Differential effects of obesity and hypertension on brain structure and cognitive ability: A subgroup analysis from nested study by Sneha Ravichandran, Dilip Shettigar, Sathya Sabina Muthu, Rajagopal Kadavigere, Hari Prakash Palanisamy, K N Shivashankar, Baskaran Chandrasekaran, M G Ramesh Babu, K Vaishali, Winniecia Dkhar, Shruthi P Poovitha, Leena R. David, Shovan Saha, Krishna Yerraguntla, Suresh Sukumar

“…Background: Obesity and hypertension are widespread health issues associated with changes in brain structure and cognitive function, especially in individuals who lead sedentary lifestyles. …”
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Buffering brain aging: education moderates language impairment in Parkinson's disease by Minchul Kim, Kwangsun Yoo, Kwangsun Yoo, Kwangsun Yoo

“…No statistically significant moderation was found in the remaining five domains.ConclusionHaving more years of education is associated with buffering the effects of accelerated brain aging on language ability in PD.…”
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Malaria prophylaxis stock-outs and birth- and maternal outcomes in Zimbabwe by Abigail Chari, Ronelle Burger, Dieter von Fintel

“…We estimate the correlation between malaria prophylaxis stock-outs and health outcomes using ordinary least squares and recentered influence functional unconditional quantile regressions analysis. …”
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Research status of subclinical hypothyroidism promoting the development and progression of cardiovascular diseases by Peijie Wang, Weiming Zhang, Haiyan Liu, Haiyan Liu

“…Future research should integrate multi-dimensional markers (such as oxidative stress indicators, vascular elasticity measures, and thyroid antibody status) and adopt longitudinal study designs to more accurately assess the clinical significance of SCH.…”
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New Insights Into Visual Word Recognition: Analyzing Error Distribution in Typical Readers by Fanny Grisetto, Clémence Roger, Gwendoline Mahé

“…The comparison of correct and incorrect reaction times (RTs) and the use of Conditional Accuracy Functions (CAFs) in lexical decision tasks have led to inconclusive findings. …”
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Speech emotion recognition algorithm of intelligent robot based on ACO-SVM by Xueliang Kang

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Visual outcomes in patients with meningiomas compressing optic nerve by David Krahulik, Filip Blazek, Martin Hampl, Lumir Hrabalek, Jan Krahulik, Marta Karhanova

“…A longer duration of visual impairment correlated with more severe preoperative vision loss. Although postoperative visual function did not significantly correlate with tumor size, location, or duration of preoperative symptoms, patients with shorter impairment durations demonstrated better postoperative recovery.ConclusionThe duration of preoperative visual impairment is a critical predictor of visual outcomes, supporting early surgical intervention for optic nerve–compressing meningiomas. …”
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Quinoxaline as a corrosion inhibitor for copper in nitric acid: Kinetics, statistical, and theoretical investigations by Adiba A. Mahmmod, Anees A. Khadom, Abdul Amir H. Kadhum, A. Alamiery

“…Weight loss, regression, and density functional theory (DFT) were used in the experimental, mathematical, and quantum chemical studies, respectively. …”
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Comparative efficacy and safety of febuxostat and allopurinol in chronic kidney disease stage 3–5 patients with asymptomatic hyperuricemia: a network meta-analysis by Jiaojiao Chen, Yanyun Zhang, Yinglin Wang, Lu Chen

“…Serum uric acid reduction was also more pronounced with febuxostat (MD, −0.61 mg/dL; 95%CI −1.15 to −0.05; moderate). …”
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Tomato detection in natural environment based on improved YOLOv8 network by Wancheng Dong, Yipeng Zhao, Jiaxing Pei, Zuolong Feng, Zhikai Ma, Leilei Wang, Simon Shemin Wang

“…At the same time, it introduces the SCYLLA-IoU (SIoU) as a bounded YOLOv8 frame regression loss function, effectively solving the mismatch problem between the predicted frame and the actual frame and improving recognition accuracy. …”
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Executive dysfunction in affective disorders: differences in bipolar affective disorder and depressive episode by S. A. Galkin, S. N. Vasilieva, G. G. Simutkin, S. A. Ivanova

“…To identify the differences in executive function (inhibitory control, working memory, cognitive flexibility) between patients with bipolar affective disorder and depressive episode.Materials and methods. …”
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Fermented sheep milk supplemented with Lactobacillus rhamnosus NM-94: Enhancing fermented milk quality and enriching microbial community in mice by Pufang Liu, Shaoying Ma, Jia Chen, Chao Duan, Lixing Wang, Dan Chen, Siying Lv, Yuanzhu Li, Xinlei Yan

“…During the microrheological analysis of the fermentation stage, the elastic index, macroscopic viscosity index, and solid–liquid balance values of fermented sheep milk supplemented with L. rhamnosus NM-94 were greater than those of the control milk, indicating that the fermented sheep milk supplemented with L. rhamnosus NM-94 had a more stable gel structure and viscosity. In mice, fermented sheep milk supplemented with L. rhamnosus NM-94 has a variety of beneficial intestinal microorganisms and potential probiotic functions. …”
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Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy Versus Bimanual Training to Improve Upper Limb Function in Cerebral Palsy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Follow-Ups by Gabriel Martin-Moreno, Marta Moreno-Ligero, Alejandro Salazar, David Lucena-Anton, Jose A. Moral-Munoz

“…<b>Conclusions</b>: CIMT could be more effective for improving unimanual ULF and BIT in youth with unilateral CP. …”
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Results of transplantation of the hepatic right part from living familial donor by О. G. Коtenko, А. А. Minich, О. V. Hrynenko, О. О. Popov, А. V. Gusev, M. S. Grygorian, D. О. Fedorov, V. I. Yednak, К. О. Yuzvyk, А. I. Zhylenko

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Electron Signatures of Reconnection in a Global eVlasiator Simulation by M. Alho, M. Battarbee, Y. Pfau‐Kempf, Yu. V. Khotyaintsev, R. Nakamura, G. Cozzani, U. Ganse, L. Turc, A. Johlander, K. Horaites, V. Tarvus, H. Zhou, M. Grandin, M. Dubart, K. Papadakis, J. Suni, H. George, M. Bussov, M. Palmroth

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The effect of ischemic preconditioning on the cardiac autonomic nervous system after exercise: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Chuan qiu shui Wang, Kun Wang, Hengxu Liu, Shi qi Liu, Yi Yang, Jiong Luo

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Is the Hepatitis G Virus a Hidden Menace to Liver Health in Specific Populations? by Hassan Hussein, Muthana Khalil, Yasin Majeed

“…A self-controlled case study was used to look at differences in liver function tests between people with a high risk and people who have chronic hepatitis B and C with or without HGV infection. .Results: &nbsp;HGV infection was more prevalent in high-risk groups like patients with chronic liver disease (15.8%), healthcare professionals (6.8%), haemophiliacs (6.8%), and thalassemia patients (9.5%) compared to volunteer blood donors (3.2%) and recipients of blood (3.6%). …”
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Urinary phytoestrogen levels and reduced thyroid hormone sensitivity: a cross-sectional analysis of NHANES 2007–2010 by Zongbao Li, Fan Hu, Han Yu, Yao Yao, Yanhui Lu

“…Abstract Background Estrogen and thyroid hormone interact extensively in vivo, but the relationship between phytoestrogens and thyroid function and thyroid hormone sensitivity remains unclear. …”
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Optimization of the parameters of tillage units by Volodymyr Nadykto, Gennadii Golub, Taras Hutsol, Savelii Kukharets, Serhii Pohorilyi, Maciej Kuboń, Iryna Horetska, Jakub Gajda, Sylwester Tabor

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Biomechanical Evaluation of Fingers Repetitive Voluntary Tasks in Chronic Stroke Survivors by Muhammad Adeel, Chih-Wei Peng, I-Jung Lee, Bor-Shing Lin

“…A chronic stroke affects hand mobility limiting the normal functioning of the finger joints. The voluntary tasks with a repetitive motion can identify the limitation in the range of motion (ROM) to enhance the hand functioning of stroke survivors. …”
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