The association of BMI and subclinical myocardial dysfunction in breast cancer patients after single or dual anti-HER2 targeted therapy by Feng Zhang, Siyuan Wang, Chao Yu, Wenying Jin, Dan He, Xiaoxiao Hu, Shu Wang, Tiangang Zhu

“…Results Seven patients in single anti-HER2 therapy group and eight patients in dual anti-HER2 therapy group had GLS lower than − 18%, suggesting subclinical myocardial dysfunction, but no difference between these two groups. …”
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The corneal biomechanical changes of phacoemulsification in cataract patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Xinru Li, Xiaofeng Li, Lintong Tan, Hu Chen, Yuan Lai

“…The values of corneal hysteresis(CH) (MD = -0.43, 95% CI: [-0.62, -0.23]; P<0.05) and corneal resistance factor(CRF) (MD = -0.49, 95% CI: [-0.64, -0.33]; P<0.05) after phacoemulsification surgery were statistically lower than the control groups. While the values of IOPcc did not show statistically different (MD = -0.13, 95% CI: [-0.67, 0.41]; P = 0.64).…”
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Altering the intracellular trafficking of Necator americanus GST-1 antigen yields novel hookworm mRNA vaccine candidates. by Athos Silva De Oliveira, Leroy Versteeg, Neima Briggs, Rakesh Adhikari, Maria Jose Villar, JeAnna R Redd, Peter Hotez, Maria Elena Bottazzi, Jeroen Pollet

“…Although PM Na-GST-1 elicited one of highest titers of antigen-specific antibody and a diverse set of memory T-cell populations, it resulted in a lower ratio of neutralizing antibodies after IgG purification compared to the other vaccine candidates.…”
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The prognostic value of boost dose in residual cervical lymph nodes in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients after intensity-modulated radiotherapy: a retrospective study by Mengting Xu, Liuling Wang, Jianming Ding, Yiying Xu, Zhaodong Fei

“…Results Patients with positive RCLN findings exhibited considerably lower 3-year relapse-free survival (RRFS), overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), and distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS) rates compared to those with negative findings (98.0% vs. 92.8%; 93.5% vs. 85.0%; 87.0% vs. 68.4%; 92.8% vs. 81.9%, all P < 0.001). …”
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Evaluation of Peripartum Hysterectomy in a Tertiary Care Unit and Its Effect on Patients’ Long-Term Physical and Mental Wellbeing: Quest Is Not Over When You Save the Life by P. D. M. Pathiraja, Asanka Jayawardane

“…Nine of the deliveries were elective lower-segment caesarean section and two were vaginal deliveries. …”
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High spatial resolution gene expression profiling and characterization of neuroblasts migrating in the peri-injured cortex using photo-isolation chemistry by Takuya Miyamoto, Kazuya Kuboyama, Mizuki Honda, Mizuki Honda, Yasuyuki Ohkawa, Shinya Oki, Shinya Oki, Kazunobu Sawamoto, Kazunobu Sawamoto

“…Indeed, neuroblasts migrating in the peri-injured cortex had significantly lower Cyclin D2 mRNA and Ki67 protein expression levels than those in the V-SVZ. …”
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Digitalization of public administration in Russia: risks, casuses, problems by L. A. Vasilenko, V. V. Zotov

“…Highlighting the weaknesses of modern public administration, the authors drew attention to such aspects of this problem as: 1) realization of “digitalization for the purpose of digitalization”; 2) deficiency of the required legal regulatory framework; 3) inefficiency of electronic document workflow, including problems caused by imperfections of the interface of reporting interactive forms, frequent change of the composition of indicators in reporting forms, desire of higher authorities to solve the problem of input of volume primary data at the expense of lower hierarchical levels; 4) absence of data analysis infrastructure, including due to imperfections of organization of interaction between agencies and incompatibility of information resources; 5) lack of data analysts and deficiency of necessary digital competences among state and municipal employees. …”
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Annual Zoledronic Acid for the Treatment of Osteoporosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Asif Hussain, Sushil Kumar Saini, Jaydeep Patel, Chandra Prakash Pal, Hemant Singh Chahar, Rohit Yadav

“…The efficacy of oral bisphosphonates is lower because of poor compliance. Annual treatment with zoledronic acid has been reported to improve outcomes. …”
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Relationship between klotho, neurotrophic factors (BDNF, NGF, GDNF) and cognitive functions in patients with bipolar disorder by Zeynep Çelebi, Esra Yazıcı, Derya Güzel Erdoğan, Onur Davutoglu, Ahmet Bulent Yazıcı

“…Results The klotho protein levels (0.12 ± 0.15 and 0.17 ± 0.16) and NGF levels (34.36 ± 41.99 and 48.54 ± 41.06) in the patient group were significantly lower than those in the control group (Z = -3.071, p = 0.002 and Z = -2.217, p = 0.027, respectively). …”
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Effects of family socioeconomic status on the self-expectations of children under grandparenting in China by QiXuan Hu

“…In comparison to families without grandparenting, those with grandparenting had significantly lower family SES, children’s self-expectations, parent-child communication, and parental marital status, with more students studying in non-elite schools. …”
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Determination of insoluble calcium content in Cheddar, feta, Juustoleipa, and mozzarella cheeses using acid-base buffering curves by Rachel Lindstrom, Prateek Sharma

“…A positive relationship was obtained for pH (R2 = 0.62) and protein content (R2 = 0.85) with INSOL Ca, suggesting concomitant release of CCP content at lower pH values and association of higher amount of CCP with higher protein content. …”
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Soil Erosion Process Under the Combined Action of Water and Gravity on Red Soil Slope by ZHANG Xiaohan, MA Lan, YU Chong, WU Zhiwei, WANG Jie

“…Under the third rainfall, a small area of collapse occurred in the middle and lower part of the gravel soil, and the amount of gravity erosion was 6.08 × 103 cm3. …”
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A novel regional forecastable multiscalar standardized drought index (RFMSDI) for regional drought monitoring and assessment by Aamina Batool, Veysi Kartal, Zulfiqar Ali, Miklas Scholz, Farman Ali

“…The research findings include the following: 1) K-CGMD is a better fitting approach for standardizing RFMSDI and SPI based on reduced BIC values. 2) RFMSDI has superior performance over SPI based on the lower values of RMSE and MAE. 3) Both machine learning and classical methods reveal that RFMSDI outperforms SPI in predicting droughts. 4) SPI shows localized advantages with the ELM training set at 1- and 6-month time scales but RFMSDI offers a more comprehensive and consistent tool for drought prediction, especially when tested on unseen data. …”
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Determinants of nosocomial infections and emerging antibiotic resistance in the Intensive Care Unit: A prospective evidence-based study by Pranali Patil, Amol Muthal, Jignesh Shah, Asavari Raut

“…Stress ulcer prophylaxis (aOR 7.691, 95% CI 2.202-26.860, P=0.001), endotracheal intubation (aOR 3.251, 95% CI 1.251-8.420, P=0.015), Foley’s catheter (aOR 11.917, 95% CI 1.335-106.410, P=0.027), and ICU stay > 7 days (aOR 30.915, 95% CI 10.062-94.980, P=0.001) were statistically significant risk factors associated with nosocomial infection in ICU patients. …”
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Exploration of flame characteristics of gasoline engine fuelled by gasoline-pentanol blends using combustion endoscopy by S. Kumaravel, C. G. Saravanan, M. Vikneswaran, Vallinayagam Raman, J. Sasikala, Femilda Josephin J.S., Sulaiman Ali Alharb, Arivalagan Pugazhendhi, Edwin Geo Varuvel, Haiter Lenin Allasi

“…While extensive research has been conducted on ethanol and other lower-order alcohols, there has been comparatively limited investigation into higher-order alcohols like butanol and pentanol as fuel alternatives. …”
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Effect of dendritic cell vaccine on blood redox status in patients with cervical cancer by A. P. Menshenina, I. A. Goroshinskaya, E. M. Frantsiyants, T. I. Moiseenko, E. V. Verenikina, I. V. Kaplieva, L. A. Nemashkalova

“…Catalase activity, initially reduced by more than 40 %, remained 20–38 % lower than the norm at all stages of DCV. In this setting, hydrogen peroxide was probably inactivated by glutathione peroxidase whose activity was increased at all stages of treatment and decreased only when MDA was normalized after 7 DCVs.Conclusion. …”
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The mediating role of body surface area-adjusted basal metabolic rate: effects of low muscle mass and central obesity on cognitive impairment in Chinese patients with type 2 diabet... by Ya-Jie Zhai, Ya-Jie Zhai, Fang Li, Chen-Ying Lin, Chen-Ying Lin, Fan Wu, Hui-Na Qiu, Jing-Bo Li, Jing-Na Lin

“…Mediation analysis explored the role of BMR adjusted by body surface area (BMR/BSA) in CI risk.ResultsPatients with CI showed significantly lower BMR, BMR adjusted for height squared (BMR/Height²), BMR/BSA, appendicular skeletal muscle mass (ASM), and fat-free mass (FFM), alongside higher waist circumference (WC) and percentage of body fat. …”
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Retrospective analysis of medical malpractice claims in tertiary hospitals of China: the view from patient safety by Guohong Li, Yao Yao, Heng Li, Shengjie Dong, Ziyi Liao, Suwei Yuan, Yujie Cui

“…Orthopaedics had the highest number of malpractices claims and higher proportionate liability but lower death rates.…”
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Curative Effect of Prebiotics/Probiotics-Assisted Ketogenic Diet on Children with Refractory Epilepsy by Lingying Su, Sai Li, Bo Sun

“…The incidence of adverse reactions in the combination group was lower than that in the KD group (13.64% vs 36.11%) (P<0.05). …”
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A novel pulse-current waveform circuit for low-energy consumption and low-noise transcranial magnetic stimulation by Xinhua Tan, Ao Guo, Jiasheng Tian, Yingwei Li, Yingwei Li, Jian Shi

“…Spectral analysis further confirmed that the noise spectrum of the optimized current waveform, particularly the peak spectrum, is significantly lower than that of the conventional triangular symmetric waveform.ConclusionThe study provide a method and new ideas for low energy consumption and low-noise transcranial magnetic stimulation by using TMS circuit design techniques as well as waveform optimization.…”
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