Cardiac T1 mapping in non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: temporal changes in myocardial fibrosis by Luis Paiva, Luis Paiva, Maria João Ferreira, Maria João Ferreira, Maria João Ferreira, Sónia Afonso, Sónia Afonso, Paulo Donato, Paulo Donato, Lino Gonçalves, Lino Gonçalves

“…These assessments were performed at baseline and repeated 6-10 months after MI.ResultsAt the 4-year post-MI follow-up, 27 patients survived [age 65 (58,74) years; 77% male], and LV mass, volume, and contractility remained unchanged between the baseline and follow-up measurements. …”
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Effects of exogenous protease supplementation on growth performance, liver health, immunity and intestinal microbiota of grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) by Tingyao Zhu, Lihui Sun, Qian Li, Jianhu Jiang, Haiqi Zhang, Zhangying Ye, Jianming Chen, Jianlin Guo

“…Three levels of protease, 0 U/kg (P0), 6000 U/kg (P6000) and 12,000 U/kg (P12000), were formulated into diets using post-spray technology. After 9 weeks of feeding, the P6000 group had a higher weight gain rate than the P0 group, with both P6000 and P12000 groups exhibiting higher protein retention ratio and lower feed conversion ratio compared to P0. …”
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Uterine Artery Embolization Improves Quality of Life in Patients with Pure Adenomyosis: A Single‑Center Experience by Ibrahim Alrashidi, Hayat Alharthy, Faisal Alahmari, Sultan Alammari, Hatim Alobaidi, Abdulwaeed Alruhaimi, Abdulaziz Almat'hami, Abdulrahman Alkhalifah, Fares Garad

“…The junctional zone was statistically significantly reduced from baseline with a median of 33.5 mm (19–79 mm) to 25 mm (8–77 mm) after 3 and 12 months (P = 0.046). The incidence of post-UAE permanent amenorrhea is 71% with a mean age of 49 years. …”
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The Effect of Red Ginger Extract, Klanceng Honey, and Their Combination on Blood Sugar, Cholesterol, and Blood Viscosity of Patients With Diabetes Mellitus by Mardi Hartono, Sunarto Sunarto, Supriyo Supriyo, Sudirman Sudirman, Maslahtul Inayah

“…Methods: This quasi-experimental study employed a pre-test, post-test design. The subjects were diabetic patients with hyperglycemia and hypercholesterolemia. …”
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Sincronización de estro en cuyes (Cavia porcellus) mediante dos dosis de PGF2α y su efecto sobre parámetros reproductivos by Cornelio Rosales–Jaramillo, Guillermo Guevara, Pedro Nieto, José Atilio Aranguren–Méndez, Diana Farfán–Patiño, Maribel Bermeo–Bacuilima, Anabel Guamán-Guallpa

“…La variable respuesta porcentaje de sincronización de estro (PSC) se determinó por la ausencia de membrana vaginal, para posterior empadre controlado por 3 días; PP y el NCP fue registrado post parto. Para los análisis estadísticos se aplicó las pruebas de ji–cuadrado y la prueba H de Kruskal–Wallis. …”
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Association between albumin and short-term outcomes of unplanned early readmission emergency department patients: A retrospective cohort study. by Liang Zhou, Xiaona Cai, Kunpeng Hu, Shuo Tang, Dandan Gao, Xiaojuan Zhang, Yin Wu, Li He, Bangfu Zhou, Ruoyu Wu, Zhigang Zhang

“…<h4>Objective</h4>This study was a post hoc analysis of data from a retrospective cohort population. …”
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MΦ macrophage – N0 neutrophil dialogue in the presence of TNF-α affects the endothelium by Sergiu-Marian VATAMANU, Monica ȚUCUREANU, Andreea MIHĂILĂ, Elena BUTOI, Anca FARKAS

“…Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) plays a pivotal role in the bi-directional dialogue between macrophages and neutrophils during the pre- and post- lesional stages of atherogenesis. This pro-inflammatory cytokine orchestrates a complex interplay between these immune cells, leading to the activation and recruitment of additional leukocytes, and the modulation of endothelial cell function, which collectively drive plaque formation and progression. …”
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Biomechanical analysis of neochordal repair error from diastolic phase inversion of static left ventricular pressurizationCentral MessagePerspective by Matthew H. Park, MS, Mateo Marin-Cuartas, MD, Annabel M. Imbrie-Moore, PhD, Robert J. Wilkerson, BS, Pearly K. Pandya, BS, Yuanjia Zhu, MD, MS, Hanjay Wang, MD, Michael A. Borger, MD, PhD, Y. Joseph Woo, MD

“…Our findings suggest that this post-repair assessment might slightly overestimate the neochordal length and that additional marginal shortening of neochordae might positively affect MV repair performance and durability by reducing load on surrounding native chordae.…”
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Predictive value of conventional ultrasonography combined with three-dimensional speckle tracking imaging for maturation of autologous arteriovenous fistulas in hemodialysis patien... by YUAN Yuan, LUO Peng, FENG Xue

“…Results　Independent predictors for model1 included: 2DEF (OR=1.133, 95%CI:1.058~1.213), mid-cephalic vein depth (OR=1.453, 95%CI:1.068~1.978), distal cephalic vein diameter (OR=2.141, 95%CI:1.120~4.091), post-occlusive brachial artery resistance index (OR=0.004, 95%CI:0.000~0.140), and postoperative brachial flow (OR=1.004, 95% CI:1.002~1.007). model1 demonstrated excellent discrimination (AUC=0.869, 95%CI:0.817~0.921) and calibration (mean absolute error=0.017). …”
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Application of a training program system centered on job competency in the standardized training of new nurses by Fenglian Luo, Jun Cai, Haixia Ma, Xia Wu, Yue Xia

“…This training covered basic theoretical knowledge, operational skills, professional conduct, communication, emergency response, and comprehensive nursing care skills. Post-training evaluations included competency, theoretical and practical examination scores, Nursing-Mini-CEX excellence rates, patient satisfaction, and humanistic care abilities. …”
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The Impact of an Adaptive mHealth Intervention on Improving Patient-Provider Health Care Communication: Secondary Analysis of the DIAMANTE Trial by Lynn Leng, Marvyn R Arévalo Avalos, Adrian Aguilera, Courtney R Lyles

“…As a secondary outcome, we examined pre-post changes in patient-reported health care communication, assessed via surveys with the validated Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) communication subscale. …”
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The Impact of Various Pretreatment Agents on Shear Bond Strength between Self-adhesive Resin Cement and Dentin: An <italic>In Vitro</italic> Study by Ruhi Bajaj, Salil Pawah, Amit Gupta, Arpit Sikri, Prateek Madan

“…The Mann-Whitney <italic>U</italic>-test was used to do further <italic>post hoc</italic> pairwise comparisons. According to the findings, group II’s shear bond strength was much greater than that of the other three groups. …”
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Adverse health outcomes for prostate cancer patients treated with radiotherapy combined with androgen-deprivation therapy: A population-based, controlled study, from Norway by Mona Nilsson, Anne Holck Storaas, Tom Børge Johannesen, Ylva Maria Gjelsvik, Kirsti Aas, Sophie Dorthea Fosså, Tor Åge Myklebust

“…Conclusion and Interpretation: Three years post-RT+ADT, PCa patients describe clinically important lower EPIC-26 bowel and sexual DSS compared to controls. …”
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Prevalence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Asthma in the Community of Pathumthani, Thailand by Narongkorn Saiphoklang, Pitchayapa Ruchiwit, Apichart Kanitsap, Pichaya Tantiyavarong, Pasitpon Vatcharavongvan, Srimuang Palungrit, Kanyada Leelasittikul, Apiwat Pugongchai, Orapan Poachanukoon

“…COPD was defined as having respiratory symptoms, a risk factor, and post-bronchodilator FEV₁/FVC < 70%. Asthma was defined as having respiratory symptoms and a positive bronchodilator responsiveness. …”
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Wnt/β-catenin regulates Gli1 + osteogenic progenitors in condylar subchondral bone development and osteoarthritis by Jie Wang, Lin Sun, Yi Zhang, Shuo Chen, Yang He

“…We harvested the mandibles at 4 weeks post-surgery. Results Conditional knockout of β-catenin inhibited the osteogenic activity of Gli1 + progenitor cells during condylar subchondral bone development. …”
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Amphiphlic polypropylene fibers with highly hydrophilic multi-grooved micro-structures through bicomponent melt spinning by Ruilong Liu, Renhai Zhao, Shunzhong Cai, Fuyun Sun, Kun Zhang, Xin Ning, George Hao

“…Tunable surface amphiphilic polypropylene (PP) fibers and textiles with multi-grooved hydrophilic micro-structures have been prepared through a commercially scalable segmented pie bicomponent fiber melt spinning and post-treatment process. It was demonstrated that the molecular implantation of a modified polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) macromolecular chains onto the PP interface/interphase during the bicomponent melt-spinning process was responsible for the hydrophilicity inside the micro-channels (micro-groves) of the PP fibers. …”
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CACA guidelines for holistic integrative management of adolescent and childhood nasopharyngeal carcinoma by Li-Ting Liu, Jun-Lin Yi, Ying Wang, Hong-Mei Ying, Min Kang, Xiao-Zhong Chen, Ji-Shi Li, Jing-Jing Miao, Lin-Quan Tang, Qiu-Yan Chen, Hai-Qiang Mai, Society of Integrated Rehabilitation Committee for Nasopharyngeal Cancer of the Chinese Anti-Cancer Association

“…The role of adjuvant therapy post-RT remains unclear and requires further research. …”
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Toxicity and horizontal transfer of bifenthrin and dimefluthrin against the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), and the efficacy of their dus... by Ming-rong LIANG, You-ming SHUANG, Jie-fu DENG, Li-ya PENG, Sen-quan ZHANG, Chen ZHANG, Yi-juan XU, Yong-yue LU, Lei WANG

“…The field trial results showed that both bifenthrin and dimefluthrin exhibited excellent fire ant control effects, and the comprehensive control effects of 1.00% bifenthrin and dimefluthrin dusts at 14 d post-treatment were 95.87 and 85.70%, respectively.…”
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Geochemical characteristics of the Shuanghu crystalline graphite deposit in East China: implications for original rocks, sedimentary environments and carbon sources by Feng Liu, Feng Liu, Wenbo Rao, Yangyang Zhang, Yangyang Zhang, Weijun Yao, Weijun Yao, Lin Shi, Lin Shi, Mingzuan Xu, Mingzuan Xu, Sipu Ren, Xiaohui Li, Ziyi Li

“…A three-stage metallogenic model for the Shuanghu crystalline graphite deposit was proposed: (1) late Proterozoic organic deposition, (2) Triassic metamorphic mineralization, (3) post-200 Ma tectonic activation. These findings enhance understanding of graphite genesis in the Sulu orogen and provides guidance for regional exploration strategies.…”
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Effectiveness of transitional care interventions in patients with serious illness and their caregivers: a systematic review and metanalysis of randomized controlled trial by Marco Di Nitto, Angela Durante, Gabriele Caggianelli, Jacopo Fiorini, Silvia Sferrazza, Kusumam Pampoorickel, Roberto Accettone, Dhurata Ivziku, Daniela D’Angelo

“…The care transition interventions aim to promote the safe and timely transfer of patient care across settings through several components including discharge planning, post-discharge communication, and patient/caregiver education on self-management. …”
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