A systematic review and meta-analysis of the impact of transcranial direct current stimulation on cognitive function in older adults with cognitive impairments: the influence of do... by Thatchaya Prathum, Thanwarat Chantanachai, Oranich Vimolratana, Chotica Laksanaphuk, Irin Apiworajirawit, Benchaporn Aneksan, Kanthika Latthirun, Cheng-Ta Yang, Wanalee Klomjai

“…AD was diagnosed based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV), or the National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke – Alzheimer’ Disease and Related Disorders Association (NINCDS-ADRDA) criteria. …”
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StrideHD: A Binary Hyperdimensional Computing System Utilizing Window Striding for Image Classification by Dehua Liang, Jun Shiomi, Noriyuki Miura, Hiromitsu Awano

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Total Adiponectin Is Inversely Associated with Platelet Activation and CHA2DS2-VASc Score in Anticoagulated Patients with Atrial Fibrillation by Roberto Carnevale, Daniele Pastori, Mariangela Peruzzi, Elena De Falco, Isotta Chimenti, Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai, Ernesto Greco, Antonino G. M. Marullo, Cristina Nocella, Francesco Violi, Pasquale Pignatelli, Camilla Calvieri, Giacomo Frati

“…AF patients at high risk of stroke disclose low and high levels of APN and sCD40L, respectively, suggesting a role for APN if it favors platelet activation in vivo in this clinical setting. …”
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Imaging and Clinical Characteristics of 8 Cases of COVID-19 Complicated with Pneumomediastinum in Children by FU Qiang, REN Zuolei, LIN Zhiqiang, GONG Jianfeng, WANG Changzheng, WANG Ting, HU Yalan, TAN Jufang

“…In addition, pulmonary lesions could involve the stroma or parenchyma, and both lungs were affected, with various manifestations. …”
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Smart packaging tools for selected Indian traditional buffalo milk products: a case for on-package freshness indicators by Narender Raju Panjagari, Ashish Kumar Singh, Sangita Ganguly, Rajan Sharma, Vivek Sharma

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Cognitive Decline in Chronic Migraine with Nonsteroid Anti-inflammation Drug Overuse: A Cross-Sectional Study by Xiaoying Cai, Xiaotian Xu, Aiwu Zhang, Jianwen Lin, Xiaojuan Wang, Wen He, Yannan Fang

“…Chronic migraine with medication overuse headache (CM-MOH) is the most common type of chronic migraine, and it increases risk of stroke and white matter lesions. These pathologic changes could induce cognitive decline. …”
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Right ventricular mechanical pattern in patients undergoing mitral valve surgery: a predictor of post‐operative dysfunction? by Márton Tokodi, Endre Németh, Bálint K. Lakatos, Erika Kispál, Zoltán Tősér, Levente Staub, Kristóf Rácz, Ádám Soltész, Szabolcs Szigeti, Tamás Varga, János Gál, Béla Merkely, Attila Kovács

“…Pulmonary artery catheterization was performed to monitor RV stroke work index (RVSWi). RVEF was slightly decreased after MVR [52 (50–55) vs. 51 (46–54)%; P = 0.001], whereas RV contraction pattern changed notably. …”
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Physical activity and motivational readiness for physical activity behavior change in adults with non-communicable diseases in Germany: a trend analysis of two cross-sectional heal... by Benjamin Wenz, Jonathan Graf, Gorden Sudeck, Wolfgang Geidl, Kristin Manz, Susanne Jordan, Andrea Teti, Lars Gabrys

“…Based on our findings the implementation of PA promotion particular with regards to motivational readiness and disease specific PA measures is strongly recommended to improve prevention and ambulatory health care for adults with NCD.…”
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Blood Genome-Wide Transcriptional Profiles of HER2 Negative Breast Cancers Patients by Ovidiu Balacescu, Loredana Balacescu, Oana Virtic, Simona Visan, Claudia Gherman, Flaviu Drigla, Laura Pop, Gabriela Bolba-Morar, Carmen Lisencu, Bogdan Fetica, Oana Tudoran, Ioana Berindan-Neagoe

“…We also evaluated the stroma in primary tumors. Transcriptional analysis revealed distinct molecular signatures in the blood of HER2− breast cancer patients according to ER/PR status. …”
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Effect of ticagrelor combined with metoprolol extended-release tablets on cardiac function and clinical prognosis in elderly patients with acute coronary syndrome after percutaneou... by Lili Wang, Linlin Gao, Qin Chen, Li Chen, Hui Xu, Ling Sun, Youbin Hu

“…Post-treatment, the OG displayed notable improvements in cardiac function, including significantly higher left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), stroke volume (SV), cardiac output (CO), and cardiac index (CI) compared to the CG (P < 0.05). …”
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Are Saudi Radiological Sciences Students Prepared for Emergencies? Exploring Knowledge, and Attitudes Towards Basic Life Support and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation by Alshamrani KM, Alkhayyat AA, Arif RN, Alahmadi AAS, Aldahery ST, Alsharif WM, Qurashi AA

“…Khalid M Alshamrani,1– 3 Alaa A Alkhayyat,1 Rimaz N Arif,1 Adnan AS Alahmadi,4 Shrooq T Aldahery,5 Walaa M Alsharif,6 Abdulaziz A Qurashi6 1College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 2King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 3Ministry of the National Guard - Health Affairs, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 4Radiologic Sciences Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 5Department of Applied Radiologic Technology, College of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 6Diagnostic Radiology Technology Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University, Al Madinah Al Munawwarah, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Khalid M Alshamrani, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, P. …”
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Stability and Efficacy of Live-Attenuated Vibrio harveyi Vaccines Under Different Storage Conditions in Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Models by Mohd Hafiz Ngoo Muhamad-Sofie, Aslah Mohamad, Mohamad Azzam-Sayuti, Mohammad Noor Azmai Amal, Mohd Zamri-Saad, Md Shirajum Monir, Ina Salwany Md Yasin

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Revealing the Mechanism of Protein Degradation in Postmortem Meat: The Role of Phosphorylation and Ubiquitination by Xinran Zhao, Saisai Wu, Chi Ren, Yuqiang Bai, Chengli Hou, Xin Li, Zhenyu Wang, Dequan Zhang

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Case report: Toxic epidermal necrolysis as a unique presentation of acute graft versus host disease in a pediatric patient by Elizabeth Marlowe, Rachel Palmer, April L. Rahrig, Devin Dinora, Jessica Harrison, Jodi Skiles, Mahvish Q. Rahim

“…We aim to supplement the literature available by reporting our successful management with steroids, IVIg, and ruxolitinib, which resulted in early resolution of symptoms in a pediatric patient.…”
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Thyroid Hormone Activation Regulates the Crosstalk between Breast Cancer and Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Annarita Nappi, Vittoria D’Esposito, Caterina Miro, Alessia Parascandolo, Annunziata Gaetana Cicatiello, Serena Sagliocchi, Lucia Acampora, Sepehr Torabinejad, Federica Restolfer, Maddalena Raia, Melania Murolo, Emery Di Cicco, Pietro Formisano, Monica Dentice

“…Results: In this study, we uncovered a novel role of THs in regulating the tumor-stroma crosstalk. MCF7 cells enhanced the intracellular activation of THs through the TH-activating enzyme, D2, fostering their EMT properties and the dialogue with MSCs. …”
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Beating-Heart Coronary Artery Bypass grafting (BH-CABG) in patients with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD): comparison of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) predicted risk with ac... by Louis Samuels, Anastasia Arce, Samiat Agunbiade, Suzanne Raws, Afshin Parsikia

“…There was 1 hospital mortality (1.8%) compared to a predicted 6.2%. There was 1 stroke (1.8%) compared to a predicted 3.3%. There was 1 prolonged ventilation (1.8%) compared to a predicted 20.2%. …”
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A novel nomogram to predict all‐cause readmission or death risk in Chinese elderly patients with heart failure by Mengxi Yang, Liyuan Tao, Hui An, Gang Liu, Qiang Tu, Hu Zhang, Li Qin, Zhu Xiao, Yu Wang, Jiaxai Fan, Dongping Feng, Yan Liang, Jingyi Ren

“…The independent risk factors associated with both 30 day and 1 year readmission or death were older age, stroke, diastolic blood pressure < 60 mmHg, body mass index ≤ 18.5 kg/m2, lower estimated glomerular filtration rate, and BNP > 400 pg/mL (all P < 0.05). …”
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Exosome-mediated delivery of miR-9 induces cancer-associated fibroblast-like properties in human breast fibroblasts by Sara Baroni, S Romero-Cordoba, I Plantamura, M Dugo, E D’Ippolito, A Cataldo, G Cosentino, V Angeloni, A Rossini, M G Daidone, M V Iorio

“…Taken together, these data provide new insights into the role of miR-9 as an important player in the cross-talk between cancer cells and stroma.…”
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Rehydrated corn grain silage with wet brewery residue and different inoculants by E. L. L. Lelis, V. B. Tavares, R. M. A. Teixeira, B. G. C. Homem, C. H. Nogueira, J. M. Silva

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Search for signals of positive selection of circadian rhythm genes <i>PER1</i>, <i>PER2</i>, <i>PER3</i> in different human populations by A. I. Mishina, S. Y. Bakoev, A. Y. Oorzhak, A. A. Keskinov, Sh. Sh. Kabieva, A. V. Korobeinikova, V. S. Yudin, M. M. Bobrova, D. A. Shestakov, V. V. Makarov, L. V. Getmantseva

“…In addition, many of the selection variants in the PER1, PER2, PER3 genes appear to regulate biological processes that are associated with major modern diseases, including obesity, cancer, metabolic syndrome, bipolar personality disorder, depression, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes mellitus, lupus erythematosus, stroke and Alzheimer’s disease, making them extremely interesting targets for further research aimed at identifying the genetic causes of human disease.…”
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