Body Image Concern and Sexual Function Relationship in the Postpartum Period: The Mediating Role of Sexual Self-esteem by Mahin Noroozi Dashtaki, Mohammad Sadegh Zamani Zarchi, Ali Hosseinzadeh Oskouei, Mona Baghbani Nader, Amir Sam Kianimoghadam

“…Thus, mental health professionals are recommended to consider body image concerns and sexual self-esteem to select the most appropriate treatment for sexual dysfunction in women.…”
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Formulation and quality assessment of biscuits fortified with galactagogue-rich ingredients for lactating mothers by Kohinur Akter, Monirul Islam, Md. Rakibul Hasan, Md. Faridul Islam, Md. Azizul Haque, Md. Mahbubul Bashar, Md. Ahiduzzaman, M. Burhan Uddin, Rokeya Begum

“…Sensory evaluation indicated that biscuits with 10 % galactagogue mix were most acceptable. This study indicated the potential of developing functional foods for lactating mothers.…”
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Quality evaluation of synthetic CT using a gamma analysis for prostate cancer MR-only radiotherapy by Viktor Babka, Lubos Rehounek, Iva Jakubcová, Igor Sirak, Petr Paluska, Linda Kašaová, Milan Vosmik, Jakub Grepl

“…For 3D GA (100 HU, 3 mm), 95.5 ± 1.8% of voxels passed the threshold, with slightly lower rates for 70 HU. Discrepancies were most pronounced at tissue interfaces and air cavities, where HU variations were more significant. …”
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Patterns of obesity development before the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes: the Whitehall II cohort study. by Dorte Vistisen, Daniel R Witte, Adam G Tabák, Christian Herder, Eric J Brunner, Mika Kivimäki, Kristine Færch

“…Three patterns of BMI changes were identified. Most participants belonged to the "stable overweight" group (n = 604, 94%) with a relatively constant BMI level within the overweight category throughout follow-up. …”
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Relationships between types of balance performance in 3-to-6-year-old preschoolers: a cross-sectional study by Jiefeng Zhu, Ruiqin Li, Ao yu, Pei Deng, Sikuan Ren, Yulong Nie, Ruiyuan Li

“…Significant correlations were observed between static and dynamic steady-state balance (-0.207 ≤ r ≤ -0.359), static steady-state and proactive balance (+ 0.216 ≤ r ≤ + 0.510), and dynamic steady-state and proactive balance (-0.210 ≤ r ≤ -0.264) in most age groups. Age positively affected all balance tests: OST (η2 p = 0.336, p < 0.001), 10MWT (η2 p = 0.448, p < 0.001), FRT (η2 p = 0.392, p < 0.001), and PRT (η2 p = 0.045, p < 0.001). …”
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An Integrative Mechanistic Model of Type 1 IFN‐Mediated Inflammation in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Alina Volkova, Victor Sokolov, Florencia Tettamanti, Meghna Verma, Yaroslav Ugolkov, Kirill Peskov, Weifeng Tang, Holly Kimko

“…Results of the global sensitivity analysis revealed baseline IFNGS, IFNα, and IFNα fraction as key factors affecting treatment benefit the most. In terms of maximum IFNGS reduction, anifrolumab showed superior potential compared to sifalimumab, daxdilimab, and litifilimab (ΔIFNGS~25%), which was further enhanced in patients with high baseline IFNGS or IFNα (ΔIFNGS~50%–60%).…”
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Needle stick injuries among emergency medical services personnel: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Ali Sahebi, Somayeh Tahernejad, Ehsan Rezaei, Fatemeh Shahmahmoudi, Sogand Pirhadi, Azadeh Tahernejad

“…Educational programs, safety-engineered devices, and adherence to infection control protocols were among the most effective interventions noted. Clinical trial number Not applicable.…”
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Global burden and trends of hematologic malignancies based on Global Cancer Observatory 2022 and Global Burden of Disease 2021 by Tao Pan, Jiyue Zhang, Xiaomin Wang, Yuqin Song

“…Abstract Background Hematologic malignancies are one of the most common types of cancer. This study aims to assess the global burden of hematologic malignancies and analyze the global epidemiological trends. …”
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Liquid Biopsy in Rare Cancers: Lessons from Hemangiopericytoma by Chiara Nicolazzo, Luciano Colangelo, Alessandro Corsi, Guido Carpino, Angela Gradilone, Chiara Sonato, Cristina Raimondi, Eugenio Gaudio, Paola Gazzaniga, Walter Gianni

“…Hemangiopericytoma (HPT) is a rare mesenchymal tumor of fibroblastic type and for its rarity is poorly studied. The most common sites of metastatic disease in patients with intracranial HPT are the bone, liver, and lung, suggestive for an hematogenous dissemination; for this reason, we investigated, for the first time, the presence of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in hemangiopericytoma patient by CellSearch® and SceenCell® devices. …”
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Cytokines and HIV associated neurological manifestations: a systematic review by S. SeyedAlinaghi, A.M. Afsahi, P. Mirzapour, S. Alikarami, A. Afzalian, P. Matini, S. Mahrokhi, Z. Ali, A. Pashaei, S. Eslami, F. Vahedi, P. Paranjkhoo, M.A. Habibi, A. Molla, A. Dadjou, S.N. Parikhani, Esmaeil Mehraeen, D. Hackett

“…Cytokine samples were mostly taken from blood and tissue. Conclusion. There is an interconnecting pathway of cytokines, neurological function (mainly dementia), and sleep habits in people living with HIV. …”
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Effect of High-Pressure Processing on Proteolysis, Texture and Sensorial Attributes of Raw Ewe’s Cheeses Throughout Storage by Rita S. Inácio, Maria J. P. Monteiro, José A. Lopes-da-Silva, Jorge A. Saraiva, Ana M. P. Gomes

“…<i>Serra da Estrela</i> cheese, with a Protected Denomination of Origin (PDO), is one of the most appreciated traditional raw milk Portuguese cheeses, and it is well known for its unique flavor and texture, which are derived from the use of raw ewe’s milk and its production process. …”
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NR2F6 as a Disease Driver and Candidate Therapeutic Target in Experimental Cerebral Malaria by Victoria E. Stefan, Victoria Klepsch, Nikolaus Thuille, Martina Steinlechner, Sebastian Peer, Kerstin Siegmund, Peter Lackner, Erich Schmutzhard, Karin Albrecht-Schgör, Gottfried Baier

“…Cerebral malaria (CM) is the severe progression of an infection with <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i>, causing detrimental damage to brain tissue and is the most frequent cause of <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i> mortality. …”
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Development and investigation of common wheat lines of winter cultivar Bezostaya 1 with combinations of dominant alleles of VRN-1 loci by E. V. Chumanova, T. T. Efremova, Y. V. Kruchinina, L. A. Pershina

“…In developing genotypes having different alleles of dominant VRN genes on the base of the same genetic background, it is necessary to study the genetic effects of VRN genes on the duration of the growing season and the individual developmental phases, as well as on productivity. Most varieties presently grown in Russia carry the dominant alleles of two VRN-1 genes: Vrn-A1a and Vrn-B1a or Vrn-B1c; thus, the task was to create lines combining the dominant alleles of Vrn-A1a with Vrn-B1a and Vrn-B1c against the genetic background of the winter variety Bezostaya 1 (Bez1 Vrn-A1a/Vrn-B1a and Bez1 Vrn-A1a/Vrn-B1c). …”
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Network Diagnostics of Identification Strategies in an Organization: Methodology and Pilot Study Experience by P. P. Deryugin, S. V. Panov, S. V. Kurapov, Yi Shi, E. А. Kamyshina

“…Network diagnostics, formed on the basis of the study of values, involves the study of identification strategies as a process that can be organized in different ways. In the most general sense, these strategies are formed as conscious or unconscious standards, goals and actions leading to the result – identification. …”
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Altered connection properties of the left dorsolateral superior frontal gyrus in de novo drug-naïve insomnia disorder by Hui Wang, Xianjun Ma, Xingru Xu, Qian Ning, Benyu Qiao, Bofeng Yang, Na Sun, Dong Xu, Xin Tang

“…Despite extensive research on ID using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging, a unified framework for describing its brain function alterations remains absent. Moreover, most prior studies have not fully accounted for the potential impact of medication on outcomes regarding enrollment criteria.MethodsWe recruited 22 ID and 22 healthy controls (HC), matched for age and gender. …”
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Pathology of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Tumor-Bearing Liver Tissue in Association with hTERT Promoter Mutation by Anne Kristin Fischer, Alexander Semaan, Anna-Lena Wulf, Christian Vokuhl, Diane Goltz, Hans-Peter Fischer

“…Our study reveals a connection between pathological changes in tumor-bearing liver tissue and the hTERT promoter mutation in most HCC, even in noncirrhotic liver tissue. Immunohistochemical hTERT antibodies do not discriminate between hTERT-promoter-mutated and wildtype HCC.…”
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Index-Based selection of Chickpea ( Cicer arietinum L.) genotypes for enhanced drought tolerance by P. S. Basavaraj, Jagadish Rane, Krishna Kumar Jangid, Rohit Babar, Mahesh Kumar, Anuja Gangurde, Shweta Shinde, K. M. Boraiah, C. B. Harisha, Hanamant M. Halli, K. Sammi Reddy, M. Prabhakar

“…The stress tolerance index (STI), mean relative performance (MRP), and relative efficiency index (REI) were identified as the most effective indicators for pinpointing genotypes with high yield potential under both experimental conditions. …”
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Effect of virulent and vaccine variants of influenza virus on the immunophenotype of dendritic cells generated from murine bone marrow by N. K. Akhmatova, A. A. Rtishchev, S. G. Markushin, A. M. Kostinova, E. A. Akhmatova, V. N. Stolpnikova, E. O. Kalinichenko, I. Zh. Shubina, I. A. Bisheva

“…The in vitro cultured murine mononucleocytes derived from bone marrow can produce a large number of n-DCs, that can mature in the presence of different variants.During evolution of the DC immunophenotype treated with variant influenza viruses, we have found distinct signs of immunosuppression.The attenuated U-2 and M-26 influenza variants obtained by site-specific mutagenesis upon development of DCs immunophenotype, exhibited a decreased immunosuppressive activity and were not inferior to the cold-adapted (CA) reassortant for the most positions, but exceeded it in some instances. …”
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Clinical predictors of survival in malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors of the head and neck: A cox regression and nomogram study by Sun LiNa, Tu Jianfei, Tian Zhifeng, Wang Xinbin, Wu Hui

“…Molecular data highlighting the most frequent mutations in MPNST were obtained from the Catalogue Of Somatic Mutations In Cancer (COSMIC) database. …”
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FINNSIP - The mobile Finnish Seismic Instrument Pool by Gregor Hillers, Emilia Koivisto, Päivi Haapanala, Ilmo Kukkonen, Roméo Courbis, Yinshuai Ding, Thomas Fordell, Suvi Heinonen, Niina Junno, Anssi Juntunen, Kari Komminaho, Elena Kozlovskaya, Jussi Leveinen, Kari Moisio, Jyri Näränen, Tahvo Oksanen, Piettari Skyttä, Eija Tanskanen, Timo Tiira

“…At the conclusion of the 2020 to 2024 build-up stage, the instrumentation includes 46 broadband seismometers and digitizers, 5 accelerometers, and 1216 and 71 Geospace and SmartSolo autonomous geophone units, respectively, making FINNSIP one of the largest and most coherent mobile seismic instrument pools in Europe in the public sector. …”
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