Limitations of Separating Athletes into High or Low-Risk Groups based on a Cut-Off. A Clinical Commentary by Justin M. Losciale, Linda K. Truong, Patrick Ward, Gary S. Collins, Garrett S. Bullock

“…# Background Athlete injury risk assessment and management is an important, yet challenging task for sport and exercise medicine professionals. A common approach to injury risk screening is to stratify athletes into risk groups based on their performance on a test relative to a cut-off threshold. …”
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Efficacy and safety of trabeculectomy versus peripheral iridectomy plus goniotomy in advanced primary angle-closure glaucoma: study protocol for a multicentre, non-inferiority, ran... by Keith Barton, Tin Aung, Ling Jin, Ping Lu, Xiulan Zhang, Robert N Weinreb, Yi Zhang, Li Tang, Guangxian Tang, Hengli Zhang, Aiguo Lv, Huiping Yuan, Yunhe Song, Fengbin Lin, DENNIS S C LAM, Lin Xie, Kun Hu, Xiaohong Liang, Yingzhe Zhang, Wulian Song, Xiaomin Zhu, Xinbo Gao, Sujie Fan, Yuying Peng, Mengfei Liao, Xin Nie, Ki-Ho Park

“…Minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) plays an increasing role in the management of glaucoma due to its safer and faster recovery profile; cataract surgery-based MIGS is the most commonly performed such procedure in PACG. However, for patients with a transparent lens or no indications for cataract extraction, incorporation of MIGS into PACG treatment has not yet been reported. …”
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Tyrosine supplementation is ineffective in facilitating soccer players' physical and cognitive performance during high-intensity intermittent exercise in hot conditions. by Kate J Donnan, Emily L Williams, Nicholas Stanger

“…This study examined the effects of a commonly employed dosage of tyrosine supplementation on soccer players' physical and decision-making performance, cognitive appraisal, and affective states, during prolonged high-intensity intermittent exercise in hot conditions. …”
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Acute Severe Anaphylaxis in Nepali Patients with Neurotoxic Snakebite Envenoming Treated with the VINS Polyvalent Antivenom by Sanjib Kumar Sharma, Emilie Alirol, Anup Ghimire, Suman Shrestha, Rupesh Jha, Surya B. Parajuli, Deekshya Shrestha, Surya Jyoti Shrestha, Amir Bista, David Warrell, Ulrich Kuch, Francois Chappuis, Walter Robert John Taylor

“…Of the 8 (5.1%) deaths, three occurred in transit to hospital. Severe ARA was common and recurrent and had overlapping signs with severe neurotoxic envenoming. …”
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Reactivation of Denervated Schwann Cells by Embryonic Spinal Cord Neurons to Promote Axon Regeneration and Remyelination by Xinyu Fang, Chaofan Zhang, Chongjing Zhang, Yuanqing Cai, Zibo Yu, Zida Huang, Wenbo Li, Wenming Zhang

“…In the first-stage surgery, common peroneal nerves were transected, and embryonic day 14 (E14) cells or cell culture medium was transplanted into the distal stump of the CPs. …”
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Migraine and restless legs syndrome – is there an association? by D. Bučaitė, J. Normantas, G. Žemgulytė

“…Treatment for restless legs syndrome is based on the relief of symptoms. Unfortunately, a common treatment for both diseases in relation to each other has not yet been approved. …”
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Outcome of Excision with Primary Midline Closure for Sacrococcygeal Pilonidal Sinus Disease by Bahzad Waso Hamad

“…Sacrococcygeal Pilonidal sinus disease is common chronic inflammatory disease affecting chiefly young adult male . …”
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Optimizing the use of temporal artery biopsy: a retrospective study by Etienne Villeneuve, Jean-Michel Lacroix, Simon Brisebois

“…Abstract Background Giant cell arteritis is an inflammatory disease of the large- and medium-sized vessels. It is the most common primary vasculitis, with lifetime incidences of 0.5% and 1% in men and women, respectively. …”
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SUBCUTANEOUS ADIPOSE TISSUE IN FEMALE PATIENTS WITH IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA AND OBESE WOMEN DOES NOT DIFFER IN THE EXPRESSION OF IKBΑ* by V.M. Nedoborenko, O.А. Shlykova, O.V. Izmailova, K.E. Ishcheikin, I.P. Kaidashev

“…Prerequisites and objective: Abdominal obesity is a common metabolic disease characterized by excessive accumulation of white adipose tissue, with excessive production of inflammatory mediators that activate transcriptional nuclear factors, in particular the nuclear factor kB. …”
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OPTIMIZATION OF CONCENTRATION AND SOAKING TIME OF HARRIS HEMATOXYLIN IN DNA BAND EXAMINATION USING ELECTROPHORESIS by Siti Nuristiqomah Fajri, Asep Iin Nur Indra, Fusvita Merdekawati, Acep Tantan H.

“…Background: Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) molecules can be effectively visualized when stained and observed under ultraviolet light during the electrophoresis process. The commonly used dye Ethidium bromide (EtBr) is considered hazardous due to its potential to cause mutations, cancer, and congenital disabilities. …”
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A comparison of statistical methods for assessing winter wheat grain yield stability by A. F. Cheshkova, P. I. Stepochkin, A. F. Aleynikov, I. G. Grebennikova, V. I. Ponomarenko

“…The article compares 17 stability statistics by applying them to data obtained from agrotechnical experiments carried in 2009-2011 for evaluating the grain yield of 7 varieties of winter common wheat of Siberian selection (Novosibirskaya 32, Novosibirskaya 40, Novosibirskaya 51, Novosibirskaya 3, Novosibirskaya 2, Obskaya winter, Omskaya 6). …”
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The Role of Butirprost^® as an Adjuvant in Enhancing the Effect of Antibiotics in Patients Affected by Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis: A Randomized Prospective Trial by Felice Crocetto, Armando Calogero, Michele Santangelo, Agostino Fernicola, Filippo Varlese, Benito Fabio Mirto, Fabio Machiella, Alfonso Falcone, Giovanni Pagano, Fabrizio Dinacci, Gaetano Giampaglia, Domenico Varriale, Francesco Trama, Salvatore Iaconis, Francesco Del Giudice, Gian Maria Busetto, Matteo Ferro, Francesco Lasorsa, Giuseppe Lucarelli, Ciro Imbimbo, Biagio Barone

“…Bacterial prostatitis (BP) is a common prostatic infection characterized by pain and urinary symptoms, often with negative bacterial cultures from prostatic secretions. …”
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Tropical cyclone intensity estimation based on YOLO-NAS using satellite images in real time by Priyanka Nandal, Prerna Mann, Navdeep Bohra, Ghadah Aldehim, Asma Abbas Hassan Elnour, Randa Allafi

“…Tropical cyclones are commonly observed in regions of open oceans where conventional meteorological stations are scarce or absent, posing difficulties in accurately measuring their precise intensity in those areas. …”
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Sanitization of potato varieties from the VIR collection against viruses by E. S. Bespalova, M. M. Agakhanov, S. B. Arkhimandritova, M. V. Erastenkova, Yu. V. Uhatova

“…During the field test of potato plants, PVX, PVS and PVA were found to be the most common viruses. PSTVd was completely absent in all tested accessions. …”
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Synthesis and in vitro evaluation of spirobenzovesamicols as potential 11C-PET tracer alternatives to [18F]FEOBV for vesicular acetylcholine transporter (VAChT) imaging by Hugo Helbert, Winnie Deuther-Conrad, Michel de Haan, Barbara Wenzel, Gert Luurtsema, Wiktor Szymanski, Peter Brust, Rudi A. J. O. Dierckx, Ben L. Feringa, Philip H. Elsinga

“…VAChT ligands have been mostly derived from the vesamicol structure, but with limitations in available labelling methods and selectivity for VAChT against σ receptors being a common pitfall of such compounds, the development of selective VAChT tracers remains a challenge. …”
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Therapeutic modalities for iatrogenic late paresthesia in oral tissues innervated by mandibular branch of trigeminal nerve: a systematic review by Elham Keykha, Elahe Tahmasebi, Mahdi Hadilou

“…Abstract Background The present systematic review intended to evaluate the current evidence on the modalities used for treating iatrogenic late paresthesia in the oral tissues innervated by the mandibular branch of the trigeminal nerve. Main text As a common side effect of dental procedures, paresthesia can exert a profound adverse effect on patients’ quality of life. …”
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The Self-Perception and Political Biases of ChatGPT by Jérôme Rutinowski, Sven Franke, Jan Endendyk, Ina Dormuth, Moritz Roidl, Markus Pauly

“…Although the concept of political bias and affiliation is hard to define, lacking an agreed-upon measure for its quantification, this contribution attempts to examine this issue by having ChatGPT respond to questions on commonly used measures of political bias. In addition, further measures for personality traits that have previously been linked to political affiliations were examined. …”
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Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Activity of 4-Benzylidene-2-methyl-oxazoline-5-one against Pathogen Bacteria by Zahra Mortazavi, Mohamad Reza Islami, Moj Khaleghi

“…One of the major challenges in healthcare is the rise of antibiotic resistance, where bacteria have developed resistance to a wide range of commonly available antibiotics. These resilient bacteria pose a significant threat to public health, leading to severe illnesses and creating a substantial challenge for treatment. …”
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Phthalates esters disrupt demersal fish behavior: Unveiling the brain-gut axis impact by Liuqingqing Liu, Xinyao Li, Xianxiang Luo, Xiao Wang, Linjia Liu, Zixi Yuan, Cuizhu Sun, Hao Zheng, Elvis Genbo Xu, Fengmin Li

“…Our investigation into the behavioral effects of three common PAEs, i.e., dimethyl phthalate (DMP), di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP), and di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), and their molecular mechanisms on juvenile Sebastes schlegelii, revealed alarming results from molecular to population levels. …”
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Alpha-2-adrenergic receptor agonists for the prevention of delirium and cognitive decline after open heart surgery (ALPHA2PREVENT): protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled... by Eva Skovlund, Rune Haaverstad, Henrik Zetterberg, Jorunn L Helbostad, Rolf Busund, Johan Raeder, Theis Tønnessen, Torgeir Bruun Wyller, Melanie R Simpson, Nils Kristian Skjærvold, Bjørn Erik Neerland, Svein Aslak Landsverk, Ieva Martinaityte, Hilde Margrethe Norum, Geir Selbaek, Elisabeth Skaar, Arjen JC Slooter, Øyvind Sverre Svendsen, Alexander Wahba

“…Introduction Postoperative delirium is common in older cardiac surgery patients and associated with negative short-term and long-term outcomes. …”
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