Causal Effect of Obstructive Sleep Apnea on Sick Sinus Syndrome: A Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization Study by Chen W, Pan W, Ling L, Jiang B, Zhang Y, Su X, Jiang T, Lin J

“…Effect estimates were computed through the utilization of inverse-variance weighting (IVW), MR-Egger, weighted median, maximum likelihood techniques, and sensitivity analyses were conducted using the Mendelian Randomization Pleiotropy Residual Sum and Outlier (MR-PRESSO) approaches.Results: Our MR analyses utilizing IVW (fixed effects) revealed a heightened susceptibility to SSS among individuals with genetically predisposed OSA (OR= 1.493; 95% CI, 1.120– 1.990; P= 0.006), utilizing a set of 7 single nucleotide polymorphisms as the instrumental variables. …”
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Effect of vortioxetine versus venlafaxine on cognitive functions in adults with major depressive disorder: A randomized-controlled trial by Chayan K. Manna, Rajeev Ranjan, Pankaj Kumar, Shamshad Ahmad, Santanu Nath

“…The study aimed to compare the effect of vortioxetine and venlafaxine on the change in cognitive scores in adults with MDD. …”
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Results of treatment with bedaquiline containing regimens of MDR/XDR tuberculosis patients including those with concurrent HIV infection (the experience of Leningrad Region) by T. I. Danilova, Yu. V. Korneev, D. A. Kudlay, N. Yu. Nikolenko

“…The effectiveness of tuberculosis control is associated with efficacy of treatment of TB patients and above all patients with multiple and extensive drug resistance (MDR/XDR MTB). …”
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Victim-offender mediation as an alternative to the criminal justice system in Poland by Kulesza Cezary, Kużelewski Dariusz

“…This document, devoted to victims’ rights protection, has had significant impact on introducing restorative justice provisions into the Polish Code of Criminal Procedure of 1997. The paper discusses effectiveness of mediation in the Polish criminal procedure. …”
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Catenary mechanism in steel columns under extreme lateral loading: A basis for building progressive collapse analysis by Foad Kiakojouri, Valerio De Biagi

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Experimental Acoustic Investigation of Rotor Noise Directivity and Decay in Multiple Configurations by Giovanni Fasulo, Giosuè Longobardo, Fabrizio De Gregorio, Mattia Barbarino

“…The database is intended as a benchmark for aeroacoustics codes and for the development of reduced-order models.…”
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Radial electric field driven by vertical neutral beamlet injection under future fusion reactor conditions by Xingyuan Xu, Yingfeng Xu, Xiaodong Zhang, Xiaotao Xiao

“…Employing beamlet injection of small cross-section may effectively generate radial electric field, and adjusting beamlet parameters allows active control over their distribution. …”
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Health screening and its association with emergency department visits and related costs among home-dwelling older adults by Jonna-Carita Kanninen, Hannu Kautiainen, Anu Holm

“…Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the health screening procedure for home-dwelling older adults in reducing emergency department visits and associated costs.Methods Data were derived from health screenings from 2020 to 2021 for 75-year-old home-dwelling residents of Western Finland. …”
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Cost-utility tele-stroke in adults with acute ischemic stroke. A systematic review by Luis Alberto López-Romero, Dora Inés Parra, Alexandra Cortés Aguilar, Fabio Alberto Camargo Figuera

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Readmission rates and hospital charges: a comparative study of surgical interventions in degenerative spondylolisthesis and spinal canal stenosis by Julius Gerstmeyer, Anna Gorbacheva, Clifford Pierre, Daniel C. Norvell, Tara Heffernan, Arash Tabesh, Thomas A. Schildhauer, Amir Abdul-Jabbar, Rod J. Oskouian, Jens R. Chapman

“…Further research into the long-term cost-effectiveness and clinical outcomes will be needed.…”
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Impacts of drought on respiratory mortality in the upper midwest United States: a population subgroup assessment by Yeongjin Gwon, Yuanyuan Ji, Jesse D Berman, Azar M Abadi, Ronald D Leeper, Jared Rennie, Jesse E Bell

“…These findings demonstrate the need for policymakers and communities to adopt more effective drought mitigation strategies in this region.…”
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LINC2781 enhances antiviral immunity against coxsackievirus B5 infection by activating the JAK-STAT pathway and blocking G3BP2-mediated STAT1 degradation by Jiayu Zhang, Jing Li, Yonghan Luo, Timothy J. Mahony, Jingru Gao, Yanchun Wang, Xiaotao Yang, Fan Yang, Xia Ou, Jihong Zhang, Heng Yang, Wei Chen

“…Currently, there are no specific antiviral drugs or effective vaccines available for CVB5. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been shown to play significant roles in various diseases. …”
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Effectiveness of interventions for improving educational outcomes for people with disabilities in low‐ and middle‐income countries: A systematic review by Xanthe Hunt, Ashrita Saran, Howard White, Hannah Kuper

“…Data was extracted from studies according to a coding sheet. Coding included: (1) extraction of basic study characteristics, (2) a narrative summary of procedures and findings (including recording of iatrogenic effects), (3) a summary of findings/results table, (4) an assessment of confidence in study findings, and (5) creation of a forest plot of effect sizes. …”
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Effects of 3D Stimuli With Frequency Ranges, Patterns, and Shapes on SSVEP-BCI Performance in Virtual Reality by Zihao Wei, Yanfei Lin, Jiayi Chen, Shuo Pan, Xiaorong Gao

“…This study investigated the effects of 3D stimuli with frequency ranges, patterns, and shapes on the performance and user experiences of VR-SSVEP. …”
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Quantum Direct-Sequence Spread-Spectrum CDMA Communication Systems: Mathematical Foundations by Mohammad Amir Dastgheib, Jawad A. Salehi, Mohammad Rezai

“…This article describes the fundamental principles and mathematical foundations of quantum direct-sequence spread-spectrum code division multiple-access communication systems. …”
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An Approach for Modelling Accidental Eccentricity Effects in Symmetrical Frame Buildings Exhibiting Semi-Rigid Diaphragm Behavior by Melih Sürmeli

“…The accidental eccentricity effect is specified, in earthquake codes, to account for the possible uncertainties in the mass and stiffness distribution of the structural system and the effect of the torsional component of the earthquake ground motion on the building. …”
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A flexible framework for local-level estimation of the effective reproductive number in geographic regions with sparse data by Md Sakhawat Hossain, Ravi Goyal, Natasha K. Martin, Victor DeGruttola, Mohammad Mihrab Chowdhury, Christopher McMahan, Lior Rennert

“…Abstract Background Our research focuses on local-level estimation of the effective reproductive number, which describes the transmissibility of an infectious disease and represents the average number of individuals one infectious person infects at a given time. …”
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The Filiation Principle in Acquiring Turkish Nationality and the Possible Legal Effects of Termination of a Filiation on the Turkish Nationality by Mehmet Polat Kalafatoğlu

“…Within this framework, we presented the filiation principle in the acquisition of Turkish nationality and the retroactive effect of the termination of the filiation relationship between a parent and a child according to the Turkish Civil Code. …”
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Review and Analysis of the Effectiveness of International Regulations and laws in the Field of Integrated Water Resources Management in Central Asia by Zh. E. Kulenbekov, S. Zh. Orunbaev, B. D. Asanov, E. P. Sakhvaeva

“…An analysis of the effectiveness of the work of regulatory legal acts and laws of the Kyrgyz Republic on integrated water resources management was carried out in order to identify causal relationships of work / not work, as well as recommendations on the necessary measures for the effective work of regulatory legal acts (NLA) in this area were developed. …”
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Numerical study of TRIP transformation in 35NCD16 steel-effects of plate orientation and some criteria by Mounir Gaci, Kamel Fedaoui, Lazhar Baroura, Amar Talhi

“…This study aims to analyze the effect of thermo mechanical coupling damage in the presence of a phase change (austenite/martensite) in 35NCD16 steel. …”
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