Factors Affecting Thyroid Volume in Children Aged 4 to 18 Years by Nevena Folić, Marko Folić, Miloš N. Milosavljević, Ana V. Pejčić, Slobodan Janković, Maja Vulović, Milos Stepovic, Isidora Mihajlović, Jovana Milosavljević

“…However, pediatricians must be aware of the normal thyroid volume values in children in order to recognize and treat thyroid disorders in children on time. …”
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Yield, nutrition, and nitrogen use efficiency of sweet potato in response to nitrogen rates by Fábio Satoshi Higashikawa, Keiji Jindo, Claudinei Kurtz, Daniel Pedrosa Alves, Gerson Henrique Wamser, Candida Elisa Manfio

“…The rate of 50 kg ha−1 of N presented a better harvest index and high values for nitrogen use efficiency variables.…”
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Association Between Cognitive Function and Emotion, Sleep, Frailty, and Nutrition in Hospitalized Patients by Nan Wang, Qunying Zhang, Peng Li, Lilan Guo, Xiaoman Wu, Qiuyun Tu

“…ABSTRACT Background With the rapid increase in China's aging population, cognitive impairment in the elderly has become a significant public health issue. Aims In this study we performed a cross‐sectional analysis to comprehensively investigate the relationship between cognitive function and emotion, sleep, frailty, nutrition, and clinical variables in hospitalized geriatric patients according to age group and sex. …”
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Femoroacetabular Impingement Morphological Changes in Sample of Patients Living in Southern Mexico Using Tomographic Angle Measures by Ricardo Cardenas-Dajdaj, Arianne Flores-Rivera, Marcos Rivero-Peraza, Nina Mendez-Dominguez

“…While the prevalence and the type of impingement may vary across human groups, the variability among populations with short height or with a high prevalence of overweight has not yet been explored. …”
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Growth‐Associated Protein 43 Levels in the Cerebrospinal Fluid Correspond to the Cerebral Blood Flow Alterations in Alzheimer's Dementia Continuum: An Original Study by Neda Songhori, Maryam Shamsi Goushky, Mohammad Mehdi Khaleghi, Marzieh Mojerloo, Mohammad Sadeghi, Mehrdad Mozafar, Zahra Babaie Aghdam, Maryam Ghajar, Yalda Kianifar, Farough Karimzadeh, Farbod Khosravi, Mahsa Mayeli

“…Independent t‐tests and Mann‐Whitney tests were used for the comparison of continuous variables between groups, and multiple linear regression analysis with adjustments for confounding factors was used to assess the relationship between GAP‐43 and CBF values. …”
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Perception of health and illness and quality of life after total thyroidectomy for differentiated thyroid carcinoma: the PERSAM study by Elena Groff, Beatrice Soccal, Fabiola Carrossa, Federica Vianello, Sara Talomo, Alessandra Feltrin, Giovanni Scarzello, Honoria Ocagli, Dario Gregori, Matteo Martinato

“…A descriptive statistics analysis and multiple linear regression models were performed to explore the relationship between some of the variables.ResultsSignificant associations emerged between the type of surgery and higher values on the PGWBI questionnaire (P = 0.022) and the score obtained in the ‘emotional representations’ dimension of the IPQ-R questionnaire (P = 0.028). …”
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Optimization of the Frying Process for Maximizing Crispiness of Scallop (<i>Patinopecten yessoensis)</i> Adductor Muscle Snacks Using Vacuum Low-Temperature Frying by Sun-Young Park, Sang-In Kang, Jin Kim, Young-Hyun An, Ga-Bin Lee, Si-Hyeong Park, Jung-Suck Lee

“…The predicted and experimental values for frying temperature and time showed strong agreement, validating the reliability of the optimization model.…”
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The impact of radiotherapy on the prognosis of metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma after surgery by Xuwen Li, Zhongyu Tan, Yihao Zhu, Yabo Zhai, Can Chen, Dong Wang, Mingshuai Wang, Nianzeng Xing, Feiya Yang, Xiongjun Ye

“…Univariate and multivariate COX regression analyses were conducted to explore the impact of different variables on prognosis. Finally, a nomogram was developed to predict patient survival rates. …”
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Toward a hyperventilation detection system in freediving: a proof of concept using force sensor technology by Frank Pernett, Frank Pernett, Eric Mulder, Filip Johansson, Arne Sieber, Arne Sieber, Ricardo Bermudez, Marcus Lossner, Erika Schagatay, Erika Schagatay

“…Background and aimHyperventilation before breath-hold diving (freediving) is widely accepted as a risk factor for hypoxic syncope or blackout (BO), but there is no practical way to address it before dives. …”
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Prognostic impact of extracellular volume fraction derived from equilibrium contrast-enhanced CT in HCC patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors by Xiaona Fu, Yusheng Guo, Kailu Zhang, Zhixuan Cheng, Chanyuan Liu, Yi Ren, Lianwei Miao, Weiwei Liu, Shanshan Jiang, Chen Zhou, Yangbo Su, Lian Yang

“…Abstract This study aimed to investigate whether extracellular volume (ECV) fraction derived from equilibration contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) affects prognosis in HCC patients receiving ICIs. …”
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Body composition changes and clinical outcomes in pediatric cystic fibrosis during 24 months of lumacaftor ivacaftor therapy based on real-world data by Marcell Imrei, Adrienn F. Kéri, Éva Gács, Ildikó Gönczi, Melinda Meláth, Éva Kosaras, Botond Demeter, Csaba Péterfia, Klára Vass, Gyöngyi Székely, Klementina Ocskay, Andrea Párniczky

“…We report data for the first 24 months from therapy initiation. Variables were analyzed separately for ages 2–5, 6–11, and over 12. …”
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Move4Future: implementation and effects of a pilot physical exercise programme for children and youth at risk from multi-problem families by Cristiana Mercê, Vera Simões, Liliana Ramos, Miguel Silva, Nancy Brígida, Anabela Vitorino, Marco Branco, Rafael Oliveira

“…Physical exercise could be a strategy to prevent, treat and overcome numerous disorders. Thus, this study aimed to analyze the effects of implementing the Move4Future pilot program, in children and adolescents, on the following variables: i) anxiety levels, ii) body composition, iii) physical fitness, and iv) physical activity levels. …”
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Severely Obese Adolescents and Adults Exhibit a Different Association of Circulating Levels of Adipokines and Leukocyte Expression of the Related Receptors with Insulin Resistance by Antonello E. Rigamonti, Fiorenza Agosti, Alessandra De Col, Giancarlo Silvestri, Nicoletta Marazzi, Silvia Bini, Sara Bonomo, Marialuisa Giunta, Silvano G. Cella, Alessandro Sartorio

“…None of the considered independent variables accounted for the degree of insulin resistance in the adolescent group. …”
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Association between sensitivity to thyroid hormones and trabecular bone score in euthyroid individuals: a population-based cross-sectional study by Zihan Chen, Yuxiong Chen, Yuanmeng Li, Zhiwei Leng, Naishi Li, Weibo Xia

“…The trabecular bone score (TBS) serves as an essential indicator for assessing bone microarchitecture. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between sensitivity to thyroid hormones and TBS in euthyroid individuals. …”
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Impact of Different Metabolic Indicators on Ventricular Repolarization Indices in Obese Children: A Case Control Study by Asmaa A El Sehmawy, Rasha Abd El Samad Fawaz, Nadia Ahmed Agiba, Eman Aziz Elsherbiny, Nglaa Fathi Agaba, Doaa Sayed Mohammed, Haidy Mahmoud Nasr, Fatma Elzhraa AE Diab, Amal M Ahmed, Shorouk Issa Mahfouz, Heba T Okda, Doaa Sadek Ahmed

“…Objectives: The study aimed to identify the relationship between various metabolic indicators and ventricular repolarization indices among obese children compared to healthy ones. …”
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Identification of optimal biomarkers associated with distant metastasis in breast cancer using Boruta and Lasso machine learning algorithms by Jia-ning Qin, Wen-bin Dai, Wen-hai Zhang, Bin-jie Chen, Ling Liang, Chun-feng Liang, Chun-guo Lu, Qi-xing Tan, Chang-yuan Wei, Yang Tan, Fang Wu

“…Abstract Objective The aim of this study was to identify optimal biomarkers associated with distant metastasis in patients with breast cancer from among nutritional and inflammatory indicators using the Boruta and Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator (LASSO) machine learning algorithms, thereby improving the ability to identify distant metastasis. …”
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Effects of Peanut Insertion on Soil Dynamics in Fallow Areas by Heytor Lemos Martins, Vanesca Korasaki, Arthur Nardi Campalle, João Francisco Damião Zanqueta, Andrey Batalhão de Oliveira, Mariana Casari Parreira, Pedro Luís da Costa Aguiar Alves

“…For the enzymatic activity, the values showed that straw and peanut management affects the higher activity of β-glucosidase and arylsulfatase, with differences of 75 and 74% compared to the control. …”
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Investigating the plasma electrophoretic protein profile of kids and lambs during the neonatal period: An overview of their immuno-inflammatory status by Francesca Arfuso, Maria Rizzo, Claudia Giannetto, Marilena Briglia, Elisabetta Giudice, Alessandro Zumbo, Anna Assenza, Giuseppe Piccione

“…The study aimed to evaluate how plasma total proteins, their fractions (i.e. albumin, α1-, β-, γ-globulins) and A/G ratio change in lambs and kids over the first month of life. …”
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Calpastatin and myostatin genes polymorphism and their association with slaughter traits in the Gashun Soviet Merino breed grown in southern Russia by Nadezhda V. Shirokova, Vladimir K. Fiodorov, Izabella G. Kazarova, Ivan F. Gorlov, Marina I. Slozhenkina, Elena Y. Anisimova, Ekaterina V. Karpenko

“…The study aimed to investigate the genetic variability of the Gashun Soviet Merino sheep breed, determining myostatin (MSTN) and calpastatin (CAST) gene polymorphism by the PCR-RFLP method. …”
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Retrospective Research of Clinical and Hematological Changes Occurred by del Nido Cardioplegia in the Perioperative Period of Patients who Underwent Open-Heart Surgery by Abdullah Özer, Başak Koçak, Mustafa Arslan, Elif Şimşek, Aycan Özdemirkan, Yusuf Ünal, Erkan İriz, Hakan Zor, Levent Oktar

“…Methods: Preoperative and postoperative variations in selected biochemical and hematological variables of 71 patients who underwent open-heart surgery in our medical faculty between 2018 and 2020 were retrospectively examined and compared with normal values. …”
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