Conduction characteristics in the left atrium of patients with perimitral atrial tachycardia post–pulmonary vein isolation by Mitsuru Takami, MD, PhD, Ryudo Fujiwara, MD, PhD, Atsushi Suzuki, MD, PhD, Kunihiko Kiuchi, MD, PhD, Kimitake Imamura, MD, PhD, Kenichi Tani, MD, Hidehiro Iwai, MD, Yusuke Nakanishi, MD, Mitsuhiko Shoda, MD, Atsushi Murakami, MD, Shogo Yonehara, MD, Mari Yamamoto, MD, Hiroyuki Asada, MD, Takahiro Kunigita, MD, Ryosuke Takahashi, MD, Hiromasa Otake, MD, PhD, Junya Shite, MD, PhD, Koji Fukuzawa, MD, PhD

“…In the PMAT group, the very slow conduction area during PMAT consistently matched the region of the most reduced CV during either anterograde or retrograde propagation. …”
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LGBT Actors, Ritual and Martial Arts Groups, and State-Building in Post-Conflict Timor-Leste by Lili Chen, Laura Sjoberg

“…We start by contextualizing RAGs and MAGs in post-conflict Timor-Leste before discussing the interviews that we did and the methods we used to collect and analyse data. …”
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Cortical laminar necrosis triggered by hepatic encephalopathy and post-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage: Case report by Inas AL CHARE, Mickaël BONNAN

“…Magnetic resonance imaging showed acute left cerebellar infarction, diffuse cortical lesions mostly involving the right temporo-fronto-parietal cortex with restricted diffusion, and right subarachnoid hemorrhage. …”
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ROLE PERCEPTION AND ROLE PERFORMANCE OF EXTENSION AGENTS IN POST-HARVEST ACTIVITIES OF RICE IN SOUTHWESTERN, NIGERIA by Margaret Olayemi OYEDOKUN, Adedayo Olufemi AJAYI, Michael FAMAKINWA

“…The result showed that EAs were competent in traditional method of parboiling paddy rice (mean = 4.46) and sun drying of paddy rice (mean = 4.30). EAs mostly perceived training rice farmers on rice value addition (96.7%) and facilitating loans for rice farmers (93.5%) however, performed linking rice farmers to markets ((84.7%) and training them on drying paddy to a safe moisture content (80.6%).The result showed that were significant difference existed between the perceived and performed roles (t = 21.915; p ≤ 0.05) of EAs in post- harvest activities of rice. …”
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Evaluating Coll2-1NO2 Level in Pre- and Post-menopausal Iraqi Women with Osteoarthritis by Noor Basil Ghanim, Bushra Faris Hasan

“…In this study, Coll2-1NO2 is used as a biomarker of OA to predict the inflammatory stress condition as well as the cartilage degradation in pre- and post-menopausal women. The results showed a significant increase of serum Coll2-1NO2 in pre- and post-menopausal women with OA compared to pre- and post-menopausal health women, at similar body mass index category (overweight). …”
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Bridging the knowledge gap: a feminist lens on the post-birth control syndrome and media narratives by Jana Niemann, Amand Führer

“…This debate gravitates around the term “post-birth control syndrome” and mostly takes place in various online communities.AimIn this perspective, we aim to explore this discourse on German and English language (social) media and highlight how the absence of reliable studies creates a void that is actively filled by commercial agendas, unchecked online information, and personal accounts.ArgumentInstead of merely turning to the internet because of insufficient research, it is the commercial exploitation of this gap that intensifies certain narratives, risking spreading misinformation and disempowering former pill users by depriving them of scientific perspectives on their health. …”
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Soil Dynamics of Pre- and Post- Slash-and-Burn Jhum Fields of Tirap District, Arunachal Pradesh by Phongam Tesia, Tonlong Wangpan, Tapi Taka, Jentu Giba, Sumpam Tangjang

“…The pH was mostly found to be acidic and increasing with the depth of the soil profile. …”
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Functional effects of operations for malignant gastric neoplasms: prevention, diagnosis and treatment of post-gastrectomy disorders by A. V. Chaika, V. M. Khomyakov, A. B. Ryabov

“…Three basic groups of disorders are defined: disorders related to impaired organ anatomy; disorders caused by change in anatomical and physiological interrelations and developing as a compensatory response (mostly of functional origin); metabolic disorders. …”
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Post-COVID condition: a survey of patients recovered from COVID-19 in Central Vietnam by Toan Khanh Tran, Son Nguyen Truong, Loan Tran Thanh, Ngoc Le Hoang Gia, Hieu Pham Trung, Binh Tran Dinh

“…After 9 months, these 15 patients no longer had symptoms related to the post- COVID-19 condition. Conclusions: The post-COVID condition can persist for several weeks or months, but will mostly be in remission after 6 months, and completely resolve after 9 months from the onset of the infection. …”
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Optimisation of socio-economic, environmental and public health determinants of national security for post-pandemic recovery by Jana Firstová, Alina Vysochyna

“…Factor analysis showed that national security improvement in 2019, 2020 and 2022 mostly depended on 3-4 determinants while 6 determinants became especially crucial for the national security in 2021. …”
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Muscle-to-action mapping for intuitive training of muscle synergies in post-stroke upper-limb rehabilitation by Hangil Lee, Jeong-Ho Park, Joon-Ho Shin, Jinsook Roh, Hyung-Soon Park

“…The overall structure of muscle synergies remained mostly unchanged post-training, highlighting the potential to modify activation profiles without altering synergy vectors. …”
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In memory of Genrietta Vladimirovna Arkhangelskaya, the most senior researcher at the Saint Petersburg Research Institute of Radiation Hygiene named after P.V.... by article Editorial

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An ensemble convolutional neural network model for brain stroke prediction using brain computed tomography images by Most. Jannatul Ferdous, Rifat Shahriyar

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Symptomatic Pneumorrhachis from Bronchial-Subarachnoid Fistula by Alexander W. Lipinski, Mathew V. Smith, Eric J. Wannamaker, Vincent M. Timpone

“…This report details a case of a 53-year-old female whose treatment for recurrent chondrosarcoma of the thoracic spine included multiple surgeries and radiotherapy. Two weeks after her most recent debulking surgery, she experienced a rapid onset of unusual symptoms, including headache, back and neck spasms, bladder incontinence, and confusion. …”
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Features of Surgical Treatment of Posttraumatic Lower Limbs of Different Lengths in Adult Patients by A. A. Artemiev, A. N. Ivashkin, A. M. Kashoob, Yu. S. Solovyov, G. G. Gululyan

“…We studied the mechanisms of adaptation of patients to post-traumatic shortening of the hip and lower leg and optimized surgical technique. …”
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Assessment of specific T-cell immunity in patients who have been ill and vaccinated against COVID-19 by T. A. Platonova, M. S. Sklyar, A. A. Golubkova, T. A. Semenenko, E. A. Karbovnichaya, M. A. Chernyshev, A. V. Vorobyov, S. S. Smirnova

“…In the context of a pandemic of a new coronavirus infection (COVID-19), research on the peculiarities of the formation of an immune response to SARS-CoV-2 in patients who have been ill and vaccinated is of particular relevance. However, most studies are currently devoted to evaluating only the humoral link of immunity, and its cellular component remains insufficiently studied.The aim of the study was to evaluate the features of the formation and changes of the T-cell link of immunity in patients with a new coronavirus infection and vaccinated against this disease.Materials and methods. …”
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Experiences of pacing to reduce symptoms among adults living with Long COVID in Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States by Kiera McDuff, Darren A. Brown, Natalie St. Clair-Sullivan, Soo Chan Carusone, Kristine M. Erlandson, Lisa Avery, Ciaran Bannan, Colm Bergin, Angela M. Cheung, Susie Goulding, Richard Harding, Mary Kelly, Jessica M. Martin, Lisa McCorkell, Sarah O’Connell, Imelda O’Donovan, Margaret E. O’Hara, Niamh Roche, Ruth Stokes, Catherine Thomson, Liam Townsend, Jaimie H. Vera, Hannah Wei, Patricia Solomon, Kelly K. O’Brien

“…The median age of participants was 39 years (25th, 75th percentile: 32, 49). Most participants (n = 37;93%) used pacing to mitigate or prevent symptoms. …”
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0.5-V High-Order Universal Filter for Bio-Signal Processing Applications by Montree Kumngern, Fabian Khateb, Tomasz Kulej, Somkiat Lerkvaranyu

Subjects: “…multiple-input MOS transistor (MI MOST)…”
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Neglected paediatric talus neck fracture: a successful clinical outcome without post-traumatic complications by Burak Kusco, Kaan Gurbuz, Fatih Dogar

“…The axial loading of the talus to the anterior tibia while the ankle is in dorsiflexion is the most common mechanism of talus fractures. Although talus neck fracture is the most common fracture, talus corpus fractures are the second most common. …”
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