3D echocardiography derived reference values and determinants of left ventricular twist and torsion from the population-based STAAB cohort study by Julia Napp, Götz Gelbrich, Floran Sahiti, Vladimir Cejka, Dora Pelin, Lena Schmidbauer, Mengmeng Chen, Niklas Hitschrich, Marcus Schreckenberg, Stefan Frantz, Peter U. Heuschmann, Stefan Störk, Caroline Morbach

“…Abstract Left ventricular (LV) rotational function parameters provide in-depth information about LV mechanical function as well as prognostic information. …”
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Piloting a minimum data set (MDS) in english care homes: a qualitative study of professional perspectives on implementation and data use by Rachael E. Carroll, Nick Smith, Sinead ER Palmer, Jennifer Kirsty Burton, Adam Lee Gordon, Ann-Marie Towers, Stacey E. Rand, Freya Tracey, Anne Killett, Lucy Webster, Barbara Hanratty, Karen Spilsbury, Gizdem Akdur, Kaat De Corte, Julienne E. Meyer, Liz Jones, Claire Goodman

“…Our objectives were to explore (1) care home staff opinions and experiences of collecting structured measures of quality of life, cognition and function for residents and (2) how a minimum data set data might be used by staff and other professionals interested in care homes. …”
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Abstract 152: Exploring Age‐related Changes in Brain Metabolism among Individuals with Cardiovascular Risk Factors: An FDG‐PET Analysis by Eric M. Teichner, Robert C. Subtirelu, Tom Werner, Abass Alavi

“…As we age, the brain undergoes both structural and functional changes; the regional distribution of these alterations mirrors cognitive decline. …”
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Zingerone Attenuates Cadmium-Induced Neuroinflammation, Oxidative Stress and Cognitive Deficit on the Prefrontal Cortex of Adult Wistar Rats by Oviosun A, Oviosun EC, Nto NJ, Memudu AE, Anyanwu EG

“…Zingerone considerably improved cognitive function, as seen by significant improvements in the discrimination index and novel object recognition time. …”
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Mediation Analysis of Serum Fibroblast Growth Factor 20 and Poor Prognosis After Ischemic Stroke by Keyang Chen, Wenting Huang, Beilei Hu, Fangwang Fu, Yungang Cao, Huiqin Xu, Lixin Ruan, Yongang Li, Yan Li, Jun Chen, Fei Liang, Xue Wang, Xudong Du, Li Lin, Xiaokun Li

“…Conclusions Elevated FGF20 level is associated with decreased risks of adverse outcomes after ischemic stroke, which was partially mediated by renal function and white blood cells with a modest amount, indicating that serum FGF20 might serve as a promising biomarker for predicting stroke prognosis. …”
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FOXO3a/miR-4259-driven LDHA expression as a key mechanism of gemcitabine sensitivity in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma by Tung-Wei Hsu, Wan-Yu Wang, Hsin-An Chen, Tzu-Hsuan Wang, Chih-Ming Su, Po-Hsiang Liao, Alvin Chen, Kuei-Yen Tsai, George Kokotos, Cheng-Chin Kuo, Ching-Feng Chiu, Yen-Hao Su

“…Additionally, gain-of-function and loss-of-function experiments were conducted to examine the roles of LDHA on CSC properties and gemcitabine resistance in the gemcitabine–resistant PDAC and parental PDAC cells. …”
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miR-375-3p negatively regulates osteogenesis by targeting and decreasing the expression levels of LRP5 and β-catenin. by Tianhao Sun, Chen-Tian Li, Lifeng Xiong, Ziyu Ning, Frankie Leung, Songlin Peng, William W Lu, William W Lu

“…In addition, loss of functions of LRP5 damaged bone formation in vivo. Clinically, miR-375-3p and its targets might be used as diagnostic biomarkers for osteoporosis and might be also as novel therapeutic agents in osteoporosis treatment. …”
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Endothelial cell regulation of leukocyte infiltration in inflammatory tissues by A. Duperray, A. Mantovani, M. Introna, E. Dejana

“…Adhesive molecules (such as PECAM) on the endothelial cell surface might also ‘direct’ leukocytes through the intercellular junction by haptotaxis. …”
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The effects of dance intervention on clinical symptoms and cognitive deficits in hospitalized patients with chronic schizophrenia: a randomized controlled trial by Gujing Li, Hui He, Kexin Gao, Yuanyuan Yu, Yayun Liu, Tianhuan Li, Ping Xi, Frank Pollick, Jing Lu, Lixue Yin, Dezhong Yao, Mingjun Duan, Li Mi, Cheng Luo

“…Dance and aerobic exercise induced different changes in physiological indicators, which might be the physiological basis for improvements in clinical symptoms and cognitive function.…”
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Resection and partial liver transplantation from deceased donors with delayed total hepatectomy (RAPID procedure) for hepatocellular carcinoma: a national, multicenter, non-randomi... by Andrea Peloso, Daniel Pietrasz, Etienne Daillier, Laurent Cylly, Olivier Scatton, Claire Goumard, Jean-Yves Mabrut, Kayvan Mohkam, Mickael Lesurtel, Safi Dokmak, Heithem Jeddou, Karim Boudjema, Marc-Antoine Allard, René Adam, Antonio Sa Cunha, Daniel Azoulay, Daniel Cherqui, Eric Vibert, Nicolas Golse

“…The operation consists of two phases: first, the donor’s left lateral lobe (G23) replaces the recipient’s left liver lobe (H1234), while the native right lobe stays to support hepatic function. The recipient’s right lobe (H5678) is removed four months later, leaving the graft fully functional. …”
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Safety, tolerability, and efficacy outcomes of the Investigation of Levetiracetam in Alzheimer's disease (ILiAD) study: a pilot, double‐blind placebo‐controlled crossover trial... by Arjune Sen, Sofia Toniolo, Xin You Tai, Mary Akinola, Mkael Symmonds, Sergio Mura, Joanne Galloway, Angela Hallam, Jane Y. C. Chan, Ivan Koychev, Chris Butler, John Geddes, Gabriel Davis Jones, Younes Tabi, Raquel Maio, Eleni Frangou, Sharon Love, Sian Thompson, Rohan Van Der Putt, Sanjay G. Manohar, Rupert McShane, Masud Husain

“…The primary outcome was change in cognitive function assessed by the Oxford Memory Task, a task sensitive to hippocampal memory binding. …”
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Écologie et urbanisme : comment les experts du vivant peuvent-ils contribuer à la conception du cadre urbain ? by Robin Chalot

“…Practical experiments have been trying to reconcile city and nature, but their actual benefits for biodiversity are debated. Some might be irrelevant regarding ecosystems functioning, especially due to urban planners' lack of ecological training. …”
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Post-stroke dyskinesias by Nakawah MO, Lai EC

“…Functional neurosurgical interventions targeting the motor thalamus or globus pallidus interna might be considered for patients with severe, disabling, and persistent dyskinesias (arbitrarily defined as duration longer than 12 months). …”
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Comprehensive analysis of the circular RNA expression profile and circRNA–miRNA–mRNA network in the goat skin with divergent wool curvature by Yingxiao Su, Zhanqiang Zhao, Zhanfa Liu, Xiaobo Li, Qian Chen, Yabin Pu, Lin Jiang, Xiaohong He, Yuehui Ma, Qianjun Zhao

“…However, the expression and function of circRNAs in the wool curvature of Zhongwei goats are unclear. …”
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Glycemic variability and diabetic cardiac autonomic neuropathy by A.A. Serhiyenko, T.V. Tsaryk, Y.I. Pavlovskiy, V.A. Serhiyenko

“…The clinical trial results demonstrated that time in range might be a promising metric for assessing glycemic control and prognosis of diabetic complications. …”
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Visual localization in urban environments employing 3D city models by Y. Loeper, M. Gerke, A. Alamouri, A. Kern, M. S. Bajauri, P. Fanta-Jende

“…Though GNSS is a well-established technique to retrieve that information, it often fails in urban environments due to signal occlusion or multi-path effects. In addition, GNSS might be subject to jamming or spoofing, which requires an alternative, complementary positioning method. …”
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Association of hOGG1 Ser326Cys, ITGA2 C807T, TNF-A -308G>A and XPD Lys751Gln polymorphisms with the survival of Malaysian NPC patients. by Eng-Zhuan Ban, Munn-Sann Lye, Pei Pei Chong, Yoke-Yeow Yap, Siew Ying Crystale Lim, Hejar Abdul Rahman

“…Kaplan-Meier survival function, log-rank test and Cox regression were used to investigate the effect of gene polymorphisms on the all-cause survival of NPC.…”
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Acute coronary syndrome after liver transplantation in a young primary biliary cholangitis recipient with dyslipidemia: a case report by Siyuan Yao, Akiho Iwashita, Shintaro Yagi, Hirotoshi Watanabe, Takahiro Nishio, Yukinori Koyama, Kazuyuki Nagai, Naoko Kamo, Kojiro Taura, Etsuro Hatano

“…The long history of PBC and associated severe dyslipidemia for 10 years would have accelerated the atherosclerosis, causing latent stenosis in the coronary artery. Inapparent stenosis might have become apparent due to unstable hemodynamics during the acute phase after LT. …”
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Pan-cancer analysis reveals immunological and prognostic significance of CCT5 in human tumors by Md. Zabir Ahmed, Md Mohtasim Billah, Jannatul Ferdous, Shoriful Islam Antar, Abdullah Al Mamun, Md. Jubayer Hossain

“…Furthermore, enrichment analysis revealed associations between CCT5 and cell cycle pathway and various cellular functions. These findings suggested that CCT5 might serve as a potential prognostic biomarker and target for immunotherapy in various cancers.…”
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Cardiotoxicity in patients with metastatic melanoma treated with BRAF/MEK inhibitors: a real-world analysis of incidence, risk factors, and reversibility by Jonas K. Oddershede, Ida K. Meklenborg, Lars Bastholt, Louise M. Guldbrandt, Henrik Schmidt, Rasmus B. Friis

“…The majority (92%) of major cardiac events were diagnosed within the first year of treatment, which might warrant a discontinuation of routine LVEF monitoring after 1 year of BRAFi/MEKi treatment. …”
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