Closing the Sex-Based Differences in Stroke Care: Insights from a Large Telestroke Network on Treatment and Postacute Management by Soledad Pérez-Sánchez, Ana Barragán-Prieto, Juan Bautista Loscertales, Juan Antonio Cabezas Rodríguez, Elena Zapata-Arriaza, Laura Amaya Pascasio, Andrés Hermosín Gómez, Miguel Ángel Gamero García, Benito Galeano, Javier Fernández, Blanca Pardo Galiana, Ana Domínguez Mayoral, Leire Ainz Gómez, Jose Fernández Navarro, Cristina del Toro, Manuel Medina, Reyes de Torres, Pablo Baena, Francisco Moniche, Roberto Valverde Moyano, Patricia Martínez, Alejandro González, Joan Montaner

“…This fact supports that strict adherence to protocols and specialization of care lead to equal care that avoids sex differences in stroke treatment and functional outcomes.…”
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Spectrum of gynecologic malignancies in Northeastern Nigeria by Dauda A. Katagum, Uchenna S. Ezenkwa, Sunday E. Achanya, Aliyu I. Lawan, Dauda E. Suleiman, Mairo U. Kadaura, Abba Kabir, Adamu I. Adamu, Abubakar Kolomi Modu, Hadiza Usman, Sophia H. L. George, Matthew Schlumbrecht, Bala M. Audu

“…Here, four-year multi-institutional data on gynecologic cancers in northeastern Nigeria were examined to determine their distribution by age and subtype.Patient and MethodsThis is a cross-sectional descriptive study using available data on histologically diagnosed gynecologic cancers archived in the pathology departments and/or cancer registries of six tertiary hospitals in northeastern Nigeria over four years. …”
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Efficiency of cell-based assays in detecting AChR antibodies in myasthenia gravis sera with low antibody concentrations as determined by radioimmunoprecipitation assay by John S. Tzartos, Aigli G. Vakrakou, Katerina Karagiorgou, Vasiliki Zouvelou, Elisabeth Chroni, Valentina Damato, Francesca Beretta, Stavroula Salakou, Eirini Sfyroera, Dimitra Veltsista, Konstantinos Voumvourakis, Sotirios Giannopoulos, Georgios Tsivgoulis, Socrates Tzartos, Socrates Tzartos, Socrates Tzartos

“…ObjectivesWe investigated whether the acetylcholine receptor (AChR) cluster cell-based assay (CBA) is effective in detecting AChR antibodies in sera from myasthenia gravis (MG) patients with low antibody concentrations, as determined by radioimmunoprecipitation assay (RIPA).MethodsIn this retrospective diagnostic cohort study, 193 RIPA-positive sera from MG patients were analyzed. …”
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Outcomes in Catheter Ablation of Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia in Myocarditis Compared with Ischemic Heart Disease by Sheng Su, Le Li, Xi Peng, Likun Zhou, Zhuxin Zhang, Yulong Xiong, Zhenhao Zhang, Mengtong Xu, Yan Yao

“…For myocarditis patients with VT, CA might be equally effective.…”
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A harmonized dataset relating alternative farmer management practices to crop yield, soil organic carbon stock, nitrous oxide emissions, and nitrate leaching generated using IPCC m... by Roberta Calone, Angela Fiore, Guido Pellis, Maria Luz Cayuela, Gabriele Mongiano, Alessandra Lagomarsino, Simone Bregaglio

“…Current methodologies from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) forassessing the impacts of alternative farming practices on GHG emissions rely on global or country-specific coefficients. However, these methods often do not explicitly account for the combined effects of management practices on carbon and nitrogen cycles or productivity, as this is not required for national GHG inventories. …”
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Study protocol of a randomised controlled trial of prostate radiotherapy in high-risk and node-positive disease comparing moderate and extreme hypofractionation (PRIME TRIAL) by Vedang Murthy, Indranil Mallick, Abhilash Gavarraju, Shwetabh Sinha, Rahul Krishnatry, Tejshri Telkhade, Arunsingh Moses, Sadhna Kannan, Gagan Prakash, Mahendra Pal, Santosh Menon, Palak Popat, Venkatesh Rangarajan, Archi Agarwal, Sheetal Kulkarni, Ganesh Bakshi

“…We hypothesise that a five-fraction schedule of extreme hypofractionation will be non-inferior to a moderately hypofractionated regimen over 5 weeks in efficacy and will have acceptable toxicity and quality of life while reducing the cost implications during treatment.Methods and analysis This is an ongoing, non-inferiority, multicentre, randomised trial (NCT03561961) of two schedules for National Cancer Control Network high-risk and/or node-positive non-metastatic carcinoma of the prostate. …”
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Food intake and influencing factors among primary and secondary school students in rural areas covered by the nutrition improvement program by Wenshuo YOU, Peipei XU, Wei CAO, Mulei CHEN, Qian GAN, Hongliang WANG, Ruihe LUO, Titi YANG, Hui PAN, Jianfen ZHANG, Xiaoning WANG, Qian ZHANG, Juan XU

“…From the third grade of primary school to the third grade of junior high school, one class was selected from each grade, with approximately 40 students per class, equally divided between male and female. Questionnaires were used to collect data on the frequency of food intake among primary and middle school students. …”
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Direct high-precision radon quantification for interpreting high-frequency greenhouse gas measurements by D. Kikaj, E. Chung, A. D. Griffiths, S. D. Chambers, G. Forster, G. Forster, A. Wenger, P. Pickers, P. Pickers, C. Rennick, S. O'Doherty, J. Pitt, K. Stanley, D. Young, L. S. Fleming, L. S. Fleming, K. Adcock, E. Safi, T. Arnold, T. Arnold

“…Here we describe standardized approaches regarding (1) instrument maintenance, (2) quality control of the raw data stream, (3) determination and removal of the instrumental background, (4) calibration methods, and (5) response time correction (by deconvolution). …”
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The effectiveness and risks of Treating people with Idiopathic Pulmonary fibrosis with the Addition of Lansoprazole (TIPAL): study protocol for a randomised placebo-controlled mult... by Toby M Maher, A John Simpson, Anthony Cahn, David Thickett, Luke Vale, Allan B Clark, Nazia Chaudhuri, Ian Forrest, Lisa G Spencer, Christopher Ward, Stephen Jones, Ganesh Raghu, Andrew M Wilson, Helen Parfrey, Megan Jones, Matthew Hammond, Jaclyn Ann Smith, Shajahan Wahed

“…Patients are randomised equally to receive two capsules of lansoprazole or two placebo capsules, two times per day for 12 months. …”
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Generation of superoxide anion-radical in leaves of soft wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under the action of a high-intensity pulsed magnetic field by Oleg V. Blednykh, Natalia A. Rodenko, Vladimir A. Glushchenkov, Yulia V. Degteva

“…The purpose of this study is to study the effect of high-intensity pulsed magnetic fields with induction from 0.1 Tl on the generation of superoxide anion-radicals in leaves of soft wheat Triticum avestivum L. as a response to this action. Materials and methods. The objects of the study were nine-day-old green and etiolated wheat sprouts of soft wheat Triticum avestivum L., grown in distilled water. …”
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Effect of laser acupuncture on pain, range of motion, and function in patellofemoral pain syndrome: a randomised controlled trial by Nesma M. Allam, Hadeel Alsirhani, Maani Batel Alruwaili, Dalal Mabkhout Dosh, Huriyyah Mislat Alruwaili, Wessal Hisham Almazyad, Rokaia A. Toson, Doaa Ayoub Elimy, Doaa Ayoub Elimy, Mohamed El-Sherbiny, Ateya Megahed Ibrahim, Ateya Megahed Ibrahim, Hasnaa Ali Ebrahim, Nermine Nosseir, Mohamed A. Eladl, Zeinab A. Ali

“…BackgroundPatellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is a knee disorder characterised by pain behind or surrounding the patella that predominantly affects adolescents.ObjectivesThis study aimed to evaluate the impact of laser acupuncture (LA) on pain, range of motion (ROM), and function in patients diagnosed with PFPS.Materials and methodsSixty participants, predominantly young women aged 18–25 years, were randomly distributed into two equal groups: Group A (LA group), which received laser acupuncture (LA) applied to six knee acupoints at 4 J for 80 s/point, in conjunction with an exercise programme; and Group B (Sham LA group), which received LA with the device deactivated, along with an exercise programme including stretching and strengthening exercises. …”
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Novel allelic variants of blaOXA-48-like carried on IncN2 and IncC2 plasmids isolated from clinical cases in Argentina: In vivo emergence of blaOXA-567 by Juan Manuel de Mendieta, Denise De Belder, Nathalie Tijet, Barbara Ghiglione, Roberto G. Melano, Melina Rapoport, Pablo Power, Adriana Di Bella, Estefanía Biondi, Fernando Pasterán, Alejandra Corso, Sonia A. Gomez

“…Finally, the clinical case of M21014 revealed that the patient had previous infections with two genetically related K. pneumoniae ST6838 that carried blaOXA-163 on an IncC2 plasmid with equal size and genetic hallmarks to that of M21014, providing strong evidence for the intra-patient emergence of blaOXA-567. …”
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Effect of Sensory Integration Therapy on Attention Span and Gross Motor Skills in Children with Down Syndrome: A Quasi-experimental Study by Manshi Baberwal, Dimple Choudhry, Anjali, Anshu Kumari, Mallika Jhandai, Pankaj Bhardwaj, Ekta

“…A total of 40 patients were equally divided into two groups: an experimental group (n=20), comprising children with DS and control group (n=20), comprising normal children. …”
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COVID‐19 and Healthcare Workers Burnt out: A Qualitative Study of Burnout Experiences of Healthcare workers in a Secondary Hospital in Ghana by Seth Christopher Yaw Appiah, Elvis Mwinsome Sobiesuo, Bernard Obeng, Elsie Asamoah, Comfort Badu Mantey, Peter Dwumah, Mary Sefa Boampong, Abena Afrakomah Boateng, Richard Ofori, Michael Nimoh, Josephine Boakyewaa Nyarko, Jonathan Mensah Dapaah

“…The findings in this study invite the public to appreciate and equally empathise with emergency health care providers particularly during periods of pandemic.…”
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Effects of different grain types on nutrient apparent digestibility, glycemic responses, and fecal VFA content in weaned foals by Xinxin Huang, Qian Li, Xuanyue Li, Chao Li, Jiahao Li, Linjiao He, Hongxin Jing, Fan Yang, Xiaobin Li

“…The daily starch intake for the foals was set at 2 g starch (DM)/kg body weight per day to determine the amount of concentrate supplements to be fed, based on the principle of equal grain starch intake over a 60-day feeding trial. …”
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Socioeconomic disparities in the associations of age at last live birth with stroke and its subtypes among Chinese parous postmenopausal women: A prospective cohort study by Shiyi Shan, Weidi Sun, Jing Wu, Leying Hou, Zeyu Luo, Jiali Zhou, Jiayao Ying, Peige Song

“…ALLB was further classified equally into tertiles (<26 years, 26–29 years, and ≥30 years). …”
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Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Socket Preservation Technique Using Allogeneic and Xenogeneic Materials—A Preliminary Study by Piotr Wróbel, Adam Piecuch, Michał Bąk, Paweł Krynicki, Jakub Adamczyk, Piotr Mojżesz, Agnieszka Kiełboń, Sylwia Wójcik, Martin Starosta, Won-Pyo Lee, Tadeusz Morawiec

“…Additionally, bone biopsies taken from the grafted sites underwent histological evaluation. Methods: This study enrolled 10 generally healthy patients, who were divided into two equal groups. …”
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Ultrasonography Assessment of Neck Anatomy for Prediction of Difficult Mask Ventilation in Obese Patients: A Prospective Observational Study by Ignatius Wong Hsun-Hong, Azarinah Izaham, Syarifah Noor Nazihah Sayed Masri, Muhammad Maaya, Siti Nidzwani Mohamad Mahdi, Khazrul Nizar Abd Kader, Maryam Budiman, Yazmin Yaacob

“…<b>Conclusions</b>: Notably, DSHB was the most specific parameter and equally as sensitive as DSTJ in predicting difficult mask ventilation in morbidly obese patients.…”
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Comprehensive genome-wide analysis of the HMGR gene family of Asparagus taliensis and functional validation of AtaHMGR10 under different abiotic stresses by Liangqin Zeng, Liangqin Zeng, Sylvia E. Brown, He Wu, Wenhua Dongchen, Yunbin Li, Chun Lin, Chun Lin, Zhengjie Liu, Zhengjie Liu, Zhengjie Liu, Zichao Mao, Zichao Mao, Zichao Mao

“…This study investigates the stress response mechanisms of the HMGR gene family in A. taliensis under abiotic stress conditions.MethodsA comprehensive genome-wide analysis of the HMGR gene family in A. taliensis was conducted. …”
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Development and Validation of Models to Estimate the Incident Risk of Cognitive Impairment and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in Older Adults by Michael G. Nanna, Daniel Wojdyla, Eric D. Peterson, Ann Marie Navar, Jeff D. Williamson, Lisandro D. Colantonio, Stephen Y. Wang, Yasser Jamil, Alain G. Bertoni, Musarrat Nahid, Abdulla A. Damluji, Parag Goyal, Sarwat I. Chaudhry, Thomas M. Gill, Karen P. Alexander

“…Background Guidelines emphasize using atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk prediction models for treatment decisions, but risk of cognitive impairment is an equally important concern in older adults. Current ASCVD risk prediction models were derived in younger adults and do not include holistic measures of health or predict cognitive impairment. …”
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