Rasch Analysis of the Dermatology Life Quality Index by G. Sanclemente, C. Mora-Gaviria, D.C. Aguirre-Acevedo

“…For ordinal item #7, the McDonald's Omega coefficient was 0.87 (95%IC: 0.85–0.89) and Cronbach's α coefficient, 0.84 (95%CI, 0.82–0.87). Horn's parallel analysis revealed the presence of DLQI unidimensionality with a 1-factor solution. …”
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Effectiveness of primary-contact physiotherapy in managing musculoskeletal conditions in emergency departments: protocol for the RESHAP-ED randomised controlled trial by Rachelle Buchbinder, Andrew Lawson, Bethan Richards, Kirsten Howard, Vasi Naganathan, Michael Dinh, Kirsten McCaffery, Thomas Lung, Laurent Billot, Ian Harris, Gustavo C Machado, James Edwards, Eileen Rogan, Andrew Wong, John Wiggers, Chris Maher, Danielle Coombs, Narcyz Ghinea, Leigh Kinsman, Christopher Williams, Tarcisio F de Campos, Chelsea Hall, Lisa Harvey, Hatem Alkhouri, Katherine Maka, Teresa Anderson, Andrew Bailey, Chathurani Sigera, Qiuzhe Chen, Alla Melman, Allison Moore, Owen Hutchings, Helen Goldsmith, John-Paul Smiles, Gabriel Lau, Peter Youseff, Ian Liang, Chantay Lenord, Ruth Perrott, Julie Penn, Stephen Spennati, Rebecca Ormerod, Samuel Folbigg, Laura Butterworth, Frederico Estermann, Sarah Attree, Samuel Boughton, Prue Neely, Amy Wigham, Angelo Efthimiou, Hui-Te Ku, Sarah Kammoun, Breanna Frendo, Patrick Law, Sharon Xu

“…Primary-contact physiotherapists could play a greater role in supporting ED physician and nursing staff in the management of patients presenting to the ED with musculoskeletal conditions.Methods and analysis The RESHAP-ED trial is a multicentre, pragmatic, open-label, two-arm, parallel randomised controlled trial with nested process and economic evaluations. …”
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Repeated net-tDCS of the hypothalamus appetite-control network enhances inhibitory control and decreases sweet food intake in persons with overweight or obesity by Theresa Ester-Nacke, Ralf Veit, Julia Thomanek, Magdalena Book, Lukas Tamble, Marie Beermann, Dorina Löffler, Ricardo Salvador, Giulio Ruffini, Martin Heni, Andreas L. Birkenfeld, Christian Plewnia, Hubert Preissl, Stephanie Kullmann

“…Directly after stimulation, participants received a breakfast buffet to evaluate ad-libitum food intake. An oral glucose tolerance test was conducted at follow-up. …”
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Management of Local Skin Reactions Caused by 5-FU 4% Cream for the Treatment of Actinic Keratosis: A Delphi Consensus by Gabriella Brancaccio, Giulia Briatico, Zoe Apalla, Reinhard Dummer, Jan Eklind, Nicole Basset Seguin, Brigitte Dreno, Maria Concetta Fargnoli, Pascale Guitera, Markus V. Heppt, Christoph Hoeller, Thomas Jouary, Aimilios Lallas, Ulrikke Lei, Ulrike Leiter, Josep Malvehy, David Moreno Ramirez, John Paoli, Ketty Peris, Susanna Puig, Philippe Saiag, Eggert Stockfleth, Wilhelm Stolz, Alexander J. Stratigos, Class Ulrich, Ann-Marie Wennberg, Iris Zalaudek, Giuseppe Argenziano

“…The use of emollients (in parallel with the treatment with 5-FU) was considered not needed by most (moderate consensus, 64.3%). …”
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A comparison of acceptability of contraceptive vaginal rings, pills, and injectables among cisgender women in Kenya and Zimbabwe: protocol for a mixed-methods study [version 1; pee... by Chelsea B. Polis, Irene V. Bruce, Francis O. Obare, Lisa B. Haddad, Cynthia Banda, Petros Isaakidis, Antwanette Heyns, Terrance Kufakunesu, Mercy Kamupira, Farai Machinga, Zachary A. Kwena, Aleck Mapangire, Regina F. Magore, Matheus Mathipa, Mercy Marimirofa, Mary Mudavanhu, Sanyukta Mathur, Prisca Mutero, Tatenda P. Mujuru, Collen Nyatsambo, Betty Njoroge, Leah Omondi, Sarah Okumu, Marlena G. Plagianos, Tevyne Omondi, Samuel Sithole, Greshon Rota, J. Brady Burnett-Zieman, Bruce Variano, George Odwe, Petina Musara, Serah Gitome, Gerald Hangaika, Kuziwa Kuwenyi, Elizabeth A. Bukusi

“…Methods We will undertake an open-label, non-randomized, two-arm, parallel clinical acceptability study with an embedded qualitative component, based in clinics providing contraceptive services in Kenya and Zimbabwe. …”
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Performance and Scalability of Data Cleaning and Preprocessing Tools: A Benchmark on Large Real-World Datasets by Pedro Martins, Filipe Cardoso, Paulo Váz, José Silva, Maryam Abbasi

“…We incorporate recent findings on parallelized data cleaning and highlight how domain-specific anomalies (e.g., negative amounts in finance, sensor corruption in industrial telemetry) can significantly impact tool choice. …”
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Current possibilities of chorioretinites diagnostics by O. V. Chudinova, V. M. Hokkanen

“…Purpose: to study the morphometric changes in retina and the state of regional hemodynamics for chorioretinites of different etiology, to draw parallels between these methods of study with evaluation of their diagnostical significance.Methods: Clinical and instrumental examination was performed in 15 patients (15 eyes) — group 1 — with the verified diagnosis of toxoplasmous chorioretinitis and in 13 patients (13 eyes) — group 2 — with the diagnosis of tuberculous chorioretinitis. …”
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Mircea Eliade’s cosmic Christianity: approaches to an interpretation by Sergey Tarasov

“…Links are established with other concepts of the author, such as creative hermeneutics, homo religiosus, the horror of history, etc. Parallels are also drawn with German Idealism, Protestantism, traditionalism, Jungian psychoanalysis, and conservative-revolutionary thought. …”
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Mosquitocidal efficacy and pharmacokinetics of single-dose ivermectin versus three-day dose regimen for malaria vector control compared with albendazole and no treatment: An open-l... by Yvonne Kamau, Mercy Tuwei, Caroline Wanjiku, Kelly Ominde, Mwanajuma Ngama, Jonathan Karisa, Lawrence Babu, Martha Muturi, Mwaganyuma Mwatasa, Jane Adetifa, Charlotte Kern, Urs Duthaler, Felix Hammann, Regina Rabinovich, Carlos Chaccour, Marta Ferreira Maia

“…Design: We conducted an open-label randomized control trial in Kenya, staggered in blocks with sequential intervention groups and parallel controls. Participants were randomly assigned (2:1:1:1) using computer random-sequence generation, unstratified, with one block of six pharmacokinetics-only participants (single-dose ivermectin) and six blocks of four participants (3:1 intervention vs control), to receive single-dose ivermectin (400 mcg/kg, n = 12), three daily doses (3-day regimen 300 mcg/kg, n = 6), albendazole (400 mg, n = 6), or no treatment (negative control, n = 6). …”
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A holistic approach to promoting early child development: a cluster randomised trial of a group-based, multicomponent intervention in rural Bangladesh by Stephen P Luby, Mahbubur Rahman, Fahmida Tofail, Lia CH Fernald, Esther O Chung, Helen O Pitchik, Fahmida Akter, Jesmin Sultana, Abul Kasham Shoab, Tarique Md. Nurul Huda, Tania Jahir, Md Ruhul Amin, Md Khobair Hossain, Jyoti Bhushan Das, Kendra A Byrd, Farzana Yeasmin, Laura H Kwong, Jenna E Forsyth, Malay K Mridha, Peter J Winch

“…Introduction In low- and middle-income countries, children experience multiple risks for delayed development. We evaluated a multicomponent, group-based early child development intervention including behavioural recommendations on responsive stimulation, nutrition, water, sanitation, hygiene, mental health and lead exposure prevention.Methods We conducted a 9-month, parallel, multiarm, cluster-randomised controlled trial in 31 rural villages in Kishoreganj District, Bangladesh. …”
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Two decades of Lloviu virus in Europe: knowns and unknowns about the European filovirus by Dr Gábor Kemenesi, Dr Zsófia Lanszki, Ágota Ábrahám, Dr Sándor A Boldogh, Dr Simon Scott, professor Nigel Temperton, Dr Edward Wright, Dr Pierre Nouvellet, Dr Stefania Leopardi, Dr Paola Di Benedictis, Dr Adam Hume, Dr Elke Mühlberger, Levente Sipos-Szabó, Dr Dávid Bajusz, Dr Heliana Dundarova, Dr Szilárd L Bücs, Dr Branka Bajić, Dr Ivana Budinski, Dr Štefan Matis, Dr Tamás Görföl

“…We used the SuBK12-08 cell line for the establishment of novel isolates. In parallel we analysed the ectoparasite samples with sequencing and histology to get a better understanding about their potential vector role. …”
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Impacto del alargamiento de miembros inferiores con clavos telescópicos en la funcionalidad y calidad de vida de pacientes con acondroplasia by M. Galán-Olleros, J. Alonso-Hernández, C. Miranda-Gorozarri, J. García-Fernández, R.M. Egea-Gámez, Á. Palazón-Quevedo

“…Lower limb lengthening reusing telescopic intramedullary nails (TIMNs) offers an alternative to external fixators, with the potential to enhance functionality, self-esteem, and HRQoL, while reducing complication risks, which this study aims to evaluate. Materials and methods: This retrospective study included nine patients with achondroplasia who underwent parallel transverse lengthening of femurs and/or tibias reusing a TIMN between 2015 and 2022. …”
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ANALYSIS OF THE GINGIVAL RECESSION PREVALENCE AMONG DENTAL PATIENTS CONSIDERING ASSOCIATED AGE-RELATED, IATROGENIC AND PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES OF DENTAL STATUS by O.A. Krasnokutskyy, P.A. Hasiuk, M.Y. Goncharuk-Khomyn

“…The objective of present study was to evaluate the prevalence of gingival recessions among dental patients, while also considering the associated age-related, iatrogenic and pathological changes of dental status. …”
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Effects of ginger supplementation in individuals with mild to moderate joint pain I: ratings of pain, functional capacity, and markers of inflammation by Jacob Broeckel, Landry Estes, Megan Leonard, Broderick Dickerson, Drew E. Gonzalez, Martin Purpura, Ralf Jäger, Ryan Sowinski, Christopher J. Rasmussen, Richard B. Kreider

“…Participants repeated tests after 2-days of recovery following each testing session. Blood samples were evaluated for markers of inflammation. Muscle soreness was assessed using an algometer at three locations on the thigh. …”
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[Translated article] Impact of lower limb lengthening with telescopic nails on functionality and quality of life in patients with achondroplasia by M. Galán-Olleros, J. Alonso-Hernández, C. Miranda-Gorozarri, J. García-Fernández, R.M. Egea-Gámez, Á. Palazón-Quevedo

“…Lower limb lengthening reusing telescopic intramedullary nails (TIMNs) offers an alternative to external fixators, with the potential to enhance functionality, self-esteem, and HRQoL, while reducing complication risks, which this study aims to evaluate. Materials and methods: This retrospective study included nine patients with achondroplasia who underwent parallel transverse lengthening of femurs and/or tibias reusing a TIMN between 2015 and 2022. …”
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Flow-based Text Style Transfer Model by Zihan ZHANG, Jinqiao DAI, Pin YANG

“…This combination method supports the evaluation of content preservation by considering the similarity between the reference text and the original text. …”
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Experimental Study on The Mechanical Properties of Novel Viscous Mass Damper by CAI Yijie, XU Weizhi, WANG Shuguang, DU Dongsheng, SUN Yue

“…The mechanical performance of the NVMD is evaluated through theoretical analysis and experimental validation. …”
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Decoding glioblastoma survival: unraveling the prognostic potential of olfactory function in a prospective observational study by Christoph Oster, Aylin Matyar, Teresa Schmidt, Thomas Hummel, Elke Hattingen, Martha Jokisch, Daniel Jokisch, Jana Grieger, Giorgio Cappello, Kathrin Kizina, Lazaros Lazaridis, Yahya Ahmadipour, Laurèl Rauschenbach, Martin Stuschke, Christoph Pöttgen, Nika Guberina, Tobias Tertel, Bernd Giebel, Gian Luca Dreizner, Francesco Barbato, Eva-Maria Skoda, Björn Scheffler, Michael Müther, Ken Herrmann, Christoph Kleinschnitz, Ulrich Sure, Cornelius Deuschl, Martin Glas, Sied Kebir

“…Blood samples are collected in every study visit for potential parallel translational studies. Perspective This is the first longitudinal study evaluating olfactory function as a prognostic biomarker in glioblastoma. …”
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Extra X, extra questions: Trisomy X syndrome and IgA deficiency – a case report by Fabrizio Leone, Fabrizio Leone, Alessandra Gori, Bianca Laura Cinicola, Bianca Laura Cinicola, Giulia Brindisi, Vittorio Maglione, Caterina Anania, Anna Maria Zicari

“…Although Trisomy X is not typically associated with immunodeficiencies, this case, paralleled by another patient with Trisomy X and CVID, suggests a need for further speculative research into possible genetic links. …”
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Large-sized polystyrene microplastics induce oxidative stress in AML12 cells by Bitian Zhao, Rui Liu, Shuhao Guo, Shiyu Li, Zekai Huang, Yihan Wang, Cuiping Yu, Zhijun Hou, Yuanyuan Zhang, Yanlong Zhang, Xuedong Liu

“…However, at 0.5 mg/mL, PS-MPs triggered a significant increase in intracellular reactive oxygen species and reduced cell viability, paralleled by upregulated Caspase-9 mRNA expression, suggesting OS-driven apoptotic priming. …”
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