Microstructural and functional abnormalities of the locus coeruleus in freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease by Huimin Sun, Caiting Gan, Xingyue Cao, Yongsheng Yuan, Heng Zhang, Chenhui Wan, Jiaxin Shi, Xufeng Wang, Youyong Kong, Tao Feng, Kezhong Zhang

“…This study was to investigate the role of the LC-norepinephrine system in FOG pathophysiology using FW imaging and resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging. Methods: FW metrics of LC were analyzed in 52 healthy controls, 79 PD patients without FOG (Non-FOG), and 110 PD patients with FOG (48 “Off-period” FOG and 62 “Levodopa unresponsive” FOG). …”
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Relationship between the Degrees of Itch and Serum Lipocalin-2 Levels in Patients with Psoriasis by Norie Aizawa, Yozo Ishiuji, Mitsutoshi Tominaga, Sanae Sakata, Nobuaki Takahashi, Koichi Yanaba, Yoshinori Umezawa, Akihiko Asahina, Utako Kimura, Yasushi Suga, Kenji Takamori, Hidemi Nakagawa

“…This study examined the correlation between serum LCN2 levels and the degrees of itch in patients with psoriasis. Methods. Serum LCN2 concentrations were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) in patients with psoriasis and AD and in healthy controls. …”
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Patient Outcomes of Thumb Arthroplasty Using a Hybrid Technique for Severe Osteoarthritis by Shiny Chih-Hsuan Wu, MD, Chen-Heng Hsu, MD, Chieh-An Chuang, MD, Sheu Huan, MD, You-Hung Cheng, MD, Cheng-Pang Yang, MD, Joe Chih-Hao Chiu, MD, PhD, Chun-Ying Cheng, MD, Yi-Shen Chan, MD, Alvin Chao-Yu Chen, MD

“…With multiple surgical techniques for thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) arthritis, we propose a hybrid technique combining trapeziectomy with ligament reconstruction and tendon interposition and suture button suspensionplasty to evaluate its statistical significance and clinical relevance. Methods:. We conducted a retrospective study on patients receiving primary surgery of combining trapeziectomy with ligament reconstruction and tendon interposition and suture button suspensionoplasty for advanced osteoarthritis from 2017 to 2023. …”
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Diagnostic performance of the clear cell likelihood score integrated with cystic degeneration or necrosis on MR imaging for identifying clear cell renal cell carcinoma in cT1 solid... by Xueyi Ning, Mengqiu Cui, Huiping Guo, Honghao Xu, Yuanhao Ma, Xu Bai, Shaopeng Zhou, Xiaohui Ding, Xiaojing Zhang, Huiyi Ye, Haiyi Wang

“…Abstract Objectives To evaluate the diagnostic value of the clear cell likelihood score (ccLS) integrated with cystic degeneration or necrosis on renal MR imaging for diagnosing clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) in cT1 solid renal masses (SRMs). Methods This retrospective study consecutively enrolled patients with pathologically confirmed SRMs who underwent MRI at the First Medical Center of the Chinese PLA General Hospital between January 2022 and February 2024. …”
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P-61 CLINICAL APPLICATION OF NAFLD FIBROSIS SCORE AND HEPAMET FIBROSIS SCORE IN CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE AND MASLD: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY IN WESTERN MEXICAN POPULATION by José Antonio Velarde Chávez, Francisco Alejandro Félix Téllez, Jorge Alberto Martínez Ortiz, Neisser Morales Victorino, Claudia Ximena Vásquez Veloza, Diana Karen Tapia Calderón, José Roberto Barrientos Avalos, José Antonio Velarde Ruiz Velasco

“…Patients / Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study in western Mexican population was conducted in two tertiary centers in central and western Mexico from March 2019 to April 2023. …”
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Evaluation of Shear Bond Strength and Marginal Adaptation of Calcium Silicate-based Cements and Premixed Bioceramics When Restored with Glass Ionomer Cement: An <i>In Vitro</i> Stu... by Megha C Patel, Malayka H Shah, Disha Makwani, Khushi Rathod, Sarchi Patel, Prachi Patel

“…To evaluate shear bond strength (SBS) and marginal adaptation of calcium silicate-based cement and premixed bioceramics when restored with glass ionomer cement (GIC) immediately. Materials and methods: Forty extracted primary molars were randomly divided into two equal groups according to the material used (group I—e-MTA® Cement and group II—e-MTA Putty). …”
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A new tube chamber system for evaluation of anterior chamber pressure during phacoemulsification tested in porcine eyes by Fumiaki Higashijima, Makoto Hatano, Manami Ohta, Tadahiko Ogata, Takuya Yoshimoto, Atsushige Ashimori, Makiko Wakuta, Kazuhiro Kimura

“…AIM: To measure the optimal anterior chamber pressure (ACP) for safe phacoemulsification using a new tube chamber system with internal pressure measurement function in the porcine eye. METHODS: The 20-gauge and 21-gauge straight tips with yellow and orange sleeves, respectively, were covered by a test chamber combined with a pressure sensor for measuring ACP. …”
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Plant biodiversity, vegetation structure and provisioning services in rainforest, traditional and industrial oil palm cultivation systems in Liberia, West Africa by Cicely A. M. Marshall, Marshall M. Guahn, Tiecanna Jones, Morris T. Jah, Peter M. Hadfield, Ari Saputra, Rudy Widodo, Benedictus Freeman, William Draper, Jean‐Pierre Caliman, Edgar C. Turner, Michael D. Pashkevich

“…Our study emphasises the higher ecological value per hectare of traditional oil palm production compared with industrial production methods, though yields are likely to be lower, leading to implications for industrial management such as growing alternative cover crop species, intercropping with non‐timber forest products or locally valued crops and implementing reduced clearance and pesticide regimes.…”
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A Study on Solar Photovoltaic Array Surface Morphology Variation in Sandy Area Based on Wind Tunnel Test by Tang Guodong, Meng Zhongju, Gao Yong, Dang Xiaohong, Guo Jianying, Xing Ende

“…[Objective] The surface morphology changes and its relation with wind environment under wind regime disturbance by a solar photovoltaic array in a sandy area of the middle part of Kubuqi Desert, in order to provide a theoretical basis for determining a technical scheme to minimize wind and sand hazards at solar photovoltaic (PV) power stations. [Methods] Spatial distribution of surface erosion and deposition and characteristics of the surface morphology profile at five angles (0°, 45°, 90°, 135°, and 180°) between the solar PV array and the wind direction were analyzed by wind tunnel experiments. …”
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Not-prescribed Use of Herbal Products and Supplements Among Pregnant Women by Misa Naghdipour Mirsadeghi, Zahra Rafiei Sorouri, Mandana Mansour Ghanaie, Fatemeh Hosseinzadeh, Sara Farzadi, Gelareh Biazar, Seyed Mohamadreza Tabatabaei Taher

“…Objective: This study aimed to determine how pregnant women take supplements and herbal medications.  Materials and Methods: This analytical cross-sectional study was conducted in 2022. …”
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Randomized Trial Demonstrating No Translocation of Intact Intestinal Bacteria During Hemodialysis or Hemodiafiltration by Paul A. Rootjes, Muriel P.C. Grooteman, Andries E. Budding, Hetty J. Bontkes, Gertrude Wijngaarden, Menso J. Nubé, Camiel L.M. de Roij van Zuijdewijn

“…Preservation of gut endothelial integrity would limit or prevent bacterial translocation and subsequent systemic inflammation, which may contribute to the low mortality rate in HV-HDF. Methods: Forty patients were cross-over randomized to standard (hemodialysis [HD]) (S-HD), cool HD (C-HD), and HDF (low-volume [LV] and HV, convection volume (CV) of 15 L and ≥ 23 L per session, respectively), each for 2 weeks. …”
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OP-7 Further exploration of differences between lean and non-lean metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) in Latino subjects: PNPLA3 frequency and lipidomi... by MARIA AYALA VALVERDE, Jorge Arnold Alvarez, Gustavo Ayares, Francisco Barrera, Daniel Cabrera, Luis Antonio Diaz, Juan Pablo Arab, Ibon Martinez-Arranz, Cristina Alonso, Jesús M. Bañales, Marco Arrese

“…Patients / Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study involving 181 randomly-selected participants diagnosed with MASLD from the prospective Maule Cohort (BMC Public Health. 2016;16:122). …”
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Cone mosaic in eyes with varied axial length using adaptive optics scanning laser ophthalmoscopy by Wen-Da Zhou, Li Dong, Han-Xu Shi, Rui-Heng Zhang, Yu-hang Yang, Han-qing Zhao, Yi-Tong Li, Chu-Yao Yu, He-Yan Li, Hao-Tian Wu, Lei Shao, Wen-Bin Wei

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Development of Women Resilience in the Workplace: A Solution to Break the Glass Ceiling by Farajallah Rahimi, Maral Ahmadi Arpanahi

“…MethodologyThis research is applied in terms of purpose and based on the method of data collection in the category of descriptive-correlational research. …”
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High-Grade Pneumonitis Events in Patients With Unresectable, Locally Advanced NSCLC Treated With Definitive Chemoradiation Followed by Adjuvant Durvalumab by Ciani Ellison, MD, Michael Martens, PhD, Juliana Alvarez Argote, MD, Samantha Benz, MD, Adam Currey, MD, Candice Johnstone, MD, MPH, Slade Klawikowski, PhD, Katie Livingston, MD, John M. Longo, MD, Smitha Menon, MD, Saryleine Ortiz de Choudens, MD, Lindsay Puckett, MD, Janet Retseck, MD, PhD, Monica Shukla, MD, Jonathan Thompson, MS, MD, Elizabeth Gore, MD, FACR

“…Objective: To review the incidence of pneumonitis and contributing factors, and also to review grade 5 pneumonitis (G5) events. Methods: We identified 78 cases with a median age of 70.0 years and a median follow-up of 36 months. …”
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Roxadustat promotes allograft recovery after kidney transplantation: A prospective, multicenter, randomized controlled trial by Mao-Lin Ma, Fei Han, Lei Zhang, Zheng-Yu Huang, Tao Zhang, Heng Li, Jia-Li Fang, Zheng Chen, Ning Na

“…However, its efficacy in kidney transplant recipients is unclear. Methods: This prospective, multicenter, randomized controlled trial recruited eligible patients undergoing kidney transplantation in two centers between January 2020 and June 2022. …”
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Physical and Mechanical Properties of Ti-Zr-Nb Alloys for Medical Use by Konstantin V. Sergienko, Sergei V. Konushkin, Mikhail A. Kaplan, Artem D. Gorbenko, Yucheng Guo, Elena O. Nasakina, Maria A. Sudarchikova, Tatiana M. Sevostyanova, Yaroslava A. Morozova, Lyudmila A. Shatova, Sofia A. Mikhlik, Mikhail A. Sevostyanov, Alexey G. Kolmakov

“…This paper provides justification of the choice of compositions of the studied alloys by calculation methods. The structure of alloys after melting in a vacuum electric arc furnace in an argon environment was studied. …”
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Staged dissection reduces blood loss in surgery for metopic synostosis by Anna Sundelin, Madiha Bhatti-Søfteland, Ingrid Stubelius, Tobias Hallén, Robert Olsson, Giovanni Maltese, Peter Tarnow, Karin Säljö, Lars Kölby

“…OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to compare perioperative bleeding using a staged dissection in the glabellar region with the traditional subperiostal dissection technique during surgery for metopic synostosis. METHODS: All consecutive patients operated for metopic synostosis with the new staged dissection technique (T2) were included. …”
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Translation and validation of the German version of the Pet-Related Stress Scale by André Hajek, Ariana Neumann, Larissa Zwar, Razak M. Gyasi, Razak M. Gyasi, Dong Keon Yon, Supa Pengpid, Supa Pengpid, Supa Pengpid, Karl Peltzer, Karl Peltzer, Karl Peltzer, Rosalie Corona, Shelby Elaine McDonald, Hans-Helmut König

“…Moreover, reference values were determined.MethodsData for validation were gathered from a quota-based online sample of Germany’s adult population aged 18 to 74 years, with n = 3,270 representing the demographic distribution of Germany in terms of sex, age, and federal states. …”
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Effects of carvacrol on growth performance, carcass traits, serum biochemistry, and intestinal gut microflora of broiler chickens by Imen Belhadj Slimen, Imen Belhadj Slimen, Mohamadi Val Boa, Sana Lengliz, Sana Lengliz, Bochra Bejaoui, Bochra Bejaoui, Hafaoua Samti, Mohamed Salah Abbassi, Naceur M’Hamdi, Ludovic Chaveriat, Patrick Martin, Manef Abderrabba, Taha Najar

“…Essential oils and their chemotypes have been recognized for their antimicrobial properties and emerged as promising molecules that may be used for sustainable poultry production and respond to the challenges posed by the One Health concept.MethodsThis trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of carvacrol at two levels (0 and 20 mg/Kg of diet) on growth performances, carcass traits, serum biochemicals, and intestinal gut microflora counts in broiler chickens. …”
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