Identification of Barriers in the Reintegration of Pakistan Military Amputees at the Workplace: A Cross Sectional Study by Ishrat Nabeel Toor, Farooq Azam Rathore, Farah Mehboob

“…Results: All patients were males. Most of the patients had trans-tibial amputation (41). Majority were matriculate and earned between Rs. 20,000- 40,000 (53.4%). …”
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Vein-Venous Bypass during Liver Transplantation by S. V. Zhuravel, A. O. Chugunov, K. N. Lutsyk, V. Kh. Timerbayev, A. V. Chzhao

“…Subjects and methods. Fifty patients who had undergone orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) were examined. …”
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Engineering operational efficiency analysis of Anammox process for mature landfill leachate by GU Xiaoyang, WANG Xiaojun, CHEN Zhenguo

“…Anammox unit was the most important leachate ammonia nitrogen, total nitrogen removal functional unit, to achieve a stable part of nitrosation coupled Anammox. …”
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Facial emotion recognition accuracy in women with symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome: Reduced fear and disgust perception by Shree Smruthi Venkateshan, Kirsten A. Oinonen

“…Results: Women with provisional PCOS had significantly lower emotion recognition accuracy than those without PCOS, and emotion-specific differences were found for fear and disgust. …”
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Diurnal cortisol patterns in chronic pain: Associations with work-family spillover, work, and home stress by Shin Ye Kim, Micah Iserman, Nguyen Nguyen, Hannah Yoo

“…The chronic pain group also had higher cortisol levels cross late-day periods, indicative of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis dysregulation. …”
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Transcriptome analysis of early pregnancy vitamin D status and spontaneous preterm birth. by Aishwarya P Yadama, Hooman Mirzakhani, Thomas F McElrath, Augusto A Litonjua, Scott T Weiss

“…In this cohort, 8 women had spontaneous preterm delivery (21-32 weeks of gestation) and 17 women had vitamin D insufficiency (25-hydroxyvitamin D < 30 ng/mL). …”
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Flow Diversion for Intracranial Aneurysms With Incorporated Branch: A Subanalysis From the SEASE International Registry by Mahmoud Dibas, Juan Vivanco‐Suarez, Milagros Galecio‐Castillo, Demetrius Klee Lopes, Ricardo A. Hanel, Aaron Rodriguez‐Calienes, Gustavo M. Cortez, Johanna T. Fifi, Alex Devarajan, Gabor Toth, Thomas E. Patterson, David Altschul, Vitor M. Pereira, Xiao Yu Eileen Liu, Ajit S. Puri, Anna L. Kühn, Waldo R. Guerrero, Priyank Khandelwal, Ivo Bach, Peter T. Kan, Gautam Edhayan, Curtis Given, Bradley A. Gross, Sandra Narayanan, Shahram Derakhshani, Mario Martinez‐Galdamez, Santiago Ortega‐Gutierrez

“…Among those, 53 (79.1%) had branches emerging from the dome, and 14 (20.9%) had branches originating from other locations (A = 7, B = 2, and C = 5). …”
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Transcriptome and Metabolome Insights into Key Genes Regulating Fat Deposition and Meat Quality in Pig Breeds by Suthar Teerath Kumar, Yunlong Zheng, Jing Xu, Ziyi Zhao, Qi Zhang, Yunpeng Zhang, Min Li, Hong Zou, Riaz Muhammad Azeem, Wu-Sheng Sun, Yuan Zhao, Shu-Min Zhang

“…The results showed that SBP meat had a higher marbling score and backfat thickness, a richer color, a lower shear force, and reduced drip loss. …”
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The ReHand-BCI trial: a randomized controlled trial of a brain-computer interface for upper extremity stroke neurorehabilitation by Jessica Cantillo-Negrete, Martín Emiliano Rodríguez-García, Martín Emiliano Rodríguez-García, Paul Carrillo-Mora, Oscar Arias-Carrión, Oscar Arias-Carrión, Emmanuel Ortega-Robles, Emmanuel Ortega-Robles, Marlene A. Galicia-Alvarado, Raquel Valdés-Cristerna, Ana G. Ramirez-Nava, Claudia Hernandez-Arenas, Jimena Quinzaños-Fresnedo, Ma. del Refugio Pacheco-Gallegos, Norma Marín-Arriaga, Ruben I. Carino-Escobar

“…Secondary outcomes were hemispheric dominance, measured with electroencephalography and functional magnetic resonance imaging, white matter integrity via diffusion tensor imaging, and corticospinal tract integrity and excitability, measured with transcranial magnetic stimulation.ResultsAt post-treatment, patients in both groups had significantly different FMA-UE scores (EG: baseline = 24.5[20, 36], post-treatment 28[23, 43], CG: baseline = 26[16, 37.5], post-treatment = 34[17.3, 46.5]), while only the EG had significantly different ARAT scores at post-treatment (EG: baseline = 8.5[5, 26], post-treatment = 20[7, 36], CG: baseline = 3[1.8, 30.5], post-treatment = 15[2.5, 40.8]). …”
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Study protocol: a randomized controlled clinical trial on the use of electroacupuncture for postoperative abdominal distension following laparoscopic cholecystectomy by Qi Kong, Qi Kong, Qi Kong, Wei Wang, Xin-Yi Chen, Li-Ming Chen, Long-Kai Sun, Long-Kai Sun, Shao-Hua Qu, Wen-Tao Wu, Jia-Hua Yang, Yu Shu, Sen Li, Pei-Hao Yin, Pei-Hao Yin, Pei-Hao Yin, Wei Li, Wei Li

“…Specifically, the EA meridian acupoint group had intervention at the bilateral Zusanli (ST36) and Neiguan (PC6) points, while the EA non-meridian non-acupoints group had selected acupoint interventions at about 1.5 cm from ST36 and PC6. …”
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Recognition and Treatment of Tardive Dyskinesia in Individuals with Intellectual Disability by Robert O. Morton, Lucas C. Morton, Rissa Fedora

“…Treatment with valbenazine resulted in meaningful improvements in TD symptoms and improved daily functioning, demeanor, and social/caregiver interactions. …”
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Integrating Ni(OH)₂ Nanoparticles on CdS for Efficient Noble-Metal-Free Photocatalytic H₂ Evolution by Zemeng Wang, Piaopiao Wu, Weiya Huang, Kai Yang, Kangqiang Lu, Zhaoguo Hong

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Latent profile analysis of psychiatric symptoms and the Ability to Participate in Social Roles and Activities by Guido L. Williams, Edwin de Beurs, Philip Spinhoven

“…In addition to identifying classes with converging test results, we hypothesized the existence of classes with divergent results: those exhibiting low symptom severity alongside severe functional limitations, and those demonstrating high symptom severity while maintaining high levels of functioning. …”
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Reoperation on an Implant-Supported Restoration in the Maxillary Anterior Region to Correct a Complex Aesthetic Deficit by M. M. Figliuzzi, L. Parentela, A. Forte, D. Aiello

“…The patient who came to our notice had a rehabilitative prosthetic implant on the left central incisor area, which did not satisfy any functional or aesthetic parameter. …”
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Widely Targeted Metabolomics Analysis Revealed the Component Differences of <i>Hemerocallis citrina</i> Borani in Different Production Areas of Datong by Yongxia Fu, Haizhen Wang, Zhenyu Liu, Han Wang, Mengying Zhao, Zhihao Li, Shang Guo

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Elicitation of Health-related Quality-of-life Concepts Associated with Overactive Bladder: A Qualitative Study by Natalia Hawken, Zalmai Hakimi, Samuel Aballéa, Jameel Nazir, Isaac A. O. Odeyemi, Mondher Toumi

“…Fifteen patients (50%) had urge incontinence (i.e. OAB-wet). Interview data showed that OAB affected role functioning, sleep quality, social functioning, and emotional/mental functioning. …”
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Giant juvenile xanthogranuloma: diffuse and simultaneous palpebral involvement by Henri Friedhofer, Aneta Hionia Vassiliadis, Rodolfo Costa Lobato, Vanessa Anne Mohr-Bell, Mateus Neves Da Silva de Jesus, Maira Benito Scapolan, Rolf Gemperli

“…This study reports a case of an 8-year-old boy who had four eyelids and the middle third of the face affected by giant JXG. …”
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Aortic Deceleration Injury Treated by Endograft: A Case Report with 11-Year Followup by Zhi-Wei Hu, Wang-Zhong Gao, Yong-Quan Gu, Bing Chen, Guang-Chang Zhu, Wei-Tao Liang, Ya-Chan Ning

“…A 37-year-old male patient had both aortic blunt injury and coronary artery injury after a frontal car collision. …”
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Mandibular reconstruction outcomes for in-house patient-specific solutions by Matthew D. Marquardt, Erin Cowen, Rachel Fenberg, Natalia von Windheim, Margaret Lashutka, Abigail E. Reid, Amit Agarwal, Enver K. Ozer, Ricardo L. Carrau, James W. Rocco, Catherine T. Haring, Stephen Y. Kang, Nolan B. Seim, Matthew O. Old, Kyle K. VanKoevering

“…Squamous cell carcinoma (n = 19) was the most common pathology, and males (n = 18) were represented more than females (n = 7). 96% (24/25) of patients had good plate adaptation and 96% (24/25) had good osteotomy adaptation. …”
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Anxiety and depression one year after the first stroke among Lebanese survivors: proportions, changes, and predictors by Celina F. Boutros, Walaa Khazaal, Maram Taliani, Najwane Said Sadier, Pascale Salameh, Hassan Hosseini

“…Several scales were employed, including Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), modified Rankin Scale (mRS), Short Form Health Survey (SF12), National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Douleur Neuropathique 4 (DN4), Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS), and Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), to assess levels of anxiety and depression, cognitive function, disability degree, quality of life, stroke severity, general pain, central pain, spasticity, and fatigue after stroke, respectively. …”
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