The recurrence and multi-organ involvement of giant penile plexiform neurofibroma in an adult with neurofibromatosis type 1: a case report by Junhao Chu, Zhihui Zhang, Huisheng Yuan, Jiajun Kan, Zilong Wang, Muwen Wang

“…Physical examination revealed marked penile enlargement with a palpable large mass and multiple café-au-lait macules across the body. Although the patient had no urinary complaints, he was unable to achieve normal erectile function. …”
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Effects of the replacement of fishmeal with defatted black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae meal in high lipid diets on growth, serum liver antioxidant and disease resistance... by Weibin Huang, Wanting Huang, Wenshan Cai, Hao Liu, Menglong Zhou, Beiping Tan, Hengyang Song, Xiaohui Dong

“…And there was no significant difference in SOD. In liver, DSM40 group had the highest T-AOC content, which was higher than other group (P < 0.05). …”
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Associations between arterial stiffening and brain structure, perfusion, and cognition in the Whitehall II Imaging Sub-study: A retrospective cohort study. by Sana Suri, Scott T Chiesa, Enikő Zsoldos, Clare E Mackay, Nicola Filippini, Ludovica Griffanti, Abda Mahmood, Archana Singh-Manoux, Martin J Shipley, Eric J Brunner, Mika Kivimäki, John E Deanfield, Klaus P Ebmeier

“…Participants were selected if they had no clinical diagnosis of dementia and no gross brain structural abnormalities. …”
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Serum midkine level and its association with subclinical coronary artery calcification and carotid atherosclerosis in chronic kidney disease by Osama Nady Mohamed, Marwa Ibrahim Mohamed, Shaimaa F. Kamel, Ahmed M. Dardeer, Sayed Shehata, Hassan MH Mohammed, Asmaa Khalf Kamel, Doaa Elzaeem Ismail, Nehal I. Abbas, Mohamed Ahmed Abdelsamie, Ahmed Fathy Kamel Ziady, Manar M. Sayed, Nermeen Dahi Mohammed Toni, Shaimaa Moustafa Hafez, Shereen Mohammed Mohammed Elsaghir

“…Carotid atherosclerotic patients had higher serum levels of MK, TNF-α, IL-6, hs-CRP, iPTH, phosphorus, TC, total triglycerides and LDL-C (p < 0.001 for each). …”
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Tuned Generalised <i>k</i>-<i>ω</i> (GEKO) Turbulence Model Parameters for Predicting Transitional Flow Through Stenosis Geometries of Various Degrees by Jake Emmerling, Sara Vahaji, David A. V. Morton, Svetlana Stevanovic, David F. Fletcher, Kiao Inthavong

“…Results showed that the <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>C</mi><mrow><mi>M</mi><mi>I</mi><mi>X</mi></mrow></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula> parameter, combined with a modified GEKO blending function, had the greatest effect on axial velocity, velocity fluctuations and the location of the jet breakdown region. …”
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Loneliness among dementia caregivers: evaluation of the psychometric properties and cutoff score of the Three-item UCLA Loneliness Scale by Amira Mohammed Ali, Saeed A. Al-Dossary, Carlos Laranjeira, Carlos Laranjeira, Carlos Laranjeira, Abeer Selim, Abeer Selim, Abeer Selim, Souheil Hallit, Souheil Hallit, Souheil Hallit, Abdulmajeed A. Alkhamees, Aljawharah Fahad Aljubilah, Musheer A. Aljaberi, Ebtesam Abdullah Alzeiby, Annamaria Pakai, Haitham Khatatbeh

“…IntroductionDementia is a chronic progressive syndrome, with an entire loss of function in the late stages. The care of this demanding condition is primarily provided by family members, who often suffer from chronic burnout, distress, and loneliness. …”
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Aneurysmal Bone Cyst of the Jaws: A Retrospective Analysis of 19 Cases by Yiwen Zhang, Chunye Zhang, Jiannan Liu, Jing Han

“…The follow-up data of 16 patients were obtained, most of them had a good prognosis, with one patient relapsed 9 months after surgery. …”
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Clinical improvements after endoscopic lung volume reduction with valves in patients with advanced emphysema and a 6-min walk test ≤140 m at baseline by Jacopo Saccomanno, Lara Kilic, Thomas Sgarbossa, Konrad Neumann, Franz Stanzel, Angelique Holland, Christian Grah, Wolfgang Gesierich, Joanna Krist, Joachim H. Ficker, Stephan Eggeling, Stefan Andreas, Bernd Schmidt, Stephan Eisenmann, Björn Schwick, Karl-Josef Franke, Andreas Fertl, Martin Witzenrath, Ralf-Harto Hübner

“…Patients with a 6MWT ≤140 m at baseline had a lower forced expiratory volume in 1 s and diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide and higher symptom burden. …”
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sTREM2 cerebrospinal fluid levels are a potential biomarker for microglia activity in early‐stage Alzheimer's disease and associate with neuronal injury markers by Marc Suárez‐Calvet, Gernot Kleinberger, Miguel Ángel Araque Caballero, Matthias Brendel, Axel Rominger, Daniel Alcolea, Juan Fortea, Alberto Lleó, Rafael Blesa, Juan Domingo Gispert, Raquel Sánchez‐Valle, Anna Antonell, Lorena Rami, José L Molinuevo, Frederic Brosseron, Andreas Traschütz, Michael T Heneka, Hanne Struyfs, Sebastiaan Engelborghs, Kristel Sleegers, Christine Van Broeckhoven, Henrik Zetterberg, Bengt Nellgård, Kaj Blennow, Alexander Crispin, Michael Ewers, Christian Haass

“…Abstract TREM2 is an innate immune receptor expressed on the surface of microglia. Loss‐of‐function mutations of TREM2 are associated with increased risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD). …”
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CT derived ECV in severe aortic stenosis: prognosticator and screening test for co-existent transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis by Joshua N. McShane, Anahita Tavoosi, Huda El Mais, Keren Mbondo Kasuku, Anthony Poulin, Mehmet Onur Omaygenc, Ian G. Burwash, David Messika-Zeitoun, Benjamin J.W. Chow, Gary R. Small

“…During median follow up of 29 (21–36) months, 24 deaths occurred.In 30 patients ECV ≥ 31 %, 2 had positive 99mTc-PYP imaging for ATTR-CA. On Cox regression analysis increased ECV associated with increased risk of all cause mortality (HR 2.54 (95 % CI 1.09–5.93) and was incremental to age, LV function and renal impairment (p = 0.03). …”
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Association between SGLT-2 inhibitors and suicide risk in type 2 diabetes and bipolar: a real-world cohort study by En-Wei Chang, Jing-Yang Huang, Shih-Chang Lo, Chien-Ning Huang, Chien-Ning Huang, Chien-Ning Huang, Yi-Sun Yang, Yi-Sun Yang, Edy Kornelius, Edy Kornelius

“…Patients were included if they had bipolar disorder, were receiving active psychiatric treatment, and initiated either SGLT-2i or DPP-4i between 1 January 2015, and 30 June 2024. …”
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Comparison of Left Ventricular Global Longitudinal Strain and Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction in Acute Respiratory Failure Patients Requiring Invasive Mechanical Ventilation by Zubair Bashir, Feven Ataklte, Shuyuan Wang, Edward W. Chen, Vishnu Kadiyala, Charles F. Sherrod, Phinnara Has, Christopher Song, Corey E. Ventetuolo, James Simmons, Philip Haines

“…ARF patients requiring IMV who had echocardiography performed during MICU admission were included. …”
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Diagnostic performance of procalcitonin for bacterial infection in severe alcoholic hepatitis compared with C-reactive protein by Min Kyu Kang, Yu Rim Lee, Soo Young Park, Kwang Il Seo, Sang Soo Lee, Byung Seok Kim, Jeong Eun Song, Jun Sik Yoon, Young Mi Hong, Ki Tae Yoon, Woo Jin Chung, Seung Ha Park, Eunju Kim, Kyung Ran Jun, Jung Gil Park, Yang-Hyun Baek, Nae-Yun Heo

“…The patients with bacterial infection had significantly higher MELD scores (24.0 vs. 15.0), PCT levels (1.5 vs. 0.4 ng/mL), and CRP levels (4.9 vs. 2.5 mg/dL) compared to those without bacterial infection. …”
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miR-10b promotes porcine immature Sertoli cell proliferation by targeting the DAZAP1 gene by Bo WENG, Mao-liang RAN, Rong CAO, Fu-zhi PENG, Hui LUO, Hu GAO, Xiang-wei TANG, Anqi YANG, Bin CHEN

“…MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been widely identified in porcine testicular tissues and implicated as crucial regulators of proliferation, apoptosis, and differentiation in porcine spermatogenesis related cells. However, the function roles of most of the miRNAs that have been identified in Sertoli cells are poorly understood. …”
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Several groups of LysM-RLKs are involved in symbiotic signal perception and arbuscular mycorrhiza establishment by Yi Ding, Zélie Lesterps, Virginie Gasciolli, Anne-Laure Fuchs, Mégane Gaston, Lauréna Medioni, Annélie de-Regibus, Céline Remblière, Céline Vicédo, Sandra Bensmihen, Jean Jacques Bono, Julie Cullimore, Guilhem Reyt, Marion Dalmais, Christine Saffray, Solène Mazeau, Abdelhafid Bendahmane, Richard Sibout, Michiel Vandenbussche, Jacques Rouster, Tongming Wang, Guanghua He, Arnaud Masselin, Sylvain Cottaz, Sébastien Fort, Benoit Lefebvre

“…While LYR-IB knock out mutants had a reduced AMF colonization in several species, constitutive/ectopic expression in wheat increased AMF colonization. …”
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Weighted single-step genome-wide association study identified genomic regions and candidate genes for growth and reproductive traits in Wenchang chicken by Ranran Zhu, Yu Zhang, Yuxiang Jiang, Zihan Xu, Yurong Tai, Ziyi Lian, Zhandeng Li, Xiuping Wang, Na Luo, Guiping Zhao, Xuemei Deng

“…LDB2 was proposed as a strong candidate gene due to its significant function and high consistency with other studies regarding various carcass traits in chickens. …”
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Corneal epithelial aberrations: a novel diagnostic tool for keratoconus and forme fruste keratoconus by Rui Ning, Chak Seng Lei, Xinning Yang, Yue Li, Yizhou Yang, Ingemar Gustafsson, Giacomo Savini, Domenico Schiano-Lomoriello, Xingtao Zhou, Xiaoying Wang, Jinhai Huang

“…Results FFKC and KC eyes had significantly higher epithelial aberrations than normal eyes. …”
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High expression of CXCL13 predicts a favorable response to immunotherapy by upregulating CXCR5+CD8+ T-cell infiltration in gastric cancer by Shuning Xu, Danyang Li, Danyang Li, Tao Ning, Yao Lu, Yansha Sun, Hua Bai, Lei Qiao, Ting Deng, Ying Liu

“…However, its role, underlying mechanisms, and prognostic significance in ICI-treated GC patients remain controversial.MethodsThis study investigated the clinical significance of CXCL13 and its potential immunomodulatory function in GC patients. A total of 144 GC patients from two cohorts, who received a combination of chemotherapy and anti-PD-1 antibody, were analyzed. …”
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DETERMINATION OF CHEWING EFFICIENCY IN PATIENTS WITH RESTORED TOOTH CROWN PART by V.V. Nikolov, D M. Korol, D.D. Kindiy, M.D. Korol

“…In most cases preparation is confined to the ledge creation. Its function is to provide a smooth transition of orthopedic restoration to a tooth root and prevent the traumatization of marginal paradontium. …”
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Adsorption kinetics of tea waste to catechins by Hu Shuqin, Tang Yi, Liu Li

“…Catechins, the main functional components in tea, were generally recognized as possessing desirable biological and physiological effects, such as ant-i oxidation, ant-i cancer, reducing the risk of cardiovascular diseases etc. …”
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