The Association between Socioeconomic Factors and Visual Function among Patients with Age-Related Cataracts by Yu Wan, Yinhao Wang, Liming Zhao, Zhenyu Wang, Min Sun, Dongmei Chen, Yang Yang, Yanhui Xu, Shuxuan Lv, Yanan Yu, Xuemin Li, Aimin Jiang, Zhimin Chen

“…Patients in higher economic regions with greater medical resources show a greater demand to undergo cataract surgery at a better subjective and objective visual function. The energy industry has a significant effect on cataracts, especially the posterior subcapsular cataract, and thus more attention should be paid to people in regions with abundant energy industries.…”
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Lipid metabolism of apoptotic vesicles accelerates cutaneous wound healing by modulating macrophage function by Yuan Qin, Xin Chen, Lili Bao, Lili Ren, Geng Dou, Jianing Lian, Shujuan Xing, Zihan Li, Feng Ding, Wen Qin, Xulin Liu, Bin Zhu, Shiyu Liu, Zuolin Jin, Xiaoshan Yang

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Brain functional connectivity associated with cognitive deficits in younger patients at first episode of schizophrenia by Na Liu, Lihua Xu, Xiaofeng Guan, Ansi Qi, Fei Liu, Chengqing Yang, Xiangyun Long, Junjuan Zhu, Nan Huang, Jie Zhang, Yi Xu, Jing Chen, Huan Huang, Jijun Wang, Zheng Lu

“…Conclusion: Earlier onset schizophrenia is associated with more severe cognitive deficits and specific impairments in brain functional connectivity. …”
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Quantitative imaging outperforms No-reflow in predicting functional outcomes in a translational stroke model by Justine Debatisse, Lucie Chalet, Omer Faruk Eker, Tae-Hee Cho, Guillaume Becker, Océane Wateau, Marlène Wiart, Nicolas Costes, Inés Mérida, Christelle Léon, Jean-Baptiste Langlois, Sophie Lancelot, François Lux, Timothé Boutelier, Norbert Nighoghossian, Laura Mechtouff, Emmanuelle Canet-Soulas

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Rate of brain aging associates with future executive function in Asian children and older adults by Susan F Cheng, Wan Lin Yue, Kwun Kei Ng, Xing Qian, Siwei Liu, Trevor WK Tan, Kim-Ngan Nguyen, Ruth LF Leong, Saima Hilal, Ching-Yu Cheng, Ai Peng Tan, Evelyn C Law, Peter D Gluckman, Christopher Li-Hsian Chen, Yap Seng Chong, Michael J Meaney, Michael WL Chee, BT Thomas Yeo, Juan Helen Zhou

“…Moreover, the longitudinal change in brain age gap reflects developing and aging processes in the brain, relating to future cognitive function.…”
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Pre-earthquake kidney function is a predictor of outcomes in earthquake-related crush syndrome by Ramazan Daniş, Savaş Öztürk, İsmail Koçyiğit, Jehat Kılıç, Merve Civan, Tuncay Şahutoğlu, Dilek Torun, Engin Onan, Ahmet Alper Kıykım, Simal Köksal Cevher, Gürsel Yıldız, Zeynep Ebru Eser, Fatma Betül Güzel, Süleyman Karaköse, Tolga Yıldırım, Mehmet Polat, Ebru Gök Oğuz, Ali Gürel, Yasemin Coşkun Yavuz, Hasan Kayabaşı, Zehra Eren, Mehmet Rıza Altıparmak, Nurhan Seyahi, Mehmet Küçüksu, Sibel Gökçay Bek, Esra Akçalı, İrem Pembegül, Zeki Aydın, Elif Arı Bakır, Saliha Yıldırım, Sabahat Ecder, Mehmet Horoz, Funda Sarı, Yavuz Ayar, Murat Tuğcu, Ayça İnci, Numan Görgülü, Nedim Yılmaz Selçuk, Gülizar Şahin, Cuma Bülent Gül, Hamat Dheir, Özdem Kavraz, Abdülkadir Ünsal, Sedat Üstündağ, Ali Rıza Odabaş, Serhan Tuğlular

“…The current study investigates the prognostic value of pre-earthquake kidney function for mortality prediction in patients diagnosed with crush syndrome. …”
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Differential aridity-induced variations in ecosystem multifunctionality between Iberian Pinus and Quercus Mediterranean forests by Cristina C. Bastias, Ginés Rodríguez Castilla, Pablo Salazar Zarzosa, Aurelio Díaz Herraiz, Nuria González Herranz, Paloma Ruiz-Benito, Vidal Barrón, José Luis Quero Pérez, Rafael Villar

“…Moreover, a notable loss of ecosystem functional covariation (i.e. interactions between EFs) was found with aridity, more pronounced in Pinus than in Quercus. …”
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Reduction of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen May Be More Significant in PEGylated Interferon-Alpha Therapy Combined with Nucleotide Analogues than Combined with Nucleoside Analogues in... by Yiran Xie, Haoxiang Zhu, Yifei Guo, Zhenxuan Ma, Xun Qi, Feifei Yang, Richeng Mao, Jiming Zhang

“…Nucleotide analogues (NTs) monotherapy may have a more significant effect on reducing hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) than nucleoside analogues (NSs) due to their immunomodulatory function. …”
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Autologous platelet‐rich plasma and fibrin‐augmented minced cartilage implantation in chondral lesions of the knee leads to good clinical and radiological outcomes after more than... by Fabian Blanke, Franziska Warth, Nicola Oehler, Johanna Siegl, Wolf Christian Prall

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Impact of Omega-3 Fatty Acids Supplementation Combined with Resistance Training on Muscle Mass, Neuromuscular and Physical Function in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-An... by Daniel L. Dam, Jon A. Christensen, Pia Ø. Olsen, Jason J. Wilson, Mark A. Tully, Sussi F. Buhl, Paolo Caserotti

“…However, it remains unclear if combining Ω-3 PUFAs with RT is more effective than RT alone or with placebo. This systematic review and meta-analysis examined the effects in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of Ω-3 PUFAs combined with RT compared to RT alone or placebo on muscle mass and function in healthy older adults (≥65 y). …”
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Serum TNF-a and biomarkers levels after tenofovir therapy in patients with serum HBeAg-positive chronic hepatitis B by Lai Xijie, Gao Guosheng, Jiang Xiunong

“…Furthermore, the TMF group demonstrated greater reductions in alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and total bilirubin (TBIL) levels, indicating superior improvement in liver function (P<0.05). TNF-a levels were significantly elevated in the ETV group, reflecting greater inflammatory activity, while the TMF group showed more controlled inflammation. …”
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Effect of Soft Rehabilitation Robot Gloves on Upper Limb and Hand Function of Stroke Patients：A Meta-Analysis by YU Tingting, SHEN Yuwei, WAN Guomeng, LI Jianan

“…Meta-analysis results showed that, compared with the control group, FMA-UE score [<italic>MD</italic>=8.05, 95% <italic>CI </italic>(7.01,9.09), <italic>Z</italic>=15.20, <italic>P</italic>&lt;0.000 01], MBI score [<italic>MD</italic>=9.91, 95% <italic>CI</italic> (2.65,17.17), <italic>Z</italic>=2.68, <italic>P</italic>=0.007], WMFT score [<italic>MD</italic>=8.39, 95% <italic>CI</italic> (6.99,9.78), <italic>Z</italic>=11.81，<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.000 01], grip strength [<italic>SMD</italic>=0.39, 95% <italic>CI</italic> (0.11,0.67), <italic>Z</italic>=2.75, <italic>P</italic>=0.006], and ARAT score [<italic>MD</italic>=11.18, 95% <italic>CI</italic> (9.10, 13.26), <italic>Z</italic>=10.53, <italic>P</italic>&lt;0.000 01] were significantly higher in the experimental group, but there was no significant difference in BBT score between two groups [<italic>MD</italic>=0.53, 95% <italic>CI</italic> (-1.47, 2.53), <italic>Z</italic>=0.52, <italic>P</italic>=0.60].ConclusionSRG can improve the upper limb and hand motor function and activities of daily living of stroke patients, but more large-sample and high-quality RCTs would be needed to further verify its efficacy.…”
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Anabolic steroid-induced myositis and osteitis. Case report through a radiologic approach by Andrés Felipe Donado-Moré, Enrique Calvo-Páramo

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Kinesiotherapy supported by visual biofeedback on a stabilometric platform is more effective than kinesiotherapy alone for patients with non-specific low back pain. A randomized, o... by Anna Kałużna, Magdalena Hagner-Derengowska, Krystian Kałużny, Małgorzata Pyskir, Magdalena Grigorief, Jacek Budzyński

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A Combinatorial Approach to Obtain the Yield Probability Distribution along a Linearly-Loaded Cantilever Beam by Baghdad Science Journal

“…The procedure in the present research is to establish, modify, and implement an optimized amalgamation between Airy stress function for elastically-deformed media and the multi-canonical joint probability density functions for multivariate distribution completion, so that the developed distribution is to exhibit a sophisticated illustration of yield probability distribution along a cantilever beam whose structure is subjected to a linearly-distributed load. …”
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Trait-based approaches to address animal-soft sediment relationships in marine ecosystem: a mini review by Barbara C. G. Gimenez, Joao B. Gusmao, Danielle Katharine Petsch, Felipe Jacob Fernandes, Paulo C. Lana

“…These approaches also use functional diversity indices and BTA, but specific indices such as community bioturbation potential (BPc) and community bioirrigation potential (BIPc) enable a more direct assessment of the impacts of macrobenthic communities on soft sediment habitats. …”
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Constraint - Induced Movement Therapy: Determinants and Correlates of Duration of Adherence to Restraint use Among Stroke Survivors with Hemiparesis by Arinola Olasumbo Sanya, Olumide Olasunkanmi Dada

“…The two main components of CIMT are the training of the more-impaired arm to perform functional tasks, and the restraint of the less-impaired arm. …”
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Gut microbiota variability in dung beetles: prokaryotes vary according to the phylogeny of the host species while fungi vary according to the diet by Gianluca Natta, Samuele Voyron, Erica Lumini, Alex Laini, Angela Roggero, Alessandro Fiorito, Claudia Palestrini, Antonio Rolando

“…We also compared the taxonomic and functional variability of the microorganisms to check for similarities between individuals. …”
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On pre­ Open Regular Spaces by Afraa R. Sadek

“…Therefore, limiting this important concept to topology is within a narrow framework, which necessitates the use of generalized open sets to obtain more good characteristics and preserve the properties achieved in general topology. …”
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Symbolic Computation and the Extended Hyperbolic Function Method for Constructing Exact Traveling Solutions of Nonlinear PDEs by Huang Yong, Shang Yadong, Yuan Wenjun

“…On the basis of the computer symbolic system Maple and the extended hyperbolic function method, we develop a more mathematically rigorous and systematic procedure for constructing exact solitary wave solutions and exact periodic traveling wave solutions in triangle form of various nonlinear partial differential equations that are with physical backgrounds. …”
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