Predictors for regression and progression of actively surveilled cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2: A prospective cohort study by Laura Bergqvist, Anni Virtanen, Ilkka Kalliala, Ralf Bützow, Maija Jakobsson, Annu Heinonen, Karolina Louvanto, Joakim Dillner, Pekka Nieminen, Karoliina Aro

“…Abstract Introduction To evaluate predicting clinical factors for regression and progression of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) grade 2 (CIN2) in young women during two years of active surveillance. Material and Methods This was a single‐center prospective observational cohort study. …”
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Effect of Robot-Assisted Gait Training on Lower Limb Motor Function of Children with Cerebral Palsy： A Meta-Analysis by JIANG Xiaoyu, BI Hongyan, SUN Wenyu, LIU Huifen, SU Hang, JIANG Jiahui

“…Due to the limitations of the included studies, high-quality, multicenter and large sample size clinical RCTs are still needed in the further research to provide more reliable evidence.…”
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Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in France - The constances cohort by Jacques Blacher, Sofiane Kab, Lynda Cheddani, Jean-Michel Halimi, Bénédicte Stengel, Natalia Alencar De Pinho, Marcel Goldberg, Marie Zins, Valérie Olié

“…Albuminuria should be assessed more frequently in order to detect CKD earlier and to implement preventive treatments, especially in selected populations at risk of CKD. …”
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The use of flowmetry during coronary bypass surgery in patients with diffuse coronary bed lesion by G. G. Borshchev, R. V. Sidorov, D. S. Ulbashev

“…According to our study, to predict the normal patency of shunts in the early postoperative period, it is advisable to use targets MGF above 28 ml/min for internal thoracic artery and 65 ml/min for venous shunts, PI less than 5.0 for all types of conduits, DF above 60 % for autoarterial shunt, and more than 68 % for autovenous graft.…”
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Mechanical properties of 3D voxel-printed materials for cardiovascular tissue imitation by Joël Illi, Manuel Bergamin, Marc Ilic, Anselm W. Stark, Stefan Bracher, Martin Hofmann, Juergen Burger, Isaac Shiri, Andreas Haeberlin, Christoph Gräni, Christoph Gräni

“…These resulted in slightly flatter (more linear) stress–strain curves compared to the non-linear strain-softening behavior observed in Agilus30 Clear. …”
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Identification and validation of NEIL2 as a prognostic biomarker and potential therapeutic target in cervical cancer by Yan Li, Jiayuan Du, Lingjia Wei, Tianmeng Tan, Liyi Bao, Jinqiu Su, He Wang

“…Moreover, the differential expression of NEIL2 was associated with age and disease type, with high NEIL2 expression being more common in patients with > 50 years and adenocarcinoma patients. …”
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The burden and predictors of hospital-acquired infection in intensive care units across Sub-Sahara Africa: systematic review and metanalysis by Ousman Adal, Yeshimebet Tamir Tsehay, Birhanu Ayenew, Teshager Woldegiyorgis Abate, Gebrehiwot Berie Mekonnen, Sileshi Mulatu, Sosina Tamre Mamo, Temesgen Ayenew, Mengistu Abebe Messelu, Asnake Gashaw Belayneh

“…This study aimed to assess the burden and identify predictors of HAIs in intensive care units (ICUs) across SSA. Methods This review was conducted following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. …”
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<i>STAT4</i> rs7574865 G/T and <i>IRF5</i> rs2004640 G/T polymorphisms as markers of predisposition to juvenile idiopathic arthritis. What can genetics give to understand its heter... by E. S. Fedorov, M. Yu. Krylov, S. O. Salugina, E. Yu. Samarkina, A. N. Latypova

“…This allele was also significantly more common in the JIA-B27 (35.0 and 20.4%, respectively; p=0.044) and JIA-uveitis (45.0 and 20.4%, respectively; p=0.021) groups compared with the control one. …”
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Non-Immersive Virtual Reality Exercise Can Increase Exercise in Older Adults Living in the Community and in Long-Term Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Sheehy L, Bharadwaj L, Nissen KA, Estey JL

“…Lisa Sheehy,1 Lalita Bharadwaj,2 Kelsey Annie Nissen,2 Justine L Estey2 1Bruyère Health Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; 2Centre for Innovation and Research in Aging, Fredericton, New Brunswick, CanadaCorrespondence: Lisa Sheehy, Bruyère Health Research Institute, 43 Bruyère St, Ottawa, ON, K1N 5C8, Canada, Tel +01 613 562 6262 ext. 1593, Email lsheehy@bruyere.orgPurpose: To assess the impact of an 8-week non-immersive virtual reality exercise program for older adults on 1) balance, physical function, community integration and quality of life; 2) falls, emergency room visits, hospital and long-term care admissions; 3) quantity of exercise performed; and 4) acceptance of non-immersive virtual reality.Patients and Methods: This prospective, assessor-blinded, randomized controlled trial was carried out on two separate samples of older adults: those living in their own homes (“home-based”) and those living in long-term care (“facility-based”). …”
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Geographic variation in secondary metabolites contents and their relationship with soil mineral elements in Pleuropterus multiflorum Thunb. from different regions by Yaling Yang, Siman Wang, Ruibin Bai, Feng Xiong, Yan Jin, Hanwei Liu, Ziyi Wang, Chengyuan Yang, Yi Yu, Apu Chowdhury, Chuanzhi Kang, Jian Yang, Lanping Guo

“…The levels of metabolites in HSW samples are influenced by soil mineral elements, with stilbene glycosides being more susceptible to such influences compared to anthraquinones. …”
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One-year post lockdown trajectories of mental health and impact of COVID-19 lockdown-related factors by Mathilde Mongeau, Samantha Huo Yung Kai, Samantha Huo Yung Kai, Vanina Bongard, Vanina Bongard, Vanina Bongard, Nicola Coley, Nicola Coley, Nicola Coley, Emilie Bérard, Emilie Bérard, Jean Ferrières, Jean Ferrières, Jean Ferrières

“…IntroductionConcerns about the impact of restrictive measures on people’s wellbeing, especially mental health, were raised by the COVID-19 pandemic and related lockdown measures.MethodsIn this study, we examined longitudinal trajectories of mental health during the initial French lockdown period and up to one-year post-lockdown, among a representative sample of French adults aged over 50. …”
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Strategy for Construction and Improvement of 4R Resilience Evaluation Model for Coastal Cities by Qixiang QIN, Weiping ZHANG, Yasen YIN

“…The reasons leading to the aforesaid results are mainly summarized in the following three aspects. 1) Due to dense population and land shortage, city samples with high development intensity pay more attention to spatial redundancy and resource acquisition during disasters, and their urban core functional areas have achieved full coverage of public services and emergency service facilities to a large extent through encrypted road networks, mixed land use, vertical functional layout and other ways. …”
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ANTERIOR INCISURAL SPACE (AIS): ITS TOPOGRAPHY AND SIZE IN THE CRANIAL CAVITY. POSITION OF THE BASILAR ARTERY APEX IN AIS by R. N. Lyunkova, P. A. Lopanchuk, A. V. Gushchin, E. A. Mishurinskaya, V. A. Bendosenko, V. V. Krylov

“…In group A, long-size AIS were found in 53.68% of samples; in garup B, long-size AIS were found in 3.7% of samples, in group C, there were only large AIS–33.3%; in group D, the maximum size of 24 mm was more frequent – 18.2 %, but the total number of samples with large AIS  was two times lower–27.3% than in group A. …”
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Age-related differences in borderline personality disorder traits and childhood maltreatment: a cross-sectional study by GuoRong Li, Yong Lin, Yun Xu, Yong Zhou, YanYan Wei, LiHua Xu, XiaoChen Tang, Zixuan Wang, Qiang Hu, JiJun Wang, HaiSu Wu, ZhengHui Yi, TianHong Zhang

“…IntroductionThis study investigates age-related differences in Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) traits and childhood maltreatment (CM) experiences among adolescents, young adults, and older adults within a clinical sample.MethodsA cross-sectional design was employed, involving 2029 outpatients aged 15-50 years from the Shanghai Mental Health Center. …”
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Children’s preferences among six novel moxifloxacin and linezolid-dispersible tablet formulations by G. Hoddinott, H.R. Draper, N. Vanqa, S. Myeni, S. Staples, T. Sachs, M. Raffique, N. Tshethu, M. Palmer, L. Viljoen, K. Inabathina, R. Taneja, A.C. Hesseling, A.J. Garcia-Prats

“…We evaluated children’s preferences for more child-friendly formulations from two generic manufacturers. …”
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Prognostic relevance of bone marrow immune cell fractions in newly diagnosed B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients by Luciana Valvano, Rocchina Vilella, Fiorella D’Auria, Giovanni D’Arena, Rossana Libonati, Michela Soda, Alessia Telesca, Giuseppe Pietrantuono, Giovanna Rosaria Mansueto, Oreste Villani, Simona D’Agostino, Giovanni Calice, Teodora Statuto

“…Among these, B-cell lymphomas (B-NHLs) are the second leading cause of death in hematologic neoplasms.Material and methods In this study, a detailed immunophenotypic analysis of lymphocytes in the bone marrow aspirate (BMA) of 75 patients with four different subtypes of B-NHLs was performed at diagnosis. …”
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Molecular signatures of invasive and non-invasive pituitary adenomas: a comprehensive analysis of DNA methylation and gene expression by Yike Chen, Ningning Zhao, Jiahao Zhang, Xinyi Wu, Jian Huang, Xiaohui Xu, Feng Cai, Sheng Chen, Liyin Xu, Wei Yan, Yuan Hong, Yunfei Wang, Hui Ling, Jianxiong Ji, Gao Chen, Hongcang Gu, Jianmin Zhang, Qun Wu

“…Methods Reduced representation bisulfite sequencing (RRBS) and RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) were performed on 129 samples from the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, including 69 tissue samples from invasive and non-invasive pituitary adenomas (NPA) and 60 blood samples from IPA, NPA and healthy individuals. …”
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Effects of wilting extent on the concentration of phytoestrogens, nutritional value, microbial populations, and in vitro ruminal methane emissions of red clover hay and silage acro... by D. Zamudio, R.A. De Castro, A.P. Jimenez-Lagos, M.V.S.B. Cardoso, M.A. Killerby, G. Pereira, M.R.M. Lima, C. Knight, J.J. Romero

“…For both conservation methods, WET reduced methane yield only at the end of storage. …”
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Acceptability of an Intervention to Prevent Older Adult Mistreatment Among Family Caregivers to Persons With Dementia: Multimethod Pilot Study by Kylie Meyer, Wenxing Wei, Jeanine Yonashiro-Cho, Susanna Mage, Sohee Kim, Elliane Irani, Christopher Burant, Zachary Gassoumis, Erin Gentry Lamb, Jaclene A Zauszniewski, Donna Benton

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to evaluate the acceptability of the revised KINDER intervention. MethodsThe investigators conducted semistructured qualitative interviews with a purposive sample of family caregivers following participation in KINDER (N=11) and collected postintervention survey data (N=71). …”
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Differential directional effects between insomnia symptoms and suicidal ideation across trait depression levels: a cross-lagged network analysis among Chinese medical undergraduate... by Jingxuan Zhang, Xiaolin Zhang, Xiaolin Zhang, Xiaolin Zhang, Feng Hu, Kuiliang Li, Mengjie Luo, Mengjie Luo, Yang Yu, Yang Yu, Zhengzhi Feng, Zhengzhi Feng

“…Future research and validation should be conducted in more diverse populations.…”
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