Paleopedology and archaeology: paleopedological evidences of ancient man-induced environmental change. Preface by Sergey Sedov, Peter M. Jacobs

“…This meeting investigated a wide variety of problems considered by paleopedologists, various case studies, and the methods used for their solution. A large part of paleosol research, whether buried or relict, is interdisciplinary in nature. …”
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The Effectiveness of Telerehabilitation in Managing Pain, Strength, and Balance in Adult Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: Systematic Review by Theodora Plavoukou, Michail Iosifidis, Georgios Papagiannis, Dimitrios Stasinopoulos, Georgios Georgoudis

“…Due to variations in intervention programs and assessment methods, a narrative synthesis was performed instead of a meta-analysis. …”
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Awareness about cervical cancer and its socio-economic determinants among adults in Bangladesh: Results from a nationwide cross-sectional study. by Tariful Islam, Md Abdullah Saeed Khan, Mohammad Delwer Hossain Hawlader, Nur-E-Safa Meem, Fahima Nasrin Eva, Umme Kulsum Monisha, Mohammad Ali Hossain, Mohammad Hayatun Nabi

“…Despite effective vaccination and screening methods, awareness and access to preventive methods are limited in developing regions. …”
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Surge capacity and practice management challenges of Canadian family physicians during COVID-19: a qualitative study by Maria Mathews, Dana Ryan, Lindsay Hedden, Julia Lukewich, Emily Gard Marshall, Paul Gill, Stephen J. Wetmore, Leslie Meredith, Sarah Spencer, Judith Belle Brown, Thomas R. Freeman

“…Most research reports on projection models, hospital settings, or the use of virtual care, with limited focus on the firsthand experiences of FPs in this role. …”
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Are the same parameters measured at admission and in the ICU comparable in their predictive values for complication and mortality in severely injured patients? by Lea Gröbli, Yannik Kalbas, Franziska Kessler, Jakob Hax, Teuben Michel, Kai Sprengel, Roman Pfeifer, Martin Mächler, Hans-Christoph Pape, Sascha Halvachizadeh, Felix Karl-Ludwig Klingebiel

“…Prediction of complications and mortality were calculated using two prediction methods: adaptive boosting (AdaBoost, artificial intelligence, AI) and LASSO regression analysis. …”
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A multidisciplinary pain management program for patients with chronic low back pain: a randomized, single-blind, controlled, feasibility study by Anna Dalmau-Roig, Christian Dürsteler, Mirari Ochandorena-Acha, Francisco Vilchez-Oya, Inés Martin-Villalba, Amadeu Obach, Marc Terradas-Monllor

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Unsafe abortion and abortion-related death among 1.8 million women in India by Saswati Sanyal Choudhury, Anjali Rani, Manisha Nair, Ryo Yokoe, Farzana Zahir

“…Our objective was to analyse the rates of and risk factors for unsafe abortion and abortion-related maternal death in India.Methods We conducted a secondary analysis of data from 1 876 462 pregnant women aged 15–58 years from nine states in the Indian Annual Health Survey (2010–2013). …”
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Delineation of site-specific management zones to enhance nutrient status, growth, and quality of green onion (Allium cepa L.) in a newly reclaimed area in Ismailia, Egypt by Abdelraouf M. Ali, Abdelraouf M. Ali, Mohamed Aboelghar, Noha Morsy, Nazih Y. Rebouh, Dmitry E. Kucher, Hassan A. Hassan, Emad A. Abdeldaym, Mohamed E. M. Jalhoum, Abdel-Aziz Belal

“…This research aimed to investigate the application of magnesium fertilizer in SSMZs for Allium cepa, as opposed to traditional methods based on soil and plant attributes.MethodsTo achieve this, a 10-meter grid-sampling scheme was implemented across the field, comprising 12 points where soil samples were collected from the top 20 cm before planting green onions in June 2021. …”
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Feasibility and acceptability of peer‐delivered HIV and syphilis self‐test kits and assisted partner notification services for gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men: a... by Stephen Okoboi, Andrew Mujugira, Deborah Ekusai‐Sebatta, Adeline Twimukye, Peninah Tumuhimbise, Brian Aliganyira, Barbara Castelnuovo, Rachel King

“…We used a content analysis approach to define and organize codes deductively and inductively to identify themes. …”
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Efficacy of carbon dioxide laser combined with photodynamic therapy in the treatment of chronically infected wounds by Yinfeng Xia, Yongsong Chen, Han Luo, Yu Zhu, Qiang Tan, Ping Wu, Zhiyong Chen

“…Wounds were assessed for healing rate, bacterial quantification, blood vessels, collagen content, interleukin-6, and C-reactive protein at baseline and after treatment. Mixed-effects models and repeated-measures ANOVA were used for analysis. …”
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Comparison of the long‐term outcomes of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma within the Milan criteria treated by ablation, resection, or transplantation by Ning‐Ning Zhang, Jian Zheng, Ying Wu, Jia‐Yu Lv, Shu‐Wen Zhang, Ya‐Min Zhang, Wen‐Tao Jiang, Tian‐Qiang Song, Victoria Kim, Samer Tohme, Tian Liu, Wei Zhang, Jie Gu, Ze‐Yu Wang, Yu‐Hong Suo, Shuai Wang, Wang Li, Li Zhang, Yan Xie, Yong‐He Zhou, Jian‐Yong Liu, Yi‐Bo Qiu, Zhong‐Yang Shen, Ji‐Hui Hao, David Geller, Wei Lu

“…Multistate competing risks prediction models for recurrence‐free survival (RFS), recurrence within the Milan criteria (RWM), and HCC‐specific survival (HSS) were derived to develop a prognostic calculator. …”
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Is there an association between superoxide dismutase gene polymorphisms, antioxidants in oxidative stress pathway, and oral health-related quality of life after root canal treatmen... by Ludmila da Silva Guimarães, Erlange Andrade Borges da Silva, Juliana Miranda Bonelli, Heitor Ganier Ribeiro, Alice Corrêa Silva-Sousa, Manoel Damião Sousa-Neto, Erika Calvano Küchler, Lívia Azeredo Alves Antunes, Fernanda Signorelli Calazans, Leonardo Santos Antunes

“…In the Multivariate Poisson Regression analysis, SOD2 (rs5746136) was associated with the psychological disability domain [in codominant (p = 0.049) and recessive (p = 0.040) models] and SOD3 (rs13306703), in the handicap domain [in codominant (p = 0.028) and dominant (p = 0.037) models].  …”
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What Rankings, Ratings, and Utilities Do Breast Cancer Patients Place on Tissue- and Implant-based Breast Reconstruction? by Haoqi Wang, MS, Nsikak M. Jackson, PhD, Danmeng Huang, PhD, Rachel E. Alexander, MS, Mary Catherine Bordes, BS, Jun Liu, PhD, Tzuan A. Chen, PhD, Fatima Merchant, PhD, Summer E. Hanson, MD, PhD, Mark Schaverien, MD, Mia K. Markey, PhD, Gregory P. Reece, MD, Scott B. Cantor, PhD, Aubri S. Hoffman, PhD

“…Background:. Utility analysis is well-established for comparing treatment options but challenging to assess with patients in clinical care. …”
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Recognition mechanism and sequence optimization of organophosphorus pesticides aptamers for better monitoring contaminations in food by Pengfei Chen, Chaoqiong Hu, Xuan Tao, Zheng Zhou, Lijun Wang, Xiao Yang, Zhenming Che, Xianggui Chen, Yukun Huang

“…The aim of the research was to develop a new strategy to design oligonucleotide sequences for binding OPPs by combination of experimental and molecular modeling methods. 3D models of aptamers binding OPPs were constructed, and binding energy and the most probable binding site for the OPPs were then determined by molecular docking, and the binding sites were further confirmed by the results of 2-AP replaced experiments. …”
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Geriatric Rehabilitation in Patients with Frailty: Interim Results of the POSTSCRIPTUM. An Open Prospective Study by Olga N. Tkacheva, Nadezhda K. Runikhina, Irina P. Malaya, Albert R Yusupov, Natalia V. Sharashkina, Valentina S. Ostapenko, Yulia V. Kotovskaya, Elen A. Mkhitaryan, Maria S. Arefieva, Evgenii Е. Popov, Elnura E. Esenbekova

“…Additional studies are needed in the Russian Federation for a wider integration of geriatric care models into clinical practice. AIM. To assess the impact of geriatric rehabilitation on the level of functional activity in patients with frailty. …”
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From fragmented to integrated: Advancing surface water quality assessment through WQPI in the upper Medjerda River, Northeastern Algeria by Benacherine Mostefa, Lyazid Mohamed Nadjib, Allaoua Noua, Soualah Alila Hana, Satour Abd El Latif, Chouiter Norhane, Debassi Bouchra, Zineb Chetouh, Md Galal Uddin

“…In this study, we evaluated the surface water quality of the upper Medjerda River in northeastern Algeria by integrating traditional indices, the Organic Pollution Index (OPI) and the Weighted Arithmetic Water Quality Index (WA_WQI), with advanced multivariate analyses including Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Generalized Linear Models (GLMs). …”
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Cognitive Function Is Impaired in Patients with Recently Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes, but Not Type 1 Diabetes by Theresa van Gemert, Wolfgang Wölwer, Katharina S. Weber, Annika Hoyer, Klaus Strassburger, Nora T. Bohnau, Marie A. Brüggen, Katharina Ovelgönne, Eva-Maria Gössmann, Volker Burkart, Julia Szendroedi, Michael Roden, Karsten Müssig, GDS Group

“…To test whether cognitive function is impaired in early states of diabetes and to identify possible risk factors for cognitive impairment. Methods. A cross-sectional analysis within the German Diabetes Study included patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes within the first year after diagnosis or five years after study inclusion and metabolically healthy individuals. …”
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EPHX2 overexpression deters the advancement of clear cell renal cell carcinoma via lipid metabolism reprogramming by Bo Guan, Cong Huang, Cong Huang, Cong Huang, Jun He, Jun He, Jun He, Weimin Shan, Di Cui, Xiaowei Li, Chaozhao Liang, Chaozhao Liang, Chaozhao Liang, Zongyao Hao, Zongyao Hao, Zongyao Hao

“…ResultsThrough ADIPOGENESIS gene set scoring and differential expression analysis, ten key genes, including EPHX2, were identified. …”
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Deficiency of myeloid NPC1 exacerbates liver injury and fibrosis by impairing macrophage efferocytosis by Dongwei Guan, Pengju Huang, Xinlei Liu, Qing Li, Xiaoxun Zhang, Nan Liu, Yong Wang, Ying Wan, Jin Chai, Shiying Cai, Rui Chen, Zhijia Ye

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RNA mis‐splicing in children with congenital myotonic dystrophy is associated with physical function by Julia M. Hartman, Kobe Ikegami, Marina Provenzano, Kameron Bates, Amanda Butler, Aileen S. Jones, Kiera N. Berggren, Jeanne Dekdebrun, Marnee J. McKay, Jennifer N. Baldwin, Kayla M. D. Cornett, Joshua Burns, Michael Kiefer, Nicholas E. Johnson, Melissa A. Hale, the DMCRN Consortium

“…Multiple linear regression analysis was performed to predict [MBNL]inferred using clinical outcome measures alone. …”
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