Study of Planting Pattern and Herbicide Effects on Weed Population and Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Grain Yield by Hossein Najafi, Soheyla Pourheydar Ghafarbi, Gholamreza Gahramanian, Ajang Jahedi

“…Optimizing chickpea row-spacing and the application possibility of non-selective herbicides in chickpea was our objective in this experiment. Materials and Methods In order to study planting pattern and chemical control effects on weed population and yield of rain-fed chickpea farming, two experiments conducted. …”
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Specific features of axial involvement in psoriatic arthritis: data from real clinical practice by E. E. Gubar, E. Yu. Loginova, Yu. L. Kоrsakova, T. V. Korotayeva, S. I. Glukhova, M. V. Sedunova, I. N. Pristavsky, I. N. Bondareva, I. F. Umnova, E. L. Nasonov

“…To compare clinical features in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients with and without axial involvement. Subjects and methods. 385 PsA patients (172 males and 213 females) from National PsA Register were examined, their diagnosis verified according to CASPAR criteria. …”
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Risk Prediction Model for High Myopia in Primary and Secondary School Students: Based on Nested Case-control Study by CHEN Shenglan, ZHENG Yongtao, HU Wangcheng, NI Zuowei, XIA Bing, YE Chunmei, DU Chixin, CHEN Xiaodan

“…Objective To investigate the prevalence and risk factors of high myopia in primary and secondary school students, and conduct a risk prediction model to provide a scientific basis for myopia prevention. Methods A nested case-control study was conducted in 2023, involving students with moderate myopia from 12 schools in Hangzhou to establish a cohort. …”
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Switching from interleukin-6 receptor inhibitors to the direct interleukin-6 inhibitor olokizumab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: efficacy and safety during one year of ther... by P. A. Shesternya, A. A. Baranov, I. B. Vinogradova, O. N. Anoshenkova, O. V. Antipova, E. A. Bogdanova, Yu. Yu. Grabovetskaya, E. P. Ilivanova, A. N. Kalyagin, A. A. Blinova, N. A. Lapkina, M. V. Mokrousova, O. B. Nesmeyanova, N. M. Nikitina, N. V. Yudina, E. N. Alekseev, E. L. Nasonov, A. M. Lila

“…Objective: to investigate the efficacy and safety of olokizumab (OKZ) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) over a 12-month period after switching from interleukin (IL)-6 receptor inhibitors (iIL6R) for non-medical reasons.Material and methods. A retrospective cohort study conducted in 11 centers in the Russian Federation included 110 patients with confirmed diagnosis of RA according to 2010 ACR/EULAR criteria. …”
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Factors influencing the prevalence and death rate of COPD: a pan-database ecological study covering 201 countries and regions from 1990 to 2021Research in context by Zihui Wang, Wenhan Cao, Zhixuan You, Shaoqiang Li, Mingshan Xue, Haiyang Li, Junfeng Lin, Guannan Cai, Yuqi Chen, Zhiman Liang, Chengtao Zhou, Xiaofang Wu, Guanghui Dong, Nanshan Zhong, Baoqing Sun, Zhangkai J. Cheng

“…This study aims to investigate the wide range of potential factors influencing COPD based on a pan-database ecological analysis. Methods: We integrated data from 17 global databases (e.g., the Global Burden of Disease Study) which encompass social, environmental, and health data across various regions. …”
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Convergent construct validity and test-retest reliability of both German versions of the original and the revised Niigata PPPD Questionnaire: NPQ and NPQ-R by Sarah Chételat, Sarah Chételat, Eve-Yaël Gerber, Eve-Yaël Gerber, Sarah El Khadlaoui, Frank Behrendt, Frank Behrendt, Michaela Stark, Michaela Stark, Stefan Schädler, Stefan Schädler, Maximilian Maywald, Lena Fabritius, Johannes Gerb, Johannes Gerb, Denis Grabova, Wiebke Trost, Andreas Zwergal, Andreas Zwergal, Ralf Strobl, Ralf Strobl, Katrin Parmar, Katrin Parmar, Hans Ulrich Gerth, Hans Ulrich Gerth, Leo H. Bonati, Leo H. Bonati, Leo H. Bonati, Sandra Becker-Bense, Corina Schuster-Amft, Corina Schuster-Amft, Corina Schuster-Amft

“…Characteristic provocation factors are moving or complex visual stimuli and exclusion of organic diseases. …”
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Daily digital biomarkers in the follow-up and clustering of patients with asthma by Bernardo Sousa-Pinto, Florence Schleich, Gilles Louis, Bilun Gemicioglu, Violeta Kvedarienė, Frederico S. Regateiro, Claudia Chaves Loureiro, Luis Taborda-Barata, Rita Amaral, Josep M. Antó, Anna Bedbrook, Wienczyslawa Czarlewski, Ignacio J. Ansotegui, Karl-C Bergmann, Matteo Bonini, Apostolos Bossios, Louis-Philippe Boulet, Fulvio Braido, Christopher Brightling, Guy Brusselle, Luisa Brussino, G. Walter Canonica, Alvaro A. Cruz, Tari Haahtela, Liam G. Heaney, Michael Hyland, Juan Carlos Ivancevich, Ludger Klimek, Marek Kulus, Piotr Kuna, Maciej Kupczyk, Desiree E. Larenas-Linnemann, Michael Makris, Manuel Marques-Cruz, Sara Gil-Mata, Mário Morais-Almeida, Marek Niedoszytko, Markus Ollert, Nikolaos G. Papadopoulos, Vincenzo Patella, Oliver Pfaar, Celeste Porsbjerg, Francesca Puggioni, Santiago Quirce, Carlos Robalo Cordeiro, Nicolas Roche, Boleslaw Samolinski, Joaquin Sastre, Nicola Scichilone, Sabina Skrgat, Sanna Toppila-Salmi, Omar S. Usmani, Arunas Valiulis, Brigita Gradauskiene, Ilgim Vardaloğlu Koyuncu, Maria Teresa Ventura, Rafael José Vieira, Arzu Yorgancioglu, João A. Fonseca, Torsten Zuberbier, Benoit Pétré, Renaud Louis, Jean Bousquet

“…Background and Research question We aimed to assess whether levels of digital biomarkers can reflect monthly patterns of asthma controlStudy design and methods We performed a longitudinal study on patients with asthma and comorbid rhinitis who filled ≥26 days of data in a month in the MASK-air® app and who reported at least 1 day of treatment with an inhaled corticosteroid with or without a long-acting β2-agonist (ICS ± LABA). …”
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Sex differences in psychosocial functioning and neurocognition in bipolar disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Maria Serra-Navarro, Derek Clougher, Vincenzo Oliva, Clàudia Valenzuela-Pascual, Michele De Prisco, María Florencia Forte, Marina Garriga, Brisa Solé, Jose Sánchez-Moreno, Norma Verdolini, Giulia Menculini, Alfonso Tortorella, Miquel Bernardo, J. Antoni Ramos-Quiroga, Anabel Martinez-Aran, Eduard Vieta, Silvia Amoretti, Carla Torrent

“…The present systematic review and meta-analysis examined whether males and females with BD demonstrate differences in psychosocial functioning and NC performance. Methods The Cochrane Library, EMBASE, PsycINFO, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases were systematically searched from inception until November 20, 2023. …”
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Modular and efficient assembly of CRISPR vectors and construction of an apple gene editing efficiency evaluation system by HOU Feifan, HUANG Chuanmi, HAO Pengbo, CONG Liu, BAI Tuanhui, SHI Jiangli, WANG Miaomiao, LIU Yu, ZHAO Yujie, WAN Ran, SHEN Yawen, ZHANG Hengtao, ZHANG Kunxi, ZHENG Xianbo, JIAO Jian

“…We aim to develop a modular and efficient CRISPR vector system, optimize the Agrobacterium-mediated transient delivery system in apple plantlets, and establish a corresponding evaluation system for assessing the efficiency of gene editing in apple. [Methods] The conventional vectors pUC19 (DNA cloning plasmid) and pHK2 (Dicotyledonous gene editing plasmid based on pCAMBIA1300 modification) were firstly modified by inserting a pair of type Ⅱ S restriction enzyme sites (such as Esp3 Ⅰ or Bsa Ⅰ etc.) into selected positions, to construct the intermediate vector pUC19-Esp3 Ⅰ-Bb and the plant expression vector backbone pHK2-Bsa Ⅰ-Bb. …”
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Screening cognitive impairment in patients with atrial fibrillation: A deep learning model based on retinal fundus photographs by Zhen Wang, MD, Mingxiao Li, MD, Peng Xia, BS, Chao Jiang, MD, Ting Shen, MD, Jiaming Ma, MD, Yu Bai, MD, Suhui Zhang, MD, Yiwei Lai, MD, Sitong Li, MS, Hui Xu, MD, Yang Xu, MD, Tong Ma, MS, Lie Ju, PhD, Liu He, PhD, Li Dong, MD, Caihua Sang, MD, Deyong Long, MD, Yuzhong Chen, PhD, Xin Du, MD, Zongyuan Ge, PhD, Jianzeng Dong, MD, Wen-Bin Wei, MD, Changsheng Ma, MD

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Disease activity in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathy according to time since diagnosis and positivity to antisynthetase autoantibodies: data from the Myo-Spain regist... by Tatiana Cobo-Ibáñez, Ivan Castellví, Ana Pros, Marta Domínguez-Álvaro, Laura Nuño-Nuño, Julia Martínez-Barrio, Vega Jovaní, Fredeswinda Romero-Bueno, Esther Ruiz-Lucea, Eva Tomero, Ernesto Trallero-Araguás, Javier Narváez, Jordi Camins-Fàbregas, Alberto Ruiz-Román, Jesús Loarce-Martos, Susana Holgado-Pérez, V Miguel Flores-Rodríguez, Francisca Sivera, Carolina Merino-Argumanez, Antonio Juan-Mas, Irene Altabás-González, María Martín-López, Joaquín María Belzunegui-Otano, Carmen Carrasco-Cubero, Mercedes Freire-González, Iñigo Rúa-Figueroa, Nuria Lozano-Rivas, Julio David Suarez-Cuba, Olga Martínez, Rafaela Ortega-Castro, Patricia Alcocer, Alejandro Gómez-Gómez, Olga Sánchez-Pernaute, José Luis Tandaipan, Irene Carrión-Barberà, Chamaida Plasencia-Rodríguez, Oihane Ibarguengoitia-Barrena, Paola Vidal-Montal, Vera Ortiz-Santamaria, Noemi Garrido-Puñal, Anne Riveros, Esmeralda Delgado-Frías, Juan Miguel López-Gómez, Carmen Barbadillo, José María Pego-Reigosa, Beatriz E. Joven-Ibáñez, Jesús Alejandro Valero-Jaimes, Elena Naveda, Ana Isabel Turrión-Nieves, Daniel Seoane-Mato, Francisco Javier Prado-Galbarro, M Ángeles Puche-Larrubia

“…Abstract Objective To evaluate the main outcomes of disease activity and their association with other measures of activity, damage, and quality of life in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM) according to time since diagnosis and positivity to antisynthetase autoantibodies (ASAs). Methods Cross-sectional multicenter study within the Spanish Myo-Spain registry. …”
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Assessment of the diagnostic utility of the electroencephalogram in pediatric emergencies by M.J. Abenza Abildúa, T. Olmedo Menchen, A. Pérez Villena, S. Ruhland Paulete, F.J. Navacerrada Barrero, J. de Ojeda Ruíz de Luna, C. Algarra Lucas, G. Cordero Martín, S. Martínez Ubierna, C. Jimeno Montero, I.J. Navarro López, E. Suárez Gisbert, Á. Gómez de la Riva, C. Pérez López, M.L. Herreros Fernández

“…Introduction: We analyze the diagnostic utility of urgent EEG (electroencephalogram) performed in children under 16 years of age in our center. Material and methods: Descriptive, retrospective, observational study of consecutive patients from 0 to 16 years of age, who underwent an urgent EEG for any reason, from January to December 2022. …”
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Analysis of the Impact of Effectiveness of Media (Seda-va-Sima) Advertisement on the Extent of Consumers’ Urge to Consume National Commodities by Abolfazl Danaei

“…Other secondary hypotheses were also confirmed, with path coefficients for various roles including: information features (0.594), advertising selection activities (0.506), advertising ranking (0.591), advertising engagement (0.623), advertising tools and visual methods (0.523), emotional features (0.498), motivational dimensions (0.522), overall advertisement viewing (0.618), internal vs. external product evaluation (0.642), consumer nationalism (0.705), and preference for domestic vs. foreign products (0.603). …”
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Measuring what matters: Building impact pathways to actionable information for the weADAPT platform by S. Bharwani, K. Williamson, R. Butterfield

“…This study addresses this gap by assessing the usability and impact of the weADAPT online platform through a mixed-methods approach, combining a user survey and semi-structured interviews. …”
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Unlocking data: Decision-maker perspectives on cross-sectoral data sharing and linkage as part of a whole-systems approach to public health policy and practice by Emily Tweed, Kristina Cimova, Peter Craig, Mirjam Allik, Denise Brown, Mhairi Campbell, David Henderson, Charlie Mayor, Petra Meier, Nick Watson

“…Aim We sought to work collaboratively with decision-makers relevant to healthy public policy and practice in Scotland to identify practical ways that cross-sectoral data sharing and linkage could be used to best effect to improve health and reduce health inequalities. Methods We facilitated three sequential stakeholder workshops with 20 participants from local and central government, public health teams, Health and Social Care Partnerships, the third sector, organisations which support data-intensive research and public representatives from across Scotland. …”
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Electroacupuncture attenuates retinal ischemia/reperfusion injury by protecting the outer blood-retina barrier via enkephalins activate delta opioid receptor by Ping CHEN, Xian-dan ZHU, Run-jie GUO, Yong XIA, Jing-ling JIN, Nan-ge JIN, Ying-min GU, Xue-song TIAN

“…This study aimed to elucidate how electroacupuncture (EA) protects the OBRB against RIR injury. Methods: Male Wistar rats (7 weeks old, 250 g to 280 g) were used in this study. …”
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The Effect of Landscape Pattern on Urban Temperature Changes in Hamadan by Marziye Shojaei, Kamran Shayesteh, Behnaz Attaeian

“…The metrics are used as quantitative indicators for measuring and describing landscape patterns. 2-Materials and Methods For land surface temperature analysis, the advantage of satellite temperature data is advantageous due to the limited number of synoptic stations in the city and the high cost of collecting terrestrial data. …”
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Visibility, democratic public space and socially inclusive cities by Ceren Sezer

“…The concept of visibility refers to the visual perception of the observable features of distinctive urban groups in public space, which give evidence of their lived experiences, and how they engage with, shape, and construct public space in everyday life. …”
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Environmental enrichment is associated with favorable memory-related functional brain activity patterns in older adults by Simon Hass, Maxie Liebscher, Anni Richter, Anni Richter, Anni Richter, Klaus Fliessbach, Klaus Fliessbach, Christoph Laske, Christoph Laske, Sebastian Sodenkamp, Sebastian Sodenkamp, Oliver Peters, Oliver Peters, Oliver Peters, Julian Hellmann-Regen, Julian Hellmann-Regen, Julian Hellmann-Regen, Ersin Ersözlü, Ersin Ersözlü, Ersin Ersözlü, Josef Priller, Josef Priller, Josef Priller, Josef Priller, Eike Jakob Spruth, Eike Jakob Spruth, Slawek Altenstein, Slawek Altenstein, Sandra Röske, Anja Schneider, Anja Schneider, Hartmut Schütze, Annika Spottke, Annika Spottke, Anna Esser, Stefan Teipel, Stefan Teipel, Ingo Kilimann, Ingo Kilimann, Jens Wiltfang, Jens Wiltfang, Jens Wiltfang, Ayda Rostamzadeh, Wenzel Glanz, Enise I. Incesoy, Enise I. Incesoy, Enise I. Incesoy, Falk Lüsebrink, Peter Dechent, Stefan Hetzer, Klaus Scheffler, Michael Wagner, Michael Wagner, Frank Jessen, Frank Jessen, Frank Jessen, Emrah Düzel, Emrah Düzel, Franka Glöckner, Björn Hendrik Schott, Björn Hendrik Schott, Björn Hendrik Schott, Miranka Wirth, Olga Klimecki, Olga Klimecki, for DELCODE study group

“…The present cross-sectional study assessed whether EE during early life (13–30 years) and midlife (30–65 years) is associated with better preserved memory-related brain activity patterns in older age.MethodsIn total, 372 cognitively unimpaired older adults (aged ≥60 years old) of the DZNE-Longitudinal Study on Cognitive Impairment and Dementia (DELCODE; DRKS00007966) were investigated. …”
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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

“…The organ crucial for the establishment and maintenance of central and peripheral tolerance, namely the thymus, has rarely been explored across these diseases. Methods: In a multicentre radiological case–control study, we characterized the thymus in 16 prevalent autoimmune diseases using chest computed tomography (CT) images from patients and age- and sex-1:1 matched healthy controls. …”
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