Reliability and validity of the hand-held dynamometer “NOD”: a new instrument for assessment of isometric grip strength by Francesco Sartorio, Lorenzo Lippi, Stefano Vercelli, Federica Gallo, Davide Zanin, Sara Bergesio, Alessandro de Sire, Marco Invernizzi

“…Methods Fifty healthy subjects were selected; 9 trials for the dominant hand and 9 trials for the non-dominant hand were administrated to each of them: 3 trials of HGS with the JD in rung #3, 3 trials with the JD-adapted-grip (like the NOD one), and 3 trials with NOD. …”
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A Look into Stem Cell Therapy: Exploring the Options for Treatment of Ischemic Stroke by Cesar Reis, Michael Wilkinson, Haley Reis, Onat Akyol, Vadim Gospodarev, Camila Araujo, Sheng Chen, John H. Zhang

“…These stem cell therapies provide a promising effect on stimulation of endogenous neurogenesis, neuroprotection, anti-inflammatory effects, and improved cell survival rates. Clinical trials performed using various stem cell types show promising results to their safety and effectiveness on reducing the effects of ischemic stroke in humans. …”
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Optimizing selenium-enriched yeast supplementation in laying hens: Enhancing egg quality, selenium concentration in eggs, antioxidant defense, and liver health by Longfei Zhang, Jianmin Zhou, Uchechukwu Edna Obianwuna, Cheng Long, Kai Qiu, Haijun Zhang, Xiaolong Qi, Shugeng Wu

“…The results showed no significant effects of dietary SY on laying performance or feed efficiency (P > 0.05). …”
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Longitudinal network changes and phenoconversion risk in isolated REM sleep behavior disorder by Chris C. Tang, Yoshikazu Nakano, An Vo, Nha Nguyen, Katharina A. Schindlbeck, Paul J. Mattis, Kathleen L. Poston, Jean-François Gagnon, Ronald B. Postuma, Martin Niethammer, Yilong Ma, Shichun Peng, Vijay Dhawan, David Eidelberg

“…We noted an inverse correlation between baseline network expression and times to phenoconversion to Parkinson’s disease or dementia with Lewy bodies in the validation sample. Here, we show that the rate of network progression is a useful outcome measure in disease modification trials.…”
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Determination of Zinc Requirement in Suckling Calves using Some Non-Linear Models by Mohammad Javad Elyasi, Khalil zaboli

“…Results and Discussion: Results showed that the including Zn to the diet of calves had no significant effect on dry matter intake and feed conversion ratio. …”
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Pilot of a team-based quality improvement strategy to improve cardiovascular risk factors care in community mental health centers by Karly A. Murphy, Karly A. Murphy, Joseph Gennusa, Arlene T. Dalcin, Arlene T. Dalcin, Courtney Cook, Courtney Cook, Stacy Goldsholl, Tyler Fink, Gail L. Daumit, Gail L. Daumit, Gail L. Daumit, Gail L. Daumit, Gail L. Daumit, Gail L. Daumit, Nae-Yuh Wang, Nae-Yuh Wang, Nae-Yuh Wang, Nae-Yuh Wang, Nae-Yuh Wang, David Thompson, David Thompson, Emma E. McGinty

“…Long term investments are needed to support organizational quality improvement work and providers’ efficacy to delivery - evidence-based CVD risk factor care delivery.Clinical Trial Registrationhttp://www.ClinicalTrials.gov, identifier NCT04696653.…”
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Differential Impact of Stress Reduction Programs upon Ambulatory Blood Pressure among African American Adolescents: Influences of Endothelin-1 Gene and Chronic Stress Exposure by Mathew J. Gregoski, Vernon A. Barnes, Martha S. Tingen, Yanbin Dong, Haidong Zhu, Frank A. Treiber

“…Significant three-way interactions on ABP changes indicated that among ET-1 SNP carriers, the only group to show reductions was BAM from low chronic stress environments. …”
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Solid Predominant Histology and High Podoplanin Expression in Cancer-Associated Fibroblast Predict Primary Resistance to Osimertinib in EGFR-Mutated Lung Adenocarcinoma by Yuji Uehara, MD, Hiroki Izumi, MD, PhD, Tetsuro Taki, MD, PhD, Tetsuya Sakai, MD, PhD, Hibiki Udagawa, MD, PhD, Eri Sugiyama, MD, PhD, Shigeki Umemura, MD, PhD, Yoshitaka Zenke, MD, PhD, Shingo Matsumoto, MD, PhD, Kiyotaka Yoh, MD, PhD, Shoko Kubota, MD, PhD, Keiju Aokage, MD, PhD, Naoya Sakamoto, MD, PhD, Shingo Sakashita, MD, PhD, Motohiro Kojima, MD, PhD, Michiko Nagamine, MD, PhD, Yukio Hosomi, MD, PhD, Masahiro Tsuboi, MD, PhD, Koichi Goto, MD, PhD, Genichiro Ishii, MD, PhD

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β2-Microglobulin and Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin, Potential Novel Urine Biomarkers in Periodontitis: A Cross-Sectional Study in Japanese by Mayuka Nakajima, Michihiro Hosojima, Koichi Tabeta, Sayuri Miyauchi, Miki Yamada-Hara, Naoki Takahashi, Haruna Miyazawa, Yumi Matsuda-Matsukawa, Keisuke Sato, Noriko Sugita, Yasutaka Komatsu, Tomomi Ishikawa, Kazuhiro Akiishi, Kazuhisa Yamazaki, Kiminori Kato, Akihiko Saito, Hiromasa Yoshie

“…These biomarkers can potentially be used to screen for or diagnose periodontitis. This trial is registered with the UMIN Clinical Trials Registry UMIN000013485.…”
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Priming Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells with Hyaluronan Alters Growth Kinetics and Increases Attachment to Articular Cartilage by Peter Succar, Michael Medynskyj, Edmond J. Breen, Tony Batterham, Mark P. Molloy, Benjamin R. Herbert

“…Reports of OA-patients show reductions in cartilage defects and regeneration of hyaline-like-cartilage with MSC-therapy. …”
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Comparative Effectiveness of Anti-Inflammatory Drug Treatments in Coronary Heart Disease Patients: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis by Ivan Wudexi, Elica Shokri, Mohamed Abo-Aly, Kazuhiro Shindo, Ahmed Abdel-Latif

“…We conducted a network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials that studied the effects of anti-inflammatory medications on cardiovascular outcomes of coronary artery disease patients. …”
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Functional Properties of Human-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Spheroids: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review by Sarah Ezquerra, Amparo Zuleta, Rodrigo Arancibia, José Estay, Francisco Aulestia, Flavio Carrion

“…Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) are adult multi-potent cells that can be isolated from many types of tissues including adipose tissue, bone marrow, and umbilical cord. They show great potential for cell therapy-based treatments, which is why they are being used in numerous clinical trials for a wide range of diseases. …”
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A comprehensive review and meta-analysis of the relationships between interleukin-7 levels and COVID-19 severity by Michal MATUSZEWSKI, Michal PRUC, Lukasz SZARPAK, Alla NAVOLOKINA, Katarzyna KIEZUN, Francesco CHIRICO, Gabriella NUCERA, Yuriy STEPANOVSKYY, Murat YILDIRIM, Anna HILFANOVA, Anastasia BONDARENKO

“…Despite the first hyper-inflammatory phase, emerging data show that virus-induced poor host immunity may be the true cause of mortality in many individuals. …”
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INTRAVENOUS VITAMIN C (IVC) TREATMENT OUTCOME OF COVID 19 PATIENTS ADMITTED IN HOSPITAL: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW by Auria Ekanti Pratiwi, Oki Suwarsa, Achadiyani, Nur Atik

“…Hence, further research and evaluation in clinical trials are needed.…”
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Application of sewage sludge for cereal production in a Mediterranean environment (Lebanon) by Danny Romanos, Nabil Nemer, Yara Khairallah, Marie Therese Abi Saab

“…Heavy metals outcome increased significantly after amendment, microbiological analysis didn’t show any contamination by Salmonella, E.Coli, Staphylococcus Aureus and Helminth eggs. …”
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Honey bees rely on associative stimulus strength after training on an olfactory transitive inference task by Martin Giurfa, Silvia Lee, Catherine Macri, Catherine Macri

“…In all experiments, bees showed no preference for B over D, choosing equally between them, regardless of the training schedule. …”
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Repurposing of Drugs for Antibacterial Activities on Selected ESKAPE Bacteria Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Bridget Kamurai, Molly Mombeshora, Stanley Mukanganyama

“…However, de novo synthesis of antibiotics is expensive and time-consuming since the development of a new drug has to go through several clinical trials. Repurposing of old drugs for the treatment of antimicrobial resistant pathogens has been explored as an alternative strategy in the field of antimicrobial drug discovery. …”
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Variability of Reaction Time as a Marker of Executive Function Impairments in Fibromyalgia by Stefan Duschek, Cristina Muñoz Ladrón de Guevara, María José Fernández Serrano, Casandra I. Montoro, Santiago Pelegrina López, Gustavo A. Reyes del Paso

“…Ex-Gaussian parameters show an excellent fit to empirical RT distributions. …”
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Aortic intimal sarcoma with abdominal metastasis: case report and management approach by Gongji Yao, Gongji Yao, Jianwei Xu, Jianwei Xu

“…Current treatment strategies are non-standardized, but small-molecule inhibitors targeting MDM2 show promise. This case highlights the potential effectiveness of combined surgical and chemotherapeutic approaches for managing abdominal metastasis of aortic intimal sarcoma and provides a foundation for future clinical trials.…”
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Analysis of the Responsiveness of Latanoprost, Travoprost, Bimatoprost, and Tafluprost in the Treatment of OAG/OHT Patients by Ziyan Cai, Mengdan Cao, Ke Liu, Xuanchu Duan

“…A literature search was conducted on PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register. The primary clinical endpoint was the number of responders at the end of the study. …”
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