Two Approaches to Cognitive Evaluation: Assessing the Strengths and Limitations of GPCOG and ACE-III by Magdalena Mąka, Dominik Sikora, Piotr Oleksy, Adam Zając, Karol Zieliński, Łukasz Papież, Ewa Góralczyk, Jakub Kamiński, Bartosz Buczkowski, Dagmara Wochnik

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The Impact of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea and Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure on Circulating Ischaemia-Modified Albumin Concentrations by Firat Uygur, Hakan Tanriverdi, Murat Can, Tacettin Ornek, Fatma Erboy, Bulent Altinsoy, Figen Atalay, Murat Damar, Furuzan Kokturk, Meltem Tor

“…After 3 months of treatment with CPAP, OSAS patients had significantly lower serum IMA concentrations (0.555±0.062 ABSU to 0.431±0.063 ABSU, P<0.001). …”
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The Effect of Lipotoxicity on Renal Dysfunction in a Nonobese Rat Model of Metabolic Syndrome: A Urinary Proteomic Approach by Irena Markova, Denisa Miklankova, Martina Hüttl, Petr Kacer, Jelena Skibova, Jan Kucera, Radislav Sedlacek, Tereza Kacerova, Ludmila Kazdova, Hana Malinska

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Intraoperative Local Administration of Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) during Neurolysis Surgery for the Treatment of Digital Nerve Crush Injury by Akira Ikumi, Yuki Hara, Eriko Okano, Sho Kohyama, Norihito Arai, Yu Taniguchi, Hisashi Sugaya, Tomokazu Yoshioka, Akihiro Kanamori, Masashi Yamazaki

“…The digital nerves are important for normal hand function. In addition to conventional therapies such as neurolysis, direct repair, and auto/allografts, new treatments administering growth factors and cells for promoting nerve regeneration exist. …”
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The Impact of Endometriosis on Mental Health - A Literature Review of Depression and Anxiety Symptoms by Julia Woźniak, Sabina Kadłubek, Magdalena Mąka, Natalia Kapturska, Szymon Kalinowski, Kinga Cymerys, Piotr Kardaszewski, Jakub Kamiński, Dominik Sikora, Ewa Góralczyk

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Mesoscale heterogeneity is a critical determinant for spiral pattern formation in developing social amoeba by Taishi Kakizuka, Hidenori Nakaoka, Yusuke Hara, Aya Ichiraku, Yoshiyuki Arai, Hiroya Itoga, Shuichi Onami, Taro Ichimura, Takeharu Nagai, Kazuki Horikawa

“…Although the importance of microscale and macroscale heterogeneity at the single-cell and whole-system levels, respectively, has been well accepted, the presence and functions of mesoscale heterogeneity, such as cell clusters with distinct properties, have been poorly recognized. …”
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Differential Proliferative Characteristics of Alveolar Fibroblasts in Interstitial Lung Diseases: Regulative Role of IL-1 and PGE2 by Elizabeth Fireman, Shlomo Ben Efraim, Joel Greif, Hava Peretz, Shmuel Kivity, Marcel Topilsky, Yosef Rodrig, A. Yellin, Ron N. Apte

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Effect of HLA-G5 Immune Checkpoint Molecule on the Expression of ILT-2, CD27, and CD38 in Splenic B cells by Hana Rohn, Cordula Lang, Sabine Schramm, Falko M. Heinemann, Mirko Trilling, Anja Gäckler, Oliver Witzke, Peter A. Horn, Vera Rebmann

“…Taken together, our in vitro findings demonstrate that soluble HLA-G5 suppresses markers of B cell activation, suggesting that HLA-G5 has an impact on splenic B cell differentiation and activation. …”
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Impact of the First Wave of COVID-19 on the Number of General Anesthesia Cases in 34 Tertiary Hospitals in Japan: A Multicenter Retrospective Study by Tomonori Takazawa, Yuki Sugiyama, Yasuhiro Amano, Tetsuhito Hara, Eiki Kanemaru, Takao Kato, Takashi Kawano, Tsukasa Kochiyama, Tatsuya Tsuji, Shigeru Saito

“…Although the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to have had an impact on the work of anesthesiologists, the specific impact has been largely unreported. …”
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National road cliff protection analysis in Malibau Anai after Anai River flood, West Sumatra by Istijono Bambang, Yuhendra Rahmad, Thariqjabbar Hape Muhammad, Mahdi, Dodi Arian, Al Giffari Muhammad, Hakam Abdul, Martanto Adji Bayu, Menghoung Seng

“…The results show that although natural protection methods have shown positive results, they are insufficient and ineffective when facing of large flood pressures. …”
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Influence of alexithymia severity in the healthy population on the susceptibility to false interoceptive feedback by Hitomi Ikarashi, Hitomi Ikarashi, Naofumi Otsuru, Naofumi Otsuru, Sena Takahashi, Kazuaki Nagasaka, Kazuaki Nagasaka, Masayuki Hara, Hideaki Onishi, Hideaki Onishi

“…Fake heart rate feedback was presented as if it were occurring in the individual’s hand through a virtual reality system at various speeds. …”
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Validation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease recording in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD-GOLD) by John R Hurst, Jennifer K Quint, Hana Müllerova, Liam Smeeth, Harriet Forbes, Susan Eaton, Rachael L DiSantostefano, Kourtney Davis

“…Algorithms without specific diagnostic codes had low PPVs (range 12.2–44.4%).Conclusions Patients with COPD can be accurately identified from UK primary care records using specific diagnostic codes. …”
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The Treatment of Giant Periurethral Condyloma in Pregnancy Using an Ultrasonic Thermal Scalpel: A Case Report and New Single Session Treatment Option by Ali Yavuzcan, Mete Çağlar, Hakan Turan, Ali Tekin, Seren Topuz, Gizem Yavuzcan, Serdar Dilbaz, Yusuf Üstün, Cihangir Aliağaoğlu, Selahattin Kumru

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Reliability and Validity of Beliefs about Substance Use (BSU) Questionnaire in Alcohol Dependent Patients. by Sel&ccedil;uk ASLAN, Mehmet Hakan T&Uuml;RK&Ccedil;APAR, Hale Yap&yacute;c&yacute; ESER, Mustafa U&ETH;URLU

“…A positive correlation has been found between BSU and CBQ, and ATQ scores. …”
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The interplay between sex, lifestyle factors and built environment on 20-year cardiovascular disease incidence; the ATTICA study (2002–2022) by Evangelia G. Sigala, Christina Chrysohoou, Fotios Barkas, Evangelos Liberopoulos, Petros P. Sfikakis, Antigoni Faka, Costas Tsioufis, Christos Pitsavos, Demosthenes Panagiotakos

“…Of the total participants, 1,988 had complete data for CVD assessment in the 20-year follow-up.ResultsThe 10-year and 20-year CVD incidence was 11.8%, 28.0% in rural municipalities and 16.8%, 38.7% in urban municipalities, respectively (ps &lt; 0.05). …”
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Missense BICD2 variants in fetuses with congenital arthrogryposis and pterygia by Layla Masuda, Akihiro Hasegawa, Hiromi Kamura, Fuyuki Hasegawa, Michihiro Yamamura, Kosuke Taniguchi, Yuki Ito, Kenichiro Hata, Osamu Samura, Aikou Okamoto

“…However, the SMALED2 genotype and phenotype correlation have not been thoroughly characterized. We identified de novo heterozygous BICD2 missense variants in two fetuses with severe, prenatally diagnosed multiple arthrogryposis congenita. …”
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Consensus evidence-based clinical practice guide for the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in childhood and adolescence by Yasser El Miedany, Hala Lotfy, Maha El Gaafary, Naglaa Gadallah, Annie Nasr Mehanna, Safaa Mahran, Waleed Hassan, Mohammed Hassan Abu-Zaid, Samar Abdelhamed Tabra, Mohamed Mortada, Ahmed R. Radwan, Dalia El Mikkawy, S. Esam Maher, Ghada Eldrainy, Hala Abdulhady, Marwa Mahgoub, Youmna Amer, Walaa Elwakil

“…This has been attributed to better survival rates of children living with chronic disorders, the increased use of medications known to have a negative impact on the children’s bones, and the increased preference for indoor activities and sedentary life in healthy children. …”
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The NIMO Scandinavian Study: A Prospective Observational Study of Iron Isomaltoside Treatment in Patients with Iron Deficiency by Svein Oskar Frigstad, Anne Haaber, Antal Bajor, Jan Fallingborg, Per Hammarlund, Ole K. Bonderup, Håkan Blom, Terje Rannem, Per M. Hellström

“…Out of 282 patients, 82 had Crohn’s disease and 67 had ulcerative colitis. …”
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Appropriateness of ambulatory antibiotic prescribing in South Carolina, 2012–2017 by Pamela Bailey, Majdi N Al-Hasan, Julie Royer, Max Habicht, Julie Ann Justo, P. Brandon Bookstaver, Sharon Weissman, Hana R Winders

“…This population-based cohort study examines the appropriateness of antibiotic prescribing in South Carolina via aggregated pharmacy claims data matched with diagnosis codes from medical claims. …”
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HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSIS USING BENTONITE-SUPPORTED Fe-Co-Ni TRIMETALLIC NANOPARTICLES by ADERIBIGBE FATAI ALADE, ADEWOYE TUNMISE LATIFAT, MUSTAPHA SHERIF ISHOLA, MOHAMMED ISHAQ ALHASSAN, SAKA HARVIS BAMIDELE, AJALA ELIJAH OLAWALE, OLUWASEYI SOILE SAMUEL

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