The impact of hypothyroidism on satisfaction with care and treatment and everyday living:Results from E-mode patient self-assessment of thyroid therapy, a cross-sectional, international online patient survey [PDF]
Background: Hypothyroid patients often report dissatisfaction and poor quality of life. This survey explored the impact of hypothyroidism on patient satisfaction, everyday living, experiences with health care professionals, and influence of demographic ...
Abad-Madroñero, Juan +9 more
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Frequency-Domain Hydrodynamic Modelling of Dense and Sparse Arrays of Wave Energy Converters [PDF]
In this work, we develop a frequency-domain model to study the hydrodynamic behaviour of a floater blanket (FB), i.e., an array of floater elements individually connected to power take-off (PTO) systems, which constitutes the core technology of the novel
Barradas Berglind, Jose de Jesus +6 more
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HIV status alters disease severity and immune cell responses in beta variant SARS-CoV-2 infection wave [PDF]
There are conflicting reports on the effects of HIV on COVID-19. Here we analyzed disease severity and immune cell changes during and after SARS-CoV-2 infection in 236 participants from South Africa, of which 39% were people living with HIV (PLWH ...
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Alzheimer disease and neuroplasticity [PDF]
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is considered the most harmful form of dementia in the elderly population. At present, there are no effective treatments and this is likely due to the incomplete understanding of the pathophysiology.
Danny Spampinato, Giacomo Koch
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Self-Assembled Nanostructures of Peptide Amphiphiles: Charge Regulation by Size Regulation [PDF]
Self-assembled nanostructures of peptide amphiphiles (PAs) with molecular structures C16K2 and C16K3 (where C indicates the number of carbon atoms in the alkyl chain and K is the lysine in the head group) were studied by a combination of theoretical ...
Conda Sheridan, Martin +4 more
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Random mating and reproductive compatibility among Argentinean and southern Brazilian populations of Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephritidae) [PDF]
As a prerequisite for area-wide application of the sterile insect technique in an area encompassing northern Argentina and southern Brazil, prezygotic and postzygotic reproductive compatibility among three geographically distant populations in the area ...
Abraham, Solana +8 more
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Social identity and social exchange: identification, support, and withdrawal from the job [PDF]
Integrating insights from the social exchange perspective and the social identity perspective, we propose that evaluations of support received from the organization and its representatives and organizational identification interact to predict withdrawal ...
Abrams D. +22 more
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The importance of along-margin terrane transport in northern Gondwana: insights from detrital zircon parentage in Neoproterozoic rocks from Iberia and Brittany [PDF]
Detrital zircons from late Neoproterozoic rocks of the peri-Gondwanan Cadomian belt of SW Iberia and north Armorican Domain of Brittany record Neoproterozoic (ca. 860-550 Ma), Palaeoproterozoic (ca.
Fernández Suárez, Javier +2 more
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Efimov physics and connections to nuclear physics [PDF]
Physical systems characterized by a shallow two-body bound or virtual state are governed at large distances by continuous scale invariance, which is broken into discrete scale invariance when three or more particles come into play.
Gattobigio M. +3 more
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Socioeconomic determinants of outpatient antibiotic use in Europe [PDF]
Objectives: Outpatient antibiotic consumption widely varies across Europe. The investigation of the causes of such variation may help to identify interventions that would improve the efficient use of antibiotics.
Ferech, Matus +3 more
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