Thymic characteristics in patients with autoimmune diseases: a multicentre radiological observational studyResearch in context by Haoxiao Chang, Junqiang Yan, Anxin Wang, Ningning Wang, Peng Liu, Yemin Shi, Xin Zhao, Jinqiao Zhu, Yuan Cai, Xue Xia, Yunyi Hao, Shiyi Yin, Jing Wang, Xinli Wang, Lina Sun, Jia Ma, Xiaoyu Huang, Haonan Guan, De-Cai Tian, Kaibin Shi, Ganqin Du, Wenhao Huang, Guoyan Qi, Hao Li, Yongjun Wang, Fu-Dong Shi, Zhang Zhang, Wei-Na Jin

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Predictors of Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer’s Disease: A Longitudinal Bayesian Analysis by Denisa Claudia Negru, Delia Mirela Tit, Paul Andrei Negru, Gabriela Bungau, Ruxandra Cristina Marin

“…The clock-drawing test highlighted visuospatial impairments, consistent with everyday functional loss. Although donepezil and memantine combinations appeared to be more frequently prescribed, no treatment showed a statistically significant advantage, and confidence interval overlaps suggest caution in interpreting differences between therapies. …”
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Optimizing SVC placement for enhanced voltage stability using a novel index and hybrid ABC-PSO algorithm by Hafizur Rahman, Roman Mia, Mustafizur Rahman, Md. Faiyaj Ahmed Limon, Md. Shahid Iqbal, Md. Fahad Jubayer, Md. Rabiul Karim, Md. Janibul Alam Soeb

“…It integrates FVSI with a Novel Collapse Prediction Index (NCPI) with the help of a switching function. Unlike conventional indices such as the Fast Voltage Stability Index (FVSI) and Line Stability Index (Lmn), which rely predominantly on reactive power-based predictions, MCPI relies on both active and reactive power, providing an improved indication of system stability and is utilized as the objective function for the optimal placement of SVCs. …”
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PREDICTION OF LOCALIZED INFLAMMATORY PERIODONTAL TISSUE DISEASES IN YOUNG PERSONS by O.V. Kholodnyak

“…The high individual prognostic criteria are epithelial attachment loss, gingival recession (≥1 mm), depth of periodontal pockets (>2 mm), Green-Vermilion index (1.7-2.5 points) Silness-Loe index (≥2 points), the Ri index (1-2 points), the rate of salivation (<0.6 ml / min.), the pH of the oral and gingival fluid (≤6.5). …”
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The utilization of 3D-printed arthrodesis prostheses in the repair and reconstruction of malignant tumors in proximal humerus by Guolong Bin, Bin Liu, Zhenchao Yuan, Jiachang Tan

“…The average American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) score was 75.2 ± 6.3 points (range 63-90 points), and the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society (MSTS-93) score averaged 22.1 ± 2.5points (range 21-27 points). …”
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Professional Culture of Lecturers in the Face of Managerialism: The Case of South Russian Universities by Vitaly V. Kovalev, Alexander V. Dyatlov

“…Classical universities had been created and functioned for centuries as a social institution of culture reproduction. …”
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DYSFUNCTION OF MODERN RUSSIAN INSTITUTES OF STATE AWARDS IN THE SPHERE OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE by Aleksey V. Ruchkin

“…The basic approaches to the determination of the nature and functions of awards institutions in the field of education and science are considered; its relationship with other social, economic and political trends of contemporary politics in Russia is noted. …”
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The Ethical Significance of Brain-Computer Interfaces as Enablers of Communication by Toma Gruica

“…Clinical reports describe psychological trauma among patients who lost access to BCI functionality due to corporate discontinuation, comparable to the loss of a sensory organ.[9] This harm is not simply empirical or technical but ethical and existential, since it represents the collapse of a reconstructed mode of engagement and involvement with one’s community as a speaking subject. …”
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The role of astrocytes in Alzheimer’s disease: a bibliometric analysis by Xiaoqiong An, Jun He, Jun He, Bin Bi, Gang Wu, Jianwei Xu, Jianwei Xu, Wenfeng Yu, Wenfeng Yu, Zhenkui Ren

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Simulation Model to Optimize Turnover Schedule for Train Locomotives by P. A. Kozlov, S. P. Vakulenko

“…It is first time the problem was formulated as a strict optimization model - a dynamic transportation problem. On the functional level, the main goal was to minimize overall costs which are directly related to locomotives operation and to losses due to train delays. …”
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Factors correlated to oral frailty and number of remaining teeth among 80-year-old population in Japan by Naofumi Tamaki, Takatoshi Hiroshimaya, Kazuto Fukuhara, Hiroshi Ijichi

“…Abstract Background Oral frailty is proposed as a new concept defined as an age-related gradual loss of oral functions accompanied by a decline in cognitive and physical functions in older adults. …”
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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction adapted to pregnant women with psychosocial vulnerabilities - a randomized feasibility trial in a Danish hospital-based outpatient setting by Sine Skovbjerg, Michelle Kolls, Anette Kjærbye-Thygesen, Lone Overby Fjorback

“…For the secondary outcomes, all variables except for reflective functioning pointed in the expected direction, e.g., improved mental well-being, reduced mental distress, and more self-compassion. …”
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An estimation method of lightning-voltage sag severity based on adaptive association rule mining by WANG Ying, LEI Lei, HU Wenxi, XIAO Xianyong

“…Accurate estimation of voltage sag severity can provide a basis for sensitive users to adjust their production mode and avoid economic losses in advance. In view of lightning, which is the main cause of voltage sag, the widely deployed lightning location system has the function of predicting lightning activity parameters. …”
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Enabling Sub-Terahertz Broadband MIMO Communications With Leaky-Wave Antenna Arrays by Albert Diez-Comas, Duschia M. Bodet, Josep M. Jornet

“…However, propagation losses and the primarily line-of-sight (LoS) nature of THz channels present challenges for implementing spatial multiplexing in multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems. …”
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Increasing the drying unit energy efficiency through with thermoelectric modules by D. A. Tikhomirov, A. V. Khimenko, A. V. Kuzmichev

“…The main drawback of traditional electric convective household dryers is the loss of heat and the wet waste drying agent into the environment. …”
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The dynamic transcriptome reveals response patterns to black shank disease in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) by Zhijun Tong, Zuoqian Fan, Tianyu Du, Dunhuang Fang, Xueyi Sui, Chuyu Ye, Qian-Hao Zhu, Longjiang Fan, Bingguang Xiao, Enhui Shen

“…Black shank disease, caused by Phytophthora nicotianae, is one of the major causes of yield loss in tobacco production. The present study aimed to explore the dynamic transcriptome in tobacco genotypes resistant or susceptible to black shank disease and to understand the defense response of tobacco to P. nicotianae infection. …”
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Health-related quality of life in patients undergoing laparoscopic versus open hemihepatectomy: a secondary analysis of the ORANGE II PLUS randomised controlled, phase 3, superiori... by Bram Olij, Robert S. Fichtinger, Luca A. Aldrighetti, Mohammad Abu Hilal, Roberto I. Troisi, Robert P. Sutcliffe, Marc G. Besselink, Somaiah Aroori, Krishna V. Menon, Bjørn Edwin, Mathieu D’Hondt, Valerio Lucidi, Tom F. Ulmer, Rafael Díaz-Nieto, Zahir Soonawalla, Steve White, Gregory Sergeant, Francesca Ratti, Christoph Kuemmerli, Vincenzo Scuderi, Frederik Berrevoet, Aude Vanlander, Ravi Marudanayagam, Pieter J. Tanis, Maxime J.L. Dewulf, Zina B. Eminton, Ulf P. Neumann, Lloyd Brandts, Siân A. Pugh, Åsmund A. Fretland, Merel L. Kimman, John N. Primrose, Ronald M. van Dam, Ronald M. Van Dam, Luca A. Aldrighetti, Mohammed Abu Hilal, Roberto I. Troisi, Robert P. Sutcliffe, Marc G. Besselink, Somaiah Aroori, Krishna V. Menon, Bjørn Edwin, Mathieu D’Hondt, Valerio Lucidi, Tom F. Ulmer, Rafael Diaz-Nieto, Zahir Soonawalla, Steve White, Gregory Sergeant, Robert S. Fichtinger, Bram Olij, Francesca Ratti, Christoph Kuemmerli, Vincenzo Scuderi, Frederik Berrevoet, Aude Vanlander, Ravi Marudanayagam, Pieter J. Tanis, Maxime J.L. Dewulf, Zina B. Eminton, Ulf P. Neumann, Lloyd Brandts, Siân A. Pugh, Åsmund A. Fretland, Merel L. Kimman, John N. Primrose, Remon Korenblik, Michelle Lintforth, Burak Gorçek, Penelope Rogers, Viviane Van Laethem, Betsy Van Loo, Kathleen Segers, Celine Demeyere, Ane Zamalloa, Cornelis Dejong, Davit Aghayan, Katherine Gordon-Quayle, Tracy Ward, Jess Boxal, Beth Wedge

“…Cumulatively over the period from discharge to 3 months postoperatively, patients in the laparoscopic group reported better physical (difference 4.20 points; 95% CI 1.07–7.34) and social functioning (5.95 points; 95% CI 1.65–10.26), and lower pain (−6.41 points, 95% CI −10.01 to −2.82) and appetite loss (−7.29 points, 95% CI −11.59 to −2.99), compared to the OH group. …”
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Metagenomic Insight into Cecal Microbiota Shifts in Broiler Chicks Following <i>Eimeria</i> spp. Vaccination by Dimitrios Marinos Karadedos, Tilemachos Mantzios, Despoina Eugenia Kiousi, Margaritis Tsifintaris, Ilias Giannenas, Panagiotis Sakkas, Georgios A. Papadopoulos, Gunther Antonissen, Aglaia Pappa, Alex Galanis, Vasilios Tsiouris

“…., remains a major challenge in poultry production, significantly affecting poultry health and performance, leading to substantial economic losses. While its impact on gut health is well documented, the interplay of <i>Eimeria</i> spp. challenge and/or vaccination with the intestinal microbiota remain insufficiently understood. …”
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Principles of effective out-patient diagnostics of diffuse liver diseases by Komova A. G., M. V. Mayevskaya, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Results. Abnormal liver functional tests were revealed in 30,6% of industrial city inhabitants — in 1461 of 4768 cases (232 patients were excluded from the study due to partial data loss), significantly more frequently in men in comparison to women, i.e. 49,7 and 25,5% respectively (p&lt;0,001). …”
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Innovative Gluten-Free <i>Fusilli</i> Noodle Formulation: Leveraging Extruded Japanese Rice and Chickpea Flours by Simone de Souza Fernandes, Jhony Willian Vargas-Solórzano, Carlos Wanderlei Piler Carvalho, José Luis Ramírez Ascheri

“…Background: The growing demand for nutritionally balanced, gluten-free products has encouraged the development of innovative formulations that deliver both sensory quality and functional benefits. Combining rice and legume flours offers promising alternatives to mimic gluten-like properties while improving nutritional value. …”
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