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Baseline associations between thoracic expansion, respiratory function, and pain in nonspecific low back pain: A cross-sectional analysis from the DIAFRAGMA trial

Francisco José Vera-Serrano, Maria Jesus Vinolo-Gil, María Rebollo-Ramos, María-José Estebanez-Pérez, José-Manuel Pastora-Bernal, Juan Antonio Díaz-Mancha

published 03 Apr 2026

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Gross anatomy of the skeleton of neonates of the Orinoco Matamata turtle (Chelus orinocensis)

Liliana Andrea Valencia-Flórez, Luz Natalia Franco-Montoya, Lynda J. Tamayo-Arango, Claudia P. Ceballos

published 01 Apr 2026

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Alterations in bone malformation in the absence of the endosomal SNAREs Vti1a and Vti1b

Simone Schmücker, Susanne Schöning, Christiane Wiegand, Sascha Michael Höfling, Christian Bollmann, Judith Koliwer, Gabriele Fischer von Mollard

published 16 Mar 2026

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The Ypresian ichthyofauna of the Monte Solane Lagerstätte (Verona, northern Italy): A deep dive into the western Tethys early Eocene mesopelagic setting

Pietro Calzoni, Luca Giusberti, Eliana Fornaciari, Valeria Luciani, Flavia Boscolo-Galazzo, Massimo Bernardi, Riccardo Tomasoni, Giorgio Carnevale

published 04 Mar 2026

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Integrating sequence-based GWAS and comparative genomic analysis reveals conservation and species-specificity of putative functional variants influencing tail length and tail abnormalities in pigs and sheep

Xuying Zhang, Johanna Mainzer, Isabella Giambra, Tong Yin, Petra Engel, Hannah Hümmelchen, Henrik Wagner, Axel Wehrend, Christiane Egerer, Katharina Gerhards, Gerald Reiner, Sven König

published 03 Mar 2026

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Improving the learning curve in monoportal endoscopic lumbar surgery: Development and validation of a porcine training model

Laura Olías-Ortiz, Rafael Llombart-Blanco, Gloria Abizanda-Sarasa, Isabel Lacave-Mas, Carmen Valverde-Gestoso, Matías Alfonso-Olmos

published 20 Feb 2026

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Preoperative evaluation of C2 pedicle screw placement using a deep learning model: Development and validation study

Junhao Bao, Wei Wang, Yuelin Wu, Hao Ren, Zhaoquan Liang, Qiang Xiao, Yeyang Wang, Fengshi Jing, Weibin Cheng, Li Zhang

published 11 Feb 2026

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A comparison of vertebral preparation techniques for increasing reader precision and agreement in vertebral band pair identification of Northeast Atlantic skates

Eleanor S. I. Greenway, Lorenzo L. Elias, Antonella Consiglio, Andrea Bellodi, Blondine Agus, Jurgen Batsleer, Karen Bekaert, Pierluigi Carbonara, Manfredi Madia, Mauro Sinopoli, Michele Palmisano, Ilse Maertens, Jan Jaap Poos

published 11 Feb 2026

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Comparison of different methods for monitoring changes in bone mineral density during follow-up measurements

Yen-Huai Lin, Michael Mu Huo Teng

published 11 Feb 2026

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Novel height estimation formula that accounts for the effects of aging based on lumbar length measurements in postmortem CT images

Kotomi Kai, Midori Katsuyama, Takahito Hayashi

published 03 Feb 2026

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Viewing low back pain through the lens of spinal evolution: Understanding the morphology and limits of the human spine

Abdullah Emre Taçyıldız, Özden Erhan Sofuoğlu, Aydın Sinan Apaydın, Melih Üçer

published 16 Jan 2026

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Association between fusion and clinical outcomes after anterior cervical discectomy at 1-, 2- and 5-year follow-up

Floor E. de Vries, Ignacio Mesina-Estarrón, Carmen L. A. Vleggeert-Lankamp

published 15 Dec 2025

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Human occupations at the Alpysbaev Cave (western Tian Shan): Bioarchaeological insights from the Iron Age burial cluster

Abay Namen, Saine C. Hernandez Burgos, Aristeidis Varis, Emily Coco, Rachel Kalisher, Emily Gaul, Guido Alberto Gnecchi-Ruscone, Maria A. Spyrou, Cosimo Posth, Susanne Lindauer, David Naumann, Scott A. Williams, Zhaken Taimagambetov, Radu Iovita

published 11 Dec 2025

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