How low-abundance amphibians shape functional diversity across tropical forest succession stages? by Fabio Zabala-Forero, Angela M. Cortés-Gómez, Nicolás Urbina-Cardona

“…Functional richness was sensitive to both vegetation types and species loss scenarios, while functional evenness and redundancy responded more specifically to the loss of low-abundance species. …”
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Soil erosion assessment and watershed prioritization using GIS-based RUSLE in lower Shivaliks of Northwest India by Abrar Yousuf, Navneet Sharma, Mohammad Amin Bhat, Anil Khokhar, Parminder Singh Sandhu, Balwinder Singh Dhillon, Ahmed Abdullah Al Dughairi, Hussein Almohamad, Hazem Ghassan Abdo

“…Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation and Geographic Information System were used to evaluate the soil erosion in Rupnagar district located in Shivaliks of north-west India. …”
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Selective Vulnerability of the Cochlear Basal Turn to Acrylonitrile and Noise by B. Pouyatos, C. A. Gearhart, A. Nelson-Miller, S. Fulton, L. D. Fechter

“…Exposure to acrylonitrile, a high-production industrial chemical, can promote noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) in the rat even though this agent does not itself produce permanent hearing loss. …”
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Metabolic and Hepatic Effects of Energy-Reduced Anti-Inflammatory Diet in Younger Adults with Obesity by Gordana Kenđel Jovanović, Ines Mrakovcic-Sutic, Sandra Pavičić Žeželj, Indira Benjak Horvat, Lucia Šuša, Dario Rahelić, Sanja Klobučar Majanović

“…The cornerstone of therapy for NAFLD is lifestyle intervention, mainly focused on weight loss. Significant weight loss results from energy-restricted diets, regardless of macronutrient distribution. …”
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Infrared Small Target Detection Based on Weak Feature Enhancement and Target Adaptive Proliferation by Xiaoyu Xu, Weida Zhan, Yichun Jiang, Depeng Zhu, Yu Chen, Jinxin Guo, Ziqiang Hao, Deng Han

“…The imbalance between positive and negative samples and the loss of small targets in complex backgrounds are catastrophic for infrared small target detection. …”
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Durability and environmental evaluation of rice husk ash sustainable concrete containing carbon nanotubes by Yi Jing, Jin Chai Lee, Wei Chek Moon, Jing Lin Ng, Ming Kun Yew, Yong Jin

“…The resistance ability of 111-d mass loss and compressive strength loss increased by 50.93–61.71% and 25.28–48.47% under sulphate attack, respectively. …”
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Effects of Anti-Obesity Strategies on Bone Mineral Density: A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Myung Jin Kim, Seonok Kim, Han Na Jung, Chang Hee Jung, Woo Je Lee, Yun Kyung Cho

“…Background : Although an appropriate weight management strategy is essential for obese individuals, weight loss can have adverse effects on bone mineral density (BMD). …”
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Systematic, Pretransplant Screening by Aortoiliac CT Angiography: Impact on Surgical Decision-making and Clinical Outcomes by Marie B. Nielsen, MD, PhD, Jacob Budtz-Lilly, MD, PhD, Jonathan N. Dahl, MD, Anna K. Keller, MD, PhD, Bente Jespersen, MD, DMSc, Per R. Ivarsen, MD, PhD, Simon Winther, MD, DMSc, Henrik Birn, MD, DMSc

“…Patients were characterized by the presence of peripheral artery disease and calcification of iliac arteries and aortoiliac arteries. The risk of graft loss and graft function at 1 y posttransplant were examined and clinical decisions based on the vascular findings were assessed. …”
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Efficacy and safety of post-discharge oral nutritional supplements for patients with gastric cancer undergoing gastrectomy: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Qiuman Liang, Siyi Wang, Beibei Wang, Yanyan Hong

“…Meta-analysis revealed a significant lower absolute body weight loss (WMD: 0.75; 95% CI: 0.11, 1.40; p = 0.02) and % body weight loss (WMD: 1.15; 95% CI: 0.20, 2.11; p = 0.02) in the ONS group compared with the control (regular diet/dietary advice) group. …”
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Relationship between Memory Load and Listening Demands in Age-Related Hearing Impairment by Julia Pauquet, Christiane M. Thiel, Christian Mathys, Stephanie Rosemann

“…Age-related hearing loss has been associated with increased recruitment of frontal brain areas during speech perception to compensate for the decline in auditory input. …”
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Assessment of Knowledge and Practice of Various Eye Diseases in Sulaimani: A Descriptive Study by Abdulrahman M. Ibrahem, Salah Q. Mahmood, Muhammed Babakir-Mina, Salar Ibrahim Ali, Bakhtyar Kamal Talabany

“…They were 254 (59.1%) males and 176 (40.9%) females. 76.7% of respondents was worrying about vision loss, 0.7% was worrying about hair loss. Of the participants, 32.8% was with a good knowledge level and 40.5% was with a poor knowledge level, as well as 3.1% was in a good practice and 58.8% was in a poor practice level. …”
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Nucleos(t)ide Analog Treatment Discontinuation in Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection: A Systematic Literature Review by Robert Gish, Kosh Agarwal, Anadi Mahajan, Supriya Desai, Saifuddin Kharawala, Rob Elston, Joyeta Das, Stuart Kendrick, Vera Gielen

“…Significant predictors with adequate evidence of clinical relapse included older age, male gender, and higher hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and hepatitis B virus DNA at baseline and end of treatment. HBsAg loss was reported in 25 studies, with overall median HBsAg loss rates ranging from 2% at 24 weeks (5 studies) to 11% at 192 weeks (2 studies) post NA cessation. …”
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Effects of Kalsis, A Dietary Supplement, on Bone Metabolism in the Ovariectomized Rats by Mercedes Montero, Manuel Díaz-Curiel, David Guede, Jose Ramón Caeiro, Marta Martín-Fernández, Mercedes Rubert, Daisy Navarro, Concepción de la Piedra

“…We studied the ability of Kalsis, a food supplement that contains selenium, citric acid, and vitamin E, to prevent the effects of ovariectomy on bone loss. Six-month-old, Wistar female rats were studied. …”
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Comparing simple and functional jejunal interposition with preserved duodenal passage after total gastrectomy by Xue-Lu Zhou, Yan-Qing Deng, Pei-Jie Zhang, Hai Huang, Huan-Bin Zhang, Hong-Shuai Li, You-Hua Wang, Jian-Hua Luo

“…Nutritional status was evaluated based on plasma nutritional parameters, weight loss, and the nutritional assessment index (NAI). …”
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Star−Disk Collisions: Implications for Quasi-periodic Eruptions and Other Transients near Supermassive Black Holes by Philippe Z. Yao, Eliot Quataert, Yan-Fei Jiang, Wenbin Lu, Christopher J. White

“…We provide simple fitting functions for the stellar mass loss per collision; the mass loss is much larger after repeated collisions, due to the dilute stellar atmosphere shock-heated in earlier collisions. …”
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Percutaneous Compression Plate versus Dynamic Hip Screw for Treatment of Intertrochanteric Hip Fractures: A Meta-Analyse of Five Randomized Controlled Trials by Lei Zhang, Jie Shen, Shengpeng Yu, Qiang Huang, Zhao Xie

“…Percutaneous compression plating (PCCP) has been advocated to reduce blood loss, relieve pain, and lead to faster rehabilitation for the treatment of intertrochanteric fractures. …”
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Study of Teakwood Quality from Community Forests in Gunungkidul. VII. Natural Subterranean Termite Resistance by Ganis Lukmandaru, Pito Wargono, Arsy Rahman Mohammad, Vendy Eko Prasetyo

“…With regard to colour properties, it was measured that larger a* values (redness) induced larger mass loss of heartwood.…”
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Do We Need A Bone Block Procedure in Recurrent Anterior Shoulder Instability?: A Case Report by Hastomo Agung Wibowo, Dadang Rona Sasetyo, Yusa muhammad Thoriq, Felix Giovanni Hartono

“…Radiologic imaging showed bony bankart loss (27%) and an on-track hillsach lesion of the humeral head. …”
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Memahami Patofisiologi dan Aspek Klinis Syok Hipovolemik: Update dan Penyegar by Hardisman Hardisman

“…The homeostatic defence mechanism can compensate the cardiovascular function with the blood loss up to 10%. The clinical symptoms appears when the blood loss 15%, such as tachypnoea, tachycardia, weak of pulse, decreasing of mean arterial pressure, skin pale and cold, decreasing refilling capillary and urine production. …”
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Verification of the Nutritional and Dietary Factors Associated with Skeletal Muscle Index in Japanese Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease by Takashi Himoto, Keiko Miyatake, Takashi Maeba, Tsutomu Masaki

“…The nutritional and dietary factors that regulate loss of skeletal muscle mass were distinct between our male and female NAFLD patients. …”
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