Smartwatches in the assessment of heart failure patients in epidemiology and pathophysiology studies: A scoping review by Solenn Fabien, Sandra Waechter, Gbenga A. Kayode, Berno Müller, Marietta Roth, Friedrich Koehler

“…Physical activity information collected from SWs was found to be valuable in assisting cardiologists with their New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class assessment, which is known for its limited objectivity and reproducibility. …”
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Encuesta Nacional de Tendencias Fitness para México en 2023 (National Survey of Fitness Trends in Mexico for 2023) by Lino Francisco Jacobo Gómez Chávez, Jorge López-Haro, Adrián Ricardo Pelayo-Zavalza, Luis Eduardo Aguirre-Rodríguez

“…Results: The top fitness trends for Mexico in 2023 are exercise programs for body weight loss, personal training, functional training, aerobic training and sport-specific training. …”
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Evaluation of meningitis surveillance system in rural area, Rwanda by Solange Nyinawabeza, Jean Claude Niyoyita, Emmanuel Nshimiyimana, Jerome Ndayisenga, Angela Umutoni, Caroline Stamatakis

“…Descriptive statistics were analyzed using Microsoft Office Excel. …”
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Pioneering evaluation in Brazil of microscope-integrated optical coherence tomography with a three-dimensional digital visualization system during pars plana vitrectomy for the tre... by Leticia Pinheiro de Freitas, Jamil Miguel Neto, Laís Lauria Neves, Thais Bastos, Alexandre Caiado Ferreira Pires, Antônio Marcelo Barbante Casella, David Leonardo Cruvinel Isaac, Marcos Pereira de Ávila

“…Anatomical and functional results were collected 6 months after surgery. …”
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Outcome of Mathieu Meatal-based Flip Flap Technique for Distal Hypospadias: A Retrospective Cohort Study from a Single Tertiary Care Centre, Bhubaneswar, India by Harish Chandra Tudu, Nikhil Pothugunta, Varsha Madhavnarayan Totadri, Subrat Kumar Mohanty, Pradeep Kumar Jena, Amaresh Mishra

“…All patients (and their caregivers) were satisfied with the cosmetic and functional outcomes postoperatively during follow-up. …”
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A framework for parsing psychopathological heterogeneity: initial application in a large-scale unselected community sample by Chaoyi Wu, Chenyu Yuan, Yinqing Fan, Ang Hong, Zhiling Wu, Zhen Wang

“…Abstract Background Traditional descriptive nosology arbitrarily distinguishes between mental illness and health, hindering the progress of scientific research and clinical practice. …”
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Fractal analysis of pore structure of IG-110 nuclear graphite using X-ray micro-CT by Xu Qiao, Guma Yeli, Shasha Lv, Zhengcao Li, Zhou Zhou

“…A comprehensive methodology was developed to quantitatively characterize the complex pore structure, incorporating analysis of pore size distribution, morphology, fractal characteristics and two-point autocorrelation function based on the CT images. The findings demonstrated that both porosity and fractal dimension increased after oxidation. …”
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A model for Managing the Competitive Activitiesof Top-Level Teams Based on Computer Vision Online by Sergei L. Goldstein, Andrey A. Polozov, Natalia V. Papulovskaya, Natalya A. Maltseva, Maxim V. Kraev

“…This is the composition of documentation, subsystems, functional diagram, component diagram, function-component matrix. …”
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Motor driving force of bridge-type crane lifting mechanism under real operating use by A. N. Nazarov

“…The necessity of increasing the accuracy of moving effort description for the most common types of crane hoist drive control has been determined.Materials and Methods. …”
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On supergravity and noncritical strings by Andrea Dei, Pietro Ferrero, Leonardo Rastelli

“…Abstract Motivated by the long-term goal of finding holographic descriptions for N $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 1 and N $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 2 super QCD, we revisit the subject of “noncritical” superstring theory. …”
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Case Report Cognitive impairment in elderly population is not always a dementia by Karolina Narejko, Martyna Niemczuk, Maksymilian Adam Lech, Sylwia Koziej, Agnieszka Kasiukiewicz, Zyta Beata Wojszel

“…Considering the multi-disease nature and complexity of the treatment process for the geriatric population, it is crucial to exclude the several other disease processes and to actively search for causes of cognitive impairment, especially reversible conditions whose treatment can significantly improve cognitive function. DESCRIPTION OF THE CASE An 89-year-old man was admitted to the Geriatrics Unit due to progressive cognitive impairment and motor signs with the suspected dementia diagnosis. …”
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NATURAL REGULATORY T CELLS AND THEIR MOLECULAR MARKER FOXP3 IN FREQUENTLY ILL PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN LIVING IN AREAS WITH HUMAN-INDUCED IMPACT by A. D. Pertseva, N. Z. Zokirov, V. V. Troshina, L. S. Namazova-Baranova, S. Y. Tarakanova

“…We suggest that in children with RRI and allergy an insufficient function of Treg is compensated by the increased number of cells and in this case they have a remission of allergy. …”
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Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of testosterone deficiency (hypogonadism) in male patients with diabetes mellitus (Draft) by Galina Afanas'evna Melnichenko, Marina Vladimirovna Shestakova, Roman Viktorovich Rozhivanov, Anna Leont'evna Terehova, Alexey Vadimovich Zilov, Daria Olegovna Ladygina, Dmitriy Gennad'evich Kurbatov

“…Hypogonadism in male patients is defined as a decrease in the serum testosterone level; it is associated with specific symptoms and/or signs (see the detailed description below). It is a common complication in diabetes mellitus. …”
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Vitamin D and Its Relationship with Obesity and Muscle by Cristiana Cipriani, Jessica Pepe, Sara Piemonte, Luciano Colangelo, Mirella Cilli, Salvatore Minisola

“…In particular, the production of active and inactive forms of the hormone and the actions of the corresponding enzymes have offered new insights into the knowledge of vitamin D metabolism. Additionally, the description of the different organs and tissues expressing the vitamin D receptor and its possible functions, as well as its genetic determinants, have allowed focusing on the interrelationship between vitamin D and many physiological and pathological functions. …”
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TraitAM, a global spore trait database for arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi by V. Bala Chaudhary, Liam F. Nokes, Jennifer B. González, Peri O. Cooper, Anne M. Katula, Emma C. Mares, Smriti Pehim Limbu, Jannetta N. Robinson, Carlos A. Aguilar-Trigueros

“…Abstract Knowledge regarding organismal traits supports a better understanding of the relationship between form and function and can be used to predict the consequences of environmental stressors on ecological and evolutionary processes. …”
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The Two-Spin Enigma: From the Helium Atom to Quantum Ontology by Philippe Grangier, Alexia Auffèves, Nayla Farouki, Mathias Van Den Bossche, Olivier Ezratty

“…The purpose of this article is to provide a novel approach and justification of the idea that classical physics and quantum physics can neither function nor even be conceived without the other—in line with ideas attributed to, e.g., Niels Bohr or Lev Landau. …”
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ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY DUE TO METFORMIN-ASSOCIATED LACTIC ACIDOSIS by Svilena Aleksandrova, Stela Linkova, Yulia Benovska, Biser Borisov

“…Introduction: Acute kidney injury is a clinical syndrome of rapid decline of renal function due to various causes and often occurs by more than one pathophysiological mechanism. …”
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Recovery of nearly 3,000 archaeal genomes from 152 terrestrial geothermal spring metagenomes by Yan-Ling Qi, Hao-Tian Zhang, Meng Li, Wen-Jun Li, Zheng-Shuang Hua

“…These draft genomes provide new data for studying species diversity and function within terrestrial geothermal spring archaeal communities, thus contributing to the conservation and utilization of thermophilic and hyperthermophilic microbial resources.…”
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Factors that influence the provision of enteral feeding for critically ill children: a qualitative evidence synthesis by Elisabeth Søiland, Claire Glenton, Susan Munabi-Babigumira, Lena Victoria Nordheim, Suzgika Lakudzala, Idriss Ibrahim Kallon, Celeste Naude, Amanda Brand, Simon Lewin, Nyanyiwe Masingi Mbeye

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Genome sequence resources for three strains of the genus Clonostachys by Zongping Sun, Fan Zhang, Nana Zhong, Kang Zhou, Jun Tang

“…In summary, these datasets provide a valuable resource for ongoing studies that include further exploration of biological function, marker development, enhanced biological control ability of Clonostachys fungi, and population diversity.…”
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