Cumulative behavioral and metabolic determinants of health are associated with higher inflammation-related indices: insights from a cross-sectional study (NHANES 2005–2018) by Anzhi Wang, Youping Zeng, Xiaoyan Gao, Xunge Lin, Shenshen Du, Ping Wang, Yun Pan

“…ObjectiveThis study innovatively investigates the cumulative associations between behavioral determinants of health (BDoH), metabolic determinants of health (MDoH), and systemic inflammation biomarkers in U.S. adults, using a novel cross-sectional framework to quantify their synergistic effects.MethodsUtilizing cross-sectional data from 18,500 participants in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES 2005–2018 cycle), we developed a composite exposure model integrating BDoH (smoking status, physical activity, dietary quality) and MDoH (obesity metrics, hypertension, diabetes) through standardized questionnaires and clinical measurements. …”
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Attenuation of Stress Responses to Human Handling Through Habituation in Goats by Tharun Tej Erukulla, Phaneendra Batchu, Priyanka Gurrapu, Arshad Shaik, Thomas H. Terrill, Govind Kannan

“…Blood samples were also collected after the veterinary exam (20 min) to determine physiological and metabolomic responses. Data from the arena test were analyzed using a Mann–Whitney U Test, and blood physiological responses were analyzed using MIXED procedures in SAS with sampling time (Time) as a repeated measure. …”
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Experimental Study on Hydraulic Characteristics of Fish-friendly Culverts with Baffles by MAO Jing-qiao, LU Peng, GONG Yi-qing, GAO Huan, DAI Jie

“…[Methods] Three-dimensional velocity data were collected using an Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter (ADV) to analyze the distribution patterns of turbulent kinetic energy and Reynolds stress. …”
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Effect of Dy³⁺ Ions on Structural, Thermal and Spectroscopic Properties of L-Threonine Crystals: A Visible Light-Emitting Material by João G. de Oliveira Neto, Otávio C. da Silva Neto, Jéssica A. O. Rodrigues, Jailton R. Viana, Alysson Steimacher, Franciana Pedrochi, Francisco F. de Sousa, Adenilson O. dos Santos

“…The data revealed that all three samples crystallized in orthorhombic symmetry (<i>P</i>2₁2₁2₁-space group) and presented four molecules per unit cell (<i>Z</i> = 4). …”
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Application of AI Chatbot in Responding to Asynchronous Text-Based Messages From Patients With Cancer: Comparative Study by Xuexue Bai, Shiyong Wang, Yuanli Zhao, Ming Feng, Wenbin Ma, Xiaomin Liu

“…The GPT-4 chatbot was used to simulate physician responses to these records, with each session conducted in a new conversation to avoid cross-session interference. …”
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Unveiling the Therapeutic Potential of Banxia Xiexin Decoction in Alzheimer&rsquo;s Disease: Insights From Network Pharmacology and Experimental Validation by Qin G, Song R, Sun J, Dai J, Wang W, Meng F, Wang D, Liu Z, Sun B, Li C

“…Finally, we observed robust changes in metabolite levels in the plasma of BXD-treated APP/PS1 mice.Conclusion: Through systematic data analysis and experimental validation, the therapeutic advantages and fundamental molecular mechanisms of BXD in treating AD were revealed. …”
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Partition Function Zeros of the Frustrated <i>J</i>₁–<i>J</i>₂ Ising Model on the Honeycomb Lattice by Denis Gessert, Martin Weigel, Wolfhard Janke

“…The scaling of the zeros convincingly shows that the system remains in the Ising universality class for <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mi mathvariant="script">R</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula> as low as <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>0.22</mn></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, where results from traditional FSS using the same simulation data are less conclusive. …”
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Integrating bioinformatics and machine learning to identify glomerular injury genes and predict drug targets in diabetic nephropathy by Li Zhang, ZhenPeng Sun, Yao Yuan, Jie Sheng

“…The Nephroseq v5 database corroborated the correlation between biomarkers and clinical data. Furthermore, the GSigDB database was employed to predict protein-drug interactions, with molecular docking confirming the therapeutic potential of these drug targets. …”
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The Effects of 25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 and Ascorbate on Extracellular Cytokine Concentrations in THP-1 Monocytes and THP-1 Derived Macrophages by Mark Dewane, Caroline Childs, Elizabeth Miles, Philip Calder

“…Future work will investigate vitamin interactions and underlying mechanisms.…”
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Dietary fiber source and stage of gestation impact water balance, fecal physicochemical properties, serum electrolytes, and markers of gut motility in sows by Thomas A. Crome, Kyle D. Vahlenkamp, Rachel M. Self, Mark A. Giesemann, Amy L. Petry

“…Water balance was measured from days 4-7, with a water allowance set at 80 mL/kg of body weight per day. Data were analyzed using a linear mixed model, with parity as a random effect and fiber, enzyme, period, and their interactions as fixed effects. …”
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Physical activity, fatigue severity, and health-related quality of life of community-dwelling stroke survivors: a cross-sectional study by Marufat Oluyemisi Odetunde, Ayomide Felix Makinde, Olamide Mary Jimoh, Chidozie Emmanuel Mbada, Faatihah Niyi-Odumosu, Francis Fatoye

“…Information on respondents’ socio-demographic and clinical characteristics was also collected. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics at p < 0.05 significance level. …”
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Desenvolvimento e avaliação de sistema multimídia para ensino e aprendizado de irrigação Development and evaluation of teaching-learning multimedia system for irrigation by Rubens A. Oliveira, Renata da S. Mota, Carlos V. Farias, Leacir N. Bastos, Márcio M. Ramos

“…The results were separated by appraised groups: Group A (farmers); Group B (High School students) and Group C (College students), and the data contained were appraised by category: interface, content and interactivity category. …”
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Food additive mixtures and type 2 diabetes incidence: Results from the NutriNet-Santé prospective cohort. by Marie Payen de la Garanderie, Anaïs Hasenbohler, Nicolas Dechamp, Guillaume Javaux, Fabien Szabo de Edelenyi, Cédric Agaësse, Alexandre De Sa, Laurent Bourhis, Raphaël Porcher, Fabrice Pierre, Xavier Coumoul, Emmanuelle Kesse-Guyot, Benjamin Allès, Léopold K Fezeu, Emmanuel Cosson, Sopio Tatulashvili, Inge Huybrechts, Serge Hercberg, Mélanie Deschasaux-Tanguy, Benoit Chassaing, Héloïse Rytter, Bernard Srour, Mathilde Touvier

“…So far, safety assessments have been performed substance by substance due to lack of data on the effect of multiexposure to combinations of additives. …”
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“Ethical leadership: a dual path model for fostering ethical voice through relational identification, psychological safety, organizational identification and psychological ownershi... by Qurat-ul-Ain Burhan, Muhammad Asif Khan, Muhammad Faisal Malik

“…Two hundred forty-eight samples were collected from the banking sector using quantitative research techniques, and data was gathered through a self-administrated questionnaire. …”
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The Development of a Digital Patient Navigation Tool to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Federally Qualified Health Center Patients: Acceptability and Usability Testing by Leah C Savage, Luz Estefhany Soto-Cossio, Francesca Minardi, Matthew Beyrouty, Julie Schoonover, Jay Musella, Michaela Frazier, Cristina N Villagra, Jamilia R Sly, Joel Erblich, Steven H Itzkowitz, Lina H Jandorf, Neil S Calman, Ashish Atreja, Sarah J Miller

“…They also completed a baseline questionnaire gathering data about demographics, technology and internet use, medical history, and health literacy, and completed surveys to assess the website’s acceptability and usability. …”
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Modelling of acid brown 14 and acid yellow 36 dyes adsorption from water by self-nitrogen-doped activated carbon by Mohamed A. El-Nemr, Mohamed A. Hassaan, Murat Yılmaz, Ahmed El Nemr

“…The AC7-800 samples were analyzed using BET, SEM, EDX, XRD, FTIR, TGA, and DTA techniques. …”
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Temporal-Spatial Evolution Characteristics and Dynamic Mechanisms of Regional Cooperation Network in the Yangtze River Delta by Cao Xianzhong, Fan Zhiqian

“…This lacks a comprehensive measurement index system for regional cooperation levels using multidimensional connection data, and the dynamic factors and mechanisms of regional cooperation networks are unknown. …”
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Efficacy of digital health technologies in the management of inflammatory bowel disease: an umbrella review by Marco Gasparetto, MD, Priya Narula, MD, Charlotte Wong, MBBS MSc, James Ashton, MD PhD, Jochen Kammermeier, MD PhD, ProfMD PhD Marieke Pierik, MD PhD, ProfMD Uri Kopylov, MD PhD, ProfMD PhD Naila Arebi, MD PhD

“…Summary: The use of digital health technology (DHT) is increasing worldwide. …”
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Spatiotemporal characteristics and driving factors of the fractional vegetation coverage in the Ertix River Basin by LIU Yixuan, Alim SAMAT, L.I. Wenbo, Jilili ABUDUWAILI

“…Investigating the spatiotemporal changes in the FVC and its relationship with various factors in the ERB can offer scientific support for optimizing regional vegetation restoration policies and promoting the coordinated development of human–environment interactions. The Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) MYD13Q1 V6 data were obtained via the Google Earth Engine platform, and methods including the pixel dichotomy method, Theil–Sen median trend analysis, and Mann‒Kendall test were employed to examine the spatiotemporal dynamics of the FVC in the ERB from 2003 to 2023, with future trend forecast using the Hurst index. …”
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Properties of the GSN 069 Accretion Disk from a Joint X-Ray and UV Spectral Analysis: Stress-testing Quasi-periodic Eruption Models by M. Guolo, A. Mummery, T. Wevers, M. Nicholl, S. Gezari, A. Ingram, D. R. Pasham

“…We present an analysis of Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and XMM-Newton data of the tidal disruption event (TDE) candidate and quasi-periodic eruption (QPE) source GSN 069. …”
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