$$\hbox {H}_2$$ -roaming dynamics in the formation of $$\hbox {H}_{3}^{+}$$ following two-photon double ionization of ethanol and aminoethanol by Aaron Ngai, Sebastian Hartweg, Jakob D. Asmussen, Björn Bastian, Matteo Bonanomi, Carlo Callegari, Miltcho Danailov, Michele di Fraia, Raimund Feifel, Sarang Dev Ganeshamandiram, Sivarama Krishnan, Aaron LaForge, Friedemann Landmesser, Ltaief Ben Ltaief, Moritz Michelbach, Nitish Pal, Oksana Plekan, Nicolas Rendler, Lorenzo Raimondi, Fabian Richter, Audrey Scognamiglio, Tobias Sixt, Richard J. Squibb, Katrin Dulitz, Frank Stienkemeier, Marcel Mudrich

“…For ethanol, we find dynamics similar to previous studies employing different pump-probe schemes, indicating the independence of the observed dynamics from the method of ionization and the photon energy of the disruptive probe pulse. …”
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Periodontal Disease and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Shared Mechanisms, Clinical Implications, and Future Research Directions by Serena Incerti Parenti, Claudio Cesari, Veronica Della Godenza, Matteo Zanarini, Francesca Zangari, Giulio Alessandri Bonetti

“…Both conditions are characterized by chronic inflammation and oxidative stress, which independently contribute to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and other systemic disorders. …”
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Preoperative Nutritional Therapy Reduces the Risk of Anastomotic Leakage in Patients with Crohn’s Disease Requiring Resections by Zhen Guo, Dong Guo, Jianfeng Gong, Weiming Zhu, Lugen Zuo, Jing Sun, Ning Li, Jieshou Li

“…Serum albumin of the day before surgery ≤35 g/L and preoperative nutritional therapy were identified as factors which independently affected the rate of anastomotic leakage. …”
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Higher Income and Integration into the Workforce Are the Main Factors Associated with Quality of Life in Acromegalic Patients in Northeastern Brazil by Adriana Maria GuimarãesSá, Pedro Antônio Muniz Ferreira, Marinilde Teles Souza, Gilvan Cortês Nascimento, Sabrina da Silva Pereira Damianse, Viviane Chaves de Carvalho Rocha, Manuel dos Santos Faria, Adalgisa de Souza Paiva Ferreira

“…The Acromegaly Quality of Life Questionnaire (Acro-QoL) was used. Factors independently associated with quality of life were identified using multivariate linear regression, with p values < 0.05 considered significant. …”
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Elevated Serum Ceruloplasmin Levels Are Associated with Higher Impulsivity in People with Parkinson’s Disease by Megan C. Bakeberg, Maddeson Riley, Michelle Byrnes, Alexa Jefferson, Souyma Ghosh, Malcom K. Horne, Sarah McGregor, Rick Stell, Sue Walters, Tess Evans, Katherine Roberts, Frank L. Mastaglia, Ryan S. Anderton

“…Higher serum ceruloplasmin levels are independently associated with heightened nonplanning impulsivity in PwP. …”
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Effectiveness of mHealth/eHealth interventions on obesity treatment: a protocol for umbrella review of meta-analyses by Xi Yang, Xiang-Guo Lei, Zhongheng Huang, Tamrakar Rashi

“…Two people will select eligible articles and extract data independently. Any disputes will be resolved by discussion or the arbitration of a third person. …”
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Feeding Expressed Breast Milk Alters the Microbial Network of Breast Milk and Increases Breast Milk Microbiome Diversity over Time by Melissa A. Woortman, Emily S. Barrett, Thomas G. O’Connor, Steven R. Gill, Kristin Scheible, Jessica Brunner, Haipeng Sun, Maria G. Dominguez-Bello

“…The results of this preliminary study urge further research to independently confirm the effects of providing expressed breast milk and their health significance.…”
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Inuit uses of weather, water, ice, and climate indicators to assess travel safety in Arctic Canada, Alaska, and Greenland: a scoping review by Breanna Bishop, Emmelie Paquette, Natalie Carter, Gita Ljubicic, Eric C.J. Oliver, Claudio Aporta

“…This scoping review documents the types and diversity of WWIC indicators articulated in peer-reviewed and grey literature as being used by Inuit in Canada, Alaska, and Greenland to assess travel safety. Two reviewers independently screened 512 studies using pre-determined eligibility criteria and 123 studies were included for review. …”
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PEPITEM, its tripeptide pharmacophores and their peptidomimetic analogues regulate the inflammatory response through parenteral and topical dosing in models of peritonitis and psor... by Anella Saviano, Bonita Apta, Samantha Tull, Laleh Pezhman, Areeba Fatima, Mustafa Sevim, Antonio Mete, Myriam Chimen, Anna Schettino, Noemi Marigliano, Helen M. McGettrick, Asif J. Iqbal, Francesco Maione, G. Ed Rainger

“…Here, we identify two independently active tripeptide pharmacophores within PEPITEM and engineered peptidomimetics with enhanced pharmacodynamic properties. …”
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Associated Factors with Biochemical Hypoglycemia during an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test in a Chinese Population by Xiaoling Cai, Xueyao Han, Xianghai Zhou, Lingli Zhou, Simin Zhang, Linong Ji

“…A multivariate regression analysis indicated that higher levels of Matsuda ISI and higher levels of Stumvoll early and late indexes were associated with biochemical hypoglycemia independently. Conclusion. This study indicated that biochemical hypoglycemia might be associated with lower levels of insulin resistance but higher levels of β-cell function in a Chinese population.…”
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Changes in Proteinuria on the Risk of All-Cause Mortality in People with Diabetes or Prediabetes: A Prospective Cohort Study by Yang Sun, Anxin Wang, Xiaoxue Liu, Zhaoping Su, Junjuan Li, Yanxia Luo, Shuohua Chen, Jianli Wang, Xia Li, Zhan Zhao, Huiping Zhu, Shouling Wu, Xiuhua Guo

“…Proteinuria changes were independently associated with mortality risk in either diabetic or prediabetic population.…”
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Five-Year Incidence and Progression of Diabetic Retinopathy in Patients with Type II Diabetes in a Tertiary Care Center in Lebanon by Carl-Joe Mehanna, Maamoun Abdul Fattah, Hani Tamim, Mona P. Nasrallah, Raya Zreik, Sandra S. Haddad, Jaafar El-Annan, Randa S. Haddad, Haytham I. S. Salti

“…Microalbuminuria was independently associated with the incidence and progression of the disease. …”
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Effect and Safety of Mycophenolate Mofetil or Sodium in Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease: A Meta-Analysis by Argyris Tzouvelekis, Nikolaos Galanopoulos, Evangelos Bouros, George Kolios, George Zacharis, Paschalis Ntolios, Andreas Koulelidis, Anastasia Oikonomou, Demosthenes Bouros

“…Quality assessment and data extraction were performed independently by two reviewers. Results. Seventeen studies were reviewed systematically. …”
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Modeling a Telemedicine Screening Program for Diabetic Retinopathy in Iran and Implementing a Pilot Project in Tehran Suburb by Sare Safi, Hamid Ahmadieh, Marzieh Katibeh, Mehdi Yaseri, Homayoun Nikkhah, Saeed Karimi, Ramin Nourinia, Ali Tivay, Mohammad Zareinejad, Mohsen Azarmina, Alireza Ramezani, Siamak Moradian, Mohammad Hossein Dehghan, Narsis Daftarian, Davood Abbasi, Afshin Eshghi Fallah, Bahareh Kheiri

“…Registered patients in IDS branch were recalled for fundus photography; images were transferred to the reading center via IRTOS to be graded by GPs, and patients were informed about the results via mobile messaging. All images were independently reviewed by a retina specialist as the gold standard. …”
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Use of ICDAS-II, Fluorescence-Based Methods, and Radiography in Detection and Treatment Decision of Occlusal Caries Lesions: An In Vitro Study by Anahita Jablonski-Momeni, Jasmin Stucke, Torben Steinberg, Monika Heinzel-Gutenbrunner

“…The occlusal sites of 84 extracted permanent teeth were examined using all methods and treatment decisions (preventive or operative care) were recorded based on each method independently. For validation of the findings, fissures were opened with rotating instruments and clinical depth was determined as gold standard. …”
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Foxp3 Expression in Liver Correlates with the Degree but Not the Cause of Inflammation by Matthaios Speletas, Nikoletta Argentou, Georgios Germanidis, Themistoclis Vasiliadis, Konstantinos Mantzoukis, Kalliopi Patsiaoura, Pavlos Nikolaidis, Vaios Karanikas, Konstantinos Ritis, Anastasios E. Germenis

“…Our findings indicate that, independently of the initial inducer, liver inflammation is correlated with elevated expression of apoptosis mediators and is followed by local Treg accumulation. …”
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Elevated Urinary Connective Tissue Growth Factor in Diabetic Nephropathy Is Caused by Local Production and Tubular Dysfunction by Karin G. F. Gerritsen, Jan Willem Leeuwis, Maarten P. Koeners, Stephan J. L. Bakker, Willem van Oeveren, Jan Aten, Lise Tarnow, Peter Rossing, Jack F. M. Wetzels, Jaap A. Joles, Robbert Jan Kok, Roel Goldschmeding, Tri Q. Nguyen

“…In DN patients, uCTGF was independently associated with markers of proximal and distal tubular dysfunction and damage. …”
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Initial Evaluation of Computer-Assisted Radiologic Assessment for Renal Mass Edge Detection as an Indication of Tumor Roughness to Predict Renal Cancer Subtypes by Rahul Rajendran, Kevan Iffrig, Deepak K Pruthi, Allison Wheeler, Brian Neuman, Dharam Kaushik, Ahmed M Mansour, Karen Panetta, Sos Agaian, Michael A. Liss

“…Thirty randomly selected patients who underwent nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma (RCC) had their images independently reviewed by engineers. Tumor “Roughness” was based on image algorithm of tumor topographic features visualized on computed tomography (CT) scans. …”
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Atherosclerosis and Rheumatoid Arthritis: More Than a Simple Association by Lorenzo Cavagna, Nicola Boffini, Giovanni Cagnotto, Flora Inverardi, Vittorio Grosso, Roberto Caporali

“…The proinflammatory cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor alpha and interleukin-6, involved in the pathogenesis of RA, are also independently predictive of subsequent cardiovascular disease (CVD). …”
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Hypertension, and Their Additive Effects on Atherosclerosis by Mario Francesco Damiani, Annapaola Zito, Pierluigi Carratù, Vito Antonio Falcone, Elioda Bega, Pietro Scicchitano, Marco Matteo Ciccone, Onofrio Resta

“…It is widely accepted that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is independently associated with atherosclerosis. Similar to OSA, hypertension (HTN) is a condition associated with atherosclerosis. …”
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