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Varenicline is one of the top medications used for smoking cessation and is often prescribed before termination of nicotine use. The effect of this combined nicotine and varenicline use on the reward system and motivation for primary reinforcement is underexplored. The goal of this study was to assess the effects of nicotine and varenicline on…[Read more]

The commercial medium reduced differences in these parameters with respect to individual human donors within tissue and between tissues. The extent, size and tetraspanin composition of extracellular vesicles were also affected.

The results clearly demonstrate the extreme heterogeneity of MSCs, which confirms the problem of reproducibility…[Read more]

We evaluated the incidence of cardiac events after chemoradiotherapy in patients with stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) based on baseline cardiovascular risk and the heart substructures’ radiation dose.

From 2008 to 2018, the cardiac events of 258 patients with stage III NSCLC who received definitive chemoradiotherapy were…[Read more]

The ternary bismuthate nanoscale materials exhibit great application promising in the fields of photocatalysts, sensors and batteries et al. Conclusion Large-scale synthesis of ternary bismuthate nanoscale materials at low cost, doping and combination using different nanoscale materials are important research directions for future research.

The…[Read more]

The percentage fall in forced expiratory volume in 1 s following exercise in CONT was greater than MASK (MASK -6% (7%), SHAM -11% (11%), CONT -13% (9%); p less then 0.01). No difference was found between exercise in cough count per hour over the 24-h monitoring period or the number of coughs in the first hour after exercise. HME masks can…[Read more]

Patient-reported outcomes at 2 years were similar among groups. Cup anteversion was similar but inclination was significantly greater in the Biofoam group (

 = 0.006). A significantly greater number of Biofoam components exhibited 2-zone (27.2%) and 3-zone (12.0%) radiolucencies compared to 0% of the Trident shells (

 < 0.05). 2 Biofoam c…[Read more]

Radiotherapy (RT) is persistently gaining significance in the treatment of pediatric tumors. However, individual features of agrowing body and multifocal stages complicate this approach. Tomotherapy offers advantages in the treatment of anatomically complex tumors with low risks of side effects. Here we report on toxicity incidence and outcome of…[Read more]

Due to their anti-inflammatory, antiangiogenic and antiedematous properties, corticosteroids have been commonly used in the treatment of retinal diseases. Intravitreal administration of steroids offers the maximal drug efficacy and the lowest risk of systemic side effects. The authors report three cases of presumed sterile endophthalmitis induced…[Read more]

To analyze temporal trends (2001 -2017) of Pacemakers (PM) and Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators (ICD) procedures in Italy, according to the national Hospital Discharge Database (HDD).

Frequency and implant rate (IR) in the Italian population were analyzed by age groups (<50, 50-79, ≥80 years).

From 2001 (2009 for Cardiac R…[Read more]