Relationship of Circulating Fetuin-A Levels with Body Size and Metabolic Phenotypes by Hye Soo Chung, Hyun Jung Lee, Soon Young Hwang, Ju-Hee Choi, Hye Jin Yoo, Ji A. Seo, Sin Gon Kim, Nan Hee Kim, Dong Seop Choi, Sei Hyun Baik, Kyung Mook Choi

“…Although nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is strongly associated with obesity and metabolic syndrome, the relationship between these phenotypes and fetuin-A, a representative hepatokine, has not been explored. Methods. We examined the association between circulating fetuin-A levels, metabolic health phenotypes, cardiometabolic risk parameters, and subclinical atherosclerosis in 290 subjects who were randomly selected from an ongoing cohort study. …”
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The Role of Visfatin, Leptin, and IL-18 in Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Patients by Sukayna H. Rashed, Eman A. Hadi

“…Materials and Methods: A total of 26 non-obese women with PCOS who have BMIs ≤ 25 kg/m2, along with 34 obese women with PCOS symptoms were enrolled in this study. …”
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EFFECTS OF PRENATAL YOGA ON THE ANXIETY OF PREGNANT WOMEN BEFORE BIRTH by Anggraini Dyah Setiyarini, Ellatyas Rahmawati Tejo Putri, Dwi Margareta Andini, Erna Rahmawati

“…The study population included all pregnant women who attended a yoga class for pregnant women at Puskesmas Ngletih Workspace, Kediri Regency, for a total of 12 people. …”
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Altered amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation and functional connectivity in patients with acute unilateral vestibulopathy: a resting-state fMRI study by Zhengwei Chen, Liangqun Rong, Lijie Xiao, Jie Rao, Haiyan Liu, Tengfei Liu, Fei Chen, Jun Zhang, Lu Wang, Xi Li, Xiue Wei

“…ObjectiveTo investigate changes of brain functional activity in patients with acute unilateral vestibulopathy (AUVP) using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).MethodsWe studied 32 AUVP patients and 30 healthy controls (HC) who received resting-state fMRI scanning. …”
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Clinical Efficacy and Safety Analysis of Levofloxacin for the Prevention of Infection after Traumatic Osteoarthrosis and Internal Fixation: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Weiliang Wang, ChuanQi Zou, Jie Zhang

“…Levofloxacin has been widely used in clinical anti-infection treatment; however, its adverse reactions to levofloxacin were also obvious in patients. Herein we aimed to systematically evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of systemic administration of levofloxacin in the prevention of postoperative infection after traumatic osteoarthrosis and internal fixation. …”
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Analysis of the risk of early postoperative complications after Bentall procedure by V.A. Tymoshenko, B.M. Todurov

“…In the study, the medical histories of adult patients (from 18 to 75 years old) who underwent Bentall procedure for ascending aortic aneurysm at the State Institution «Heart Institute of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine» between 2012 and 2021 were analyzed. …”
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Sociodemographic factors associated with prenatal care utilization in Arkansas, United States by Pearl A. McElfish, Aaron Caldwell, Donya Watson, Jonathan Langner, Jennifer Callaghan-Koru, Austin Porter, Don E. Willis, Jennifer A. Andersen, Nicola L. Hawley, James P. Selig, Amir Forati, Maria R. Alcala, Lanita White, Enrique Gomez-Pomar, Clare C. Brown

“…The largest differences were for Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) mothers, who reported almost half the number of visits (ARR = 0.67, 95 % CI [0.64, 0.70]). …”
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Enhanced recovery in type A aortic dissection evaluating the efficacy and feasibility of early myocardial reperfusion by Tianyu Niu, Tianyu Niu, Zhishuo Liu, Yu Liu, Zhonglu Yang, Yuguang Ge, Lu Wang, Lin Xia, Hui Jiang

“…Patients were divided into two groups: early myocardial reperfusion (EMR group, n = 66) and cardioplegic arrest (CA group, n = 102). …”
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Toyin Falola and Akintunde Akinyemi (Eds). Encyclopedia of the Yoruba. Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 2016. 371pp. by Ibrahim A. Odugbemi

“… Encyclopedia of the Yoruba is a single-volume encyclopedia that is comprised of 285 entries of short essays written by 188 authors who are predominantly scholars and academic researchers from Africa, Europe and North America. …”
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Preoperative Predictors of Soft Tissue Releases Required for Femoral Exposure in Direct Anterior Total Hip Arthroplasty by Michael S. Barnum, MD, Bryan M. Grommersch, MD, Samuel Hovland, BS, George J. Haidukewych, MD, Cody C. Green, MD

“…Methods: A retrospective review was conducted on 133 patients (150 hips) who underwent primary THA via DAA with a single surgeon. …”
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Pediatric Traumatic Retinal Detachment: Clinical Features, Prognostic Factors, and Surgical Outcomes by Dilek Yaşa, Zeynep Gizem Erdem, Ufuk Ürdem, Gökhan Demir, Ali Demircan, Zeynep Alkın

“…Purpose. We report the clinical characteristics, prognostic factors, and surgical outcomes for 23-gauge pars plana vitrectomy (23-G PPV) in pediatric cases of traumatic retinal detachment (RD). …”
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Islamic Finance, Ownership Risk and Right to Yield: Gaps in Theory and Practice by Mohammad Abdullah

“…These two principles have a great bearing on how the shariah-compliant banking and financial activities are conducted. …”
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Association of Combined Low Physical Activity and Low Dietary Diversity with Mild Cognitive Impairment among Community-Dwelling Japanese Older Adults by Yuto Kiuchi, Hyuma Makizako, Mika Kimura, Yuki Nakai, Yoshiaki Taniguchi, Shoma Akaida, Mana Tateishi, Takuro Kubozono, Toshihiro Takenaka, Hiroyuki Shimada, Mitsuru Ohishi

“…Physical activity levels was determined based on participant responses to two questions: “Do you engage in moderate levels of physical exercise or sports aimed at health?” …”
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Lifetime progression of IgA nephropathy: a retrospective cohort study with extended long-term follow-up by Mariell Rivedal, Ole Petter Nordbø, Yngvar Lunde Haaskjold, Rune Bjørneklett, Thomas Knoop, Øystein Eikrem

“…Notably, 34% of the cohort exhibited a stable disease course, characterized by an eGFR decline of less than 20% between two consecutive measurements. Differences in subsequent disease trajectories among two subgroups with similar eGFR levels at diagnosis could not be accounted for by variations in treatment strategies. …”
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Assessment of the safety of priority carcinogenic substances at the level of hygienic regulations in atmospheric air by I.O. Chernychenko, O.M. Lytvychenko, V.F. Babii, O.Ie. Kondratenko, O.P. Rudnytska, D.O. Hlavachek

“…Calculations of the carcinogenic risk caused by the concentrations of these substances at the level of hygienic regulations for the atmospheric air of populated areas proved that only for two compounds (benzo/a/pyrene and formaldehyde) the risk is acceptable and meets the international standards recommended by EU and WHO. …”
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Développer le désert : anciennes et nouvelles utopies by Jean-Robert Henry, Jean-Louis Marçot, Jean-Yves Moisseron

“…Desert and Development: Two seemingly contradictory terms, though often closely associated in practices and imaginations. …”
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Refractory myasthenia gravis treated with autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation by Benjamin Beland, Jan Storek, Liam Quartermain, Christopher Hahn, C. Elizabeth Pringle, Pierre R. Bourque, Michael Kennah, Natasha Kekre, Christopher Bredeson, David Allan, Kareem Jamani, Christopher White, Harold Atkins

“…Methods Twenty‐one patients who underwent HSCT for MG were retrospectively reviewed. …”
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The comrade of Vaclovas Biržiška - Izidorius Kisinas by Žiedūnė Zaveckienė

“…Kisinas was consulted by V. Biržiška, who also wrote the introduction to this book. In this introduction, there is a very rare photo featuring V. …”
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吉西他滨联合奥沙利铂治疗晚期原发性肝癌的临床观察

“…8天各注射1次,奥沙利铂130 mg/m2,第1天,3周为一疗程?按WHO标准评价疗效及毒副作用。【结果】 9例患者均可以评价客观疗效,其中PR1例,占11.1%,SD5例,占55.6%,PD3例,占33.3%?…”
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Performing Plurality: Meet the Alters Vlogs on YouTube as Breeding Grounds for Epistemic Justice by Liorah Hoek, Louis van den Hengel, Inge van Nistelrooij, Alice Schippers

“…Social media platforms have provided people with a psychiatric label the opportunity to build communities and share their stories without relying on the mediation of therapists, publishers, or broadcasters. Among them are people who identify not as one whole self, but as a system of plural personalities, often labeled as dissociative identity disorder (DID). …”
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