Maternal Depression, Parental Reflective Functioning, and Emotional Responses to Infant Crying: A Cross‐Sectional Study by Christine Firk

“…Therefore, the first aim of the current study was to investigate differences in emotional responses to infant crying and parental reflective functioning in mothers with clinically relevant symptoms of depression compared to mothers without clinically relevant symptoms of depression and second to test whether an association between depressive symptoms and emotional responses to infant crying is mediated by parental reflective functioning. …”
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Features of the cellular immune response in men with disorders of reproductive function depending on the type of alcoholic beverages consumed by L. L. Vorontsova, M. Ye. Zhuravlova, O. O. Mikhieiev, V. A. Kovalenko

“…Consumption of various types of alcoholic beverages was the factor resulting in more profound immune disorders. …”
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Interventional effects of different track and field sports on human cardiovascular function indicators and physiological energy metabolism by Ruibin Jing, Zhengwei Wang, Choi Mee-Seong

“…The two factor repeated measures ANOVA method was used to analyze the effects of different load levels and groups on cardiopulmonary function and energy metabolism. …”
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Relationships between blood pressure indicators and fluid biomarkers of brain aging in functionally intact older adults by Anna M. VandeBunte, Bailey L. Ortiz, Emily W. Paolillo, Rowan Saloner, Valentina Diaz, Shubir Dutt, Claire J. Cadwallader, Coty Chen, Argentina Lario Lago, Julio C. Rojas, Brandon Chan, Isabel Sible, Joel H. Kramer, Kaitlin B. Casaletto

“…Separate regression models evaluated plasma biomarkers as a function of each blood pressure metric, adjusting for age and biological sex. …”
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Functionalized Boron Carbide Nanoparticles as Active Boron Delivery Agents Dedicated to Boron Neutron Capture Therapy by Rudawska A, Szermer-Olearnik B, Szczygieł A, Mierzejewska J, Węgierek-Ciura K, Żeliszewska P, Kozień D, Chaszczewska-Markowska M, Adamczyk Z, Rusiniak P, Wątor K, Rapak A, Pędzich Z, Pajtasz-Piasecka E

“…Therefore, we propose the use of boron carbide (B4C) nanoparticles functionalized with antibodies directed against receptors overexpressed in cancer cells, such as the low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) and the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR).Methods: Hydrodynamic diameter measurements confirmed the stability of functionalized B4C nanoparticles in culture media during biological tests lasting up to 72 hours. …”
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Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Hip Disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (HOOS) and Associated Sub-scales by Emilie N. Miley, Madeline P. Casanova, Scott W. Cheatham, Lindsay Larkins, Michael A. Pickering, Russell T. Baker

“…# Background Hip Disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (HOOS), HOOS-Joint Replacement (JR), HOOS Physical Function (PS), and HOOS-12 item scale have been suggested as reliable and valid instruments for assessing hip disability. …”
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Tuning and Comparison of Optimization Algorithms for the Next Best View Problematic by Everardo Shain-Ruvalcaba, Efrain Lopez-Damian

“…A simulated 5 Degree-of-Freedom (DOF) mobile robot with a mounted simulated range sensor was used on a Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML) environment, and the space discretization was made using a voxel map. For the objective function, two main factors were included: an area factor to make sure that the image taken by the sensor provides the best possible information, and a motion factor made up of distance and energy sub-factors to reduce the resources used by the robot. …”
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Ribosomal L12 stalks recruit elongation factors to speed protein synthesis in Escherichia coli by Jennifer L. Hofmann, Theodore S. Yang, Alp M. Sunol, Roseanna N. Zia

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Statistical inference of constant-stress partially accelerated life tests under type II generalized hybrid censored data from Burr III distribution by Hassan Amal S., Alsadat Najwan, Kayid Mohamed, Elgarhy Mohammed, Balogun Oluwafemi Samson, Almetwally Ehab M.

“…Accelerated life tests (ALTs) involve subjecting units to more extreme conditions than normal to reduce the duration of testing. …”
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Corneal Stromal Opacities Accompanied by Hyperopia and Irregular Astigmatism: Two-Step Technology of the Clinical Rehabilitation by I. A. Mushkova, N. V. Maychuk, R. A. Makarov, G. M. Chernakova

“…This group of patients should be separated for pre-operative functional preparation.…”
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Exploring the minds of rural seniors: A journey into cognitive health in aging communities by Raju Naganandini

“…Aim: This study aims to investigate the level of cognitive function among older adults in four different rural areas, examining how demographic, socioeconomic, and lifestyle factors contribute to cognitive health. …”
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The significance of smoking as a risk factor for the disorder of the obstructive pulmonary pattern in the patients with systemic sclerosis by Stefanović-Nešković Jelena, Petronijević Milan, Ristić Anđelka, Đurović Branka, Stević-Carević Silvija, Nešković Branimir

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Impact of splenectomy on prognosis in lymphoma with splenic involvement by Li Li, Mengqi Xiong, Lulu Wang, Lixia Zhu, Kui Zhao, Lijun Wang, Jingsong He, Xiujin Ye

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Mediating Effect of Illness Perception on the Relationship Between Perceived Family Function and Sleep Quality Among Patients With Atrial Fibrillation by Xiaoqing Lu, Zifen An, Yuying Xu, Xi Zhang, Pei Fang, Yaping Lu, Zhongxiang Cai, Liping Yu

“…ABSTRACT Aims To evaluate the sleep quality of patients with atrial fibrillation and its influencing factors, and explore whether illness perception mediates the relationship between family function and sleep quality. …”
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The cAMP responsive element modulator (CREM) transcription factor influences susceptibility to undernutrition and infection by Audrey C. Brown, Md. Jashim Uddin, Rebecca M. Munday, Farha Naz, G. Brett Moreau, Girija Ramakrishnan, Stephen S. Rich, Rashidul Haque, Genevieve L. Wojcik, Priya Duggal, Chelsea Marie, William A. Petri

“…ABSTRACT We previously identified genetic polymorphisms associated with Entamoeba histolytica-positive diarrhea at the locus containing the transcription factor, cAMP responsive element modulator (CREM). …”
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Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation Score Analysis: Exploring Nasal Function in Premenopausal versus Postmenopausal Indian Women by Akhil Pratap Singh, Amit Varshney, Ruchika Garg, Prabhat Agrawal

“…Postmenopausal women consistently had higher NOSE scores indicating worse nasal function across various time points. Logistic regression revealed menopausal status as a significant predictor of severe nasal obstruction (odds ratio: 1.45, 95% confidence interval: 1.10–1.90, P = 0.015), independent of age, BMI, and other factors. …”
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Matrix Metalloproteinases in Pathogenesis of Ventilation Disorders of the Respiratory System in Patients with Chronic Pulmonary Tuberculosis by D. S. Esmedlyaeva, N. P. Alekseeva, L. D. Kiryukhina, M. E. Dyakova

“…Statistica 7.0 and an ANCOVA model were used for statistical analysis which considered the diagnosis and smoking status as factors, and the respiratory function parameters were considered as covariates.Results. …”
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Life Satisfaction of Students: Risk and Protective Indicators by Vanessa B. Romera Leme, Aline Penna-de-Carvalho, Luana de Mendonça Fernandes, Luciana Carla dos Santos Elias

“…The data showed that personal, relational, and contextual resources function as protective factors for life satisfaction and can be promoted in interventions with students at the end of Elementary Education.…”
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Generalized functional varying-index coefficient model for dynamic synergistic gene-environment interactions with binary longitudinal traits. by Jingyi Zhang, Honglang Wang, Yuehua Cui

“…A hypothesis testing procedure is proposed to evaluate the significance of the nonparametric index functions. …”
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Insights into Sinus-Lift Bone Grafting Materials: What’s Changed? by Anida-Maria Băbțan, Claudia N. Feurdean, Anca Ionel, Willi A. Uriciuc, Radu Chifor, Chambon Antoine Bernard Jaques, Bianca A. Boșca, Aranka Ilea

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