Hypersomnia in Whipple disease: case report Hipersónia na doença de Whipple: relato de caso by Luís F. Maia, Mónica Marta, Vitor Lopes, Nelson Rocha, Carlos Lopes, Antônio Martins-da-Silva, Luís Monteiro

“…Neurological involvement has been recognised in 40% of patients, either as initial manifestations or during the course of the disease. We report on a 45 years-old man with WD with initial, persistent and irresistible episodes of daytime somnolence. …”
Get full text

YOUTH VANDALISM IN THE ENVIRONMENT OF MEGALOPOLIS: BORDERS OF STANDARD AND DEVIATION by D. V. Rudenkin, I. V. Vorobyeva, O. V. Kruzhkova, M. S. Krivoshchekova

“…The study was conducted among the representatives of Yekaterinburg (n=304, 18–30 years). It was found that more than 30 % of respondents have a real experience in the implementation of vandalism in the urban environment, but only 2 % of respondents recognize and openly declare this experience. …”
Get full text

Clinical characteristics and outcomes of non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary infections after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: A retrospective cohort study by Zahia Esber, Hamza Salam, Shefali Godara, Ayman Soubani

“…The most common radiologic pattern was nodular infiltrates in 15 (29.4%) patients. …”
Get full text

Subtypes detection of papillary thyroid cancer from methylation assay via Deep Neural Network by Andrea Colacino, Andrea Soricelli, Michele Ceccarelli, Ornella Affinito, Monica Franzese

“…Background and Objective: In recent years, DNA methylation-tumor classification based on artificial intelligence algorithms has led to a notable improvement in diagnostic accuracy compared to traditional machine learning methods. …”
Get full text

Emotion dysregulation in adolescents is normalized by ADHD pharmacological treatment by Krisztina Kondi, Mária Takács, Evelyn Kovács-Posta, Claudia Szajli, Tünde Sebők-Welker, János M. Réthelyi, Nóra Bunford

“…Across parent- and self-reported findings, observed pattern of results held when analyses focused on adolescents who did not change medication status between baseline and follow-up. …”
Get full text

Retrospective trend analysis of biocides in suspended particulate matter of major German rivers by Georg Dierkes, Susanne Schmidt, Christiane Meier, Korinna Ziegler, Jan Koschorreck, Arne Wick

“…For this purpose, SPM from the German Environmental Specimen Bank was used for a retrospective trend assessment of a broad spectrum of biocides in integrated SPM samples (yearly composite) in six large German rivers between 2008 and 2021. …”
Get full text

Comparison of intramedullary nailing and minimal invasive plate osteosynthesis in the treatment of simple intra-articular fractures of the distal tibia (AO-OTA type 43 C1-C2) by Ozan Beytemür, Alican Barış, Cem Albay, Serdar Yüksel, Sever Çağlar, Ender Alagöz

“…The average age of the patients was 40.3 years. Thirty-seven patients were treated with IMN and 36 patients were treated with MIPO. …”
Get full text

Soft-tissue modification in Class III non-growing patients treated with clear aligners: a prospective clinical trial by R. Lione, C. Pavoni, F. Gazzani, F. C. De Razza, F. C. De Razza, L. Lugli, P. Cozza

“…IntroductionThe aim of the present prospective study was to assess the soft tissue modifications induced by camouflage treatment with clear aligners in adult patients with mild Class III malocclusion.MethodsPatients were consecutively enrolled in the study sample according to the following inclusion criteria: adult age (≥19 years), permanent dentition including second permanent molars, skeletal Class I or slight Class III (−2° < difference between sella-nasion^ point A and sella-nasion^ point B < +2°), normal skeletal divergence pattern (SN^GoGn, 27°-37°), Class III canine and molar relationship at baseline (T0) with moderate lower arch crowding (≤+4 mm), and good compliance with aligners and elastics (≥20 h/day). …”
Get full text

Disease burden of tuberculosis in China from 1990 to 2021 and its prediction to 2036 by Rong Sun, Liang Wang, Hongfang Xia

“…And the ASIR would be 21.96 (95%CI: 6.14, 37.79) per 100,000 people in 2035.ConclusionTB burden in China has decreased significantly overall in the past years. However, it is still hard to achieve the national goal of “End TB” by 2035, which means more effective strategies for TB prevention and control are urgently needed. …”
Get full text

Isokinetic knee strength as a predictor of cardiorespiratory responses during loaded aerobic capacity test in elite athletes by Bekir Çar, Ahmet Kurtoğlu, Özdemir Atar, Musa Türkmen, Özgür Eken, Mehmet Soyler, Monira I. Aldhahi

“…Thirty elite modern pentathlon athletes (age: 21.43 ± 0.77 years) underwent isokinetic knee strength assessments at angular velocities of 60°/s and 240°/s. …”
Get full text

Association between combined exposure to organochlorine pesticides and history of uterine fibroids in NHANES: findings from four statistical models by Yue Chen, Xianwei Guo, Junle Wu, Ruiwen Weng, Xiuping Wang, Yi Liu, Xiaoli Wang, Hengwei Liu

“…Methods The present study comprised female individuals who were over 20 years old and were selected from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). …”
Get full text

Effects of Intermittent Fasting on Liver Steatosis and Fibrosis, Serum FGF-21 and Autophagy Markers in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease: A Randomized Controlled... by Tugce Ozlu Karahan, Elvan Yilmaz Akyuz, Demet Yilmaz Karadag, Yusuf Yilmaz, Fatih Eren

“…Results: The study included 48 patients with a mean age of 48.2 ± 1.4 years (27 female and 21 male). Improvements in anthropometric measurement and CAP and LSM levels and a decrease in serum FGF-21 levels were found in both groups (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
Get full text

Post-Marketing Pharmacovigilance of Canakinumab from the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) by Weidong Zhang, Yunzhou Chen, Zeyu Yao, Mengling Ouyang, Minghui Sun, Shupeng Zou

“…All positive signals followed an early failure pattern, with the incidence of canakinumab-associated AEs decreasing over time. …”
Get full text

Association between triglyceride/high density lipoprotein ratio and incidence risk of Parkinson’s disease: a population-based cohort study by Yoonkyung Chang, Ju-young Park, Tae-Jin Song

“…During a median of 9.64 years (interquartile range 8.72–10.53), 4,587 individuals (1.47%) had an incidence of PD. …”
Get full text

Phenotyping Kidney Function in Young Adults With High Blood Pressure: The African‐PREDICT Study by Anja Degenaar, Ruan Kruger, Adriaan Jacobs, Catharina M. C. Mels

“…In this cross‐sectional assessment, twenty‐four‐hour (24‐h) blood pressure measurements of 1055 participants (mean age = 24.6 years) were used to classify hypertension as per the 2018 ESC/ESH guidelines. …”
Get full text

Prevalence of and Risk Factors Associated with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Among Female University Students of Health Sciences in a Middle Eastern Country by Fay Alkhezi, Nourah AlNemash, Joud AlMutairi, Sarah Saleh, Mariam AlMutairi, Shahad Saleh, Saeed Akhtar

“…Results: Of the 588 participants, most were Kuwaiti (86.5%), single (95.6%), and 21–24 years old (59.3%). The prevalence of PCOS was 16.3% (96/588). …”
Get full text

Stress hyperglycemia ratio as a mortality predictor in non-diabetic septic patients: a retrospective cohort analysis by Siyu Feng, Rui Zou, Yue Wang, Yuqin Huang, Quan Zhou, Qiang Huang, Huaqiang Xu

“…Results This study included a cohort of 1,200 patients, with a median age of 68.44 years, and 43.42% were female. The in-hospital mortality and Intensive Care Unit (ICU) mortality rates were 19.67% and 15.42%, respectively. …”
Get full text

Estudo da condução nervosa motora na doença de McArdle: relato de caso Motor nerve conduction study in McArdle disease: case report by Paulo José Lorenzoni, Marcos Cristiano Lange, Cláudia Suely Kamoi Kay, Rosana Herminia Scola, Lineu César Werneck

“…The electromyography presented myopathic pattern and during the ischemic exercise electric silence was not proven. …”
Get full text

Association between adolescent obesity and early adulthood healthcare utilization—a two-cohort prospective study by Emilia Hagman, Vidar Halsteinli, Resthie R. Putri, Christina Hansen Edwards, Gudrun Waaler Bjørnelv, Claude Marcus, Rønnaug A. Ødegård

“…Individuals included were born between 1987 and 1994, with BMI measurements at ages 13–19, and follow-up data from ages 20 to 30 years. Healthcare utilization and costs were assessed using national patient registries. …”
Get full text

Distribution of Choroidal Thinning in High Myopia, Diabetes Mellitus, and Aging: A Swept-Source OCT Study by Francisco de Asís Bartol-Puyal, Carlos Isanta, Óscar Ruiz-Moreno, Beatriz Abadia, Pilar Calvo, Luis Pablo

“…Mean age was 27.31 ± 3.95, 66.41 ± 7.54, 27.69 ± 3.89, and 66.48 ± 7.59 years in young healthy, aged healthy, young high myopic, and T2D patients, respectively. …”
Get full text