The sport and Lithuanian national identity by Ingvaras Butautas, Rasa Čepaitienė

“…Therefore, preliminary research has shown that sport, as a socio-cultural phenomenon in the field of interdisciplinary studies, is non-existent in Lithuania. Considering what has been said, we may state decisively that the present article will be one of the first attempts to define and evaluate the role of sport in society and the sphere of politics in a broader way. …”
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Research on Carbon Sequestration Capacity of Urban Park Green Space in the Central Urban Area of Beijing and Driving Factors Thereof by Xiuping LIU, Songting ZHAO, Xinyu LI, Jiale LI, Xing WANG

“…Pearson correlation analysis is used to study the driving relationship between the carbon sequestration capacity of park green space, vegetation index, climate environment and landscape pattern. …”
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Neurotoxicity of aluminium chloride and okadaic acid in zebrafish: Unravelling Alzheimer's disease model via learning and memory function evaluation by S.Z. Raduan, Q.U. Ahmed, M.R.A. Rusmili, A.S.M. Sabere, M.S. Haris, M.F. Shaikh, W.A.W. Sulaiman, M.H. Mahmood

“…To validate the zebrafish as a suitable model organism for AD, the study examined the effects of 2 neurotoxin agents, aluminium chloride (AlCl3) and okadaic acid (OKA). …”
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GravIS: mass anomaly products from satellite gravimetry by C. Dahle, E. Boergens, I. Sasgen, I. Sasgen, T. Döhne, S. Reißland, H. Dobslaw, V. Klemann, M. Murböck, M. Murböck, R. König, R. König, R. Dill, M. Sips, U. Sylla, A. Groh, M. Horwath, F. Flechtner, F. Flechtner

“…The associated GravIS web portal visualizes and describes the products, demonstrating their usefulness for various studies and applications in the geosciences. Together with GFZ's complementary information portal <span class="uri">https://www.globalwaterstorage.info/</span> (last access: 21 January 2025), GravIS supports widening the dissemination of knowledge about satellite gravimetry in science and society and highlights the significance and contributions of the GRACE/-FO missions for understanding changes in the climate system.…”
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25 años de cirugía de Ross: seguimiento y resultados en pacientes reoperados en nuestro centro by Consuelo M. Sisinni-Ganly, Julio C. Lugo-Adán, Francisco Estévez-Cid, Rocío Casais-Pampín, Juan J. Legarra-Calderón

“…Their characteristics and survival were studied using Kaplan-Meier analysis. Results: The mean follow-up of the patients undergoing RR was 17.5 ± 5 years (median 19 years, range 0-25 years). …”
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Effect of Simultaneous Use of Different Amounts of Biochar and Soil Application of Common Sulfur and Spraying of Nanosulfur on Yield and Yield Components and Some Phytochemical Cha... by Vahid Mohammadzadeh Kakhki, mohmmad Hossein Aminifard, Mohamad Behzad Amiri

“…Different biochar levels (5, 10, and 20 t.ha⁻¹, plus a control) and sulfur nutritional treatments (common sulfur, nano-sulfur, and control) were assigned to the main and subplots, respectively.Results and Discussion The results of this study showed that the highest and lowest seed number per m2 and flowering shoot weight were obtained in treatments of 20 t.ha-1 biochar and spraying of nanosulfur (with 27777 seeds per m2 and 25.67 g flowering shoot, respectively) and non-application of biochar and control (with 8024 seeds per m2 and 6.24 g flowering shoot, respectively). …”
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Unraveling the depth-dependent causal dynamics of methanogenesis and methanotrophy in a high-latitude fen peatland by Shuai Yang, Jinyun Tang, Zhen Li, Kunxiaojia Yuan, Qiong Wu, Kuang-Yu Chang, Suzanne B Hodgkins, Rachel M Wilson, Qing Zhu, Robert F Grant, William J Riley, Scott R Saleska, Virginia I Rich, Ruth K Varner

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Treatment Inertia and Symptom Burden in Anemia of CKD: Insights from the SATISFY Survey in the Middle East, South Africa, and T&uuml;rkiye by Arici M, Al-Ghamdi SMG, Assounga AG, El-Koraie AF, McMillan A, Camidge LJ, Sumarsono B, Blogg M, Ng DB, Lansang EP

“…Ltd, Singapore, Singapore; 7Astellas Pharma Europe Ltd, Addlestone, UKCorrespondence: Mustafa Arici, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nephrology, Sihhiye, Ankara, 06100, Türkiye, Tel +90-312-324 3109, Fax +90-312-311 3958, Email marici@hacettepe.edu.tr, aricim@gmail.comIntroduction: Limited data exist regarding treatment patterns and symptom burden of patients with anemia of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the Middle East, South Africa, and Türkiye.Methods: This real-world study explored clinical characteristics, symptom burden, and treatment patterns of patients with anemia of CKD living in the Middle East, South Africa, and Türkiye. …”
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Impact of Addition of a Newtonian Solvent to a Giesekus Fluid: Analytical Determination of Flow Rate in Plane Laminar Motion by Irene Daprà, Giambattista Scarpi, Vittorio Di Federico

“…In this study, the influence of the presence of a Newtonian solvent on the flow of a Giesekus fluid in a plane channel or fracture is investigated with a focus on the determination of the flow rate for an assigned external pressure gradient. …”
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Psychological discomfort in carriers and non-carriers of the Huntington disease mutation and its relationship with disease burden by Y. Rodríguez-Agudelo, M. Chávez-Oliveros, A. Ochoa-Morales, L. Martínez-Ruano, A. Camacho-Molina, F. Paz-Rodríguez

“…Due to the predictive diagnosis, incipient clinical characteristics have been described in the prodromal phase. Several studies have reported an increase in psychiatric symptoms in carriers of the HD gene without motor symptoms. …”
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The effect of gamification on brand co-creation in app-based businesses: investigating the mediating role of consumer engagement and the moderating role of hedonic and innovativene... by Rayhane Rezagholizade, Zahra Sadeqi-Arani, Esmail Mazroui

“…The statistical population of the study is the customers of Snap and TAPSI brands as the most popular online transportation platforms. …”
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BRAF inhibitor monotherapy in BRAFV600E-mutated pediatric low-grade glioma: a single center’s experience by S. S. McThenia, S. S. McThenia, S. S. McThenia, K. M. Reddy, K. M. Reddy, E. Damaraju, E. Castellino, Z. He, R. Beer, F. Chien, F. Chien, F. Chien, R. C. Castellino, R. C. Castellino, R. C. Castellino, A. E. Goldman-Yassen, A. E. Goldman-Yassen, J. R. Fangusaro, J. R. Fangusaro, J. R. Fangusaro, T. MacDonald, T. MacDonald, T. MacDonald

“…The aim herein was to investigate the efficacy and tolerability of single agent BRAF inhibitor treatment in BRAFV600E altered pLGG.MethodsA single institution retrospective chart review analysis was performed on patients, 0 to 21 years of age, with newly diagnosed and/or progressive BRAFV600E mutated pLGGs (WHO Grade 1 or 2) at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta treated off-study with BRAF inhibitor monotherapy between 2013-2023. 2-year progression free survival (PFS) and objective tumor response was evaluated. …”
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A simple staging system using biomarkers for wild‐type transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy in Japan by Naoya Nakashima, Seiji Takashio, Mami Morioka, Masato Nishi, Toshihiro Yamada, Kyoko Hirakawa, Masanobu Ishii, Noriaki Tabata, Kenshi Yamanaga, Koichiro Fujisue, Daisuke Sueta, Hisanori Kanazawa, Tadashi Hoshiyama, Shinsuke Hanatani, Satoshi Araki, Hiroki Usuku, Eiichiro Yamamoto, Mitsuharu Ueda, Kenichi Matsushita, Kenichi Tsujita

“…Abstract Aims It has been reported that a staging system combining N‐terminal pro‐B‐type natriuretic peptide and high‐sensitivity troponin T (hs‐cTnT) or estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is useful in patients with wild‐type transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTRwt‐CM). However, these studies were mainly conducted in Western countries, and their usefulness for the Japanese population is unclear. …”
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Analysis of fatty acid-derived lipids in critically ill patients after cardiac surgery yields novel pathophysiologically relevant mediators with possible relevance for systemic inf... by Holger Neb, Verena Roth, Jessica Roos, Jessica Roos, Tom Bauer, Anja Urbschat, Ulrike Heinicke, Carlo Angioni, Dieter Steinhilber, Dieter Steinhilber, Matthias Piesche, Matthias Piesche, Nerea Ferreirós, Robert Gurke, Robert Gurke, Gerd Geisslinger, Gerd Geisslinger, Edith Utech, Kai Zacharowski, Patrick Meybohm, Patrick Meybohm, Patrick Paulus, Elke Schmitt, Elke Schmitt, Thorsten Jürgen Maier, Thorsten Jürgen Maier

“…We therefore hypothesized that fatty-acid-derived lipid mediators might be regulated during inflammatory stages and other clinical events in critically ill patients and might serve as potential biomarker candidates.Methods and study designUsing liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), we determined the levels of 53 lipid mediators in plasma from nine patients. …”
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The impact of preoperative venous thromboembolism on patients undergoing TURBT: Perioperative outcomes and healthcare costs from US insurance claims data by Anas S. Tresh, Francesco Del Giudice, Shufeng Li, Satvir Basran, Ettore De Berardinis, Dalila Carino, Valerio Santarelli, Bernardo Rocco, Maria Chiara Shighinolfi, Roman Mayr, Matteo Ferro, Riccardo Autorino, Gabriele Bignante, Felice Crocetto, Biagio Barone, Renate Pichler, José Daniel Subiela, Jorge Caño Velasco, Marco Moschini, Andrea Mari, Andrea Gallioli, Francesco Soria, Simone Albisinni, Wojciech Krajewski, Jan Łaszkiewicz, Łukasz Nowak, Tomasz Szydełko, Benjamin Challacombe, Rajesh Nair, Benjamin I. Chung

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Barcelona scale for buccophonatory apraxia: Quantitative assessment tool by N. Montagut, S. Borrego-Écija, J. Herrero, A. Lladó, M. Balasa, E. Muñoz, F. Valldeoriola, R. Sánchez-Valle

“…Introduction: Currently there is no tool to quantify buccophonatory apraxia to stratify, compare and monitor patients longitudinally in an objective manner. Our aim in this study is to create a quantitative scale for buccophonatory apraxia and evaluate it in patients with the non-fluent/grammatical variant of primary progressive aphasia (nfvPPA) and other neurodegenerative diseases that occur with speech and/or language problems. …”
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Reproductive hormone profiles and gametogenesis in female of giant gouramy (Osphronemus gouramy) by Gratiana E. Wijayanti, . Soeminto, Sorta B.I. Simanjuntak

“…The successful of giant gouramy culture requires good understanding on its reproductive biology, however limited information is available.  Therefore, this study was conducted to determine reproductive hormone profiles and gametogenesis of giant gouramy for a cycle of reproduction.  …”
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Screening of Genes Related to Resistance to Bacterial Leaf Blight in Oryza officinalis by using RNA-seq Technology by Yayun YANG, Feifei ZHANG, Famei ZHANG, Xinxiang A, Chao DONG, Cuifeng TANG, Chunyun YANG, Luyuan DAI

“…The research results will provide references for the exploration and functional study of genes related to resistance to bacterial leaf blight in O. officinalis.…”
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Editorial by Ann-Kristin Kölln, Antony Mason, Jörg Tremmel, Markus Rutsche, Maria Lenk

“…Overall, Simon Pistor concludes that Sloam and Henn’s book is “an empirically rich and informed study”, which might suggest that the key to future democratic successes does indeed lie with the young. …”
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Global Patterns of Prostate Cancer Incidence, Aggressiveness, and Mortality in Men of African Descent by Timothy R. Rebbeck, Susan S. Devesa, Bao-Li Chang, Clareann H. Bunker, Iona Cheng, Kathleen Cooney, Rosalind Eeles, Pedro Fernandez, Veda N. Giri, Serigne M. Gueye, Christopher A. Haiman, Brian E. Henderson, Chris F. Heyns, Jennifer J. Hu, Sue Ann Ingles, William Isaacs, Mohamed Jalloh, Esther M. John, Adam S. Kibel, LaCreis R. Kidd, Penelope Layne, Robin J. Leach, Christine Neslund-Dudas, Michael N. Okobia, Elaine A. Ostrander, Jong Y. Park, Alan L. Patrick, Catherine M. Phelan, Camille Ragin, Robin A. Roberts, Benjamin A. Rybicki, Janet L. Stanford, Sara Strom, Ian M. Thompson, John Witte, Jianfeng Xu, Edward Yeboah, Ann W. Hsing, Charnita M. Zeigler-Johnson

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