Qualidade de água de uma lagoa rasa em meio rural no sul do Brasil Water quality of a shallow lagoon in rural area in Southern Brazil by Raquel W. Cunha, Manoel D. N. Garcia Jr., Edélti F. Albertoni, Cleber Palma-Silva

“…This study describes the pattern of seasonal and spatial variation of physico-chemical and biological variables during the years 2009 and 2010 at nine points, representing part of northern, central and southern regions. …”
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The Predictors of High Dietary Salt Intake among Hypertensive Patients in Iran by Parvin Reyhani, Fariba Azabdaftari, Mehrangiz Ebrahimi-Mamagani, Mohammad Asghari-Jafarabadi, Behjat Shokrvash

“…Conclusion. The different pattern of salt intake was observed between men and women. …”
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Assessment of the impact of reconstitution therapies—cladribine tablets and alemtuzumab—on the atrophy progression among patients with relapse-remitting multiple sclerosis by Aleksandra Pogoda-Wesołowska, Ignacy Stachura, Arkadiusz Zegadło, Marzena Maciągowska-Terela, Karolina Sobolewska, Aleksander Dębiec, Jacek Staszewski, Adam Stępień

“…The aim of the study was to assess the effect of IRT treatment on the degree and pattern of brain atrophy in patients with MS during 3 years of observation.MethodsPatients with relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) treated with CLAD and ALEM were retrospectively recruited for the study. …”
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Normal-weight obesity in high-altitude youth: Gender disparities and protective effects of native adaptation. by Nanhui Peng, Jia Li, Baifang Liu, Xu Yan, Nima Ouzhu

“…<h4>Results</h4>BF% trends varied by gender; female students showed a linear increase with BMI, while male students exhibited a phased pattern with two turning points at BMI = 19.6 and 26.5. …”
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Comparison of IMU-Based Knee Kinematics with and without Harness Fixation against an Optical Marker-Based System by Jana G. Weber, Ariana Ortigas-Vásquez, Adrian Sauer, Ingrid Dupraz, Michael Utz, Allan Maas, Thomas M. Grupp

“…In this study, the in vivo IMU-based joint angles of 40 asymptomatic knees were assessed during level walking, under two distinct sensor placement configurations: (1) IMUs fixed to a rigid harness, and (2) IMUs mounted on the skin using elastic hook-and-loop bands (from here on referred to as “skin-mounted IMUs”). …”
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Biophysical and human factors determine the distribution of poached elephants in Tsavo East National Park, Kenya by Daniel Kyale, Shadrack Ngene, John Maingi

“…The distribution of poached elephants was not random but exhibited a clustered pattern. Poaching of elephants was higher in the central and northern areas of TENP. …”
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Coal accumulation control on gas and coalbed methane exploration potential in southern Ordos Basin: A case study of Carboniferous Taiyuan Formation in Xunyi exploration area by WANG Liangjun, WANG Yong, ZHANG Xinwen, JIN Yunyun, ZHU Yan, ZHANG Gaoyuan, LI Hui, LI Wangju

“…The PZ1 well, located in the southeast fault slope area, produced a low gas flow during coal seam fracturing tests, demonstrating the promising exploration potential of deep coalbed methane in the structurally complex margin of the Ordos Basin.…”
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The Typology of Chohar-Sofeh Houses of Dosiran Village by Nadya Ashayeri, Behzad Vasigh

“…This will reduce the amount of cold winds entering the building during the cold season. The pattern of spatial organization in Dosiran houses has been achieved through the history of the village, the climate, the context of construction, and some forms of spatial constructions.…”
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Evaluation of the coordinated development of health resources, health service utilization, and the regional economy in China and analysis of influencing factors by Lina Shao, Zhonghua Suo, Shasha Song, Ying Lang

“…Results The findings reveal that (1) a high level of coupling exists among the three subsystems across all provinces in China. (2) Concerning the spatial pattern of coupling coordination, notable regional differences are observed in the degree of coupling coordination between health resource utilization, health service utilization, and regional economic development, with a noticeable decline from east to west and central regions positioned in between. (3) Regarding spatial evolution characteristics, an overall trend of higher levels is observed in the east and north compared to the west and south, indicating localized spatial clustering. …”
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The treatment characteristics of oral antipsychotics in treatment of adolescents with schizophrenia in China by Huaning Wang, Yongjing Zhang, Tao Wu, Sijia Dong, Rui Chi, Kun Jiang, Hong Qiu, Wentian Dong, Tianmei Si

“…Adolescents (12-17y) with schizophrenia (ICD-10: F20.x) who were prescribed oral antipsychotics during the study period were included. Index date was the date of the first antipsychotics prescription. …”
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Aircraft evaluation of MODIS cloud drop number concentration retrievals by S. R. Passer, M. K. Witte, P. Y. Chuang

“…Vertical profiles of the extinction coefficient <span class="inline-formula"><i>β</i></span>, liquid water content <span class="inline-formula"><i>L</i></span>, and effective radius <span class="inline-formula"><i>r</i>_e</span> measured during sawtooth-pattern flight legs through the cloud top are also compared to implicit MODIS retrieval profiles. …”
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Analysis of fungal microbiota diversity and potential pathogenic fungi in oral secretions and gut feces of captive giant pandas by Xiaoping Ma, Xiangwen Zeng, Zhi Huang, Gen Li, Ruiguo Liu, Rongyan Luo, Xinni Li, Shanshan Ling, Chengdong Wang, Yu Gu

“…Notably, fungal abundance and diversity in the oral microbiome were significantly higher than in the gut microbiome, a pattern observed throughout most seasons. Several potentially pathogenic fungi, such as Fusarium, Candida and Aspergillus, were detected in healthy giant pandas, with most showing increased abundance during winter. …”
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Metabolic profiling of pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia: A longitudinal study by Hege N. Skytte, Jacob J. Christensen, Nina Gunnes, Kirsten B. Holven, Tove Lekva, Tore Henriksen, Trond M. Michelsen, Marie Cecilie P. Roland

“…Material and methods We measured 91 metabolites by high‐throughput nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy at four time points (visits) during pregnancy (weeks 14–16, 22–24, 30–32 and 36–38). …”
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Radiographic Evidence of Immature Bone Architecture After Sinus Grafting: A Multidimensional Image Analysis Approach by Ibrahim Burak Yuksel, Fatma Altiparmak, Gokhan Gurses, Ahmet Akti, Merve Alic, Selin Tuna

“…In contrast, higher homogeneity (<i>p</i> < 0.001) and mean gray-level intensity values (<i>p</i> < 0.001) were observed in the grafted regions, reflecting a more uniform but immature trabecular pattern during the early healing phase. Energy and correlation values also differed significantly between groups (<i>p</i> < 0.001). …”
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Ecology of healthcare in an urban and rural area of Gampaha district of Sri Lanka: a community-based prospective study on symptom prevalence and healthcare utilization by S. S. Withana, K. Mendis, U. P. Liyanage, S. Nandasena, A. R. Wickremasinghe

“…We aimed to determine the symptom prevalence and healthcare seeking pattern of residents in Gampaha district, Sri Lanka. …”
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DILI and Dress syndrome secondary to treatment with DoTbal, in a patient with tuberculosis at the rural hospital from Papantla – IMSS Bienestar by Yajzeel Estevez-Lopez, Sury Z. Palma-Motte, Raquel Ramirez-Carrillo, Maria F. Reyes-Romero, Jose E. Lopez-Ruiz, Maria L. Avila-Guerra, Kristell I. Perez-Ramirez, Alberto Rodríguez-Gallardo, Andrea I. García-Ramírez

“…During his hospitalization he progressed to acute kidney injury and medications were immediately discontinued. …”
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Biomarkers of inflammation in patients with myocardial infarction and heart failure with preserved and mid-range ejection fraction: 5-year prospective follow-up by N. A. Musikhina, T. I. Petelina, A. I. Kostousova, L. I. Gapon, E. A. Gorbatenko, I. S. Bessonov

“…Eighteen people died during the follow-up period. The survival rate of patients in the compared groups after 60 months did not differ (group 1 — 85,0%; group 2 — 89,1%, p=0,492). …”
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Dynamic Evaluation of Flow Unit Based on Reservoir Evolution: A Case Study of Neogene Guantao Ng3 Formation in M Area, Gudao, Bohai Bay Basin by Ruhao Liu, Yu Sun, Xiutian Yao, Baiquan Yan, Jun Ma, Changchun Guo, Xinrui Wang

“…To clarify the dynamic evolution characteristics of reservoir flow units during water injection development, the upper member of the Neogene Guantao formation in Block M of Gudao Oilfield is taken as a case study. …”
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ComHazAsTC-RRE: Compound Hazard Assessment of Tropical Cyclones within Repeatable, Reproducible, and Expandable Framework by Ziying Zhou, Saini Yang, Siqin Wang, Xiaoyan Liu, Fuyu Hu, Yaqiao Wu, Yu Chen

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Epidemiological profile of SARS-CoV-2 among selected regions in Ghana: A cross-sectional retrospective study. by Michael Owusu, Augustina Angelina Sylverken, Sampson Twumasi Ankrah, Philip El-Duah, Nana Kwame Ayisi-Boateng, Richmond Yeboah, Richmond Gorman, Jesse Asamoah, Tabea Binger, Godfred Acheampong, Franklin Asiedu Bekoe, Sally-Ann Ohene, Rita Larsen-Reindorf, Anthony Afum-Adjei Awuah, John Amuasi, Ellis Owusu-Dabo, Yaw Adu-Sarkodie, Richard Odame Phillips

“…<h4>Results</h4>A total of 72,434 samples were collected during the review period, with majority of the sampled individuals being females (37,464; 51.9%). …”
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