Serum PCSK9 Correlates with PTX3 and Apolipoproteins B, A1, and C3 Concentrations in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Małgorzata Waluś-Miarka, Maria Kapusta, Przemysław Miarka, Ewa Kawalec, Barbara Idzior-Waluś

“…Multiple stepwise backward regression analysis with PCSK9 as dependent variable revealed that PTX3, apo B100, apo A1, apo B48, and BMI were significantly positive and the presence of NAFLD and HbA1c negatively associated with PCSK9 concentrations. …”
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Cardiac Myxoid Spindle Cell Tumor in a Neonate by Reza Abbaszadeh, Fatemeh Naderi, Amir Hossein Jalali, Yaser Toloueitabar

“…Conclusion: In infants with manifestations of possible cardiac anomalies, it is necessary to consider other pathologies, such as neoplastic processes. …”
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Scalable information extraction from free text electronic health records using large language models by Bowen Gu, Vivian Shao, Ziqian Liao, Valentina Carducci, Santiago Romero Brufau, Jie Yang, Rishi J. Desai

“…Further refinement and domain-specific training could enhance their utility in clinical research and predictive analytics, improving healthcare outcomes and addressing health disparities.…”
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Current Advance and Future Prospects of Tissue Engineering Approach to Dentin/Pulp Regenerative Therapy by Ting Gong, Boon Chin Heng, Edward Chin Man Lo, Chengfei Zhang

“…This multidisciplinary approach which involves the interplay of three key elements of tissue engineering—stem cells, scaffolds, and signaling molecules—has produced an impressive number of favorable outcomes in preclinical animal studies. Nevertheless, many practical hurdles need to be overcome prior to its application in clinical settings. …”
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Oxygenation and function of endocrine bioartificial pancreatic tissue constructs under flow for preclinical optimization by Brenden N Moeun, Florent Lemaire, Alexandra M Smink, Hamid Ebrahimi Orimi, Richard L Leask, Paul de Vos, Corinne A Hoesli

“…So far, the results have been less promising when transitioning to humans and larger animal models due to challenges in oxygenation and insulin delivery. …”
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First Basic Problem of Elasticity Theory for a Composite Layer with Two Thick-Walled Tubes by Oleksandr Yu. Denshchykov, Valentyn P. Pelykh, Yaroslav V. Hrebeniuk, Vitalii Yu. Miroshnikov

“…After finding the unknowns, it is possible to obtain the stress-strain state at any point of the elastic combined bodies using the generalized Fourier method to the basic solutions of the problem. …”

À procura do berço esplêndido: a trajetória de uma geração em O filho eterno by William Moreno Boenavides

“…Se muestra que las maneras en que la novela vincula la trayectoria del padre a la del país varían a lo largo del libro, pero se hacen presentes en recortes temporales enfatizados en las décadas de los setenta, ochenta y en el año dos mil.…”
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Recent advances in oblique plane microscopy by Kim Jeongmin

“…OPM is not only an excellent high-speed volumetric imaging platform by sweeping oblique lightsheet illumination without mechanically moving either the sample or objective lens in sample space, but also provides a solution for direct oblique plane imaging along any orientation of interest on the sample in a single shot. …”
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Yoğun Bakım Hemşirelerinin Tıbbi Hataya Eğilimlerinin Kendini Sabotaj ile İlişkisinin İncelenmesi by Selma Tepehan Eraslan, Gülçin Bozkurt

“…Hemşirelerin yaş (r = 0,15; p lt; 0,05), meslekte (r = 0,19; p lt; 0,05) ve yoğun bakımda çalışma süresi (r = 0,19; p lt; 0,05) ile tıbbi hataya eğilim puanları arasında pozitif yönde, meslekte çalışma süresi ile kendini sabotaj puanı arasında ise negatif yönde çok zayıf düzeyde anlamlı bir ilişki olduğu belirlendi (r = -0,12; p lt; 0,05). …”
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Comparing the efficacy of 3D-printing-assisted surgery with traditional surgical treatment of fracture: an umbrella review by Lin Xiao, Peiyuan Tang, Shengwu Yang, Jingyue Su, Wenbo Ma, Han Tan, Ying Zhu, Wenfeng Xiao, Ting Wen, Yusheng Li, Shuguang Liu, Zhenhan Deng

“…Results Results from 14 meta-analyses were combined. AMSTAR 2 gave six meta-analyses a high rating, six MAs a moderate rating, and two MAs a low rating. …”
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Verdad, justicia, paz y reparación en la mitología penal. A propósito de la ley 975 de 2005 by Julio González Zapata

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Effect of Herbal and Fluoride Mouth Rinses on Streptococcus mutans and Dental Caries among 12–15-Year-Old School Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Vinej Somaraj, Rekha P. Shenoy, Ganesh Shenoy Panchmal, Vijaya Kumar, Praveen S. Jodalli, Laxminarayan Sonde

“…No difference in the level of significance was seen in the intention-to-treat and per-protocol analysis. The present study showed that both herbal and fluoride mouth rinses, when used fortnightly, were equally effective and could be recommended for use in school-based health education program to control dental caries. …”
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A prebiotic intervention improves mood in everyday life in healthy women but not in men: Exploratory results from a larger double-blind placebo controlled cross-over study by Koen Hogenelst, Tanja Krone, Boukje Eveleens Maarse, Ines Warnke, Jessica Snabel, Tim J. van den Broek, Frank Schuren, Matthijs Moerland, Femke P.M. Hoevenaars

“…Yet gut intervention studies that focus on mood in daily life are lacking and few studies include extensive biological sample analyses to gain mechanistic insights. As part of a larger randomized placebo-controlled crossover study including healthy individuals, we explored the effects of 12 weeks of PDF (acacia gum and carrot powder) on everyday mood, as measured with ecological momentary assessment (EMA). …”
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Gamified Virtual Reality Training for Visuospatial Ability in Neuroradiology by Allgaier Mareen, Jered Härtel Tim, Zubel Seraphine, Thormann Maximilian, Behme Daniel, Preim Bernhard, Saalfeld Sylvia

“…During neuroradiological interventions such as treating intracranial aneurysms, neuroradiologists have to navigate a catheter in the 3D anatomy while watching a 2D projection of the vessels. …”
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Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Clostridioides Difficile Infection in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease by Alireza Meighani, Maryam Alimirah, Mayur Ramesh, Reena Salgia

“…Patients were monitored for a year after FMT. Descriptive analysis was conducted to compare the effect of FMT in patients with and without CLD. …”
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Long-Term Outcome Following Concomitant Surgical Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation at University Hospital Basel: A Retrospective Study by Elodie Hersperger, Nicolas Schaerli, Brigitta Gahl, Oliver Reuthebuch, Friedrich S. Eckstein, Bernhard Winkler, Martin T. R. Grapow

“…<i>Results</i>: A total of 120 patients were analyzed and divided into two groups: pulmonary vein isolation (<i>n</i> = 55) and left atrial (<i>n</i> = 65). …”
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Nonlinear Forced Response of Electromechanical Integrated Toroidal Drive to Coupled Excitation by Lizhong Xu, Fen Wang

“…The electric excitation and the parameter excitation from mesh stiffness fluctuation are analyzed. The forced response equations of the drive system to the coupled excitations are presented. …”
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Exploring resistance factors on the usage of hospital information systems from the perspective of the Markus’s Model and the Technology Acceptance Model by Çiğdem Sıcakyüz, Oya Hacire Yüregir

“…Logistic regression analysis was carried out on the research model through 291 collected survey data using SPSS (version 21). …”
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Cost-effectiveness of Transcendental Meditation (TM) for treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). by Erik J Groessl, Thomas R Rutledge

“…One-way and probabilistic sensitivity analyses were conducted.<h4>Results</h4>TM was the dominant treatment strategy over both PE and HE in the cost-effectiveness analysis. …”
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Social Strata Differentials in Reproductive Behavior among Agricultural Families in the Krummhörn Region (East Frisia, 1720-1874) by Kai P. Willführ, Charlotte Störmer

“…Poisson and Cox regression models are used to analyze the age at first reproduction, fertility, the sex ratio of the offspring, sex-specific infant/child survival, and the number of children. …”
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