Citizenship policies in the Baltic states and Ukraine by Zenonas Petrauskas

“…The article deals with the citizenship policies of several post-communist countries (mainly the Baltic states and Ukraine), especially in the context of their search for national identity and the approach undertaken in the constitutions and relevant laws of these countries in regard to the issues of citizenship. …”
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Health promotion in German kindergartens—design and methods of the exploratory, cluster-randomized, mixed methods KNEIPP–KITA Bavaria study by Miriam Ortiz, Christine Bernardi, Christine Welker, Lisa Boyer, Julia von Sommoggy, Julia von Sommoggy, Hansjoerg Baurecht, Hansjoerg Baurecht, Stephanie Roll, Tatjana Tissen-Diabaté, Anne Herrmann, Anne Herrmann, Anne Herrmann, Benno Brinkhaus

“…In addition, barriers and facilitators of the implementation are explored in a qualitative sub-study through semi-structured interviews conducted with kindergarten staff and parents in the Kneipp group at baseline and 14–16 months post-training. Data analyses will be carried out at both the individual and cluster level, with separate analyses for children, parents, and staff. …”
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LEO or LEO baby within enterprise overlapping stents combined with coil embolization treatment for ruptured vertebrobasilar artery dissecting aneurysms by Zengbao Wu, Minghui Zhou, Ali Abdi Maalim, Yang Han, Xiao Guo, Cao Chen, Ting Lei, Kai Shu, Mingxin Zhu

“…One patient (5.00%) required ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement. Immediate post-operation angiography revealed Raymond grade I, II, and III occlusions in 55.00%, 30.00%, and 15.00% of cases, respectively. …”
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Circulating genomic landscape following cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 inhibitors exposure in HR + /HER2− metastatic breast cancer: a retrospective multi-institutional Consortium anal... by Letizia Pontolillo, Andrew A. Davis, Lorenzo Gerratana, Arielle J. Medford, Judy Wang, Eleonora Nicolo’, Katherine Clifton, Marko Velimirovic, Surbhi Warrior, Emily Podany, Eleni Andreopoulou, Mara Serena Serafini, Laura Munoz-Arcos, Elisabetta Molteni, Marla Lipsyc-Sharf, Caterina Gianni, Nadia Bayou, Charles S. Dai, Diana Giannarelli, Emilio Bria, Cynthia X. Ma, Aditya Bardia, Carolina Reduzzi, Massimo Cristofanilli

“…However, disease progression is inevitable and unveiling resistance mechanisms is crucial to guide post-CDK4/6i therapeutic strategies. In this study, we retrospectively analyzed a real-world, multi-institutional cohort of patients with HR + /HER2- MBC characterized by circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) through next-generation sequencing (NGS) before starting second-line treatment. …”
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Comparison of Dexmedetomidine-bupivacaine Combination versus Bupivacaine Alone for Scalp Block in Attenuating the Haemodynamic Response to Skull Pin Placement during Neurosurgical... by Emin Jimmy, Arpana Kedlaya, Nayanthara Joachim

“…Heart Rate (HR), Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP), Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP), and Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP) were recorded at baseline and at 1, 3, 5, 10 and 15 minutes post scalp block. Haemodynamic changes were analysed using the unpaired Student’s t-test in both groups. …”
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Confirming the Presence of Neurapraxia and Its Potential for Immediate Reversal by Novel Diagnostic and Therapeutic Ultrasound-Guided Hydrodissection Using 5% Dextrose in Water Wit... by Ho Won Lee, Jihyo Hwang, Chanwool Park, Minjae Lee, Yonghyun Yoon, Yeui-Seok Seo, Hyemi Yu, Rowook Park, Jaehyun Shim, Junhyuk Ann, Daniel Chiung-Jui Su, Teinny Suryadi, Keneath Dean Reeves, King Hei Stanley Lam

“…Under real-time guidance, 50 mL D5W (no local anesthetic) was injected to hydrodissect the radial nerve. Immediate post-procedure assessment showed restored wrist extension (medical research council (MRC) grade 4+). …”
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Association of Pulmonary Hypertension With Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients by Isabel G. Scalia, Juan M. Farina, Milagros Pereyra Pietri, Nima Baba Ali, Mohammed Tiseer Abbas, Kamal Awad, Ahmed K. Mahmoud, Niloofar Javadi, Nadera N. Bismee, Samy Riad, Hani Wadei, Byron Smith, D. Eric Steidley, Timothy Barry, Robert L. Scott, Yeoungjee Cho, David W. Johnson, Chadi Ayoub, Reza Arsanjani, Girish Mour

“…Conclusion: Pretransplant PHTN classified by echocardiographic RVSP was independently and incrementally associated with an increased risk of mortality and allograft failure post-KTx. In pretransplant work up, this may allow for identification of a high-risk cohort that could benefit from further evaluation, early intervention, and closer surveillance in the posttransplant period.…”
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Impact of fermentation and drying on the bioactive compounds and physicochemical properties of four cacao genotypes in Northwestern Peru by Luz Quispe-Sanchez, Ives Yoplac, Manuel Alejandro Ix-Balam, Grobert A. Guadalupe, Manuel Oliva-Cruz, Denny Cortez, Jorge R. Díaz-Valderrama, Segundo G. Chavez

“…Overall, genotype and post-harvest processing conditions strongly influence cocoa bioactive compound stability.…”
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Sodium butyrate attenuates skin wound-induced secondary intestinal barrier impairment in turbot, Scophthalmus maximus L. by Zhichu Chen, Jintao Pan, Guijuan Yu, Dong Huang, Wenbing Zhang, Qinghui Ai, Kangsen Mai, M. Ángeles Esteban, Yanjiao Zhang

“…Analyses were conducted at the end of the feeding trial, 1st day, and 7th day post-wounding (dpw). The skin wounds induced proliferative enteritis, evidenced by the profound infiltration of admixed leukocytes in the lamina propria, the increased pro-inflammatory cytokine gene expressions, and the dysregulated tight junction protein expressions. …”
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Short-Term Effects of a Snack Including Fruit Juice Enriched with Vitamin D3, n-3 Fatty Acids, and Probiotics on Energy Intake and Satiety in Normal-Weight and Overweight Individua... by Christina Athanasaki, Nikolaos Zacharodimos, Sofia Tsitsou, Dionysia-Lydia Bothou, Stamatia Vitsou-Anastasiou, Olga S. Papadopoulou, Emilia Papakonstantinou

“…Additionally, the overweight individuals had a lower total energy intake at the meal and a lower energy intake 24 h post intervention day, as well as lower protein and fat intakes, compared to the normal-weight individuals. …”
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Mpox virus: virology, molecular epidemiology, and global public health challenges by Siwei Chen, Siwei Chen, Ju Huang, Ju Huang, Junkai Chen, Junkai Chen, Fengqi Liu, Fengqi Liu, Shuqi Wang, Shuqi Wang, Na Wang, Na Wang, Ming Li, Ming Li, Ziyi Zhang, Ziyi Zhang, Congcong Huang, Congcong Huang, Weixing Du, Weixing Du, Long Liu, Long Liu, Zhixin Liu, Zhixin Liu

“…In addition, we highlight the mounting public health challenges, including vaccine inequity, immunity gaps in the post-smallpox era, surveillance limitations, healthcare system vulnerabilities, and stigma-related barriers to disease reporting and control. …”
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Transcranial direct current stimulation enhances the efficacy of wearable transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for mild knee osteoarthritis in the middle-aged person: a rand... by Chun-Ya Xia, Hao-Zhi Niu, Xin-Wen Zhang, Si-Yan Cai, Ying-Jie Fan, Tian-Pei Xie, Peng-Xia Dong, Xiao-Tong Zu, Ze-Lin Su, Xing-Sheng Lu, Yong-Gang Hao, Min Su

“…The combined protocol exhibited superiority over TENS monotherapy, with sustained benefits observed up to one-month post-intervention. Trial registration This research has been registered in chictr.org.cn (registration number: ChiCTR2200064735) on 15 October 2022, https://www.chictr.org.cn/showproj.html?…”
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AIIMS ICU Rehabilitation (AIR): development and description of intervention for home rehabilitation of chronically ill tracheostomized patients [version 4; peer review: 2 approved,... by Asha P. Shetty, Rashan Haniffa, Nanda Kumar P, Upendra Hansda, Mahalingam V, Alok Kumar Sahoo, Jayanta Kumar Mitra, Sujata Mahapatra, Kasturi Sanyal, P Bhaskar Rao, Guruprasad N, Itimayee Panda, Helen Eborral, Jagannath Sahoo, Nazir Lone, Swagata Tripathy, Abi Beane

“…Home visits on days 7 and 21 post-discharge assessed patient hygiene, nutrition, physiotherapy, and established contact with the nearest primary healthcare facility for the future. …”
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The impact of a lifestyle promotion program on anthropometric and clinical manifestations in adolescents with polycystic ovarian syndrome: a randomized controlled trial by Fatemeh Nahidi, Fahimeh Ramezani Tehrani, Delaram Ghodsi, Mahdi Jafari, Hamid Alavi Majd, Somayeh Abdolahian

“…No notable differences were observed in the nutritional status among all groups post-intervention. However, a significant increase in physical activity levels, measured in metabolic equivalent minutes per week (met/min/week), was recorded in both intervention groups (p < 0.05). …”
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Efecto de la pandemia de COVID-19 en la natalidad y salud neonatal del Hospital Español de México by Jimena Estandía-Espinosa, Daniel Ortiz-Morales, Ariane E. Weiser-Smeke, Lucía Escobedo-Berumen, Alejandra Márquez-Parra, Víctor M. Pacheco-Beltrán, Horacio Silva-Ramírez, Jorge Loría-Castellanos

“…Se aplicaron pruebas estad&#x00ED;sticas como Kolmogorov-Smirnov y Kruskal-Wallis para analizar variables cuantitativas, junto con la prueba post hoc de Bonferroni para identificar diferencias entre grupos. …”
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Contingent Analysis of Open Flap Debridement, Leukocyte-Rich Platelet-Rich Fibrin and Titanium Platelet-Rich Fibrin in the Treatment of Three-Walled Intra-Bony Defects in Chronic P... by Gowri Pendyala, Ameet Mani, Vinay Vadvadgi, Esha Thakare, Bharti Gupta

“…Evaluation of change in probing pocket depth, Gain in clinical attachment level was done at 9 Months, and defect fill and alveolar crestal bone resorption were evaluated at 6 and 9 Months after surgery by Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) with Post hoc Tukey’s test. Probing Pocket depth was measured from the gingival margin to the base of the pocket, Clinical attachment Level was measured from the cementoenamel junction of each tooth to the soft tissue base of the pocket by using a stent. …”
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Self-directed and prosocial wound care, snare removal, and hygiene behaviors amongst the Budongo chimpanzees by Elodie Freymann, Elodie Freymann, Elodie Freymann, Elodie Freymann, Catherine Hobaiter, Catherine Hobaiter, Michael Alan Huffman, Michael Alan Huffman, Harmonie Klein, Geresomu Muhumuza, Vernon Reynolds, Vernon Reynolds, Nora E. Slania, Nora E. Slania, Adrian Soldati, Adrian Soldati, Eguma Robert Yikii, Klaus Zuberbühler, Klaus Zuberbühler, Susana Carvalho, Susana Carvalho

“…We also document self-directed hygiene behaviors including postcoital genital leaf wiping and post-defecation leaf wiping. For the first time in Budongo, we report the presence of prosocial wound care, adding to similar observations documented at other chimpanzee field sites. …”
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Ethylene‐Activated E3 Ubiquitin Ligase MdEAEL1 Promotes Apple Fruit Softening by Facilitating the Dissociation of Transcriptional Repressor Complexes by Tong Li, Li Liu, Guangxin Yang, Yingcong Cai, Yingda Wang, Bowen Sun, Le Sun, Weiting Liu, Aide Wang

“…This study elucidates the interplay between post‐translational modifications of a transcription factor and its epigenetic modification to regulate fruit softening, and highlights the complexity of ethylene‐induced softening.…”
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Hemodynamic correlates of fluctuations in neuronal excitability: A simultaneous Paired Associative Stimulation (PAS) and functional near infra-red spectroscopy (fNIRS) study by Zhengchen Cai, Giovanni Pellegrino, Amanda Spilkin, Edouard Delaire, Makoto Uji, Chifaou Abdallah, Jean-Marc Lina, Shirley Fecteau, Christophe Grova

“…The effect of PAS on excitability and hemodynamic activity showed a trend of positive correlation with MEP ratios (post-PAS/pre-PAS) linked to HbO and HbR ratios (r = 0.19, p = 0.29; r = 0.18, p = 0.30, respectively). …”
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Novel Adiposity Indices Are Associated With Poor Prognosis in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction Without the Obesity Paradox by Shuai Zhang, Panpan Xu, Tianhao Wei, Changjiang Wei, Yanling Zhang, Huixia Lu, Cheng Zhang

“…Methods and Results This study is a post hoc analysis of data from the TOPCAT (Treatment of Preserved Cardiac Function Heart Failure with an Aldosterone Antagonist) trial. …”
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