Symptom descriptors and patterns in lumbar radicular pain caused by disc herniation: a 1-year longitudinal cohort study by Lars Grøvle, Anne Julsrud Haugen, Eivind Hasvik

“…Leg pain was rated as extremely bothersome by 73%, numbness and tingling by 38%, weakness by 24% and back pain by 17%. In the subsample (n=52), deep-lying pain and non-painful abnormal sensations were frequent, at 71% and 85%. …”
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Oral Complications in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Recipients: The Role of Inflammation by T. M. Haverman, J. E. Raber-Durlacher, W. M. H. Rademacher, S. Vokurka, J. B. Epstein, C. Huisman, M. D. Hazenberg, J. J. de Soet, J. de Lange, F. R. Rozema

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Identifcation and fine mapping of qHSW1, a major QTL for hundred-seed weight in mungbean by Xuesong Han, Xuesong Han, Long Zhao, Juan Yu, Xingmin Wang, Shilong Zhang, Li Li, Li Li, Changyan Liu, Changyan Liu

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Efficacy of a simple intravitreal perfluoropropane injection in treating unclosed idiopathic macular holes following vitrectomy by Zexia Dou, Jindong Han, Shaozhen Zhao

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The Burden of Illness Related to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations in Québec, Canada by Tam Dang-Tan, Shiyuan Zhang, Ruben V. Tavares, Melissa Stutz, Afisi S. Ismaila, Julie Vaillancourt, Diane Corriveau, Richard H. Stanford, Xiwu Lin, Gilbert A. Nadeau, Alexander Simidchiev, Daria Parsons, John S. Sampalis

“…The exacerbation event rate in patients with an exacerbation was 34.3 events/100 patient-years (22.7 for moderate exacerbations and 11.6 for severe exacerbations). …”
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Regular Chinese Green Tea Consumption Is Protective for Diabetic Retinopathy: A Clinic-Based Case-Control Study by Qinghua Ma, Dandan Chen, Hong-Peng Sun, Ning Yan, Yong Xu, Chen-Wei Pan

“…After adjusting for age, sex, and other confounders, DR was significantly associated with Chinese green tea consumption (OR = 0.48; P=0.04), higher systolic blood pressure (OR = 1.02; P=0.05), longer duration of diabetes (OR = 1.07; P=0.02), and the presence of family history of diabetes (OR = 2.35; P=0.04). …”
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Impact of gingival pigmentation on laypersons’ perception of smile aesthetics: an observational study by Preethi Raj, Shweta Nagesh, Ramanarayana Boyapati

“…Results: The average OPI scores before depigmentation were 2.67 ± 0.49; however, following depigmentation, the scores significantly declined to an average of 0.33 ± 0.5 (p < 0.001). …”
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D.A. Shepelev’s house in a range of baroque constructions by T. V. Ivantsyk, A. M. Salimov

“…This building has a status of federal cultural heritage object and has undergone numerous renovations and reorganizations by present time, and we can see the signs of it in the interiors and on the facades of the monument. …”
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Meta Analysis of Therapeutic Effect of Jichuan Decoction Combined with Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Functional Constipation by Haibing QIN, Aiyuan ZOU, Lianhuan YANG, Zhaotian WU

“…Meta-analysis showed that the effective rate of Jichuan decoction combined with acupuncture and moxibustion[<italic>OR</italic>=3.59, 95%<italic>CI</italic>(1.37, 9.39), <italic>P</italic>&lt; 0.01]and the cure rate[<italic>OR</italic>=4.31, 95%<italic>CI</italic>(2.92, 6.37), <italic>P</italic>&lt; 0.01]were significantly higher than those of other drugs only, including Jichuan decoction, Chinese medicine preparation of hemp kernel, Cisapride tablets. …”
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Proportional mortality and years of potential life lost due to liver diseases among agricultural workers, Brazil, 2017 to 2022 by Jailma dos Santos Silva, Soraia Arruda, Thayane Silva Nunes, Wiler de Paula Dias, Adedayo Michael Awoniyi, Armando Meyer, Cleber Cremonese

“…In the studied period, 15,362 deaths due to liver diseases occurred in Brazilian agricultural workers, with an average age at death of 51.3 years (±10.7), concentrated in K70 − alcoholic liver disease (53.8%). …”
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Optimization of mechanical properties of geopolymer mortar based on Class C fly ash and silica fume: A Taguchi method approach by Hasan Altawil, Murat Olgun

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Study on forming process and microstructure of FeCrAl-ODS alloy by selective laser melting by Shenghua Zhang, Fudong Li, Yu Wang, Zhonghua Li, Senming Zhang, Yen-Ling Kuo, Peikang Bai, Bin Liu

“…A higher laser coupling efficiency and melt pool temperature led to a lower proportion of subgrains composed of low-angle grain boundaries in the FeCrAl-ODS alloy. Independent α′ phase (Cr-rich phase) and α′ phase attached to Y₂O₃ were observed in the SLM-formed FeCrAl-ODS alloy. …”
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Study on the heat transfer characteristics of mine roadway surrounding rock under periodic airflow temperature: Numerical simulation and experimental validation by Mingyan Guo, Yueping Qin, Dongyang Han, Fei Tang, Shibin Wang, Hairong Wang

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Prevalence of autoimmune thyroid disease in patients with psoriasis: a meta-analysis by Peng Zhang, Ruifang Wu, Xiaochao Zhang, Suhan Zhang, Siying Li, Yuwen Su

“…Both thyroglobulin antibodies positive rate (OR 1.98, 95% CI 1.27 to 3.10, Z=3.00, p&lt;0.01) and thyroid peroxidase antibodies positive rate (OR 2.15, 95% CI 1.31 to 3.52, Z=3.05, p&lt;0.01) were also increased in the psoriasis group compared with the control group.Conclusions Our study indicates that the rate of co-occurring AITD was significantly increased in patients with psoriasis. …”
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Impact of Mixed Sources on the Atmospheric Aerosols of Urbanized Areas in the Philippines by Preciosa Corazon B. Pabroa, Joseph Michael D. Racho, John Robin Yee, Lawrence Adrian Tacliad, Haron Deo Vargaz, Iara Chantrelle V. Coronel, Raymond J. Sugcang, Christian Mark G. Salvador

“…The average fine (coarse) aerosols of Valenzuela, Manila, and Boracay were 26.7 (80.4), 27.9 (86.6), and 20.9 (124.6) μg m−3, respectively, which all exceeded the recent annual limits of the World Health Organization. …”
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Association of Plasma Circulatory Markers, Chlamydia pneumoniae, and High Sensitive C-Reactive Protein in Coronary Artery Disease Patients of India by Hem Chandra Jha, Pragya Srivastava, Rakesh Sarkar, Jagdish Prasad, Aruna Singh Mittal

“…Plasma inflammatory markers have been shown to be predictors for cardiovascular risk, however, there is no study where the levels of plasma circulatory markers have been evaluated in coronary artery disease patients (CAD pts) positive for C. pneumoniae IgA and high sensitive C-reactive protein (hsCRP) which may help in better understanding of disease pathogenesis. …”
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Dust Explosion Characteristics of Agglomerated 35 nm and 100 nm Aluminum Particles by Hong-Chun Wu, Hsin-Jung Ou, Deng-Jr Peng, Hsiao-Chi Hsiao, Chung-Yun Gau, Tung-Sheng Shih

“…From an analysis of the explosive residue, the study found that nanoparticles of 35 nm Al powder became filamentous strands after an explosion, where most of 100 nm Al nanoparticles maintained a spherical structure, This may be because the initial melting temperature of 35 nm Al is 435.71°C, while that for 100 nm Al is 523.58°C, higher by 87.87°C. …”
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Current and future adaptation potential of heat-tolerant maize in Cameroon: a combined attribution and adaptation study by Lennart Jansen, Sabine Undorf, Christoph Gornott

“…Breeding heat-tolerant varieties as parameterised in this study can be an effective adaptation but is still not enough to mitigate simulated losses under a high-emissions scenario.…”
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تحلیل حقوقی تبلیغات گمراه کننده در بازار اوراق بهادار با تبیین مقررات حاکم بر تبلیغات شرکت های کارگزاری... by سید محمد مهدی خلیل زاده, ابراهیم تقی زاده, محمد روشن

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Multi-scale mechanical properties of Al–Mg–Zr–Sc alloys fabricated by direct metal laser sintering: Towards single-material composites by Dominic Zettel, Piotr Breitkopf, Ludovic Cauvin, Pascal Nicolay, Roland Willmann

“…Correspondingly, mechanical properties showed a broad range: tensile strength (105.3 MPa–459.0 MPa), Young's modulus (23.38 GPa–69.77 GPa), and yield strength (105.2 MPa–444.8 MPa). …”
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