SIAE Rare Variants in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and Primary Antibody Deficiencies by Eirini Sevdali, Elena Tsitsami, Maria Tsinti, Evangelia Farmaki, Efimia Papadopoulou-Alataki, Anastasios E. Germenis, Matthaios Speletas

“…In humans, studies of rare heterozygous loss-of-function mutations in SIAE gene in common autoimmune diseases, including juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), yielded inconsistent results. …”
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Una amenaza para la escuela pública: Laicidad, privatización y segregación by Enrique Javier Díez Gutiérrez

“…No obstante, se han logrado avances en el desarrollo de la red pública, con un incremento de centros y de profesorado, bajada de ratios de alumnado por aula, ampliación de la edad escolar obligatoria, escolarización casi total desde los tres años y mayor acceso a estudios superiores de las capas populares. …”
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Transition from Ambrisentan to Bosentan in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Single-Center Prospective Study by Su-Gang Gong, Lan Wang, Bigyan Pudasaini, Ping Yuan, Rong Jiang, Qin-Hua Zhao, Jing He, Rui Zhang, Wen-hui Wu, Jin-Ming Liu, Cai-cun Zhou

“…Methods: Twenty PAH patients were enrolled into the single-center, open-labelled prospective study. …”
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Acute and Chronic Effect of Acoustic and Visual Cues on Gait Training in Parkinson’s Disease: A Randomized, Controlled Study by Roberto De Icco, Cristina Tassorelli, Eliana Berra, Monica Bolla, Claudio Pacchetti, Giorgio Sandrini

“…In this randomized controlled study we analyse and compare the acute and chronic effects of visual and acoustic cues on gait performance in Parkinson’s Disease (PD). We enrolled 46 patients with idiopathic PD who were assigned to 3 different modalities of gait training: (1) use of acoustic cues, (2) use of visual cues, or (3) overground training without cues. …”
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COVID-19 in Children with Congenital Heart Diseases: A Multicenter Case Series from Iran by Hassan Esmaeeli, Mehdi Ghaderian, Keyhan Sayadpour Zanjani, Seyyedeh Fatemeh Ghalibafan, Mehrzad Mahdizadeh, Mohammad Hassan Aelami

“…Seven patients from three different medical centers were enrolled. Their detailed demographic information, past medical history, symptoms, type of congenital heart diseases, imaging tests, laboratory tests, medications, and outcomes were analyzed. …”
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Association between Sex Hormone and Blood Uric Acid in Male Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Wen Cao, Ren-Dong Zheng, Shu-Hang Xu, Yao-Fu Fan, Hong-Ping Sun, Chao Liu

“…Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) causes metabolic disorders, including abnormal serum uric acid (SUA) levels. In this study, we enrolled 205 male patients with T2DM and investigated the relationship between sex hormone levels and SUA. …”
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Las identidades políticas y étnicas en la Historia Regional de Guatemala: reflexiones sobre un recorrido by José Edgardo Cal Montoya

“…Asimismo, se valora el aporte de este marco detrabajo metodológico a la investigación histórica guatemalteca al lanzar nuevaspreguntas y debates sobre la formación de las identidades políticas y étnicas situadasen su espacio concreto de acción, dimensionadas en la complejidad de su formulacióny apropiación por parte de los sujetos e interpretadas sin perder de vista las estructurassociales dentro de las que se desarrollan y transforman cotidianamente.…”
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Prefronto-Cerebellar Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Improves Sleep Quality in Euthymic Bipolar Patients: A Brief Report by Amedeo Minichino, Francesco Saverio Bersani, Francesco Spagnoli, Alessandra Corrado, Francesco De Michele, Wanda Katharina Calò, Martina Primavera, Baoran Yang, Laura Bernabei, Francesco Macrì, Lucilla Vergnani, Massimo Biondi, Roberto Delle Chiaie

“…Methods. 25 euthymic outpatients with a diagnosis of BD Type I or II have been enrolled in the study. tDCS montage was as follows: cathode on the right cerebellar cortex and anode over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC); the intensity of stimulation was set at 2 mA and delivered for 20 min/die for 3 consecutive weeks. …”
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The impact of hybrid intercultural intervention sprint (HIIS) on developing intercultural competence of adult business learners in Slovenia by Svitlana Buko

“…This paper presents research about the impact of a hybrid intercultural intervention sprint (HIIS) on the development of intercultural competencies in a group of Slovenian adult learners enrolled in a graduate-level MA business program. The study used a longitudinal design, with quantitative data collected both before N=40 and after N=36 the sprint. …”
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Educación medioambiental a través de la LIJ: Claves para la formación del profesorado en los grados de magisterio by María del Carmen Quiles Cabrera, Remedios Sánchez García

“…El aprendizaje por competencias implica el desarrollo de destrezas muy diversas, que van más allá de la adquisición de conocimientos. Dentro de un área como es la Didáctica de la Lengua y la Literatura, la literatura infantil y juvenil (LIJ) se convierte en el mejor aliado para este cometido, dado que muchos de los textos se hacen eco de los problemas sociales. …”
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Pensar una Patagonia con dos océanos: el proyecto de desarrollo de Ezequiel Ramos Mexía by Susana Bandieri

“…Las posibilidades productivas de la región, con escasas condi - ciones para las prácticas agrícolas pero adecuadas para la ganadería extensiva, predominantemente lanar, hicieron finalmente que la inser - ción patagónica se pensara dentro del mismo modelo de crecimiento “hacia afuera” delineado para el conjunto nacional sobre fines del siglo XIX y comienzos de XX. …”
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Microcystic Changes in the Retinal Internal Nuclear Layer Associated with Optic Atrophy: A Prospective Study by Benjamin Wolff, Georges Azar, Vivien Vasseur, José-Alain Sahel, Catherine Vignal, Martine Mauget-Faÿsse

“…Moreover, their incidence was found to be dependent upon the cause of OA, with the highest incidence occurring in genetic OA.…”
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Group childcare has a positive impact on child development from the Japan Environment and Children’s Study by Keita Kanamori, Tomohisa Suzuki, Chiharu Ota, The Japan Environment and Children’s Study Group

“…This prospective cohort study enrolled participants between January 2011 and March 2014. …”
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3D-EAUS and MRI in the Activity of Anal Fistulas in Crohn’s Disease by Maria Eleonora Alabiso, Francesca Iasiello, Gianluca Pellino, Aniello Iacomino, Luca Roberto, Antonio Pinto, Gabriele Riegler, Francesco Selvaggi, Alfonso Reginelli

“…During 2014, 51 Crohn’s disease patients suspected for perianal fistula were enrolled. All patients underwent physical examination with both the methods and subsequent surgery. …”
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O GTERP de frente para o espelho: esboço para uma auto-análise by Rosilda dos Santos Morais, Celia Barros Nunes, Lourdes de la Rosa Onuchic

“…Não se trata, no entanto, de um inventário da produção do Grupo, tão pouco de uma sintetização do já produzido, mas sim, buscou-se realizar um primeiro exercício de “olhar para dentro” com o intuito de trazer elementos que possibilitem compreender como, e em que medida, produções do Grupo têm ultrapassado os limites dos “intramuros” do GTERP. …”
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Clinicopathological Characteristics of Serrated Polyposis Syndrome in Korea: Single Center Experience by Hyung-Keun Kim, Kyung-Jin Seo, Hyun Ho Choi, Sung Soo Kim, Hiun-Suk Chae, Ok-Ran Shin, Chang Hyuck Ahn, Young-Seok Cho

“…Consecutive patients satisfying the updated 2010 World Health Organization criteria for SPS between June 2011 and May 2014 were enrolled. Results. Of the 17,552 patients who underwent colonoscopies during the study period, 11 (0.06%) met the criteria for SPS. …”
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Factors Influencing Cecal Intubation Time during Retrograde Approach Single-Balloon Enteroscopy by Tzu-Ming Ou, Peng-Jen Chen, Yu-Lueng Shih, Meng-Ting Wang, Hsin-Hung Huang, Wei-Kuo Chang, Tsai-Yuan Hsieh, Tien-Yu Huang

“…These data were analyzed with univariate analysis as well as multivariate logistic regression analysis to identify the possible predisposing factors. Results. We enrolled 66 patients into this study. The median CIT was 17.4 minutes. …”
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Comparison of long-term clinical outcomes between radiofrequency ablation and hepatic resection in patients with small (≤2 cm) hepatocellular carcinoma by Young Mi Hong

“…Aim: The present study aimed to compare the long-term survival outcomes of hepatic resection (HR) and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) in patients with single small (≤2 cm) hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).Materials & methods: This retrospective study enrolled patients with a single small HCC measuring 2 cm or smaller underwent HR or RFA as their initial treatment.Results: Overall survival (OS) was significantly higher in the HR group than in the RFA group, while no significant difference was observed in recurrence free survival (RFS) between the two groups. …”
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Feasibility and Acceptability of Utilizing a Smartphone Based Application to Monitor Outpatient Discharge Instruction Compliance in Cardiac Disease Patients around Discharge from H... by Aimee M. Layton, James Whitworth, James Peacock, Matthew N. Bartels, Patricia A. Jellen, Byron M. Thomashow

“…For 60 days after discharge, patients’ medication compliance, physical activity, follow-up care, symptoms, and reading of education material were monitored daily with the application. 16 patients were enrolled in the study (12 males, 4 females, age 55 ± 18 years) during their hospital stay. …”
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Visiting a Hindu Temple: A Description of a Subjective Experience and Some Preliminary Interpretations by J. Ramón Gil-García, Triparna S. Vasavada

“…Este estudio proporciona una descripción detallada del espacio físico y una interpretación preliminar de los artefactos y acciones observadas dentro de un templo Hindú en los Estados Unidos. …”
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