Modifying lumbar flexion pain thresholds in patients with chronic low back pain through visual-proprioceptive manipulation with virtual reality: a cross-sectional study by Jaime Jordán-López, María D. Arguisuelas, Julio Doménech, M. Lourdes Peñalver-Barrios, Marta Miragall, Rocío Herrero, Rosa M. Baños, Juan J. Amer-Cuenca, Juan F. Lisón

“…One-way ANOVA with Bonferroni post-hoc tests examined differences among conditions, and three two-sample t-tests explored whether individuals with higher pain, kinesiophobia, and catastrophizing were more affected by visual-proprioceptive manipulation. …”
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Assessment of the medical radiation and non-radiation risks for the patients undergoing the surgical gender reassignment from female to male by V. V. Safronov, A. A. Davydov, A. V. Vodovatov, O. I. Startseva, A. M. Biblin, L. V. Repin

“…Radiation risks are equal to or even exceed (for the final stages of the gender reassignment surgery) the other risks of mortality from the non-radiation factors (anesthesia – 5,4×10-5, thrombosis – 2×10-5, post-surgical complications – 6×10-2). The reduction of suicide risks, as a result of the treatment, outweighs all other risk factors and justifies the gender reassignment surgery. …”
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Results of kidney transplantation in patients with end-stage renal failure caused by autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease by V. S. Daineko, A. N. Ananiev, E. S. Nevirovich, A. E. Skvorcov, S. A. Budylev, А. N. Selivanov, M. M. Moskalenko, V. A. Manukovskiy, O. N. Reznik

“…Among patients whom polycystic-changed kidneys removed, there is a more favorable course of the post-transplant period due to the low frequency of infectious complications. …”
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Competition in the product market, CEO's power, and readability of financial reports by Shokrollah Khajavi, Soraya Weysihesar, Ali Asghar Dehghani Saadi

“…Product market conditions are an important factor that affects the balance of benefits and costs associated with CEO power. On the one hand, competition in the product market serves as an external mechanism of corporate governance, which can reduce the likelihood of management engaging in opportunistic behavior and enhance the clarity of the company's financial reports. …”
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The Effectiveness of Emotion-Focused Therapy on Pain Anxiety and Resilience in Patients with Migraine by Hamid Reza Arab Bafrani, Hasan Rezayi, Ahmad Sobhani

“…Specifically, the mean pain anxiety and resilience in the intervention group decreased and increased, respectively, in the post-test and follow-up, whereas no significant changes were observed in the control group (Table 1).The Shapiro-Wilk test confirmed the normal distribution of data in both groups across all assessment stages. …”
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TÜKETİCİ ETNOSENTRİZMİ: BEYAZ EŞYA VE İÇECEK SEKTÖRLERİNDE KARŞILAŞTIRMALI BİR SAHA ARAŞTIRMASI by T. Şükrü Yapraklı, Ercan Keser

“…Verilerin analizinde aritmetik ortalama, frekans dağılımı, tek yönlü ve iki yönlü varyans analizleri ve post hoc testinden yararlanılmıştır. Tüketici etnosentrizm düzeyi, her bir maddeye verilen cevapların ortalamalarının toplamının, alınabilecek en yüksek değerle karşılaştırılması sonucunda elde edilmektedir. …”
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Multi‐omics analysis revealed biomarkers for coronary atherosclerosis: Occurrence and development by Mengxue He, Dongxue Wang, Yong‐Jiang Xu, Jiachen Shi, Aiyang Liu, Xiaoxi Zhao, Yunlai Gao, Yuan He, Yu Zhang, Ru‐Xing Wang, Yuanfa Liu

“…Abstract Background Coronary atherosclerosis (CA) is a leading cause of cardiovascular diseases with the high morbidity and mortality; however, the current diagnostic methods, primarily based on symptoms, signs, lab examination and imaging, are often inadequate for detecting subclinical or early‐stage CA, costly, and inaccessible in many cases. The objective of this study was to discover sensitive and specific biomarkers for the diagnosis of CA severity. …”
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Innovating through tradition: kava-talanoa as a culturally aligned medico-behavioral therapeutic approach to amelioration of PTSD symptoms by S. Apo Aporosa, Dennis Itoga, Julia Ioane, Jan Prosser, Sione Vaka, Emily Grout, Martin J. Atkins, Mitchell A. Head, Jonathan D. Baker, Tanecia Blue, David H. Sanday, Mahonri W. Owen, Chris Murray, Karthik Sivanathan, Tua’ipulotu W. Cuthers, Anau Mesui-Henry, Mary-Jane McCarthy, James Bunn, Ifereimi Waqainabete, Helen Turner, Helen Turner, Helen Turner

“…Levels of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), trauma-related distress, and subsyndromal PTSD, (here “PTS”) among combat soldiers and first responders are of international concern. …”
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Use of intrauterine dextrose as an alternative to systemic antibiotics for treatment of clinical metritis in dairy cattle: a microbiome perspective by Jennine Lection, Jennine Lection, Jennine Lection, Emily Van Syoc, Emily Van Syoc, Emily Van Syoc, Asha Miles, Asha Miles, Julia Hamilton, Marcela Martinez, Santiago Bas, Justin Silverman, Justin Silverman, Justin Silverman, Adrian Barragan, Erika Ganda, Erika Ganda, Erika Ganda

“…IntroductionClinical metritis (CM) has significant costs to dairy producers. Current treatment strategy involves systemic antibiotics; however, there is increasing concern about judicious antibiotic use. …”
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Analysis of influencing factors on recurrence and metastasis of pT1b ~ pT4aNOM0 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma after radical surgery in Northeast Sichuan region by Wenxia Ren, Lei Yu, Yu Cui, Daiyuan Ma

“…Univariate analysis revealed that T stage, TNM stage, histological grade, and gross tumor type were factors influencing post-operative disease-free survival (all P < 0.05). …”
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Integrating vosoritide therapy with limb surgery in paediatric patients with achondroplasia: real-life experiences by Anna Elsa Maria Allegri, Maria Francesca Bedeschi, Maria Beatrice Bocchi, Valentina Camurri, Michaela Veronika Gonfiantini, Chiara Leoni, Milena Mariani, Osvaldo Palmacci, Matteo Porro, Simone Riganti, Caterina Tedesco, Berardo Rinaldi, Emanuela Scarano, Concetta Schiavariello, Angelo Selicorni, Stefano Stagi, Fabio Verdoni, Giuseppe Zampino, Mohamad Maghnie, Roberta Onesimo

“…Recently, C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) has been explored as a potential treatment, aiming to counteract the molecular activity driven by FGFR3. Although post-market and real-world data on the drug are still limited, many questions remain about the potential for combining pharmacological and surgical therapies and how this might influence patient outcomes. …”
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The choice of adjuvant radiotherapy in pancreatic cancer patients after up-front radical surgery. by Xia Xiao, Pei Huang, Xiao-Ting Xu

“…These findings may contribute to the development of personalized selection criteria for adjuvant radiotherapy in post-surgical pancreatic cancer patients.…”
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Skin Microcirculatory Parameters as Diagnostic Markers of Central and Cerebral Circulatory Disorders in Hemorrhagic Shock by I. A. Ryzhkov, N. V. Golubova, K. N. Lapin, S. N. Kalabushev, V. V. Dremin, E. V. Potapova, A. V. Dunaev, V. T. Dolgikh, V. V. Moroz

“…At stage 3, parameters of post-occlusive reactive hyperemia (PORH) in hindlimb skin were additionally assessed. …”
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Impact of circuit configuration on the mechanical performance of CPAP therapy devices: an experimental study by Margherita De Luca, Margherita De Luca, Andrea Formaggio, Andrea Formaggio, Mara Terzini, Mara Terzini, Simone Borrelli, Simone Borrelli, Giovanni Putame, Giovanni Putame, Francesca Moretto, Francesca Moretto, Teresa Esposito, Teresa Esposito, Rosanna Vaschetto, Rosanna Vaschetto, Umberto Morbiducci, Umberto Morbiducci, Carlo Olivieri, Alberto L. Audenino, Alberto L. Audenino

“…Mask and helmet interfaces were tested, and healthy, post-surgery and ARDS respiratory conditions were simulated. …”
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Geology, mineralization and model of the giant Maoping carbonate-hosted Pb-Zn deposit (5 Mt), South China by Ye He, Bang-Tao Sun, Hai-Peng Wang, Jia-Xi Zhou, Yan-Jun Li, Foteini Drakou, Kai Luo, Saleh Ibrahim Bute

“…Three mineralization stages of carbonate minerals have been identified: (1) pre-sulfide stage 1, (2) syn-sulfide stage 2, and (3) post-sulfide stage 3. Trace elements and C-O-Sr isotopes of three stages’ carbonate minerals, together with S-Pb isotopes of sulfides, revealing that the metamorphic basement rocks played the role of the metal source during the early stage of Pb-Zn mineralization, whereas the metal contribution of the sedimentary wall rocks found to be more prominent during the late stage of Pb-Zn mineralization. …”
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Abstract 090: Delayed Cerebral Vasculopathy as a Complication of Pneumococcal Meningitis by Zaid R. Najdawi, Mohammad Aladawi, Mohamed Elfil, Pashayar Lookian, Steven Phillips

“…The release of bacterial wall components, cell surface proteins, free radicals, and pro‐inflammatory cytokines including IL‐1, TNF, IL‐6, IL‐8, and macrophage inflammatory protein might lead to para‐infectious vasculitis disrupting the blood‐brain barrier, which might cause vessel wall weakening and cerebral microhemorrhages. Post‐infectious vasculitis triggered by a delayed autoimmune response with the production of autoantibodies is another proposed mechanism. …”
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Differential involvement of neurotransmitter pathways in AD, bvFTD and MCI: Whole-brain MRI analysis by Ricardo Félix Morais, José Maria Sousa, Cemal Koba, Leon Andres, Tiago Jesus, Inês Baldeiras, Tiago Gil Oliveira, Isabel Santana

“…Group differences were assessed with Kruskal-Wallis tests followed by post-hoc analyses. Results: Volumetric analysis showed expected atrophy patterns in each group. …”
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Residual/recurrent lesions after cold-knife conization for high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: risk factor analysis and clinical management recommendations by Chenchun Wu, Peng Guo, Peng Guo, Pengchong Huang, Lili Guo, Lili Xiong

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to evaluate the risk factors of residual/recurrent lesions of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 2/3 (CIN2/3) in patients who underwent cold-knife conization (CKC).MethodsA total of 976 patients with CIN2/3 who were treated with CKC were retrospectively analyzed. Post-CKC follow-up involved a thin-prep cytology test (TCT) and human papillomavirus (HPV) tests. …”
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Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in high-risk populations at low, intermediate, high altitudes: a population based cross-sectional study in Yunnan Province, Chin... by Geyi Wen, Jinliang Meng, Huadan Wang, Puxian Peng, Yanyan Xu, Ruiqi Wang, Zhengmao Yan, Bangyan Du, Aihan Wen, Guohong Luo, Wenlong Cui, Songyuan Tang, Yunhui Zhang

“…COPD was diagnosed based on post-bronchodilator test results. We utilized multivariate logistic regression models to examine the association between altitudes and COPD prevalence while controlling for demographic variables, lifestyle factors, and disease characteristics. …”
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Unraveling the role of HDAC3 as an immunotherapy prognostic biomarker and therapeutic target in advanced non-small cell lung cancer by Liyuan Dai, Liling Huang, Lin Li, Le Tang, Yuankai Shi, Xiaohong Han

“…Results We identified 127 differential AAbs, with five key AAbs (HDAC3, METTL21C, HSPB3, SPACA7, and SPPL2B) consistently linked to prognosis pre- and post-treatment (p < 0.05). A risk score model based on these AAbs effectively predicted progression-free survival. …”
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