The impact of early age-related hearing loss on working memory capacity and speech recognition in noise in middle-aged and older adults by Chen-Wei Chang, Yu-chun Chen

“…Speech-in-noise testing proved more sensitive than pure-tone audiometry or word recognition in detecting auditory and cognitive decline. …”
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The effect of kinesiophobia on gastrointestinal disorders in patients with lower extremity orthopedic surgery by Huseyin Gunes, Semra Bulbuloglu, Serdar Saritas, Ahmet Ozdemir

“…A personal information form, the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia (TSK), and the Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale (GSRS) were used to collect data, and the obtained data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), paired-samples t-test, and post hoc tests when necessary.ResultsWhile 24.4% of the patients were aged 65–74 years, 51.5% were male. …”
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Distal radial artery ligation for dialysis access-associated ischemic syndrome by ZHANG Li-hong, ZHAN Shen, YANG Tao, WANG Yu-zhu

“…Objective To summarize the experience of treatment for dialysis access-associated ischemic steal syndrome by ligating distal radial artery of radial cephalic fistulas(RCFs).Methods We enrolled hemodialysis patients who used RCFs with complaint of ipsilateral limb ischemia admitted in our department Anatomical prerequisites(side-to-end anastomosis fistula and retrograde flow in the distal radial artery) were checked by ultrasound,the patency of central artery by angiography,and the function of ulnar artery by Allen test Division and ligation of the juxta-anastomosis distal radial artery were performed under regional anesthesia.Clinical presentation,blood flow during hemodialysis,urea clearance index,urea reduction rate,and fistula patency were observed before and after operation.Results This study included 16 patients(8 males and 8 females,accounting for roughly 1.45%of hospitalizations of patients associated with fistula complications at the corresponding time) who underwent DRAL of RCFs with ischemia,of whom the mean age was(66.2 ± 11.2) years,fistula age was(57.75 ± 88.41) months,and the ischemia was detected(39.62 ± 58.31) months after the construction of fistula.According to clinical presentation,71.40%patients were grade Ⅲ,28.60%were grade Ⅱ,and no patients belonged to grade Ⅳ.The technique success rate was 100%and clinical success rate was 93.7%.Blood flow during hemodialysis before and 7 days,6 months and 12 months after operation was(258.63 + 25.44),(246.61 ± 24.24),(260.42 ± 20.83) and(254.87 ± 22.44) ml/min(P>0.05),and Kt/V was(1.65 ± 0.210),(1.59 +0.24),(1.62±0.28) and(1.58 ±0.39)(P>0.05),respectively.The mean follow-up duration was(19.30 ± 13.15) months and the patency rate was 100%.Conclusions DRAL is a simple,safe,and effective technique for dialysis access-associated ischemic syndrome in RCFs.…”
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Association of fear of falling and low physical activity with fall risk among older Taiwanese community-dwellers by Yih-Jian Tsai, Wen-Jung Sun, Yi-Ching Yang, Mei-Yu Wei

“…Methods Our study involved 600 individuals aged 70.8–96.1 years who completed two rounds of community surveys. …”
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Stabilization Splint Therapy for Patients with Temporomandibular Disorders Improves Opening Movements and Jaw Limitation and Attenuates Pain by Influencing the Levels of IL-7, IL-8... by Renata Sikora, Kristina Duspara, Anita Matić, Ana Petrović, Kristina Kralik, Robert Smolić, Miroslav Sikora, Martina Čalušić Šarac, Kristina Bojanić, Martina Smolić

“…Patients filled out Croatian versions of questionnaires for self-assessment from Axis II DK/TMP: Graded Chronic Pain Scale (v2) (GCPSv2) and Jaw Function Limitation Scale-20 (JFLS-20). <i>Results:</i> The results showed that the GCF levels of IL-7 (Friedman’s test, <i>p</i> = 0.008) and IL-13 (Friedman’s test, <i>p</i> = 0.003) were significantly decreased at T2. …”
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Diagnostic significance of TGF-β1 in kidney recipients with graft dysfunction by О. P. Shevchenko, S. О. Sharapchenko, D. A. Velikiy, О. Е. Gichkun, E. S. Stolyarevich, N. P. Mozheiko, D. A. Saydulaev, R. М. Kurabekova, E. A. Vakurova, A. A. Mamedova, M. A. Osoblivaya

“…Kidney recipients included 95 patients with laboratory and clinical signs of graft dysfunction, who underwent biopsy of the transplanted kidney, followed by morphological examination, and 34 recipients with normal graft function. Serum TGF-β1 levels in the kidney recipients were significantly higher than in their healthy counterparts (p = 0.00001); it did not correlate with most blood test parameters; with the glomerular filtration rate (GFR). …”
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Experience of using polymethyl methacrylate membranes for anti-HLA antibodies’ elimination by hemodialysis in renal transplant recipients by E. I. Pervakova, V. V. Vasilets, O. N. Rzhevskaya, N. V. Borovkova, A. V. Pinchuk

“…Of note, there were no significant differences between the patients of the two compared groups either in the number of positive results (p&gt; 0.05, Fisher's exact test), or in terms of the decrease in anti-HLA antibody level (p&gt; 0.05, Mann – Whitney test). …”
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Studying turn performance, trunk control, and mobility in acute stroke subjects: a cross-sectional study by Mahima Vasyani, Akshatha Nayak, K. Vijaya Kumar, Zulkifli Misri, Pema Choezom, Rinita Mascarenhas, Jaya Shanker Tedla, Srikant Natarajan

“…The group turn performance was analyzed using the Kruskal–Wallis test with a post hoc Mann–Whitney U test for between-group comparisons. …”
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CD5-Positive Intravascular Large B-Cell Lymphoma in a Patient with Wilson’s Disease: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Neha Gupta, Chrystalle Katte Carreon, Filiz Sen, Peter Farmer, Xinmin Zhang, Silvat Sheikh-Fayyaz, Nina Haghi

“…Physical exam and laboratory results revealed a lethargic man with jaundice, hepatic encephalopathy, and abnormal liver/kidney function tests. He expired after a short hospital course in the setting of hepatic and renal failure. …”
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Acute median arcuate ligament syndrome after pancreaticoduodenectomy by Daisuke Imai, Takashi Maeda, Huanlin Wang, Takahiro Ohmine, Keitaro Edahiro, Makoto Edagawa, Tomoyoshi Takenaka, Shohei Yamaguchi, Kozo Konishi, Shinichi Tsutsui, Hiroyuki Matsuda

“…On postoperative day (POD) 3, her liver function tests were abnormal, and bloody fluids were found in the drain. …”
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A pediatric case with hemolytic uremic syndrome associated with COVID-19, which progressed to end-stage kidney disease by Serra Sürmeli Döven, Esra Danacı Vatansever, Yasemin Yuyucu Karabulut, Berfin Özgökçe Özmen, Fatma Durak, Ali Delibaş

“…One month later, the patient had a recurrence of HUS, again testing positive for COVID-19. Kidney function improved with plasma exchange therapy. …”
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An Unusual Case of Anuric Acute Kidney Injury Secondary to the Use of Low-Dose Acetazolamide as Preventive Management for Acute Mountain Sickness by Marco Dominguez Davalos, Raúl Valenzuela Córdova, Celia Rodríguez Tudero, Elena Jiménez Mayor, Carlos Bedia Castillo, José C. De La Flor, Roger Leon Montesinos, Cristian León Rabanal, Michael Cieza Terrones, Javier A. Neyra

“…Diagnostic evaluation included laboratory tests, imaging, microbiological cultures, autoimmune panels, and diuretic response. …”
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Warthin-Like Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Associated with Lymphadenopathy and Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis by Karla Judith González-Colunga, Abelardo Loya-Solis, Luis Ángel Ceceñas-Falcón, Oralia Barboza-Quintana, René Rodríguez-Gutiérrez

“…Ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy report was a Bethesda grade III. Thyroid function tests showed Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. The patient underwent right hemithyroidectomy. …”
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Optimizing SVC placement for enhanced voltage stability using a novel index and hybrid ABC-PSO algorithm by Hafizur Rahman, Roman Mia, Mustafizur Rahman, Md. Faiyaj Ahmed Limon, Md. Shahid Iqbal, Md. Fahad Jubayer, Md. Rabiul Karim, Md. Janibul Alam Soeb

“…The economic analysis also shows substantial yearly cost savings, with best-case installations achieving return on investment (ROI) within <1.5 years. …”
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Diagnostic accuracy of calculated serum osmolarity to predict dehydration in older people: adding value to pathology laboratory reports by Lee Shepstone, John F Potter, Lee Hooper, Asmaa Abdelhamid, Amy Jennings, Paul R Hunter, W Garry John, Neil P Walsh, Adam Ali, Diane K Bunn, Susan Kerry, Gregor Lindner, Carmen A Pfortmueller, Fredrik Sjöstrand, Susan J Fairweather-Tait

“…It appeared useful in people aged ≥65 years with and without diabetes, poor renal function, dehydration, in men and women, with a range of ages, health, cognitive and functional status.Conclusions Some commonly used osmolarity equations work poorly, and should not be used. …”
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Associations between arterial stiffening and brain structure, perfusion, and cognition in the Whitehall II Imaging Sub-study: A retrospective cohort study. by Sana Suri, Scott T Chiesa, Enikő Zsoldos, Clare E Mackay, Nicola Filippini, Ludovica Griffanti, Abda Mahmood, Archana Singh-Manoux, Martin J Shipley, Eric J Brunner, Mika Kivimäki, John E Deanfield, Klaus P Ebmeier

“…Cognitive outcomes were performance on verbal memory, semantic fluency, working memory, and executive function tests. Of 542 participants, 444 (81.9%) were men. …”
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Villa d’époque romaine et habitat médiéval à Mont-Saint-Jean (Sarthe) : bilan des recherches 2008-2020 by Florian Sarreste, Paul-André Besombes, Phaedra Bouvet, Chloé Genies, Étienne Jaffrot, Florian Jedrusiak, Thomas Jubeau, Anthony Ledauphin, Annaïg Le Martret, Christophe Loiseau, Hugo Meunier, Aurore Noël, Sandrine Paradis-Grenouillet, Boris Robin

“…In total, 58 test trenches were excavated, spread over 3.7 ha, and corresponding to a cumulative area of just over 5,000 m². …”
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Prediction of Final Phosphorus Content of Steel in a Scrap-Based Electric Arc Furnace Using Artificial Neural Networks by Riadh Azzaz, Mohammad Jahazi, Samira Ebrahimi Kahou, Elmira Moosavi-Khoonsari

“…The Adam optimizer and non-linear sigmoid activation function were employed. The best ANN model included four hidden layers and 448 neurons. …”
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Multi-objective optimal scheduling of cascade reservoirs in complex basin systems: Case study of the Jinsha River-Yalong River confluence basin in China by Zhaocai Wang, Zhihua Zhu, Hualong Luan, Tunhua Wu

“…In this study, an improved multi-objective sparrow search algorithm (IMOSSA) is proposed to solve the problem, which overcome the classical SSA solution efficiency instability and easy to fall into the local optimal solution through Tent mapping, levy flight, Gaussian variation, and a strategy combining slime mold algorithm (SMA). Benchmark function tests demonstrate that IMOSSA outperforms others in terms of optimization capability and stability. …”
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Phenotype and genotype features of Vietnamese children with pachyonychia congenita by Ha Thi Chu, Tung Anh Dinh Duong, Doanh Huu Le, Thieu Van Le, Binh Bui Nguyen, Chuc Van Dang, Quang Van Vu

“…All children displayed PC symptoms before 1 year of age, but diagnosis was delayed in 4/7 patients. …”
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