MRI of the cervical nerve roots in the diagnosis of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy: a single-institution, retrospective case–control study by Toshihiko Suenaga, Kanta Tanaka, Nobuyuki Mori, Yusuke Yokota

“…Objective To systematically evaluate the usefulness of assessing the cervical nerve roots by MRI for the diagnosis of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP).Design Single-institution, retrospective case–control study.Setting A regional referral hospital.Participants We retrospectively enrolled 15 consecutive patients with CIDP who satisfied the European Federation of Neurological Societies/Peripheral Nerve Society (EFNS/PNS) typical and definite criteria and underwent cervical MRI. 30 control patients who had also undergone cervical MRI were included, matched with regard to sex, age and MRI system. …”
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Association between weight-adjusted-waist index and serum anti-aging protein α-Klotho in U.S. adults: Evidence from NHANES 2007–2016 by Zujun Wen, Xiang Liu, Tingting Zhang, Junhai Zhang, Zhicong Zou, Shuncheng Jiang, Shusi Li

“…Results: With an average age of 57.57 ± 10.81 years, 13,172 participants were enrolled in this study, of whom 51.45 % were female. …”
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Plasma Chemerin Levels Are Increased in ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients with High Thrombus Burden by Ahmet Hakan Ateş, Uğur Arslan, Aytekin Aksakal, Ahmet Yanık, Metin Özdemir, Selim Kul

“…Ninety-seven consecutive patients who presented with STEMI and underwent primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with coronary stents were enrolled, and 30 age- and sex-matched patients with stable angina pectoris who underwent coronary angiography formed the control group. …”
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TEACHERS’ PROFILE, MOTIVATION, APTITUDE, AND SATISFACTION IN A VIRTUAL UPSKILLING ENVIRONMENT by Dave E. Marcial, Jan Cynth Palama, Fredlie Bucog, Steven Binarao

“…Two hundred fifty-nine teacher-respondents actively participated and enrolled in this open online course. The results of the study yield a noteworthy finding. …”
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PREVALENCIA DE Cystoisospora suis EN GRANJAS PORCINAS INTENSIVAS DE LA REGIÓN CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA by J. C. Pinilla, N. Da Silva Borges

“…Entre enero y junio de 2014 se condujo una investigación en la región central de Venezuela con la finalidad de determinar la prevalencia del enterococcidio Cystoisospora suis en granjas porcinas intensivas. …”
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Biological subphenotypes in patients hospitalized with suspected infection in Thailand: a secondary analysis of a prospective observational studyResearch in context by Prapassorn Poolchanuan, Taylor D. Coston, Viriya Hantrakun, Parinya Chamnan, Gumphol Wongsuvan, Pavan K. Bhatraju, Narisara Chantratita, Direk Limmathurotsakul, T. Eoin West, Shelton W. Wright

“…Methods: In a cohort of prospectively enrolled patients hospitalized with suspected infection in northeastern Thailand, we measured 15 circulating biomarkers from a random selection of 585 subjects and developed latent profile models to identify subphenotypes. …”
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Effectiveness of aspirin in preventing deep vein thrombosis following proximal femoral fracture surgery in Japan by Takao Ohmori, Kazukiyo Toda, Takuya Taoka, Takeshi Ishihara, Yasuo Ito

“…We retrospectively analyzed PFF patients (≥ 65 years) who underwent postoperative duplex ultrasonography from January 2010 to December 2023.The study compared patients taking aspirin alone (aspirin group) and those not taking antiplatelet agents or anticoagulants (control group), matched by propensity scores. We enrolled 1064 patients while 161 (15%) were in the aspirin group. …”
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Varied Presentations Of Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus – What Makes Pakistani Lupus Patients Different by Muhammad Shahzad Manzoor, Shamaila Mumtaz, Faran Maqbool, Darakhshaan Samar, Muhammad Hammas Adil, Javaria Malik

“…Results: A total of 98 patients (94.9% females and 5.1% males) were enrolled in the study. The mean age of patients was 30.93±11.09 years while the mean duration of illness was 3.27±3.01years. …”
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Effect of primary tumor volume on survival of concurrent chemoradiotherapy in stage IV non‐small cell lung cancer by Xiaxia Chen, Wei Zhang, Lan Luo, Shimei Fu, Dongdong Cao, Shengfa Su, Qingsong Li, Wengang Yang, Yichao Geng, Bing Lu, Weiwei Ouyang

“…From 2008 to August 2018, 377 treatment criteria were enrolled. GTV was defined as the volume of the primary lesion and the hilus as well as the mediastinal metastatic lymph node. …”
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México: educación pública y formación de un investigador en ciencias sociales by Gustavo Garza

“…Su argumento central es que los científicos sociales no surgen por mera genética, vocación o virtuosismo, sino que son producto de las insti - tuciones públicas de investigación universitaria, dentro del contexto social, económico y político en que se desenvuelven, además de ciertos atributos subjetivos. …”
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Lung Function and Relevant Clinical Factors in Very Low Birth Weight Preterm Infants with Chronic Lung Disease: An Observational Study by I-Ling Chen, Hsiu-Lin Chen

“…Very low birth weight (VLBW) preterm infants, who required respiratory support soon after birth and were admitted to a hospital in Taiwan, were enrolled. Infants with a need for supplemental oxygen or positive-pressure ventilation support at the postmenstrual age (PMA) of 36 weeks were diagnosed with CLD. …”
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Challenges with achieving and maintaining oral cholera vaccine coverage: insights from serial cross-sectional representative surveys in a cholera-endemic community in the Democrati... by Oliver Cumming, Andrew S Azman, Espoir Bwenge Malembaka, Jackie Knee, Placide Okitayemba Welo, Aimé Cikomola, Aybüke Koyuncu, Patrick Musole Bugeme, Juan Dent, Chloe Hutchins, Hanmeng Xu, Karin Gallandat, Joseph Matundanya, Delphin Rukakiza, Merveille Nkombo, Jaime Saidi Mufitini, Baron Bashige Rumedeka, Laurent Akilimali, Elizabeth C Lee

“…We used an exponential decay model to predict the proportion of the population vaccinated with ≥1 dose of kOCV over time based on age-specific coverage.Results We enrolled 8735 participants from 1433 households across all surveys. …”
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Cameroon: Prevalence and Predictors—A Multisetting Community-Based Study by Massongo Massongo, Adamou Dodo Balkissou, Laurent-Mireille Endale Mangamba, Virginie Poka Mayap, Marie Elisabeth Ngah Komo, Abdou Wouoliyou Nsounfon, Alain Kuaban, Eric Walter Pefura Yone

“…A total of 5055 participants (median age (25th-75th percentile) = 43 (30–56) years, 54.9% of women) were enrolled. COPD prevalence (95% confidence interval (95% CI)) was 2.9% (2.4, 3.3)%. …”
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Evaluation of the protective efficacy of OlysetPlus ceiling nets for reduction of malaria incidence in children in Homa Bay County, Kenya: a cluster-randomised controlled study pro... by Daisuke Yoneoka, Jesse Gitaka, James Kongere, Wataru Kagaya, Akira Kaneko, Yura K Ko, Chim W Chan, Mariko Kanamori, Bernard N Kanoi, Gordon Odhiambo Okomo, Protus Omondi, Kelvin B Musyoka, Takatsugu Okai, Victor Opiyo, Jared Oginga, Samuel Mungai, Kibor K Keitany, Elijah Songok, Noboru Minakawa

“…For the primary outcome of clinical malaria incidence, 38 children from each cluster will be enrolled in a cohort and followed for 18 months. We will also evaluate the effects of the intervention on entomological indicators as well as its acceptance by communities and cost-effectiveness.Ethics and dissemination Ethics approvals were provided by the Mount Kenya University Institutional Scientific Ethics Review Committee and the Ethics Committee Osaka Metropolitan University. …”
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Correlation between Obesity and Left Atrial Enlargement in Patients Using Cardiac Magnetic Resonance by Solos Jaturapisanukul, Yodying Kaolawanich, Methat Meechuen, Thananya Boonyasirinant

“…Materials and Methods: We prospectively enrolled consecutive eligible patients aged 18 years or older who underwent CMR at a tertiary academic hospital. …”
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Clinical study of colorViz fusion image vascular grading based on multi-phase CTA reconstruction in acute ischemic stroke by Qi Wang, Qiang Wang, Yunfa Xu, Xue Li, Dingbin Zhou, Xiaotong Sun, Bo Feng

“…Methods A total of 106 AIS patients with unilateral anterior circulation occlusion were prospectively enrolled. All patients underwent mCTA scans during the arterial peak phase, venous peak phase, and venous late phase. …”
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Light-chain proximal tubulopathy: a retrospective study from a single Chinese nephrology referral center by Xin Wang, Xiao-juan Yu, Su-xia Wang, Fu-de Zhou, Ming-hui Zhao

“…Clinical data, kidney pathological type, treatment, and prognosis were analyzed.Results Nineteen patients were enrolled, the mean age at diagnosis was 57 ± 11 and the sex ratio was 6/13 (female/male). …”
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Evaluation of Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography in Degenerative and Tractional Lamellar Macular Hole by Burcu Polat Gültekin, Defne Kalaycı

“…Twenty healthy individuals were enrolled as the control group. The foveal avascular zone (FAZ) and retinal vascular densities in the superficial, deep capillary, and choriocapillary plexuses were analyzed and compared with fellow eyes and healthy controls using OCTA. …”
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Culturas escolares: un abordaje desde la producción intelectual y los reportes de inspección técnico-escolar de Pedro Mora Beristaín en Veracruz 1902-1923 by José Manuel Pedroza Cervantes, Diana Karent Sáenz Díaz

“…El análisis de estas se realiza a través de la noción de culturas escolares, las cuales se asumen como un conjunto de proposiciones y disposiciones de carácter normativo, pedagógico, metodológico, contextual y sociopolítico en el contexto de los centros escolares (Bertely, 2019); todo ello a partir de las contribuciones intelectuales y profesionales del inspector técnico-escolar Pedro Mora Beristaín. …”
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EL ESTUDIO DE CASO Y SUS IMPLICACIONES METODOLOGÍCAS EN LA INVESTIGACIÓN: CASO DEL GOBIERNO LOCAL MEXICANO by Vazquez Arellano Luis Ernesto, Ramos García Jesús Manuel

“…Se observó que la influencia de la forma de organización adquirida por los actores y su entorno interno generan formas de trabajo más o menos complejas, aunadas a las externas, que conforman redes de interdependencia entre sí, como las relacionadas a las intermunicipales. …”
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