Computerized cognitive testing to capture cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease: Longitudinal findings from the ARMADA study by Roos J. Jutten, Emily H. Ho, Tatiana Karpouzian‐Rogers, Carol van Hulle, Cynthia Carlsson, Hiroko H. Dodge, Cindy J. Nowinski, Richard Gershon, Sandra Weintraub, Dorene M. Rentz

“…Future directions include replication of these findings in larger and more demographically diverse samples. Highlights We examined NIH Toolbox—Cognition Battery scores across the clinical AD spectrum. …”
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Microbial hallmarks of the respiratory tract in lung cancer: a meta-analysis by Bin Zhu, Stephanie S. McHale, Michelle Van Scoyk, Gregory Riddick, Pei-Ying Wu, Chu-Fang Chou, Katherine Y. Tossas, Katherine Y. Tossas, Katherine Y. Tossas, Katherine Y. Tossas, Ching-Yi Chen, Robert A. Winn

“…Additionally, beta diversity analysis revealed significant compositional differences between the BAL microbiota of healthy individuals and those with lung cancer. …”
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School nutrition programs in Dubai: a landscape analysis by Reem AlGurg, Reem AlGurg, Nour Abu Mahfouz, Farah Otaki, Farah Otaki, Agnes Paulus, Agnes Paulus, Amar Hassan Khamis, Mohamad Alameddine

“…The stakeholders involved in developing and maintaining the respective SNPs and the intended outcomes of those programs also differed across the schools.ConclusionThis study highlights, in alignment with Sustainable Development Goals 3, 4, 9 and 17, the importance of the proposed reformation around SNPs in Dubai to take into account the governance structure on the local and national levels, quality assurance measures, stakeholder engagement, and programs’ intended outcomes and compositions. It proposes the enactment and maintenance of holistic, school-level healthy living programs that include nutrition as part of a more comprehensive approach to fostering the students’ individual and collective wellbeing.…”
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Heartfelt Impact: A Descriptive Analysis of Ceftaroline-Containing Regimens in Endocarditis due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus by Kaylee E. Caniff, Chloe Judd, Kristen Lucas, Sandra Goro, Caroline Orzol, Mirna Eshaya, Mohammed Al Musawa, Michael P. Veve, Michael J. Rybak

“…Comparative studies are needed to more clearly define its role in MRSA-IE.…”
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Clinical and demographic factors modify the association between plasma phosphorylated tau‐181 and cognition by Corey J. Bolton, Marilyn Steinbach, Omair A. Khan, Dandan Liu, Julia O'Malley, Logan Dumitrescu, Amalia Peterson, Angela L. Jefferson, Timothy J. Hohman, Henrik Zetterberg, Katherine A. Gifford, for the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative

“…Level of p‐tau181 was more strongly associated with cognition in people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4.…”
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Diagnostic sensitivity of immune-inflammatory cell proportion in early diagnosis of endometrial cancer by Li Sun, Shujie Zhai, Guojia Wu, Jie Gu, Yiran Huang, Dandan Hong, Jianmei Wang, Yongmei Li

“…Furthermore, the combined predictive value of the immune-inflammatory cell ratio is more effective than using individual applications.…”
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RAISE study protocol: a cross-sectional, multilevel, neurobiological study of resilience after individual stress exposure by Konstantinos Ioannidis, Paul Wilkinson, Paul Fletcher, Samantha N Sallie, Laura Moreno-López, Muzaffer Kaser, Katja Schueler, Adrian Dahl Askelund, Lorinda Turner, Anne-Laura van Harmelen, Alicia J Smith, Camilla Nord, Eugenia M Davidson, Nadia González-García, Oksana Berhe, Rosalie Shrofer, Sofia Orellana, Sophie L Bellow, Suzanne Schweizer

“…Introduction This paper describes the protocol for an ongoing project funded by the Royal Society, the Resilience After Individual Stress Exposure (RAISE) study; which aims to examine the factors and mechanisms that facilitate resilient functioning after childhood adversity (CA).Methods and analysis We aim to recruit up to 200 participants. …”
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Influence of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation on atrial and ventricular functional mitral regurgitation by Masaharu Masuda, Kimiko Sekiya, Mitsutoshi Asai, Osamu Iida, Shin Okamoto, Takayuki Ishihara, Kiyonori Nanto, Takashi Kanda, Takuya Tsujimura, Yasuhiro Matsuda, Yosuke Hata, Hiroyuki Uematsu, Taku Toyoshima, Naoko Higashino, Toshiaki Mano

“…Patients with VFMR improvement showed a greater increase in LV ejection fraction than those without (amount of change: 28.5 ± 13.6% vs. 9.0 ± 14.8%, P = 0.001). The composite endpoint of all‐cause death and heart failure hospitalization during the 2 year follow‐up period was more frequently observed in the VFMR than in the AFMR group (22.6% vs. 3.7%, P < 0.0001). …”
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Bootstrapping the Quantum Hall Problem by Qiang Gao, Ryan A. Lanzetta, Patrick Ledwith, Jie Wang, Eslam Khalaf

“…We further study the evolution of the ground state energy and correlation functions as we interpolate between the lowest and first Landau levels at half filling and find indications of a phase transition from a composite Fermi liquid to a non-Abelian state. We also discuss more generally how the geometry of the allowed set of structure factors can be used to diagnose phase transitions. …”
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Inflammatory indices AISI and SIRI in atherosclerosis risk stratification: validation across community and intensive care populations by Jing Tang, Ting-xin Li, Ling Deng, Xin-cheng Huang, Pei-yuan He, Han Zhao

“…This study evaluated the predictive performance of two composite inflammatory indices—the Aggregate Index of Systemic Inflammation (AISI) and the Systemic Inflammation Response Index (SIRI)—across community and intensive care populations. …”
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Fetal and Maternal Outcomes of Planned Pregnancy in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Retrospective Multicenter Study by Dongying Chen, Minxi Lao, Jianyu Zhang, Yanfeng Zhan, Weinian Li, Xiaoyan Cai, Zhongping Zhan

“…Multiple analysis showed that disease flares (OR, 8.1; CI, 3.8–17.2) and anticardiolipin antibody positivity (OR, 7.4; CI, 2.5–21.8) were associated with composite fetal APOs. Conclusion. Planned pregnancy improved fetal and maternal outcomes, presenting as a lower rate of fetal loss, more favorable outcomes for preterm infants, and less severe disease flares during pregnancy.…”
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Heat-Induced Preparation of Myofibrillar Protein Gels Reinforced Through Ferulic Acid, α-Cyclodextrin and Fe(III) by Ziyi You, Yushan Chen, Wendi Teng, Ying Wang, Yuemei Zhang, Jinxuan Cao, Jinpeng Wang

“…FA effectively promoted the conversion of some of the non-fluidizable water to the bound water morphology, and the addition of Fe(III) effectively enhanced this trend. In particular, the composite network structure formed by Fe@MP-FA/CD more significantly promoted the conversion to bound water and improved the water retention of the gel. …”
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Constricting Gaps: Protocol development, implementation challenges and lessons learned for the reality map of unmet needs for Palliative Care Interventions in advanced cancer patie... by Natalie Kalbermatten, Razvan Curca, Alexandru Grigorescu, Daniela Mosoiu, Florina Pop, Vladimir Poroch, Ariana Rosiu, Patriciu Achimas-Cadariu, Florian Strasser

“…A composite endpoint (QI, cofactors) was planned. Finally, local solutions responding to gaps were piloted. …”
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Modern aspects of treatment of hiatal hernia and its main complications by A. Yu. Usenko, O. S. Tyvonchuk, О. P. Dmytrenko, I. S. Tereshkevych, I. V. Babii

“…Laparoscopic fundoplication is an effective and safe method for treatment of patients with HH.…”
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Neurological symptoms and comorbidity profile of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 by Renata Carvalho Cremaschi, Carla Alessandra Scorza Bahi, Angelo Amato Vincenzo de Paola, Jaquelina Sonoe Ota Arakaki, Paulo Roberto Abrão Ferreira, Nancy Cristina Junqueira Bellei, Vanderci Borges, Fernando Morgadinho Santos Coelho

“…The Composite Autonomic Symptom Score 31 (COMPASS-31) questionnaire was used. …”
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Functional and internalizing disorders co-aggregate with cardiometabolic and immune-related diseases within families: a population-based cohort study by Olivier D. Steen, Martje Bos, Sonja L. van Ockenburg, Yiling Zhou, Ilja M. Nolte, Harold Snieder, Kenneth Kendler, Judith G. M. Rosmalen, Hanna M. van Loo

“…MDD, fibromyalgia, and ME/CFS showed similar familial correlation patterns with both disease groups (r f range 0.12–0.44), while patterns of IBS and GAD were more variable. Conclusions Internalizing and functional disorders share familial risk with immune-related and cardiometabolic diseases. …”
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Ticagrelor Versus Prasugrel in Acute Coronary Syndrome: Real-World Treatment and Safety by Fadel Bahouth, Boris Chutko, Haitham Sholy, Sabreen Hassanain, Gassan Zaid, Evgeny Radzishevsky, Ibrahem Fahmwai, Mahmod Hamoud, Nemer Samnia, Johad Khoury, Idit Dobrecky-Mery

“…Primary endpoint: A composite endpoint of cardiovascular death, recurrent coronary syndrome, or ischemic stroke at one year. …”
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Optimizing Enzymatic Processes for Enhanced Nutritional and Organoleptic Properties of Chicken Bones by Yuanyuan Zhang, Shengjiang Yu, Chang Liu, Shuai Jiang, Haili Wang, Yuliang Cheng, Yahui Guo, He Qian

“…These small molecular peptides are more readily absorbed by the human body. Additionally, the free amino acids significantly increased, particularly those more easily absorbed by the human body such as glutamic, glycine, and aspartic. …”
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Influence of cognitive, neuropsychiatric, and diagnostic factors on financial capacity: A longitudinal analysis of the ADNI cohort by Milap A. Nowrangi, Jeannie Marie Leoutsakos, Haijuan Yan, Arnold Bakker, Kevin J. Manning, George W. Rebok, Paul B. Rosenberg, Vidyulata Kamath

“…To investigate the relationship between FC, cognitive domains, neuropsychiatric symptoms, and transitions from normal cognition (cognitive normal [CN]) to mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or Alzheimer's disease (AD), we conducted a secondary analysis of the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) cohort using the Financial Capacity Instrument short form (FCI‐SF). Methods To examine these longitudinal relationships, we fit two models, a random effects (random intercept) “time‐averaged” model and a “time since previous visit” model, where we regressed each of the five component financial scores on each of the cognitive composite scores. …”
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Fracture resistance of milled and 3D printed ultra-thin occlusal veneers made of CAD/CAM resin-based ceramics cemented by variable luting approaches by Ali A. Elkaffas, Abdullah Alshehri, Abdullah Ali Alqahtani, Abdulellah F. Almudahi, Khalid K. Alanazi, Feras Abdulqader Alhalabi, Mohammed Ali Abuelqomsan, Ali R. Alqahtani

“…Occasionally, occlusal veneers can stand in for more conventional prosthetic restorations like crowns, inlays, or onlays. …”
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