“Does speech in patients with different Parkinson’s disease subtypes decline over time?” by Vanessa Brzoskowski dos Santos, Fernanda Venzke Zardin, Rui Rothe-Neves, Maira Rozenfeld Olchik

“…The analyzed acoustic variables included syllable number, duration, phonation time, articulation rate, average syllable duration (ASD), and pause ratio. …”
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Preparation and characterization of Arctium lappa L. polysaccharide-Zn(II) complex and evaluation of its immune activity by Yang Liu, Wanbing Pan, Lingyu Li, Jianquan Gong, Hongjing Dong, Bin Zhang, Jiahao Lin, Zhenjia Zheng

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Forecasting Macroeconomic Dynamics in Ukraine: The Impact of a Full-Scale War by Olena Dobrovolska, Olena Kolotilina, Mariia Ostapenko

“…The study uses the ARIMA (Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average) model to analyse various economic indicators, including GDP, inflation, unemployment, public debt, foreign direct investment, and currency devaluation. …”
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Therapeutic potential of Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) by Abdul-Malik Bawah, Kasim Abdulai, Priscilla Cecilia Akpene Amenya

“…Results: The MNT intervention group showed significant improvements in liver function tests (ALT and AST decreased by 25 % on average, p < 0.01) and metabolic markers (BMI reduced by 3 %, p < 0.01). …”
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Hyperglycemia Is a Potential Prognostic Factor for Exacerbation in Severe Psoriasis with Diabetes or Prediabetes by Yongpisarn T, Thadanipon K, Suchonwanit P, Rattanakaemakorn P

“…Multiple studies have found a correlation between psoriasis severity and hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c, average blood sugar levels for the last 3 months); however, it is unknown whether hyperglycemia can also cause psoriasis exacerbation. …”
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Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in Children: A Cross-Sectional Study of Blood Pressure Indices by Sulaiman K. Abdullah, Ibrahim A. Sandokji, Aisha K. Al-Ansari, Hadeel A. Alsubhi, Abdulaziz Bahassan, Esraa Nawawi, Fawziah H. Alqahtani, Marwan N. Flimban, Mohamed A. Shalaby, Jameela A. Kari

“…<b>Objective:</b> To evaluate the correlation between ABPM-derived indices in children, with a subgroup analysis comparing those with and without CKD. Secondary objectives included identifying factors associated with AASI and ARV and assessing their utility in cardiovascular risk stratification. …”
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Identification of factors directly linked to incident chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A causal graph modeling study. by Robert W Gregg, Chad M Karoleski, Edwin K Silverman, Frank C Sciurba, Dawn L DeMeo, Panayiotis V Benos

“…Of the 131 variables analyzed, 6 were identified as informative to future lung function abnormalities, namely forced expiratory flow in the middle range (FEF25-75%), average lung wall thickness in a 10 mm radius (Pi10), severe emphysema, age, sex, and height. …”
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Classifying breast intraductal proliferative lesions via a knowledge distillation framework using convolutional neural network-based nuclei-segmentation-assisted classification (KD... by Xiangmin Li, Jiamei Chen, Bo Luo, Minyan Xia, Xu Zhang, Hangjia Zhu, Yutian Zhang-Cai, Yongshun Chen, Yang Yang, Yaofeng Wen

“…Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) show great potential for providing objective analysis strategies for HE images. In this study, we proposed a novel knowledge distillation (KD) framework using CNN-based nuclei segmentation-assisted classification (KDCNN-NSAC). …”
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Estimating the incidence of interstitial lung diseases in the Cree of Eeyou Istchee, northern Québec. by Matthieu Storme, Alexandre Semionov, Deborah Assayag, Michael Lefson, Darlene Kitty, David Dannenbaum, Jill Torrie, Pierre Lejeune, Elizabeth Robinson, Faiz Ahmad Khan

“…For Definite ILD and the most common subtype, we calculated the average annual incidence rates, age-standardized to the province of Quebec, for 2006 to 2013, using a gamma distribution to calculate 95% confidence intervals.…”
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Clinical and functional outcomes of masquelet technique for treating Fracture-related Infections(FRIs) in shoulder girdle by Jingshu Fu, Jie Shen, Shulin Wang, Dong Sun, Xiaohua Wang, Shengpeng Yu, Zhao Xie, Hongri Wu

“…Following univariate analysis, patient age, post-debridement internal fixation, and bone graft type were not associated with the need for additional revision. …”
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Fine-scale satellite-based monitoring of temperature and vegetation cover in microclimates, distribution ranges, and landscape connectivity for Neurergus kaiseri (Kaiser’s mountain... by Peyman Karami, Sajad Tavakoli, Mina Esmaeili

“…Using Landsat 8 in Google Earth Engine (GEE), we calculated annual average land surface temperature (LST) and normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) from 2013 to 2024. …”
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Risk factors for bleeding complications of percutaneous renal biopsy of native kidneys by 李思倩, 孙婧, 蒋栋, 于光, 郭志勇, 边琪

“…Objective To retrospectively analyze the incidence of and risk factors for bleeding complications after percutaneous renal biopsy(PRB)of native kidneys.Methods The patients undergoing native PRB in Changhai Hospital of Naval Medical University(Second Military Medical University)from January 2017 to December 2018 were enrolled.Complete clinical and pathological data were collected.Blood routine and renal ultrasonography were conducted after PRB.Based on post-operative occurrence of bleeding complications in patients,the enrolled patients were divided into non-bleeding group(NBG),mild bleeding group(MBG,defined as the summation of the long and short diameter less than 5 cm as well as the hemoglobin decrease less than 10% after PRB)and moderate to severe bleeding group(SBG,defined as gross hematuria,and/or hemoglobin decrease no less than 10%,and/or the summation of the long and short diameters no less than 5 cm and/or the need for transfusion/interventional therapy/surgery/death).The differences of clinical and pathological indices between the groups were compared.The risk factors of bleeding complications were analyzed by logistic regression model.Results A total of 357 patients were included in the study.The average age of patients was 47(34.0,61.0)and 51.2%(183 patients)of the patients were male.Among the patients,23 patients(6.4%)were complicated with acute kidney injury and 157 patients(44.0%)were complicated with hypertension.Overall,the rate of bleeding complications was 58.5%(209 patients),of which 105 patients(29.4%)developed severe bleeding complications,3 patients(0.84%)required transfusion and/or surgery intervention.Discharge time after PRB was not significantly different between NBG and MBG,suggesting that mild bleeding has no adverse effect on patients’ short-term prognosis.Compared to the NBG,Patients in the SBG had lower levels of BMI,lower serum albumin,higher 24-hour urine protein,higher D-Dimer levels,higher rates of nephritic syndrome,longer hospital stay,higher serum urea nitrogen and higher estimated glomerular filtration rate(all P<0.05).After multivariable logistic regression analysis of related factors utilizing forward screen method,it was found that,BMI(OR=0.883,P<0.05),24-hour urine protein(OR=1.124,P<0.05),serum urea nitrogen(OR=1.078,P<0.05),D-Dimer levels(OR=1.204,P<0.05)and the long diameter of the kidney(OR=0.683,P<0.05)were independent risk factors for severe bleeding complications after PRB.Conclusions Post-biopsy bleeding complications aren’t uncommon in patients with native PRB,but severe complications requiring transfusion or interventional therapy are rare.The patients with lower BMI,higher 24-hour urine protein,higher blood urea nitrogen,higher D-dimer levels and decreased kidney’s long diameter have higher bleeding risks,who should be monitored more carefully.…”
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Retinal clinical and morphofunctional changes in high myopia in combination with age-related macular degeneration of different stages by L. K. Moshetova, I. B. Alekseev, I. V. Vorobyeva, Yu. A. Nam

“…Purpose: an analysis of clinical and morphofunctional changes of the retina in high myopia combined with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) of various stages.Materials and methods. …”
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The use of the Scleroderma Clinical Trials Consortium Damage Index in systemic sclerosis by L. P. Ananyeva, V. V. Babak, A. D. Koltakova, O. A. Koneva, O. V. Desinova, M. N. Starovoytova, O. B. Ovsyannikova, R. U. Shayakhmetova

“…Statistical data processing was performed using parametric and nonparametric analysis methods.Results of the study. At inclusion in the study, the median (Me) of the SCTC-DI was 7.5 [4; 12] points (min–max: 0–23). 27 (36%) patients initially had a low degree of damage (SCTC-DI≤5), the rest had moderate or severe damage. …”
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Development of a Microfluidic Paper-Based Analytical Device for Myeloperoxidase Detection in Periodontitis by Juliane Caroline Leão, Thiago Mazzu, Vitor Leão, Paola Gomes Souza, Nathalya Maria Vilela Moura, Emanuel Carrilho, Mario Taba

“…<b>Materials and Methods:</b> A platform similar to a 96-well plate was printed on Watman^® chromatography paper to run the experimental analysis with unstimulated saliva samples were collected from two groups of patients: those with periodontal health (H, n = 15) and established periodontitis (PD, n = 15). …”
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Reactivation of cytomegalovirus, human herpes virus, and Epstein-Barr virus infections after hemapoietic stem cell transplantation in children by T. V. Antonova, O. E. Pobegalova, O. V. Gorchakova, L. S. Zubarovskaya, O. S. Yudinceva, D. A. Lioznov

“…The number of viral DNA copies was calculated per 105 cells. Statistical analysis was carried out using SPSS Statistics 22 software package.Results: On pre-transplant evaluation, 47 of 95 pediatric patients were tested for CMV with positive result in 36 children, 27 patients were tested for EBV and 17 were positive. …”
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Assessment of mealtime behaviors in Chinese children with autism spectrum disorder by Lili Zhang, Yunjian Zhang, Zhongbi Peng, Yun Chen, Lan Zhang, Lidan Liang, Yi Wang, Hao Zhou

“…Although the value of average variance extra (AVE) of the main scale is slightly below 0.5, the composite reliability (CR) is both above 0.7. …”
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COMPARATIVE CHARACTERISTICS AND RESULTS OF SURGICAL TREATMENT IN PATIENTS WITH MEDIAN ARCUATE LIGAMENT SYNDROME IN COMBINATION WITH REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS by A. M. Ignashov, Zhuo Wang, S. G. Balandov, D. V. Kachalov, E. V. Blinov, M. V. Mamchenkova, A. Yu. Gichkin, A. N. Morozov, L. F. Kovaleva, S. D. Migashchuk

“…The average age of the patients is about 30 years, the female gender prevailed. …”
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Air-Hole-Assisted Photonic Lanterns by Lijie Hou, Zhiqun Yang, Yaping Liu, Huihui Wang, Bingyi Zhao, Zhanhua Huang, Lin Zhang

“…Furthermore, an error analysis is provided to confirm the feasibility of our approach. …”
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Unlocking Cardiac Insights: Displacement of Aortic Root for Calculation of Ejection Fraction in Emergency Department in India by Sudhi Manu, Gopinathan Vivek, Asanaru Kunju Sanjan, A. Ajay, S. Nisarg, Mymbilly Balakrishnan Jayaraj, T. R. Aishwarya, Mohammad Khalid, S. Chetana

“…Comparative analysis revealed DAR’s superior sensitivity (86.21%) compared to mitral annular plane systolic excursion (48.28%) and end-point septal separation (45.45%). …”
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