Mobilization and deposition of plastic along an estuarine bank during tidal cycles by Rosa Sawan, Périne Doyen, Guillaume Veillet, Florence Viudes, Céline Mahfouz, Rachid Amara

“…Here, an in situ experimental study was conducted in the Slack estuary, a small macrotidal estuarine system in northern France, to investigate the mobilization and deposition of plastic debris on an estuarine bank at a daily basis during six complete tidal cycles. …”
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Patients with Multiple Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (FGIDs) Show Increased Illness Severity: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Tertiary Care FGID Specialty Clinic by Sabrina Berens, Felicitas Engel, Annika Gauss, Jonas Tesarz, Wolfgang Herzog, Beate Niesler, Esther Stroe-Kunold, Rainer Schaefert

“…A retrospective, cross-sectional study was conducted with patients presenting to a tertiary care FGID specialty clinic between 06/2012 and 01/2015 (n=294). …”
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Methods for assessing manifestations of respiratory failure in patients with laryngeal and tracheal compression syndrome caused by thyroid diseases and cicatricial tracheal stenosi... by V.V. Boyko, V.V. Kritsak, A.L. Sochnieva, V.V. Tkachenko

“…Zaytsev Institute of General and Urgent Surgery of the NAMSU. The study was conducted in 2018–2024. Results. Laryngeal and tracheal stenosis primarily causes changes in the blood gas composition and acid-base balance of varying intensity. …”
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Decarbonization of space heating in the Italian Alpine context: Thermo-economic assessment of the levelized energy cost of heating under alternative renewable scenarios by Lorenzo Menin, Gregorio Borelli, Alessandro Prada, Giovanni Pernigotto, Andrea Gasparella, Marco Baratieri

“…Nevertheless, mountain contexts offer opportunities for heat decarbonization through bioenergy, as well as other off-the-shelf renewable solutions such as photovoltaics. In this study we conduct a thermo-economic assessment of four scenarios for the near-full electrification of space heating in residential dwellings in South Tyrol, within the coldest Italian climatic zone. …”
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Dietary inflammatory index and its associations with cardiovascular diseases and cancer: Evidence form NHANES 2017–2018 and Mendelian randomization analysis by Xuehua Wang, Qian Xu, Wenhu Liu, Jingjie Xiong, Han Li, Ni Xiong, Yan Wang, Zhaohui Wang

“…Mediation analysis was conducted to evaluate the relationship between DII and the aforementioned diseases, with hemoglobin serving as the potential mediator. …”
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Integrated nitrogen nutrition with vermicompost and storage duration affect grain quality characters of aromatic rice under subtropical condition by Mohammad Rezaul Manir, Uttam Kumer Sarker, Sinthia Afsana Kheya, Md. Towkir Ahmed, Nilufa Ferdous, Md. Salahuddin Kaysar, Md. Abdus Salam, Md. Parvez Anwar, Uzzal Somaddar, Abeer Hashem, Alanoud Alfagham, Elsayed Fathi Abd_Allah, Md. Romij Uddin

“…This study evaluated the grain quality of aromatic rice and was conducted during the rice growing season of 2022 and 2023. …”
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The influencing factors of cognitive impairment in elderly individuals in Chengdu city: a cross-sectional study based on AD8 by Xi Ruan, Hongyi Li, Ziqi Wang, Yu Wang, Yamei Nie, Yan Li, Yuanjing Li, Qin Fan, Baiwei Ni, Yinxue Huang, Xuan Hong, Ting Sun, Yuan Luo, Shoukang Zou

“…Methods In this study, stratified random cluster sampling was used to conduct a cross-sectional survey of elderly individuals aged 65 years in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, through an electronic questionnaire from November 2022 to November 2023. …”
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MSTD: A Multi-Scale Transformer-Based Method to Diagnose Benign and Malignant Lung Nodules by Xiaoyu Zhao, Jiao Li, Man Qi, Xuxin Chen, Wei Chen, Yongqun Li, Qi Liu, Jiajia Tang, Zhihai Han, Chunyang Zhang

“…Unlike conventional vision transformers, our MSTF can simultaneously extract attention-based features from the spatial dimensions at different scales to enhance the accuracy of classification of lung nodules. We conducted extensive ablation experiments on multi-scale structures and transformer-based methods of fusion to explore the impact of features obtained at different scales on the accuracy of classification of lung nodules. …”
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Nutrient Release Pattern and Greenhouse-Grown Swiss Chard Response to Biochar Inoculated with Vermicast by Lord Abbey, Jinsheng Cai, Lokanadha R. Gunupuru, Mercy Ijenyo, Ebenezer O. Esan, Suwen Lin

“…The rate of nutrient release determined by total dissolved solids and electric conductivity from the Pro-BX was the highest. The trend for the plant growth components, total leaf surface area and leaf fresh weight at first harvest, was Pro-BX > Bioc > DWB = SVB > VTB. …”
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Therapeutic alliance in a stepped digital psychosocial intervention for breast cancer patients: findings from a multicentre randomised controlled trial by Aida Flix-Valle, Joan Carles Medina, Arnau Souto-Sampera, Alejandra Arizu-Onassis, Eva Juan-Linares, Maria Serra-Blasco, Laura Ciria-Suárez, Guillem Feixas, Cristian Ochoa-Arnedo

“…Method A multicentre randomised controlled trial with 184 newly diagnosed breast cancer women was conducted. Patients were assigned to digital intervention or PTAU. …”
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Mid-Term to Long-Term Outcomes of Total Hip Arthroplasty Using a Cementless Trochanteric Sparing Short Stem Through Direct Anterior Approach: A Single-Center Study by Seyed Mohammad Javad Mortazavi, MD, Pouya Tabatabaei Irani, MD, Mohammad Poursalehian, MD, Mahsa Mahanrad, MD, Peyman Mirghaderi, MD, Mohammadreza Razzaghof, MD, Sadegh Saberi, MD

“…Clinical and radiographic assessments were conducted, and survival rates were determined using Kaplan-Meier analyses. …”
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Exploring menstrual hygiene management practices among displaced coastal women in Kerala, India by Jessy Prabhakar, Aswin MG, Asmi Fathima Nazar, Adarsh MS, Jibin Job PJ, Nisam AP, Krishna Priya MJ, Mini GK

“…Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among displaced costal women in Kerala. We collected data on their socio-demographic factors, WaSH facilities, and menstrual hygiene practices following displacement, using a pre-tested semi-structured interview questionnaire. …”
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Prevalence and quality of life associated with erectile dysfunction and lower urinary tract symptoms: a cross-sectional study by Felipe Jun Kijima, Liz Cristina Motta, Jean Sousa Cavalcante, Lucas Jordão, Carlos Eduardo Dias Olioze, Plinio Takashi Karubi Palavicini Santos, João Carlos Leite da Cruz, Luis Expedito Sabage, Gabriel Araújo Medeiros, Alessandra Mazzo, Aguinaldo Cesar Nardi

“…DESIGN AND SETTING: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a municipality in the countryside of São Paulo. …”
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Association between magnesium depletion score and prevalence of hyperuricemia in American adults: a study based on NHANES 2007-2018 by Yongchun Xiao, Yong Mou, Yong Mou, Ping Wu, Ke Wang, Tianjun Chen, Zhiwan Chen, Hongsheng Lin, Hua Yang, Zhisheng Ji

“…This study aims to investigate the relationship between MDS and the prevalence of HUA.MethodsA cross-sectional analysis was conducted using data from the 2007-2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). …”
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Disparities in response to mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccines according to sex and age: A systematic review by Michelle Bachmann, Nejla Gültekin, Zeno Stanga, Jan S. Fehr, Ismail I. Ülgür, Patricia Schlagenhauf

“…Methods: This systematic review (PROSPERO ID CRD42023328245) conducted according to PRISMA guidelines evaluates the impact of age and sex on the safety and efficacy of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccinations administrated in 15 studies that were chosen according to strict criteria. …”
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Hospital-Based Surveillance of Respiratory Viruses Among Children Under Five Years of Age with ARI and SARI in Eastern UP, India by Hirawati Deval, Mitali Srivastava, Neha Srivastava, Niraj Kumar, Aman Agarwal, Varsha Potdar, Anita Mehta, Bhoopendra Sharma, Rohit Beniwal, Rajeev Singh, Amresh Kumar Singh, Vivek Gaur, Mahima Mittal, Gaurav Raj Dwivedi, Sthita Pragnya Behera, Asif Kavathekar, Sanjay Prajapati, Sachin Yadav, Dipti Gautam, Nalin Kumar, Asif Iqbal, Rajni Kant, Manoj Murhekar

“…Due to limited information and the population’s vulnerability, we conducted the hospital-based surveillance of respiratory viruses in Eastern Uttar Pradesh. …”
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Functional assessment of cancer therapy – head & neck (FACT-HN) translation and validation in Serbian by Masa Petrovic, Bojana Salovic, Ana Tomic, Tanja Jesic-Petrovic, Aleksandar Matejic, Ivana Radovic, Silvana Babic, Aleksa Korugic, Drago Jelovac, Nikola Mikovic, Sasa Jakovljevic, Svetislav Pelemis, Milovan Dimitrijevic, Jovica Milovanovic, Ana Jotic, Aleksandar Trivic, Ana Dimitrijevic, Sulin Bulatovic, Zoran Dudvarski, Ivan Soldatovic, Jelena Ilic-Zivojinovic

“…Psychometric analyses were conducted using confirmatory and exploratory factor analysis, Pearson correlations, and reliability measures such as Cronbach’s alpha and intraclass correlation coefficients. …”
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A genome-wide association study identifies genetic variants associated with hip pain in the UK Biobank cohort (N = 221,127) by Qi Pan, Yiwen Tao, Tengda Cai, Abi Veluchamy, Harry L. Hebert, Peixi Zhu, Mainul Haque, Tania Dottorini, Lesley A. Colvin, Blair H. Smith, Weihua Meng

“…Abstract Hip pain is a common musculoskeletal complaint that leads many people to seek medical attention. We conducted a primary genome-wide association study (GWAS) on the hip pain phenotype within the UK Biobank cohort. …”
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Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis pyrazinamide resistance—India, 2018–2020 by Sembulingam Tamilzhalagan, Evanslin Santus Justin, Ashok Selvaraj, Karthick Venkateswaran, Arun Kumar Sivakumar, Suganthi Chittibabu, Heather P. McLaughlin, Patrick K. Moonan, Jonathan P. Smith, Sakthi Suba, Mukesh Kumar Sathya Narayanan, Christine S. Ho, Nishant Kumar, Srikanth P. Tripathy, Srikanth P. Tripathy, Siva K. Shanmugam, Patricia J. Hall-Eidson, Uma Devi Ranganathan

“…This nationwide study was conducted to explore the prevalence of mutations conferring PZA resistance, catalogue mutation diversity, investigate the associations of PZA resistance with specific lineages, examine co-resistance to 13 first- and second-line drugs, and evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of sequencing pncA and panD genes for predicting PZA resistance. …”
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Hospital utilization and telemedicine preferences in patients with late-stage Parkinson’s disease and caregivers by Seo Hyun Hong, Seoyeon Kim, Seungmin Lee, Bora Jin, Jung Hwan Shin, Kyung Ah Woo, Han-Joon Kim

“…Descriptive analysis was conducted based on HY stage, age, and travel time to the hospital. …”
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