Effects of a nurse-led peer support intervention for stroke survivors: protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Ying Wu, Janita Pak Chun Chau, Xiaojuan Wan, Limei Xu, Weijuan Gong

“…There is emerging evidence that peer support interventions may play a valuable role in managing stroke. However, evidence regarding the effectiveness of peer support interventions on the psychosocial outcomes of stroke survivors is uncertain. …”
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Intravitreal Bevacizumab Injection Attenuates Diabetic Retinopathy in Adult Rats with Experimentally Induced Diabetes in the Early Stage by Jiao Lv, Miao-Miao Chen, Zhi-Hao Mu, Fang Wang, Zhong-Yi Qian, Lei Zhou, Qiu-Ting Guo, Zhi-Min Zhao, Yu-Ping Pan, Xin-Yu Liao, Zhi-Hong Yang, Ning Cai, Ying-Ying Zou, Shu-De Li

“…Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness, yet its treatment is very limited. Anti-VEGF drug has been widely applied in ocular disease, but its effects on diabetic retinopathy and the underlying mechanism have remained to be fully explored. …”
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Impact of the Mediterranean Diet on Patients With Psoriasis: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Javier Perez-Bootello, Emilio Berna-Rico, Carlota Abbad-Jaime de Aragon, Ruth Cova-Martin, Leticia Goni, Asuncion Ballester-Martinez, Pedro Jaen-Olasolo, Nehal Mehta, Joel M Gelfand, Miguel Angel Martinez-Gonzalez, Alvaro Gonzalez-Cantero

“…However, emerging evidence suggests that dietary interventions may also play a role in managing inflammation associated with this condition. …”
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The Effects of Statin Dose, Lipophilicity, and Combination of Statins plus Ezetimibe on Circulating Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein Levels: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis o... by Tannaz Jamialahmadi, Fatemeh Baratzadeh, Željko Reiner, Luis E. Simental-Mendía, Suowen Xu, Andrey V. Susekov, Raul D. Santos, Amirhossein Sahebkar

“…Oxidative modification of LDL (ox-LDL) is considered to be the most important atherogenic modification of LDL and is supposed to play a crucial role in atherogenesis and ASCVD outcomes. …”
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Beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate (HMB) improves daily activity and whole-body protein metabolism in Duchenne muscular dystrophy dogs: a pilot study by Peter P. Nghiem, Alexis M. Rutledge, Kyle Tehas, Corine Kaderli, Meredith Poling, Sidney Arnim, Vitaliy Dernov, Celine van Sas, Macie L. Mackey, Gabriella A. M. ten Have, Mariëlle P. K. J. Engelen, Nicolaas E. P. Deutz

“…Six DMD dogs were administered 3 g daily of HMB or placebo for 28 days according to a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded crossover design. We measured pre- and post-intervention daily activity, biochemistry markers, and whole-body amino acid kinetics. …”
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Ivermectin as a promising therapeutic option for onchocerciasis‐associated epilepsy by Mohammad Amin Manavi, Razieh Mohammad Jafari, Hamed Shafaroodi, Mohammad Sharifzadeh, Ahmad Reza Dehpour

“…Plain Language Summary This article explores the potential benefits of ivermectin, a drug commonly used to treat parasitic infections, for reducing seizures in people with epilepsy linked to onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness. Research shows that ivermectin not only targets the parasitic cause of the disease but may also help reduce brain inflammation, which plays a key role in epilepsy. …”
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Ocular Surface Development and Gene Expression by Shivalingappa K. Swamynathan

“…A thorough appreciation of the biological characteristics of the ocular surface in terms of its gene expression profiles and their regulation provides us with a valuable insight into the pathophysiology of various blinding disorders that disrupt the normal development, maturation, and/or maintenance of the ocular surface. …”
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Artificial neural network detection of pancreatic cancer from proton (1H) magnetic resonance spectroscopy patterns of plasma metabolites by Meiyappan Solaiyappan, Santosh Kumar Bharti, Raj Kumar Sharma, Mohamad Dbouk, Wasay Nizam, Malcolm V. Brock, Michael G. Goggins, Zaver M. Bhujwalla

“…We then identified and ranked spectral regions that played a salient role in the discrimination to provide interpretability of the results. …”
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The Role of Dectin-1-Mediated M1 Macrophage Polarization in Cerebral Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury by Chen Zongyun, Lin Bixia, Ding Fadian, Hong Xiaoping, Chen Hongbin, Deng Yu, Liu Qicai, Ye Xiaoyi, Zeng Kai

“…Then, ischemia-reperfusion injury has emerged as a new essential problem. Dectin-1 plays an important role in cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury by regulating the function of immune cells. …”
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Feasibility and Safety of Perilla Seed Oil as an Additional Antioxidative Therapy in Patients with Mild to Moderate Dementia by Chuntida Kamalashiran, Junya Pattaraarchachai, Sombat Muengtaweepongsa

“…Dementia is a broad-spectrum terminology for a degenerate in cognitive function severe enough to intervene in activities of daily living. Oxidative stress plays a major role in the neurodegenerative cascade, leading to the irreversible mechanism in dementia. …”
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Efficacy and safety of trabeculectomy versus peripheral iridectomy plus goniotomy in advanced primary angle-closure glaucoma: study protocol for a multicentre, non-inferiority, ran... by Keith Barton, Tin Aung, Ling Jin, Ping Lu, Xiulan Zhang, Robert N Weinreb, Yi Zhang, Li Tang, Guangxian Tang, Hengli Zhang, Aiguo Lv, Huiping Yuan, Yunhe Song, Fengbin Lin, DENNIS S C LAM, Lin Xie, Kun Hu, Xiaohong Liang, Yingzhe Zhang, Wulian Song, Xiaomin Zhu, Xinbo Gao, Sujie Fan, Yuying Peng, Mengfei Liao, Xin Nie, Ki-Ho Park

“…Introduction Primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) is a major subtype of glaucoma that accounts for most bilateral glaucoma-related blindness globally. Filtering surgery is a conventional strategy for PACG, yet it has a long learning curve and undesirable disastrous complications. …”
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Does the transition from face-to-face to face-to-screen improve oral health literacy? A non-inferiority randomized controlled trial by Negar Ebrahimi, Katayoun Sargeran, Reza Yazdani, Ahmad Reza Shamshiri

“…Oral health literacy (OHL) plays a major role in reducing oral health inequalities. …”
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Comparative effects of gong’s mobilization and mobilization with movement in patients with adhesive capsulitis: a randomized clinical trial by Fareeha Amjad, Hasha Asghar

“…Abstract Adhesive Capsulitis results in a progressive contraction of the Glenohumeral joint capsule limiting active and passive range of motion, leading to functional disabilities. Joint mobilization plays a key role in the physical therapy treatment of Adhesive Capsulitis. …”
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Application of Concentration-Area fractal modeling and artificial neural network to identify Cu, Zn±Pb geochemical anomalies in Hashtjin area, NW of Iran by Ali Imamalipour, Hamed Ebrahimi, Amir reza Abdollahpur

“…Identification of geochemical anomalies plays an essential role in mineral exploration. Recent research investigations have shown that Machine Learning (ML) algorithms can identify geochemical anomalies associated with mineralization that represent targets for mineral exploration. …”
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Les textiles dans les tombes gauloises à dépôt de crémation en vase métallique : usages pratiques, mises en scène et perspectives anthropologiques (seconde moitié du vie s.-ve s. a... by Elsa Desplanques

“…Whatever its nature, it blinds the condemned, rendering them invisible to the eyes of the living or submerging them in darkness (Vernant 1985). …”
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