A Case of Autosomal Recessive Intellectual Developmental Disorder Type 5 Presenting with Epilepsy by Mahpara Hasan, Gayatra Mainali, Ermal Aliu, Sita Paudel

“…We describe a case of a patient with MRT5 who developed epilepsy in his teens, a rare clinical presentation that has not yet been discussed at length in the literature. Our patient is a 15-year-old male with a history of autism, developmental delay, and focal epilepsy who underwent genetic testing and was found to have a homozygous frameshift mutation in NSUN2 predicted to cause loss of function. …”
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Key Considerations for Ovarian Preservation during Radiotherapy for Cervical Carcinoma by Xiaolong Cheng, Jiping Liu, Xiaojuan Lv, Long Sun

“…One year later, 45 patients maintained normal ovarian function, 13 had impaired function, and 19 experiences further deteriorated function. …”
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Time-restricted eating for prevention of age-related vascular cognitive decline in older adults: A protocol for a single-arm open-label interventional trial. by Ana Clara da C Pinaffi-Langley, Zsofia Szarvas, Anna Peterfi, Zalan Kaposzta, Peter Mukli, Ali Shahriari, Mihaly Muranyi, Camila B Pinto, Cameron D Owens, Cheryl Adams, Brittany Karfonta, Michael Rohan, Stefano Tarantini, Andriy Yabluchanskiy

“…However, the effect of TRE on cerebrovascular endothelial function remains unexplored. Thus, this protocol outlines the study procedures to test our hypothesis that a 6-month TRE regimen of 10-h eating window will improve NVC responses and endothelial function in community-dwelling older adults. …”
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Comparison of Male and Female Sexual Dysfunction between Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease: An Analytical Cross-Sectional Study by Shahryar Zeighami, Saeid Dehghankhalili, Khadije Heiran, Seyede Pegah Azarchehry, Alireza Heiran, Mehrab Sayadi, Fatemeh Azadian

“…Out of 170 patients with mean age of 49.34 ± 11.7 years, 52.9% were female. Better sexual function scores were obtained in the HD group’s females for desire, orgasm, and satisfaction domains, as well as the total score (P = 0.03, 0.016, 0.02, and 0.039, respectively). …”
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Mobile Phone Auscultation Accurately Diagnoses Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Using Nonlinear Respiratory Biofluid Dynamics by Caroline Emily Gosser, Luther Daniel, Martin Huecker, Rodrigo Cavallazzi, Hiram Rivas, Jarred Jeremy Thomas, Ryan Close

“…The gold standard pulmonary function testing with spirometry has limited availability. …”
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Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction in Liver Cirrhotic Patients: Proportion, Correlation, and Relationship of Diastolic Parameters with Stage of Liver Dysfunction by Prionggo Mondrowinduro, Irsan Hasan, Idrus Alwi, Murdani Abdullah

“…Data were extracted to determine prevalence, normality test, Spearman correlation test, and multivariate linear regression test using SPSS for Windows. …”
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Infectious pulmonary tuberculosis patients who inadvertently had spirometry in a tertiary care pulmonary service in southern India by Sangeeth Priyadarshan Veluchamy Rathakrishnan, Bharath Karthikeyan, Sai Vijaysree B, Barney TJ Isaac, Balamugesh Thangakunam, Christopher Devasahayam Jesudas

“…Patients were identified from the pulmonary function database, and TB test results were obtained from the clinical workstation. …”
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Healthy aging in frail older adults: Active aging project of a national survey by Jisu Seo, Kyungok Joo, Yuelin Li, Nayoung Kim, Eunna Oh, Lkhagvajav Gansukh, Rhayun Song

“…The model was tested after controlling for age, sex (ref=male), economic status, and years of education. …”
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N-terminal propeptide of type III procollagen for predicting diastolic dysfunction in patients with myocardial infarction and preserved ejection fraction by A. V. Osokina, V. N. Karetnikova, O. M. Polikutina, A. V. Ivanova, O. E. Avramenko, O, V. Gruzdeva, O. L. Barbarash

“…To study changes in the level of fibrotic scarring marker — the N-terminal propeptide type III procollagen (PIIINP) and structural and functional parameters with the assessment of diastolic function in patients a year after ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and preserved left ventricle (LV) contractility.Material and methods. …”
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Comprehensive treatment approaches for skeletal deformities in hypophosphatasia: a case study of ALPL gene variants by Qiongjie Jiao, Guixia Ma, Qian Ni

“…This case highlights the significant enhancement in chest structure and respiratory function in patients with hypophosphatasia with ALPL gene genetic variants through comprehensive treatment strategies, emphasizing the pivotal role of genetic testing in diagnosis and the benefits of interdisciplinary collaboration in long-term patient care and quality of life enhancement.…”
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PENERAPAN MODEL PEMBELAJARAN KOOPERATIF TIPE STUDENTS TEAM ASSISTED DIVISION PADA KELAS VIRTUAL by Syanet Frans, Theresia Laurens, Darma Andreas Ngilawajan

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Surface Electromyography and Gait Features in Patients after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction by Xipeng Wu, Hao Zhang, Hongxing Cui, Wenbin Pei, Yixuan Zhao, Shanshan Wang, Zhijie Cao, Wei Li

“…Methods Forty‐one adults with unilateral ACL injuries in Binzhou Medical University Hospital from October 2022 to June 2023 were allocated to three groups according to the time after ACL reconstruction: group A (≤3 months, 16), group B (3 months–1 year, 13), and group C (>1 year, 12). Patients were tested by sEMG and gait, while straight leg raising (SLR), walking at normal speed, fast walking, and walking up and down the stairs. …”
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Association of hOGG1 Ser326Cys, ITGA2 C807T, TNF-A -308G>A and XPD Lys751Gln polymorphisms with the survival of Malaysian NPC patients. by Eng-Zhuan Ban, Munn-Sann Lye, Pei Pei Chong, Yoke-Yeow Yap, Siew Ying Crystale Lim, Hejar Abdul Rahman

“…Kaplan-Meier survival function, log-rank test and Cox regression were used to investigate the effect of gene polymorphisms on the all-cause survival of NPC.…”
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Acute coronary syndrome after liver transplantation in a young primary biliary cholangitis recipient with dyslipidemia: a case report by Siyuan Yao, Akiho Iwashita, Shintaro Yagi, Hirotoshi Watanabe, Takahiro Nishio, Yukinori Koyama, Kazuyuki Nagai, Naoko Kamo, Kojiro Taura, Etsuro Hatano

“…Although she had high cholesterol and triglyceride levels that were refractory to medications, she passed all routine preoperative examinations, including cardiopulmonary function tests and infection screenings. One week after LT, she developed ACS with 90% stenosis of both the left anterior descending artery and left circumflex artery. …”
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Acute fatty liver of pregnancy: An atypical case report by Riska Subono, Nurul Hikmah

“…Laboratory data showed leukocytosis, normal haemoglobin level, normal blood glucose, hyperuricemia, increased function liver test with high transaminase and bilirubin, normal coagulation profile. …”
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A case of renal damage induced by cryoglobulinemia associated with Monoclonal Gammopathy of Renal Significance by Yan Zhang, Xinxuan Meng, Jianying Wang, Qian Hou, Yue Xu, Jingshu Sun, Shengqin Wu, Kunying Zhang

“…Follow-up showed significant improvement in proteinuria and immunological indicators, and renal function stabilized. Conclusions When renal pathology suggests cryoglobulinemia, cryoglobulin testing and electron microscopy examination should be performed, and hematological related examinations should be completed to clarify the etiology. …”
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Transarterial Chemoembolization for Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma Using Miriplatin Without the Need for Hydration by Koji Fujita, Kei Takuma, Kyoko Oura, Tomoko Tadokoro, Asahiro Morishita, Takashi Himoto, Hideki Kobara

“…After adjusting baseline characteristics using a propensity score including age, sex, tumor burden, functional hepatic reserve, baseline year, and HbA1c, a pair of 99‐patient cohorts was generated. …”
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Electrical Resistivity of Conductive Leather and Influence of Air Temperature and Humidity by Ilda Kazani, Majlinda Hylli, Pellumb Berberi

“…Electricity conductivity tests were carried out in year-round temperatures from 7.5 °C to 28.1 °C, with a relative humidity from 18% to 77% and a vapor air concentration from 2.77 g/kg to 12.46 g/kg. …”
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Vascular burden and brain aging in a senior volunteer cohort: A pilot study by Raymond Y Lo, Yen-Chieh Lo, Shu-Cin Chen, Yu-Ying Li, Ya-Ling Yang, Yu-Ling Chang, Huei-Chuan Sung, Tina H. T Chiu, Joshua O. S Goh

“…Objective: To test the feasibility of establishing a senior volunteer cohort and describe vascular risks, cognitive function, and brain aging indices in a pilot study. …”
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Serum Interleukin-6, Interleukin-17A, and transforming growth factor beta are raised in systemic sclerosis with interstitial lung disease by Anupam Wakhlu, Rasmi Ranjan Sahoo, Jyoti Ranjan Parida, Mohit K Rai, Durga P Misra, Vinita Agrawal, Vikas Agarwal

“…Antinuclear antibody (ANA), extractable nuclear antigen (ENA) profile, chest radiograph, pulmonary function tests and electrocardiography were done. HRCT of thorax and echocardiography were done wherever indicated. …”
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