Effect of nusinersen on pulmonary function in children with spinal muscular atrophy in the plateau region: A pilot study by Jicai Zhu, Xiaofang Chen, Haoke Sang, Minming Ma, Chunhui Tang

“…Methods: A total of 20 patients with SMA (types 1, 2, or 3) who started nusinersen treatment at the Department of Pediatrics at Yunnan First People's Hospital from March 2022 and February 2024 were studied. …”
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The Impact of Weighting Factors on Dual-Energy Computed Tomography Image Quality in Non-Contrast Head Examinations: Phantom and Patient Study by Doris Šegota Ritoša, Doris Dodig, Slavica Kovačić, Nina Bartolović, Ivan Brumini, Petra Valković Zujić, Slaven Jurković, Damir Miletić

“…<b>Background</b>: This study aims to evaluate the impact of various weighting factors (WFs) on the quality of weighted average (WA) dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) non-contrast brain images and to determine the optimal WF value. …”
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Spatial transcriptome reveals histology-correlated immune signature learnt by deep learning attention mechanism on H&E-stained images for ovarian cancer prognosis by Chun Wai Ng, Kwong-Kwok Wong, Barrett C. Lawson, Sammy Ferri-Borgogno, Samuel C. Mok

“…However, the knowledge on the mechanism of the prediction is limited. We sought to deconvolute the attention feature learnt by a deep learning convolutional neural networks trained with whole-slide images (WSIs) of hematoxylin-and-eosin (H&E)–stained tumor samples using spatial transcriptomic data. …”
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A comparative study on the effect of coronary angioplasty on left ventricular function in post myocardial infarction among patients with and without type-2 diabetes mellitus by Sava Nanda Gopal, Hanumath Prasad Yallanki, Kaldindu Lakshmi Priya, Kannan R.

“…Patients were divided into two groups based on the presence (Group A) or absence (Group B) of T2DM, with 6 patients in each group. …”
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Preoperative Anxiety in Greek Children and Their Parents When Presenting for Routine Surgery by Aikaterini Charana, Gregory Tripsianis, Vasiliki Matziou, Georgios Vaos, Christos Iatrou, Pelagia Chloropoulou

“…The sample was composed of 128 Greek-speaking children (1–14 years of age) who had to undergo minor surgery in a University General Hospital. …”
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Quality of Outpatient Care in Lebanon: A Cross-Sectional Survey by Georges Choueiry, Anna Maria Henaine, Rayan Darwish, Pascale Salameh

“…We used linear regression to determine factors affecting consultation quality as perceived by the participants. …”
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Is leisure sedentary time associated with mental health issues? Evidence from China Health and Nutrition Survey by Hao Li, Hao Li, Weihong Zeng, Weihong Zeng

“…This study aims to provide evidence on leisure sedentary behaviors on mental health using longitudinal data, along with its moderating and mediating roles.MethodsWe utilized data from four waves (2006–2015) of the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS), focusing on adults who completed their education, with a total sample of 23,693 observations. …”
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Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy type 1 combined with becker muscular dystrophy: a family case report by Menglin Tan, Huiyi Huo, Jieming Feng, Chandi Wang, Suhua Jiang

“…In this case report, the proband was a 10 year-old boy who presented with eye and mouth orbicular muscles, shoulder and proximal upper and lower limbs weakness. …”
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A Case of Severe Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Treated with Multiple Biologics by Beenish Zulfiqar, Hira Imran, Kathleen Collins

“…We present a case of a 12-year-old boy who presented to Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis with classic signs and symptoms of “severe” MIS-C requiring intubation, multiple pressors, ECMO, and renal replacement therapy. …”
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What’s in it for citizen scientists? An Analysis of Participant Inclusivity in Citizen Science Projects in Advanced Physics Research [version 3; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved... by Claudia Magdalena Fabian, Elisabeth Unterfrauner, Beatriz Garcia, Gary Hemming

“…In these initiatives, research processes do not rely solely on scientists’ but on citizens’ engagement, likewise with benefits on both sides. …”
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Pulmonary fibrosis in patients with autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis: a retrospective nationwide cohort study by Yoann Guirriec, David Luque-Paz, Gontran Bernard, Axelle Mabo, Mallorie Kerjouan, Cédric Ménard, Delphine Monnier, Hilario Nunes, Yurdagül Uzunhan, Martine Reynaud-Gaubert, Julien Bermudez, Raphaël Borie, Bruno Crestani, Julie Traclet, Lidwine Wémeau-Stervinou, Cécile Chenivesse, Emmanuel Gomez, Grégoire Prévot, Arnaud Bourdin, Benjamin Bondue, Anne Bergeron, Vincent Cottin, Mathieu Lederlin, Stéphane Jouneau

“…Methods In this retrospective multicentre nationwide cohort, we included patients newly diagnosed with aPAP between 2008 and 2018 in France and Belgium. …”
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The Relationship Between Antecedent And Consequence Factors With Safety Behaviour In PT.X by Apris Fitriani, Erwin Dyah Nawawiwetu

“…Based on the Antecedents-Behaviour-Consequence (ABC) theory, safety behaviour of worker related with the antecedent and consequence factors. …”
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Une île impossible : l’utopie néo-humaine comme diagnostic du lien social contemporain chez Michel Houellebecq by Alice Bottarelli, Colin Pahlisch

“…The science fiction intertext which he calls upon allows him to echo numerous reflections from past and present authors, who before him used the genre of utopia to think about the “public sphere”, its codes of communication, and the notion of social links. …”
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Global Perspectives on Addressing Systemic Issues in Music Therapy Curricula and Healthcare by Amy Clements-Cortés, Melissa Mercadal-Brotons, Hakeem Leonard, Vivian Chan, Gro Trondalen, Tao-Deva Stingl, Thomas Stegemann, Claudia Zanini

“…These were identified as important issues for the authors who desired to raise awareness on these topics to further open ongoing dialogue. …”
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Analyzing the correlation between acute ischemic stroke and triglyceride-glucose index based on ordered logistic regression by Liu He, Rong Li, Lei Wang, Xi Zhu, Qiang Zhou, Zhiyong Yang, Hua Liu

“…ObjectiveTo investigate the association between insulin resistance, measured by the triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index, and clinical outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke who underwent intravenous thrombolysis with alteplase.MethodsThis retrospective study included 165 patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with intravenous alteplase. …”
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Characterization of children under five with severe protein-energy malnutrition treated in a clinic in Timor Leste by Anagalys Ortega Alvelay, Marcos Félix Osorio Pagola, Denis Monzón Vega, Mabel Vega Galindo

“…<strong><br />Methods</strong>: an observational, descriptive, prospective, cross-sectional study conducted in all children under 5 years old who attended consultation during that period. …”
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Corneal Cross-Linking as Treatment in Pediatric Keratoconus: Comparison of Two Protocols by Shira Hed, Ran Matlov Kormas, Sagi Shashar, Boris E. Malyugin, Matthew Boyko, Boris Knyazer

“…This study sought to compare the outcomes of accelerated and standard CXL in terms of visual acuity, keratometry, and tomographic parameters in pediatric population. Methods. We retrospectively reviewed the files of pediatric patients who underwent standard and accelerated CXL for keratoconus in our hospital, between October 2014 and March 2018. …”
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Case report: 10-year follow-up of a patient with neuronal intranuclear inclusion disease and a literature review by Kenji Yoshida, Tomotsugu Kaga, Sachiko Hosoyama, Jun-ichi Niwa, Jun Sone, Naoki Mabuchi

“…Only a few reports have observed patients for a long period and demonstrated a relationship between magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features and clinical manifestations. Herein, we present a case of a patient with NIID who underwent a 10-year brain MRI follow-up study and a literature review. …”
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The Tuan Guru Tradition of Nahdlatul Wathan in Pesantren by Supratman Muslim, Suprapto Suprapto, Jamaluddin Jamaluddin

“…This study aims to explore the role of the Ma’had Dar Al-Qur’an wa Al-Hadith Nahdlatul Wathan (MDQH NW) Islamic boarding school in maintaining the tuan guru (grand teacher) tradition, and the strategies used to maintain this tradition. …”
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Results of 1‑year follow‑up after umbilical hernia with rectus abdominis muscle diastasis repair using endoscopic subcutaneous onlay approach (SCOLA) by Mindaugas Kiudelis, Matas Pažusis, Linas Venclauskas, Eglė Kubiliūtė, Algirda Venclauskienė

“…Most of the patients (n = 77) were women. We found no hernia or diastasis recurrence during 1-year follow-up. …”
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