Factors influencing the efficacy of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for acute low back pain. The results of the multicenter observational «CARAMBOL» (Clinical Analysis of Resu... by A. E. Karateev, A. M. Lila, E. Yu. Pogozheva, E. S. Filatova, V. N. Amirdzhanova

“…The level of pain was estimated using a 0–10 point numerical rating scale (NRS). Initially, the pain level averaged 6.69±1.65 scores; 57.0% of patients were noted to have severe pain (≥7 NRS scores). …”
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Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 4 (STAT4) Association with Pituitary Adenoma by Greta Gedvilaite-Vaicechauskiene, Loresa Kriauciuniene, Rasa Liutkeviciene

“…<i>STAT4</i> rs10181656, rs7574865, rs7601754, and rs10168266 were analyzed to evaluate the associations with the pituitary adenoma size. …”
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An expedited cardiology investigation service helps to bridge the gap between emergency and outpatient care by Jun Yu Chen, Hibba Saeed, Jemimah Joseph, Mostafa Sallam, Joe Bradley, Vinay Reddy-Kolanu

“…It promotes safe discharge while facilitating early detection of pertinent cardiac pathology and prompt initiation of treatment. However, non-attendance remains a priority. …”
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Determining the feasibility and acceptability of a randomized telehealth pilot study for veterans with chronic multisymptom illness by Charity B. Breneman, Kamila Pollin, Timothy Chun, Lucas Crock, Walter Jachimowicz, Rebecca A. McCullers, Ryan C. Brewster, Adil Alaoui, Anas Belouali, Michael J. Roy, Matthew J. Reinhard, Michelle E. Costanzo

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Kidney Outcomes in Patients With Advanced Heart Failure Treated With Ventricular Assist Devices by Lyle W. Baker, Tambi Jarmi, Michael A. Mao, Ivan E. Porter, Christopher L. Trautman, Parag C. Patel, Yaohua Ma, David O. Hodge, Nabeel Aslam

“…Conclusions: The VAD placement initially improves kidney function, particularly in CKD patients, but this effect diminishes over time. …”
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Exploring the Effects of Motor Training with Neurofeedback on Brain Functional Network in Stroke Patients Based on Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy by WANG Yanglong, HUO Congcong, SHAO Guangjian, CHEN Tiandi, LI Zengyong

“…Based on the fNIRS signals collected, phase locking value (PLV) was calculated to assess connectivity between each pair of channels, followed by computing the mean PLV values between regions of interest (ROIs) to evaluate functional connectivity characteristics under different task conditions. …”
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Diabetes distress among immigrants of south Asian descent living in New York City: baseline results from the DREAM randomized control trial by Farhan Mohsin, Laura Wyatt, Hayley Belli, Shahmir Ali, Deborah Onakomaiya, Supriya Misra, Yousra Yusuf, Shinu Mammen, Jennifer Zanowiak, Sarah Hussain, Haroon Zafar, Sahnah Lim, Nadia Islam, Naheed Ahmed

“…Sociodemographic variables were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Chi-square tests assessed categorical variables, and Wilcoxon Rank Sum tests evaluated continuous variables (Type I error rate = 0.05). …”
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Use of Digital Health Technologies for Dementia Care: Bibliometric Analysis and Report by Hebatullah Abdulazeem, Israel Júnior Borges do Nascimento, Ishanka Weerasekara, Amin Sharifan, Victor Grandi Bianco, Ciara Cunningham, Indunil Kularathne, Genevieve Deeken, Jerome de Barros, Brijesh Sathian, Lasse Østengaard, Frederique Lamontagne-Godwin, Joost van Hoof, Ledia Lazeri, Cassie Redlich, Hannah R Marston, Ryan Alistair Dos Santos, Natasha Azzopardi-Muscat, Yongjie Yon, David Novillo-Ortiz

“…In addition, our study aimed to map the current landscape of global research initiatives on DHTs on the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and support of people living with dementia and their caregivers. …”
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Activation of eIF2α-ATF4 by endoplasmic reticulum-mitochondria coupling stress enhances COX2 expression and MSC-based therapeutic efficacy for rheumatoid arthritis by Jiaqing Liu, Xing Zhang, Xiangge Zhao, Jinyi Ren, Huina Huang, Cheng Zhang, Xianmei Chen, Weiping Li, Jing Wei, Xia Li

“…Joint inflammation was evaluated from both general and histological aspects. …”
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Smoking Cessation Smartphone App for Nondaily Smoking With Telephone Onboarding: Proof-of-Concept Randomized Controlled Trial by Bettina B Hoeppner, Kaitlyn R Siegel, Allison E Futter, Diadora Finley-Abboud, Alivia C Williamson, Christopher W Kahler, Elyse R Park, Susanne S Hoeppner

“…Follow-up self-assessment web surveys were sent 2, 6, 12, and 24 weeks after participants’ initially chosen quit date (ie, 1 week after onboarding). …”
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Immune response dynamics to SARS-CoV-2 in the Albanian population: A study on T-cell and antibody interactions during the transition from pandemic to endemic phase by Genc Sulcebe, Erkena Shyti, Jonida Dashi-Pasholli, Margarita Kurti, Haijuan Wang

“…The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in a dynamic evolution of the immune response to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), initially characterized by primary responses and later by secondary responses due to mass vaccination and viral variants. …”
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The prevalence and risk factors of pulmonary embolism in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Mingzhu Li, Yeqian Jiang, Ying Xu, Qianbing Li

“…The publication bias (studies ≥ 10) was evaluated using Egger’s test. Results Among the 1421 studies initially retrieved, 22 articles were ultimately selected and incorporated into the analysis. …”
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The justification of the optimal composition and research of a local hemostatic agent based on naturally occurring polysaccharides by V. V. Hladyshev, S. І. Sоkolovskyi, I. V. Sobko, Ugіs Kletnieks, Audrius Butkevichius

“…The hemostatic effect of model hemostatic compositions was evaluated using a femoral artery bleeding model induced by mechanical damage. …”
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Medication beliefs and adherence during and after pregnancy among women at risk for gestational hypertensive disorders by Pauline Dreesen, Pauline Dreesen, Dorien Lanssens, Dorien Lanssens, Sandy Nouwen, Pauline Volders, Febe Janssen, Adelheid Soubry, Wilfried Gyselaers, Wilfried Gyselaers, Michael Ceulemans, Michael Ceulemans, Michael Ceulemans, Michael Ceulemans

“…IntroductionLow-dose aspirin initiated ≤16 weeks of gestation reduces the risk of developing early-onset preeclampsia. …”
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Impact of pre-acidification on the functionality and insoluble calcium levels of low-moisture part-skim mozzarella made from high-casein milk by Aakash Varsha Swaminathan, S⊘ren K. Lillevang, Selvarani Govindasamy-Lucey, John J. Jaeggi, Mark E. Johnson, J.A. Lucey

“…Cheese that was PA with citric acid to pH 6.00 initially had lower maximum loss tangent values and higher hardness, possibly due to the lower pH value of this cheese. …”
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Sijunzi San alleviates the negative energy balance in postpartum dairy cows by regulating rumen fermentation capacity by Feifei Wang, Feifei Wang, Yongxia Mao, Yongxia Mao, Chenlei Li, Chenlei Li, Yanfen Ma, Yanfen Ma, Yansheng Guo, Yansheng Guo

“…Techniques including in vitro ruminal fermentation, gas chromatography, and 16S rRNA high-throughput sequencing were employed to evaluate their effects on the structure of the rumen microbiota. …”
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Use of artificial intelligence in the management of stroke: scoping review by Nicolas Melo Sierra, Erwin Hernando Hernández Rincón, Gabriela Alejandra Osorio Betancourt, Paula Andrea Ramos Chaparro, Diana Marcela Diaz Quijano, Samuel David Barbosa, Michel Hernandez Restrepo, Gustavo Uriza Sinisterra

“…Additionally, the assistance of artificial intelligence in these three principles has been increasing, given its effectiveness and efficiency in performance.ObjectiveThis study analyzes the available evidence regarding the use of artificial intelligence in primary care for stroke patients.MethodsA scoping review was conducted on three indexed databases, Science Direct, Web of Science, and PubMed, resulting in the identification of 1,382 articles. Initially, these terms were filtered on the basis of the year of publication and language. …”
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Infecções de corrente sanguínea por bactérias multirresistentes em UTI de tratamento de queimados: experiência de 4 anos Bloodstream infections by multidrug-resistant bacteria in p... by Lincoln Saito Millan, Carlos Eduardo Marins de Benedette, Luiza Zonzini Maximo, Paulo Cezar Cavalcante de Almeida, David Souza Gomes, Rolf Gemperli, Marcus Castro Ferreira

“…This is especially important for the severely ill patients, because treatment must be initiated before the results of cultures can be obtained. …”
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The effect of an exam-indicated cerclage before 24 weeks of gestation to prevent preterm birth: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Bouchra Koullali, Charlotte E. van Dijk, Charlotte E. Kleinrouweler, Jacqueline C.E.J.M.P. Limpens, Ben W. Mol, Martijn A. Oudijk, Eva Pajkrt

“…With the 24-week mark serving as an international threshold for neonatal care initiation, the aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the available literature on the effectiveness of an EIC before 24 weeks of gestation. …”
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Blood pressure variability and mortality in patients admitted with acute stroke in a tertiary care stroke centre (2016–2019): a retrospective cohort study by Sundus Sardar, Naveed Akhtar, Muhammad Zahid, Suhail Doi, Mohamed Tawengi, Rizeq F Hourani, Tamader Alyaarabi, Ahmed Adel Elsabagh, Yazan Al-Dali, Rama Ghassan Hommos, Jawaher Baraka, Abdelaziz M Tawengi, Bushra M Abdallah, Ahmad Hatem, Yahia Z Imam, Mohammed Ibn-Masud Danjuma, Abdelnaser Elzouki

“…Our study explores the relationship between BP variability (BPV) from stroke admission up to 72 hours and in-hospital and 1-year mortality.Design Retrospective observational cohort study.Setting Hamad General Hospital (HGH) a tertiary care stroke centre in Qatar.Participants 2820 participants were initially included. After the exclusion of ineligible subjects, 2554 patients (82.5% male, median age 53±9 years) were included. 893 (34.96%) were from the Middle East and North Africa, 1302 (50.98%) were from South Asia, 258 (10.10%) from Southeast Asia, 9 (0.35%) were from East Asia and 92 (3.60%) were from other regions. …”
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