Assessing the Association between Leptin and Bone Mineral Density in HIV-Infected Men by Madhu N. Rao, Morris Schambelan, Viva W. Tai, Donald I. Abrams, Hootan Khatami, Peter J. Havel, Giorgos Sakkas, Kathleen Mulligan

“…The known risk factors for bone loss do not fully explain the increased risk in this population. There is emerging evidence that leptin, a hormone secreted by adipocytes, plays an important role in bone metabolism. …”
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Combining Optimal Controller and Luenberger Observer for an Active Roll Control System on Trucks to Avoid Rollover Phenomenon at High Speeds by Vu Van Tan, Pham Tat Thang, Do Trong Tu, Kieu Duc Thinh

“…The propensity for roll instability in automobiles, particularly trucks, often arises during high-speed maneuvers and emergency scenarios. The active roll control (ARC) system presents a promising solution for enhancing truck roll stability. …”
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The Impacts of Educational Asthma Interventions in Schools: A Systematic Review of the Literature by Ana Carla Carvalho Coelho, Laís Souza Barretto Cardoso, Carolina de Souza-Machado, Adelmir Souza-Machado

“…Asthma education promotes the improvement of knowledge about the disease in at least one of the evaluated areas. 29% of the interventions (5 of 17 studies) showed a reduction of the asthma symptoms, 35% (6 of 17 studies) reduction of the hospitalization instances and emergency visits, 29% (5 of 17 studies) reduction of school absenteeism, and 41% (7 of 17 studies) increase in the quality of life of the individuals. …”
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Educational intervention on the phytotherapy use for insomnia in older adults by Maigret Calderón Cruz, Lieter Ailed Vidal Rodríguez, Aned Hernández Clavijo, Julio Michel Arias Manganelly, Olenis Alicia Aldana Ramos

“…The use of medicinal plants as an alternative treatment has re-emerged worldwide.<br /><strong>Objective:</strong> to describe the results of an educational intervention on the use of phytotherapy for insomnia in older adults.…”
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Mechanisms of miRNA-Mediated Gene Regulation from Common Downregulation to mRNA-Specific Upregulation by Ayla Valinezhad Orang, Reza Safaralizadeh, Mina Kazemzadeh-Bavili

“…We also review up-to-date knowledge of miRNA-mediated gene upregulation through highlighting some notable examples and discuss the emerging concepts of their associations with other posttranscriptional gene regulation processes.…”
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Comprehensive Insights into Monkeypox (mpox): Recent Advances in Epidemiology, Diagnostic Approaches and Therapeutic Strategies by Suresh Kumar, Dhanyashri Guruparan, Kalimuthu Karuppanan, K. J. Senthil Kumar

“…Future recommendations include strengthening global collaboration for zoonotic disease surveillance, advancing the research on host–pathogen interactions, and developing next-generation therapeutics to address this emerging public health threat effectively.…”
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Intervention Protocol to Address the Difficult Airway. An Alternative for the Anesthesiologist’s Performance by Fernando Márquez Ercia, José Julio Ojeda González, Bárbara Lucia Cabezas Poblet, Magda Robaina Pérez

“…Therefore, their cooperation is often required in Emergency Services, in Intensive Care Unities and in other areas of the hospital where medical staffs present difficulties in ventilating and / or intubating the airway of patients. …”
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Urban Immunity Against the Pandemic within the Framework of Public Administration, City and Citizens by Nilüfer Negiz, Pınar Savaş-Yavuzçehre

“…The aim of the study is to explore, by observation and literature review, the cities’ readiness for possible pandemics or emergencies within the framework of the concept of urban immunity. …”
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Design Study for a Quasisynchronous CDMA Sensor Data Collection System: An LEO Satellite Uplink Access Technique Based on GPS by Yijun Chen, Sheng Ding, Zhouchen Xie, Zhuangping Qi, Xuwen Liang

“…With the development of the LEO satellite communication technology, highly dependable wireless communication and sensor data collection using LEO satellites have been getting much attention for emergency, marine research, and forest fire disaster in the remote region. …”
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Core self-evaluation:an empirical study in the in the Colombian context by Orlando E. Contreras-Pacheco, Martha Liliana Torres-Barreto, Juan Camilo Lésmez-Peralta

“…Nevertheless, a significant association emerges between CSE, and all examined organizational variables when applying a supplemental analysis with inverted hypotheses. …”
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First Description of KPC-2-Producing Klebsiella oxytoca Isolated from a Pediatric Patient with Nosocomial Pneumonia in Venezuela by Indira Labrador, María Araque

“…During the last decade, carbapenem resistance has emerged among clinical isolates of the Enterobacteriaceae family. …”
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Dual pathways of aging stereotype threat at work: impacts on work behaviors of older workers by Lidan Liu, Zhongjun Wang, Xicheng Guo, Sulei Li, Xiaodi Wu

“…In contrast, psychological reactance emerges as another mediator, leading to proactive work behaviors. …”
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A Low-Field MRI Dataset For Spatiotemporal Analysis of Developing Brain by Zhexian Sun, Jian Huang, Xiaohui Ma, Jiawei Liang, Chensheng Sun, Lanyin Hu, Hongjian He, Gang Yu

“…Low-field MR, as an emerging solution for scrutinizing developing brain, has exhibited its unique advantages in safety, portability, and cost-effectiveness. …”
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A Case of Pregnancy Complicated with ATIII Deficiency in a Patient Who Developed Severe Venous Thromboembolism in Her Fourth Pregnancy and Had a Favourable Outcome in Her Subsequen... by Mie Sakai, Jumpei Ogura, Koji Yamanoi, Takahiro Hirayama, Tsutomu Ohara, Haruka Suzuki, Yoshihide Inayama, Koji Yasumoto, Koh Suginami

“…A 30-year-old female, 4 gravida and 2 para, came to the emergency department with a complaint of oedema and pain in the left lower leg at 11 weeks of gestation. …”
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Beyond Needles: Immunomodulatory Hydrogel-Guided Vaccine Delivery Systems by Md Mohosin Rana, Cigdem Demirkaya, Hector De la Hoz Siegler

“…Encapsulating or binding vaccines within biomaterials has emerged as a promising strategy to overcome these limitations. …”
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Liver Abscess after Common Hepatic Artery Embolization for Delayed Hemorrhage Following Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Case Report by Yuichi Sanada, Hiroki Kondo, Satoshi Goshima, Masayuki Kanematsu, Yoshihiro Tanaka, Yasuharu Tokuyama, Shinji Osada, Kazuhiro Yoshida

“…A massive life-threatening hemorrhage occurred on the 18th postsurgical day. Emergency angiography showed a 2.7-cm pseudoaneurysm of the gastroduodenal artery stump, and hepatic artery embolization was performed. …”
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Polysaccharide Hydrogel-Assisted Biosensing Platforms for Point-of-Care Use by Sang-Uk Kim, Young Jun Kim, Tae Hee Lee

“…In terms of materials, hydrogels, a unique family of water-absorbing biocompatible polymers, have emerged as promising components for the development of biosensors. …”
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Distributed Task Offloading Game in Multiserver Mobile Edge Computing Networks by Shuang Chen, Ying Chen, Xin Chen, Yuemei Hu

“…With the explosion of data traffic, mobile edge computing (MEC) has emerged to solve the problem of high time delay and energy consumption. …”
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Risk of Fungal Infection to Dental Patients by Jaqueline Lopes Damasceno, Rafael Aparecido dos Santos, Amir Horiquini Barbosa, Luciana Assirati Casemiro, Regina Helena Pires, Carlos Henrique Gomes Martins

“…This environment offers suitable conditions for fungal biofilms to emerge, which can facilitate mycological contamination. …”
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Coping with Complexity When Predicting Surface Roughness in Milling Processes: Hybrid Incremental Model with Optimal Parametrization by Gerardo Beruvides, Fernando Castaño, Rodolfo E. Haber, Ramón Quiza, Alberto Villalonga

“…The complexity of machining processes relies on the inherent physical mechanisms governing these processes including nonlinear, emergent, and time-variant behavior. The measurement of surface roughness is a critical step done offline by expensive quality control procedures. …”
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