Genetic Association Analysis of Fasting and 1- and 2-Hour Glucose Tolerance Test Data Using a Generalized Index of Dissimilarity Measure for the Korean Population by Jaeyong Yee, Yongkang Kim, Taesung Park, Mira Park

“…However, no single test may be sufficient for the diagnosis, and the World Health Organization (WHO)/International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has suggested composite criteria. …”
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Graft-repositioning technique using infusion and small bubbles during Descemet’s membrane endothelial keratoplasty by Toshiki Shimizu, Itaru Oyakawa, Daisuke Tomida, Hideaki Yokogawa, Akira Kobayashi, Satoru Yamagami, Takahiko Hayashi

“…Additionally, we monitored the incidence of postoperative complications. …”
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Functional Outcome of Surgical Management of Mid-diaphyseal Clavicle Fractures Treated by Plate Osteosynthesis by Selvaraj Ramalingam, K. Arvind Kumar, V. Dhivaakar, M. S. Santhosh

“…Materials and Methods: In this prospective study, 30 patients who had mid-diaphyseal clavicle fractures according to Allman’s classification underwent ORIF from June 2020 to June 2022. …”
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The place and role of the sign of property separation of an entrepreneurial company in theories about the essence of a legal entity by R. M. Artemenko

“…Such a variety is a business partnership, which, as a type of phenomenon in relation to a generic (legal entity), has its own characteristics that do not replace (fully correspond to) the general characteristics of a legal entity. …”
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Can parents prevent tooth loss related to dental avulsion? An assessment of knowledge related to permanent teeth by Gowri Sivaramakrishnan, Deena Abawi, Fatima Mohammad Shoaib, Fatema Bucheery, Ahmed Ali Salman, Majeed Jasim Kadhem, Fatema AlSulaiti, Muneera Alsobaiei, Leena AlSalihi

“…Results In total, 211 mothers and 149 fathers were included, of whom 46.7% had experienced dental trauma during their own childhood. …”
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Can laparoscopic common bile duct exploration be performed without any drainage? A propensity score–matched study by Chufa Zheng, Weifeng Wang, Qiquan Peng, Yunheng Peng, Xiaozhong Wang

“…Materials and methods: This retrospective analysis included 499 patients who underwent LCBDE with primary closure of the common bile duct and without any kind of biliary drainage during surgery. …”
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Atypical Fragility Fractures due to Bony or Soft Tissue Phosphaturic Mesenchymal Tumors: A Report of Two Cases by Stephanie M. Clegg, Emily S. Eiel, Sara Fine, Rachel I. Gafni, Mathew J. Most

“…Benign phosphaturic mesenchymal tumors (PMT) are responsible for the TIO and are largely soft tissue tumors. Cases. Two male patients with TIO secondary to PMT were reported—one in the bony scapula and the other in the plantar foot soft tissue. …”
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Which curriculum components do medical students find most helpful for evaluating AI outputs? by William J. Waldock, George Lam, Ana Baptista, Risheka Walls, Amir H. Sam

“…Results The median percentage of students who correctly evaluated the LLM output was 56%. …”
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Ultrasonic optic nerve sheath diameter as a new predictor for the mortality of patients with large hemispheric infarction by Jie Zhang, Shimeng Zhuang, Ying Zhang, Lisi An, Dongyang Li, Zhen Liu, Lijuan Wang

“…Our study aimed to validate the efficiency of ultrasonic ONSD and develop a nomogram to identify LHI patients who have 90-day mortality. We recruited 419 LHI patients (training cohort, n = 202; internal validation cohort, n = 86; and external validation cohort, n = 131) from six centers. …”
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Effect of Oral and Vaginal Hormonal Contraceptives on Inflammatory Blood Biomarkers by Afshin A. Divani, Xianghua Luo, Yvonne H. Datta, James D. Flaherty, Angela Panoskaltsis-Mortari

“…We used 79 female subjects (19 to 30 years old) who were combined oral contraceptives users (n=29), combined vaginal contraceptive users (n=20), and nonusers (n=30) with CRP values of ≤1 (n=46) or ≥3 (n=33). …”
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Financial performance evaluation of firms in BIST 100 index with ITARA and COBRA methods by Ali Katrancı, Nilsen Kundakcı, Dragan Pamucar

“…A comparative analysis is made with different MCDM methods like the technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS), and combined compromise solution (CoCoSo) methods and Spearman’s rank correlation test results are presented. …”
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Geopolitical Explanation of the State Department\'s Performance in Iran\'s Power Relations with Foreign Governments (1821-1847 M) by amin jairan, foead purarian

“…But although the State Department was not able to decide independently of the other pillars of power, it was the ambassadors of this period who, by understanding the geopolitical position of Iran and the global conditions that could conceal the weak diplomacy of the Qajar apparatus and fill the vacuum of Iran's foreign policy apparatus.…”
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Myocardial infarction without obstructive coronary artery disease (MINOCA) by Klever Geovanny Cárdenas Chacha, Yeseb Janira Vera Torres, Antonella Fanny Montenegro Villavicencio, Amilkar Suárez, Shirley Abigail López Baños

“…Method: Information was sought in Pubmed, SciELO, LILACS, LIS and SCOPUS based on the descriptors: myocardial infarction, coronary artery disease, thromboembolism and myocarditis. …”
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The role of the STING inflammatory pathway in hepatic damage in psoriasis with type 2 diabetes mellitus by Shulin Huang, Kun Xie, Xiaohong Li, Xiangjin Xu, Pin Chen

“…Introduction Studies have suggested a potential association between patients who have both psoriasis and diabetes and liver damage. …”
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Commercial and household food waste separation behaviour and the role of Local authority: A case study by Mamun Jamal, Aleksandra Szefler, Colman Kelly, Nicholas Bond

“…This strategy should involve a dedicated team from the local authority who continue to visit, monitor and co-ordinate the activities of local authorities, waste collectors, civic amenity sites and public to implement and enforce the food waste regulations. …”
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Thiopurines in the Management of Crohn’s Disease: Safety and Efficacy Profile in Patients with Normal TPMT Activity—A Retrospective Study by Amine Benmassaoud, Xuanqian Xie, Motaz AlYafi, Yves Theoret, Alain Bitton, Waqqas Afif, Talat Bessissow

“…This was a single center retrospective study including adult CD patients with normal TPMT levels (≥25 nmol/hr/g Hgb) who were followed for 1 year. Patients started at full dose of azathioprine (2–2.5 mg/kg) or 6-mercaptopurine (1–1.5 mg/kg) were compared to patients started at low dose. …”
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La Station Nation du RER A. Un patrimoine souterrain by Raphaël Labrunye, Raphaël Lescure

“…Pursuing a proven approach, the RATP Group hired consulting architects who were the designers of a new aesthetic sense of the metropolitan transportation. …”
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Optimal Benefit Distribution of a Tontine-like Annuity Fund with Age-Structured Models by Fan Zhang, Ping Chen, Xueyuan Wu

“…Through numerical examples and detailed illustrations, the paper demonstrates that participants who remain in the cohort longer receive greater subsidies. …”
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On the Price Dynamics of a Two-Dimensional Financial Market Model with Entry Levels by En-Guo Gu

“…By adding trend followers who pay attention to the most recent observed price trend, we formulate a financial market model driven by a new two-dimensional discontinuous piecewise linear (PWL) map with three branches. …”
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Scrotal exploration for suspected testicular torsion in adolescents and adults: analysis of a series of 135 cases by Brahima Kirakoya, Clotaire Yameogo, Morgane Kambou, Ouedan Idogo, Abdullah Ayed, Gille Nacthagande, Fasnewinde Aristide Kabore

“…We compared the demographic data and clinical findings of patients according to the intraoperative diagnosis. …”
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