Performance of subsurface drainage systems considering groundwater flow directions and network alignment by Walaa Abd-Elaziz, Atef Elsaiad, Gehan A. H. Sallam, Alban Kuriqi, Ashraf A. Ahmed, Ismail Abd-Elaty

“…Groundwater is an important water supply for households, industry, and agriculture: one-third of the world’s drinking water is sourced from groundwater. …”
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The Obesity Paradox and Cardiorespiratory Fitness by Paul A. McAuley, Nancy S. Smith, Brian T. Emerson, Jonathan N. Myers

“…Subjects were grouped for analysis by METs: unfit (lowest third) and fit (upper two-thirds); and by body mass index (kg/m2): nonobese (18.5−29.9) and obese (≥30.0). …”
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An effective electrocardiogram segments denoising method combined with ensemble empirical mode decomposition, empirical mode decomposition, and wavelet packet by Yaru Yue, Chengdong Chen, Xiaoyuan Wu, Xiaoguang Zhou

“…However, an ECG signal is a weak bioelectrical signal and is easily disturbed by baseline wander, powerline interference, and muscle artefacts, which make detection of heart diseases more difficult. …”
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Longitudinal association between food frequency and changes in body mass index: a prospective cohort study by Antonio Bernabe-Ortiz, Rodrigo M Carrillo-Larco

“…We used information from the second (2006–2007), third (2009–2010), fourth (2013–2014) and fifth (2016–2017) rounds of the younger cohort in Peru.Primary and secondary outcomes BMI as well as BMI-for-age z-score, both as numerical variables.Results Data from 1948 children, mean age 4.3 (SD: 0.3) years and 966 (49.6%) women were included at baseline. …”
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Clinical benefits of the 5th intercostal incision in uniportal VATS for female patients by Dalin Wang, Zhilin Luo, Jia Ming

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Effectiveness of health literacy and relaxing music on quality of sleep and risk for antenatal depression by Meena Konsam, Samir Kumar Praharaj, Sunita Panda, Jyothi Shetty, N. Ravishankar, Sonia R. B. D’Souza

“…Background: Pregnant women experience increased sleep disturbances during the third trimester of their pregnancy, which may result in the development of psychological issues in the perinatal period. …”
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Six-month course and outcome of treatment-seeking individuals with alcohol dependence syndrome by Thenmozhi Sivaraman, Susan Solomon, Parthasarathy Ramamurthy, Pradeep Thilakan

“…Conclusion: Nearly one-third of treatment-seeking patients with alcohol dependence syndrome remained abstinent at the end of 6 months. …”
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Serum Muscle Enzymes as Indicator for Gingival Wound Healing in Rabbits Orally Receiving Pomegranate Peel Extract by Bakhtiar Muhialdin Ahmed

“…The third group; the control group (25 rabbits) was treated as the study group, except they didn’t receive the extract. …”
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Bexarotene-induced hypothyroidism and dyslipidemia; a nation-wide study by Katsunori Manaka, Junichiro Sato, Yusuke Hikima, Hirofumi Horikoshi, Maho Taguchi, Akimichi Morita, Hiraku Suga, Hikari Boki, Taku Fujimura, Yoji Hirai, Takatoshi Shimauchi, Chiharu Tateishi, Eiji Kiyohara, Ikko Muto, Hideki Nakajima, Riichiro Abe, Kazuyasu Fujii, Chikako Nishigori, Eiji Nakano, Kentaro Yonekura, Takeru Funakoshi, Masahiro Amano, Tomomitsu Miyagaki, Reiko Yamashita, Makoto Sugaya, Toshihisa Hamada, Masaomi Nangaku, Taroh Iiri, Noriko Makita

“…Most patients developed hypothyroidism. Two-third of patients showed FT4 values below the lower limit at 1 week. …”
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Body Mass Index and Its Change from Adolescence to Adulthood Are Closely Related to the Risk of Adult Metabolic Syndrome in China by Bingyang Liu, Yue Li, Jiamei Guo, Yuting Fan, Ling Li, Ping Li

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Sacubitril/Valsartan for Blood Pressure Lowering in Non‐Dialysis‐Dependent Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 3–5 Patients With Hypertension: A Multicenter Clinical Study by Yu Yan, Xiaomin Li, Juan Cao, Jingyuan Cao, Yao Wang, Liang Wang, Jirong Yu, Lianhua Chen, Min Yang, Xinzhong Huang, Lei Shen, Hong Ding, Manzhi Li, Di Yin, Linglin Jiang, Liang Tang, Yujia Jiang, Ling Hu, Jiyi Si, Hui Zhang, Liqin Cui, Xiameng Gu, Kun Hu, Dongxing Mu, Bicheng Liu, Xiaoliang Zhang, Dong Sun, Xin Wan, Bin Wang

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Efficacy of early enteral feeding with supplemented mother’s milk on postoperative outcomes of cardiac surgical infants: A randomized controlled trial by Anuradha Singal, Manoj Kumar Sahu, Geeta Trilok Kumar, Bani Tamber Aeri, Mala Manral, Anuja Agarwala, Shivam Pandey

“…Weight and length were measured at baseline and 15th POD or at ICU discharge. Biochemical parameters at baseline and every alternate day, sepsis parameters every third POD and VD, LOICUS, LOHS, macronutrient consumption, and adverse events were assessed daily. …”
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MRI Correlates of Parkinson’s Disease Progression: A Voxel Based Morphometry Study by Valentina Fioravanti, Francesca Benuzzi, Luca Codeluppi, Sara Contardi, Francesco Cavallieri, Paolo Nichelli, Franco Valzania

“…The first regions to be affected in PD seem to be the parietal cortex and the putamen. A third structure that undergoes atrophy is the part of the inferior-posterior midbrain, attributable to the PPN and MLR. …”
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Gliosarcoma with Primary Skull Base Invasion by Quoc-Bao D. Nguyen, Avital Perry, Christopher S. Graffeo, Cody L. Nesvick, Aditya Raghunathan, Mark E. Jentoft, Brian P. O’Neill, Padraig P. Morris, Jonathan M. Morris, Jamie J. Van Gompel

“…Her postoperative course was uneventful and she was discharged at preoperative neurologic baseline. To our knowledge, this is the third reported case of a primary intracranial gliosarcoma with direct invasion of skull base, brain parenchyma, and extracranial compartment. …”
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Impact of health education on knowledge retention among caregivers of hypertensive patients: A prospective cross-sectional study in rural Malawi. by Chikondi Maluwa, Sitalire Kapira, Hataichanok Chuljerm, Wason Parklak, Kanokwan Kulprachakarn

“…A structured questionnaire was used to collect baseline, post-health education, and week six data. …”
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Plasma mcfDNA Sequencing May Improve Usual Care Diagnostics to Detect HHV-8 Among Outpatient People with Advanced HIV by Sarah Park, Brian Epling, Morgan Richey, Daniel Lupu, Mona Mughar, Irini Sereti

“…We then reviewed clinical and laboratory data for any people who tested positive for HHV-8 by mcfDNA sequencing or UC at baseline. Results: HHV-8 was detected in 21 (18%) outpatients with advanced HIV by any method, with males comprising the majority (86%) and one-third originally from non-US countries (including Africa, Central America, and the Caribbean). …”
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Association of immunoglobulin G N-glycosylation with carotid atherosclerotic plaque phenotypes and actual clinical cardiovascular events: a study protocol for a longitudinal prospe... by Gehendra Mahara, Hongxia Zhang, Cuihong Tian, Xuerui Tan

“…Ultra-performance liquid chromatography will be performed to separate and detect IgG N-glycans in serum collected at baseline and at the end of the first, second and third years. …”
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Effect of the Interaction between Depression and Sleep Disorders on the Stroke Occurrence: An Analysis Based on National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey by Jia Li, Leijun Li, Yan Lv, Yanhai Kang, Mingjin Zhu, Wenfeng Wang

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SPARQ: Efficient Entanglement Distribution and Routing in Space–Air–Ground Quantum Networks by Mohamed Shaban, Muhammad Ismail, Walid Saad

“…Subsequently, an entanglement distribution policy, third-party entanglement distribution (TPED), is proposed to establish entanglement between communication parties. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Periapical Healing and Periodontal Health in Endodontically Treated Teeth with Different Obturation Techniques by Mayur Kahate, Rakhi Rajendran, Urvashi A. Shetty, Sufia Parveen, Ashtha Arya, Hanadi A. Alwafi

“…Assessments, both radiographic and clinical, were carried out at baseline, three months, and six months after therapy. …”
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