Low Serum Magnesium Level Is Associated with Microalbuminuria in Chinese Diabetic Patients by Baihui Xu, Jichao Sun, Xinru Deng, Xiaolin Huang, Wanwan Sun, Yu Xu, Min Xu, Jieli Lu, Yufang Bi

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted in 1829 diabetic subjects (aged ≥ 40 years) from Shanghai, China. Subjects were divided into three groups according to serum magnesium tertiles. …”
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Measuring Hemoglobin Levels in the Optic Disc of Parkinson’s Disease Patients Using New Colorimetric Analysis Software by Maria Pilar Bambo, Elena Garcia-Martin, Maria Satue, Susana Perez-Olivan, Silvia Alayon, Marta Gonzalez-Hernandez, Vicente Polo, Jose Manuel Larrosa, Manuel Gonzalez-De la Rosa

“…One hundred and fifty-five PD patients and 91 sex- and age-matched healthy subjects were included in this cross-sectional study. …”
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Brain Activity during Lower-Limb Movement with Manual Facilitation: An fMRI Study by Patrícia Maria Duarte de Almeida, Ana Isabel Correia Matos de Ferreira Vieira, Nádia Isabel Silva Canário, Miguel Castelo-Branco, Alexandre Lemos de Castro Caldas

“…Brain activity knowledge of healthy subjects is an important reference in the context of motor control and reeducation. …”
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Wii-Fit for Improving Gait and Balance in an Assisted Living Facility: A Pilot Study by Kalpana P. Padala, Prasad R. Padala, Timothy R. Malloy, Jenenne A. Geske, Patricia M. Dubbert, Richard A. Dennis, Kimberly K. Garner, Melinda M. Bopp, William J. Burke, Dennis H. Sullivan

“…To determine the effects on balance and gait of a Wii-Fit program compared to a walking program in subjects with mild Alzheimer’s dementia (AD). Methods. …”
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Driving-Related Neuropsychological Performance in Stable COPD Patients by Foteini Karakontaki, Sofia-Antiopi Gennimata, Anastasios F. Palamidas, Theocharis Anagnostakos, Epaminondas N. Kosmas, Anastasios Stalikas, Charalambos Papageorgiou, Nikolaos G. Koulouris

“…We recruited 35 stable COPD patients and 10 normal subjects matched for age, IQ, and level of education. …”
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Lifestyle and Dietary Factors Associated with the Evolution of Cardiometabolic Risk over Four Years in West-African Adults: The Benin Study by Charles Sossa, Hélène Delisle, Victoire Agueh, Roger Sodjinou, Gervais Ntandou, Michel Makoutodé

“…CMR deteriorated in 21% of subjects. Diet and lifestyle mediated location and income effects on CMR evolution. …”
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A Comparison of the Clinical and Epidemiological Profile of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever with Dengue and COVID-19 in Hospitalized Children, Sonora, México, 2015–2022 by Gerardo Álvarez-Hernández, Cristian Noé Rivera-Rosas, Jesús René Tadeo Calleja-López, Jehan Bonizú Álvarez-Meza, Maria del Carmen Candia-Plata, Denica Cruz-Loustaunau, Antonio Alvídrez-Labrado

“…Results: A series of 305 subjects were studied, with 252 (82.6%) in group I. …”
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Dual RNA sequencing of a co-culture model of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and human 2D upper airway organoids by Cayetano Pleguezuelos-Manzano, Wouter A. G. Beenker, Gijs J. F. van Son, Harry Begthel, Gimano D. Amatngalim, Jeffrey M. Beekman, Hans Clevers, Jeroen den Hertog

“…Abstract Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a Gram-negative bacterium that is notorious for airway infections in cystic fibrosis (CF) subjects. Bacterial quorum sensing (QS) coordinates virulence factor expression and biofilm formation at population level. …”
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Glaucomatous Visual Field Defect Severity and the Prevalence of Motor Vehicle Collisions in Japanese: A Hospital/Clinic-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Takeshi Ono, Kenya Yuki, Ryo Asaoka, Keisuke Kouyama, Takayuki Abe, Sachiko Tanabe, Kazumi Fukagawa, Miki Uchino, Masaru Shimoyama, Yoko Ozawa, Naoki Ozeki, Daisuke Shiba, Kazuo Tsubota

“…This study examined the association between the severity of visual field defects and the prevalence of motor vehicle collisions (MVCs) in subjects with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). Methods. …”
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Steeper Iris Conicity Is Related to a Shallower Anterior Chamber: The Gutenberg Health Study by Alexander K. Schuster, Norbert Pfeiffer, Stefan Nickels, Andreas Schulz, Philipp S. Wild, Maria Blettner, Karl Lackner, Manfred E. Beutel, Thomas Münzel, Urs Vossmerbaeumer

“…Ophthalmological examination including objective refraction, biometry, noncontact tonometry, and Scheimpflug imaging (Pentacam®, Oculus) was performed including automated measurement of iris conicity. 3708 phakic subjects, 144 subjects with bilateral and 39 subjects with unilateral pseudophakia were included. …”
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Prevalence and factors associated with xerostomia in patients hospitalized due AIDS-related complications by Jhonatan Yukio Naka, Adryano Arana Kamei, Vanessa C. Klamas, Mateus A. Ventura, Marcelo Morato, Rafael Z. Mobile, Antonio A. S. D. Lima

“…Introduction Xerostomia is a subjective sensation of dry mouth due to lack of saliva. …”
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Periodic Solutions of a Nonautonomous Plant-Hare Model with Impulses by Haihui Wu, Yan Zhou

“…A plant-hare model subjected by the effect of impulses is studied in this paper. …”
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To the Question about the Ratio of Norms of Administrative and Financial Law by N. I. Petrykina

“…Article is devoted to the comparative analysis of norms of the administrative and financial law on the basis of comparison of a subject and a method of the administrative and financial law and other characteristics.…”
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Mechanical Compression Behaviour of "Green" Rocket Propellants by Florin M. DÎRLOMAN, Traian ROTARIU, Adrian N. ROTARIU, Gabriela TOADER, Liviu C. MATACHE, Gabriel F. NOJA

“…Thus, in this study, four new types of composite rocket propellants, based on an environmentally friendly oxidizer (phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate), a metallic fuel (aluminium), and a "green" polyurethane-based binder (synthesized from an oligomeric isocyanate and a blend of polyester-polyols obtained through the catalytic degradation of polyethylene terephthalate), were subjected to compression mechanical analysis in order to highlight the importance of the binder on the response given by the tested materials subjected to compressive loads. …”
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Motor Habits in Visuo-manual Tracking: Manifestation of an Unconscious Short-Term Motor Memory? by Andreas Hufschmidt, Günther Deuschl, Carl Hermann Locking

“…Normal subjects were tested in short, repetitive trials of a tracking task, with an identical shape of target movement being used throughout one session. …”
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Development of Bed Linen Performance Index by Messay Dubale, Hermela Ejegu, Wondwossen Mamuye, Solomon Addis

“…The correlation between subjective and objective evaluations was very high (r = 0.82). …”
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Analysis of Specialists' Opinions on the Issue of Special Physical Training of Junior Waterpolo Swimmers depending on the Playing Position by Andrei Cavcaliuc

“…In order to achieve a complete and detailed picture of the investigated subject, the following research methods were used: the study of bibliographic materials, pedagogical observation, the questionnaire, and conversations with specialists in the field. …”
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Estimations in a Constant-Stress Partially Accelerated Life Test for Generalized Rayleigh Distribution under Type-II Hybrid Censoring Scheme by Abdalla Rabie, Eslam Hussam, Abdisalam Hassan Muse, Ramy Abdelhamid Aldallal, Amirah Saeed Alharthi, Hassan M. Aljohani

“…The constant-stress partially accelerated life test (CSPALT) model with Type-II hybrid censoring scheme (Type-II HCS) is the subject of our research. Units have a lifetime that follows the generalized Rayleigh distribution. …”
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Riemann problems with non--local point constraints and capacity drop by Boris Andreianov, Carlotta Donadello, Ulrich Razafison, Massimiliano D. Rosini

“…In the present note we discuss in details the Riemann problem for a one-dimensional hyperbolic conservation law subject to a point constraint. We investigate how the regularity of the constraint operator impacts the well--posedness of the problem, namely in the case, relevant for numerical applications, of a discretized exit capacity. …”
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