Pregnancy and physical disability: A scoping review by Claire Z. Kalpakjian, Lukonde Mulenga, Shannen M. McIntosh, Jodi M. Kreschmer, Rebecca Parten, Heidi Haapala, Elizabeth S. Langen, Sara A. S. Rosenblum, Svati Pazhyanur, Susan Carlson, Maryam Berri, Susan D. Ernst

“…Background: Women with disabilities have a similar desire for pregnancy as their non-disabled peers but experience more ambivalence and doubt about their intention to have a child. …”
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Application of Imaging Algorithms for Gas–Water Two-Phase Array Fiber Holdup Meters in Horizontal Wells by Ao Li, Haimin Guo, Yue Niu, Xin Lu, Yiran Zhang, Haoxun Liang, Yongtuo Sun, Yuqing Guo, Dudu Wang

“…In this paper, the Gaussian radial basis function and inverse distance weighted interpolation algorithms exhibit superior accuracy in water holdup calculations, effectively representing the fluctuating features of the gas–water interface and yielding imaging outcomes that align more closely with experimentally observed gas–water flow patterns.…”
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Regulation of microtubule nucleation in glioblastoma cells by ARF GTPase-activating proteins GIT1 and GIT2 and protein kinase C by Vadym Sulimenko, Eduarda Dráberová, Vladimíra Sládková, Tetyana Sulimenko, Věra Vosecká, Omar Skalli, Pavel Dráber

“…Abstract Background G protein-coupled receptor kinase-interacting proteins (GITs) function as GTPase-activating proteins (GAPs) for small GTPases of the ADP-ribosylation factor (Arf) family. …”
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Male Akita diabetic mice develop underactive bladder independent of NLRP3 that can be prevented with blood glucose control by Austin J. Livingston, J. Todd Purves, Michael R. Odom, Huixia Jin, Francis M. Hughes, Jr.

“…HbA1c levels followed a similar course but were more sensitive to insulin levels. Evans blue dye extravasation was prevented with glucose control and absent in NLRP3−/−mice. …”
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Effect of PHF-1 hyperphosphorylation on the seeding activity of C-terminal Tau fragments by Léa El Hajjar, Emmanuelle Boll, François-Xavier Cantrelle, Clarisse Bridot, Isabelle Landrieu, Caroline Smet-Nocca

“…Here, we investigate the conformation, function and seeding activity of two tau fragments and their GSK3β-phosphorylated variants. …”
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Often in silico, rarely in vivo: characterizing endemic plant-associated microbes for system-appropriate biofertilizers by Holly Hone, Holly Hone, Holly Hone, Tongda Li, Tongda Li, Jatinder Kaur, Jatinder Kaur, Jennifer L. Wood, Timothy Sawbridge, Timothy Sawbridge, Timothy Sawbridge

“…These findings highlight the potential of more personalized “system-appropriate” biofertilizers and underscore the importance of integrating genomic, phenotypic, and in planta analyses to validate function. …”
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Enhanced Conformer-Based Speech Recognition via Model Fusion and Adaptive Decoding with Dynamic Rescoring by Junhao Geng, Dongyao Jia, Zihao He, Nengkai Wu, Ziqi Li

“…The penalty function limits the weights of decoding strategies to prevent over-reliance on any single decoder, thus enhancing the model’s generalization. …”
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OPTIMIZATION OF IMID-BASED THERAPIES by Murat Çınarsoy

“…Although there are classical findings such as anemia, bone disease, loss of renal function, hypercalcemia, a significant proportion of patients suffer from sleep disorders, anxiety and depression, pain, malnutrition, which are not less common than classical signs and symptoms and lead to serious deterioration in the patient's quality of life.Due to the advanced age of most patients, polypharmacy, defined as the use of 4 or more drugs, can reach 80% in multiple myeloma patients, while inappropriate drug complications can reach 50%.Treatment compliance was 68% and treatment discontinuation rate was 36%. …”
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ST-YOLOv8: Small-Target Ship Detection in SAR Images Targeting Specific Marine Environments by Fei Gao, Yang Tian, Yongliang Wu, Yunxia Zhang

“…Additionally, we replace the Complete Intersection over Union (C-IoU) loss function with the Wise Intersection over Union (W-IoU) loss function, which enhances bounding box precision. …”
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Vitrectomy combined with lens capsule flap transplantation in the treatment of high myopia macular hole retinal detachment: study protocol for a prospective randomised controlled t... by Xun Xu, Tianwei Qian, Hao Zhou, Weijun Wang, Ying Fan, Lin Xue, Xia Wu, Qiaoyun Gong, Luyao Ye

“…However, movement of the ILM to a suitable position to prevent displacement is a difficult operation. Improving visual function after surgery remains controversial. Compared with ILM, the thicker and more flexible lens capsule is easy to obtain and operate. …”
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Different techniques of vessel reconstruction during kidney transplantation by Tomić Aleksandar, Milović Novak, Marjanović Ivan, Bjelanović Zoran, Leković Ivan, Micković Saša, Stamenković Dušica

“…In a 16-year period (1996-2012) of kidney transplantation in the Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, a total of 310 living donors and 44 human cadaver kidney transplantations were performed, of which 28 (8%) kidneys had two or more RAs. Results. All the transplanted kidneys had immediate function. …”
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Patterns of obesity development before the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes: the Whitehall II cohort study. by Dorte Vistisen, Daniel R Witte, Adam G Tabák, Christian Herder, Eric J Brunner, Mika Kivimäki, Kristine Færch

“…They experienced slightly worsening of beta cell function and insulin sensitivity from 5 years prior to diagnosis. …”
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Effects of high-intensity interval training in a cold environment on arterial stiffness and cerebral hemodynamics in sedentary Chinese college female students post-COVID-19 by Xiangyuan Chen, Niyuan Hu, Huifeng Han, Guoliang Cai, Ying Qin

“…Future research should further explore the mechanisms by which sedentary behavior, post-COVID-19 recovery status, and adaptation to cold environments collectively influence cardiovascular function and cerebral hemodynamics, providing a more comprehensive understanding of these factors.…”
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Biomechanical Analysis of Different Pacifiers and Their Effects on the Upper Jaw and Tongue by Luca Levrini, Luigi Paracchini, Luigia Ricci, Maria Sparaco, Stefano Saran, Giulia Mulè

“…While they provide comfort and aid in soothing, their use can also have significant impacts on the growth and function of the oral cavity. This study aimed to simulate and predict the behavior of six different types of pacifiers and their functional interaction with the tongue and palate, with the goal of understanding their potential effects on orofacial growth and development. …”
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Culture-independent evaluation of the appendix and rectum microbiomes in children with and without appendicitis. by Hope T Jackson, Emmanuel F Mongodin, Katherine P Davenport, Claire M Fraser, Anthony D Sandler, Steven L Zeichner

“…<h4>Purpose</h4>The function of the appendix is largely unknown, but its microbiota likely contributes to function. …”
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Characterization of visual cognition in pre-manifest, manifest and reduced penetrance Huntington’s disease by Rocio Del Pino, Maria Ángeles Acera, Amaia Ortiz de Echevarrría, Beatriz Tijero, Marta Ruiz-Lopez, Johanne Somme, Javier Ruiz-Martínez, Andrea Gabilondo, Ioana M. Croitoru, Lara Pardina, Naia Ayo-Mentxakatorre, Ane Murueta-Goyena, Iñigo Gabilondo, Rosario Sanchez-Pernaute, Tamara Fernández-Valle, Juan Carlos Gómez Esteban

“…In pre-manifest HD, visual cognitive domains were primarily influenced by executive function, verbal fluency, age, and CAG repeats, while in early and manifest stages motor status and verbal fluency becomes more influential. …”
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PU.1 upregulation is linked to improved prognosis in non-small cell lung cancer by Katja Hohenberger, Denis I. Trufa, Arndt Hartmann, Susanne Mittler, Sonja Trump, Horia Sirbu, Horia Sirbu, Horia Sirbu, Susetta Finotto, Susetta Finotto, Susetta Finotto, Susetta Finotto

“…BackgroundLung cancer is one of the most common types of cancer, which can currently be cured only partially. Even though the function of the transcription factor PU.1 as an oncogene has already been investigated in detail in various studies, its precise function and regulatory mechanisms in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remain to be fully elucidated.MethodsPatients with NSCLC and healthy controls were recruited at the Department of Thoracic Surgery of the University Hospital Erlangen. …”
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Rearrangement of the liver ubiquitome and NEDDylome in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease by Teresa C. Delgado, Benoît Lectez, Marina Serrano-Maciá, Fernando Lopitz-Otsoa, Leire Uraga-Gracianteparaluceta, Ibon Martínez-Arranz, Jesús M. Arizmendi, Kerman Aloria, Mikel Azkargorta, Félix Elortza, James D. Sutherland, Rosa Barrio, Ugo Mayor, María Luz Martínez-Chantar

“…Quantitative mass spectrometry identified over 1400 ubiquitinated proteins, with more than 600 proteins significantly altered in MASLD. …”
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Reverse mutational scanning of SARS-CoV-2 spike BA.2.86 identifies epitopes contributing to immune escape from polyclonal sera by Najat Bdeir, Tatjana Lüddecke, Henrike Maaß, Stefan Schmelz, Ulfert Rand, Henning Jacobsen, Kristin Metzdorf, Upasana Kulkarni, Anne Cossmann, Metodi V. Stankov, Markus Hoffmann, Stefan Pöhlmann, Wulf Blankenfeldt, Alexandra Dopfer-Jablonka, Georg M. N. Behrens, Luka Čičin-Šain

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The Effect of Isometric Exercise Position on the Effectiveness of Isolated Work of the Thigh Flexor Muscles Based on the Results of the sEMG Study by Joanna Zyznawska, Grzegorz Frankowski, Ewa Wodka-Natkaniec, Joanna Skoczek

“…Backgroud: The main function of the hamstring muscles is to bend the knee joint and support the function of the hip extensors. …”
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