Association Between the Malnutrition Status and All‐Cause Mortality in Patients With Moderate and Severe Aortic Stenosis: A Prospective Cohort Study by Bingzhen Li, Shaozhao Zhang, Chaoguang Xu, Mengting Huang, Zhenyu Xiong, Ziwen Hui, Xinxue Liao, Jilin Li, Jianying Chen, Xiaodong Zhuang

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Effectiveness of Frequent Point-of-Care Molecular COVID-19 Surveillance in a Rural Workplace: Nonrandomized Controlled Clinical Trial Among Miners by Akshay Sood, William “Cotton” Jarrell, Xin W Shore, Nestor Sosa, Alisha Parada, Nicholas Edwardson, Alexandra V Yingling, Teah Amirkabirian, Qiuying Cheng, Ivy Hurwitz, Linda S Cook, Shuguang Leng, Orrin B Myers, Douglas J Perkins

“…Our first outcome was the intervention acceptance rate in the intervention cohort. Our second outcome was the rate of cumulative postbaseline seropositivity to SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein, which was analyzed in the intervention cohort and compared to the control cohort between baseline and 12 months. …”
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The association between age at menarche (AAM) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in the MASHAD cohort study by Niloofar Shabani, Sara Saffar Soflaei, Khadijeh Bavafa-Valenlia, Nayereh Esmaeilzadeh, Maryam Mohammadi-Bajgriran, Zahra Namazibaygi, Mohsen Moohebati, Gordon A. Ferns, Habibollah Esmaily, Majid Ghayour-Mobarhan

“…Baseline demographic, anthropometric data, and biochemical profiles were also collected. …”
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All extern? Exploring the Impact of Social Media and Physical Activity on Adolescents’ Body Image and Interoception by Moritz Peter Engel, Mirko Schmidt

“…In the first condition, participants will engage in 15 minutes of Instagram use, during which they will be instructed to visit six different profiles of male or female fitness influencer of the same gender themselves. In the second condition, participants will cycle on an ergometer for 15 minutes. …”
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Comparing the Institution-based Supervision and Tele-based Supervision for Task-oriented Exercises on Upper Limb Motor Performance and Functional Ability among Stroke Patients: A R... by Neha, Subhasish Chatterjee

“…Both groups will perform task-oriented exercises for 30 minutes, three days a week for eight weeks. There will be a 30-second break before switching tasks. Outcome measures, including the Fugl-Meyer Assessment for Upper Extremity (FMA UE) and the Motor Evaluation Scale for Upper Extremity in Stroke Patients (MESUPES), will be assessed at baseline, the 4th week, and the 8th week of intervention, respectively. …”
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Factors influencing role preferences in decision-making of healthy women with BRCA1/2 pathogenic variants: subanalysis from a randomised controlled decision coaching trial by Sibylle Kautz-Freimuth, Arim Shukri, Claudia Stracke, Anna Isselhard, Birte Berger-Höger, Anke Steckelberg, Frank Vitinius, Nicola Dikow, Marion Kiechle, Cornelia Meisel, Achim Wöckel, Marion Tina von Mackelenbergh, Rita Schmutzler, Kerstin Rhiem, Stephanie Stock

“…Those returning the baseline questionnaires (T1) were randomly assigned to the intervention or control group (IG, CG). …”
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Weight loss-independent changes in human growth hormone during water-only fasting: a secondary evaluation of a randomized controlled trial by Benjamin D. Horne, Benjamin D. Horne, Benjamin D. Horne, Jeffrey L. Anderson, Jeffrey L. Anderson, Heidi T. May, Tami L. Bair, Viet T. Le, Viet T. Le, Leslie Iverson, Kirk U. Knowlton, Kirk U. Knowlton, Joseph B. Muhlestein, Joseph B. Muhlestein

“…HGH, weight, and other parameters were measured at baseline and at the end of the first and second days.ResultsBaseline HGH had median 0.50 ng/mL for females (n=20) and 0.04 ng/mL for males (n=10), and correlated inversely with weight, glucose, insulin, and triglycerides and positively with changes in insulin and HOMA-IR. …”
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Effects of Low-Level Autonomic Stimulation on Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation Induced by Acute Electrical Remodeling by Yubi Lin, Ning Bian, Hairui Li, Jia Chen, Huijie Xing, Hong Li, Dandan Huang, Xianwu Lan, Bojun Gong, Li Zhou, Ruijie Liu, Min Guan, Dongdong Zhang, Gang Du, Zhengyi Huang, Xiaoming Chen, Tao Zhang, Jianyi Feng, Shaorong Wu, Liwei Wang, Aidong Zhang, Zicheng Li

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Results from the Population-Based Gutenberg Health Study Revealing Four Altered Autoantibodies in Retinal Vein Occlusion Patients by Katharina Bell, Vanessa M. Beutgen, Stefan Nickels, Katrin Lorenz, Yvonne Scheller, Hisham Elbaz, Tunde Peto, Katharina A. Ponto, Andreas Schulz, Philipp S. Wild, Thomas Münzel, Karl J. Lackner, Irene Schmidtmann, Manfred Beutel, Norbert Pfeiffer, Franz H. Grus, Alexander K. Schuster

“…Retinal vein occlusion (RVO) is the second most common retinal vascular disease and a major cause of visual impairment. …”
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New role of platelets in schizophrenia: predicting drug response by Tao Li, Wei Wei, Qiang Wang, Yamin Zhang, Wei Deng, Rui Xue, Wanjun Guo, Xiaojing Li, Hua Yu, Yanghao Zheng, Peiyan Ni, Sugai Liang, Xueyu Qi, Xueli Yu, Liansheng Zhao

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The computerized algorithm for renal assessment improves diagnostic accuracy of renal impairment in hospitalized patients by Chun-You Chen, Te-I. Chang, Cheng-Hsien Chen, Shih-Chang Hsu, Yen-Ling Chu, Nai-Jen Huang, Yuh-Mou Sue, Tso-Hsiao Chen, Po-Hsun Huang, Chung-Te Liu, Hui-Ling Hsieh

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Establishment and Maintenance of a Digital Therapeutic Alliance in People Living With Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia: Two Exploratory Single-Arm Studies by Cassandra Snipes, Cornelia Dorner‑Ciossek, Brendan D Hare, Olya Besedina, Tim Campellone, Mariya Petrova, Shaheen E Lakhan, Abhishek Pratap

“…Digital literacy at baseline was evaluated using the Mobile Device Proficiency Questionnaire (MDPQ). …”
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First demonstration of a TES based cryogenic Li $$_2$$ 2 MoO $$_4$$ 4 detector for neutrinoless double beta decay search by G. Bratrud, C. L. Chang, R. Chen, E. Cudmore, E. Figueroa-Feliciano, Z. Hong, K. T. Kennard, S. Lewis, M. Lisovenko, L. O. Mateo, V. Novati, V. Novosad, E. Oliveri, R. Ren, J. A. Scarpaci, B. Schmidt, G. Wang, L. Winslow, V. G. Yefremenko, J. Zhang, D. Baxter, M. Hollister, C. James, P. Lukens, D. J. Temples

“…In this article, we present a novel detector concept targeting this second stage with a low impedance TES based readout for the Li $$_2$$ 2 MoO $$_4$$ 4 absorber that is easily mass-produced and lends itself to a multiplexed readout. …”
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Neuromodulatory Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Motor Excitability in Rats by Hui-Hua Liu, Xiao-Kuo He, Hsin-Yung Chen, Chih-Wei Peng, Alexander Rotenberg, Chi-Hung Juan, Yu-Cheng Pei, Hao-Li Liu, Yung-Hsiao Chiang, Jia-Yi Wang, Xiao-Jun Feng, Ying-Zu Huang, Tsung-Hsun Hsieh

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A Long-Term Study of Aerobic Performance in Elite Cross-Country Skiers: How Age and Sex Influence Career Development by Elias Bucher, Jon P. Wehrlin, Grégoire P. Millet, Thomas Steiner

“…However, the long-term progression of performance indicators, such as maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max), performance at the second lactate threshold (LT2), and time-trial performance over an athlete's career remains unclear. …”
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Collagen turnover biomarkers to predict outcome of patients with biliary cancer by Leonard Kaps, Muhammed A. Genc, Markus Moehler, Stephan Grabbe, Jörn M. Schattenberg, Detlef Schuppan, Rasmus Sund Pedersen, Morten A. Karsdal, Philipp Mildenberger, Annett Maderer, Nicholas Willumsen

“…Methods We measured the seven biomarkers of collagen turnover in sera of 72 patients with BTC at baseline and after first and second chemotherapy cycle (CTX). …”
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Risk of All-Cause Mortality in US Adults With Preserved Ratio Impaired Spirometry: An Observational Study by Xiao S, Ou J, Qiu W, Ye C, Li N, Chen S, Lai Y, Deng Z, Wu F, Shen Y

“…Participants aged 20– 79 years at baseline and who underwent spirometry were included. …”
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The role of health literacy in intervention studies targeting children living with overweight or obesity and their parents—a systematic mixed methods review by Heidi Holmen, Heidi Holmen, Tone Nygaard Flølo, Tone Nygaard Flølo, Christine Tørris, Astrid Torbjørnsen, Kari Almendingen, Kirsti Riiser, Kirsti Riiser

“…Health literacy was assessed at baseline in two studies and measured as an outcome over time in one study. …”
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Biomarker combinations from different modalities predict early disability accumulation in multiple sclerosis by Vinzenz Fleischer, Tobias Brummer, Muthuraman Muthuraman, Muthuraman Muthuraman, Falk Steffen, Milena Heldt, Maria Protopapa, Muriel Schraad, Gabriel Gonzalez-Escamilla, Sergiu Groppa, Stefan Bittner, Frauke Zipp

“…First, receiver operator characteristic (ROC) analyses were performed to identify the discriminative power of individual biomarkers and their combinations. Second, we applied structural equation modeling (SEM) to the single biomarkers in order to determine their causal inter-relationships.ResultsBaseline GMV on its own allowed identification of subsequent EDSS progression based on ROC analysis. …”
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Efficacy of TIPS plus extrahepatic collateral embolisation in real-world data: a validation study by Chao Chen, Feng Zhang, Hao Wu, Wei Wu, Hui Xue, Yuzheng Zhuge, Chunqing Zhang, Guangchuan Wang, Zhengjie Li, Qiong Wu, Bo Wei, Jun Tie, Xiubin Sun, Lianhui Zhao, Yifu Xia, Jiao Xu, Peijie Li

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