Initial establishment and validation of a predictive model for preeclampsia in twin pregnancies based on maternal characteristics and echocardiographic parameters by Qianqian Xiang, Yuan Wei, Xinheng Feng, Shaomin Chen, Yangyu Zhao

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Demographic and clinical characteristics of children and adolescents with headache and/or dizziness and hemodynamic responses to head-up tilt test by Runmei Zou, Shuo Wang, Fang Li, Ping Liu, Donglei Liao, Liqun Liu, Jing Liu, Hong Cai, Yuwen Wang, Cheng Wang

“…Conclusion HUTT can be applied to evaluate the autonomic function of children and adolescents with headache and/or dizziness and assess the treatment responses in those patients with autonomic dysfunction.…”
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Clinical and Functional Outcome of Tibialis Anterior Tendon Transfer for Recurrent Clubfoot in a Limited Resource Country: A Three-year Retrospective Cohort Study by Alazar M. Haile, MD, Birhanu Ayana, MD, Wubegzier Mekonnen, PhD, Fentahun Bantigegn, MD, Bizuayehu Amanu, MD

“…A progressive decline in patient-reported outcomes was also noted with advancing patient age at the time of surgery. In multivariate analysis, structural deformities—namely varus (P = .012) and equinus (P < .001)—were significantly related to poor functional outcomes. …”
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Coronary cross-sectional area stenosis severity determined using coronary CT highly correlated with coronary functional flow reserve: a pilot study by Takuto Koumoto, Shozo Kusachi, Takumi Tomiya, Takuya Akagi, Hiroshi Kawamura, Satoshi Hirohata, Hirosuke Yamaji, Takashi Murakami, Shigeshi Kamikawa, Masaaki Murakami

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Enhancing the nutritional profile of purple sweet potato flour through fermentation with Lactiplantibacillus plantarum InaCC B157: A functional food perspective by Tiurma Pasaribu, Yati Sudaryati Soeka, Novik Nurhidayat, Suciatmih Suciatmih, Titin Yulinery, Evi Triana, Tri Ratna Sulistiyani, Ninik Setyowati, Desty Dwi Sulistyowati, Dwi Ningsih Susilowati

“…These findings support the potential application of fermented purple sweet potato as a functional food and sustainable feed ingredient. Limitations include the lack of sensory evaluation and long-term stability data. …”
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Statistical Analysis of a Generalized Variant of the Weibull Model Under Unified Hybrid Censoring with Applications to Cancer Data by Mazen Nassar, Refah Alotaibi, Ahmed Elshahhat

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Identification of Staphylococcus aureus virulence-modulating RNA from transcriptomics data with machine learning by Jinlong Yu, Mingzhang Li, Jin Wang, Musha Hamushan, Feng Jiang, Boyong Wang, Yujie Hu, Pei Han, Jin Tang, Geyong Guo, Hao Shen

“…TCSs have been well studied over the past several decades, but our understanding of sRNA functions lags far behind that of TCS functions. Here, we studied the biological role of sRNA from 506 S. aureus RNA-seq datasets using independent component analysis (ICA). …”
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Possibilities of magnetic resonance imaging in predicting of the critical reduction of left ventricle contractile function in patients with coronary artery disease after direct myo... by N. A. Kryukov, A. V. Ryzhkov, I. V. Sukhova, P. V. Ananyevskaya, V. A. Fokin, M. L. Gordeev

“…To identify the criteria for reversibility of structural changes in the myocardium of patients with coronary artery disease after revascularization based on analysis of data obtained using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).Materials and methods. …”
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L’évolution des rapports hiérarchiques entre directeurs et adjoints dans le champ de l’enseignement primaire de la Seine sous la IIIe République : aux origines d’une autonomie prof... by Jérôme Krop

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Genome-Wide Characterization of RNA Editing Sites in Primary Gastric Adenocarcinoma through RNA-seq Data Analysis by Javad Behroozi, Shirin Shahbazi, Mohammad Reza Bakhtiarizadeh, Habibollah Mahmoodzadeh

“…Inosine is recognized by the biological machinery as guanosine; therefore, editing could have substantial functional effects throughout the genome. RNA editing could contribute to cancer either by exclusive editing of tumor suppressor/promoting genes or by introducing transcriptomic diversity to promote cancer progression. …”
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Low-Rank Representation and Data Compression of Full-Field Displacement Maps for Structural Modal Analysis and Damage Identification by Yankun Li, Yu Huang, Ziguang Li, Zhiping Yin, Shancheng Cao

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The effects of Shenkang suppository on kidney function and gut microbiota in nondialysis patients with chronic kidney disease stages 3–4: A randomized controlled trial by Weiwei Zhang, Xin Zhang, Shuang Xu, Yousuf Abdulkarim Waheed, Yousuf Abdulkarim Waheed, Yizhou Xu, Shulin Li, Shulin Li, Dong Sun, Dong Sun, Dong Sun

“…These changes were not observed in the control group. Correlation analysis revealed a negative association between Bifidobacterium, Blautia, Enterococcaceae_Enterococcus, and clinical kidney function indicators, whereas Parabacteroides, Acinetobacter, Sutterella, Oscillospira, and Alistipes were positively correlated with kidney function.ConclusionSKS could delay the progression of kidney function in CKD stage 3–4 patients, possibly by modulating the dysbiosis of the gut microbiota. …”
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Temporal Interference (TI) Stimulation Boosts Functional Connectivity in Human Motor Cortex: A Comparison Study with Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) by Zhiqiang Zhu, Yiwu Xiong, Yun Chen, Yong Jiang, Zhenyu Qian, Jianqiang Lu, Yu Liu, Jie Zhuang

“…To fill this gap, we collected resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging data on 40 healthy young participants both before and during TI stimulation on the left primary motor cortex (M1). …”
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Functional Alterations of the Basal Ganglia Are Associated with Voluntary Activation of the Core Stabilizing Muscles in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study by Chanjuan Zhang, Xi Chen, Yi Yin, Dongfeng Xie, Jing Luo, Yinan Ai, Wenfeng Zhan, Hongjun Kan, Shuxian Zhang, Guihua Jiang, Xiquan Hu

“…We obtained structural and resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) data from 53 patients with CLBP and 67 healthy controls and estimated the alterations in grey matter volume (GMV) and functional and effective connectivity (EC) of regions with altered GMV via whole brain analysis. …”
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Identification of the Functional Variant(s) that Explain the Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor (LDLR) GWAS SNP rs6511720 Association with Lower LDL-C and Risk of CHD. by Roaa Hani Fairoozy, Jon White, Jutta Palmen, Anastasia Z Kalea, Steve E Humphries

“…<h4>Methods</h4>The association of LDLR SNP rs6511720 with incidence of CHD and levels of LDL-C was determined by reference to CARDIoGRAM, C4D and Global lipids genetics consortium (GLGC) data. SNP annotation databases were used to identify possible SNP function and prioritization. …”
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Methods for deriving the law of radioactive decay and the law of radiation absorption using the property of the exponent function when studying Physics in the system of secondary v... by D. B. Siyukhova, T. I. Demina

“…Meanwhile, both of these difficulties can be easily overcome by using the properties of the exponential function known to students of secondary vocational education.The purpose of the research is to develop a methodology for deriving the law of radioactive decay and the law of radiation absorption, using the properties of the exponential function; to conduct a pedagogical experiment in order to identify the problem of students’ mastery of the proposed material.The research methods used are theoretical justification; calculation; comparison of quantities; graphical analysis of experimental data; generalization of the experimental factors of the study and their explanation.The research results: a methodology has been developed for deriving the law of radioactive decay and the law of radiation absorption using the property of the exponential function; the result of the pedagogical experiment confirmed the effectiveness of the developed methodology.Key conclusions: from the proposed article we can conclude that the presented method for deriving the law of radioactive decay and the law of absorption of radiation using the property of the exponent function can be used by teachers when studying the section «Radioactive Radiation» for both students of professional educational organizations and school students (advanced level).…”
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Passive smoking and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: cross-sectional analysis of data from the Health Survey for England by Peymane Adab, Rachel E Jordan, Kar Keung Cheng, Martin R Miller

“…In this cross-sectional analysis of data from 3 years of the Health Survey for England, the association between passive smoking exposure and risk of COPD is evaluated.Design Cross-sectional analysis of the 1995, 1996 and 2001 Health Surveys for England including participants of white ethnicity, aged 40+ years with valid lung function data. …”
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Associations between the METS-IR index and cognitive function in community-dwelling Chinese middle-aged and older adult individuals: a cross-sectional study by Nian Jiang, Nian Jiang, Chenlu Ma, Chenlu Ma, Zhenning Feng, Zhenning Feng, Yongjun Tang, Yongjun Tang, Xiaolong Chen, Xiaolong Chen, Yingxu He, Yingxu He, Weiyi Pang, Weiyi Pang, Weiyi Pang

“…ObjectiveThe relationship between insulin resistance and cognitive function has long been a subject of interest, but the association between the metabolic syndrome-insulin resistance (METS-IR) index and cognitive impairment remains unclear.MethodsWe utilized data from the 2015 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) national survey, which, after screening, included a final sample of 12,307 participants. …”
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Musculoskeletal health state and physical function of intensive care unit survivors: protocol for a UK multicentre prospective cohort study (the MSK-ICU study) by Mark A Williams, Owen Gustafson, Michael Schlüssel, Helen Dawes, Matthew Rowland, Elizabeth King

“…The MSK health state of ICU survivors and its impact on physical function remain largely unknown. The aim of the MSK-ICU study is to determine and characterise the MSK health state of ICU survivors 6 months following admission to ICU, in order to inform development of targeted rehabilitation interventions.Methods and analysis The MSK-ICU study is a multicentre prospective longitudinal cohort study, evaluating the MSK health state of ICU survivors 6 months after admission to ICU. …”
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Evaluating the Immunogenicity of Protein Drugs by Applying In Vitro MHC Binding Data and the Immune Epitope Database and Analysis Resource by Sinu Paul, Ravi V. Kolla, John Sidney, Daniela Weiskopf, Ward Fleri, Yohan Kim, Bjoern Peters, Alessandro Sette

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