Assessment of Exercise-Induced Dehydration Status Based on Oral Mucosal Moisture in a Field Survey by Gen Tanabe, Tetsuya Hasunuma, Yasuo Takeuchi, Hiroshi Churei, Kairi Hayashi, Kaito Togawa, Naoki Moriya, Toshiaki Ueno

“…<b>Methods:</b> A total of 21 participants engaged in a 120 min slow distance exercise session. …”
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Quadriceps muscle strength of the affected limb in medial meniscus posterior root tears is negatively correlated with the progression of postoperative medial joint space narrowing by Koki Kawada, Mikao Fukuba, Yuki Okazaki, Masanori Tamura, Yusuke Yokoyama, Toshifumi Ozaki, Takayuki Furumatsu

“…Methods Thirty patients who underwent pullout repair for MMPRTs were retrospectively evaluated. …”
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Cross‐sectional area on magnetic resonance images of the semitendinosus tendon is strongly related to the collagen fibril diameter by Yushin Mizuno, Junsuke Nakase, Tatsuya Ishikawa, Kazuki Asai, Yasushi Takata, Tomoyuki Kanayama, Takuya Sengoku, Noriyuki Ozaki, Hiroyuki Tsuchiya

“…Spearman's rank correlation coefficients were determined for collagen fibril diameter and cross‐sectional area of the semitendinosus tendon on magnetic resonance imaging, and the relationship between both parameters was evaluated. …”
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Optimal Fasting Insulin Cutoff Value to Predict Clinical and/or Biochemical Hyperandrogenism in Korean Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Seula Lee, Hyeonjun An, Soojin Rhee, Sungwook Chun

“…To the best of our knowledge, however, few studies have determined the optimal fasting insulin cutoff value to predict HA in PCOS patients. …”
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Differential diagnosis of clear cell renal cell carcinoma with low signal intensity on T2WI from angiomyolipoma without visible fat on MR imaging by Zi-xuan Chen, Yi Zhang, Shuai Ren, Ying-ying Cao, Qi Lan, Fan Xia, Zhong-qiu Wang, Wen-li Qiu

“…PurposeThis study aimed to determine the potential of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) parameters in differentiating between angiomyolipoma without visible fat (AML.wovf) and clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) with low signal intensity on T2-weighted imaging (T2WI).Materials and methodsThis is a retrospective study involving 36 cases of ccRCC and 17 cases of AML.wovf from September 2016 to July 2023. …”
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Orthostatic Hypotension and the Long-Term Risk of Dementia: A Population-Based Study. by Frank J Wolters, Francesco U S Mattace-Raso, Peter J Koudstaal, Albert Hofman, M Arfan Ikram, Heart Brain Connection Collaborative Research Group

“…<h4>Methods and findings</h4>Between 4 October 1989 and 17 June 1993, we assessed OH in non-demented, stroke-free participants of the population-based Rotterdam Study. …”
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Frequency of metastasis in sentinel lymph node and its predictors in patients with laryngeal cancer T1-2N0M0 by V. I. Troian, I. O. Sinaiko, O. V. Lobova, O. M. Kostrovskyi

“…Materials and methods. The study involved 61 patients with T1–2N0M0 laryngeal cancer with an average age of 57.71 ± 0.93 years; among them 56 (91.1 %) persons were male patients. …”
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Nutrient Composition and Physical Properties of Two Orange Seed Varieties by Joseph Adubofuor, Yaw Gyau Akyereko, Vida Batsa, Osborn-Jnr Doetser Apeku, Isaac Amoah, Charles Diako

“…The proximate composition, mineral profile, antinutrient content, and physical and frictional properties of two orange seed varieties were determined using standard methods. The mean length, width, thickness, geometric, and arithmetic mean diameter of the Late Valencia and Red Blood seeds were 14.66, 8.45, 5.05, 8.47, and 9.39 and 13.74, 7.51, 4.99, 7.97, and 8.75 mm, respectively. …”
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Lungs volume status and oxygen transport in patients with coronary artery disease with various types of comorbidity before and after coronary artery bypass grafting by B. I. Geltser, E. A. Sergeev, V. N. Kotelnikov, K. A. Fogelevich, A. A. Silaev

“…Pulmonary blood volume and oxygen transport indices were determined: oxygen delivery (DO2I) and consumption (VO2I) indices, oxygen-utilization coefficient, and pulmonary shunt fraction (Qs/Qt). …”
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HEMORHEOLOGICAL PROFILE AND LIPID SPECTRUM IN PATIENTS IN THE ACUTE PHASE OF ISCHEMIC STROKE by V. V. Yakusevich, S. V. Lychenko, A. Yu. Malygin

“…Objective: to assess the specific features of the hemorheological profile and lipid spectrum in patients in the acute phase of ischemic stroke inthe presence of arterial hypertension (AH). Subjects and methods. Fifty patients divided into 2 groups were examined. …”
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The Dunning‒Kruger effect in resident predicted and actual performance on the American Board of Emergency Medicine in‐training examination by Theodore J. Gaeta, Earl Reisdorff, Melissa Barton, Kim M. Feldhaus, Marianne Gausche‐Hill, Deepi Goyal, Kevin Joldersma, Chadd K. Kraus, Felix Ankel

“…Pearson's correlation (r) was used for parametric interval data comparisons and a Spearman's coefficient (ρ) was determined for quintile‐to‐quintile comparisons. …”
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Analysis of factors influencing the increase of extracellular water ratio in tumor patients without edema signs by Heling Zhu, Panpan Gan, Hao Jiang, Liangliang Bao, Chengjiang Liu, Jiawen Yu, Jiawen Yu

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to examine the factors contributing to the increase in extracellular water to total body water ratio (ECW/TBW) among tumor patients without visible edema, and to offer insights into the diagnosis and prompt management of early water retention in such patients.MethodsA cohort of 274 tumor patients admitted to Anqing First People’s Hospital, affiliated with Anhui Medical University between December 2020 and December 2022, were selected, excluding those with clinically observable edema. …”
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Modeling Overall Survival in Patients With Pancreatic Cancer From a Pooled Analysis of Phase II Trials by Eva Rahman Kabir, Faruque Azam, Tanisha Tabassum Sayka Khan, Hasina Yasmin, Namara Mariam Chowdhury, Syeda Maliha Ahmed, Baejid Hossain Sagar, Nasrin Ahmed Tahrim

“…In addition, we explored the impact of predictive variables on overall survival (OS) and developed an optimal OS model. Methods We analyzed 1867 clinical endpoint from 619 phase II PDAC trials with a systematic search from PubMed. …”
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ASSESSMENT OF THE INFLUENCE OF MODERN CRUSTAL MOVEMENTS AND THE RECENTLY ACTIVATED PRECAMBRIAN STRUCTURAL PLAN ON THE RELIEF OF THE LAKE LADOGA REGION (THE SOUTHEASTERN BALTIC SHIE... by A. O. Agibalov, V. A. Zaytsev, A. A. Sentsov, A. S. Devyatkina

“…It presents the results of comprehensive studies, including processing of the regional geological and geomorphological data by the modern methods, as the major novelty of our work. The solutions of earthquake focal mechanisms suggest the current subhorizontal NW compression in the study area. …”
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Percutaneous radiofrequency rhizotomy and neurovascular decompression of the trigeminal nerve for the treatment of facial pain Rizotomia percutânea por radiofreqüência e a descompr... by Manoel J. Teixeira, Silvia R.D.T. Siqueira, Gilberto M. Almeida

“…METHOD: Clinical findings and surgery success rate were considered for evaluation. …”
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Optimizing Bitumen Performance in Warm Mix Asphalt Using Cecabase RT BIO10: A Taguchi-Based Experimental Approach by Mustafa Çakı, Fatih İrfan Baş

“…Through optimization using the Taguchi method, the optimal levels were determined to be a 0.4% Cecabase RT BIO10 ratio, 140 °C mixing temperature, 30 min mixing time, and 1000 RPM mixing speed. …”
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Efeitos da agitação mecânica e matéria orgânica na análise granulométrica do solo Effects of mechanical agitation and soil organic matter on soil particle size analysis by Mario Miyazawa, Graziela M. de C. Barbosa

“…Error on clay content caused by soil OM can be corrected by using the value of OM determined by Walkley-Black method and does not require prior oxidation of soil sample with 30% H2O2.…”
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Evaluation of the functional activity of CD39 ectonucleotidase in regulatory T cells in children with inflammatory bowel diseases by T. V. Radygina, E. G. Sorokina, S. V. Petrichuk, D. G. Kuptsova, O. V. Kurbatova, A. S. Potapov, S. A. Afanasyeva

“…Aim – evaluate the functional activity of CD39+ in Treg in children with IBD using the luciferin-luciferase method.68 children with IBD were examined. Of these, 28 children were in remission, 40 were in exacerbation. …”
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Mouse models of aortic dissection induced by β-aminopropionitrile combined with angiotensin II and the changes in their gut microbiota by Xinyu Hao, Shi Wu, Shuai Cheng, Xueling Wang, Jiawei Zhang, Xuan Li, Bo Jiang, Shijie Xin

“…Conclusions BAPN at 1 g/kg/day combined with subcutaneous injection of Ang-II is a stable and efficient method to induce acute AD in mice. Dysbiosis occurred in all groups, with a high degree of consistency across construction strategies.…”
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Environmental Influences on Seed Germination and Seedling Emergence in Four <i>Echinochloa</i> Taxa by Guohui Yuan, Yuan Gao, Jiapeng Fang, Guohui Shen, Zhihui Tian

“…This result demonstrates that deep tillage is an efficient management method for decreasing the seedling emergence of various weed species. …”
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