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Evaluation of Dried Plasma Spot‐Based Quantification of Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein as a Disease‐Associated Biomarker in Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) measured in dried plasma spots versus conventional plasma‐ and serum‐GFAP testing for assessment of disease severity in aquaporin‐4 immunoglobulin G–positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (AQP4‐IgG+ NMOSD).
Felix Wohlrab, Evelyn Alvarez, Roua Hamdi, Bingqing Zhang, Hayeun Ji, Niyati Jhaveri, Patrick Schindler, Pedro Sanchez, Pia S. Sperber, Tanja Schmitz‐Hübsch, Frederike C. Oertel, Nisa Vorasoot, Najib Kissani, Falko Böhringer, Jens Kuhle, Anne‐Katrin Pröbstel, Xiao‐Jun Ma, Péter Körtvelyessy, Patrick Waters, Friedemann Paul   +19 more
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Validity of the Physical activity scale for the elderly: results from the Neyshabur Longitudinal Study on Ageing [PDF]

مجله پزشکی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی تبریز
Background. Adequate physical activity is essential to healthy aging. This study aimed to examine the construct validity of the Persian version of the Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE) among community-dwelling adults, which would be used as ...
Delara Laghousi, Nayyereh Aminsani, Elham Hooshmand, Mohammad Asghari-Jafarabadi, Parvin Sarbakhsh, Morteza Shamshirgaran   +5 more
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Neurological, Neurodevelopmental and Treatment Outcomes in Patients With Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex Deficiency

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective The aim of this study was to characterize intellectual and motor function, neurological features including epilepsy, treatment response, and adaptive behavior in patients with pyruvate dehydrogenase complex deficiency (PDCD) in Sweden.
Antri Savvidou, Colin Reilly, Kalliopi Sofou, Sofia Ygberg, Erik A. Eklund, Karin Naess, Niklas Darin   +6 more
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Distinct Systemic Sclerosis Phenotypes Related to Ethnicity: An Opportunity to Personalize Care?

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The objective is to describe and compare demographic, clinical, and serological characteristics of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) according to ethnic background. Methods Participants enrolled in the Canadian Scleroderma Research Group cohort who self‐identified to a single ethnicity group were included.
Danick Goulet, Camille Guertin, Maggie Larché, Isabelle Ferdinand, Marie Hudson, May Y. Choi, Mohammed Osman, Janet Pope, Carter Thorne, Murray Baron, Sasha Bernatsky, Sabrina Hoa   +11 more
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Ant Diversity and Stratification in an Amazonian Rainforest

Ecology and Evolution
This study focuses on species occupying the three strata of an Amazonian rainforest: the ground and leaf litter, the understorey and the canopy. We employed only two sampling techniques: Winkler extraction for ground‐dwelling ants and direct observations
Jacques H. C. Delabie, Alain Dejean, Maurice Leponce, John T. Longino, Jérôme Orivel, Axel Touchard, Arthur Compin   +6 more
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Interventions to prevent disability in frail community-dwelling elderly: a systematic review

BMC Health Services Research, 2008
Background There is an interest for intervention studies aiming at the prevention of disability in community-dwelling physically frail older persons, though an overview on their content, methodological quality and effectiveness is lacking.
van Rossum Erik, Daniels Ramon, de Witte Luc, Kempen Gertrudis IJM, van den Heuvel Wim   +4 more
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Beyond Visual Scoring: Computational CT‐analysis for HRCT based quantification of Interstitial Lung Disease in Inflammatory Rheumatic Disease

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Interstitial lung disease (IRD‐ILD) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with inflammatory rheumatic disorders (IRD). High‐resolution computed tomography (HRCT) is widely considered the gold standard for the non‐invasive assessment of ILD; however, its interpretation is constrained by substantial inter‐observer variability and ...
Alexander Pfeil, Tobias Hoffmann, Ulf Teichgräber, Diane Renz, Denise Beckmann, Gunter Wolf, Nicole Schadewaldt, Bianca Lassen‐Schmidt   +7 more
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Effectiveness of Self-Efficacy–Based Interventions to Improve eHealth Literacy Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Protocol for a Systematic Review

JMIR Research Protocols
BackgroundeHealth literacy is essential for enabling older adults to access, evaluate, and use digital health information effectively. Self-efficacy, defined as confidence in one’s ability to perform specific behaviors, is a key determinant of sustained ...
Runa Tokunaga, Ayano Ando, Erika Ota
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Thermodynamic Pathways of Nonequilibrium Solidification in Wire‐Arc Additive Manufacturing Fe‐Based Multicomponent Alloy Structures

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Geometry‐driven thermal behavior in wire‐arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) influences microstructural evolution during nonequilibrium solidification of a chemically complex Fe–Cr–Nb–W–Mo–C nanocomposite system. By comparing different deposits configurations, distinct entropy–cooling rate correlations, segregation, and carbide evolution are revealed ...
Blanca Palacios, Anthony Gonzalez, Aleksander Aleman, Tyler Dolmetsch, Tanaji Paul, Arvind Agarwal   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence and potential influencing factors of social frailty among community-dwelling older adults in China: systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Geriatrics
Objective Based on the local context in China, this study systematically reviews and explores the prevalence of social frailty among community-dwelling older adults in China and its potential influencing factors. Methods A systematic search was conducted
Jinwei Tang, Chen Shen, Ling Wu, Chun Gao, Huiping Xue   +4 more
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