Spatiotemporal Variation in Fractional Vegetation Coverage and Quantitative Analysis of Its Driving Forces: A Case Study in the Tabu River Basin, Northern China, 1986–2023 by Zihe Wang, Yangwen Jia, Cunwen Niu, Jiajia Liu, Jing Jin, Zilong Liao, Mingxin Wang, Guohua Li, Jing Zhang

“…The results revealed that: (1) the FVC exhibits considerable spatial heterogeneity, with higher values observed in the southeastern and southwestern areas and lower values in the northern part; (2) over the past 38 years, the annual average FVC has shown fluctuations, with a slight declining trend, while the Hurst exponent indicates a reverse persistence pattern in the FVC across the TRB; and (3) the correlation between the FVC and the temperature is marginally stronger than that with precipitation, and the influence of climate change on promoting the FVC outweighs the role of human activities. …”
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Cosmetic Contact Sensitivity in Patients with Melasma: Results of a Pilot Study by Neel Prabha, Vikram K. Mahajan, Karaninder S. Mehta, Pushpinder S. Chauhan, Mrinal Gupta

“…Results. 52 (78%) patients were in the age group of 20–40 years. The duration of melasma varied from 1 month to 20 years. …”
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Comparative analysis of the concentrations of proinflammatory cytokines and glycosylated ferritin in patients with idiopathic recurrent pericarditis and adult-onset Still's disease by V. Yu. Myachikova, A. L. Maslyansky, O. Yu. Tkachenko, M. Yu. Pervakova, E. S. Kuvardin, S. V. Lapin

“…The study established a similar pattern of changes in inflammatory biomarkers in patients with AOSD and IRI. …”
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Dental caries and actual utilization of dental services among primary school children in Egypt: a cross-sectional study by Mariam Osman Mohamed, Basman Elsayed Hamza, Rabaa Mahmoud Aboubakr, Nasr Mohamed Attia

“…Objectives Assess the prevalence of dental caries, the actual pattern of dental service utilization, and factors affecting them, such as parents’ 1dental fear, demographic, and socio-demographic variables among primary school children. …”
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The mediating role of intergroup anxiety in the relationship between meta-stereotype and achievement motive among adolescents in rural–urban integration areas: a cross-sectional st... by Chuanyong Guo, Chuanyong Guo, Mingying Li, Limin Hou

“…Rural adolescents exhibited the same pattern, while urban adolescents did not show significant changes. …”
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Spatial, temporal and demographic distribution characteristics of adenomyosis symptom clusters from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine: a multicenter cross-sectional s... by Xin Wang, Yu Tao, YuDan Fu, XinChun Yang, RuiHua Zhao

“…Univariate analysis, symptom co-occurrence matrices, and hierarchical clustering were used to compare clinical and symptom cluster characteristics across different latitudes (low latitude area: 691 cases vs. high latitude area: 1,125 cases), seasons (warm: 652 cases vs. cold: 473 cases), and age groups (<40 years: 895 cases vs. ≥s. years: 921 cases).ResultsAM symptom clusters exhibited significant geographical, seasonal, and age-related variations, with “Blood Stasis Syndrome” as the core pathological mechanism. …”
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Prevalence, spatial distribution, and determinants of wasting among children under five in Senegal: spatial and multilevel analyses of the 2023 Senegal Demographic and Health Surve... by Tadesse Tarik Tamir, Berhan Tekeba, Agazhe Aemro, Mulugeta Wassie, Enyew Getaneh Mekonen

“…Childhood wasting exhibited a clustered pattern across regions of Senegal. The hot spot clusters of elevated wasting prevalence were found to be concentrated in the Diourbel, Tambacounda, and Matam regions of Senegal. …”
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Association between liver fibrosis’s noninvasive scores and retinal imaging changes: insights from NHANES by Chuan-Xi Wang, Jing-Jing Hou, Si-Yu Lin, Jiang-Hui Wang, Jing-Jing Ding, Chang Liu, Zheng-Xuan Jiang, Ning Bao

“…Conclusion Among individuals aged fifty years and older, FIB-4 and FIB-8 are linked to a higher risk of retinal image changes, particularly among those with advanced liver fibrosis. …”
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Comparison of cardiac magnetic resonance and speckle tracking echocardiography in cardiac evaluation of children with acute myocarditis with preserved left ventricular function by Fatos Alkan, Onur Bircan, Fatma Can, Yuksel Pabuscu, Senol Coskun

“…The mean patient age was 14.67 years (± 2.88), with 13 (39.4%) females and 20 (60.6%) males. …”
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Avaliação comparativa e evolutiva dos protocolos de atendimento dos pacientes fissurados Comparative and evolutive evaluation of attendance protocols of patients with clef lip and... by Nivaldo Alonso, Daniela Yukie Sakai Tanikawa, Jonas Eraldo de Lima Junior, Marcus Castro Ferreira

“…However, systematic analysis of the following years will be realized with intention to get better parameters for the ideal treatment.…”
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Expression of CD80 and HLA-DR molecules on blood monocytes in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis by E. G. Churina, A. V. Popova, O. I. Urazova, M. R. Patysheva, S. P. Chumakova, Yu. V. Kolobovnikova, E. O. Kazakova

“…We examined expression pattern of CD80 and HLA-DR pro-inflammatory molecules on the monocytes in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), depending on the clinical form of the disease and susceptibility of the pathogen to anti-tuberculosis drugs. …”
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Evaluation and Modeling of Image Sharpness of Chinese Gaofen-1/2/6/7 Optical Remote-Sensing Satellites Over Time by Jiayang Cao, Litao Li, Yonghua Jiang, Xin Shen, Deren Li, Meilin Tan

“…Long-term data showed periodic sharpness variations in satellite images, with GF6s stability and minimal track differences being superior. The dynamic change pattern corresponds to a fourth-order polynomial model.…”
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Transcranial Doppler sonography follow-up study in mild vascular cognitive impairment. by Mariagiovanna Cantone, Manuela Pennisi, Giuseppe Lanza, Raffaele Ferri, Francesco Fisicaro, Francesco Cappellani, Emanuele David, Vito Nicosia, Klizia Cortese, Giovanni Pennisi, Valentina Puglisi, Rita Bella

“…In a previous study in patients with mild VCI and cerebral small vessels disease, a hemodynamic pattern of cerebral hypoperfusion and enhanced vascular resistance were observed; however, longitudinal data are currently lacking. …”
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Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy in Brazilian children: clinical, histological and molecular characterization by Marco A. Veloso Albuquerque

“…The age of onset ranged from two to 13 years, mean 7,5 years. Onset in the first decade was seen in 90%. …”
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The association of life’s essential 8 with prevalence of chronic respiratory diseases in adults: insights from NHANES 2007–2018 by Liu Fen, Li Yan, Zhao Fei, Kuai Zhong-Kai, You Ya-Yu, Hong Xiu-Qin, Wen Si-Ao, Liu Zheng-Yu, Pan Hong-Wei

“…Results Among 20,537 participants included (mean age, 48.02 ± 16.73 years), 10,492 (51.08%) were female and 3812 (18.56%) were determined to have CRDs. …”
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Association between tumour stroma ratio and other histopathological markers and lymph node metastasis in patients with oral cavity cancer by Prakash Pandit, Vijay Palwe, Sai Krishna U., Sucheta Gandhe, Yogesh Pawar, Yasam Venkata Ramesh, Raj Nagarkar

“…Results The present study included 409 OCSCC patients with a mean age of 49.1 years (range 20–84 years). The majority were male (365, 89.2%) with history of tobacco use (276, 67.5%) and primary as buccal mucosa (263, 64.3%). …”
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Clinical Characteristics, Comorbidities, and Sex-related Differences Among Smoking and Non-smoking Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Matched Case–control Study by Hanan M. Fathi, Samar Tharwat, Khaled El Hadidi, Yousra H. Abdel-Fattah, Marwa A. Amer, Amira M. Ibrahim, Saad M. Elzokm, Hanan M. El-Saadany, Shereen Elwan, Doaa Mosad, Samah Ismail Nasef, Maha E. Ibrahim, Gehad G. Elsehrawy, Suzan S. Al-Adle, Nermeen Samy, Eman F. Mohamed, Enas A. Abdelaleem, Hanan Taha, Faten Ismail, Zahraa I. Selim, Nada M. Gamal, Ahmed Elsaman, Osman Hammam, Reem H. Mohammed, Nevin Hammam, Tamer A. Gheita, On Behalf of the Egyptian College of Rheumatology Rheumatoid Arthritis Study Group

“…Results: The mean age among smokers was 46.4 ± 11.3 years, the male–female ratio was 3:1, and the mean disease duration was 6.4 ± 6.2 years. …”
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The association between non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and pulmonary function: evidence from NHANES 2007–2012 by Miaoyan Liu, Chaofeng Gao, Jinggeng Li, Yibo Zhang, Rui Gao, Chaoting Yang, Jian Zhang

“…However, the correlation between FEV1/FVC and NHHR showed a nonlinear U-shaped pattern. Suggesting differential impacts of NHHR on various lung function indicators. …”
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Clinical manifestations, histopathological changes and quality of life in patients with advanced knee osteoarthritis caused by age, trauma, obesity and their combination by Kristina V. Korochina, Tatyana V. Chernysheva, Irina E. Korochina

“…Results — Age-related OA phenotype was characterized by the latest clinical onset [59.5 (54-68) years of age] with the largest average patient age [72.5 (63-77) years], moderate to severe pain and knee dysfunction [total WOMAC score of 160 (127-190) points and Lequesne index of 20 (8-21) points], severe degenerative cartilage lesions [8.5 (6-10) points sensu Mankin] with high-grade synovitis [5 (3-8) points sensu Krenn]. …”
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Unveiling novel and legacy PFAS in human hair by Miriam Haußecker, Jonathan Zweigle, Boris Bugsel, Christian Zwiener

“…Maximum concentrations were found for PFOS (3763 pg/g), 6:2 FTSA (3600 pg/g) and PFPeS (3154 pg/g). Young subjects <30 years showed significantly higher levels for the ∑PFAS (median 2231 pg/g) and the ∑PFSAs (median 735 pg/g) compared to subjects >30 years (median ∑PFAS 1196 pg/g, and for ∑PFSAs 453 pg/g). …”
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