Long-term clinical comparison of three different femoral stems in Total Hip Arthroplasty with femoral shortening in patients with high-riding hips by Kutalmis Albayrak, Yakup Alpay, Ozgur Ismail Turk, Muhammed Mert, Deniz Akbulut, Akif Albayrak

“…Abstract Background Developmental hip dysplasia is a common cause of hip arthrosis in young adults, necessitating total hip arthroplasty (THA) for improved function and pain relief. In cases of high-riding hips, transverse femoral shortening osteotomy is often required to facilitate reduction and prevent neurovascular complications. …”
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Parental kynurenine 3-monooxygenase genotype in mice directs sex-specific behavioral outcomes in offspring by Snezana Milosavljevic, Maria V. Piroli, Emma J. Sandago, Gerardo G. Piroli, Holland H. Smith, Sarah Beggiato, Norma Frizzell, Ana Pocivavsek

“…Compared to WT-Control offspring, WT-Kmo +/+ females showed impaired spatial learning, heightened anxiety, reduced sleep and abnormal EEG spectral power. WT-Kmo +/+ males had deficits in reversal learning but no sleep disturbances or anxiety-like behaviors. …”
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Consumers acceptability of using screen capture methods to capture marketing strategies on online food delivery platforms: a qualitative study by Adyya Gupta, Kathryn Backholer, Catherine E Huggins, Gloria KW Leung, Rebecca Bennett, Anna Peeters

“…Results: The mean age of the sample was 28 years. 75 % were females, over 80 % had completed higher education and 20 % lived with children < 18 years of age. …”
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Severity of diastolic dysfunction predicts myocardial infarction by Tanmay A. Gokhale, Mehak Dhande, Suresh Mulukutla, Oscar C. Marroquin, Floyd Thoma, Aditya Bhonsale, Krishna Kancharla, Andrew Voigt, Alaa A. Shalaby, N.A. Mark Estes, III, Sandeep K. Jain, Samir Saba

“…Methods: This was an observational study of consecutive patients who underwent an echocardiogram that showed normal systolic function and had ≥ 3 months of follow-up. DD was graded using the contemporaneous guidelines at the time of the echocardiogram. …”
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Association of Personal Care and Consumer Product Chemicals with Long-Term Amenorrhea: Insights into Serum Globulin and STAT3 by Ziyi Li, Xue Song, Daniel Abdul Karim Turay, Yanling Chen, Guohong Zhao, Yingtong Jiang, Kun Zhou, Xiaoming Ji, Xiaoling Zhang, Minjian Chen

“…Chemicals in personal care and consumer products are suspected to disrupt endocrine function and affect reproductive health. However, the link between mixed exposure and long-term amenorrhea is not well understood. …”
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Impact of Body Mass Index on the Outcomes of Cryoballoon Pulmonary Vein Isolation for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation by Konstantinos A. Papathanasiou, Dimitrios A. Vrachatis, Charalampos Kossyvakis, Sotiria G. Giotaki, Gerasimos Deftereos, Maria Kousta, Ioannis Anagnostopoulos, Dimitrios Avramides, George Giannopoulos, Vaia Lambadiari, Gerasimos Siasos, Spyridon Deftereos

“…Early recurrence of AF, symptom improvement, and procedural outcomes were some key secondary outcomes. Results: 20 patients had normal weight, 35 were overweight, and 30 were obese. …”
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Antigen 43 associated with Escherichia coli membrane vesicles contributes to bacterial cell association and biofilm formation by Lauren Zavan, Lilian Hor, Ella L. Johnston, Jason Paxman, Begoña Heras, Maria Kaparakis‑Liaskos

“…ABSTRACT Bacterial membrane vesicles (MVs) are produced by all bacteria and contribute to numerous bacterial functions due to their ability to package and transfer bacterial cargo. …”
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Robust kinetics estimation from kinematics via direct collocation by Kuan Wang, Linlin Zhang, Leichao Liang, Jiang Shao, Xinpeng Chen, Huihao Wang

“…The hip flexion moment had MAEs of 0.182, 0.204, 0.242, 0.246, and 0.249 Nm/kg in the respective groups. …”
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Impaired hippocampal neurogenesis associated with regulatory ceRNA network in a mouse model of postoperative cognitive dysfunction by Jingrun Lin, Xiaoqiu Zhu, Xuan Li, Yu Hong, Yaohui Liang, Siqi Chen, Chenzhuo Feng, Lin Cao

“…The surgery group underwent laparotomy under 1.5% isoflurane anesthesia, while controls received no intervention. Cognitive function was assessed 7–10 days post-surgery using open field, Y-maze, and novel object recognition tests. …”
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PP4 inhibition sensitizes ovarian cancer to NK cell-mediated cytotoxicity via STAT1 activation and inflammatory signaling by Kristina A Butler, Remya Raja, Christopher Wu, Marion Curtis, Esen Yonca Bassoy, Thomas E Rubino, Emma C Utagawa, Paul M Magtibay

“…Tumors with PP4C knockdown had increased infiltration of NK cells, NK T cells, and CD4+ T cells. …”
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Influence of light quality on the profiling of metabolites and the status of Lactobacillus community in the phyllosphere of hydroponically grown ginseng by Nooruddin Bin Sadiq, Ji-Eun Lee, Muhammad Hamayun, Seda Nur Kabadayı, Na-Yun Park, Bokyung Lee, Ho-Youn Kim

“…Environmental factors, such as light intensity and quality, are known to influence the composition and function of phyllosphere microbiota. In hydroponic systems, these interactions are particularly relevant, as they can significantly affect plant growth and yield. …”
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Process-based measures in high-stakes testing: practical implications for construct validity within military aviation selection by Joseph T. Coyne, Laura Jamison, Kaylin Strong, Ciara Sibley, Cyrus Foroughi, Sarah Melick

“…Process-based measures typically function by having individuals perform either a novel task or perform a task with novel stimuli. …”
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Differentiation of multiple adrenal adenoma subtypes based on a radiomics and clinico-radiological model: a dual-center study by Xinzhang Zhang, Yapeng Si, Xin Shi, Yiwen Zhang, Liuyang Yang, Junfeng Yang, Ye Zhang, Jinjun Leng, Pingping Hu, Hao Liu, Jiaqi Chen, Wenliang Li, Wei Song, Jianping Zhu, Maolin Yang, Wei Li, Junfeng Wang

“…Results After a comprehensive evaluation of the predictive indicators, the logistic regression classifier model based on the combined clinico-radiological and radiomic features had an AUC of (0.945, 0.927, 0.856) for aldosterone-producing adenoma (APA), (0.963, 0.889, 0.887) for cortisol-producing adenoma (CPA), and (0.940, 0.765, 0.816) for non-functioning adrenal adenoma (NAA) in the training set, validation set, and external test set, respectively. …”
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The Influence of Emphysema on Treatment Response to Biologic Therapy in Severe Asthma by Biener L, Morobeid H, Pizarro C, Kuetting D, Nickenig G, Skowasch D

“…Patients with ≥ 5% emphysema were more often ex-smokers (80% vs 41%, p=0.002), had poorer lung function (FEV1 median 1.3 [interquartile range: 1.0;1.6] vs 1.8[1– 2;2.4] L, p=0.037), and more comorbid COPD (50% vs 21%, p=0.012). …”
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Validation of the EKFC equation for glomerular filtration rate estimation and comparison with the Asian-modified CKD-EPI equation in Chinese chronic kidney disease patients in an e... by Li Zhao, Huan-li Li, Hui-jing Liu, Jin Ma, Wei Liu, Jian-min Huang, Ling-ge Wei, Peng Xie

“…Although, EKFC equation had a slightly better P30 (80.0% vs. 74.4%, p = 0.01).Conclusions The overall performance of EKFC equation is acceptable. …”
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Thromboembolic and infectious complication risks in TKA and UKA: evidence from a Japanese nationwide cohort by Yu Mori, Kunio Tarasawa, Hidetatsu Tanaka, Masayuki Kamimura, Kento Harada, Naoko Mori, Kiyohide Fushimi, Toshimi Aizawa, Kenji Fujimori

“…TKA significantly contributes to long-term pain relief and joint function improvement, while UKA offers faster recovery and reduced early complications. …”
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New multifactor spatial prediction method based on Bayesian maximum entropy by YANG Yong, ZHANG Chutian, HE Liyuan

“…The main objective is to incorporate the results of classical geostatistics and quantitative soil-landscape model in the BME framework.The result of ordinary Kriging was taken as the priori probability density function (pdf), as well as the sampling data as hard data, and the results of environmental correlation as soft data. …”
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Effect of a single-dose denosumab on mineral homeostasis in infertile men: insights from a pilot intervention study and a randomized controlled trial by Sam Kafai Yahyavi, Rune Holt, Li Juel Mortensen, Ida Marie Boisen, Lív Bech Árting, Anne Jørgensen, Anders Juul, Martin Blomberg Jensen

“…The observed temporal changes were confirmed in the RCT with differences in serum calcium (p < 0.001) and phosphate (p < 0.001) on day 14, PTH (p < 0.002), and alkaline phosphatase (p < 0.001) on days 80 and 160. Denosumab treatment had no significant effect on vitamin D status, renal function, or serum albumin concentration after 80 and 160 days. …”
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Better treatment outcomes with aripiprazole long-acting injection in community and incarcerated patients with serious mental illness by Erasmia I. Koiliari, Erasmia I. Koiliari, Ioannis Mouzas, Ioannis Mouzas, Georgios Alevizopoulos, Otto Lesch, Henriette Walter, Emmanouil L. Pasparakis, Emmanouil L. Pasparakis

“…ImportanceAripiprazole, a partial D2 receptor agonist, is proposed to enhance prefrontal cortex (PFC) dopamine function, improving working memory and GABA transmission, which supports social functioning. …”
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The Influence of Extraosseous Talar Vascular Luminal Diameter on the Development of Osteochondral Lesions of the Talar Dome by Lercan Aslan MD, Samir Ghandour MD, Cihad C. Gedik, Soheil Ashkani-Esfahani MD, Daniel Guss MD, MBA, Gregory R. Waryasz MD, Lorena Bejarano-Pineda MD, Christopher W. DiGiovanni MD, John Y. Kwon MD

“…Category: Ankle; Trauma Introduction/Purpose: Osteochondral lesions of the talus (OLT) impact both sedentary individuals and athletes, affecting both daily function as well as athletic performance. Purported causations include trauma, genetics, and hypovascularity. …”
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