Impact of statin treatment on non-invasive tests based predictions of fibrosis in a referral pathway for NAFLD by Juan G Abraldes, Mang Ma, Mustafa Al-Karaghouli, Sonia Fuentes, Tracy Davyduke

“…We assessed the effects of statins on the association between NITs and VCTE at different fibrosis thresholds.Results 129 out of 832 patients were taking a statin and 138 additional patients had indication for a statin. …”
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Test–retest reliability and validity in lower limb proprioception tests using image capture technique in healthy adults by Aisuke Takahashi, Hikaru Kawana, Katsuhiro Furukawa

“…Quantitative proprioception assessments such as threshold to detect passive motion (TDPM) and joint position sense (JPS) help determine the severity of functional impairments and evaluate treatment efficacy. …”
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Optimizing Voice Sample Quantity and Recording Settings for the Prediction of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Retrospective Study by Atousa Assadi, Jessica Oreskovic, Jaycee Kaufman, Yan Fossat

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to determine the optimal number of voice samples and the ideal recording schedule (frequency and timing), required to maintain the T2DM diagnostic efficacy while reducing patient burden. MethodsWe analyzed voice recordings from 78 adults (22 women), including 39 individuals diagnosed with T2DM. …”
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Examining attentional avoidance in post-traumatic stress disorder: an exploratory ‘Face in the Crowd’ paradigm using eye-tracking by Wivine Blekic, Mandy Rossignol, Fabien D’Hondt

“…However, most eye-tracking studies in this field used free-viewing tasks on negative stimuli.Methods: PTSD patients (n = 38), trauma-exposed healthy controls (TEHC; n = 30), and non-trauma-exposed healthy controls (HC; n = 33) performed a Face in the Crowd (FiC) task. …”
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Concerns arising from the calculation of the apnea-hypopnea index during CPAP-telemonitoring of patients with obstructive sleep apnea by Celia Vidal, Jean-Pierre Mallet, Sarah Skinner, Raphael Gilson, Olivier Gaubert, Arnaud Prigent, Frédéric Gagnadoux, Arnaud Bourdin, Nicolas Molinari, Dany Jaffuel

“…When possible, we assessed the impact of excluding central hypopneas, events during major leaks, and/or ramp periods on the percentage of patients crossing the consensual AHIflow alert threshold of ≥ 10 events/h. Results We identified significant disparities in AHIflow calculations between manufacturers, which lead to significant differences in the number of patients flagged as being in an alert state. …”
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Evaluating Efficiency of Propofol and Dexmedetomidine for Hypotensive Anesthesia in ENT Operations by P. Kamesh Chandra, Dinesh Kumar Patel, Ranjeet Kumar Mohanty, Mohit Kulmi, Ramanpal Singh Makkad

“…Materials and Methods: Sixty individuals between the ages of 18 and 60 who were having elective ENT operations participated in a prospective randomized clinical study. …”
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Serum 25(OH)D levels and mortality risk among middle-aged and elderly populations in the U.S.: A prospective cohort study. by Yaowen Hu, Faliang Gao, Yuan Yang, Wei Yang, Huibo He, Jie Zhou, Yujie Zhao, Xi Chen, Wenyan Zhao, Xiaopeng He

“…<h4>Objective</h4>To investigate the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and its relationship with all-cause and cause-specific mortality among middle-aged and elderly populations in the U.S.<h4>Methods</h4>Data were sourced from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2001-2018. …”
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Delayed muscle fatigue during electrical stimulation of the proximal nerve using asymmetric random high-frequency carrier pulse cluster by Rui Yuan, Yang Zheng, Henry Shin, Guanghua Xu, Shengnuo Fan, Zhanhong Du

“…In addition, the simulation results showed that the delay for different fibers to reach the threshold was increased by the aSymR mode. …”
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The transfusion of prematures early school age follow-up (TOP 5): protocol for a longitudinal cohort study by Amy L. Conrad, Sara B. DeMauro, Haresh Kirpalani, Kristina Ziolkowski, Susan R. Hintz, Betty R. Vohr, Victoria Watson, Tarah T. Colaizy, Edward F. Bell, Jane E. Brumbaugh, Carla M. Bann, Sylvia M. Tan, Jamie E. Newman, Abhik Das

“…It aims to assess longer-term cognitive and functional effects of differing transfusion thresholds in the newborn period for anemia in this large, multicenter cohort. …”
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The Effects of Combined Cervical and Scapular Stabilization Exercises on Muscle Tone, Pain, and Cervical Range of Motion in Cervical Extension Type: A Controlled Experimental Study by Qiu-Shuo Tian, Xing-Han Zhou, Tae-Ho Kim

“…Methods: This study included 32 subjects with cervical extension type who were randomly divided into two groups: 16 subjects were placed in either the cervical and scapular stabilization exercises group (CSG) or the cervical stabilization with thoracic exercises group (CTG). …”
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Magnitude of the benefit of progression-free survival as a potential surrogate marker in phase 3 trials assessing targeted agents in molecularly selected patients with advanced non... by Katsuyuki Hotta, Yuka Kato, Natasha Leighl, Nagio Takigawa, Rabab Mohamed Gaafar, Hiroe Kayatani, Taizo Hirata, Kadoaki Ohashi, Toshio Kubo, Masahiro Tabata, Mitsune Tanimoto, Katsuyuki Kiura

“…A PFS-HR cutoff of ∼0.6 may help detect clinical benefit of molecular targeted agents in which OS is of limited use, although desired threshold might differ in an individual trial.…”
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Oil rent, entrepreneurial start-ups, and institutional quality: Insights from African oil-rich countries by Folorunsho M. Ajide, Kenny A. Soyemi

“…It is the first study conducted on oil-rich countries in Africa. Moreover, the work differs from the literature by examining the threshold level at which African institutional quality would meaningfully enhance positive relationship between oil rents and entrepreneurial start-ups. …”
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The effectiveness of home-based transcranial direct current stimulation on chronic pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Annibale Antonioni, Andrea Baroni, Giulia Fregna, Ishtiaq Ahmed, Sofia Straudi

“…Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) seems promising in this context. Methods This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to determine the effectiveness of home-based tDCS in pain management (PROSPERO, CRD42023452899). …”
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Androgen receptor positive triple negative breast cancer: Clinicopathologic, prognostic, and predictive features. by Kristine Astvatsaturyan, Yong Yue, Ann E Walts, Shikha Bose

“…<h4>Materials and methods</h4>135 invasive TNBC processed in accordance with ASCO/CAP guidelines, were immunostained for AR. …”
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Effect of Nasal Obstruction on Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment: Computational Fluid Dynamics Analyses. by Tadashi Wakayama, Masaaki Suzuki, Tadashi Tanuma

“…The nasal obstruction and control groups were clearly separated by a velocity threshold of 13.5 m/s, and pressure loss coefficient threshold of approximately 10.0. …”
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Preservative Effect of Novel Combined Treatment with Electrolyzed Active Water and Lysozyme Enzyme to Increase the Storage Life of Vacuum-Packaged Carp by Péter Palotás, Péter Palotás, Gábor Jónás, József Lehel, László Friedrich

“…The applied preservation methods did not have an adverse effect on the organoleptic properties of the samples.…”
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Obesity mediates the association between psoriasis and diabetes incidence: a population-based study by Zuojiao Xu, Kaihua Ma, Yinuo Zhai, Jing Wang, Yan Li

“…Abstract Introduction The aim of this study was to explore the association between psoriasis and diabetes and to assess the potential moderating role of obesity in this relationship. Methods The study involving data from 21,835 NHANES participants during 2003–2006 and 2009–2014. …”
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Efficacy of Dry Needling Combined with Eccentric Exercise Versus Oral and Topical NSAID Treatment in Patients with Tennis Elbow: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Zacarías Sánchez-Milá PhD, Vanesa Abuín-Porras PhD, Helena Fidalgo-Gómez PhD, Isabel Mínguez-Esteban MSc, Jaime Almazán-Polo PT, MSc, PhD, Jorge Velázquez-Saornil PhD

“…Design A single-blind, randomized controlled trial. Methods A total of 111 participants with LE were randomly assigned to three groups: Dry needling plus eccentric exercise, Oral treatment plus eccentric exercise, and Topical treatment plus eccentric exercise. …”
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Does social health insurance prevent financial hardship in Mongolia? Inpatient care: A case in point. by Javkhlanbayar Dorjdagva, Enkhjargal Batbaatar, Mikael Svensson, Bayarsaikhan Dorjsuren, Munkhsaikhan Togtmol, Jussi Kauhanen

“…"Catastrophic health expenditure" is defined as out-of-pocket payments for inpatient care that exceed a threshold of 40% of households' non-discretionary expenditure. …”
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Pearl River Delta: Scales, Times, Domains by Liang Xiong

“…A mapping method is developed according to the key notions in the understanding of urban deltas, namely its systems, scales, and temporality. …”
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