Sistema de espaços livres públicos na expansão urbana e suas múltiplas temporalidades e escalas by Luciana Sobis Alves, Sergio Torres Moraes

“…Os espaços públicos implantados no núcleo central durante o período de Colonização (1909-1930) dispõem de melhor qualidade e conexão, ao contrário daqueles da Expansão (1990-2020), que estão nas atuais bordas periféricas da cidade. …”
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How does the concentration of spatial allocation of urban construction land across cities affect carbon emission intensity in China? by Hui Yang, Cheng Chen, Jingye Li, Min Li, Stefan Sieber, Kaisheng Long

“…The heterogeneity analysis showed that the impact of CSA on CEI followed a U-shaped pattern in both the developed and developing regions, as well as in the eastern, central and western regions. Additionally, the analysis revealed a similar pattern in both the resource- and non-resource-based cities. …”
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Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Painful Temporomandibular Disorder in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos by Anne E. Sanders, Jianwen Cai, Martha L. Daviglus, Olga Garcia-Bedoya, Gary D. Slade

“…Setting: From 2008—2011, HCHS/SOL recruited 16,415 adults of Hispanic/Latino backgrounds (Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican, Mexican, Central/South American), through field centers located in Miami, FL; San Diego CA; Chicago, IL; and the Bronx, NY. …”
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Ecological impacts of single-axis photovoltaic solar energy with periodic mowing on microclimate and vegetation by Yudi Li, Yudi Li, Alona Armstrong, Alona Armstrong, Christopher Simmons, Noah Z. Krasner, Noah Z. Krasner, Rebecca R. Hernandez, Rebecca R. Hernandez, Rebecca R. Hernandez, Rebecca R. Hernandez

“…In the state of California’s Great Central Valley (United States), we developed a novel experimental framework to characterize five distinct “micro-patches” that capture the full spectrum of microclimate and vegetation zones modulated by the tracking PV system and O&M. …”
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Fructose Consumption in Pregnancy and Associations with Maternal and Offspring Hepatic and Whole-Body Adiposity in Rodents: A Scoping Review by Grace Zhao, Sarah Chondon, Clint Gray, Sheridan Gentili, Meagan Stanley, Timothy RH Regnault

“…Methods: A systematic search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials was performed up to October 4, 2024, to identify animal and human studies that focused on maternal fructose consumption pre- and during pregnancy on hepatic and whole-body adiposity in the mother, fetus, and offspring. …”
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Evaluation of the impact of PEPFAR transition on retention in care in South Africa’s Western Cape Province by J Chiliza, R Laing, F G Feeley, A T Brennan

“…City of Cape Town combined with Western Cape Government health facilities showed a substantial decrease (–6.1%; 95% CI –10.6 - –1.7%), while community health clinic (v. central day clinics) declined (–6.4; 95% CI –10.6 - –2.1%) in RIC. …”
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Phytochemicals for mitigating the COVID-19 crisis: evidence from pre-clinical and clinical studies by Atri Das, Swarnali Khan, Syamal Roy, Shantanabha Das

“…Phytochemicals may prove useful in alleviating post-COVID complications associated with kidney injury, and central nervous system complications, as well. Plant-derived compounds are usually cheaper and have fewer side effects. …”
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Establishing trust through home visits during pregnancy: a realist evaluation of a Danish breastfeeding support intervention by Anne Kristine Gadeberg, Ingrid Maria Susanne Nilsson, Ulla Christensen, Marie Honoré Jacobsen, Henriette Knold Rossau, Sarah Fredsted Villadsen

“…In realist terms, our central mechanism of change, the establishment of trust, had optimal conditions for success in the contextual setting of the pregnancy home visit where there was time, peace, undisturbed conversations, mental capacity to reflection, and a perceived more even power balance between the family and the health visitor which resulted in a range of positive outcomes. …”
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The clinical role of blood coagulation and platelet receptors gene allelic variants in development of Wilson’s disease by T. P. Rozina, S. V. Fastovets, E. E. Starostina, L. M. Samokhodskaya, T. N. Krasnova

“…Frequency of 5G allele of plasminogen activator inhibitor gene PAI-675 5G/4G in the group with neurologic symptoms was lower (41.17%), than in the group without symptoms of central nervous system (CNS) involvement (49.02%) (odds ratio - OR: 1.374; 95% confidence interval - CI: 0.739-2.553). …”
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Comparison of Illumina and Oxford Nanopore sequencing data quality for Clostridioides difficile genome analysis and their application for epidemiological surveillance by Semeh Bejaoui, Sofie Holtsmark Nielsen, Astrid Rasmussen, John Eugenio Coia, Dorte Terp Andersen, Tobias Bruun Pedersen, Martin Vad Møller, Marc Trunjer Kusk Nielsen, Dorte Frees, Søren Persson

“…Molecular and virulence genotyping are central for the epidemiological surveillance of this pathogen, but need to balance accuracy and rapid turnaround time of the results. …”
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Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells derived cytokines associated with AKT/IAPs signaling ameliorate Alzheimer’s disease development by Yalan Lu, Yanfeng Xu, Li Zhou, Siyuan Wang, Yunlin Han, Kewei Wang, Chuan Qin

“…The specific mechanism and central role of cytokines in this process have not been fully elucidated. …”
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Catastrophe Mechanism of Stress-Fissure Coupling Field in Mining Close Distance Seams in Southwest China by Suo Jie, Li Zhen-hua, Huang Cun-han, Cao Zheng-zheng, Xu You-lin, Chen Zu-guo

“…When the working face advances to 180 m in 4# coal seam in a similar experiment, the overlying rock breaks to the central base plate of Yulongshan limestone, and the conductive fractures run through the Changxing limestone karst cave and Yulongshan limestone karst cave. …”
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One Health preparedness and response for mosquito-borne viruses: a stakeholder- and social network-analysis in the Netherlands by Pauline A. de Best, H. Broekhuizen, R. S. Sikkema, M. P. G. Koopmans, A. Timen

“…We recommend utilising existing collaborations, identified in this study, and central stakeholders to overcome these bottlenecks.…”
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Machine learning-based plasma metabolomics for improved cirrhosis risk stratification by Jingru Song, Ziwei Gao, Liqun Lai, Jie Zhang, Binbin Liu, Yi Sang, Siqi Chen, Jiachen Qi, Yujun Zhang, Huang Kai, Wei Ye

“…Pathway enrichment analysis revealed that disruptions in lipid and amino acid metabolism play a central role in the progression of cirrhosis. Conclusion 1 H-NMR serum metabolomics significantly improves the prediction of cirrhosis risk in patients with CLD. …”
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Accommodative Exercises to Lower Intraocular Pressure by Thomas J. Stokkermans, Jeremy C. Reitinger, George Tye, Chiu-Yen Kao, Sangeetha Ragupathy, Huachun A. Wang, Carol B. Toris

“…Baseline measurements of central cornea thickness, anterior chamber depth, anterior chamber angle, cornea diameter, pupil size, and ciliary muscle thickness were made by autorefraction and optical coherence tomography (OCT), while IOP was measured by pneumotonometry. …”
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The Timing of Infarction Pain in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction after Previous Revascularization by Predrag M. Mitrovic, Branislav Stefanovic, Zorana Vasiljevic, Mina Radovanovic, Nebojsa Radovanovic, Gordana Krljanac, Dubravka Rajic, Predrag Erceg, Vladan Vukcevic, Ivana Nedeljkovic, Miodrag Ostojic

“…This subgroup of patients, together with the subgroups of patients with a dominant evening peak (patients with CHF and those with non-STEMI) and with patients with no peak (patients with previous angina and previous AMI), probably appear to modify characteristic circadian variation of infarction onset, expressing a higher evening peak, respectively to the previous CABG, with adverse consequences for central nervous system functioning.…”
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Impacto de una solución para el estudio de vías de conducción nerviosa en Morfofisiología III by José Manuel Ruiz Medina, Alicia Ríos Carbonell, Gisela Trevín Fernández, Elnis Quiala Ballester, Vivian Santoya Varela

“…Se utilizó un conjunto de modelos tridimensionales que simulan estructuras del sistema nervioso central a gran escala con la mayor cantidad de detalles anatómicos que pudieron representarse. …”
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Cannabis related side effects in otolaryngology: a scoping review by Jobanjit S. Phulka, Joel W. Howlett, Amanda Hu

“…Methods The Preferred Reporting Items For Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) protocol was used to conduct a scoping review of the MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, and CENTRAL databases. (PROSPERO: CRD42020153022). English studies in adults were included from inception to the end of 2019. …”
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Nose-to-Brain Delivery of Chitosan-Grafted Leciplexes for Promoting the Bioavailability and Antidepressant Efficacy of Mirtazapine: In Vitro Assessment and Animal Studies by Amani M. El Sisi, Essam M. Eissa, Ahmed H. E. Hassan, Marina A. Bekhet, Fatma I. Abo El-Ela, Eun Joo Roh, Rasha M. Kharshoum, Adel A. Ali

“…<b>Methods</b>: Primarily, MRZ-loaded leciplexes (MRZ-LPXs) were fabricated and tailored employing a central composite design (CCD). Vesicle diameter size (VS), entrapment efficiency (EE %), cumulative MRZ release percentage (CMRZR %), and total quantity penetrating after twenty-four hours (Q24) were the four parameters assessed. …”
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Prediction of Causative Genes in Inherited Retinal Disorders from Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Utilizing Deep Learning Techniques by Yu Fujinami-Yokokawa, Nikolas Pontikos, Lizhu Yang, Kazushige Tsunoda, Kazutoshi Yoshitake, Takeshi Iwata, Hiroaki Miyata, Kaoru Fujinami, on behalf of Japan Eye Genetics Consortium

“…Horizontal/vertical cross-sectional scans of optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) at the central fovea were cropped/adjusted to a resolution of 400 pixels/inch with a size of 750 × 500 pix2 for learning. …”
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