Clinical and pathogenetic role of immunoinflammatory activation and endothelial dysfunction in patients with coronary heart disease associated with hypothyroidism based on the resu... by N. S. Mykhailovska, T. V. Oliynyk

“…Objective: to study the relationship between the level of thyroid hormones and clinical, autonomic, structural and functional characteristics of heart affections, activity of immune inflammation markers, endothelial dysfunction by means of cognitive modeling. …”
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The role of the contralesional primary motor cortex in upper limb recovery after stroke: a scoping review following PRISMA-ScR guidelines by Peerapat Suputtitada, Valton Costa, Felipe Fregni

“…This scoping review investigates the role of the contralesional primary motor cortex (M1) in motor recovery of the paretic upper limb following stroke, examining its structural and functional changes and compensatory roles. …”
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Social Acceptance of Smart Glasses in Health Care: Model Evaluation Study of Anticipated Adoption and Social Interaction by Niek Zuidhof, Oscar Peters, Peter-Paul Verbeek, Somaya Ben Allouch

“…Although a large portion of respondents were medical doctors, the sample also included nurses and other health care professionals. Data were analyzed by structural equation modeling. …”
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Outcomes of intravitreal dexamethasone implant (Ozurdex®) in patients with post-surgical macular edema – a real-world scenario by Elder Ohara de Oliveira Júnior, Isabel Ahn, Rodrigo Antonio Brant Fernandes, Arthur Gustavo Fernandes

“…Conclusions Intravitreal Ozurdex implants significantly improved functional and structural aspects in post-surgical macular edema. The timing of implantation influenced VA improvement, with a distinct step approach showing better outcomes than at the time of oil removal.…”
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Adesão à terapia antirretroviral de pessoas vivendo com HIV em um centro de sorologia especializado by Lucas André Müller, Chana de Medeiros da Silva, Cristiane Pimentel Hernandes, Lia Gonçalves Possuelo

“…Methodology: This was an exploratory, cross-sectional, and analytical study that collected sociodemographic, clinical, and structural data from people living with HIV between March and May 2023. …”
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Mental health symptoms in electronic football players by Vincent Gouttebarge, Evert Verhagen, João Brito, Pedro Figueiredo, Ana Monteiro Pereira, Pedro Teques

“…A two-step robust maximum likelihood method of the Structural Equation Modelling approach was used.Results Both measurement model (χ2/df=1065.04 (637), p<0.001; Tucker-Lewis Index (TLI)=0.91, Comparative Fit Index (CFI)=0.92, standardised root mean residual (SRMR)=0.07 and root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA)=0.05; 95% CI 0.043 to 0.053) and hypothesised structural model (χ2/df=1131.98 (648); p<0.001; TLI=0.90, CFI=0.91, SRMR=0.07 and RMSEA=0.05; 95% CI 0.054 to 0.06) showed an adequate fit to the data. …”
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Mediating role of social capital in the association between socioeconomic status and childcare practices in rural Malawi: a cross-sectional study by Akira Shibanuma, Masamine Jimba, Junko Kiriya, Suhyoon Choi

“…Data were analysed using multilevel logistic regressions with random intercepts and mediation modellings.Setting Rural Lilongwe, Malawi.Participants A total of 320 mothers with a child aged between 12 months and 23 months.Primary outcome measures Childcare practice outcomes included were minimum dietary diversity, handwashing and complete vaccination.Results Among structural social capital dimensions, social support was found to be positively associated with minimum dietary diversity (adjusted OR (AOR)=1.44, 95% CI 1.22 to 1.71; p<0.001) and handwashing for all mothers (AOR=1.42, 95% CI 1.23 to 1.64; p<0.001). …”
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Cytogenetics and Molecular Abnormalities in Pediatric Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia in a Referral Center in Tehran, Iran by Mahshid Heidary Sadegh, Maniya Mozafari, Mohammad Vasei, Sajjadeh Movahedinia, Marzieh Hosseini, Moeinadin Safavi

“…The prevalence of numerical and structural abnormalities was 23.9% and 28.3%, respectively. …”
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Feasibility study of FFPP thermoplastic lining for concrete pipeline rehabilitation: a case study by Dongmin Xi, Yonggui Yan, Kebing Shi, Houming Ni, Mohammadamin Azimi

“…Subsequently, cold air application rigidifies the liner below 60 °C while maintaining pressure, ensuring structural integrity and adherence to the pipe wall. …”
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The striatal compartments, striosome and matrix, are embedded in largely distinct resting-state functional networks by Alishba Sadiq, Adrian T. Funk, Jeff L. Waugh

“…We identified striatal voxels with striosome-like and matrix-like structural connectivity using probabilistic diffusion tractography. …”
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Flexural strengthening of reinforced concrete cantilever beams having insufficient splice length by Moataz Badawi, Alireza Bahrami, Mohamed Ghalla, Mohamed Emara, Ehab A. Mlybari, Galal Elsamak

“…Structural systems often undergo changes due to variations in the usage, the loading conditions, or the presence of defects in their elements. …”
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Dominant factors causing helium deficiency in coal-measure natural gas in the Kuqa Depression, Tarim Basin by Jiarun LIU, Quanyou LIU, Pengpeng LI, Yu GAO, Jiahao LÜ

“…The helium deficiency is predominantly governed by the regional structural evolution and the coupling effect of the helium- and hydrocarbon-generating intensities of coal-measure source rocks. …”
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Three-year changes in ocular biometric components in children with amblyopia by Masoud Khorrami-Nejad, Roqayeh Aliyari, Ali Nouraeinejad, Mohsen Heirani, Mohammad Hassan Emamian, Hassan Hashemi, Akbar Fotouhi

“…Abstract Background Amblyopia is associated with structural differences in ocular biometrics, but existing studies often lack long-term follow-ups. …”
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Hydrogeochemical analysis of groundwater quality during the pre- monsoon season of Manipur, India by Rakshita Chaudhary, Nisha Gaur, Mohit Yadav

“…In recent years, the quality of groundwater has caused a significant deal of alarm, and an increasing number of studies relating to it have been published. The geological, structural, and geomorphological features in the intermontane Imphal Valley in Manipur, India, were identified using SRTM DEM data by QGIS Software. …”
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Feasibility of coaxial deep borehole heat exchangers in southern California by Haohua Chen, Ingrid Tomac

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Dengue dynamics beyond biological factors: Revealing the nexus between urbanisation planning, and mobilities in Vientiane, Lao PDR. by Olivier Telle, Marc Grandadam, Damien Philippon, Elodie Calvez, Virginie Pommelet, Sebastien Marcombe, Josephin Béraud, Somphavanh Somlor, Marc Choisy

“…Additionally, the study investigated whether structural urban risk factors remained stable across different periods dominated by distinct dengue serotypes.…”
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Antimicrobials as cornerstones and quick fixes Zimbabwean in healthcare and society: Health practitioners´ critical reflections on two stories of antimicrobial use as part of antim... by Martin Mickelsson, Tungamirirai Simbini

“…Such preventive efforts were furthermore linked in the participants´ discussions to structural challenges, including poor housing, limited access to clean water and inaccessible health care that was quoted as crucial to reduce infection risk and thus mitigate the need for antimicrobials in the first place. …”
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The association of limited or painful spinal range of motion with lumbar disc degeneration: the back complaints in older adults (BACE) study by Daniel Feller, Roxanne van den Berg, Wendy T. M. Enthoven, Edwin H. G. Oei, Sita M. Bierma-Zeinstra, Bart W. Koes, Alessandro Chiarotto

“…Abstract Background We currently lack clear definitions for structural and symptomatic spinal osteoarthritis (OA). …”
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Transformation processes of Hetian paleo-uplift in southwestern Tarim Basin and its geological significance by Shilin LIU, Mingzhe DENG, Pengrui CAI, Rizhou CAO, Yushuang ZHOU, Xuguang SHA

“…To address this issue, a series of studies, including seismic interpretation and structural analysis, were carried out based on the latest seismic and drilling data. …”
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Comprehensive analysis of posterior segment characteristics in high myopic Turkish patients by Mustafa Kayabaşı, Ali Osman Saatci, Neslihan Demirel, Ziya Ayhan, Mahmut Kaya, Zeynep Özbek, Taylan Öztürk

“…Abstract Background We aimed to investigate the structural characteristics of high myopia (HM) in a Turkish cohort using spectral domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) and evaluate the relationship between axial length (AL) and various retinal, choroidal, and scleral parameters. …”
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