Anterior segment characteristics and spatial variations of different crystalline lens diseases by Jianxia Fang, Ce Shi, Xinyu Ma, Siting Sheng, Jingwei Xu, Sha Zhu, Yixuan Feng, Yu Zhang, Lirui Liu, Huiling Zhao, Zhe Xu, Wen Xu

“…Methods: We examined 98 eyes (19 normal, 25 cataracts, 27 LS, 27 MSP) using AS optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT), ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM), and IOLMaster700. …”
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Could cough hypersensitivity symptom profile differentiate phenotypes of chronic cough? by Mi-Yeong Kim, Ha-Kyeong Won, Ji-Yoon Oh, Ji-Hyang Lee, Eun-Jung Jo, Sung-Yoon Kang, Ji-Ho Lee, Seung-Eun Lee, Noeul Kang, Young-Chan Kim, Hwa Young Lee, Jin An, Youngsang Yoo, Ji-Su Shim, So-Young Park, Han-Ki Park, Min-Hye Kim, Sae-Hoon Kim, Sang-Heon Kim, Yoon-Seok Chang, Sang-Hoon Kim, Byung-Jae Lee, Surinder S. Birring, Woo-Jung Song

“…There were no significant between-group differences in the LCQ and cough severity Visual Analog Scale scores. Both groups showed a similar negative correlation with LCQ scores (asthmatic cough: r=−0.427, p<0.001; RCC: r=−0.306, p<0.001). …”
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Quantitative tremor monitoring before, during and after MR-guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy for essential tremor with MR compatible accelerometers by Thomas Bancel, Mohammed Bashaiweth, Thomas J. Manuel, Benoît Béranger, Cécile Galléa, Mathieu Santin, Mélanie Didier, Eric Bardinet, Pierre Pouget, Mickael Tanter, Stéphane Lehéricy, Marie Vidailhet, David Grabli, Nadya Pyatigorskaya, Carine Karachi, Elodie Hainque, Jean-François Aubry

“…Currently, clinical examination is used to identify therapeutic efficacy during treatment, but MRgFUS surgery could benefit from real-time, rater-independent quantitative monitoring of tremor, such as accelerometry data.Methods Fourteen patients with medically refractory essential tremor underwent MRgFUS thalamotomy. …”
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Exploring patient preferences for intraocular lenses selection in age-related cataract: a discrete choice experiment study by Qiaolin Zhu, Qiaolin Zhu, Qiaolin Zhu, Qianqian Sun, Qianqian Sun, Qianqian Sun, Yujia Huo, Yujia Huo, Yujia Huo, Xiaoling Yang, Xiaoling Yang, Xiaoling Yang, Hehe Huang, Hehe Huang, Hehe Huang, Shanshan Qian, Shanshan Qian, Shanshan Qian, Wenjing Lin, Wentao Yan, Wentao Yan, Wentao Yan

“…High cost and a higher probability of adverse visual phenomena negatively affected preferences. …”
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Interrelationships of stress, burnout, anxiety, depression, quality of life and suicidality among Chinese residents under Standardized Residency Training: a network analysis by Zejun Li, Min Wu, Xiaoyu Zhang, Kewen Yan, Xin Wang, Huixue Xu, Peizhen Li, Yueheng Liu, Qijian Deng, Xueyi Li, Qianjin Wang, Manyun Li, Yunfei Wang, Yuzhu Hao, Li He, Yi-Yuan Tang, Tieqiao Liu, Pu Peng, Qiuxia Wu

“…This study aims to investigate the symptom network of stress, burnout, anxiety, depression (SBAD) and adverse personal outcomes in this cohort.Methods From October 2020 to April 2022, 994 physicians were recruited across China through snowball sampling. …”
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Sodium valproate, a potential repurposed treatment for the neurodegeneration in Wolfram syndrome (TREATWOLFRAM): trial protocol for a pivotal multicentre, randomised double-blind c... by Una Martin, Timothy Barrett, Susan Mollan, Karen E Morrison, Ruth Evans, Isabelle Meunier, Rajat Gupta, Andrew Peet, Martin Wilson, Sulev Koks, Wojciech Młynarski, Patrick Yu-Wai-Man, Agathe Roubertie, Darren Barton, Dewi Astuti, Renuka P Dias, Lucinda Billingham, Kun Hu, Malgorzata Zatyka, Archana Kulkarni, Benjamin Wright, Kristian Brock, Victoria Homer, Rebecca Malpass, Heather Rose, Christophe Orssaud, Zsuzsanna Nagy, Tracy Lynch, Sabrina Cronier, Amandip Malhi, Pooja Takhar, Amy Lamb, Gema Esteban-Bueno

“…To date, there have been no multicentre randomised controlled trials investigating the efficacy of treatments for neurodegeneration in patients with Wolfram syndrome.Methods and analysis TREATWOLFRAM is an international, multicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised clinical trial designed to investigate whether 36-month treatment with up to 40 mg/kg/day of sodium valproate will slow the rate of loss of visual acuity as a biomarker for neurodegeneration in patients with Wolfram syndrome. …”
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Levels of total IgE versus specific IgE during childhood for defining and predicting T2-high asthma by Tamo Sultan, MD, Frederikke Skov, MD, Nicklas Brustad, MD, PhD, Nilo Vahman, MD, PhD, Jakob Stokholm, MD, PhD, Klaus Bønnelykke, MD, PhD, Ann-Marie Malby Schoos, MD, PhD, DMSc, Bo Chawes, MD, PhD, DMSc

“…Conclusion: Elevated tIgE and sIgE are equally useful stand-alone biomarkers for defining and predicting risk of T2-high asthma in childhood.…”
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The EORTC QLQ-F17 as a shortened version of the EORTC QLQ-C30 to assess self-reported functioning in cancer patients: investigating equivalence and psychometric properties in a ran... by Florian Zeman, Johannes M. Giesinger, Tobias Pukrop, Morten Aa Petersen, Mogens Groenvold, Sandra Nolte, Dagmara Kuliś, Sunil Shrestha, Laurence Leysen, Kim Cocks, Corneel Coens, Georgios Ioannidis, Cecilia Pompili, Michael Koller

“…Findings: A total of 2672 cancer patients of all major cancer types, aged between 18 and 92 years with an equal gender distribution (50/50) from 11 countries, were recruited between 17 February and 28 March 2023. …”
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Dynamics of Clinical Manifestations and Social Functioning in Schizophrenia: A Non-interventional Observational Study of Paliperidone Palmitat Dosage Forms by Aleksandr M. Reznik, Olga A. Karpenko, Elena A. Shumakova, Aleksandr V. Mudrak, Andrey V. Sokolov, Svetlana V. Nazimova, Alina M. Saifulina, Anton M. Eliseenko, Tatjana K. Matvievskaya, Angelina N. Khannanova, Vladimir I. Revenko, Dmitriy V. Scherbakov, Yuriy L. Martynyuk, Aleksandr L. Arbuzov, Oleg A. Yacenko, Polina N. Alekseeva, Aleksandr B. Berdalin, Larisa A. Burygina

“…CONCLUSION: Treatment with different forms of paliperidone provides a roughly equal pace reduction in the severity of schizophrenia, including positive and negative symptoms. …”
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Wound Healing Properties of Plant-Based Hydrogel and Oleogel Formulations in a Rat Scald Burn Model by Oana Janina Roșca, Alexandru Nistor, Georgeta Hermina Coneac, Ioana Viorica Olariu, Ana-Maria Cotan, Roxana Racoviceanu, Elena Rodica Heredea, Adelin Ciudoiu, Gabriela Didea, Camelia Mihaela Lupou, Florin Borcan, Teodora Hoinoiu, Cristina Adriana Dehelean, Lavinia Lia Vlaia, Codruța Marinela Șoica

“…Post-burn, rats were divided into three equal subgroups, and topical formulations were applied daily. …”
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Sex differences in resting skeletal muscle and the acute and long-term response to endurance exercise in individuals with overweight and obesity by Simon I. Dreher, Thomas Goj, Christine von Toerne, Miriam Hoene, Martin Irmler, Meriem Ouni, Markus Jähnert, Johannes Beckers, Martin Hrabě de Angelis, Andreas Peter, Anja Moller, Andreas L. Birkenfeld, Annette Schürmann, Stefanie M. Hauck, Cora Weigert

“…Both sexes adapted to 8-week endurance training by upregulating mitochondrial proteins involved in TCA cycle, oxidative phosphorylation, and β-oxidation. Training equalized fast-twitch fiber type protein levels, mainly by reducing them in males. …”
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The impact of physical activity on progression-free and overall survival in metastatic breast cancer based on molecular subtype by Philipp Ziegler, Andreas D. Hartkopf, Markus Wallwiener, Lothar Häberle, Hans-Christian Kolberg, Peyman Hadji, Hans Tesch, Johannes Ettl, Diana Lüftner, Volkmar Müller, Laura L. Michel, Erik Belleville, Pauline Wimberger, Carsten Hielscher, Hanna Huebner, Sabrina Uhrig, Lena A. Wurmthaler, Carolin C. Hack, Christoph Mundhenke, Christian Kurbacher, Peter A. Fasching, Rachel Wuerstlein, Michael Untch, Wolfgang Janni, Florin-Andrei Taran, Michael P. Lux, Diethelm Wallwiener, Sara Y. Brucker, Tanja N. Fehm, Andreas Schneeweiss, Chloë Goossens

“…Results Patient and tumor characteristics were equally distributed across IPAQ categories. HER2pos, HRpos and TNBC were present in 23.1%, 65.7% and 11.2% of patients, respectively. …”
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End-to-end deep fusion of hyperspectral imaging and computer vision techniques for rapid detection of wheat seed quality by Tingting Zhang, Jing Li, Jinpeng Tong, Yihu Song, Li Wang, Renye Wu, Xuan Wei, Yuanyuan Song, Rensen Zeng

“…These findings were further supported by external samples and visualizations. The proposed end-to-end decision fusion DCNN model simplifies the training process compared to traditional two-stage fusion methods. …”
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Midline 1 associated with Fas signaling enhances murine antigen-induced arthritis by Nina Lukač, Nina Lukač, Darja Flegar, Darja Flegar, Sara Priselac, Tomislav Kelava, Tomislav Kelava, Alan Šućur, Alan Šućur, Maša Filipović, Maša Filipović, Dino Šisl, Dino Šisl, Martina Fadljević, Igor Radanović, Vedran Katavić, Vedran Katavić, Nives Zimmermann, Danka Grčević, Danka Grčević, Nataša Kovačić, Nataša Kovačić

“…Arthritis was scored visually, histologically and by micro-computerized tomography. …”
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Applications of Human‐Centered Design to Food Is Medicine Interventions: The THRIVE Pilot Trial by Khadijat Adeleye, Kennedy McDaniel, Irma Iribe, Adeline Assani‐Uva, Janice Dugbartey, Aminata Sinyan, Bijaya Bhattarai, Samantha DeMarco, Tosin Tomiwa, Mojisola Olusola‐Bello, Chelsea Akubo, Faith E. Metlock, D’Janee Kyeremeh, Adrián McMahon, Maya Kramer‐Johansen, India Washington, Peiyu Chen, Christy Rodriguez, Mia Johnson, William Xiao, Samuel Gledhill, Samuel Yeboah‐Manson, Natania Kurien, Lydia Vassiliadi, Jennifer Freeman, Anna Maria Izquierdo‐Porrera, Lessly Palencia, Valerie K. Sullivan, Yvonne Commodore‐Mensah, Oluwabunmi Ogungbe

“…Data collection included detailed session notes, post‐session surveys, prototypes, and documentation of visual outputs. Content analysis identified key implementation themes. …”
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Positive rate and influencing factors of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis among school children aged 9 to 18 years in Xiamen, China by Zhongrui Peng, Yuanchao Li, Hong Yang, Yanfang Jiang, Yuqing Li, Mengyang Gao, Yangjingling Hua, Guimei Liu, Manqi Zhou, Tianmu Chen, Huarong Hong, Lei Li

“…Scoliosis screening was performed through visual inspection of clinical signs, Adams forward bending test, and measurement of trunk rotation angles using a scoliometer. …”
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Daily activities change is linked to acute angle closure occurrence in COVID-19 co-infected patients by Xiaojie Wang, Aijun Tian, Shaodan Zhang, Bo Qu, Lijun Zhao, Xiaojing Pan, Peng Lu, Xinqi Chang, Lu Yang, Shaoping Ha, Jibing Wang, Jiangang Yang, Xiaohui Wang, Peng Yao, Yuxia Yang, Wenzong Zhou, Zhaoyi Wang, Juntao Zhang, Chuanqi Lin, Junhua Li, Yanhua Jiang, Zhongxia Cheng, Zhixiang Ding, Siying Xiong, Cong Ye, Houyu Zhao, Nathan Congdon, Yuanbo Liang

“…The COVID-19 group showed higher intraocular pressure as well as worse uncorrected distance visual acuity, when compared to non-COVID-19 patients. …”
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Osteopenia Metabolomic Biomarkers for Early Warning of Osteoporosis by Jie Wang, Dandan Yan, Suna Wang, Aihua Zhao, Xuhong Hou, Xiaojiao Zheng, Jingyi Guo, Li Shen, Yuqian Bao, Wei Jia, Xiangtian Yu, Cheng Hu, Zhenlin Zhang

“…<b>Introduction</b>: This study aimed to capture the early metabolic changes before osteoporosis occurs and identify metabolomic biomarkers at the osteopenia stage for the early prevention of osteoporosis. <b>Materials and Methods</b>: Metabolomic data were generated from normal, osteopenia, and osteoporosis groups with 320 participants recruited from the Nicheng community in Shanghai. …”
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MODULATION AS A MULTIMODAL TRANSLATION STRATEGY OF GRAPHIC NOVEL PERSEPOLIS BY M. SATRAPI by Anna V. Khodorenko

“…Ferris (2004) and has a thematic thread of historic moment depicted through visual narrative, where time and space are interpreted both visually and verbally. …”
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Multimodal imaging analysis and structure-function correlation in patients exposed to pentosan polysulfate sodium by Sandra Hoyek, Eleni Konstantinou, Francesco Romano, Darren Chen, Celine Chaaya, Magdalena G. Krzystolik, Daniel Hu, Rachel Huckfeldt, Demetrios G. Vavvas, Leo A. Kim, Jason Lee, Elise De, John B. Miller, Nimesh A. Patel

“…Design: A cross-sectional consecutive case series. Methods: Patients exposed to PPS with and without maculopathy underwent color fundus photographs (CFP), optical coherence tomography (OCT), fundus autofluorescence (FAF; Spectralis OCT2, Heidelberg Engineering), macular swept-source OCT angiography (SS-OCTA; PLEX® Elite 9000, Carl Zeiss Meditec) using 3 × 3, 6 × 6, and 12 × 12-mm protocols, microperimetry (MAIA, CenterVue), and 10–2 Humphrey visual field. …”
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