Pregnancy, childbirth, and breastfeeding experience of women with epilepsy in Me’enit community, South West Ethiopia by Rahel Yaekob, Tefera Belachew

“…Abstract Introduction Poor obstetric care leading to prenatal brain injury is thought to be one potential cause of epilepsy. Epilepsy affects approximately 0.5–1.0% of women of childbearing age. …”
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Liquefied Petroleum Gas Poisoning in a Child: A Case Report from a Low-Middle Income Country by Abid Jamali, Latif Shamasuddin, Aimen Yunus, Nadeem Ullah Khan

“…It acts as an asphyxiating gas, displacing oxygen in the lungs and making breathing difficult. Propane primarily affects the respiratory, nervous, and cardiovascular systems.Conclusion: This case highlights the importance of admitting children exposed to LPG to higher care units for close monitoring, as initial cardiac enzyme levels and ECG may appear normal but can rapidly worsen. …”
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Toward a new interdisciplinary model to understand Alzheimer’s disease: The interplay between neurobiology and socio-economic factors by Hyun Jee Han, Clive Shrubsole

“…Introduction: In recent years, there has been emerging evidence that air pollution is a chronic source of neuroinflammation, which contributes to Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and other forms of dementia, which are an increasingly common and devastating illness affecting elderly populations. Aim of this paper is to develop a new, interdisciplinary and theoretical model based on neurobiology, sociology of medicine and eco-political science for a better understanding of the etiopathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. …”
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Diagnosis of COVID-19 Using a Deep Learning Model in Various Radiology Domains by Yousef Alhwaiti, Muhammad Hameed Siddiqi, Madallah Alruwaili, Ibrahim Alrashdi, Saad Alanazi, Muhammad Hasan Jamal

“…Many countries are severely affected by COVID-19, and various casualties have been reported. …”
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Exploring when to exploit: the cognitive underpinnings of foraging-type decisions in relation to psychopathy by D. V. Atanassova, J. M. Oosterman, A. O. Diaconescu, C. Mathys, V. I. Madariaga, I. A. Brazil

“…Additionally, higher levels of Interpersonal traits were associated with reduced learning from personalized rewards, as evidenced by reductions in the prediction errors (PEs) about rate of change. Higher Affective traits were associated with lower PEs and aberrant learning from painful punishments. …”
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Age Matters: Objective Gait Assessment in Early Parkinson’s Disease Using an RGB-D Camera by Beatriz Muñoz Ospina, Jaime Andrés Valderrama Chaparro, Juan David Arango Paredes, Yor Jaggy Castaño Pino, Andrés Navarro, Jorge Luis Orozco

“…In normal conditions, age could affect gait dynamics. Although it is known that objective assessment of gait is a valuable tool for diagnosis and follow-up of patients with PD, only few studies evaluate the effect of aging on the gait pattern of patients with PD. …”
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Evaluating causes and gestures: source-related and crossmodal features in the perception of environmental sounds by Sven-Amin Lembke

“…The study considered gesture-related factors, such as auditory salience and contour complexity, and explored whether a concurrent evaluation of features related to the environmental sound source or cause would affect gesture identification. Twenty untrained listeners evaluated sound gestures occurring in environmental sounds, e.g., pitch contour when switching a vacuum cleaner on and off, loudness contour of a ball dropping. …”
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New genetic resources in wheat breeding for an increased grain protein content by O. P. Mitrofanova, A. G. Khakimova

“…For the first time, a functional locus, or the Gpc-B1 gene (chromosome 6BS) affecting the accumulation of protein, Zn and Fe in grain, was identified in T. dicoccoides, cloned and studied in detail. …”
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Physical safety climate, safety practices and perceived well-being of informal solid waste collectors in the Cape Coast Metropolis by Samuel Maneen, Nkosi Nkosi Botha, Mustapha Amoadu, Edward Wilson Ansah

“…Abstract Background The work environment for informal solid waste collectors keeps deteriorating, which negatively affects the health, safety and well-being of these workers. …”
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Analysis of Sedimentary Environment Conditions for Lacustrine Fine-Grained Sedimentary Rocks and Its Control of Lithofacies Development: A Case Study of the Lower Submember of Memb... by Jun Peng, Ledan Yu, Tianyu Xu, Yubin Wang, Haodong Han

“…Meanwhile, the cyclicity of environmental change not only leads to that of the lithofacies development but also affects the positions of the lithofacies and its assemblages in sequence stratigraphic framework.…”
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Effects of phonophoresis gel lipolytic assets in abdominal adiposity by Rodrigo Marcel Valentim da Silva, Patricia Froes Meyer, Jaiane Ferreira de Souza, Jamille Lira de Oliveira Félix, Edjane Barbosa Santana Delgado, Luana de Oliveira Queiroz, Melyssa Lima de Medeiros

“…The sample consisted of 30 female volunteers, suffering from abdominal fat, not making use of slimming drugs or some other therapy, not performing any type of physical activity, non pregnant, not bearers of neoplasia, not affected by acute infectious diseases. Volunteers were excluded if presenting allergy to some active principle, lack of attendance, presence of acute infectious diseases and / or fever during treatment. …”
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THE EFFECT OF TRANEXAMIC ACID INJECTION ON HEMOGLOBIN LEVEL, ALBUMIN LEVEL, AND PAIN ON PATIENT RECEIVING TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT by Dwikora Novembri Utomo, Teddy Heri Wardhana, Ahmad Hannan Amrullah, Hamzah Hamzah

“…Total Knee Replacement (TKR) surgery procedure is at risk of massive bleeding. Bleeding can affect albumin levels and the onset of intra-compartment pressure on the nerves. …”
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Clinical Characterization According to Age Group of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis by Neima Ayde Bravo Mego, María Lucelita Silva Coronel, José Ander Asenjo Alarcón

“…<strong>Foundation:</strong> rheumatoid arthritis affects the quality of life of patients due to the functional alterations it causes; identifying the clinical manifestations according to their particularities will favor diversified and personalized action. …”
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Assessing the acceptability of a sleep-targeted digital intervention among geriatric inpatients: A preliminary study by Alex Chanteclair, Marion Lartigau, Nathalie Salles, Julien Coelho, Florian Pécune, Pierre Philip, Clément Champeville

“…Background Sleep complaints are a major concern for the aging population. Insomnia affects quality of life, and is associated with unfavorable geriatric outcomes. …”
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The Effects of Neuroinflammation Induced by Typhoid Vaccine on Resting and Task‐Based Electroencephalography by Julia R Plank, Joseph CC Chen, Frederick Sundram, Nicholas Hoeh, Suresh Muthukumaraswamy, Joanne C Lin

“…Inflammation did not significantly affect attention networks. The absence of significant alterations may be due to an insufficient inflammatory response. …”
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Neurodegeneration in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus without Diabetic Retinopathy by Elena Garcia-Martin, Marta Cipres, Isabel Melchor, Laura Gil-Arribas, Elisa Vilades, Vicente Polo, Maria Jesus Rodrigo, Maria Satue

“…Patients with type 2 DM without diabetic retinopathy and good metabolic control present neurodegeneration affecting neurons in the macular area and axons in different sectors of the optic disc. …”
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The Utility of Neuromotor Retraining to Augment Manual Therapy and Vestibular Rehabilitation in a Patient with Post-Concussion Syndrome: A Case Report by Andrew Teare-Ketter, Alyssa LaForme Fiss, Jeffrey Ebert

“…” # Discussion PCS can affect multiple systems, necessitating a comprehensive approach to examination and intervention. …”
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A Precise Oxide Film Thickness Measurement Method Based on Swept Frequency and Transmission Cable Impedance Correction by Yifan Li, Qi Xiao, Lisha Peng, Songling Huang, Chaofeng Ye

“…However, as the nuclear assembly is placed in a pool for inspection, a cable several dozen meters in length is used to connect the ECT probe to the instrument. The measurement is affected by the transmission line and its effect is a function of the operating frequencies, resulting in errors for swept frequency measurements. …”
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Wildflower pollen quality in roadside habitats, with particular emphasis on Hedera helix by Aoife McMullin, Paul Hamilton

“…Pollen and seed formation of flowering plants have been affected when grown in areas of poor air quality (Azzazy, 2016; Sénéchal, et al., 2015). …”
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The Soviet and Russian Energy Industry as Objects of Western Sanctions: Political Rivalry or Economic Competition by Y. V. Borovsky

“…However, when their strategic interests are affected (for example, in case of construction of the Urengoy – Pomary – Uzhgorod and Nord stream 2 gas pipelines), they can resist the dictates of Washington. …”
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