Effects of Bilateral Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation Combined with Stepped Task-Oriented Training on Upper Limb Dysfunction in Stroke Patients by XIANG Yuzhi, WANG Hewei, LIU Lanlan, CHEN Yihao, CAO Yefan, CHEN Yao

“…Compared with pre-treatment, MBI scores of the three groups all increased after treatment (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).ConclusionUnilateral TEAS, bilateral TEAS, and bilateral TEAS combined with STOT can all effectively improve the upper extremity motor function of stroke patients, but the combined intervention has shown more significant therapeutic effect.…”
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The association of diabetes mellitus and routinely collected patient‐reported outcomes in patients with cancer. A real‐world cohort study by Dominik J. Ose, Emmanuel Adediran, Bayarmaa Mark, Krista Ocier, William A. Dunson JR, Cindy Turner, Belinda Taylor, Kim Svoboda, Andrew R. Post, Jennifer Leiser, Howard Colman, Cornelia M. Ulrich, Mia Hashibe

“…Compared with patients who responded, nonresponders were more often female (p = 0.0035), less frequently non‐Hispanic White (p = 0.0058), and had a higher BMI (p = 0.0759). …”
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Reduction in ribonucleotide reductase subunit RRM2 associated with alterations in mitochondrial proteins, leading to impaired gut health of woody breast chicken by Majid Shakeri, Elizabeth Ziabtchenko, Caitlin Harris, Janghan Choi, Hamid Reza Rafieian Naeini, Woo Kyun Kim, Byungwhi Kong, Brian Bowker

“…Commercial biochemical assays were used to measure mitochondrial function. To determine if RNR controls mitochondrial functions, an RNR inhibitor was tested in vitro on avian muscle-derived cells. …”
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Vascular-related biological stress, DNA methylation, allostatic load and domain-specific cognition: an integrated machine learning and causal inference approach by Reem Waziry, Olajide A Williams, Henning Tiemeier, Caleb Miles

“…In the present study we introduce vascular-related biological stress as a novel biomarker to capture the combined effects of vascular disease burden for more precision in early detection of cognitive changes in aging. …”
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Safety of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients with Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices by Hugo Lanz, Katharina Strauß, Julia Höpler, Marie Kraft, Sabine Hoffmann, Leonhard Binzenhöfer, Nils Gade, Daniel Roden, Inas Saleh, Stefan Kääb, Korbinian Lackermair, Sebastian Sadoni, Christian Hagl, Steffen Massberg, Heidi Estner, Stephanie Fichtner, Enzo Lüsebrink

“…With an increasing number of patients requiring MRI for diagnostic purposes, the issue of safety in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED) undergoing this imaging modality will play an ever more important role. The purpose of this study was to assess the safety and device function following MRI in an unrestricted real-world cohort of patients with a wide array of cardiac devices. …”
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Establishment of genetic transformation system and initial report of transform BIO and bio gene in Petunia hybrida by LI Ying, LIU Jiyan, HU Jiangqin, CHEN Zhehao, HU Lingzhi, WANG Lilin

“…The phenotypes of transgenic plants were recorded and analyzed to obtain more information about the gene function.Results showed that MS medium with 0.1 mg/L 6-BA was suitable for the growth of P. hybrid and the proliferation of calli from the excised stem. …”
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Clinical Outcomes in Non Valvular Atrial Fibrillation Patients Receiving Oral Anticoagulation Therapy using CHA2DS2-VASc and HAS-BLED Scores: A Cohort Study from Western Gujarat, I... by Sohilkhan Riyazkhan Pathan, Bharat M Gajjar, Sunilkumar Karna, Kushal Pujara

“…High-risk patients were older (median 80 vs. 61 years, p<0.0001) and had higher HAS-BLED scores (p<0.0001). NOACs were more frequently prescribed to high-risk patients than VKAs (p<0.0001), with combination antithrombotic therapy being more common among NOAC users (p=0.001). …”
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Long Term Efficacy and Safety of Bronchoscopic Thermal Vapor Ablation in Patients with COPD: A Retrospective Study of 50 Patients by Pertzov B, Ben Avraham M, Priel E, Freidkin L, Rosengarten D, Kramer MR

“…The vapor causes controlled injury, leading to shrinkage of the targeted tissue and allowing healthier lung areas to expand and function more effectively. BTVA can be repeated by treating different regions over time, potentially maintaining its benefits.In this study, we evaluated the effectiveness and safety of BTVA in patients with advanced COPD. …”
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EFFECTS OF BETA-BLOCKER METOPROLOL ON QUALITY OF LIFE IN ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEART FAILURE by I. V. Vologdina

“…Quality of life also improved more significantly in the 1st group according to MLHFQ and SF-36 (physical functions, role physical functions, social function scales) at the end of therapy.Conclusion. …”
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Therapeutic Options in Alzheimer’s Disease: From Classic Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors to Multi-Target Drugs with Pleiotropic Activity by Ramón Cacabelos, Olaia Martínez-Iglesias, Natalia Cacabelos, Iván Carrera, Lola Corzo, Vinogran Naidoo

“…The limitations of these anti-AD treatments have stimulated the search for multi-target (MT) drugs. In recent years, more than 1000 drugs with potential MT function have been studied in AD models. …”
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Clinical Versatility of the Facility-Equator Implant System as Mandibular Overdenture Retainers by Anna Paula da Rosa Possebon, Alessandra Julie Schuster, Amália Machado Bielemann, Ana Paula Pinto Martins, Samille Biasi Miranda, Otacílio Luiz Chagas-Júnior, Luciana de Rezende Pinto, Fernanda Faot

“…The case with 4 implants and progressive loading showed a slight worsening of masticatory function at 1 year, in addition to a more pronounced MBL compared to other cases, but with improvements in satisfaction and oral health-related quality of life. …”
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ANATOMICAL AND HISTOLOGICAL STUDY IN THE UDDER OF LOCAL IRAQI CATTLE (Bovidae caprinae ) by S. E. ALsadi, Fadeal TH

“…It consists from themedial and the lateral ligaments, The aim of histological study of the udder in cattle tounderstand the comparative nomenclature and to know the surgical anatomy of thebovine teat , the layers of the wall ,the vascular patron , the distribution of smooth muscles , the annular fold , the vascular patron and the venous circle surrounding thebase of the teat to appreciate the protective function of the teat canal as well as thepattern of intra udder duct system were studies to obtain more details information aboutthe udder value in production of milk and healthy udder are essential to the secretion ofmilk that wholesome to drink and sufficient in quantity to be profitable to dairymen , Thesubstance of the udder consist of gland parenchyma and connective tissue intermingled inproportion that can sometimes be estimated by palpation through the skin, annular fold aconstriction between glandular and teat parts of the milk sinus, it consist of muscularfibers, connective tissue and circular venous channels (Furstenberg&rsquo;s rosette) fold of teatcanal mucosa that extends into the teat sinus .…”
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SAG’s Overload Forecasting Using a CNN Physical Informed Approach by Rodrigo Hermosilla, Carlos Valle, Héctor Allende, Claudio Aguilar, Erich Lucic

“…This paper presents a novel approach that integrates convolutional neural networks (CNNs) with physics-informed neural networks (PINNs), embedding physical laws directly into the model’s loss function. This hybrid methodology captures the complex interactions and nonlinearities inherent in SAG mill operations and leverages domain expertise to enforce physical consistency, ensuring more robust predictions. …”
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The Shortened Dental Arch Concept: Awareness, Knowledge, and Practice of Dentists in Dubai and the Northern Emirates, United Arab Emirates by Haleimah AlHmoudi, Amar H. Khamis, Haitham Elbishari, Fatemeh Amir-Rad

“…The shortened dental arch (SDA) is a dentition of no more than twenty teeth with an intact anterior region but a reduced number of occluding pairs of posterior teeth. …”
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Carbimazole-induced eosinophilic gastroenteritis in a young female with abdominal pain and ascites: a case report by Khadija Hafidh, Touseef Kazmi, Abeer Alhaj, Zufana Nazir

“…Abstract Background Eosinophilic gastroenteritis is a rare disease characterized by eosinophilic infiltration into one or more layers of the gastrointestinal tract. It commonly affects children more than adults. …”
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Risk factors and diagnostic markers for acute coronary syndrome in chronic kidney disease by L. A. Kamyshnikova, D. S. Pisankina, K. S. Gorbachevskaya, G. V. Biryukov, M. S. Sviridova, I. V. Kalashnikova

“…In addition, CKD itself is the initiator of acute coronary syndrome (ACS), the prevalence of which is greater, the more pronounced the impairment of kidney function and the more concomitant risk factors in the patient.Aim. …”
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Code-based Masking: From Fields to Bits Bitsliced Higher-Order Masked SKINNY by John Gaspoz, Siemen Dhooghe

“…., additive) encoding function of Boolean masking, a collection of more algebraically complex masking types has emerged. …”
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Lean diabetes: 20-year trends in its prevalence and clinical features among Korean adults by Ji Min Kim, Kyoung Hye Joung, Hyun Jin Kim, Bon Jeong Ku, Sukyoung Jung, Ju Hee Lee

“…The increase in the prevalence of lean type 2 diabetes was more pronounced among females, while the increase among those who were overweight or obese was more pronounced among males than their counterparts. …”
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The glycosomal ATP-dependent phosphofructokinase of Trypanosoma brucei operates also in the gluconeogenic direction. by Nicolas Plazolles, Hanna Kulyk, Edern Cahoreau, Marc Biran, Marion Wargnies, Erika Pineda, Mohammad El Kadri, Aline Rimoldi, Perrine Hervé, Corinne Asencio, Loïc Rivière, Paul A M Michels, Daniel Inaoka, Emmanuel Tetaud, Jean-Charles Portais, Frédéric Bringaud

“…Incorporation of 13C-enriched glycerol (a more effective alternative to proline for monitoring gluconeogenic activity) into F6P and G6P was more affected in the PFK null mutant than in the FBPase null mutant, suggesting the PFK contributes at least as much as FBPase to gluconeogenesis. …”
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Enhancing Underwater LiDAR Accuracy Through a Multi-Scattering Model for Pulsed Laser Echoes by Ruichun Dong, Xin Fang, Xiangqian Meng, Chengyun Yang, Tao Li

“…For detecting underwater targets at depths of 50 m, considering three or more scattering events improves the accuracy by 15~33%. …”
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