Functional Connectivity Alterations Associated with COVID-19-Related Sleep Problems: A Longitudinal Resting-State fMRI Study by Chen HB, Li L, Sun YK, Liu Y, Chen W, Liu P, Liao YH, Xie A

“…The repeated-measures analysis of variance (R-M ANOVA) was completed to explore the interaction with time.Results: At baseline, COVID_SP exhibited elevated FC: right precentral gyrus (PrG) with left lateral occipital cortex (LOcC)/right PrG, left inferior parietal lobule (IPL) with right superior frontal gyrus (SFG), left hippocampus with right inferior frontal gyrus (IFG). …”
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Automatic Pipelining and Vectorization of Scientific Code for FPGAs by Syed Waqar Nabi, Wim Vanderbauwhede

“…Our results show up to 4.2× performance improvement over baseline OpenCL code.…”
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Recent results from NA61/SHINE by Rybicki Andrzej

“…Particular attention is devoted to (1) the first-ever direct measurement of open charm production in nucleus-nucleus collisions at SPS energies (2) the difference observed between charged and neutral meson production in Ar+Sc reactions, up to now not understood by existing models, and (3) the importance of baseline effects in the search for the critical point of strongly interacting matter.…”
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Effect of different load during eccentric training with blood flow restriction on muscle size, strength, and performance: A randomized controlled trial✰ by Taíse Mendes Biral, Leonardo Kesrouani Lemos, Allysiê Priscilla de Souza Cavina, Eduardo Pizzo Junior, Julia Waszczuk Vendrame, Gabriel Martins da Silva, Guilherme Henrique da Silva Brandão, Gabriella Souza Oliveira Meireles Pimenta, Gabriel Oliveira da Silva, Gabriel Cena Santos, Enzo Vinícius Corrêa de Oliveira, Franciele Marques Vanderlei

“…The strength, muscle structure and performance outcomes were evaluated at baseline, after 3 and 6 weeks of training. Results: for eccentric peak torque in the first three weeks, HLET was superior to LLET, but similar to LLET-BFR. …”
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Association of Early and Late Contrast-Associated Acute Kidney Injury and Long-Term Mortality in Patients Undergoing Coronary Angiography by Zhubin Lun, Jin Liu, Liwei Liu, Jingjing Liang, Guanzhong Chen, Shiqun Chen, Bo Wang, Qiang Li, Haozhang Huang, Zhidong Huang, Danyuan Xu, Yunzhao Hu, Ning Tan, Jiyan Chen, Yong Liu, Jianfeng Ye

“…CA-AKI was defined as an increase ≥50% or ≥0.3 mg/dL from baseline in the 72 hours after the procedure. Early CA-AKI was defined as having the first increase in SCr within the early phase (<24 hours), and late CA-AKI was defined as an increase in SCr that occurred for the first time in the late phase (24–72 hours). …”
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One-year experience with latanoprostene bunod ophthalmic solution 0.024% in clinical practice: A retrospective observational study. by Chun-Mei Hsueh, Chen-Hsin Tsai, Jou-Chen Huang, Si-Huei Lee, Tsung-Jen Wang, Siao-Pei Guo

“…<h4>Purpose</h4>We evaluated the IOP-lowering efficacy and safety of latanoprostene bunod (LBN) ophthalmic solution 0.024% (Vyzulta®), the first topical nitric oxide-donating prostaglandin analog (PGA), in clinical practice.…”
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Clinical Evolution of Central Pontine Myelinolysis in a Patient with Alcohol Withdrawal: A Blurred Clinical Horizon by Abdul S. Mohammed, Prajwal Boddu, Dina F. Yazdani

“…Central pontine myelinolysis (CPM), a potentially fatal and debilitating neurological condition, was first described in 1959 in a study on alcoholic and malnourished patients. …”
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Improving source code suggestion with code embedding and enhanced convolutional long short‐term memory by Yasir Hussain, Zhiqiu Huang, Yu Zhou

“…On average, DeepSN achieves 7.6% higher accuracy than the best baseline.…”
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Cystatin C as a Predictor of Mortality and Cardiovascular Events in a Population with Chronic Kidney Disease by Ana Vigil, Emilia Condés, Luis Vigil, Paloma Gallar, Aniana Oliet, Olimpia Ortega, Isabel Rodriguez, Milagros Ortiz, Juan Carlos Herrero, Carmen Mon, Gabriela Cobo, Juana Jimenez

“…The only independent predictors of mortality during followup were baseline cystatin C (OR = 0.100; 95% CI: 0.021–0.463) and baseline uric acid (OR = 1.377; 95% CI: 1.070–1.773). …”
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Effect of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists on vascular risk factors among adults with type 2 diabetes and established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease by Aaron King, Xi Tan, Neil Dhopeshwarkar, Rhonda Bohn, Katherine Dea, Charles E. Leonard, Adam de Havenon

“…Analyses were conducted for all three cohorts and subpopulations including stratified by tercile of baseline vascular risk factor value. Results: In the final cohorts ([1] OW GLP-1 RA including semaglutide: n = 20,084; [2] OW GLP-1 RA excluding semaglutide: n = 16,894; [3] semaglutide: n = 3,435), significant mean reductions (P < 0.001) were observed from baseline to post-index in hemoglobin A1c (%, [1] -1.1; [2] -1.1; [3] -1.2), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dL, [1] -6.4; [2] -6.4; [3] -6.9), total cholesterol (mg/dL, [1] -11.0; [2] -11.1; [3] -10.7), triglycerides (mg/dL, [1] -31.8; [2] -31.4; [3] -33.1), systolic blood pressure (mmHg, [1] -1.5; [2] -1.2; [3] -3.1), body weight (kg, [1] -2.7; [2] -2.4; [3] -4.3) and body mass index (kg/m2; [1] -0.9; [2] -0.8; [3] -1.4). …”
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Healthy dietary patterns and the incidence of chronic kidney disease: results from a prospective cohort study by Yong-Ping Lu, Bin Xia, Xiao-Hua Wang, Qiang-Sheng He, Chang-Bo Qu, Ying-Ying Xie, Tian-Jiao Cui, Si-Qing Wu, Jin-Yu Zhao, Zhi-Hua Zheng, Ting Zhu, Jin-Qiu Yuan, Chun Tang

“…Participants, who completed at least one online 24-hour dietary recall assessment, were included in the study. The baseline for analysis was the first 24-hour dietary recall in 2011, with follow-up extending until the earliest occurrence of CKD diagnosis, death, or the end of the study period. …”
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Pragmatic performance, its relationship with symptom severity, and early clinical predictors of pragmatics in 5 ~ 6-year-old children with autism spectrum disorder by Lu Qian, Ning Ding, Hui Fang, Ting Xiao, Bei Sun, HuiYun Gao, XiaoYan Ke

“…First, the differences in pragmatic performance between the ASD and TD groups at follow-up were analyzed. …”
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Mortality and immunological indicators of men who have sex with men living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy: a 10-year retrospective cohort study in Southern China by Huaxiang Lu, Huanhuan Chen, Shujia Liang, Yuhua Ruan, He Jiang, Jinghua Huang, Guangjie Tan, Xiuling Wu, Jianjun Li, Chen Gong, Qiuying Zhu, Guanghua Lan

“…Except for the first viral load (P = 0.379), the median and last viral loads of the former were significantly lower than those of the latter (P < 0.001). …”
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Supplementation with essential amino acids in the early stage of carbohydrate reintroduction after a very-low energy ketogenic therapy (VLEKT) improves body cell mass, muscle stren... by Giuseppe Annunziata, Ludovica Verde, Vincenzo D’Orsi, Massimiliano Caprio, Stefania Gorini, Silvia Savastano, Annamaria Colao, Giovanna Muscogiuri, Luigi Barrea

“…Half of them (n = 34) followed this first step of the re-educational phase of KeNuT protocol with VLEKT with supplementation with EAAs (Aminotrofic®: 4 g twice daily). …”
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Comparison of Perioperative Ranibizumab Injections for Diabetic Macular Edema in Patients Undergoing Cataract Surgery by Erhan Yumuşak, Kemal Örnek

“…In group 1, compared to baseline value, foveal thickness (FT) increased significantly at 1 month and showed a significant decrease up to month 3. …”
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Pre-eclampsia as a predictor of early-onset cardiovascular impairment among young women (PREECARDIA study): protocol for a prospective cohort study by Albertino Damasceno, Amabelia Rodrigues, Nuno Lunet, Ruben Turé, Eunice Barai, Almame Cissé, Gabriel Sanca, Tida Iafa, Waldir Jalo, Bubacar Embalo, Marcos Dju, Vasco Iala

“…Participants will be assessed at baseline (pre-labour period), 4 and 12 months after delivery; evaluations started in March 2023 and are expected to end in December 2026. …”
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Relationship between albumin-corrected anion gap and lumbar spine bone mineral density: a cross-sectional study by Aiguo Liu, Aiguo Liu, Ting Ying, Shuang Deng, Chenxu Wang, Chenxu Wang, Ziwen Zhao, Sitong Zhang, Han Xiao, Chengqing Yi, Dejian Li

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Comparative evaluation of intravenous versus intranasal dexmedetomidine on emergence delirium and hemodynamics in pediatric patients undergoing adenotonsillectomy: a randomized con... by Chenxu Dai, Chenxu Dai, Xuemei Zhao, Xuemei Zhao, Aoxue Li, Xuedong Zhang, Penglei Wang, Ye Zhang, Yun Wu

“…The primary outcome was the highest score on the pediatric anesthesia emergence delirium (PAED) score during the first 30 min after awakening. Secondary outcomes included the perioperative blood pressure and heart rate, time to awakening, postoperative pain score, and length of post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) stay.ResultsThe highest PAED and pain scores were significantly lower in the IV and IN DEX groups than those in the control group during the first 30 min after awakening. …”
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Genomic and Pathogenic Characteristics of Virulent Newcastle Disease Virus Isolated from Chicken in Live Bird Markets and Backyard Flocks in Kenya by Irene N. Ogali, Paul O. Okumu, Erick O. Mungube, Jacqueline K. Lichoti, Stephen Ogada, Grace K. Moraa, Bernard R. Agwanda, Sheila C. Ommeh

“…Our study provides the first description of the genomic and pathological characteristics of NDV of subgenotype Vd and lays a baseline in understanding the evolutionary dynamics of NDV and, in particular, Genotype V. …”
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An Online Map Matching Algorithm Based on Second-Order Hidden Markov Model by Xiao Fu, Jiaxu Zhang, Yue Zhang

“…Case study results show that the accuracy of the proposed algorithm outperforms the baseline algorithm built on the first-order HMM in various testing experiments.…”
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