Impact of hepatic steatosis on the efficacy of antiviral treatment for chronic hepatitis B and the establishment of predictive model: a cohort study by Guanghui Ren, Kaining Jia, Shi Yin, Yunpeng Guan, Qingwei Cong, Ying Zhu

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The perception of swear words by French learners of English: an experiment involving electrodermal activity by Anastasija Rastovic, Maud Pélissier, Emmanuel Ferragne

“…Research suggests that emotional responses caused by such words are stronger when the words are spoken in the listener’s first language (L1), rather than their second language (L2). …”
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The Relationship Between LRP-5 and LRP-6 Gene Mutations and Postmenopausal Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity by Jun Li, Ya Li, Yunqiu Lu, Siyuan Li, Yecheng Zhu, Chuanbing Sun, Partab Rai, Xuehai Jia

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Sacubitril/Valsartan for Blood Pressure Lowering in Non‐Dialysis‐Dependent Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 3–5 Patients With Hypertension: A Multicenter Clinical Study by Yu Yan, Xiaomin Li, Juan Cao, Jingyuan Cao, Yao Wang, Liang Wang, Jirong Yu, Lianhua Chen, Min Yang, Xinzhong Huang, Lei Shen, Hong Ding, Manzhi Li, Di Yin, Linglin Jiang, Liang Tang, Yujia Jiang, Ling Hu, Jiyi Si, Hui Zhang, Liqin Cui, Xiameng Gu, Kun Hu, Dongxing Mu, Bicheng Liu, Xiaoliang Zhang, Dong Sun, Xin Wan, Bin Wang

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Oxygenation improvement and duration of prone positioning are associated with ICU mortality in mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients by Silvia De Rosa, Nicolò Sella, Giacomo Bellani, Giuseppe Foti, Andrea Cortegiani, Giulia Lorenzoni, Dario Gregori, Annalisa Boscolo, Lucia Cattin, Muhammed Elhadi, Giorgio Fullin, Eugenio Garofalo, Leonardo Gottin, Alberto Grassetto, Salvatore Maurizio Maggiore, Elena Momesso, Mario Peta, Daniele Poole, Roberto Rona, Ivo Tiberio, Andrea Zanoletti, Emanuele Rezoagli, Paolo Navalesi, for the SIAARTI Study Group

“…We measured the difference for arterial partial pressure of oxygen to inspired fraction of oxygen ratio (PaO2/FiO2), ventilatory ratio, and respiratory system compliance (Crs) between baseline supine position and at either the end of the first cycle of prone position (Delta-PP) or re-supination (Delta-PostPP). …”
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Jinbei oral liquid for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a randomized placebo-controlled trial by Aijun Zhang, Kangkang Han, Fangfang Chen, Xiao Chen, Jun Wang, Yikai Niu, Zhaoqiu Hu, Chunyan Zheng, Liping Han, Zhaoqing Meng, Liangzong Zhang, Qingcui Xu, Cuixiang Yu, Wei Zhang, Quanguo Li, Ningning Tao, Weixiang Kong, Fei Liu, Min Wang, Juanjuan Jiang, Honglin Li, LongBin Pang, Huaichen Li

“…To assess efficacy, over the duration of the trial, we measured serial changes in a composite indicator encompassing time to first acute exacerbation of IPF (first hospitalization or death due to respiratory cause), total lung capacity (TLC) (mL), predicted forced vital capacity (FVC%), forced vital capacity (FVC) (mL), predicted diffusing capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide (predicted DLco%), 6-minute walk distance (6MWD), St. …”
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Expression of Interferon Effector Gene SART1 Correlates with Interferon Treatment Response against Hepatitis B Infection by Yong Li, Chuanlong Zhu, Faxi Wang, Tiantian Zhu, Jun Li, Shufeng Liu, Fei Xiao

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Treatment Patterns of Follicular Lymphoma in the United States: A Claims Analysis by Scott F. Huntington, Sreevalsa Appukkuttan, Wenyi Wang, Yuxian Du, Sari Hopson, Svetlana Babajanyan

“…Descriptive statistics were reported for baseline characteristics, primary outcome, and treatment pattern measures. …”
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Effects of levothyroxine therapy on bone and mineral metabolism in hypothyroidism: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xiaotao Li, Taotao Zhang, Hongling Zhang, Shanshan Liu, Limin Tian

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A novel combination of treatments for acute anterior disc displacement without reduction of temporomandibular joint by Zhi-qiang Song, Chen‑xi Li, Zhong‑cheng Gong

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Effect of β-blocker on clinical outcomes in patients with traumatic brain injury: a retrospective propensity-matched study by Yaxin Zhang, Tingting Liu, Wenwen Ji, Guangdong Wang

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Efficacy and safety of sequential therapy for primary osteoporosis with bone formation promoters followed by bone resorption inhibitors: a meta-analysis by Yuxin Liu, Xin Liu, Yuefeng Wu, Tao Luo

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Aerodynamic Optimization of a UAV Wing subject to Weight, Geometric, Root Bending Moment, and Performance Constraints by Durmuş Sinan Körpe, Öztürk Özdemir Kanat

“…Three different optimization problems are solved. In the first problem, the maximization of CL3/2/CD is the objective function, while level flight condition at maximum CL3/2/CD is defined as a constraint. …”
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Effects of Repetitive Pitching on Trunk Muscle Endurance and Thoracic and Shoulder Kinematics by Takuya Aso, Yoshinori Kagaya

“…# Background Baseball players are aware of the potential of shoulder problems due to repetitive throwing. …”
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Knowledge Enhancement of Elementary School Staff about Traumatic Dental Injuries Using Different Educational Tools by Mojtaba Salehi Karizmeh, Fatemeh Mozaffari, Monirsadat Mirzadeh, Razieh Jabbarian

“…A significant correlation was noted between the baseline knowledge level of the participants and their educational level, participation in first aid courses covering TDIs, and history of encountering TDIs (P<0.05). …”
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Long-Term Effects of Adjuvant Intravitreal Treatment with Autologous Bone Marrow-Derived Lineage-Negative Cells in Retinitis Pigmentosa by Marta P. Wiącek, Wojciech Gosławski, Aleksandra Grabowicz, Anna Sobuś, Miłosz P. Kawa, Bartłomiej Baumert, Edyta Paczkowska, Sławomir Milczarek, Bogumiła Osękowska, Krzysztof Safranow, Alicja Zawiślak, Wojciech Lubiński, Bogusław Machaliński, Anna Machalińska

“…Patients whose symptoms started less than 10 years ago gained 14±10 letters, while those with a longer disease duration gained 2.86±8.54 letters compared to baseline at the 12-month follow-up (p=0.021). There were significantly higher differences in response densities of P1-wave amplitudes in the first ring of multifocal ERGs in treated eyes than FE recordings in all follow-up points were detected. …”
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Collagen turnover biomarkers to predict outcome of patients with biliary cancer by Leonard Kaps, Muhammed A. Genc, Markus Moehler, Stephan Grabbe, Jörn M. Schattenberg, Detlef Schuppan, Rasmus Sund Pedersen, Morten A. Karsdal, Philipp Mildenberger, Annett Maderer, Nicholas Willumsen

“…Methods We measured the seven biomarkers of collagen turnover in sera of 72 patients with BTC at baseline and after first and second chemotherapy cycle (CTX). …”
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Population pharmacokinetics of iruplinalkib in healthy volunteers and patients with solid tumors by Guihong Yang, Yimei Wang, Huimin Zhao, Ziyi Jiang, Shansong Zheng, Mingjing Ge, Meimei Si, Xiaoyan Kang

“…Iruplinalkib plasma concentrations were best described by a two‐compartment model with first‐order absorption and first‐order elimination. …”
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The Use of Opioids and Pain Medications in the Management of Postoperative Pain in Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients: A Retrospective Study by Ammar Almustafa, Asdghig Der-Boghossian, Abdel Majid Sheikh Taha

“…For our 78 patients, there was no statistical difference for stratification by baseline characteristics except in spinal anesthesia, which decreased pain on the first day. …”
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Modified autologous neurosensory retinal transplantation and bevacizumab injection in primary extra-large chronic macular holes by Hossein Ashraf, Sezaneh Haghpanah, Mohammad Hossein Nowroozzadeh

“…The median LogMAR BCDVA at baseline was 1.4 (1.3–1.4) which decreased to 1.1(1.0–1.1) (P = 0.041) at the first month and 1.0 (0.7–1.2) (P = 0.043) at the last follow-up. …”
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