‘Photodynamic therapy light’: An enhanced treatment protocol for actinic keratoses with minimal pain and optimal clinical outcome by combining laser-assisted low irradiance PDT wit... by Martin T. Braun, Kelly Del Tredici, Anna Wölling, Luitgard Wiest

“…The dosage was gradually lowered to 8–12 J/cm² in 2018, so that we achieved considerable pain reduction while maintaining comparable therapeutic efficacy. …”
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Lipoprotein(a) and thromboembolism: current state of knowledge and unsolved issues by Małgorzata Konieczyńska, Joanna Natorska, Michał Ząbczyk, Anetta Undas

“…Other prothrombotic mechanisms include increased synthesis of plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI-1), formation of denser fibrin networks composed of thinner fibers, less susceptible to lysis, increased platelet activation, enhanced oxidation of phospholipids leading to a low-grade proinflammatory state, upregulated tissue factor expression, and suppression of tissue factor pathway inhibitor. Targeted Lp(a) lowering therapies are currently being tested in randomized clinical trials and could potentially have clinically relevant antithrombotic effects, evidenced by the reduced risk of thromboembolism. …”
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Assessing the Complexity of Intelligent Parks’ Internet of Things Big Data System by Jialu Liu, Renzhong Guo, Zhiming Cai, Wenjian Liu, Wencai Du

“…Under the same environment, the more hop paths the system has, the more the number of relays is; moreover, the larger the fading index m, the better the system performance, and the lower the outage possibility. Results of transmission accuracy analysis reveal that the IoT big data system can provide a result that is the closest to the actual result when the successful data transmission probability is 100%, and the parameter λ values are between 0.01 and 0.05; in the meantime, the delay of successful data transmission is reduced gradually. …”
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Increased risk of type 2 diabetes after traumatic amputation: a nationwide retrospective cohort study by Jung Eun Yoo, Jung Eun Yoo, Dagyeong Lee, Bongseong Kim, Won Hyuk Chang, Sang-Man Jin, Kyungdo Han, Dong Wook Shin, Dong Wook Shin

“…Individuals with proximal upper limb amputation (aHR 1.10, 95% CI 1.02–1.18) and proximal lower limb amputation (aHR 3.60, 95% CI 1.50–8.64) had a higher risk of T2DM compared with matched controls.ConclusionsIndividuals with amputation were at significantly greater risk for T2DM than the general population, particularly those with severe disability and proximal amputation. …”
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Relationship Between Corpus Callusom Index and Clinical Subtypes, Severity of Cognitive Disorders, and Disability in Multiple Sclerosis by Hussein Soleimantabar, Mehran Ghaffari, Shno Hosseini, Moosa Seifzade

“…The CCI value was significantly lower in women (P-value: 0.001). The mean value of EDSS in all participants was 2.64±2.49. …”
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The interplay and synergistic relationship between urban land expansion and urban resilience across the three principal metropolitan regions of the Yangtze River Basin by Lei Ning, Shuangqing Sheng, Yue Meng

“…The results demonstrate that: (1) both the intensity and rate of urban land expansion across urban agglomerations in the Yangtze River Basin have declined, indicating a shift in urbanization focus from “land expansion” to “quality enhancement,” with a slowdown in the conversion of agricultural to urban land. (2) Urban land expansion exhibits weak directionality, with land expansion occurring uniformly within the region. (3) On the whole, resilience levels in the Yangtze River Basin’s urban agglomerations remain moderate or lower, although showing gradual improvement. (4) The coordination between urban land area and urban resilience across the basin is limited, with a declining alignment between urban land expansion and resilience enhancement rates, signaling an emerging imbalance. …”
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Role of cash transfers in mitigating food insecurity in India during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study in the Bihar state by Tinku Thomas, Anura V Kurpad, Sumathi Swaminathan, Patrick Webb, Sanchit Makkar, Jawahar Ramasamy Manivannan, Sandra M Travasso, Anjaly Teresa John

“…However, households that received cash transfers had lower odds of being food insecure once the lockdown was lifted (adjusted OR 0.75, 95% CI 0.56 to 0.99).Conclusion These findings provide evidence on how the swift economic response to the pandemic crises using targeted income transfers was relatively successful in mitigating potentially deep impacts of food insecurity.…”
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Upper arm deep vein thrombosis in a patient with active lupus by Mahmoud Farouk Kamel Hassanein, Alaa Ebrahim, Stephanie Alcine Joseph, Teresa Jack, Ramprasath Anbazhagan, Miguel Fernández Olivares, Olena Kovalska

“…There is limited data available about UEDVT when compared to lower extremity DVT and even fewer studies on SLE patients with thrombosis in the absence of antiphospholipid syndrome. …”
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How to Reliably Measure Stroke Volume Index in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Comparison of Thermodilution, Direct and Indirect Fick, and Cardiac MRI by Andrea Baccelli, Deepa Gopalan, Rachel J. Davies, Gulammehdi Haji, Wendy Gin-Sing, Luke S. Howard, Francesco Lo Giudice

“…DF-SVI was −5.53 mL/min/m² with a median percentage error (PE) of 15%. The mean bias was lower, 0.09 mL/min/m², for TD-SVI vs. …”
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Abnormal sagittal patellar tilt during active knee flexion and extension on 4DCT might be associated with patellofemoral pain by Yurou Chen, Xin Liu, Bo Sheng, Mao Yuan, Furong Lv, Fajin Lv, Fan Yu, Jia Li

“…Results At 30°−40° of flexion, P-PTA was significantly lower in PFP group than in control group (p = 0.004). …”
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Voice quality types and uses in North American English by Richard Wright, Courtney Mansfield, Laura Panfili

“…Creaky voicing has differing realizations depending on its linguistic role, prototypical creaky voice has low aperture, low stiffness, and high thickness, resulting in irregular and lower pitch, and decreased spectral tilt. Several other types of creaky voice quality exist including: 1) glottal fry, 2) multiply pulsed voice, and 3) nonconstricted creak. …”
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Association between cardiovascular health and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: a nationwide cross-sectional study by Lian-Zhen Huang, Ze-Bin Ni, Wei-Feng Huang, Li-Ping Sheng, Yan-Qing Wang, Jin-Yan Zhang

“…Conclusions Higher LE8 score was associated with a lower risk of MASLD. Encouraging adherence to optimal CVH levels may help mitigate the burden of MASLD.…”
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Role of Absorbable Polysaccharide Hemostatic Powder in the Prevention of Complications After Axillary Lymph Node Dissection in Breast Cancer Patients: A Multicenter Retrospective A... by Simona Parisi, Francesco Saverio Lucido, Francesca Fisone, Roberto Ruggiero, Salvatore Tolone, Francesco Iovino, Antonio Santoriello, Federico Maria Mongardini, Maddalena Paolicelli, Ludovico Docimo, Claudio Gambardella

“…During the US follow-up, on days 7, 15, and 30, the number of patients affected by seroma and the volumes were lower in the experimental group. <i>Conclusions</i>: The adsorbable hemostatic powder proved to be effective both in reducing the volume of drained fluid postoperatively and in decreasing the number and volume of reported seromas during the US follow-up.…”
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Leveraging the Chain on Goals Model in Football: Applications for Attack and Defensive Play by Blanca De-la-Cruz-Torres, Miguel Navarro-Castro, Anselmo Ruiz-de-Alarcón-Quintero

“…Conclusions: The Spanish women’s league exhibited defensive weaknesses, conceding more goals and showing lower goalkeeper performance. PV was the most influential variable in the women’s league, while xG was critical in the men’s league.…”
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Lidocaine Shows Significant Antimicrobial Effects Against <i>Staphylococcus</i> Species: An In-Vitro Study Comparing Different Combinations of Lidocaine and Clinically Used Injecta... by Stephan Heller, Ricarda Johanna Seemann, Rainer Burgkart, Andreas Obermeier, Hermann Locher

“…Results: Lidocaine showed a concentration-dependent antimicrobial effect, with greater inhibition at higher concentrations and lower bacterial densities. All lidocaine-containing combinations significantly reduced the bacterial levels of <i>S. aureus</i> in TSB. …”
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Perivascular space imaging during therapy for medulloblastoma. by Ruitian Song, John O Glass, Shengjie Wu, Yimei Li, Giles W Robinson, Amar Gajjar, Thomas E Merchant, Wilburn E Reddick

“…MRI exams under anesthesia exhibited significantly lower PVS than those without anesthesia. Patients who had undergone a shunt procedure exhibited a significantly reduced PVS compared to those who had not undergone the procedure. …”
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‘Tobolyak’: an oat cultivar for universal use by M. N. Fomina, Yu. S. Ivanova, O. A. Pay, N. A. Bragin

“…The maximum grain yield (7.97 t/ha) was obtained in 2019 at the Lower Tavda Variety Testing Plot, Tyumen Province. …”
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Age determination of the wildcat (Felis silvestris): a case study of a sample from the North-Western Black Sea region (Ukraine) by Yuri Oleinik

“…Cement deposition primarily occurs at the apical tip of the canine root, allowing the use of only the lower third of the tooth for analysis. This is particularly important when working with collection materials of rare species. …”
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Livelihood training, food production, and food security among vulnerable communities in Bangladesh by Andy Tran, Theresa Fang, Beryl Oranga, Ryan Kopper, Yunhee Kang

“…Participants who farmed had lower odds of having high rCSI and low HDDS [AOR = 0.41 (95% CI 0.21–0.77) and AOR = 0.57 (95% CI 0.34–0.98), respectively]. …”
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Evaluasi pemberian ekstrak daun kayu manis Cinnamomum burmannii pada pakan terhadap kandungan lemak daging ikan patin Pangasianodon hypopthalmus by Mia Setiawati, Dedi Jusadi, Febrina Rolin, Apriana Vinasyiam

“…The addition of cinnamon leaves extract at 1 g/kg of diet showed the optimal dose because it could lower flesh fat content, cholesterol, and triglycerides of catfish.   …”
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