Functional status of the cardiovascular system in the wounded with limb injuries at the levels of health care according to tetrapolar rheography by I. P. Khomenko, S. O. Korol, A. A. Kozhokaru, B. V. Matviichuk, R. M. Sichinava

“…The aim of the work is to conduct, on the basis of clinical and statistical analysis of changes in the indicators of functional disorders of the cardiovascular system, a pathophysiological justification of the general condition of the wounded with combat trauma of the extremities at the levels of medical support. Materials and methods. An array of studies consisted of 378 wounded with combat injuries to their extremities. …”
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Granulomatosis with polyangiitis under the guise of pulmonary tuberculosis: difficulties in diagnosis by E. I. Shmidt, M. R. Mazra, A. P. Raksha, A. N. Novikova, M. E. Dmitrieva, V. V. Azarovskaya

“…To present a clinical case of late diagnosis of granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), which for a long time was interpreted as a pulmonary form of tuberculosis with the passage of anti-tuberculosis therapy without effect, which led to severe structural changes and resection of the lungs and deformation of the bones of the facial skeleton.Materials and methods. Patient S., 31 y. o., was hospitalized in the rheumatology department with complaints of bloody discharge from the nose with the formation of crusts, hearing loss on both sides, weakness, nose deformity. …”
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The impact of a 6000-meter endurance exercise test on acid-base balance parameters by Justyna Pachciarek, Hanna Dziewiecka, Piotr Basta, Wojciech Każmierczak, Anna Skarpańska - Stejnborn

“…It also examined their dynamics during the first hour of post-exercise recovery in highly trained athletes. Material and Methods. The study included 23 athletes (8 women and 15 men), all members of the Polish Youth National Rowing Team. …”
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Clinical Effectiveness, Clinical Stability, and Effects on Serum Galectin-7 Levels of Dupilumab and JAK Inhibitors in Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis: A Real-World, Single-Cen... by Akihiro Horie, Tomomitsu Miyagaki, Chikako Hiranuma, Mami Iijima, Yoshiaki Hara, Shinya Oba, Mina Hashimoto, Reina Omori, Tatsuro Okano, Takafumi Kadono

“…In this study, we aimed to evaluate the real-world outcomes of patients with moderate-to-severe AD treated with dupilumab and JAK inhibitors in our facility, focusing on their short-term effect on serum galectin-7 levels, a biomarker reflecting skin barrier impairment, and one-year stability based on patient-oriented outcomes. <i>Materials and Methods:</i> In a single-center, retrospective study of AD patients treated with dupilumab or JAK inhibitors between January 2018 and December 2024, we assessed physician-oriented outcomes until 16 weeks and patient-oriented outcomes until 52 weeks. …”
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Effects of Non-Surgical Periodontal Therapy on Glycemic Control in Prediabetes and Diabetes Patients with Stage II–IV Periodontitis as Monitored by Active-Matrix Metalloproteinase-... by Kehinde Adesola Umeizudike, Solomon Olusegun Nwhator, Olayiwola Ibrahim Olaoye, Ayodele Charles Ogundana, Ismo T. Räisänen, Olufemi Adetola Fasanmade, Oladunni Ogundana, Obiefuna Ajie, Timo Sorsa

“…We assessed the periodontal treatment response of stage II–IV periodontitis patients with prediabetes, diabetes, and normoglycemia, regarding glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and mouthrinse aMMP-8 levels using point-of-care kits (PoC). <b>Materials and Methods</b>: Eighty-eight adults (11 normoglycemic, 32 prediabetic, 45 with type 2 diabetes), aged 25–78, with stage II–IV periodontitis were included. …”
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Clinical Testing of a New Radiopharmaceutical [^99mТс]-Al₂O₃ for the Diagnosis of Sentinel Lymph Nodes by А. A. Medvedeva, V. I. Chernov, R. V. Zelchan, O. D. Bragina, A. A. Rybina, V. S. Skuridin, E. S. Stasyuk, S. Yu. Chizhevskaya, A. V. Goldberg, E. Yu. Garbukov

“…To study the possibility of clinical [99mTc]-Al2O3 using for visualization of SLN in breast, larynx and laryngopharyngeal cancer.Materials and methods. The definition of SLN was carried out in 55 patients with breast cancer and 30 patients with malignant tumors of the larynx and laryngopharynx. …”
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Anisotropy visualisation from X-ray diffraction of biological apatite in mixed phase calcified tissue samples by Robert Scott, Iain D. Lyburn, Eleanor Cornford, Pascaline Bouzy, Nicholas Stone, Charlene Greenwood, Sarah Gosling, Emily L. Arnold, Ihsanne Bouybayoune, Sarah E. Pinder, Keith Rogers

“…We present a novel variation on a method for visualising crystallographic anisotropy in X-ray diffraction data. …”
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The S-shaped association between dietary caffeine intake and severe headache or migraine: a cross-sectional study based on NHANES by Zhiqiang Liao, Zhiqiang Liao, Aiqing Lin, Aiqing Lin, Junjian Zeng, Junjian Zeng, Yu Zou, Yu Zou, YiXun Chen, YiXun Chen, Zhonghua Liu, Zhonghua Liu, Zhidong Zhou, Zhidong Zhou

“…This study aims to determine the relationship between caffeine intake and severe headache or migraine to inform dietary interventions.Materials and methodsThe study utilized data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) conducted between 1999 and 2004, involving a total of 5,234 participants aged 20–49 years. …”
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Analysis of Russian pharmaceutical specialists labor market for 2019–2022 by D. V. Kurkin, Yu. S. Knyazeva, O. V. Ivanova, Yu. A. Kolosov, Yu. V. Gorbunova, D. A. Bakulin, I. S. Krysanov, D. L. Klabukova, M. A. Javakhyan, V. I. Zvereva, N. A. Lycheva, V. N. Shoich, V. V. Neyolova, E. V. Pavlova, E. I. Morkovin, E. A. Kalashnikova, A. B. Bosenko, D. Z. Zyazikova, R. E. Musaev, A. G. Gadzhiev, B. M. Gabrielyan, A. A. Agamirova, V. I. Petrov

“…A labor market analysis is an integral component of the early career guidance work with students and their navigation in the profession, which is especially important at the beginning of their employment.The aim of the work was to conduct a comparative analysis of supply and demand indicators in the labor market of pharmaceutical specialists in nine Russian regions in 2019–2022.Materials and methods. The research methodology included the collection, quantitative and qualitative analyses of the data on the SuperJob.ru website. …”
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A CLINICAL AND ECONOMICAL ANALYSIS OF THE RESULTS PRODUCED BY THE PROGRAM OF RSV-INFECTION PROPHYLAXIS DURING THE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SEASON OF 2012/2013 IN MOSCOW by V. I. Ignat'eva, D. U. Ovsannikov, M. V. Avksentyeva, O. U. Rebrova, K. V. Gerasimova, I. G. Soldatova, G. A. Asmolova, L. L. Pankratyeva, E. A. Degtareva

“…Materials and methods. The study involved detailed analysis of results of LRTI immune prevention with palivizumab in a sample of 189 case report forms containing information on the children who had received 3-5 injections of the drug. …”
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Development and validation of mRNA expression-based classifiers to predict low-risk thyroid tumors by Allan Golding, David Bimston, Emma Namiranian, Ellen Marqusee, Gabriel Correa, Evana Valenzuela Scheker, Ruochen Jiang, Yangyang Hao, Mohammed Alshalalfa, Jing Huang, Joshua P. Klopper, Richard T. Kloos, Sara Ahmadi

“…Leveraging exome-enriched gene expression analysis may overcome the limitations seen in models based on a small number of point mutations or fusions. Here, we developed and validated mRNA-based classifiers with high negative predictive values to preoperatively rule out thyroid tumor invasion and lymph node metastases.Materials and methodsIn this retrospective cohort study, histopathology reports from the Afirma Genomic Sequencing Classifier (GSC) algorithm training and consecutive thyroid cancer patients with Bethesda III–VI thyroid nodules in clinical practice (total 697 and ~50%, respectively) were scored for invasion and metastases. mRNA expression-based classifiers were developed utilizing literature-derived signatures as well as differentially expressed genes between samples with or without clinically significant invasion/metastases as the basic building blocks. …”
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Repeated mild traumatic brain injury causes focal response in lateral septum and hippocampus by Rebecca Acabchuk, Denise I Briggs, Mariana Angoa-Pérez, Meghan Powers, Richard Wolferz, Melanie Soloway, Mai Stern, Lillian R Talbot, Donald M Kuhn, Joanne C Conover

“…Aim: To advance our understanding of regional and temporal cellular responses to repeated mild traumatic brain injury (rmTBI), we used a mouse model of rmTBI that incorporated acceleration, deceleration and rotational forces. Materials & methods: A modified weight-drop method was used to compare two inter-injury intervals, rmTBI-short (five hits delivered over 3 days) and rmTBI-long (five hits delivered over 15 days). …”
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NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF EPILEPSY IN ELDERLY by V. A. Mikhailov, A. K. Druzhinin, M. Ya. Kissin, A. L. Gorelik, V. V. Bocharov

“…Neurophysiological constants of the usual analysis of the EEG in this age group of patients is quite contradictory and inconclusive.Objective: to determine the most specific EEG-patterns, according to the spectral analysis of coherence and capacity in patients with epilepsy elderly, to identify correlations and neurophysiological data of emotional-affective disorders.Materials and methods: we Studied 182 patients older, and of these, 142 respectively with the effects of organic lesions of the brain, in 101 patients the disease was complicated by symptomatic epilepsy local. …”
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Correlation between Sputum Cartridge-based Nucleic Acid Amplification Test–Cycle Threshold Values and Glycosylated Hemoglobin Levels in Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis by Chirag K C, Shashibhushan B L, Mohan J, Karthik A B

“…Materials and methods: This study, conducted over a span of 6 months, followed a cross-sectional design. …”
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Refractory thrombocytopenia as a manifestation of Mycobacterium abscessus complex prosthetic valve endocarditis: a rare and fatal complication by Niladri Konar, Gaurav Gunjan

“…Introduction: Mycobacterium abscessus complex is one of clinically relevant species of rapidly growing mycobacteria (RGM)1 and is ubiquitous in the environment, mainly associated with pulmonary infection in patients with underlying lung diseases, such as cystic fibrosis and non-cystic-fibrosis-related-bronchiectasis.2 Management of systemic infection requires awareness of the variable susceptibility patterns of various RGM. Materials and Methods: A 72-year-old Indian woman presented with a history of fever on and off for the previous 3 months, which started 3 days post-transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). …”
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Cutaneous manifestations of diabetes mellitus: Correlation with HbA1C level—A cross-sectional observational study from a tertiary care center in Eastern India by Nirjhar Mandal, Pranjal Praveen, Sumit Sen, Shayeri Banerjee, Pratik Dey, Sudip Mandal

“…To classify the severity of DM by taking into account certain cutaneous manifestations. Materials and Methods: Consecutive 103 diabetic patients attending dermatology outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital in Kolkata were included in the study. …”
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Comparison of Smile Parameters, Maxillary Arch Changes and Perceived Smile Attractiveness in Patients Treated with Conventional and Self-ligating Bracket Systems: An Observational... by Rieshy Vasudevan, Selvapriya Selvam, Shweta Nagesh

“…Aim: To compare the transverse maxillary arch changes, smile parameters and their effect on smile aesthetics in patients treated with conventional and passive SL bracket systems. Materials and Methods: The present retrospective observational study, which spanned five months (May 2023 to September 2023) was conducted in the Department of Orthodontics, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (tertiary care dental teaching hospital), Velappanchavadi, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, 30 records of patients who were treated between 2018 and 2023 were analysed-15 with conventional brackets (Group 1) and 15 with SL brackets (Group 2). …”
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Thrombogenesis-related characteristics of platelets and platelet indices in pregnant COVID-19 women by N. V. Spiridonova, T. A. Gritsenko, E. F. Khurtova

“…The period of pregnancy is accompanied by elevated susceptibility to infectious diseases and increased risk of thrombosis.Aim: to assess time-dependent change in platelet count and platelet indices in general clinical blood test in pregnant COVID-19 women related to illness onset and developed thrombosis.Materials and Methods. A retrospective analysis of 230 case histories from pregnant COVID-19 women at the third trimester was carried out. …”
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Diagnostic value of left atrial compliance in determining heart failure with preserved ejection fraction by Nikita E. Shirokov, Elena I. Yaroslavskaya, Dmitry V. Krinochkin, Mikhail D. Kosterin, Natalya A. Musikhina

“…Objective — To study the diagnostic value of left atrial (LA) compliance using transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) at rest in determining of the heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) depending on the result of diastolic stress test (DST). Materials and Methods — We examined 200 patients (46.5% men, 66.0±5.8 years of age). …”
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Quality of life and sexual function of women operated on reproductive system organs by О. S. Lashkul

“…Aim – to study the effect of planned gynecological operations on the integral characteristics of physical, psychological, emotional, social and sexual functioning of women. Materials and methods. Quality of life and sexual function were studied in 165 patients who underwent planned gynecological operations. …”
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