An assessment of the vision-related quality of life among adult patients with diabetes mellitus in Accra, Ghana by Yaw Akye Essuman, Benjamin Abaidoo, Vera Adobea Essuman, Kwesi Nyan Amissah-Arthur

“…Participants with diabetic retinopathy had a worse mean overall total VRQoL score (19.4) than those without (79.9) in all domains; general visual functioning, 41.3 vs. 78.7, p = 0.002; general functioning, 15.1 vs. 80.2, p = 0.001; psychosocial, 35.7 vs. 79.3, p = 0.001; and visual symptoms, 24.4 vs. 80.4, p = 0.001. …”
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Metachronous rectal metastasis from pulmonary adenocarcinoma after 11 years of chemo-, immuno-, and radiotherapy for recurrent lesions: a case report by Yozo Suzuki, Mitsunobu Imasato, Yujiro Nakahara, Atsushi Naito, Manabu Mikamori, Masahisa Ohtsuka, Kenta Furukawa, Jeong Ho Moon, Tadafumi Asaoka, Kentaro Kishi, Hironao Yasuoka, Kiyoshi Komuta, Hiroki Akamatsu

“…The bone metastases appeared to be controlled, and the patient’s performance status was good, but she had suffered constipation for about a year and desired treatment. …”
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Identification of Novel Gene Signature Predicting Lymph Node Metastasis in Papillary Thyroid Cancer via Bioinformatics Analysis and in vitro Validation by Li H, Sun D, Jin K, Wang X

“…Those six hub genes were all more highly expressed in PTC tumors and played potential biological functions on the development of PTC in in vitro experiments, which had potential values as diagnostic and therapeutic targets.Keywords: papillary thyroid cancer, lymph node metastasis, bioinformatics analysis, WGCNA…”
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The profile of disability grant applicants in Bishop Lavis, Cape Town by Thirumani Govender, Gubela Mji

“…Conclusions: This study confirmed that unemployment and a lack of income are the factors influencing patients to seek assistance in the form of disability grants. Most applicants had a chronic medical condition and reported functional restrictions but only received a temporary grant. …”
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Quality of life and sleep in obese adolescents Qualidade de vida e do sono de adolescentes obesos by Giovina Turco, Tatiana Bobbio, Rubens Reimão, Sueli Rossini, Helen Pereira, Antonio Barros Filho

“…RESULTS: The obese adolescents had poorer QL on physical (p<0.001), emotional (p=0.03), and social (p=0.002) functioning domains. …”
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Open transcatheter valve implantation for mitral annular calcification: One-year outcomesCentral MessagePerspective by Umar Imran Hamid, MD, Anne Gregg, RGN, Peter Ball, FRCR, Colum Owens, MD, Ganesh Manoharan, FRCP, Mark S. Spence, FRCP, Reuben Jeganathan, FRCS

“…There was symptomatic improvement with downgrade of New York Heart Association functional class from III or IV to I or II. The 3 patients who were turned down had a median age of 73 years, median Society of Thoracic Surgeons score was 13.4, and median European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation II score was 5.72%. …”
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Abstract 130: Endovascular Therapy for Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis: A Systematic Review of 267 patients by Abdullah Sultany, Abdullah M. Al Qudah, Guvanch Kakamyradov, Mohamed F. Doheim

“…Additionally, 26 (9.7%) patients had a new onset or expanded ICH while 26 patients had died (9.7%). …”
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The impact of the interaction between BDNF rs7103411 gene polymorphism and social activities on mild cognitive impairment in community-dwelling elderly adults by Zhenkun Tan, Junjiao Ping, Ying Zhang, Chuijia Kong, Jiali Luo, Xinxia Liu

“…We assessed their cognitive functions and analyzed their genotypes and serum BDNF levels. …”
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A novel infrapatellar fat pad preservation technique in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction reduces postoperative pain and cartilage damage: a retrospective study by Shilin Li, Mingfeng Lu, Lilian Zhao, Lilei He, Weifeng Fan, Jie Zhou, Sumin Yan

“…It can significantly reduce IPFP fibrosis, enhance postoperative functional recovery following ACLR, and alleviate knee pain along with cartilage damage.…”
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Surgical Treatment of Primary Penetrating Macular Retinal Tears Using an “Effective” Fragment of the Internal Limiting Membrane by A. V. Tereshchenko, N. M. Shilov, N. N. Yudina, Yu. A. Sidorova, E. V. Erokhina, S. V. Novikov, A. N. Mits

“…After 1 month, all patients had a “defect” (hyporeflective area) in the ellipsoid zone of photoreceptors with a width of 112 to 357 μm. …”
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The role of cognitive emotion regulation strategies in health related quality of life of breast cancer patients by Kovač Aleksandra, Tovilović Snežana, Bugarski-Ignjatović Vojislava, Popović-Petrović Svetlana, Tatić Milanka

“…Rumination negatively affected emotional wellbeing (a = -0.75, b = -0.33, ab = -0.25, SE = 0.16; 95% CI = -0.71 – -0.01) of the patients. Catastrophizing had a negative impact on social (a = 0.96, b = 0.12, ab = -0.12, SE = 0.13; 95% CI = -0.33 – -0.13) and functional well-being of the patients (a = 0.96, b = -0.16, ab = -0.15, SE = 0.09; 95% CI = -0.32 – -0.01). …”
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A cross-sectional study of risk factors associated with sarcopenia in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease by Johnny Amer, Qusay Abdoh, Zaina Salous, Eithar Abu Alsoud, Sama AbuBaker, Ahmad Salhab, Manal Badrasawi

“…Intervention studies are also required to improve the nutritional and functional status of MASLD patients.…”
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Methamphetamine-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension: data from the national biological sample and data repository for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH Biobank) by Prangthip Charoenpong, Navneet Dhillon, Kevin Murnane, Nicholas Goeders, Nicole Hall, Courtney Keller, Mohammad Alfrad Nobel Bhuiyan, Robert Walter

“…It also examines sex differences in clinical and physiological parameters among those with MA-PAH.Design This is a cross-sectional study using clinically derived data from the National Biological Sample and Data Repository for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH biobank), a US-based registry, to compare clinical and physiological characteristics between males and females with MA-PAH.Population The analysis included 1830 patients enrolled in the PAH biobank, with a diagnosis of MA-PAH (n=42), IPAH (n=1073), or CTD-PAH (n=715).Main outcome measures The study assessed and compared the clinical and haemodynamic parameters of patients with MA-PAH, IPAH and CTD-PAH.Results Among the patients analysed, 42 had MA-PAH, with 69.1% being female. There were no statistically significant differences in functional class among patients with MA-PAH, IPAH and CTD-PAH. …”
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Differences in rhizospheric microbial communities between cultivated and wild endangered Glyptostrobus pensilis by Xiaojuan Yang, Biyu Deng, Biyu Deng, Shiyi Lu, Shiyi Lu, Cong Wang, Yongyan Liang, Yongyan Liang, Shinan Liu

“…Symbiotic network analysis indicated that the bacterial network in the cultivated G. pensilis rhizosphere had higher edge values, average degree, clustering coefficient, and network density, while the fungal network in the wild G. pensilis rhizosphere had higher node values, edge values, average degree, and clustering coefficient. …”
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Anterior cingulate hyperactivations during negative emotion processing among men with schizophrenia and a history of violent behavior by Tikàsz A, Potvin S, Lungu O, Joyal C, Hodgins S, Mendrek A, Dumais A

“…Objective: The present study aimed to identify the brain regions with greater neurofunctional alterations, as detected by functional magnetic resonance imaging during an emotion processing task, of men with schizophrenia who had engaged in violent behavior compared with those who had not. …”
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Experience of using a supraclavicular flap in reconstruction of oral cavity defects by M. T. Berdigylyjov, I. A. Zaderenko, M. A. Kropotov, S. B. Aliyeva, D. K. Stelmakh, V. Z. Dobrokhotova, G. Sh. Berdigylyjova

“…Flap sizes were 5–10 × 5–8 cm. Three (3) patients had history of radiotherapy, and 1 of them had a radical dose.Results. …”
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Abstract knowledge in the broken-string problem: evidence from nonhuman primates and pre-schoolers. by Carolina Mayer, Josep Call, Anna Albiach-Serrano, Elisabetta Visalberghi, Gloria Sabbatini, Amanda Seed

“…In the critical condition, the functional parts of the strings were covered up and replaced by perceptually similar, but non-functional cues. …”
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Clinical Presentation and Long‐Term Survival Outcomes of Patients With Monoclonal Gammopathy of Renal Significance (MGRS): A Multicenter Retrospective Study by K. Mancuso, R. Mina, S. Rocchi, E. Antonioli, M. T. Petrucci, F. Fazio, A. Gozzetti, M. Salvini, C. S. Cartia, G. Bertuglia, F. Patriarca, A. B. Dalla Palma, S. Barbato, G. De Cicco, F. Bigi, E. Favero, P. Tacchetti, L. Pantani, I. Rizzello, M. Puppi, M. Talarico, V. Solli, A. Kanapari, M. Cavo, E. Zamagni

“…More patients with AL amyloidosis had monotypic lambda light‐chain disease, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) ≥ 60 mL/min and nephrotic proteinuria than other‐MGRS group. …”
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Kui muusika vaikib. Lein ja mälutöö Käbi Laretei teoses „Peotäis mulda, lapike maad“ / When Music Falls Silent: Mourning and Memory Work in Käbi Laretei’s A Handful of Earth, a Pat... by Leena Käosaar, Aija Sakova

“…This article explores the therapeutic and identity-reconstructive function of autobiographical writing in Käbi Laretei’s memoir Peotäis mulda, lapike maad (A Handful of Soil, a Patch of Land). …”
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Microplastic and Copper Exposure Effects on Intestinal Gene Expression in Eriocheir sinensis: A Transcriptomics-Based Investigation by Jian XU, Guangpeng FENG, Yunzhi YAN, Jinhui CHEN, Jianhui WU, Zuchang YANG

“…In contrast, exposure to Cu2+ alone and co-exposure to MPs had comparatively smaller impacts on this pathway. …”
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