Gut microbiota therapy in gastrointestinal diseases by Hanif Ullah, Safia Arbab, Chengting Chang, Saira Bibi, Nehaz Muhammad, Sajid Ur Rehman, Suleman, Suleman, Irfan Ullah, Inam Ul Hassan, Yali Tian, Ka Li

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Exoskeleton-guided passive movement elicits standardized EEG patterns for generalizable BCIs in stroke rehabilitation by Xinyi Zhang, Lanfang Xie, Wanting Liu, Shaoying Liang, Liyao Huang, Mingjun Wang, Lingling Tian, Li Zhang, Zhen Liang, Hai Li, Gan Huang

“…Abstract Background Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) hold significant potential for post-stroke motor recovery, yet active movement-based BCIs face limitations in generalization due to inter-subject variability. …”
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Successful treatment of esophagopleural fistula following pulmonary resection for primary lung cancer: a case report by Keisuke Eguchi, Masaharu Ogura, Kazuhiko Hisaoka, Emima Bekku, Shutaro Suda, Tatsuya Shimogawara, Yoshie Kadota, Shigeshi Ono, Fumitaka Asahara, Yutaka Takigawa, Noriaki Wada, Hirotoshi Hasegawa, Junichi Matsui

“…Ample purification of the right chest cavity was achieved by repeated dressing changes, and the EPF was finally closed by omentopexy. The post-surgical course was uneventful. Five weeks after the omentopexy, an esophagogram revealed no leakage of the contrast medium from the esophageal wall. …”
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Animal Experimental Study on Delayed Implantation in a Severely Atrophic Alveolar Ridge Reconstructed Using a 3D-Printed Bioactive Glass Scaffold: A Pilot Study by Lei Deng, Liya Ai, Runxu Li, Wusheng Xu, Lingling Zheng, Chao Wang, Haitao Huang

“…After an additional 12 weeks, samples were harvested for further radiographic and histopathological assessments. (1) Compression testing of the scaffold demonstrated a compressive strength of 24.77 ± 2.36 MPa. (2) Three of the implantation sites exhibited poor wound healing and exposure of the bone grafts early post-surgery (4 weeks), with an exposure rate of 37.5%. (3) Micro-CT imaging revealed a uniform distribution of newly formed bone within the scaffold, with an average bone height of 4.05 ± 0.55 mm and a bone volume fraction of 43.93 ± 4.68%. …”
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Interrater reliability of the DSM-5 and ICD-11 Criterion A for PTSD and complex PTSD in parents of children with autism using the Life Events Checklist by Kylie Hinde, Gert Martin Hald, David Hallford, Theis Lange, Mikkel Christoffer Berg B. Arendt, Silvia Pavan, David Austin

“… Background Parents of children with autism a demonstrate elevated traumatic stress symptoms, but seldom receive diagnoses of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or complex PTSD. …”
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ACL repair vs. reconstruction: a meta-analysis of outcomes across different tear characteristics by Hongcheng Zheng, Yongtao Zeng, Nacke Daoerji, Husen Wang, Bin Tang, Li Shu

“…Lysholm scores slightly favored reconstruction (WMD = 1.62,; 95% CI: 0.35–2.89;P = 0.01).Key subgroup findings: repair achieved comparable outcomes to reconstruction in: (1) RCT-designed studies, (2) Acute repairs (< 21 days post-injury). Conclusions ACL repair is associated with higher failure and revision rates than reconstruction overall, but may be a viable alternative in selected patients with acute proximal tears.…”
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Outcomes of aqueous shunt surgery in glaucoma secondary to congenital aniridia by Jeremy C.K. Tan, Abdus Samad Ansari, Nicholas G. Strouthidis, John Brookes, Peng T Khaw, Keith Barton, Renata Puertas

“…Conclusions: Aqueous shunt implant is effective at reducing IOP and medication use at 3 years in glaucoma secondary to congenital Aniridia, with no significant change in visual acuity observed post-operatively.…”
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Dissolução de cimentos endodônticos resinosos por solventes orgânicos em diferentes intervalos de tempo by Anielle Pinheiro Schönhofen, Letícia Vieira Koch, Bruna Lucian Petry, Fabiana Soares Grecca, Patrícia Maria Poli Kopper, Augusto Bodanezi

“…Os dados foram analisados estatisticamente com ANOVA de duas vias, Bonferroni post hoc e teste de Pearson (α=0,05). Resultados: Endosolv R® foi significativamente mais eficiente na dissolução do Sealer26® do que a água destilada (grupo controle), óleo de laranjas e hipoclorito de sódio 2,5%. …”
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Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction in Uncommon Neurological Diseases – Part IV: Infections, Inflammatory, Toxic, and Structural Disorders – A NUPC Report by Charalampos Konstantinidis, Ryuji Sakakibara, Desiree Vrijens, Glenn T. Werneburg, Blayne Welk, Stephanie Kotes, Marcus J. Drake, Christina – Anastasia Rapidi, Cristiano M. Gomes, Luis Abranches-Monteiro, Kadir Onem, Stefan de Wachter, Sanjay Sinha

“…Radiation Myelopathy is a chronic condition affecting bladder function post-radiation therapy. Decompression Sickness occurs in scuba divers and can lead to LUTD as a neurological complication. …”
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Heart-rate and rating-of-perceived-exertion running-speed thresholds show acceptable test-retest reliability by Logan Sallas, Brandi Antonio, David H. Fukuda, Jeffrey R. Stout

“…Trials were separated by ≤15 min or until HR returned to within 10% of post-warm-up. HR was recorded continuously; RPE (Borg 6–20) was sampled every 30s. …”
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Bax- Bcl-xL interaction dynamics during the progression of cell cycle and cell death using FLIM-FRET by Aman Munirpasha Halikar, Aneesh Chandrasekharan, Asha Lekshmi, Aswathy Sivasailam, Jain Tiffee P J, Shivanshu Kumar Tiwari, Aijaz Ahmad Rather, TR Santhoshkumar

“…Genetically identical cells in a population show cell-to-cell variability because of fluctuation in transcription, epigenetics, post-translational modifications, and stochastic or extrinsically triggered non-genetic alterations. …”
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Co-occurrence of multiple pathologies in a case of frontotemporal dementia with TBK1 mutation: first in vivo detection of alpha-synuclein and tau co-pathology by Alexander M. Bernhardt, Sigrun Roeber, Viktoria Ruf, Elisabeth Wlasich, Endy Weidinger, Sebastian Longen, Svenja V. Trossbach, Johannes Gnörich, Matthias Brendel, Jochen Herms, Armin Giese, Günter U. Höglinger, Johannes Levin

“…The patient’s condition deteriorated over the following year, with rapid cognitive decline and the emergence of cortical signs. Post-mortem neuropathological analysis confirmed multiple proteinopathies: FTLD-TDP43 (subtype A), Lewy body disease (limbic type, Braak stage 5), argyrophilic grain disease (AGD), aging-related tau astrogliopathy (ARTAG), and primary age-related tauopathy (PART). …”
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Altering microstructure and enhancing mechanical properties during direct energy deposition of Ti-6Al-4V via in-process laser heat treatments by K.A. Abdesselam, S. Gaudez, S. Van Petegem, V. Honkimäki, S. Hallais, L. Cornet, M. Vallet, M.V. Upadhyay

“…In-process laser-based heat treatments (LHTs) during additive manufacturing are explored as an alternative to post-process heat treatments such as annealing, to alter the microstructure and mechanical properties of Ti-6Al-4V. …”
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Epidemiology of hepatitis delta virus (HDV) infection and comparison of clinical characteristics and disease progression among patients with HDV vs. hepatitis B mono-infection: rea... by Rawi Hazzan, Clara Weil, Marvin Rock, Moshe Hoshen, Odelia Tassa Liani, Sivan Gazit, Yonatan Green, Chong Kim

“…HDV management and progression to a more advanced disease state and/or death (composite outcome) were examined in 2005–2021 (maximize follow up, antibody test available in the database). Disease progression post-index compared among HDV (index = earliest diagnosis or HDV-positive laboratory test) vs. …”
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Effects of Varicocelectomy Surgery on Sperm Morphology and Male Fertility by Mir Abid Jan, Shaukat Fiaz, Ismail Khan, Syed Zia Ur Rahman, Khalil Ur Rehman

“…The majority of patients (77 out of 112, 68.7%) had a unilateral varicocele, while the most common severity grade observed was Grade III, present in 68 patients (60.7%). At six months post-surgery, there was an improvement in semen parameters, which was statistically significant. …”
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Population Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics with Enterohepatic Recirculation of Co-Medication of Rosuvastatin and Ezetimibe by An H, Shin D

“…Plasma concentrations were measured for PK analysis until 72 h post-dose at steady state. The changes in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels from baseline to steady state at 24 h after the last administration were measured. …”
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Effect of yeast probiotic Saccharomyces cerevisiae on the gut health of dogs undergoing rapid dietary transition by Jia Xu, Jia Xu, Chaoyu Wen, Guangming Song, Achraf Adib Lesaux, Hao Zhang, Yu Luo

“…The YPS group showed a more stable gut microbiota transition post-dietary change. In the CON group, no significant changes in metabolite composition were observed 2 days after the dietary transition, but notable changes appeared after 2 weeks. …”
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Inmigración, escuela y construcción nacional: algunas notas sobre la República Argentina by Xosé Manuel Malheiro Gutiérrez

“…This paper presents some notes on the trend of the different collective immigrants to keep and preserve its hallmarks in the destination by means of own educational experiences and strategies of State and legislative created instruments are built to improve a sense of belonging, inherent in the education of a new citizen in the new post-colonial political time. In both aspects of the same reality, the school plays a key role. …”
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Multidimensional pain profiling in people living with obesity and attending weight management services: a protocol for a longitudinal cohort study by Catherine Blake, Carel W le Roux, Keith M Smart, Catherine M Doody, Francis M Finucane, Brona M Fullen, Jean O’Connell, Natasha S Hinwood, Colin Dunlevy, Clare Gilsenan, Grainne O'Donoghue

“…Participants will complete questionnaires that assess their multidimensional biopsychosocial pain experience at baseline and at 3, 6, 12 and 18 months post-recruitment. Quantitative analyses will characterise the multidimensional pain experiences and trajectories of the cohort as a whole and in defined subgroups.Ethics and dissemination The study protocol has been approved by the Ethics and Medical Research Committee of St Vincent’s Healthcare Group, Dublin, Ireland (reference no: RS21-059), the Galway Clinical Research Ethics Committee for Galway University Hospitals (refrence no: C.A. 2865), and the University College Dublin Human Research Ethics Committee (reference no: LS-E-22-41-Hinwood-Smart). …”
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A pilot clinical trial to explore the effects of UV exposure on vitamin D synthesis and inflammatory responses in vitamin D-Deficient adults by Chaodeng Mo, Johny Bajgai, Md. Habibur Rahman, Soonchul Choe, Sofian Abdul-Nasir, Hui Ma, Wenjing He, Thu Thao Pham, Haiyang Zhang, Goh Seong Hoon, Kim Bomi, Cheol-Su Kim, Kyu-Jae Lee, Insik Shin

“…Among the inflammatory cytokines assessed, interleukin (IL)-1β levels showed a slight increase without reaching significance, and the levels of other cytokines such as IL-6, IL-10, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), and interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) showed no marked alterations. In addition, post-exposure skin assessment revealed no adverse effects. …”
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