Lung ultrasound outperforms symptom-based screening to detect interstitial lung disease associated with rheumatoid arthritis by Wim Wuyts, Joseph Jacob, Patrick Verschueren, Veerle Taelman, Barbara Neerinckx, Heleen Cypers, Alexandros Kalkanis, Nico De Crem, Marie Vermant, Tinne Goos, Emanuela Elsa Cortesi, Tine Follet, Stefan Gogaert, Nathalie Veyt, Laurens J De Sadeleer

“…We assessed the role of symptoms and lung ultrasound (LUS) as potential screening tools.Methods 116 adult patients with RA presenting to the rheumatology outpatient clinic underwent high-resolution CT (HRCT) scans, pulmonary function tests, LUS (72 zones) and completed a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for cough and modified Medical Research Council dyspnoea scale (mMRC). …”
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Preliminary results of the EPIDIA4Kids study on brain function in children: multidimensional ADHD-related symptomatology screening using multimodality biometry by Yanice Guigou, Alexandre Hennequin, Théo Marchand, Théo Marchand, Mouna Chebli, Lucie Isoline Pisella, Pascal Staccini, Pascal Staccini, Vanessa Douet Vannucci, Vanessa Douet Vannucci

“…Currently, early diagnosis is constrained by clinical complexity and limited resources of professionals to conduct evaluations. Scalable methods for ADHD screening are thus needed. Recently, digital epidemiology and biometry, such as the visual, emotional, or digit pathway, have examined brain dysfunction in ADHD individuals. …”
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Randomized controlled trial of nalfurafine for refractory pruritus in hemodialysis patients by Ping Zhang, Shilong Xiang, Bicheng Liu, Xiaohui Wang, Xiaoping Yang, Chaoyang Ye, Zunsong Wang, Yanlin Li, Li Zhou, Caili Wang, Hongbo Li, Jian Huang, Ai Peng, Xiaoping Wang, Deguang Wang, Jie Xiao, Wenli Chen, Hong Cheng, Nan Mao, Jianqin Wang, Lin Yang, Jianghua Chen

“…The primary end point was the mean decrease in the mean visual analogue scale (VAS) from baseline.Results A total of 141 patients were included. …”
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Therapeutic effect of focused-extracorporeal shockwave therapy on muscular and adjacent tissue stiffness and pain changes in myofascial pain syndrome: A randomized controlled trial... by Pijakkana Vasvit, Kultida Klarod, Oranat Sukkho, Sirirat Kiatkulanusorn, Phurichaya Werasirirat, Xue-Qiang Wang, Yong-Hui Zhang, Juntip Namsawang, Pornpimol Muanjai, Nongnuch Luangpon

“…This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of fESWT and sham-fESWT in alleviating muscular stiffness, pain, and functional disability. Methods: Sixty-four office workers (mean age 31.4 ± 9.5 years) with myofascial pain syndrome of the upper trapezius were randomly and equally assigned to receive either the fESWT or sham-fESWT. …”
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Histological Grade, Tumor Breadth, and Hypertension Predict Early Recurrence in Pediatric Sarcoma: A LASSO-Regularized Micro-Cohort Study by Alexander Fiedler, Mehran Dadras, Marius Drysch, Sonja Verena Schmidt, Flemming Puscz, Felix Reinkemeier, Marcus Lehnhardt, Christoph Wallner

“…Dimensionality reduction (PCA) and SHAP-value analyses were used to visualize patient clustering and interpret variable contributions. …”
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EPOCHS. I. The Discovery and Star-forming Properties of Galaxies in the Epoch of Reionization at 6.5 < z < 18 with PEARLS and Public JWST Data by Christopher J. Conselice, Nathan Adams, Thomas Harvey, Duncan Austin, Leonardo Ferreira, Katherine Ormerod, Qiao Duan, James Trussler, Qiong Li, Ignas Juodžbalis, Lewi Westcott, Honor Harris, Louise T. C. Seeyave, Asa F. L. Bluck, Rogier A. Windhorst, Rachana Bhatawdekar, Dan Coe, Seth H. Cohen, Cheng Cheng, Simon P. Driver, Brenda Frye, Lukas J. Furtak, Norman A. Grogin, Nimish P. Hathi, Benne W. Holwerda, Rolf A. Jansen, Anton M. Koekemoer, Madeline A. Marshall, Mario Nonino, Aaron Robotham, Jake Summers, Stephen M. Wilkins, Christopher N. A. Willmer, Haojing Yan, Adi Zitrin

“…We describe our rigorous methods for identifying these galaxies, involving the use of Lyman-break strength, detection significance criteria, visual inspection, and integrated photometric redshift probability distributions predominately at high redshift. …”
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Comprehensive 1-year multilevel study of sports injuries in para athletes: impact of season timing, years of sports experience, impairment and sports type by Evert Verhagen, Erik Witvrouw, Evi Wezenbeek, Fernanda Madaleno, Juliana Ocarino, Renan Resende, Marco Túlio de Mello, Andressa Silva, Larissa Pinheiro, Mauro Heleno Chagas, Dawit Gonçalves

“…Objectives Investigate the associations between season timing, sports experience, impairments and sports type with injuries and time loss among para athletes over a 50-week sports season.Methods Data were collected in 2022 from two Brazilian Paralympic Centres, including para athletes competing in para swimming, para athletics, para powerlifting and para taekwondo. …”
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Psychometric properties of the pain anxiety symptom scale among postoperative patients in Amol, Iran by Hamid Sharif-Nia, Hamid Sharif-Nia, Erika Sivarajan Froelicher, Erika Sivarajan Froelicher, João Marôco, Esmaeil Hoseinzadeh, Sima Hejazi, Sima Hejazi, Reza Fatehi, Poorya Nowrozi, Bita Mohammadi

“…Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the validity and reliability of the Persian version of the Pain Anxiety Symptom Scale among a group of Iranian patients in Amol.MethodsThis methodological study was conducted in 2023 with a sample of 400 postoperative patients from Amol, Iran, selected through convenience sampling. …”
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Acupuncture for chronic nonspecific low back pain in middle-aged and older patients: A randomized controlled trial by Fei XU, Kai-qiong JIAO, Lin-peng WANG, Fan ZHANG

“…Objective: To observe the specific effects of acupuncture in middle-aged and older patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain (CNSLBP). Methods: Sixty-six patients with CNSLBP were randomized into the acupuncture or sham acupuncture groups (n = 33). …”
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Implementation and Pilot Data on Diabetic Retinopathy in a Teleophthalmology Program at a Multispecialty Primary Care Clinic by Joanne B. Tayapad, MD, Alfonso U. Bengzon, MD, Sherman O. Valero, MD, Milagros H. Arroyo, MD, Ricardo Tobias M. Papa, MD, Egidio Jose S. Fortuna, MD, Jocelyn G. Erni, BS, Myra Alisa J. Reyes, RN, Jerry D. Cavallerano, OD PhD, Lloyd Paul Aiello, MD PhD, Paolo S. Silva, MD

“…Teleophthalmology for DR in this setting allows early detection of potentially sight threatening disease and may prevent visual loss and complications.…”
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Habitat radiomics assists radiologists in accurately diagnosing lymph node metastasis of adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction by Pingfan Jia, Yueying Li, Haonan Li, Yuan Li, Huijuan Qin, Anyu Xie, Yuru Li, Luyao Wang, Luqin Ke, Huijie Feng, Hongwei Yu, Juan Li, Ning Yuan, Xing Guo

“…Abstract Objectives This study aimed to develop a habitat radiomics (HR) model capable of preoperatively predicting lymph node metastasis (LNM) in adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction (AEG) and to implement its use in clinical practice. Methods In this retrospective analysis, 337 patients from three centers were enrolled and divided into three cohorts: training, validation, and test (208, 52, and 77 patients, respectively). …”
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‘Water is life’: developing community participation for clean water in rural South Africa by Kathleen Kahn, Rhian Twine, Jennifer Hove, Lucia D'Ambruoso, Denny Mabetha, Maria van der Merwe, Peter Byass, Sonto Khosa, Sophie Witter

“…The objectives were to develop local knowledge on health priorities in a rural province as part of a programme developing community evidence for policy and planning.Methods We engaged 24 participants across three villages in the Agincourt Health and Socio-Demographic Surveillance System and codesigned the study. …”
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Impact of maternal antenatal nutrition and infection treatment interventions on Longitudinal Infant Development and Growth in rural Ethiopia: protocol of the LIDG child follow-up s... by Alemayehu Worku, Yemane Berhane, Luke C Mullany, Charles A Nelson, Lian V Folger, Anne CC Lee, Maria Andersson, Parul Christian, Krysten North, Yoseph Yemane Berhane, Nebiyou Fasil, Sitota Tsegaye, Kalkidan Yibeltal, Fred Van Dyk, Sara Cherkerzian, Firehiwot Workneh, Workagegnhu Tarekegn Kidane, Theresa I Chin, Sarah K G Jensen, Mulatu Melese, Unmesha Roy Paladhi, Betelhem Haimanot Abate, Atsede Teklehaimanot, Tizita Lemma Melka, Stephen Pihl, Winko W An, Sonya V Troller-Renfree, Moriah E Thomason, Terrie Inder, P Ellen Grant

“…This study will examine the effects of prenatal nutrition and infection management interventions on long-term growth and neurodevelopmental outcomes of offspring.Methods The Enhancing Nutrition and Antenatal Infection Treatment (‘ENAT’) study (ISRCTN15116516) was a pragmatic, open-label, 2×2 factorial, randomised clinical effectiveness study implemented in 12 rural health centres in Amhara, Ethiopia. …”
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Polymorphous corneal dystrophy subtype 3 and keratoconus aggravation after corneal refractive surgery in a three-generation family carrying both ZEB1 and ZNF469 pathogenic variant by Qinghong Lin, Qinghong Lin, Qinghong Lin, Qinghong Lin, Qinghong Lin, Qinghong Lin, Xuejun Wang, Xuejun Wang, Xuejun Wang, Xuejun Wang, Xuejun Wang, Xiaoliao Peng, Xiaoliao Peng, Xiaoliao Peng, Xiaoliao Peng, Xiaoliao Peng, Xiaosong Han, Xiaosong Han, Xiaosong Han, Xiaosong Han, Xiaosong Han, Xiaoyu Zhang, Xiaoyu Zhang, Xiaoyu Zhang, Xiaoyu Zhang, Xiaoyu Zhang, Ling Sun, Ling Sun, Ling Sun, Ling Sun, Ling Sun, Yan Wang, Shengtao Liu, Shengtao Liu, Shengtao Liu, Shengtao Liu, Shengtao Liu, Xingtao Zhou, Xingtao Zhou, Xingtao Zhou, Xingtao Zhou, Xingtao Zhou

“…BackgroundThis study reports a three-generation Chinese family with polymorphous corneal dystrophy subtype 3 (PPCD3) and keratoconus (KC) aggravation induced by corneal refractive surgery, specifically small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE), in the context of genetic variations.MethodsThe history of illnesses and blood samples of all family members were collected. …”
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Repeated Cranial and Large‐Vessel Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Scans and the Association With Structural Aortic Disease in Giant Cell Arteritis: A Five‐Year Obs... by Anthony M. Sammel, Ivan Ho Shon, Daniel A. Moses, Stacey Fredericks, Gita Mathur, Claudia M. Hillenbrand, Edward Hsiao, Geoffrey Schembri, Rodger Laurent, Eva A. Wegner

“…Scans were reported for overall metabolic disease activity and a visual FDG avidity grade at each vascular territory. …”
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Environmental enrichment is associated with favorable memory-related functional brain activity patterns in older adults by Simon Hass, Maxie Liebscher, Anni Richter, Anni Richter, Anni Richter, Klaus Fliessbach, Klaus Fliessbach, Christoph Laske, Christoph Laske, Sebastian Sodenkamp, Sebastian Sodenkamp, Oliver Peters, Oliver Peters, Oliver Peters, Julian Hellmann-Regen, Julian Hellmann-Regen, Julian Hellmann-Regen, Ersin Ersözlü, Ersin Ersözlü, Ersin Ersözlü, Josef Priller, Josef Priller, Josef Priller, Josef Priller, Eike Jakob Spruth, Eike Jakob Spruth, Slawek Altenstein, Slawek Altenstein, Sandra Röske, Anja Schneider, Anja Schneider, Hartmut Schütze, Annika Spottke, Annika Spottke, Anna Esser, Stefan Teipel, Stefan Teipel, Ingo Kilimann, Ingo Kilimann, Jens Wiltfang, Jens Wiltfang, Jens Wiltfang, Ayda Rostamzadeh, Wenzel Glanz, Enise I. Incesoy, Enise I. Incesoy, Enise I. Incesoy, Falk Lüsebrink, Peter Dechent, Stefan Hetzer, Klaus Scheffler, Michael Wagner, Michael Wagner, Frank Jessen, Frank Jessen, Frank Jessen, Emrah Düzel, Emrah Düzel, Franka Glöckner, Björn Hendrik Schott, Björn Hendrik Schott, Björn Hendrik Schott, Miranka Wirth, Olga Klimecki, Olga Klimecki, for DELCODE study group

“…The present cross-sectional study assessed whether EE during early life (13–30 years) and midlife (30–65 years) is associated with better preserved memory-related brain activity patterns in older age.MethodsIn total, 372 cognitively unimpaired older adults (aged ≥60 years old) of the DZNE-Longitudinal Study on Cognitive Impairment and Dementia (DELCODE; DRKS00007966) were investigated. …”
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Large-Scale Cortical Network Analysis and Classification of MI-BCI Tasks Based on Bayesian Nonnegative Matrix Factorization by Shiqi Yu, Bin Mao, Yuanhang Zhou, Yunhong Liu, Chanlin Yi, Fali Li, Dezhong Yao, Peng Xu, X. San Liang, Tao Zhang

“…Here, we combined EEG source reconstruction and Bayesian nonnegative matrix factorization (NMF) methods to construct large-scale cortical networks of left-hand and right-hand MI tasks. …”
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Artificial intelligence-produced radiographic enhancements in dental clinical care: provider and patient perspectives by Lyubov D. Slashcheva, Lyubov D. Slashcheva, Kelly Schroeder, Lisa J. Heaton, Hannah J. Cheung, Brenda Prosa, Nicole Ferrian, Jesse Grantz, Jesse Grantz, Deborah Jacobi, John J. O’Malley, Michael Helgeson, Eric P. Tranby

“…The goal of this study was to survey dental providers and patients about the use of AI-enhanced radiographs in the diagnostic and patient education processes.MethodsWithin their Community Collaborative Practice model, Apple Tree Dental in Minnesota implemented the use of an AI software platform that annotates carious lesions and periodontal measurements on dental radiographs. …”
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The critical role of diet, exercise, and sleep in shaping the gut microbiota of children with idiopathic short stature: a Retrospective study by Qin Zeng, Qin Zeng, Jun Zhu, Jun Zhu, Yanling Hu, Yanling Hu, Shaoyu Su, Shaoyu Su, Jing Chen, Jing Chen

“…ObjectivesTo investigate the gut microbiota in children with varying degrees of idiopathic short stature (ISS) and to examine the relationship between their intestinal microbiota and lifestyle factors, including diet, exercise, medication, sleep, and psychological state.MethodsA retrospective study involving 58 ISS children was conducted from May to October 2022. …”
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Safety Profile of Antipsychotics as Predictors of the Quality of Life in Patients with Schizophrenia—An Inpatient Welfare Institution-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Aleksandra D. Petrovic, Ana M. Barjaktarevic, Olivera Z. Kostic, Sara S. Mijailovic, Slobodan M. Jankovic, Marija V. Andjelkovic, Marijana S. Stanojevic Pirkovic, Katarina D. Parezanovic Ilic, Vladimir S. Janjic, Jana Mojsilovic, Jana Arsenijevic, Danijela B. Jovanovic, Sanja Knezevic, Nevena Folic, Milovan Stevic, Dejana Ruzic Zecevic, Nemanja Z. Petrovic, Marina J. Kostic

“…The primary objective of this study was to identify and evaluate the adverse effects of antipsychotics in patients diagnosed with schizophrenia who were treated at the social welfare institution, as well as to analyze the impact of these adverse effects on patients’ overall quality of life. <b>Methods</b>: A clinical, observational cross-sectional study was conducted, involving a sample of 278 patients diagnosed with schizophrenia. …”
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