Evaluating gender-based disparities in the outcomes of impella use in acute myocardial infarction patients with cardiogenic shock; insights from real-world global data by Abdul Wali Khan, Muhammad Ahmad, Ushna Gul, Muhammad Ishaq, Farhan Ullah Afridi, Zeeshan Ahmad, Sadiq Ullah, Zafar Ali, Tanzeel Rehman, Talal Asif

“…This study aimed to evaluate gender-based differences in clinical outcomes following Impella implantation for CS secondary to myocardial infarction (MI). Methods Using real-world data from the TriNetX database, all patients with CS secondary to MI who underwent Impella implantation were identified and then divided into two cohorts based on gender. …”
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Acute depletion of complement C3 with cobra venom factor attenuates memory deficits induced by status epilepticus by Nicole D. Schartz, Yibo Li, Alexandra L. Sommer, Amy L. Brewster

“…In this study, we utilized cobra venom factor (CVF), a structural analog of C3 that results in its depletion, to investigate the protective effects of post‐SE C3 ablation on memory deficits that develop during epileptogenesis. Methods SE was induced in male rats using the chemoconvulsant pilocarpine. …”
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Oxidative Stress in Dry Eye Disease: A Bibliometric Analysis by Lei Y, Huang XY, Guo H, Huang R, Shi Y, Hong J, Yang Y, Ma X

“…Yifan Lei,1,* Xin Yun Huang,1,* Haodong Guo,1 Rongqing Huang,1 Yajun Shi,1 Jue Hong,1 Yanting Yang,1,2 Xiaopeng Ma1,2 1Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 2Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yanting Yang, Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 650 Wanping South Road, Shanghai, 200030, People’s Republic of China, Email tcmyyt@126.com Xiaopeng Ma, Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 650 Wanping South Road, Shanghai, 200030, People’s Republic of China, Email pengpengma@163.comPurpose: To study the knowledge structure and evolution of oxidative stress in dry eye disease (DED) using bibliometrics and explore prospective anti-oxidative stress strategies for future clinical interventions.Methods: The Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) was used as the data source to systematically retrieve and screen the research literature published between January 1, 1992, and December 31, 2024, related to oxidative stress research in DED. …”
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Effect of Polysaccharide Compounds on the Stability of Oil-In-Water Emulsions during Storage by Yuliya V. Frolova, Roman V. Sobolev, Varuzhan A. Sarkisyan, Alla A. Kochetkova

“…The oxidative stability was studied using standard methods for determining the peroxide value and conjugated dienes. …”
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Addressing “what matters most” to reduce mental health stigma in primary healthcare settings: a qualitative study in Lebanon by Racha Abi Hana, Eva Heim, Pim Cuijpers, Marit Sijbrandij, Rabih El Chammay, Brandon A. Kohrt

“…WMM for PWLE focused on equality, support, compassion, and confidentiality. …”
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Research of the second pneumeseparating channel of the machine for preliminary grain cleaning MPO-30R «VELES» by A. L. Glushkov, Yu. V. Sychugov, V. A. Lazykin

“…Experimental studies were carried out by conventional methods in three modes: preliminary, primary and secondary cleaning of grain. …”
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A Predictive Model for Disseminated Intravascular Coagulopathy in Sepsis: An Observational Study by Fu Y, He Y, Zheng C, Zeng J, Ou H

“…Despite various prognostic scoring systems, there is a lack of a specific model for DIC prediction in sepsis patients.Methods: This observational study included 336 sepsis patients. …”
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Abdominal Massage Decreases Food Intake and Body Weight in High-Fat Diet-Induced Obese Rats Through Upregulating GPR41/GPR43-PYY/GLP-1 Axis by Ma F, Li H, Huang C, Shuai C, An C, Zhang W

“…However, the mechanism by which abdominal massage induces weight loss remains largely unclear.Methods: Healthy male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomly grouped into standard diet control (15% fat content) group and high-fat diet (HFD, 40% fat content) group. …”
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Effect of Nandrolone Decanoate on Some Biochemical Markers When Used as Adjuvant Therapy for Healing of Facial Muscle Wound by Tamarah M. Al-Abdullah, Faehaa A. Al-Mashhadane

“…The steroid Nandrolone-Decanoate, when injected locally to the masseter muscle, improves healing. Materials and Methods: The study comprised twenty-five healthy rabbits, were sorted into three equal groups at random. …”
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Have We Made Progress? Interprofessional Diversity Within Faculty and Course Directors of Continuous Professional Development Courses Pre- and Post-Joint Accreditation by Ness B, Herndon J, Hoffmann C, Benysh S, Bowler C, Tan W

“…Becky Ness,1,* Justine Herndon,2,* Chelsey Hoffmann,3,* Susan Benysh,4 Carrie Bowler,4 Winston Tan5 1Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic Health System Southwest Minnesota, Mankato, MN, USA; 2Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA; 3Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Pain Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA; 4Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA; 5Department of Hematology and Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Becky Ness, Department of Nephrology and Hypertension Mayo Clinic Health System Southwest Minnesota, 1025 Marsh Street, Mankato, MN, 56001, USA, Email ness.becky@mayo.eduObjective: This study aimed to quantify the impact of joint accreditation on the prevalence of physician and non-physician continuous professional development (CPD) course directors(CDs) and faculty.Methods: CPD CDs and faculty credentials were collected in 2017 (one-year pre-joint accreditation) and 2022 (one-year post-joint accreditation), using electronic and manual data extraction. …”
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Botulinum toxin and occlusal splints for the management of sleep bruxism in individuals with implant overdentures: A randomized controlled trial by Samer Mostafa Ali, Ahmed Yaseen Alqutaibi, Afaf Aboalrejal, Dina Mohamed Elawady

“…This randomized, single-blinded, control-group, pretest–posttest prospective trial evaluated the occlusal guard and Botox injections (BTX) effectiveness in managing sleep bruxism (SB) in subjects whose one of the edentulous arches had been restored with the implant-supported OD. Methods: Forty-two patients diagnosed with definite bruxism were selected, all of which had implant-retained ODs opposing natural dentition. …”
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Neural Classification of Argument Elements and Styles in Arabic Competitive Debates by Al-Zawqari Ali, Mohamed Ahmed, Abdul Gabbar Al-Sharafi, Mohammad M. Khader, Ali Safa, Gerd Vandersteen

“…Our annotated corpus and baseline models establish the first rigorous benchmark for argument mining in Arabic competitive debates and serve as a blueprint for applying these methods to other low-resource languages.…”
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Therapeutic Potential of Compounds with High Affinity to BAG2 in Inhibiting Keloid Disease by Wang Y, Yuan Z, Zhou R, Lu L, Wang X, Yang J

“…This study was aimed to elucidate the role of Bcl-2-associated athanogene 2 (BAG2) in keloid pathology and identify compounds with high-affinity to BAG2.Patients and Methods: Cell migration, and cell proliferation assays, along with flow cytometry, were used to evaluate the effects of BAG2 on keloid fibroblasts (KFs) derived from tissue samples of patients with abdominal or chest keloids. …”
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Effect of Low-Dose Esketamine on Postoperative Delirium in Elderly Patients Undergoing Total Hip or Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Ma CB, Zhang CY, Gou CL, Liang ZH, Zhang JX, Xing F, Yuan JJ, Wei X, Zhang YB, Wang ZY

“…This randomized controlled trial aimed to investigate the effects of low-dose esketamine on the incidence of POD in elderly patients underwent total hip or knee arthroplasty.Patients and Methods: Two hundred and sixty elderly participants were randomly assigned to either the esketamine group (Group E) (0.20mg/kg loading, 0.125mg/kg/h infusion, 0.5 mg/kg for postoperative analgesia) or the placebo group (Group P) (received normal saline). …”
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Pilot Study of a Modified DOPS Scale for Insulin Pump and CGM Installation Training in Chinese Medical Students During Endocrinology Rotations by Yuan Y, Wang C, Wen S, Li Y, Xu C, Yu F, Li X, He Y, Chen L, Ren Y, Zhou L

“…It assesses students’ knowledge application, decision-making, and skill proficiency during clinical tasks.Methods: This study modifies the DOPS to evaluate the operation of insulin pumps (PUMP) and continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) in diabetes management. …”
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A Retrospective Comparative Performance Analysis of Multifocal Eyecryl Actv IOL and the World’s First Progressive Polyfocal Autofocus Pro IOL by Morya AK, Nishant P, Singh A, Sinha S, Shah RC

“…Ahmedabad, India) at the first and sixth weeks after implantation in Indian eyes.Patients and Methods: A retrospective nonrandomized, comparative study was conducted based on hospital records of patients operated for cataract between January 2019 and January 2021 with bilateral implantation of one of the two presbyopia-correcting IOLs. …”
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Trajectories and Predictors of Weight-Bearing and Non-Weight-Bearing Pain in Knee Osteoarthritis: A 9-Year Follow-Up Study by He ZJ, Wei JT, Jiang HM, Wang JY, Lai JY, Li SQ, Chen Z, Luo QL

“…Zi-jun He,1,2,* Jin-tao Wei,1,* Hai-mei Jiang,1 Jin-yong Wang,1 Jiong-yao Lai,1 Shu-qing Li,1 Zhi Chen,1 Qing-lu Luo1– 3 1Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Tenth Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University (Dongguan People’s Hospital), Dongguan, People’s Republic of China; 2Dongguan Experimental Centre for Sports Rehabilitation Research, Dongguan, People’s Republic of China; 3Dongguan Key Specialty of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Rehabilitation Department), Dongguan, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Qing-lu Luo; Zhi Chen, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Tenth Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University (Dongguan People’s hospital), Wanjiang District, Dongguan, Guangdong, 510280, People’s Republic of China, Email luo_qinglu@126.com; 13686616688@139.comObjective: To identify distinct developmental trajectories of weight-bearing pain (WBP) and non-weight-bearing pain (NWBP) and examine the trajectory predictors in individuals with or at risk of knee osteoarthritis.Methods: We included 971 participants from the Osteoarthritis Initiative whose baseline magnetic resonance imaging data and 9-year follow-up data on pain were available. …”
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Effectiveness of Cold Compression Therapy versus Multi-Waved Locked System Laser on Breast Cancer-Related Lymphoedema: Randomized Controlled Trial by Mohamed H. ElGendy, Sherine O. El-Sherif, Mohamed A. Abolkasem, Shreen R. Aboelmagd, Yasser R. Lasheen

“…If left untreated, it can have long-term medical and psychological consequences for patients. Material & Methods. Sixty-six females with breast cancer-related lymphoedema, with a mean age of 37.4 ± 5.39 years, participated in the study. …”
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Deep learning approach for automated hMPV classification by Sivarama Prasad Tera, Ravikumar Chinthaginjala, Irum Shahzadi, Priya Natha, Safia Obaidur Rab

“…Traditional diagnostic methods are often inadequate for providing rapid and accurate results, particularly in low-resource settings. …”
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Dielectric properties of the system: 4-n-pentyloxybenzoic acid– N-(4-n-butyloxybenzylidene)-4᾽-methylaniline by S. A. Syrbu, M. S. Fedorov, E. A. Lapykina, V. V. Novikov

“…Our aim was to study the dielectric properties of the 4-n-pentyloxybenzoic acid– N-(4-n-butyloxybenzylidene)-4’-methylaniline system and reveal how different concentrations of N-(4-n-butyloxybenzylidene)-4’-methylaniline additives affect the dielectric properties of 4-n-pentyloxybenzoic acid.Methods. System properties were investigated using polarization thermomicroscopy and dielcometry.Results. …”
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