Auricular acupoint therapy for functional gastrointestinal disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials by Meng-Yuan Shen, Ze-Jiong Li, Shu-Han Wang, Tian-Chen Lin, Qin-Yi Lou, Shan Liu, Dan-Dan Feng, Dong-Dong Yang, Chen-Juan Wang, Zhe-Kai Ying, Rong Zhou, Jian-Nong Wu

“…IntroductionThis study aims to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials to evaluate the efficacy and safety of auricular acupoint therapy (AAT) for functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs).MethodsWe conducted a thorough search across eight databases, including PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, the Cochrane Library, CNKI, Wanfang, VIP, and CBM. …”
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Metagenomic Analysis Identifies Sex‐Related Gut Microbial Functions and Bacterial Taxa Associated With Skeletal Muscle Mass by Hang A. Park, Joohon Sung, Yoosoo Chang, Seungho Ryu, Kyung Jae Yoon, Hyung‐Lae Kim, Han‐Na Kim

“…Skeletal muscle mass and skeletal muscle mass index (SMI) were quantified (SMI [%] = total appendage muscle mass [kg]/body weight [kg] × 100) using bioelectrical impedance analysis. Participants were categorized into SMI quartiles, and associations between gut microbiota, functional profiling and SMI were assessed by sex, adjusting for age, BMI and physical activity. …”
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A functionally tunable magnetic nanochains platform for N-glycoproteomic analysis of extracellular vesicles from ultratrace biofluids by Mingyang Li, Xiaorong Song, Haixia Tu, Jie Sun, Yuanyuan Deng, Bing Wang, Yuhan Cai, Yulian Wang, Bin Li, Yue Wang, Xiangzheng Zhang, Dong Wei, Xiaoyu Yang, Yueshuai Guo, Xiang Li, Jie Gu, Jie Ni, Yifan Zhou, Zhongze Gu, Zhuoying Xie, Yan Li, Xuejiang Guo

“…The streamlined EVGpro platform identified up to 17 times more EV glycoproteins than ultracentrifugation across seven biofluids, profiling 398 EV glycoproteins from just 1 μL tear. …”
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Perioperative, Oncological, and Functional Outcomes of New Multiport Robotic Platforms in Urology: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Giuseppe Reitano, Arianna Tumminello, Umar Ghaffar, Giorgio Saggionetto, Alessandra Taverna, Francesco Mangiacavallo, Mohamed E. Ahmed, Spyridon P. Basourakos, Filippo Carletti, Davide Minardi, Massimo Iafrate, Alessandro Morlacco, Giovanni Betto, R. Jeffrey Karnes, Fabrizio Dal Moro, Fabio Zattoni, Giacomo Novara

“…Methods: A systematic search was performed in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, and clinicaltrial.gov to identify studies that evaluate NM-SRs in major urological surgeries assessing perioperative, functional, and oncological endpoints. A meta-analysis was performed comparing NM-SRs with the DVM-SR for safety, and functional and oncological outcomes. …”
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Experimental Study of Enriched Environment on Neurological Functional Repair in Rats with Cerebral Ischemia-reperfusion Injury by Kewei YU, Yi WU, Hongyu XIE, Gang LIU, Junfa WU

“…The CatWalk gait analysis system can sensitively and objectively evaluate the motor function of the rats after cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury.…”
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Developing a novel flavoured low alcohol beer using New Zealand honeydew honey and yacon concentrate by Keegan Chessum, Nazimah Hamid, Barry Wong, Tony Chen, Mary Yan, Rothman Kam

“…Results from sensory analysis showed that all beer samples were somewhat acceptable to consumers; however, penalty analysis determined that hedonic scores could be improved by making the beers more sweet, bitter, and hoppy. …”
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Rouhani’s and Obama’s Persian New Year messages: A systemic functional grammar perspective by Amin Karimnia, Shidak Rahbarian

“…In doing so, an integrated version of Halliday’s systemic functional gram-mar (SFG) and critical discourse analysis (CDA) was used. …”
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Rouhani’s and Obama’s Persian New Year messages: A systemic functional grammar perspective by Karimnia Amin, Rahbarian Shidak

“…In doing so, an integrated version of Halliday’s systemic functional grammar (SFG) and critical discourse analysis (CDA) was used. …”
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Survey of gut microbial biogeography and their functional niche in the grow-finishing swine of ordinary feeding by Lili Cao, Lili Cao, Wei Guo, Shiyu Yang, Shiyu Yang, Anum Ali Ahmad, Yuntao Dong, Cen Gong, Shuoqi Wang, Xuemin Yang, Zhentao Cheng, Zhihong Yan, Zhihong Yan, Weiwei Wang

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The songbird connectome (OSCINE-NET.ORG): structure–function organization beyond the canonical vocal control network by Andrew Savoy, Katherine L. Anderson, Joseph V. Gogola

“…This comprehensive digital map includes all known connectivity data, covering major brain superstructures and functional networks. Our analysis reveals that the songbird brain exhibits small-world properties, with highly connected communities functionally designated as motor, visual, associative, vocal, social, and auditory. …”
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SER analysis of cooperative M2M communications assisted by multiple AF relays by Nan ZHANG, Feng-kui GONG, Jian-hua GE

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SER analysis of cooperative M2M communications assisted by multiple AF relays by Nan ZHANG, Feng-kui GONG, Jian-hua GE

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Effects of motor-cognitive training on cognitive function and gait performance in older adults with dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Wei-Han Weng, Nai-Chen Yeh, Yea-Ru Yang, Ray-Yau Wang

“…Therefore, this meta-analysis aimed to explore the effects of motor-cognitive training on cognitive function and gait in people with dementia. …”
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Biomechanical analysis of patients with mild Parkinson’s disease during indoor cycling training by Seonghyun Kang, Jin-Woo Park, Yekwang Kim, Juhui Moon, Yeji Lee, Chan-Nyoung Lee, Jaewook Kim, Seung-Jong Kim, Byung-Jo Kim

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EFFECT OF SUBCUTANEOUS METHOTREXATE ON THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE VASCULAR WALL IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS by L. A. Knyazeva, N. S. Meshcherina, L. I. Knyazeva, I. I. Goryainov, M. A. Stepchenko, V. I. Ponkratov

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Intraarticular leukocyte-poor platelet-rich plasma injection is more effective than intraarticular hyaluronic acid injection in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: a systematic r... by Yu-Ning Peng, Yu-Hsiang Peng, Jean-Lon Chen, Carl P. C. Chen

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Global prevalence of female sexual dysfunction based on physical activity: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Nader Salari, Razie Hasheminezhad, Amin Hosseinian-Far, Masoud Mohammadi

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Symptom and functional networks of patients with cancer in different latent risk subgroups based on patient-reported outcomes by Xiaojuan Hu, Zhihui Duan, Xiaokun Li, Hongyan Cao, Hui Zhao, Yanbo Zhang

“…There were statistically significant differences in most demographic data, disease conditions, and treatment among three latent risk subgroups. Network analysis revealed that some symptoms and functions (e.g., despair, gastrointestinal abnormalities, care and support from their families and friends, appetite, and so on) played more important roles in the heterogeneity of HRQoL for Chinese patients w ith cancer. …”
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Donor's therapeutic hypothermia vs. normothermia in kidney transplantation: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Luccas Marcolin Miranda, Pedro Emanuel Carneiro De Lima, Nathalia De Carvalho Dias Miranda, Giovanna Zaniolo Margraf, Juliano Riella

“…Statistical analysis was performed using R Studio version 3.6. …”
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Do executive functions and processing speed mediate the relationship between socioeconomic status and educational achievement? Analysis of an observational birth cohort study by Kate E. Mooney, Rachael W. Cheung, Sarah L. Blower, Richard J. Allen, Amanda Waterman

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