Functional BRST-invariant approach to the Siegel-Zwiebach symmetric rank-two tensor action in the critical dimension – massive gravity clues from string theory by Vipul Kumar Pandey, Ronaldo Thibes

“…Nevertheless, alternatively working in a more suitable generalized Lorenz type gauge, including the transverse-traceless case, the graviton propagator within the Siegel-Zwiebach Lagrangian context can be made finite in the massless limit. …”
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Effects of sumac aqueous extract along with eating and drinking modification on functional dyspepsia symptoms in comparison with omeprazole: An open-label, randomized, controlled c... by Mahdi Saravani, Zahra memariani, Nasser Behnampour, Mohammadreza Seyyedmajidi, fatemeh kolangi

“…Objective: Functional dyspepsia (FD), a common gastrointestinal problem. …”
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Relation-Theoretic Boyd–Wong Contractions of Pant Type with an Application to Boundary Value Problems by Doaa Filali, Faizan Ahmad Khan

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Patient Preferences and Functional Outcomes of Forearm Crutches vs Hands-Free Single Crutches After Foot and Ankle Surgery: A Randomized Crossover Trial by Vincent Georg Werner MD, Christian Plaass MD, Sarah Ettinger MD, Leif Claassen MD, Anna Altemeier-Sasse MD, Lars-Rene Tuecking MD, Kiriakos Daniilidis MD, Daiwei Yao MD

“…Younger and male patients generally performed better with HFSCs, whereas female, older, and overweight patients faced more challenges. …”
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Examination of Psychotropic Medication Use Following Outpatient Behavioral Assessment and Treatment by Maria G. Valdovinos, Melissa Trites, Janelle Ausenhus

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A comparative framework to develop transferable species distribution models for animal telemetry data by Joshua A. Cullen, Camila Domit, Margaret M. Lamont, Christopher D. Marshall, Armando J. B. Santos, Christopher R. Sasso, Mehsin Al Ansi, Kristen M. Hart, Mariana M. P. B. Fuentes

“…We expect that SDM predictions resulting from this comparative framework will be more informative management tools and may be used to more accurately assess climate change impacts on a wide array of taxa.…”
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Chitosan and its derivatives-based nanostructures in conjunction with their versatile applications in bio-medicine for alleviating contiguous diseases by Ayesha Anwar, Ayesha Anwar, Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Farooq Warsi, Ibrahim A. Alsafari, Roberto Parra-Saldívar, Roberto Parra-Saldívar, Guadalupe Gutiérrez-Soto, Hafiz M. N. Iqbal

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Effects of VR task-oriented training combined with rTMS on balance function and brain plasticity in stroke patients: a randomized controlled trial study protocol by Yuanyuan Liu, Ruizhu Lin, Xinbao Tian, Junyi Wang, Ying Tao, Ning Zhu

“…Our hypothesis suggests that the integration of VR with rTMS may result in more pronounced improvements in both balance function and neuroplasticity among stroke patients, surpassing the outcomes achievable with VR alone, rTMS alone, or traditional therapy. …”
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Understanding parents’ experiences of disease course and influencing factors: a 3-year follow-up qualitative study among parents of children with functional abdominal pain by Mette Brekke, Anne Brodwall

“…Objective Functional abdominal pain is a common symptom in children and adolescents. …”
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A Study on the Neurological Mechanisms of the Impact of Different Dialysis Methods on Brain Structure and Functional Network Dynamic Reorganization in Patients With End‐Stage Renal... by Hui Han, Huijuan Chen, Ying Zhang, Jiali Wei

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Life after Adolescent and Adult Moderate and Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Self-Reported Executive, Emotional, and Behavioural Function 2–5 Years after Injury by Torun Gangaune Finnanger, Alexander Olsen, Toril Skandsen, Stian Lydersen, Anne Vik, Kari Anne I. Evensen, Cathy Catroppa, Asta K. Håberg, Stein Andersson, Marit S. Indredavik

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Analysis of the Role of Institutions and Technologies in Economic Growth of the Late USSR in a Cross-Country Comparison by D. V. Didenko, N. V. Grineva

“…We propose a modification of the production function, similar to the exogenous growth model by Mankiw, Romer, Weil (1992) with physical and human capital, by augmenting it with variables for institutional and general technological components. …”
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Effects and Persistence of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BL-99 and Fructooligosaccharides on Older Adults with Functional Constipation: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo... by Meina Li, Qi Zhang, Wen Zhao, Juan Chen, Yinghua Liu, Limian Zhou, Yihui Liu, Langrun Wang, Yiran Guan, Jian He, Qiuyue Jiang, Zhaozhong Zeng, Xinmei Guo, Can Liu, Liwei Zhang, Yong Zhang, Jie Luo, Wei-Lian Hung, Jingjing He, Ran Wang

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A new Maxwell-Log logistic distribution and its applications for mortality rate data by Uthumporn Panitanarak, Aliyu Ismail Ishaq, Alfred Adewole Abiodun, Hanita Daud, Ahmad Abubakar Suleiman

“…The efficiency of the model parameters has been evaluated through a simulation study utilizing a quantile function. To assess the proposed distribution’s adaptability, we applied it to two lifetime datasets: global COVID-19 mortality rates (for nations with more than 100,000 cases) and Canadian COVID-19 mortality rates. …”
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Increased Incidence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Women Due to Long-Term Passive Smoking by Liu Z, Jiao M, Lv J, Han Q

“…Zhenkun Liu,* Mingzhi Jiao,* Jiling Lv, Qizheng Han Department of Respiratory Medicine, Shandong Second Provincial General Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, 250000, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jiling Lv, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Shandong Second Provincial General Hospital, No. 4 Duanxing West Road, Jinan, Shandong, 250000, People’s Republic of China, Tel +8615508603200, Email lvjiling1980@163.com Qizheng Han, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Shandong Second Provincial General Hospital, No. 4 Duanxing West Road, Jinan, Shandong, 250000, People’s Republic of China, Tel +8615168863190, Email hanqizheng@163.comObjective: To investigate the impact of long-term passive smoking on the pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in women.Methods: We conducted a community-based cross-sectional study involving 2,360 women aged ≥ 40 years in Jinan, China (October 1, 2022-April 30, 2023). …”
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Continuous theta-burst stimulation demonstrates language-network-specific causal effects on syntactic processing by Chenyang Gao, Junjie Wu, Yao Cheng, Yuming Ke, Xingfang Qu, Mingchuan Yang, Gesa Hartwigsen, Luyao Chen

“…These results shed light on the uniqueness and the specific causal role of the language network for the human language faculty, further supporting the causally separable view of the functional dissociation between the language network and the domain-general/multiple-demand network.…”
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Protein secondary structure determined from independent and integrated infra-red absorbance and circular dichroism data using the algorithm SELCON by Søren Vrønning Hoffmann, Nykola C. Jones, Alison Rodger

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Cognitive Change Associated with Anesthesia and Surgery: An Introduction to POCD for Neuroscientists by Yang Li, Qiaoyi Peng, Jian Lu, Li Hu, Hongmei Zhou

“…We aim to enhance understanding of the occurrence of POCD and to provide a more comprehensive perspective on the prevention and treatment of POCD.…”
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Exploring the metabolic signature of intermittent explosive disorder: Preliminary evidence and potential mechanisms for altered bilirubin metabolism by Jeffrey B. Schwimmer, Murray B. Stein, Emil F. Coccaro, Alejandro D. Meruelo

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Impact of baseline left ventricular ejection fraction and body mass index on the effect of 24-week Ipragliflozin treatment on left ventricular diastolic function in patients with t... by Hiroki Teragawa, Atsushi Tanaka, Kanae Takahashi, Chikage Oshita, Yuko Uchimura, Nozomu Kamei, Hiroyuki Hirai, Michio Shimabukuro, Isao Taguchi, Yosuke Okada, Koichi Node

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