Severe Injuries of Former Portuguese Football Players: A Post-Career Burden? by Eduardo Teixeira, Carlos Silva, Félix Romero, Mauro Miguel, António Vicente

“…Background/Objectives: Football players have a high injury risk due to the physical demands of their profession, which can negatively affect their quality of life (QoL) in the long term. …”
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JNK1 Deficient Insulin-Producing Cells Are Protected against Interleukin-1β-Induced Apoptosis Associated with Abrogated Myc Expression by Michala Prause, Christopher Michael Mayer, Caroline Brorsson, Klaus Stensgaard Frederiksen, Nils Billestrup, Joachim Størling, Thomas Mandrup-Poulsen

“…JNK2 shRNA potentiated IL-1β-induced apoptosis and caspase 3 cleavage, whereas JNK3 shRNA did not affect IL-1β-induced β-cell death compared to nonsense shRNA expressing INS-1 cells. …”
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Temporal Evolution of Environmental Impact Arising from Municipal Solid Waste Treatment Systems: A Case Study of Guangzhou, China by Guangli Zhou, Yifan Gu, Yufeng Wu, Yu Gong

“…The model considers how different measures affect changes in the physical composition of MSW at the technical level and their subsequent impact on MSW generation at the system level. …”
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Numerical research on the impact of horizontal freezing on existing underground structures in shield reception by Zequn Hong, Shuoren Fu, Yuanhao Wu, Yong Zhang, Lu Lu

“…The results showed that the frost heave pressure was mainly distributed in the structure near the freezing zone, while the structure far away from the freezing zone was relatively less affected by frost heave. By defining the strong and weak influence sections, we introduced the influence coefficient η to quantify the frost heave effect on the side tunnel. …”
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Immunoglobulin G4-related disease with pleural involvement in an 80-year-old female patient: A case report and literature review by Liying Zhang, Li Mo

“…Background: Immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD), a rare immune-mediated disease affecting multiple organs, rarely involves the pleura. …”
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Assessing the Clinical and Functional Status of COPD Patients Using Speech Analysis During and After Exacerbation by Mayr W, Triantafyllopoulos A, Batliner A, Schuller BW, Berghaus TM

“…Wolfgang Mayr,1,* Andreas Triantafyllopoulos,2,3,* Anton Batliner,2,3 Björn W Schuller,2– 5 Thomas M Berghaus1,6 1Department of Cardiology, Respiratory Medicine and Intensive Care, University Hospital Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany; 2Chair of Health Informatics (CHI), Department of Clinical Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany; 3Munich Center for Machine Learning (MCML), Munich, Germany; 4Group on Language Audio, & Music (GLAM), Imperial College, London, UK; 5Munich Data Science Institute (MDSI), Munich, Germany; 6Medical Faculty, Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, Munich, Germany*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Wolfgang Mayr, Department of Cardiology, Respiratory Medicine and Intensive Care, University Hospital Augsburg, Stenglinstrasse 2, Augsburg, D-86156, Germany, Email wolfgang.mayr@uk-augsburg.de Andreas Triantafyllopoulos, Chair of Health Informatics, Department of Clinical Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Straße 22, Munich, 81675, Germany, Email andreas.triantafyllopoulos@tum.deBackground: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects breathing, speech production, and coughing. …”
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The Clinicopathological Characteristics and Prognoses of dMMR Gastric Adenocarcinoma Patients by Jie Wang, Yanfeng Xi, Jian Zhao, Xuetong Rong, Weidong Lu, Yusheng Wang

“…Few studies on the clinicopathological features and prognosis of DNA mismatch repair deficiency (dMMR) gastric cancer (GC) have been reported, and no clear conclusions have been drawn about the factors affecting the prognosis of dMMR GC. The aim of this study was to explore the clinicopathological characteristics and prognoses of dMMR GC patients. …”
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Exploring the Effects of a Neck Strengthening Program on Purposeful Soccer Heading Biomechanics and Neurocognition by Katelyn M. Waring, Edward R Smith, Gary P Austin, Thomas G Bowman

“…The purpose of the study was to determine if a six-week cervical strengthening program affected neurocognition and purposeful soccer heading biomechanics. …”
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US-Japan Trade Relations Amid the Globalization Crisis by V. G. Shvydko

“…At the same time, trade and invest­ment policy is increasingly affected by non-economic factors, mostly “national security” con­siderations. …”
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Long-term Conservative Follow-up in Children with High-grade Vesicoureteral Reflux and an Abnormal Dimercaptosuccinic Acid Scan by Pankaj V Deshpande

“…Clinical significance: Conservative follow-up in high-grade VUR with abnormal DMSA is not associated with recurrent UTIs in all patients and does not affect renal function or growth adversely.…”
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Effect of Temperature on Reproduction and Sex Ratio of Guppy (Poecilia reticulata Peters) by H. Arfah, S. Mariam, . Alimuddin

“… Water temperature could affect the reproduction of broodstock and sex ratio of progeny.  …”
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Motorcycle Taxi: Initial Discussion on Guidelines for Riding Ajnabiyah Women According to The Sharia Perspective by Mohd Azhar Abdullah, Abdul Azib Hussain, Mohd Saiba Yaacob, Muhammad Lukman Ibrahim, Khairulnazrin Nasir

“…The traffic congestion crisis and rising public service fares have also affected Malaysia. In early 2019, the initial proposal to expand Gojek in Malaysia sparked controversy, but it faced delays due to various factors. …”
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The influence of selected financial factors on the survival of SMES in V4 countries by Zdenko Metzker, Roman Hlawiczka, Irma Tabaku, Ho Thanh Tung

“…Additionally, the study assesses how a positive evaluation of a company’s financial performance correlates with its overall longevity in the business landscape.Results indicate that financial management significantly influences SME stability in the medium term. Factors positively affecting SME stability include a proper understanding and management of financial risks, along with a positive assessment of the company’s financial activities. …”
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An indoor positioning method based on bluetooth array/PDR fusion using the SVD-EKF by Chenhui Li, Jie Zhen, Jianxin Wu

“…Inevitably, some signal reflection and other factors will affect the positioning accuracy. Considering all the aforementioned, this study analyzes the principles and characteristics of a Bluetooth signal based array antenna angle measurement and positioning system. …”
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Underweight and its associated factors among reproductive age women on antiretroviral therapy in selected public health facilities of Arsi Zone, South East Ethiopia by Sufedin Ibrahim, Takele Gezahegn Demie, Temesgen Gelata, Seifadin Ahmed, Gemechu Gelan Bekele

“…Background: Despite progress in HIV treatment, the reproductive age group continues to experience high rates of underweight, which adversely affects their health and ART effectiveness. Current data on the prevalence and contributing factors of underweight in this group is scarce. …”
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Response of Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) to Potassium (K) and Blended NPS Fertilizer Rates in the Nitisols of Southern Ethiopia by Tigist Tesfaye, Fanuel Laekemariam, Abera Habte

“…Analysis of variance showed that crop phenology, productive tillers, and straw yield were significantly affected by KCl and NPS fertilizer rates; however, most of growth parameters, yield components, grain yield, and agronomic efficiency were influenced by the interaction effects of KCl and NPS fertilizers. …”
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Development of Hydrogenated Microcrystalline Silicon-Germanium Alloys for Improving Long-Wavelength Absorption in Si-Based Thin-Film Solar Cells by Yen-Tang Huang, Hung-Jung Hsu, Shin-Wei Liang, Cheng-Hang Hsu, Chuang-Chuang Tsai

“…Moreover, a higher RH2 significantly promoted Ge incorporation for a-Si1-xGex:H, while the Ge content was not affected by RH2 in μc-Si1-xGex:H growth. Furthermore, to eliminate the crystallization effect, the 0.9 μm thick absorbers with a similar crystalline volume fraction were applied. …”
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The collaborative cross mouse for studying the effect of host genetic background on memory impairments due to obesity and diabetes by Avia Paz, Kareem Midlej, Osayd Zohud, Iqbal M. Lone, Fuad A. Iraqi

“…Behavioral tests using the Morris water maze indicated that cognitive performance was differentially affected by diet and genetic background. Conclusions Our study establishes a foundation for future quantitative trait loci mapping using CC lines and identifying genes underlying the comorbidity of Alzheimer's disease (AD), caused by obesity and T2D. …”
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Mechanisms linking river flow regime and riparian hardwood establishment by Steven F. Railsback, John H. Bair

“…Abstract The dominant conceptual model for how river flow affects when and where riparian hardwood trees establish (the “recruitment box model”) considers streamflow recession and a survivable rate of stage decline to predict survival of seedling desiccation. …”
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Comparison of Endogenous Endophthalmitis in Patients with and Without COVID-19 Infection by Ehsan Namvar, Mehdi Moallem, Mehrdad Afarid, Alireza Bolkheir

“…The COVID-19 infection does not seem to affect the severity, visual outcomes, improvement rate, or vitrectomy rate of EE. …”
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