Effect of galectin-3 and brain natriuretic peptide levels on echocardiographic parameters of left heart chamber following coronary artery bypass grafting by Yulia A. Styazhkina, Irina F. Grishina, Nina B. Poletaeva, Tatyana F. Peretolchina, Olga V. Nikolaenko

“…BACKGROUND: The article analyzes changes of echocardiographic (EchoCG) parameters of the left chamber over time and their relationship with galectin-3 and NT-proBNP levels in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and various recovery periods. …”
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EEG alpha/beta features as a biomarker for quantifying pain in patients with lumbar disk herniation by Rumei Li, Wanqi Shao, Shumei Zhao, Lingli Wang, Chao Yu, Lanying Liu, Kuiying Yin

“…This study aimed to analyze the EEG changes in patients with lumbar disk herniation (LDH) under traditional Chinese medicine small needle knife and to further explore the feasibility of EEG as an indicator of pain assessment in patients with LDH.MethodsThis study conducted resting-state electroencephalography on 20 patients with LDH before and after treatment and on 20 healthy controls, respectively. …”
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Safety and efficacy of switching from adalimumab to sarilumab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in the ongoing MONARCH open-label extension by Gerd R Burmester, Mark C Genovese, Vibeke Strand, Gregory St John, Andrea Rubbert-Roth, Howard Amital, Tatiana Raskina, Antonio Gómez-Centeno, Claudia Pena-Rossi, Leon Gervitz, Karthinathan Thangavelu, Susan Boklage

“…Among switch patients, improvement in disease activity was evident at OLE week 12: 47.1%/34.8% had changes ≥1.2 in Disease Activity Score (28 joints) (DAS28)-erythrocyte sedimentation rate/DAS28-C-reactive protein. …”
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Antitoxic Effects of Chicory Herb Extract Fractions in Rats with Toxic Hepatitis by I. A. Lupanova, O. L. Saybel, E. N. Kurmanova, E. V. Ferubko, I. A. Martynchik, P. G. Mizina

“…The last group of animals received neither drugs nor CCl4 (intact animals). The changes in the activity of biotransformation enzymes (cytochrome P450 [cytР450] and glutathione transferase [GT]) in hepatocytes and serum liver enzymes (AST, ALT and AP) were assessed.Results. …”
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Protocol for a randomised phase 3 trial evaluating the role of Finasteride in Active Surveillance for men with low and intermediate-risk prostate cancer: the FINESSE Study by Samuel Smith, Peter Sasieni, William Cross, Richard Bryant, Steven Kennish, James Catto, Rachel Hubbard, Simon Faulkner, Rohit Chahal, Mohantha Dooldeniya, Marcus Cumberbatch, Bernard North, Alastair D Lamb, Roseann Kealy, Selina Bhattrai

“…AS affords careful monitoring to identify changes in otherwise non-life-threatening cancers. …”
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Square-Stepping HIIT Combined With 'Phyllanthus amarus' Supplementation Alleviates Fasting Blood Glucose and Oxidative Stress in Overweight and Obese Individuals by Surachat Buddhisa, Nattaphol Prakobkaew, Piyapong Prasertsri, Sudarat Boonpitak, Puttipong Poncumhak, Orachorn Boonla

“…Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the effects of square-stepping HIIT combined with PA supplementation on changes in blood glucose and insulin activity, lipid profile, inflammation, and oxidative stress in overweight and obese individuals. …”
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Post-stroke outcome prediction based on lesion-derived features by Maedeh Khalilian, Olivier Godefroy, Martine Roussel, Amir Mousavi, Ardalan Aarabi

“…Connectome-based features exhibited lower R2 values, with structural connection strength alterations showing stronger associations with post-stroke scores compared to changes in functional connectivity. Nodal parameters (degree and clustering coefficient) had lower explanatory power than the SDM features and lesion masks.Our findings underscore the effectiveness of lesion masks and thresholded SDMs in predicting post-stroke deficits. …”
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Assessing the Role of Emergency Physicians in Medical Clearance: Predictors of Diagnosing Psychiatric Illness in the Emergency Department – A Retrospective Cross-sectional Study by Ibrahim Khamis Abdullah Almamari, Darpanarayan Hazra, Awatif K. Alsarrai Al-Alawi

“…Conclusion: Significant predictors of initial psychiatric illness included abnormal behavior, substance abuse, family psychiatric history, absence of major medical conditions, no recent medication changes before illness onset, normal sensorium and orientation, and normal laboratory markers at presentation.…”
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The Role of Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) in Enhancing IVF Success in Women With Ovarian Insufficiency: A Cohort Study by Zahra Mohammad Alipour, Farahnazsadat Ahmadi, Sina Mohajernoei, Roghaye Gharaei, Nazanin Hojjati, Elham Shirali, Firouzeh Akbari Asbagh

“…Secondary outcomes included hormonal changes, oocyte quality, and embryo development. Statistical analysis utilized descriptive statistics, chi-square tests, and t-tests to compare outcomes between groups. …”
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Evidence linking phthalate exposure to alterations of hematologic parameters in Chinese children: A cross-sectional study by Mei-Ting Wei, Ying Wen, Zhu-Xia Zhang, Xiu-Ju Liu, Feng-Xiang Wei, Wei-Qiang Liu, Li Zhou, Ding-Yan Chen, Yao Yao

“…School-aged children are a particularly susceptible population to phthalate exposure, yet research examining the correlation between combined exposure to multiple phthalates and hematologic changes is limited. We explored the individual and joint associations of early childhood phthalate exposure with hematologic parameters. …”
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Efficacy of osmotic laxative polyethylene glycol 4000 in treatment of constipation in pediatrics by S. I. Erdes, B. O. Matsukatova, S. A. Revyakina, Ye. V. Casanave

“…With the help of specifically designed original questionnaire dynamics of clinical symptoms of constipation, and changes of scores of electrical activity of various regions of gastro-intestinal tract (GIT) by PEGEG was estimated. …”
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Increased Visual Attentional Demands Alter Lower Extremity Sidestep Cutting Kinematics in Male Basketball Players by Koen T.H. Rikken, Tom Panneman, Fabian Vercauteren, Alli Gokeler, Anne Benjaminse

“…# Background In basketball, changing direction is one of the primary mechanisms of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, often occurring within complex game situations with high cognitive demands. …”
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Reflexiones sobre el proyecto Auto-Demarcación y EtnoCartografía de las Tierras y Hábitats Jodï y Eñepa by Stanford Zent, Egleé L. Zent, Lucas Juae Mölö, Pablo Chonokó

“…In the second place, we analyze the ambiguity of the State in regards to Indian land rights recognition throughout the Bolivarian constitutional period, as reflected in various contradictions between written laws and legal practices, the separate actions and attitudes of different government agents at regional and national levels, the inconsistencies in the institutional authorities and application of norms established to promote the demarcation process, the legal lacunae or recurrent changes in the rules regarding the petition of land rights recognition, among other aspects that have impeded reaching the final goal of indigenous land demarcations: obtaining legal title or ownership rights over their lands. …”
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HER-SAFE study design: an open-label, randomised controlled trial to investigate the safety of withdrawal of pharmacological treatment for recovered HER2-targeted therapy-related c... by Robin Chung, James C Moon, Alexander R Lyon, Charlotte H Manisty, Muhummad Sohaib Nazir, Malcolm Walker, Peter Kellman, Benjamin Dowsing, Daniel Chen, Jessica Artico, Mark Westwood, Hakim-Moulay Dehbi, Rebecca Roylance, Tom Crake, Peter Schmid, Arjun Ghosh, Maria Sol Andres, Joanna Pedra, Orla Worn

“…Secondary endpoints include changes in cardiac blood biomarkers, cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR)-derived strain and tissue mapping and heart failure symptom questionnaires. …”
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Air Quality Improvement during COVID-19 Lockdown in Bangkok Metropolitan, Thailand: Effect of the Long-range Transport of Air Pollutants by Parichat Wetchayont, Tadahiro Hayasaka, Pradeep Khatri

“…Additionally, the results also show that changing the lifestyle into a “new normal” for people in Bangkok after the Lockdown period has had a positive effect on air pollution.…”
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Biomaterial-based strategies: a new era in spinal cord injury treatment by Shihong Zhu, Sijun Diao, Xiaoyin Liu, Zhujun Zhang, Fujun Liu, Wei Chen, Xiyue Lu, Huiyang Luo, Xu Cheng, Qiang Liao, Zhongyu Li, Jing Chen

“…This complexity has prompted researchers to elucidate the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms and changes and to identify effective treatment strategies. …”
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Effects of <i>Bifidobacterium longum longum</i> 35624® on the Symptoms and Quality of Life in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Results of the Multicenter Observational Progr... by V. T. Ivashkin, E. A. Poluektova, Z. A. Mamieva

“…Stool consistency became normal in 40.1 % of patients by the end of the first month and in 76.8 % after 3 months of follow-up. Changes in the IBS-QoL score showed a significant improvement in the quality of life.Conclusions. …”
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Evaluation of Patients’ Received Doses in Chest CT Scan Protocols for COVID-19 Diagnosis by Sadegh Shurche, Tinoosh Almasi, Maryam Tima, Nima Rostampour

“… Purpose: This study aims to investigate and compare the doses received by Corona Virus Disease (Covid-19) patients on Computed Tomography (CT) scans by changing the scan parameters to diagnose the disease and evaluate its course and effects. …”
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Response of YPM x Ross 708 male broilers to diets containing varying inclusions of phytase, calcium butyrate, and bacitracin methylene disalicylate during the grower and finisher p... by Joseph P. Gulizia, Zubair Khalid, Maria T. Terra-Long, Jose I. Vargas, Jose R. Hernandez, Wilmer J. Pacheco, James T. Krehling, Kenneth S. Macklin, William A. Dozier, III, Klint W. McCafferty, Ruediger Hauck

“…Jejunal expression of CL-1, CL-4, CL-5, and ZO-2 on d 28 as well as CL-2 on d 42 changed between MMFA when combined with 1,500 FTU/kg of phytase but not 500 FTU/kg (P ≤ 0.05). …”
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The Effect of Hospital Boarding on Emergency Medicine Residency Productivity by Peter Moffett, Al Best, Nathan Lewis, Stephen Miller, Grace Hickam, Hannah Kissel-Smith, Laura Barrera, Scott Huang, Joel Moll

“…Results: All variables included in the model were significantly associated with changes in productivity. Resident experience has the largest effect such that for each month of residency experience, a resident adds 0.012 patients per hour (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.010–0.014). …”
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