The Interplay Between Social Factors and Metabolic Bariatric Surgery Outcomes—A 5‐Year Prospective Study by Uta Sailer, Fatemeh Asgari, Jon A. Kristinsson, Ingela Lundin Kvalem

“…The relationship between pre‐surgery social factors and MBS outcomes 5 years post‐surgery was tested with a path model based on regression analysis. …”
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Cost-based optimal distributed generation planning with considering voltage depended loads and power factor of DG by Babak Yousefi-Khangah, Saeed Abapour, Shahram Yousefi-khangah

“…Study is carried out on IEEE-30 bus test circuit. …”
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Combined pathogenetic therapy of erectile dysfunction by S. S. Krasnyak, E. A. Efremov

“…As effectiveness criteria anthropometric studies were used, IIEF-5 scale, metabolic profile blood tests, and systemic endothelial function was assessed.Results. …”
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Exploring Sex-Based Neuropsychological Outcomes in Pediatric Brain Cancer Survivors: A Pilot Study by Chiara Colliva, Veronica Rivi, Pierfrancesco Sarti, Isabel Cobelli, Johanna M. C. Blom

“…We utilized the BRIEF and TOL tests to assess the key domains of executive function, including inhibitory control, cognitive flexibility, and problem-solving abilities. …”
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Dysregulation of MiRNAs in schizophrenia in an Egyptian patient population by Nabila M. Adly, Dalia Khalifa, Shaimaa Abdel-Ghany, Hussein Sabit

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Bacterial Keratitis. Part 1. Epidemiology, Etiology, Pathophysiology, Risk Factors, Clinic, Current Aspects of Diagnosis by O. V. Shilovskikh, V. O. Ponomarev, V. N. Kazaykin, K. A. Tkachenko, N. S. Demchenko

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Development of the Composition and Technology of New Neuroprotective Drug Tablets Using Fractional Factorial Design by O. A. Terenteva, E. V. Flisyuk, D. Yu. Ivkin, I. A. Narkevich

“…A three-factor fractional plan based on the 4 × 4 Latin square design for selection a scientifically based composition of solid dosage form was chosen. 16 experiments to test the significance of the factors were carried out. …”
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Prevalence, Risk Factors of Preserved Ratio Impaired Spirometry in adult in plateau: A Cross-Sectional Study. by Junjie Xia, Yu Qiu, Ling Huang, Wenjun Li, Xingxiong Zou, Xiaoqian Wang, Xiaoli Hou, Yuting Chen, Haishi Xue, Runjiao Chen, Lingna Li, Ke Yi, Jincheng Wang, Wenying Xie

“…The purpose of our study is to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of PRISm in high-altitude areas.<h4>Methods</h4>The adult residents of Hongyuan County were selected by random sampling method, and the lung function tests, questionnaires, blood tests were conducted. …”
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Associations of accelerometer-measured physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep with next-day cognitive performance in older adults: a micro-longitudinal study by Mikaela Bloomberg, Laura Brocklebank, Aiden Doherty, Mark Hamer, Andrew Steptoe

“…Methods British adults aged 50-83 years (N = 76) without evidence of cognitive impairment or dementia wore accelerometers for eight days, and took daily cognitive tests of attention, memory, psychomotor speed, executive function, and processing speed. …”
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Coaxial probe ended by a metallic cavity cell to determine the material dielectric constant and dissipation factor by Franck Moukanda Mbango, Micke Ghislain Lountala, Omar Christian Massamba

“…– A new broadband technique based on combining the lumped and distributed elements with the sample under test (SUT) trapped inside the hole of the five-side-closed copper cavity and fed by a flat termination SMA (open-coaxial probe) is developed to determine the dielectric constant (DK) and dissipation factor (DF) and described in this paper. …”
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Understanding the causal effects and heterogeneity between metabolic syndrome and lung function: a nationwide prospective cohort study in China by Jun Wang, Hai-bin Yu, Si-yuan Lei, Huan-rong Ruan, Xiao-chuan Guo, Jian-sheng Li

“…Abstract Background Metabolic syndrome (MetS) has been widely recognized as a risk factor for lung function. However, the evidence regarding the causal effect of MetS on lung function is limited, and it differs according to multidimensional individual characteristics. …”
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Regulatory T Cell Function Is Not Affected by Antisense Peptide-Conjugated Phosphorodiamidate Morpholino Oligomer (PPMO)-Mediated TMPRSS2 Truncation by Sandra Gunne, Fiona K. Sailer, Lucas Keutmann, Marie Schwerdtner, Hong M. Moulton, Eva Böttcher-Friebertshäuser, Susanne Schiffmann

“…<b>Methods:</b> TMPRSS2 was truncated in human Tregs using a splice-modulating PPMO. Effects on Treg function were analyzed by evaluation of surface marker and transcription factor expression, cytokine secretion, and effector cell suppression capability. …”
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A multi-modal study on cerebrovascular dysfunction in cognitive decline of de novo Parkinson’s disease by Hongwei Li, Xiali Shao, Jia Jia, Bingyi Wang, Jian Wang, Kai Liu, Jinhan Chen, Zhensen Chen, Lirong Jin, He Wang

“…Background: Vascular risk factors are increasingly implicated in Parkinson’s disease (PD), but the role of altered cerebrovascular dysfunction in early-stage PD remains unclear. …”
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Exploring injury profiles in professional football: evidence from a five-year study and the role of the functional movement screen by Ahmet Bayrak

“…Descriptive statistics were used to analyze these factors. The relationship between preseason FMS composite scores, asymmetry findings, and injury profiles was assessed using Variance Inflation Factor (VIF) and Logistic Regression Analysis. …”
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Impact of Illness Perception in Overweight and Obesity on Bio-Functional Age and Eating/Movement Behavior—A Follow-Up Study by Tiziana Felicitas Aimée Marti, Elena Pavicic, Linda Maria Roggo, Norman Bitterlich, Michael von Wolff, Dagmar Poethig, Petra Stute

“…The subjects completed a validated “bio-functional status” test battery with calculation of BFA, as well as validated questionnaires for eating and movement behavior and illness perception. …”
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Proteinuria Ratio and Related Factors İn Type 2 DM Patients: A Hospital-Based Study in Somalia by Gökhan Alıcı, Ahmed Muhammad Bashir

“…We measured the participants’ anthropometric measurements of height, weight, body mass index (BMI), and waist circumference, and some biochemical analyses like fasting glucose, glycosylated hemoglobin A1C (HbA1C), urinalysis, lipid profile, and renal function tests were also measured. Proteinuria rate and related laboratory and demographic parameters were analyzed. …”
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The development and excretion of Toxoplasma gondii oocyst manipulate the gut microbiota in its definitive host by Gui-Hua Zhao, Bei-Bei Zhou, Zhi-Heng Cao, Ting Xiao, Ya-Nan Li, Wen-Ju Zhu, Hang Sun, Huan-Huan Xie, Xiao-Man Xie, Jun-Mei Zhang, Qi Wang, Xin Zhang, Jin-Jing Xie, Hong-Jie Dong, Chao Xu, Kun Yin

“…Methods In this study, shotgun metagenomics was employed to characterize the functional and compositional changes in the gut microbiota of cats during oocyst development. …”
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Factors associated with frailty progression in community-dwelling older adults: A cross-sectional observational study by Yuko Sawada, Akihiro Kakuda, Emiko Tanaka, Etsuko Tomisaki, Taeko Watanabe, Munenori Matsumoto, Rika Okumura, Hiroshi Kinoshita, Tokie Anme

“…This cross-sectional observational study aimed to identify factors associated with frailty status in community-dwelling older adults. …”
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Risk Factors of Diabetic Nephropathy Among A Group of Iraqi Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus by Mohammed Hammoud, Faris Alawsi, Shatha Ali, Rayah Baban

“…Albumin-creatinine ratio was the most powerful renal function test predictor for diabetic nephropathy (OR = 107.6, 95% CI = 20.3-569.6, p<0.001). …”
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Understanding blood clot mechanical stability: the role of factor XIIIa-mediated fibrin crosslinking in rupture resistance by Ranjini K. Ramanujam, Yona Lavi, Lauren G. Poole, John L. Bassani, Valerie Tutwiler

“…Single-edge notch fracture tests were performed to examine fibrin strength, extensibility, and toughness under a constant strain rate. …”
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