Seasonality and age-related propensity of cats to occur bacterial urocystitis by Yu. V. Martyniv, Ya. V. K isera

“…Bacterial urocystitis in cats is caused by several factors, which include a decrease in the protective functions of the immune system, improper diet and housing conditions, complications of non-infectious pathologies, and subclinical bacteriuria. …”
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Quality of life and issues related to body image and intimacy in breast cancer survivors by Kim Sadler, Sarah Alsaif, Ghadeer Alsaffar, Shahd Melibari, Norah Albedah, Rania Abed Salah, Meaad Abdullah Alharbi, Ruth Evangelista

“…Materials and Methods: Data were collected through the self-reported Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy–Breast (FACT-B) with women two or more years posttreatment and between 18 and 75 years. …”
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Mycorrhizal associations and root morphology shape mechanical performance in woody plants from cold regions by Mingxin Zhou, Yibo Li, Kun Zhang, Jingying Wang, Jihao Li, Kai Gao, Bo Wang

“…These findings highlight the ecological trade-offs between mechanical stability and resource acquisition, offering novel insights into root functional strategies and their implications for ecosystem stability.…”
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Intraindividual variability differentiated older adults with physical frailty and the role of education in the maintenance of cognitive intraindividual variability. by Jingyi Wu, Jinyu Chen, Juncen Wu, Chun Liang Hsu

“…Additionally, perceived cognitive benefits of education may be dependent on physical functioning.…”
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Alterations in blood flow at the optic nerve head in patients with thyroid eye disease using optic coherence tomography angiography by Shenglan Cao, Rongfeng Liao, Chengbo Fang

“…All participants underwent ophthalmological and endocrinological tests. Peripapillary vessel density (VD) and retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (RNFLT) were measured using OCTA. …”
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Optimal fuzzy-PID controller design for object tracking by Yaregal Limenih Melese, Girma Kassa Alitasb, Mequanent Degu Belete

“…Genetic algorithm (GA) was used to find the optimal values of the operating ranges (scaling factors) of the membership functions. The performance of the system has been tested by different trajectories like step, sinusoidal, circular and elliptical at different frequencies 1, 50 and 100 rad/sec. …”
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EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF BISOPROLOL IN YOUNG MEN WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND OBESITY by A. G. Avtandilov, I. I. Esenova, S. L. Petrosov

“…In addition to standard clinical examination assessment of heart rate variability (HRV) during orthostatic test with spectral analysis, ambulatory BP monitoring, evaluation of lipid profile, oral glucose tolerance test, determination of immunoreactive insulin, insulin resistance index and functional activity of beta-cells were performed. …”
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Low‐Cost Lightweight Quartz Fiber‐Reinforced Hybrid Aerogel Nanocomposite for High‐Temperature Oxidation Thermal Protection by Jinming Wang, Honglin Hu, Yunhua Yang, Junning Li, Qiong Geng, Shipeng Zhu, Jiao Yan

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Evaluation of the efficacy of a South African psychosocial model for the rehabilitation of torture survivors by Dominique Dix-Peek, Merle Werbeloff

“…Three-month follow-up comparisons using the conservative Wilcoxon test revealed significantly greater improvement on the functioning and anxiety indicators of the treatment group relative to the waiting-list comparison group (odds ratios = 2.49 and 2.61 respectively). …”
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IL-12 mRNA-LNP promotes dermal resident memory CD4+ T cell development by Anabel Zabala-Peñafiel, Claudia Gonzalez-Lombana, Mohamad-Gabriel Alameh, Lais A. Sacramento, Zhirong Mou, Anthony T. Phan, Emily A. Aunins, Ying K. Tam, Jude E. Uzonna, Drew Weissman, Christopher A. Hunter, Phillip Scott

“…We tested if an mRNA vaccine, encoding a protective leishmanial antigen, induced dTrm cells. …”
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Positive Association between TGFB1 Gene and Susceptibility to Idiopathic Scoliosis in Bulgarian Population by Svetla Nikolova, Milka Dikova, Dobrin Dikov, Assen Djerov, Alexey Savov, Ivo Kremensky, Alexandre Loukanov

“…The results were processed statistically using Pearson’s Chi-squared test and Fisher’s exact test with a value of p less than 0.05 as statistically significant. …”
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Media influence, trust, and perceived risks in passengers’ intentions to discontinue the ride-hailing services in Lahore, Pakistan by M. Aamir Basheer, Aqsa Mehmood, Farrukh Baig, Muhammad Abdullah

“…Results highlight the factors contributing to discontinuing ride-hailing services, including trust, attitude, psychological risks, functional and financial risks, media influence, and shared prosperity. …”
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Metrics of Genomic Complexity in the Evolution of Bacterial Endosymbiosis by Pablo Román-Escrivá, Moisès Bernabeu, Eleonora Paganin, Wladimiro Díaz-Villanueva, Miguel Verdú, José L. Oliver, Vicente Arnau, Andrés Moya

“…On the other hand, we endeavored to delve into the factors that contribute to the reduction in metric values in endosymbionts, as well as their eventual relationship with six genomic parameters associated with functionality. …”
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Unveiling the role of hexon-associated host proteins in fowl adenovirus serotype 4 replication by Xiaojun Zhang, Xueping Wang, Yina Zhao, Shifan Li, Xingang Xu

“…Gene Ontology and Ingenuity Pathway Analysis provided functional annotations of the hexon-interacting proteins and revealed that these proteins were associated with multiple biological functions, including virus infection, the cell cycle, endocytosis and the phagosome. …”
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Study on component optical properties and photoaging behavior mechanism for asphalt binders by Fushou Zhao, Tengjiang Yu, Ziqi Chen, Yubo Hui, Xiangrui Ji, Junxiang Liu, Yapeng Li

“…Secondly, the component optical properties of asphalt binders were analyzed by MD simulation, and the evolution mechanism of optical properties for asphalt binders was explored by combining with its electrostatic potential and functional group characteristics. Finally, the rationality of MD simulation can be proved by asphalt SEM tests, and the component optical properties of asphalt binders and the photoaging behavior mechanism can be further analyzed. …”
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Adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells have better restorative capacity than bone marrow-derived cells in a cerebellar ataxic rat model by Rasha M. Att, Angie M. Ameen, Horeya Erfan Korayem, Noha Abogresha, Yasser El-Wazir

“…We assessed the following: 1) cerebellar motor functions in vivo (by Rotarod test, open-field test, and Quantitative gait analysis); 2) cerebellar histological architecture; and 3) cerebellar immunohistochemical examination of the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio as in indicator of apoptosis, and the levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) as neuroprotective factors. …”
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Development of a Dual-Sided Soil-Clearing Machine with Scraping, Rotating, and Vibrating Components for Winemaking Grapes by Xiang Li, Fazhan Yang, Baogang Li, Yuhuan Li, Ruijun Sun, Zehui Peng

“…Using EDEM 2020 discrete element software analysis and Design-Expert 13 orthogonal experiments, a three-factor, three-level orthogonal simulation experiment was conducted, with rotary soil component speed, scraping component angle, and vibrating component frequency as test factors and soil removal rate as the evaluation index. …”
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Exosomal Long NonCoding Rnas as Cancer Biomarkers and Therapeutic Targets by O. A. Beylerli, I. F. Gareev, V. N. Pavlov, Zhao Shiguang, Chen Xin, V. V. Kudriashov

“…For a long time they were considered non-functional cellular components. However, it has been proven that they serve as a means of intercellular exchange of information. …”
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Lack of evidence from studies of soluble protein fragments that Knops blood group polymorphisms in complement receptor-type 1 are driven by malaria. by Patience B Tetteh-Quarcoo, Christoph Q Schmidt, Wai-Hong Tham, Richard Hauhart, Haydyn D T Mertens, Arthur Rowe, John P Atkinson, Alan F Cowman, J Alexandra Rowe, Paul N Barlow

“…Neither differences in complement-regulatory functionality, nor interactions with P. falciparum proteins tested here, appear to have driven the non-uniform geographic distribution of these alleles.…”
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Patient-centered communication and its impact on minority health competence and outcomes in the United States by Ebenezer Ato Kwamena Aidoo, Sandra Freda Wood, Barikisu Issaka, William Ofosu Agyapong

“…The study used ANOVA, chi-square tests, and multiple linear regressions to investigate how different PCC functions and sociodemographic factors affect general health, health competence, and mental health within these populations. …”
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