Functional Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Percutaneous Surgical Correction of Late-Presenting Severely Deformed Foot in a Patient with Myelomeningocele by Shurbaji SA, Abdulaziz AA, Alsuwat OB, Abu Adas SM, Alotaibi KA, Alahmari AM

“…Residual deformity did not affect her functional outcome. We recommend further follow-up, and future surgery may be necessary if her deformity worsens.Conclusion: The functional outcome, the social and economic status of the family, and the psychological impact on the patient significantly influence the selection of the most suitable method.Keywords: congenital talipes equinovarus (CTEV), myelomeningocele (MMC), minimally invasive surgery, percutaneous correction, functional outcome, residual deformity…”
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Association between night eating frequency and thyroid function and sensitivity: a cross-sectional study from the NHANES database by Yanhao Zhang, Songbai Zhou, Shiguang Liu, Youlin Wang, Houyong Zhou, Jiao Wang, Ling Wang, Xiaosong Wang

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Adaptation and validation of the Washington group/unicef child functioning module in a nationally representative sample of Canadian children and youth by Emma Nolan, Katherine Cost, Ryan Miller, Li Wang, Chen Yun-Ju, Jordan Edwards, Eric Duku, Stelios Georgiades, Peter Szatmari, Harriet MacMillian, Charlotte Waddell, Katholiki Georgiades

“…Findings highlight the value of a dimensional approach to functional difficulties, offering a more comprehensive understanding of population-level variations in functioning. …”
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Gut microbiota and kidney function in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease participants in Cameroon: a cross-sectional study by Inès Obolo Nwaga, Victorine Bandolo Nzana, Rhoda Nsen Bughe, Isaac Dah, Cheboh Cho-Fon, Maimouna Mahamat, Emmanuelle Ndjong, Aristide Nono, Jean Claude Mballa, Fon Abongwa Acho, Vicky Ama Moor, Wilfred Fon Mbacham, François Folefack Kaze

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Randomness-free detection of non-projective measurements: qubits & beyond by Sumit Rout, Some Sankar Bhattacharya, Paweł Horodecki

“…We provide numerical evidence for the robustness of this scheme under arbitrary depolarizing noise. For a more generic consideration (bipartite and tripartite scenario), we provide numerical evidence for a projective-simulable bound on the reward function for our task. …”
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Billion‐Scale Expansion of Functional hiPSC‐Derived Cardiomyocytes in Bioreactors Through Oxygen Control and Continuous Wnt Activation by Pedro Vicente, Lara R. Inocêncio, Asier Ullate‐Agote, Ana F. Louro, João Jacinto, Beatriz Gamelas, Olalla Iglesias‐García, Patxi San Martin‐Uriz, Paula Aguirre‐Ruiz, Gonzalo R. Ríos‐Muñoz, María Eugenia Fernández‐Santos, Alain vanMil, Joost P. G. Sluijter, Felipe Prósper, Manuel M Mazo Vega, Paula M. Alves, Margarida Serra

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Effectiveness of Applying the Theory of Planned Behavior with Yoga Program on the Physical Activity and Mental Health of the Prefrailty Older Adults by Ya Ting Wu, Miao Yen Chen, Yung Cheng Huang, Chieh Yu Liu

“…Objectives: Grounded in the theory of planned behavior (TPB), this study evaluated the effectiveness of a yoga program intervention on the physical functioning and mental health in older adults. Materials and Methods: This was a quasi-experimental two-group, pre- and posttest, single-blind study. …”
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Emotion dysregulation and impulsivity as overlapping symptoms in adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder: severity profiles and associati... by Eszter Kenézlői, Lívia Balogh, Szilvia Somogyi, Evelyn E. Lévay, Zsuzsa Halmai, Zsófia Nemoda, Zsolt S. Unoka, János M. Réthelyi

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Analysing Interaction in Science Classrooms by Kristina Danielsson, Ewa Bergh Nestlog, Fredrik Jeppsson, Kok-Sing Tang

“…The analyses of the communicative approaches have the potential of elucidating discursive patterns and power relations at a general level, while the analyses based on SFG can provide more details about the power relations in terms of how the participants actually structure their utterances. …”
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Effects of ginger supplementation in individuals with mild to moderate joint pain I: ratings of pain, functional capacity, and markers of inflammation by Jacob Broeckel, Landry Estes, Megan Leonard, Broderick Dickerson, Drew E. Gonzalez, Martin Purpura, Ralf Jäger, Ryan Sowinski, Christopher J. Rasmussen, Richard B. Kreider

“…Participants were matched by age, sex, and body mass for double-blind and to ingest 125 mg/d of a placebo or ginger (GingerT3®, Specnova LLC, Tysons Corner, Virginia), standardized to contain 10% total gingerols and no more than 3% total shogaols) for 58 days. Data were analyzed using the general linear model (GLM) analysis of variance with repeated measures, mean changes from baseline with 95% confidence intervals, and chi-squared analysis.Results There was evidence that ginger supplementation: 1.) attenuated perceptions of muscle pain in the vastus medialis (Day 2: χ2 p = 0.087); 2.) reported less pain from sitting (Day 2: χ2 p = 0.02), while nocturnal pain (Day 32: χ2 p = 0.075, Day 58: (χ2 p = 0.097), weight bearing pain (Day 32: χ2 p = 0.058), physical functioning of performing heavy duties (Day 32: χ2 p = 0.100), and physical functioning of performing light duties (Day 2: χ2 p = 0.064) on WOMAC questions; 3.) experienced significant reductions in WOMAC overall ratings of pain, stiffness, physical function, and total score values, particularly in 48-hour follow-up measures; 4.) reported less pain during nighttime bed rest (Day 2: χ2 p = 0.065; Day 32: χ2 p = 0.032) and when going up and down stairs (Day 32: χ2 p = 0.097) from the LEQ; and, 5.) promoted significant differences over time and/or between groups in IL-β, IL-5, IL-6, IL-8, INF-γ, TNF-α, and high sensitivity C-reactive Protein at various points during the study.Conclusion Ginger supplementation promotes some favorable effects on exercise-induced perceptions of pain, functional capacity, and inflammatory markers in men and women who have mild to moderate muscle and joint pain.Registered clinical trial #ISRCTN74292348.…”
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Assessment of goiter prevalence, iodine status and thyroid functions in school-age children of rural Yusufeli district in eastern Turkey by Behzat Ozkan, Haşim Olgun, Naci Ceviz, Pinar Polat, Seyithan Taysi, Zerrin Orbak, Celalettin Koşan

“…However, it has recently been reported that there are regions in Turkey where iodine deficiency is more severe than previously known. The current study was aimed at ascertaining the goiter prevalence by thyroid volumes, iodine status and thyroid functions in school-age children living in an area which is suspected to have moderate or severe iodine deficiency. …”
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Functional and sensory properties of iron and folic acid fortified NABE-3 bean and silver fish composite instant flour by Geoffrey Ssepuuya, Sharon Hooper, Khadijah Nakyinsige, Eria Gyagenda Maseruka, Dianah Musabi, Peter Rukundo, Harriet Kebirungi, Lorraine Weatherspoon, Jose Jackson-Malete

“…Incorporation of silver fish into NABE bean flour generally leads to increased sensory acceptability and nutrient density but reduced functionality.…”
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Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) invasion, forest-steppe fragment size and isolation jointly constrain arthropod communities and their functional traits by Róbert Gallé, Ágota Réka Szabó, Edina Török, Tamás Lakatos, Dávid Korányi, Attila Torma, Nikolett Gallé-Szpisjak, Péter Batáry

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Response of organic matter pore development to functional groups in overmature marine shale: Insights from AFM-IR spectroscopy by Jianhua ZHAO, Keyu LIU, Shenghui ZHAO, Qinhong HU, Wei WU, Yang CHEN, Guoheng LIU, Junqian LI, Lingjie YU, Zuhui YOU, Ye WANG

“…Pyrobitumen-clay mineral composites generally exhibit superior pore development, likely attributable to clay mineral dehydration participating in hydrocarbon generation reactions that promote the removal of more functional groups. …”
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Statistical Analysis of Novel Ensemble Recursive Radial Basis Function Neural Network Performance on Global Solar Irradiance Forecasting by Manoharan Madhiarasan, Mohamed Louzazni, Brahim Belmahdi

“…This paper proposes a novel global solar irradiance forecasting model based on the ensemble recursive radial basis function neural networks (ERRBFNNs). The various atmospheric inputs based on the built ensemble recursive radial basis function neural networks make the network more stable and robust to climatic uncertainty. …”
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Regulating ESG Rating and Data Product Providers: Critically Examining EU Regulation through the Lens of Functional Regulatory Consistency by Iris H.-Y. Chiu, Herwig C.H. Hofmann, Felix Pflücke

“…These relate to sub-optimal coverage of scope, over-inclusiveness in the application of regulatory standards and under-inclusiveness where appropriate governance is not provided. the sub-optimal coverage of scope raises the question of whether ESG stock market index providers should indeed be regulated as ESG infomediaries or as stock market benchmarks more generally falling within the Benchmarks Regulation 2016. …”
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Stable gullies provide a suitable habitat for functional insects and reduce the threat of pests on crops in farmland of Northeast China by Haijun Zhang, Shaoliang Zhang, Chengbo Zhang, Ziliang Xiao, Pengke Yan, Muhammad Aurangzeib

“…Generally, the richness and abundance of functional insects in farmland were mainly influenced by gullies, especially influenced by the gully middle position. …”
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Hippocampal-prefrontal functional neural networks in a rat model of fragile X syndrome are poorly organized with limited resiliency by Mohamed Ouardouz, Patrick Jasinski, Mohamed Khalife, J. Matthew Mahoney, Amanda E. Hernan, Rod C. Scott

“…The network firing is less precise, more fragmented and with poor H-PFC communication in FXS. …”
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SEGT-GO: a graph transformer method based on PPI serialization and explanatory artificial intelligence for protein function prediction by Yansong Wang, Yundong Sun, Baohui Lin, Haotian Zhang, Xiaoling Luo, Yumeng Liu, Xiaopeng Jin, Dongjie Zhu

“…Furthermore, SEGT-GO achieves superior results in cross-species learning and prediction of the functions of unseen proteins, further proving the method’s strong generalization.…”
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Remotely sensed spectral indicators of bird taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic diversity across Afrotropical urban and non-urban habitats by Adewale G. Awoyemi, Tunrayo R. Alabi, Juan Diego Ibáñez-Álamo

“…Thus, this study identifies the best indicators of bird taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity in Afrotropical urban and non-urban areas. …”
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