The Impact of Radiation Dose on CT‐Based Body Composition Analysis: A Large‐Animal Study by Luca Salhöfer, Gregor Jost, Mathias Meetschen, Daniel vanLandeghem, Michael Forsting, Denise Bos, Christian Bojahr, Rene Hosch, Felix Nensa, Hubertus Pietsch, Johannes Haubold

“…The influence of body composition on the prognosis of different patient groups has been highlighted in recent years. Typically, the segmentation of muscle and fat compartments is performed with a thresholding‐based subsegmentation, which might be influenced by the image noise as a function of radiation dose. …”
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Detection Rate of Helicobacter Pylori Infection and Atrophic Gastritis Using Serological Markers “GastroPanel®” Among Employees of the National Medical Research Radiological Centre... by A. D. Kaprin, N. S. Sergeeva, S. S. Pirogov, I. I. Alentov, O. К. Yutsevich, V. I. Ryabtseva, G. F. Minibaeva, N. V. Marshutina, T. А. Karmakova

“…Employees of three branches of the National Medical Research Radiological Centre (n = 434, mean age — 48.5 ± 0.6 years) were examined using laboratory tests “GastroPanel®” (Biohit Oyj, Finland). …”
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Correspondence of MRI and nTMS With EDSS in Multiple Sclerosis: Longitudinal Follow‐Up Study by Antonia Bralić, Sanda Pavelin, Nikolina Pleić, Joško Šoda, Krešimir Dolić, Anita Markotić, Ana Ćurković Katić, Angela Mastelić, Nikolina Režić Mužinić, Jasna Duranović, Zlatko Kljajić, Ivona Stipica Safić, Zoran Đogaš, Maja Rogić Vidaković

“…EDSS scoring included evaluation of the EDSS general score, EDSS functional pyramidal score, and EDSS functional pyramidal score for each extremity. …”
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2025 Korean Thyroid Association Clinical Management Guideline on Active Surveillance for Low-Risk Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma by Eun Kyung Lee, Min Joo Kim, Seung Heon Kang, Bon Seok Koo, Kyungsik Kim, Mijin Kim, Bo Hyun Kim, Ji-hoon Kim, Shinje Moon, Kyorim Back, Young Shin Song, Jong-hyuk Ahn, Hwa Young Ahn, Ho-Ryun Won, Won Sang Yoo, Min Kyoung Lee, Jeongmin Lee, Ji Ye Lee, Kyong Yeun Jung, Chan Kwon Jung, Yoon Young Cho, Dong-Jun Lim, Sun Wook Kim, Young Joo Park, Dong Gyu Na, Jee Soo Kim

“…Follow-up involves neck ultrasound and thyroid function tests every 6 months for 2 years and annually thereafter. …”
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Prospective study of continuous rhythm monitoring in patients with early post-infarction systolic dysfunction: clinical impact of arrhythmias detected by an implantable cardiac mon... by Jesus Hernandez-Hernandez, Ana Martin-Garcia, Javier Jimenez-Candil, Pedro L Sanchez, Carlos González-Juanatey, Javier García-Fernández, Alba Cruz-Galban, Olga Duran-Bobin, Javier Garcia-Seara, Teba Gonzalez-Ferrero, Jose Morinigo, Manuel Sanchez-Garcia, Gonzalo Fernandez-Palacios, Jose Seijas-Amigo, Juliana Elices, Javier Portales-Fernandez, Francisco Martin-Herrero, Ana García-Campos, Jose A Perez-Rivera, Marta Alonso-Fernandez-Gatta, Alfonso Macías, Paloma Perez-Espejo

“…At 6 months, LVEF and functional status will be re-evaluated and cardiac morpho-functional characterisation will be performed by MRI. …”
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Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Registry China study (PORTRAY): protocol for a prospective, multicentre registry study by Ling Zhao, Min Liu, Huaping Dai, Chen Wang, Bingbing Xie, Yanhong Ren, Jing Geng, Xuan He, Chengjun Ban, Shiyao Wang, Dingyuan Jiang, Sa Luo, Qihang Chen, Ruie Feng

“…Repeated measures will be used to compare longitudinal changes in lung function, imaging and laboratory tests. Results following analysis have been projected to be available by July 2025.Ethics and dissemination The study protocol was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board from all the study sites currently recruiting patients. …”
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Insights into De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis as an Unintended Consequence of Problematic Smartphone Usage: A Cross-sectional Observational Study by Aswin Sugumaran, Dilip Kumar Naidu, Madhan Raju, Sabari Vaasan Lakshmikanthan, S Karthikeyan, Kevin Dhas, Vamsi Krishna, Praveen Raja

“…Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional observational study was conducted at the Department of Orthopaedics, SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India, from July 2024 to September 2024, with 300 participants aged 20-50 years. Participants were classified based on the results of Finkelstein’s Test and their smartphone usage patterns. …”
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Effects of integrated exercise approach on total testosterone levels in eumenorrheic women: a randomized controlled trial by Wajiha Shahid, Rabiya Noor

“…Forty eumenorrheic females within the age range of 20 to 40 years, with a BMI ranging from 18.5 to 24.9, who were able to maintain sitting balance without the need for upper limb support or who had a minimum score of 25 on the trunk control test were recruited for the study. …”
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DENTAL STATUS OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN WITH MOUTH BREATHING by L.P. Ulasevych

“…The presence of oral breathing was determined using a functional breathing test. Dental status was assessed by caries indices, Fedorov-Volodkina hygiene index and oral fluid pH. …”
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The role of muscle tissue in the pathogenesis of chronic heart failure — the potential of exposure (FORMA study) by T. A. Lelyavina, M. Yu. Sitnikova, V. L. Galenko, P. S. Kozlov, M. A. Bortsova, E. A. Demchenko, O. S. Ganenko, A. S. Golovkin, A. A. Kostareva, R. I. Dmitrieva

“…The study included 297 patients with stable III functional class (FC) CHF, receiving optimal therapy. …”
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Association between full blood count and urine steroid metabolome in patients with adrenal masses by Natalia V. Vorokhobina, Valentina V. Kalugina, Ludmila I. Velikanova, Zulfiya R. Shafigullina, Ekaterina V. Malevanaya, Aleksandr A. Lisitsyn

“…The median age of the patients was 54 [Q25; Q75: 37; 63] years, and 76% of them were female. Preoperatively, all patients had hematology tests with differential leukocyte count. …”
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Radionuclide diagnostics in St. Petersburg: сurrent status and development challenges by I. A. Zvonova, L. A. Chipiga, M. I. Balonov, V. Ju. Suhov

“…During heart and brain diagnolstics patient’s exposure dose averages 4 mSv. Radiometric (functional) tests’ exposure doses are 0.1 – 0.3 mSv.Conclusion. …”
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CLINICAL AND IMMUNOLOGICAL STATUS OF PATIENTS WITH GENERALIZED PARODONDITIS ASSOCIATIED WITH CHRONIC HEPATITIS B VIRUS (HBV) INFECTION by V.I. Fesenko, S.V. Shvets

“…The maximum expression of the inflammatory response and destructive progress was recorded in patients with hepatitis for a period of at least 2-3 years. Thus, about 82% of patients report that after six months or a year was noted a sharp deterioration of the gums, which was not found before. …”
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The Structural Model of Happiness Based on Mindfulness with Mediator Role of Emotional Intelligence, Self-Compassion and Resilience by Mohammad Reza Tamannai far, Faezeh Taraffo

“…In fact, mindfulness is associated with higher positive affect, lower negative affect, and higher life satisfaction (Brown & Ryan, 2003).In explaining the results of the conceptual model test of the current research, it can be said that some preliminary evidence suggests that higher levels of mindfulness are associated with more adaptive emotional functioning, operationalized as emotional intelligence. …”
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Proinflammatory Cytokines in Women with PCOS in Atypical Pathogen Infections by Izabela Chudzicka-Strugała, Iwona Gołębiewska, Grzegorz Brudecki, Wael Elamin, Beata Banaszewska, Marta Chudzicka-Adamczak, Dominik Strugała, Barbara Zwoździak

“…An additional problem is the inability to detect the presence of atypical pathogens in routine microbiological tests; therefore, confirmation of such etiology requires referral of the patient for targeted tests. …”
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Vitality attributes and their associations with intrinsic capacity, resilience, and happiness in community-dwelling adults: Results from Gan-Dau Healthy Longevity Plan Wave 2 by Kuan-Yu Peng, Zhi-Jun Chen, Fong-Ping Tang, Shu-Chiung Lee, Heng-Hsin Tung, Katelyn E. Chen, Liang-Kung Chen, Fei-Yuan Hsiao

“…Comparisons of demographics and distribution of vitality attributes were performed with the chi-square or Fisher’s tests for categorical variables and t-tests for continuous variables when appropriate. …”
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Redução de hemoglobina: risco para lesão renal aguda após revascularização do miocárdio [Hemoglobin decrease: risk for acute kidney injury after myocardial revascularization] [Red... by Tayse Tâmara Paixão Duarte, Wellington Luiz Lima, Alisson Henrique Santos Ribeiro, Marcia Cristina Silva Magro

“…Os dados foram coletados por meio de um instrumento estruturado. O teste exato de Fisher, Qui-quadrado e Kruskal-Wallis foram empregados para análise estatística. …”
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Urinary NGAL and KIM-1 in Canine Monocytic Ehrlichiosis by Mariana Elisa Pereira, Darlan Henrique Canei, Yolanda Paim Arruda Trevisan, Fernanda Harumi Maruyama, Nathália de Assis Pereira, Eduarda Pavan, Carolina Zorzo, Adriane Jorge Mendonça, Luciano Nakazato, Domingos Tabajara de Oliveira Martins, Juliano Bortolini, Daniel Moura de Aguiar, Arleana Bom Parto Ferreira de Almeida, Valéria Régia Franco Sousa

“…This study included blood samples of thirty dogs with clinical signs of CME and amplified DNA for <i>E. canis</i> (CME group) and six dogs of different breeds and both sexes, aged 3 to 7 years, that showed no clinical-laboratory alterations or tick parasitism and were tested negative for <i>E. canis</i> via PCR (control group). …”
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Predicting Mortality and Cirrhosis-Related Complications with MELD3.0: A Multicenter Cohort Analysis by Jihye Lim, Ji Hoon Kim, Ahlim Lee, Ji Won Han, Soon Kyu Lee, Hyun Yang, Heechul Nam, Hae Lim Lee, Do Seon Song, Sung Won Lee, Hee Yeon Kim, Jung Hyun Kwon, Chang Wook Kim, U Im Chang, Soon Woo Nam, Seok-Hwan Kim, Pil Soo Sung, Jeong Won Jang, Si Hyun Bae, Jong Young Choi, Seung Kew Yoon, Myeong Jun Song

“…The mean age was 55.9±11.3 years, and 70.2% of the patients were male. Within the initial 3 months, 220 patients (6.6%) died, and the MELD3.0 had the best predictive performance among the tested models, with an AUROC of 0.851, outperforming the Child-Pugh classification, ALBI grade, MELD, and MELDNa. …”
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The role of smell in medical and psychological disorders: An interdisciplinary approach by Giuseppe Riva

“…In the past decade, many studies on olfactory function have been published. The sense of smell has been underestimated for years, until its role has been rediscovered and more deeply analyzed. …”