Helicobacter pylori Infection and Its Risk Factors: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study in Resource-Limited Settings of Northwest Ethiopia by Markos Negash, Habtamu Wondifraw Baynes, Demeke Geremew

“…In those patients with H. pylori (a positive result with either the Ab or Ag test), drinking water from well sources had 2.23 times risk of getting H. pylori infection (P=0.017), and drinking coffee (1.51 (0.79–2.96, P=0.025)) and chat chewing (1.78 (1.02–3.46, P=0.008) are the common risk factors. …”
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Spondylolisthesis and Scoliosis Progression and Associated Revision Rates Following Bilateral Lumbar Spine Microscopic Decompression by Walter-Soon-Yaw Wong, Ashton Kai Shun Tan, Kenneth Zhi Kuan Loi, Dhivakaran Gengatharan, Craigven Hao Sheng Sim, Hao Bin Chen, Yilun Huang

“…Progression cases were associated with high reoperation rates (up to 75%) and seemed to have inferior clinical outcomes than those without progression. …”
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Effect of the Big Five Personality on the intention to use mHealth applications among the Chinese elderly: a national-based study by Jinghui Chang, Jinghui Chang, Anqi Li, Xixi Yang, Chunnan Li, Yanshan Mai, Dayi Zhang, Wende Yan, Yibo Wu, Jiangyun Chen

“…Healthcare professionals and mHealth device developers can make personalized and accurate interventions for the elderly with different personalities.…”
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Hyponatremia due to preserved non-osmotic arginine vasopressin secretion in adipsic diabetes insipidus: a case report with review of literature by Yasufumi Seki, Shun Sugawara, Saya Suzuki, Yulia Minakuchi, Kazuhisa Kusuki, Yuzo Mizuno

“…Hyponatremia observed in patients with ADI has been considered a complication of desmopressin therapy. …”
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Impact of periodic neck ultrasonography on locoregional disease control in surveillance after total thyroidectomy for patients with low- and intermediate-risk papillary thyroid car... by Takahiro Inaishi, Dai Takeuchi, Takahiro Ichikawa, Gai Inaguma, Atsushi Hashizume, Masaki Okazaki, Norikazu Masuda, Toyone Kikumori

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Current status of the thyroid hormone measurement items in patients receiving levothyroxine monotherapy by the management based on the thyroid tissue volume by Mitsuru Ito, Hanna Deguchi-Horiuchi, Sawako Takahashi, Mako Hisakado, Kazuyoshi Kohsaka, Eijun Nishihara, Shuji Fukata, Mitsushige Nishikawa, Akira Miyauchi, Takashi Akamizu

“…Consequently, management methods based on thyroid tissue volume have been implemented for patients receiving LT4 at the Kuma Hospital. …”
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Annual Variation of PM2.5 Chemical Composition in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Including the COVID-19 Outbreak Period by Ngoc Tran, Yusuke Fujii, Vinh Xuan Le, Nguyen Doan Thien Chi, Hiroshi Okochi, To Thi Hien, Norimichi Takenaka

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A cycle of invisibilisation: a qualitative study of Brazilian health system factors shaping access to long COVID care by Emma-Louise Aveling, Margareth Crisóstomo Portela, Letícia Soares, Bárbara Caldas, Brenda Sabaine, Flora Cornish

“…Globally, LC patients struggle to access timely, appropriate care, often experiencing disbelief, misunderstandings or being diverted from healthcare. Few studies have examined health system factors influencing LC healthcare access, especially in the Global South. …”
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Different post-pancreatectomy glucagon responses to a meal test between surgical approaches by Tsuguka Matsuda, Natsumi Himeno, Akira Nakashima, Naoya Nakagawa, Toshihiko Kohashi, Dan Kawamori, Nozomu Kamei

“…After pancreatectomy, fasting plasma glucagon levels were significantly decreased in both the PD (n = 10) and DP (n = 5) groups (PD: from 18.4 to 10.5 pg/mL, p = 0.037; DP: from 21.0 to 12.1 pg/mL, p = 0.043), whereas postprandial plasma glucagon levels were not changed. In the liquid meal tolerance test after pancreatectomy, 60-min plasma glucagon levels and the area under the curve (AUC) for 0–120 min of PD were significantly higher than those for DP (60-min plasma glucagon: PD 49.0 vs. …”
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Real-world Data of Antithrombotic Therapy in Neuroendovascular Therapy: Analysis of JR-NET 4 by Nozomi SASAKI, Yukiko ENOMOTO, Hiroshi YAMAGAMI, Koji IIHARA, Akira ISHII, Hirotoshi IMAMURA, Nobuyuki SAKAI, Chiaki SAKAI, Tetsu SATOW, Yuji MATSUMARU, Shinichi YOSHIMURA

“…Overall, in Japan, periprocedural DAPT has become increasingly common.…”
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Anti-Inflammatory and Antinociceptive Activities of Bufalin in Rodents by Lili Wen, Yang Huang, Xianbiao Xie, Wan Huang, Junqiang Yin, Wenqian Lin, Qiang Jia, Weian Zeng

“…The aims of this study were to evaluate the anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects of bufalin, a major component of “Chan-su.” We used a carrageenan-induced paw edema model to assess the anti-inflammatory activity of this compound, and Western blot analysis detected NF-κB signaling during this effect. …”
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16S rRNA Sequencing and Metabolomics to Analyze Correlation Between Fecal Flora and Metabolites of Squabs and Parent Pigeons by Xiaobin Li, Shengchen Zheng, Haiying Li, Jiajia Liu, Fan Yang, Xiaoyu Zhao, Yafei Liang

“…The results showed the following: (1) Squabs exhibited significantly lower α diversity, with a reduction in their Chao1 index and observed OTUs compared to the parent pigeons. (2) Firmicutes dominated the fecal microbiota in both groups, but parent pigeon feces showed a notably higher abundance of Proteobacteria. …”
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Effects of Dietary Protein Levels on Digestion, Metabolism, Serum Biochemical Indexes, and Rumen Microflora of Lanzhou Fat-Tailed Sheep by Na Jiao, Wangmei Feng, Chi Ma, Honghe Li, Junsong Zhang, Juanshan Zheng, Penghui Guo

“…The Shannon, Simpson, Chao1, and Ace indices of rumen microorganisms in the four groups did not change significantly (<i>p</i> > 0.05). …”
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Pyrvinium Pamoate Synergizes with Azoles in vitro and in vivo to Exert Antifungal Efficacy Against Candida auris and Other Candida Species by Zhang J, Li G, Hu J, Tan J, Zhang H, Zhou Y

“…Previous research has indicated that pyrvinium pamoate (PP) has the potential to augment the antifungal efficacy of azole antifungals against filamentous fungi. …”
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Smartphone overuse and distraction: which relationship with general well-being across different generations? by Diego Bellini, Maria Lidia Mascia, Rachele Conti, Maria Pietronilla Penna

“…However, excessive use of smartphones can have detrimental effects on users. This study explores the relationship between problematic smartphone use, smartphone distraction, and well-being across four different generations. …”
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Prevalence of nonrestorative sleep before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: based on a nationwide cross-sectional survey among Japanese in 2019 and 2022 by Kimiko Tomioka, Midori Shima, Keigo Saeki

“…Results: Among the study participants, 35.7% slept less than 6 hours and 20.9% had NRS. Regarding sleep duration, the prevalence of sleep duration of less than 6 hours was significantly lower in 2022 than in 2019 for both men and women. …”
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Adjuvant treatments for locally advanced differentiated thyroid cancer: a nationwide survey in Japan by Terufumi Kawamoto, Koichi Yasuda, Yoshinori Ito, Sadamoto Zenda, Katsuyuki Sakanaka, Naoto Shikama, Naoki Nakamura, Takashi Mizowaki

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Impacto de modelos de lenguaje de gran tamaño en calidad y eficiencia de generación de código: Revisión Sistemática de Literatura by Viviana Fernanda Quevedo Tumailli, Sandra Elizabeth Arias Calderón, Verónica Alexandra Ortega Manjarrez, Bernabe Ortega Tenezaca

“…La metodología permitió identificar 549 publicaciones iniciales, cribadas en fases sucesivas hasta seleccionar 27 artículos clave para el análisis cualitativo. Los resultados muestran que los LLM mejoran significativamente la calidad del código generado, optimizan la productividad de los programadores y apoyan el aprendizaje mediante herramientas como ChatGPT, Codex y GitHub Copilot. …”
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Carvacrol acetate activated Nrf2 modulates mitophagy for the treatment of neurocyte oxidative stress induced by chlorpyrifos by Hong-Ling Zhou, Bei-Bei Wang, Xu-Li Fan, Xiao-Min Zhang, Ying Song

“…In vitro, CAA promoted cell survival and augmented the mitochondrial membrane potential. …”
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Nueva construcción rural y dinámica de su población en el contexto de la revitalización rural en China: impactos, desafíos y recomendaciones by Zhaoyang Liu, Samuel Esteban Rodríguez

“…Se propone cómo la construcción de nuevas áreas rurales durante la urbanización e industrialización ha reconfigurado los patrones de migración de la población rural en China, especialmente en pueblos tradicionales de zonas montañosas. …”
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