Associations of arthritis with functional disability and depressive symptoms in general US adults: NHANES 1988–1994 and 1999–2018 by Xiaoting Liu, Yunzhen Huang, Jinjing Fu, Mayila Mohedaner, Danzengzhuoga, Gan Yang, Zhenqing Yang, Xueqin Li, Xinye Ma, Qiqi Zhang, Zuyun Liu, Xifeng Wu, Zhimin Ying

“…Appropriate managements of both physical and mental health are needed for individuals with arthritis.…”
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The Importance of Discordant Follicle Stimulating Hormone and Inhibin B Levels in Primary Infertile Men: Findings from a Cross-Sectional Study by Fausto Negri, Luca Boeri, Simone Cilio, Edoardo Pozzi, Federico Belladelli, Christian Corsini, Massimiliano Raffo, Giuseppe Fallara, Eugenio Ventimiglia, Luigi Candela, Alessia d’Arma, Francesco Montorsi, Andrea Salonia

“…Conversely, 150 patients (12.2%) had discrepancies in FSH and InhB, with 78 (6.3%) and 72 (5.9%) men reporting both low and high FSH and InhB values, respectively. …”

Comparison of the effect of role-playing and team-based learning on interpersonal communication skills of emergency medical personnels by Mohsen Sayahi, Reza Nabi Amjad, Mahmoud Kohan

“…Conclusion: The study shows role-playing and team-based learning enhance medical emergency staff's communication skills, with role-playing being more effective. Both methods are recommended, emphasizing role-playing for skill enhancement. …”
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Kidney Function and Incident Stroke and Dementia Using an Updated Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Equation Without Race: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis by Samuel R. Moen, Jeffrey R. Misialek, Timothy M. Hughes, Craig W. Johnson, Mark J. Sarnak, Sarah N. Forrester, W.T. Longstreth, Jr., Mercedes R. Carnethon, James S. Pankow, Sanaz Sedaghat

“…Conclusions: Our findings illustrate participants with 2021 eGFR < 60 compared with those with eGFR > 90 mL/min/1.73 m2 have higher risk of dementia in both African American and non-African American participants, but not of stroke. …”
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The fibronectin-targeting PEG-FUD imaging probe shows enhanced uptake during fibrogenesis in experimental lung fibrosis by Thomas J. Harr, Nikesh Gupta, Babita Rahar, Kristen Stott, Yadira Medina-Guevara, Metti K. Gari, Angie T. Oler, Ivy Sohee McDermott, Hye Jin Lee, Morteza Rasoulianboroujeni, Ashley M. Weichmann, Amir Forati, Kelsey Holbert, Trevor S. Langel, Kade W. Coulter, Brian M. Burkel, Bianca R. Tomasini-Johansson, Suzanne M. Ponik, Jonathan W. Engle, Reinier Hernandez, Glen S. Kwon, Nathan Sandbo, Ksenija Bernau

“…Then, we administered fluorescently labeled PEG-FUD subcutaneously to mice over the course of bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis and assessed peptide uptake 24 h later through ex vivo tissue imaging. Using both methods, we found that peptide targeting to the fibrotic lung is increased during the fibrogenic phase of the single dose bleomycin lung fibrosis model (days 7 and 14 post-bleomycin). …”
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A Pragmatic Approach to Rhetorical Technique of "Exaggeration" Based on Grice’s "Cooperative Principle" by Hassan Rahmani, Qasem Mokhtari, Mohammad Jorfi, Ebrahim Anari Bozchlooi, Mahmoud Shahbazi

“…Of course, it should be noted that the failure to comply with the Maxim of Quality in this process was intentional and in some way obvious and recognizable [= Flouting the Quality Maxim] and not with the purpose of deceiving or misleading the audience [= violation the Quality Maxim]. …”
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Syncopes and clinical outcome in heart failure: results from prospective clinical study data in Germany by Djawid Hashemi, Moritz Blum, Meinhard Mende, Stefan Störk, Christiane E. Angermann, Sabine Pankuweit, Elvis Tahirovic, Rolf Wachter, Burkert Pieske, Frank Edelmann, Hans‐Dirk Düngen, the German Competence Network for Heart Failure

“…Conclusions In a large cohort of patients with HF, HoS was found to be a clinically and easily accessible predictor of both overall and hospitalization‐free survival in patients with HFrEF and should thus routinely be assessed.…”
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Intimate partner violence among women of reproductive age during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Gizachew Yilak, Alemayehu Sayih Belay, Aychew Kassie, Befkad Derese Tilahun, Ambaw Abebaw Emrie, Mulat Ayele, Eyob Shitie Lake, Legese Fekede Abza

“…Objectives Intimate partner violence (IPV) is the violence committed by both current and former spouses and partners, and the rate of this violence is known to increase during different pandemics. …”
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Prognostic Value of Skull Base Foramen Invasion Subclassification in T Category Modification and Induction Chemotherapy Management for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: Post‐Hoc Analysis o... by Siyu Zhu, Shuqi Li, Di Cao, Chao Luo, Zhiying Liang, Shaobo Liang, Guoyi Zhang, Qin Zhao, Guangying Ruan, Lizhi Liu, Gui Fu, Haojiang Li

“…The severe SBFI is an unfavorable prognosticator for OS in both the entire cohort and the T3 group. OS is similar between T3 with severe SBFI and T4 patients. …”
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Risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in Asian patients with primary biliary cholangitis: A nationwide and hospital cohort study by Jihye Lim, Ye-Jee Kim, Sehee Kim, Jonggi Choi

“…Older age and male sex were consistent risk factors in both cohorts. Impact and implications:: Notable heterogeneity has been observed among different studies in terms of the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC). …”
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Integrated microfluidics-based construction of anti-BTN2A2 gel droplet cell preparations for non-invasive tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte therapy by Yishen Tian, Jingxuan Li, Na Yang, Yang Zhao, Jiancao Zuo, Hang Xiong, Yiwen Pan, Li Xiao, Min Su, Feng Han, Zhixu He, Rong Hu

“…Experimental results demonstrated that this cellular preparation exhibited promising therapeutic effects in both melanoma and pancreatic cancer models. This research provided a novel platform for the synergistic cooperation of various methods in tumor immunotherapy, holding broad application prospects.…”
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Effects of Mat Pilates online on the depressive symptoms and quality of life of older people during the COVID-19 pandemic: a randomized controlled clinical trial by Valéria Pires, Camila Miranda, Bruna Sacchi, Jonas Casagranda Zanella, Mariana de Souza Strehl, Amanda Sgarioni, Cláudia Gomes Bracht, Thaís Reichert, Ana Carolina Kanitz

“…Regarding WHOQOL-OLD, there was an improvement in the Death and Dying domain (p = 0.042) for both groups (Pre: 70.31 ± 21.67 and 71.88 ± 20.04; Post: 79.69 ± 15.34 and 74.38 ± 23.65; PTG and CG respectively), with no interactions for overall quality of life (p = 0.820) or for the other domains. …”
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Project-based management to reduce skin damage associated with acupressure medical adhesives in patients undergoing acupoint application for chronic gastritis (基于项目化管理降低慢性胃炎患者穴位贴敷医... by WANG Qian (王倩), WANG Jiehong (王捷虹), SHA Zhihui (沙志惠)

“…Finally, 235 cases of chronic gastritis were selected from the Department of Gastroenterology from October 2021 to March 2022 as the intervention group (2215 times of application) for project management; From October 2020 to March 2021, 235 patients with chronic gastritis were used as the control group (2215 times of application) and were managed by traditional mode, comparing the quality management results of the specific work, associated skin damage, and pain scores at removal of the acupressure applied in both groups. Results By adopting the project-based management model, the overall target achievement rate reached 93. 27% and the overall progress rate reached 63. 95%, which was better than the target and achieved the expected results, in which the quality monitoring results of the intervention group were significantly higher than those of the control group (P<0. 05), and the incidence of skin redness and total skin injury and pain score when removing the acupressure in the intervention group were significantly lower than those of the control group (P<0. 05). …”
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Multiresidue Pesticides Analysis of Vegetables in Vietnam by Ultrahigh-Performance Liquid Chromatography in Combination with High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry (UPLC-Orbitrap MS) by Nam Vu-Duc, Trung Nguyen-Quang, Thuy Le-Minh, Xuyen Nguyen-Thi, Tri Manh Tran, Hai Anh Vu, Lan-Anh Nguyen, Tien Doan-Duy, Bui Van Hoi, Cam-Tu Vu, Dung Le-Van, Lan-Anh Phung-Thi, Hong-An Vu-Thi, Dinh Binh Chu

“…Multiclass pesticides were separated on the Thermo Hypersil Gold PFP column utilizing a gradient of the mobile phase consisting of 5 mM ammonium formate, 0.1% formic acid in deionized water, and methanol. …”
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Zolpidem: Efficacy and Side Effects for Insomnia by Amber N. Edinoff, Natalie Wu, Yahya T. Ghaffar, Rosemary Prejean, Rachel Gremillion, Mark Cogburn, Azem A. Chami, Adam M. Kaye, Alan D. Kaye

“…However, zolpidem has a wide variety of adverse effects and has some special considerations noted in the literature. # Recent Findings Zolpidem has been associated with an increased risk of falls in hospitalized patients with an OR of 4.28 (P \<0.001) when prescribed short-term for insomnia. …”
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Precision Target Spraying System Integrated with Remote Deep Learning Recognition Model for Cabbage Plant Centers by ZHANG Hui, HU Jun, SHI Hang, LIU Changxi, WU Miao

“…[Conclusions]In conclusion, this study developed and validated a deep learning-based targeted spraying control system that exhibited excellent performance regarding both spraying accuracy and response speed. The system serves as a significant technical reference for future endeavors in agricultural automation. …”
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Feasibility study of ‘Triple-Low’ technique for coronary artery computed tomography angiography (CCTA) by Shaochuan Wang, Zhengwen Sun, Yihong Zeng, Xinyu Xu, Yan Wang, Xueqin Liu, Yonggui Yang

“…The control group parameters were: injection rate of 4.5-5.0 ml/s, iodine contrast volume of 45–50 ml, tube voltage of 120 kVp, and tube current of 450 mA. Both groups received a high-concentration, non-ionic, water-soluble contrast agent (Iomeprol, 40 gl/100 ml). …”
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Kontrol Level Kecepatan Kipas Melalui Deteksi Gestur Jari Tangan Menggunakan MediaPipe dan Faster-RCNN by Muhammad Aldi Fakhruddin, Heri Pratikno, Musayyanah, Weny Indah Kusumawati

“…In the era of Society 5.0, all applications of technology that have the main goal are not only to facilitate human work but how technology can better understand and understand humans, so that's where Artificial Intelligence is applied. …”
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Evaluation of Ecological Resilience of Agricultural Ecosystems in Razavi Khorasan Province: Comparison of Integrated and Non-Integrated Ecosystems by Pegah Naghipour, Alireza Koocheki, Mahdi Nasiri mahalati, Soroor Khorramdel

“…Introduction[1]Agriculture plays a very important role in the realization of many of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). If agriculture is to make a positive contribution to achieving these goals, ensuring the ecological resilience of farmers i.e. improving adaptation capacity of the households as well as the whole production system to a wide range of environmental changes and shocks is crucial. …”
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Potentially commercializable nerve guidance conduits for peripheral nerve injury: Past, present, and future by Chundi Liu, Mouyuan Sun, Lining Lin, Yaxian Luo, Lianjie Peng, Jingyu Zhang, Tao Qiu, Zhichao Liu, Jun Yin, Mengfei Yu

“…This review aims to interpret nerve guidance conduits and their commercialization from both clinical and laboratory perspectives. To enhance comprehension of clinical situations, this article provides a comprehensive analysis of the clinical efficacy of nerve conduits approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration. …”
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