Neuroleptics used in critical COVID associated with moderate-severe dyspnea after hospital discharge by Carlos Toufen, Gustavo Corrêa de Almeida, José Eduardo Pompeu, Celso Ricardo Fernandes de Carvalho, Carlos Roberto Ribeiro de Carvalho

“…Post-discharge evaluations were conducted at 1 and 12 months, assessing dyspnea, frailty, quality of life, functional capacity, anxiety, and depression. Descriptive statistics, including frequencies and percentages, were used, and logistic regression analysis was performed to identify factors associated with moderate to severe dyspnea at 1 and 12 months post-discharge. …”
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Comparison of the Efficacy of Elastodontic Devices and Aligners in Dentoalveolar Transverse Expansion: A Randomized Open Label Clinical Trial by Eleonora Ortu, Mariano Lacarbonara, Samuele Cova, Elena Gigliozzi, Maria Ausilia D’Angelo, Annalisa Monaco, Davide Pietropaoli

“…<b>Background</b>: A transverse discrepancy refers to a dimensional difference in the transverse component of the upper and lower dental arches with functional and esthetic implications. The main purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of transverse expansion movement of dentoalveolar nature performed by two innovative orthodontic appliances: elastodontic devices and clear aligners. …”
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ASSESSMENT OF THE N-TERMINAL COLLAGEN III-TYPE PROPEPTIDE IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEART FAILURE AND METABOLIC SYNDROME by O. M. Drapkina, E. V. Zyatenkova

“…The level of PIIINP in MG — 3,3±1,5 mcg/L, in CG — 2,3±1,3 mcg/L (p=0,00046). In statistical analysis there were significant relations of laboratory data and PIIINP: uric acid level (r=0,37; p=0,001); glucose level (r=0,29; p=0,011). …”
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The profile of disability grant applicants in Bishop Lavis, Cape Town by Thirumani Govender, Gubela Mji

“…Most applicants had a chronic medical condition and reported functional restrictions but only received a temporary grant. …”
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Barriers, Facilitators, and Requirements for a Telerehabilitation Aftercare Program for Patients After Occupational Injuries: Semistructured Interviews With Key Stakeholders by Lukas Lange-Drenth, Holger Schulz, Isabell Suck, Christiane Bleich

“…We conducted semistructured interviews in person and via real-time video calls with 27 key stakeholders to collect data. Interviews were transcribed verbatim, and thematic analysis was applied. …”
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Resectograms: Planning liver surgery with real-time occlusion-free visualization of virtual resections by Ruoyan Meng, Davit Aghayan, Egidijus Pelanis, Bjørn Edwin, Faouzi Alaya Cheikh, Rafael Palomar

“…To further improve functionality, we explored three flattening methods: fixed-shape, Least Squares Conformal Maps, and As-Rigid-As-Possible, to generate these 2D views. …”
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Higher Physical Activity Is Associated with Improved Ventricular–Arterial Coupling: Assessment Using the cfPWV/GLS Ratio in Primary Care—A Pilot Study by Paula-Anca Sulea, Ioan Tilea, Florin Stoica, Liviu Cristescu, Diana-Andreea Moldovan, Radu Tatar, Raluca-Maria Tilinca, Razvan Gheorghita Mares, Andreea Varga

“…Encouraging moderate-to-vigorous exercise in primary care may improve cardiovascular function and aid prevention.…”
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Detection and prediction of real-world severe asthma phenotypes by application of machine learning to electronic health records by Mehmet Furkan Bağcı, MSc, Toan Do, MD, Samantha R. Spierling Bagsic, PhD, Rahul F. Gomez, MD, Judy H. Jun, MD, Anna L. Ritko, MA, MPhil, Sally E. Wenzel, MD, Truong Nguyen, PhD, Yusuf Öztürk, PhD, Brian D. Modena, MD, MSc

“…Objective: We utilized machine-learning techniques applied to EHRs to detect and predict real-world severe asthma (SA) phenotypes and improve the precision of asthma severity diagnoses. Methods: Data from 31,795 asthma patients were extracted from a health care system’s EHR, with 1,112 patients meeting inclusion criteria for analysis. …”
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Association between home entrance characteristics and depression: A cross-sectional study of community-dwelling older adults in Japan by Hiroaki Yoshida, Masamichi Hanazato, Yoko Matsuoka, Yu-Ru Chen, Aiko Eguchi, Yusuke Mizuno, Hiroki Suzuki

“…Objective: Depression among older adults is associated with cognitive function decline and increased risk of premature mortality. …”
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Unveiling host-genetic drivers of caecal microbial communities in chickens through genome-wide association studies by Ankit Hinsu, Xiaoxia Dai, Christos Dadousis, Christos Dadousis, Melanie Hay, Bruno Fosso, Matteo Crotta, Ramesh Pandit, Javier Guitian, Fiona Tomley, Prakash Koringa, Chaitanya Joshi, Chaitanya Joshi, Damer Blake, Androniki Psifidi

“…Enteric microbiota plays a crucial role in the health and productivity of poultry, including influences on nutrient absorption, immune function, and pathogen resistance. In this study, we conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) to identify host genetic variants associated with selected bacterial genera found in chickens. …”
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Investigating intra‐tumoural heterogeneity and microenvironment diversity in primary cardiac angiosarcoma through single‐cell RNA sequencing by Jingyuan Huo, Zhen Wang, Wenting Zhao, Miao Chen, Haoyang Li, Fengpu He, Xiao Tian, Yaqi Ma, Firyuza Husanova, Liang Ma, Yiming Ni, Hongda Ding, Weidong Li, Hongfei Xu

“…We used scRNA‐seq data from five normal cardiac tissue samples downloaded from public databases for comparative analyses. …”
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Identifying and Validating Indicators of Ritualism in the Iranian Higher Education System: A Mixed-Methods Study by Seyed Hedayat Davarpanah, Reza Hoveida, Mostafa Bagherian Far

“…Each interview lasted between 25 and 75 minutes. Data analysis was performed concurrently with data collection, employing thematic analysis to interpret the findings. …”
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Features of BE-perfect grammaticalization in the person-based auxiliation system of Barese by Danguolė Kotryna Kapkan

“…The analysis shows that the 3rd person BE auxiliary in the data most frequently appears with statives and subject-oriented resultatives. …”
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Construire ses cartes : le développement d’outils statistiques interactifs intégrés à un SIG by Benoît Ogier

“…Moreover, some micro-GIS have interesting development possibilities through plug ins, in the common programming languages : Pascal, C, Delphi, etc… On this basis, we have complemented functions of one micro-GIS (spatial requests, itinerary calculation, data managing, cartography) with a set of statistical and graphical modules.These tools give to users all statistical informations and graphical representations that are necessary for a comprehensive data analysis. …”
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Effectiveness and safety of nintedanib in prevention of pulmonary fibrosis induced by bleomycin in malignant ovarian germ cell tumour: study protocol for a randomised, double-blind... by Jie Yang, Tianyu Zhang, Xinyue Zhang, Jiaxin Yang, Sijian Li, Min Yin, Rundong Zhang

“…We will use electronic case report forms to record all the participants’ data and SPSS V.27.0/STATA V.16.0/Graphpad Prism V.8.0 to conduct statistical analysis.Ethics and dissemination The Ethics Committee of Peking Union Medical College Hospital has approved the study (I-23PJ400). …”
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Zhishi Xiebai Guizhi Decoction modulates hypoxia and lipid toxicity to alleviate pulmonary vascular remodeling of pulmonary hypertension in rats by Min Fu, Yuan Li, Jingjing Liu, Junjie Liu, Jiaoxia Wei, Yuxin Qiao, Hanxin Zhong, Dongyang Han, Haitao Lu, Li Yao

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The correlation between anti-phospholipase A2 receptor antibodies and hypercoagulability in patients with idiopathic membranous nephropathy by Yunyun Liu, Yujie Tang, Wei-Bo Le, Dacheng Chen, Dandan Liang, Feng Xu, Shaoshan Liang, Yongzhong Zhong, Caihong Zeng

“…Anti-PLA2R antibodies are associated with hypercoagulability in patients with IMN and may affect coagulation in patients with IMN by affecting platelet aggregation function and fibrinogen counts.…”
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Serum trihalomethanes and cognitive decline: investigating environmental risk factors for neurodegenerative diseases by Jianping Liu, Sufang Wang, Yuanying Song, Rong Luo, Lijian Han, Lijian Han

“…However, their potential neurotoxic effects, particularly on cognitive function, remain poorly understood. This study investigates the association between serum THM concentrations and cognitive decline, aiming to identify environmental risk factors for neurodegenerative diseases.MethodsData were drawn from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2011–2014 cohort. …”
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An integrated machine learning and fractional calculus approach to predicting diabetes risk in women by David Amilo, Khadijeh Sadri, Evren Hincal, Muhammad Farman, Kottakkaran Sooppy Nisar, Mohamed Hafez

“…Glucose levels, BMI, blood pressure, and Diabetes Pedigree Function emerged as the most significant predictors across all models. …”
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OBSCN undergoes extensive alternative splicing during human cardiac and skeletal muscle development by Ali Oghabian, Per Harald Jonson, Swethaa Natraj Gayathri, Mridul Johari, Ella Nippala, David Gomez Andres, Francina Munell, Jessica Camacho Soriano, Maria Angeles Sanchez Duran, Juha Sinisalo, Heli Tolppanen, Johanna Tolva, Peter Hackman, Marco Savarese, Bjarne Udd

“…Furthermore, it plays an essential role in muscle development and function. Mutations in OBSCN are associated with several hypertrophic cardiomyopathies and muscular disorders. …”
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