Genome-wide association study of the fatty liver index in the Taiwanese population reveals shared and population-specific genetic risk factors across ethnicities by Pei Pei Lau, Chun-Yu Wei, Min-Rou Lin, Wan-Hsuan Chou, Yu-Jui Yvonne Wan, Wei-Chiao Chang

“…These findings support the utility of the FLI for FLD prediction, provide new genetic insights, and reveal the common genetic pathways of FLD across two ethnic groups. …”
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Visualization of Observational Learning and Peer Influence on Plastic Waste Diversity in the Campus Environment Using ArcGIS by Nüket Sivri, Atilla Aydoğdu, Vildan Zülal Sönmez, Ceyhun Akarsu

“…FT-IR analysis of the most commonly recorded meso- and macroplastic parts revealed the order of polymer structures by density: PET, PE, PP, and PMMA. …”
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The Sub 2-h Official Marathon is Possible: Developing a Drafting Strategy for a Historic Breakthrough in Sports by G. D. Fernandes, Nazir Laureano Gandur, Dioser Santos, Victor Maldonado

“…Abstract Background Drafting for drag reduction is a tactic commonly employed by elite athletes of various sports. …”
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Interior design assistant algorithm based on indoor scene analysis by Lu Zhang

“…To achieve superior interior design outcomes, it is essential to accurately identify and locate indoor objects and structures. However, the common algorithms currently rely too much on color images and manual annotation. …”
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Local context review by single institutional review boards: Results from a modified Delphi process by Stephanie R. Morain, Juli Bollinger, Megan K. Singleton, Mia Terkowitz, Christine Weston, Jeremy Sugarman

“… Abstract Introduction: Local context is the most common concern regarding use of a single institutional review board (sIRB). …”
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Proactive and Integrated Management and Empowerment in Parkinson’s Disease: Designing a New Model of Care by Emma Tenison, Agnes Smink, Sabi Redwood, Sirwan Darweesh, Hazel Cottle, Angelika van Halteren, Pieter van den Haak, Ruth Hamlin, Jan Ypinga, Bastiaan R. Bloem, Yoav Ben-Shlomo, Marten Munneke, Emily Henderson

“…Parkinson’s disease is the second most common neurodegenerative condition after Alzheimer’s disease. …”
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Prolonged Exposure Therapy For Post Traumatic Stress Disorder by Levent SÜTÇÝGÝL, Selçuk ASLAN

“…Exposure is a practice that is generally used to reduce pathological fear and related emotions common in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other anxiety disorders. …”
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Systemic Inflammatory Cytokines Predict the Infectious Complications but Not Prolonged Postoperative Ileus after Colorectal Surgery by G. S. A. Boersema, Z. Wu, A. G. Menon, G. J. Kleinrensink, J. Jeekel, J. F. Lange

“…Postoperative ileus (POI) is common after surgery. Animal studies indicate that the POI mechanism involves an inflammatory response, which is also activated during postoperative complications. …”
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Pneumococcal vaccination in elderly care facilities in Japan: A cross-sectional, web-based survey by Youngju Kim, Hironori Taniguchi, Kotoba Okuyama, Junpei Kamimoto, Kenji Kawakami

“…Multivariable analysis showed that major factors associated with a high pneumococcal vaccination rate (≥15%) were “managing director’s willingness to recommend” and “pneumococcal vaccination request from the residents.” The most common reason for their willingness to recommend the pneumococcal vaccine was that it is an effective disease prevention strategy (83.3%; 65/78) and for their unwillingness to recommend the pneumococcal vaccine was the inability to understand the effectiveness of the vaccine (43.6%; 17/39). …”
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Constipations in elderly: diagnostics and treatment approach by Yu. O. Shulpekova

“…Disorder of emptying of intestine in elderly age is a common problem which can significantly aggravate general state of the patient and sometimes result in lethal complications. …”
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Distribution of fungal agents in the respiratory system of patients with underlying lung diseases; molecular identification and antifungal susceptibility profiles by Parviz Hassanpour, Seyed Jamal Hashemi, Sanam Nami, Roshanak Daie Ghazvini, Behrouz Naghili Hokmabadi, Abbas Rahimi Foroushani, Kazem Ahmadikia, Zahra Ramezanalipour, Saeid Firouzi Abriz

“…Candida albicans and Aspergillus flavus were the most common yeast and mold species. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) had the highest rate of colonization with fungal agents (47/114, 41%). …”
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In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory: Effective Transition from an ICU- to CCU-Led Resuscitation Team by Rajat Sharma, Hilary Bews, Hardeep Mahal, Chantal Y. Asselin, Megan O’Brien, Lillian Koley, Brett Hiebert, John Ducas, Davinder S. Jassal

“…Pulseless electrical activity was the most common rhythm requiring chest compression, and cardiogenic shock most frequently initiated a code blue response. …”
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Ulnar Collateral Ligament Hybrid Reconstruction Surgery & Rehabilitation in the Overhead Athlete by Keith M Meister, Daniel Evans, Kevin E Wilk, Christopher A Arrigo

“…From 2011 to 2023, UCL injuries were the most common injury in Major League Baseball (MLB). Contributing factors include high pitching velocity, fatigue, overuse, and year-round pitching. …”
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Preoperative dental assessment for the reduction of periprosthetic joint infections in patients undergoing total joint replacement: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Zbigniew Putowski, Magdalena Miłobędzka, Michał Kisiołek, Wojciech Szczeklik, Roman Jaeschke, Piotr Puc, Katarzyna Szczeklik

“…The requirement for preoperative dental assessment (PDA) to prevent periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) after total joint arthroplasty (TJA) seems to be a common practice at least in some orthopaedic centres. …”
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Clinical features, treatment, and prognosis of secukinumab-induced inflammatory bowel disease by Ronghui Li, Haibo Lei, Chunjiang Wang, Xiang Liu

“…The median time to IBD onset was 4 months following the initial dose (range 0.25, 53). The most common symptoms reported were abdominal pain (60.0%), diarrhea (37.5%), bloody diarrhea (32.5%), and fever (30.0%). …”
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Occupational violence toward mental health professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic: an international study by Rebeca Robles, Cary S. Kogan, María Elena Medina-Mora, María Elena Medina-Mora, José Ángel García-Pacheco, Tahilia J. Rebello, Brigitte Khoury, Maya Kulygina, Geoffrey M. Reed

“…IntroductionAccording to pre-COVID-19 pandemic studies, occupational violence (OV) toward mental healthcare professionals (MHCPs) is a common phenomenon with important consequences for their own mental health. …”
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Effects of whole-body vibration training on lower limb motor function and neural plasticity in patients with stroke: protocol for a randomised controlled clinical trial by Mingkai Zhang, Jianing Wei, Xueping Wu

“…Introduction Lower limb motor dysfunction is common in patients with stroke, and usually caused by brain neural connectivity disorder. …”
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Anticoagulation Management During ECMO: Narrative Review by Jaromir Vajter, Oksana Volod

“…Unfractionated heparin (UFH) remains the most commonly used anticoagulant, monitored via activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) or activated clotting time (ACT). …”
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PROFESSIOGRAM’S COMPONENTS FOR FUTURE TEACHER OF HEALTH STUDY by Vladimir V. Kolbanov

“…The purpose of this article is a search of optimal decisions in the creation of unified system in training of health teacher and correction of necessary conditions for guarantee of functional competency of specialist in future in according to demands of federal standards for common and professional pedagogical education. Methods. …”
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Engineered ipilimumab variants that bind human and mouse CTLA-4 by Brett Robison, SJ Diong, Anusha Kumar, Thomas M. Moon, Olin Chang, Bryant Chau, Christine Bee, Ishita Barman, Arvind Rajpal, Alan J. Korman, Sean West, Pavel Strop, Peter S. Lee

“…The antibody 9D9, which binds mouse CTLA-4, is a commonly used surrogate for CTLA-4 checkpoint blockade studies in mouse cancer models. …”
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