Determinants of Dropping Out of Remote Patient-Reported Outcome–Based Follow-Up Among Patients With Epilepsy: Prospective Cohort Study by Sofie Bech Vestergaard, Mette Roost, David Høyrup Christiansen, Liv Marit Valen Schougaard

“…In the Central Denmark Region, epilepsy outpatients can participate in remote PRO-based follow-up by completing a questionnaire at home instead of attending a traditional outpatient appointment. …”
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What Matters in Psoriatic Arthritis: A Comparison of Patient and Clinician Perspectives by Philip J. Mease, M. Elaine Husni, Evan Siegel, Daniel E. Furst, Melissa Mcilraith, Vibeke Strand, M. Cameron Hay

“…In separate patient and physician Delphi exercises, participants distributed 100 points across items on the list according to importance as a dimension of PsA. …”
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Physical Modelling of Rainfall-Induced Sandy and Clay-Like Slope Failures by Martina Vivoda Prodan, Josip Peranić, Sara Pajalić, Željko Arbanas

“…Rainfall infiltration caused increase of volumetric water content, dissipation of suction in initially partially saturated materials of the small-scale slope models, resulting in a decrease in effective stresses and shear strength, which in turn led to the occurrence of movements and initiation of slope failures. …”
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The challenges and opportunities of women working in weaving cultural clothes at Bahir-Dar City, Bahirdar, Ethiopia by Tatek Getachew, Chekol Alemu, Habitamu Wudu

“…Method The study employed a qualitative research method with a case study design. Participants were selected through purposive and availability sampling for semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions. …”
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Comprehensive analysis of the succinylome in Vero cells infected with peste des petits ruminants virus Nigeria 75/1 vaccine strain by Xuelian Meng, Xueliang Zhu, Xiangwei Wang, Rui Zhang, Zhidong Zhang, Yuefeng Sun

“…GO classification indicated that the differentially succinylated proteins (DSuPs) mainly participated in cellular respiration, biosynthetic process and transmembrane transporter activity. …”
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Computer-Assisted Quantitative Analysis of Skeletal Muscles of Snowboarding Parallel Giant Slalom Athletes after Exercise Based on Artificial Intelligence and Complex Networks by Haiqiang Yu, Fei Yang, Jin Wang

“…The current publicity level is not high, and the number of participants is also very limited. Another potential advantage medal breakthrough project that is expected to be achieved in the Winter Olympics has received a lot of attention, creating favorable opportunities for the promotion and development of this project in China. …”
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Involvement of circRNAs in Proinflammatory Cytokines-Mediated β-Cell Dysfunction by Zhen Wang, Chao Deng, Ying Zheng

“…Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a new class of endogenous noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) with closed loop with no free ends. circRNAs have been reported to be participated in the development of many diseases. As little is known about their role in insulin-secreting cells, this study is aimed at evaluating their contribution in the process of inflammation-induced β-cell damage. …”
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Correlations of the Circadian Rhythmicity of Blood Pressure With Erectile Dysfunction by Ajar Koçak, Cem Şenol, Onur Yıldırım, Bilgesu Arıkan Ergün

“…In the study, 24‐h BP levels of 192 (94 with ED and 98 controls) participants with no history of CVD were evaluated using an ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) device. …”
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How Much PEEP Does High Flow Deliver via Tracheostomy? A Literature Review and Benchtop Experiment by Martin Thomas, Riddhi Joshi, Grant Cave

“…The tracheostomy tube was partially immersed in water to give rise to a column of water within the inner surface of the tube. …”
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Transtorno factício autoimposto e imposto a outro: um relato de caso by Germano Silva Dutra, Alexandre Martins Valença

“…Resultados: A presente revisão evidencia a importância do tema no contexto da prática clínica, considerando suas implicações financeiras e legais no manejo de cada caso. …”
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Public Initiatives in the Process of Establishment of Lithuania University by Virginija Jurėnienė

“…Politicians began to participate in the agitation for the university in February 1921. …”
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Effects of distant biofield energy healing on adults associated with psychological and mental health-related symptoms: a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study by Mahendra Kumar Trivedi, Alice Branton, Dahryn Trivedi, Sambhu Mondal, Snehasis Jana

“… # Methods One hundred fourteen participants (55 male, 59 female) underwent clinical trials. …”
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Exercising in the Fasted State Reduced 24-Hour Energy Intake in Active Male Adults by Jessica L. Bachman, Ronald W. Deitrick, Angela R. Hillman

“…The effect of fasting prior to morning exercise on 24-hour energy intake was examined using a randomized, counterbalanced design. Participants (12 active, white males, 20.8±3.0 years old, VO2max:   59.1±5.7 mL/kg/min) fasted (NoBK) or received breakfast (BK) and then ran for 60 minutes at 60%  VO2max. …”
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Comparative Agreement Analysis of Differences in 1,5-Anhydroglucitol, Glycated Albumin, and Glycated Hemoglobin A1c Levels between Fasting and Postprandial States in Steamed Bread... by Hang Su, Yufei Wang, Xiaojing Ma, Xingxing He, Lingwen Ying, Junling Tang, Lu Dong, Yuqian Bao, Jian Zhou, Weiping Jia

“…Our previous study indicated that serum 1,5-anhydroglucitol (1,5-AG) levels slightly increased after a glucose load; therefore, this study was conducted to explore short-term changes in 1,5-AG levels after a steamed bread meal test (SBMT) and compare the agreement of 1,5-AG, glycated albumin (GA), and glycated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels between fasting and postprandial states after an SBMT. Methods. 104 participants were recruited and underwent a 100 g SBMT. …”
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The impact of temporary occupation and hostilities on the water conditions of the North Crimean and Kakhovka Main Canals by K. Borovyk, S. Gapon, I. Pyshnograiev

“…Alternative sources, such as artesian wells, partially compensated for the lack of water but led to groundwater depletion. …”
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Clinical efficacy of low‐dose Perampanel correlates with neurophysiological changes in familial adult myoclonus epilepsy 2 by Antonietta Coppola, Claudia Cuccurullo, Gianmaria Senerchia, Marica Rubino, Liana Veneziano, Francesco Brancati, Luigi Baratto, Valentina Virginia Iuzzolino, Leonilda Bilo, Pasquale Striano, Raffaele Dubbioso

“…Fifteen FAME2 patients participated in an observational prospective study. They received up to 6 mg daily of PER and underwent Unified‐Myoclonus‐Rating‐Scale (UMRS) before and after treatment. …”
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Report from the International Workshop on the Role of Public Administration in Public Policies’ Design & 15th Anniversary of the Central European Public Administration Review by Polonca Kovač, Tina Jukić

“…The discussions were all very fruitful, also thanks to the participation of several internationally recognised scholars from the Netherlands, Croatia, Germany, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Romania and Slovenia, as well as around twenty representatives of Slovenian ministries, other administrative authorities and non-governmental organisations. …”
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Association between Platelet to Neutrophil Ratio (PNR) and Clinical Outcomes in STEMI Patients after Successful pPCI: A Secondary Analysis Based on a Cohort Study by Hao Wang, Xiaochun Qing, Hua Wang, Yunfei Gu

“…The average age of the 462 participants was 63±11.92 years, and approximately 76.6% were male. …”
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Joint exposure to multiple air pollutants and residual cardiovascular risk in hypertension by Yalan Li, Wei Hong, Jingjing Wu, Jie Wang, Shiqi Liu, Hong Yuan, Jingjing Cai, Rujia Miao, Jiangang Wang, Yao Lu

“…Using high-quality datasets from China, the ground-level air pollutants concentrations, including PM2.5, PM2.5–10, SO2, O3, CO and NO2, at each participant’s residence were calculated. The relationships between individual and multiple air pollutants with the residual cardiovascular risk were assessed by Cox proportional hazards models, air pollution score analyses and Bayesian Kernel Machine Regression model. …”
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Intralymphatic Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase-Alum Administration Induced Th2-Like-Specific Immunomodulation in Responder Patients: A Pilot Clinical Trial in Type 1 Diabetes by Beatriz Tavira, Hugo Barcenilla, Jeannette Wahlberg, Peter Achenbach, Johnny Ludvigsson, Rosaura Casas

“…GAD-alum given into lymph nodes to type 1 diabetes patients participating in an open-label pilot trial resulted in preservation of C-peptide similar to promising results from other trials. …”
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