The impact of a plant-based diet on the menstrual cycle and female fertility by Karina Ekiert, Katarzyna Pilarczyk, Aleksandra Rabęda, Natalia Klepacz, Zuzanna Cudziło, Hubert Sawczuk, Weronika Ewa Nowak, Marta Kaus, Hanna Adamska, Marta Malicka

“…Inadequate levels of these nutrients can lead to abnormalities in the female reproductive system, both in laboratory tests and in symptoms experienced by women. …”
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Proprioceptive Control of Muscle Activation in Aging: Implications for Balance and Fall Risk by Łukasz Oleksy, Anna Mika, Martyna Sopa, Artur Stolarczyk, Olga Adamska, Joanna Zyznawska, Rafał Buryta, Paulina Ciepiela, Jarosław Witkowski, Renata Kielnar

“…(1) Background: This study aimed to assess whether older adults exhibit greater discrepancies between intended and actual motor unit recruitment, which could affect the quality of muscle activation and potentially increase the risk of falls. (2) Methods: Forty-eight physically active older women were assessed (65 ± 6 years, 164 ± 6 cm, and 76 ± 7 kg). The bioelectrical activity (EMG) of the vastus lateralis oblique (VLO) and vastus medialis oblique (VMO) muscles were assessed during isometric testing with the knee joint bent to 75 degrees. …”
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EFFECTS OF SMOKING IN PATIENTS WITH AXIAL SPONDYLOARTHRITIS RECEIVING TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR INHIBITORS THERAPY by Özlem Pehlivan, Yasemin Yalçınkaya, Bahar Artım Esen, Nihat Hüseyinsinoğlu, Ahmet Gül, Murat İnanç, Mahdume Lale Öçal

“…The patients were evaluated retrospectively, cross-sectionally and grouped by intensity of smoking (pack-years). Those who smoked>20 pack-years were defined as heavy smokers. …”
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505 Comparison of profile and utility measures of health-related quality of life in pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma by Brian Felter, Angie Mae Rodday, Susan K. Parsons

“…The study also had a prespecified patient-reported outcomes (PRO) secondary aim, which involved recruiting a subset of the initial 309 patients aged 11 years or older enrolled in the trial for serial PRO measures taken over the trial period. …”
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The tear substitutive therapy for prophylaxis and treatment of dry eye after cataract surgery by V. N. Trubilin, T. A. Sedneva, S. G. Kapkova

“…By the end of the experiment (45th day after operation) decrease of osmolarity and increase of functional tests was registered among all the groups, however, the results were more evident among the groups who underwent tear substitutive treatment.Conclusion: Performed experiment confirmed that tear substitutive therapy conducted in the postoperatively speeds up recovery and restores indices of tear secretion and osmolarity.…”
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Influence of different types of sterile cytoplasms (A3, A4, 9E) on the combining ability of CMS lines of sorghum by O. P. Kibalnik, L. A. Elkonin

“…On average, for three years of testing, a positive effect of the 9E cytoplasm on the general combining ability (GCA) (0.63) and negative effects of the A3 and A4 cytoplasms (–0.32 and –0.31) for the inflorescence length were noted. …”
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Milk matters: soluble Toll-like receptor 2 (sTLR2) in breast milk significantly inhibits HIV-1 infection and inflammation. by Bethany M Henrick, Kakon Nag, Xiao-Dan Yao, Anna G Drannik, Grace M Aldrovandi, Kenneth L Rosenthal

“…Notably, immunodepletion does not allow for the complete removal of sTLR2 from BM, thus functional testing shown here may underestimate the total effect elicited by sTLR2 against HIV-1 and synthetic bacterial ligand. …”
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Association between placental insufficiency and manifestations of preeclampsia by A. N. Strizhakov, Yu. V. Tezikov, I. S. Lipatov, D. V. Pechkurov

“…At the first (clinical statistical) stage, the incidence rates of preeclampsia (PE) and placental insufficiency (PI) were compared based on the data from Rosstat and from a regional perinatal center for the past 25 years; the most informative predictors of PI and PE were compared using the known clinical epidemiological tests. …”
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Multi-Objective Optimal Allocation of Regional Water Resources Based on the Improved NSGA-III Algorithm by Yuhao Wang, Yi Wang, Bin He

“…Compared with some commonly used multi-objective algorithms and tested using the DTLZ series functions, the proposed algorithm demonstrates improved overall performance. …”
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Peculiarities of Heart Rhythm Variability in Children and Adolescents with Arrhythmias in the Presence of Comorbidity of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract by S. V. Potapenko

“…Material and methods of the research. 91 children from 15 to 17 years were under the supervision. The Ist group consisted of children with heart rhythm disorders on a background of chronic pathology of the upper gastrointestinal tract. …”
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Digital Isolation and Dementia Risk in Older Adults: Longitudinal Cohort Study by Cheng Deng, Na Shen, Guangzhou Li, Ke Zhang, Shijun Yang

“… BackgroundDementia poses a significant global health challenge, characterized by progressive cognitive decline and functional impairment. With the aging global population, dementia prevalence is projected to surge, reaching an estimated 153 million cases by 2050. …”
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Non-hodgkin lymphoma risk and insecticide, fungicide and fumigant use in the agricultural health study. by Michael C R Alavanja, Jonathan N Hofmann, Charles F Lynch, Cynthia J Hines, Kathryn H Barry, Joseph Barker, Dennis W Buckman, Kent Thomas, Dale P Sandler, Jane A Hoppin, Stella Koutros, Gabriella Andreotti, Jay H Lubin, Aaron Blair, Laura E Beane Freeman

“…Our results showed pesticides from different chemical and functional classes were associated with an excess risk of NHL and NHL subtypes, but not all members of any single class of pesticides were associated with an elevated risk of NHL or NHL subtypes. …”
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The Effect of Probiotics on the Response to Vaccination in Older Adults: A Systematic Review of Randomised Controlled Trials by Hediye Arioz Tunc, Philip Calder

“…Background: Ageing comes with alterations in many body functions, including the deterioration of the immune system, referred to as immunosenescence. …”
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Extensive Study on Hematological, Immunological, Inflammatory Markers, and Biochemical Profile to Identify the Risk Factors in COVID-19 Patients by Eman T. Ali, Azza Sajid Jabbar, Hadeel S. Al Ali, Saad Shaheen Hamadi, Majid S. Jabir, Salim Albukhaty

“…The liver, renal, and cardiac functions were assessed by clinical chemistry testing. …”
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Midterm Outcomes and Surgical Approaches for Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus by Christoph Biehl PD, Carina Fritzsche, Nike Walter PD, Lotta Biehl, Thaqif El Khassawna, Christian Heiss, Markus Rupp MD

“…Background: Osteochondral lesions (OCL) of the talus are a significant cause of chronic ankle pain and functional impairment, typically following trauma. Despite advancements in diagnostic imaging and surgical interventions, long-term outcomes vary, and no gold standard treatment has been established. …”
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Proteomic characterization and comparison of the infective and adult life stage secretomes from Necator americanus and Ancylostoma ceylanicum. by Yide Wong, Bruce A Rosa, Luke Becker, Mali Camberis, Graham LeGros, Bin Zhan, Maria Elena Bottazzi, Ricardo T Fujiwara, Edita Ritmejeryte, Thewarach Laha, Sujittra Chaiyadet, Piyanan Taweethavonsawat, Paul J Brindley, Bethany K Bracken, Paul R Giacomin, Makedonka Mitreva, Alex Loukas

“…We characterized these proteins based on functional annotation, KEGG pathway analysis, InterProScan signature and gene ontology. …”
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Albumin Levels before Therapy and Clinicopathological Parameters of Lung Cancer Patients by Erna Kusumawardhani, Nor Fiayanti Hadiani

“…Highlights • A notable finding was the significant relationship between albumin levels and ECOG scores, emphasizing the potential of albumin as an indicator of functional status in lung cancer patients. • The research provided a comprehensive analysis of the correlation between albumin levels and various clinicopathological conditions.   …”
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Effect of Nitrogen and Sulphur Fertilization on Winter Oilseed Rape Yield by Wacław Jarecki, Joanna Korczyk-Szabó, Milan Macák

“…Both macronutrients affect important physiological plant functions and are essential for the proper growth and development of oilseed rape. …”
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Local therapy of the knee osteoarthritis: results of a multicenter study of meloxicam by N. V. Toroptsova, A. A. Bagretsova, A. V. Bursikov, E. V. Kuzmicheva

“…The randomized, open, multicenter study included 100 patients aged 50 to 80 years with stage II–III knee OA, who were randomized into two groups in a 1:1 ratio. …”
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Examining Working Memory Training for Healthy Adults—A Second-Order Meta-Analysis by Maria Syed, Jarrad A. G. Lum, Linda K. Byrne, David Skvarc

“…Only meta-analyses undertaken with healthy adults aged between 18 and 55 years were included in the report. Results: The results revealed an average improvement in working memory across the included studies compared to the control groups. …”
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