Abnormal Esophageal Scintigraphy Associates With a Distinct Clinical Phenotype in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis by Antonio D. Salas, Lisa R. Yanek, Laura K. Hummers, Ami A. Shah, Zsuzsanna H. McMahan

“…Methods Clinical, demographic, and serologic features were compared between patients with and without delayed esophageal transit on scintigraphy. University of California Los Angeles Scleroderma Clinical Trials Consortium Gastrointestinal Tract (GIT) 2.0 scores measured GI symptoms, Medsger scores measured physician‐assessed SSc disease severity, and the Composite Autonomic Symptom Score 31 survey evaluated dysautonomia symptoms. …”
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The Impact of Medicaid Preferred Drug Lists on Utilization and Costs of Antipsychotic Medication by Christian Frois, Thomas O’Connell, Jacqueline Pesa, John Fastenau

“…**Results:** Among the 48 states studied, 33 (68.8%) used PDLs as a means to limit access to branded antipsychotic medications, including those states with the largest populations with a mental-health illness (e.g. New York, California, Texas). In our analyses, the average difference in antipsychotic costs per capita between PDL and non-PDL states was less than $0.6M or 1.5% (p=0.95). …”
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Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Motor Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale by Stefanie D. Vassar, Yvette M. Bordelon, Ron D. Hays, Natalie Diaz, Rebecca Rausch, Cherry Mao, Barbara G. Vickrey

“…We analyzed data from 193 persons enrolled in a population-based study in Central California. Patients were examined after overnight PD medication washout (“OFF” state) and approximately one hour after taking medication (“ON” state). …”
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Physiotherapists’ perspectives on the implementation of direct access to physiotherapy services in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study by Hosam Alzahrani, Razaz Shaheen, Osama Mohammed, Elaf Marouf

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Functional outcome of the three-stitch technique of humerus nailing for comminuted shaft humerus fractures by Sachin Kale, Bhushan Patil, Garvit Khatod, Pramod Bhor, Gursimran Sandhu, Venkatsh Jyoti, Rohan Baruah, Sachiti Kale, Rahul Ghodke, Joydeep Dey

“…Over 6 months, 22 out of 24 patients experienced significant restoration of function, evidenced by an improvement in Mayo Elbow Performance Index scores from 18 to 23 within the excellent outcome group. University of California at Los Angeles scores also exhibited enhancement, with ratings ranging from exceptional to good, increasing from 20 to 23. …”
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El desvanecimiento del umbral como límite entre el exterior y el interior en la obra de Rogelio Salmona by Edgard Mauricio Carvajal Ronderos

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Binding Mode Investigation of Polyphenols from Scrophularia Targeting Human Aldose Reductase Using Molecular Docking and Molecular Dynamics Simulations by Abinaya Manivannan, Prabhakaran Soundararajan, Yoo Gyeong Park, Sugunadevi Sakkiah, Byoung Ryong Jeong

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The Dependence of Cold and Hot Patches on Local Plasma Transport and Particle Precipitation in Northern Hemisphere Winter by Duan Zhang, Qing‐He Zhang, Y.‐Z. Ma, Kjellmar Oksavik, L. R. Lyons, Zan‐Yang Xing, Marc Hairston, Z.‐X. Deng, J.‐J. Liu

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Diversity of reverse-transcriptase-containing viruses through global metagenomics by Kaiyang Zheng, Yantao Liang, Yan Zhang, David Páez-Espino, Hongbing Shao, Yeong Yik Sung, Wen Jye Mok, Li Lian Wong, Shi Wang, Andrew McMinn, Min Wang

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Identification of Spectrally Similar Materials From Multispectral Imagery Based on Condition Number of Matrix by Maozhi Wang, Shu-Hua Chen, Jun Feng, Wenxi Xu, Daming Wang

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Energy sufficiency for deep decarbonization: A modeling framework by Jingjing Zhang, Michelle Johnson-Wang, Nina Khanna, Max Wei, Bianka Shoai-Tehrani, Nan Zhou

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Older Age Is Associated with Decreased Levels of VDR, CYP27B1, and CYP24A1 and Increased Levels of PTH in Human Parathyroid Glands by Yi Jiang, Liyan Liao, Jina Li, Larry Wang, Zhongjian Xie

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Impact of trapping on tritium self-sufficiency and tritium inventories in fusion power plant fuel cycles by Samuele Meschini, Rémi Delaporte-Mathurin, George R. Tynan, Sara E. Ferry

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Design and Optimization of a Coherent Beamforming Network for an Aperiodic Concentric Ring Array by Armando Arce, Enrique Stevens-Navarro, Marco Cardenas-Juarez, Ulises Pineda-Rico, Jorge Simon, Marco A. Panduro

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Examining the relationships between patients’ multimorbidity trajectories and prognostic outcomes after the initial hip fracture by Jessica Qiuhua Sheng, Da Xu, Paul Jen-Hwa Hu, Liang Li, Ting-Shuo Huang

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Regular Consumption of a Flavanol-rich Chocolate can Improve Oxidant Stress in Young Soccer Players by Cesar G. Fraga, Lucas Actis-Goretta, Javier I. Ottaviani, Fernando Carrasquedo, Silvina B. Lotito, Sheryl Lazarus, Harold H. Schmitz, Carl L. Keen

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Impact of Treatment on Rate of Biphasic Reaction in Children with Anaphylaxis by William Bonadio, Connor Welsh, Brad Pradarelli, Yunfai Ng

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Thermally Driven Atmospheric Escape: Transition from Diffusion-limited to Drag-off Escape by Jack C. Evans, Shane Robert Carberry Mogan, Robert E. Johnson, Orenthal J. Tucker

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Governing of Melt Pool Solidification Parameters and Microstructure Evolution Indicator During SLM‐Ti6Al4V Alloy Through Parametric Sweep Optimization by Kidu Gebrecherkos Weldeanenia, Samuel Kinde Kassegne, Perumalla Janaki Ramulu

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The Association of Obesity with Walking Independent of Knee Pain: The Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study by Daniel K. White, Tuhina Neogi, Yuqing Zhang, David Felson, Michael LaValley, Jingbo Niu, Michael Nevitt, Cora E. Lewis, James Torner, K. Douglas Gross

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