Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Patients with COVID-19: Results of a Cross-sectional Study by Azar Daneshpajooh, Reza Shamsi, Mahboubeh Mirzaei, Hanieh Salehi-Pourmehr

“…Objective: We aimed to investigate the effect of severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 infection on lower urinary tract function using validated questionnaires in patients with patients. …”
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Role of leisure and sleep in promoting daily physical activity in adults with down syndrome by Melissa R. Jenkins, Victoria L. Fleming, Emily K. Schworer, Yiwen Dong, Dana L. Tudorascu, Benjamin L. Handen, Sigan L. Hartley

“…More cognitively stimulating and social leisure were associated with more physical activity at the within-person level (ps < .05).Conclusions: Findings can inform health programs seeking to increase physical activity in adults with DS. Interventions should consider the function of sleep and leisure in everyday life for long-term sustainability of physical activity.…”
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Surgical Ventricular Septal Defect Repair by Emmanuelle Fournier, MD, Bastien Provost, MD, Alice Dirickx, MD, Estibaliz Valdeolmillos, MD, Gregoire Albenque, MD, Clément Batteux, MD, Viktoria Weixler, MD, PhD, Sébastien Hascöet, MD, PhD, Emre Belli, MD, PhD

“…Surgical treatment of very large VSDs can be challenging because no clear recommendations exist about which defects can undergo biventricular repair with septation and which should instead be palliated. Although Fontan circulation is known to be associated with long-term morbidity, information is limited about how ventricular septation of large VSDs affects cardiac function. …”
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Clinical features and outcomes of patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-positive systemic lupus erythematosus by Ying Wang, Xiaoyang Yu, Xinfang Xie, Huixian Li, Wei Yang, Yu Liang, Wanhong Lu

“…ANCA titers should be regularly monitored throughout the follow-up period in patients with SLE, especially in cases of renal involvement.…”
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Preoperative Comorbidity Correlates Inversely with Survival after Intestinal and Multivisceral Transplantation in Adults by Rajesh Sivaprakasam, Takahashi Hidenori, Charlotte Pither, Seigo Nishida, Andrew J. Butler, Eddie R. Island, Jung Moon, Muhammad Dawwas, Simon M. Gabe, Neville V. Jamieson, Andreas G. Tzakis, Stephen J. Middleton

“…Each comorbidity was given a score based on the degree it impaired function (score range 0–3). A total score was derived from the summation of individual comorbidity scores. …”
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A network meta-analysis evaluating valgization high tibial osteotomy cutting guides: improving surgical precision through navigation and PSI by Fanny Delaigue, Hassan Wardani, Jules Descamps, Matthieu Ollivier, Rémy Nizard, Pierre-Alban Bouché

“…Conclusions Navigation and PSI allow for more precise achievement of the PTS and HKA angle values set by the surgeons but do not affect long-term knee function or complication rates. However, the cost and limited availability of these techniques should be considered, especially in the absence of additional functional benefits.…”
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Septo-optic dysplasia Displasia septo-óptica by Karina de Ferran, Isla Aguiar Paiva, Daniel Luiz Schueftan Gilban, Monique Resende, Micheline Abreu Rayol de Souza, Izabel Calland Ricarte Beserra, Marilia Martins Guimarães

“…Only one child presented intact pituitary function and anatomy. Although rare, SOD is an important cause of congenital hypopituitarism and it should be considered in children with optic nerve hypoplasia or midline brain abnormalities for early diagnosis and treatment.…”
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Evaluating the Consistency of Radiometric Cross-Calibrated TOA Radiance Products Between Landsat-8 OLI and Landsat-9 OLI2 by Qilong Zhou, Hongzhao Tang, Wei Chen, Chenchao Xiao

“…In this study, evaluating the consistency of GF-6 and Sentinel-2 multispectral imager (MSI) was performed by incorporating spectral band adjustment factor and bidirectional reflectance distribution function corrections with Landsat-8 operational land imager (OLI) as the reference sensor. …”
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The social-economic burden of spinal muscular atrophy in Russia by A. S. Kolbin, D. V. Vlodavets, A. A. Kurylev, Yu. Ye. Balykina, M. A. Proskurin, S. A. Mishinova, O. Yu. Germanenko, N. Yu. Kolbina

“…Spinal muscular atrophies (SMA) are clinically and genetically heterogeneous congenital orphan diseases that lead to progressive spinal motoneurons degeneration and loss of their function. There are 4 types of SMA with type I being the most severe. …”
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Evaluating the impacts of physical soil and water conservation measures implemented by community mobilization in Shebel Berenta district of northern Ethiopia by Tigist Asmare Belste, Kebede Wolka

“…Thus, in addition to constructing new physical SWC measures, farmers should be encouraged to repair the damaged physical SWC measures that were constructed by public campaigns. …”
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Mitochondrial Dysfunction: The Silent Catalyst of Kidney Disease Progression by Nikola Pavlović, Marinela Križanac, Marko Kumrić, Katarina Vukojević, Joško Božić

“…Future research should address the gaps in understanding the role of mitophagy in CAKUT and optimize targeted delivery systems for precision therapies.…”
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Potential role of vitamin C in mitigating perfluoroalkyl substances-induced immunotoxicity by Ruihan Li, Ranran Huang, Fenpeng Qin, Nina Qian, Meihui Qin, Wenhao Ma, Keng Po Lai, Xiaoyun Zeng, Rong Li

“…This brief overview highlights that vitamin C may mitigate immune system damage caused by PFAS, enhance immune cell function, and reduce the risk of chronic inflammation and immunosuppression through its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and immunomodulatory properties. …”
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Comparative study of efficacy of different iron chelating agents in treatment of iron overload in children with Beta Thalassemia Major by adel abd elhaleim hagag

“…Recommendations: IV desferrioxamine therapy should be considered for the treatment of iron overloaded in thalassemic patients. …”
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Comparing interpretable machine learning models for fall risk in middle-aged and older adults with and without pain by Shangmin Chen, Yongshan Gao, Lin Du, Mengzhen Min, Lei Xie, Liping Li, Xiaodong Chen, Zhigang Zhong

“…Unique features for the pain model were functional limitation, SPPB, WBC, chronic disease score, life satisfaction, platelets, cooking fuel, and pain quantity, while marital status, age, depressive symptoms, cognitive function, hearing, rainy days, tidiness, and sleep duration were exclusive to the non-pain model. …”
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Dual-faced guardians: SGLT2 inhibitors’ kidney protection and health challenges: a position statement by Kasralainy nephrology group (KANG) by Amin Roshdy Soliman, Mohamed Elkhatib, Sahier El-Khashab, Rasha Ahmed Darwish, Ahmed Fayed, Tarek S. Abdelaziz, Hany Hammad, Rabab Mahmoud Ahmed, Hoda Abdelhamid Maamoun

“…They also provide cardiovascular benefits to dialysis patients while maintaining effective blood flow during dialysis. SGLT2 inhibitors should not be used in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) outside clinical trials. …”
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Next-generation immunotherapeutic approaches for blood cancers: Exploring the efficacy of CAR-T and cancer vaccines by Kiavash Hushmandi, Abbas Ali Imani Fooladi, Russel J. Reiter, Najma Farahani, Liping Liang, Amir Reza Aref, Noushin Nabavi, Mina Alimohammadi, Le Liu, Gautam Sethi

“…These combined immunotherapeutic strategies hold great promise for achieving more complete and lasting remissions in leukemia patients. Future research should prioritize optimizing treatment sequencing, personalizing therapeutic combinations based on individual patient and tumor characteristics, and developing novel strategies to enhance T cell persistence and function within the tumor microenvironment. …”
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Gender-Specific Differences in Clinical Profile and Biochemical Parameters in Patients with Cushing’s Disease: A Single Center Experience by Xiaoxia Liu, Xiaoming Zhu, Meifang Zeng, Yan Zhuang, Yiting Zhou, Zhaoyun Zhang, Yehong Yang, Yongfei Wang, Hongying Ye, Yiming Li

“…Clinical professionals should pay more attention to the diagnosis and management of males with CD.…”
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Prevalence of Hypertension and Diabetes and Coexistence of Chronic Kidney Disease and Cardiovascular Risk in the Population of the Republic of Moldova by Igor Codreanu, Vera Sali, Sergiu Gaibu, Luminita Suveica, Sergiu Popa, Norberto Perico, Bogdan Ene-Iordache, Sergio Carminati, John Feehally, Giuseppe Remuzzi

“…The prevalence of microalbuminuria was 16.9% and that of estimated GFR <60 ml/min/1.73 m2 (decreased renal function) was 9.4%. Male gender was associated with an increased prevalence of hypertension and microalbuminuria. …”
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A distributed brain response predicting the facial expression of acute nociceptive pain by Marie-Eve Picard, Miriam Kunz, Jen-I Chen, Michel-Pierre Coll, Etienne Vachon-Presseau, Tor D Wager, Pierre Rainville

“…This underscores the complexity of pain phenomenology by reinforcing the view that neurosignatures conceived as biomarkers must be interpreted in relation to the specific pain manifestation(s) predicted and their underlying function(s). Future studies should explore other pain-relevant manifestations and assess the specificity of the FEPS against simulated pain expressions and other types of aversive or emotional states.…”
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Curve Analysis of Foot Coupling Kinematics in Runners with Plantar Heel Pain During Running Gait by Hanieh Pazhooman, Robin L. Pomeroy, Mohammed S. Alamri, Zahra Mollaei, Stephen C. Cobb

“…While the mechanical role of the plantar fascia during gait is established, its effect on foot function during running, particularly foot joint coupling, remains unclear. …”
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