Efficacy of Onabotulinum Toxin A (Botox) versus Abobotulinum Toxin A (Dysport) Using a Conversion Factor (1 : 2.5) in Treatment of Primary Palmar Hyperhidrosis by Hanan Mohamed El Kahky, Heba Mahmoud Diab, Dalia Gamal Aly, Nehal Magdi Farag

“…Clinical assessment was performed at baseline and posttreatment for 8 months using Minor’s iodine starch test, Hyperhidrosis Disease Severity Scale (HDSS), and Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) test. Results. At 3 weeks, a significant decrease in sweating for both preparations was noted which was more pronounced with Dysport compared with Botox. …”
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The Obesity Paradox and Cardiorespiratory Fitness by Paul A. McAuley, Nancy S. Smith, Brian T. Emerson, Jonathan N. Myers

“…Subjects were grouped for analysis by METs: unfit (lowest third) and fit (upper two-thirds); and by body mass index (kg/m2): nonobese (18.5−29.9) and obese (≥30.0). …”
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Gestational Weight Gain: Results from the Delta Healthy Sprouts Comparative Impact Trial by Jessica L. Thomson, Lisa M. Tussing-Humphreys, Melissa H. Goodman, Sarah E. Olender

“…Weight gain was classified as under, within, or exceeding the Institute of Medicine recommendations based on prepregnancy body mass index. Chi-square tests and generalized linear mixed models were used to test for significant differences in percentages of participants within recommended weight gain ranges. …”
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Moisture stability enhancement of open-graded friction courses filling with oil shale waste based on interface linkage modification by Yingsong Li, Wei Guo, Xiaoming Huang, Zeqi Chen, Ziyue Zhou, Ying Gao

“…Dynamic shear rheometer test exhibited that SCA modified OSW asphalt mortar had the lowest complex modulus aging index of 1.12 %, which indicated that SCA inhibits the water intrusion. …”
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Risk Factors Associated with Dengue Transmission and Spatial Distribution of High Seroprevalence in Schoolchildren from the Urban Area of Medellin, Colombia by Leidy Diana Piedrahita, Ivony Y. Agudelo Salas, Katherine Marin, Andrea I. Trujillo, Jorge E. Osorio, Sair Orieta Arboleda-Sanchez, Berta Nelly Restrepo

“…Population density and Ae. aegypti House Index were significantly correlated with the observed pattern. …”
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Impact of Vein Wall Hyperelasticity and Blood Flow Turbulence on Hemodynamic Parameters in the Inferior Vena Cava with a Filter by Jafar Moradicheghamahi, Debkalpa Goswami

“…Using fluid–structure interaction (FSI) and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) techniques, the investigation focuses on three hemodynamic parameters: time-averaged wall shear stress (TAWSS), oscillatory shear index (OSI), and relative residence time (RRT). Simulations are conducted with varying sizes of clots captured in the filter. …”
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Traditional Chinese acupuncture versus minimal acupuncture for mild-to-moderate knee osteoarthritis: a protocol for a randomised, controlled pilot trial by Guang-Xia Shi, Cun-Zhi Liu, Ning Sun, Yi Du, Jian-Feng Tu, Yong-Ting Li, Li-Wen Zhang, Yan Cao, Jing-Jie Zhao, Da-Chang Xiong, Hai-Kun Hou

“…The primary end point is success rate, which will be calculated according to a change from baseline in Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index pain and function scores at 8 weeks. Secondary end points include pain and function measurement, global change, the quality of life and the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (Celebrex, Pfizer) at 8, 16 and 26 weeks.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval of this study has been granted by the Research Ethical Committee of Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Capital Medical University (permission number: 2016BL-010-02). …”
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DOMAIN ASSESSMENT OF BALI SARDINELLA RESOURCES THROUGH ECOSYSTEM APPROACH AT ARCHIPELAGO FISHING PORT (PPN) PENGAMBENGAN by Rakhma Fitria Larasati, Iya Purnama Sari, Made Mahendra Jaya, Liya Tri Khikmawati, Noar Muda Satyawan, Yulia Estmirar Tanjov, Muth Mainnah, Muh. Arkam Aziz, Noveldesra Suhery, Wulandari Sarasati, Suratna Suratna

“…The data analysis used was a multi-criteria analysis approach with assessment and visualization of the composite index with a flag model. Six indicators in the fish resources (SDI) domain were studied, namely standardized CPUE trends, Bali sardinella size, proportion of juveniles caught, species composition of the catch, range collapse of fish resources, and endangered, threatened, and protected species (ETP). …”
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Fusing MODIS and AVHRR products to generate a global 1-km continuous NDVI time series covering four decades by Xiaobin Guan, Huanfeng Shen, Yuchen Wang, Dong Chu, Xinghua Li, Linwei Yue, Wei Li, Xinxin Liu, Liangpei Zhang

“…Satellite normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) time series, essential for ecological and environmental applications, is still limited by a trade-off between the spatiotemporal resolution and time coverage despite various global products. …”
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Bonding Durability Evaluation of Polymer-Modified Emulsified Asphalt Microsurfacing by Hao Fu, Qian Chen, Xiaolong Sun, Wenwu Zhang, Shanshan Wang

“…Taking the wear resistance and pull-off properties after aging treatment and the change rate of various properties before and after treatment as evaluation indexes, the bonding durability of the microsurfacing was comprehensively evaluated by the ideal point method of entropy weight. …”
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Green banana flour does not alter lipid and inflammatory profile of women overweight by Sandra Tavares da Silva, Carolina Araújo dos Santos, Júlia Cristina Cardoso Carraro, José Luiz Marques Rocha, Josefina Bressan

“…The mean age of participants was 34 years, with Body Mass Index of 27.7 kg/m². The consumption of FBV did not alter weight, body composition, lipid profile and inflammatory parameters. …”
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The Usefulness of the Kidney-to-Aorta Ratio in Dogs with Chronic Kidney Disease ^† by Dario Costanza, Erica Castiello, Pierpaolo Coluccia, Camilla Sangiuliano, Maria Pia Pasolini, Micheletino Matarazzo, Giacomo Gnudi, Adelaide Greco, Leonardo Meomartino

“…Considering the Youden index at KL/AoD = 6.3, the ROC curve displayed a specificity of 83.24% and a sensitivity of 41.67%, while for KL/AoD = 5.6, the specificity was 97.57% and the sensitivity was 13.10%. …”
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Species abundance, urn models, and neutrality by Chave, Jerome

“…When the parameter θ is taken as an index or regional diversity, the Amazonia and Southeast Asia emerge with similar regional diversities (θ = 654 for Amazonia, versus θ = 726 for Southeast Asia), with a less diverse tropical African tree flora (θ = 219). …”
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No more flying blind: Leveraging weather forecasting for clear-cut risk-based decisions by Manuel Lombardi, David Sladek, Francesco Simone, Riccardo Patriarca

“…., from more than two weeks before up to two hours before the mission), eventually assessing dedicated feasibility indexes. A case study is proposed to show how the methodology could be implemented into a decision support system with the objective of guiding VTOL decision makers in identifying the most suitable vehicle to ensure successful operations in various contexts from innovative air mobility solutions towards industrial inspection practices.…”
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Enhancing real estate price prediction using optimized least squares moment balanced machine by Radian Khasani Riqi

“…The comprehensive evaluation, summarized by the Reference Index (RI), showed that OLSMBM achieved a perfect RI score of 1.000, highlighting its superior performance. …”
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Monomorphic Ventricular Tachycardia as a Presentation of Giant Cell Myocarditis by Michael H. Chiu, Cvetan Trpkov, Saman Rezazedeh, Derek S. Chew

“…Diagnosis is challenging and requires a high index of suspicion since therapy may improve an otherwise uniformly fatal prognosis. …”
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Associates of Cardiopulmonary Arrest in the Perihemodialytic Period by Jennifer E. Flythe, Nien-Chen Li, Shu-Fang Lin, Steven M. Brunelli, Jeffrey Hymes, Eduardo Lacson

“…Of these, lower albumin, hemoglobin, and body mass index; higher erythropoietin stimulating agent dose; and greater missed sessions had the strongest associations with outcome. …”
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Analysis of Factors Related to Early Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Hypertensive Patients with Preserved Ejection Fraction Using Speckle Tracking Echocardiography: A Cross-Section... by Hoang M. Tran, Hung P. Truong, Cuong C. Tran, Tuan M. Vo, Dung N. Q. Nguyen, Liem T. Dao

“…In contrast, other cardiovascular risk factors, including smoking and dyslipidemia, did not significantly influence the GLS index (<i>p</i> > 0.05). <b>Conclusions:</b> Key factors including diabetes, diastolic dysfunction, concentric hypertrophy, and concentric remodeling of the LV are significant predictors of abnormal GLS. …”
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Cropland non-agriculturization and agricultural green development: Evidence from the Yangtze River Economic Belt, China by Chunxia Zhu, Yangyang Sun, Haolun Xu

“…Employing the biennial non-radial directional distance function and Luenberger index, the agricultural green total factor productivity (AGTFP) has been measured under the dual constraints of “carbon source” and “carbon sink”. …”
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Mechanical and Flame-Retardant Properties of Nanocomposite Based on Epoxy Resin Combined with Epoxidized Linseed Oil, Which Has the Presence of Nanoclay and MWCNTs by Tuan Anh Nguyen

“…The effect of ELO, nanoadditives on mechanical properties, and flame retardants is assessed by tensile strength, flexural strength, compressive strength, impact resistance, UL 94HB method, and limiting oxygen index. Experimental results have shown that the mixing ratio of 90/10 w/w is the ratio for good compatibility, high mechanical properties, and fire retardation compared with other ratios. …”
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