Electrical Pudendal Nerve Stimulation for Post-Radical Prostatectomy Urinary Incontinence: A Prospective Study by Yueting Chen, Xiaodong Jin, Qian Hong, Fangchao Wu, Shan Chen

“…This study compares the clinical efficacy of electrical pudendal nerve stimulation (EPNS) with pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) in treating post-radical prostatectomy urinary incontinence (PRPUI). …”
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Acute Respiratory Tract Infection and Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss: A Multinational Cohort Study by Chien-Hsiang Weng, Jun-Fu Lin, Jing-Jie Wang

“…<b>Methods:</b> We conducted a multinational retrospective cohort study using data from the TriNetX Global Collaborative Network. …”
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Prospective randomized controlled trial study of liver function tests in unstable angina risk prediction by Fatimah Mezaal, Sami Mishlish, Kutayba Dawood

“…Elevated levels of liver function have recently been implicated as possible risk factors for cardiovascular disease in the adult population. …”
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A genome wide association study of Plasmodium falciparum susceptibility to 22 antimalarial drugs in Kenya. by Jason P Wendler, John Okombo, Roberto Amato, Olivo Miotto, Steven M Kiara, Leah Mwai, Lewa Pole, John O'Brien, Magnus Manske, Dan Alcock, Eleanor Drury, Mandy Sanders, Samuel O Oyola, Cinzia Malangone, Dushyanth Jyothi, Alistair Miles, Kirk A Rockett, Bronwyn L MacInnis, Kevin Marsh, Philip Bejon, Alexis Nzila, Dominic P Kwiatkowski

“…<h4>Conclusions/significance</h4>Sequence-based GWA studies are powerful tools for phenotypic association tests. …”
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Hydroxyethylamine based analog targets microtubule assembly: an in silico study for anti-cancerous drug development by Pawan Kumar, Rajni Khan, Basant Narain Singh, Anisha Kumari, Ankit Rai, Anil Kumar Singh, Amresh Prakash, Shashikant Ray

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Spontaneous Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting of Congenital Malformations: A Danish National Register Study by Ulrik Lausten-Thomsen, Rasmus Huan Olsen, Michael Christiansen, Paula L. Hedley, Ida Marie Heerfordt, Jon Trærup Andersen, Christina Gade

“…Eighty-five different drugs from 58 ATC codes were implicated. Only three diagnoses were reported in five or more children. …”
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Association between vitamin D deficiency, inflammatory markers, and knee osteoarthritis: a retrospective study by Khaled Swailem, Mohammed Sadhan, Gehad Abdullah Al-Mashramah, Mohammed Ali Saghir

“…Vitamin D deficiency has been implicated in OA, but its role in disease severity and associated symptoms remains unclear. …”
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Case study: Assessment of long‐term rocky intertidal biodiversity monitoring at Cabrillo National Monument by Christine C. Bonadonna, Lauren L. M. Pandori, Celia C. Symons

“…CABR would also benefit from performing FSI every 5–10 years or when financially possible. Practical implication. Long‐term monitoring programs benefit most from ensuring comparability across years and considering their specific goals during the design process. …”
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A new phenotyping method for root growth studies in compacted soil validated by GWAS in barley by Giorgia Carletti, Agostino Fricano, Elisabetta Mazzucotelli, Luigi Cattivelli

“…Conclusions A methodology based on root-soil interaction is presented as a new method for root growth evaluation and genomic studies in seedlings growing in compacted soil.…”
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A genome-wide association study identifies five loci influencing facial morphology in Europeans. by Fan Liu, Fan Liu, Fedde van der Lijn, Claudia Schurmann, Gu Zhu, M Mallar Chakravarty, Pirro G Hysi, Andreas Wollstein, Oscar Lao, Marleen de Bruijne, M Arfan Ikram, Aad van der Lugt, Fernando Rivadeneira, André G Uitterlinden, Albert Hofman, Wiro J Niessen, Georg Homuth, Greig de Zubicaray, Katie L McMahon, Paul M Thompson, Amro Daboul, Ralf Puls, Katrin Hegenscheid, Liisa Bevan, Zdenka Pausova, Sarah E Medland, Grant W Montgomery, Margaret J Wright, Carol Wicking, Stefan Boehringer, Timothy D Spector, Tomáš Paus, Nicholas G Martin, Reiner Biffar, Manfred Kayser

“…We therefore conducted a genome-wide association study for facial shape phenotypes in multiple discovery and replication cohorts, considering almost ten thousand individuals of European descent from several countries. …”
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A whole-brain voxel-based analysis of structural abnormalities in PTSD: An ENIGMA-PGC study by Cheryl R.Z. See, Shuqing Si, C. Lexi Baird, Courtney C. Haswell, Ahmed Hussain, Miranda Olff, Dick J. Veltman, Jessie L. Frijling, Mirjam van Zuiden, Saskia B.J. Koch, Laura Nawijn, Li Wang, Ye Zhu, Gen Li, Yuval Neria, Xi Zhu, Benjamin Suarez-Jimenez, Sigal Zilcha-Mano, Amit Lazarov, Jennifer S. Stevens, Kerry Ressler, Negar Fani, Tanja Jovanovic, Sanne J.H. van Rooij, Milissa L. Kaufman, Lauren A.M. Lebois, Isabelle M. Rosso, Elizabeth A. Olson, Justin T. Baker, Scott R. Sponheim, Seth G. Disner, Nicholas D. Davenport, Amit Etkin, Adi Maron-Katz, Murray B. Stein, Martha E. Shenton, Dan J. Stein, Jonathan Ipser, Sheri-Michelle Koopowitz, Soraya Seedat, Stefan du Plessis, Leigh L. van den Heuvel, Shmuel Lissek, Hannah Berg, Thomas Straube, David Hofman, Lee A. Baugh, Gina L. Forster, Raluca M. Simons, Jeffrey S. Simons, Vincent A. Magnotta, Kelene A. Fercho, Xin Wang, Andrew S. Cotton, Erin N. O’Leary, Hong Xie, Daniel W. Grupe, Jack B. Nitschke, Richard J. Davidson, Christine L. Larson, Terri A. deRoon-Cassini, Carissa W. Tomas, Jacklynn M. Fitzgerald, Jennifer Urbano Blackford, Bunmi O. Olatunji, Evan M. Gordon, Geoffrey May, Steven M. Nelson, Ruth Lanius, Jean Théberge, Maria Densmore, Richard W.J. Neufeld, Chadi G. Abdallah, Christopher L. Averill, Ilan Harpaz-Rotem, Ifat Levy, John H. Krystal, Elbert Geuze, Remko van Lutterveld, Emily L. Dennis, David F. Tate, David X. Cifu, William C. Walker, Elisabeth A. Wilde, Nic J.A. van der Wee, Robert R.J.M. Vermeiren, Steven J.A. van der Werff, Katie McLaughlin, Kelly Sambrook, Matthew Peverill, Joaquim Radua, Lauren E. Salminen, Neda Jahanshad, Sophia I. Thomopoulos, Anthony James, Lucia Valmaggia, Paul M. Thompson, Rajendra A. Morey, Matthew J. Kempton

“…Our findings add to the growing literature implicating the cerebellum in PTSD psychopathology. …”
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Effect of environmental factors on postoperative recurrent primary spontaneous pneumothorax: a case-crossover study by Yu-Wei Liu, Chieh-Ni Kao, Chi-Chang Ho, Shah-Hwa Chou, Pau-Chung Chen, Shu-Hung Huang

“…While environmental factors have been implicated in PSP occurrence, their role in PORP remains unclear. …”
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A multi-modal study on cerebrovascular dysfunction in cognitive decline of de novo Parkinson’s disease by Hongwei Li, Xiali Shao, Jia Jia, Bingyi Wang, Jian Wang, Kai Liu, Jinhan Chen, Zhensen Chen, Lirong Jin, He Wang

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Estimating the prevalence of hypocalcemia in adults presenting with new-onset seizures: A cross-sectional study by Sharan Bose, K.V. Rajalakshmi, Anantha Kumar P.K., Bhuvaneshwar, Jibin Simon

“…Hypocalcemia in particular is often implicated in neonates and younger children. The present study was aimed at estimating the prevalence of hypocalcemia in adults (>18 years of age) presenting with new onset seizures. …”
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SUDEP risk is influenced by longevity genomics: a polygenic risk score studyResearch in context by Helena Martins, James D. Mills, Susanna Pagni, Medine I. Gulcebi, Angeliki Vakrinou, Patrick B. Moloney, Lisa M. Clayton, Ravishankara Bellampalli, Hannah Stamberger, Sarah Weckhuysen, Pasquale Striano, Federico Zara, Richard D. Bagnall, Rebekah V. Harris, Kate M. Lawrence, Lynette G. Sadleir, Douglas E. Crompton, Daniel Friedman, Juliana Laze, Ling Li, Samuel F. Berkovic, Christopher Semsarian, Ingrid E. Scheffer, Orrin Devinsky, Karoline Kuchenbaecker, Simona Balestrini, Sanjay M. Sisodiya

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Association of allostatic load with all‐cause and cause‐specific dementia: A prospective cohort study by Yifan Gou, Xin Qi, Chen Liu, Jingni Hui, Ye Liu, Meijuan Kang, Ruixue Zhou, Bingyi Wang, Panxing Shi, Feng Zhang

“…Abstract INTRODUCTION Allostatic load (AL) serves as a valuable tool for objectively assessing the biological impact of chronic stress and has been implicated in dementia risk. This study aims to investigate the association between AL and all‐cause dementia, Alzheimer's disease (AD), vascular dementia (VaD), and non‐Alzheimer non‐vascular dementia (NAVD). …”
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Global healthcare communication: innovating medical English education by Yu Pan

“…This study evaluates a medical English curriculum at a comprehensive Chinese medical university through a mixed-methods approach, focusing on how the curriculum addresses the linguistic and cultural competencies required for effective international healthcare communication. …”
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Associations of genetically predicted fatty acid levels across the phenome: A mendelian randomisation study. by Loukas Zagkos, Marie-Joe Dib, Rui Pinto, Dipender Gill, Fotios Koskeridis, Fotios Drenos, Georgios Markozannes, Paul Elliott, Verena Zuber, Kostas Tsilidis, Abbas Dehghan, Ioanna Tzoulaki

“…<h4>Background</h4>Fatty acids are important dietary factors that have been extensively studied for their implication in health and disease. …”
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Early rehabilitation challenges of surgical patients with COVID-19 infection - a single-arm study by Simić-Panić Dušica, Bošković Ksenija, Pantelinac Slobodan, Knežević Aleksandar, Jovićević Predrag, Kozios Apostolos, Janjić Nataša, Nikolić Nikola, Vojnović Larisa, Tomašević-Todorović Snežana

“…Results of the present study implicate that individually tailored RT during the acute phase of COVID-19 in surgical patients is very challenging. …”
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Factors influencing smoking cessation in Lebanese patients with bladder cancer: A cross sectional study by Georges Horkoss, Joey El Khoury, Rami Halabi, Anthony Kanbar, Serge Assaf, Anthony Mina, Sabine El Breidi, Charbel Dabal, Charbel El Hachem, Maher Abdessater, Rodrigue Saad, Antoine Kassis, Raghid El Khoury

“…Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted using a phone survey composed of 53 questions assessing the patients’ knowledge that they had or received from their treating physician about smoking as risk factor for BCa. …”
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