Polypharmacy or potentially inappropriate medications among older adults with COVID-19 in a secondary hospital in China and their association with mortality by Mian Mao, Shan Du, Yue Xu, Qiu Li, Ruoxi Luo, Qiaoqiao Zhou, Xiaoli Hu

“…Multivariate regression demonstrated that male (OR: 0.57 [95% CI: 0.33–0.98], p = 0.044), diabetes (OR: 2.05 [95% CI: 1.11–3.80], p = 0.023), the more number of medications (OR: 1.44 [95% CI: 1.20–1.72], p < 0.001) and given NMV/r (OR: 3.67 [95% CI: 1.48–9.10], p = 0.005) were influencing factors associated with PIM use. …”
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P Wave Duration/P Wave Voltage Ratio Plays a Promising Role in the Prediction of Atrial Fibrillation: A New Player in the Game by E. Karacop, A. Enhos, N. Bakhshaliyev, R. Ozdemir

“…In a univariate regression analysis, age, smoking, C-reactive protein, brain natriuretic peptide, left atrial diameter, left atrial volume index, P wave duration, P wave voltage, and P wave duration/P wave voltage were significantly associated with the development of new-onset AF. …”
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A first study on sperm sexing in water buffalo through magnetic nanoparticles by Syed Murtaza Hassan Andrabi, Muhammad Hammad Fayyaz, Muhammad Shafiq Haider, Ghulam Muhammad Ali

“…The MNPs were negatively charged and (provided by Clemente Associates Inc, Prescott, Arizona, USA) had a diameter of 50 nanometers. The interaction between the negative charge of MNPs and the Z electrical potential of spermatozoa was different for those spermatozoa carrying an X chromosome (-20 mV) and those carrying a Y chromosome (-16 mV). …”
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Impact of post-breeding administration of hCG and flunixin meglumine on luteal function and pregnancy rates in anestrous Nili-Ravi buffaloes by Ejaz Ahmad, Muhammad Muzammal Niaz, Muhammad Saleem Akhtar, Muhammad Rizwan Yousuf, Muhammad Zahid Tahir, Tanveer Ahmad

“…Progesterone level was measured through ELISA. The pregnancy was diagnosed through ultrasonography on day 35 post-TAI. …”
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Repeatability and reproducibility of a new spectral-domain optical coherence tomography biometer and agreement with swept-source optical coherence tomography based biometer by Xin Li, Chak Seng Lei, Rui Ning, Luze Liu, Aodong Chen, Xinning Yang, Giacomo Savini, Domenico Schiano-Lomoriello, Xingtao Zhou, Jinhai Huang

“…The evaluated parameters were axial length (AL), central corneal thickness (CCT), aqueous depth (AQD), anterior chamber depth (ACD), lens thickness (LT), flattest and steepest meridian keratometry (Kf and Ks), mean keratometry (Km), astigmatism (AST) magnitude, white-to-white (WTW) distance, and pupil diameter (PD). The within-subject standard deviation (Sw), test–retest repeatability (TRT), coefficient of variation (CoV), and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) were calculated to determine the repeatability and reproducibility. …”
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Reduced Circulating Levels of miR-491-5p and miR-485-3p Are Associated with the Occurrence of Vertebral Fractures in Postmenopausal Women with Osteoporosis by Jixi Xu, Mingbo Li, Wei Pei, Jinyong Ding, Yueran Pan, Huifeng Peng, Shiman Lin, Yanbo Huang

“…Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves and the area under the ROC curve (AUC) were used to evaluate the performance of miR-491-5p and miR-485-3p in diagnosing the occurrence of vertebral fractures in osteoporotic patients.Results: The plasma levels of PINP and β-CTx were elevated but the plasma level of 25-(OH)VitD was declined in osteoporotic patients with vertebral fractures when comparable to those without (< 0.05). …”
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Clinical characteristics and frailty status in heart failure with preserved vs. reduced ejection fraction by Tomoyuki Hamada, Toru Kubo, Kazuya Kawai, Yoko Nakaoka, Toshikazu Yabe, Takashi Furuno, Eisuke Yamada, Hiroaki Kitaoka, Kochi YOSACOI study

“…Physical frailty was diagnosed on the basis of the Japanese version of Cardiovascular Health (J‐CHS) Study criteria. …”
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Online patients questions regarding reverse total shoulder arthroplasty pertain to timeline of recovery, specific activities, and limitations by Kyle K. Obana, MD, Dane R.G. Lind, BA, Andrew J. Luzzi, MD, Michaela J. O’Connor, MD, Matthew R. LeVasseur, MD, William N. Levine, MD

“…The least common question topics were Anatomy/Function (0.0%), Cost (0.3%), and Diagnoses/Evaluation (0.3%). The most common websites were Medical Practice (45.0%), Academic (22.3%), and Single Surgeon (12.3%). …”
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Diagnostic criteria for asthenic accommodative asthenopia in patients with computer vision syndrome by I.G. Ovechkin, I.S. Gadzhiev, Kozhukhov A.A, E.I. Belikova

“…</i> </p> <p> <i><b>Results</b>: the analysis of basic diagnostic criteria demonstrated that habitually excessive accommodation strain (HEAS) was diagnosed in 51 patients (59.3%) and asthenic accommodative asthenopia in 19 patients (22.1%). …”
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Clinical and biochemical characteristics of patients with acromegaly and normal or increased prolactin levels by Yuliya A. Kukushkina, Irena A. Ilovayskaya

“…The patients with acromegaly and hyperprolactinemia noticed their first symptoms of the disease at a younger age (median 37 [25; 46] years vs 41.5 [32; 51.5] years, р = 0.004) and were diagnosed with acromegaly also earlier, than the patients with acromegaly without hyperprolactinemia (45 [34.5; 55] years vs 52 [42; 61] years, р 0.001). …”
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Efficacy of dietary supplementation with 1α-hydroxycholecalciferol on performance, eggshell quality, serum metabolites, jejunal morphology and bone characteristics of laying hens a... by Maryam Ghaderi Nik, Reza Mahdavi, Shahab Ghazi, Kourosh Gholami

“…Dietary supplementation of 1αOHD3 increased the tibia diameter (linear P = 0.053), tibia calcium (linear P = 0.004 and quadratic P = 0.014) and tibia strength (linear and quadratic P < 0.001). …”
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Perfluorooctanoic acid induces abnormal heart development via aryl hydrocarbon receptor-mediated oxidative stress and apoptosis in zebrafish larvae by Xueyi CHEN, Tianchi MA, Kang WANG, Tao CHEN, Yan JIANG

“…The levels of intracellular and mitochondrial ROS in the heart of zebrafish larvae were assessed using dichloro-dihydro-fluorescein diacetate and MitoSOX™ Red, respectively. Apoptosis was examined using acridine orange (AO) staining and Immunofluorescence method. …”
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The Croton genera (Euphorbiaceae) and its richness in chemical constituents with potential range of applications by Carlos Andrés Coy-Barrera, Laura Galvis, Maria Juliana Rueda, Sergio Alejandro Torres-Cortés

“…Ethnobotanical studies reflect numerous uses in different communities, addressing issues such as intestinal disorders, general pain, cancer, hypertension, diabetes, hemorrhoids, sexual impotence, respiratory diseases, COVID -19, ulcers, and intestinal parasites. …”
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Black posterior vitreous detachment: A 10-year historical cohort of pigmented uveal tumors by Vicktoria Vishnevskia-Dai, Hila Goldberg, Michael Ostrovsky, Ofira Zloto, Rachel Shemesh

“…Participants: Eight patients who were diagnosed with pigmentary PVD associated with a uveal tumor or optic nerve pigmented tumors in a tertiary medical center. …”
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Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in management of breast cancers in Qatar by Rasha.S.Abo El Alaa, Hend Al-Jaber, Fatima Al Zahraa Chokor, Abdullah A. Shaito, Layla Al-Mansoori

“…Beyond cancer, these plants displayed promise in addressing diabetes and inflammation. In conclusion, our study on herbalists' recommendations for breast cancer documents the traditional practices for patient therapy in Qatar. …”
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Correlation Between Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced CT Imaging Signs and Differentiation Grade and Microvascular Invasion of Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Liu Y, Zhou Y, Liao C, Li H, Zhang X, Gong H, Pu H

“…., Ltd, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 5School of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology, Sichuan, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Hong Pu, Department of Radiology, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital; School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, 610000, People’s Republic of China, Email ph196797@163.com Haigang Gong, School of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, 610000, People’s Republic of China, Email hggong@uestc.edu.cnObjective: This study aimed to investigate how dynamic contrast-enhanced CT imaging signs correlate with the differentiation grade and microvascular invasion (MVI) of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and to assess their predictive value for MVI when combined with clinical characteristics.Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of clinical data from 232 patients diagnosed with HCC at our hospital between 2021 and 2022. …”
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Estradiol-dependent and independent effects of FGF21 in obese female mice by T. V. Jakovleva, A. Yu. Kazantseva, A. D. Dubinina, N. Yu. Balybina, K. O. Baranov, E. N. Makarova, N. M. Bazhan

“…FGF21 administration has potent benef icial effects on obesity and diabetes in humans, cynomolgus monkey, and rodents. …”
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Effect of different hormonal protocols with timed AI on clinical signs of estrus and conception rates in Bulgarian Murrah buffaloes by Radena Nenova

“…For the buffalo cows, each protocol was applied in the breeding and non-breeding season, while in the heifers, out of season only. Gestation was diagnosed sonographically on day 45 post-TAI. The data were processed via dispersion anal- ysis of a non-orthogonal set of qualitative traits, including the following factors with respective classes: protocol, three class- es – as described above; CSE, three classes – without CSE; patency of the cervical canal (excluding mucus); presence of clear mucous discharge (including patency); age, two classes – heifers, cows. …”
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Comparison of Intraoperative and Postoperative Outcomes of Sleeve and Dorsal Slit Technique of Circumcision: A Prospective Interventional Study by N Snigdha, R Lakshmana, Das Debarath, Natarjan Soorya, A Pravindhas, M Malar Mannan

“…Materials and Methods: A prospective interventional study was conducted at SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India from October 2022 to April 2024. Sixty patients diagnosed with phimosis, balanoposthitis, paraphimosis and patients who requested circumcision for religious reasons were randomly assigned to undergo either the sleeve technique (Group A) or the dorsal slit technique (Group B). …”
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Linear association between high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and postoperative delirium after general anesthesia: a cross-sectional study by Xiao Qin, Junming Ren, Chunping Xing, Lijiao Chen, Renjie Wang, Shouyuan Tian

“…Stratified analyses further highlighted significant associations between Hs-CRP and POD in specific subgroups, notably in patients aged ≥65 years, female patients, and those with or without hypertension, diabetes, or stroke history, and without chronic kidney disease (p &lt; 0.05). …”
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