Efficacy of non-surgical, non-pharmacological treatments for congenital muscular torticollis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Joyaa B. Antares, Mark A. Jones, Nga Ting Natalie Chak, Yuan Chi, Hong Li, Mingdi Li, Eva Y. W. Chan, Tracy Mui Kwan Chen, Crystal Man Ying Lee, Donna M. Urquhart

“…The addition of an electrophysical agent to an active control reduced sternocleidomastoid tumour thickness (MD -2.03 mm, 95%CI -2.67,-1.39) and optimised Tuina reduced tumour thickness more than traditional Tuina (MD -1.20 mm, 95%CI -1.80,-0.59). …”
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Overloaded Vertebral Body Following Consecutive Three‐Level Hybrid Surgery Comparing with Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion by Shi‐hao Chen, Ya‐ling Li, Hao Liu, Ting‐kui Wu, Kang‐kang Huang, Ming‐he Yao, Bei‐yu Wang

“…Conclusions Three levels of HS appear to reduce stress concentrations and alleviate morphological changes in OVB. The occurrence of more VBC patients with OVB was associated with the use of Zero‐P or Zero‐P VA implants.…”
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Evaluation of the Occurrence of Initial Failures from Stress Concentrators in Welded Joints and Structural Elements by K. А. Molokov, V. V. Novikov, M. Dabalez

“…Data on the occurrence of initial failures obtained through testing on standard samples cannot always be extrapolated to real welded joints and structures. …”
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α-Methyl-Tryptophan Inhibits SLC6A14 Expression and Exhibits Immunomodulatory Effects in Crohn’s Disease by Su Y, Li J, Chen Y, Bao J, Lei Z, Ma M, Zhang W, Liu Q, Xu B, Hu T, Hu Y

“…Traditional diagnostic and therapeutic methods have limitations, necessitating the exploration of more effective strategies.Methods: In this study, we employed the Gene Expression Omnibus database to identify genes that are differentially expressed in CD. …”
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Interventions promoting resilience through climate smart agricultural practices for women farmers: A systematic review by Ashrita Saran, Sabina Singh, Neha Gupta, Sujata Chodankar Walke, Ranjana Rao, Christine Simiyu, Suchi Malhotra, Avni Mishra, Ranjitha Puskur, Edoardo Masset, Howard White, Hugh Sharma Waddington

“…Data Collection and Analysis Information about participant characteristics, intervention characteristics, control conditions, research design, sample size, bias risk, outcomes, and results were gathered. …”
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‘Machine Learning’ multiclassification for stage diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease utilizing augmented blood gene expression and feature fusion by Manash Sarma, Subarna Chatterjee

“…This study integrates clinical data from electronic health records (EHRs) with gene expression datasets, which has been found to significantly enhance the accuracy of stage diagnosis. Methods A combination of XGBoost and SFBS (“sequential floating backward selection”) methods is utilized to select features. …”
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Resource-Oriented Case Management to Implement Recommendations for Patients With Chronic Pain and Frequent Use of Analgesics in General Practices (Project RELIEF): Protocol for a S... by Regina Poß-Doering, Sabrina Brinkmöller, Alexandra Balzer, Viktoria Sophie Wurmbach, Cinara Paul, Regina Stolz, Marco Richard Zugaj, Jonas Tesarz, Michel Wensing, Cornelia Straßner

“…Our secondary objective is to estimate potential effects of the complex intervention. MethodsA single-arm trial with general practices and patients with CNCP and analgesics use will be conducted, accompanied by a mixed methods process evaluation. …”
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Longitudinal correlates of quitting e-cigarettes in the United States by Mayank Sakhuja, Shayna Farris, Tara Licciardello Queen, Marissa G. Hall, Ebbie Kalan, Paschal Sheeran, Kurt M. Ribisl, Noel T. Brewer

“…To inform future programs and policies, we sought to identify longitudinal correlates of quitting e-cigarette use in the United States (US). Methods: The study design was longitudinal. A nationally representative sample of 1138 US adults and adolescents who used e-cigarettes took a baseline online survey between Nov 2022 and Jan 2023. …”
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Four 2×2 factorial trials of smartphone CBT to reduce subthreshold depression and to prevent new depressive episodes among adults in the community–RESiLIENT trial (Resilience Enhan... by Toshi A Furukawa, Pim Cuijpers, Tatsuo Akechi, Masaru Horikoshi, Yan Luo, Hisashi Noma, Takeo Nakayama, Helen Christensen, Naoki Kondo, Norito Kawakami, Aran Tajika, Ronald C Kessler, Shingo Fukuma, Masatsugu Sakata, Rie Toyomoto, James M S Wason

“…Guided internet cognitive–behavioural therapies (iCBT) appear promising but there is room for improvement because we do not yet know which of various iCBT skills are more efficacious than others, and for whom. In addition, there has been no platform for iCBT that can accommodate ongoing evolution of internet technologies.Methods and analysis Based on our decade-long experiences in developing smartphone CBT apps and examining them in randomised controlled trials, we have developed the Resilience Training App Version 2. …”
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Acupuncture treatment is associated with a decreased risk of dementia in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in Taiwan: A propensity-score matched cohort study by Hou-Hsun Liao, Ming-Cheng Huang, Yu-Chen Lee, Cheng-Li Lin, Mei-Yao Wu, Peter Karl Mayer, Hung-Rong Yen

“…Results: Acupuncture users tended to be more female-dominant and younger than non-acupuncture users. …”
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Bacterial diversity in longan orchard alluvial soil is influenced by cultivation time and soil properties by Nguyen Khoi Nghia, Kovacs Emoke Dalma, Kovacs Melinda Haydee, Le Thi Xa, Lois Wright Morton, Hüseyin Barış Tecimen, Javad Robatjazi, Jegan Sekar, Hendra Gonsalve W. Lasar, Trung Thanh Nguyen, Nguyen Minh Phuong, Chau Thi Anh Thy, Do Thanh Luan, Nguyen Thi Kieu Oanh

“…This study investigated the structure of soil bacterial communities and their associations with soil physicochemical properties in longan orchards.MethodsSoil samples were collected from longan orchards cultivated for 15 (N15), 20 (N20) and 30 years (N30) in Vinh Long Province, Vietnam. …”
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Expectations regarding regenerative medicine and attitudes toward invasive surgical therapies in patients with Parkinson’s disease: A cross-sectional survey by Mika Watabe, Atsushi Shima, Kiyoaki Takeda, Yuta Terada, Yusuke Sakato, Akira Nishida, Ikko Wada, Haruhi Sakamaki-Tsukita, Kenji Yoshimura, Daisuke Kambe, Koji Furukawa, Masanori Sawamura, Etsuro Nakanishi, Yosuke Taruno, Hodaka Yamakado, Ryosuke Takahashi, Nobukatsu Sawamoto

“…Allogeneic iPS cells are considerably more practical, despite potential concerns regarding tumor formation post-transplantation. …”
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Accelerometer-derived physical activity patterns and incident type 2 diabetes: a prospective cohort study by Dan-Qing Liao, Hao-Jie Chen, Hong-Min Li, Jian Gao, Xu-Lian Tang, Li-Ying Du, Shu-Min Lai, Wen-Fang Zhong, Hong-Xuan Huang, Zhi-Yuan Xiong, Pei-Liang Chen, Ling Kuang, Bing-Yun Zhang, Jin Yang, Qing-Mei Huang, Dan Liu, Pei-Dong Zhang, Chen Mao, Zhi-Hao Li

“…However, the association between the “weekend warrior” (WW) pattern—characterized by concentrated moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) over one to two days—and T2D remains unclear. Methods This prospective cohort study aims to utilize device-measured PA data to investigate the associations between PA patterns and T2D. …”
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Single‐cell RNA‐sequencing and spatial transcriptomic analysis reveal a distinct population of APOE− cells yielding pathological lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid cancer... by Guohui Xiao, Rongli Xie, Jianhua Gu, Yishu Huang, Min Ding, Dongjie Shen, Jiqi Yan, Jianming Yuan, Qiong Yang, Wen He, Siyu Xiao, Haizhen Chen, Dan Xu, Jian Wu, Jian Fei

“…Abstract Background Thyroid cancer is one of the most common endocrine tumors worldwide, especially among women and the metastatic mechanism of papillary thyroid carcinoma remains poorly understood. Methods Thyroid cancer tissue samples were obtained for single‐cell RNA‐sequencing and spatial transcriptomics, aiming to intratumoral and antimetastatic heterogeneity of advanced PTC. …”
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Applicability of a serodiagnostic line blot for idiopathic inflammatory myopathy: the muscle biopsy is not all by Pedro Nogueira Fontana, Pedro Nogueira Fontana, Vinícius Gomes da Silva, Roseli Corazzini, Natália Merten Athayde, Ana Marina Dutra Ferreira da Silva, Igor Brockhausen, Carolina da Cunha Correia, Cláudia Ferreira da Rosa Sobreira, Pedro José Tomaselli, Flávio Petean, Rodrigo de Oliveira, Pablo Vinícius Feitoza, Michel Moraes Soane, Natália Saraiva, Rafaela Hidalgo, Cláudia Fideles, David Feder, Alzira Alves de Siqueira Carvalho

“…While MSAs are considered specific for their respective IIM subclass, MAAs can be present in more than one subclass and in other conditions. This study compares results of a multispecific line blot assay with the final diagnosis of IIM patients based on clinical features and muscle biopsy to draw conclusions for the test's applicability in the diagnostic workflow.MethodsSamples from patients (n = 50) diagnosed with various forms of IIM, including patients (n = 5) with other myopathies, were analyzed using the EUROLINE Autoimmune Inflammatory Myopathies 16 Ag (IgG), an anti-HMGCR (IgG) line blot, and the Anti-cN-1A ELISA (IgG, all EUROIMMUN).ResultsMSA and MAA were detected in 74.0% (37/50) of sera and were concordant with the final diagnosis in 64.8% (24/37), discordant in 16.2% (6/37) and not evaluable in 18.9% (7/37) of cases. …”
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Analysis of young students' perception of loneliness: a cross-sectional study by Rogelio Hernández-Díaz, Rogelio Hernández-Díaz, Lucas Navarro-Vásquez, Alejandra Aguilar-Latorre, Alejandra Aguilar-Latorre, Alejandra Aguilar-Latorre, Fátima Méndez-López, Fátima Méndez-López, Fátima Méndez-López, Santiago Gascón-Santos, Santiago Gascón-Santos, Santiago Gascón-Santos, Rosa Magallón-Botaya, Rosa Magallón-Botaya, Rosa Magallón-Botaya

“…A sample of 536 participants was selected based on inclusion criteria, including informed consent. …”
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Improved tumor-type informed compared to tumor-informed mutation tracking for ctDNA detection and microscopic residual disease assessment in epithelial ovarian cancer by Mehdi Ben Sassi, Henri Azais, Charles Marcaillou, Sylvain Guibert, Emmanuel Martin, Jérôme Alexandre, Louise Benoit, Aurélien de Reynies, Emilie Laude, Cam Duong, Jacques Medioni, Bruno Borghese, Anne-Sophie Bats, Valerie Taly, Pierre Laurent-Puig

“…Plasma samples from 47 advanced-stage EOC patients receiving chemotherapy and 54 healthy subjects were analyzed. …”
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High prevalence of resistance to macrolides and fluoroquinolones in Mycoplasma genitalium isolated from patients in two Russian megalopolises – Moscow and St. Petersburg in 2021– 2... by Edelstein I.A., Gushchin A.E., Gladin D.P., Romanov A.V., Negasheva E.S., Frigo N.V., Kozlov R.S., Potekaev N.N., Kozlova N.S., Borukhovich D.G.

“…Petersburg in 2021–2024. Materials and Methods. A total of 530 M. genitalium DNA-positive specimens (urethral and cervical swabs) obtained from men and women from the STD clinic in St. …”
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Blood immunophenotyping of multiple sclerosis patients at diagnosis identifies a classical monocyte subset associated to disease evolution by Stéphane Rodriguez, Stéphane Rodriguez, Laura Couloume, Juliette Ferrant, Juliette Ferrant, Nicolas Vince, Marion Mandon, Marion Mandon, Rachel Jean, Rachel Jean, Celine Monvoisin, Simon Leonard, Simon Le Gallou, Simon Le Gallou, Nayane S. B. Silva, Nayane S. B. Silva, Sonia Bourguiba-Hachemi, David Laplaud, David Laplaud, Alexandra Garcia, Romain Casey, Romain Casey, Romain Casey, Romain Casey, Helene Zephir, Anne Kerbrat, Gilles Edan, Emmanuelle Lepage, Eric Thouvenot, Eric Thouvenot, Aurelie Ruet, Aurelie Ruet, Guillaume Mathey, Guillaume Mathey, Pierre-Antoine Gourraud, Pierre-Antoine Gourraud, Karin Tarte, Karin Tarte, Celine Delaloy, Patricia Amé, Patricia Amé, Mikael Roussel, Mikael Roussel, Laure Michel, Laure Michel, Laure Michel

“…IntroductionMyeloid cells trafficking from the periphery to the central nervous system are key players in multiple sclerosis (MS) through antigen presentation, cytokine secretion and repair processes.MethodsCombination of mass cytometry on blood cells from 60 MS patients at diagnosis and 29 healthy controls, along with single cell RNA sequencing on paired blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples from 5 MS patients were used for myeloid cells detailing.ResultsMyeloid compartment study demonstrated an enrichment of a peculiar classical monocyte population in 22% of MS patients at the time of diagnosis. …”
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Unravelling the prognostic and operative role of intratumoural microbiota in non‐small cell lung cancer: Insights from 16S rRNA and RNA sequencing by Fuling Mao, Zixuan Hu, Ruifeng Shi, Hongbing Zhang, Zihe Zhang, Yongwen Li, Xuanguang Li, Penghu Gao, Jinhui Li, Minghui Liu, Hongyu Liu, Jun Chen

“…Results In comparing different sample types, we identified more pronounced beta diversity disparity between NSCLC, lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC) and corresponding paired normal tissues. …”
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