Participatory research with co-researchers with lived experience of psychosis high risk states by Barbara Hinterbuchinger, Barbara Hinterbuchinger, Raphaela E. Kaisler, Josef S. Baumgartner, Josef S. Baumgartner, Fabian Friedrich, Fabian Friedrich, Zsuzsa Litvan, Melanie Trimmel, Melanie Trimmel, Karin Hlavacek, Alina Ramya Popa, Nilufar Mossaheb, Nilufar Mossaheb, The VOICE Consortium

“…The project team consisted of an equal number of mental health clinicians and co-researchers with lived UHR experience. …”
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3D printed titanium TPMS for personalised tibial bone implant by Martin Appiah, Abul Arafat, Abhishek Gupta, Arun Arjunan, Ahmad Baroutaji, John Robinson, Chameekara T. Wanniarachchi, Manpreet Singh, Neil Ashwood, Aaron Vance

“…Multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) methods, AHP and TOPSIS, were applied to evaluate the designs, considering four favourable factors of relative importance in the order porosity>yield strength>elastic modulus>ultimate strength. …”
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In vivo electrical properties of the healthy liver and the hepatic tumor in a mouse model between 1 Hz and 1 MHz during a thermal treatment by Yitong Guo, Weice Wang, Weichen Li, Junyao Li, Mingxu Zhu, Ruteng Song, Wenjing Zhu, Lei Wang, Zhenyu Ji, Xuetao Shi

“…Our research aims to investigate the changing patterns and the reversibility of in vivo electrical properties for both healthy livers and liver tumors in a mouse model over a frequency range of 1 Hz to 1 MHz at temperatures between 30 °C to 90 °C.Methods and materials: The mice were anesthetized and the target organ was exposed. …”
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Comparison of Fork‐tip and Franseen needles for endoscopic ultrasound‐guided fine‐needle biopsy in pancreatic solid lesions: A propensity‐matched analysis by Akashi Fujita, Shomei Ryozawa, Yuki Tanisaka, Tomoya Ogawa, Yoichi Saito, Hiromune Katsuda, Kazuya Miyaguchi, Masanori Yasuda, Ryuichiro Araki, Yumi Mashimo, Tomoaki Tashima, Yuya Nakano, Rie Terada, Ryuhei Jinushi, Masafumi Mizuide

“…As both needles are useful, the choice of using either of them is equally good.…”
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Hypertension in Children: A Comprehensive Review of Contemporary Knowledge and Future Perspectives by Maciej Mozer, Przemysław Klasicki, Wiktoria Pietruszka, Wiktor Możarowski, Jan Stanisław Mateńko, Agata Krupa, Anna Krawczyk, Maria Potrykus, Julia Kiełbratowska, Michał Pałuchowski

“…Research indicates that it is prevalent among individuals with a Body Mass Index (BMI) equal to or exceeding 25. Furthermore, the potential complications associated with this condition are numerous, and prompt diagnosis alongside effective treatment, through lifestyle modifications or pharmacotherapy, is essential to mitigate these risks. …”
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Quercetin effectiveness in patients with COVID-19 associated pneumonia by I. A. Zupanets, О. А. Holubovska, O. O. Tarasenko, N. P. Bezuhla, M. F. Pasichnyk, S. O. Karabynosh, V. S. Kopcha, L. V. Moroz, H. V. Maksymchuk, O. Ya. Kobrynska, R. M. Fishchuk, D. I. Schulha, R. S. Morochkovskyj, M. S. Zoshchak

“…The aim of this work was to evaluate the effectiveness of quercetin addition to the treatment regimen for patients with COVID-19 associated pneumonia. Materials and methods. The effectiveness of two dosage forms of quercetin was studied in 200 patients, who were divided equally into the main and control groups. …”
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Enhancing Physical Fitness in Primary School Children Through Inclusive Sports Activities by Nikola Utvić, Lidija Marković, Radenko Arsenijević, Nikola Aksović, Bojan Bjelica, Stanimir Stojljković, Saša Bubanj, Gabriela Raveica, Daniel-Lucian Dobreci, Nicolae-Lucian Voinea, Vasile-Cătălin Ciocan, Mihaela Anghel, Bogdan-Alexandru Antohe, Tatiana Dobrescu

“…(1) Background: The aim of this study is to investigate whether the application of adaptive sports programs, initially designed for children with disabilities, can have a positive effect on physical fitness and body composition in healthy primary school children; (2) Methods: The sample comprised 80 participants, equally divided by gender (50% male, 50% female), with a mean age of 11.5 (SD = 0.03). …”
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Medical-psychological aspects of professional deformation of personality development among emergency medical staff by O. S. Lalymenko, І. V. Zavhorodnii, V. A. Kapustnyk, I. Boeckelmann, V. F. Zabashta, M. O. Stytsenko

“…Nevertheless, some symptoms of burnout were almost equally presented in all age groups, but 71.4 % of respondents aged 30–40 years had the most evident manifestations. …”
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Reliability and Validity of Self‐Reported Risk Factors for Stroke and Dementia by Reinier W. P. Tack, Jasper R. Senff, Tamara N. Kimball, Savvina Prapiadou, Benjamin Y. Q. Tan, Nirupama Yechoor, Jonathan Rosand, Sanjula D. Singh, Christopher D. Anderson

“…Although self‐reported measures vary in their reliability, they perform equally as well as objective metrics for evaluating the risk of stroke‐ and dementia‐related mortality.…”
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Optimizing injection accuracy for Baxter’s nerve entrapment: an ultrasonography-guided approach based on anatomical surface landmarks by Jung-woo Choi, Hyung-Jin Lee, Yong-Seok Nam, Mi Young Shin, Sang-Hyun Kim, Jun-Ho Kim, In-Beom Kim

“…The OB distance was divided into four equal-length quadrants or zones. Twenty feet from 10 fresh cadavers (5 males and 5 females) underwent ultrasonography-guided injection using in-plane and out-of-plane techniques. …”
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Research on horizontal multi-step cavity construction for salt cavern gas storage based on experiments by Jiasong CHEN, Xuefeng BAI, Guijiu WANG, Lianbin ZHAO, Jun LU, Lilin FAN, Haosheng LIU, Luokun XIAO

“…ResultsThe following results were derived from analyzing these 3D cavity models corresponding to various cavity-building parameters. For cavities with equal volumes, variations in water injection flow rates had a significant influence on their height, length, and maximum width. …”
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The Correlation of Calcium and Hemoglobin Level Among Pregnant Women in ≥35 Weeks with the Anthropometry of Newborn Babies by Hendraswari CA, Pramatirta AY, Susiarno H, Hilmanto D, Zuhairini Y, Sahiratmadja E

“…This study aimed to explore the correlation between calcium and hemoglobin levels in third-trimester pregnant women with anthropometry of newborn babies.Methods: This study employed a prospective cohort design, including 120 third-trimester among pregnant women in ≥ 35 weeks and their newborn aterm babies, using a convenience sampling technique. …”
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Dynamics of Accommodative Asthenopia in Patients with Visually Intense Work after LASIK with Different Degrees of Myopia by E. I. Belikova, D. V. Gatilov, I. G. Ovechkin, E. N. Eskina

“…Purpose — to study the dynamics of accommodative asthenopia (AA) in patients with visually stressful labor (VLT) after laser keratomileusis in situ (LASIK) with different degrees of myopia. Patients and methods. There were 300 patients with VLT under supervision, divided into three groups of equal age and gender, corresponding to weak (up to 3.0 diopters, 100 patients, 200 eyes), medium (3.25–6.0 diopters, 100 patients, 200 eyes) and high (6.25–8.0 diopters, 100 patients, 200 eyes) degrees of myopia. …”
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Risk and Protective Factors of COPD Among Smokers: A Cross-Sectional Study Using NHANES Database by Guo X, Luo Q, Chen D, Lin H

“…This study aimed to examine the risk and protective factors associated with COPD among individuals who smoke.Patients and Methods: The study included a cohort of 2619 adult smokers with lung function data, whose demographic characteristics, health status, lifestyle behaviors, and dietary patterns were examined using T-tests, Chi-square tests, and logical analysis.Results: Among the study participants, 441 individuals were identified as having COPD by analyzing pulmonary function data. …”
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Re-annotation of SARS-CoV-2 proteins using an HHpred-based approach opens new opportunities for a better understanding of this virus by Brézellec, Pierre

“…Since the publication of the genome of SARS-CoV-2 – the causative agent of COVID-19 – in January 2020, many bioinformatic tools have been applied to annotate its proteins. Although effcient methods have been used, such as the identification of protein domains stored in Pfam, most of the proteins of this virus have no detectable homologous protein domains outside the viral taxa. …”
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Nanomedicines in the Treatment of Liver Fibrosis: A Review by Du X, Niu R, Liu X, Wu F, Yang X, Ma X, Zhang J, Zhou H, Shao L, Wang S

“…For example, lanifibranor and efruxifermin have shown promise in clinical trials. Although methods such as FXR and PPAR agonists, fibroblast growth factor 21 analogs, and mesenchymal stem cell therapies hold potential, they are limited by suboptimal delivery to the target site and systemic adverse reactions. …”
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The impact of fruit and vegetable waste on economic loss estimation by B. Parsafar, M. Ahmadi, Gh.R. Jahed Khaniki, N. Shariatifar, A. Rahimi Foroushani

“…Also, the amounts of vegetable waste in summer and spring were equal to 28 percent and 24 percent, respectively, indicating the higher economic loss due to vegetable in these seasons.CONCLUSION: The results showed that the economic loss due to vegetable waste was greater than the economic loss due to fruit waste. …”
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Risk Prediction of Liver Injury in Pediatric Tuberculosis Treatment: Development of an Automated Machine Learning Model by Zeng Y, Lu H, Li S, Shi QZ, Liu L, Gong YQ, Yan P

“…This study aims to develop an automatic machine learning (AutoML) model for predicting the risk of anti-tuberculosis drug-induced liver injury (ATB-DILI) in children.Methods: A retrospective study was performed on the clinical data and therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) results of children initially treated for tuberculosis at the affiliated Changsha Central Hospital of University of South China. …”
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Associações e diferenças entre homens e mulheres na aceitação de cirurgia plástica estética no Brasil Associations and differences between men and women on the acceptance of cosmet... by Angela Nogueira Neves Betanho Campana, Lucilene Ferreira, Maria da Consolação Gomes Cunha Fernandes Tavares

“…The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between acceptance of plastic surgery and bodily satisfaction, internalization of media messages, and other psychosocial variables in a convenience sample of male and female Brazilian adults. METHODS: Non-probabilistic sampling was used to select a sample (n = 198) of an equal number of men and women for voluntary participation. …”
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Evaluation of the Relationship Between Aortic Stiffness and Elasticity and Left Ventricular Functional Parameters in Patients with ANOCA Using CCTA by Sheng A, Zhang L, Zhu D, Hu G, Shi X, Zong Q, Wang P, Wang Z

“…Aizhu Sheng,1,* Lili Zhang,2,* Darong Zhu,3 Guangzhu Hu,3 Xiaobei Shi,3 Qianqian Zong,3 Pengli Wang,3 Zhen Wang3 1Department of Radiology, Ningbo No. 2 hospital, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315000, People’s Republic of China; 2Interdisciplinary Institute of Neuroscience and Technology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310029, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People’s Hospital, Westlake University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310006, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Zhen Wang, Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People’s Hospital, Westlake University School of Medicine, No. 261, Huansha Road, Shangcheng District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310006, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-0571-56005600, Email 19973094983@sohu.comObjective: To analyze the clinical value of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) for evaluating aortic stiffness and elasticity in patients with angina and non-obstructive coronary artery (ANOCA).Methods: The case data of 120 patients who were diagnosed with ANOCA and underwent CCTA in our hospital were collected and set as the case group, and 86 healthy subjects who underwent medical check-up and ANOCA testing in our hospital during the same period were set as the control group. …”
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