Identifying subtypes of longitudinal motor symptom severity trajectories in early Parkinson’s disease patients by Xiaozhou Xu, Xiaozhou Xu, Shushan Zhang, Chuanying Xu, Wei Zhang, Hui Zhao, Hui Zhao, Yumeng Liu, Shilei Zhai, Jie Zu, Jie Zu, Zhining Li, Lishun Xiao, Lishun Xiao, Lishun Xiao

“…Identifying distinct trajectories of motor symptom progression in PD patients can facilitate long-term management.MethodsA total of 155 PD patients were acquired from the Parkinson’s Disease Progression Marker Initiative (PPMI). …”
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Primary urethral cancer: Treatment patterns, responses and survival in localized, advanced and metastatic patients by Ilfad Blazevic, Aude Fléchon, Géraldine Pignot, Benoît Mesnard, Jérôme Rigaud, Mathieu Roumiguié, Michel Soulié, Constance Thibault, Laurence Crouzet, Camille Goislard De Monsabert, Felix Lefort, Marine Gross‐Goupil, Luca Campedel, Mathieu Laramas, Thomas Filleron, Elodie Martin, Léonor Chaltiel, Damien Pouessel

“…Abstract Introduction Primary urethral cancer (PUC) is rare, and limited data exist on optimal treatment and survival, particularly in metastatic cases. …”
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Repeated detection of SARS-CoV-2 in pet dogs in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria: a cause for vigilance by I.K. Peter-Ajuzie, C. N. Chinyere, A. B. Olorunfemi, L. Z. Kpasham, O. O. Opaleye, A. S. Bakarey, O. B. Daodu, A. N. Happi, O. A. Olowe, C. T. Happi, D. O. Oluwayelu, O. Ojurongbe, James. O. Olopade

“…Key findings For the IC, positivity rates of 11.7% (23/197), 85.7% (6/7), and 100% (3/3) were recorded for 2022, 2023 and 2024 while for the RT-qPCR, positivity rates of 37.9% (11/29), 33.3% (2/6) and 100% (3/3) were recorded for 2022, 2023 and 2024. …”
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Rhizosphere-associated bacterial and fungal communities of two maize hybrids under increased nitrogen fertilization by Qing Liu, HongCui Dai, Hao Cheng, Guodong Shao, Liang Wang, Hui Zhang, Yingbo Gao, Kaichang Liu, Xiaomei Xie, Junhua Gong, Xin Qian, Zongxin Li

“…Nevertheless, the effects of heightened nitrogen fertilizer demand of these crops on the composition and assembly of soil microbial communities in agricultural production require further elucidation.MethodsIn this study, the effects of four nitrogen fertilizer managements on rhizosphere bacterial and fungal community assembly, co-occurrence network and function of two maize hybrids (LD981 and DH605) were compared.Results and discussionFindings revealed that the bacterial community was primarily shaped by deterministic processes, while stochastic processes played a pivotal role in fungal community assembly. …”
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Improving Communication and Management Following a Positive Home HPV Self-Sampling Result: Comparing Intervention Strategies Between the HOME and STEP Trials by Jasmin A. Tiro, Meera Muthukrishnan, Sadie Metcalfe, Kris Hansen, John Lin, Caitlin N. Dorsey, Hongyuan Gao, Catherine Lacey, Melissa L. Anderson, Richard T. Meenan, Beverly B. Green, Angela Sparks, Rachel L. Winer

“…We designed a STEP trial to test optimized intervention strategies with bolstered educational materials and a centralized nurse communicating positive results. …”
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The Association Between Neutrophil‐Percentage‐to‐Albumin Ratio (NPAR) and Mortality Among Individuals With Cancer: Insights From National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey... by Xinyang Li, Meng Wu, Minxin Chen, Rufei Liu, Qingxu Tao, Yun Hu, Jinming Yu, Dawei Chen

“…Deviations from this optimal NPAR result in increased all‐cause mortality risk (p < 0.05). …”
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The “16‐gram window” of contact‐force: A new criterion for very high‐power short‐duration ablation by Dimitrios Bismpos, Jan Wintrich, Valerie Pavlicek, Raphael Spittler, Alexander P. Benz, Michael Böhm, German Fernandez Ferro, Felix Mahfoud, Thomas Rostock, Christian Ukena

“…Methods We enrolled 73 patients with symptomatic atrial fibrillation undergoing pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) using the QDOT catheter in the vHPSD mode (90 W, 4 s). …”
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Protocol for the development of Polish clinical guidelines for the management of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus by Joanna Makowska, Brygida Kwiatkowska, Magdalena Krajewska-Włodarczyk, Bogdan Batko, Marcin Stajszczyk, Jerzy Świerkot, Zbigniew Żuber, Piotr Leszczyński, Agata Sebastian, Magdalena Władysiuk, Irena Walecka, Michał Chmielewski, Mariusz Stasiołek, Maria Maślińska

“…These recommendations aim to align clinical practices with international standards, optimize treatment strategies, standardize patient care, and improve health outcomes while guiding healthcare policy. …”
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Synovial pH, lactate, and glucose as adjunct biomarkers to exclude periprosthetic joint infection in hip and knee arthroplasty: a prospective study by D. Müller, J. Aulenbacher, N. Heine, B. Schloßmacher, V. Lallinger, G. Matziolis, R. von Eisenhart-Rothe, I. Lazic

“…In our cohort, 36 % were diagnosed with PJI, while 64 % were classified as uninfected based on the EBJIS criteria of 2021. …”
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Permanent Congenital Hypothyroidism in Very Low Birth Weight Infants: A Single Center’s Experience by Joo Hyung Roh, Tae-Gyeong Kim, Keon Hee Seol, Chae Young Kim, Soo Hyun Kim, Ji Yoon Jeong, Ja Hye Kim, Euiseok Jung, Jin-Ho Choi, Byong Sop Lee

“…Infants requiring LT4 beyond 3 years were classified as PCH, while those who discontinued earlier were considered TCH. …”
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Efficient regeneration of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni transformants through hairy root culture technique by Priya Singh, Dinesh Labade, Mahadev Chote, Priti Deshmukh, Bhgyashree Panchal, Jyoti Deshpande, Amol S Phule, Heena Tabassum, Minal Wani

“…MS medium supplemented with IBA at a concentration of 1 mg L-1 was most effective in promoting the highest number of roots, while 2 mg L-1 IBA was optimal for achieving the longest root length. …”
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Using Landscape Metrics of Pixel Scale Land Cover Extracted from High Spatial Resolution Images to Classify Block-Level Urban Land Use by Haofeng Luo, Xiaomei Yang, Zhihua Wang, Yueming Liu, Huifang Zhang, Ku Gao, Qingyang Zhang

“…Well-known landscape metrics could play an important connecting role, but these also encounter the scale selection issue; i.e., the optimal spatial unit size is an image pixel or a segmented image object. …”
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in coastal plain water network areas: shifting management focus to sediments by Miao-Miao Wang, Zhiqiang Xia, Jianming Jiang, Jianming Jiang, Haigang Wu, Hurong Huang, Xilong Zhang, Wen-Jun Hong, Minjie Li, Minjie Li, Liang-Hong Guo, Liang-Hong Guo

“…The perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (PFCAs) dominated the PFAS (water: 84.9%; sediments: 76.9%), while sediments harbored more perfluoroalkyl sulfonic acids than surface water (PFSAs; 23.1% vs. 15.1%). …”
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Impact of Completeness of Revascularization on Long-Term Outcomes in Patients With Post-Infarction Ventricular Septal Rupture by Jiexu Ma, Hang Xu, Shanshan Zheng, Zhiyuan Zhu, Sheng Liu

“…Background: Ventricular septal rupture (VSR) is a life-threatening complication of myocardial infarction. While surgical repair is regarded as the definitive treatment, the optimal approach to revascularization remains uncertain. …”
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Association between life’s crucial 9 and kidney stones: a population-based study by Xiao-ran Li, Xiao-ran Li, Han-lin Liu, Han-lin Liu, Li Wang, Li Wang, Jian-wei Yang, Jian-wei Yang, Kang-yu Wang, Kang-yu Wang, Si-yu Chen, Si-yu Chen, Li Yang, Li Yang

“…The overall prevalence of kidney stones was 8.45%, while the average recurrence rate stood at 2.96%. …”
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Global, regional and national burden of decubitus ulcers in 204 countries and territories from 1990 to 2021: a systematic analysis based on the global burden of disease study 2021 by Shenyue Zhang, Guoxing Wei, Guoxing Wei, Liu Han, Weibing Zhong, Zhentan Lu, Zehao Niu, Zehao Niu

“…Deaths due to decubitus ulcers rose from 16,622 in 1990 to 37,033 in 2021, while the global ASR of death declined from 0.53 to 0.46 per 100,000 persons. …”
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Therapeutic effect of focused-extracorporeal shockwave therapy on muscular and adjacent tissue stiffness and pain changes in myofascial pain syndrome: A randomized controlled trial... by Pijakkana Vasvit, Kultida Klarod, Oranat Sukkho, Sirirat Kiatkulanusorn, Phurichaya Werasirirat, Xue-Qiang Wang, Yong-Hui Zhang, Juntip Namsawang, Pornpimol Muanjai, Nongnuch Luangpon

“…Additionally, VAS scores decreased at all time points following fESWT (p < 0.05), while the sham-fESWT group also demonstrated reductions during the final two weeks. …”
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Microbial hallmarks of the respiratory tract in lung cancer: a meta-analysis by Bin Zhu, Stephanie S. McHale, Michelle Van Scoyk, Gregory Riddick, Pei-Ying Wu, Chu-Fang Chou, Katherine Y. Tossas, Katherine Y. Tossas, Katherine Y. Tossas, Katherine Y. Tossas, Ching-Yi Chen, Robert A. Winn

“…IntroductionLung cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths and has been associated with the microbiota of the human respiratory tract. However, the optimal sample type for studying the role of microbiota in lung cancer and the microbial hallmarks of lung cancer patients remain unclear. …”
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Characterisation of Fluid Administration in Burn Shock—A Retrospective Cohort Analysis by Marianne Kruse, Ida Katinka Lenz, David Josuttis, Philip Plettig, Klaus Hahnenkamp, Denis Gümbel, Claas Güthoff, Bernd Hartmann, Martin Aman, Marc Dominik Schmittner, Volker Gebhardt

“…Background: Finding the optimal amount of fluid is a major challenge in burn shock. …”
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Determinants of prolonged weaning-to-service interval in primiparous Landrace × Yorkshire sows under tropical conditions: Impact of age at first farrowing, lactation length, and li... by Nguyen Hoai Nam, Do Thi Kim Lanh, Nguyen Van Thanh, Bui Van Dung, Peerapol Sukon

“…This study aimed to identify critical risk factors associated with prolonged WSI (>6 days) in first-parity Landrace × Yorkshire sows raised under tropical conditions. Materials and Methods: A retrospective cohort analysis was performed using production records from 3,222 sows on a commercial farm in Central Vietnam. …”
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