Instrumental diagnosis of coxitis in ankylosing spondylitis in real clinical practice by E. M. Agafonova, T. V. Dubinina, A. B. Demina, A. V. Smirnov, Sh. F. Erdes

“…Our findings demonstrated that more than half of patients had high coxitis activity, and more prolonged coxitis was responsible for higher X-ray HJ changes and functional limitations.Conclusion. …”
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Prevalence of the variations in the tendons of the extensor digitorum communis among the Burmese population by Than Than Win, Zaw Myo Hein, Muhammad Danial Che Ramli, Soe Lwin, Tin Moe Nwe

“…The Chi-square test was used to determine the statistical significance of tendon variations among the hands. Results: All IF had a single EDC tendon (100 %). The MF had single (50 %), double (37.5 %), and triple (10.9 %) tendons. …”
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Strengthening laboratories in response to outbreaks in humanitarian emergencies and conflict settings: Results, challenges and lessons from expanding PCR diagnostic capacities for... by Ismail Mahat Bashir, Ali Ahmed Al-Waleedi, Saeed Mohamed Al-Shaibani, Mohammed Rajamanar, Shougi Al-Akbari, Abdulelah Al-Harazi, Layla Salim Aliwah, Nahed Ahmed Salem, Dina Al-Ademi, Amal Barakat, Nicole Sarkis, Abdinasir Abubakar, Mikiko Senga, Altaf Musani, Adham Rashad Ismail Abdel Moneim, Nuha Mahmoud

“…<h4>Background</h4>When the COVID-19 pandemic was declared, Yemen, a country facing years of conflict had only one laboratory with PCR testing capacity. …”
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Biosynthesis and Bioactivity of Melanin from the Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vent Yeast <i>Hortaea werneckii</i> Mo34 by Hui-Juan Li, Zhen-Ming Chi

“…</i><b>Conclusions</b>: The black yeast <i>H. werneckii</i> Mo34 indeed had the DHN melanin biosynthesis pathway and the melanin produced by it had many potential applications.…”
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Open Latarjet for Acute Anterior Dislocation with Severe Anterior Glenoid Rim Fractures Provides Stable but Arthritic Shoulder at Long-term Follow-up by Esteban Andres Lobos Centeno, Dominique Saragaglia, Vincent Martinel, Johannes Barth

“…Purpose: This study evaluated functional and radiological results of acute shoulder dislocations, associated with a large bone avulsion of the antero-inferior glenoid rim, treated with a modified Latarjet procedure. …”
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A tool for modernisation? The Boer concentration camps of the South African War, 1900 - 1902 by Elizabeth van Heyningen

“…However, I have argued elsewhere that many of the farm families, who had had little contact with modern preventive medicine, functioned within a different cultural world from the British who ran the camps. …”
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Midterm Outcomes and Surgical Approaches for Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus by Christoph Biehl PD, Carina Fritzsche, Nike Walter PD, Lotta Biehl, Thaqif El Khassawna, Christian Heiss, Markus Rupp MD

“…Patients aged ≤30 years had a higher success rate (62.5%) compared with older patients (45.8%, P = .227). …”
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Fragment Compression through Distal Locking Hole by Screw with Washer: A Supplement to Nailing in Distal Tibia Fractures by Sunil G Kulkarni, Prashant B Dhamoji, Utkarsh K Vishwakarma, Madhura S Kulkarni, Sanghsen S Sawant, Nitin P Prajapat

“…Results: Forty-eight patients had excellent to good scores; 2 patients had fair score based on Johner and Wruhs radiological and clinical criteria. …”
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The value of patient-reported outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus receiving insulin therapy: assessment of quality of life and hypoglycemia problems by Tat'yana Ivanovna Ionova, Vitaliy Ivanovich Odin, Tat'yana Pavlovna Nikitina, Kira Aleksandrovna Kurbatova

“…More than half of the patients had mild QoL impartment while nearly one third experienced significant QoL impairment. …”
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Heart Rate Variability in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension by Bishal Gyawali, Dominick Roto, Michael Lachant, R. James White, Daniel Lachant

“…Twenty‐four (10 stable and 14 treatment intensification) PAH patients had paired monitoring sessions during sleep and rest. …”
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Efficacy evaluation of the hard-channel technique and transsylvian microsurgical operation in the treatment of basal ganglia haemorrhage by Ning Li, Qiang Yang, Wang Miao, Bin Ji

“…Postoperatively, the hard-channel group had a longer hospital stay (20.67 ± 11.96 vs 13.90 ± 4.65 days, p = 0.035), whereas no significant difference was observed in the incidence of complications (p = 0.079). …”
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A comparative analysis of Mohs micrographic surgery with or without photodynamic therapy for locally advanced basal cell carcinoma by Freddy Gahimbare, Xurong Liu, Jipang Zhan, Yanyu Du, Renliang He, Lian Zhang

“…Background: Locally advanced basal cell carcinoma (laBCC) is a more severe subtype of BCC, characterized by large, deeply invasive tumors that often occur in cosmetically or functionally sensitive areas. Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) is the standard treatment, offering high cure rates through layer-by-layer excision with microscopic margin control. …”
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Markers of inflammation as risk predictors of lethal outcome in patients diagnosed with delirium by Stašević-Karličić Ivana, Stašević Milena, Janković Slobodan, Đukić-Dejanović Slavica, Milovanović Srđan

“…Delirium is an acute or subacute, and most frequently reversible syndrome of higher cortical functions disturbances that is manifested as generalized disorder. …”
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Alterations of the microenvironment of hepatocellular carcinoma in different unfolded protein response activity states by Yao Wang, Xiao Fei Zhu, Wan Jian Gu, Gui Hong Zhang

“…Methods We profiled differentially expressed genes (DEGs) by UPR activity, and the biological functions of DEGs and the alterations of signaling pathways were explored. …”
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Efficacy and safety of remote electrical neuromodulation in migraine: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis by Asmaa Zakria Alnajjar, Mohamed M. M. Mustafa, Omar Khaled Abdelsalam, Israa Sharabati, Amr K. Hassan, Meran Allam, Moaz Elsayed Abouelmagd

“…In double arm meta-analysis, pain-free status at 2 h had an odds ratio (OR) of 2.77 (95% CI: 1.63 to 4.71). …”
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Nutritional compositions in Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim seeds and seed oils influenced by geographical environment by Yang Jing, Zhou Ciqin, Zheng Jusheng, Li Duo

“…From the data, it is obvious that Anguo sample will be a better choice as a source location of T. kirilowii seeds when using it in functional food.…”
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Serum levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha and vascular endothelial growth factor as markers of disease activity in patients with axial spondyloarthritis by Mahendran Bhuvanesh, Chilkuri Balaji, Chinnadurai Saranya, Ramamoorthy Ramesh, Trichangode Natesan Tamilselvam, Sankaralingam Rajeswari

“…Results: Patients with axSpA had higher levels of serum TNF-α (mean 341 pg/ml) and VEGF (mean 791 pg/ml) as compared with healthy controls (mean 72.5 pg/ml, P < 0.001 and mean 269 pg/ml, P < 0.001). …”
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Albumin Levels before Therapy and Clinicopathological Parameters of Lung Cancer Patients by Erna Kusumawardhani, Nor Fiayanti Hadiani

“…Most patients were at stage IVA (63.0%), had an ECOG score of 1 (43.8%), and were diagnosed with adenocarcinoma (73.8%). …”
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Investigation of Physicochemical Properties, Antioxidant Activity and In vitro Bioaccessibility of Cornelian Cherry (Cornus mas. L.) Nectar Enriched by Senanur Durgut, Ebru Yılmaz, Azime Özkan Karabacak, Gülşah Özcan Sinir

“…The beverages containing green tea infusion (4.13±1.69 mg/kg) had the lowest total monomeric anthocyanin content, while beverages containing artichoke peel infusion (6.33±0.67 mg/kg) had the highest. …”
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Analyzing the mechanism of rhubarb in the treatment of cervical cancer based on network pharmacology and molecular docking technology by Yingying Xu, Jian Wang, Guodong Chen

“…The molecular docking results showed that rhubarb key active ingredients 3,5,3’-trihydroxy-6,7,4’-trimethoxyflavone, eupatin,5-carboxy-7-hydroxy-2-methyl-benzopyran-γ-one, rhapontigenin, chrysophanol had good docking activities with the core targets EGFR, IGF1R, AKT1, MMP9, MET, and SRC, among which AKT1 had the lowest binding energy to chrysophanol, indicating the strongest affinity between them. …”
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