Vaginal microbiota affects urinary tract infection risk in women with systemic lupus erythematosus: a pilot cross-sectional study from Thailand by Prapaporn Pisitkun, Pintip Ngamjanyaporn, Porpon Rotjanapan, Aunyakant Jaroensukrungruang, Jittima Manonai, Vorthon Sawaswong, Prangwalai Chanchaem, Sunchai Payungporn

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A Generalized Phase-Shift PWM Extension for Improved Natural and Active Balancing of Flying Capacitor Multilevel Inverters by Georgios Kampitsis, Efstratios I. Batzelis, Antonis Kolokasis, Elison Matioli, Bikash C. Pal

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Exploring the use of retrieval-augmented generation models in higher education: A pilot study on artificial intelligence-based tutoring by Renáta Németh, Annamária Tátrai, Miklós Szabó, Péter Tibor Zaletnyik, Árpád Tamási

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Thermal characteristics of hybrid Nanofluid (Cu-Al2O3) flow through Darcy porous medium with chemical effects via numerical successive over relaxation technique by Assmaa Abd-Elmonem, Qammar Rubbab, Hakim AL. Garalleh, Fazeelat Rehman, Muhammad Amjad, Fayza Abdel Aziz ElSeabee, Nesreen Sirelkhtam Elmki Abdalla, Wasim Jamshed, Syed M. Hussain, Hijaz Ahmad

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Association between combined exposure to organochlorine pesticides and history of uterine fibroids in NHANES: findings from four statistical models by Yue Chen, Xianwei Guo, Junle Wu, Ruiwen Weng, Xiuping Wang, Yi Liu, Xiaoli Wang, Hengwei Liu

“…In addition, the overall findings of BKMR demonstrated a consistent and increasing pattern, indicating a robust positive association between the amount of serum OCP compounds and the history of uterine fibroid. …”
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Factors associated with interstitial lung disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis by Benyapa Suppa-Udom, Supparerk Disayabutr, Suwimon Wonglaksanapimon, Krittachat Butnian, Wanruchada Katchamart

“…Chest radiography (CXR) was employed for ILD screening, and suspected cases were further evaluated using high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) and pulmonary function tests. …”
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Multi-centre comparison between device-independent web-browser perimetry (Melbourne Rapid Fields-web) and SITA-Faster for glaucoma by Joyce Tiang, Algis J. Vingrys, Algis J. Vingrys, Sarah Lin, Selwyn M. Prea, Adam Ahmed Moktar, Allan Bank, Ashish Agar, Ashish Agar, Yu Xiang George Kong, Yu Xiang George Kong, Yu Xiang George Kong

“…Bland-Altman found a bias of -0.50dB for Mean Deviation (MD) between the two tests, with 95% Limits of Agreement (LoA) of -6.80dB to 5.80dB. Pattern Deviation (PD) had a bias of -0.58dB with 95% LoA of -5.60dB to 4.40dB. …”
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New Perspectives in the Etiology of Chronic Rhinosinusitis—Haller Cells by Alin Horatiu Nedelcu, Razvan Tudor Tepordei, Ancuta Lupu, Vasile Valeriu Lupu, Marius Constantin Moraru, Simona Alice Partene Vicoleanu, Gabriel Statescu, Cosmin Gabriel Popa, Manuela Ursaru, Cristina Claudia Tarniceriu

“…<i>Conclusions:</i> It was determined that for 40 out of 42 patients, the presence of HCs changes the morphometric pattern of the infundibular maxillary sinus.…”
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Motor learning leverages coordinated low-frequency cortico-basal ganglia activity to optimize motor preparation in humans with Parkinson’s disease by Kara N. Presbrey, Kara N. Presbrey, Kara N. Presbrey, Thomas A. Wozny, Thomas A. Wozny, Kenneth H. Louie, Kenneth H. Louie, Simon Little, Simon Little, Philip A. Starr, Philip A. Starr, Reza Abbasi-Asl, Reza Abbasi-Asl, Doris D. Wang, Doris D. Wang

“…Learning involves optimizing pre-movement planning (preplanning) of multiple sequence elements to reduce computational overhead during active movement. However, it is unclear which brain regions mediate preplanning or how this process evolves with learning. …”
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Integrative taxonomy of new xenophyophores (Rhizaria, Foraminifera) from the abyssal northwest Pacific by Andrew J. Gooday, Yoshiyuki Ishitani, Chong Chen, Maria Holzmann, Julien Richirt, Koji Seike, Momo Yamashita, Masashi Tsuchiya, Hidetaka Nomaki

“…In typical specimens from 30° N, the plates are large, curved or sinuous, relatively thin, and marked by a distinct surface pattern of concentric zones, traversed by closely spaced, radial ridges that correspond to internal partitions. …”
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Enfortumab vedotin induced interstitial lung disease: A first case report with pathological evidence from transbronchial lung cryobiopsy by Shota Kaburaki, Toru Tanaka, Koichiro Kamio, Yosuke Tanaka, Kazuo Kasahara, Yasuhiro Terasaki, Masahiro Seike

“…Laboratory tests revealed elevated serum ILD markers (Krebs von den Lungen-6527.7 U/mL, surfactant protein-D 294.5 ng/mL), and chest computed tomography showed new infiltrative shadows with air bronchogram predominantly in subpleural regions of the right lower lobe, consistent with organizing pneumonia pattern. …”
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Pacific sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus) in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, association with ocean currents and seasonal effects of upwelling using real-time Argos locations by Chelsea E. Clyde-Brockway, Chelsea E. Clyde-Brockway, Samir Harshad Patel, Gabriela Blanco, Samuel J. Friederichk, Stephen Morreale, Frank V. Paladino, Frank V. Paladino

“…During migrating, sailfish exhibited alternating with-current and against-current movements, a pattern that was consistent in both the upwelling and non-upwelling seasons. …”
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Quantifying Normal Diaphragmatic Motion and Shape and Their Developmental Changes via Dynamic MRITake-Home Points by You Hao, PhD, Jayaram K. Udupa, PhD, Yubing Tong, PhD, Caiyun Wu, PhD, Joseph M. McDonough, MS, Samantha Gogel, BA, Oscar H. Mayer, MD, Mostafa Alnoury, MD, Patrick J. Cahill, MD, Jason B. Anari, MD, Drew A. Torigian, MD

“…There was no significant difference in velocity between sexes; however, the pattern of change in velocity with age was different for the 2 groups. …”
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Comprehensive identification of cotton EPF/EPFL receptors and functional characterization of the GhEPFL1-1-GhER1 module in drought tolerance by Shichang He, Huijian Sun, Qing Chen, Yanlong Yang, Zixin Zhou, Saiwen Chang, Shuaiqi Lu, Zhencai Liang, Julan Yang, Xiao fei

“…To validate these computational predictions, functional assays were conducted. …”
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Prognostic predictors for mortality of patients with COVID-19 in an intensive care unit by Hulya Abali, Hatice Kutbay Ozcelik, Esra Akkutuk Ongel, Nazan Beyhan, Fatma Tokgoz Akyil, Seda Tural Onur, Sedat Altin

“…Older age, smoking, crazy paving pattern on computed tomography (CT), and short duration of hospitalization were also predictors of mortality. …”
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Course of pancreatic necrosis on a background of major duodenal papilla stone by S. V. Mikhaylusov, Ye. V. Moiseyenkova, M. M. Misrokov

“…Disease development was controlled by ultrasound scanning, multispiral computer tomography, X-ray fistulography. All patients underwent duodenoscopy, videolaparoscopy with drainage of abdominal cavity for subsequent peritoneal lavage. …”
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Optimization and sensitivity analysis of unsteady MHD mixed convective heat transfer in a lid-driven cavity containing a double-pipe circular cylinder using nanofluids by U.K. Suma, M. Masum Billah, Aminur Rahman Khan

“…The simulation results show that the aforementioned parameters significantly affect the temperature distribution, flow pattern, average fluid temperature (θav) inside the cavity, and average Nusselt number (Nuav) at the heated surface. …”
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Improving efficiency of road transport through the use of hydrodiodes in hydraulic systems taking into account cavitation phenomena by K. N. Sokirko, E. A. Pavliuchenko, E. A. Lysenko

“…In the opposite direction of flow, cavitation has a significant effect on the pattern of fluid flow in the vortex hydrodiode. Cavitation covers almost the entire inlet volume of the radial tube and partially captures the central part of the vortex chamber…”
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Comparison and Impact Factor Analysis of Ground PM2.5 Retrieved by Aqua and Himawari-8 Satellite Products in Guangdong, China by Tingyuan Li, Xuejiao Deng, Jingyang Chen, Jie Xu, Jin Shen

“…Thus, improving the computational accuracy of aerosol scale height may improve the effectiveness of satellite-based PM2.5 concentration retrievals.…”
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A Simplified Xeroscope for the Noninvasive Measurement of Tear Break-up Time by Darien B. Gaw, MD, Bernard Gil O. Tinio, MD

“…At its inner lining, a fluorescent green sticker paper printed with black circular concentric grid pattern was fixed to simulate modified placido rings on the precorneal reflection. …”
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