Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Its Impact on Selected Cardiovascular Risk Factors, and Correlation with Duration of Illness: A Pilot Study by Brygida Przywara-Chowaniec, Dominika Blachut, Jan Harpula, Marcin Bereś, Agnieszka Nowak, Ewa Nowalany-Kozielska

“…Thickness of the IMT was higher and statistically important among patients with SLE, both in left (1.22 ± 0.27 mm vs. 0.7 ± 0.21 mm, p=0.0001) and right common carotid artery (1.16 ± 0.26 mm vs. 0.59 ± 0.15 mm, p=0.0001), compared to the controls. …”
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Sociodemographic Profile of Severely Malnourished Children Admitted to a Nutritional Rehabilitation Centre in One of the Districts of Maharashtra: A Cross-sectional Study by Pratik Borkar, Rohan Sangam, Shalini Rawat, Ravindra Kembali

“…Acute respiratory infection (34.4%), acute gastroenteritis (26%) and acute febrile illness (19.8%) were the most common comorbidities observed among the children. …”
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Lumbosacral Plexopathy After Carbon-ion Radiation Therapy for Postoperative Pelvic Recurrence of Rectal Cancer: Subanalysis of a Prospective Observational Study (GUNMA 0801) by Takuya Kumazawa, MD, PhD, Shintaro Shiba, MD, PhD, Yuhei Miyasaka, MD, PhD, Masahiko Okamoto, MD, PhD, Daijiro Kobayashi, MD, PhD, Tatsuya Ohno, MD, PhD

“…RILSP was graded according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 4.0. …”
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Identification and characterization of the functional tetrameric UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase from Klebsiella pneumoniae by Isabel Ramón Roth, Pavel Kats, Timm Fiebig, Françoise Routier, Roman Fedorov, Larissa Dirr, Jana I. Führing

“…Our AlphaFold-assisted structure-function relationship studies underline that tetramerization is essential for bacterial UGP function and is facilitated by a common mechanism utilizing conserved key residues. …”
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circRNA Expression Profile in Dental Pulp Stem Cells during Odontogenic Differentiation by Ming Chen, Yeqing Yang, Junkai Zeng, Zilong Deng, Buling Wu

“…Recent studies showed that circular RNAs (circRNAs) have many biological functions and that competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) is their most common mechanism of action. However, the role of circRNAs in hDPSCs during odontogenesis is still unclear. …”
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Transcriptome analysis of early pregnancy vitamin D status and spontaneous preterm birth. by Aishwarya P Yadama, Hooman Mirzakhani, Thomas F McElrath, Augusto A Litonjua, Scott T Weiss

“…We further constructed a network of these gene signatures and identified the common biological pathways involved.<h4>Study design</h4>We conducted peripheral blood transcriptome profiling at 10-18 weeks of gestation in a nested case-control cohort of 24 pregnant women who participated in the Vitamin D Antenatal Asthma Reduction Trial (VDAART). …”
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Effectiveness of a pharmacist-led tele-psychiatric clinic in managing drug-related problems by Majed Al Shakhori, Savera Arain, Suhaj Abdulsalim, Mohammed Salim Karattuthodi, Marwa Al Dhamen, Shoruq Almutairi, Shabeer Ali Thorakkattil, Dina Alahmdi, Vijayanarayana Kunhikatta, Abdul Sammad AlJishi

“…The Krska classification was utilised to classify and analyse the identified DRPs, ensuring a structured and systematic approach to the study's findings.Results: A total of 259 pharmacist interventions were made, and the results revealed a remarkably high acceptance rate of 98.5% among physicians. The most common intervention (16.21%) involved targeted education to improve medication adherence. …”
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Medication Administration Error Reporting and Associated Factors among Nurses Working in Public Hospitals, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Kokebie kefelegn Asefa, Deguale Dagne, Wassie Negash Mekonnen

“…Medication administration error is one of the most common errors that occur when a discrepancy occurs between the drugs received by the patient and the drug intended by the prescriber. …”
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How Delphi studies in the health sciences find consensus: a scoping review by Julia Schifano, Marlen Niederberger

“…In the Delphi questionnaires it was most common for standardized Likert scales to be combined with open-ended questions. …”
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Depressive symptoms and its influencing factors of older people with cataracts in China: a national cross-sectional survey by Tengfei Niu, Shiwei Cao, Xiaoyu Wang, Xiaobing Xian, Chunyang Luo, Jingxi Ma

“…BackgroundDepressive symptoms are a common complication in patients with cataracts and may exacerbate cataract symptoms. …”
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Examination of Salmonella Prevalence in Pigs Through Rye‐Based Feeding and Coarser Feed Structure Under Field Conditions by Jens Gerrit Lindhaus, Bernd Reckels, Bussarakam Chuppava, Richard Grone, Christian Visscher, Clara Berenike Hartung

“…ABSTRACT Introduction Salmonellosis is the second most commonly occurring bacterial zoonosis in Germany. Rye in pig feeding offers new possibilities for addressing that issue due to its high content of non‐starch polysaccharides (NSPs). …”
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Distinctive dust weather intensities in North China resulted from two types of atmospheric circulation anomalies by Q. Huo, Q. Huo, Z. Yin, Z. Yin, Z. Yin, X. Ma, X. Ma, H. Wang, H. Wang, H. Wang

“…To comprehensively forecast the two types of dust weather, a common predictor was constructed based on the 500 hPa cyclonic anomaly and anticyclonic anomaly circulation systems. …”
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Assessment on Performance and Emission Characteristics of the CRDI Engine Fueled with Ethanol/Diesel Blends in Addition to EGR by C. Dineshkumar, P. D. Jeyakumar, C. K. Arvinda Pandian, N. Rajmohan, P. V. Elumalai, N. Kamesh, Saboor Shaik, Mohsen Sharifpur, Nima Khalilpoor

“…The addition of exhaust gas recirculation with E30D70 in the common rail diesel engine exhibits oxides of nitrogen emission, but in contrast, it was noticed to have inferior performance characteristics and drastically decreased HC and CO emissions. …”
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Retrospective Study of Factors Potentially Influencing Occurrence of Cough in Slovak Patients with Sarcoidosis by Eva Kovacova, Robert Vysehradsky, Ivan Kocan, Jana Plevkova, Tomas Buday

“…Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disease of unknown aetiology, commonly involving the lungs.  Cough is a frequent and troublesome symptom of sarcoidosis that reduces patients’ quality of life. …”
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Addressing challenges in pediatric thrombosis: a comprehensive guideline development by Yin Wang, Qinan Yin, Jiangting Liao, Na Wang, Li Li, Siyan Li, Qingxia Zhang, Feifei Yu, Jianchun Luo, Hongmei Wang, Die Hu, Wenyi Li, Biao Li, Jingjing Chen, Limei Dong, Min Luo, Yu Yan, Lie Dong, Zheng Ding, Xi Wei, Jiadan Yang, Shenglan Tan, Lian Li, Xi Zheng, Liuyun Wu, Yong Yang, Linan Zeng, Jinqi Li, Lizhu Han, Yuan Bian

“…This involves systematically searching and extensively collecting data on common medication issues in the prevention and treatment of pediatric thrombosis nationwide. …”
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Examination of the Clinical Utility of Eating Disorder and Disordered Eating Screening Tools in Young Athletes: A Scoping Review by Barbara J. Hoogenboom, Zachary Capulong, Megan Teeter

“…The purpose of this scoping review was to identify the most commonly used ED/DE screening tools for young male and female athletes…”
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Teeth and Covariates: Association with Risk of Falls by Shivani Kohli, Aaron Lam Wui Vun, Christopher Daryl Philip, Cassamally Muhammad Aadil, Mahenthiran Ramalingam

“…Purpose. Falls occur commonly in geriatric populations and undesirably influence their life, morbidity, and mortality. …”
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Impact of Poultry Litter Cake, Cleanout, and Bedding following Chemical Amendments on Soil C and N Mineralization by Dexter B. Watts, Katy E. Smith, H. A. Torbert

“…A 35-day incubation study was carried out on a Hartsells fine sandy loam (fine-loamy, siliceous, subactive, thermic Typic Hapludults) soil common to the USA Appalachian Plateau region. Three poultry litter components (broiler cake, total cleanout, and bedding material) from a broiler house were evaluated and compared to a soil control. …”
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The Acute VertEbRal AugmentaTion (AVERT) study: protocol for a randomised controlled, feasibility trial of spinal medial branch nerve block in hospitalised older patients with vert... by Avril Drummond, Opinder Sahota, Simon Bishop, Dritan Pasku, Apostolos Fakis, Anastasios Bastounis, Chia Wei Tan, Maribel Cameron, Yuriy Arlachov, Michal Czernicki

“…Introduction Vertebral fragility fractures (VFFs) are the most common type of osteoporotic fracture found in older people, resulting in increasing morbidity and excess mortality. …”
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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

“…Lumbar spine microscopic decompression (LSMD) is a common surgical procedure for decompressing neural elements. …”
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