Treatment Adherence and Its Associated Factors in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: Results from the Rio de Janeiro Type 2 Diabetes Cohort Study by Fernanda S. Marinho, Camila B. M. Moram, Priscila C. Rodrigues, Nathalie C. Leite, Gil F. Salles, Claudia R. L. Cardoso

“…Patients with general good adherence had lower BMI, better serum lipid profile, higher values of functional capacity, emotional and pain domains of SF-36, better occupational performance, and lower prevalence of pain or limitation in the upper and lower limbs than patients with worse adherence. …”
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Phosphorus loading and carp disturbance synergistically promote dominance of free-floating macrophytes over submerged plant competitors by Rui Zhou, Dong Luo, Lei Li

“…Freshwater ecosystems increasingly face free-floating macrophyte invasions, which suppress submerged vegetation and phytoplankton, threatening biodiversity and ecosystem functions. Submerged macrophytes stabilize clear water conditions in shallow lakes and ponds, but anthropogenic nutrient inputs, benthic fish proliferation and other global change processes accelerate their decline, shifting ecosystems toward free-floating plant or phytoplankton dominance. …”
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Dynamically Controlled Flight Altitudes in Robo-Pigeons via Locus Coeruleus Neurostimulation by Ke Fang, Zhouyi Wang, Yezhong Tang, Xiaofei Guo, Xing Li, Wenbo Wang, Bing Liu, Zhendong Dai

“…Importantly, electrical stimulation of the LoC nucleus had no significant effects on flight direction. …”
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Methylene blue removal using zinc and magnesium oxides doped banana peels: Isotherm, kinetics and mechanism by Pornsawai Praipipat, Pimploy Ngamsurach, Kanokwan Bunchu, Varunya Lekwaree

“…The specific ZnO or MgO peaks and chemical functional groups of ZnO, and MgO were detected in all materials by XRD and FTIR analysis. …”
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Impact of temperature humidity index-based climate services for Murrah buffaloes of India on operational decision-making and economic outcome of the farm by K.V. Manjunath, Sanjit Maiti, Sanchita Garai, D. Anilkumar Reddy, Mukesh Bhakat, Anjali Aggarwal, Goutam Mondal

“…Climate change is likely to affect both the productive and reproductive functions of Murrah buffaloes, the major milch breed of India. …”
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COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF PAIN AND LIFE QUALITY IN THE PATIENTS AFTER OPEN AND VIDEO-ASSISTED LOBECTOMY FOR LUNG CANCER by R. I. Yurin, E. V. Levchenko, V. A. Gluscheko, A. E. Mikhnin, S. M. Ergnyan, L. V. Gorokhov, N. E. Levchenko, N. V. Khandogin

“…Results of a questionnaire survey in 130 patients were analyzed; from 2015 to 2017 all those patients had lobectomies for lung cancer using video-assisted thoracoscopic or open accesses in the Thoracic Department of Petrov National Medical Research Center of Oncology. …”
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ROS-dependent localization of glycolytic enzymes to mitochondria by Pau B. Esparza-Moltó, Arvind V. Goswami, Süleyman Bozkurt, Christian Münch, Laura E. Newman, Alexandra G. Moyzis, Gladys R. Rojas, Deann Guan, Jeffrey R. Jones, Fred H. Gage, Gerald S. Shadel

“…Finally, primary Alzheimer's disease fibroblasts also had glycolytic enzymes associated with mitochondria that was reduced by antioxidants, consistent with increased mtROS altering their relative distribution between the cytoplasm and mitochondria. …”
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Comparative study of topical 5-aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy and surgery in treating vaginal high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions following hysterectomy by Bingjie Wang, Chunyan Zhang, Yuehui Su, Shuyu Yuan, Mengjiao Zhou, Mengzhuo Zhang, Yingying Zhou, Lili Cao, Mengzhen Zhang, Ting Zhang

“…In the surgery group, one patient developed significant thickening of the vaginal stump, and one patient had increased vaginal discharge. In women treated with ALA-PDT, there was no vaginal bleeding or harmful effects on the organizational structure or functions compared to the surgery group. …”
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LncRNA IGF2-AS serves as a miR-106b-5p sponge to induce apoptosis and inflammatory reaction of bronchial epithelial cells in COPD by Ming Yao, Yanshun Wei, Meng Ai, Haiyan Chen, Yajie Jia, Lu Zhang, Lan Ni

“…Aim This study evaluated the clinical role of serum lncRNA IGF2-AS in stable COPD and AECOPD and explored its functional mechanism in bronchial epithelial cells. …”
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Effect of Raphanus sativus L. var. sativus on Bakery Quality by Anastasia V. Paymulina, Olga V. Golub, Galina P. Chekryga, Oleg K. Motovilov, Pavel V. Semenov

“…The research expanded the knowledge about non-traditional plant ingredients in functional bakery.…”
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Photoplethysmography factors associated with undiagnosed hypertension in men with low and moderate cardiovascular risk by A. I. Korolev, A. A. Fedorovich, A. Yu. Gorshkov, M. G. Chashchin, V. A. Dadaeva, M. A. Mikhailova, K. V. Omelyanenko, A. V. Strelkova, O. M. Drapkina

“…Aim. To study the functional state of the terminal arteries and arterioles of the skin using photoplethysmography (PPG) in men with hypertension (HTN) of low and moderate cardiovascular risk (CVR) and to identify morphofunctional diagnostic criteria associated with HTN.Material and methods. …”
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Mental and somatic health burdens of hypochondriacal disorder in higher education: national study among Norwegian students by Kari-Elise Frøystad Veddegjærde, Jens Christoffer Skogen, Ingvard Wilhelmsen, Børge Sivertsen

“…Those with hypochondriacal disorder had significantly worse mental and somatic health outcomes, especially when comorbid with depression, including elevated distress, suicidality, insomnia and poor quality of life. …”
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Identification and Characterization of the OCT4 Upstream Regulatory Region in Sus scrofa by Seung-Hun Kim, Kwang-Hwan Choi, Dong-Kyung Lee, Mingyun Lee, Jae Yeon Hwang, Chang-Kyu Lee

“…However, the OCT4 promoter and four regulatory regions, including distal and proximal enhancer elements, had high similarity. Next, a functional analysis of the porcine OCT4 promoter region was conducted. …”
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Effect of DA-9701 on Feeding Inhibition Induced by Acute Restraint Stress in Rats by Yong Sung Kim, Moon Young Lee, Jong Seol Park, Eul Sig Choi, Min Seob Kim, Seong Hoon Park, Han-Seung Ryu, Suck Chei Choi

“…Background/Aims: Stress has a role in the pathogenesis of functional dyspepsia (FD) and influences food intake in humans and animals. …”
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Unveiling the heightened susceptibility: Exploring early hypophosphatemia in critically ill trauma patients by Chi-Ju Yang, Chia-Ming Chang, Gyu-Ping Chang, Huei-Ting Tsai, Ting-Yu Yu, Yin-Yi Han

“…Background: Phosphorus is a vital mineral crucial for various physiological functions. Critically ill trauma patients frequently experience hypophosphatemia during the immediate post-traumatic phase, potentially impacting outcomes. …”
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Mechanical design of 3D printed bone tissue scaffolds with tunable anisotropy by Abdullah Al Masud, Amit Arefin, Nava Raj Khatri, AKM Ahasun Habib, Ming-Chien Chyu, Paul F. Egan

“…Large hierarchical voids were introduced to improve the consistency of printed beams throughout scaffolds and facilitate biological functioning. Mechanical testing demonstrated scaffolds of 40 % to 80 % porosity had stiffness from 3.9 to 8.4 kN/mm, suitable for vertebral bone fusion. …”
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Modified 1-min sit-to-stand test for evaluating exercise capacity in pulmonary fibrosis by Ingrid Berger, Sadek Mortada, Clémence Gachie, Hélène Beaussier, Emmanuelle Sacco, Gilles Chatellier, Audrey Fels, Marine Cachanado, Jean-Marc Naccache

“…Question The reference test for the functional evaluation of pulmonary fibrosis (PF) during exercise is the 6-min walk test (6MWT). …”
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Plant-based protein extrusion optimization: Comparison between machine learning and conventional experimental design by Yingfen Jiang, Noor Irsyad Bin Noor Azlee, Wing Shan Ko, Kaiqi Chen, Bee Gim Lim, Arif Z. Nelson

“…Experimental validation showed BO predictions had lower a prediction error (≤24.5 %) compared to RSM (up to 61.0 %). …”
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The association of temporalis muscle thickness with post-stroke dysphagia based on swallowing kinematic analysis by Kuan-Yu Chen, Shao-Yu Chen, Ming-Yen Hsiao, Tyng-Guey Wang, Meng-Ting Lin

“…Background/purpose: Post-stroke dysphagia (PSD) is a common functional deficit after stroke. Temporal muscle thickness (TMT) had been proven to be an independent factor for PSD. …”
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Enzymatic hydrolysis of cottonseed protein enhances appetite and intestinal health of Litopenaeus vannamei by Jili Wang, Dawei Zhao, Yujia Yang, Tianbi Li, Shipin Wang, Shaoying Lv, Beiping Tan, Shuyan Chi

“…Compared with the ECP0 group, the weight gain rate of the shrimps in group ECP2 had significantly increased (P < 0.05). Besides, intestinal fold height and muscular thickness of shrimps in group ECP2 were markedly increased, and up-regulated genes expression levels for periplasmic membrane factors (P < 0.05). …”
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