The Effects of Oral Semaglutide on Hepatic Fibrosis in Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes in Real-World Clinical Practice: A Post Hoc Analysis of the Sapporo-Oral SEMA Study by Hiroya Kitsunai, Yuka Shinozaki, Sho Furusawa, Naoyuki Kitao, Miki Ito, Hiroyoshi Kurihara, Chiho Oba-Yamamoto, Jun Takeuchi, Akinobu Nakamura, Yumi Takiyama, Hiroshi Nomoto

“…Changes in the hepatic steatosis index and FIB-4 index after oral semaglutide induction were explored using a paired <i>t</i>-test or the Wilcoxon signed-rank test. …”
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The association of energy or macronutrient intake in three meals with depression in adults with cardiovascular disease: the United States National Health and Nutrition Examination... by Hongquan Xie, Yueying Chen, Jijiao Tang, Yuteng Ma, Ying Liu, Xiyun Ren

“…Methods The study population consisted of 3,490 U.S. adults with CVD (including 554 with depression) from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003–2018. …”
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MRI delta radiomics during chemoradiotherapy for prognostication in locally advanced cervical cancer by Kari S. Wagner-Larsen, Njål Lura, Ankush Gulati, Stian Ryste, Erlend Hodneland, Kristine E. Fasmer, Kathrine Woie, Bjørn I. Bertelsen, Øyvind Salvesen, Mari K. Halle, Noeska Smit, Camilla Krakstad, Ingfrid S. Haldorsen

“…The aim of this work was to assess temporal changes in tumor radiomics (delta radiomics) from T2-weighted imaging (T2WI) during concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) in LACC patients, and their association with progression-free survival (PFS). …”
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Early warning systems for identifying severe maternal outcomes: findings from the WHO global maternal sepsis studyResearch in context by Yamikani Chimwaza, Alexandra Hunt, Livia Oliveira-Ciabati, Laura Bonnett, Edgardo Abalos, Cristina Cuesta, João Paulo Souza, Mercedes Bonet, Vanessa Brizuela, David Lissauer, Yamikani Chimwaza, Alexandra Hunt, Livia Oliveira-Ciabati, Laura Bonnett, Edgardo Abalos, Cristina Cuesta, João Paulo Souza, Mercedes Bonet, Vanessa Brizuela, David Lissauer, Mohammad Iqbal Aman, Bashir Noormal, Marisa Espinoza, Julia Pasquale, Charlotte Leroy, Kristien Roelens, Griet Vandenberghe, M. Christian Urlyss Agossou, Sourou Goufodji Keke, Christiane Tshabu Aguemon, Patricia Soledad Apaza Peralta, Víctor Conde Altamirano, Rosalinda Hernández Muñoz, José Guilherme Cecatti, Carolina Ribeiro do Valle, Vincent Batiene, Kadari Cisse, Henri Gautier Ouedraogo, Kannitha Cheang, Phirun Lam, Tung Rathavy, Elie Simo, Pierre-Marie Tebeu, Emah Irene Yakana, Javier Carvajal, María Fernanda Escobar, Paula Fernández, Lotte Berdiin Colmorn, Jens Langhoff-Roos, Wilson Mereci, Paola Vélez, Yasser Salah Eldin, Alaa Sultan, Alula M. Teklu, Dawit Worku, Richard Adanu, Philip Govule, Charles Noora Lwanga, William Enrique Arriaga Romero, María Guadalupe Flores Aceituno, Carolina Bustillo, Bredy Lara, Vijay Kumar, Vanita Suri, Sonia Trikha, Irene Cetin, Serena Donati, Carlo Personeni, Guldana Baimussanova, Saule Kabylova, Balgyn Sagyndykova, George Gwako, Alfred Osoti, Zahida Qureshi, Raisa Asylbasheva, Aigul Boobekova, Damira Seksenbaeva, Saad Eddine Itani, Meilė Minkauskienė, Diana Ramašauskaitė, Owen Chikhwaza, Luis Gadama, Eddie Malunga, Haoua Dembele, Hamadoun Sangho, Fanta Eliane Zerbo, Filiberto Dávila Serapio, Nazarea Herrera Maldonado, Juan I. Islas Castañeda, Tatiana Cauaus, Ala Curteanu, Victor Petrov, Yadamsuren Buyanjargal, Seded Khishgee, Bat-Erdene Lkhagvasuren, Amina Essolbi, Rachid Moulki, Zara Jaze, Arlete Mariano, Nafissa Bique Osman, Hla Mya Thway Einda, Thae Maung Maung, Khaing Nwe Tin, Tara Gurung, Amir Babu Shrestha, Sangeeta Shrestha, Kitty Bloemenkamp, Marcus J. Rijken, Thomas Van Den Akker, María Esther Estrada, Néstor J. Pavón Gómez, Olubukola Adesina, Chris Aimakhu, Bukola Fawole, Rizwana Chaudhri, Saima Hamid, M. Adnan Khan, María del Pilar Huatuco Hernández, Nelly M. Zavaleta Pimentel, Maria Lu Andal, Zenaida Dy Recidoro, Carolina Paula Martin, Mihaela Budianu, Lucian Pușcașiu, Léopold Diouf, Dembo Guirassy, Philippe Marc Moreira, Miroslav Borovsky, Ladislav Kovac, Alexandra Kristufkova, Sylvia Cebekhulu, Laura Cornelissen, Priya Soma-Pillay, Vicenç Cararach, Marta López, María José Vidal Benedé, Hemali Jayakody, Kapila Jayaratne, Dhammica Rowel, Wisal Nabag, Sara Omer, Victoria Tsoy, Urunbish Uzakova, Dilrabo Yunusova, Thitiporn Siriwachirachai, Thumwadee Tangsiriwatthana, Catherine Dunlop, Marian Knight, Jhon Roman, Gerardo Vitureira, Dinh Anh Tuan, Luong Ngoc Truong, Nghiem Thi Xuan Hanh, Mugove Madziyire, Thulani Magwali, Stephen Munjanja, Adama Baguiya, Mónica Chamillard, Bukola Fawole, Marian Knight, Seni Kouanda, Pisake Lumbiganon, Ashraf Nabhan, Ruta Nadisauskiene, Linda Bartlett, Fernando Bellissimo-Rodrigues, Shevin T. Jacob, Sadia Shakoor, Khalid Yunis, Liana Campodónico, Hugo Gamerro, Daniel Giordano, Fernando Althabe, A. Metin Gülmezoglu

“…However, obstetric—and sepsis-specific EWS performed better for early identification of maternal sepsis than non-obstetric and non-sepsis-specific scoring systems. …”
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Evaluation of a 2-day First Aid Course Including Basic Resuscitation With 1,268 Primary School Children Aged 6–13 Years – A Multicenter Intervention Study

“…Three-quarters successfully put another child in the recovery position; more than two-thirds applied a compression bandage appropriately. …”
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Psychological counselling interventions to improve perceived quality of life and counter anxiety and depression in pulmonary-arterial-hypertension patients: A clinical trial by Emilia TARANTINO, Pietro CRESCENZO, Maria CAMPOBASSO, Francesca D’ALESSANDRO, Paola ARGIENTO, Emanuele ROMEO, Stefano GHIO, Patrizio VITULO, Francesco PARISI, Massimiliano MULÈ, Carlo ALBERA, Carmine Dario VIZZA, Michele D’ALTO

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Early systemic insults following severe sepsis-associated encephalopathy of critically ill patients: association with mortality and awakening—an analysis of the OUTCOMEREA database... by Michael Thy, Romain Sonneville, Stéphane Ruckly, Bruno Mourvillier, Carole Schwebel, Yves Cohen, Maité Garrouste-Orgeas, Shidasp Siami, Cédric Bruel, Jean Reignier, Elie Azoulay, Laurent Argaud, Dany Goldgran-Toledano, Virginie Laurent, Claire Dupuis, Julien Poujade, Lila Bouadma, Etienne de Montmollin, Jean-François Timsit, on the behalf of the OUTCOME R. E. A. network

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Pre-Hospital Point-of-Care Troponin: Is It Possible to Anticipate the Diagnosis? A Preliminary Report by Cristian Lazzari, Sara Montemerani, Cosimo Fabrizi, Cecilia Sacchi, Antoine Belperio, Marilena Fantacci, Giovanni Sbrana, Agostino Ognibene, Maurizio Zanobetti, Simone Nocentini

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Comparative genomics analysis of the reason for 12C6+ heavy-ion irradiation in improving Fe3O4 nanoparticle yield of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans by Jiani Yang, Shuang Zhang, Lirong Geng, Dan Zhao, Siyu Xing, Xinyue Ji, Lei Yan

“…We further annotated the genes involved in the mutation, such as hcp, hsdM, yghU, K7B00_11365, and K7B00_11355, which are responsible for the substantial changes in the Fe3O4 nanoparticle yield of A. ferrooxidans. …”
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Wu-Mei-Wan enhances brown adipose tissue function and white adipose browning in obese mice via upregulation of HSF1 by Shen Chen, Kexin Nie, Hongzhan Wang, Yang Gao, Xinyue Jiang, Hao Su, Zhi Wang, Yueheng Tang, Fuer Lu, Hui Dong, Jingbin Li

“…Brown adipose tissue (BAT) activity was evaluated using Positron Emission Tomography, and ultrastructural changes were examined via transmission electron microscopy. …”
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Age dependent deficits in speech recognition in quiet and noise are reflected in MGB activity and cochlear onset coding by Konrad Dapper, Stephan M. Wolpert, Jakob Schirmer, Stefan Fink, Etienne Gaudrain, Deniz Başkent, Wibke Singer, Sarah Verhulst, Christoph Braun, Ernst Dalhoff, Lukas Rüttiger, Matthias H.J. Munk, Marlies Knipper

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CAMELS-IND: hydrometeorological time series and catchment attributes for 228 catchments in Peninsular India by N. K. Mangukiya, K. B. Kumar, P. Dey, S. Sharma, V. Bejagam, P. P. Mujumdar, P. P. Mujumdar, A. Sharma, A. Sharma

“…We envision that CAMELS-IND will provide a strong foundation for a community-led effort toward gaining new hydrological insights from hydrologically distinct Indian catchments and solving pertinent issues related to water management, quantification and risk assessment of hydrologic extremes, unraveling regional-scale hydrologic functioning, and climate change impact assessment of catchments across India. …”
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A Long-Term Study of Aerobic Performance in Elite Cross-Country Skiers: How Age and Sex Influence Career Development by Elias Bucher, Jon P. Wehrlin, Grégoire P. Millet, Thomas Steiner

“…While VO₂max remained unchanged, LT2 continuously increased throughout their career. On the other hand, 24-min DP followed a non-linear progression in males, with a slowdown in performance improvement as they transitioned from the U23 to the senior age category. …”
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Development and Evaluation of an AI-based Exergame Training System for Ice-Hockey Players: a Randomized Controlled Trial by Nicole Sieber, Simon Walser, Thomas Weber, Raphael Gubler, Hannes Badertscher, Patrick Eggenberger

“…Especially in open-skill sports, such as ice-hockey, soccer, or volleyball, adaptability and responding appropriately to rapidly changing external cues are critical (Koch & Krenn, 2021). …”
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Factors Contributing to Retention in Care and Treatment Adherence Among People Living With HIV Returning to Care in South-Eastern Tanzania: A Qualitative Study by Matimbwa H, Lolo SA, Matoy LS, Ndaki R, Ngahyoma S, Mollel HA, Luoga E, Vanobberghen F, Vianney JM, Idindili B, Weisser M

“…In-depth interviews (IDIs) were conducted with 21 PLHIV who resumed care after missing visits for three months or more from the last scheduled appointment and who were taking ART less than 60 days within the last three months, and their 13 treatment supporters. …”
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Direct measurement of three different deformations near the ground state in an atomic nucleus by Adrian Montes Plaza, Janne Pakarinen, Philippos Papadakis, Rolf-Dietmar Herzberg, Rauno Julin, Tomás R. Rodríguez, Andrew D. Briscoe, Andrés Illana, Joonas Ojala, Panu Ruotsalainen, Eetu Uusikylä, Betool Alayed, Ahmed Alharbi, Odette Alonso-Sañudo, Kalle Auranen, Ville Bogdanoff, Jamie Chadderton, Arwin Esmaylzadeh, Christoph Fransen, Tuomas Grahn, Paul T. Greenlees, Jan Jolie, Henna Joukainen, Henri Jutila, Casper-David Lakenbrink, Matti Leino, Jussi Louko, Minna Luoma, Adam McCarter, Bondili Sreenivasa Nara Singh, Panu Rahkila, Andrea Raggio, Jorge Romero, Jan Sarén, Maria-Magdalini Satrazani, Marek Stryjczyk, Conor M. Sullivan, Álvaro Tolosa-Delgado, Juha Uusitalo, Franziskus von Spee, Jessica Warbinek, George L. Zimba

“…Abstract Atomic nuclei serve as prime laboratories for investigations of complex quantum phenomena, where minor nucleon rearrangements cause significant structural changes. 190Pb is the heaviest known neutron-deficient Pb isotope that can exhibit three distinct shapes: prolate, oblate, and spherical, with nearly degenerate excitation energies. …”
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Definition of sinonasal and otological exacerbation in patients with primary ciliary dyskinesia: an expert consensus by Myrofora Goutaki, Yin Ting Lam, Andreas Anagiotos, Miguel Armengot, Andrea Burgess, Raewyn Campbell, Mathilde Carlier, Nathalie Caversaccio, Neil K. Chadha, Berat Demir, Sinan Ahmed D. Dheyauldeen, Onder Gunaydin, Amanda Harris, Isolde Hayn, Deniz Inal-Ince, Eric Levi, Trini Lopez Fernandez, Jane S. Lucas, Bernard Maitre, Anne-Lise M.L. Poirrier, Lynne Schofield, Kazuhiko Takeuchi, Christine van Gogh, Nikolaus E. Wolter, Jean-François Papon

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Diagnostic pathways for breast cancer in 10 International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership (ICBP) jurisdictions: an international comparative cohort study based on questionnaire and... by David Weller, Usha Menon, Alina Zalounina Falborg, Henry Jensen, Andriana Barisic, Anne Kari Knudsen, David H Brewster, Victoria Cairnduff, Eva Grunfeld, Elizabeth Harland, Mats Lambe, Rebecca-Jane Law, Yulan Lin, Martin Malmberg, Donna Turner, Richard D Neal, Victoria White, Samantha Harrison, Peter Vedsted, Una MacLeod, Conan Donnelly, Anna Gavin, Jon Emery, Oliver Bucher, Jatinderpal Kalsi, Chantelle Anandan, Evangelia Ourania Fourkala, Therese Kearney, Marie-Louise Essink-Bot, Sigrun Saur Almberg, Breann Hawryluk, Jacqueline Kelly, Jackie Boylan, Jan Willem Coebergh, David Brewster, Stefan Bergström, Victoria Hammersley, Rebecca Bergin, Alina Zalounina Falborg, Andriana Barisi, Kerry Moore, Maria Rejmyr Davis

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Understanding the Broad-line Region of Active Galactic Nuclei with Photoionization. I. The Moderate-accretion Regime by Qiaoya Wu, Yue Shen, Hengxiao Guo, Scott F. Anderson, W. N. Brandt, Catherine J. Grier, Patrick B. Hall, Luis C. Ho, Yasaman Homayouni, Keith Horne, Jennifer I-Hsiu Li, Donald P. Schneider

“…However, such models fail to reproduce the observed decrease in BLR size with increasing L / L _Edd at fixed optical luminosity, implying that gas density or BLR structure may systematically change with accretion rate.…”
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Special issue: Proceedings of the 15th ISIC - The Information Behaviour Conference, Aalborg, Denmark, August 26-29, 2024

“…Image data sharing in the social sciences and humanities Elina Late, Mette Skov, Sanna Kumpulainen Analysing humanities scholars’ data seeking behaviour patterns using Ellis' model Wenqi Li, Pengyi Zhang, Jun Wang Can ChatGPT provide health information as physicians do? …”
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