Intraoperative Fluoroscopy Decreases Magnitude and Incidence of Leg-Length Discrepancy Following Total Hip Arthroplasty by Christopher L. Blum, MD, Andrew J. Luzzi, MD, Jeremy S. Frederick, MD, H. John Cooper, MD, Roshan P. Shah, MD, JD, Jakub Tatka, MD, Jeffrey A. Geller, MD, Carl L. Herndon, MD

“…This study examines the impact of intraoperative fluoroscopy on the magnitude and incidence of LLD after THA. Methods: Patients undergoing primary THA were identified and stratified into cohorts based on one out of 4 surgical approaches and intraoperative fluoroscopy use. …”
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Investigating the Expression Level of Mir-361 in Patients with Breast Cancer by S Igder, M Sharifat, S Iranparast, A Tallaeizade, M Ghasemi Deh Cheshmeh, M Rashno, A Ghadiri, A Amari, A Saeedi Boroujeni, A Khodadadi

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the expression of miR-361 in breast tumor tissue of patients with breast cancer. Methods: In this cross-sectional study conducted from January 2012 to February 2021 in Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, 30 breast cancer samples were grouped based on clinicopathological characteristics including tumor size, cancer stage, lymphovascular invasion, molecular subtypes, etc. …”
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Role of Patient’s Age and Comorbidities in Therapy of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia by VV Strugov, EA Stadnik, YuV Virts, TO Silina, AYu Zaritskii

“…The aim of the study is to evaluate the prognostic significance of patient’s age and the CIRS-G index in elderly patients treated with fludarabine-containing regimens in first line treatment outside clinical trials. Methods. A retrospective analysis of 90 elderly CLL patients, treated with standard FC and FCR regimens in the clinic of internal medicine of the First St. …”
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Sedimentologika: a community-driven diamond open access journal in sedimentology by Camille Thomas, Aurelia M-L. J. Privat, Romain Vaucher, Yvonne Spychala, Valentin Zuchuat, Marta Marchegiano, Miquel Poyatos-Moré, Ian Kane, Domenico Chiarella

“…It will publish high-quality research that will advance the field of sedimentary science, and will encourage multidisciplinarity, new teaching practices, tools and methods, and progress in accessibility to science. …”
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Transforming Brain Tumor Care: The Global Impact of Radiosurgery in Multidisciplinary Treatment Over Two Decades by Zerubbabel K. Asfaw, Tirone Young, Cole Brown, Mehek Dedhia, Lily Huo, Kunal K. Sindhu, Stanislav Lazarev, Robert Samstein, Sheryl Green, Isabelle M. Germano

“…This study chronicles its adoption and evolution for brain cancer and tumors globally. Methods A systematic literature review of SRS‐focused articles from 2000 to 2023 was conducted. …”
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Primary central nervous system lymphomas at a tertiary academic hospital in Johannesburg by Garrick E. Laudin, Vinitha Philip, Sugeshnee Pather, Atul Lakha, Romana Jassat, Faadil Waja, Ahshish Govind, Lindokuhle Goqwana, Moosa Patel

“…The aim of this study was to review the clinical characteristics as well as the outcome of patients referred to a tertiary academic hospital in Johannesburg (South Africa) with a presumed PCNSL diagnosis based on histology, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis and neuroimaging. Methods: This retrospective record review at a tertiary academic hospital in Soweto (Johannesburg), included patients aged ≥ 17 years referred with a presumed diagnosis of PCNSL, based on biopsy-confirmed PCNSL, CSF analysis or neuroimaging, between January 2010 and December 2022. …”
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The association of heavy metals/metalloid and stroke—Findings in Shanxi, China and the US NHANES from 2011 to 2020 by Yuese Yuan, Li Zhang, Fuying Liu, Haobo Liu, Ying Wang, Xiujuan Yang, Liangpo Liu, Ben Li, Li Wang, Jin Yang, Hongyan Cao, Yulan Qiu, Jinping Zheng, Jian Guo, Yi Gao

“…Background: Previous studies provided contradictory evidence regarding the relationship between metal concentrations and ischemic stroke (IS). Methods: A total of 100 adults with IS were included in this study, as well as an equal number of controls. …”
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HANDEL’S OPERAS IN THE CONTEXT OF CONTEMPORARY DIRECTING: ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF FILM COMPOSITION PRINCIPLES IN OPERA PERFORMANCES / HÄNDELS OPERN IM KONTEXT MODERNER REGIE: ZUR... by KONSON GRIGORI R., KONSON IRINA A.

“…The core of this concept was “the transition from the Expressive Movement to the image of the art work... as a process of interaction of layers of consciousness” [1, p. 188], which allowed for multiple entries into the artistic image (one of the authors has applied this method of analysis in a work devoted to the integration of the principles of painting and cinema: [2, pp. 63–86]). …”
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Quantification of Plutonium and Americium in Environmental Matrices Using Accelerator Mass Spectrometry by Elena Moroianu, Iuliana Stanciu, Doru Pacesila, Andreea Dima, Oana Gaza, Daniel Vasile Mosu

“…Chemical separation of these isotopes was achieved through ion chromatography, employing reference isotopes <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mmultiscripts><mi>Pu</mi><none></none><none></none><mprescripts></mprescripts><none></none><mn>242</mn></mmultiscripts></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> and <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mmultiscripts><mi>Am</mi><none></none><none></none><mprescripts></mprescripts><none></none><mn>243</mn></mmultiscripts></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> for method validation. Certified reference materials, including IAEA-410 (Bikini Atoll sediment) and Sample 05, were analyzed to ensure accuracy. …”
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Association between physical activity patterns and the risk of stroke phenotypes: an accelerometer-based prospective cohort study from the UK Biobank by Yiming Shi, Lequn Peng, Fan Xu, Shanyu Peng, Peng Wang, Xiaomeng Huang, Tingting Xiong, Yang Bai, Wei Zhang, Huang Ding

“…Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore the association between different exercise patterns and stroke and its subtypes using exercise data from the UK Biobank. Method This study analyzed data from 90,926 UK Biobank participants with long‐term follow-up (mean ranging from 7.56 to 7.83 years). …”
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A very sharp threshold for first order logic distinguishability of random graphs by Itai Benjamini, Maksim Zhukovskii

“…The proof makes heavy use of the second-moment method. It is delicate, because the construction of the formula depends in an important way on whether $\log_2n-2\log_2(\log n)+\log_2(\log 2)$ is or is not close to an integer. …”
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Fluticasone propionate in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP): an artificial intelligence-driven consensus by Emilio Avallone, Raffaella Iannella, Antonella Di Lullo, Michele Grasso, Salvatore Musto, Enzo Piermichele Troncone, Giuseppe Tortoriello, Bernardino Cassiano, Simona Nappi, Gianluca Bava, Giovanna Piazzetta, Giovanni Tomacelli, Aurelio D’Ecclesia, Giacomo Spinato, Giacomo Matrone, Doriano Politi, Carlo De Luca, Claudio Caporale, Livio Presutti, Livio Presutti, Gabriele Molteni, Gabriele Molteni, Ernesto Pasquini, Francesco Panu, Simonetta Masieri, Stefano Di Girolamo, Giulio Cesare Passali, Luca de Campora, Giandomenico Maggiore, Domenico Di Maria

“…However, the need for a consensus on its use stems from the increasing focus on optimizing topical therapies to improve clinical outcomes and minimize systemic side effects.Materials and methodsThe Butterfly Decisions AI platform facilitated the collection and integration of evaluations and feedback, facilitating an expert consensus on 13 statements.ResultsThe participants agreed highly on the different statements. …”
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Prevalence of periodontitis based on retrospective radiographic evaluation at dental hospital in Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia: A retrospective study by Afsheen Tabassum, Marwa Madi, Ahmed Alabdulaziz, Yousif Al Nasrallah, Mohammed Alabdulaziz, Intisar Ahmad Siddique, Farhat Kazmi

“…Our aim was to measure the prevalence of periodontitis and associated risk factors among the Saudi population in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia who visited the University Dental Hospital. Methods: In this retrospective study, the demographic data and medical and dental records of 700 subjects were examined. …”
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Progesterone peak influences embryonic developmental morphokinetics on trigger day? A retrospective study by D. Baldini, V. M. Bartoli, A. Mastrorocco, D. Ferri, M. Dellino, A. S. Laganà, S. Hatirnaz, G. M. Baldini, A. Malvasi, A. Vimercati, G. Trojano

“…Aim of the study is to evaluate the impact of PPR exceeding 1.5 ng/ml at the time of hCG-trigger on embryo morphokinetic parameters and to identify predictive biomarkers of in IntraCytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) cycles outcomes. Methods It is a retrospective study including patients underwent ICSI cycles in the period 2020–2023. 58 patients were recruited in the study group showing P levels in the trigger day greater than or equal to 1.5 ng/ml. …”
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Mid-Term Impact of Conduction System Pacing on Overall Cardiac Performance: A Non-Randomized, Prospective, Single-Center Echocardiographic Study by Catalin Pestrea, Ecaterina Cicala, Roxana Enache, Marcela Rusu, Radu Gavrilescu, Adrian Vaduva, Madalina Ivascu, Florin Ortan, Dana Pop

“…</b> HBP and LBBAP are equally protective for harmful changes in both atria and ventricles. …”
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Seroprevalence of Leptospirosis among High-Risk Individuals in Morocco by Mohamed El Azhari, Mathieu Picardeau, Imad Cherkaoui, Mohamed Anouar Sadat, Houda Moumni, Kamal Marhoum El Filali, Hassan Ghazal, Abderrahmane Maaroufi, Salsabil Hamdi, Naima El Mdaghri, Pascal Bourhy

“…A cross-sectional study was performed between 17 and 23 February 2014 to estimate the seroprevalence of leptospirosis among high-risk populations in Casablanca (Morocco). Methods. A total of 490 human serum samples (97.6% males) were collected in 3 high-risk occupational sites including the biggest meat slaughterhouse (n = 208), a poultry market (n = 121), and the fish market (n = 161). …”
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Effectiveness of Self-Help Plus in its digital version in reducing anxiety and post-traumatic symptomatology among nursing home workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: secondary anal... by Marianna Purgato, Federico Tedeschi, Corrado Barbui, José Luis Ayuso-Mateos, Roberto Mediavilla, Marianna Riello, Debora Zaccoletti, David MacTaggart, Elena Rusconi

“…Background Healthcare workers (HCWs) face substantial daily work-related pressures, leading to frequent reports of depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms.Objective To compare the effects of Self-Help Plus in its digital version Doing What Matters in Times of Stress (DWM) to an equally structured activity in reducing anxiety and/or PTSD symptoms among HCWs.Methods We compared the proportion of participants with moderate-to-severe anxiety (General Anxiety Disorder Scale; GAD-7 ≥10) and/or PTSD symptoms (Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R)) ≥26) between DWM and the alternative activity. …”
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Intersectionality and mental health in university students: a jeopardy index approach by Juliana Dias de Lima, Jessica Plácido, Beatriz Andrade, Letícia Dalcero Abend, Aline Josiane Waclawovsky, Daniel Alves Pires, Danilo Rodrigues Pereira da Silva, Fabianna Resende de Jesus-Moraleida, Helena Ferreira Moura, Nicole Leite Galvão Coelho, Renato Sobral Monteiro-Junior, Thiago Sousa Matias, Felipe Barreto Schuch, Andrea Camaz Deslandes

“…ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To explore the associations between current mental health symptoms and social disparities in university students. METHODS: We recruited participants from nine public universities in Brazil, from August to November 2022, using online advertisements and in-person lectures. …”
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Rationale and design of a large trial of perioperative ketamine for prevention of chronic post-surgical pain by Philip J. Peyton, Sabine Braat, Anurika De Silva, David Story, Lisbeth Evered, Paul S. Myles, Matthew Chan, Stephan Schug, Malcolm Hogg, Alex Holmes, Sofia Sidiropoulos, Kate Leslie

“…Eligible participants are randomised equally to perioperative intravenous ketamine or placebo for up to 72 h. …”
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Association Between Lipoprotein(a) and Risk Factors of Atherosclerosis in Russian Population (Data of Observational ESSE-RF study) by S. A. Shalnova, M. V. Ezhov, V. A. Metelskaya, S. E. Evstifeeva, V. I. Tarasov, G. A. Muromtseva, Yu. A. Balanova, A. E. Imaeva, A. V. Kapustina, A. A. Shabunova, O. A. Belova, I. A. Trubacheva, A. Y. Efanov, Z. T. Astakhova, N. V. Kulakova, S. A. Boytsov, O. M. Drapkina

“…To investigate the distribution of Lp(a) in the population of the regions participating in the Study “Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Diseases in the Regions of the Russian Federation” (ESSE-RF) and to evaluate its associations with cardiovascular risk factors.Material and methods. Representative samples of the male and female population of 7 regions of the Russian Federation, aged from 25 to 64 years, enrolled in the multi-center cross-sectional epidemiological study were analyzed. …”
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