Hypertension-Mediated Organ Damage in Relation to Severity of Chronic Low Back Pain in Hypertensive Patients by Maciej Skrzypek, Rafał Kolec, Michał Słaboszewski, Katarzyna Góra, Agnieszka Olszanecka, Piotr Wróbel, Katarzyna Stolarz-Skrzypek, Marek W. Rajzer

“…In multivariate analysis, after adjusting for covariates, the presence of carotid artery plaques remained independently associated with an ODI score equal to or higher than the median (OR, 3.71; 95% CI, 1.04–13.25; <i>p</i> = 0.044). …”
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A step forward in enhancing the health-promoting properties of whole tomato as a functional food to lower the impact of non-communicable diseases by Pier Giorgio Natali, Pier Giorgio Natali, Mauro Piantelli, Alessandra Sottini, Margherita Eufemi, Cristina Banfi, Luisa Imberti

“…In this context, a whole tomato food supplement (WTFS), enriched by 2% olive wastewater containing a complex of healthy nutrients with converging biologic activities, has recently been developed, which is superior to those present in tomato commodities or obtained with whole tomato conventional processing methods. WTFS equals the antioxidant activity of N-acetyl-cysteine and interferes with multiple inflammation and cellular transformation-sustaining metabolic pathways. …”
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Metastatic basal cell carcinoma: Case series and literature review by Mariana Gonçalves Rodrigues, Aline Vieira de Lucena, Gabriela Alves Domingues, Caroline Marques de Aquino, Deborah Yukiko Otto, André Bandiera de Oliveira Santos, Luiz Paulo Kowalski

“…Objective: To present a metastatic head and neck basal cell carcinoma (BCC) series treated by a university teaching service between 1993 and 2021. Methods: A review of medical records of 500 patients with high-risk BCC in the head and neck was performed. …”
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The Prevalence of Hjortsjo Crook Sign of Right Posterior Sectional Bile Duct and Bile Duct Anatomy in ERCP by Hanan M. Alghamdi, Afnan F. Almuhanna, Bander F. Aldhafery, Raed M. AlSulaiman, Ahmed Almarhabi, Abdulaziz AlQurain

“…Knowledge of the implication of positive sign can facilitate safe resection for both bile duct and portal vein. Methods. Prospectively, we included 237 patients with indicated ERCP during a period from March 2010 to January 2015. …”
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Exploring the role of armed conflict in progress toward Sustainable Development Goals: Global patterns, regional differences, and driving mechanisms by Di Wang, Zhenci Xu, Unai Pascual, Lei Liu, Waqar Ahmad, Dong Jiang

“…Here, we analyzed the impact of armed conflict on SDG progress and its driving mechanism through causal inference methods and machine learning technique. The results show that between 2000 and 2021, armed conflicts slowed overall SDG progress by 3.43 %, equivalent to a setback of 18 years. …”
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Investigation of the Effect of the Judicial System on Economic Activities in the Ottoman State in Terms of Rationality by Yaşar Alkan

“…In this context, it is argued that there was no arbitrary, favouritist, unprincipled or unlawful trial in Ottoman law, and this argument is based on the rejection of trial methods that cannot be considered equal and fair in cases brought by the people against the ruling class or by the ruling military class against the peasants. …”
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An in-depth understanding of stakeholders’ experiences about their participation in the co-production of ‘Maze Out’: a serious game for the treatment of eating disorders by Maria Mercedes Guala, Aida Bikic, Kim Bul, David Clinton, Anette Søgaard Nielsen, Helene Nygaard Nielsen, Martina Scarpelli, Luciana Schneider, Regina Christiansen

“…Methods Five stakeholders (two patients, two clinicians, and a game designer) who participated in the co-production completed semi-structured interviews. …”
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Failure Rate of Single Dose Methotrexate in Managment of Ectopic Pregnancy by Feras Sendy, Eman AlShehri, Amani AlAjmi, Elham Bamanie, Surekha Appani, Taghreed Shams

“…Failure of single dose of methotrexate was defined as drop of BHCG level less than or equal to 14% in the seventh day after administration of methotrexate. …”
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GIANT CELL TUMOR OF THE DISTAL RADIUS: FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH LOCAL RECURRENCE by William Bernardo Specht Rabuske, Michelle Ghert, Bruno Pereira Antunes, Carlos Roberto Galia, Julie Francine Cerutti Santos Pestilho, Gabriella Sityá Moojen da Silveira, Eduardo Areas Toller, Olavo Pires de Camargo, Edgard Eduard Engel, Suely Akiko Nakagawa, Alex Guedes, Ricardo Gehrke Becker

“…Treatment approaches were divided equally between intralesional curettage and en bloc resection. …”
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Unlocking the thermoelectric potential of nanocrystalline magnesium selenide thin films grown by single stage horizontal tube furnace (SSHTF) by Anas Al Tarabsheh, A. Rehman, K. Javaid, Lamia Ben Farhat, A. Ali, K. Mahmood, M. Yasir Ali, S. Ikram, Jolly Jacob

“…Before the deposition of thin films, the substrate was cleaned using standard methods. A pellet was formed by taking an equal ratio (1:1) of magnesium (Mg) and selenium (Se) powders and then evaporating them at 700oC for 1 h. …”
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Cancelable Multi-Branch Deep Learning Framework for Privacy-Preserving ECG Biometric Authentication by Mohamed Hammad, Ali Abdullah S. AlQahtani, Mohammed ELAffendi, Abdelhamied A. Ateya, Nebojsa Bacanin

“…The proposed model captures varied ECG feature representations via parallel convolutional branches and transforms them into non-invertible templates using a fixed-key CDBT method. We evaluate the framework on two publicly available ECG datasets (PTB and ECG-ID) achieving high authentication performance with accuracies of 96.25% and 96.43%, respectively, and Equal Error Rates (EER) of 3.55% and 3.6%. …”
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Differences between cardiorespiratory fitness in adult men with asymptomatic or mild SARS-COV-2 infections by Nia Sri Ramania, Tommy Apriantono, Bagus Winata, Rini Syafriani, Samsul Bahri, Maria Immaculata Iwo, Ashari Budi Nugraha

“…Introduction This study aimed to measure and compare CRF levels between COVID-19-infected adults with asymptomatic and mild symptoms. Methods The participants in this study included 50 adult men, who were further divided into 2 equal categories: mild symptomatic (MS) and asymptomatic (AS) groups. …”
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Evaluating the disability employment gap and Its determinants: findings from a population-based cohort study in spinal cord injury by Mahesh Sarki, Urban Schwegler, Urban Schwegler, George Austin-Cliff, George Austin-Cliff, Mayra Galvis Aparicio, Mayra Galvis Aparicio, Christine Reuse, Martin W. G. Brinkhof, Martin W. G. Brinkhof

“…Additionally, efforts should be made to ensure equal LMP prospects across Switzerland.…”
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Genetic Variability Related Behavioral Plasticity in Pikeperch (<i>Sander lucioperca</i> L.) Fingerlings by Ildikó Benedek, Béla Urbányi, Balázs Kovács, István Lehoczky, Attila Zsolnai, Tamás Molnár

“…We investigated the relationship between feeding behavior (on a pelleted diet) and genetic diversity in pikeperch, a piscivorous species. Methods: A total of 135 juvenile pikeperch from the same stock were grouped into three behavioral groups: pellet consuming, pellet refusing, and cannibalistic. …”
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Exploring Self-Perceived Stress and Anxiety Throughout Pregnancy: A Longitudinal Study by Mar Miguel Redondo, Cristina Liebana-Presa, Javier Pérez-Rivera, Cristian Martín-Vázquez, Natalia Calvo-Ayuso, Rubén García-Fernández

“…Care for these vulnerable pregnant women can impact society’s health system and align with the Sustainable Development Goals of Health and Well-being and Gender Equality in others.…”
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The effect of conservation agriculture technologies adoption on food production and security in Northern Malawi: evidence from Mzimba district by George N. Chidimbah Munthali, George N. Chidimbah Munthali, He Puming, Lazarus Obed Livingstone Banda, Peter Stephen Donald Ngulube, Gama Rivas Daru, Thokozani Mzumara, Moses M. N. Chitete, Zondiwe Mabilabo Jere

“…Efforts should be made to ensure equity and equality in conservation agricultural technology adoption to improve food security for all.…”
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Clinical performance of class I cavities restored with bulk fill composite at a 1-year follow-up using the FDI criteria: a randomized clinical trial by Chinni Suneelkumar, Puttaganti Harshala, Koppolu Madhusudhana, Anumula Lavanya, Anirudhan Subha, Sannapureddy Swapna

“…ObjectivesThe present study aimed to evaluate the survival rate and clinical performance of class 1 composite restorations restored with the Filtek Bulk Fill composite material using either the bulk fill technique or the incremental technique at baseline (1 week) and at 3, 6 and 12 months of follow-up.Materials and MethodsForty-two patients with at least 2 carious teeth were selected. …”
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Nanotechnology-driven electrochemical neurotransmitter sensing as a fundamental approach towards improving diagnostics and therapeutics: A review by Mehr Un Nisa, Asim Yaqub, Muhammad Hashim Khan, Fatima Yaseen, Shahaab Jilani, Huma Ajab, Noor S. Shah, Abdulaziz Al-Anazi

“…Therefore, their accurate and sensitive detection is of great importance. Traditional methods of NTs detection are limited to complex sample processing, high cost, and real-time diagnostics. …”
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Carbon dioxide corrosion inhibitors: current state of research and development by Mariya V. Chudakova, Kirill A. Ovchinnikov, Dmitrii N. Ulyanov, Anisa M. Kunakova, Liniza R. Saifutdinova, Andrei A. Pimenov, Anton L. Maximov

“…Among the methods of corrosion control in the oil and gas production industry the leading place belongs to inhibitor protection, since there is no need for technological and technical changes in the existing equipment. …”
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Specimens and culture media for the laboratory diagnosis of typhoid fever by John Wain, To Song Diep, Phan Van Be Bay, Amanda L. Walsh, Ha Vinh, Nguyen M. Duong, Vo Anh Ho, Tran T. Hien, Jeremy Farrar, Nicholas J. White, Christopher M. Parry, Nicholas P. J. Day

“…For 263 positive stool cultures, selenite F and selenite mannitol performed equally well and culturing 2 g rather than 1g increased the isolation rate by 10.5%. …”
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