Repeated positron emission tomography tracing neutrophil elastase in a porcine intensive-care sepsis model by Frida Wilske, Olof Eriksson, Rose-Marie Amini, Sergio Estrada, Helena Janols, Amina Khalil, Anders Larsson, Miklós Lipcsey, Sara Mangsbo, Jonathan Sigfridsson, Jan Sjölin, Paul Skorup, Anders Wall, Viola Wilson, Markus Castegren, Gunnar Antoni

“…Repeated PET–CT investigations were performed before and after induction of sepsis. Results At baseline [11C]NES uptake was found in the bone marrow, spleen and liver. …”
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Real-World Assessment of Weight Change in African American Females and Hispanics with HIV-1 After Initiating Integrase Strand-Transfer Inhibitors or Protease Inhibitors by Yen-Wen Chen, David Anderson, Christopher D. Pericone, Prina Donga

“…Female African Americans or Hispanics initiating INSTI- or PI-based regimens between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2018 (first prescription was index date), with ≥12-month baseline and follow-up periods, ≥1 weight measure during each period, and no prior antiretroviral (ARV) use were included. …”
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Evaluating the Relationship of GDF-15 with Clinical Characteristics, Cardinal Features, and Survival in Multiple Myeloma by Małgorzata Banaszkiewicz, Jolanta Małyszko, Krzysztof Batko, Ewa Koc-Żórawska, Marcin Żórawski, Paulina Dumnicka, Artur Jurczyszyn, Karolina Woziwodzka, Joanna Tisończyk, Marcin Krzanowski, Jacek Małyszko, Anna Waszczuk-Gajda, Ryszard Drożdż, Marek Kuźniewski, Katarzyna Krzanowska

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Effects of non-pharmacological interventions on depressive and anxiety symptoms in pregnant women: a systematic review and network meta-analysisResearch in context by Guowei Zeng, Jianfeng Niu, Ke Zhu, Fei Li, Liwen Li, Kaiming Gao, Yanlong Zhuang, Boyang Zhang, Xiaoqiang Han, Gang Ye, Zhikun Gao, Haobai Li

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Insights from serial cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging show early progress in diastolic dysfunction relates to impaired right ventricular deformation by Sören J. Backhaus, Alexander Schulz, Torben Lange, Simon F. Rösel, Lennart S. Schmidt-Schweda, Shelby Kutty, Johannes T. Kowallick, Julia Treiber, Andreas Rolf, Samuel Sossalla, Gerd Hasenuß, Andreas Schuster

“…Clinicaltrials.gov: NCT03260621 (First posted date 24/08/2017).…”
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The maternal and newborn health eCohort to track longitudinal care quality: study protocol and survey development by Catherine Arsenault, Katherine Wright, Tefera Taddele, Ashenif Tadele, Anagaw Derseh Mebratie, Firew Tiruneh Tiyare, Rose J. Kosgei, Jacinta Nzinga, Bethany Holt, Irene Mugenya, Emma Clarke-Deelder, Adiam Nega, Dorairaj Prabhakaran, Sailesh Mohan, Nompumelelo Gloria Mfeka-Nkabinde, Londiwe Mthethwa, Damen Haile Mariam, Gebeyaw Molla, Theodros Getachew, Prashant Jarhyan, Monica Chaudhry, Munir Kassa, Margaret E. Kruk

“…User-reported information will be complemented with data from physical health assessments at baseline and endline, extraction from MNH cards, and a brief facility survey. …”
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Noninvasive diagnosis model for predicting significant liver inflammation in patients with chronic hepatitis B in the immune-tolerant phase by Shanshan Chen, Lu Huang, Yili Chu, Jiangshan Lian, Hui Shao, Tingting Wang, Xuehan Zou, Haijun Huang

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The impact of an integrated intervention program combining drug therapy with water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) education on reinfection with intestinal parasitic infections amo... by Woottichai Nachaiwieng, Sangob Sanit, Nattharinee Kongta, Jassada Saingamsook, Suwit Duangmano, Sakorn Pornprasert, Pradya Somboon, Jintana Yanola

“…Follow-up assessments were conducted at 3 and 6 months. Results Baseline data revealed a 36.0% (123/342) prevalence of IPIs in the intervention group and 36.8% (96/261) in the control group. …”
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Longitudinal Changes of Sensorimotor Resting-State Functional Connectivity Differentiate between Patients with Thalamic Infarction and Pontine Infarction by Peipei Wang, Zhenxiang Zang, Miao Zhang, Yanxiang Cao, Zhilian Zhao, Yi Shan, Qingfeng Ma, Jie Lu

“…One-way ANOVA was used to identify between-group differences in functional connectivity (FC) at baseline stage (<7 days after stroke onset), with infarction volume included as a nuisance variable. …”
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Effect and Safety of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Recovery of Upper Limb Motor Function in Subacute Ischemic Stroke Patients: A Randomized Pilot Study by Dandong Wu, Jingxi Ma, Liping Zhang, Sanrong Wang, Botao Tan, Gongwei Jia

“…Conventional rehabilitation training was performed immediately after the end of real or sham taVNS by the same therapists. Baseline assessments were performed on day 0 of enrollment, and posttreatment evaluations were performed at 15 days, 4 weeks, and 12 weeks after the first intervention. …”
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Acute and chronic effects of physical exercise on atherosclerosis, kynurenine pathway, endothelial function and inflammation in patients with coronary artery disease: a clinical tr... by Eliete Bouskela, Gabriela Andrade Paz, Marcus VDS Rangel, Caio Luan Farias, André Luiz Conveniente Soares, Erica Langner, Tatiana Teixeira, Patrícia M L Dutra, Paulo Farinatti, Maria das Graças C Souza, Juliana P Borges

“…Evaluations will occur at baseline and post-intervention. On the first visit, carotid artery thickness will be assessed via ultrasound before and after cardiopulmonary exercise testing. …”
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Effects of coenzyme Q10 on endothelial and cardiac function in patients undergoing haemodialysis: study protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial by Yongxing Xu, Enhong Han, Jianjun Gao, Xinlou Li, Xiaowen Zuo, Huaping Jia, Fugui Liang, Lei Xie

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Primary small cell carcinoma of the esophagus: Comparison between a Chinese cohort and Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) data by Qin Xiao, Haifan Xiao, Shuyu Ouyang, Jinming Tang, Baihua Zhang, Hui Wang

“…In this study, we conducted two areas of research on SCCE. First, we analyzed differences in SCCE characteristics between Chinese and U.S. patients. …”
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Association of neighborhood level socioeconomic status and patient reported clinical improvement following total shoulder arthroplasty by Caleb Morgan, MD, Amanda Firoved, MOT, OTR, Patrick J. Denard, MD, Justin W. Griffin, MD

“…All groups significantly improved from baseline scores on all PROs (P < .001) with the majority of improvement being achieved within the first year after surgery. …”
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Automatic cervical lymph nodes detection and segmentation in heterogeneous computed tomography images using deep transfer learning by Wenjun Liao, Xiangde Luo, Lu Li, Jinfeng Xu, Yuan He, Hui Huang, Shichuan Zhang

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The Influence of Ficus deltoidea in Preserving Alveolar Bone in Ovariectomized Rats by N. I. Omar, B. Baharin, S. F. Lau, N. Ibrahim, N. Mohd, A. Ahmad Fauzi, N. Muhammad, N. M. Fernandez

“…At necropsy, morphometric assessment of the interradicular bone of the first molar was carried out using a micro-CT scanner, while quantification of osteoclasts and osteoblasts was performed histologically. …”
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Hypertriglyceridemic Waist Phenotype and Lipid Accumulation Product: Two Comprehensive Obese Indicators of Waist Circumference and Triglyceride to Predict Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus... by Minrui Xu, Mingtao Huang, Deren Qiang, Jianxin Gu, Yong Li, Yingzi Pan, Xingjuan Yao, Wenchao Xu, Yuan Tao, Yihong Zhou, Hongxia Ma

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Protocol of the Nurses’ Mental Health Study (NMHS): a nationwide hospital multicentre prospective cohort study by Jiaxin Yang, Chongmei Huang, Shuiyuan Xiao, Xuting Li, Meng Ning, Zengyu Chen, Yusheng Tian, Qiang Yu, Yamin Chen, Ya-Min Li

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Les caves de Reims/Durocortorum à travers les exemples de la fouille du tramway by Magalie Cavé

“…AD, and then between the middle of the 2nd c. and the beginning of the 3rd c., never seems to coincide with the major works undertaken in public spaces during the first half of the 2nd c., but rather, always lags behind them. …”
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Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Deep Vein Thrombosis in Relation to Location: A Retrospective Analysis Study by Majed S. Al Yami PharmD, Abdulmajeed M. Alshehri PharmD, Ghadah M. Alotaibi PharmD, Mariam S. Alsulimani PharmD, Fay M. Alotaibi PharmD, Rawan A. Alotaibi PharmD, Nouf A. Alqahtani PharmD, Lama A. Alhumaidan PharmD, Lubna S. Bin Hadhir PharmD, Norah M. Alebrah PharmD, Sumaya N. Almohareb PharmD, Omar A. Alshaya PharmD, Omar S. Alkhezi PharmD, Osamah M. Alfayez PharmD, Omar A. Almohammed PhD, Amal M. Badawoud PhD

“…The aim of this study is to explore the baseline characteristics and clinical outcomes of patients with different types of DVT. …”
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