Peripheral Arterial Tonometry to Measure the Effects of Vardenafil on Sympathetic Tone in Men with Lifelong Premature Ejaculation by Davide Francomano, Lorenzo M. Donini, Andrea Lenzi, Antonio Aversa

“…To elucidate whether adrenergic overtone is involved in the pathophysiology of men with lifelong (LL) premature ejaculation (PE), we investigated differences in reactive hyperemia index (RHI) responses by using peripheral arterial tonometry (PAT). 20 men with LL-PE (18–40 years) were enrolled in an 8-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study and compared with 10 age-matched controls without LL-PE. …”
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The Relationship between Cardiovascular Autonomic Dysfunction and Ocular Abnormality in Chinese T2DM by Dandan Wang, Baiyu Shen, Chunrong Wu, Yanyan Xue, Yanjun Liu

“…A total of 335 subjects with T2DM were enrolled. The state of visual acuity, the lens, the vitreous, and the fundus were tested by professional ophthalmic instruments. …”
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Molecular Detection of EMT Markers in Circulating Tumor Cells from Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients: Potential Role in Clinical Practice by Annalisa Milano, Francesca Mazzetta, Sabatino Valente, Danilo Ranieri, Laura Leone, Andrea Botticelli, Concetta Elisa Onesti, Salvatore Lauro, Salvatore Raffa, Maria Rosaria Torrisi, Paolo Marchetti

“…Ten age- and sex-matched healthy subjects were also enrolled as controls. Results. Recovery experiments of spiked A549EMT cells showed that the RT-PCR assay is a reliable method for detection of CTCsEMT. …”
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Use of a Nasal Cannula as a Preoxygenation Adjunct: A Randomized Crossover Study by Murphy Joel, Suvajit Podder, Savan Kumar Nagesh, Ramyatha Aithal, Aditya R. Devalla, Shaji Mathew

“…To observe the benefits of oxygen through nasal cannula when used as an adjunct during preoxygenation. Methods. We enrolled 30 healthy volunteers and conducted a sequence of six preoxygenation tests. …”
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A Real World Report on Intravenous High-Dose and Non-High-Dose Proton-Pump Inhibitors Therapy in Patients with Endoscopically Treated High-Risk Peptic Ulcer Bleeding by Lung-Sheng Lu, Sheng-Chieh Lin, Chung-Mou Kuo, Wei-Chen Tai, Po-Lin Tseng, Kuo-Chin Chang, Chung-Huang Kuo, Seng-Kee Chuah

“…A total of 220 subjects who received high-dose and non-high-dose pantoprazole for confirmed acute PU bleeding that were successfully treated endoscopically were enrolled. They were divided into rebleeding (n=177) and non-rebleeding groups (n=43). …”
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Anticardiolipin Autoantibodies as Useful Biomarkers for the Prediction of Mortality in Septic Patients by Amal Abouda, Z. Hajjej, A. Mansart, W. Kaabechi, D. Elhaj Mahmoud, O. Lamine, E. Ghazouani, M. Ferjani, I. Labbene

“…A total of 53 patients were enrolled. 18.8% of patients were aPL positive. In-hospital mortality rate was 60%. …”
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Circulating CTRP1 Levels Are Increased and Associated with the STOD in Essential Hypertension in Chinese Patients by Zhengjia Su, Shuya Tian, Wei Liang

“…This study aimed to investigate the correlation between complement C1q tumor necrosis factor-related protein 1 (CTRP1) and subclinical target organ damage (STOD) in essential hypertension (EH). 720 patients were enrolled in this study, including 360 healthy subjects and 360 patients with EH. …”
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SKIRTINGO DŽIOVINIMO BŪDO DARŽOVIŲ MILTELIŲ, KAIP NATŪRALAUS NITRITO ŠALTINIO, PANAUDOJIMAS ŠALTAI RŪKYTŲ DEŠRŲ GAMYBOJE by Irina Koscelkovskienė, Erika Puškaitė

“…Buvo tiriamos 7 šaltai rūkytos dešros: K (kontrolinis su nitritine druska), LB (su druska ir 1 % liofilizuotų burokėlių miltelių), DB (su druska ir 1 % džiovintų burokėlių miltelių), LR (su druska ir 1 % liofilizuotų ridikėlių miltelių), DR (su druska ir 1 % džiovintų ridikėlių miltelių), LP (su druska ir 1 % liofilizuotų porų miltelių) ir DP (su druska ir 1 % džiovintų porų miltelių). …”
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Serum Bile Acid Profiles in Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults and Type 2 Diabetes Patients by Yu Zhou, Deli Ye, Xiaofen Yuan, Yonglie Zhou, Jun Xia

“…Patients with LADA, patients with T2D, and healthy controls (HCs) were enrolled. Serum BA profiles and inflammatory cytokines were measured. …”
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Psychometric properties of the Perceived Stress Scale for Children (PSS-C) by D.S. Kornienko, N.A. Rudnova, K.S. Tarasova

“…The study was conducted on a sample of 635 children, aged 6 to 8.3 years (mean=6.73; SD=0.38), who were enrolled in preschool educational institutions. Respondents completed the Perceived Stress Scale and an anxiety test (R. …”
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Manometric Measurement of the Sphincter of Oddi in Patients with Common Bile Duct Stones: A Consecutive Study of the Han Population of China by Yadong Feng, Jie Zhang, Chunhua Jiao, Hong Zhu, Wenfang Cheng, Shunfu Xu, Bin Xiao, Jinliang Ni, Xiaoxing Chen

“…In this study, 76 patients with CBD stones were enrolled in a single tertiary endoscopy center. Data of SO motor activities was prospectively evaluated by endoscopic manometry. …”
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Transforaminal Epiduroscopic Basivertebral Nerve Laser Ablation for Chronic Low Back Pain Associated with Modic Changes: A Preliminary Open-Label Study by Hyeun Sung Kim, Nitin Adsul, Farid Yudoyono, Byapak Paudel, Ki Joon Kim, Sung Ho Choi, Jeong Hoon Kim, Sung Kyun Chung, Jeong-Hoon Choi, Jee-Soo Jang, Il-Tae Jang, Seong-Hoon Oh

“…Fourteen patients with CLBP, greater than 6 months, unresponsive to at least 4 months of conservative care were enrolled. All patients were treated successfully following screening using MRI findings of Modic type I or II changes and positive confirmatory provocative discography to determine the affected levels. …”
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Etodolac Single Dose Metabolic Profile Elucidation: Pharmacokinetics and Adverse Events in Healthy Volunteers by Karen Sánchez-Luquez, Anne Michelli Reis Silveira, Salvador Sánchez-Vinces, Alex Ap. Rosini Silva, Joyce Barreto, Rhubia Bethania Socorro Lemos de Brito, Caroline de Moura Garcia, Ana Lais Vieira, Marcia Ap. Antonio, Patrícia de Oliveira Carvalho

“…Methods: Thirty-seven healthy volunteers, enrolled after rigorous health assessments, received a single dose of etodolac (Flancox^® 500 mg). …”
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Le Conseil Métropolitain pour l’Opportunité Éducative (METCO) à Boston : intégration raciale et libéralisme de banlieue, 1966-1996 by Sarah Harakat

“…Founded in Boston in 1966, this program organized the transportation of mostly African-American schoolchildren to predominantly white suburban schools eager to enroll them to meet capacity. While existing historiography has focused on white opposition to transportation strategies used to promote racial integration, the history of the suburbs which chose busing to diversify their schools remains to be written.In this sense, Boston presents a valuable case study in the 1970s, since it saw both the most virulent anti-busing urban revolt in the United States, and the expansion of the METCO busing program, now recognized as a national model of racial integration. …”
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Epicardial Coronary Arteries in Khat Chewers Presenting with Myocardial Infarction by Ahmed Al-Motarreb, Adel Shabana, Ayman El-Menyar

“…AMI patients who underwent coronary angiogram were enrolled and divided into groups (gp): gp1 (diabetic and khat chewers), gp2 (khat chewers and nondiabetic), and gp3 (diabetic and non-khat users). …”
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Caracterización del ictus en el paciente longevo: una década de estudio by Yainelí Cutiño Maás, Joan Omar Rojas Fuentes, Ada Sánchez Lozano, Julio López Argüelles, Ricardo Verdecia Fraga, Didiesdle Herrera Alonso

“…Gustavo Aldereguía Lima, entre enero de 2005 y diciembre de 2014. Las variables incluidas fueron: edad, sexo, tipo de ictus, hábitos tóxicos, antecedentes patológicos personales y estado al egreso. …”
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Predictive and Prognostic Factors of Synchronous Colorectal Lung-Limited Metastasis by Yuqiang Li, Zhongyi Zhou, Da Liu, Ming Zhou, Fengbo Tan, Wenxue Liu, Hong Zhu

“…Results. This study enrolled 168,007 colorectal cancer (CRC) patients without metastatic diseases and 1,298 cases with SCLLM. …”
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Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes in Patients with Chronic HBV Infection and Hospitalized for COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Lucio Boglione, Maria Grazia Crobu, Mario Pirisi, Carlo Smirne

“…In a monocentric retrospective observational study, we enrolled all consecutive hospital admitted patients with COVID-19 pneumonia and a positive HBV serology (N = 84) in our Infectious Diseases Unit from April 2021 to December 2023. …”
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El valor razonable y la calidad de la información financiera by Heiberg Andrés Castellanos Sánchez

“…Sin embargo, el valor razonable como criterio valorativo de gran impor tancia dentro del marco normativo del international Accounting Standards Board (iASB) (2005), ha generado marcadas controversias entre los miembros de la comunidad contable. …”
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A resistência, de Julián Fuks: uma narrativa de filiação by Eurídice Figueiredo

“…Esta novela de la era de la post-ficción aparece como testigo de nuestro tiempo, testigo de los horrores experimentados por tantos humanos que han perdido su humanidad en los sótanos de los centros de tortura o en los campos de exterminio durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. …”
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