Child Maltreatment and Medical Traumatic Stress—A Double-Edged Sword by Rony Kapel Lev-ari, Roy Aloni, Amit Shalev, Avi Elbaz, Yael L. E. Ankri, Shiri Ben-David, Naomi Kahana Levy, Fortu Benarroch, Amichai Ben-Ari

“…Prior trauma and child maltreatment independently contributed to heightened medical distress. …”
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Associations between White Blood Cell Count and the Development of Incidental Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease by Goh Eun Chung, Jeong Yoon Yim, Donghee Kim, Min-Sun Kwak, Jong In Yang, Su Jin Chung, Sun Young Yang, Joo Sung Kim

“…We demonstrated that the risk of developing NAFLD was significantly associated with WBC counts independently of metabolic factors. This finding provides novel evidence indicating that serum WBC counts may be potential surrogate markers of NAFLD.…”
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Astrocytic HIV-1 Nef Expression Decreases Glutamate Transporter Expression in the Nucleus Accumbens and Increases Cocaine-Seeking Behavior in Rats by Jessalyn Pla-Tenorio, Bethzaly Velazquez-Perez, Yainira Mendez-Borrero, Myrella L. Cruz, Marian T. Sepulveda-Orengo, Richard J. Noel

“…Results: The findings indicate that both cocaine and Nef independently decrease the expression of the glutamate transporter GLT-1 in the NAc. …”
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Role of artificial intelligence in imaging and endoscopy for the diagnosis, monitoring and prognostication of inflammatory bowel disease: a scoping review protocol by Mallory Chavannes, Bram Verstockt, Mariangela Allocca, David T Rubin, Kerri Novak, Lynn Kysh, Noa Krugliak Cleveland, Michael Todd Dolinger, Tom S Robbins, Shintaro Sagami

“…Two reviewers will independently screen the abstracts and titles first and then perform the full-text review. …”
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Increasing Number and Proportion of Adverse Obstetrical Outcomes among Women Living with HIV in the Ottawa Area: A 20-Year Clinical Case Series by Sarah Buchan, Katherine A. Muldoon, Johanna N. Spaans, Louise Balfour, Lindy Samson, Mark Walker, D. William Cameron

“…General estimating equation modeling was used to identify factors independently associated with adverse obstetrical outcomes, while controlling for year of childbirth clustering. …”
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Predictors of oral anticoagulant-associated adverse events in seniors transitioning from hospital to home: a retrospective cohort study protocol by Lehana Thabane, James Douketis, Anne Holbrook, Gary Foster, Harsukh Benipal, J. Michael Paterson

“…Our objective is to identify and validate clinical and continuity of care variables among seniors discharged from hospital on an OAC, which are independently associated with OAC-related adverse events within 30 days.Methods and analysis We propose a population-based retrospective cohort study of all adults aged 66 years or older who were discharged from hospital on an OAC from September 2010 to March 2015 in Ontario, Canada. …”
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Internet of things enabled parking management system using long range wide area network for smart city by Waheb A. Jabbar, Lu Yi Tiew, Nadiah Y. Ali Shah

“…Additionally, the system operates independently, sustained by a solar-powered rechargeable battery. …”
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Measurement properties of the Minimal Insomnia Symptom Scale (MISS) among cardiac arrest survivors – A Rasch evaluation study by Patrik Hellström, Johan Israelsson, Erik Blennow Nordström, Carina Hjelm, Anders Broström, Peter Hagell, Kristofer Årestedt

“…The MISS was evaluated using the polytomous Rasch model, focusing on model fit, local independence, response category functioning, targeting, reliability, and differential item functioning (DIF). …”
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Palliative Care in Congenital Syndrome of the Zika Virus Associated with Hospitalization and Emergency Consultation: Palliative Care and Congenital Syndrome of Zika by Aline Maria de Oliveira Rocha, Maria Julia Gonçalves de Mello, Juliane Roberta Dias Torres, Natalia de Oliveira Valença, Alessandra Costa de Azevedo Maia, Nara Vasconcelos Cavalcanti

“…Congenital syndrome of Zika virus (CSZV) is associated with neuromotor and cognitive developmental disorders, limiting the independence and autonomy of affected children and high susceptibility to complications, so palliative care needs to be discussed and applied. …”
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Association between chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis and cardiovascular disease by Mawulorm K. I. Denu, Ritika Revoori, Cherita Eghan, Fredrick Larbi Kwapong, Andrew Hillman, Cornelius A. Normeshie, Kofi Poku Berko, Emily L. Aidoo, Maame Araba E. Buadu

“…A history of CFS/ME was independently associated with CVD after adjusting for traditional CVD risk factors. …”
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Man versus Machine: Software Training for Surgeons—An Objective Evaluation of Human and Computer-Based Training Tools for Cataract Surgical Performance by Nizar Din, Phillip Smith, Krisztina Emeriewen, Anant Sharma, Simon Jones, James Wawrzynski, Hongying Tang, Paul Sullivan, Silvestro Caputo, George M. Saleh

“…Videos of surgeons with varying experience were enrolled and independently scored with the validated PhacoTrack motion capture software and the Objective Structured Assessment of Cataract Surgical Skill (OSACCS) human scoring tool. …”
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Advanced finite element modeling for dual simulations of Carreau-Yasuda fluid subjected to thermal jump using three-dimensional stretching and shrinking surfaces by M. Adil Sadiq, Haitham M.S. Bahaidarah, H. Khan, A.A. Altawallbeh

“…Galerkin finite element method with linear shape functions and Galerkin approximations is used to numerically solve normalized conservation equations. Analyses of mesh independence and convergence are performed to guarantee the accuracy of the solutions. …”
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Early-stage investigators’ experiences with an National Institutes of Health Pilot Award Program by Cyleste C. Collins, Jacqueline Dolata, Elodie Nonguierma, Mona Shediac-Rizkallah, Ashwini R. Sehgal, J. Daryl Thornton

“…Methods: Fourteen ESIs from five cohorts of pilot investigators participated in in-depth focus groups between April 2020 and February 2024. Two reviewers independently identified significant quotes and created codes. …”
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Partial Discharge Localization of Gas-Insulated Switchgear via Electromagnetic Time Reversal Enhanced by Windowed Phase Spectrum Cross-Correlation Criterion by Zongyao Wang, Yuan Yan, Lei Jin, Zixing Xu, Shuangzan Ren, Yanliang He, Saike Yang, Hongjie Li

“…However, the classical EMTR method analyzing individual sensor data independently suffers from the problems of multiple spurious solutions and noise interferences. …”
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Economic evaluation of proton pump inhibitors in patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: a systematic review by Aziz Rezapour, Sajad Moeini, Somayeh Afshari, Aghdas Souresrafil, Mohammad Barzegar, Seidamir Pasha Tabaeian

“…Excluded were narrative reviews, non-peer-reviewed articles, and studies not reporting cost-effectiveness outcomes.Data extraction and synthesis Two reviewers independently extracted data on study design, comparators, time horizon, and cost-effectiveness outcomes. …”
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Increased birth rank of homosexual males: disentangling the older brother effect and sexual antagonism hypothesis by Raymond, Michel, Turek, Daniel, Durand, Valérie, Nila, Sarah, Suryobroto, Bambang, Vadez, Julien, Barthes, Julien, Apostolou, Menelaos, Crochet, Pierre-André

“…To clarify this situation, we developed theoretical and statistical tools to study FBOE and AE independently or in combination, taking into account all known sampling biases. …”
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Telomere length varies with sex, hatching rank and year of birth in the Little Owl, Athene noctua by Criscuolo, François, Fache, Inès, Scaar, Bertrand, Zahn, Sandrine, Bleu, Josefa

“…In this study, our results indicated that telomeres are longer in females and, independently of sex, in nestlings with the highest body condition. …”
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Possible Superconductivity Transition in Nitrogen‐Doped Lutetium Hydride Observed at Megabar Pressure by Xingbin Zhao, Yu Huang, Shuailing Ma, Hao Song, Yanwei Cao, Hao Jiang, Yanping Huang, Tian Cui

“…However, many researchers have failed to independently reproduce these results, which has sparked intense skepticism on this report. …”
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A reliable supply chain network design for perishable crops with disruption risk consideration (case study: tomato supply chain) by Fateme Letafat, Mohammad Reza Gholamian, Mahsa Arabi

“…Moreover, considering the disruptions and protection of products brings us closer to real-world conditions and reduces the amount of waste and related adverse environmental effects.Originality/Value: Agriculture is one of the most important and influential sectors in the economy of any country, it plays a vital role in its political and economic independence. The growing global demand to provide food for the human population has caused a significant increase in cultivation. …”
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The context signals of mitochondrial miRNAs (mitomiRs) of mammals by O. V. Vishnevsky, P. S. Vorozheykin, I. I. Titov

“…Also, for the group mitomiRs/non-mitomiRs we found the statistically significant features of the miRNA nucleotide context near the Dicer and Drosha cleavage sites (Pearson’s χ2 test of independence for the first three positions of the miRNA, p-value < 0.05). …”
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