Perirenal Fat and Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Pengfei Kang, Boju Sun, Jing Hao, Conghui Wang, Xiangmei Chen

“…Subgroup analysis revealed that whether it is diabetic nephropathy, nephropathy caused by abnormal cardiac function, or primary CKD, perirenal fat is closely related to them. …”
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Double-edged sword: The evolutionary consequences of the epigenetic silencing of transposable elements. by Jae Young Choi, Yuh Chwen G Lee

“…These unique evolutionary consequences indicate that TEs' epigenetic effect is not only a crucial component of TE biology but could also be a significant contributor to genome function and evolution.…”
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Regulacje prawne stanów szczególnego zagrożenia państwa w debacie parlamentarnej II Rzeczypospolitej by Piotr Krzysztof Marszałek

“… A state is a social creation and as such is vested with certain functions that must be performed in order to satisfy the needs of individuals who constitute a community. …”
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Price Regulation of the Residential (Retail) Energy Market by Attila Nyikos

“…This stance is supported by the economic argument that genuine competition in the household electricity market can only function effectively—thus should only be permitted by law—under specific conditions: the presence of a developed economy with abundant domestically sourced energy resources; high individual income levels, which enhance consumer engagement; widespread adoption of energy-efficient, cost-effective technologies and innovations at the household level. …”
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Cross-fusion activates deep modal integration for multimedia recommendation. by Chong Zhang, ZhiCai Zhang

“…In particular, goods recommendations for consumers should match consumer psychology, speed up product search, and improve the efficiency of product transactions. …”
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Current Progress in Peritoneal Dialysis: A Narrative Review of Progress in Peritoneal Dialysis Fluid by Koji Hashimoto, Yuji Kamijo

“…Therefore, future research should prioritize patient-specific PD solutions to optimize long-term outcomes and minimize adverse effects.…”
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Male and Female Sexual Dysfunction (SD) after Radical Pelvic Urological Surgery by Paolo Gontero, Francesco Fontana, Ervin Kocjancic, Bruno Frea, Alessandro Tizzani

“…Validated questionnaires to assess preoperative baseline sexual function and postoperative outcomes have become available and their use in clinical practice should be promoted. …”
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Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor and its role in attenuating renal fibrosis: a review by Yousuf Abdulkarim Waheed, Wokuheleza Buberwa, Dong Sun

“…Ideal therapies targeting the pathogenesis of renal fibrosis should have the potential to inhibit glomerular and tubulointerstitial fibrosis by targeting multiple pathological events. …”
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Haematuria: An Imaging Guide by Fiachra Moloney, Kevin P. Murphy, Maria Twomey, Owen J. O’Connor, Michael M. Maher

“…Examination protocols should be tailored to the patient while all the while optimizing radiation dose.…”
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Association of Abnormal Renal Profiles with Subretinal Fluid in Diabetic Macular Edema by Xiaoyan Zhang, Xiaofeng Hao, Linan Wang, Like Xie

“…Conclusions. Poor kidney function was associated with the presence of SRF in DME. …”
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Edukacja dorosłych na Ukrainie: wstępne warunki kształtowania, perspektywy rozwoju by Larysa Łukianowa

“…At the same time, the author emphasizes that this format of system presentation is quite simplified, as it does not reveal the diversity of content, real areas of adult education and its structural and logical connections that perform unifying function, provide sustainability and development. There is a point of view that the structure of the adult education system should illustrate approaches, principles, objectives, tasks and content of adult education; features of interaction of educational process participants; mechanisms of management and sources of funding in adult education. …”
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Associations between handedness and cerebral lateralisation for language: a comparison of three measures in children. by Margriet A Groen, Andrew J O Whitehouse, Nicholas A Badcock, Dorothy V M Bishop

“…These findings indicate that researchers should not rely on handedness as an indicator of cerebral lateralisation for language. …”
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Geotechnical characteristics of saline soft soils improved by chemical agents by Fattah Mohammed

“…Because the soil particles in the saline regions of Thi-Qar governorate are encircled by molecules of chlorides, sulfates, or other salt species that function as link agents to fill in the gaps in the dry state, these soils may generally be categorized as saline soils. …”
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Physical activity and glioblastoma: a paradigm shift in neuro-oncology therapy by Lin Xie, Feng Wang

“…Clinical and preclinical evidence suggests that exercise may improve cognitive function, reduce treatment-related toxicity, and prolong survival in GBM patients. …”
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José Saramago's relationship with dictionaries by José Barbosa Machado

“…José Saramago includes in his works a series of comments about the dictionaries that he consulted in his writing work whenever he had a doubt about a word or expression that he intended to use. Dictionaries function as lexicographic and semantic authorities. …”
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TRAVELING-WAVE ANTENNA WITH A REDUCED LEVEL OF SIDE LOBES DUE TO VARIABLE PHASE VELOCITY by V. M. Goncharenko, K. S. Chemesov, E. B. Tretyakov, S. V. Maryin

“…One of the main parameters that characterize the quality of the antenna side lobe level is that in some cases should be the lowest possible with minimum dimensions of the antenna. …”
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Binary composite crossover genetic algorithm for locating critical slip surface by Wei Qin, Jiancheng Zhao

“…Moreover, the effects of slope structural characteristics should be considered when setting the number of control variables and population size. …”
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Optimizing the Delivery of Inhaled Medication for Respiratory Patients: The Role of Valved Holding Chambers by R. Andrew McIvor, Hollie M. Devlin, Alan Kaplan

“…Each pairing of a pMDI device plus VHC should be considered as a unique delivery system.…”
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Modelling and Simulation of The Spread of HBV Disease. by Niyirora, Ignatius

“…It was guided by specific objectives that were to find out the disease free equilibrium of the spread of Hepatitis B Virus, to determine sensitivity analysis on Ro to ascertain which parameter that is most sensitive and that should be targeted by way of intervention and to examine the local stability of the model equation using the modified implicit function theorem. …”
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Increased frontal [123I]FP-CIT binding in Parkinson’s disease patients with self-reported REM sleep behavior disorder by Elina Jaakkola, Jani Ijas, Juho Joutsa, Tero Vahlberg, Elina Myller, Mikael Eklund, Simo Nuuttila, Kirsi Murtomäki, Tuomas Mertsalmi, Reeta Levo, Tommi Noponen, Toni Ihalainen, Filip Scheperjans, Valtteri Kaasinen

“…In this study, 155 PD patients underwent [123I]FP-CIT SPECT imaging to assess striatal and extrastriatal tracer binding, reflecting dopaminergic and broader monoaminergic function, respectively. Probable RBD was identified using a validated single-question screening tool with high sensitivity and specificity. …”
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