Cognitive performance of neuromyelitis optica patients: comparison with multiple sclerosis Desempenho cognitivo de pacientes com neuromielite óptica: comparação com esclerose múlti... by Sandra Vanotti, Evangelina Valeria Cores, Barbara Eizaguirre, Luciana Melamud, Raúl Rey, Andrés 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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Exploring the influence of sex and age on the quality and flavor of Huai goat longissimus thoracis et lumborum through transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses by Haoyuan Han, Ziru Kuai, Zhiyun Yao, Xi Lei, Huibin Shi, Jun Li, Kun Liu, Huiru Yin, Yongqing Wang, Kai Quan

“…., glutamic acid, aspartic acid, and glycine). Additionally, males had higher levels of unsaturated fatty acids such as linoleic acid (C18:2n6c) and arachidonic acid (C20:4n6) compared to those of females. …”
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Evaluation of content validity and feasibility of the World Falls Guidelines’ three key questions to identify falls among older adult users of home care services in Norway by Rune Solli, Linda Aimée Hartford Kvæl, Nina Rydland Olsen, Therese Brovold

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Reform of the Vatican media, a difficult search for a new path by Leszek Gęsiak

“…Practically all media companies around the world, in order to maintain their position on the market, have had to make decisive modifications of their ways of working. …”
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Fatigue impact of mixed reality in mass casualty incidents training by Ana María Cintora-Sanz, Raúl Muñoz-Romo, Alberto Blanco-Lara, Paula Sanchíz-Torres, Tatiana Vazquéz-Rodríguez, Helmut Schrom-Feiertag, Carmen Cardós-Alonso

“…Abstract Background Fatigue is a multifaceted state characterized by a significant lack of energy or motivation; which is perceived by the individual to interfere with usual and desired activities; it can hinder an individual’s functioning. In recent years, the rise of Mixed Rality (MR) technologies has introduced new dynamics in emergency training. …”
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Hyperbaric oxygen pretreatment on endothelial cell injury via heat shock factor 1 in decompression sickness by Caiyi Xu, Quan Zhou, Xiangyang Meng, Jiahe Zhou, Xuhua Yu, Juan Zheng, Hongjie Yi, Hongjie Yi, Guoyang Huang, Weigang Xu

“…AKT inhibition substantially suppressed HSF-1 activation, whereas ERK1/2 and P38 MAPK inhibition had no effect. ROS scavenging with Mito-Tempo reduced AKT phosphorylation and HSF-1 activation. …”
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Comparative Analysis of a New Device-Assisted Mini-Incision Versus Conventional Surgery for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Retrospective Study of 109 Cases by Guo T, Li C, Tian D, Gao R, Yu K, Sun N, Yang J, Bai J

“…But the incidence of wound pain and pillar pain was lower in Group A (wound pain: 0%; pillar pain:0%) compared to Group B (wound pain: 5.5%; pillar pain:7.3%).Conclusion: The device-assisted mini-incision technique provided comparable functional results to the conventional approach, with reduced complications and smaller incisions, supporting its use as a viable alternative in appropriate cases.Keywords: carpal tunnel syndrome, carpal tunnel release, mini-incision approach, conventional approach…”
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The role of ubiquitin C–terminal hydrolase (UCH‐L1) and protein S100B in differentiating patients with epileptic and psychogenic non‐epileptic seizures – Pilot study by Biljana Dapic Ivancic, Zeljka Petelin Gadze, Lana Ganoci, Petra Nimac Kozina, Dunja Rogic, Maja Zivkovic

“…Abstract Objective Psychogenic non‐epileptic seizures (PNES) are functional neurological disorders that are often misdiagnosed and treated as epileptic seizures (ES). …”
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Integrating the Interleukins in the Biomarker Panel for the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes: Unraveling a Multifaceted Conundrum by Amalia-Stefana Timpau, Egidia-Gabriela Miftode, Irina-Iuliana Costache-Enache, Antoniu-Octavian Petris, Ionela-Larisa Miftode, Ivona Mitu, Radu-Stefan Miftode

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An examination of ankle joint position sense, postural control and associated neuromuscular deficits in patients with plantar fasciitis: a cross-sectional analysis with advanced bi... by Shaker Hassan S. Alshehri, Mastour Saeed Alshahrani, Saeed Y. Al Adal, Faisal M. Alyazedi, Hani Hassan Alnakhli, Ravi Shankar Reddy

“…Abstract Background Ankle joint position sense (AJPS) accuracy and postural control are crucial for maintaining balance and stability, particularly in individuals with plantar fasciitis who may experience proprioceptive and functional impairments. Understanding how psychosocial factors, such as pain catastrophizing, and biomechanical measures, like muscle strength and gait parameters related to proprioception and postural control, can inform more effective treatment approaches. …”
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Assessing the Predictive Accuracy of Popular Comorbidity Indices in Total Ankle Arthroplasty Outcomes by Weston E. McDonald BS, Alexander S. Guareshi BS, Joshua L. Morningstar BS, Daniel J. Scott MBA, MD, Christopher E. Gross MD

“…Despite encouraging results in TAA literature, the validity of the CCI and ECI as predictive tools for postoperative complications and functional outcomes following TAA remains ultimately unexplored. …”
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Knowledge, attitude, and practice of frailty management among clinical nurses: a cross-sectional study by Xueyan Huang, Haifang Zhou, Ying Feng, Mengchi Li, Rui Wang, Ge Fang, Lumeng Lu, Jian’ao Chen, Wenhui Jiang

“…Abstract Background Frailty is a leading risk factor of falls, incapacitation, functional decline, and even death in aging populations globally. …”
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Extracapsular extension risk assessment using an artificial intelligence prostate cancer mapping algorithm by Alan Priester, Sakina Mohammed Mota, Kyla P. Grunden, Joshua Shubert, Shannon Richardson, Anthony Sisk, Ely R. Felker, James Sayre, Leonard S. Marks, Shyam Natarajan, Wayne G. Brisbane

“…By enhancing PCa staging and risk stratification, AI‐based cancer mapping may lead to better oncological and functional outcomes for patients.…”
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Identifying the Dimensions and Components of Virtual Arabic Language Education in Iraq by Abbas Taher Allavi Gharabat, Nasrolah Ghashghaeizadeh, Jalal Shanta Jabir, Faranak mosavi

“…The findings of this study showed that virtual Arabic language education in Iraq had 66 basic codes, 22 organizing codes, and 8 comprehensive codes. …”
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Renewable Energy Sources and the New Paradigm in Energy Engineering by Eden Mamut

“…On that position, I had the possibility to join many sessions of the Conference and to follow also the process of negotiations for the text of the Final Declaration of the Conference. …”
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Rationale and Study Design to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Minocycline in Patients with Moderate to Severe Acute Ischaemic Stroke (EMPHASIS) by Liping Liu, Yongjun Wang, Yilong Wang, Xingquan Zhao, Yao Lu, Philip M Bath, Xiaoling Liao, Yuesong Pan, S Claiborne Johnston, Pierre Amarenco, Ling Guan, Hui Qu, Luyan Wang, Yicong Wang, Meiyang Zhang, Qianqian Yang, Baoshan Qiu, Dongyang Zhou, Xuejiao Zhou

“…The primary efficacy outcome is an excellent functional outcome assessed by the proportion of modified Rankin Scale score of 0–1 at 90±7 days. …”
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Fully automated pipeline for the fiber tractography of the anterior optic pathway in patients with sellar and parasellar tumors and analysis of the microstructural alterations by Laura Ludovica Gramegna, Matteo Zoli, Giovanni Sighinolfi, Alessandro Carrozzi, Gianfranco Vornetti, Elena Cantoni, Federica Guaraldi, Sofia Asioli, Caterina Tonon, David Neil Manners, Diego Mazzatenta, Raffaele Lodi

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Characterization of the landscape of the intratumoral microbiota reveals that Streptococcus anginosus increases the risk of gastric cancer initiation and progression by Li Yuan, Libin Pan, Yunzhe Wang, Jing Zhao, Luo Fang, Ying Zhou, Ruihong Xia, Yubo Ma, Zhengchen Jiang, Zhiyuan Xu, Can Hu, Yanan Wang, Shengjie Zhang, Bo Zhang, Haiying Ding, Mengxuan Chen, Haibo Cheng, Ajay Goel, Zhao Zhang, Xiangdong Cheng

“…Here, we integrated multiple types of omics data, including microbiome, transcriptome, and metabolome data, to investigate the functional role of intratumoral bacteria in gastric cancer (GC). …”
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Étude de trois grands tonneaux mis au jour à Reims/Durocortorum (Marne) : le savoir-faire des tonneliers antiques by Pierre Mille, Philippe Rollet

“…It contained a series of adjoining furnaces, but the function of this imposing complex, which was destroyed at the end of the 4th c. …”
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Impact of Y chromosome loss on the risk of Parkinson's disease and progressionResearch in context by Junhao Wang, Xinyi Chen, Wenxuan Du, Cha Lin, Yu Liao, Jean-Christophe Corvol, Jodi Maple-Grødem, Meghan C. Campbell, Alexis Elbaz, Suzanne Lesage, Alexis Brice, Michael A. Schwarzschild, Pille Taba, Sulev Kõks, Guido Alves, Ole-Bjørn Tysnes, Joel S. Perlmutter, Baijayanta Maiti, Jacobus J. van Hilten, Roger A. Barker, Caroline H. Williams-Gray, Clemens R. Scherzer, Ganqiang Liu, Ganqiang Liu, Rebecca R. Valentino, Zhixiang Liao, Joseph J. Locascio, Jean-Christophe Corvol, Xianjun Dong, Jodi Maple-Grødem, Meghan C. Campbell, Alexis Elbaz, Suzanne Lesage, Alexis Brice, Graziella Mangone, John H. Growdon, Albert Y. Hung, Michael A. Schwarzchild, Michael T. Hayes, Anne-Marie Wills, Todd M. Herrington, Bernard Ravian, Ira Shoulson, Pille Taba, Sulev Kõks, Thomas G. Beach, Florence Cormier-Dequaire, Guido Alves, Ole-Bjørn Tysnes, Joel S. Perlmutter, Peter Heutink, Jacobus J. van Hilten, Meike Kasten, Brit Mollenhauer, Claudia Trenkwalder, Christine Klein, Roger A. Barker, Caroline H. Williams-Gray, Johan Marinus, Clemens R. Scherzer

“…In the Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI) cohort, we further compared brain structure using T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, and carried out brain network functional connectivity analysis based on resting-state functional MRI (rs-fMRI) datasets. …”
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