Indian Perspective of Burnout Among Plastic Surgeons by Ankur Karanjkar, Nikhil Panse, Smita Panse, Parag Sahasrabudhe

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Validation of the diabetes screening tools proposed by the American Diabetes Association in an aging Chinese population. by Yu Cho Woo, Chi Ho Lee, Carol H Y Fong, Annette W K Tso, Bernard M Y Cheung, Karen S L Lam

“…Diabetes was defined by fasting glucose ≥ 7 mmol/L or 2-hour post oral glucose tolerance test glucose ≥ 11.1 mmol/L.…”
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Study design and protocol of a low to high intensity computer-based cognitive training at home in supplement to standard care in patients with AD by Bernard Croisile, Samar Dimachki, Franck Tarpin-Bernard, Hanna Chainay

“…The fixed effects will be: three modality groups and time, repeated measures, (T0—pretraining, T1—post-training, T2—long-term follow-up) and the interaction pairs.Ethics and dissemination The study got ethics approval of the national ethical committee CPP Sud Méditerranée III (No 2019-A00458-49) and of the National Commission for Information Technology and Liberties (No 919217). …”
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Plasma levels of soluble PD-1, TIM-3, LAG-3 and galectin-3 and the degree of liver fibrosis in CHC and the impact of successful antiviral treatment on their levels by Sylwia Osuch, Aleksandra Kumorek, Paweł Kozłowski, Hanna Berak, Anna Maria Kochanowicz, Kamila Cortés-Fendorf

“…Plasma samples were collected prior to and six months post-treatment. iRs were determined by ELISA. sPD-1 levels were significantly higher in more advanced fibrosis (F2 + F3 vs. …”
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TERABIT DATA RATE, OPTICAL SYSTEM DESIGN AND ANALYSIS FOR DIFFERENT COMPENSATION METHODS by Ahmed Abdul Salam ALobaidi, Meena Al Baghdadi, Ali Kareem Najm AL-ASADI, Mustafa Kareem Najm AL-ASADI, Ahmed Hussein Ahmed

“…Additionally, the purpose of this study would be to explore the three distinct techniques of compensation, namely pre, post, and symmetrical, to quantify the individual performance of each approach on the suggested system. …”
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Coupling study on ecological resilience and urban-rural integrated development in China by Yue Wang, Mengfei Song, Siyan Zhu, Zhihui Jiang, Zhen Zhang

“…Provincial development transitions from near-imbalance and marginal coordination pre-2026 to primary and intermediate coordination phases post-2026. The coordination levels across the four regions are ranked in descending order as follows: the eastern part of China, followed by the western, midland, and northeast areas. …”
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Spatio-temporal characteristics and multivariate recurrence period of agricultural drought in Northwestern China by Kai Feng, Shile Wang, Yingying Wang, Yanbin Li, Tianliang Jiang, Shengzhi Huang, Fei Wang, Xiaoling Su, Zezhong Zhang

“…The results showed that: (1) Study area experienced alternating phases of dry and wet, with intensification in the 1960s and 1990s, and significant humidification post-2000. All four seasons show a wetting trend, while spring exhibited notable humidification trends. (2) Drought intensity and frequency displayed regional variability, agricultural drought in the west part of the study area were high in frequency but low in intensity, while the opposite was true in the east. (3) Agricultural drought exhibited cyclical behavior with dominant periods of 3.5, 6.6, and 13.5 years, reflecting interannual and interdecadal fluctuations. (4) Multivariate joint recurrence periods highlighted significant correlations among drought characteristics, emphasizing the risk of underestimation when considering single variables. …”
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The Role of Perceived Social Support on the Mental Health of Patients with Oral Squa-mous Cell Carcinoma in Shiraz City in 2022-23 by kamran Mirzaei, Ali Zareiyan Jahromi, Ida Mirzaei

“…The data were analyzed using descriptive indicators and the independent t-test, ANOVA (Tukey’s post-hoc test), Pearson’s correlation coefficient and linear regression at a significance level of 0.05 using SPSS version 25 statistical software. …”
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Do Frequent Lactation Periods in Laboratory Rat Colonies Have a Negative Effect on Mothers' Care and Feeding of Themselves and Their Offspring? by Abdullah Kumral, Pembe Keskinoğlu, Defne Engür, Canberk Yılmaz, Osman Yılmaz

“…Mother rats successfully raised all their offspring in two lactation periods, mothers spent 85% of their daily life in the early phase of the two lactation periods (Post Natal-PN 1-8 days), 60% of their daily life in the mid-lactation phase (PN 9-18 days) and 60% of their daily life in the late lactation phase (PN 19-23 days) have been found to spend 30% of their daily lives with their offspring. …”
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Knee-Extension Training with a Single-Joint Hybrid Assistive Limb during the Early Postoperative Period after Total Knee Arthroplasty in a Patient with Osteoarthritis by Tomokazu Yoshioka, Hisashi Sugaya, Shigeki Kubota, Mio Onishi, Akihiro Kanamori, Yoshiyuki Sankai, Masashi Yamazaki

“…HAL-SJ-based knee-extension training can be used as a novel post-TKA rehabilitation modality.…”
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Mismatch response to polysyllabic nonwords: a neurophysiological signature of language learning capacity. by Johanna G Barry, Mervyn J Hardiman, Dorothy V M Bishop

“…Consistent with our second hypothesis, a position specific difference located on the third syllable was observed in the late discriminative negativity (LDN) window (230-630 ms post-syllable onset).<h4>Conclusions/significance</h4>Our data thus confirm that people who are poorer at nonword repetition are less efficient in early processing of polysyllabic speech materials, but this impairment is not attributable to deficits in low level auditory discrimination. …”
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Comparative investigation of percutaneous plating and intramedullary nailing effects on IL-6 production in patients with tibia shaft fracture by Adel Ebrahimpour, Mohammad-Ali Okhovatpour, Mehrdad Sadighi, Amir-Hossein Sarejloo, Mohammad-Reza Minator Sajjadi

“…In addition, the mean IL-6 concentration of ORIF plating group was significantly higher than that of the percutaneous plating group at 24 h post operation (p = 0.009). Conclusion: Our results suggest that percutaneous plating compared to the IMN has lower effects on IL-6 production in patients with tibia fracture. …”
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Treatment and control of blood pressure in Welsh patients with and without depression: A study of whole-population electronic health records. by Elizabeth A Ellins, Richard Summers, Carla White, Ann John, David P J Osborn, Keith Lloyd, Ashley Akbari, Michael B Gravenor, Julian P Halcox

“…Outcome variables were prescription of antihypertensive therapy (AHT) within one year of entering the study for prior HTN or post for new HTN and documentation of blood pressure <140/90 mmHg. …”
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Transmission Dynamics of Visceral Leishmaniasis in the Indian Subcontinent - A Systematic Literature Review. by Siddhivinayak Hirve, Marleen Boelaert, Greg Matlashewski, Dinesh Mondal, Byron Arana, Axel Kroeger, Piero Olliaro

“…<h4>Background</h4>As Bangladesh, India and Nepal progress towards visceral leishmaniasis (VL) elimination, it is important to understand the role of asymptomatic Leishmania infection (ALI), VL treatment relapse and post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) in transmission.…”
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Implementing a Rapid Improvement Event with anonymised individual performance reporting on benign hysterectomy care: a retrospective comparative analysis by Hairil Rizal Abdullah, Celestine Loh, Jason Shau Khng Lim, Yang Lv, Jia Xuan Yeo, Rhoda Su Hui Lew, Xu Ying Leow

“…This study hypothesises that an active feedback loop using ICRs, combined with regular departmental dashboard reviews, would improve clinical quality, measured by the Clinical Quality Index (CQI).Methods A quasi-experimental design compared pre-ICR and post-ICR implementation data, analysing improvements using Fisher’s exact tests and logistic regression. …”
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Uncommon threads: pneumopericardium complexity following liver catheter removal in pancreatic cancer by Ahmed Basuoni, Sameera Khatri, Yasir Al-Malki, Marwa Makhlouf

“…Various etiologies include congenital defects, post-surgical complications, infections, and trauma. …”
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The Effect of Digital Social Responsibility on Consumer Behaviour in the Mobile Telecom Industry

“…Additionally, no specific digital platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram, were used in this research, making it difficult to analyse each post and its impact. Moreover, future research should investigate small mobile telecom companies in Saudi Arabia.…”
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Contralesional hippocampal spreading depolarization promotes functional recovery after stroke by Andrew K. J. Boyce, Yannick Fouad, Renaud C. Gom, Donovan M. Ashby, Cristina Martins-Silva, Leonardo Molina, Tamas Füzesi, Carina Ens, Wilten Nicola, Alexander McGirr, G. Campbell Teskey, Roger J. Thompson

“…Hippocampal stroke impaired contextual fear conditioning acquired pre-stroke. Yet, 7 days post-stroke, contextual fear conditioning was only improved in mice with contralesional spreading depolarization. …”
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Piece of Mind: knowledge translation performances for public engagement on Parkinson’s disease and dementia by Naila Kuhlmann, Naila Kuhlmann, Aliki Thomas, Aliki Thomas, Natalia Incio-Serra, Stefanie Blain-Moraes

“…Prior to and immediately following virtual screenings of the feature-length Piece of Mind Parkinson’s and Dementia filmed performances, audience members were invited to complete pre-post questionnaires comprised of demographic, Likert-scale and open-ended questions.ResultsResponses indicated that both performances elicited strong emotional engagement and improved self-reported understanding and empathy towards individuals with Parkinson’s and dementia. …”
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A narrative review of diffusion kurtosis MRI parameters in diagnosing degenerative spine diseases in animal models by Neil Abraham Barnes, Winniecia Dkhar, Rajagopal Kadavigere, Suresh Sukumar, Vaishali K., Abhimanyu Pradhan

“…The relationship between DKI parameters and post-puncture procedures was also explored. The findings suggest that DKI is more sensitive than conventional MRI and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) in detecting subtle microstructural changes in the intervertebral disc space and spinal cord. …”
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