Association between social participation and medical care utilization among rural older adults in China: a longitudinal study based on the CLHLS (2011–2018) by Dianrui Yao, Le Yang, Naoki Kondo

“…Subjective economic status, self-rated health, and the number of chronic diseases significantly predicted social participation transition patterns (P < 0.05). …”
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Costs and Resource Use Among Patients with Cervical Cancer, Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia, and Genital Warts in Algeria by Ali-Chakib Bennacef, Aomar Ammar Khodja, Fadl Allah Abou-Bekr, Tidiane Ndao, Ryan Holl, Goran Benčina

“…# Background Cervical cancer rates in North Africa have risen in the last 10 years, suggesting that this region might benefit from cervical cancer screening and HPV vaccination programs. …”
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Anatomical variations of renal arteries in adult cadavers in Andhra Pradesh: A multicentric cross-sectional cadaveric study. by Dr. Pratyusha Challa, Dr. Ranzeetha D, Dr. Venkata Pavana Kumari Komarolu, Dr. Lakkireddy Vasanthi

“…Objectives To investigate and document the prevalence and patterns of anatomical variations in renal arteries, including origin, number, branching patterns, and morphometry, in adult cadavers across multiple centers. …”
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Acoustic and Natural Language Markers for Bipolar Disorder: A Pilot, mHealth Cross-Sectional Study by Cristina Crocamo, Riccardo Matteo Cioni, Aurelia Canestro, Christian Nasti, Dario Palpella, Susanna Piacenti, Alessandra Bartoccetti, Martina Re, Valentina Simonetti, Chiara Barattieri di San Pietro, Maria Bulgheroni, Francesco Bartoli, Giuseppe Carrà

“… Abstract BackgroundMonitoring symptoms of bipolar disorder (BD) is a challenge faced by mental health services. Speech patterns are crucial in assessing the current experiences, emotions, and thought patterns of people with BD. …”
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Dravet Syndrome: A Rare Form of Epilepsy by Salwa Al Hosani, Sona Varghese

“…The majority of patients with this condition have mutations involving the voltage-gated sodium channel alpha (I) gene SCN1A. We present a detailed account of a two-year-old child with a history of recurrent seizures since the age of 4 months. …”
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Leveraging Social Media Data to Understand the Impact of COVID-19 on Residents' Dietary Behaviors: Observational Study by Chuqin Li, Alexis Jordan, Yaorong Ge, Albert Park

“…We then used the state obesity rates from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) to assess the correlation between state obesity rates and dietary images on Twitter. …”
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Ornidazole-Induced Liver Injury: The Clinical Characterization of a Rare Adverse Reaction and Its Implications from a Multicenter Study by Ali Rıza Çalışkan, Ilker Turan, Sezgin Vatansever, Jasmin Weninger, Emine Türkmen Şamdancı, Ayşe Nur Akatli, Elvan Işık, Esra Durmazer, Ayşenur Arslan, Nilay Danış, Hüseyin Kaçmaz, Sedat Cicek, Osman Sağlam, Dilara Turan Gökçe, Derya Arı, Sevinç Tuğçe Güvenir, Serkan Yaraş, Cumali Efe, Meral Akdoğan Kayhan, Murat Harputluoğlu, Ali Canbay, Ulus Salih Akarca, Zeki Karasu, Ramazan Idilman, Fulya Günşar

“…Corticosteroids were used in 24.8% of cases (n = 25) and were associated with higher ANA positivity and a 20% (n = 5) relapse rate post-discontinuation. Recovery was achieved in 87.7% of cases (n = 88), while 7.9% of cases (n = 8) required liver transplantation and 4% (n = 4) died. …”
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Viral phylodynamics. by Erik M Volz, Katia Koelle, Trevor Bedford

“…Many viruses, especially RNA viruses, rapidly accumulate genetic variation because of short generation times and high mutation rates. Patterns of viral genetic variation are therefore heavily influenced by how quickly transmission occurs and by which entities transmit to one another. …”
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Coherence and statistical insights for low electron count regimes in transmission electron microscopy by Joohyun Lee, Ji-Hwan Kwon, Sooheyong Lee

“…Low electron count rates, with a mean of approximately 0.017 electrons per pixel, reveal discrete electron events dominated by shot noise. …”
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Foliar methane and nitrous oxide fluxes in Salix bebbiana respond to light and soil factors by Md Rezaul Karim, Md Abdul Halim, Sean C. Thomas

“…Using rapid spectroscopic gas analysers, we observed consistent net foliar methane oxidation and nitrous oxide emission across all light conditions, demonstrating saturating light response patterns. Maximum flux rates were significantly more sensitive to soil conditions than carbon dioxide or water vapour exchange. …”
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Type II diabetes in systemic sclerosis patients: insights from an observational, multicenter study of GIRRCS (Gruppo Italiano di Ricerca in Reumatologia Clinica e Sperimentale) by Vasiliki Liakouli, Giulio Forte, Piero Ruscitti, Luca Navarini, Francesca Bellisai, Francesco Caso, Giuliana Guggino, Lidia La Barbera, Chiara Rizzo, Ada Corrado, Paola Triggianese, Alberto Lo Gullo, Giuseppe Mandraffino, Luca Cantarini, Bruno Frediani, Paola Cipriani, Francesco Paolo Cantatore, Maria Sole Chimenti, Elvira Favoino, Federico Perosa, Annamaria Iagnocco, Roberto Giacomelli, Francesco Ciccia

“…SSc patients with T2D were significantly older (P < 0.007) and exhibited: higher prevalence of late-stage capillaroscopic pattern (P < 0.001), severe reduction in forced vital capacity (FVC < 50%; P < 0.000), moderate reduction in total lung capacity (TLC 50–69%; P < 0.011), electrocardiographic signs of right ventricular hypertrophy (P < 0.018), higher prevalence of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) confirmed by right heart catheterization (RHC) (P < 0.037) and higher prevalence scleroderma renal crisis (SRC) (P < 0.001); elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) (P < 0.022), and ANA positivity. …”
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Global stroke burden attributable to household air pollution: Insights from GBD 2021 and projections to 2040. by Manqing Li, Shicheng Liao, Chao Wang, Haojia Ma, Xiumei Xing, Jianhui Yuan, Jie Jiang, Zhuoying Zeng

“…From 1990-2021, age-standardized death rates (EAPC = -0.37), DALY rates (EAPC = -0.20), and YLL rates (EAPC = -0.30) decreased, while YLD rates increased (EAPC = 1.11). …”
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Double fluorescence-guided surgery with 5-ALA and fluorescein sodium in grade 2 and grade 3 adult-type diffuse gliomas: retrospective analysis of 112 cases by Andrea Bianconi, Marta Bonada, Pietro Zeppa, Francesco Bruno, Pietro La Cava, Flavio Panico, Roberta Rudà, Antonio Melcarne, Diego Garbossa, Fabio Cofano

“…Fluorescence positive rate and pattern have been reported both for 5-ALA and for fluoresceine. …”
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Nitrogen metabolism of the highly ureolytic bacterium Proteus penneri S99 isolated from the rumen by Sijia Liu, Nan Zheng, Jiaqi Wang, Shengguo Zhao

“…It exhibits similar growth rates and maximum biomass on ammonia and urea, but showed higher growth rates and maximum biomass on amino acids. …”
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Bat diversity along an altitudinal gradient in the Itabapoana drainage basin, Espírito Santo state, Brazil by Vinicius Chagas Lopes, Rodrigo Martins Lemes, Atilla Colombo Ferreguetti, Sergio Barbiero Lage, Rodrigo da Silva Cipriano, Kauê Freire de Paula

“…Our study showed that there is variation in bat capture rates and species richness, with a turnover of some species along the altitudinal gradient in the IDB. …”
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Sewage sludge from Taxco de Alarcón wastewater treatment plant as substrate to cultivate Panicum maximum by Erik Yoel Carreto-Morales, Jazmin Alaide López-Díaz, Mariana Martínez-Castrejón, Oscar Talavera-Mendoza, Roberto Carlos Almazán-Núñez, Giovanni Hernández-Flores

“…The response variables analyzed for MG were germination time (one month after plant emergence), height (HMG), growth rate GrMG, and yield (YMG), whereas in the SS and PS the content of organic matter was analyzed. …”
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Markers of vascular damage depending on the blood pressure level: data of the population study ESSE-RF by A. M. Erina, M. A. Boyarinova, E. V. Moguchaya, E. P. Kolesova, A. S. Aliyeva, O. P. Rotar, E. I. Baranova, S. A. Shalnova, A. D. Deev, Z. T. Astakhova, L. Z. Bolieva, G. V. Tolparov, V. S. Kaveshnikov, V. N. Serebryakova, I. A. Trubacheva, R. S. Karpov, A. Yu. Efanov, M. A. Storozhok, I. V. Medvedeva, S. V. Shalaev, A. N. Rogoza, A. O. Konradi, S. A. Boytsov, E. V. Shlyakhto

“…Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) was calculated using the CKD-EPI equation. …”
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Dynamic gas supply mechanism and theoretical production modes of free gas-rich deep coal reservoirs by Shida CHEN, Taiyuan ZHANG, Dazhen TANG, Hao XU, Shu TAO, Song LI, Shuling TANG

“…Furthermore, the first priority for commercial production capacity construction of deep CBM is determining rational production capacity targets and required well-controlled areas for varying deep geological units and synergistically optimizing well completion methods, well pattern density, fracturing parameters, production allocation rates, and production cycles under the guidance of geological and engineering integration.…”
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Thalamic nuclei volumes are related to disease stage in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by Tianrui Wen, Tianrui Wen, Jun Zhu, Jun Zhu, Sujuan Sun, Sujuan Sun, Yujing Chen, Yujing Chen, Ninglu Gao, Ninglu Gao, Mingjie Ma, Xinyue Chen, Shuangwu Liu, Shuangwu Liu, Pengfei Lin, Yan Deng

“…We investigated patterns of thalamic atrophy in the patients and in 94 healthy controls (HCs). …”
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Enhanced Multi-Level Recommender System Using Turnover-Based Weighting for Predicting Regional Preferences by Venkatesan Thillainayagam, Ramkumar Thirunavukarasu, J. Arun Pandian

“…In such scenarios, filtering collaborative patterns based on regional and local characteristics, while emphasizing the significance of branches and user ratings, could enhance the accuracy of recommendations. …”
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