Evaluation of the effects of thyroid functions on frailty in geriatric patients using the Edmonton, SOF and FRAIL Scales by Galip Can Uyar, Mustafa Kemal Kılıç

“…Multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to identify significant associations between thyroid parameters and frailty. …”
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Determinants maintaining healthcare personnel’s motivation during COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda by Makiko Komasawa, Myo Nyein Aung, Christopher Nsereko, Kiyoko Saito, Robert Ssekitoleko, Mitsuo Isono, Motoyuki Yuasa

“…Descriptive and logistic regression analyses were performed to identify motivation-related factors. The questionnaire assessed sociodemographic data, COVID-19 knowledge, medical history, support received, and pandemic-related challenges. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Chemotherapy or EGFR‐TKIs as First‐Line Therapy in NSCLC Patients Harboring Non‐Ex 20 Ins Uncommon EGFR Mutations: A Retrospective Study in China by Chen Liao, Li Bai, Tingting He, Qingle Liang, Defeng Hu, Shipeng Lei, Yong He, Yubo Wang

“…Results Our data reviewed that for first‐line therapy, NSCLC patients harboring non‐ex 20 ins uncommon EGFR mutations benefited more from EGFR‐TKIs compared with chemotherapy. Afatinib performed with great efficacy for the majority of non‐ex 20 ins uncommon EGFR mutations (N = 43, ORR = 41.86%, mPFS = 13.5 months, mOS = 20.8 months), especially in L861Q mutation (mPFS = 18.4 months). …”
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Acupoint massage combined with Traditional Chinese Medicine soaking therapy and nursing of a patient with hand-foot syndrome caused by oral administration of capecitabine for color... by LI Xiaomin (李晓敏), LIU Shuhong (刘书红)

“…Individualized nursing plan was performed for the patient: Traditional Chinese Medicine soaking therapy and massage on acupoints of the large intestine meridian of the hand Yangming meridian and other local acupoints were carried out to relieve the symptoms of hand-foot syndrome. …”
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RBM47 promotes cell proliferation and immune evasion by upregulating PDIA6: a novel mechanism of pancreatic cancer progression by Yihui Ma, Enjie Liu, Huijie Fan, Chenfei Li, Pei Huang, Meiying Cui, Zhengyang Wang, Jing Zhou, Kuisheng Chen

“…Methods Bioinformatics analysis was performed to screen the candidate gene affecting PC progression using public databases. …”
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Role of three-dimensional computed tomography with humeral subtraction in assessing anteromedial facet coronoid fractures by Moayd Abdullah H Awad, MBBS, FRCSC, Michael Lapner, MD, FRCSC, Armin Badre, MD, MSc, FRCSC

“…Statistical analysis to assess agreement amongst the surgeons was performed using the kappa multirater analysis. Intraobserver agreement was evaluated using Pearson’s correlation coefficient. …”
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Clinical characteristics of Plasmodium vivax malaria infection in children and adolescents in the Republic of Korea during the period 2000 to 2016: a retrospective study by Jung Ah Lee, Je Eun Song, Seong Yeon Park, Yoon Soo Park, Yoonseon Park, Yee Gyung Kwak, Sang-Eun Lee, Hyun-Il Shin, Joon-Sup Yeom

“…Statistical analyses were performed for comparisons between severe and non-severe cases, across age groups, and assessing trends over time. …”
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Toward autism spectrum disorders and Williams-Beuren syndrome co-occurrence condition in Tunisian patients: Genetic insights by Rim Khelifi, Afef Jelloul, Houda Ajmi, Wafa Slimani, Sarra Dimassi, Khouloud Rjiba, Manel Dardour, Moez Gribaa, Ali Saad, Soumaya Mougou-Zerelli

“…A comprehensive evaluation using karyotyping, fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), and array comparative genomic hybridization (array-CGH) was performed.ResultsAll patients were clinically diagnosed and confirmed to have WBS through karyotyping and FISH analysis. …”
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The effects of age and sex on reference intervals for cobalamin, homocysteine, and serum and urinary methylmalonic acid in healthy adult dogs by Anna‐Lena Proksch, Sophia Schaefer, Vanessa Dreller, Judith Langenstein, Ralph Fingerhut, Natali Bauer, Andreas Moritz

“…Outlying data re‐examination (odRE) was performed in 10/12 dogs. Chronic gastrointestinal signs occurred in 64% of odRE‐dogs, whereas 36% remained healthy. …”
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Analisis Perbaikan dan Pemodelan Proses Bisnis Menggunakan Business Process Improvement Pada Sistem Manajemen Budidaya Buah Agrowing by Addini Yusmar, Yani Nurhadryani, Irman Hermadi

“…This study is divided into four stages: identifying the business processes involved in fruit cultivation, analyzing them as they are currently (as-is), analyzing them as they will be improved (to-be), and testing. Testing is performed by simulating business process time using the bizagi modeler tool and computing quality measures with the Complexity Metric (CFC) and Coupling Metric (CP). …”
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Distinct lipidomic profiles but similar improvements in aerobic capacity following sprint interval training versus moderate-intensity continuous training in male adolescents by Wantang Su, Jianming Liu, Jianming Liu, Aozhe Wang, Haifeng Zhang, Yaqi Sun, Zhiyi Yan, Michael Svensson, Ji-Guo Yu, Li Zhao

“…Anthropometric, VO2peak, and serum biochemical data were analyzed using two-way repeated analysis of variance, while targeted lipidomic analysis was performed by principal component analysis and paired-sample t-test.ResultsVO2peak significantly improved from 39.05 ± 8.17 to 47.52 ± 8.51 [F (1, 44) = 14.75, p < 0.05] for MICT and from 40.13 ± 6.37 to 48.42 ± 7.01 [F (1, 44) = 14.75, p < 0.05] for SIT. …”
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The Value of Combined Radial Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Lung Biopsy and Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing for Peripheral Pulmonary Infectious Lesions by Guangsheng Li, Jie Huang, Yuechuan Li, Jing Feng

“…Once the lesion was located, either TBLB or R-EBUS-guided-TBLB was performed in randomly selected patients, and mNGS was applied for pathogen detection in lung biopsy tissues. …”
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Levels of apoptosis factors in mitochondria of brain cortex cells in female С57ВL/6 mice in dynamics of B16/F10 melanoma growth combined with comorbidity by E. M. Frantsiyants, I. V. Neskubina, N. D. Cheryarina, E. I. Surikova, A. I. Shikhlyarova, V. A. Bandovkina, L. A. Nemashkalova, I. V. Kaplieva, L. K. Trepitaki, P. S. Kachesova

“…Statistical analysis was performed using the Statistica 10.0 program.Results. …”
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A novel approach to regulate glucose uptake in an anaplastic thyroid cancer cell line by Shabnam Heydarzadeh, Ali Asghar Moshtaghie, Maryam Daneshpour, Mehdi Hedayati

“…Determination of GLUT1 and GLUT3 mRNA and protein expression in SW1736 cells was performed by qRT-PCR and western blotting. In addition, the scratch wound healing assay was conducted for cell migration. …”
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Ocular surface treatment in dry eye patients before corneal refractive surgery by O.A. Klokova, R.O. Damashauskas, M.S. Geidenrich

“…In addition to all of the standard eye checks, vital conjunctival and corneal staining, Scheimpflug corneal topography, and anterior segment OCT as well as patient survey were performed. Standard preservative-free tear substitutes with or without a short course of steroids, lubricants, 0.05% anionic cyclosporine emulsion (twice daily), and long-term punctal plugs were prescribed for DED.…”
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Transcription factors MhyFIL1 and MhyFIL3 <i>(Monotropa hypopitys)</i> determine the asymmetric development of above-ground lateral organs in plants by A. V. Shchennikova, A. M. Kamionskaya, A. V. Nezhdanova, K. S. Gavrilova, M. A. Filyushin, E. Z. Kochieva, K. G. Skryabin

“…In this study, the structural and phylogenetic analysis of the pinesap vegetative genes MhyFIL1 and MhyFIL3 is performed, the main conserved domains and motifs of the encoded proteins are characterized, and it is confirmed that the genes belong to the vegetative clade YABBY3/FIL. …”
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Pelvic Drop Changes due to Proximal Muscle Strengthening Depend on Foot-Ankle Varus Alignment by Aline de Castro Cruz, Sérgio Teixeira Fonseca, Vanessa Lara Araújo, Diego da Silva Carvalho, Leonardo Drumond Barsante, Valéria Andrade Pinto, Thales Rezende Souza

“…Hip and trunk muscle strengthening was performed three times a week for two months, with a load of 70% to 80% of one repetition maximum. …”
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The kinetics of maternal and self-developed Streptococcus suis-specific antibodies by Sandra Vreman, Rutger Jansen, Mikael Bastian, Patricia Beckers, Miriam van Riet, Helmi Fijten, Jan Fledderus, Astrid de Greeff, Hélène Winkelman, Norbert Stockhofe-Zurwieden, Lluís Fabà, Henk J. Wisselink, Manouk Vrieling

“…To better understand this, two studies were performed. Study I evaluated the associations between sow antibodies in colostrum and serum, birth parameters (e.g., birth weight, colostrum intake and piglet growth) and the levels of S. suis-specific (serotypes 2 and 9) antibodies in one-day-old piglets from four farms. …”
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Prevalence of tooth decay in deciduous and permanent teeth in a schoolchildren population: an epidemiological investigation by Silvia Fanelli, Letizia Lugli, Francesca Chiara De Razza, Francesca Gazzani, Saveria Loberto, Elisabetta Cretella Lombardo, Francesco Fabi, Arianna Malara

“…The Pearson Chi test was used to perform the statistical analysis. The level of significance was set at P < 0.05. …”
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Safety of accessing brachial veins for large-bore upper extremity venous thrombectomy using ClotTriever Thrombectomy System by Luke A. Verst, Colvin Greenberg, David S. Shin, Matthew Abad-Santos, Eric J. Monroe, Mina S. Makary, Jeffrey Forris Beecham Chick

“…Initial follow-up venous duplex ultrasounds were performed at 29.3 ± 21.7 days following intervention. …”
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