Breakfast skipping and depressive symptoms in an epidemiological youth sample in Hong Kong: the mediating role of reduced attentional control by Stephanie Ming Yin Wong, Olivia Choi, Yi Nam Suen, Christy Lai Ming Hui, Edwin Ho Ming Lee, Sherry Kit Wa Chan, Sherry Kit Wa Chan, Eric Yu Hai Chen, Eric Yu Hai Chen, Eric Yu Hai Chen

“…Participants were asked about their general breakfast consumption habits, impulsivity (overall and its subdomains, using the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale–11), depressive symptoms (Patient Health Questionnaire–9), anxiety symptoms (Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale–7), and functioning (reduced and lost productivity due to mental health problems, and the observer-rated Social and Occupational Functioning Assessment Scale). …”
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Effects of Land Fragmentation on Productivity in Northwestern Ethiopia by Gashaw Tenna Alemu, Zewdu Berhanie Ayele, Assefa Abelieneh Berhanu

“…Hence, the government should come up with land use policy and population growth controlling program, which enables determining minimum economic farmland size, improving land productivity, and finding ways to strengthen off-farm activities and livestock sector to absorb more labor and enhance means of generating more income so as to decrease minimum farmland size required.…”
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Exosomes derived from syncytia induced by SARS-2-S promote the proliferation and metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma cells by Huilong Li, Huilong Li, Haotian Lin, Haotian Lin, Tinghui Fan, Linfei Huang, Li Zhou, Xiaoyu Tian, Ruzhou Zhao, Yanhong Zhang, Xiaopan Yang, Luming Wan, Hui Zhong, Nan Jiang, Congwen Wei, Wei Chen, Wei Chen, Lihua Hou, Lihua Hou

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The course of ankylosing spondylitis during pregnancy: intermediate data of a prospective follow-up by O. A. Krichevskaya, Z. M. Gandaloeva, A. B. Demina, T. V. Dubinina

“…The onset of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) more frequently occurs at the end of the third decade of life, which corresponds to the time of marriage and the birth of the first child and determines the relevance of a study of the interaction of AS and pregnancy.Objective: to describe the clinical presentations of AS and its therapy during pregnancy and to study AS activity dynamics and the patients' functional status during gestation.Patients and methods. …”
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Borderline personality disorder Athens study: a quasi-experimental pragmatic trial for the assessment of a public, psychodynamic, stepped care service for borderline personality di... by Ioannis Malogiannis, Lida Anagnostaki, Maria Aspradaki, Panagiotis Aristotelidis, Katerina Karambela, Maria Amperiadou, Vasiliki Efthymiou, Phaithra Kriezi, Ioanna Theodoridou, Pentagiotissa Stefanatou, Pentagiotissa Stefanatou, George Konstantakopoulos, George Konstantakopoulos, Kyriakos Souliotis, Lily E. Peppou, Eleni Giannoulis, Eleni Giannoulis

“…The secondary outcome measures will include measures of general psychopathology, psychosocial functioning, quality of life and retention in treatment. …”
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Fosab, but not fosaa, plays important role in learning and memory in fish—insights from zebrafish gene knockout study by Qiuling Wang, Qiuling Wang, Qiuling Wang, Lixin Zhang, Lixin Zhang, Lixin Zhang, Chenyuan Zhu, Chenyuan Zhu, Chenyuan Zhu, Ke Lu, Ke Lu, Ke Lu, Jiaqi Wu, Jiaqi Wu, Jiaqi Wu, Xu-Fang Liang, Xu-Fang Liang, Xu-Fang Liang

“…In the T-maze behavioral assay, the fosab−/− zebrafish took significantly more than the average time to complete the assigned trial as the increase in the days compared to WT zebrafish, while the fosaa−/− zebrafish did not show a notable variance. …”
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Neural connectivity and balance control in aging: Insights from directed cortical networks during sensory conflict by Guozheng Wang, Yi Yang, Xiaoxia Liu, Anke Hua, Xin Luo, Yiming Cai, Yanhua Song, Jian Wang, Jun Liu

“…Electroencephalography (EEG) data were analyzed using generalized partial directed coherence (GPDC) to assess the directed functional connectivity and network efficiency. …”
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DOAC Score for Predicting Clinical Outcomes After Left Atrial Appendage Closure by Masahiko Asami, MD, Yu Horiuchi, MD, Jun Tanaka, MD, Daiki Yoshiura, MD, Masanori Taniwaki, MD, Kota Komiyama, MD, PhD, Hitomi Yuzawa, MD, PhD, Kengo Tanabe, MD, PhD, Mitsuru Sago, CE, Shuhei Tanaka, MD, PhD, Ryuki Chatani, MD, Toru Naganuma, MD, Yohei Ohno, MD, PhD, Tomoyuki Tani, MD, Hideharu Okamatsu, MD, Kazuki Mizutani, MD, PhD, Yusuke Watanabe, MD, PhD, Masaki Izumo, MD, PhD, Mike Saji, MD, PhD, Shingo Mizuno, MD, Daisuke Hachinohe, MD, Hiroshi Ueno, MD, PhD, Shunsuke Kubo, MD, Shinichi Shirai, MD, Masaki Nakashima, MD, Masanori Yamamoto, MD, PhD, Kentaro Hayashida, MD, PhD

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Effects of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for the management of sleep problems in people with fibromyalgia: a multi-methods evidence synthesis by Mari Imamura, Clare Robertson, Jemma Hudson, Daniel Whibley, Lorna Aucott, Katie Gillies, Marcus Beasley, Martin J Stevens, Paul Manson, Debra Dulake, Abhishek Abhishek, Nicole KY Tang, Gary J Macfarlane, Miriam Brazzelli

“…All items were examined and systematically categorised into conceptual health domains according to the aspect they aimed to capture; however, where appropriate, items were coded to more than one domain. Domains were generated inductively from the identified individual items and were informed by terms and definitions contained in the Sleep Foundation Dictionary and the World Health Organization International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. …”
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Weighted single-step genome-wide association study identified genomic regions and candidate genes for growth and reproductive traits in Wenchang chicken by Ranran Zhu, Yu Zhang, Yuxiang Jiang, Zihan Xu, Yurong Tai, Ziyi Lian, Zhandeng Li, Xiuping Wang, Na Luo, Guiping Zhao, Xuemei Deng

“…LDB2 was proposed as a strong candidate gene due to its significant function and high consistency with other studies regarding various carcass traits in chickens. …”
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Machine learning-based model for acute asthma exacerbation detection using routine blood parameters by Youpeng Chen, Junquan Sun, Yabang Chen, Enzhong Li, Jiancai Lu, Huanhua Tang, Yifei Xie, Jiana Zhang, Lesi Peng, Haojie Wu, Zhangkai J. Cheng, Baoqing Sun

“…Significant variables were identified through logistic regression, and 12 machine learning algorithms were used to construct diagnostic models, which were evaluated using Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) analysis, calibration, and Decision Curve Analysis (DCA). Results: The Generalized Linear Model Boosting combined with Random Forest (glmBoost + RF) algorithm using 14 variables achieved comparable performance (Area Under the Curve [AUC] = 0.981) to the more complex Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator combined with Random Forest (Lasso + RF) algorithm using 25 variables (AUC = 0.985). …”
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Assessing the prognostic and therapeutic value of cuproptosis-related genes in colon adenocarcinoma patients by Zhanhui Ye, Yixian Song, Mengqing Zhu, Fuying Zheng, Wenjie Qin, Wenjie Qin, Xue Li, Pei Wang, Zihua Li, Kequan Chen, Aimin Li

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CLINICAL AND IMMUNOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF DIABETES-ASSOCIATED OSTEOARTHRITIS by I. V. Shirinsky, N. Yu. Kalinovskaya, V. S. Shirinsky

“…We found that clinical manifestations of DM-associated OA were associated with increased body weight, more pronounced level of joint pains, longer duration of morning stiffness, decreased functionality of hands and large joints, impaired quality of life and more severe clinical pattern of the illness. …”
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Rehabilitation effect on psycho-emotional well-being in women with surgically treated vulvar cancer: a randomised controlled trial by Blinov V. Dmitry, Antonina G. Solopova, Elena V. Gameeva, Nazim G. Badalov, Vsevolod N. Galkin, Mikhail A. Eremushkin, Alexandra M. Stepanova, Alexander E. Ivanov, Olga S. Gridasova

“…Surgical treatment of vulvar cancer (VC) entails mental and somatic disturbances due to pain, body image changes, and sexual dysfunction, which are closely associated with impaired social functioning and reduced overall quality of life. However, the results evaluating the impact of rehabilitation programmes on various components of quality of life in these patients remain limited. …”
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Beta-adrenergic reactivity of erythrocyte membranes in various phenotypes of uncontrolled hypertension by M. A. Manukyan, A. Yu. Falkovskaya, V. F. Mordovin, I. V. Zyubanova, V. A. Lichikaki, E. I. Solonskaya, A. A. Vtorushina, S. A. Khunkhinova, I. A. Skomkina, V. V. Rudenko, T. Yu. Rebrova, E. F. Muslimova, S. A. Afanasyev

“…Aim. To assess the functional state of the sympathetic nervous system according to β-adrenergic reactivity of erythrocyte membranes (EM) in patients with refractory (rfHTN) and resistant hypertension (rHTN) in relation to target organ damage.Material and methods. …”
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Prediction of Pathologic Response in Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Downstaging with Locoregional and Systemic Combination Therapy by Yang C, Chen Y, Sheng L, Wang Y, Zhang X, Yang Y, Ronot M, Jiang H, Song B

“…Chongtu Yang,1,2,* Yidi Chen,1,2,* Liuji Sheng,1,2 Yanshu Wang,1,2 Xiaoyun Zhang,3 Yang Yang,4 Maxime Ronot,5 Hanyu Jiang,1,2 Bin Song1,2,6 1Department of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China; 2Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China; 3Division of Liver Surgery, Department of General Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China; 4Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Radiology, Hôpital Beaujon (Université de Paris), Clichy, France; 6Department of Radiology, Sanya People’s Hospital, Sanya, Hainan, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Hanyu Jiang; Bin Song, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, People’s Republic of China, Email hanyu_jiang@foxmail.com; songlab_radiology@163.comBackground: The combination of locoregional and systemic therapy may achieve remarkable tumor response for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).Objective: We aimed to investigate the correlation between radiologic and pathologic responses following combination therapy, evaluate their prognostic values, and to establish a non-invasive prediction system for pathologic response.Methods: This single-center retrospective study included 112 consecutive patients with HCC who underwent locoregional and systemic combination therapy followed by liver resection or transplantation. …”
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Reliability of multi-site UK Biobank MRI brain phenotypes for the assessment of neuropsychiatric complications of SARS-CoV-2 infection: The COVID-CNS travelling heads study. by Eugene Duff, Fernando Zelaya, Fidel Alfaro Almagro, Karla L Miller, Naomi Martin, Thomas E Nichols, Bernd Taschler, Ludovica Griffanti, Christoph Arthofer, Gwenaëlle Douaud, Chaoyue Wang, Thomas W Okell, Richard A I Bethlehem, Klaus Eickel, Matthias Günther, David K Menon, Guy Williams, Bethany Facer, David J Lythgoe, Flavio Dell'Acqua, Greta K Wood, Steven C R Williams, Gavin Houston, Simon S Keller, Catherine Holden, Monika Hartmann, Lily George, Gerome Breen, Benedict D Michael, Peter Jezzard, Stephen M Smith, Edward T Bullmore, COVID-CNS Consortium

“…A multi-modal brain MRI protocol comprising sequences for T1-weighted MRI, T2-FLAIR, diffusion MRI (dMRI), resting-state functional MRI (fMRI), susceptibility-weighted imaging (swMRI), and arterial spin labelling (ASL), was defined in close approximation to prior UK Biobank (UKB) and C-MORE protocols for Siemens 3T systems. …”
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“Bagaimana Mereka Mengubahku?” (Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis tentang Rekonstruksi Identitas pada Muslimah Bercadar) by Santi Riksa Pratiwi, Nuke Martiarini

“…There are a theme about feeling, that was feeling more comfortable when using veil. Themes about behaviors, that was behaving as well as possible and inviting others, families who understanding the decision to veiled, the influence of the P ****** da'wah community is strong enough, and the environment of friends, neighbors and the general public is less supportive. …”
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The Effect of Wet and Dry Heating Process and Wheat Flour Particle Sizes on Dough Rheology and Staling of Bread by Mohammad Fazli Rad, Jafar Milani, Sepide Haghighat

“…The results of thermal analysis showed that the moist heat treatment sample with a particle size of 180 microns had the lowest enthalpy and was the best sample (p<0.05).ConclusionIn general, the use of flour with a particle size of 180 microns and moist heat treatment to improve the rheological and staling properties of bread were the best examples.…”
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Provenance-Finding of Dust Storms Using AVHRR Sensor Images of NOAA Satellite (Case Study: Southwest of Iran) by Mohammad Hossein Rezaei Moghaddam, Mojtaba Mahdian Boruojeni

“…The particles are more affected by the northwest winds and the diffusion of pollution to the southeast. …”
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