Coinfection by Hepatitis C Is Strongly Associated with Abnormal CD4/CD8 Ratio in HIV Patients under Stable ART in Salvador, Brazil by Clara Brites-Alves, Eduardo Martins Netto, Carlos Brites

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Green Tea and Red Tea from Camellia sinensis Partially Prevented the Motor Deficits and Striatal Oxidative Damage Induced by Hemorrhagic Stroke in Rats by Priscila Marques Sosa, Mauren Assis de Souza, Pâmela B. Mello-Carpes

“…Based on our results, we can consider that the two teas seem to be equally effective to prevent motor deficits and striatal oxidative damage induced by hemorrhagic stroke in rats.…”
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Rapid Built-up of PM10 in the Ambient Air of the Leeward Side Resulting from Strong Pressure Gradient Force Associated with Density Current by Wei-Kuo Soong, Chung-Hsuang Hung

“…In addition, strong winds blew river dusts in the middle of Taiwan under a stable atmosphere and stimulated density current, transporting PM10 to southern Taiwan. …”
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Herpes zoster vaccine and the risk of stroke: a population-based cohort study using linked data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink by Fawziah Marra, Kathryn Richardson, Helen I McDonald, Yoon Kong Loke, Helen Mary Parretti

“…Background Studies report herpes zoster associated with short-term stroke risk, but it is unclear whether herpes zoster vaccine reduces stroke risk.Methods We performed cohort studies using Clinical Practice Research Datalink Aurum linked to hospital admission, mortality and deprivation data. …”
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Nano-delivery platform with strong protection and efficient delivery: preparation of self-assembled RNA pesticide with dual RNAi targets against Apolygus lucorum by Heng Qiao, Qinhong Jiang, Jing Zhao, Liubin Xiao, Keyan Zhu-Salzman, Dejin Xu, Guangchun Xu, Jie Shen, Aiguo Gu, Dejun Hao, Shuo Yan, Yongan Tan

“…However, the double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) is easily degraded in the environment, and its delivery efficiency is not sufficient for pest management. …”
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Therapeutic Decision Making in Acute Stroke due to Carotid Artery Dissection: A Potential Role for Percutaneous Vascular Intervention following Intravenous Thrombolysis by J. B. Lewis, Á. Merwick, R. Ó. Laoide, A. O'Hare, C. McGuigan

“…Internal carotid artery dissection (ICAD) is an important cause of acute ischemic stroke in younger patients. Potential acute treatments include anticoagulation, intravenous thrombolysis (IVT), and endovascular thrombectomy (ET). …”
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The role of psychosocial factors in mediating the treatment response of epidural steroid injections for low back pain with or without lumbosacral radiculopathy: A scoping review. by Meredith Stensland, Donald McGeary, Caleigh Covell, Elizabeth Fitzgerald, Mahsa Mojallal, Selena Lugosi, Luke Lehman, Zachary McCormick, Paul Nabity

“…Epidural steroid injections (ESIs) are often used to treat low back pain (LBP) due to lumbosacral radiculopathy as well as LBP without a clear component of radiculopathy, in some cases. …”
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Outcome measures for assessing the effectiveness of physiotherapy interventions on equinus foot deformity in post-stroke patients with triceps surae spasticity: A scoping review. by Isabella Campanini, Maria Chiara Bò, Maria Chiara Bassi, Benedetta Damiano, Sara Scaltriti, Mirco Lusuardi, Andrea Merlo

“…<h4>Objective</h4>Equinus foot deformity (EFD) is the most common deviation after stroke. Several physiotherapy interventions have been suggested to treat it. …”
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Integration of a specialist pharmacist-led multidisciplinary team in primary care: preventing strokes in people with atrial fibrillation across North East London by Riyaz Patel, Sotiris Antoniou, Shabana Ali, Mital Patel, Matt Kearney, Jagjot Kaur Chahal, John Robson, Paul Wright, Afzal Sohaib, Richard Clements, Angela Theodoulou

“…In 2019/2020, two out of three boroughs reviewed in this study were in the bottom 10% of boroughs compared with others within England. Stroke National Audit data for these three boroughs from 2019 to 2020 identified that in patients with known AF admitted to hospital with strokes, 37% were not anticoagulated. …”
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Cross-sectional study on the association between neutrophil-percentage-to-albumin ratio (NPAR) and prevalence of stroke among US adults: NHANES 1999–2018 by Chenglin Ye, Yong Mo, Tiansheng Su, Guangxiang Huang, Jiachao Lu, Shuling Tang, Qianrong Huang, Qiuyun Li, Qian Jiang, Fangzhou Guo, Pinghua Wu, Guozhong Zhang, Jun Yan

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Understanding the formation of a low-pressure pedestal in the presence of a strong internal transport barrier in DIII-D high βp plasmas by X.R. Zhang, X. Jian, Y.R. Zhu, Y.P. Zou, Z.Y. Li, Y.J. Zhou, L.Z. Liu, S. Zheng, Z.X. Wang, W. Chen, S.Y. Ding, A.M. Garofalo, V.S. Chan, G.Q. Li

“…As a promising scenario for fusion reactors, the high poloidal-beta ( ${\beta _{\text{P}}}$ ) scenario is characterized by a strong large radius internal transport barrier (ITB), which significantly enhances the overall confinement quality and the bootstrap current fraction for fully non-inductive operation. …”
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Thrombolysis, time-to-treatment and in-hospital outcomes among young adults with ischaemic stroke in China: findings from a nationwide registry study in China by Yong-Jun Wang, Xin Yang, Qi Zhou, Hao Li, Xia Meng, Yong Jiang, Li-Ping Liu, Yi-long Wang, Hong-Qiu Gu, Zi-Xiao Li, Xing-Quan Zhao, Chun-Juan Wang, Chelsea Liu, Hai-yan Wang, Ying-Yu Jiang

“…Background and purpose We aimed to determine whether young adults (&lt;50 years) with acute ischaemic stroke (AIS) are more likely to receive intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (IV tPA) and have shorter time to treatment than older patients with stroke.Methods We analysed data from the Chinese Stroke Center Alliance registry for patients with AIS hospitalised between August 2015 and July 2019. …”
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Subsequent Acute Ischemic Stroke in a Patient with Monocular Vision Loss Associated with Isolated Internal Carotid Artery Occlusion: A Case Report by Jessica Seetge, Balázs Cséke, Zsófia Nozomi Karádi, Eszter Szalai, Valéria Gaál, László Szapáry

Subjects: “…acute ischemic stroke…”
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Perioperative Severe Hypotension in a Patient with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type IIb and Bilateral Adrenalectomies: Time to Review the Evidence for Stress Dose Steroids by Jens Tan, Acsa Zavala, Katherine B. Hagan, Antoinette Van Meter, Uduak Ursula Williams, Wei Zhang, Pascal Owusu-Agyemang

“…There is persistent controversy regarding the general administration of perioperative “stress dose” steroids for patients with adrenal insufficiency. While the most recent literature suggests that stress dose steroids are unnecessary for secondary adrenal insufficiency, the rarer form of primary adrenal insufficiency always requires supplemental steroids, specifically hydrocortisone, when undergoing surgical procedures.…”
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Association of Plasma Levels of Nitric Oxide Oxidative Metabolites with Acute Stroke in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department of a Low-Middle Income Country by Shahan Waheed, Ayaz Ghouse Kalsekar, Ayeesha Kamran Kamal, Nathan S. Bryan, Asad I. Mian

“…Our objectives were to investigate plasma NOx in patients with acute stroke presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) and to determine if it could (i) differentiate between ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke; (ii) predict clinical outcomes. …”
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Real-world, feasibility study to investigate the use of a multidisciplinary app (Pulsara) to improve prehospital communication and timelines for acute stroke/STEMI care by Joosup Kim, Dominique A Cadilhac, Karen Smith, Ramesh Sahathevan, Stephen Bernard, Dion Stub, Voltaire Nadurata, Ernesto Oqueli, Thomas Kraemer, Chris F Bladin, Kathleen L Bagot, Michelle Vu, Grant Hocking, Tessa Coupland, Debra Pearce, Diane Badcock, Marc Budge, Wayne Pearce, Howard Hall, Ben Kelly, Angie Spencer, Pauline Chapman, Casey Hair

“…There were improvements in the proportions of patients treated within 60 min for stroke (12%–26%, p=0.15) and 90 min for STEMI (50%–78%, p=0.20).Conclusions In this Australian-first study, uptake of the digital communication app was strong, patient-centred care timelines improved, although door-to-treatment times remained similar.…”
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Adjustment of condensing temperature of the vapor-compression heat pump based on a reciprocating long-stroke compressor stage at fixed temperatures of receiving coolant by V. L. Yusha, A. Yu. Gromov, P. V. Ushakov

“…The theoretical cycle of a heat pump is considered, which is implemented, among other things, on the basis of a reciprocating long-stroke low-speed compressor stage at fixed temperatures of the receiving coolant. …”
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Comparison of Bureaucratic Neutrality in the 2019 and 2024 Elections From The Perspective of Online Mass Media in Achieving SDG 16 (Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions) by Indiahono Dwiyanto, Rizky Pratama Bayu, Tobirin Tobirin, Rahmawati Titi, Azriah Thahrina

“…Bureaucratic neutrality is a value born from the same concern and respect in the public sphere in realising Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). …”
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Differential Diagnosis of Entamoeba spp. in Clinical Stool Samples Using SYBR Green Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction by Thiago dos Santos Gomes, Mariana Coimbra Garcia, Flavia de Souza Cunha, Heloisa Werneck de Macedo, José Mauro Peralta, Regina Helena Saramago Peralta

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Characteristics of Colorectal Cancer that Produce Positive Immunochemical Occult Blood Test Results on Stool Obtained by Digital Rectal Examination by Hidenori Nakama, Bing Zhang, ASM Abdul Fattah, Noboru Kamijo, Xing Zhang

“…OBEJCTIVE: To clarify the clinicopathological features of colorectal cancer that show positive results on an immunochemical fecal occult blood test of stool obtained by digital rectal examination.…”
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