The feature and significance of lower limb MRI in adult myositis patients with anti-NXP2 antibody: a retrospective cohort study in China by Li Shanshan, Wang Lu, Sun Chao, Zhang Ling, Duan Jianghui, Zhu Jianyu

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to describe the MRI features of lower limbs (thighs and calves) in patients with anti-NXP2 antibody positive myositis, and explore their relationship with clinical manifestations and prognosis.MethodsAdult patients with anti-NXP2 antibody who underwent both thigh and calf MRI examinations simultaneously were enrolled between 2017 and 2023. …”
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A conceptual model of factors potentially influencing prescribing decisions for chronic conditions: an overview of systematic reviews by Matthew Gittus, Alicia O’Cathain, Katherine Miller, Anja Oklopcic, Albert C. Ong, James Fotheringham

“…Shared decision-making may not always be shared equally between patients and prescribers. Beyond direct medication costs, prescribers may also consider broader healthcare costs, such as the need for monitoring and use of support staff for monitoring. …”
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The experimental study of dexamethasone effectiveness in a model of lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury in rats by N. I. Voloshin, V. A. Pugach, V. V. Salukhov, M. A. Tyunin, A. A. Minakov, N. S. Ilyinskiy, E. V. Levchuk

“…To evaluate the efficacy and safety of dexamethasone at various doses in an experimental model of direct acute lung injury (ALI).Materials and methods. The study was performed on 80 white outbred male rats, in which ALI was modeled by intratracheal administration of lipopolysaccharide. …”
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Anticandidal effect of multiple sessions of erythrosine and potassium iodide-mediated photodynamic therapy by Pran Pitaksanurat, Nirawat Mayeah, Pattranun Saithong, Surachai Phimha, Prapatsara Sirikarn, Teerasak Damrongrungruang

“…Moreover, the correlation coefficient (r) between singlet oxygen production and decreased Candida albicans counts was equal to 1.Conclusion Multiple sessions PDT of 220 μM erythrosine+100 mM potassium iodide effectively inhibited a Candida biofilm.…”
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Effect of MBSR, DBT and CBT on the hypertension patients with depression/anxiety: Protocol of a systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis. by Yan Zhang, Hailiang Zhang, Yong Zhang, Zijiao Yang, Lingling Wang, Weimin Pan, Runjing Dai, Qianqian Ju, Dong Ren, Shisan Bao, Jingchun Fan

“…Therefore, management of depression and/or anxiety is equally important as the treatment of hypertension. …”
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Parental Awareness of Microplastic Pollution and its Relation with Healthy Living Education Consciousness by Kızbes Meral Kılıç, Derya Evgin

“…Informative trainings can be created and disseminated to encourage mothers and fathers to equally share responsibilities by addressing gender roles in society.…”
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Significance of the Lesion–Pleura Relationship in Differentiating Peripheral Inflammatory Lesions and Lung Cancers by Tao Y, Zhang WT, Ding C, Fu BJ, Lv FJ, Chu ZG

“…Yang Tao,* Wen-Tao Zhang,* Can Ding, Bin-Jie Fu, Fa-Jin Lv, Zhi-Gang Chu Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Fa-Jin Lv; Zhi-Gang Chu, Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, 1# Youyi Road, Yuanjiagang, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China, 400016, Tel +86 18723032809, Fax +86 23 68811487, Email cyscitg@hospital.cqmu.edu.cn; chuzg0815@163.comPurpose: To determine the significance of lesion–pleura relationship in differentiating peripheral inflammatory lesions (PILs) and peripheral lung cancers (PLCs).Patients and Methods: From January 2017 to April 2022, a total of 743 patients with 501 PLCs and 292 PILs (≥ 1.5 cm) were retrospectively enrolled. …”
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The Effect of Intermittent High-Intensity and Continuous Moderate-Intensity Exercises on CTRP-1, CTRP-5 and CTRP-15 Values in Rats Fed with a High-Fat Diet by Mostafa Fahmi Alsediri, Keyvan Sharifmoradi, Mousa Khalafi, Zahra Pezeshki

“…Twenty-four male Wistar rats were randomly divided into four equal groups, including standard diet (6), high-fat diet (6), high-fat diet with high-intensity interval training (6), and high-fat diet with moderate intensity continuous training (6). …”
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Evaluation of the Effect of Distance Between Dental Abutments on the Accuracy of One‐Step and Two‐Step Impression Techniques With Polyvinyl Siloxane (PVS) Material by Seyyed Ahmad Ghoraishian, Mohsen Khataminia, Zahra Shahramian, Maryam Zare, Mina Mohaghegh

“…ABSTRACT Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of distance between dental abutments on the accuracy of one‐step and two‐step impression techniques with polyvinyl siloxane (PVS) material. Materials and Methods Four master models were fabricated with different interabutment distances equal to one, two, three, and four premolar lengths 1–4 (L1, L2, L3, and L4). …”
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Experiences of HIV Positive Serostatus Disclosure to Sexual Partner Among Individuals in Discordant Couples in Mbarara City, Southwestern Uganda. by Atwijukiire, Humphrey, Nakidd, Gladys, Tweheyo, Otwine Anne, Kabami, Jane

“…Results: The mean age of the participants was 38 years old, ranging from 20 to 67 years. An equal number of males (six) and females participated in this study. …”
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Retinal Vascular Fingerprints as Novel Biomarkers for Primary Angle Closure Disease Progression by Jin Wang, MD, Shumei Han, MD, Dapeng Mou, MD, Xin Tang, MD, Danli Shi, PhD, Mingguang He, MD, Chunyan Guo, Ningli Wang, MD, PhD, Ye Zhang, MD

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Genetic prioritisation of candidate drug targets for glaucoma through multi-trait and multi-omics integration by Jianqi Chen, Yangjiani Li, Yingting Zhu, Zhidong Li, Shitong Huang, Wenzhi Huang, Yuyao Ling, Jingying Liang, Yunxia Leng, Yehong Zhuo

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Decoding Digital Discourse Through Multimodal Text and Image Machine Learning Models to Classify Sentiment and Detect Hate Speech in Race- and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender,... by Thu T Nguyen, Xiaohe Yue, Heran Mane, Kyle Seelman, Penchala Sai Priya Mullaputi, Elizabeth Dennard, Amrutha S Alibilli, Junaid S Merchant, Shaniece Criss, Yulin Hswen, Quynh C Nguyen

“…We evaluated unimodal (Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers for text and Visual Geometry Group 16 for images) and multimodal (Contrastive Language-Image Pretraining [CLIP], Visual Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers [VisualBERTs], and an intermediate fusion) models. …”
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Mass Casualty Incident Training in Immersive Virtual Reality: Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of Multimethod Performance Indicators by Anke Sabine Baetzner, Yannick Hill, Benjamin Roszipal, Solène Gerwann, Matthias Beutel, Tanja Birrenbach, Markus Karlseder, Stefan Mohr, Gabriel Alexander Salg, Helmut Schrom-Feiertag, Marie Ottilie Frenkel, Cornelia Wrzus

“… BackgroundImmersive virtual reality (iVR) has emerged as a training method to prepare medical first responders (MFRs) for mass casualty incidents (MCIs) and disasters in a resource-efficient, flexible, and safe manner. …”
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Dysregulation of Retinal Melatonin Biosynthetic Pathway and Differential Expression of Retina-Specific Genes Following Blast-Induced Ocular Injury in Ferrets by Chetan Pundkar, Rex Jeya Rajkumar Samdavid Thanapaul, Manoj Govindarajulu, Gaurav Phuyal, Joseph B. Long, Peethambaran Arun

“…Similarly, retina-specific genes, such as <i>Rhodopsin</i>, <i>Melanopsin</i>, and RPE65, are essential for photoreceptor function, visual signaling, and the visual cycle. However, their responses to blast exposure have not been thoroughly investigated. …”
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Effectiveness and safety of a hydrophobic aspheric monofocal intraocular lens with molding process for cataract surgery by Liang-ping Liu, Ying-yan Qin, Qiang Lu, Qiang Wu, Guang-ying Zheng, Yi-yong Qian, Ying-zi Pan, Zhe-ming Wu, Jie-wei Liu, Hong-pei Ji, Xu-dong Huang, Ming-xing Wu

“…Postoperative outcomes including uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA), best-corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA), refractive status, and complications were assessed and compared between the two groups at each follow-up visit. …”
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Lycium barbarum polysaccharide inhibits retinal neovascularization and inflammation in vitro and in vivo by Bin Wu, Xue Wang, Wei Zhang, Xin Wang, Qi-Miao Wang, Ya-Ju Pang, Yi-Chun Kong

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Analysis of control arms in oncology randomised trials in Brazil: a cross-sectional study by Ana Elisa Boracini Sanches, Luiza Aleixo Barros Leite Fadul, Debora Aparecida Pires de Campos Zuccari, Beatriz de Menezes Dobbert, Lorena Forner, Júlia Belone Lopes, Daniel Vilarim Araujo

“…Two independent investigators classified control arms as superior, equal or inferior based on National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), Brazilian private insurance and SUS standards. …”
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Comparison of hair steroid levels among Wistar rats exposed to different environmental enrichment settings by Alberto Elmi, Niccolò I. Vannetti, Viola Galligioni, Nadia Govoni, Camilla Aniballi, José M. Sánchez-Morgado, Maria L. Bacci, Domenico Ventrella

“…This study aimed to compare the hair steroid profiles, specifically corticosterone, cortisol, and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), of Wistar rats exposed to two different EE settings. Materials and Methods: Twenty (n = 20) outbred Wistar rats were enrolled in this study. …”
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Evaluation of the Bactericidal Activity of Gramicidin S Against <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i> and <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Clinical Isolates with Single and Multiple Exposure by A. V. GUROV, K. E. BOROVKOVA, K. L. KRYSHEN, L. R. NIKIFOROVA, J. V. SALMOVA

“…MBC for 6 strains of S.aureus was equal to MIC (4 µg/ml), for the 5 remaining strains MBC was 2–8 times higher than MIC, but did not exceed 64 µg/ml. …”
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