EFFECTS OF OBESITY DEGREES AND THE PRESENCE OF METABOLIC SYNDROME ON THE SEXUAL LIFE OF WOMEN AND MEN by Bedia Fulya Çalıkoğlu, Büşra Yıldız, Cemile İdiz, Selda Çelik, Hülya Hacışahinoğulları, Serpil Salman, Ayşe Kubat Üzüm, İlhan Satman

“…Objective: This study evaluated the sexual functions of women and men with different degrees of obesity and/or metabolic syndrome (MetSend).Material and Methods: Participants were divided into subgroups according to their degree of obesity and presence of MetSend, and their sexual functions were evaluated using the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) for women and the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) for men. …”
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VALUE OF THE PHYTODRUGS PROLIT AND URISAN IN THE TREATMENT OF GOUTY PATIENTS by A E Ilyina, Viktoria Georgiyevna Barskova

“…Objective: to study the safety and efficacy of Urisan and Prolit in patients with gout. …”
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Exploring home-based reminder systems for daily routine support: usability, data insights, and future directions by Alyssia A. Sanchez, Joy Lai, Alexander Tighe, Alex Mihailidis

“…The objectives focus on assessing the usability of the Remindful system to meet the practical needs of PLwDs and caregivers, demonstrating the feasibility of using collected data to optimize reminder delivery and identify usage patterns, and utilizing the findings to enhance future digital reminder systems by focusing on optimizing reminder timing and detecting anomalies. …”
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Epidemic Process of Haemophilus influenzae Infection in WHO Regions by S. O. Vysokochanskaya, S. Y. Kombarova, R. V. Polibin, A. A. Basov

“…The incidence of invasive Hib infection in countries where vaccination against this infection is unavailable or has only recently been included in national vaccination programmes depends on maintaining high vaccination coverage and well-functioning surveillance systems. The persistently low incidence in all countries that have introduced Hib vaccine illustrates the success of routine vaccination programmes in providing effective protection to vaccinees and promoting collective immunity. …”
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An Optimization Algorithm for Forward-Scatter Radar Network Node Deployment Based on BFGS and Improved NSGA-II by Yuqing Zheng, Xiaofeng Ai, Zhiming Xu, Jing Wu, Feng Zhao

“…First, the problem was reformulated as an optimal equal-circle covering problem via geometric approximation. A multi-objective optimization model was subsequently established with the objective functions of minimizing node cost and maximizing spatial detection area. …”
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Ensuring the basic rights in fighting against corruption using Big Data in the People’s Republic of China: the main laws, risks and paths by R. Hu

“…Objective: to analyze the observance of fundamental rights in fighting corruption using Big Data in China.Methods: dialectical approach to the cognition of social phenomena, which allows analyzing them in their historical development and functioning in the context of a set of objective and subjective factors, which determined the choice of the following research methods: formal-logical, comparative-legal, and sociological.Results: following the rapid development of information technologies, Big Data has become a sharp sword of the Chinese regulatory authorities fighting corruption. …”
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THE STATE OF BRONCHIAL CILIATED EPITHELIUM AND MUCOCILIARY TRANSPORT IN CASE OF CHRONIC BRONCHITIS AND CONCURRENT LONG TERM SMOKING by N. E. Chernekhovskaya, N. Yu. Vyrenkova, I. M. Maltseva, A. V. Volova, A. V. Povalyaev, N. V. Vychuzhanina

“…All chronic bronchitis patients had certain examinations including bronchoscopy with biopsy and consequent ultrastructural tests of biopsy specimens and aerosol scintigraphy of the lungs for mucociliary clearance assessment.Results. Morphological and functional changes in the mucociliary transport system were detected in case of chronic bronchitis versus those healthy. …”
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Multifractal and joint multifractal analysis of soil invertebrate fauna, altitude, and organic carbon by Glécio M. Siqueira, Anderson de A. Souza, Patrícia M. C. Albuquerque, Osvaldo Guedes Filho

“…ABSTRACT The objectives of this study were to evaluate the degree of multifractality of the spatial distribution of altitude, organic carbon concentration, and invertebrate fauna diversity, and to characterize the degree of joint multifractal association among these variables. …”
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Matrix Metalloproteinases in patients with Multiple Sclerosis. by Rebeca A. Fernández Carriera, Lourdes Fernández Queija, Rosa F. Lara Rodríguez, José Cabrera Gómez, Idalmis Suárez Luis, Mabel María León Ortiz, Sergio González García, Alina González-Quevedo Monteagudo

“…Total protein concentrations, albumin and immunoglobulin G (IgG), the IgG rate and the Q rate were assessed to evaluate the IgG intrathecal and the functional state of the blood-brain barrier. <strong>Results:</strong> metalloproteinase 2 activity was detected in the cerebrospinal fluid of all patients and control group. …”
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Digestive Manifestations of Post-COVID-19: A Focus on Therapeutic Strategies by Cristina Stasi, Massimo Bellini

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Accurate distinction of pathogenic from benign CNVs in mental retardation. by Jayne Y Hehir-Kwa, Nienke Wieskamp, Caleb Webber, Rolph Pfundt, Han G Brunner, Christian Gilissen, Bert B A de Vries, Chris P Ponting, Joris A Veltman

“…These results indicate that this classification method will be of value for objectively prioritizing CNVs in clinical research and diagnostics.…”
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Unilateral versus bilateral pedicle screw fixation in lumbar fusion: A systematic review of overlapping meta-analyses. by Yachao Zhao, Sidong Yang, Wenyuan Ding

“…The current best evidence detected no significant differences between unilateral and bilateral PSF for short-segment lumbar fusion in the functional scores, length of hospital stay, fusion rate, and complication rate. …”
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Research on the regulatory effects and mechanisms of YES1 on apoptosis and autophagy in cervical cancer cells by Na Feng, Lili Liu

“…Abstract Objective Cervical cancer (CC) is a prevalent form of malignant tumor that impacts the female reproductive system. …”
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Connectivity guided intermittent theta burst stimulation versus repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in moderately severe treatment resistant depression by Richard Morriss, Lucy Webster, Luke Ingram, Mohamed Abdelghani, Adriana Anton, Shaun Barber, Peter Bates, Paul Briley, Clement Boutry, Cassandra Brookes, Edward Cox, Beth Hall, Marilyn James, Matthew Keane, Micheal Kurkar, Sudheer Lankappa, Peter Liddle, Hamish McAllister-Williams, Hyerin Oh, Alexander O’Neill-Kerr, Jehill Parikh, Stefan Pszczolkowski, Ana Suazo Di Paola, Louise Thomson, Yvette Walters, Dorothee Auer

“…To explore the mechanism of action of transcranial magnetic stimulation through effective and functional connectivity, and gamma-aminobutyric acid and glutamate+glutamine in the prefrontal cortex, subgenual anterior cingulate cortex and right anterior insula. …”
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Characterization of Contusive Spinal Cord Injury by Monitoring Motor-Evoked Potential by Angelo H. ALL, Ka-Leung Wong, Hasan A. Al-Nashash

“…This study involves longitudinal neuro-electrophysiological analysis using motor-evoked potentials (MEP) and the Basso, Beattie, and Bresnahan behavioral examinations (BBB) to evaluate moderate mid-thoracic contusive spinal cord injury (SCI) in a rat model. Objectives/Background: The objective of the study is to characterize the onset and progression of contusive SCI over an eight-week period using a clinically applicable tool in an in vivo model. …”
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QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE HEMODYNAMIC RELEVANCE OF BORDERLINE CORONARY STENOSES BY MYOCARDIAL SINGLE-PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY WITH RADIATION ABSORPTION CORRECTION V... by V. V. Solomyanyy, I. V. Sergienko, A. N. Samko

“…Quantitative analysis of borderline stenosis by SPECT/CT with RAC increases its specificity and sensitivity in estimating the functional significance of borderline coronary stenosis.…”
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Lavandula angustifolia Extract Improves the Result of Human Umbilical Mesenchymal Wharton’s Jelly Stem Cell Transplantation after Contusive Spinal Cord Injury in Wistar Rats by Kayvan Yaghoobi, Gholamreza Kaka, Korosh Mansouri, Shaghayegh Davoodi, Seyed Homayoon Sadraie, Seyed Ruhollah Hosseini

“…The primary trauma of spinal cord injury (SCI) results in severe damage to nervous functions. At the cellular level, SCI causes astrogliosis. …”
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Optimizing SVC placement for enhanced voltage stability using a novel index and hybrid ABC-PSO algorithm by Hafizur Rahman, Roman Mia, Mustafizur Rahman, Md. Faiyaj Ahmed Limon, Md. Shahid Iqbal, Md. Fahad Jubayer, Md. Rabiul Karim, Md. Janibul Alam Soeb

“…The optimization is led by four objective functions prioritized by the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and a novel recovery time calculation method to assess the economic viability of SVC investments. …”
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Isolated hepatic sarcoidosis by Jovičić Ivana, Popović Dušan Đ., Tončev Ljubiša, Jovičić Žikica, Vučinić Violeta, Kovačević Nada, Đuranović Srđan, Boričić Ivan, Micev Marjan, Špuran Milan, Milosavljević Tomica

“…Isolated hepatic sarcoidosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of asymptomatic or simptomatic patients with hepatosplenomegaly and changes in liver functional tests. Only the timely diagnosis and proper treatment can lead to subjective and objective improvement of patients.…”
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Relatively low plasma cortisol levels in parturients are associated with epidural-related maternal fever by Chenxi Zhang, Qinjun Chu, Tao Wang, Hailong Bing, Lihui Bai, Liwei Sun, Dongqing Zhang, Jie Wang, Li Li, Qin Zhou, Zhengyuan Xia, Xiaogao Jin

“…Additionally, general adrenal function was evaluated by measuring renin, aldosterone, testosterone, and DHEA-s concentrations in the maternal venous blood. …”
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