Changes in the Relationship Between Gray Matter, Functional Parameters, and Quality of Life in Patients with a Post-Stroke Spastic Upper Limb After Single-Event Multilevel Surgery:... by Patricia Hurtado-Olmo, Pedro Hernández-Cortés, Ángela González-Santos, Lourdes Zuñiga-Gómez, Laura Del Olmo-Iruela, Andrés Catena

“…<b>Objective</b>: To compare structural MRI-evaluated gray matter volume changes in patients with post-stroke upper limb spasticity for >1 year between those undergoing surgery and those treated with botulinum toxin A (BoNT-A) and to relate these findings to upper limb function and quality of life outcomes. …”
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Life satisfaction in emerging adulthood: a longitudinal study of social support, resilience, and gender differences by Egemen Hanımoğlu

“…Psychological resilience was found to partially account for this association (indirect effect: β = 0.25, p &lt; 0.001), suggesting that resilience may function as a linking factor between social support and subsequent wellbeing. …”
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3D densely connected CNN with multi-scale receptive fields and hybrid loss for brain tumor segmentation by Fatemehzahra Adib, Maryam Amirmazlaghani, Mohammad Rahmati

“…To mitigate the class imbalance problem, a hybrid loss function combining cross-entropy and Dice loss is employed. …”
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Frail older people ageing in place alone and their perception of the built environment in rural and urban sites: a mixed-methods study by Maria Gabriella Melchiorre, Marco Socci, Giovanni Lamura, Sabrina Quattrini

“…The study explores how frail older people with functional limitations are ageing in place alone and how they perceive and manage the built environment, i.e., housing (home and building) and neighbourhood, with regard to both urban and rural sites. …”
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Advanced Physiotherapy Approach using X-sens Gait Motion Analysis for the Management of Adhesive Capsulitis- A case report by Urvini Lokhande, Sharath Hullumani, Ritik Daf, Pooja Ladkhedkar

“…Conclusion: Following a 6-week intervention, there was a significant improvement in pain reduction, accompanied by an increase in shoulder range of motion (ROM) and functional capacity in the patient. …”
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Encoding-related hippocampus connectivity for scenes, faces, and words: Healthy people compared to people with temporal and frontal lobe epilepsy by Anna Doll, Daniel A. Schlueter, Martin Wegrzyn, Friedrich G. Woermann, Kirsten Labudda, Christian G. Bien, Johanna Kissler

“…Interactions of the hippocampus with other brain structures are supposed to support memory formation but knowledge is limited regarding hippocampal task-based functional connectivity (FC) during encoding in both healthy people and people with epilepsy, who frequently have impaired memory. …”
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Effectiveness of combined regenerative medicine and exercise therapy for patients with knee osteoarthritis: a scoping review by Tomohiro Oka, Tomohiro Oka, Kosuke Suzuki, Katsuyoshi Tanaka, Kouhei Okuyama, Takashi Kitagawa

“…One study also noted structural changes via ultrasound.ConclusionsCombining regenerative medicine with exercise therapy significantly enhances pain relief and functional outcomes in knee OA patients.…”
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Rethinking the distinction between job burnout and depression: the mediating role of stress among healthcare professionals in Ecuador by María Aranzazu Cisneros-Vidal, Mateo Peñaherrera-Aguirre, Silvia L. Vaca-Gallegos, Belén Paladines, Pablo Ruisoto, Pablo Ruisoto, Pablo Ruisoto

“…Measurement invariance across gender was supported, although males and females exhibited different symptom patterns: Men reported more cognitive-affective symptoms, while women endorsed more somatic and concentration-motor features.ConclusionThese findings support the interpretation of job burnout as a potential work-related manifestation of depression, with psychological stress functioning as a transdiagnostic mechanism. From a public health perspective, interventions should target not only individual-level symptoms but also systemic occupational stressors that shape mental health outcomes among healthcare professionals.…”
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Effect of Aerobic Training on Anxiety, Activities of Daily Living and Visual Motor Skills Performance in Children with Autism: A Randomised Controlled Trial by Anju Dhingra, Aarti Gupta, Aditi

“…The outcome measures used were the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders (SCARED), the Functional Independence Measure (FIM) and the mirror drawing apparatus. …”
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The Rehabilitation of Women Who Have Had a Mastectomy by Rogério Ferreira, Carla Jeronimo, Ana Mira, André Pereira, Soraia Serrano, Maria Fatima Marques, Cristina Lavareda Baixinho, César Fonseca, Luis Sousa

“…<b>Conclusions</b>: The rehabilitation of women postmastectomy depends on a holistic and individualized approach centered on the person through emotional and functional support. Rehabilitation interventions improve the functionality, quality of life and autonomy of women and are essential for preventing complications and promoting the acceptance of new health conditions.…”
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Mediating role of personality dysfunction and perceived stress on the relationship between stressful life events and psychological well-being among young adult women in India by Jereesh K. Elias, B. R. Sahithya, K. S. Paviyazhini

“…These insights support targeted interventions to reduce the negative impact of stressful life events. …”
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Wetland-to-Meadow Transition Alters Soil Microbial Networks and Stability in the Sanjiangyuan Region by Guiling Wu, Jay Gao, Zhaoqi Wang, Yangong Du

“…Particularly, the collapse of methane-oxidizing archaea (−100%) and emergence of pathogenic fungi (+28.6%) highlight functional thresholds in degradation processes. These findings provide microbial regulation targets for wetland restoration, emphasizing hydrologic management and organic carbon conservation as priority interventions. …”
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Psychometric properties of the short mood and feelings scale among Chinese adolescents using item response theory by Fang Wang, Xuliang Gao

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Perioperative Management of Patients with Rheumatic Diseases: Glucocorticoids, DMARDs, Biological Agents and NSAIDs by V. V. Lyalina, S. V. Borisovskaya, E. A. Skripnichenko, O. A. Ettinger, T. M. Padzheva, I. G. Nikitin

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Exploring the role of microbiome in cystic fibrosis clinical outcomes through a mediation analysis by Seda Sevilay Koldaş, Osman Uğur Sezerman, Emel Timuçin

“…Specifically, Streptococcus was found to be significantly associated with mediating the decline in lung function on treatment compared to exacerbation, while Gemella was associated with the decline in lung function on recovery. …”
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Valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve replacement on a self-expandable nitinol frame due to degeneration of primary bioprosthetic valve cusps. Clinical case of a high-risk surg... by L. S. Kokov, V. V. Sokolov, M. V. Parkhomenko, R. Sh. Muslimov, M. V. Bulanova, N. M. Bikbova

“…We present the clinical observation of a 72-year-old female patient with high surgical risk and structural degeneration of a bioprosthetic aortic valve (AV) cusps in the form of stenosis, accompanied by severe dysfunction. …”
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New approach to the equilibrium of D-glucaric acid in water: DFT study of tetrahedral intermediates by Amara S.

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Exploring the synthesis and biomedical potential of banana stem fiber for antimicrobial and wound healing applications by K. Umapathi, M. Jayasheela, Manohar Ramya, J. K. Hari Sriram, G. Shibu, E. Gladson Paul, J. Yogitha, M. Sheik Abdullah, C. Sushma, M. Manjupriya, S. Jerone Samuvel

“…In addition, challenges and limitations that hurdle research progress, and potential for future biomaterials through functionalization are discussed. Review findings support potential for research intervention at the integration of banana fibers, biopolymers and nanotechnology towards development of efficient wound healing materials. …”
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Poly-victimization and post-traumatic stress symptoms in care experienced youth: the mediating role of mentalizing by Olivia Lucia Marie Emmerich, Nina Heinrichs, Birgit Wagner, Betteke Maria van Noort

“…Findings highlight the potential of interventions fostering mentalizing in care-experienced youth.…”
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Circular RNAs in Cervical Cancer: What are the Prospects? by S. A. Begliarzade, R. I. Tamrazov

“…Interestingly, circRNAs have context-dependent functions, acting both as promoters and inhibitors of oncogenic processes, depending on the complex cellular environment in which they operate. …”
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