Application of Liuzijue breathing exercise for patients with subthreshold depression after stroke (“六字诀”呼吸训练在脑卒中后阈下抑郁患者中的应用研究) by ZHANG Ying (张莹), CHEN Xiaoxi (陈效曦)

“…The Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale(CES-D) and the 17-item Hamilton Depression Scale were used to measures the depression status of patients. Results There were 29 cases in the control group and 28 cases in the treatment valid for the analysis. …”
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5G Networks Security Mitigation Model: An ANN-ISM Hybrid Approach by Rafiq Ahmad Khan, Habib Ullah Khan, Hathal Salamah Alwageed, Hussein Al Hashimi, Ismail Keshta

“…This model aims to improve the accuracy and effectiveness of security measures by integrating advanced computational practices with systematic modeling. …”
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Refinement of the co-content function, through an integration of a polynomial fit of $$I-{I}_{sc}$$ I - I sc . Part 1 theoretical analysis and proposal by Victor-Tapio Rangel-Kuoppa

“…Abstract In this Part 1 article of this series of articles, a new methodology to refine the Co-Content function $$\left(CC\left(V,I\right)\right)$$ C C V , I is proposed, consisting on fitting the current minus the short-circuit current $$(I-{I}_{sc})$$ ( I - I sc ) , to an $$N-1$$ N - 1 order polynomial, where $${N}_{points}=N$$ N points = N , is the number of measured current–voltage $$\left(IV\right)$$ I V points, and integrating it to calculate $$CC\left(V,I\right)$$ C C V , I . …”
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Uncovering the role of tumor cGAS expression in predicting response to PD-1/L1 inhibitors in non-small cell lung cancer by Yuichi Ozawa, Yasuhiro Koh, Ryota Shibaki, Yuhei Harutani, Hiroaki Akamatsu, Atsushi Hayata, Takeya Sugimoto, Yuka Kitamura, Junya Fukuoka, Masanori Nakanishi, Nobuyuki Yamamoto

“…Methods In a post-hoc analysis of a prospective biomarker study with 106 advanced NSCLC patients treated with PD-1/L1 inhibitors from December 2015 to September 2018, tumor tissue before treatment from 68 patients was analyzed. cGAS and STING expression were measured using immunohistochemical staining and H-scores. …”
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Assessment of Atrial Conduction Times in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Parkinson’s Disease by Yiğit Çanga, Ayşe Emre, Gülbün Asuman Yüksel, Mehmet Baran Karataş, Nizamettin Selçuk Yelgeç, Ufuk Gürkan, Ali Nazmi Çalık, Hülya Tireli, Sait Terzi

“…To assess atrial electromechanical coupling (PA), the time intervals from the onset of p wave on ECG to the late diastolic wave at the septal (PAs) and lateral (PAl) mitral annulus and lateral tricuspid annulus (PAt) were measured on Tissue Doppler Echocardiography (TDE). …”
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Age modulates, religious coping mediates: the role of attitude to self in cancer patients’ quality of life by Maria-Chidi C. Onyedibe, Runcie C.W. Chidebe, Runcie C.W. Chidebe, Runcie C.W. Chidebe, Barbara L. Andersen, Uzoamaka F. Ugwoke, Lawrence Ejike Ugwu, Lawrence Ejike Ugwu

“…Religious coping, shaped by cultural norms in LMICs, may mediate these relationships, with age as a potential moderator.ObjectiveThis study examines how attitudes toward self (ATS), religious coping, and age influence HRQoL among cancer patients in an LMIC context.MethodsA cross-sectional study of 565 cancer patients in a University Teaching Hospital, Southwest Nigeria completed a standardized and validated self-report measures of ATS, HRQoL, and religious coping. Mediation and moderation analyses were conducted using SPSS (Version 29) and SmartPLS (Version 4).ResultsNegative generalization (β = −0.25, p < 0.001) and self-criticism (β = −0.19, p < 0.001) reduced physical well-being, while high standards positively influenced emotional well-being (β = 0.27, p < 0.001) but negatively impacted functional well-being (β = −0.13, p < 0.01). …”
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Association of neighborhood level socioeconomic status and patient reported clinical improvement following total shoulder arthroplasty by Caleb Morgan, MD, Amanda Firoved, MOT, OTR, Patrick J. Denard, MD, Justin W. Griffin, MD

“…The Veterans Rand 12-Item health survey was used to measure overall well-being. We used a mixed-design analysis of variance to determine the interaction of time and improvement in PROs following surgery followed by 1-way mixed-design analysis of variance with post-hoc analysis. …”
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Associations of Serum Urate and Cardiovascular Events in a Clinical Trial of Interleukin-1β Blockade by Nicholas H. Adamstein, MD, Jean G. MacFadyen, BA, Brittany N. Weber, MD, PhD, Peter Libby, MD, Daniel H. Solomon, MD, MPH, Paul M Ridker, MD, MPH

“…Methods: This study is a subanalysis of the Canakinumab Antiinflammatory Thrombosis Outcome Study (CANTOS), which randomized 10,061 patients with prior myocardial infarction and elevated high-sensitivity C-reactive protein to 3 doses of canakinumab or placebo. SU was measured at baseline. Cox proportional hazards models compared major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), CV death, and all-cause mortality among those with SU ≤6.8 mg/dL (normal), 6.8 to 9.0 mg/dL (elevated), and ≥9.0 mg/dL (markedly elevated). …”
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Challenges and Strategies Adopted for Remote Teaching of Biochemistry During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Protocol for a Scoping Review by Tatiane Iembo, Helena Landim Gonçalves Cristóvão, Emerson Roberto dos Santos, André Bavaresco Gonçalves Cristóvão, Nathália Bavaresco Gonçalves Cristóvão, Cíntia Canato Martins, Natália Almeida de Arnaldo Silva Rodrigues Castro, Fernando Nestor Facio Júnior, Antônio Hélio Oliani, Alba Regina de Abreu Lima, Vânia Maria Sabadoto Brienze, Doroteia Rossi Silva Souza, Júlio César André

“… BackgroundIn March 2020, the global landscape witnessed widespread upheavals in both socioeconomic and educational spheres due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. With measures imposed to control the virus’s spread, educational institutions around the world embraced digital learning, introducing challenges in the adaptation to virtual education. …”
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Impact of bridging with left ventricular assist device on right ventricular function following heart transplantation by Annika Ingvarsson, Grunde Gjesdal, Saeideh Borgenvik, Anna Werther Evaldsson, Johan Waktare, Oscar Braun, Gustav J. Smith, Anders Roijer, Göran Rådegran, Carl Meurling

“…At 6 and 12 months, no difference was detected in any of the TTE and RHC measured parameters between the two groups. Between 1 and 12 months, all parameters of RV function improved significantly in the non‐LVAD group but remained unaltered in the LVAD group. …”
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Exercise medicine as adjunct therapy during RADIation for CAncer of the prostaTE to improve treatment efficacy – protocol for the ERADICATE study: a phase II randomised controlled... by Oliver Schumacher, Robert U. Newton, Colin Tang, Raphael Chee, Sjoerd B. Vos, Ronny S. Low, David Joseph, Dennis R. Taaffe, Daniel A. Galvão

“…Survival outcomes will be assessed as exploratory endpoints. Study measurements will be conducted at baseline (i.e., prior to commencing EBRT), immediately after completion of EBRT, and during follow-up at 3 months as well as 2 years and 5 years post treatment. …”
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Tick-borne encephalitis vaccination in persons with a recent history of Lyme borreliosis: Insights from a Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviour survey in Bavaria, Germany by Stefanie Böhm, Andreas Beyerlein, Volker Fingerle, Merle M. Böhmer, Manfred Wildner

“…Our study aimed to identify the reasons for and against TBE vaccination among persons at high risk for tick-borne diseases (TBD) based on recent diagnosis of Lyme borreliosis (LB) to inform future preventive measures.We invited persons with a recent course of LB notified between June and August 2019 to complete a self-reported questionnaire about their knowledge, attitudes and behaviours regarding TBD-related themes. …”
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Validation of the Chronic Liver Disease Questionnaire for MASH (CLDQ-MASH) by Zobair M. Younossi, Maria Stepanova, Issah Younossi, Andrei Racila

“…In a subsample of subjects with 1-year follow-up, the instrument was responsive to changes in Enhanced Liver Fibrosis® scores and liver stiffness measurements (p <0.05 for four to six domains). Conclusions: The CLDQ-MASH can be used as a valid disease-specific HRQL instrument for patients with MASH. …”
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Association between latent toxoplasmosis and bipolar disorder: a case-control seroprevalence study by Abdol Sattar Pagheh, Adele Sadat Talebian, Tooran Nayeri, Ali Akbar Esmaeili, Fatemeh Rezaei, Eisa Nazar, Masood Ziaee

“…Methods In this case-control study, anti-Toxoplasma immunoglobulin (Ig) G and IgM antibodies were measured in serum samples from 115 patients with BD and 115 subjects without this disorder from the general population using commercially available enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. …”
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Novel prehospital lactate cut-off estimation for mortality: a multicentre observational study by Ancor Sanz-García, Carlos del Pozo Vegas, Daniel Zalama-Sánchez, Raúl López-Izquierdo, Francisco Martín-Rodríguez, Pedro Ángel de Santos Castro, Eduardo Silva Alvarado, Santos Gracia Villar, Luis Alonso Dzul López, Silvia Aparicio Obregón, Rubén Calderon Iglesias

“…The aim of the present work was to determine the cut-off of the lactate threshold that activates alert triggers for all-cause 2-day mortality.Design Multicentre, prospective, ambulance-based, observational study.Setting Patients treated via emergency medical services (EMSs) and delivered to the emergency department between 2019 and 2023 were selected in Spain.Participants Adults with any acute disease.Primary and secondary outcome measures Epidemiological data, vital signs and prehospital point-of-care glucose and lactate levels were obtained. …”
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Bonding performance of universal adhesive systems with dual-polymerising resin cements to various dental substrates: in vitro study by Shunsuke Takano, Rena Takahashi, Tomoko Tabata, Chen Zeng, Masaomi Ikeda, Yasushi Shimada

“…Micro-shear bond strength (μSBS) was measured after 0 thermal cycles (0TC) or 10,000 thermal cycles (10kTC) (n = 20). …”
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Patients with Age-related Macular Degeneration Have Increased Susceptibility to Valvular Heart Disease by Natan Lishinsky-Fischer, Itay Chowers, MD, PhD, Yahel Shwartz, MSc, Jaime Levy, MD

“…We also extracted data from all 9220 patients’ electronic medical records, including demographics and previous heart valve procedures based on International Classification of Diseases, ninth revision codes. Main Outcome Measures: Heart valve-related diagnoses and procedures performed in both patient groups. …”
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High Concentration of Glucose Increases Reactive Oxygen Species Generation and Apoptosis Induced by Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Pathway in Rabbit Corneal Epithelial Cells by Jiajun Lu, Minjie Sheng, Panpan Yao, Chaochao Ran, Hao Liu, Li Chen, Rui Liu, Bing Li

“…The expressions of PERK, p-PERK, Akt, p-Akt, and CHOP were determined by western blot, and the cell viability was measured by Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8). Flow cytometry was used to detect the early apoptosis rate. …”
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RECIST 1.1 versus mRECIST for assessment of tumour response to molecular targeted therapies and disease outcomes in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: a systematic review and... by Yao Yang, Yuping Bai, Hongli Yu, Qiang Zhu, Xiaoyu Xie, Yuemin Feng

“…The consistency between RECIST 1.1 vs mRECIST is measured by the k coefficient. HRs with corresponding 95% CIs were used for meta-analysis.Results 23 studies comprising 2574 patients were included in systematic review. …”
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Effect of comprehensive nursing interventions on relieving postoperative pain of breast cancer patients (乳腺肿瘤患者术后疼痛的护理干预研究) by LI Weijia (李唯佳), LI Yueru (李月茹), LI Ning (李宁), CAO Hongjing (曹红京)

“…The degree of postoperative pain was measured by using Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), and patients’ satisfaction with nursing service was investigated by using a self-made questionnaire. …”
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