Impact of COVID-19 on Ureteroscopy Management of Urolithiasis: Retrospective Comparative Study Before and After Pandemic by Shota Iijima, Takanobu Utsumi, Naoki Ishitsuka, Takahide Noro, Yuta Suzuki, Yuka Sugizaki, Takatoshi Somoto, Ryo Oka, Takumi Endo, Naoto Kamiya, Hiroyoshi Suzuki

“…The patients were divided into pre-pandemic (March 2018–March 2020, <i>n</i> = 244) and post-pandemic (April 2020–May 2022, <i>n</i> = 223) groups. …”
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Comparison of perceived social support and health-related quality of life in adults with type 2 diabetes before and after the COVID-19 pandemic by Sara Jalali-Farahani, Parnian Parvin, Keyvan Olazadeh, Fereidoun Azizi, Parisa Amiri

“…Notably, both men and women reported significantly lower MCS scores post-pandemic (p < 0.01), while PCS scores significantly increased in women (43.45 ± 9.0 vs. 47.9 ± 8.0; p < 0.001). …”
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Are the 6-minute walk test and the 2-minute walk test equivalent in acute and subacute stroke survivors in Belgium and Vietnam: a multicultural study by Duy Thanh Nguyen, Chloé Sauvage, Claire Questienne, Michel Duchène, Duan Van Nguyen, Dung Tan Nguyen, Massimo Penta

“…Stroke survivors were assessed in the acute and subacute phases (17 days post-stroke) and reassessed after 1–3 days. Results: The 6-minute walk test and the 2-minute walk test showed high test–retest reliability (ICC > 0.96). …”
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Effect of 15- or 25-min intermittent Pringle maneuver on early recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma after hepatectomy: a protocol for a randomized controlled trial by Xuehai Jia, Anque Liao, Yang Huang, Xiangyu Du, Li Jiang

“…Since 2019, our team has been investigating the effects of 25-min IPM on liver function and post-hepatectomy safety in HCC patients. To date, we have published two RCTs that confirm the safety and feasibility of 25-min IPM for HCC patients with Child–Pugh grade A liver function. …”
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Drug Discovery for SARS-CoV-2 Utilizing Computer-Aided Drug Design Approaches by Jiao Guo, Yang Bai, Yan Guo, Meihua Wang, Xinxin Ji, Yang Wang

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Can AI-Based ChatGPT Models Accurately Analyze Hand–Wrist Radiographs? A Comparative Study by Ahmet Yıldırım, Orhan Cicek, Yavuz Selim Genç

“…<b>Methods</b>: This study evaluated the performance of three ChatGPT-based models (GPT-4o, GPT-o4-mini-high, and GPT-o1-pro) in predicting bone age and growth stage using 90 anonymized hand–wrist radiographs (30 from each growth stage—pre-peak, peak, and post-peak—with equal male and female distribution). …”
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Association between vaccination uptake, vaccine type, and long COVID in rural Indonesia by Sujarwoto Sujarwoto, Holipah Holipah, Sri Andarini, Ismiarta Aknuranda, Rindi A. M. Sahputri, Achwan Sarwono, Paulus Gatot Kusharyanto, Budiarto Eko Kusumo, Asri Maharani

“…Long COVID was defined as persistent symptoms ≥12 weeks post-infection. Data on vaccination status, vaccine type, comorbidities, and sociodemographic characteristics were collected through surveys and linked to immunisation records. …”
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A comparison of the apical extrusion of debris by tapering in rotary systems: in vitro experimental study by Eshaghali Saberi, Shima Bijari, Farshid Gholami, Ebrahim Mohtashami, Forough Farahi

“…Data were analyzed using SPSS 20, with a one-way analysis of covariance (ANOVA) and Tukey’s post hoc test at a significance level of 0.05. Results: The amount of extruded debris in the One-Shaped file was significantly higher than the extruded debris amount in Neoniti A1 (p = 0.049), Hyfex (p = 0.013), and the 2-Shaped file (p = 0.003). …”
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Successful treatment of advanced Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome-associated renal cell carcinoma with sarcomatoid dedifferentiation using anlotinib combined with PD-1 inhibitor after first... by Liqi Yi, Chuang Li, Danfeng Xu, Le Xu

“…Additionally, olaparib was considered as a potential therapeutic option due to the BRCA2 mutation, and one cycle of olaparib was administered during the second-line treatment. At seven months post-operation, intra-abdominal metastatic lesions remained well-controlled, with no significant pulmonary metastasis. …”
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A Translational Research Leveraging Diagnostic Accuracy of Innovations in MRI as a Model for Early Breast Cancer Detection in Uganda by Alfred Bulamu MD, Gregory S. Karczmar PhD, Funmi Olopade MD, Zhen Ren PhD, Vicent Mboizi MD, Steven Eyobu Odongo PhD, Omoleye Olasubomi MD, Kevin Wamala BS, Victoria Walusansa MD, Henry Settaba BS

“…The T1 weighted pre-contrast, T1 weighted post-contrast, T1 weighted dynamic subtracted and Maximum Intensity projection (MIP) sequences were acquired and the histology blinded pharmacokinetic analysis for the breast lesion was done. …”
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Promoting Dairy Consumption Among Families: Development and User Experience Study of a Web-Based Nutrition Intervention by Juliette Lemay, Jacynthe Roberge, Véronique Provencher, Angelo Tremblay, Shirin Panahi, Raphaëlle Jacob, Lucie Brunelle, Gabrielle Saintonge, Vicky Drapeau

“…Children and parents completed the questionnaire after the presentation of the platform (PRE) and following 8 weeks of use (POST). AttrakDiff evaluates pragmatic quality (PQ), hedonic stimulation (HSQ), hedonic identity (HIQ), and attractiveness dimension (ATT) on a scale from –3 to +3, with >1 considered optimal, 0–1 acceptable, and < 0 suboptimal. …”
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Exploration of the optimal retention method in vivo for stem cell therapy: Low-intensity ultrasound preconditioning by Haopeng Xu, Yilin Tang, Wenjing Mao, Liu Wu, Yiqing Zhou, Juan Deng, Wentao Tang, Xinfang Xiao, Yi Xia, Yan Wang

“…The results demonstrated that pretreatment with LIUS could expedite wound healing and effectively diminish scar formation post-transplantation by promoting proliferation capacity, reinforcing anti-apoptotic attributes, improving homing ability, and significantly enhancing the transplantation effect of BMSCs. …”
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Transcriptome and hormones metabolome joint analyses reveal the key molecular mechanism of Sweetpotato storage roots sprouting by Fan Ding, Xue Zou, Heling Fan, Li-ping Rao, Jian Sun, Qiang Li

“…In this study, we compared transcriptomes and hormone metabolites in sprout buds of two sweetpotato varieties with contrasting sprouting abilities (strong-sprouting vs. late-sprouting) at 0 and 3 days post-harvest. In the SPSRS process of strong-sprouting variety (0d_vs_3d), a total of 2902 differentially expressed genes (DEGs), including 2411 up-regulated and 491 down-regulated genes were identified. …”
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Empowering Future Mothers: A School Intervention Approach to Promote Breastfeeding Awareness among Adolescent Girls in Rural Uttar Pradesh, India by Kritika Tiwari, Priya Arora

“…Materials and methods: This pre–post intervention study was conducted among adolescent girls from 7th to 12th grade at a government girls’ school in rural Uttar Pradesh. …”
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Teaching innovation in a pharmacy course: integration of “Questioning-Training of Comprehensive Knowledge Application” and a “Teacher-AI-Student Interaction Model” by Liwei Wang, Yantao Xu, Mianmian Zhang, Renren Bai, Tian Xie

“…Results Statistical analysis using R revealed significantly higher scores of the experimental class in questioning and comprehensive application of knowledge across the two to four post-course PBL assignments (P < 0.05) compared with the control class. …”
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Pentoxifylline Enhances Sperm Quality, Reduces Oxidative Stress in Semen, and Decreases Sperm DNA Damage in Men with Asthenozoospermia Undergoing Assisted Reproductive Technology by Oumaima Ammar, Marwa Ben Ali Gannoun, Tesnim Ajina, Assila Hadj Ali, Manel Boussabbeh, Amira Sallem, Zohra Haouas, Mariarosaria Di Tommaso, Meriem Mehdi

“…The sperm viability and motility were assessed at 30 min, 1 h, 2 h, and 24 h post-treatment. OS was evaluated using nitro blue tetrazolium staining and a chemiluminescence assay. sDF was assessed using the alkaline Comet assay. …”
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Earlier quantification of rice blast impact via instantaneous chlorophyll fluorescence by Insu Yeon, Jihyeon Yeo, Yejin Park, Ghiseok Kim, Jae Hoon Lee, Hyungsuk Kimm

“…Results ΦF sensitively responded to rice blast within 24 and 96 hours post-inoculation for susceptible and resistant cultivars, respectively. …”
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Principles and criteria affecting the physical identity shaping Iranian contemporary architecture (case study of the Second Pahlavi period) by Hamid Majedi, Seyede Sara Ebnoreza, Farh Habib

“…<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; tab-stops: 183.7pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt .0001pt 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-language: FA; mso-no-proof: yes;">Architecture in the Second Pahlavi period is characterized by the triangle of the western culture and civilization influence, Iranian historical heritage with starring role of pre- and post- Islamic architecture and the emergence of architecture from the heart of this period. …”
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Primary pancreatic glomus tumor invading into the superior mesenteric vein: a case report by Ichiro Tamaki, Yohei Hosoda, Hironobu Sasano, Yu Sasaki, Hidenori Kiyochi, Yoshiro Taki, Izumi Komoto

“…Her postoperative course was uneventful and annual surveys for the following 4 years post-op detected no clinical signs of recurrence. …”
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Association of albumin-corrected anion gap with mortality in ICU patients with heart failure and acute kidney injury: analysis of the MIMIC-IV database by Shaoyan Huang, Qiuwang Zhang, Fujiang Wei, Michael J. B. Kutryk, Jianzhong Zhang

“…The Kaplan–Meier curve and multivariate Cox regression analysis revealed a positive relationship between ACAG and mortality at both 30 and 365 days post ICU admission. These results were confirmed by subgroup analysis. …”
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