Establishing a Staging System for Adjacent Segment Disease and Exploring Its Significance in Guiding Surgical Decisions: A Retrospective Study by Changpeng Qu, Jianwei Guo, Hao Tao, Chuanli Zhou, Kai Zhu, Yihao Sun, Lei Li, Zhiming Liu, Hao Zhang, Xuexiao Ma

“…Specifically, Groups B, C, and D showed earlier functional recovery compared to Group A, with Groups B and C experiencing more rapid relief from low back pain. …”
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Intratracheal Administration of Itraconazole-Loaded Hyaluronated Glycerosomes as a Promising Nanoplatform for the Treatment of Lung Cancer: Formulation, Physiochemical, and In Vivo... by Sultan Aati, Hanan O. Farouk, Marwa H. Elkarmalawy, Hanan Y. Aati, Nahla Sameh Tolba, Hossam M. Hassan, Mostafa E. Rateb, Doaa S. Hamad

“…Methods: The glycerosomes were functionalized with hyaluronic acid (HA-GLY) to potentiate the anticancer efficacy of ITZ and extend its local bio-fate. …”
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Exploring the relationship between vitamin B12, methylmalonic acid levels and all-cause mortality in heart failure populations: insights from the NHANES database by Wei Yu, Yao Wang, Yao Wang, Yao Wang, Yulu Zhou, Danyu Wu, Danyu Wu, Danyu Wu

“…BackgroundA functional deficiency in vitamin B12 is a prevalent condition among heart failure (HF) patients. …”
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In-depth characterization of accessory gene regulator loci and associated virulence factors in tcdA+B+ Clostridioides difficile isolates by Mansoor Kodori, Zohreh Ghalavand, Abbas Yadegar, Gita Eslami, Masoumeh Azimirad, Mohammad Reza Zali

“…This study also provides novel phenotypic insights into tcdA+B+ C. difficile isolates from Iranian patients, paving the way for more comprehensive functional and clinical studies of agr loci.…”
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Edaphic and climatic effects on soil water dynamics and infiltration patterns in tropical rainforests by Xin Zou, Ankit Shekhar, Yuxuan Mo, Ashutosh Kumar Singh, Xiaojin Jiang, Wenjie Liu

“…The preservation of forests’ hydrological functions is pivotal for alleviating land degradation and enhancing ecosystem services. …”
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The association of internet use and cognition among older adults: mediating roles of social networks and depressive symptoms by Xiuyuan Zhu, Zihan Ni, Xiaoying Zhu, Xiaoying Zhu, Yi Yang, Shiyu Xie, Xinguo Wang, Xiaoguang Yang

“…Enhancements in internet literacy and optimization of age-appropriate product designs are recommended to improve cognitive functions in older populations.…”
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Identification and validation of an explainable machine learning model for vascular depression diagnosis in the older adults: a multicenter cohort study by Ran Zhang, Tian Li, Fan Fan, Haoying He, Liuyi Lan, Dong Sun, Zhipeng Xu, Sisi Peng, Jing Cao, Juan Xu, Xiaoxiang Peng, Ming Lei, Hao Song, Junjian Zhang

“…Abstract Background Vascular depression (VaDep) is a prevalent affective disorder in older adults that significantly impacts functional status and quality of life. Early identification and intervention are crucial but largely insufficient in clinical practice due to inconspicuous depressive symptoms mostly, heterogeneous imaging manifestations, and the lack of definitive peripheral biomarkers. …”
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Health Workforce related challenges for Emergency Obstetric Care at peripheral health facilities: Providers’ Perspective by Sarika Dakhode, Abhay Gaidhane, Pramita Muntode, Sonali Choudhari, Quazi Syed Zahiruddin, Ajay Dawale

“…Abstract Introduction: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of India is constantly Functioning to provide optimum health care to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by updating health infrastructure. …”
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Coexistence of CN1A autoantibodies in GAD65 encephalitis exacerbates neurodegeneration by Annika Breuer, Delara Kamalizade, Tobias Baumgartner, Juliane L. Berns, Thoralf Opitz, Franziska S. Thaler, Susanne Schoch, Lars Komorowski, Christoph Helmstaedter, Rainer Surges, Albert J. Becker, Julika Pitsch

“…Limbic encephalitis was more often diagnosed in anti-CN1A/anti-GAD65-positive compared to the anti-GAD65-positive patients. …”
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The impact of intraoperative prone lumbar fluoroscopy under anesthesia on the selection of lowest instrumented vertebra and surgical outcomes in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis wit... by Lang Mai, Yankui Liu, Ruijue Zhu, Pan Zhou, Jiawei Di, Junlin Yang, Zifang Huang, Lei He

“…Further multicenter studies are needed to validate these findings and assess their long-term functional impact.…”
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Stress Hyperglycemia Is Associated with Unfavorable Outcomes After Mechanical Thrombectomy in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke by Jie Gao, Xiangliang Chen, Qing Huang, Mengmeng Gu, Ye Hong, Gelin Xu

“…The adverse effects of an elevated SHR were more pronounced in non-diabetic patients, and incorporating SHR significantly enhanced the predictive accuracy of the THRIVE-c score for poor stroke outcomes. …”
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The reliability of witness memories: a review of the factors influencing accuracy in the forensic context by João Miguel Alves Ferreira, Sergii Tukaiev

“…While the "tunnel memory" theory suggests that central details may be recalled more accurately in stressful situations, peripheral details are often impaired. …”
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4D Marine Cadastre Data Models – Turkey & Malaysia by H. Gürsoy Sürmeneli, A. Abdul Rahman, M. Alkan, A. Zamzuri, M. I. Hassan

“…It also primarily defines marine parcels. The functions of the marine cadastre and the definition of marine parcels should be developed following the cadastral systems of individual countries and relevant international standards (Zamzuri et al., 2022). …”
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The Effect of Digital Addiction Training on University Students’ Digital Addiction, Sleep Quality, and Orexin-A Levels: Randomized Controlled Trial by Zehra İncedal Sonkaya, Burak Yazgan

“…Abstract Background Digital addiction negatively impacts brain functions and behaviors, particularly in this era of increasing reliance on the online world. …”
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Glial and immune dysregulation in glaucoma independent of retinal ganglion cell loss: a human post-mortem histopathology study by Akanksha Salkar, Viswanthram Palanivel, Devaraj Basavarajappa, Mehdi Mirzaei, Angela Schulz, Peng Yan, Vivek Gupta, Stuart Graham, Yuyi You

“…This gliotic response differed across conditions, with astrocyte activation being more prominent in DM and microglial activation predominating in AMD. …”
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Fabrication and characterization of corn starch based bioplastic for packaging applications by Md. Arefin Kowser, Hanif Mahmud, Mohammad Asaduzzaman Chowdhury, Nayem Hossain, Juhi Jannat Mim, Safiul Islam

“…Enhanced microbial and enzyme activity through more excellent water absorption typically leads to faster biodegradation. …”
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BASE: a web service for providing compound-protein binding affinity prediction datasets with reduced similarity bias by Hyojin Son, Sechan Lee, Jaeuk Kim, Haangik Park, Myeong-Ha Hwang, Gwan-Su Yi

“…However, using bias-reduced datasets increased the importance of compound and interaction features, enabling a more balanced extraction of key features. Conclusions We propose the BASE web service, providing both the affinity prediction results of existing models and bias-reduced datasets. …”
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Scorpion venom peptides enhance immunity and survival in Litopenaeus vannamei through antibacterial action against Vibrio parahaemolyticus by Ling Zeng, Yulin Sun, Hualin Zhang, Xiangxi Yi, Ran Du, Ziming Chen, Qi Wang

“…Furthermore, intestinal transcriptome profiling was performed to identify the activated immune pathways.ResultsAll peptides exhibited membrane-targeting activity: BmKn2-7 showed superior outer membrane penetration and depolarization, while BmKn1 was more effective in inner membrane disruption and ROS induction. …”
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Feasibility and therapeutic efficacy of a two-week low-level laser acupuncture therapy for shoulder and neck pain in office workers: Protocol for a pilot, single-blind, double-arme... by Carol Chunfeng Wang, Lisa Whitehead, Travis Cruickshank, Johnny Lo, Jianhong Cecilia Xia, Jun Wen

“…<h4>Background</h4>Shoulder and neck pain (SNP) is common in office workers and represents a serious public health problem given its detrimental impact on quality of life, physical functioning, personal finances, employers, and the health care system. …”
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Ethanolic duea ching extract in combination with microbial transglutaminase: Strengthening effect on mince gel and cross-linking of myofibrillar proteins from Indian mackerel by Natchaphol Buamard, Prabjeet Singh, Aimei Zhou, Lukai Ma, Bin Zhang, Soottawat Benjakul

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