Visceral adiposity index in patients with coronary artery disease, obesity and type 2 diabetes by A. A. Khorlampenko, V. N. Karetnikova, A. M. Kochergina, Yu. S. Ignatova, E. V. Belik, O. V. Gruzdeva, N. K. Brel, A. N. Kokov, O. L. Barbarash

“…VAI also did not significantly differ in both groups. VAI had the most correlations with clinical and metabolic parameters in both patients with T2D and without CMD. …”
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Cross-Session Emotion Recognition by Joint Label-Common and Label-Specific EEG Features Exploration by Yong Peng, Honggang Liu, Junhua Li, Jun Huang, Bao-Liang Lu, Wanzeng Kong

“…However, such fundamental problem is ignored by most of the existing studies. To this end, we propose a Joint label-Common and label-Specific Features Exploration (JCSFE) model for semi-supervised cross-session EEG emotion recognition in this paper. …”
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Improving Water Use and Sugarcane Yield Using Irrigation Strategies in Nicaragua by Rafael Menezes Pereira, Felipe Schwerz, Adriano Valentim Diotto, Carolina Altamirano Oñate, Marlon Daniel Vargas Sandoval, Braulio Otomar Caron, Bernardo Cândido

“…On a temporal analysis, the plants showed compensatory growth in IFI, recovering from water-deficit stress in most measured variables. Sugarcane yield was statistically different between the treatments with 97.87 and 83.84 Mg ha⁻¹ for ISw and IFI, respectively. …”
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Exosome mediated delivery of Epigallocatechin 3 gallate as a novel approach to alleviate psoriasis symptoms through cytokine and apoptotic pathway modulation by Mohamed S. Kishta, Ahmed A. Abd-Rabou, Garo K. Sarkissian, Ahmed I. Elwakil, Dana M. Elsabry, Youssef M. Zagzoug, Sohaila R. Hussein, Ahmed N. Abdallah

“…After seven days, ELISA revealed EGN-Exo most effectively reduced pro-inflammatory IL-6 and pro-apoptotic Bax while increasing anti-inflammatory IL-4 and anti-apoptotic Bcl-2. …”
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Volatile organic compound sources and impacts in an urban Mediterranean area (Marseille, France) by M. Dufresne, M. Dufresne, T. Salameh, T. Leonardis, G. Gille, A. Armengaud, S. Sauvage

“…Results reveal that the shipping source is potentially one of the most important contributors to secondary organic aerosol formation potential, despite the low contribution of this factor to NMHC concentrations.…”
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Managing water dynamics for optimal outcomes in unilateral biportal endoscopic surgery: preliminary results in a new operative channel by Qian-Liang Wang, Jian-Peng Chen, Yu-Jian Peng, Jun Dai, Xiao-Feng Liu, Jun Yan

“…Abstract Background In recent years, unilateral biportal endoscopic (UBE) surgery has become one of the most popular minimally invasive spine surgeries. …”
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Dynamic spatiotemporal graph network for traffic accident risk prediction by Pengcheng Zhang, Wen Yi, Yongze Song, Penggao Yan, Peng Wu, Ammar Shemery, Keith Hampson, Albert P. C. Chan

“…Notably, the weights learned by our model indicate that hourly patterns have the highest weight at 0.390, while weekly trends carry the lowest weight at 0.255, suggesting that recent traffic conditions have the most significant influence on accident risks. This study provides a foundational framework for predicting traffic accident risks, aiding urban planners and policymakers in enhancing road safety and traffic management in cities.…”
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Causal role of immunophenotypes in HIV-1 acquisition: insights from Mendelian randomization analysis by Nan Li, Chuan He

“…The “NABA MATRISOME ASSOCIATED” canonical pathway emerged as the most significant pathway using Metascape. Protein–protein interaction networks demonstrated 5 functionally cohesive clusters. …”
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Petrology and Geochemistry of Gole Pillow Basalt in Penjween area Kurdistan Region- NE Iraq by Jabbar M. A. Qaradaghi, Yousif O. Mohammed, Salim A. Aziz.

“…Petrographically, most of the GPB rock samples appeared as amygdaloidal and vesicular aphanitic basalt. …”
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Combination of modified albumin-bilirubin grade and platelet count to predict high-risk varices in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. by Prooksa Ananchuensook, Kingkomon Piyawannasuth, Sirinporn Suksawatamnuay, Panarat Thaimai, Nipaporn Siripon, Supachaya Sriphoosanaphan, Kessarin Thanapirom, Piyawat Komolmit

“…<h4>Results</h4>Of 564 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, 277 were included. Most patients (232 [83.8%]) had Child-Turcotte-Pugh A cirrhosis, whereas 131 (47.3%), 85 (30.7%), and 60 (22.0%) had Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer stages A, B, and C, respectively. …”
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Traumatic central cord Syndrome: An integrated neurosurgical and neurocritical care perspective by Karol Martínez-Palacios, Andrés M. Rubiano, Andreas K. Demetriades, Sebastián Vásquez-García

“…Characterized by disproportionate upper limb weakness, TCCS is the most common clinical spinal cord syndrome, typically affecting males in a bimodal age distribution. …”
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Targeted proteomics in extracellular vesicles identifies biomarkers predictive for therapeutic response in sarcoidosis by Raisa Kraaijvanger, Montse Janssen Bonás, Ioanna Paspali, Jan C. Grutters, Marcel Veltkamp, Dominique P.V. de Kleijn, Coline H.M. van Moorsel

“…Prednisone and methotrexate (MTX) are the most commonly used drugs; however, success of treatment varies from patient to patient. …”
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PlantGaussian: Exploring 3D Gaussian splatting for cross-time, cross-scene, and realistic 3D plant visualization and beyond by Peng Shen, Xueyao Jing, Wenzhe Deng, Hanyue Jia, Tingting Wu

“…Visualization results indicate that most plant models achieve a Peak Signal-to-Noise Ratio (PSNR) exceeding 25, outperforming all models including the original 3D Gaussian Splatting and enhanced NeRF. …”
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Prevalence of HIV/AIDS Infection among Sexually Active Women in Ethiopia: Further Analysis of 2016 EDHS by Solomon Sisay Mulugeta, Selamawit Getachew Wassihun

“…Variables at the individual level were women of age 16–24 (AOR = 0.18; 95% CI: 0.11–0.29), women of age 25–34 (AOR = 0.733; 95% CI: 0.55–0.98), women with primary education level (AOR = 1.8; 95% CI: 1.23–2.57), more than one sexual accomplice (AOR = 1.33; 95% CI: 0.613–2.87), and women’s age at first sexual intercourse between 25 and 34 (AOR = 0.57, 95% CI: 0.301, 1.06); these were the most significant determinants of HIV/AIDS infection. …”
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A Peculiar Discontinuous Ionospheric Latitudinal Variation Over the East Asia Region During the Recovery Phase of the November 2003 Super Magnetic Storm: A Hint From May 2024 Super... by Xu Guo, Biqiang Zhao, Tingting Yu, Yongliang Zhang, Yuichi Otsuka, Atsuki Shinbori, Michi Nishioka, Septi Perwitasari, Wenjie Sun, Lianhuan Hu, Guozhu Li, Zhipeng Ren

“…Our research findings suggest that this structure is most probably related to the vortex‐like structure of thermospheric composition caused by thermospheric winds blowing from the Southern Hemisphere under the influence of pressure gradient force and Coriolis force.…”
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Preclinical Parkinson’s Disease Models for Non-Motor Symptoms: Research Recommendations from a Systematic Review by Mariana Lara Zambetta, Elayne Borges Fernandes, Allison Kim, Thiago Luiz Russo, Anna Carolyna Gianlorenço

“…Our results indicate that there was considerable heterogeneity in behavioral and motor tests, which poses challenges for data comparability and highlights the lack of consensus regarding the most appropriate modeling strategies for specific PD-related behavioral outcomes. …”
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Barriers to active transport modes in Tehran, Iran: a qualitative study from the citizens’ perspective by Marjan Mirzania, Masud Yunesian, Farzaneh Gharibzadeh, Masoumeh Hasham Firooz, Ali Zahab Sanei, Payam Moeini

“…It accounts for 6% of deaths and is the fourth most common risk factor for mortality worldwide. …”
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An investigation of SMART Recovery: protocol for a longitudinal cohort study of individuals making a new recovery attempt from alcohol use disorder by John F Kelly, Samuel A Levy, Bettina B Hoeppner

“…Introduction Alcohol use disorder (AUD) remains one of the most pervasive of all psychiatric illnesses conferring a massive health and economic burden. …”
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Molecular epidemiological characteristics, variant spectrum and genotype-phenotype correlation of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in China: A population-based multicen... by Minyi Tan, Xiulian Liu, Yinhong Zhang, Yifan Yin, Ting Chen, Yulin Li, Lulu Feng, Bo Zhu, Chunjing Xu, Chengfang Tang, Meng Sun, Liyun Jia, Weiwei Jin, Chunna Fan, Hui Huang, Xiaohua Wang, Jizhen Feng, Hui Zou, Lianshu Han, Jingkun Miao, Baosheng Zhu, Cidan Huang, Yonglan Huang

“…A total of 15 variants were identified, with the six most common variants being c.1388G > A, c.1376G > T, c.95A > G, c.871G > A, c.1024C > T and c.392G > T (94.2%). …”
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Nanostructured Coatings Based on Langmuir–Blodgett Films of Perfluorodecanoic Acid for Flexible Sensors for the Analysis of Lead Ions in Water by G. B. Melnikova, D. V. Sapsaliou, T. N. Tolstaya, I. V. Korolkov, S. A. Chizhik, N. N. Zhumanazar, A. S. Baranova, M. V. Zdorovets

“…As a result of anthropogenic activities, the environment is polluted by heavy metals. The most important task is to find methods to control their content in water. …”
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