Association between parity and gravidity & hypertension and blood pressure: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Sofia B Ahmed, Sonia Butalia, Magali Robert, Tyrone G Harrison, Sandra M Dumanski, Nabilah Gulamhusein, Badal S B Pattar, Jane A Schulz

“…Two investigators will independently screen identified abstracts and select observational cohort studies, case-control studies and randomised controlled trials examining parity or gravidity and hypertension or blood pressure. …”
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Pleasant/Unpleasant Filtering for Affective Image Retrieval Based on Cross-Correlation of EEG Features by Keranmu Xielifuguli, Akira Fujisawa, Yusuke Kusumoto, Kazuyuki Matsumoto, Kenji Kita

“…In the present study, the affective features comprised cross-correlation features obtained from EEGs produced when an individual observed an image. However, it is difficult to measure the EEG when a subject visualizes an unknown image. …”
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Coarse Particle Motion Characteristics in a Double-Stage Slurry Pump Considering Leakage Flow by Hao Jia, Yuqi Wang, Zuchao Zhu, Xianghui Su, Zhenji Tang

“…In the first stage with leakage, accumulation of coarse particles was observed at the impeller eye, which should be paid much attention to slurry pumps’ operation to eliminate the chance of blockage. …”
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Combination Therapy with GABA and MgSO4 Improves Insulin Sensitivity in Type 2 Diabetic Rat by Shahla Sohrabipour, Mohammad Reza Sharifi, Mohammadreza Sharifi, Ardeshir Talebi, Nepton Soltani

“…Moreover, an increase was observed in protein and gene expression of Glut4. Insulin sensitivity in combination therapy was more than the insulin group. …”
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Image Evolution Using 2D Power Spectra by Michael Gircys, Brian J. Ross

“…Results were promising, in that some target images were trivially evolved, while others were more challenging to characterize. We also observed that some evolved images which we found discordant and “uncomfortable” show a previously identified spectral phenomenon. …”
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Psychometric properties of the Persian version of Triarchic Psychopathy Measure (TriPM) in Iranian university students and clinical samples by Mojtaba Elhami Athar, Olivier F. Colins, Sadeghi Dehcheshmeh Edris, Morteza Azizi, Ali Ebrahimi

“…However, the Boldness and Leadership domains showed inconsistent associations with external correlates in the clinical sample, unlike the hypothesized correlations observed for Leadership in the student sample. Overall, findings highlight inconsistencies in the TriPM's alignment with the triarchic model of psychopathy and suggest a need for further refinement of the measure based on theoretical and empirical insights. …”
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Islamic boarding schools and human rights enforcement transmission of cultural values for disabilities by Suwarno Suwarno, Uswatun Chasanah

“…Data collection techniques using participant observation, namely by way of researchers mingling with the object of research. …”
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The Impact of Preoperative Fasting Duration on Blood Glucose and Hemodynamics in Children by Pouran Hajian, Minoo Shabani, Elham Khanlarzadeh, Mahshid Nikooseresht

“…No significant correlation was observed between blood glucose level at the induction of anesthesia with weight and age (P>0.05). …”
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Growth and Yield Performance of Pleurotus ostreatus Cultivated on Agricultural Residues by Hailu Gebru, Tolosa Belete, Gezahegn Faye

“…Strong relationships between cap diameter and mushroom yield (r = 0.84***), number of bunches (r = 0.76***), number of fruiting bodies (r = 0.80***), stipe length (r = 0.83***), and total yield (r = 0.84***) were among significant positive correlations observed. In conclusion, cultivating P. ostreatus on the Trt7 (mixed substrate) is recommended rather than using either of the residues alone.…”
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Longitudinal Change in Peripheral Anterior Chamber Depth of Eyes with Angle Closure after Laser Iridotomy by Toshie Furuya, Kenji Kashiwagi

“…PEA + IOL also significantly increased SPAC grade from 6.7 ± 1.6 to 8.7 ± 2.0 (p<0.001), but no time-related change was observed. Twenty-three cases of LI group presented with deterioration of glaucoma control. …”
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Improved Therapeutic Effect of Puerarin-Encapsulated PEG-PLGA Nanoparticle on an In Vitro Cerebral Infarction Model by Lei Li, Yan Li, Cheng Miao, Rui Liu

“…Furthermore, it was observed that the PEG-PLGA/PUE nanoparticles showed better therapeutic effect on the BCEC/TF cell model than PUE. …”
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Cardiovascular Characterization of Children and Adolescents with Sickle Cell Anemia by Nancy González Vales, Ximena Laura Graña, Lucía Díaz Morejón, Tamara Sánchez Estrada, Belkis Rodríguez Jorge, Ifraín Machín Caride

“…<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> it was possible to identify cardiovascular disturbances through clinic features and a slight impact was observed, confirmed only by the telecardiogram, where the presence of grade l-ll cardiomegaly was identified.…”
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Digital Devices Use and Chinese-Canadian First Graders’ Early English Literacy Development: A Mixed-Methods Study by Guofang Li, Fubiao Zhen, Ziwen Mei

“…However, no significant relationship was observed between television or computer use and decoding or reading comprehension. …”
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Gapped phases with non-invertible symmetries: (1+1)d by Lakshya Bhardwaj, Lea E. Bottini, Daniel Pajer, Sakura Schafer-Nameki

“…We find that for non-invertible symmetries the order parameters involve multiplets containing both untwisted and twisted sector local operators, and hence can be interpreted as mixtures of conventional and string order parameters. We also observe that spontaneous breaking of non-invertible symmetries can lead to vacua that are physically distinguishable: unlike the standard symmetries described by groups, non-invertible symmetries can have different actions on different vacua of an irreducible gapped phase. …”
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Effect of Pretreatment and High Hydrostatic Pressure on Soluble Dietary Fiber in Lotus Root Residues by Yanyang Gu, Liying Niu, Jiangfeng Song, Chunju Liu, Zhongyuan Zhang, Chunquan Liu, Dajing Li, Lixia Xiao

“…Results showed that FLRR + W obtained the highest SDF yield and presented a honeycomb structure which was not observed in other LRR samples. In addition, properties of SDF extract from FLRR + W changed most significantly, including not only the enhancement of SDF yield, the improvement of hydration properties, and the reduction of molecular weight but also the increase of thermal and rheological stability. …”
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Repeatability and Agreement of Central Vault for Implantable Collamer Lens Obtained by the Tomey OA-2000 Biometer and Spectralis OCT by Hao Wu, Zuocheng Wang, Pengfei Wang, Yifei Meng, Zengying Wang, Yuhong Xue, Bohua Jiang, Shuaixi Pan, Zhipeng Yan

“…Good reliability and agreement were observed between Tomey OA-2000 biometer and Spectralis OCT. …”
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Diagnostic Test to Identify Parkinson’s Disease from the Blood Sera of Chinese Population: A Cross-Sectional Study by Guangan Tong, Pingping Zhang, Wenbin Hu, Kun Zhang, Xianwen Chen

“…The significant level of miR-151a-5p, miR-24, mir-485-5p, mir-331-5p, and mir-214 was observed in the serum and CSF which may be established as a biomarker for the diagnosis of PD.…”
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Burden of associated comorbidities in autoimmune rheumatic diseases in Indian population: An interim report based on the Indian rheumatology association database by S Chandrashekara, Padmanabha Shenoy, Uma Kumar, Sapan Pandya, Alakendu Ghosh

“…Materials and Methods: The independent prospective, multicenter, observational study evaluated the preliminary data obtained from 5 centers across India. …”
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Residue-resolved insights into the stabilization of therapeutic proteins by excipients: A case study of two monoclonal antibodies with arginine and glutamate by Tobias M. Prass, Patrick Garidel, Lars V. Schäfer, Michaela Blech

“…These computational findings are in line with the more pronounced stabilizing effects of arginine observed in the long-term storage stability study. …”
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Bioremediation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon contaminated Aqueous-Soil matrix: Effect of co-contamination by CN Owabor, OC Onwuemene, I Enaburekhan

“…The percent degradation for the control sample was found to be 85%. The observed percentages are an indicator that the rate of naphthalene degradation was faster in the control experiment and the results showed that heavy metals inhibited biodegradation of naphthalene by varying degrees. …”
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