Luke’s Divine Call of Jesus. Part One by Robert Lee Williams

“…The study will be published in two parts, the first extending through the four occasions above and the subsequent one in the issue to follow beginning with the fifth and final instance. …”
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Examination of Depression Levels in Individuals Aged 65 and Over by Rukuye Aylaz, Nuri Yıldırım, Fidan Balkaya

“…In the study, it was found that the mean depression scores of the participants who were illiterate, living alone, living on 65-year-old pension and having more than one chronic disease were higher. …”
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Clinical impact of the prognostic nutritional index and skeletal muscle index for the incompletion of adjuvant chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer by Hiromitsu Maehira, Haruki Mori, Nobuhito Nitta, Takeru Maekawa, Yusuke Nishina, Hajime Ishikawa, Katsushi Takebayashi, Sachiko Kaida, Toru Miyake, Masaji Tani

“…We compared the perioperative skeletal muscle mass index (SMI) and nutritional status using prognostic nutritional index (PNI) between the two groups. …”
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Examination of Self-Care Behavior Profile and Self-Care Management in Hypertension Patients by Esra Türker

“…Self-care management in chronic diseases increased the total level of self-care behavior (ß = 0.702).Conclusion: As a result of the research, it was revealed that hypertension patients with good self-care behavior were able to control their condition better and had less diffilty in managing the disease. …”
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Risk of poor glycemic control in tamsulosin versus finasteride users with type 2 diabetes mellitus by Minh-Ha Nguyen, Maxim S. Petrov, Jaelim Cho

“…The study cohort consisted of men with type 2 diabetes who were prescribed finasteride (n = 1,259) or tamsulosin (n = 580). …”
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Evaluation of the efficacy of percutaneous spinal cord stimulation according to the single or double leads by Esra Ertilav, Osman Nuri Aydin

“…Method Follow-up data of 41 patients (20 patients with double lead, 21 patients with single lead) who underwent percutaneous SCS were analysed. Demographic and clinical examination findings (gender, age, pain characteristic, neurological examination, medications used) and visual analogue scale (VAS) scores were recorded. …”
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Evaluation of Fetuses Diagnosed with Megacystis During Prenatal Period by Kemal Sarsmaz, Busra Kanyildiz, Gokcen Orgul, Gokhan Karakoc, Hasan Eroglu, Dilek Sahin, Aykan Yucel

“…Study Design: The data of cases who were prenatally diagnosed with megacystis between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2019 were analyzed. …”
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The Role of the High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein in Patients with Stable Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis by Meng-Heng Hsieh, Yueh-Fu Fang, Guan-Yuan Chen, Fu-Tsai Chung, Yuan-Chang Liu, Cheng-Hsien Wu, Yu-Chen Chang, Horng-Chyuan Lin

“…A within-subject correlational study of a group of patients with stable non-CF bronchiectasis, who were recruited from our outpatient clinic, was done over a two-year period. …”
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Effects of an intervention combining physical activity and components of Amygdala and Insula Retraining (AIR) on sleep and working memory among older male adults by Monireh Asadi Ghaleni, Forouzan Fattahi Masrour, Narjes Saryar, Alexandra J. Bratty, Ebrahim Norouzi, Matheus Santos de Sousa Fernandes, Georgian Badicu

“…All participants completed measurements for sleep quality, depressive symptoms, working memory, and emotion regulation at baseline, 12 weeks (immediately after the intervention), and 8 weeks later.ResultsAmong the 36 individuals who finished the study, their sleep quality, working memory, and emotion regulation improved, and their depressive symptoms were reduced from baseline to 12 weeks (post-intervention) and 8 weeks later; these effects were seen even more so for the PAAIR group compared to the control group, with large to extremely large effect sizes.ConclusionThe findings suggest that PAAIR has the potential to enhance sleep quality, cognitive function, and emotion regulation and reduce depressive symptoms among older men, thus contributing to their quality of life and mental health.…”
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Piotr Czyżewski’s “Alfurkan tatarski” (Wilno, 1616/1617) and its Authorship by Sergejus Temčinas

“… The article focuses on the textual characteristics of the Polish anti-Ta- tar pamphlet “Alfurkan tatarski” written by Piotr Czyżewski (Wilno, 1616/1617) and reveals its text being a compilation. There are at least four different indica- tions for this. …”
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Factors influencing therapeutic efficacy of denosumab against osteoporosis in systemic lupus erythematosus by Sung-Hwan Park, Seung-Ki Kwok, Wan-Uk Kim, Ji Hyeon Ju, Jiwon Yang, Youngjae Park, Jennifer Jooha Lee

“…This study aimed to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of denosumab in patients with SLE with osteoporosis and to analyse the factors influencing therapeutic efficacy.Methods A total of 166 patients with SLE with osteoporosis who initiated denosumab between January 2016 and December 2023 were included. …”
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Analysis of Optimal Health-Related Quality of Life Measures in Patients Waitlisted for Lung Transplantation by Junko Tokuno, Toyofumi F Chen-Yoshikawa, Toru Oga, Takahiro Oto, Tomoyo Okawa, Yoshinori Okada, Miki Akiba, Masaki Ikeda, Daisuke Nakajima, Masatsugu Hamaji, Hideki Motoyama, Akihiro Aoyama, Maki Isomi, Kazuo Chin, Hiroshi Date

“…Methods. We prospectively collected physiological and patient-reported data (HRQL, dyspnea, and psychological status) of 199 patients newly registered in the waiting list of lung transplantation. …”
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Patient-reported outcome improvements following scalp hair regrowth among patients with Alopecia Areata: analysis of the ALLEGRO-2b/3 trial by Ernest H. Law, Kent A. Hanson, Matthew Harries, Dane Korver, Bintu Sherif, Costel Chirila

“…Clinically meaningful hair regrowth is possible, but the relationship with downstream patient-reported outcomes (PROs) is complex.Materials and methods: This post hoc analysis of ALLEGRO-2b/3 (NCT03732807) longitudinal data from Weeks 24–48 compared improvements in PROs between patients who achieved (responders) or did not achieve (non-responders) clinically meaningful scalp hair regrowth. …”
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Predictive Value of Obstetrical Doppler Parameters to Predict Oxidative Stress and Cord Blood PH in Newborn Infants by Vakkas Korkmaz, Alptekin Tosun, Enis Özkaya, Dilek Menekşe Beşer, Tuncay Küçüközkan, Fadıl Kara

“… OBJECTIVE: We sought to determine the clinical value of obstetrical Doppler performed at early stages of active labor in predicting oxidative stress and cord blood pH in neonates. …”
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Artificial Intelligence in Identifying Patients With Undiagnosed Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis by Onur Baser, Gabriela Samayoa, Nehir Yapar, Erdem Baser

“…**Objective:** This study identified patients in the Veterans Affairs (VA) health system who likely had undiagnosed NASH using a machine learning algorithm. …”
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Scapular Angiomatoid Fibrous Histiocytoma with EWSR1-CREB1 Fusion in an Adult Patient by Hiroshi Kobayashi, Naohiro Makise, Aya Shinozaki-Ushiku, Yuki Ishibashi, Masachika Ikegami, Shinji Kohsaka, Tetsuo Ushiku, Katsutoshi Oda, Kiyoshi Miyagawa, Hiroyuki Aburatani, Hiroyuki Mano, Sakae Tanaka

“…Case Presentation. Here, we present a case of a 54-year-old man who was examined for chest pain, and computed tomography (CT) incidentally detected a bone tumor at the scapula with destruction of cortical bone and invasion into soft tissue. …”
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FV Leiden, Prothrombin II, and MTHFR C677T Mutations in Children and Young Adults with Thromboembolic Diseases by Sura O. AL-Dewachi, Wasem Alkafaf, Farah Mudhafar Fattah, Salman Haza, Muna A. Kashmoola

“…Materials and Methods: This is a retrospective study done on children and young adults of both sexes aged from 1 to 45 years with thromboembolic disease with no obvious reason who attended patients clinics in Al-Salam Teaching Hospital and were referred from private clinics for a period from June 1, 2019, to August 30, 2020. …”
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Transtemporal Endoscopic Deep Plane Face Lift by Zekeriya Kul, MD, Erhan Eryilmaz, MD, Emre Özer, MD

“…A retrospective study was conducted on 140 patients (133 women and 7 men) 33–67 years of age who underwent TEDPF from February 2020 to March 2023. …”
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Age- and Sex-Specific Risks of Major Cardiovascular Complications and All-Cause Mortality Following Elective Hip and Knee Arthroplasty in the Netherlands: A Dutch Hospital Data Reg... by Mark J.R. Smeets, MD, Maaike G.J. Gademan, PhD, Rob G.H.H. Nelissen, MD, PhD, Suzanne C. Cannegieter, MD, PhD, Banne Nemeth, MD, PhD

“…Methods: All Dutch patients who had a first primary THA and TKA for osteoarthritis between 2015 and 2021 were included. …”
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“The World is Cursed”: Studio Ghibli’s Radical Environmental Philosophy by Claire Patzner

“… Film critics and academics have praised Studio Ghibli for its films’ bold and upfront depictions of war, the Anthropocene, and human consumption. In contrast to American major animation studios who may only touch upon these issues thematically or allegorically to appeal to the masses, the Japanese filmmakers at Studio Ghibli are unafraid to continuously and directly depict war and human greed. …”
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