Spiritual Well-Being and Associated Factors in End-Stage Renal Disease by Evangelos C. Fradelos

“…From the total of the 367 participants, 228 (62.1%) were males and 139 (37.9%) were females, and the mean age was 61.80 ± 15.11. Spiritual wellbeing had a mean value of 30.55 (SD = 8.22), which means that patients had a satisfactory spiritual wellbeing level. …”
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Cardiovascular Health Assessment in Artisanal Divers in the Lagos Region, Chile by Alex Véliz Burgos, Anita Dörner Paris, Raquel Pereira Berrios, Edgardo González Sierra

“…<strong>Foundation:</strong> cardiovascular health plays a crucial role in the functional capacity and overall well-being of individuals engaged in intense and prolonged physical activities, such as artisanal diving. …”
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Artistic Characters of Kurdish Songs and Musical traditions by Amanj Ghazi Shaker Agha, Mohammed Aziz Zaza, Mohammed Abdullah Kakasur

“…Consequently, it has been suggested that Kurdish songs are as old as Kurdish history. Songs have had a big role and manifestation in Kurdish evolution; and had a functional part in societal and cultural gatherings throughout history. …”
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Novel artificial tricalcium phosphate and magnesium composite graft facilitates angiogenesis in bone healing by Yuan-Hsin Tsai, Chun-Chieh Tseng, Yun-Chan Lin, Howida M. Nail, Kuan-Yu Chiu, Yen-Hao Chang, Ming-Wei Chang, Feng-Huei Lin, Hui-Min David Wang

“…Conclusion: In summary, we introduced a novel CPC sponge, which had a similar property to human bone promoted the biological functions of bone cells, and could serve as a promising material used in bone regeneration for critical bone defects.…”
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Newborn Screening for Gaucher Disease: Parental Stress and Psychological Burden by Chiara Cazzorla, Vincenza Gragnaniello, Giacomo Gaiga, Daniela Gueraldi, Andrea Puma, Christian Loro, Giada Benetti, Rossana Schiavo, Elena Porcù, Alessandro P. Burlina, Alberto B. Burlina

“…The impact of a positive NBS for Gaucher disease type 1 (GD1) can have an important impact on parental psychological well-being and psychosocial functioning. This study aims to study parental stress in parents of newborns who had a positive result for Gaucher disease in an NBS program in Northeastern Italy. …”
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Clinical outcomes and risk factors for local failure and visual impairment in patients treated with Ru-106 brachytherapy for uveal melanoma by L.J. Pors, M. Marinkovic, H.H. Deuzeman, T.H.K. Vu, E.M. Kerkhof, K.M. van Wieringen-Warmenhoven, C.R.N. Rasch, J.C. Bleeker, L.S. Koetsier, J.W.M. Beenakker, G.P.M. Luyten, C.L. Creutzberg, N. Horeweg

“…Patients with juxtapapillary tumours had 20 % risk of local failure. Five years posttreatment, 47 % of patients had no functional visual impairment (Snellen VA ≥ 0.5). …”
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A novel therapy targeting the gut–liver axis for chronic hepatitis B: Ursodeoxycholic acid plus Bifidobacterium by Zhen Xun, Xiaobao Yao, Caorui Lin, Xinyao Yang, Yanfang Zhang, Xin Yang, Yujue He, Renquan Jiang, Yanping Lan, Yuchen Ye, Detai Ye, Shanjian Chen, Ke Ma, Wennan Wu, Siyi Xu, Bin Yang, Can Liu, Jing Chen, Qi Zheng, Qishui Ou

“…Results: UDCA was the most significantly decreased serum BA in patients with CHB compared to HCs (p <0.001), and had the strongest anti-HBV effect in vitro and in vivo. …”
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Women's Quality of Life After Surgical Treatment for Breast Cancer by Daniel Alejandro Arroyo Zumarraga, Ximena Elizabeth Trujillo Romero, Miguel Ramos Argilagos

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> women who underwent mastectomy with breast reconstruction had a better quality of life in terms of physical and psychological functioning compared to those without reconstruction. …”
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Self-rated health and its association with the individual’s activities of daily living: A cross-sectional study among elderly residing in an urban settlement by Sahoo Priyaranjan, Mohapatra Ipsa, C Acharya Geeta

“…Conclusion: Among the respondents, the majority reported having “good” self-rated health. The SRH also had an association with their functional status. …”
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The evaluation of surgical treatment outcomes of low and high-energy pelvic fractures using ilio-iliac plate fixation by Wojciech Iluk, Daniel Kotrych

“…The group of high-energy trauma had a mean Majeed score of 84.3 15.1. No statistical significance was found between the two groups of patients regarding pain level and functional outcome. …”
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Effect of biodegradable films on microplastic distribution and microbial community composition in paddy soil by Liyin REN, Wei ZHU, Minghang ZHU, Aihua ZHANG, Junling CAI, Lei XU, Kai WANG, Xuejun LIU, Rui JIANG

“…Similarly, BF had a significantly higher abundance of particular MP types than the CK (P &lt; 0.05). …”
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Effects of dietary inclusion of oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) powder on live performance, physical meat quality, hemato-biochemical indices and cecal bacterial load in Sona... by Atikul Islam, Chondhon C. Bormon, Kanon Das, Momotaj Hossen, Alvi H. Nimmi, Sajib Paul, Mohammad Al Mamun, Mohammad Abujar Shuva, Mahmoud Azzam, Shad Mahfuz

“…Chickens in the mushroom and antibiotic group had a lower (P < 0.05) Enterobacter and total aerobic bacterial population than control. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of ONO Pincer Ligand Precursors and Metal Complexes with Ethyl, Isopropyl and Tert-Butyl Wingtip Groups by John R. Miecznikowski, Olivier J. C. Nicaise, Brandon Q. Mercado, Abigail J. Araujo, Natalia R. Bertolotti, Samantha L. Erickson, Joseph P. Trucchio, Michael J. Corbett, Connor J. Padover, Stephanie L. Coulombe, Audrey J. Wheeler, Isaac P. Ouellette

“…The novel tridentate ONO ligands, which are neutral, incorporate a carbonyl-substituted imidazole functionality and contain R groups of ethyl, isopropyl, or tert-butyl. …”
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Design of Failure Data Storage System Base on FPGA by 肖健, 班立权

“…The definition of interface signals and functional block diagram of internal FPGA had also been introduced. …”
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High prevalence but low referral rate of adrenal incidentalomas in a Lebanese tertiary hospital by Isabelle Jambart, Anne-Marie Wakim, Nadine Cheaib, Christelle Lahoud, Maryam Mansour, Carla Bou Issa, Charbel Daoud, Lina Menassa Moussa, Marie-Hélène Gannagé-Yared, Nada El Ghorayeb

“…Median size of AI was 1.7 cm (1.2-2.5). 45% had a density &lt;10 Hounsfield Unit (HU) and 17% were bilateral. …”
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Pediococcus pentosaceus JS35 improved flavor, metabolic profile of fermentation supernatant of mulberry leaf powder and increased its antioxidant capacity by Caiyan Meng, Yutong Wang, Jiawen Xie, Jiajia Xuan, Jingze Geng, Guanhui Liu, Guanhui Liu, Jie Tu, Hang Xiao

“…In conclusion, fermentation by Pediococcus pentosaceus JS35 improved the flavor and active compounds of mulberry leaf, and the fermented product had effective antioxidant capacity. This study will provide ideas for the application of Pediococcus pentosaceus JS35 and the processing of mulberry leaf into functional foods or food ingredient.…”
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Impact of short-term aircraft noise on cardiovascular disease risk in the area surrounding London Heathrow airport: the RISTANCO epidemiological study by Xiangpu Gong, Nicole Itzkowitz, Calvin Jephcote, Kathryn Adams, Glory O Atilola, John Gulliver, Marta Blangiardo, Anna Hansell

“…The period 24.00–04.30 hours had the highest mean CoV (67.33–74.16), followed by 04.30–06.00 hours and 23.00–24.00 hours. …”
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Finding an Artistic Identity: Uses of Contemporary Art’s Strategies for the Making of Meaning in a Day Hospital by Gabriela A. Victoria

“…The author develops this study by analyzing artistic bi-dimensional works that has been produced in a Studio functioning at a Day Hospital where art intersects with psychoanalysis, and it functions as part of a clinical attention device.…”
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Clinical profile, associated events and safety of vericiguat in a real‐world cohort: The VERITA study by Mario Galván Ruiz, Miguel Fernández de Sanmamed Girón, María delVal Groba Marco, Lorena Rojo Jorge, Claudia Peña Saavedra, Elvira Martín Bou, Rubén Andrade Guerra, Eduardo Caballero Dorta, Antonio García Quintana

“…Vericiguat was well tolerated (13.5% had symptomatic hypotension, and 11.5% had discontinued treatment), and 78.8% of patients achieved the target dose of 10 mg. …”
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Size-dependent effects of oxo-degradable plastic contamination on soil quality and the growth of Zea mays by Do Thi Kim THANH, Robert W. BROWN, Martine GRAF, Michaela K. REAY, Charlotte E. M. LLOYD, Gupeng LI, David R. CHADWICK, Davey L. JONES

“…Macroplastics significantly altered these bacterial communities, while microplastics had minimal effect. These findings indicate that at realistic field concentrations, ODPs are likely to have little effect on agroecosystem functioning in the short-term but might persist in soil for long periods of time, leading to their progressive accumulation in agricultural soils if used over repeated cropping cycles.…”
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