Prevalence and Determinants of Diabetic Foot Ulcers and Lower Extremity Amputations in Three Selected Tertiary Hospitals in Ghana by Ambrose Atosona, Christopher Larbie

“…This study examined the prevalence and determinants of diabetic foot ulcers and lower extremity amputations in three selected tertiary hospitals in Ghana. …”
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Suboptimal dietary knowledge predicts lower diet quality for cancer prevention among university students in Beirut. by Jana Jabbour, Rodeina Dandache, Maryam Al Slaybe, Lama Haisam Mattar, Rana Rizk

“…Kn+ group had a higher intake of vegetables and a lower intake of meats and sweetened beverages. Increased knowledge (B = 0.78, 95%CI: 0.18,1.37) and high physical activity (B = 4.62, 95%CI: 1.66,7.59) were associated with elevated AHEI scores. …”
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Structural Analysis of Backfill Highway Subgrade on the Lower Bearing Capacity Foundation Using the Finite Element Method by Wenjuan Xu, Xin Huang, Jiandong Huang, Zhengjun Yang

“…The present study is to investigate the stability of the backfill subgrade on the lower bearing capacity foundation. A finite element (FE) model was constructed to simulate the high-filled road subjected to the actual self-weight load. …”
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Effect of Lower Extremity Bypass Surgery on Inflammatory Reaction and Endothelial Dysfunction in Type 2 Diabetic Patients by Pei-Hsuan Tsai, Jun-Jen Liu, Szu-Yuan Chou, Yao-Chung Chang, Sung-Ling Yeh

“…Lower extremity bypass surgery (LEBS) is indicated to prevent limb loss in patients with critical leg ischemia. …”
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Testing Consistency: Analyzing the Reliability of Two Lower Limb Isometric Force Measurements in Strength-Trained Athletes by Francisco Giuliano, Marcos A. Soriano, Victor Pino-Mulero, Jaime González-García

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Estimates on the Lower Bound of the Eigenvalue of the Smallest Modulus Associated with a General Weighted Sturm-Liouville Problem by Mervis Kikonko, Angelo Bernado Mingarelli

“…We obtain a lower bound on the eigenvalue of smallest modulus associated with a Dirichlet problem in the general case of a regular Sturm-Liouville problem. …”
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Prevalence and Risk Factors for Diabetic Lower Limb Amputation: A Clinic-Based Case Control Study by Beverly T. Rodrigues, Venkat N. Vangaveti, Usman H. Malabu

“…The aim of the study was to evaluate the prevalence of and risk factors for lower limb amputation in a specialist foot clinic-based setting. …”
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Implementation and Tuning of Momentum-Based Controller for Standing Balance in a Lower-Limb Exoskeleton With Paraplegic User by A. Vallinas Prieto, A. Q. L. Keemink, E. H. F. van Asseldonk, H. van der Kooij

“…Lower limb exoskeletons (LLEs) are wearable devices that can restore the movement autonomy of paraplegic users. …”
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Numerical Simulation Analysis on Change of Diversion Ratio of North and South Ports in the Lower Reaches of the Minjiang River by XIA Houxing

“…In order to analyze the change of the diversion ratio of north and south ports in the lower reaches of the Minjiang River and the influence of river channel evolution on this ratio,based on previous research,as well as measured data,this paper studies diversion-ratio change through mathematical models.According to the results,from 1997 to 2020,the diversion ratio of the north and south ports of the Minjiang River changed significantly,with the change before 2009 being greater than that after 2009.From 1997 to 2020,the change of riverbed erosion and siltation was the main factor influencing the change of the diversion ratio of the north and south ports.This results in a decrease of 9.1%~10.6% in the diversion ratio of the north port in the event of a flood once in 50~200 years.Moreover,the narrowing of the river plane also impacted the diversion ratio of the north and south ports to a certain extent,with an impact range of about 3%.The research results can provide technical references for improvement and protection management of the north and south ports in the lower reaches of the Minjiang River,as well as river-related development and construction.…”
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Microfacies of the Tulian Horizon (Visean Stage, Lower Carboniferous) of the Sikaza 2 section (Southern Urals, Russia) by E.N. Gorozhanina, E.Yu. Bashlykova, E.I. Kulagina

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Profiling of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Lower Assam Region – A Hospital-Based Retrospective Study by Debojyoti Roy, Thamizholi Selvaraju, Bharadwaj Bordoloi, BahniSikha Pathak, Divjot Ahluwalia

“…Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate clinicopathological and demographic profiling of OSCC in a district and adjacent area of lower Assam. Settings and Design: This was a retrospective observational study. …”
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Increased Visual Attentional Demands Alter Lower Extremity Sidestep Cutting Kinematics in Male Basketball Players by Koen T.H. Rikken, Tom Panneman, Fabian Vercauteren, Alli Gokeler, Anne Benjaminse

“… # Conclusion The addition of visual attention during sidestep cutting altered lower limb kinematics, which may increase ACL injury risk. …”
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Lymphocyte levels in Crohn’s disease patients in clinical remission are significantly lower than those in healthy people by Asi He, Tulan Hu, Linzhen Li

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Sound Velocities of the Hydrous Iron‐Rich HH1‐Phase: Implications for Lower Mantle Seismic Heterogeneities by Lu Liu, Alfred Q. R. Baron, Eiji Ohtani, Hiroshi Fukui, Daijo Ikuta, Daisuke Ishikawa, Li Zhang

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Optimization of Dual-energy Spectral Lower-extremity Computed Tomography Venography Scanning Protocol: Phantom Study by Shigeng WANG, Renwang PU, Yijun LIU, Xin FANG, Wei WEI, Beibei LI

“…Objective: To optimize a scanning protocol for dual-energy spectral lower-extremity computed tomography venography (CTV) based on a phantom study. …”
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Paleoclimatic Changes and their Influence on Cultural and Historical Processes during the Neolithic – Eneolitic in the Caspian and Lower Volga Regions by Marianna A. Kulkova, Alexander A. Vybornov

“…The cultural traditions of the Dzhangar and Kairshak types, appeared during the short-term “critical” episode of climate deterioration in the semi-desert zone, continued to develop in the Orlovka culture, formed in the steppe zone of the Lower Volga region. The formation of the Caspian culture, transitional from Neolithic to Chalcolithic, begins about 5500 cal BC in the Northern Caspian. …”
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Quantifying the Pore Characteristics and Heterogeneity of the Lower Cambrian Black Shale in the Deep-Water Region, South China by Xingxing Tan, Zhanghu Wang, Peng Jiao, Zhigang Wen

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Relationship between Heightened Level of Aggression and Lower Digit Ratio in a Cohort of Children in Conflict with the Law by Isyaku Gwarzo Mukhtar, Hassan Sani Umar, Safiyyu Mujitapha Umar

“…Children in conflict with the law had significantly lower years of education (P ≤ 0.001), r2D:4D (P = 0.003), and l2D:4D (P = 0.047) but higher family income (P ≤ 0.001) and aggression scores (P ≤ 0.001). …”
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Genetic association of lipid-lowering drug target genes with pancreatic cancer: a Mendelian randomization study by Bohan Su, Zhiyao Fan, Jiexi Wu, Hanxiang Zhan

“…Abstract Previous studies have found that dyslipidemia is a risk factor for pancreatic cancer (PC), and that lipid-lowering drugs may reduce the risk of PC. However, it is not clear whether dyslipidemia causes PC. …”
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ALKBH5 alleviates lower extremity arteriosclerosis by regulating ITGB1 demethylation and influencing macrophage polarization by Zeyu Guan, Xiaogao Wang, Chao Xu, Ran Lu

Subjects: “…Lower limb arterial atherosclerosis…”
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