Organic molecules are deterministically assembled in variably inundated river sediments, but drivers remain unclear by James C. Stegen, Vanessa A. Garayburu-Caruso, Robert E. Danczak, Rosalie K. Chu, Amy E. Goldman, Sophia McKever, Lupita Renteria, Jason Toyoda, WHONDRS Consortium

“…We studied 38 river reaches across biomes, finding that DOM chemistry within most sites was governed by deterministic processes that were highly localized and led to spatial divergence in DOM chemistry within each reach. The degree of determinism varied substantially across reaches and we hypothesized this was related to differences in sediment moisture. …”
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Impact of trainability on telomere dynamics of pet dogs (Canis lupus familiaris): An explorative study in aging dogs. by Julia Weixlbraun, Durga Chapagain, Jessica Svea Cornils, Steve Smith, Franz Schwarzenberger, Franz Hoelzl

“…Telomeres, essential for maintaining genomic integrity, undergo shortening with each cell division, leading to cellular senescence. …”
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Existential concerns among young adults with psychotic vulnerability in mental health care: a qualitative study in the Netherlands by Marlous L. D. de Vries, Pauline Janse, Christa W. Anbeek, Arjan W. Braam

“…The five existential themes appeared to be related to each other. Furthermore, the importance of addressing existential themes in treatment emerged as a latent care need. …”
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Unmet needs in the management of migraine in Greece from the perspective of medical experts: a Delphi consensus by Georgia Kourlaba, Michail Vikelis, Theodoros Karapanayiotides, Argyro Solakidi, Dimitrios Trafalis, Katerina Lioliou, Panagiotis Andriopoulos, Aspasia Panagiotou, Dimos-Dimitrios Mitsikostas

“…Participants’ level of agreement for each statement was measured through a 5-point Likert scale (“Strongly Agree,” “Agree,” “Neither Agree nor Disagree,” “Disagree” and “Strongly Disagree”). …”
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Blueprint for a high-performance biomaterial: full-length spider dragline silk genes. by Nadia A Ayoub, Jessica E Garb, Robin M Tinghitella, Matthew A Collin, Cheryl Y Hayashi

“…These genes encode the MaSp1 and MaSp2 proteins that compose the black widow's high-performance dragline silk. Each gene includes a single enormous exon (>9000 base pairs) that translates into a highly repetitive polypeptide. …”
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Finger roots (Uvaria chemea) and African greenheart (Cylicodiscus gabunensis): Alternative potent therapy to sildenafil in erectile dysfunction by Etukudo Okon Jimmy, Grace Edet Bassey, Abijah Ekwere, Udoh Idorenyin Umoh, Adeyemi Fatai Odetayo, Udoh Nsikan Malachy

“…Experimental procedure: Forty male Wistar rats were randomly divided into five groups: control (treated with distilled water), low, medium, and high doses (treated with 61.23, 122.47, and 183.71 mg/kg each of Uvara chemea and Cylicodiscus gabunensis respectively), and a positive control group (treated with sildenafil citrate). …”
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Determining prognostic factors in the treatment of primary hemifacial spasm: Clinical outcomes and complications. A literature review by Juan Carlos Acevedo-González, Alex Taub-Krivoy, Julian Alfonso Sierra-Peña, Julian Geronimo Lizarazo

“…The 'Rayyan' program facilitated data compilation. Each author reviewed abstracts, applying inclusion criteria like systematic reviews, clinical trials, observational studies, and case series, while excluding theoretical or non-English articles. …”
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Preventive aspects and patient satisfaction with laser aided gingivectomy versus conventional method. An in-vivo comparative study by Aras Maruf Rauf, Ara Omer Fattah

“…The outcomes of the study plus patients` satisfaction with each procedure were analyzed using IBM SPSS V. 22 program. …”
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Factors associated with early hospital readmission for acute decompensation of cirrhosis - prospective cohort study by Tamara Liana Zocche, Cláudia Maccali, Fernanda Cristina de Augustinho, Elayne Cristina de Morais Rateke, Camila Matiollo, Ariane Borgonovo Rayes, Dariana Carla Maggi, Esther Buzaglo Dantas-Corrêa, Leonardo de Lucca Schiavon, Janaina Luz Narciso-Schiavon

“…Methods: Data from the first hospitalization of each patient was considered during the study period and were followed up to the 90th day by telephone contact. …”
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Medical Rehabilitation Impact Towards Dynamic Balance in Lateral Ankle Sprain Patients by Moses Rizky Haryanto, Jonathan Salim, Nana Novia Jayadi, Mirna Phandu

“…Two groups, consisting of 13 LAS subjects each, were purposively chosen. Only the former participated in the three sessions of the rehabilitation program. …”
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Optimizing Pile Bearing Capacity Prediction Using Specific Random Forest Models Optimized by Meta-Heuristic Algorithms for Enhanced Geomechanically Applications by Nengyuan Chen

“…The results of this research unveil three distinct models: RFEO, RFSO, and an individual RF model. Each of these models imparts invaluable insights, enhancing the accuracy of PBC predictions. …”
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Effects of balanced opioid-free anesthesia on post-operative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracic surgery: a randomized trial by Xiang Yan, Chen Liang, Jia Jiang, Ying Ji, An-Shi Wu, Chang-Wei Wei

“…The quality of recovery, distance of 6-minute walk test, pain scores, and 36-item short form survey were comparable at each time points. Conclusion In patients undergoing video-assisted thoracic surgery, the use of balanced OFA anesthesia can help reduce the incidence of PONV events. …”
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Does Larger Fetal Ascending Aorta Than the Pulmonary Artery Indicate Major Cardiac Anomaly? by Safak Yilmaz Baran, Alev Arslan, Gulsen Dogan Durdag, Hakan Kalayci, Seda Yuksel Simsek, Songul Alemdaroglu

“…Prenatal and postnatal echocardiography studies were performed for each case. RESULTS: Fetal ascending aorta diameter larger than fetal main pulmonary artery diameter on the three-vessel view despite normal four-chamber view was detected in 21 fetuses in a total of 3810 pregnancies (0.55%), and 10 (47.6%) of them had major congenital heart disease. …”
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Comparison of the Post-Operative Pain of Lichtenstein’s Inguinal Hernia Repair by Continuous Suture Versus Interrupted Sutures for Mesh Fixation by Shams Ul Hassan, Muhammad Asif, Shabbir Ahmed

“…The patients were consecutively divided into two groups with 30 patients each. Group A was treated by continuous suturing and in Group B interrupted suturing was performed. …”
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Feasibility and safety of zero-fluoro, “apron-less” approach to repeat pulmonary vein isolation procedures using radiofrequency energy after initial cryoballoon ablation by Vedran Velagic, Vedran Pasara, Ivan Prepolec, Andrija Nekic, Zvonimir Katic, Davor Milicic

“…Repeat procedures were performed under conscious sedation and with intracardiac echo (ICE) and 3D mapping system - without the use of fluoroscopy and lead aprons. …”
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TESTING POSSIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING CREDITWORTHINESS OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA BY APPLYING KRALICEK DF INDICATOR by Arijana Salkić

“…This model was developed based on sample of European companies, and it contains several key indicators, each of them of a corresponding weight. The assumption is that the financial indicators of failed companies, which have problems in business and orderly settlement of obligations, are different from the financial indicators of successful, financially healthy companies. …”
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Can the new model of shared property rights promote better corporate financial performance in China? by Zihao Ma, Shuaishuai Zhang, Xiao Li, Jiahong Guo, Lidan Yang, Shixiong Cao

“…Enterprises can also test two or more simultaneous approaches that account for the specific needs of each category of workers, based on a careful examination of their current situation and expected or desired future situations.…”
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Prevalence of supernumerary teeth among a sample of patients attending college of dentistry in Erbil, Iraq by Fighan Jalal Hussein, Heran Ibrahim Hassan, Alaa Mahmud Mustafa

“…The demographic variables including age and gender was recorded for each patient. During statistical analysis Fisher’s exact test was used. p value of less than .05 was considered statistically significant. …”
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Seasonal Patterns and Trends of Air Pollution in the Upper Northern Thailand from 2004 to 2018 by Sarawut Sukkhum, Apiradee Lim, Thammasin Ingviya, Rattikan Saelim

“…Linear regression was used to estimate the average increase in concentrations of air pollutants at each monitoring station. The results exhibited seasonal patterns for CO, NOx, NO2, O3 and PM10, in all stations while SO2 exhibited seasonal patterns only in one station in Lampang and all stations in Chiangmai. …”
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Study on needle anatomical structure and drought resistance of 15 spruce species by ZHAO Li, BAO Xiulan, WANG Fude, FU Sheng, LIU Lijie, HUO Kaiyu

“…Among them, the variation coefficient of the stele area was the largest (22.83%), and the variation coefficient of the cuticle thickness was the smallest (9.69%). (3) The contribution of each index of the spruce needle structure to stress drought resistance was: Subcortical thickness > stele area> stele thickness > needle cross-sectional area > cuticle thickness > endodermis cell length > epidermis thickness > pore number in needle cross-section > endodermis thickness. (4) The 15 spruce species were divided into four categories by cluster analysis, which reflected the differences in developmental degree of the protective tissue, nutritional tissue, and transfusion tissue of the tested plants. …”
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