Dyspareunia is rarely assessed in rodent models of endometriosis and interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome by Paulina Nunez-Badinez, Razneen Shah, Lysia Demetriou, Bianca De Leo, Jane Meijlink, Judy Birch, Nicole Schmidt, Jens Nagel, Katy Vincent

“…Dyspareunia, or pain during sex, is a common and often debilitating symptom in individuals with endometriosis and/or interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS). …”
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A Swarm Robotic Exploration Strategy Based on an Improved Random Walk Method by Bao Pang, Yong Song, Chengjin Zhang, Hongling Wang, Runtao Yang

“…Because of the limited individual abilities of swarm robots, namely, local sensing and low processing power, random searching is the main search strategy used in swarm robotics. …”
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Multiobjective Synthesis of Steerable UWB Circular Antenna Array considering Energy Patterns by Leopoldo A. Garza, Marco A. Panduro, David H. Covarrubias, Alberto Reyna

“…By this way we avoid individual beamforming for each frequency in UWB spectrum if the problem was addressed from the frequency domain. …”
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Mandibular Canines with Two Roots and Two Root Canals: Case Report and Literature Review by Hugo Plascencia, Álvaro Cruz, Gerardo Gascón, Beatriz Ramírez, Mariana Díaz

“…Therefore, timely diagnosis and meticulous exploration of such mandibular canines allow for planning of an individualized treatment protocol, tailored to their peculiar morphology, focused on avoiding excessive weakening or even perforation of the roots.…”
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Canine Gouging: A Taboo Resurfacing in Migrant Urban Population by Anila Virani Noman, Ferranti Wong, Ravikiran Ramakrishna Pawar

“…Identification of any such dental mutilation practice will need further counselling of the individual and family members. It is the duty of every dental professional to educate and safeguard the oral and dental health of general public.…”
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A single-nucleus RNA sequencing atlas of the postnatal retina of the shark Scyliorhinus canicula by Nicolás Vidal-Vázquez, Ismael Hernández-Núñez, Pablo Carballo-Pacoret, Sarah Salisbury, Paula R. Villamayor, Francisca Hervas-Sotomayor, Xuefei Yuan, Francesco Lamanna, Céline Schneider, Julia Schmidt, Sylvie Mazan, Henrik Kaessmann, Fátima Adrio, Diego Robledo, Antón Barreiro-Iglesias, Eva Candal

“…Here, we present a single-nucleus RNA sequencing atlas of the postnatal retina of the catshark Scyliorhinus canicula, consisting of the expression profiles for 17,438 individual cells from three female, juvenile catshark specimens. …”
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Development and Control of a Robotic Exoskeleton for Shoulder, Elbow and Forearm Movement Assistance by Mohammad Habibur Rahman, Thierry Kittel-Ouimet, Maarouf Saad, Jean-Pierre Kenné, Philippe S. Archambault

“…Rehabilitation programs are the main way to promote functional recovery in these individuals. Since the number of such cases is constantly growing and that the duration of treatment is long, an intelligent robot could significantly contribute to the success of these programs. …”
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Performance Benchmarking of Psychomotor Skills Using Wearable Devices: An Application in Sport by Mahela Pandukabhaya, Tharaka Fonseka, Madhumini Kulathunge, Roshan Godaliyadda, Parakrama Ekanayake, Chanaka Senanayake, Vijitha Herath

“…The resulting quantitative and visual representation of performance empowers individuals to optimize their skills and achieve peak performance.…”
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The Effect of Earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris L.) Population Density and Soil Water Content Interactions on Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Agricultural Soils by Andrew K. Evers, Tyler A. Demers, Andrew M. Gordon, Naresh V. Thevathasan

“…The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris L.) population density, soil water content and N2O emissions in a controlled greenhouse experiment based on population densities (90 to 270 individuals m−2) found at the Guelph Agroforestry Research Station (GARS) from 1997 to 1998. …”
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Unraveling HPV-associated cancer complexity: From molecular insights to innovative therapies by Tara Chand, Ashwini Kumar Dubey, Gauri Misra

“…Collaborative scientific endeavors strive to pioneer groundbreaking approaches, aiming to alleviate the adverse consequences of HPV-related malignancies on individuals and communities.The present review is focused on exhaustively covering HPV-associated cancers, particularly cervical cancer. …”
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Impact of Periodontitis and Oral Dysbiosis Metabolites in the Modulation of Accelerating Ageing and Human Senescence by Mariacristina Amato, Alessandro Polizzi, Gaia Viglianisi, Francesco Leonforte, Marco Mascitti, Gaetano Isola

“…The low-chronic burden of gingival inflammation not only exacerbates periodontitis but also predisposes individuals to a spectrum of age-related conditions, including cardiovascular diseases, neurodegenerative disorders, and metabolic dysfunction, especially related to ageing. …”
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Gut Microbiota and its Metabolites in Pathogenesis of NAFLD by M. S. Reshetova, O. Yu. Zolnikova, V. T. Ivashkin, K. V. Ivashkin, S. A. Appolonova, T. L. Lapina

“…A more detailed understanding of the role of individual metabolites or their combinations in the NAFLD pathogenesis will allow us to determine the vector of further diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for this nosology. …”
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The Case for Musical Instrument Training in Cerebral Palsy for Neurorehabilitation by Ana Alves-Pinto, Varvara Turova, Tobias Blumenstein, Renée Lampe

“…We encourage experimental research on neuroplasticity and on its impact on the physical and personal development of individuals with CP.…”
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A Prospective Psychological Study of Patients with Undiagnosed Episodes of Disturbed Consciousness by L. D. Blumhardt, D. Barnes, S. J. Howell, E. Ghadiali

“…Although the basic psychological tests we used cannot reliably separate individual patients with epilepsy from those with non-epilepsy, they do have some predictive value with respect to the prognosis of unexplained symptoms. …”
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Development of a Portable Gait Rehabilitation System for Home-Visit Rehabilitation by Hiroaki Yano, Naoki Tanaka, Kiyotaka Kamibayashi, Hideyuki Saitou, Hiroo Iwata

“…The footpads can have various trajectories, which are prerecordings of the movements of healthy individuals walking on plane surfaces or slopes. The homes of stroke patients may have not only flat surfaces but also some slopes and staircases. …”
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Levels and Profile of Tetrodotoxins in Spawning <i>Cephalothrix mokievskii</i> (Palaeonemertea, Nemertea): Assessing the Potential Toxic Pressure on Marine Ecosystems by Grigorii V. Malykin, Peter V. Velansky, Timur Yu. Magarlamov

“…In the current study, TTXs in mature and post-spawning individuals and in the eggs of <i>C. mokievskii</i> were identified using high-performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry. …”
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Evaluating the investment performance of Japanese households: A comparison between professional financial advice and free financial advice by Yoshihiko Kadoya, Sumeet Lal, Jin Shinohara, Mostafa Saidur Rahim Khan

“…This study, analyzing data from Rakuten Securities, a leading online-based security company in Japan, finds that investors prefer free financial advice from sources such as social media, mass media, personal networks, and individual decision-making. Regression analysis reveals that investors utilizing free financial advice from their account-holding securities company, social media, mass media, and personal networks show better investment performance than those relying on professional advice. …”
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Skeletal Muscle Mitochondria and Aging: A Review by Courtney M. Peterson, Darcy L. Johannsen, Eric Ravussin

“…Animal and human studies typically show that skeletal muscle mitochondria are altered with aging, including increased mutations in mitochondrial DNA, decreased activity of some mitochondrial enzymes, altered respiration with reduced maximal capacity at least in sedentary individuals, and reduced total mitochondrial content with increased morphological changes. …”
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Toward prediction of entrepreneurial exit in Iran; a study based on GEM 2008-2019 data and approach of machine learning algorithms by Masoumeh Moterased, Seyed Mojtaba Sajadi, Ali Davari, Mohammad Reza Zali

“…These results can predict the individuals' entrepreneurial exit possibility before the psychological and financial impact and loss of capital and failure.…”
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Prediction of OCT contours of short-term response to anti-VEGF treatment for diabetic macular edema using generative adversarial networks by Xueying Yang, Fabao Xu, Han Yu, Zhongwen Li, Xuechen Yu, Zhiwen Li, Li Zhang, Jie Liu, Shaopeng Wang, Shaopeng Liu, Jiaming Hong, Jianqiao Li

“…Our study reveals that the GAN could serve as an auxiliary instrument for ophthalmologists in determining the prognosis of individuals and screening patients with poor responses to anti-VEGF therapy.…”
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