Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and analysis of the measurement properties of the Fremantle Knee Awareness Questionnaire (FreKAQ) into Brazilian Portuguese for individuals... by Leonardo Antônio Santos de Oliveira, Almir Vieira Dibai-Filho, Gabriela Nascimento de Santana, Aron Charles Barbosa da Silva, José Edson França da Silva Júnior, Patrícia Gabrielle dos Santos, Cid André Fidelis de Paula Gomes

“…Results: the FreKAQ showed a favorable correlation with the construct’s intensity and catastrophizing related to pain and activities of daily living (p < 0.01). It also had the functional capacity, pain, social aspects, and emotional aspects of the SF-36 (p < 0.05). …”
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Investigating Whether AI Will Replace Human Physicians and Understanding the Interplay of the Source of Consultation, Health-Related Stigma, and Explanations of Diagnoses on Patien... by Weiqi Guo, Yang Chen

“…Health-related stigma had no significant effect on how people evaluated the medical consultation or contributed to preferring AI-powered systems over humans (P>.05); however, providing explanations of the diagnosis significantly improved the functional (P<.001), relational (P<.05), and emotional (P<.05) evaluations of the consultation for all 3 medical agents. …”
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In vitro impact of Streptococcus mitis on the inhibition of oral cancer cell proliferation via mitotic modulation by Inori Inui, Inori Inui, Shinichi Mochizuki, Fumika Hirabayashi-Nishimuta, Yoshie Yoshioka, Osamu Takahashi, Masaaki Sasaguri, Manabu Habu, Wataru Ariyoshi, Ryota Yamasaki, Ryota Yamasaki

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Olfactory mucosa mesenchymal stem cell‐derived exosomes protect against neuroinflammation after subarachnoid hemorrhage by activating mitophagy by Jian Wang, Jun Peng, Ling Gao, Jun He, Long Lin, Jia‐Meng Li, Ying Xia

“…Olfactory mucosa mesenchymal stem cells (OM‐MSCs) have promising therapeutic potential in nerve regeneration and functional recovery. This investigation sought to elucidate the functional mechanisms through which exosomes derived from OM‐MSCs provide protection against neuroinflammation following SAH. …”
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Sensorimotor rhythm neurofeedback training and auditory perception by Stanković Ivana, Ilić Nela V., Ilić Tihomir V., Jeličić Ljiljana, Sovilj Mirjana, Martić Vesna, Punišić Silvana, Stokić Miodrag

“…The study included 16 healthy participants aged 25–40 years (8 males and 8 females). Each participant had 20 daily sessions of SMR NFB training. Auditory cognitive functions and electrophysiological correlates of cognitive processing were recorded 5 times – before NFB, after 5, 10, and 20 sessions, and one month after the last session of NFB. …”
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Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Toronto extremity salvage score system into Arabic and its validity by Ibrahim Alshaygy, Musab Alageel, Abdulrahman Alaseem, Motaz Alogayyel, Anthony Griffin, Mahmoud Shaheen, Abdulaziz Alsudairi, Khalid Murrad, Sarah Alqahtani, Rana Alqahtani, Furqan Alawami, Nizar Algarni, Waleed Albishi, Fawzi Aljassir

“…The Toronto Extremity Salvage Score system (TESS) is a patient-filled questionnaire that measures the functional status of patients with MSK tumors who underwent limb-salvaging procedure. …”
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Pirfenidone Attenuates the EMT Process and the Secretion of VEGF in TGF-β2-Induced ARPE-19 Cells via Inhibiting the Activation of the NF-κB/Snail Signaling Pathway by Hongsong Li, Lijun Wang, Meilin Shao, Meimei Ren, Wenyi Zhang, Jian Zhou, Jianming Wang

“…Pirfenidone (PFD), an antifibrotic drug, has various beneficial functions such as antioxidant, antifibrotic, and anti-inflammatory effects. …”
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Resource Provision of the Obstetric Service of St. Petersburg with Beds and Medical Personnel by K. Ev. Moiseeva, D. O. Ivanov, A. V. Alekseeva, E. N. Berezkina, O. I. Sergienko, A. A. Zastupova

“…In the context of a declining birth rate, maintaining and improving the level of women's reproductive health is the main task in the activities of the obstetric service, the normal functioning of which is impossible without satisfactory resource provision.Purpose. …”
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Assessment of Influence of Various Eye Parameters in Emmetropia Children on Myopia Development by M. M. Sitka, S. G. Bodrova, O. I. Tikhonova, N. P. Pashtaev, N. A. Pozdeyeva, T. N. Okhotina

“…To evaluate changes of anatomical and functional parameters of the eye in children with initial emmetropia and to assess their impact on the occurrence of myopia. …”
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Intraoperative picture of hip joint lesion in ankylosing spondylitis: data from a retrospective analysis by A. O. Dubinin, A. E. Khramov, T. V. Dubinina, E. V. Ilinykh, E. I. Bialik

“…In population of Russian patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), the frequency of clinical manifestations (pain and limitation of functions) of coxitis reaches 56%. Total hip arthroplasty (THA) can be considered as the only alternative that can relieve the suffering of the patient. …”
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ELECTROKINETIC PROPERTIES, IN VITRO DISSOLUTION, AND PROSPECTIVE HEMOAND BIOCOMPATIBILITY OF TITANIUM OXIDE AND OXYNITRIDE FILMS FOR CARDIOVASCULAR STENTS by I. A. Khlusov, V. F. Pichugin, A. A. Pustovalova, M. E. Konischev, A. N. Dzyuman, M. Epple, M. Ulbricht, E. Cicinskas, V. S. Gulaya, V. V. Vikhareva

“…Nevertheless, zeta-potential of all samples had negative charge under pH &gt; 6.5. Long-term (5 weeks) contact of samples with simulated body fluid (SBF) promoted steel corrosion and titanium oxide and oxynitride films dissolution. …”
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Challenges and opportunities for data integration to improve estimation of migratory connectivity by Jeffrey A. Hostetler, Emily B. Cohen, Christen M. Bossu, Amy L. Scarpignato, Kristen Ruegg, Andrea Contina, Clark S. Rushing, Michael T. Hallworth

“…The R package MigConnectivity was developed to estimate population‐specific connectivity and the range‐wide strength of those connections. New functions allow users to integrate intrinsic markers, tracking and long‐distance reencounter data, collected from the same or different individuals, to estimate population‐specific transition probabilities (estTransition) and the range‐wide strength of those transition probabilities (estStrength). …”
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Cognitive impairment is correlated with reduced quality of life in patients with clinically isolated syndrome Comprometimento cognitivo correlaciona-se com redução da qualidade de... by Carolina Fiorin Anhoque, Laurentino Biccas-Neto, Simone Cristina A. Domingues, Antônio Lúcio Teixeira, Renan Barros Domingues

“…METHODS: Eighteen CIS patients and eighteen controls were submitted to QoL evaluation with Functional Assessment of Multiple Sclerosis QoL instrument (FAMS). …”
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A framework to nurturing digital entrepreneurs: Demystifying critical factors that influence tech-driven business behavior by Elissa Dwi Lestari, Florentina Kurniasari, D. Wim Prihanto, Angely Maylin

“…Moreover, the paper unveiled that the provision of digital entrepreneurship education and the utilization of social media for commercial purposes had a beneficial influence on behavior that is predisposed toward technology. …”
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Cognitive performance of neuromyelitis optica patients: comparison with multiple sclerosis by Sandra Vanotti, Evangelina Valeria Cores, Barbara Eizaguirre, Luciana Melamud, Raul Rey, Andres Villa

“…Results: Fifty-seven percent of NMO patients and 42.85% of the MS ones had abnormal performance in at least two cognitive tests. …”
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Multimodal therapy with surgery and adjuvant nivolumab for late-onset multiple liver metastases of choroidal malignant melanoma: a case report by Ryuta Muraki, Yoshifumi Morita, Shinya Ida, Ryo Kitajima, Satoru Furuhashi, Ryota Kiuchi, Makoto Takeda, Hirotoshi Kikuchi, Yoshihiro Hiramatsu, Takanori Sakaguchi, Akira Kasuya, Yoshihiro Hotta, Hiroya Takeuchi

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The Influence of Tranexamic Acid on the Postabortion Period Course after Medical Abortion by Babenko O., Bodunova T.

“…An analysis of the quality of life of the surveyed women revealed the differences between the groups at the end of the observation, whereas initially there were no such records, namely: women who had long periods of bloody discharge, assessed their physical functioning as well as the emotional and mental state (p <0.05).The study showed a significant decrease in the volume and duration of the blood loss, as well as improvement of the quality of life of women taking TA. …”
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Cross-sectional assessment of the Tinetti performance-oriented mobility tool for screening physical frailty syndrome in older adults by Mahta Hayati, Guilherme Eustáquio Furtado, Parvaneh Nazarali, Mahta Sardroodian, Haniyeh Mohammadi, Mahdi Hosseinzadeh

“…Abstract Background Physical-functional fitness (PFF) assessments have become crucial tools for identifying physical frailty syndrome (PFS) in older adults, helping guide preventive and interventional strategies. …”
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The effect of aerobic exercise on muscle tissue in patients with severe heart failure and normal body weight by V. L. Galenko, T. A. Lelyavina, M. Yu. Sitnikova, G. Yu. Yukina, M. A. Bortsova, R. I. Dmitrieva

“…Dosed aerobic exercise in patients with stable class III HFrEF, normal BMI, based on reaching the lactate threshold, had a positive effect on LVEF, QOL, exercise tolerance and VO2peak. 2. …”
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PHENOTYPIC FEATURES OF T REGULATORY CELLS IN EARLY RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS by A. S. Avdeeva, Yu. P. Rubtsov, T. V. Popkova, D. T. Dyikanov, E. L. Nasonov

“…The findings suggest that the functional activity of Treg is impaired in early RA, which has an impact on the activity of the inflammatory process.…”
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