Global Modeling of the Oceanic Source of Organic Aerosols by Stelios Myriokefalitakis, Elisabetta Vignati, Kostas Tsigaridis, Christos Papadimas, Jean Sciare, Nikolaos Mihalopoulos, Maria Cristina Facchini, Matteo Rinaldi, Frank J. Dentener, Darius Ceburnis, Nikos Hatzianastasiou, Colin D. O'Dowd, Michiel van Weele, Maria Kanakidou

“…Comparison of calculations with observations indicates an additional marine source of soluble organic carbon that could be partially encountered by marine POA chemical ageing.…”
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Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis Using Chinese Medicinal Plants: Special Emphasis on Mechanisms of Immune Modulation by Hongyan Zhao, Ning Zhao, Peng Zheng, Xiaohong Xu, Meijie Liu, Dan Luo, Huihui Xu, Dahong Ju

“…The incidence of osteoporosis is also increasing with the aging of China’s population, and traditional Chinese medicine has played a vital role in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis for centuries. …”
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Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among Students in the Kumasi Metropolis by D. B. Kumah, K. O. Akuffo, J. E. Abaka-Cann, D. E. Affram, E. A. Osae

“…In a descriptive cross-sectional study, 500 students aged 10 to 20 years were examined from two junior high schools selected by multistage sampling technique and three randomly selected senior high schools. …”
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Smoking status, symptom significance and healthcare seeking with lung cancer symptoms in the Danish general population by Lisa Maria Sele Sætre, Kirubakaran Balasubramaniam, Jens Søndergaard, Dorte Ejg Jarbøl

“…A nationwide survey with 21,920 randomly selected individuals aged ≥40 years included questions about lung cancer symptoms, symptom concern and influence on daily activities, GP contact, and smoking status. …”
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Bilateral Congenital Absence of the Stapes Superstructure in Two Siblings by Jose Ignacio Undabeitia, José Undabeitia, Laura Cianci, Luis Padilla, Eduardo Petreñas, Antonio Municio

“…We report the cases of two women, aged 19 and 22 , who presented with a long history of conductive deafness. …”
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Preoperative management in octogenarian patients with rectal cancer by Arthur M. Damasceno, Rubens Kesley, Marcus Valadão, Fabrício Braga, Cristiane A. D'Almeida, Marcos B. Pitombo

“…Background: In recent years, the rise in average lifespan has been linked to an increase in the occurrence of diseases associated with aging worldwide. Rectal tumors often occur in elderly patients. …”
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Whole-brain gray matter volume and fractional anisotropy of the posterior thalamic radiation and sagittal stratum in healthy adults correlate with the local environment by Keisuke Kokubun, Kiyotaka Nemoto, Toshiharu Ikaga, Yoshinori Yamakawa

“…In this study, we combined magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain analysis with a questionnaire survey on the local environment in 141 healthy middle-aged men and women. Our findings reveal that a favorable environment is positively correlated with gray matter volume (GMV) in the frontal and occipital lobes, cerebellum, and whole brain, as well as with fractional anisotropy (FA) in the fornix (including the fornix stria terminalis), posterior thalamic radiation (PTR), sagittal stratum (SS), and whole brain. …”
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TEM Study of High-Temperature Precipitation of Delta Phase in Inconel 718 Alloy by Moukrane Dehmas, Jacques Lacaze, Aliou Niang, Bernard Viguier

“…Inconel 718 is widely used because of its ability to retain strength at up to 650∘C for long periods of time through coherent metastable 𝛾 Ni3Nb precipitation associated with a smaller volume fraction of 𝛾 Ni3Al precipitates. At very long ageing times at service temperature, 𝛾 decomposes to the stable Ni3Nb 𝛿 phase. …”
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Muscular Endurance Training: Bridging Gym Practices with Science Recommendations by P. Prieto-Gonzalez, P. Sagat

“…A cross-sectional descriptive comparative study was conducted with 115 male participants aged 18 to 26. Data on various training parameters were collected using a self-administered questionnaire. …”
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An association between average daily sleep duration and gallstones in US adults by Yong Fang, Qiuyuan Xu, Jia Xu, HaiHua Wang

“…Interestingly, the inflection points were observed among middle-aged adults (40–60 years) and individuals with diabetes. …”
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Novel euthanasia technique for zebrafish using electric shock in standard group housing aquaria by Ulla Saarinen, Erika Sundell, Lynne Sneddon, Albin Gräns

“…Due to their rapid reproduction and aging, effective and practical euthanasia methods are necessary for managing large stocks. …”
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Early Primary Biliary Cirrhosis: A New Association with Erythema Nodosum of Unknown Origin by Nikolaos K. Gatselis, Kalliopi Zachou, George N. Dalekos

“…Our report may suggest that PBC could be kept in mind in EN patients of unknown aetiology and particularly, when middle-aged female patients are affected. In such cases a thorough evaluation for AMA and/or ANA PBC-specific antibodies could be helpful to achieve a correct and timely diagnosis.…”
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Twinning and stacking fault-induced precipitation in an aluminum alloy by Yabo Fu, Vahid Yousefi Mehr, Mohammad Reza Toroghinejad, Xizhang Chen, Jinchuan Jie, Shijie Zhu

“…In this study, the Al 6082 alloys processed via forging, followed by a heat treatment procedure consisting of solution treatment at 530 °C for 3 h, and an aging process at 175 °C for 8 h. Detailed precipitation investigations have been conducted using high-resolution TEM. …”
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Immunobiologics in juvenile dermatomyositis: a systematic review of promising therapeutic advances by Aline Maria de Oliveira Rocha, Gabriel Fidelis Ribeiro, Juliana Capecce Silva

“…The MEDLINE, PubMed, LILACS and Cochrane Library databases were used with children aged 0 to 18 diagnosed with JDM. The PRISMA 2020 statement was followed throughout the process. …”
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Effects of phenolic acids on tetramethylpyrazine formation via room temperature spontaneous ammoniation of acetoin by Hui Xu, Xuanrui Chen, Qianqian Zhang, Zhizhi Yang, Jingjing Tian, Qihe Chen, Jicheng Chen

“…The response surface results that the production of TTMP increases with the extension of time align with the TTMP content trend in vinegar aging. At pH 7.0, TTMP formation was 56 and 70 times higher than at pH 3.0 and pH 11.0, respectively. …”
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Schadenfreude Scale: Construct Validity Test with Confirmatory Factor Analysis by Achmad Syahid, Muhamd Khalid Akbar, Moh. Irvan, Peter Paul Moormann

“…This validated instrument provided a robust tool to measure Schadenfreude in Indonesian populations aged > 12, with applications in social, political, economic, and competitive contexts. …”
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Intraosseous Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma in the Mandible by George Borja de Freitas, Arthur José Barbosa de França, Stefanny Torres dos Santos, Miqueias Oliveira de Lima Júnior, Adilis Stepple da Fonte Neto, Paula Bernardon

“…They are more common in middle-aged adults and have a slight female predilection. …”
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The Use of Machine Learning Approaches for the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis by Omer F. Akmese, Gul Dogan, Hakan Kor, Hasan Erbay, Emre Demir

“…It is more common, especially between the ages of 10 and 30 years. Additionally, approximately 7% of the entire population is diagnosed with acute appendicitis at some time in their lives and requires surgery. …”
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Serum Adiponectin Levels in Advanced-Stage Parkinson's Disease Patients by Erica Cassani, Raffaella Cancello, Ferruccio Cavanna, Sabrina Maestrini, Anna Maria Di Blasio, Antonio Liuzzi, Gianni Pezzoli, Michela Barichella

“…In PD patients, adiponectin serum levels were similar to those in normal-weight, healthy, young subjects and significantly higher than that in an aged-matched group of morbidly obese subjects. Further studies are warranted to establish the role of adiponectin in the management of PD patients.…”
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Contiguous Multilevel Thoracic Ossification of Ligamentum Flavum in a Young Adult Spine by Tsuyoshi Yamada, Ichiro Torigoe, Kenichiro Sakai, Atsushi Okawa, Yoshiyasu Arai

“…Severe ossifications were reported that only present in individuals aged over 25 years. External triggers of OLF might likely be increased as a consequence of biomechanical stress to the effect of posttraumatic ossification. …”
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