Spectrum of epilepsy – prevalence, impact, and treatment gap: an epidemiological study from Al-Quseir, Egypt by El tallawy H, Farghaly W, Rageh T, Shehata G, Metwally N, Badry R, Sayed M, Abdelwarith A, Kandil M, Ibrahim MAAEH, Mohamed K, Tohamy A

“…The annual incidence rate is 48/100,000, and the age-specific incidence rate has a U-shaped pattern with two peaks of incidence in early infancy and elderly life. …”
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Is Collum Femoris Preserving Stem (CFP) an Epiphyseal‐Stabilized Prosthesis? A Long‐Term Single‐Center Series Follow Up of 705 Cases by Yansong Liu, Yongbo Ma, Xuzhuang Ding, Jiangqi Chang, Mengnan Li, Tao Wu

“…The long‐term survival rate of the CFP stem was 95.32%, with a 97.2% survival rate for aseptic loosening and 95.5% for reoperation. …”
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Day 3 Embryo Morphology is a Significant Predictor of Blastocyst Euploidy by Yunhao Liang, Zhanhui Ou, Zhiheng Chen

“…Background: This retrospective cohort study aims to determine the relationship between morphologic grading of day 1 or 3 embryos and euploid blastocyst rate in the preimplantation genetic testing cycle. …”
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Multimodal smoking cessation treatment combining repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, cognitive behavioral therapy, and nicotine replacement in veterans with posttraumatic... by Jonathan R Young, Carri S Polick, Andrew M Michael, Moritz Dannhauer, Jeffrey T Galla, Mariah K Evans, Addison Troutman, Angela C Kirby, Michelle F Dennis, Claire W Papanikolas, Zhi-De Deng, Scott D Moore, Eric A Dedert, Merideth A Addicott, Lawrence G Appelbaum, Jean C Beckham

“…The most efficacious strategies being used at the VA for smoking cessation only result in a 23% abstinence rate, and veterans with PTSD only achieve a 4.5% abstinence rate. …”
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Molecular mechanism and biological pathway of high-expressed RAD51 in regulating cell adhesion and potentially affecting oral squamous cell carcinoma by Yu-Xing Tang, Yu-Yan Pang, Yan Cui, Guo-Jiao Wu, Lin-Qing Huang, Chang-Zhan Zhou, Bin Li, Qi Li, Bang-Teng Chi, Rong-Quan He, Di-Yuan Qin, Jian-Di Li, Gang Chen, Dong-Ming Li, Yi-Wu Dang

“…Abstract Background Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the most common malignant tumor in the oral cavity, with over 70% of cases detected in advanced stages and a 5-year survival rate of 50%. RAD51, a crucial DNA repair molecule, has also been implicated in the regulation of cell adhesion. …”
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Enhancing the accuracy of mental health assessments through the integration of self-report and objective measures: A convergence study utilizing biosignals and 14-day wearable data by Nayeon Kwon, Dongwon Lee, Soree Hwang, Soomin Yang, Inchan Youn, Hyuk-June Moon, Sungmin Han

“…Participants performed a laboratory-based mental arithmetic task designed to induce acute stress while their electrocardiogram (ECG) was recorded to extract heart rate variability (HRV) features. Additionally, they wore a smartwatch for 14 consecutive days to monitor stress levels multiple times daily, as well as continuous sleep and activity patterns. …”
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Analysis of the Contextual Factors Influencing the Expansion of Construction Violations with an Emphasis on the Role and Position of Key Urban Stakeholders (Case Study: Isfahan Met... by Ahmad Shahivandi, Afsaneh Talebi Varnosfaderani

“…Additionally, natural population growth—encompassing births, improvements in healthcare, and reduced mortality rates—had a factor loading of 0.74, further impacting the urbanization process. …”
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Individualized Estimation of Baseline Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness Using Conditional Variational Autoencoder by Ou Tan, PhD, Keke Liu, MD, Aiyin Chen, MD, Dongseok Choi, PhD, Jonathan C.H. Chan, MD, Bonnie N.K. Choy, MD, Kendrick C. Shih, MD, Jasper K.W. Wong, MD, Alex L.K. Ng, MD, Janice J.C. Cheung, MD, Michael Y. Ni, MD, Jimmy S.M. Lai, MD, Gabriel M. Leung, MD, Ian Y.H. Wong, MD, David Huang, MD, PhD

“…Compared with the population means, both DL models significantly reduced the prediction error for overall and quadrant NFLT and decreased the false-positive rate of identifying abnormal NFLT thinning in both myopia groups (from 13.0%-27.0% to 6.3%∼9.4%). …”
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A dataset of laymen olfactory perception for 74 mono-molecular odors by Antonie Louise Bierling, Alexander Croy, Tim Jesgarzewsky, Maria Rommel, Gianaurelio Cuniberti, Thomas Hummel, Ilona Croy

“…However, the principles of how odorant chemistry links to perceptual patterns remain largely unknown and are primarily studied using odor rating datasets from highly trained olfactory experts, such as perfumers. …”
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Identification of galectin-9 and its antibacterial function in Yellow River carp (Cyprinus carpio haematopterus) by Li Wang, Li Wang, Li Wang, Yuanyuan Hu, Xudong Li, Ziyan Zhang, Nan Wang, Limin Chao, Chengfei Li, Pei Gao, Jinyou Ma, Jinyou Ma, Lei Wang, Xiaojing Xia, Xiaojing Xia

“…IntroductionGalectin-9 is a β-galactoside-binding lectin that functions as a critical pattern recognition receptor (PRR) in the host immune system, initiating immune defense responses by recognizing and binding to pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) on the surface of microorganisms. …”
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Effect of storage temperature on freshness of silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) by YAO Yan-jia, ZHANG Jin-jie, GU Wei-gang, JI Rong, HU Ya-qin

“…Moreover, the results show that frozen storage is an effective method to slow down the rate of freshness decrease of silver carps.…”
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Internet of things in healthcare monitoring to enhance acquisition performance of respiratory disorder sensors by Leonardo Juan Ramírez López, Arturo Rodriguez Garcia, Gabriel Puerta Aponte

“…The proposed model is validated on the measurement and monitoring of oxygen saturation, heart rate, and body temperature in patients with respiratory disorders. …”
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Neurobehavioral mechanisms of fear and anxiety in multiple sclerosis by Lil Meyer-Arndt, Rebekka Rust, Judith Bellmann-Strobl, Tanja Schmitz-Hübsch, Lajos Marko, Sofia Forslund, Michael Scheel, Stefan M. Gold, Stefan Hetzer, Friedemann Paul, Martin Weygandt

“…The fact that a machine learning model trained to associate fMRI fear response patterns with fear ratings in HPs predicts fear ratings from fMRI data across MS groups using an MVPA cross-decoding approach suggests that generic fear processing mechanisms substantially contribute to anxiety in MS.…”
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Optimization of bovine oocyte cryopreservation: membrane fusion competence and cell death of linoleic acid-in vitro matured oocytes subjected to vitrification by Glenda L. Ríos, María Florencia Suqueli García, María Florencia Suqueli García, Rodrigo J. Manrique, Jorgelina Buschiazzo

“…Zona pellucida-free oocytes co-incubated with sperm demonstrated that 43 μM LA better preserved the original sperm adhesion and fusion pattern post-vitrification, although fertilization rate was not improved. …”
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Dynamic brain-heart-gut coupling during sleep: a continuous physiological signal analysis by Guojing Wang, Guojing Wang, Guojing Wang, Hongyun Liu, Hongyun Liu, Shijing Wu, Shijing Wu, Xiaohua Yu, Xiaohua Yu, Weidong Wang, Weidong Wang

“…In terms of heart-gut coupling (HGC), the coupling strength between the very low frequency (VLF) band of heart rate variability (HRV) and all BS-derived power sequences was significantly lower than other HRV frequency bands. …”
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Aberrant Histone Methylation in Patients with Graves’ Disease by Ni Yan, Kaida Mu, Xiao-fei An, Ling Li, Qiu Qin, Rong-hua Song, Qiu-ming Yao, Xiao-qing Shao, Jin-an Zhang

“…The rate (degree) of H3K4 and H3K9 methylation and the expressions of histone-modifying genes were investigated. …”
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A bibliometric analysis of research trends in mesenchymal stem cell therapy for neonatal bronchopulmonary dysplasia: 2004–2024 by Lu Bai, Yue Xin

“…Time-series analysis revealed a significant acceleration in publication output after 2015 (p < 0.01), with a compound annual growth rate of 18.2%. The United States was the leading contributor (131 publications, 37.1%), followed by China (72 publications, 20.4%) and Canada (54 publications, 15.3%). …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Tofacitinib in Patients with Polymyalgia Rheumatica (EAST PMR): An open-label randomized controlled trial. by Xinlei Ma, Fan Yang, Jinzhi Wu, Bei Xu, Mengdi Jiang, Yiduo Sun, Chuanying Sun, Ye Yu, Danyi Xu, Lanlan Xiao, Chunyun Ren, Chunyan Chen, Zi Ye, Junyu Liang, Jin Lin, Weiqian Chen

“…Secondary endpoints: PMR-AS score, c-reactive protein (CRP), and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) at weeks 12 and 24. Thirty-nine patients with newly diagnosed PMR received tofacitinib, and 37 patients received glucocorticoid. …”
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Estimation of duration and its changes in Lagrangian observations relying on ice floes in the Arctic Ocean utilizing a sea ice motion product by F. Zhang, F. Zhang, R. Lei, R. Lei, M. Qu, N. Li, Y. Chen, X. Pang

“…In particular, the autumn east–west surface air pressure gradient across the central Arctic and the Arctic dipole anomaly indices significantly influenced the terminal points of ice trajectories after 9 months, and their extreme positive phases were found to expand the ideal deployment areas. The rate of increase in near-surface air temperatures in autumn–spring along the trajectories was more pronounced in the TPD region than that in the BG region. …”
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Loss of Reduction in Pediatric Distal Radius Fractures: Risk Factors From a Prospective Multicenter Registry by Apurva S. Shah, MD, MBA, Zoe E. Belardo, BA, Mark L. Miller, MD, Michael C. Willey, MD, Susan T. Mahan, MD, MPH, Divya Talwar, PhD, MPH, Donald S. Bae, MD

“…The majority of subjects sustained bicortical metaphyseal distal radius fractures (68%), followed by Salter-Harris II physeal fractures (26%). The rate of radiographic LOR was 44% (271/616), and 11% (70/616) of fractures shifted ≥20°. …”
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