Fitting Quality of NMR Relaxation Data to Differentiate Asphalt Binders by Rebecca M. Herndon, Kevin Lai, Magdy Abdelrahman, Klaus Woelk

“…Physical properties, like stiffness, can also be determined by spin–lattice NMR relaxometry, a non-destructive chemical method. NMR relaxometry can quantify the molecular mobility of materials by determining relaxation times from exponential decays of excited nuclear magnetization. …”
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A digital intervention to improve mental health and interpersonal resilience for young people who have experienced online sexual abuse: the i-Minds non-randomised feasibility clini... by Sandra Bucci, Filippo Varese, Ethel Quayle, Kim Cartwright, Amanda Larkin, Cindy Chan, Prathiba Chitsabesan, Victoria Green, William Hewins, Matthew Machin, Alice Newton, Erica Niebauer, John Norrie, Gillian Radford, Cathy Richards, Marina Sandys, Victoria Selby, Sara Shafi, Jennifer Ward, Pauline Whelan, Matthias Schwannauer

“…Objectives To co-design a mentalisation-based digital intervention; determine its feasibility, acceptability, safety and usability; and determine how to best integrate this into practice. Methods A mixed-methods, non-randomised study in young people aged 12–18 years exposed to technology-assisted sexual abuse across two United Kingdom sites. …”
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An exploratory study of the relevance of therapy format and therapist’ training in individual cognitive behavioral therapy for psychosis by Oda Skancke Gjerdalen, Manuela Zucknick, Manuela Zucknick, Ingvild Tvedt Westlie, Helen Bull, Stig Evensen, Erik Falkum, Marit Grande, Marit Grande, Roger Hagen, Roger Hagen, Roger Hagen, Kristin Lie Romm, Kristin Lie Romm, Lene Hunnicke Jensen, Petter Andreas Ringen, Petter Andreas Ringen, Olivia Schjøtt-Pedersen, Nasrettin Sönmez, Torill Ueland, Torill Ueland, Tiril Østefjells, Jan Ivar Røssberg, Jan Ivar Røssberg, June Ullevoldsæter Lystad, June Ullevoldsæter Lystad, June Ullevoldsæter Lystad

“…Exploring these aspects is of importance, as they may influence the scalability and accessibility of CBTp in routine care.Material and methodsData in this study is sourced from two independent projects; KATOslo and JUMP, comprising a total of 200 participants with broad schizophrenia-spectrum disorders. …”
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A pilot study of the clinical significance and outcomes of infections in the ICU caused by colistin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae by I. N. Sychev, O. V. Ignatenko, S. V. Yakovlev, L. V. Fedina, E. N. Burmistrova, M. P. Suvorova, T. D. Rastvorova, E. V. Strigunkova, R. Kh. Mukhamadiev

“…The objective was to study the risk factors, outcomes of infections caused by colistin-resistant K. pneumonia (CRKP) and to evaluate the  sensitivity of these microorganisms to antibacterial agents to determine the most adequate antibiotic therapy options.Materials and methods. Klebsiella pneumoniae strains isolated in the ICU of an acute care hospital between October 2020 and August 2022 were included in the study. …”
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Exploring Gender Differences in Veterans in a Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial of Mindfulness for Chronic Pain by Diana J. Burgess, Emily M. Hagel Campbell, Mariah Branson, Collin Calvert, Roni Evans, Kelli D. Allen, Ann Bangerter, Lee J.S. Cross, Mary A. Driscoll, Sierra Hennessy, John E. Ferguson, Jessica K. Friedman, Marianne S. Matthias, Laura A. Meis, Melissa A. Polusny, Stephanie L. Taylor, Brent C. Taylor

“…Background: Although studies have documented higher rates of chronic pain among women Veterans compared to men Veterans, there remains a lack of comprehensive information about potential contributors to these disparities. Materials and Methods: This study examined gender differences in chronic pain and its contributors among 419 men and 392 women Veterans, enrolled in a mindfulness trial for chronic pain. …”
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A Feasibility Study for Clinical Implementation of hypo fractionated SBRT Program at a Clinic in an LMIC Using Locally Designed Lung Phantom by Abigail N.M. Quaye, MPhil, Eric C.D.K. Addison, PhD, Ernest Osei, PhD, Afua A. Yorke, PhD

“…The goal is to alleviate the burden on patients and health care providers, particularly in the context of limited resources. Methods and Materials: A lung phantom was designed from locally sourced materials consisting of wood slabs to mimic the lung, a perspex tank filled with water for tissue equivalence, and a 3-cm diameter acrylic ball to simulate the tumor. …”
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Exploring the Impact of the Multimodal CAPABLE eHealth Intervention on Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Melanoma Undergoing Immune-Checkpoint Inhibition: Prospective... by Itske Fraterman, Lucia Sacchi, Henk Mallo, Valentina Tibollo, Savannah Lucia Catherina Glaser, Stephanie Medlock, Ronald Cornet, Matteo Gabetta, Vitali Hisko, Vadzim Khadakou, Ella Barkan, Laura Del Campo, David Glasspool, Alexandra Kogan, Giordano Lanzola, Roy Leizer, Manuel Ottaviano, Mor Peleg, Konrad Śniatała, Aneta Lisowska, Szymon Wilk, Enea Parimbelli, Silvana Quaglini, Mimma Rizzo, Laura Deborah Locati, Annelies Boekhout, Lonneke V van de Poll-Franse, Sofie Wilgenhof

“…MethodsThis prospective pilot study compared an exploratory cohort that received the CAPABLE smartphone app and a multisensory smartwatch for 6 months (intervention) to a 2:1 individually matched historical prospective control group. …”
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Osteopenia Metabolomic Biomarkers for Early Warning of Osteoporosis by Jie Wang, Dandan Yan, Suna Wang, Aihua Zhao, Xuhong Hou, Xiaojiao Zheng, Jingyi Guo, Li Shen, Yuqian Bao, Wei Jia, Xiangtian Yu, Cheng Hu, Zhenlin Zhang

“…<b>Introduction</b>: This study aimed to capture the early metabolic changes before osteoporosis occurs and identify metabolomic biomarkers at the osteopenia stage for the early prevention of osteoporosis. <b>Materials and Methods</b>: Metabolomic data were generated from normal, osteopenia, and osteoporosis groups with 320 participants recruited from the Nicheng community in Shanghai. …”
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Collagenase injection versus limited fasciectomy surgery to treat Dupuytren’s contracture in adult patients in the UK: DISC, a non-inferiority RCT and economic evaluation by Joseph Dias, Puvan Tharmanathan, Catherine Arundel, Charlie Welch, Qi Wu, Paul Leighton, Maria Armaou, Belen Corbacho, Nick Johnson, Sophie James, John Cooke, Christopher Bainbridge, Michael Craigen, David Warwick, Samantha Brady, Lydia Flett, Judy Jones, Catherine Knowlson, Michelle Watson, Ada Keding, Catherine Hewitt, David Torgerson

“…Main outcome measures The primary outcome was the Patient Evaluation Measure score, with 1 year after treatment serving as the primary end point. A difference of 6 points in the primary end point was used as the non-inferiority margin. …”
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Microstructure Development of Powder-Based Cu Composite During High Shear Strain Processing by Lenka Kunčická, Josef Walek, Radim Kocich

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Prognostic model and risk factors for hospital mortality in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma associated with coronavirus infection: a single-center cohort study by Yu. Yu. Polyakov, E. A. Baryakh, E. N. Misyurina, E. I. Zhelnova, K. V. Yatskov, A. B. Makeshova, M. A. Mingalimov, T. N. Tolstykh, T. S. Chudnova, D. D. Ivanova, A. I. Koneva, O. L. Kochneva, E. N. Zotina, D. E. Gagloeva, E. Yu. Grishina, L. T. Shimanovskaya, V. N. Yakimets

“…To develop a prognostic model and identify risk factors for hospital mortality in patients with DLBCL associated with COVID-19.Materials and methods. The interim retrospective study included 112 patients with an immunohistochemically confirmed diagnosis of DLBCL, coronavirus infection verified based on polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for SARS-CoV-2, and viral pneumonia associated with COVID-19. …”
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Effect of benign prostatic hyperplasia surgery on ejaculatory function by M. P. Dianov, P. S. Kyzlasov, A. G. Martov, P. N. Korolev, V. A. Perepechay, V. V. Khvorov

“…To evaluate the effect of surgery for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) by endovideosurgical posterior adenomectomy (EVS AE) and transurethral electroenucleation of the prostate (TUEB) on copulatory function and its ejaculatory component.Materials &amp; methods. Sixty sexually active patients aged 58 to 78 years with indications for surgical treatment of BPH were included in the study. …”
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Fibrosis markers as prognostic markers of decline in kidney function in patients with neuroendocrine neoplasms undergoing peptide receptor radionuclide therapy by Tobias Stemann Lau, Tobias Stemann Lau, Tobias Stemann Lau, Lars Bossen, Lars Bossen, Daniel Guldager Kring Rasmussen, Federica Genovese, Morten Karsdal, Anne Kirstine Arveschoug, Anne Kirstine Arveschoug, Henning Grønbæk, Henning Grønbæk, Henning Grønbæk, Gitte Dam, Gitte Dam, Gitte Dam

“…We aimed to investigate the potential of circulating fibrosis markers reflecting formation and degradation of collagens in predicting decline in kidney function in NEN-patients undergoing PRRT.Material and methodsWe included NEN-patients referred for PRRT treatment. …”
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Evaluating reproductive outcomes in Saanen and Alpine doelings with suboptimal live weight and performance of their progeny by Luisa E.S. Hernández-Arteaga, Juan M. Vázquez-García, Manuel J. Flores-Najera, Venancio Cuevas-Reyes, Miguel Mellado, Reagan Sims, Brian Bruner, Jaime M. Cavazos-Galindo, Cesar A. Rosales-Nieto

“…Area of study: The study was conducted at the Goat Unit of the Facultad de Agronomia y Veterinaria of the Autonomous University of San Luis Potosi. Material and Methods: Eight- to ten-month-old doelings (Alpine: n=63; Saanen: n=36) were induced to ovulate with exposure to vasectomized bucks and bred with natural service for two reproductive cycles (42 days). …”
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Safety and Effectiveness of Pharmacologic Conversion of Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter: Results of Multicenter Trial. Part II: Assessment of Safety by N. Yu. Mironov, Yu. A. Yuricheva, V. V. Vlodzyanovskiy, S. F. Sokolov, Kh. M. Dzaurova, S. P. Golitsyn, Yu. V. Shubik, M. V. Berman, M. M. Medvedev, A. E. Rivin, D. S. Parkhomchuk, A. E. Barybin, D. А. Balandin, R. E. Batalov, D. V. Terekhov, I. V. Evstifeev, I. R. Kildeev, O. V. Pyataeva, S. A. Zenin

“…We aimed to assess safety and effectiveness of class III antiarrhythmic drug Refralon for conversion of atrial fibrillation (AFib) and flutter (AFl) in post-registration trial and to compare data of primary center (National medical research center in cardiology) with data of other hospitals.Material and Methods. We performed retrospective cohort study in 727 patients (451 enrolled in primary center and 276 enrolled in other hospitals) admitted between June 24, 2014 and June 24, 2019. …”
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Effect of external volume expansion on the survival of fat grafts by Raghuveer Reddy, Subramania Iyer, Mohit Sharma, Sundeep Vijayaraghavan, P. Kishore, Jimmy Mathew, A. K. K. Unni, P. Reshmi, Rakesh Sharma, Chaya Prasad

“…Aims and Objectives: This study was undertaken to evaluate and compare the efficacy of external volume expansion applied at variable time points in relation to the injection of the fat. Materials and Methods: Athymic mouse was the animal model and human lipo-aspirate mixed with PRP was used as graft. …”
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Dynamics of traditional modifiable risk factors, total cardiovascular risk, and structural changes of carotid arteries in patients with rheumatoid arthritis on long-term interleuki... by E. V. Gerasimova, T. V. Popkova, A. V. Martynova, I. G. Kirillova, E. I. Markelova, A. S. Semashko, A. M. Lila, E. L. Nasonov

“…The effect of an inhibitor of interleukin-6 (IL-6) receptors on the state of the cardiovascular system in patients with rheumatoid arthritis remains poorly understood.Objective: to study the effect of therapy with an inhibitor of IL-6 receptors, tocilizumab (TCZ), on the dynamics of modifiable risk factors, total cardiovascular risk, and structural changes in the carotid arteries in patients with rheumatoid arthritis during a 12-month follow-up period.Material and methods. The study included 40 patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (33 women and 7 men) with ineffectiveness and/or intolerance to basic anti-inflammatory drugs (DMARDs); the median age was 55 (49; 64) years, the duration of the disease – 102 (48; 162) months; DAS28 – 6.2 (5.5; 6.7) points; all patients were seropositive for rheumatoid factor, 80% – for antibodies to cyclic citrullinated peptide. …”
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Clinical characteristics of patients with chronic post-traumatic pain: data from a prospective study by A. A. Bialik, A. E. Karateev, M. A. Makarov, V. А. Nesterenko, V. E. Bialik, E. I. Bialik

“…To investigate the clinical features of CPTP after knee injury.Material and methods. The study group comprised 103 patients (mean age 39.4±12.5 years, 51.5% women). …”
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Biological therapy of seropositive juvenile idiopathic arthritis: Results of a retrospective single-center study by M. I. Kaleda, Z. A. Kolkhidova, I. P. Nikishina

“…Objective – to characterize biologic therapy in patients with seropositive JIA, to identify factors influencing the choice of a biological agents (BA) and the need to replace it, to evaluate the value of the JADI damage index for predicting the response to BA.Material and methods. The diagnosis of seropositive JIA for the period from 2010 to 2022 was verified in 92 patients, 10.9% were boys. …”
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Comparative microbial metagenomic analysis of drinking water plants and wastewater treatment plants in Istanbul by Mehmet Demirci, Cankut Çubuk, Ferhat Dasdemir, Abdulkerim Suat Saribas, Esra Billur Balcıoglu, Dogukan Ozbey, Dogu Yorulmaz, Tugba Olmez Hanci, Safak Basa, Bekir Sami Kocazeybek, Bekir Sami Kocazeybek

“…DNA isolation was conducted using filter material, followed by sequencing on a NovaSeq 6000 instrument. …”
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