Concerns of older patients and their caregivers in the emergency department. by Noortje Zelis, Sarah E Huisman, Arisja N Mauritz, Jacqueline Buijs, Peter W de Leeuw, Patricia M Stassen

“…<h4>Background</h4>Older emergency department (ED) patients often have complex problems and severe illnesses with a high risk of adverse outcomes. …”
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Micropattern Silk Fibroin Film Facilitates Tendon Repair In Vivo and Promotes Tenogenic Differentiation of Tendon Stem/Progenitor Cells through the α2β1/FAK/PI3K/AKT Signaling Path... by Kang Lu, Hong Tang, Yang Wang, Liyuan Wang, Mei Zhou, Gang He, Hao Lu, Chuyue Tang, Wan Chen, Xiaoqing Ma, Kanglai Tang, Zhongliang Deng

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Novice Inter-Rater Reliability on the Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA) After a 4-Hour Training Session by Brent Harper, Adrian Aron

“…# Background The Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA) is a whole-body movement classification system that identifies non-optimal movement performance requiring further assessment. …”
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Comparative evaluation of diffused calcium and hydroxyl ion release from three different Indirect pulp capping agents in permanent teeth – An in vitro study by M.S. Fahanna Beegum, Sageena George, S. Anandaraj, Jyoti Sumi Issac, S. Nubesh Khan, Mohammed Ali Habibullah

“…Background: Indirect pulp capping therapy has gained increased popularity in paediatric dentistry since it is less invasive, and is of low cost. …”
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Neonatal stroke: Clinical characteristics and neurodevelopmental outcomes by Marwa M. Elgendy, Subhash Puthuraya, Carmela LoPiccolo, Wei Liu, Hany Aly, Sreenivas Karnati

“…Background: Neonatal stroke can potentially result in significant neurological sequelae in affected infants. …”
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Clinical and Instrumental Evaluation of Vestibular Function Before and After Cochlear Implantation in Adults by Pasqualina Maria Picciotti, Tiziana Di Cesare, Daniela Rodolico, Walter Di Nardo, Jacopo Galli

“…Background/Objectives: Vestibular dysfunction is one of the main complications after cochlear implant (CI) surgery, and there are currently no standardized protocols for vestibular assessment in CI candidates. …”
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Predicting the role of socio-economic indices for the Human Development Index based on a multivariate regression model by Zainab Alimoradi, Mark D. Griffiths, Mehran Alijanzadeh

“…Methods Secondary analysis was conducted between April and July 2022. …”
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The Chinese Version of the DigiHealthCom (Digital Health Competence) Instrument for Assessing Digital Health Competence of Health Care Professionals: Translation, Adaptation, and V... by Lu Gao, Meilian Chen, Jingxin Wei, Jinni Wang, Xiaoyan Liao

“… Abstract BackgroundDigital health competence is increasingly recognized as a core competence for health care professionals. …”
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Establishing Normative Dynamic Postural Control Values in Elite Female Handball Players by Brice Picot, Jeanne Dury, Guillaume Néron, Patrick O McKeon, Nicolas Forestier

“…# Background Lower extremity injuries among young female handball players are very common. …”
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Effects of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale and Modified Rankin Scale on Predictive Models of 30-Day Nonelective Readmission and Mortality After Ischemic Stroke: Coho... by Mai N Nguyen-Huynh, Janet Alexander, Zheng Zhu, Melissa Meighan, Gabriel Escobar

“…ObjectiveWe aimed to assess whether adding the initial National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score or modified Rankin scale (mRS) score at discharge improved predictive models of 30-day nonelective readmission or 30-day mortality poststroke. MethodsUsing a cohort of patients with ischemic stroke in a large multiethnic integrated health care system from June 15, 2018, to April 29, 2020, we tested 2 predictive models for a composite outcome (30-day nonelective readmission or death). …”
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Prophylactic Impella CP versus VA-ECMO in Patients Undergoing Complex High-Risk Indicated PCI by Deborah M.F. van den Buijs, Adriaan Wilgenhof, Paul Knaapen, Carlo Zivelonghi, Tom Meijers, Paul Vermeersch, Fatih Arslan, Niels Verouden, Alex Nap, Krischan Sjauw, Floris S. van den Brink

“…However, comparable data on different forms of MCS are not at hand. Methods. In this multicenter observational study, we retrospectively evaluated all CHIP procedures with the support of an Impella CP or VA-ECMO, who were declined surgery by the heart team. …”
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Randomized, Double-Blind, Crossover Study Comparing the Bioavailability of 4 Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal) Extracts in Healthy Adults Under Fasting Condition by Priyank Rathi, MD, Se-Kwon Kim, PhD

“…Background: Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal, commonly known as ashwagandha, is a well-known plant in ayurvedic medicine, widely valued for its therapeutic potential. …”
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Identification and expression analysis of TALE superfamily genes explore their key roles in response to abiotic stress in Brassica napus by Meili Xie, Xiaojuan Zhang, Kexin Liu, Zhixian Qiao, Xiaohui Cheng

“…Abstract Background The three-amino-acid-loop-extension (TALE) superfamily genes are broadly present in plants and play important roles in plant growth, development, and abiotic stress responses. …”
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Dietary adherence and cognitive performance in older adults: insights from a nationwide survey in China by Yameng Fan, Yan Yu, Jiao Tan, Yonghong Ma, Ke Men

“…BackgroundDietary guidelines, integrating the latest scientific evidence with traditional dietary culture, are regularly issued to provide dietary recommendations and promote health. …”
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Protein biomarkers for bipolar II disorder are correlated with affective cognitive performance by Sheng-Yu Lee, Sung-Chou Li, Tzu-Yun Wang, Ru-Band Lu, Liang-Jen Wang, Kuo-Wang Tsai

“…In this study, we explored the relationships between these potential plasma proteins and cognitive performance in BD-II patients using the Brief Assessment of Cognition in Affective Disorders (BACA), a validated tool for assessing cognitive deficits in mood disorders. Methods One hundred and seventeen participants with BD-II and 41 controls participated in this study. …”
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Validation of the International Trauma Interview (ITI) among treatment-seeking people with adverse childhood experiences in South Korea by Hyunjung Choi, Hae Seong Lee, Neil P. Roberts

“…Background: The International Trauma Interview (ITI) is a clinician-administered assessment that has been newly developed for the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) diagnoses of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex PTSD (CPTSD).Objective: The current study evaluated the psychometric properties of the ITI for treatment-seeking people with adverse childhood experiences (ACE) in South Korea, with the aims of verifying the validity and reliability of ITI as well as examining the differentiation of ICD-11 CPTSD and borderline personality disorder (BPD).Methods: In total, data of 103 people were analysed. …”
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Bond Strength of Orthodontic Brackets to Temporary Crowns: In Vitro Effects of Surface Treatment by Suliman Y Shahin, Tahani H. Abu Showmi, Sadeem H. Alzaghran, Hoda Albaqawi, Latifah Alrashoudi, Mohammed M. Gad

“…This study aimed to evaluate the effect of different grit sizes of diamond burs and sandblasting surface treatment on the shear bond strength of orthodontic brackets to provisional crowns. Materials and Methods. A total of 75 discs were fabricated from a bisacrylic composite and divided into 5 groups (n = 15) according to surface treatment by black, blue, and green diamond burs and sandblasting in addition to a control group. …”
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One-step diagnosis of infection and lung cancer using metagenomic sequencing by Shaoqiang Li, Yangqing Zhan, Yan Wang, Weilong Li, Xidong Wang, Haoru Wang, Wenjun Sun, Xuefang Cao, Zhengtu Li, Feng Ye

“…Abstract Background Traditional detection methods face challenges in meeting the diverse clinical needs for diagnosing both lung cancer and infections within a single test. …”
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Comparative evaluation on the masking ability of different tooth colored restoration over blackish discoloration caused by 38% silver diamine fluoride: an in -vitro study by Prajval Mahajan, Anupama Nayak P, Srikant Natarajan, Karuna Yarmunje Mahabala, Kiran N Baliga, Ashwin Rao, Charisma Thimmaiah

“…Aim To assess the potential color masking ability of tooth colored restorative material over discoloration caused by 38% SDF using a UV‒VIS-NIR spectrophotometer. Material and methods 20 extracted teeth were taken and randomly divided into 4 groups: Group A: 38% SDF + GIC; Group B: 38% SDF + RMGIC; Group C: 38% SDF+ Composite; Group D: 38% SDF+ Cention N. …”
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The significance of C-reactive protein for the prediction of net-adverse clinical outcome in patients with acute pulmonary embolism by Milić Rade, Džudović Boris, Subotić Bojana, Obradović Slobodan, Soldatović Ivan, Petrović Marina

“…Background/Aim. Acute pulmonary embolism (APE) may have different clinical manifestations. …”
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