More Evidence that Surgical Intervention for Unstable Distal Radius Fracture in Elderly Does not Offer a Superior Patient Perceived Functional Advantage over Time Honored Conservat... by Raghavendra S Kulkarni, Sriram R Kulkarni

“…Introduction: In this study, elderly distal radius fracture treatment by both conservatively and surgical intervention was examined at 1 and 2 years post-injury and then reevaluated after a median of 10 (range 10–13) years. …”
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Aquificae overcomes competition by archaeal thermophiles, and crowding by bacterial mesophiles, to dominate the boiling vent-water of a Trans-Himalayan sulfur-borax spring. by Nibendu Mondal, Subhajit Dutta, Sumit Chatterjee, Jagannath Sarkar, Mahamadul Mondal, Chayan Roy, Ranadhir Chakraborty, Wriddhiman Ghosh

“…While members of this phylum accounted for 80% of all 16S rRNA-encoding reads within the metagenomic dataset, 14% of such reads were attributed to Proteobacteria. Post assembly, only 25% of all protein-coding genes identified were attributable to Aquificae, whereas 41% was ascribed to Proteobacteria. …”
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Consumers’ healthy lifestyle as a determinant of the influence of microcelebrities and microinfluencers by Mariola Palazón, María del Carmen Alarcón-del-Amo, Borja Martínez, Manuela López

“…Design/methodology/approach – An empirical study with a real healthy food brand was developed in which three real influencers from Instagram collaborated and posted a story showing the company’s products. A total of 148 individuals participated in the study. …”
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Carotid revascularization for ocular ischemic syndrome – a systematic review by Leonor Baldaia, Miguel Silva, Eduardo Silva, Celso Nunes, Luís Orelhas, Maria Carmona, Luís F. Antunes, Manuel Fonseca

“…We aim to study the potential improvement of visual symptoms post-carotid endarterectomy (CEA) in patients with carotid stenosis and hypoperfusion-related ocular issues. …”
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Fibrocartilage repair involves chronic cellular senescence in a rat model of bone marrow stimulation by Luke Childress, Landon B. Gatrell, Hong Wu, Elisabeth Ferreira, Intawat Nookaew, Ryan M. Porter

“…Objective: Cellular senescence has been implicated in the progression of post-traumatic osteoarthritis, but any role in pre-osteoarthritic cartilage repair is unknown. …”
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Resting-State Activity Changes Induced by tDCS in MS Patients and Healthy Controls: A Simultaneous tDCS rs-fMRI Study by Marco Muccio, Giuseppina Pilloni, Lillian Walton Masters, Peidong He, Lauren Krupp, Abhishek Datta, Marom Bikson, Leigh Charvet, Yulin Ge

“…In HCs, fALFF increased in the right pre- and post-central gyrus whilst it decreased in subcortical regions. …”
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Machine learning-based prognostic prediction for acute ischemic stroke using whole-brain and infarct multi-PLD ASL radiomics by Zhenyu Wang, Chaojun Jiang, Xianxian Zhang, Tianchi Mu, Qingqing Li, Shu Wang, Congsong Dong, Yuan Shen, Zhenyu Dai, Fei Chen

“…This study aimed to assess the predictive value of radiomics features from whole-brain and infarct cerebral blood flow (CBF) images using multiple post-labeling delay arterial spin labeling (multi-PLD ASL), and to develop a prediction model incorporating clinical risk factors. …”
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Written Exposure Therapy for PTSD Integrated with Cognitive Behavioral Coping Skills for Cannabis Use Disorder After Recent Sexual Assault: A Case Series by Christine K. Hahn, Selime R. Salim, Emily L. Tilstra-Ferrell, Kathleen T. Brady, Brian P. Marx, Barbara O. Rothbaum, Michael E. Saladin, Constance Guille, Amanda K. Gilmore, Sudie E. Back

“…<b>Results</b>: This case series describes the novel intervention and examines clinical outcomes post-treatment and at the 1-month follow-up. Past-week PTSD symptoms (based on a clinical interview) and past-month cannabis use decreased among all participations after receiving STEPS. …”
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In vitro evaluation of hydro-ethanolic seed extract of Zanthoxyllum armatum DC to establish its mechanism of action for paralysis of Paramphistomum cervi in continuation with in vi... by Hazarika S., Barua C. C., Mohan P., Das A., Hazorika M., Tamuly S., Pathak P., Borah B., Phangchupi D., Chakraborty A., George S.

“…An in vivo experiment of HESEZA @ 150 and 250 mg/kg body weight in naturally infected goats were accomplished with complete reduction of EPG count on 28th day of post-treatment of the extract @ 250 mg/kg b. wt. …”
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Comparison of biodegradable and metal occluders in patients with PFO and migraine: study design and rationale of BioMetal Trial by Ziping Li, Jie Dong, Jing Dong, Yiming Yan, Manchen Gao, Fang Fang, Fengwen Zhang, Wenbin Ouyang, Shouzheng Wang, Chuangshi Wang, Xiangbin Pan, BioMetal investigators

“…A total of 400 participants will be enrolled, randomized 1:1 to receive either the biodegradable or metal devices, and followed up for 24 months post-randomization. The primary endpoint is the change in monthly migraine days at 12 months compared to baseline. …”
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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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Exploring the standardization of human nasal antibody measurements by Xuanxuan Zhang, Yulong Fu, Si Chen, Guanxing Liu, Ying Wang, Qian He, Qian Wang, Na Li, Zhongfang Wang, Ling Chen, Junzhi Wang, Zhenglun Liang, Miao Xu, Qunying Mao

“…The applicability of serum-derived standards for assessing nasal antibodies, consisting mostly of dimeric or polymeric secretory IgA (sIgA), remains unvalidated. …”
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Effectiveness of combining psychological prevention interventions with interventions that address the social determinants of mental health in low- and middle-income countries: a sy... by Crick Lund, Katherine Sorsdahl, Marianna Purgato, Corrado Barbui, Nagendra Luitel, Mark Jordans, Emily Garman, Rakesh Singh, Emiliano Albanese, Eleonora Prina, Beatrice Bano, Daniela Trujillo, Maria Cecilia Dedios Sanguineti

“…Combined interventions were effective in reducing the incidence of depression and post-traumatic stress disorders at postintervention compared with control conditions for adults (risk ratio (RR) 0.82, 95% CI 0.73 to 0.93) and children (RR 0.70, 95% CI 0.49 to 0.99). …”
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Lisocabtagene maraleucel for R/R LBCL in patients not intended for HSCT: final results of the phase 2 PILOT study by Alison Sehgal, Daanish Hoda, Peter A. Riedell, Nilanjan Ghosh, Mehdi Hamadani, Gerhard C. Hildebrandt, John E. Godwin, Patrick M. Reagan, Nina D. Wagner-Johnston, James Essell, Rajneesh Nath, Scott R. Solomon, Rebecca Champion, Edward Licitra, Suzanne Fanning, Neel K. Gupta, Victor A. Chow, Brenda Yuan, Zhi Yang, Ken Ogasawara, Jerill Thorpe, Leo I. Gordon

“…Of 57 patients in the post-TE period (≥91 days after liso-cel administration), 18% experienced grade ≥3 AEs; 1 patient had grade ≥3 infections. …”
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Burst steroid therapy and quality of life in patients with acute heart failure: Insights from the CORTAHF trial by Matteo Pagnesi, Gad Cotter, Beth A. Davison, Yonathan Freund, Adriaan A. Voors, Christopher Edwards, Maria Novosadova, Koji Takagi, Hamlet Hayrapetyan, Andranik Mshetsyan, Mayranush Drambyan, Alain Cohen‐Solal, Jozine M. terMaaten, Jan Biegus, Piotr Ponikowski, Gerasimos Filippatos, Ovidiu Chioncel, Malha Sadoune, Tabassome Simon, Douglas L. Mann, Alexandre Mebazaa, Marco Metra

“…Conclusions In patients with AHF and high hsCRP levels, 7 day burst steroid therapy improved QoL mostly by affecting the mobility and usual activities domains. …”
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Accuracy Investigation of PPP Method Versus Relative Positioning Using Different Satellite Ephemerides Products Near/Under Forest Environment by Taylan Ocalan, Bahattin Erdogan, Nursu Tunalioglu, Utkan Mustafa Durdag

“…In recent years, due to the increase in providers of orbit and clock corrections of satellites for data evaluation in real-time and post-processing the method of Precise Point Positioning (PPP) using measurements of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) and Web-based online positioning services have become widespread. …”
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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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Harmonization trial on ESR1 testing strategies in ER+/HER2- breast cancer patients: an Italian experience by Francesco Pepe, Gianluca Russo, Konstantinos Venetis, Claudia Scimone, Lucia Palumbo, Mariantonia Nacchio, Domenica di Giovanni, Claudia Sarracino, Ilaria Tomaiuolo, Elisabetta Zulato, Matteo Fassan, Daniela Righi, Giuseppe Perrone, Dario de Biase, Gabriele Casati, Fabio Pagni, Lucia Gullotti, Antonio Rizzo, Alessandro Perez, Antonio Russo, Katia Zavaglia, Gianluca Gragnano, Domenico Cozzolino, Sabrina Alfano, Cristian Scatena, Sara D’andrea, Monica Schiappacassi, Giuseppina Roscigno, Alessia Paganotti, Renzo Boldorini, Francesco Esposito, Pierlorenzo Pallante, Daniela Furlan, Marta Sbaraglia, Angelo Paolo Dei Tos, Giancarlo Troncone, Nicola Fusco, Umberto Malapelle

“…Harmonized ring trials are key weapons to standardize analytical and post-analytical procedures optimizing clinical stratification of BC patients…”
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