Distribution of Major HLA-A, -B, -DR, and -DQ Loci Potentially Associated with Multiple Sclerosis in a Healthy Population from Southern Morocco by Abir Fguirouche, Fatimazahra Ouahmani, Ikram Brahim, Raja Hazime, Nissrine Louhab, Najib Kissani, Mohamed Chraa, Brahim Admou

“…HLA class I typing was executed using the CDC (complement dependent cytotoxicity) technique (OneLambda™, Los Angeles CA, USA), and HLA class II typing was performed by either PCR-SSP (sequence-specific primer, OneLambda) or PCR-SSO (sequence-specific oligonucleotides) using the Luminex Xmap (Lifecodes, Immucor, Peachtree, Corners, GA, USA) system. …”
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Clinical Efficacy Between Intravenous Paracetamol and Intravenous Fentanyl for Propofol Deep Sedation in Colonoscopy: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Thiparporn T, Supan W, Amornyotin S

“…No serious complications were observed in either group.Conclusion: Intravenous paracetamol with propofol deep sedation in adult patients is non-inferior to intravenous fentanyl for successful colonoscopy completion. …”
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Synergistic Effect of Quercetin and α-Lipoic Acid on Aluminium Chloride Induced Neurotoxicity in Rats by Sooad Saud Al-Otaibi, Maha Mohamad Arafah, Bechan Sharma, Abdullah Salih Alhomida, Nikhat Jamal Siddiqi

“…Pretreatment of AlCl3 exposed rats to either quercetin or α-lipoic acid also restored altered lipid peroxidation and superoxide dismutase to near normal levels. …”
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On Your Mark, Get Set, Choose! A Randomized Cross-Over Study Comparing Fixed and Self-Selected Rest Periods in Interval Running Among Professional Female Soccer Players by Asaf Ben-Ari, Yedidya Silverman, Uri Obolski, Israel Halperin

“…Therefore, coaches and trainees can choose either approach based on their preferences and training goals.…”
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The French Actor on the London Stage: Charles Fechter by Catherine Quirk

“…Anticipating Clapp’s scathing dissection of his pronunciation of particular words and the want of taste shown in the later American audiences who accepted him, some English commentators reacted to the actor’s choices as specifically (and unnecessarily) French, and as unsuited to the London stage. Others either dismissed the accent and mannerisms altogether, ignoring Fechter’s nationality to assess both positively and negatively his basic skills as an actor, or saw the particularly French aspects of his representations as adding to the actor’s broader appeal. …”
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Risk factors associated with the failure of local methotrexate combined with minimally invasive surgery for late cesarean scar pregnancy by Xiao-Tong Cheng, Yan-Song Liu, Dan-Yang Song, Xiao-Cui Nie, Yu-Shi Xiang, Ju-Min Niu

“…Methods This retrospective case-control study was conducted between January 2016 and December 2023, involving patients with late CSP (≥ 8 weeks) who received local MTX injection combined with either hysteroscopic or laparoscopic surgery. Cesarean scar pregnancy was classified as type I, II, or III based on the direction of growth of the gestational sac and the residual myometrial thickness as assessed by ultrasound. …”
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Geographical Differences in the Safety and Efficacy of Tofacitinib Versus TNFi: A Post Hoc Analysis of ORAL Surveillance by Bogdan Batko, Slawomir Jeka, Piotr Wiland, Agnieszka Zielińska, Maria Stopińska-Polaszewska, Marcin Stajszczyk, Magdalena Kosydar-Piechna, Mary Jane Cadatal, Jose L. Rivas

“…Methods Patients with RA in ORAL Surveillance (NCT02092467), who were aged ≥ 50 years with ≥ 1 additional CV risk factor, received tofacitinib 5 or 10 mg twice daily or TNFi; 45.9% were from either Poland or North America. This post hoc analysis stratified patients by region (Poland, North America, Other countries). …”
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Pragmatic algorithm for visual assessment of 4-Repeat tauopathies in [18F]PI-2620 PET Scans by Theresa Bauer, Matthias Brendel, Mirlind Zaganjori, Alexander M. Bernhardt, Alexander Jäck, Sophia Stöcklein, Maximilian Scheifele, Johannes Levin, Thilo van Eimeren, Alexander Drzezga, Osama Sabri, Henryk Barthel, Robert Perneczky, Günter Höglinger, Nicolai Franzmeier, Johannes Gnörich

“…Visual assessment of tau-PET scans (choice: 4R-tauopathy, AD-tauopathy, no-tauopathy) was conducted using either 20–40-minute or 40–60-minute intervals, with raw (common) and cerebellar grey matter scaled standardized reading settings (intensity-scaled). …”
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The Effect of Rosuvastatin on a murine model of deep vein thrombosis by Megan E. Barney, Shenghao Zhou, Anh Le-Cook, Naly Setthavongsack, Gabriel Nager, Jennifer M. Loftis, Randy L. Woltjer, Monica Hinds, Khanh P. Nguyen

“…Materials and methods: Wildtype CD1 mice were fed either regular chow or 1 mg/kg rosuvastatin diets for 1 week prior to surgically induced DVT. …”
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A systematic review of outcomes reported in studies to optimise the medication use of patients at hospital discharge by Joke Wuyts, Veerle Foulon, Samuel Sebastian Allemann, Fabienne Boeni

“…The interventions investigated in the quantitative literature mostly had multiple components performed either pre- or post-discharge. Sixty percent of the qualitative studies addressed the views of healthcare professionals, 40% the views of patients, and only one study addressed both. …”
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Hydrogen-oxygen mixture inhalation as an adjunctive treatment to home-based exercise in older patients with knee osteoarthritis: an open-label, blinded-endpoint, randomized control... by Chenhui Wang, Mengwei Yan, Yuru Li, Lei Han, Hongqian Wang, Shufeng Jia, Xingchen Liu, Yang Liu, Fan Wu, Baoguo Wang

“…Our study aims to assess the therapeutic potential of hydrogen-oxygen mixture (H2-O2) inhalation for KOA.MethodsIn this randomized controlled trial, eligible elderly KOA patients were randomly assigned to either Group H or Group C. Both groups participated in a 12-week home-based exercise (HBE) program, which included knee-joint exercises and health education. …”
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Segmental analysis of human hair reveals intra-annual variation in 25(OH)D3 concentrations in modern and archaeological individuals by Kate Britton, Orsolya Czére, Eléa Gutierrez, Linda M. Reynard, Eamon Laird, Gary Duncan, Baukje de Roos

“…While results are promising, we recognise the limits of this study in terms of sample size and use of self-reported data, and further work is needed to better understand the relationship between serum and hair 25(OH)D3 before this approach can further be developed as either a non-invasive medical test or an archaeo-investigative technique.…”
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Clinical outcomes among HIV positive babies below 18 months of age, diagnosed under the Early Infant Diagnosis (EID) programme, India: a mixed-methods studyResearch in context by Suchit Kamble, Nilesh Gawde, Shilpa Bembalkar, Noopur Goel, Mohan Thorwat, Kalyani Nikhare, Sushmita Kamble, Radhika Brahme, Swapna Pawar, Harsh Kubavat, Bhawanisingh Kushwaha, Vinita Verma, Chinmoyee Das, Raman Gangakhedkar

“…Baseline CD4 count less than 1500 cells/mm3 had a higher hazard for mortality (hazard ratio 11.39 (CI: 1.45, 89.45), p = 0.021) as well as for either mortality or development of opportunistic infections (hazard ratio 4.87 (CI: 1.56, 15.15), p = 0.006). …”
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Economic Burden of HIV in a Commercially Insured Population in the United States by Cindy Y. Chen, Prina Donga, Alicia K. Campbell, Babafemi Taiwo

“…**Objectives:** To assess characteristics, healthcare resource utilization (HRU), and costs among adults and adolescents either with newly diagnosed HIV-1 or initiated with PrEP. …”
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Contribution à l’étude de la mobilité pollicale des primates actuels. Plaidoyer en faveur de l’importance du rôle de leur pouce by J Norbert Kuhlmann

“…The 4th finger is the longest.Among platyrhinians, the joint is also concave/convex, but either slightly oblique or a little less congruent, or of condylar type (Callitrichinae). …”
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Acute effect of endurance exercise on human milk insulin concentrations: a randomised cross-over study by Rebecca Lyng Holm, Mads Holmen, Md Abu Jafar Sujan, Md Abu Jafar Sujan, Guro F. Giskeødegård, Trine Moholdt, Trine Moholdt

“…In the fasted sample obtained at 07:00 h, the concentration was 9.9 (SD 7.2) μIU/mL, whereas the concentration was 12.7 (SD 9.0) μIU/mL at 11:00 h (p = 0.009), and 15.0 (SD 11.7) μIU/mL at 15:00 h (p < 0.001).ConclusionOne session of endurance exercise, either at moderate- or high intensity, had no statistically significant effect on human milk insulin concentration. …”
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Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Primary Aldosteronism After Adrenalectomy or Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonist Treatment: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis by Chien‐Wei Huang, Tse‐Ying Huang, Ya‐Fei Yang, Li‐Yang Chang, Yu‐Kang Tu, Vin‐Cent Wu, Jui‐Yi Chen

“…Additionally, 546 patients received either adrenalectomy or MRA treatment. The pooled incidence rate of MACE among patients with PA after treatment was 2.20/100 patient‐years (95% CI, 1.70–2.80), higher than that of non‐PA hypertension (1.20/100 patient‐years [95% CI, 0.70–2.10]). …”
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Three-Dimensional Modelling of Desorbed Gas Volume and Comparison to Gas Production Rate in the Montney Plays, Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin by Gihun Song, Hyun Suk Lee, Hyundon Shin

“…The largest gas production in Canada is recovered from either tight sandstone or shale reservoirs. The Montney play in Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin (WCSB) has produced up to 80% of Canadian natural gas production. …”
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Clinical Characteristics of Inpatients with Diabetic Foot Ulcer Admitted with Non-Ulcer Complaints: A Retrospective Study by Li L, Li Y, Qin S, Zeng J, Ma W, Wei D

“…These patients do not receive standardized management for DFU either before or after admission. Targeted measures are needed to improve this situation.Keywords: diabetic foot ulcer, admission complaint, non-ulcer, non-specialist…”
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Efficacy and Tolerability of Two Different Low-Volume Split-Dose Polyethylene Glycol Electrolytes Solution Bowel Preparation for Morning Colonoscopy by Hefeng Tian, Hui Li, Xuanrui Zhu, Wenlong Liu, Ying Fan, Lei Shi, Xiu Wang

“…A total of 120 patients were randomized to receive either the control group (n = 64) or the experimental group (n = 65). …”
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