Urgent Versus Delayed Surgical Treatment of Open Distal Radius Fractures: A Multicenter Retrospective Study by Luke Latario, MD, Matthew DeFazio, MD, Matthew Poorman, MD, Alan Shi, MD, Eric Swart, MD, Marci Jones, MD

“…Twenty-four patients went to the operating room 2 or more days from presentation or were treated nonoperatively with only 1 postoperative infection (4.2%). …”
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Research on Fault Detection Technology for Circuit Breaker Operating Mechanism Combinations Based on Deep Residual Networks by Hongping Shao, Yizhe Jiang, Jianeng Zhao, Xueteng Li, Mingzhan Zhang, Mingkun Yang, Xinyu Wang, Hao Yang

“…As a result, the simulation more accurately reflects real fault conditions, thereby enhancing the accuracy and practicality of diagnostic model outcomes. …”
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Group cohesion, motor self-efficacy, and socio-emotional skills in physical education students in a region of Spain: a descriptive study by María José García-Guillén, Antonio Castillo-Paredes, Carmen Galán-Arroyo, Jorge Rojo-Ramos

“…IntroductionUnderstanding the impact of physical activity, mobile device use, and sociodemographic variables on students' psychosocial development is key to promoting healthier and more inclusive educational environments. This study examined how factors such as gender, age, geographic location, PA, and mobile device use influence group cohesion, motor self-efficacy, frustration tolerance, and social skills in primary and secondary school students.MethodsA cross-sectional design was used with a large sample of school-aged children and adolescents. …”
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Preclinical characterization of an active immunotherapy targeting calcitonin gene-related peptide by Justin D. Boyd, Shixia Wang, Hsiao-Wen Lin, Yueh-Ting Hsieh, Yu Shuang Sun, Brett A. Thibodeaux, Hanxin Lu, Jaya Sahni, Jonathan Wiggins, Matthew S. Longo, Jeanne K. Brooks, Madeline M. Vroom, Yi-Pin Chang, Zhi Liu, Shuang Ding, Jean-Cosme Dodart

“…Achieving efficacious antibody titers via immunization could provide a more convenient and cost-effective treatment alternative to anti-CGRP monoclonal antibody (mAb) therapies. …”
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Fresh frozen plasma: A solution to heparin resistance during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) by Fayaz Mohammed Khazi, Ashraf Mahmoud Elhoufi, Tarek Ahmed AbdelAziz, Nayyer R Siddiqui, Bassil Al-Zamkan, Suresh Babu Robert, Pradeep Kumar Pillai, Obaid Aljassim

“…The survival rate (41% vs 30%) was not statistically significant (p = 0.340). However, more bleeding 80% vs 50% recorded in HR (p = 0.043) even though heparin doses between them was not different. …”
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Sensorimotor Rhythms as Neurophysiological Correlates of Speech Perception Processes in Childhood by Vladimir A. Lipatov, Polina A. Pavlova, Anna B. Rebreikina, Olga V. Sysoeva

“…Most of the studies were conducted on samples of infants and children under 3 years of age. …”
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Alternate nostril breathing (Nadi-Shodhana Pranayama) and its impact on perceived stress and hearing threshold among medical students; a prospective study by Smitha Nagendrappa, Sudhir Goppenahalli Kumaraswamy, Vinay Hosagavi Ramalingaiah

“…Aims and Objectives: This study aimed to assess the effect of alternate nostril breathing (Nadi-Shodhana Pranayama) on perceived stress and auditory thresholds (AT) among medical students. Materials and Methods: Following institutional ethics committee approval, a sample of 60 consenting students aged 18–26 years participated in a 3-month intervention, where they practiced pranayama for 15–20 min, 5 days a week. …”
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Differential Expression of Inflammation-Related Genes in Down Syndrome Patients with or without Periodontal Disease by M. Baus-Domínguez, R. Gómez-Díaz, D. Torres-Lagares, J. R. Corcuera-Flores, J. C. Ruiz-Villandiego, G. Machuca-Portillo, J. L. Gutiérrez-Pérez, M. A. Serrera-Figallo

“…A search for candidate genes (92 selected) was undertaken on the total genes obtained using a Scientific GeneChip® Scanner 3000 (Thermo Fisher Scientific) and Clariom S solutions for human, mouse, and rat chips, with more than 20,000 genes annotated for measuring expression levels. …”
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Neurosurgeons’ experiences of conducting and disseminating clinical research in low- and middle-income countries: a qualitative study protocol by Angelos Kolias, Peter J Hutchinson, Tom Bashford, Muhammad Mukhtar Khan, Ignatius N Esene, Claire Karekezi, Charlotte J Whiffin, Brandon G Smith, Davi J Fontoura Solla

“…Therefore, the aim of this study was to understand neurosurgeons’ experiences of, aspirations for and ability to conduct and disseminate clinical research in LMICs.Methods and analysis This is a pragmatic qualitative study situated within the naturalistic paradigm using focus groups and interviews with a purposive sample of neurosurgeons from LMICs. …”
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Cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations following 12–18 months of clinically prescribed elexacaftor-tezacaftor-ivacaftor—PROMISE sub-study by Rosara Bass, Michael Stalvey, George Solomon, Steven Rowe, David Nichols, Sarah Jane Schwarzenberg, Steven Freedman, Rachel Walega, Andrea Kelly

“…Background/Aims: People with CF (PwCF) have low total, high, and low density lipoprotein cholesterol (TC, HDL-C and LDL-C) and historically have had low prevalence of cardiovascular disease. More recently, cases of acute myocardial infarction are reported in PwCF. …”
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Active myofascial trigger points in head and neck muscles of patients with chronic tension-type headache in two primary health care units in Tshwane by K. Joseph, S. A. Hitchcock, H. P. Meyer, M. M. Geyser, P. J. Becker

“…The sample included 97 adult patients with CTTH. Five head and neck muscles/muscle groups were examined bilaterally for active MTrPs. …”
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Impact of COPD and sarcopenia on all-cause and respiratory mortality in US adults: NHANES 1999–2018 by Jiao Xu, Yuehua Ma, Qingyue Zeng, Xingyu Mu, Hu Nie, Shuangqing Li, Qiaoli Su, Hong Fan

“…We estimated the impact of COPD and SAR on all-cause and respiratory mortalities in the US adult population. Methods The study analyzed data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES), a representative sample of the US population. …”
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The relationship between age and physical activity as objectively measured by accelerometers in older adults with and without dementia by Karl Brown, Andrew Shutes-David, Sarah Payne, Adrienne Jankowski, Katie Wilson, Edmund Seto, Debby W Tsuang

“…Results In the NHATS cohort, individuals without dementia had more activity counts (0.325 million [95% CI 0.162 million, 0.487 million]) and a longer active bout length (0.631 minutes [95% CI 0.311, 0.952]) at the mean age of 79 than individuals with dementia at the same age. …”
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Features of the water regime and photosynthesis in hybrid forms of cherry plum under the dry wind season conditions by A. V. Grigoriev, R. A. Pilkevich, L. A. Lukicheva, T. B. Gubanova, V. M. Gorina

“…Water retention capacity of leaves and chlorophyll fluorescence were measured under the simulated conditions close to the dry wind season.Materials and methods. The water regime parameters were studied for five cherry plum genotypes in 2021 and 2022. …”
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A pilot project- Causes of hypersegmentation in neutrophils apart from existing causes by Gunjan Bhatia, Namita Goyal, Priyanka Parakh, Shuchi Goyal, Shelesh Kumar Swami, Nitesh Kumar Chauhan

“…We aimed to evaluate causes of hypersegmentation in peripheral smear apart from already known causes. Materials and methods: The study was conducted for three years. …”
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Exploring the Potential Association Between Inhaled Corticosteroid and Face Aging Risk: A Mendelian Randomization Study by Junpeng Li, Yaqiong Liu, Gujie Wu, Shanye Yin, Lin Cheng, Wenjun Deng

“…However, long-term use of ICSs could lead to multiple side effects, including skin changes. <b>Methods</b>: We identified ICS target genes using DrugBank and DGIdb databases and derived genetic instruments from cis-eQTL data in whole-blood samples (n = 31,684). …”
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Evaluating the performance of artificial intelligence in summarizing pre-coded text to support evidence synthesis: a comparison between chatbots and humans by Kim Nordmann, Stefanie Sauter, Mirjam Stein, Johanna Aigner, Marie-Christin Redlich, Michael Schaller, Florian Fischer

“…This study aims to compare the accuracy, completeness and relevance of chatbot-generated responses against human responses in evidence synthesis as part of a scoping review. Methods We employed a structured survey-based research methodology to analyse and compare responses between two human researchers and four chatbots (ZenoChat, ChatGPT 3.5, ChatGPT 4.0, and ChatFlash) to questions based on a pre-coded sample of 407 articles. …”
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Noise-induced Hearing Loss among Non-Medical Workers in a Healthcare Institution by Manju Deena Mammen, Ann Mary Augustine, Anjali Lepcha, Jessie Sophia Sharma, Arockiaraj Arul Prakash, Ajay Philip

“…Correlations between categorical variables were made using the Chi-square and Fisher's exact tests, while an independent samples t-test was used to compare means for continuous variables. …”
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Engagement and perspectives regarding the family conference process when considering discontinuation of life-sustaining treatments among critical care specialist nurses: a nationwi... by Akane Kato, Yuta Tanaka, Yoshiyuki Kizawa, Hiroaki Yamase, Asami Tado, Junko Tatsuno, Mitsunori Miyashita

“…We aimed to elucidate how critical care specialist nurses engage in the family conference process in terms of the actual discussions held, the recommended topics, and their perspectives regarding transfer of critical care patients to general wards. Methods This self-administered nationwide survey was conducted between October and December 2020, targeting a random sample of 740 critical care specialist nurses. …”
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Influence of local denture-related factors on the inflammatory marker levels in patients with denture stomatitis by Marija Bradić-Vasić, Ana Pejčić, Milena Kostić, Radmila Obradović, Ivan Minić, Ivana Stanković, Katarina Živadinović, Jelena Bašić, Aleksandra Ignjatović

“…The aim of this research was to examine the effects of local denture factors in the oral mucosa and saliva content that occurred after the DS onset. Materials and methods The study sample comprised 150 adult partial or total denture wearers, 100 of whom were diagnosed with DS, and the remaining 50 had a healthy mucous membrane despite having prosthetic restorations and served as controls. …”
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