New Insights in the Diagnostic Potential of Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin (SHBG)—Clinical Approach by Weronika Szybiak-Skora, Wojciech Cyna, Katarzyna Lacka

“…By influencing the bioavailability of sex hormones, SHBG regulates their effects not only on the reproductive system, but also cardiomyocytes, vascular epithelium, and more. In this review, we aim to gather and summarize current knowledge on the physiology of SHBG and its association with cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, DM 2, thyroid function, PCOS, hypogonadism, infertility, and its correlations with oral contraception. …”
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Changes in quality of life after orthognathic surgery in Saudi patients by Walid A. Abdullah

“…Total OQLQ scores and those in the instrument’s four domains (oral function, facial aesthetics, awareness of dentofacial aesthetics, and social aspects) indicated that quality of life was significantly improved by orthognathic surgery (all P < 0.001).The social aspect domain was shown to be more important for patients than were facial aesthetics and oral function. …”
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Connecting Phrases in Arabic Language: Introductive Study by Hisyamuddin Mohd Yusof, Nurul Fatihah Hanafi

“…Its primary role is to connect issues in the text, which also concerns about text situation, such as to support or to reject or to add some ideas or any other case of the text. Its function is more clear from its different arms for that particular function. …”
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Améliorer les conditions d’exercice du management pour réduire les risques psychosociaux by Laurent Karsenty, Pierre Pisani

“…Based on the analyses carried out during this intervention, several origins of the managers’ difficulties were highlighted, some of which were of a relatively general nature in relation to the managerial function, while others were more specifically linked to the organizational context of the facility. …”
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A theoretical context for (θ,β)-convexity and (θ,β)-concavity with hypersoft settings by Atiqe Ur Rahman

“…Sub-attribute-valued sets are occasionally viewed as more significant in real-life circumstances than a single set of attributes. …”
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Internet complex network separation degree analysis based on hops by SU Wei-ji, ZHAO Hai, XU Ye, ZHANG Wen-bo

“…Small world character of Internet was illustrated more amply than the other international research result in this field; Aim at hops and RTT, 10 kinds regression analysis were done and a conclusion was draw that it more accords with power function between hops and RTT, the key parameters were found, which proved Internet complex network transmission is power function. …”
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Strong, Weak and Merging Lines in Atomic Spectra by Jean-Christophe Pain

“…The first one, due to Porter and Thomas, is more suitable for <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>J</mi><mo>−</mo><msup><mi>J</mi><mo>′</mo></msup></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> sets, where <i>J</i> is the total atomic angular momentum, and the second one, based on a decreasing-exponential modeling of the line-amplitude distribution, is more relevant for an entire transition array. …”
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Super Yang-Mills on branched covers and weighted projective spaces by Roman Mauch, Lorenzo Ruggeri

“…This work paves the way for obtaining partition functions on more generic symplectic toric orbifolds.…”
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Gradience and optionality in the syntactic realization of focus by Silvio Cruschina, Laia Mayol

“…While the postverbal position is preferred in the three languages, the preverbal position is also acceptable to some extent, depending on the combination of language and grammatical function of the focus. It is more acceptable in Spanish and less so in Italian, Catalan being in the middle. …”
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Beyond Standard Losses: Redefining Text-to-SQL with Task-Specific Optimization by Iker Azurmendi, Ekaitz Zulueta, Gustavo García, Nekane Uriarte-Arrazola, Jose Manuel Lopez-Guede

“…The proposed technique is also scalable and adaptable to new domains or more complex weighting schemes, highlighting the importance of custom design of loss functions in real world applications.…”
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Enhancing analogy-based software cost estimation using Grey Wolf Optimization algorithm by Taghi Javdani Gandomani, Maedeh Dashti, Sadegh Ansaripour, Hazura Zulzalil

“…By optimizing feature weights in the similarity function, GWO-ABE effectively addresses key limitations of traditional analogy-based methods. …”
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Role of Smooth Muscle in Intestinal Inflammation by Stephen M Collins, Islam Khan, Bruce Vallance, Cory Hogaboam, Giovanni Barbara

“…The notion that smooth muscle function is altered in inflammation is prompted by clinical observations of altered motility in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). …”
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Progressive transcriptomic shifts in evolved yeast strains following gene knockout by Bei Jiang, Chuyao Xiao, Li Liu

“…Analysis revealed that genes with higher expression levels and more physical interaction partners in wild-type strains were more likely to be restored, suggesting that genes of significant functional importance have increased resilience to genetic perturbations. …”
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A Multi-Kernel Mode Using a Local Binary Pattern and Random Patch Convolution for Hyperspectral Image Classification by Wei Huang, Yao Huang, Zebin Wu, Junru Yin, Qiqiang Chen

“…With the development of deep learning technology, more and more scholars have applied it to hyperspectral image (HSI) classification to improve classification accuracy. …”
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Effects of different blood purification methods on dialysis patients with diabetic mellitus by LI Rong-hua, LI Qing-li, WANG Jian-yun

“…After one year follow-up,the scores of life quality indexes such as physiological function, physiological function, social function, mental health and energy in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group,and there was a significant difference between the groups( P < 0.05). …”
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Evaluating Curative Effects of Different Moxibustion Temperatures on Patients with Spastic Hemiplegia after Stroke by Liu YANG, Haili MA, Li GE, Qiaojing LIAO, Qiong HAN, Ling YE

“…A modified MAS scale was used to assess the degree of spasticity; a simplified Fugl-Meyer scale was used to assess motor function; Barthel's number was used to assess the ability of daily living.Results:Comparing the difference at the end of intervention to that before, the degree of upper limb paralysis was improved in both groups with statistically significant difference (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05), the effect of thermal burning group improved more obvious. …”
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Helicobacter pylori infection, esophagitis severity, and myocardial electrical instability in patients with coronary heart disease and gastroesophageal reflux disease by S. V. Loginov, I. V. Kozlova, Yu. G. Schwarz

“…In CHD and GERD patients, ST segment ischemic changes, ventricular extrasystolia (VE) were registered more often. With associated ERE, these heart function disturbances were more frequent than in CRE. …”
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Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy as a Cause of Severe Dysphagia along with the Oropharyngeal Stenosis due to Occipitocervical Kyphosis by Tomohiro Watanabe, Masato Anno, Yoshitaka Matsubayashi, Yuki Nagasako, Kaori Sakuishi, Yoh Fujimoto, Naohiro Tachibana, Yuki Taniguchi, Toshihiro Hayashi, Yasushi Oshima, Shoji Tsuji, Sakae Tanaka

“…In the last follow-up evaluation, swallowing function was confirmed with no signs of HNP. Our results indicate that HNP could be more prevalent in cases with severe cervical kyphosis, being underdiagnosed due to the more apparent signs of the oropharyngeal narrowing.…”
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Audiometry as a predictive proxy for balance dysfunction by Cécile Nicolas-Puel, Jérôme Bourien, Régis Nouvian, Jean-Luc Puel, Jean-Charles Ceccato

“…Here, we probed systematic audiometry and vestibular function on 1115 patients, attending consultation for dizziness and vertigo. …”
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Photometric analysis of the relationship between craniovertebral angle and facial profile in children aged 10–12 years by Maya Rosita, Sarworini B. Budiardjo, Mochamad Fahlevi Rizal

“…Studies have shown that poor posture habits can impair muscle function during craniofacial growth and development. …”
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