The rapid emergence of publicly accessible artificial intelligence platforms such as large
language models (LLMs) has led to an equally rapid increase in articles exploring their …

Aim of the study has been to understand the relationship between TH17 and Treg cell subsets
in patients affected with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Phenotypes and functions of Th17 and …

OBJECTIVE: To assess myocardial involvement in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) with
no signs or symptoms of cardiac impairment (New York Heart Association functional class I)…

Objective. To assess possible correlations between endothelial-dependent flow-mediated
dilation (FMD) of the brachial artery and nailfold videocapillaroscopy (NVC) in patients with …

… The earthworms that had lived in clean topsoil (N = 42) survived for 270.5 ± 77.5 min while
the earthworms that had lived in contaminated soil (N = 42) survived for 282.3 ± 78.6 min …

Neurosurgical technologies have become increasingly more adaptive, featuring real-time
and patient-specific guidance in preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative settings. This …

Background/objective Recent technological advances have allowed for the development of
smart wearable devices (SmartWear) which can be used to monitor various aspects of …

BACKGROUND: Hand involvement in scleroderma is a serious concern. Clinical tests to
asses hand dysfunction are based on the experience of the clinician. OBJECTIVE: To asses if …

… Nerve conduction studies were performed in the symptomatic patients (n=10). Results of …
SSc patients (n=10) US evaluation revealed nerve abnormalities in 70% of cases (n=7/10). …

… Subgroup analysis showed that symptomatic patients (n = 15) had reduced nerve density
compared to non-symptomatic (n = 25) patients (39 ± 5 vs 43 ± 4, p < 0.01). Intra-observer …