Reliability, validity and minimum clinical importance difference of the Chinese version of the Zurich claudication questionnaire by Yi-xuan Gao, Zhi-wen Weng, Hui Shao, Han Bo, Zhi-hui Chen, Meng Song, Lu-ping Liu, Ling-yun Zhang, Jia-yu Liu, Yu-han Wang, Meng-meng Zhang, Xi-you Wang, Ya-nan Sun, Chang-he Yu, Xi-you Wang, Ya-nan Sun, Chang-he Yu

“…Discriminative validity had significant differences in the degree of classification. …”
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Isolated carcinomatosis of the abdominal cavity in women: the features of immunophenotypes and morphometric parameters. by О. V. Poslavska, I. S. Shponka, O. A. Savchenko, M. Yu. Petrova

“…Over the past three decades, understanding the biology and pathways of intra-abdominal dissemination of tumors, taking into account the protective function of the peritoneal barrier against further tumor spreading, has led many researchers to consider the concept of peritoneal carcinomatosis as a locoregional disease. …”
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Screening of Germplasm Resources with Low-Phosphorus Tolerance During the Seedling Stage of Rice by Mengru Zhang, Ye Wang, Zexin Qi, Qiang Zhang, Huan Wang, Chenglong Guan, Wenzheng Sun, Fenglou Ling, Zhian Zhang, Chen Xu

“…An analysis of the coefficient of variation (CV) for low phosphorus tolerance coefficients across different rice germplasm resources revealed that 16 indicators had CVs greater than 10%, which can be used as criteria for screening rice varieties with low phosphorus tolerance at the seedling stage. …”
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Dynamics of Oxidative Stress Indices and Endogenous Factors of Vascular Regulation in Patients with Non-Traumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Due to Rupture of Cerebral Aneurysms by E. V. Klychnikova, S. S. Petrikov, A. V. Prirodov, E. Yu. Bakharev, S. V. Silkin, E. V. Tazina, A. A. Temnov, A. S. Bogdanova

“…The severity of oxidative stress was assessed by the level of malonic dialdehyde (MDA) and total antioxidant activity of blood serum (TAA); vasotonic function of vascular endothelium by the content of stable metabolites of nitric oxide (NOx) and the concentration of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE). …”
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Hand Motion Control Ability Between Young and Older Adults: Comparative Study by Jung-Soon Kim, Hui-Jun Kim, Minju Kim, Sung-Hee Kim

“…Younger participants performed more rotations (B=5.29, P=.002), demonstrated a greater range of motion (B=1334.37, P=.007), and completed the task in less time (B=0.99, P=.003), indicating age-related differences in upper limb motor function. Trial order also had a significant main effect on rotation count and angle. …”
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The efficacy of total hip arthroplasty in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Jun Lu, Jiangting Yu, Xiaoping Wang, Tingting Hua

“…Discussion In conclusion, although SLE patients show similar improvements in hip function postoperatively compared to non-SLE patients, they face a significantly higher risk of complications, including prosthetic dislocation, blood transfusion requirements, DVT, and wound infections. …”
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Single-Port Robot-Assisted Post-Chemotherapy Unilateral Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection: Feasibility and Surgical Considerations by Sisto Perdonà, Alessandro Izzo, Roberto Contieri, Francesco Passaro, Savio Domenico Pandolfo, Roberto Corrado, Giovanna Canfora, Rocco Damiano, Riccardo Autorino, Gianluca Spena

“…The patient received regional anesthesia, multimodal analgesia, and had an NRS pain score of 0 at discharge. The console time was 79 minutes, with minimal blood loss and no complications. …”
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Cloning and expression of aerenchyma formation-related gene SmPAD4 in Saussurea medusa by WEI Rongyi1,2,3, DUAN Peng4, LI Peilan1,2,3, LUO Dan1,2,3, SHI Guomin2,3, DAI Wubin2,3, LI Fengzhen1,2,3, HE Tao1,2,3*

“…The protein was an alkaline and hydrophilic unstable protein.(2)Phylogenetic tree analysis showed that SmPAD4 had high similarity with CcPAD4 of Cynara cardunculus.(3)A length of 1 049 bp promoter sequence of SmPAD4 was amplified, which included cis-acting elements such as light response element, hypoxia response element, dry and auxin response elements.(4)Real-time quantitative fluorescence(qRT-PCR)analysis showed that SmPAD4 gene was expressed in root, stem and leaf, and the expression level was the highest in leaf. …”
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A prospective study on the effects of glucosamine hydrochloride and chondroitin sulfate combination on systemic inflammation markers in patients with knee osteoarthritis (report 1) by A. M. Lila, E. A. Taskina, L. I. Alekseeva, N. G. Kashevarova, E. A. Strebkova, N. M. Savushkina, N. M. Savushkina, T. A. Korotkova, A. S. Avdeeva, E. Yu. Samarkina, M. E. Diatroptov

“…C-reactive protein (CRP) levels were measured during visits 1 and 3 in all patients; 40 patients also had their serum levels of 17 cytokines, chemokines, and growth factors assessed.Results and discussion. …”
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Dynamic coronary roadmap in percutaneous coronary intervention: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Amir Hossein Behnoush, Alireza Ramandi, Sugandhi Mahajan, Ahmed Altibi, Amirsaeed Samavarchitehrani, Rahul Gupta

“…This is of particular importance since many patients undergoing PCI have limited renal function and hence will benefit from the use of DCR. …”
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The large and central Caligo martia eyespot may reduce fatal attacks by birds: a case study supports the deflection hypothesis in nature by Iserhard, Cristiano Agra, Malta, Shimene, Penz, Carla, Fraga, Brenda Barbon, Costa, Camila Abel, Schwantz, Taiane, Bordin, Kauane Maiara

“…Notably, CM facsimiles had lower attack probability than WE, UV and NC. …”
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Modeling Floral Induction in the Narrow-Leafed Lupin <i>Lupinus angustifolius</i> Under Different Environmental Conditions by Maria A. Duk, Vitaly V. Gursky, Mikhail P. Bankin, Elena A. Semenova, Maria V. Gurkina, Elena V. Golubkova, Daisuke Hirata, Maria G. Samsonova, Svetlana Yu. Surkova

“…In the wild <i>ku</i> line, we found that both <i>FTc1</i> and <i>FTa1</i> genes had an essential role under long days, which was associated with the vernalization response. …”
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Effects of saline drinking water on growth performance, carcass traits, and blood biochemistry in crossbred Muscovy ducks by Le Thanh Phuong, Nguyen Thi Thuy, Nguyen Thiet

“…Ducks consuming water with salinity levels of 0.45% and 0.6% had higher feed conversion ratios (4.83 and 4.68, respectively) compared to lower salinity groups (3.77–4.61). …”
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Designing a Multi-Objective Stable Mathematical Model for Routing Municipal Waste Collection Vehicles by Afrouz Rahmandoust, Ashkan Hafezalkotob, Bijan Rahmani Parchikolaei, َAmir Azizi

“…This was achieved by formulating separate objective functions to address various aspects of urban waste collection. …”
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Leaving no one behind: the impact of disability and socioeconomic status on maternal continuum of care by Ebisa Turi, Lisa Gold, Ha N.D Le, Hasheem Mannan, Eric H.Y. Lau, Julie Abimanyi-Ochom

“…Results A total of 14.0% of women had a disability of at least some difficulty in one domain of function. …”
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Association of magnesium depletion score with serum anti-aging protein Klotho in the middle-aged and older populations by Zhijie Zhuang, Shan Huang, Yingzhu Xiong, Yan Peng, Shuangming Cai

“…After full adjustment, compared to the low MDS group, participants in the middle and high groups had significantly lower serum Klotho levels (β = −35.49, 95% CI: −62.29 to −8.69; β = −64.82, 95% CI: −115.30 to −14.34, respectively; p for trend = 0.003). …”
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Stopover habitat use of coastal Pied Avocet revealed by satellite tracking and remote sensing technology by Dong Li, Kai Liu, Yingxu Gao, Yang Wu, Xiyong Hou

“…The study emphasized that the habitat function of artificial wetland should be paid enough attention to while maintaining the natural wetland without further loss. …”
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CHRONIC HEART FAILURE OF ISCHEMIC GENESIS AND CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE: POSSIBILITIES OF COMBINATION THERAPY INCLUDING NEBIVOLOL by P. A. Fedotov, M. Yu. Sitnikova, N. V. Safyanova, N. L. Shaporova

“…Combination cardiopulmonary therapy including β1-AB leads to more effective control of comorbidity symptoms and to improvementof patient functional status.…”
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Whole‐Blood RNA Sequencing Profiling of Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated With Tofacitinib by Chiara Bellocchi, Ennio Giulio Favalli, Gabriella Maioli, Elena Agape, Marzia Rossato, Matteo Paini, Adriana Severino, Barbara Vigone, Martina Biggioggero, Elena Trombetta, Roberto Caporali, Lorenzo Beretta

“…Results Of 26 patients who completed the study (per‐protocol analysis), 15 (57.7%) achieved good responses, and 7 (26.9%) and 4 (15.3%) had moderate and no responses, respectively. Overall, 273 baseline genes were significantly associated with the attainment of good responses, contributing to several pathways linked to the immune system or RA pathogenesis (eg, citrullination processes and the negative regulation of natural killer function). …”
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Gut cannabinoid receptor 1 regulates alcohol binge-induced intestinal permeability by Bin Gao, Luca Maccioni, George Kunos, Szabolcs Dvorácskó, Grzegorz Godlewski, Resat Cinar, Malliga R Iyer

“…Radioligand binding and functional assays confirmed that the genetic deletion of intestinal epithelial CB1R did not alter the density or functionality of CB1R in the brain. …”
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