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

“…Introduction Recent studies on cognitive training in patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) showed positive long-term effects on cognition and daily living, suggesting remote computer-based programmes to increase training sessions while reducing patient’s travelling. …”
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Nomograms for Predicting High Hospitalization Costs and Prolonged Stay among Hospitalized Patients with pAECOPD by Nafeisa Dilixiati, Mengyu Lian, Ziliang Hou, Jie Song, Jingjing Yang, Ruiyan Lin, Jinxiang Wang

“…We developed and validated two nomograms for predicting high hospitalization costs and prolonged stay, respectively, among hospitalized patients with pAECOPD. This trial is registered with ChiCTR2000039959.…”
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Treatment with Sulodexide Downregulates Biomarkers for Endothelial Dysfunction in Convalescent COVID-19 Patients by Alejandro J Gonzalez-Ochoa MD, Gyozo Szolnoky MD, Ana G Hernandez-Ibarra MD, Jawed Fareed PhD

“…Conclusions Patients in the convalescent phase of COVID-19 who received sulodexide for eight weeks showed a reduction in TM, vWF, D-dimer, CRP, and IL-6 serum levels compared to placebo. …”
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Opioid Nonadherence Risk Prediction of Patients with Cancer-Related Pain Based on Five Machine Learning Algorithms by Jinmei Liu, Juan Luo, Xu Chen, Jiyi Xie, Cong Wang, Hanxiang Wang, Qi Yuan, Shijun Li, Yu Zhang, Jianli Hu, Chen Shi

“…The best model obtained in this study, the LR model, had an AUC_ROC of 0.82, accuracy of 0.82, and specificity of 0.71. The DCA showed that clinical interventions for patients at high risk of opioid nonadherence based on the LR model can benefit patients. …”
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PEEK Cages versus PMMA Spacers in Anterior Cervical Discectomy: Comparison of Fusion, Subsidence, Sagittal Alignment, and Clinical Outcome with a Minimum 1-Year Follow-Up by Jan-Helge Klingler, Marie T. Krüger, Ronen Sircar, Evangelos Kogias, Christoph Scholz, Florian Volz, Christian Scheiwe, Ulrich Hubbe

“…We could not specify a superior disc substitute for anterior cervical discectomy. This trial is registered with DRKS00003591.…”
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Improvement in Impaired Social Cognition but Not Seizures by Everolimus in a Child with Tuberous Sclerosis-Associated Autism through Increased Serum Antioxidant Proteins and Oxidan... by Kunio Yui, George Imataka, Hitomi Sasaki, Yohei Kawasaki, Tohru Okanshi, Ryoichi Shiroki, Shigemi Yoshihara

“…Serum TAP levels gradually decreased from baseline to the lowest value at 16 weeks and then increased at 24 weeks, showing a trend toward decreased total score of the Aberrant Behavior Checklist. …”
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Method comparison and overview of refractive measurements in children: implications for myopia management by Lihua Li, Arne Ohlendorf, Siegfried Wahl, Jonas Müller, Xiaoqin Chen

“…Both astigmatic components showed no clinically relevant bias.Conclusion The spherical equivalent, measured without cycloplegic agents, led to more myopic measurements when wavefront-based refraction was used. …”
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Drains vs. no drains following burr-hole evacuation of chronic subdural hematoma by Sajag Gupta

“…Persons who met the inclusion criteria were enrolled in the trial through the emergency room and OPD. All patients were prepared for surgery, and their informed permission was obtained. …”
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Enhancement of Growth, Antioxidant Activity, and Immunity in Nile Tilapia (<i>Oreochromis niloticus</i>) Through Recombinant <i>Bacillus subtilis</i> Expressing L-Gulonolactone Oxi... by Jirawadee Kaewda, Surintorn Boonanuntanasarn, Papungkorn Sangsawad, Pimpisut Manassila, Chatsirin Nakharuthai

“…After 90 days of the feeding trial, the BS+GULO groups showed the highest improvements in final weight, weight gain, specific growth rate, average daily gain, and relative growth rate. …”
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Variation in clinical and patient‐reported outcomes among complex heart failure with preserved ejection fraction phenotypes by Kelsey M. Flint, Sanjiv J. Shah, Eldrin F. Lewis, David P. Kao

“…Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) measured health status. All phenotypes showed increase in potassium with spironolactone, although only three phenotypes showed significant increase in creatinine, and two phenotypes showed significant decrease in systolic blood pressure. …”
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Evaluation of enzymatic hydrolysis of palm kernel meal in largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) by Tao Ding, Hao Wang, Xiaofang Liang, Jie Yang, Yaping Zhu, Min Xue

“…In comparison to the other two experimental groups, the water solubility (WS), pellet durability index (PDI), and floatability showed no significant differences in SBM. The diets PKM and EPKM showed higher bulk density (BD) and hydration time (HT) compared to SBM. …”
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Serial Assessment of Immune Status by Circulating CD8+ Effector T Cell Frequencies for Posttransplant Infectious Complications by Shinji Uemoto, Kazue Ozawa, Hiroto Egawa, Yasutsugu Takada, Hiroshi Sato, Satoshi Teramukai, Mureo Kasahara, Kohei Ogawa, Masako Ono, Kenji Takai, Masanori Fukushima, Kayo Inaba, Koichi Tanaka

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Abogados y apoderados en pleitos de tierras, Chiapas, 1833-1872 by María del Rocío Ortiz Herrera

“…It analyses the strategies that these legal representatives employed in the land trials, as well as the legal arguments they brought in play, in order to show some of the difficulties faced by indigenous peasants and poor ladinos while defending their lands before the courts.…”
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Chrysoeriol ameliorates hyperglycemia by regulating the carbohydrate metabolic enzymes in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats by Baskaran Krishnan, Abirami Ramu Ganesan, Ravindran Balasubramani, Dinh Duc Nguyen, Soon Woong Chang, Shaoyun Wang, Jianbo Xiao, Balamuralikrishnan Balasubramanian

“…Thirty rats were categorized as control, diabetic control supplemented with 0, 20 mg/kg chrysoeriol and 600 μg/kg BW of glibenclamide for 45-day trial period. Our results indicated that the inclusion of chrysoeriol (20 mg/kg), showed a significant reduction in plasma glucose, hemoglobin and glycosylated hemoglobin level with a rising of plasma insulin sensitivity. …”
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Effects of Clostridium butyricum on Growth Performance, Intestinal Health, and Disease Resistance of Hybrid Grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus♀ × E. lanceolatus♂) Fed with Cottonse... by Ling Pan, Weikang Li, Ruitao Xie, Hongyu Liu, Beiping Tan, Xiaohui Dong, Qihui Yang, Shuyan Chi, Shuang Zhang

“…An 8-week feeding trial was conducted to investigate the effects of C. butyricum on the growth performance, microbiota, immunity response, and disease resistance in hybrid grouper fed with cottonseed protein concentrate (CPC) replacement of fishmeal. …”
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Comparative assessment of a virtual performance measure with self-report and performance-based outcomes in patients with hip osteoarthritis by Helen Razmjou, Suzanne Denis, Susan Robarts, Amy Wainwright, Patricia Dickson, Ania Roszkowski, John Murnaghan

“…Methods The VPM score was based on the results of 10 videos showing increasing difficulty in performing specific functional tasks. …”
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Omnidiversity Consolidation of Conservation Assessment: A Case Study of Tasmanian Coastal Geoconservation Sites by Jake Crisp, Joanna Ellison, Andrew Fischer

“…Subsequent research could augment omnidiversity with other traditional biodiversity assessment approaches and conservation strategies, further trial in other ecosystems, and develop an optimized third-party digital application to provide greater availability for use.…”
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Validation of a face image assessment technology to study the dynamics of human functional states in the EEG resting-state paradigm by A. N. Savostyanov, E. G. Vergunov, A. E. Saprygin, D. A. Lebedkin

“…It was shown that the subject’s gender, stimulus type (screen empty or showing own/other face), trial number are accompanied by differences in facial activity and can be used as study-specific covariates. …”
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Association between bone mineral density and scoliosis: a two-sample mendelian randomization study in european populations by Fangjun Yang, Jiantao Wen

“…Sensitivity analyses showed no evidence of pleiotropy or heterogeneity (p > 0.05) (MR-PRESSO and Cochrane). …”
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Beneficial Effects of Ursodeoxycholic Acid on Metabolic Parameters and Oxidative Stress in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Randomized Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Cli... by Biljana Lakić, Ranko Škrbić, Snežana Uletilović, Nebojša Mandić-Kovačević, Milkica Grabež, Mirna Popović Šarić, Miloš P. Stojiljković, Ivan Soldatović, Zorica Janjetović, Anastasija Stokanović, Nataša Stojaković, Momir Mikov

“…The eight-week UDCA administration showed beneficial effects on metabolic and oxidative stress parameters in patients with T2DM. …”
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