Diabetic Distal Symmetrical Polyneuropathy: Correlation of Clinical, Laboratory, and Electrophysiologic Studies in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Yi-Ching Weng, Sung-Sheng Tsai, Rong-Kuo Lyu, Chun-Che Chu, Long-Sun Ro, Ming-Feng Liao, Hong-Shiu Chang, Chiung-Mei Chen, Jawl-Shan Hwang, Hung-Chou Kuo

“…The 145 participants with T2DM enrolled were divided into the DSPN (abnormal nerve conduction studies (NCS) with signs of polyneuropathy), subclinical DSPN (abnormal NCS without signs of polyneuropathy), minimal DSPN (normal NCS with signs of polyneuropathy), and no DSPN groups. …”
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The availability of drugs for stable COPD treatment in China: a cross-sectional survey by Dongru Du, Xueru Hu, Qiunan Zuo, Dan Xu, Tao Zhu, Tao Fan, Jiao Yang, Weiguo Xu, Hailong Wei, Kangzhuo Baima, Ying Zhang, Yanhui Gu, Lei Chen, Fengming Luo, Yongchun Shen, Fuqiang Wen

“…A total of 1018 hospitals with different characteristics were enrolled in this survey, with 53.73% of which establishing independent respiratory departments. …”
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Suprachoroidal Versus Intravitreal Injection of Triamcinolone Acetonide As Primary Treatment For Diabetic Macular Edema by Fatima Shafqat Khan, Asfandyar Asghar, Brig Rana Intisar-ul-haq, Tehmina Nazir, Naila Obaid, Munazza Aslam

“…Methods: A quasi-experimental study was conducted from November 2022 to April 2023. 64 eyes were enrolled with Inclusion criteria comprising patients with diabetic macular edema (DME) (central involving) with BCVA < 6/9, CMT > 300 µm on optical coherence tomography (OCT), and no prior DME treatment. …”
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Applicability of TB-LAMP test for diagnosis of pulmonary TB among HIV-positive individuals by B. Muriithi, M.M. Bundi, T. Moriyasu, A. Ahmed, M. Mwamzuka, M. Karama, S. Kaneko

“…RESULTS: A total of 903 patients were enrolled in the study. The positive percentage agreement for smear microscopy and TB-LAMP compared with the Xpert assay was respectively 54.3% (95% CI 46.6–61.8) and 76.6% (95% CI 69.9–82.6). …”
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Influencia de la fragmentación del paisaje sobre la población del venado de las pampas en el sur de la provincia de San Luis by A.D. Collado, C.M. Dellafiore

“…Estos cambios han contribuido a una disminución progresiva de la densidad poblacional del venado de las pampas. Censos efectuados en 1995, 1997 y 1999, indican valores respectivos de 0,77, 0,43 y 0,05 venados/km2, aunque también podría atribuirse una reducción del número de individuos, a la emigración hacia áreas menos perturbadas.…”
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Feasibility of Screening Primary Aldosteronism by Aldosterone-to-Direct Renin Concentration Ratio Derived from Chemiluminescent Immunoassay Measurement: Diagnostic Accuracy and Cut... by Tianqi Li, Yeshuo Ma, Ying Zhang, Yue Liu, Tingting Fu, Ri Zhang, Kai Kang, Yingchao Yang, Lixin Wang, Yinong Jiang, Yan Lu

“…Methods. 450 hypertensive patients with suspected PA referred to hypertension center of our department were enrolled and underwent screening and confirmatory tests of PA. …”
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Ficción y cientificismo: "Opendoor" y "Paraísos" de Iosi Havilio y "La comemadre" de Roque Larraquy by Martín Gaspar

“…Para ambos novelistas, el uso del archivo está más emparentado con el aprovechamiento narrativo que –por ejemplo, en las novelas del boom– con la búsqueda de saberes revelatorios y centros de significación. La presencia edilicia y textual del poco visitado cientificisimo positivista, por lo tanto, se presenta más emparentada con la casualidad que con la indagación. …”
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Armonización entre derechos humanos e inversión extranjera en Latinoamérica a través de tribunales arbitrales de inversión, a partir de la teoría de Neil MacCormick by María Alejandra Arévalo Moscoso

“…Entre ellos, se destacan como argumentos que ambos regímenes (derechos humanos e inversión extranjera) no son contradictorios ni excluyentes; que la armonización asegura la coherencia de valores dentro del sistema jurídico internacional; y que la función arbitral, por su naturaleza dinámica, es un ente protagónico favorecedor de la armonización. …”
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Long-term cardiac MRI follow up of MANTICORE (Multidisciplinary Approach to Novel Therapies in Cardio-Oncology REsearch) by Dina Labib, Mark Haykowsky, Emer Sonnex, John R. Mackey, Richard B. Thompson, D. Ian Paterson, Edith Pituskin

“…Objectives We hypothesized that, over time, cardiac function would decline further and adverse changes in cardiac geometry would occur due to the aging of the population and prior treatment. Methods The study enrolled 52 participants from the original MANTICORE trial cohort, with cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging conducted at a median of 6.5 years post randomization to treatment. …”
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Longitudinal Screening Detects Cognitive Stability and Behavioral Deterioration in ALS Patients by Susan Woolley, Ray Goetz, Pam Factor-Litvak, Jennifer Murphy, Jonathan Hupf, Catherine Lomen-Hoerth, Howard Andrews, Daragh Heitzman, Richard Bedlack, Jonathan Katz, Richard Barohn, Eric Sorenson, Bjorn Oskarsson, Americo Fernandes Filho, Edward Kasarskis, Tahseen Mozaffar, Sharon Nations, Andrea Swenson, Agnes Koczon-Jaremko, Georgia Christodoulou, Hiroshi Mitsumoto

“…To evaluate longitudinal cognitive/behavioral change over 12 months in participants enrolled in the ALS Multicenter Cohort Study of Oxidative Stress (ALS COSMOS). …”
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Phenolic acids from Anisopus mannii modulates phosphofructokinase 1 to improve glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes: A double-blind, randomized, clinical trial by Peter U. Amadi, Justice O. Osuoha, Chidi N. Ekweogu, Suha J. Jarad, Esienanwan E. Efiong, Prince C. Odika, Chioma Ejiofor, Oluchi Aloy-Amadi, Govind S. Gill, Chiamaka W. Adumekwe, Ailun Gaowa, Dawei Zhang, Barbora de Courten, Emmanuel N. Agomuo

“…Supported by the preclinical trial, eighty-five patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) receiving first-line medications were enrolled in a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial with a 90 % power level. …”
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Efficacy of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy DOX and XELOX Regimens for Patients with Resectable Gastric or Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma by Yuan Tian, Qun Zhao, Yong Li, Liqiao Fan, Zhidong Zhang, Xuefeng Zhao, Bibo Tan, Dong Wang, Peigang Yang

“…A total of 93, 92, and 95 patients were enrolled in the DOX, XELOX, and surgery groups, respectively. …”
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The Relationship Between First-Trimester Aneuploidy Markers and Birth Weight by Cenk Soysal, Hatice Sari, Ozlem Erten, Ismail Biyik, Onur Ince, Yasemin Tasci, Nadi Keskin

“…RESULTS: A total of 594 pregnant women were enrolled. The mean maternal age of the studied group was 28.8±5.5 years. …”
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Diseño curricular para el desarrollo sostenible y la ciudadanía global: intervención pedagógica en educación superior by Jorge Amado Renteria-Vera, Chárol Kátherin Vélez-Castañeda, Yesit Jovan Rodríguez-Caro, María Soledad Peresin

“…Se formula el modelo de gestión curricular que contribuye en la solución de los problemas locales y globales, dentro de los procesos pedagógicos de la Institución Universitaria Pascual Bravo en Medellín- Colombia. …”
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IFN Regulatory Factor 1 Mediates Macrophage Pyroptosis Induced by Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome by Min Guo, Rui Yan, Hongmei Yao, Liqin Duan, Meng Sun, Zheng Xue, Yongping Jia

“…Patients with stable angina, unstable angina, acute myocardial infarction, and clinical presentation of chest pain were enrolled. The expression of IRF-1 in human PBMC-derived macrophages was analyzed. …”
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Respuesta al aumento de visitantes en los Espacios Naturales Protegidos de Cataluña en tiempos de COVID-19: una revisión a partir de publicaciones en medios de comunicación digital... by María E. Medina-Chavarría, Aaron Gutiérrez, Òscar Saladié

“…Las acciones de información y educación ambiental fueron más tardías y las acciones de gestión de flujos dentro de los espacios naturales protegidos fueron escasamente reportadas por los medios consultados. …”
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First‐in‐human orbital tumor surgery guided by near‐infrared II window fluorescence imaging: A feasibility study by Zeyu Zhang, Lishuang Guo, Lan Yao, Yueyue Li, Yan Hei, Qi Wang, Xiaoyi Wang, Rui Ma, Xinji Yang, Zhenhua Hu, Wei Wu

“…Twenty‐two patients diagnosed with orbital tumors and scheduled for standard‐of‐care surgery were enrolled in this study. Time‐course NIR‐II fluorescence imaging of two patients with superficial orbital tumors showed the optimum imaging time was 2 h post injection of ICG. …”
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EGFR as a biomarker of smoking status and survival in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma by Shanmugappiriya Sivarajah, Morris Kostiuk, Cameron Lindsay, Lakshmi Puttagunta, Daniel A. O’Connell, Jeffrey Harris, Hadi Seikaly, Vincent L. Biron

“…Results A total of 249 patients were included retrospectively and 64 patients were enrolled prospectively. p16 status (p < 0.001), smoking above 10 pack years (p = 0.04), smoking above 20 pack years (p < 0.001), total EGFR tumor levels (p = 0.016), and high EGFR within high or low Ki67 tumor nuclear staining (p = 0.03) were found to be significant predictors of 5-year disease specific survival (DSS). …”
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Bone Marrow Infiltration Is a Distinctive Risk Factor for Rituximab Infusion-Related Reactions in CD20-Positive B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma by Shinya Ohata, Kei Takenaka, Daisuke Sugiyama, Takeshi Sugimoto

“…Patients with CD20-positive B-NHL who received the rituximab induction therapy for the first time were enrolled in this study. To evaluate the bone marrow infiltration of B-NHL cells, May–Giemsa stain of bone marrow films and flow cytometry examination of bone marrow aspiration samples were performed. …”
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Therapeutic Decision Making in Hepatocellular Carcinoma According to Age and Child–Pugh Class: A Nationwide Cohort Analysis in South Korea by Sunmin Park, Chai Hong Rim, Young Kul Jung, Won Sup Yoon

“…The Korean Liver Cancer Study Group randomly extracted the data of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) enrolled in the Korean Central Cancer Registry from 2008 to 2014 from approximately 50 hospitals nationwide. …”
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