jerez Labrada, Ernesto Fleites Marrero, Zunaimi Lores Creagh, Dunia Zúñiga Estrada

“…<p><strong>Fundamento:</strong> la escoliosis idiopática del adolescente es una deformidad tridimensional de la columna vertebral. Su tratamiento quirúrgico es necesario para evitar la progresión de la deformidad, afecciones cardiorrespiratorias y mejorar la estética.…”
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Helminth diversity of nutria (Myocastor coypus) across the Morava basin in the Czech Republic by Michal Benovics, Eva Nosková, Anna Klimešová, Lucie Škorpíková, Ema Jaššová, Jakub Drimaj, Jan Slováček, Ondřej Mikulka

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Short-term outcome of endovascular stenting for symptomatic vertebrobasilar stenosis by Mohamed Abdel moneim Abdo Tolba, Mohammed Alaswad, Mohamed Mohamed Tawfik, Ahmed Zaki Akl, Mona Ali Eissa, Hala El-khawas, Hani Mahmoud Zaki Eldin, Mohamed Khaled Ahmed Elewa

“…In this prospective cohort study, we selected patients with ischemic events, including transient ischemic attack (TIA) or non-disabling stroke, diagnosed by CT or MRI brain, MRA, and over 70% diameter stenosis of the basilar or vertebral artery suggested by angiography. Patients with previous stent at the target lesion, acute stroke, heavily calcified lesion, complete artery occlusion, massive infarction with marked neurological deficit, intracranial hemorrhage, intracranial brain tumors, contraindicated to antithrombotic and/or anticoagulant, pregnant women, and patients susceptible to follow-up loss were excluded. …”
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Effect of Massage on the TLR4 Signalling Pathway in Rats with Neuropathic Pain by Qian Wang, Jing Lin, Peng Yang, Yingye Liang, Dongming Lu, Kailong Wang, Wei Gan, Jianping Fu, Zhenbao Gan, Mingchen Ma, Pingting Wu, Fengshi He, Jun Pang, Hongliang Tang

“…Rats in the sham-operated group underwent surgery to expose the vertebral nerves, but no further procedures were performed. …”
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Paraspinal muscle volume and fatty infiltration after circumferential minimally-invasive deformity correction by John Paul G. Kolcun, Ryan M. Kelly, Bradley L. Kolb, Dustin H. Kim, Alireza Borghei, John E. O'Toole, Richard G. Fessler

“…On average, patients underwent interbody fusion at 3.8 ± 0.9 disc levels and posterior instrumentation at 4.6 ± 1.7 vertebral levels. All constructs included lateral interbody fusion (average 2.7 ± 0.8 levels); 6 were from a right-sided approach. …”
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Correlations between spinopelvic parameters and health-related quality of life in degenerative lumbar scoliosis patients before and after long -level fusion surgery by Jiaqi Zhang, Yinhao Liu, Yan Zeng, Lei Yuan, Weishi Li

“…Spinopelvic parameters included thoracic kyphosis (TK), thoracolumbar kyphosis (TLK), lumbar lordosis (LL), pelvic incidence minus lumbar lordosis (PI-LL), pelvic tilt (PT), pelvic incidence (PI), sacral slope (SS), sagittal vertical axis (SVA), T1 pelvic angle (TPA), Global tilt (GT), Cobb angle (CA), apical vertebral translation (AVT) and coronal vertical axis (CVA). …”
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The LIFTMOR-M (Lifting Intervention For Training Muscle and Osteoporosis Rehabilitation for Men) trial: protocol for a semirandomised controlled trial of supervised targeted exerci... by Benjamin K Weeks, Belinda R Beck, Amy T Harding, Steven L Watson

“…Secondary outcomes, assessed at baseline and 8 months, will include: DXA-derived whole-body, bilateral proximal femur and lumbar spine areal bone mineral density; proximal femur bone geometry and volumetric density extracted using three-dimensional hip analysis software; anthropometry; body composition; kyphosis; vertebral fracture assessment; physical function; safety (adverse events and injuries); and compliance. …”
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