Interventional effects of exercise on neuropathy in patients with diabetes: a systematic review with meta-analysis by Vanphuc Nguyen, Quangngoc Dinh, Fen Yu, Shuqi Jia, Xing Wang

“…Subgroup analysis revealed that an 8-week exercise regimen with moderate intensity was particularly effective in enhancing neurological function (SMD = 1.82, 1.58). Improvements were more pronounced in lower limb nerve conduction velocity (SMD = 0.60), peroneal nerve conduction velocity (SMD = 0.86), and sensory nerve conduction velocity (SMD = 0.59). …”
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Nonlinear phenomena make animal calls alarming for human listeners by Anna Terrade, Mathilde Massenet, Lise Pernel, Nicolas Mathevon, Andrey Anikin, David Reby

“…Summary: Animal vocalizations are extremely diverse, and evolutionary approaches to understanding this diversity assume some mapping between their acoustic form and communicative function, with specific features serving universal roles. …”
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Forecast of myocardial infarction incidence, events and prevalence in England to 2035 using a microsimulation model with endogenous disease outcomes. by Peter Scarborough, Asha Kaur, Linda J Cobiac

“…The probability of each event is a function of age, sex, BMI, blood pressure, cholesterol, smoking, diabetes and previous MI. …”
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Characteristics of heart changes in overweight and obese patients by S. V. Miklishanskaya, N. A. Mazur, V. V. Chigineva, E. A. Zolozova

“…The visceral adipose tissue has the greatest influence on disorders of the structure and function of the heart. Discrepancies in studies assessing the impact of obesity on the structure and function of the heart are apparently related to the heterogeneity of obesity and the fact that patients with varying degrees of visceral obesity were included and compared in the study. …”
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Altered glycolysis triggers impaired mitochondrial metabolism and mTORC1 activation in diabetic β-cells by Elizabeth Haythorne, Matthew Lloyd, John Walsby-Tickle, Andrei I. Tarasov, Jonas Sandbrink, Idoia Portillo, Raul Terron Exposito, Gregor Sachse, Malgorzata Cyranka, Maria Rohm, Patrik Rorsman, James McCullagh, Frances M. Ashcroft

“…This underlies the progressive decline in β-cell function in diabetes. However, the molecular mechanisms by which hyperglycaemia produces these effects remain unresolved. …”
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Indicators of improved emotion behavior in 6–14-year-old children following a 4-week placebo controlled prebiotic supplement intervention at home with a parent by Nicola Johnstone, Kathrin Cohen Kadosh

“…Secondary outcomes encompassed depression levels, cognitive function tests, and dietary intake recorded in a 4-day food diary. …”
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Altered gut microbiota in erectile dysfunction patients: a pilot study by Quanxin Su, Kenan Wang, Yayin Luo, Qizhen Tang

“…This study aimed to compare the changes in gut microbiota and metabolic pathways between ED males and healthy control group, contributing to the exploration of ED pathogenesis.MethodsFecal samples were collected from 19 ED patients and 15 healthy controls (aged from 18 to 60 years), with erectile function assessed using the 5-item version of the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5). …”
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Applying time-frequency analysis to assess cerebral autoregulation during hypercapnia. by Michał M Placek, Paweł Wachel, D Robert Iskander, Peter Smielewski, Agnieszka Uryga, Arkadiusz Mielczarek, Tomasz A Szczepański, Magdalena Kasprowicz

“…<h4>Objective</h4>Classic methods for assessing cerebral autoregulation involve a transfer function analysis performed using the Fourier transform to quantify relationship between fluctuations in arterial blood pressure (ABP) and cerebral blood flow velocity (CBFV). …”
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Reactions of non-abused children aged 3–9 years to the Sexual Knowledge Picture Instrument: an interview-based study by Johanna H van der Lee, Kirsten van Ham, Johannes B van Goudoever, Sanne van Delft, Arianne H Teeuw, Rick R van Rijn, Sonja N Brilleslijper-Kater

“…Girls (n=45) gave more correct answers (median 87%) than boys (n=45, median 78%; p=0.006). …”
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Promoted field emission and cell attachment of TiO2 nanorods/carbon fiber with hydrogen doping induced by cold atmospheric‐pressure Ar/H2 plasma jet by Xinyu Zhu, Zihao Yin, Guozhi Ma, Limin Li

“…Field emission property of TNCF is considerably improved by hydrogen doping, due to a reduced work function and a higher field enhancement factor. In the cell attachment experiments, H:TNCF exhibits more attached cells with a larger cell attachment area, compared with the TNCF sample. …”
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Does Daily Physical Activity Differ Between Patients with Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome and Patients with Hip Dysplasia? A Cross-Sectional Study in 157 Patients and 60 Heal... by Lisa C. U. Reimer, Signe Kierkegaard, Inger Mechlenburg, Julie S. Jacobsen

“…A secondary purpose was to compare self-reported function in sport and recreation (sport/recreation) between patients with FAIS and HD…”
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An Intelligently Enhanced Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm for Global Path Planning of Mobile Robots in Engineering Applications by Peng Li, Lei Wei, Dongsu Wu

“…Third, adaptive dynamic adjustment of the exponents <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mi>α</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula> and <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mi>β</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula> is realized, dynamically balancing the pheromone and heuristic function. Fourth, a multi-objective heuristic function considering both target distance and turning angle is constructed to enhance the quality of node selection. …”
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Use of neuroprotective therapy in nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage: results of open-label randomized trial by Kh. D. Mongush, A. V. Kyrgys, A. A. Dongak, M. G. Zhestikova

“…In the Cellex ® group, speech function per the Speech Questionnaire improved from 17.0 (14.0–22.0) to 24.0 (21.0–27.0) (p = 0.009) while in the control group no significant improvement in speech function was observed. …”
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A quasi-linear parabolic system of chemotaxis

“…<p>We consider a quasi-linear parabolic system with respect to unknown functions <mml:math alttext="$u$"> <mml:mi>u</mml:mi> </mml:math> and <mml:math alttext="$v$"> <mml:mi>v</mml:mi> </mml:math> on a bounded domain of <mml:math alttext="$n$"> <mml:mi>n</mml:mi> </mml:math>-dimensional Euclidean space. …”
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Comparing sexual dysfunction in cosmetic rhinoplasty candidates and normal population among married women in Shiraz, Iran: A case-control study by Ali Sahraian, Masoud Janipour, Atoosa Ebrahimi, Zohre Zareizadeh, Pardis Habibi, Amirhossein Babaei

“… Background: Disturbed self-esteem and self-image can be found in body dysmorphic individuals, and sexual dysfunction is also more frequent among these individuals. Body image concerns may also contribute to the tendency to undergo cosmetic procedures, including rhinoplasty. …”
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Improved YOLOv5s With Coordinate Attention for Small and Dense Object Detection From Optical Remote Sensing Images by Qinggang Wu, Yonglei Wu, Yang Li, Wei Huang

“…Third, we replace the commonly used complete intersection over union (IoU) loss function in YOLOv5s with the AW-IoU loss function based on both &#x03B1;-IoU and wise-IoU. …”
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Effect of Precise Pulmonary Rehabilitation Nursing Intervention Combined With Simultaneous Inhalation Therapy and Noninvasive Ventilation for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease... by Jian Xiao, Yan Wu, Limei Wang, Hong Zhou

“…For our evaluation, we considered general information, pulmonary function, exercise endurance, mental health, blood gas, inflammation, COPD severity, life quality, and overall efficacy of subjects before and on the 5‐, 30‐, 90‐day intervention. …”
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Microgravity and Human Body: Unraveling the Potential Role of Heat-Shock Proteins in Spaceflight and Future Space Missions by Olga Maria Manna, Stefano Burgio, Domiziana Picone, Adelaide Carista, Alessandro Pitruzzella, Alberto Fucarino, Fabio Bucchieri

“…In recent years, the increasing number of long-duration space missions has prompted the scientific community to undertake a more comprehensive examination of the impact of microgravity on the human body during spaceflight. …”
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Avaliação da qualidade demandada e diretrizes de melhoria no processo de interação Universidade-Empresa Assessment of quality demand and guidelines for improving the University-Ind... by Ana Paula Matei, Márcia Elisa Echeveste, Carla Schwengber ten Caten, Ricardo Norberto Ayup Zouain

“…Demands were identified through market research and then analyzed by means of the Quality Function Deployment (QFD), which provides insights for quality improvements. …”
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Bacterial effector screening reveals RNF214 as a virus restriction factor in mammals. by Aaron Embry, David F Schad, Emily A Rex, Neal M Alto, Don B Gammon

“…These findings establish RNF214 as a critical component of the innate immune response against ssRNA viruses that may function independently of the IFN response. More broadly, our work highlights the utility of bacterial effector proteins as powerful tools for uncovering novel antiviral machinery in mammals.…”
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