Baseline Serum Cholesterol Is Associated with a Response to Pegylated Interferon Alfa-2b and Ribavirin Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis C Genotype 2 by Naota Taura, Tatsuki Ichikawa, Hisamitsu Miyaaki, Yoshiko Kadokawa, Takuya Tsutsumi, Shotaro Tsuruta, Yuji Kato, Osami Inoue, Noboru Kinoshita, Kazuo Ohba, Hiroyuki Kato, Kazuyuki Ohata, Junichi Masuda, Keisuke Hamasaki, Hiroshi Yatsuhashi, Kazuhiko Nakao

“…A total of 100 chronic hepatitis C patients with HCV genotype 2 who received peg-IFN alfa-2b and ribavirin therapy were consecutively enrolled. The significance of age, sex, BMI, AST level, ALT level, WBC, hemoglobin, platelet count, gamma-glutamyltransferase, total cholesterol level (TC), LDL level, HCV RNA, and histological evaluation was examined for SVR using logistic regression analysis. …”
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Normative Data for the NeuroCom Sensory Organization Test in United States Military Academy Boxers by Nathan E Henry, Amy N Weart, Erin M Miller, Lisa D Feltner, Donald L Goss

“… # Study Design Cross-sectional study # Methods Two hundred fifty-three (70 female and 183 male) cadets in a boxing course at a service academy were enrolled. The participants were evaluated on the SOT using the NeuroCom Balance Manager (Natus Medical Inc., Seattle, WA) and each condition, composite (COMP) score, and ratio score were recorded…”
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Development and Validation of 3D Finite Element Models for Prediction of Orthodontic Tooth Movement by Udomsak Likitmongkolsakul, Pruittikorn Smithmaitrie, Bancha Samruajbenjakun, Juthatip Aksornmuang

“…Two orthodontic patients were enrolled in this study. Computed tomography (CT) was captured 2 times. …”
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Identification of novel clinical subtypes in patients with microscopic polyangiitis using cluster analysis: multicenter REVEAL cohort study by Ayana Okazaki, Shogo Matsuda, Takuya Kotani, Keisuke Fukui, Keisuke Fukui, Takaho Gon, Ryu Watanabe, Atsushi Manabe, Mikihito Shoji, Keiichiro Kadoba, Ryosuke Hiwa, Wataru Yamamoto, Motomu Hashimoto, Tohru Takeuchi

“…IntroductionThis study aimed to identify new clinical phenotypes of microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) using a principal components analysis (PCA)-based cluster analysis.MethodsA total of 189 patients with MPA between May 2005 and December 2021 were enrolled from a multicenter cohort in Japan (REVEAL cohort). …”
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Association between High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein and Blood Pressure among Children with History of Low Birth Weight Appropriate for Gestational Age, Low Birth Weight Small f... by Adrian Umboh, Rocky Wilar, Valentine Umboh, Adi Suryadinata Krisetya

“…A total of 120 children who met the inclusion criteria were enrolled in this study. Analysis for the association between LBW and NBW with systolic blood pressure (SBP) showed statistical significance (p=0.007). …”
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Association of epidural labor analgesia with maternal and neonatal outcomes in women with preeclampsia: a propensity score-matched single-center retrospective cohort study by Xi-Zhu Wu, Tuan-Fang Fang, Yi-Han Zheng, Su-Jing Zhang, Yi Xie, Xiang Gao, Guo-Lin Lu

“…Results A total of medical records of 686 women were enrolled, with 242 (35.3%) receiving ELA. Of these, 126 (18.4%) had a higher incidence of CS in the ELA group than in the NA group (22.7% vs. 16.0%, P = 0.020). …”
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Cognitive control in individuals with heroin use disorder after prolonged methadone maintenance treatment by Wei Zhao, Fan Duan, Xiangyu Li, Junda Li, Lingling Xia, Zixuan Ren, Yegang Li, Li Song, Peipei Song, Linlin Mu, Lijin Wang, Jing Zhang, Xun Song, Ze Wang, Jinxuan Chen, Xiaochu Zhang, Dongliang Jiao

“…Methods A total of 63 HUD subjects (41 subjects with previous relapse and 22 non-relapse subjects, mean MMT duration: 12.24 ± 2.92 years) and 31 healthy controls were enrolled in this study. Eye tracking tasks, prospective memory tasks, the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function-Adult Version (BRIEF-A) and the Prospective and Retrospective Memory Questionnaire (PRMQ) were used to assess cognitive control. …”
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Impact of Sex on the Nonmotor Symptoms and the Health-Related Quality of Life in Parkinson’s Disease by Márton Kovács, Attila Makkos, Zsuzsanna Aschermann, József Janszky, Sámuel Komoly, Rita Weintraut, Kázmér Karádi, Norbert Kovács

“…In this cross-sectional study, 621 consecutive patients treated at the University of Pécs were enrolled. Severity of PD symptoms was assessed by MDS-UPDRS, UDysRS, Non-Motor Symptoms Scale, PDSS-2, Hamilton Anxiety Scale, Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale, Lille Apathy Rating Scale, and Addenbrooke Cognitive Examination. …”
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Mecanismo de Exclusão de Regras em Sistemas Fuzzy Evolutivos by Marcus Vinícius Freitas Diadelmo, Arthur Caio Vargas e Pinto, Tamires Martins Rezende

“…O mecanismo proposto utiliza a distância entre os centros das funções de pertinência das regras, normalizado pelo desvio padrão de uma janela deslizante com os últimos 10 dados analisados. …”
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Milestones and Timescale of Poststroke Recovery: A Cohort Study by Marianna Loi, Alberto Zaliani, Marta Abbamonte, Elena P. Ferrari, Roberto Maestri, Luigi Trojano, Pietro Balbi

“…In this observational monocentric cohort study, 176 poststroke inpatients at their first cerebrovascular event were consecutively enrolled. A novel measure based on the time needed to reach the main milestones of motor recovery was proposed. …”
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Gender-related Therapeutical Response to Apremilast: New Insights in a Tailored Management of Psoriasis by Emanuele Trovato, Federico Bardazzi, Vito Di Lernia, Monica Corazza, Claudia Lasagni, Francesca Prignano

“…The effects of apremilast on weight and body mass index (BMI) according to gender after 24 weeks and 48 weeks of therapy were considered. Methods: We enrolled retrospectively 120 adult patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis who underwent apremilast treatment for at least 24 weeks. …”
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Dynamic Detection of Monocyte Subsets in Peripheral Blood of Patients with Acute Hypertriglyceridemic Pancreatitis by Junyuan Zheng, Junjie Fan, Chunlan Huang, Yingying Lu, Zehua Huang, Xingpeng Wang, Yue Zeng

“…A total of 90 subjects were enrolled, among which 16 diagnosed with HTGP, 34 with acute biliary pancreatitis (ABP), 20 with hypertriglyceridemia (HTG), and 20 healthy controls (HC). …”
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Estação de atendimento para "asterias asteróides" usando um kit Arduino by Ana Patricia Borjas Valle, Nuria Rubenia Funes García, Susy Rocío García Pavón

“…Una estación de cuidados utilizando el hardware libre de arduino, implementando tecnología que permita innovar y diseñar un modelo que genere un ambiente adecuado para la germinación y crecimiento dentro de un pequeño invernadero destinado a “asthophytum asterias” brindando el control automatizado de cultivos para estas plantas cactáceas y de esta forma poder contribuir a la preservación de su especie. …”
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Sesame Oil (Sesamum Indicum L.) as a New Challenge for Reinforcement of Conventional Glass Ionomer Cement, Could It Be? by Neven S. Aref

“…One control and two experimental groups were enrolled in the study; I: unmodified GIC (control), II: 3 (v/v%) sesame oil-modified GICs, and III: 5(v/v%) sesame oil-modified GICs. …”
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2-Brain Regulation for Improved Neuroprotection during Early Development (2-BRAINED): a translational hyperscanning research project by Lucia Billeci, Valentina Riva, Elena Capelli, Serena Grumi, Miriam Paola Pili, Maddalena Cassa, Eleonora Siri, Elisa Roberti, Renato Borgatti, Renato Borgatti, Livio Provenzi, Livio Provenzi

“…Electroencephalography (EEG) hyperscanning allows the assessment of brain-to-brain co-regulation during live interaction between infants and parents, offering promising insights into the mechanisms behind the interactive benefits of early VF interventions.GoalsThis study aimed to compare indices of brain-to-brain co-regulation between dyads of full-term (FT) and VPT infants interacting with their mothers and investigate the effect of an early post-discharge VF intervention on the brain-to-brain co-regulation indices of VPT dyads.Methods and analysisVPT and FT dyads will be enrolled at birth, and the former will be randomly allocated to one of two arms: VF intervention or care as usual. …”
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Thrombocytopenia Rates In Newborns Diagnosed With Gram-Negative Sepsis. Insights From NICU Experimental Based Study by Sobia Shahalam, Madiha Iqbal, Sara Hassan, Shazia Rizwan, Rizwan Waseem, Rabeya Rehman

“…Methods: A total of 103 patients, including both males and females with ages below 28 days, who were admitted to the NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) with gram-negative sepsis were enrolled in this study. Blood samples were collected from each patient for sepsis and platelet analysis on the 1st and 3rd day of patients’ admission and sent to the Ghurki Hospital laboratory for analysis. …”
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Dispatcher-Assisted Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: Disparity between Urban and Rural Areas by Yen-Chin Chen, Shao-Hua Yu, Wei-Jen Chen, Li-Chi Huang, Chih-Yu Chen, Hong-Mo Shih

“…Results. 2,716 patients were enrolled during the study period. 88.4% OHCA occurred in urban areas and 11.6% in rural areas. 74.9% after dispatcher assistance, laypersons performed CPR in urban areas and 67.7% in rural areas (p=0.023). …”
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Determining correct tracheal tube insertion depth by measuring distance between endotracheal tube cuff and vocal cords by ultrasound in Chinese adults: a prospective case-control s... by Xuanling Chen, Wenwen Zhai, Zhuoying Yu, Jiao Geng, Min Li

“…The purpose of this study was to verify the feasibility of using ultrasound to measure the distance between the upper edge of saline-inflated cuff and the vocal cords.Design Prospective case-control study.Setting A tertiary hospital in Beijing, China.Methods In this prospective study, 105 adult patients who required general anaesthesia were enrolled. Prior to induction, ultrasound was used to identify the position of the vocal cords. …”
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Abnormal characteristics of inferior vena cava and abdominal aorta among neonates with early onset septic shock by Lanlan Mi, Yiman Liu, Fei Bei, Jianhua Sun, Jun Bu, Yuqi Zhang, Weiwei Guo

“…Methods A total of 200 normal newborns were enrolled as controls and subdivided into groups based on GA, BW, days of age, and patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). …”
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La sostenibilidad económica de las ayudas al turismo rural del Método Leader en áreas de montaña: dos casos de estudio españoles (Valle del Jerte y Sierra de Gata, Extremadura)... by Angela Engelmo Moriche, Ana Nieto Masot, Julian Mora Aliseda

“…Sin embargo, el estudio del mantenimiento de dichas infraestructuras ha sido escasamente analizado dentro de la comunidad científica, y, por ello, este estudio tiene el objetivo de analizar el éxito y la permanencia de las empresas de alojamientos y restauración en dos de los Grupos Leader de la región extremeña con mayor inversión: Sierra de Gata y Valle del Jerte. …”
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