Effects of Acupotomy on Biomechanical Characteristics of Flexor and Extensor Muscle Groups and Cartilage Degeneration in Rabbits with Knee Osteoarthritis by GAO Hainan, ZHANG Mengyi, LIU Xi, ZHONG Peirong, TANG Yanjuan, SHAO Xinxin, TAN Zili, ZHU Xiangyu

“…ObjectiveTo study the effects of acupotomy on the muscle function of the flexor and extensor muscle groups, and cartilage degeneration in rabbits with knee osteoarthritis, and comprehensively explore the biomechanical mechanism of acupotomy in the treatment of KOA.MethodsSixty male New Zealand rabbits were divided into a blank group, a model group, an acupotomy group, and an electroacupuncture group using the random number table method, with 15 rabbits in each group. …”
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Cognitive symptoms in schizophrenia: an analysis of awareness, assessment, and management practices among psychiatrists and primary care physicians by Luis Agüera-Ortiz, Luis Agüera-Ortiz, Enric Aragonés, Enric Aragonés, Bárbara Buch-Vicente, Bárbara Buch-Vicente, Juan Manuel Mendive, Mercedes Peña, Eduard Vieta

“…Both groups also considered the detection of these symptoms as crucial for improving patient functionality (89% psychiatrists vs 88% PCPs). …”
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Paridis Rhizoma Saponins ameliorate CCl4-induced liver fibrosis via modulation of the Nrf2-HO-1/NQO-1 and TGF-β1/Smads signaling pathways by Yan Hong, Shuang Geng, Huihao Ao, Mengya Fu, Xiaojun Yang, Gang Cao, Yanquan Han

“…Objective/background: Paridis Rhizoma is a common traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), possessing therapeutic effects including heat-clearing, detoxification, and liver calming effects. …”
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Breakdown or Personality Disorder? Psychiatric Characterization and Developmental Pathways Towards Young Adulthood in Adolescents with Pathological Personality Structure by Chiara Rogantini, Marika Orlandi, Arianna Vecchio, Diletta Cristina Pratile, Raffaella Fiamma Cabini, Elena Ballante, Valentina De Giorgis, Renato Borgatti, Martina Maria Mensi

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: Research is lacking about the development of personality disorders (PDs) from adolescence to early adulthood. …”
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Nonlocal Huygens’ meta-lens for high-quality-factor spin-multiplexing imaging by Jin Yao, Yubin Fan, Yunhui Gao, Rong Lin, Zhihui Wang, Mu Ku Chen, Shumin Xiao, Din Ping Tsai

“…Abstract Combining bright-field and edge-enhanced imaging affords an effective avenue for extracting complex morphological information from objects, which is particularly beneficial for biological imaging. …”
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Serological and genetic analysis of a novel 27delC variant in A subgroup: a case report by ZHANG Yingjun, ZHU Yuli, FENG Zhihui, YU Shuhong

“…[Objective] To conduct serological identification and molecular mechanism study on a ambiguous ABO blood group. …”
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Lipid Levels and Atherogenic Indices as Important Predictive Parameters in the Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis—Slovak Pilot Study by Karolína Kubalová, Igor Porvazník, Mária Majherová, Lenka Demková, Anna Piotrowska, Marta Mydlárová Blaščáková

“…<i>Background and Objective</i>: Tuberculosis is one of the globally prevalent infectious diseases. …”
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Role of Early Trauma on Defense Mechanisms and Coping Strategies in Personality Disorders by Fabrizio Turiaco, Fiammetta Iannuzzo, Clara Lombardo, Valentina Clementi, Carmela Mento, Antonio Drago, Antonio Bruno, Maria Rosaria Anna Muscatello, Gianluca Pandolfo

“…<i>Background and Objectives</i>: We investigated whether early psychological trauma can contribute to the development of dysfunctional personality traits and emotional dysregulation. …”
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An Initial Exploratory Examination of the Sensitivity and Specificity of MyCog Mobile Using the Mini-Cog as a Proxy for Suspected Cognitive Impairment by Stephanie Ruth Young, Elizabeth Dworak, Greg Byrne, Yusuke Shono, Manrui Zhang, Julia Yoshino Benavente, Lihua Yao, Mike Bass, Laura Curtis, Maria Varela Diaz, Callie Jones, Richard Gershon, Michael Wolf, Cindy Nowinski

“…Objectives: To help promote early detection of cognitive impairment in primary care, MyCog Mobile was designed as a cognitive screener that can be self-administered remotely on a personal smartphone. …”
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Long-term brain fog and cognitive impairment in previously hospitalized COVID-19 patients. by Barbara Junco, Daniel Samano Martin Del Campo, Vela Karakeshishyan, Danielle Bass, Evie Sobczak, Emily Swafford, Ana Bolanos, Joshua Rooks, Bernard S Baumel, Alberto R Ramos, Tatjana Rundek, Ayham Alkhachroum

“…<h4>Objectives</h4>Limited research exists on COVID-19 associated brain fog, and on the long-term cognitive and psychiatric sequelae in racially and ethnically diverse patients. …”
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MicroRNAs obtained from cervical swabs in predicting preterm birth by Rosalia Purbandari, Suheni Ninik Hariyati

“…Under stress conditions, their regulatory functions become significant, linking them to disease states. …”
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Mobile health apps for skin cancer triage in the general population: a qualitative study on healthcare providers’ perspectives by Tobias E. Sangers, Marlies Wakkee, Folkert Moolenburgh, Tamar Nijsten, Marjolein Lugtenberg

“…In order for HCPs to endorse those apps, emphasis must be placed on integrating accurate mHealth apps with accessible and inclusive design and functionality into clinical practice, factors that currently appear to be largely unmet.…”
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Hemostasis parameters in patients after coronary artery bypass surgery for stable angina by N. S. Lisyutenko, N. A. Morova, V. N. Tsekhanovich

“…The objective of research is to assess the significance of hemostatic profile in the postoperative period after coronary artery bypass surgery for predicting the one-year functioning of the grafts.Materials and methods. 46 men, who had coronary artery bypass surgery (CABS) for stable angina, were examined. 23 of them had 2 type diabetes mellitus (DM2), 23 of them did not have diabetes mellitus. …”
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UPLC-Q-TOF-MS-based unbiased serum metabolomics investigation of cholangiocarcinoma by Xiaowei Wang, Xuefeng Xu, Ran Jia, Yuanhong Xu, Ping Hu

“…ObjectiveCholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a highly aggressive malignancy, and early diagnosis remains challenging. …”
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Global Trends and Empirical Metrics in the Evaluation of Code Smells and Technical Debt: A Bibliometric Study by Ronald Henry Diaz Arrieta, Byron Leoncio Diaz Monroy, Luis Javier Castillo Heredia, Alexandra Gabriela Valenzuela Cobos

“…Among the critical factors that affect these attributes are code smells, indicators of structural deficiencies in the source code, which, although they do not directly affect functionality, significantly increase technical debt and maintenance costs. …”
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Trends in the Management and Outcomes of Kidney Transplantation for Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease by Madhukar S. Patel, Praveen Kandula, David Wojciechowski, James F. Markmann, Parsia A. Vagefi

“…Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is the most common genetic disorder leading to end-stage renal failure. The objective of this study was to evaluate a longitudinal experience of kidney transplantation for ADPKD. …”
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TIMP2 and IGFBP-7 as Biomarkers For The Diagnosis of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Post-operative Patients: An Evidence-Based Case Report by Igor Ian Wiguna, Gde Ngurah Irfan Bhaskara, Mutiara Reka Ananda Putri, Priscilla Ardianto, Widi Atmoko

“… Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is defined as a sudden reduction in kidney function which commonly occurs as a complication of major surgeries. …”
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A study on mechanisms of DMBT1’s regulation of occurrence and progression of chronic glomerulonephritis based on WNT signaling pathway by LU Zuo-kui, XU Wei-Jia, SHI Xou-yan

“…We examined the expression of DMBT1 in the kidney tissue with GGN through real time semi-quantitative polymerase chain reaction(qRT-PCR) and western blot, and analyzed the methylation level of DMBT1 gene in the patients with GGN by methylation polymerase chain peaction(MSP). To detect the migration function of DMBT1, we selected human podocytes(HPC) and divided them into DMBT1 transfection group(to conduct over-expression of NMBT1 gene) and control group. …”
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Related factors and prognostic significance of predialysis blood pressure variability by LV Yu-feng, DONG Hai-xia

“…Objective To study the clinical variables that may plausibly influence predialysis systolic blood pressure variability(SBPV),and to investigate the correlations of predialysis SBPV with all-cause mortality in patients receiving prevalent maintenance hemodialysis(MHD).Methods A total of 50 patients were enrolled in the study.All the blood pressure values before each dialysis were recorded between March and May in 2011.The mean systolic pressure(SBP)was calculated,and SBPV was estimated with the coefficient of variability.During the three months,clinical data and related biochemical parameters were collected,and echocardiography was carried out to detect cardiac structure and function.Death events were recorded during the next five years.Results The predialysis SBPV was 8.5% ±2.1%.SBPV showed a positive correlation with the age,body mass index(BMI)and left atrial diameter(LAD)(P<0.05 for all).Meantime,SBPV showed a negative correlation with the serum creatinine(SCr),average DBP,parathyroid hormone(PTH),doses of calcium carbonate and activated vitamin D(P<0.05).Patients with diabetes mellitus(DM),coronary artery disease(CAD)or taking alfablocker had higher SBPV(P<0.05).SBPV was used as a variate for conducting the multiple linear regression analysis,after adjustment,the seven variables of age,DM,CAD,BMI,LAD,SCr and taking alfa-blocker maintained their associations with predialysis SBPV(P<0.05).The equation of R~2=0.630.During 5 years of follow-up,12 patients died(24.0%).The Kaplan-meier survival analysis showed that the predialysis SBPV elevation was associated with the mortality rate(P<0.01).Conclusions Advanced age,the history of DM and/or CAD,lower SCr,higher BMI and LAD,and taking alpha-blocker were the independent risk factors of increased predialysis SBPV.The predialysis SBPV increase is associated with all-cause mortality in patients given prevalent MHD.…”
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ST2 myocardial stress marker research in patients with obstructive sleep apnea and gastroesophageal reflux disease by V. I. Kryvenko, O. A. Svityltska

“…Objective – To investigate the ST2 marker dynamics in the serum in patients with combined obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and analyze its relationship with myocardial dysfunction. …”
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