Dietary and lifestyle patterns identified through reduced rank regression and their association with insulin-related disorders: a prospective analysis from the Tehran Lipid and Glu... by Ebrahim Mokhtari, Hossein Farhadnejad, Farshad Teymoori, Mitra Kazemi Jahromi, Mehrnaz Nikkhah, Parvin Mirmiran, Fereidoun Azizi

“…Results RRR derived a dietary pattern with a higher intake of processed meat, doogh, pickles, lemon juices, fish, and a lower intake of starchy vegetables, garlic and onion, dried fruits, nuts, red meat, dairy products, and coffee as predictive variables for IR and hyperinsulinemia. …”
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Hurricane Effects on a Shallow Lake Ecosystem and Its Response to a Controlled Manipulation of Water Level by Karl E. Havens, Kang-Ren Jin, Andrew J. Rodusky, Bruce Sharfstein, Mark A. Brady, Therese L. East, Nenad Iricanin, R. Thomas James, Matthew C. Harwell, Alan D. Steinman

“….), the Governing Board of the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) authorized a "managed recession" to substantially lower the surface elevation of the lake in spring 2000. …”
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Indicators of Esophageal pH-Impedance Monitoring and High-Resolution Manometry in Patients with Various Forms of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease by I. V. Maev, E. V. Barkalova, M. A. Ovsepyan, D. N. Andreev, Yu. A. Kucheryavyi

“…The presence of hiatal hernia (HH) and/or hypotension of lower esophageal sphincter (LES) was observed in 15 % of patients from the CG, in 37 % of patients with NERD, in 75 % of patients with ERD and in 64 % of patients with BE. …”
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Effect of Qing'e Formula on OPN, BSP and Integrin ɑ_vβ₃Expression in Bone Tissue of Ovariectomized Rats by Yuqing SUN, Wenjuan LUO, Bingqi WANG, Xiang CHEN, Xiaokang JIA, Yanping LIN

“…The expressions of OPN, BSP, Itgɑ_vβ₃mRNA and protein were measured by quantitative PCR (Q-PCR) and Western Blot, respectively.Results:The BMD and the area percentage of trabecular of the OVX groups were lower compared with the sham-operated group, of which the saline group were the lowest in week 8 and week 12 (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05 or <italic>P</italic>&lt;0.01). …”
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Application of narrative nursing for patients undergoing intravesical chemotherapy for carcinoma of the bladder (叙事护理在膀胱癌局部灌注化疗患者中的应用) by ZHANG Dan (张丹), CHEN Jianying (陈建英)

“…The incidence of bladder irritation was 3. 08%(4/130) in the study group, which was lower than 15. 38%(20/130) in the control group (P＜0. 05). …”
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The Role of Mature Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Its Precursor in Predicting Early-Onset Insomnia in Stroke Patients Experiencing Early Neurological Deterioration by Shi G, Yu P, Wang Z, Xu M, Guo M, Wang X, Zhou R

“…Those with EOI had significantly lower levels of mBDNF and the mBDNF/proBDNF ratio compared to those without EOI (all p < 0.001). …”
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Evaluation of Lacrimal Punctal Changes by Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography after Punctal Dilation Versus Punctal Plug Insertion in Cases of Inflammatory Punctual Steno... by Islam Awny, Elshimaa A Mateen Mossa, Tasneem Mohammed Bakheet, Hany Mahmoud, Amr Mounir

“…Spectral Domain Anterior Segment-OCT Image Acquisition. AS-OCT for lower puncti was performed using RTVue (Optovue Inc., Fermont, CA). …”
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Clinical features and predictors of atrial fibrillation in patients with light‐chain or transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis by Maria Papathanasiou, Aiste‐Monika Jakstaite, Sara Oubari, Johannes Siebermair, Reza Wakili, Julia Hoffmann, Alexander Carpinteiro, Tim Hagenacker, Andreas Thimm, Christoph Rischpler, Lukas Kessler, Tienush Rassaf, Peter Luedike

“…Higher AL‐CA stage was associated with lower AF prevalence (0% vs. 40% vs. 31% vs. 18%, P < 0.001, for Stages I, II, IIIa, & IIIb, respectively). …”
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Therapeutic Effect of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Combined with Local Vibration Therapy on Children with Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy by LI Mingdi, LIANG Guanjun, ZHANG Dali, ZHANG Hewei, WANG Wei, GU Qin

“…ObjectiveTo observe the effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) combined with local vibration (LVB) therapy on lower limb spasticity, balance function and gait function in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy（HCP).MethodsA total of 66 children with HCP , who were treated in the Children's Hospital of Soochow University from January 2022 to December 2022 were randomly divided into control group, rTMS group and combined group, with 22 cases in each group. …”
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Influence of urokinase gene-knockout in C57BL/6-PlautmI. IBugThisPlau6FDhu/GFDhu mice on growth factors in malignant melanoma by E. M. Frantsiyants, I. V. Kaplieva, I. V. Neskubina, V. A. Bandovkina, L. K. Trepitaki, E. I. Surikova, N. D. Cheryarina, L. A. Nemashkalova, N. S. Lesovaya

“…In uPA gene-knockout females, lower levels of TGF-β1 were observed in tumors – by 1.4 times inhibited metastasis, but not completely, and solitary metastatic foci were registered in the lungs. …”
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Association of dietary quality and mortality in the non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and advanced fibrosis populations: NHANES 2005–2018 by Xingyong Huang, Xiaoyue Zhang, Xuanyu Hao, Tingting Wang, Peng Wu, Lufan Shen, Yuanyuan Yang, Wenyu Wan, Wenyu Wan, Wenyu Wan, Kai Zhang

“…Subgroup analyses revealed an interaction between AHEI scores and sex among NAFLD patients, where higher AHEI scores correlated with lower all-cause mortality in females, but no such association was observed in males. …”
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Modeling Stock High-Low Price Range: Fractional Cointegrating VAR Approach (FCVAR) by Elham Farzanegan

“…ResultsIn most indices, the estimated fractional parameter of the range series is lower than that of the high and low stock price indices. …”
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Sedoanalgesia with dexmedetomidine in daily anesthesia practices: a prospective randomized controlled trial by Ali Kendal Oğuz, Celaleddin Soyalp, Yunus Emre Tunçdemir, Arzu Esen Tekeli, Nureddin Yüzkat

“…Results Patients in the DP group exhibited significantly lower VAS scores and desaturation rates (p = 0.003) compared to the RP group. …”
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Association of Serum Irisin With Severity and Prognosis in Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Prospective Cohort Study by Zhang X, Wang W, Li Y, Liu X, Zhang L, Cheng Z, Liu M, Wang Y, Fu L, Yang J

“…The associations of serum irisin with COVID-19 severity and prognosis were evaluated through linear and logistic regression models on the basis of a prospective cohort study.Results: Serum irisin levels were lower in severe patients than in mild patients. The level of serum irisin was gradually decreased with the worsening of COVID-19. …”
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Effect of Xingnao Kaiqiao Acupuncture combined with EEG Biomimetic Electrical Stimulation on Evoked Potential of Patients with Persistent Vegetative State by Lixia DENG, Jiquan LIU, Liangxiang ZHANG, Xiao LV, Xing CHEN, Yigang FENG, Yingying NI

“…Compared with the Acupuncture group and the Bionic electric group after treatment, the CRS-R scores of the Combined group were higher, the grades of SEP and BAEP in the Combined group were lower, with statistically significant differences (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). …”
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Machine learning derivation of two cardiac arrest subphenotypes with distinct responses to treatment by Weidong Zhang, Chenxi Wu, Peifeng Ni, Sheng Zhang, Hongwei Zhang, Ying Zhu, Wei Hu, Mengyuan Diao

“…SP1 was characterized by a lower rate of in-hospital and 28-day mortality when compared to SP2. …”
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Collagenolytic activity of conjunctival fluid in healthy people and patients with aseptic ulcer of the cornea of various etiologies by Brzheskaya I.V., Somov E.E

“…It was significantly lower in paralytic lagophthalmos (482.4±21.4 KE/ml), but 2.5 times higher than normal limits (p &lt;0.001).…”
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Sex differences in the relationships between 24-h rest-activity patterns and plasma markers of Alzheimer’s disease pathology by Maxime Van Egroo, Elise Beckers, Nicholas J. Ashton, Kaj Blennow, Henrik Zetterberg, Heidi I. L. Jacobs

“…Lower IS, reflecting less day-to-day stability in the 24-h rest-activity rhythm, was linked to elevated levels of plasma NfL (t(85) = -2.24, P = 0.03), but not with the other plasma biomarkers. …”
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Implementation of in utero laparotomy-assisted fetoscopic spina bifida repair in two centers in Latin America: rationale for this approach in this regionAJOG Global Reports at a Gl... by Jezid Miranda, PhD, Miguel A. Parra-Saavedra, PhD, William O. Contreras-Lopez, PhD, Cristóbal Abello, MD, Guido Parra, MD, Juan Hernandez, MD, Amanda Barrero, MD, Isabela Leones, MD, Adriana Nieto-Sanjuanero, MD, Gerardo Sepúlveda-Gonzalez, MD, Magdalena Sanz-Cortes, PhD

“…Additionally, the fetoscopic group had higher birthweights (2618±738g) and a lower cesarean delivery rate (65.8%) compared to the other groups (P<.001). …”
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Energy Poverty and Its Effect on Economic Growth in Türkiye by Yahya Algül

“…Energy poverty can affect the economy through lower productivity and lower labor force participation. …”
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