Age-related cognitive decline and associations with sex, education and apolipoprotein E genotype across ethnocultural groups and geographic regions: a collaborative cohort study. by Darren M Lipnicki, John D Crawford, Rajib Dutta, Anbupalam Thalamuthu, Nicole A Kochan, Gavin Andrews, M Fernanda Lima-Costa, Erico Castro-Costa, Carol Brayne, Fiona E Matthews, Blossom C M Stephan, Richard B Lipton, Mindy J Katz, Karen Ritchie, Jacqueline Scali, Marie-Laure Ancelin, Nikolaos Scarmeas, Mary Yannakoulia, Efthimios Dardiotis, Linda C W Lam, Candy H Y Wong, Ada W T Fung, Antonio Guaita, Roberta Vaccaro, Annalisa Davin, Ki Woong Kim, Ji Won Han, Tae Hui Kim, Kaarin J Anstey, Nicolas Cherbuin, Peter Butterworth, Marcia Scazufca, Shuzo Kumagai, Sanmei Chen, Kenji Narazaki, Tze Pin Ng, Qi Gao, Simone Reppermund, Henry Brodaty, Antonio Lobo, Raúl Lopez-Anton, Javier Santabárbara, Perminder S Sachdev, Cohort Studies of Memory in an International Consortium (COSMIC)

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>Cognitive performance declined with age, and more rapidly with increasing age, across samples from diverse ethnocultural groups and geographical regions. …”
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Analyzing the Way of the Nomads’ Life and Its Effect on Their Habitat System along with the Migration Route and summer and Winter Camps Case study: Boyer-Ahmad Nomads by AliAkbar Heidari

“…- What are the main principles which form the spatial organization of nomadic settlements, the migration route and summer and winter camps? The research method is as follows: Four Boyer-Ahmad tribes were selected as random samples and their places of residence were visited in two winter and summer areas as well as along the migration route and ultimately, the research information was extracted and analyzed. …”
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Oxygen consumption rate of freshwater pearl mussel (Hyriopsis cumingii) reared in ponds by ZHENG Xiafei, WANG Yan

“…The measurement lasted for 3 days, during which the mussels were put in respirometers and aerated well water flow through the respirometers. Water samples were collected at the inlet and outlet of respirometers at 0:00, 6:00, 12:00 and 18:00 every day, and dissolved oxygen was analyzed with the Winkler method. …”
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Coupling of medium temperature desulfurization and hydrogenation catalysis of Zinc-Cobalt-Molybdenum composite desulfurizer by Xinrui SONG, Yu ZHAO, Yuxiao WANG, Zhelin SU, Jiawei KOU, Chao YANG, Huiling FAN

“…Molybdenum modified Zinc-Cobalt compound desulfurizer was prepared by sol-gel method in order to improve its desulfurization performance and hydrogenation catalytic performance for thiophene after vulcanization. …”
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Analysis of the Prevalence of Bacterial Pathogens and Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns of <i>Edwardsiella piscicida</i> in Largemouth Bass (<i>Micropterus salmoides</i>) from Guan... by Weimin Huang, Changyi Lin, Caiyi Wen, Biao Jiang, Youlu Su

“…The antimicrobial resistance patterns of 11 antibiotics approved for use in aquaculture in China were analyzed in 80 strains of <i>Edwardsiella piscicida</i> using the microbroth dilution method. The results showed that 151 bacterial isolates were obtained from 532 samples, with <i>E. piscicida</i> (17.29%, 92/532), <i>Aeromonas veronii</i> (4.70%, 25/532), and <i>Nocardia seriolae</i> (2.26%, 12/532) being the main pathogens. …”
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Aliskiren, Fosinopril, and Their Outcome on Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System (RAAS) in Rats with Thyroid Dysfunction by Susan A. S. Farhadi, Kawa F. Dizaye

“…The current study was undertaken to find the impact of using a direct renin inhibitor (Aliskiren) and an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (Fosinopril) on the components of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) in rats with thyroid dysfunctions. Method. Forty-two male albino rats were divided into three subgroups. …”
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Transforming Awe to Action: The Impact of Red Culture-Inspired Awe on Residents' Support for Tourism Development by Xu Songjun, Han Kaiyun

“…Future research should expand the sample range and explore the dynamic changes and long-term effects of red culture-inspired awe to provide more comprehensive theoretical support and practical guidance for the development of red tourism.…”
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Years after the cure: a rare case of delayed onset of oesophageal stricture post-radiotherapy for lung cancer by Sasa Shakya, Abhishek Tamrakar, Gurjit Singh

“…Method and materials: This is a retrospective case review. …”
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Extrusion of rice grits with lingonberry pomace hydrolysate: moisture content and characteristics of the extrudate by A. Yu. Sharikov, V. V. Ivanov, M. V. Amelyakina, E. N. Sokolova, V. V. Ionov, E. M. Serba

“…Lingonberry pomace hydrolysate was obtained by an enzymatic method using a complex of biocatalysts, including pectinase, cellulase, protease and lipase. …”
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Reader Knowledge Construction in Public Library Information Literacy Education based on the MOA Model by Huimin HE

“…At present, relevant research mainly focuses on the framework and practical suggestions of IL education, and rarely analyzes the construction of readers' knowledge in IL education from the perspective of knowledge management and readers' behavior. [Method/Process] From the perspective of readers' knowledge construction, this paper logically extends to the necessary knowledge scene transformation in public library IL education, and finally rises to the level of development strategy on how readers can realize knowledge construction and innovation in public library IL education. …”
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A clinical trial evaluating feasibility and acceptability of a brain-computer interface for telerehabilitation in patients with stroke by Salem Mansour, Joshua Giles, Krishnan P. S. Nair, Rebecca Marshall, Ali Ali, Mahnaz Arvaneh

“…In this paper, we introduce our single-arm clinical trial, which evaluates the feasibility and acceptance of this proposed system as a telerehabilitation solution for upper extremity recovery in stroke survivors. Method The study involved eight chronic patients with stroke and their caregivers who were recruited to attend nine home-based Tele BCI-FES sessions (three sessions per week) while receiving remote support from the research team. …”
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Trends, spatial distribution and determinants of maternal home deliveries in Zambia by Peter Mumba, Thomas O. Miyoba, Emmanuel Musonda, Mwangala Mulasikwanda, Samson Shumba

“…Method The study used data from six rounds of the Zambia Demographic and Health Survey (ZDHS). …”
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Clinico-epidemiological and immunological characteristics of rickettsioses in a Sri Lankan patient cohort 2018–2023 by Nayana Gunathilaka, Nilmini Chandrasena, Hemantha Sudusinghe, Vidusha Nethsara Mudalpath, Deshaka Jayakody, Ranjan Premaratna

“…However, only a limited number of studies have focused on clinico-epidemiological characteristics of patients and immunological diagnostic approaches for disease confirmation. Method A cross-sectional study was conducted at the Rickettsial Disease Diagnostic and Research Laboratory (RDDRL), University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, from 2018 to 2023 from the clinically suspected patients referred for disease confirmation. …”
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Research on spontaneous combustion law and precise prevention and control technology of extra thick residual coal in multi layered staggered mining by Yanhui XU, Xiaojiao CHENG, Hu WEN, Xiaowei ZHAI, Shixing FAN, Yongfei JIN, Yin LIU, Zhijin YU

“…Combined with the distribution characteristics of goaf, goaf and roadway dangerous area, the monitoring and early warning method of “space-time-classification-adaptation” for spontaneous combustion dangerous area in multi-layer mining is proposed. …”
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A Cross-sectional Study to Assess the Association Between Middle Ear Function and Sinonasal Infections by Mayur Ingale, Rose Johnson, James Thomas, Vinod Shinde, Manu S. Babu, Vandana Arvind

“…Aim and Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of sinonasal infections on the middle ear to enhance the understanding and management of the infections related to it. Method: A total of 50 patients, all over the age of 6, with confirmed sinonasal infections were selected for a study from the outpatient department of Otorhinolaryngology at a tertiary care center in Pune, Maharashtra. …”
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A new approach to immunosuppressive therapy in patients with glomerulonephritis with nephrotic syndrome by S. I. Kudryashov, M. A. Stenina, L. M. Karzakova, T. S. Lutkova

“…In addition to nephroprotective and steroid therapy, the treatment regimen of patients included rIL-2 in the main group, or cyclophosphamide in the comparison group. Regardless of the method used, the levels of protein, IgG and IL-17A in the urine proved to be decreased relative to the initial values; the contents of B cells and HLA-DR+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes in peripheral blood were found to be decreased. …”
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Lowering the legal alcohol limits for driving: expected changes in the prevalence of positive tests by Manuela Alcañiz, Montserrat Guillen, Miguel Santolino

“…Objective: To estimate the increase in the prevalence rate of drivers testing positive for alcohol when lowering the breath alcohol content (BrAC) limit from 0.25 to 0.10 mg/l. Method: A cross-sectional study using a sample of 8320 breath tests from a mandatory roadside random survey conducted on interurban roads in Catalonia in 2019. …”
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A study on the classification of coastal wetland vegetation based on the Suaeda salsa index and its phenological characteristics by Weicheng Huang, Xianyun Fei, Weiwei Yang, Zhen Wang, Yajun Gao, Hong Yan

“…The conventional approach to vegetation classification, based on phenological characteristics, relies primarily on the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) to assess vegetation growth. However, this method lacks the capacity to discern changes in vegetation colour. …”
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Generalized structural equation modeling of direct and indirect determinants of chronic undernutrition among under-five children in Ethiopia: further analysis of the 2019 mini Ethi... by Abel Endawkie, Awoke Keleb, Tenagnework Dilnesa, Yawkal Tsega

“…Therefore, this study aimed to determine the direct, indirect, and total effects of determinants on chronic undernutrition among under-five children in Ethiopia. Method The study used the nationally representative weighted samples of 4,917 under-five children from the 2019 rounds of the DHS. …”
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Expression and clinical significance of NLRC5 in hepatocellular carcinoma by Xiangyu Ma, Shangkun Ning, Tong Sun, Mei Liu, Jibing Liu

“…The association between NLRC5 expression levels and the main clinicopathological factors was analyzed by Chi-square test method. The prognostic values were analyzed by COX regression model and the Kaplan-Meier survival curve. …”
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