Disease Phenotypes in Refractory Musculoskeletal Pain Syndromes Identified by Unsupervised Machine Learning by Thomas Hügle, Tiffany Prétat, Marc Suter, Chris Lovejoy, Pedro Ming Azevedo

“…Seventy‐eight percent of the patients fulfilled the criteria for fibromyalgia, 77% had a concomitant psychiatric‐mediated disorder, and 22% a concomitant rheumatic immune‐mediated disorder. …”
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Oral State and Salivary Cortisol in Multiple Sclerosis Patients by Aleksandra Kapel-Reguła, Justyna Chojdak-Łukasiewicz, Anna Rybińska, Irena Duś-Ilnicka, Małgorzata Radwan-Oczko

“…<b>Background:</b> MS patients experience gradual and progressive functional limitation, bulbar symptoms, cognitive dysfunction, and psychiatric disorders that can impinge on oral status. …”
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Relish / Active Minds as a Tool Recommended for Occupational Therapists Working with Seniors Having Dementia. A Preliminary Report by Agnieszka Smrokowska-Reichmann, Edyta Janus

“…Introduction: Dementia is a neurodegenerative disease that, among others, reduces the level of a patient’s functioning. Supporting patients should be comprehensive, also involving non-pharmacological interventions which include occupational therapy strategies based on the use of specific tools. …”
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GM2 activator deficiency: An ultra-rare disorder with a new case and review of 22 published cases by Merve Yoldaş Çelik, Burcu Köşeci, Ezgi Burgaç, Kanay Yararbaş

“…GM2 activator deficiency (AB variant of GM2 gangliosidosis) is an ultra-rare autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorder caused by pathogenic GM2A mutations. The loss of a functional GM2 activator protein disrupts GM2 ganglioside degradation, leading to progressive neurodegeneration. …”
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The Cost of Self‐Defense: Browsing Effects in the Rare Plant Species Salix arizonica by Shannon J. Lencioni, Rob Massatti, Ken Keefover‐Ring, Liza M. Holeski

“…Consistent with the predictions of ODT, individuals with physical protection from ungulate browsing for multiple years had significantly lower phenolic glycoside (PG) concentrations and increased plant height compared to unprotected individuals. …”
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Infection with chikungunya virus confers heterotypic cross-neutralizing antibodies and memory B-cells against other arthritogenic alphaviruses predominantly through the B domain of... by John M Powers, Zoe L Lyski, Whitney C Weber, Michael Denton, Magdalene M Streblow, Adam T Mayo, Nicole N Haese, Chad D Nix, Rachel Rodríguez-Santiago, Luisa I Alvarado, Vanessa Rivera-Amill, William B Messer, Daniel N Streblow

“…Cross-neutralization generally did not extend to the Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis virus (VEEV) complex, although some subjects had low levels of VEEV-neutralizing antibodies. …”
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The mediating role of spiritual well-being in the relationship between self-care agency and hope in patients diagnosed with schizophrenia: a cross-sectional and correlational study by Zeynep Öztürk, Mustafa Durmuş, Emrah Ay, Ayşe Okanli

“…However, self-care agency positively influenced spiritual well-being (β = 0.47), and spiritual well-being had a significant positive effect on hope (β = 0.83). …”
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Interobserver Variability in Manual Versus Semi-Automatic CT Assessments of Small Lung Nodule Diameter and Volume by Frida Zacharias, Tony Martin Svahn

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Factors Influencing Postoperative Inpatient Rehabilitation Requirement After Surgical Intervention for Isolated Hip Fracture: A Multicenter Study by Daniel J. Lynch, Andrew Romero, James P. McFadden, Peter Zeblisky, Huazhi Liu, Darwin Ang

“…Results The rehab discharge group was significantly older and predominantly female. This cohort had a longer average hospital stay, higher incidence of diabetes, congestive heart failure, chronic renal failure, history of cerebrovascular accident, functionally dependent health status, hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, dementia, baseline anticoagulation therapy, and history of myocardial infarction. …”
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Epileptic seizure biophysics: the role of local voltage difference by Kui-Ying Yin, Tao Yu, Chuan Liu, Jin-Rong Yin

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The RNA pseudoknots in foot-and-mouth disease virus are dispensable for genome replication, but essential for the production of infectious virus. by Joseph C Ward, Lidia Lasecka-Dykes, Chris Neil, Oluwapelumi O Adeyemi, Sarah Gold, Niall McLean-Pell, Caroline Wright, Morgan R Herod, David Kealy, Emma Warner, Terry Jackson, Donald P King, Tobias J Tuthill, David J Rowlands, Nicola J Stonehouse

“…Furthermore, in competition experiments, GFP FMDV replicons with less than two (0 or 1) PK structures were outcompeted by a mCherry FMDV wt replicon that had 4 PKs, whereas GFP replicons with 2 or 4 PKs were not. …”
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Sexual dimorphism in response to intermittent fasting and its impact on the brain by Keshari H. Sudasinghe, Zachary J. White, Stephanie E. Hall

“…Abstract Intermittent fasting (IF) has been shown to improve cognitive functions in rodent models. In addition, IF significantly reduces mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) expression. …”
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Longitudinal Assessment of Performance Status in US Liver Transplantation: National Trends and Survival Implications by Tomohiro Tanaka, MD, MPH, FAASLD, Emily K. Roberts, PhD, Jonathan Platt, PhD, David Axelrod, MD, MBA

“…These findings highlight the need to enhance functional status in LT candidates and ensure timely transplants for patients with high MELD scores.…”
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An observational study of serum vitamin D status in critically ill children admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit by Nilay Gunes, Halit Çam

“…Introduction Vitamin D is a pleiotropic hormone involved in the functioning of organ systems including those central to critical illness pathophysiology. …”
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Diagnostic value of high-frequency ultrasound assessment of the lacrimal glands for primary Sjögren’s disease by Lene Terslev, Mads Ammitzbøll-Danielsen, Viktoria Fana, Nanna Surlemont Schmidt

“…All had unstimulated sialometry, Schirmer’s test and laboratory test done (including autoantibodies). …”
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Fretting wear of lubricated DLC coating systems by Samuel J. McMaster, Samuel J. McMaster, Shahriar Kosarieh, Tomasz W. Liskiewicz, Ben D. Beake

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The impact of environmental quality components on enhancing social health: a case study on residential complexes of Ardabil city by Maleka Negari, Javad Javan Majidi, Elham Alavizadeh

“…Notably, components like the use of natural elements, economic dimension, and safety had the most substantial effects on residents' social health. …”
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Sensory profile, ferritin and zinc levels in preschool-aged children with symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder by Tuba Çelen Yoldaş, Meral Huri, Hülya Kayıhan, Jale Karakaya, Elif N Özmert

“…The disorder can lead to noticeable functional limitations for children and bio-ecological factors also contribute to symptoms of ADHD. …”
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Virtual surgical planning in soft tissue reconstruction for oral cancer by K. N. Amiraliyev, Ch. R. Rahimov, N. M. Amiraliyev, I. M. Farzaliyev

“…In a patient with locally advanced left buccal mucosa cancer, reconstruction of the postoperative defect was successful without local complications after reconstruction. Good functional and aesthetic results were obtained. The patient was observed for 2 years without signs of disease. …”
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Protective Effect of Creatine Elevation against Ischaemia Reperfusion Injury Is Retained in the Presence of Co-Morbidities and during Cardioplegia. by Hannah J Whittington, Debra J McAndrew, Rebecca L Cross, Stefan Neubauer, Craig A Lygate

“…Aged CrT-OE mouse hearts (78±5 weeks) also had enhanced recovery following 15 minutes ischaemia (104% of baseline vs. 67%, P = 0.0007). …”
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