Efficacy of phototherapy to treat facial ageing when using a red versus an amber LED: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Lidiane Rocha Mota, Christiane Pavani, Lara Jansiski Motta, Anna Carolina Ratto Tempestini Horliana, Ivone da Silva Duarte, Daniela de Fátima Teixeira da Silva

“…Introduction The skin undergoes morphological and physiological changes with the advancing age of an individual. These changes may be caused by intrinsic and extrinsic factors that contribute to cellular ageing and consequent skin ageing. …”
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Acute Stroke in northern Portugal: outcomes and characteristics of patients in a Medical-Surgical Emergency Department by Sandra Domingues, Tiago Barros, João Correia, Arlindo Cruz, Nuno Araújo, Liliana Silva

“…Disparities in European access to stroke care suggest an increased burden on individuals and society. Effective management of acute stroke in emergency departments is critical, requiring a rapid and coordinated response to optimize clinical outcomes. …”
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Renal impairment and in-hospital adverse renal events in critically ill patients assessed by age-adapted estimated glomerular filtration rate criteria by Chong Zhang, Weiru Liang, Meng Ning, Bin Su, Tingting Guo, Kun Hu, Wei Su, Yi Chen, Wenjin Peng, Yingwu Liu

“…The incidence of MARE and their individual endpoint components was higher in patients with SIRF and IRF than in patients with NRF. …”
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Canopy structural heterogeneity drives α and β species–genetic diversity correlations in a Chinese subtropical forest by Zhiliang Yao, Xia Pan, Xin Yang, Xiaona Shao, Bin Wang, Yun Deng, Zhiming Zhang, Qiaoming Li, Luxiang Lin

“…For this purpose, we used neutral molecular markers to assess genetic variation in almost all adult individuals of the dominant tree species, Lithocarpus xylocarpus, across plots in the Ailaoshan National Natural Reserve. …”
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Using stated-preferences methods to develop a summary metric to determine successful treatment of children with a surgical condition: a study protocol by Nigel Hall, Marian Knight, Nick Lansdale, Lisa Hinton, Charles Opondo, Simon Kenny, Stefano Giuliani, John Buckell, Oliver Rivero-Arias, Kokila Lakhoo, Alexander Macdonald, Crispin Jenkinson, Benjamin Allin, Rema Ramakrishnan, Gregor Walker, Timothy Bradnock, Karolina Kuberska, Benjamin M Craig, Goher Ayman, Anna May Long, Joanne Shepherd

“…This study proposes to develop a summary metric to determine what represents successful treatment of children with surgical conditions.Methods and analysis Preferences from parents, individuals treated for surgical conditions as infants/children, healthcare professionals and members of the public will be elicited using paired comparisons and kaizen tasks. …”
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Battery for fall risk assessment in older adult people—BARQ: analysis of reliability and objectivity by Andrea Carmen Guimarães, Brisa D’Louar Costa Maia, Karollyni Bastos Andrade Dantas, Gustavo Costa Santos, Letícia Moreira Américo, Nelzy Aparecida Silva Werner, Lucio Flávio Gomes Ribeiro da Costa, César Augusto da Silva Santos, Estélio Henrique Martin Dantas, Estélio Henrique Martin Dantas

“…IntroductionThis study aims to address significant gaps in fall risk assessment among older adult individuals, using a methodological approach to develop and validate effective instruments.ObjectiveTo establish the objectivity and reliability of the Battery for Fall Risk Assessment in older adult people - BARQ.MethodologyThis descriptive, cross-sectional, exploratory study started with a preliminary version of BARQ, based on the Comprehensive Falls Risk Screening Instrument—CFRSI. …”
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Expert projections on the development and application of bioenergy with carbon capture and storage technologies by Tobias Heimann, Lara-Sophie Wähling, Tomke Honkomp, Ruth Delzeit, Alessandra Pirrone, Franziska Schier, Holger Weimar

“…Regarding technical estimates, the operating costs of BECCS in thermal power generation were estimated in the range of 100–200 USD/tCO _2 , while the CO _2 capture potential was estimated to be 50–200 MtCO _2 yr ^−1 by 2030, with cost-efficiency gains of 20% by 2050 due to technological progress. Whereas the individuals’ experts provided more precise estimates, the overall distribution of estimates reflected the wide range of estimates found in the literature. …”
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« Quelque chose d’inaudible à propos d’un prophète et d’un hamster » : le terrorisme à la Mathias Énard by Kathryne Fontaine

“…Récupérant l’esthétique d’un conte voltairien et la dialectique maître-esclave hégélienne, et rappelant sur le ton érudico-ironique propre à Énard la genèse des fanatismes contemporains, ce « manuel de terrorisme à l’usage des débutants » contribue, par un volte-face que seul peut-être le permet une œuvre littéraire, non pas à parfaire la formation de l’individu subversif cherchant à « secouer le joug ancillaire », mais à décrire le climat global de peur et d’insécurité engendré par un terrorisme plus insidieux qu’explosif et à enseigner, à ceux susceptibles d’en bénéficier, les moyens de perpétuer ce monde bâti sur les artifices. …”
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Phylogenetic and pangenomic analyses of members of the family <i>Micrococcaceae</i> related to a plant-growth-promoting rhizobacterium isolated from the rhizosphere of potato (<i>S... by S. Yu. Shchyogolev, G. L. Burygin, L. A. Dykman, L. Yu. Matora

“…This contradiction was resolved by a pangenomic analysis, which showed that the strains differed strongly in the number of accessory and strain-specific genes determining their individuality and possibly their potential for adaptation to different ecological niches. …”
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Effects of Nutritional Status During Sexual Maturation and Resource Availability on the Resource Allocation of Females in Burying Beetles by Wenxia Wang, Guojun Zhou, Wei Zhang, Kai Tian, Lunguang Yao

“…However, less is known about whether and how they interact to influence the resource allocation of individuals. Here, we simultaneously manipulated female nutritional status during sexual maturation and resource availability during breeding in a burying beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides. …”
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Cognitive functioning and work-related outcomes of non-central nervous system cancer survivors: protocol for a systematic review with meta-analysis by Sofia Fernandes, Ana F Oliveira, Juliana D Reis, Ana Torres, Isabel M Santos, Diane Von Ah

“…The cumulative evidence will be assessed using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation system.Ethics and dissemination Ethics approval is not required since individual patient data will not be collected. The findings will be published in a peer-review indexed journal, presented at scientific meetings and included in a chapter of a Doctoral thesis.PROSPERO registration number CRD42020165458.…”
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Levels and Spatial Patterns of Effective Population Sizes in the Southern Damselfly (Coenagrion mercuriale): On the Need to Carefully Interpret Single‐Point and Temporal Estimation... by Agathe Lévêque, Anne Duputié, Vincent Vignon, Fabien Duez, Cécile Godé, Clément Mazoyer, Jean‐François Arnaud

“…A total of 77 local populations were sampled from a semi‐urbanised area located in eastern France near Strasbourg city, yielding 2842 individuals that were genotyped with microsatellites and 958 of which were also genotyped for 2092 SNPs. …”
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Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor (AhR) Modulates Cockroach Allergen-Induced Immune Responses through Active TGFβ1 Release by Yufeng Zhou, Sarah Mirza, Ting Xu, Priya Tripathi, Beverly Plunkett, Allen Myers, Peisong Gao

“…AhR expression in human lung fibroblasts from asthmatic and healthy individuals and in cockroach extract (CRE) treated human lung fibroblasts (WI-38) was examined. …”
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ON THE SPECIFICS OF TEACHING, SCHOOLS AND INTELLECTUAL CENTERS OF PALESTINE OF LATE ANTIQUITY by Zhanna M. Sukhova, Irina Yu. Vashcheva

“…The educational system of this period had many transformations and remained an important part of the cultural and spiritual development of an individual. The cities of Palestine took a special place among the educational and intellectual centers of the Roman and Byzantine empires, where classical, Jewish, and Christian traditions intertwined. …”
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A systematic review of military-to-civilian transition, The role of gender. by Alexandria Smith, Laura Rafferty, Bethany Croak, Neil Greenberg, Rafiyah Khan, Victoria Langston, Marie-Louise Sharp, Anne Stagg, Nicola Fear, Sharon Stevelink

“…The review identified eleven themes split across individual's experience whilst serving and after transitioning out of the military service. …”
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First Report of SNPs Detection in TMEM154 Gene in Sheep from Poland and Their Association with SRLV Infection Status by Magdalena Materniak-Kornas, Katarzyna Piórkowska, Katarzyna Ropka-Molik, Adrianna Dominika Musiał, Joanna Kowalik, Anna Kycko, Jacek Kuźmak

“…In recent years, an alternative for culling infected animals has become the approach based on identifying genetic markers for selecting SRLV-resistant individuals. Recent reports revealed several candidates, including gene encoding transmembrane protein 154 (TMEM154). …”
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Quality of Life Philosophy III. Towards a New Biology: Understanding the Biological Connection between Quality of Life, Disease, and Healing by Soren Ventegodt, Niels Jørgen Andersen, Joav Merrick

“…The problem today in understanding living matter is not at the molecular level, but at the macro level where all molecular activities in the individual cell are coordinated, and especially at a higher level, where the activities of all the organism’s cells are coordinated. …”
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Survival and risk factors for metastatic colorectal cancer patients with a history of prior malignancy by Yiwen Qiu, Nida Cao, Dan Meng, Jian Yuan, Yingjie Zhu

“…Abstract Given concerns about treatment, there is uncertainty surrounding the effect of prior malignancy on the survival of individuals with metastatic colorectal cancer. This study sought to evaluate how prior malignancy impacts the survival of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). …”
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Sign Language Recognition System for Deaf Patients: Protocol for a Systematic Review by Milena Soriano Marcolino, Lucca Fagundes Ramos Oliveira, Lucas Rocha Valle, Luiza Marinho Motta Santa Rosa, Zilma Silveira Nogueira Reis, Thiago Barbabela de Castro Soares, Elidéa Lúcia Almeida Bernardino, Raniere Alislan Almeida Cordeiro, Raquel Oliveira Prates, Mario Fernando Montenegro Campos

“… BackgroundIndividuals with hearing impairments may face hindrances in health care assistance, which may significantly impact the prognosis and the incidence of complications and iatrogenic events. …”
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Problematic issues of Criminal and Criminal Procedural Legislation in Applying Coercive Medical Measures by D. V. Turenko

“…Their implementation is carried out in the interaction of substantive and procedural law, in particular in certain forms of criminal liability and in measures that are not covered by criminal liability, but are called criminal coercion, and is resolved through individual procedural institutions. The scientific positions of certain scholars and representatives of scientific schools on these issues were studied. …”
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