Brain connectivity for constructing new face representations in typical adults versus a prosopagnosic patient by Ela I. Olivares, Jorge F. Bosch-Bayard, Ana S. Urraca, Alba Jiménez-Bascuñán, Rolando J. Biscay, Jaime Iglesias

“…External (E), internal (I) features, and whole target faces of unknown individuals (from an IdentiKit gallery) were displayed according to two different sequences: E →I→whole faces, or I→E→whole faces. …”
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Assessment of Hemoglobin Variants in Patients Receiving Health Care at the Ho Teaching Hospital: A Three-Year Retrospective Study by Daniel Kpodji Awaitey, Elliot Elikplim Akorsu, Emmanuel Allote Allotey, David Annor Kwasie, Precious Kwablah Kwadzokpui, Philip Apraku Tawiah, Stephen Adomako Amankwah, Albert Abaka-Yawson

“…The high incidence of hemoglobin AS implies the possibility of having an increased population of individuals with sickle cell disease in future if measures are not put in place to improve screening, counseling, and education of the public about the health threat SCD poses.…”
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EVOLUTION OF THE PHENOMENON OF CITIZENSHIP IN THE CONTEXT OF HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE WESTERN EUROPE by L. Y. Maximova

“…The analysis uses the binary opposition method, which is the basis for including individuals in or out of citizenship. The citizenship of Ancient Greece was of an elitist nature, sharply distinguishing citizens from the rest of the population. …”
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The management and clinical outcome of paracetamol poisoning in South African adults: A single-centre retrospective review by C Kotze, J Swanepoel, E C Kruger, E Decloedt

“…Early identification of at-risk individuals and prompt initiation of NAC can reduce poor outcomes. …”
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The association of body roundness index and body mass index with frailty and all-cause mortality: a study from the population aged 40 and above in the United States by Jianqiang Zhang, Huifeng Zhang

“…In addition, both BRI and BMI have a U-shaped association with the risk of all-cause mortality in frail individuals, and the two have comparable abilities to predict the risk of all-cause mortality.…”
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Prevalence of Vitamin K2 Deficiency and Its Association with Coronary Artery Disease: A Case–Control Study by Sameh A. Ahmed, Abdulaziz A. Yar, Anas M. Ghaith, Rayan N. Alahmadi, Faisal A. Almaleki, Hassan S. Alahmadi, Waleed H. Almaramhy, Ahmed M. Alsaedi, Man K. Alraddadi, Hussein M. Ismail

“…Background/Objectives: Vitamin K2 analogs are associated with decreased vascular calcification, which may provide protective benefits for individuals with coronary artery disease (CAD) by stimulating anti-calcific proteins like matrix Gla protein and adjusting innate immune responses. …”
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Associations among circulating sphingolipids, β-cell function, and risk of developing type 2 diabetes: A population-based cohort study in China. by Huan Yun, Liang Sun, Qingqing Wu, Geng Zong, Qibin Qi, Huaixing Li, He Zheng, Rong Zeng, Liming Liang, Xu Lin

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>In this study, we observed that a panel of novel sphingolipids with unique structures were positively associated with incident T2D, largely mediated through β-cell dysfunction, in Chinese individuals.…”
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Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Provided Through a Web Application for Subthreshold Depression, Subthreshold Insomnia, and Subthreshold Panic: Open-Labeled 6-Arm Rand... by Kayoko Taguchi, Mirai Miyoshi, Yoichi Seki, Shiori Baba, Eiji Shimizu

“… BackgroundA common definition of “subthreshold” is that the diagnostic threshold is not met but the individuals are not asymptomatic. Some symptoms are present, causing significant difficulty in functioning and negatively impacting quality of life. …”
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Low-cost phone-based LiDAR scanning technology provides sub-centimeter accuracy when measuring the main dimensions of motor-manual tree felling cuts by Stelian Alexandru Borz, Andrea Rosario Proto

“…By the commonly used error metrics such as the bias (−0.73–0.10), mean absolute error (0.51–0.78) and root mean squared error (0.68–0.92), the differences between the two were in the sub-centimeter domain. Taken individually, all the measurements agreed well in a ± 2 cm range, with an obvious dominance in much lower ranges and no evident trends in variance related to the measurement size. …”
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De la neuroplasticidad a las propuestas aplicadas: estimulación temprana y su implementación en Costa Rica / From Neuroplasticity to Applied Proposals: Early Stimulation and Its Im... by Johanna Sibaja-Molina, Tracy Sánchez-Pacheco, Mijail Rojas-Carvajal, Jaime Fornaguera-Trías

“…English The discussion about environmental influence on ontogeny has fueled the question about how much context manipulation can regulate individuals’ characteristics. Today, scientific evidence from different fields (e.g., developmental psychology, neuroscience) describes not only how environment can modulate brain development and function, but also the plastic mechanisms involved. …”
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The influence of environmental factors on the detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 variants in dormitory wastewater at a primarily undergraduate institution by Chequita Brooks, Sebrina Brooks, Josie Beasley, Jenna Valley, Michael Opata, Ece Karatan, Rachel Bleich

“…SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA is shed by symptomatic and asymptomatic infected individuals, allowing its genetic material to be detected and quantified in wastewater. …”
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Beyond support: exploring the dynamic and static biomechanical changes induced by preventive ankle taping: a novel cross-sectional study by María Bravo-Aguilar, Vanesa Abuín-Porras, María Blanco-Morales, Carlos Romero Morales, Jaime Almazán-Polo, Jorge Hugo Villafañe, Lorena Canosa-Carro

“…Functional bandages are usually used preventively, specially in individuals with a history of lateral ankle injuries. …”
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Associations of Serum Cystatin C, DNAm Cystatin C, Renal Function, and Mortality in U.S. Adults by Yu-Wei Fang, Wei-Chung Huang, Chikang Wang, Chien-Yu Lin

“…This association was particularly pronounced in participants without chronic kidney disease (CKD), with a <i>p</i>-value for the interaction between DNAmCystatinC and CKD on all-cause mortality of 0.002. Furthermore, individuals with serum cystatin C and DNAmCystatinC levels above the 50th percentile showed the highest all-cause mortality risk when compared to other subgroups. …”
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Examining the Impact of Cognitive and Emotional Factors on Consumer Behavioral Responses in Online Behavioral Advertising by Hossein Norouzi, Bahareh Osanlou, Ali Saleh Gohari

“…A total of 385 questionnaires were distributed among the sample members. To identify individuals with experience in viewing online behavioral advertisements, a screening question was placed at the beginning of the questionnaire. …”
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Mollusk Diversity in Percut Sei Tuan Silvofishery Ponds, North Sumatra, Indonesia by Ipanna Enggar Susetya, Mohammad Basyuni, Muhammad Rakezza Rifzy Rifzy, Rizka Amelia, Yuntha Bimantara, Rusdi Leidonald, Amanatul Fadhilah

“…Highlight Research • We found 16 species of mollusks with a total of 15 species from the gastropod class and 1 species from the Bivalvia class bivalves in the silvofishery ponds, recording a total of 369 individuals. • The density of mollusks in July in pond I was 3.6 ind/m2, while it was 10.66 ind/m2 in pond II…”
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Health system costs of a breast cancer early diagnosis programme in a rural district of Rwanda: a retrospective, cross-sectional economic analysis by Lydia E Pace, Lawrence N Shulman, Jean Claude Mugunga, Parsa Erfani, Kayleigh Pavitra Bhangdia, Rashidah Nambaziira, Lysa Carolle Niteka, Jean Marie Vianney Dusengimana, John Ruhumuriza, Marie Louise Uwineza, Vestine Rugema, Cyprien Shyirambere, Melany Rabideau

“…We also aimed to estimate the cost of implementing the programme in other districts with different referral pathways and identify opportunities for enhanced cost efficiency.Design Retrospective, cross-sectional analysis using time-driven activity-based costing, based on timed patient clinical encounters, retrospective patient data and unit costs of resources abstracted from administrative and finance records.Setting The BCED programme focused on timely evaluation of individuals with breast symptoms. The study evaluated the health system cost of the BCED programme at seven health centres (HCs) in Burera district and Butaro Cancer Centre of Excellence (BCCOE) at Butaro District Hospital.Outcome measures Health system costs per patient visit and cost per cancer diagnosed were quantified. …”
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Determining the status of tertiary lymphoid structures in invasive pulmonary adenocarcinoma based on chest CT radiomic features by Ye Yu, Tianshu Yang, Pengfei Ma, Yan Zeng, Yongming Dai, Yicheng Fu, Aie Liu, Ying Zhang, Guanglei Zhuang, Yan Zhou, Huawei Wu

“…This study supports individualized clinical decision-making for patients with IA. …”
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Estimation of Apolipoprotein A1, Haptoglobin and Alpha 2macroglobulin with some Biochemical Metabolic Markers in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Iraqi Patients by hiba abid Al-hussein hassan, Dawood Salman Dawood, Raghad Jawad Hussein

“…Thus, we aimed to determine the serum levels of haptoglobin,alpha2 macroglobulin, apolipoprotein A1, gamma-glutamyl transferase, hemoglobin A1c, Total bilirubin, Triglyceride, cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein, high-density lipoprotein, very low-density lipoprotein, urea, and creatinine among patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and healthy individuals. This study was carried out on 60 patients with NAFLD and 30 healthy subjects who were attending the Gastroenterology and Hepatology Teaching Hospital/Baghdad from August /2019 to March /2020. …”
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Strawberry dietary intervention influences diversity and increases abundances of SCFA-producing bacteria in healthy elderly people by Franziska Meiners, Bernd Kreikemeyer, Patrick Newels, Ingmar Zude, Michael Walter, Alexander Hartmann, Daniel Palmer, Georg Fuellen, Israel Barrantes

“…Our study demonstrates that a 10-week dietary intervention with strawberries can beneficially modulate gut microbial composition and diversity in healthy elderly individuals. Notably, the group consuming the highest amount of strawberries (without capers in olive oil) initially had higher abundances of potentially pathogenic bacteria. …”
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Evaluation of In Vitro Production Capabilities of Indole Derivatives by Lactic Acid Bacteria by Bingyang Ma, Yan Zhao, Liping Liu, Jianguo Xu, Qingping Hu, Saisai Feng, Liangliang Zhang

“…These strains were isolated from fermented foods, dairy products, and the feces of healthy individuals, as well as from fish and shrimp from Shanxi and Jiangsu provinces. …”
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