Spatial analysis of teen births near the New Bedford Harbor Superfund site by Nicole V DeVille, Carolina Villanueva, Susan A Korrick, Verónica M Vieira

“…We examined associations between teen births (age < 20 years) from 1993–2009 and maternal residence at time of birth among mothers living in towns adjacent to the NBH Superfund site. …”
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Impact of a synchronous prophylactic treatment of the anterior accessory saphenous vein on the recurrent varicose vein rate in patients undergoing thermal ablation of an insufficie... by Lorenz Uhlmann, Christine Fink, Karsten Hartmann, Thomas Mattausch, Hans-Christian Wenzel, Phillip Zollmann, Jürgen Veltman, Thomas Weiler, Guido Lengfellner, Lars Müller, Markus Stücker, Felizitas Pannier, Carmen Dietrich, Tobias Hirsch

“…Within seven study visits, patients will be followed-up over a time period of 5 years. Primary study endpoint is the recurrence rate; secondary endpoints include inter alia, complication rate, postoperative pain intensity, quality of life and patient satisfaction.Ethics and dissemination Before initiation of the study, the protocol was presented and approved by the independent ethics committee of the medical faculty of the University of Heidelberg (Ethics approval number S-596/2018). …”
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Insight on the Genetics of Atrial Fibrillation in Puerto Rican Hispanics by Ariel F. Gonzalez-Cordero, Jorge Duconge-Soler, Hilton Franqui-Rivera, Roberto Feliu-Maldonado, Abiel Roche-Lima, Israel Almodovar-Rivera

“…Furthermore, we performed a machine learning analysis and determined that Native American admixture and heart failure were strongly predictive of AF in PHR. For the first time, this study provides some genetic insight into AF’s mechanisms in a Puerto Rican Hispanic cohort.…”
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Comparison of Hemodynamic Response following Spinal Anesthesia between Controlled Hypertensive and Normotensive Patients Undergoing Surgery below the Umbilicus: An Observational Pr... by Leake Gebrargs, Bereket Gebremeskel, Bacha Aberra, Assefa Hika, Yusuf Yimer, Misrak Weldeyohannes, Suleiman Jemal, Degena Behrey, Abere Tilahun

“…There was a statistically significant difference in the mean systolic blood pressure, mean arterial pressure, mean heart rate, and vasopressor consumption at the measurement time interval between controlled hypertension and normotensive groups. …”
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Stakeholder perspectives on barriers and facilitators to hypertension control in urban Haiti: a qualitative study to inform a community-based hypertension management intervention by Reichling St Sauveur, Rodney Sufra, Marie Christine Jean Pierre, Joseph Inddy, Mirline Jean, Nour Mourra, Radhika Sundararajan, Margaret L. McNairy, Jean W. Pape, Vanessa Rouzier, Jessy Devieux, Lily D. Yan

“…At the inner setting clinic level, barriers included limited physician–patient time during visits, residual stigma around cardiovascular services located on same campus as HIV care, and patient preference for physician guidance. …”
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The Impact of Physical Activities on Male Fertility: A Systematic Review by Albert Kapla, Alicja Černohorská, Daria Bednarczyk, Julia Białeta, Karolina Siembab, Katarzyna Rowińska, Michalina Jurkiewicz, Wiktor Garbarczyk, Wiktoria Pysiewicz, Agnieszka Napieralska

“…It may seem that an increase in the share of a sedentary lifestyle, at least due to the way of working or spending free time, and a decrease in the share of physical exercises during everyday activities may have an impact on this. …”
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Anxiety and neurometabolite levels in the hippocampus and amygdala after prolonged exposure to predator-scent stress by O. B. Shevelev, V. E. Tseilikman, N. V. Khotskin, А. S. Khotskina, G. V. Kontsevaya, M. S. Lapshin, M. P. Moshkin, M. V. Komelkova, I. V. Feklicheva, O. B. Tseilikman, E. B. Manukhina, H. F Downey, E. L. Zavjalov

“…Here, to study the relationship between anxiety levels with changes in the neurometabolic profile in the hippocampus and amygdala, an experimental predator stress model was reproduced in which Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed to cat urine for 10 minutes on a daily basis for 10 days. At the time of presentation of the stimulus, an online survey of behavioral reactions was conducted. …”
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Unveiling cellular changes in leukaemia cell lines after cannabidiol treatment through lipidomics by David Chamoso-Sanchez, Martina Panini, Clarissa Caroli, Matilde Marani, Lorenzo Corsi, Francisco J Rupérez, Antonia Garcia, Federica Pellati

“…CBD treatment reduced cell viability and initiated apoptotic and necrotic processes in both cancer cell lines in a time and dose-dependent manner, showing acute myeloid leukaemia (HL-60) cells greater sensitivity than chronic myeloid leukaemia ones (K-562), without differences in the activation of caspases 3/7. …”
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Identification of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Subtypes Based on Global Gene Expression Profiling to Predict the Prognosis and Potential Therapeutic Drugs by Cunzhen Zhang, Jiyao Wang, Lin Jia, Qiang Wen, Na Gao, Hailing Qiao

“…<b>Results:</b> Two HCC subtypes with different gene expression profiles were identified, where subtype S1 exhibited a significantly shorter survival time. A subtype scoring formula and a nomogram were constructed, both of which showed an excellent predictive performance. …”
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Disability of military personnel in Ukraine for 2014-2022 by I.Y. Khanyukova, N.O. Hondulenko, N.A. Sanina

“…By the method of a continuous sample of all participants of ATO/JFO in Ukraine examined for the first time by medical and social expert commissions of Ukraine from 2014 to 2022 (a total of 40,209 cases) was conducted. …”
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Validation of energy valley optimization for adaptive fuzzy logic controller of DFIG-based wind turbines by Basem E. Elnaghi, Ahmed M. Ismaiel, Fathy El Sayed Abdel-Kader, M. N. Abelwhab, Reham H. Mohammed

“…To validate the proposed approach, experimental assessments are conducted using the DSpace DS1104 control board, allowing for real-time application of the control strategies. The results indicate that the EVOA-AFLCs outperform the C-BO-based AFLCs, GA-based AFLCs, and MPA-based optimal PIs in several key performance metrics. …”
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Clinicopathological risk factors of oral second primary tumours by Jelena Karan, Miriam P. Rosin, Lewei Zhang, Denise M. Laronde

“…Positive toluidine blue staining indicated a trend toward higher risk of SPTs, whereas fluorescence visualization did not. The median time to SPT diagnosis was 3.25 years post-treatment. …”
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Fast Rate Production of Biodiesel from Neem Seed Oil Using a Catalyst Made from Banana Peel Ash Loaded with Metal Oxide (Li-CaO/Fe2 (SO4)3) by Ismail J. Madai, Yusufu Abeid Chande Jande, Thomas Kivevele

“…Transesterification process was employed to minimize the free fatty acid (FFA) content of NSO to afford 99.8% yield under the condition of the reaction oil/methanol ratio 8 : 1, followed by addition of 1.7%wt calcined banana peels ash and 1.3%wt Li-CaO/Fe2(SO4)3 catalysts in 53 min, a notable time. It is important to note that the physicochemical properties of biodiesel in this study such as initial boiling points, flash point, pour point, cloud point, density, kinematic viscosity, final boiling points, and cetane index met ASTM D-6751 and EN 14214 standards. …”
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Protection of the Peritoneal Membrane by Peritoneal Dialysis Effluent-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in a Rat Model of Chronic Peritoneal Dialysis by Lan Zhou, Ming Zong, Qiunong Guan, Gerald da Roza, Hao Wang, Hualin Qi, Caigan Du

“…UF was determined by IP injection of 30 mL of Dianeal (4.25% dextrose) with dwell time of 1.5 h, and PM injury was examined by histology. …”
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Implementation of Distributed Generation with Solar Plants in a 132 kV Grid Station at Layyah Using ETAP by Ghulam Mujtaba, Zeeshan Rashid, Farhana Umer, Shadi Khan Baloch, G. Amjad Hussain, Muhammad Usman Haider

“…To overcome this issue, a simulation of load flow of this system is performed using the Newton-Raphson method due to its less computational time, fewer iterations, fast convergence, and independence from slack bus selection. …”
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Genome-Wide Expression Difference of MicroRNAs in Basal Cell Carcinoma by Hai-Peng Wei, Song Zhan, Qing-An Zhu, Zhen-Juan Chen, Xian Feng, Jun-Yuan Chen, Qi-Lin Zhang, Jingjie Zhao, Lingzhang Meng

“…In order to validate the sRNA-seq data, expression of 15 randomly selected DEMs was measured using the TaqMan probe-based quantitative real-time PCR. Functional analysis of predicted target genes of DEMs in BCCs shows that these miRNAs are primarily involved in various types of cancers, immune response, epithelial growth, and morphogenesis, as well as energy production and metabolism, indicating that BCC development is caused, at least in part, by changes in miRNA regulation for biological and disease processes. …”
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The Relationship of Hematologic Parameters and Lipid Profile with Acute Ischemic Stroke by Sibel Canbaz Kabay, Fatma Akkoyun Arıkan, Dursun Ceylan, Merve Yatmazoğlu Çetin, Niyazi Uysal, Muhammed Alperen Bardakçı, Gönül Akdağ, Mustafa Çetiner, Emine Saygın Uysal

“…Laboratory data, demographic, and clinical characteristics were recorded at the time of admission. Neurological disabilities of the patients 3 months after treatment were evaluated with the modified Rankin Scale (mRS). mRS 0-2 was considered a good prognosis and mRS 3-6 was considered a poor prognosis. …”
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The effect of Tai Chi on plasma homocysteine in 1176 adults: a propensity score matching-based study by Yingchun Gu, Juncai Bai, Yang Li, Ling Han, Dongwei Wang

“…In the Tai Chi group, the type of exercise was 24 simplified forms of Tai Chi, at least 3 times/week for 30–60 min/ time. The median duration of practice for Tai Chi group was 26.5 (11,41) years. …”
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Integrated Solution Combining Low-Frequency Forced Oscillation Technique and Continuous Equivital Sensor Monitoring for Assessment of Non-Invasive Ambulatory Respiratory Mechanics by Ghada Ben Othman, Amani R. Ynineb, Erhan Yumuk, Hamed Farbakhsh, Cristina Muresan, Isabela Roxana Birs, Alexandra De Raeve, Cosmin Copot, Clara M. Ionescu, Dana Copot

“…The Forced Oscillation Technique (FOT) is a non-invasive measurement method, only based on the tidal breathing at rest from the patient for a limited time period. The proposed solution integrates low-frequency FOT with continuous monitoring using Equivital (EQV) sensors to enhance respiratory mechanics information with heart rate variability. …”
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Study on Strength and Permeability of Silt Soils Improving by Tung Oil and Sticky Rice Juice by Xiao-Wu Tang, Yue Yu, Li-Pei Zhou, Min-Liang Fei, Guo-Ping Sun

“…Meanwhile, the color of the site soil after reinforcement must be maintained for a long time. From the direct shear tests and the falling head test of 9 specimens mixed in different mass ratios, it was confirmed that the optimal mass ratio of the tung oil, the sticky rice juice, and the soil was 5 : 10 : 85. …”
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