Posterior Occipitocervical Fusion for Unstable Upper Cervical Trauma in Old and Elderly Population, Although Decreases Upper Cervical Rotation, Does Not Significantly Increase Neck... by Panagiotis Korovessis, Vasileios Syrimpeis, Evangelia Mpountogianni, Ioannis Papaioannou, Vasileios Tsekouras

“…Postoperatively, the patients stood with less C2-C7 lordosis, SCA, and CT (P<0.02) but with higher NT (P<0.02) in comparison to the controls. …”
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Demographic and Clinical Determinants of Tuberculosis and TB Recurrence: A Double-Edged Retrospective Study from Pakistan by Mariam Ahmed Mujtaba, Matthew Richardson, Hira Shahzad, Muhammad Ishaq Javed, Ghazala Kaukab Raja, Pakeeza Arzoo Shaiq, Pranabashis Haldar, Sadia Saeed

“…Further exploring the TB cases increasing age, drug resistance and smear positivity stood out to be the major sociodemographic and clinical factors of TB recurrence despite high disease awareness.…”
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Exploring the significance of medical humanities in shaping internship performance: insights from curriculum categories by Chao Ting Chen, Anna Y.Q. Huang, Po-Hsun Hou, Ji-Yang Lin, His-Han Chen, Shiau-Shian Huang, Stephen J. H. Yang

“…In the subgroup analysis of MH curricula, Medical Sociology and Cultural Studies, as well as Communication Skills and Interpersonal Relationships, stood out with AUC values of 0.710 and 0.705, respectively, under logistic regression.Conclusion MH had the strongest predictive association with clinical competence during formative internship training, beyond basic medical sciences. …”
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Ultrasonic-assisted extraction of luteolin from peanut shells using ionic liquid and its molecular mechanism by Liwei Niu, Siwen Zhang, Xiaoyu Si, Yuhan Fang, Shuang Wang, Lulu Li, Zunlai Sheng

“…Among the range of ILs tested, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate stood out as the most effective solvent, achieving the highest extraction yield. …”
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Enantioselective HS-SPME-GC-MS for Authentication of Natural and Synthetic Strawberry Flavour in Syrups by Karolína Průchová, Adéla Grégrová, Hana Helísková, Vojtěch Kružík, Helena Čížková

“…Demand for a reliable distinction of the strawberry flavour naturalness stood in the beginning of this research. An efficient chiral column with CP-Chirasil-Dex CB stationary phase was involved in headspace solid-phase microextraction-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis of strawberry flavour in 6 strawberry cultivars, 7 samples of strawberry flavourings and 14 samples of strawberry syrups to evaluate the authenticity of flavour naturalness and reveal adulteration. …”
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Quantifying Stress and Relaxation: A New Measure of Heart Rate Variability as a Reliable Biomarker by Emese Rudics, András Buzás, Antónia Pálfi, Zoltán Szabó, Ádám Nagy, Emőke Adrienn Hompoth, József Dombi, Vilmos Bilicki, István Szendi, András Dér

“…<b>Methods:</b> In Study 1, the relaxation state was induced either by heart rate variability biofeedback training (N = 21) or by habitual relaxation (N = 21), while in Study 2 (N = 9), the Socially Evaluated Cold Pressor Test and the Socially Evaluated Stroop Test were used to induce stress in the subject. …”
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Severe Obesity in Women Can Lead to Worse Memory Function and Iron Dyshomeostasis Compared to Lower Grade Obesity by Jessica M. V. Pino, Vitória F. Silva, Marcos Mônico-Neto, Danielle C. Seva, Melissa Y. Kato, July N. Alves, Gabriela C. Pereira, Hanna Karen M. Antunes, Thales D. Galvao, Lia R. A. Bitterncourt, Sergio Tufik, Lysien I. Zambrano, Ana R. Dâmaso, Lila M. Oyama, David Thivel, Raquel M. S. Campos, Kil S. Lee

“…This is a cross-sectional study, in which 45 females with BMI varying from 32.8 to 51.9 kg/m2 completed a set of 4 cognitive tests (verbal paired-associate test, stroop color, digit span, and Toulouse–Pieron cancellation test) and their plasma metabolites, enzymes, and hormones related to glycemia, dyslipidemia, and liver function, as well as the biomarkers of iron status, were concomitantly analyzed. …”
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Clinical Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Nonagenarians: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Yan Liu, Yu Du, Mingjie Fu, Yue Ma, Deguang Wang, Jinglin Zhang, Wei Liu, Yingxin Zhao, Yujie Zhou

“…Secondary outcomes were considered the rates of stroke, myocardial infarction, any bleeding, any acute kidney injury, any vascular complications, new pacemaker implantation, and conversion to surgical aortic valve replacement. …”
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Survey on the Status and Training Demands of Capabilities for Diagnosing and Treating Common Diseases of Primary Care General Practitioners in Hunan Province by LI Lingqi, GAO Yinyan, ZHANG Yuqin, SUN Dingkui, WU Xinyin, ZHANG Weiru

“…The results show that 75.1% (253/337) of participants consider themselves competent in the diagnosis and treatment of common diseases; 16.6% (56/337) of participants reported a lack of competence in certain diseases, with the top six including depression[89.3% (50/56) ], stress incontinence[69.6% (39/56) ], dementia[66.1% (37/56) ], stroke[53.6% (30/56) ], co-morbidities[51.8% (29/56) ]and tuberculosis[46.4% (26/56) ]. …”
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Full-thickness cervix reconstruction via collagen scaffolds in rabbits by Yaqian Li, Weijie Tian, Jianbin Guo, Yang Ye, Qianqian Gao, Yiwei Zhang, Xiaoyue Zhao, Jianwu Dai, Lan Zhu

“…Notably, CM scaffolds supported the regeneration of stroma and muscular layers. The mechanical strength of neo ectocervix was comparable to that of normal ectocervix. …”
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Dietary Tannic Acid Promotes Growth Performance and Resistance Against <i>Aeromonas hydrophila</i> Infection by Improving the Antioxidative Capacity and Intestinal Health in the Ch... by Liqin Ji, Yisen Shangguan, Chen Chen, Chengqing Wei, Junxian Zhu, Xiaoyou Hong, Xiaoli Liu, Xinping Zhu, Wei Li

“…Integrative analyses of two omics revealed that 2 g/kg of TA mitigated inflammation by activating the PPAR signaling pathway and regulating the lipid metabolism via multiple pathways, such as steroid biosynthesis and α-linolenic acid metabolism. …”
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Longitudinal Outcomes of Patients with Aortic Stenosis Stratified by Sex: An Asian Perspective by Joy Y. S. Ong, Aloysius S. T. Leow, Chun Yi Ng, Poay Huan Loh, Swee Chye Quek, William K. F. Kong, Tiong Cheng Yeo, Ching Hui Sia, Kian Keong Poh

“…Conclusions: There was no difference in heart failure, stroke, and all-cause mortality outcomes between male and female Asian patients with moderate-to-severe AS. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of a Gel-Type Electrolyte with Ionic Liquid Added for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by Le-Yan Shi, Tien-Li Chen, Chih-Hao Chen, Kun-Ching Cho

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Hypophosphatemia after Right Hepatectomy for Living Donor Liver Transplantation by Kelly W Burak, Charles B Rosen, Jeff L Fidler, Gina K Hesley, David Nagorney, Michael R Charlton, David J Brandhagen

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Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-γ in Thyroid Autoimmunity by Silvia Martina Ferrari, Poupak Fallahi, Roberto Vita, Alessandro Antonelli, Salvatore Benvenga

“…PPAR-γ agonists show a strong inhibitory effect on the expression and release of CXCR3 chemokines, in vitro, in various kinds of cells, such as thyrocytes, and in orbital fibroblasts, preadipocytes, and myoblasts from patients with GO. …”
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The Impact of Hematologic Disorders on the Severity of Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis: A Comparative Study by Mengqi Wang MD, Xiangqian Huang MD, Yuchuan Ding Ph.D, Xunming Ji MD, PhD, Ran Meng MD, PhD

“…Patients with hematologic disorder showed higher admission mRS, greater thrombotic burden, and higher incidence of stroke and cerebral hemorrhage (p < 0.05). The use of batroxobin significantly improved the prognosis of CVST caused by hematologic diseases, without causing major bleeding or death during the follow-up period. …”
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Atrial fibrillation and cognitive impairment: mechanisms, influencing factors, and prospects by Li-Juan Huang, Jian-Shu Chen, Yu-Zhe Song, Peng Chang

“…IntroductionAtrial fibrillation (AF) is a prevalent cardiac arrhythmia and a significant contributor to cardioembolic stroke, a condition closely linked to cognitive decline. …”
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WHERE TWO WORLDS MEET: LIGETI AND ROMANIAN FOLK MUSIC by Bianca Ţiplea TEMEŞ

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Evaluating the Cause of Death in Obese Individuals: A Ten-Year Medical Autopsy Study by Jad Saab, Steven P. Salvatore

“…The primary cause of death in each group was categorized into malignancy, infection, stroke, ischemic and nonischemic heart disease, pulmonary embolism, hemorrhage, and primary nonneoplastic diseases of different organ systems. …”
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Mapping forest cover change and estimating carbon stock using satellite-derived vegetation indices in Alemsaga forest, Ethiopia. by Anbaw Tigabu, Agenagnew A Gessesse

“…Notably, satellite-derived vegetation indices (NDVI & DVI) exhibited a strong correlation with ground observations (R2 = 0.80), and statistical analysis confirmed this relation with above-ground carbon levels (R2 = 0.84). …”
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