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https://read.qxmd.com/read/38536562/exome-sequencing-identified-mutations-in-the-wnt1-and-col1a2-genes-in-osteogenesis-imperfecta-cases
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Poonam Mehta, Rahul Vishvkarma, Sushil Gupta, Naibedya Chattopadhyay, Singh Rajender
BACKGROUND: Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a heritable connective tissue disorder characterized by bone deformities, fractures and reduced bone mass. OI can be inherited as a dominant, recessive, or X-linked disorder. The mutational spectrum has shown that autosomal dominant mutations in the type I collagen-encoding genes are responsible for OI in 85% of the cases. Apart from collagen genes, mutations in more than 20 other genes, such as CRTAP, CREB3L1, MBTPS2, P4HB, SEC24D, SPARC, FKBP10, LEPRE1, PLOD2, PPIB, SERPINF1, SERPINH1, SP7, WNT1, BMP1, TMEM38B, and IFITM5 have been reported in OI...
March 27, 2024: Molecular Biology Reports
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38534269/patient-satisfaction-with-the-quality-of-oral-rehabilitation-dental-services-a-comparison-between-the-public-and-private-health-system
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Cosmin Ionuț Lixandru, Ionela Maniu, Maria Mihaela Cernușcă-Mițariu, Mihai Iulian Făgețan, Ioan Sebastian Cernușcă-Mițariu, Horațiu Paul Domnariu, Magdalena Lixandru, Carmen Daniela Domnariu
Measuring satisfaction can help us understand patients' expectations and adopt individualized treatment according to their expectations. In the current study, we applied the DPQ (Dental Practice Questionnaire) to analyze the degree of patient satisfaction regarding medical services in the public and private sector in a Romanian city from the central region. A group of 200 patients, 100 patients from the public sector and 100 patients from the private sector, participated in the survey. The results showed significant differences in response when patients were stratified by age, gender, visit frequency and length of time attending the same practice...
February 21, 2024: Dentistry Journal
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38534000/microwave-coagulation-for-liver-metastases
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REVIEW
Dawid Storman, Mateusz J Swierz, Jerzy W Mitus, Michal Pedziwiatr, Ning Liang, Robert Wolff, Malgorzata M Bala
BACKGROUND: Liver metastases (i.e. secondary hepatic malignancies) are significantly more common than primary liver cancer. Long-term survival after radical surgical treatment is approximately 50%. For people in whom resection for cure is not feasible, other treatments must be considered. One treatment option is microwave coagulation utilising electromagnetic waves. It involves placing an electrode into a lesion under ultrasound or computed tomography guidance. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the beneficial and harmful effects of microwave coagulation versus no intervention, other ablation methods, or systemic treatments in people with liver metastases regardless of the location of the primary tumour...
March 27, 2024: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38532635/finite-element-method-based-study-for-spinal-vibration-characteristics-of-the-scoliosis-and-kyphosis-lumbar-spine-to-whole-body-vibration-under-a-compressive-follower-preload
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Pengju Li, Rongchang Fu, Xiaozheng Yang, Kun Wang, Huiran Chen
PURPOSE: To analyze the dynamic response of the lumbosacral vertebrae structure of a scoliosis spine and a kyphosis spine under whole-body vibration. METHODS: Typical Lenke4 (kyphosis) and Lenke3 (scoliosis) spinal columns were used as research objects. A finite element model of the lumbosacral vertebrae segment was established and validated based on CT scanning images. Modal, harmonic response, and transient dynamic analyses were performed on the lumbar-sacral scoliosis model using the finite element software abaqus...
March 26, 2024: Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38530451/the-longitudinal-follow-up-of-a-newly-proposed-octa-imaging-finding-sspim-and-the-importance-of-it-as-a-new-biomarker-for-treatment-response-in-diabetic-macular-edema
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Gülsüm Genç, Özge Yanık, Sibel Demirel, Figen Batioglu, Emin Özmert
PURPOSE: This study aimed to evaluate the frequency of SSPiM (suspended scattering particles in motion), systemic risk factors, ocular findings, progression characteristics, and treatment response in diabetic retinopathy (DR) patients. METHODS: In this prospective study, a total of 109 eyes of 109 patients with diabetic macular edema (DME) were included. Demographic characteristics and systemic data of the patients were recorded. In addition to a detailed ophthalmological examination, optical coherence tomography (OCT) and OCT angiography (OCTA) imaging were performed...
March 26, 2024: Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38529891/older-adults-decision-making-following-bad-advice
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Tarren Leon, Gabrielle Weidemann, Phoebe E Bailey
There is minimal research investigating the influence of advice on decision-making in older age. The present study investigated the effect of different types of bad advice, relative to no advice, on young and older adults' decision-making in the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT). Fifty-four older adults and 59 young adults completed the IGT after receiving no advice, or advice to select from disadvantageous deck A (small, high-frequency losses), or disadvantageous deck B (larger, low-frequency losses). Corrugator EMG, memory and fluid intelligence were assessed...
March 26, 2024: British Journal of Developmental Psychology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38529057/dynamics-of-microcystis-surface-scum-formation-under-different-wind-conditions-the-role-of-hydrodynamic-processes-at-the-air-water-interface
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Huaming Wu, Xingqiang Wu, Lorenzo Rovelli, Andreas Lorke
Due to climate change, Microcystis blooms occur at increasing frequencies in aquatic ecosystems worldwide. Wind-generated turbulence is a crucial environmental stressor that can vertically disperse the Microcystis surface scum, reducing its light availability. Yet, the interactions of Microcystis scum with the wind-generated hydrodynamic processes, particularly those at the air-water interface, remain poorly understood. Here, we explore the response of Microcystis (including colony size and migration dynamics) to varying magnitudes and durations of intermittent wind disturbances in a mesocosm system...
2024: Frontiers in Plant Science
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38527394/iron-deficiency-in-pernicious-anemia-specific-features-of-iron-deficient-patients-and-preliminary-data-on-response-to-iron-supplementation
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Juliette Rogez, Geoffrey Urbanski, Emeline Vinatier, Christian Lavigne, Léa Emmanuel, Iris Dupin, Camille Ravaiau, Valentin Lacombe
BACKGROUND & AIMS: While vitamin B12 (B12) deficiency is considered as the hallmark of pernicious anemia (PA), iron deficiency (ID) is also prevalent. Indeed, this auto immune gastritis is responsible for parietal cell atrophy and increase in gastric pH, leading to impaired iron absorption. We compared PA patients' features according to their iron status at PA diagnosis, and we assessed the iron status recovery after oral or intravenous iron supplementation. METHODS: We prospectively included patients presenting with a newly diagnosed PA in a tertiary referral hospital between November 2018 and October 2020...
March 20, 2024: Clinical Nutrition
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38526897/ultrasound-viscoelastography-by-acoustic-radiation-force-a-state-of-the-art-review
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Xufei Chen, Xueting Li, Simona Turco, Ruud J G Van Sloun, Massimo Mischi
Ultrasound elastography (USE) is a promising tool for tissue characterization as several diseases result in alterations of tissue structure and composition, which manifest as changes in tissue mechanical properties. By imaging the tissue response to an applied mechanical excitation, USE mimics the manual palpation performed by clinicians to sense the tissue elasticity for diagnostic purposes. Next to elasticity, viscosity has recently been investigated as an additional, relevant, diagnostic biomarker. Moreover, since biological tissues are inherently viscoelastic, accounting for viscosity in the tissue characterization process enhances the accuracy of the elasticity estimation...
March 25, 2024: IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38525973/systemic-bevacizumab-for-recurrent-respiratory-papillomatosis-a-single-institution-s-experience
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Raymond J So, Christopher Rayle, Henry H Joo, Emily Y Huang, Tanguy Y Seiwert, Eric H Raabe, Simon R Best
OBJECTIVES: Medical therapies to limit disease recurrence are critically needed for recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP). Systemic bevacizumab is emerging as an exciting adjuvant therapy toward this end, but uptake has been poor due to the lack of experience and awareness of best prescribing practices. The objective of this study was to describe a single tertiary care academic medical center's experience using systemic bevacizumab for the treatment of RRP. METHODS: A retrospective review was performed to identify patients with RRP on systemic bevacizumab...
March 25, 2024: Laryngoscope
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38525155/noise-within-signal-to-noise-enhancement-via-coherent-wave-amplification-in-the-mammalian-cochlea
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Alessandro Altoè, Christopher A Shera
The extraordinary sensitivity of the mammalian inner ear has captivated scientists for decades, largely due to the crucial role played by the outer hair cells (OHCs) and their unique electromotile properties. Typically arranged in three rows along the sensory epithelium, the OHCs work in concert via mechanisms collectively referred to as the "cochlear amplifier" to boost the cochlear response to faint sounds. While simplistic views attribute this enhancement solely to the OHC-based increase in cochlear gain, the inevitable presence of internal noise requires a more rigorous analysis...
2024: Physical review research
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38524821/unveiling-the-acute-neurophysiological-responses-to-strength-training-an-exploratory-study-on-novices-performing-weightlifting-bouts-with-different-motor-learning-models
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Achraf Ammar, Mohamed Ali Boujelbane, Marvin Leonard Simak, Irene Fraile-Fuente, Nikolas Rizzi, Jad Adrian Washif, Piotr Zmijewski, Haitham Jahrami, Wolfgang I Schöllhorn
Currently, there is limited evidence regarding various neurophysiological responses to strength exercise and the influence of the adopted practice schedule. This study aimed to assess the acute systemic effects of snatch training bouts, employing different motor learning models, on skill efficiency, electric brain activity (EEG), heart rate variability (HRV), and perceived exertion as well as mental demand in novices. In a within-subject design, sixteen highly active males (mean age: 23.13 ± 2.09 years) randomly performed snatch learning bouts consisting of 36 trials using repetitive learning (RL), contextual interference (blocked, CIb; and serial, CIs), and differential learning (DL) models...
March 2024: Biology of Sport
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38524820/artificial-intelligence-in-sport-exploring-the-potential-of-using-chatgpt-in-resistance-training-prescription
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Jad Adrian Washif, Jeffrey Pagaduan, Carl James, Ismail Dergaa, Christopher Martyn Beaven
OpenAI's Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer (ChatGPT) technology enables conversational interactions with applications across various fields, including sport. Here, ChatGPT's proficiency in designing a 12-week resistance training programme, following specific prompts, was investigated. GPT3.5 and GPT4.0 versions were requested to design 12-week resistance training programmes for male and female hypothetical subjects (20-years-old, no injury, and 'intermediate' resistance training experience). Subsequently, GPT4...
March 2024: Biology of Sport
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38523501/interdisciplinary-managerial-interventions-for-healthcare-workers-mental-health-a-review-with-covid-19-emphasis
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REVIEW
Julia Kowalska, Alicja Domagała
Healthcare workers are representatives of occupations that are most exposed to high levels of stress in the work environment. These characteristics of work increase the probability of suffering from mental disorders. One aspect of mental disorder prevention in the workplace is the role of healthcare managers as those people who are responsible for minimizing the negative impact of work-related stress factors. Their role can be performed by creating effective initiatives supporting workers' mental health. The need to support the implementation of such initiatives has been highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic...
March 22, 2024: Medycyna Pracy
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38523351/breasts-as-a-perceived-barrier-to-physical-activity-in-mexican-women-a-cross-sectional-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Gabriela Valles-Verdugo, Ivan Renteria, Julio Gómez-Figueroa, Mario Villarreal-Ángeles, Paulina Ochoa-Martínez, Javier Hall-López, Juan Gallegos-Ramírez, Yamileth Chacón-Araya, José Moncada-Jiménez
BACKGROUND: Scarce evidence exists on barriers to physical activity in Mexican women. Despite evidence from other countries, no research has investigated the influence of the breast on PA in this population. OBJECTIVE: To determine the association between the breast and physical activity in Mexican women. DESIGN: Cross-sectional observational study. METHODS: Volunteers were 279 Mexican women from Veracruz, Durango, and Baja California states, who completed a paper survey of their demographics, brassiere characteristics, breast pain, and frequency and amounts of weekly physical activity...
2024: Women's Health
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38523098/water-conservation-pattern-of-fangcheng-river-basin-in-beibu-gulf-and-its-response-to-precipitation
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Wen-Jing Gan, Shang-Xuan Mo, Jian-Hong Zhang, Xian-Wei Song, Jin-Mei Xian, Lu Yang, Hai-Qin Nong
Assessing the spatiotemporal patterns of watershed water conservation under the influence of the South Asian monsoon climate and its response to precipitation is essential for revealing the evolving patterns of water conservation under different temporal scales. Following the principles of water balance and using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model, we investigated the spatiotemporal patterns of water conservation and its response to precipitation in the Fangcheng River Basin of Beibu Gulf. The results showed that water conservation in Fangcheng River Basin calculated by SWAT model were 1637...
February 2024: Ying Yong Sheng Tai Xue Bao, the Journal of Applied Ecology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38522782/the-neuropsychological-evaluation-of-face-identity-recognition
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REVIEW
Angélique Volfart, Bruno Rossion
Face identity recognition (FIR) is arguably the ultimate form of recognition for the adult human brain. Even if the term prosopagnosia is reserved for exceptionally rare brain-damaged cases with a category-specific abrupt loss of FIR at adulthood, subjective and objective impairments or difficulties of FIR are common in the neuropsychological population. Here we provide a critical overview of the evaluation of FIR both for clinicians and researchers in neuropsychology. FIR impairments occur following many causes that should be identified objectively by both general and specific, behavioral and neural examinations...
March 22, 2024: Neuropsychologia
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38522410/monophosphoryl-lipid-a-and-poly-i-c-combination-enhances-immune-responses-of-equine-influenza-virus-vaccine
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Dong-Ha Lee, Jueun Lee, So Yeon Ahn, Thi Len Ho, Kiyeon Kim, Eun-Ju Ko
Equine influenza is a contagious respiratory disease caused by H3N8 type A influenza virus. Vaccination against equine influenza is conducted regularly; however, infection still occurs globally because of the short immunity duration and suboptimal efficacy of current vaccines. Hence the objective of this study was to investigate whether an adjuvant combination can improve immune responses to equine influenza virus (EIV) vaccines. Seventy-two mice were immunized with an EIV vaccine only or with monophosphoryl lipid A (MPL), polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid (Poly I:C), or MPL + Poly I:C...
March 18, 2024: Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38521135/pathogenesis-or-a-response-to-lithium-a-novel-perspective-for-mitochondrial-mass-fluctuation-of-na%C3%A3-ve-t-cells-in-patients-with-bipolar-disorder
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Zhenni Chen, Bingqi Wang, Yiran Huang, Xiaofan Wang, Wanzhen Li, Min Wang
BACKGROUND: Immune imbalances are associated with the pathogenesis and pharmacological efficacy of bipolar disorder (BD). The underlying mechanisms remain largely obscure but may involve immunometabolic dysfunctions of T-lymphocytes. METHODS: We investigated if inflammatory cytokines and the immunometabolic function of T-lymphocytes, including frequencies of subsets, mitochondrial mass (MM), and low mitochondrial membrane potential (MMPLow ) differed between BD patients (n = 47) and healthy controls (HC, n = 43)...
March 21, 2024: Journal of Affective Disorders
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38520962/long-term-prognosis-of-patients-with-photosensitive-idiopathic-generalized-epilepsy
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Tülay Yılmaz Erol, Tuba Cerrahoğlu Şirin, Nermin Görkem Şirin, Nerses Bebek, Betül Baykan
OBJECTIVE: The long-term prognosis of photosensitive idiopathic generalized epilepsy (p-IGE) is generally considered favorable; however, its specific characteristics remain unclear. Our objective was to investigate the extended prognosis of p-IGE. METHODS: We analyzed the demographics, clinical, and electroencephalographic (EEG) data of consecutive patients who were diagnosed as having p-IGE, who were under follow-up for a minimum of 10 years and exhibited a photoparoxysmal response (PPR) in their EEGs...
February 23, 2024: Seizure: the Journal of the British Epilepsy Association
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