A first-of-its-kind two-body statistical shape model of the arthropathic shoulder: enhancing biomechanics and surgical planning by Justin Blackman, Joshua W. Giles

“…We aimed to develop a novel combined scapula-proximal-humerus model applicable to clinical populations. Methods Preoperative computed tomography scans from 45 Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty patients were used to generate three-dimensional models of the scapula and proximal humerus. …”
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Dynamic neurocognitive adaptation: A follow‐up exposome investigation in aging by Filippo Cieri, Chad Lee Cross, Giulia Di Francesco, Jessica Zoe Kirkland Caldwell

“…METHODS We used the dynamic Neurocognitive Adaptation (dNA) scale, our validated tool to explore protective factors in AD, in 410 older adult participants (50% women). …”
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Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and simultaneous cholecystectomy: a choice of optimal tactics by I. М. Todurov, O. V. Perekhrestenko, O. О. Kalashnikov, S. V. Kosiukhno

“…The aim of the study was to form an optimal tactics regarding the expediency of performing simultaneous CHE in LSG in patients with obesity. Materials and methods. Between January 2012 and March 2021, 59 morbidly obese patients underwent LSG and were considered for the present study. …”
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Intermittent Use of Flash Glucose Monitoring Improves Glycemic Control in Chinese Older Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Hu Y, Yan R, Shen Y, Li H, Ma J, Su X

“…Yonghui Hu,* Rengna Yan,* Yun Shen, Huiqin Li, Jianhua Ma, Xiaofei Su Department of Endocrinology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210012, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jianhua Ma; Xiaofei Su, Email majianhua196503@126.com; suxiaofeifei@126.comObjective: To explore the efficacy and safety of intermittent use of flash glucose monitoring (FGM) for improving glycemic control in Chinese elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).Methods: This is a prospective observational study involving patients with T2DM aged ≥ 60 years. …”
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Impact of Intraoperative Dexamethasone on Postoperative Complications and Long-Term Survival in Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A retrospective Propensity Score-Matched S... by Zhu W, Zhu L, Wang X, Tan H

“…Wenzhi Zhu,1,* Liping Zhu,2,* Xiaoyi Wang,3 Hongyu Tan1 1Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Anesthesiology, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, 100142, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Hospice Care, Peking University Cancer Hospital (Inner Mongolia Campus), Inner Mongolia, 010010, People’s Republic of China; 3Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Medical Record Statistics, Peking University Cancer Hospital& Institute, Beijing, 100142, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Hongyu Tan, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Anesthesiology, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, No. 52 Fucheng Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100142, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-13693564036, Email galaxyspark@163.comObjective: This study investigated the impact of intraoperative dexamethasone on postoperative complications and long-term survival in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) undergoing surgery.Methods: Patients with NSCLC who underwent lung resection between January 1, 2006, and December 31, 2009, were included. …”
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Comparative analysis of ICSI outcomes with testicular or secondary ejaculated sperm in men with oligoasthenoteratozoospermia by Marzieh Derakhshan, Mahsa Foroughi, Ensieh Salehi, Elham Naghshineh, Hatav Ghasemi Tehrani, Maryam Derakhshan, Atefeh Bamarinejad

“…Abstract Objective To investigate the comparative outcomes of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) using sperm from testicular biopsies versus secondary ejaculated sperm in men with oligoasthenoteratozoospermia (OAT), aiming to identify optimal strategies for improving fertility success rates. Methods This prospective study involved 36 infertile men with OAT undergoing ICSI treatment. …”
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Evaluation of the development unevenness of the Russian Federation regions by socio-economic resource components by V. E. Goncharenko, V. F. Korobova

“…Analysis of the data shows that the highest level of resource reduction components of the Ivanovo region is observed in the resource group of science and innovation – 77.1 %, resources of the fixed funds, financial-investment and labour resources are equal the value of this indicator – from 42.3% to 45.4 %. …”
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Development of Cytolytic Iridium-Complexed Octaarginine Peptide Albumin Nanomedicine for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment by Sun X, Wang D, Chang S, Yin L, Zhang H, Ji S, Fei H, Jin Y

“…However, patients receiving this treatment still face severe systemic toxicity and poor tolerability of oxaliplatin.Methods: In this study, we compared oxaliplatin with novel albumin-formulated oncolytic peptide nanoparticles, Ir-cR8 (abbreviated as iPep), in the treatment of orthotopic liver cancer in a mouse model by intravenous injection and in a rabbit model via DSA-guided hepatic arterial infusion.Results: The results showed that intravenous Ir-cR8-BSA-NPs had enhanced inhibitory effects to the growth of H22 ectopic liver tumors in mice and also with reduced toxicity in animals compared to OXA treatment. …”
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Nomogram Based on Immune-Inflammatory Score and Classical Clinicopathological Parameters for Predicting the Recurrence of Endometrial Carcinoma: A Large, Multi-Center Retrospective... by Wang Y, Zheng Y, Tian C, Yu J, Rao K, Zeng N, Jiang P

“…This study aims to develop a clinicopathological-inflammatory parameters-based nomogram to accurately predict the postoperative recurrence-free survival (RFS) rate of EC patients.Methods: A training set containing 1068 patients and an independent validation set consisting of 537 patients were employed in this retrospective study. …”
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Intravesical Tumor-Selective Mucoadhesive Hydrogel for Effective Chemotherapy In Murine Model by Zheng B, Chen Z, Sun L, Quan J, Wei J, Huang B, Zhang D, Zhang P, Zhuo Y

“…Consequently, an effective drug delivery system must possess both tumor-targeting and adhesion properties to overcome these limitations.Methods: In this study, we investigated a tumor-selective hydrogel as a potential vehicle for BCa treatment. …”
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Inter-laboratory harmonization of microsphere immunoassays for SARS-CoV-2 antibody detection in contrived dried blood spots and oral fluids by Kate L. DeRosa, Nora Pisanic, Kate Kruczynski, Christopher D. Heaney, Linda M. Styer, Nicholas J. Mantis

“…Furthermore, assays were transferred between labs, including methods and reagents, and a subset of cDBS and cOF samples (n = 52) were tested. …”
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Disorders of esophageal clearance in gastroesophageal reflux disease and option of their treatment by O. A. Storonova, A. S. Trukhmanov, N. L. Dzhahaya, V. T. Ivashkin

“…To estimate esophageal clearance in patients with reflux-esophagitis (RE) and its changes at intake of «Smecta®» in standard dose. Material and methods. Overall 30 patients whose symptoms included heartburn (100%), burning chest pain (70%), belching (30%) were enrolled in original study. …”
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Couples and parenting dynamics during Covid-19 pandemic: A systematic review of the literature. by Maria Leonor Sentieiro, Luana Cunha Ferreira, Mariana Pires de Miranda, Beatriz Araújo Vitória

“…Within 381 articles, 58 studies met the inclusion criteria, which 50 were quantitative, four qualitative, and four mixed methods studies. A qualitative thematic analysis of the reviewed articles identified 12 categories that were organized by stress sources, mediators, and outcomes. …”
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Epidemiological Changes in Hospitalized Bronchiolitis in Children Under 2 Years of Age in Hangzhou Before and After COVID-19 Restriction Easing by Xu X, Chen X, He J, Su L, Tong X, Sun Y, Huang S, Bai G, Chen Z

“…This study aimed to analyze the changes in the viral etiology of bronchiolitis in Hangzhou during the COVID-19 restriction period (2022) compared to the period following the easing of restrictions(2023).Methods: This study collected data on patients under 2 years of age who were admitted for bronchiolitis to the Department of Pulmonology at the Children’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine (Hangzhou) from January, 1, 2022, to December 31, 2023. …”
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Biomechanical evaluation of novel construct for stabilizing subcapital femoral neck fractures: a synthetic bone model by Anjan R. Shah, Miguel A. Diaz, Douglas L. Cerynik, Blake Schultz

“…The objective was to evaluate the biomechanical performance of a novel femoral neck fracture fixation device by comparing to a clinically relevant construct using commercially available cannulated screws. Methods Twelve Sawbones femurs were equally divided into two groups where Group I was instrumented with a new fixation system consisting of two partially threaded cannulated screws and a cross-screw and Group II was instrumented with three partially threaded cannulated screws. …”
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DNA-PKcs Dysfunction Enhances the Antitumor Activity of Radioimmunotherapy by Activating the cGAS-STING Pathway in HNSCC by Chen L, Lin J, Wen Y, Guo ZQ, Lan B, Xiong J, Chen CB, Chen Y

“…The potential improvement of radioimmunotherapy by inhibiting the DDR pathway is still unclear.Methods: The effectiveness of different treatments on tumor growth and survival was tested using the C3H/HeN mouse tumor model. …”
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When midwives ask permission to discuss weight with pregnant women with high body weight: a qualitative study by Sofie Gyrup, Anne-Sofie Kortegaard, Sissel Due Jensen, Pernille Andreassen, Dorte Hvidtjørn

“…Methods We observed nine midwifery consultations and, by way of purposive sampling, interviewed six pregnant women with high body weight, while nine midwives participated in two focus group interviews. …”
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Developing an Algorithm for Detecting Suspicious Trades in Tehran Stock Exchange Based on Spoof Trading Model by Reza Tehrani, Saeed Fallahpour, Hamid Nouralidokht

“…The ultimate goal of this paper is to help the “Securities and Exchange Organization” (SEO) of Iran to reform market regulations in order to prevent the occurrence of suspicious trades in the market. Methods: This research relies on price data placed by investors in the market. …”
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Deficits in prosodic speech-in-noise recognition in schizophrenia patients and its association with psychiatric symptoms by Shenglin She, Bingyan Gong, Qiuhong Li, Yu Xia, Xiaohua Lu, Yi Liu, Huawang Wu, Chao Wu, Yingjun Zheng

“…Both participant groups had equal SR between the neutral and happy prosody conditions. …”
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Dynamics of Myopia Progression in Ghana—Evidence From Clinical Practice: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Samuel Kyei, Godwin Avornyo, Randy Asiamah, Samuel B. Boadi‐Kusi, Michael Agyemang Kwarteng

“…ABSTRACT Background and Aim To investigate the pattern of progression of myopia among a Ghanaian clinical cohort. Methods A retrospective cohort analysis of a clinical data set of all healthy myopic participants attending a tertiary eye care center was performed. …”
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