Perspectives on adapting a mobile application for pain self-management in neurofibromatosis type 1: results of online focus group discussions with individuals living with neurofibr... by Chitra Lalloo, Lauretta E Grau, Kaitlyn Larkin, Jennifer N Stinson, William T Zempsky, Samuel A Ball, Frank D Buono

“…Objective Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a genetic disorder in which chronic pain commonly occurs. The study sought to understand the needs of individuals with NF1 and pain management experts when adapting a pain self-management mobile health application (app) for individuals with NF1.Design We conducted a series of online, audio-recorded focus groups that were then thematically analysed.Setting Online focus groups with adults currently residing in the USA.Participants Two types of participants were included: individuals with NF1 (n=32 across six focus groups) and pain management experts (n=10 across three focus groups).Results Six themes across two levels were identified. …”
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Quaternion modeling of the helical path for analysis of the shape of the DNA molecule by A. F. Muterko

“…Further, taking the base pairs as rigid bodies, their relative location in space can be estimated based on these parameters. Matrices are a common method to implement any rigid body transformations and are widely used in the modeling of DNA structures. …”
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Severe pneumonia caused by Nocardia otitidiscaviarum in a patient with bronchiectasis and IgA nephropathy: a case report by Yi Lin, Zhao-Zhao Jiang, Xiao-Qian Chi, Jian-Sheng Chen, Chao Wen, Chao Zhang, Ying-Ying Wang, Guang-Liang Xie

“…The patient presented with tongue and lip ulcers, chest distress, cough, expectoration, and fever as the initial symptoms, which were extremely similar to common bacterial pulmonary infections. The laboratory examination and pulmonary computer tomography results indicated pulmonary infection, but the blood and multiple sputum cultures failed to identify the pathogen. …”
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Feasibility and Safety of Perilla Seed Oil as an Additional Antioxidative Therapy in Patients with Mild to Moderate Dementia by Chuntida Kamalashiran, Junya Pattaraarchachai, Sombat Muengtaweepongsa

“…Perilla seed oil is extracted from its seeds and contains a high source of antioxidative substances such as omega-3 fatty acid. …”
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Understanding Groundwater Resource Vulnerability at Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, Using Applied Geophysics at the Rubys Inn Thrust Fault by Trevor H. Schlossnagle, Kayla D. Smith, Tyler C. Gilkerson

“…This fault lies between commonly targeted aquifers in Emery Valley and groundwater flow systems of the Paunsaugunt Plateau, which support springs and dependent ecosystems. …”
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Real-world smartphone-based point-of-care diagnostics in primary health care to monitor HbA1c levels in people with diabetes by Sabrina Rhode, Lisa Rogge, Marthoenis Marthoenis, Till Seuring, Hendra Zufry, Till Bärnighausen, Hizir Sofyan, Jennifer Manne-Goehler, Sebastian Vollmer

“…Abstract Background The lack of accurate and affordable monitoring of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) is a common issue among patients with diabetes in low- and middle-income countries. …”
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The Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Glimepiride—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Mubara Azhar, Mohammed S. Alasmari, Ammara Zamir, Hamid Saeed, Faleh Alqahtani, Tanveer Ahmad, Muhammad Fawad Rasool

“…<b>Background/Objectives:</b> Glimepiride (GLM), a commonly used sulphonylurea drug for the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), has been the subject of numerous studies exploring its kinetic behaviors. …”
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Community-engaged artificial intelligence research: A scoping review. by Tyler J Loftus, Jeremy A Balch, Kenneth L Abbott, Die Hu, Matthew M Ruppert, Benjamin Shickel, Tezcan Ozrazgat-Baslanti, Philip A Efron, Patrick J Tighe, William R Hogan, Parisa Rashidi, Michelle I Cardel, Gilbert R Upchurch, Azra Bihorac

“…All articles derived data from community settings, most commonly by leveraging existing datasets and sources that included community subjects, and often bolstered by internet-based data acquisition and subject recruitment. …”
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Effect of the Wii Sports Resort on Mobility and Health-Related Quality of Life in Moderate Stroke by Iratxe Unibaso-Markaida, Ioseba Iraurgi

“…Background. Stroke is a common cerebral circulatory disorder that has several sequelae that affect the daily life of patients as well as their quality of life and the lives of people close to them. …”
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Spatiotemporal Variation of Abattoir Operation on Soil Quality Dynamics in Umuahia South, Abia State, Nigeria by M.U. Chikwendu, U.I. Uchendu, N.O. Ochor

“… Heaps of abattoir wastes are commonly sighted in most abattoirs in Nigeria which constitute serious environmental and public health hazards. …”
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Management of a Novel Autoimmune Disease, COPA Syndrome, in Pregnancy by Archana Ayyar, Rachel D. Seaman, Kalpalatha Guntupalli, Mary C. Tolcher

“…Although thought to be rare, COPA syndrome has an autosomal dominance pattern of inheritance with variable penetrance that is more common in females. Thus, incidence of COPA syndrome in pregnancy will likely increase in the future. …”
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Cognitive Decline in Chronic Migraine with Nonsteroid Anti-inflammation Drug Overuse: A Cross-Sectional Study by Xiaoying Cai, Xiaotian Xu, Aiwu Zhang, Jianwen Lin, Xiaojuan Wang, Wen He, Yannan Fang

“…Chronic migraine with medication overuse headache (CM-MOH) is the most common type of chronic migraine, and it increases risk of stroke and white matter lesions. …”
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A Pilot Study of Hemoglobin A1C Levels in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes after Creation of a Patient Assistance Program Enrollment Committee at a Student-Run Free Clinic by John D. Salvemini, Gregory R. Vance, Amanda Pham, Garner Fincher, Johnny Yang, Harshin Sanjanwala, Leonna Conley, Alan Penman, James Pitcock

“…Neuropathy was the most common diabetic complication. ED visits and hospital admissions for heart attacks occurred only in the non-PAP group. …”
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Turmeric-black pepper-honey nanoemulsion formulation and antiulcerogenic effect evaluation against ethanol-induced gastric ulcers in rats. by Amirah Adlia, Cynthiana Christabella Aslan, Lia Safitri, I Ketut Adnyana

“…Gastric ulcer is a common disorder of the digestive system. The combination of turmeric and honey is known to treat stomach ulcers. …”
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Modified musculofascial lengthening technique for submuscular ulnar nerve transposition in cubital tunnel syndrome. by Sang-Pil So, Won Sun Lee, KiHyeok Ku, Young Ho Shin, Jae Kwang Kim

“…<h4>Objective</h4>Cubital tunnel syndrome is a common peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremity. …”
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Synthetic Data Generation and Evaluation Techniques for Classifiers in Data Starved Medical Applications by Wan D. Bae, Shayma Alkobaisi, Matthew Horak, Siddheshwari Bankar, Sartaj Bhuvaji, Sungroul Kim, Choon-Sik Park

“…In medical applications, class imbalance is a common issue because the occurrence of a disease or risk episode is often rare. …”
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Accurate inversion of chlorophyll content based on PROSPECT-LSROGF-BAS-BP method by Shengfan Zhu, Jin Zhang, Dan Wang, Rui Ding

“…Leaf radiation transfer models are commonly used to estimate chlorophyll content from remote sensing data. …”
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Prognostic Factors for in-hospital Complications of Acute ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction by Geovedy Martínez García, Miguel Ángel Serra Valdés

“…Heart failure was the most common complication and 93 % of patients were discharged alive. …”
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Molecular mechanisms induced by phase modifiers used in hydrometallurgy: consequences on transfer efficiency and process safety by El Maangar, Asmae, Prévost, Sylvain, Dourdain, Sandrine, Zemb, Thomas

“…In this paper, we study a new class of molecules opening new possibilities beyond the commonly used phase modifiers (i.e., n-octanol). These are the “hydrotropic” molecules. …”
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تطبیقات الهواتف الذکیة والخصوصیة المعلوماتیة : دراسة تحلیلیة مقارنة by د. حسام الدین محمد رفعت

“…In recent years there has been alegislative response at different levels for the sake of this protection, and thejudiciary has followed it with a remarkable response in favour of the jurisprudenceof the private life of individuals that is of paramount importance to both theindividual and the community.This coincided with the increasing vulnerability of the right to privacy tothe digital environment through e-mail and chat sites Networks or communicationsites, which have become a hoot of the modern era and a wide electronic space,in which we put all the references about us and our lives, as well as our privacy.The purpose of this study is to diagnose the reality of the work of Google Playapplications that work on the smart phone environment, especially with regard togathering information or allowing access to personal data and users’ information,by identifying the nature of data and information collected or allowed access to,monitoring the nature of the risks of using these applications.To do so, the researcher studied and analyzed licensing agreements forthe use of 80 applications of smart phones in areas commonly used in the digitalenvironment, such as social networking applications, Online banks Applications,antivirus applications, web search applications, news and press applications,educational applications, web applications, travel and tourism applications. …”
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