Prevalence of, and factors associated with, sarcopenia in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Mobin Marzban Abbas Abadi, Danial Hosseinzade, Majid Khalilizad, Majid Khalilizad

“…The overall pooled prevalence of sarcopenia in Iran was 22.1% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 18.7–25.6). …”
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Biodiversity and Abundance of Angiosperms and Environmental Resilience in the Tidal Range of Yuanjiang Dry–Hot Valley, Southwestern China by Fengchun Yang, Qiong He, Huaping Huang, Yanmei Cui, Jianyong Gou, Chaya Sarathchandra, Kritana Prueksakorn, Kiyota Hashimoto, Li Liu

“…This study explored the relationship between diversity patterns of plant species and their environments in the lowland of this dry–hot valley. …”
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The Effect of Board Characteristics on Intellectual Capital: Case of Iran and Iraq by Hossien Shaval, Safoura Rouhi

“…Research hypotheses were tested using a 903 firm-year observation sample from the Tehran Stock Exchange and 280 firm-year observations from the Iraq Stock Exchange during 2012-2018 for both counties based on multiple regression patterns and pooled data techniques. The results show that there is a significant relationship between board characteristics and efficiency of intellectual capital, which means there is a negative and significant relationship between the board independence, the board size, CEO ownership, and CEO gender, and intellectual capital and a positive and meaningful relationship between CEO change and intellectual capital both in Iran and Iraq. …”
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The ghost of ice ages past: Impact of Last Glacial Maximum landscapes on modern biodiversity by Jeffrey C. Nekola, Jan Divíšek, Michal Horsák

“…Understanding current and predicting potential future biodiversity patterns thus requires consideration of the landscape template across at least 15,000 years time scales.…”
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Changes and Future Directions in Liver Transplantation in the United States by Francis Spitz, Stalin Dharmayan, Jason Mial-Anthony, Abiha Abdullah, Charbel Elias, Godwin Packiaraj, Sabin Subedi, Michele Molinari

“…Liver transplantation (LT) in the United States is evolving in response to shifting disease patterns, innovative therapies, and technological advancements. …”
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Anthropogenic Signatures of Lead in the Northeast Atlantic by D. Rusiecka, M. Gledhill, A. Milne, E. P. Achterberg, A. L. Annett, S. Atkinson, A. Birchill, J. Karstensen, M. Lohan, C. Mariez, R. Middag, J. M. Rolison, T. Tanhua, S. Ussher, D. Connelly

“…A strong positive correlation between DPb, PPb, and LpPb indicates a dynamic equilibrium between the phases and the potential for particles to “buffer” the DPb pool. This study provides insights into Pb biogeochemical cycling and demonstrates the potential of Pb in constraining ocean circulation patterns.…”
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Local nutrient addition drives plant diversity losses but not biotic homogenization in global grasslands by Qingqing Chen, Shane A. Blowes, W. Stanley Harpole, Emma Ladouceur, Elizabeth T. Borer, Andrew MacDougall, Jason P. Martina, Jonathan D. Bakker, Pedro M. Tognetti, Eric W. Seabloom, Pedro Daleo, Sally Power, Christiane Roscher, Peter B. Adler, Ian Donohue, George Wheeler, Carly Stevens, G. F. Ciska Veen, Anita C. Risch, Glenda M. Wardle, Yann Hautier, Catalina Estrada, Erika Hersch-Green, Yujie Niu, Pablo L. Peri, Anu Eskelinen, Daniel S. Gruner, Harry Olde Venterink, Carla D’Antonio, Marc W. Cadotte, Sylvia Haider, Nico Eisenhauer, Jane Catford, Risto Virtanen, John W. Morgan, Michelle Tedder, Sumanta Bagchi, Maria C. Caldeira, Miguel N. Bugalho, Johannes M. H. Knops, Chris R. Dickman, Nicole Hagenah, Anke Jentsch, Petr Macek, Brooke B. Osborne, Lauri Laanisto, Jonathan M. Chase

“…A common but untested expectation is that nutrient enrichment also reduces variation in nutrient conditions among localities and selects for a smaller pool of species, causing greater diversity declines at larger than local scales and thus biotic homogenization. …”
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HOX gene expression in the developing human spine by John E. G. Lawrence, Kenny Roberts, Elizabeth Tuck, Tong Li, Lira Mamanova, Petra Balogh, Inga Usher, Alice Piapi, Pavel Mazin, Nathaniel D. Anderson, Liam Bolt, Laura Richardson, Elena Prigmore, Xiaoling He, Roger A. Barker, Adrienne Flanagan, Matthew D. Young, Sarah A. Teichmann, Omer Bayraktar, Sam Behjati

“…In the axial plane of the spinal cord, we find distinct patterns in the ventral and dorsal domains, providing insights into motor pool organisation and loss of collinearity in HOXB genes. …”
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Monitoring and assessment of vegetation covers of different biogeographical zones in Jordan using remote sensing and mathematical modelling

“…The main objective of this study is to assess the current and future changes in the carbon pools of ecosystems in Jordan's under-predicted climate impacts. …”
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Diagnostic Value of Comprehensive Echocardiographic Assessment Including Speckle-Tracking in Patients with Sarcoidosis Versus Healthy Controls: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysi... by Hritvik Jain, Maryam Shahzad, Muneeba Ahsan, Rahul Patel, Jagjot Singh, Ramez M. Odat, Aman Goyal, Raveena Kelkar, Nishad Barve, Hina Farrukh, Raheel Ahmed

“…Speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE) is gaining attention due to its ability to detect subclinical alterations in myocardial contraction patterns and quantification of abnormal parameters. …”
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Maximizing meiotic crossover rates reveals the map of Crossover Potential by Juli Jing, Qichao Lian, Stephanie Durand, Raphael Mercier

“…Additional manipulation of crossover regulators does not further increase crossovers but shifts the balance between crossover pathways, suggesting competition for a shared, limited precursor pool. While wild-type crossover patterns differ between sexes, mutant crossover landscapes converge on a unique distinct profile, which we term Crossover Potential (COP). …”
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Widespread innervation of motoneurons by spinal V3 neurons globally amplifies locomotor output in mice by Han Zhang, Dylan Deska-Gauthier, Colin S. MacKay, Krishnapriya Hari, Ana M. Lucas-Osma, Joanna Borowska-Fielding, Reese L. Letawsky, Vladimir Rancic, Turgay Akay, Keith K. Fenrich, David J. Bennett, Ying Zhang

“…Summary: While considerable progress has been made in understanding the neuronal circuits that underlie the patterning of locomotor behaviors, less is known about the circuits that amplify motoneuron output to adjust muscle force. …”
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Serovars, virulence factors, and antimicrobial resistance profile of non-typhoidal Salmonella in the human-dairy interface in Northwest Ethiopia: A one health approach. by Achenef Melaku Beyene, Yismaw Alemie, Mucheye Gizachew, Ahmed E Yousef, Bereket Dessalegn, Abebe Belete Bitew, Amare Alemu, Waktole Gobena, Kornschober Christian, Baye Gelaw

“…The Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method was used to assess the antimicrobial susceptibility patterns. Of the processed samples (362), 28 (7.7%) NTS isolates were detected. …”
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The association between influenza infection and acute myocardial infarction: A comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis by Xia Zhou, Li Feng

“…Data were extracted and analyzed using random-effects models to calculate pooled odds ratios (ORs), incidence rate ratios (IRRs), and 95 % confidence intervals (CIs). …”
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TEAL-Seq: targeted expression analysis sequencing by Georgia Doing, Priya Shanbhag, Isaac Bell, Sara Cassidy, Efthymios Motakis, Elizabeth Aiken, Julia Oh, Mark D. Adams

“…Here we describe an approach to assessing gene expression for specific species of interest using highly multiplexed pools of targeting probes. We show that an isothermal amplification step enables the profiling of low biomass samples. …”
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The Prevalence of Anatomical Variations of the Median Nerve in the Carpal Tunnel: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. by Brandon Michael Henry, Helena Zwinczewska, Joyeeta Roy, Jens Vikse, Piravin Kumar Ramakrishnan, Jerzy A Walocha, Krzysztof A Tomaszewski

“…Our aim was to determine the prevalence rates of anatomical variations of the MN in the carpal tunnel and the most common course patterns and variations in its thenar motor branch (TMB).…”
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Influence of exercise interventions on functional movement screen scores in athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Ali Asghar Maleki, Seyed Hamed Mousavi, Mohamad Ali Biabangard, Hooman Minoonejad

“…Abstract The functional movement screen (FMS) is a widely recognized tool for evaluating movement patterns and identifying potential injury risks in athletes. …”
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The nexus between collection-and-delivery points and consumers’ adoption intention: the role of country culture by Dat Van Luong, Ana Beatriz Lopes de Sousa Jabbour, Ngoc Minh Nguyen

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Dissociation of Axonal Neurofilament Content from Its Transport Rate. by Aidong Yuan, Linda Hassinger, Mala V Rao, Jean-Pierre Julien, Christopher C J Miller, Ralph A Nixon

“…In the present report, we confirm this prediction by showing that human NFH transgenic mice and transgenic mice expressing human NFL Ser55 (Asp) develop nearly identical abnormal patterns of NF accumulation and distribution in association with opposite changes in NF slow transport rates. …”
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The Association between Near Work Activities and Myopia in Children-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. by Hsiu-Mei Huang, Dolly Shuo-Teh Chang, Pei-Chang Wu

“…Myopia has a multifactorial etiology, although environmental factors are predominant in determining its current patterns. Currently, associations between near work activities and myopia have not been consistently observed. …”
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