Evaluating atherogenic index of plasma as a predictor for metabolic syndrome: a cross-sectional analysis from Northern Taiwan by Liang-Sien Chen, Liang-Sien Chen, Liang-Sien Chen, Liang-Sien Chen, Yu-Rui Chen, Yu-Rui Chen, Yi-Hsiu Lin, Yi-Hsiu Lin, Hung-Keng Wu, Hung-Keng Wu, Yan Wen Lee, Jau-Yuan Chen, Jau-Yuan Chen

“…Our study classified AIP levels equally into three tertiles and evaluated their impact on MetS through a logistic regression model.ResultsAfter adjusting for age, gender, BMI, SBP, FPG, and LDL in our models, the ORs for MetS in the second and third tertiles of the AIP were 3.81 (95% CI: 2.33 to 6.21; OR: 37.14, 95%: 23.22 to 59.39). …”
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Perceptions and Barriers to Human Papillomavirus Vaccination and Cervical Cancer Screenings: A Survey Study of Underserved Populations in North Texas by Sofia Eva Olsson, Sameep Shah, Erin Haase, Kelly Pagidas

“…Respondents with an income of $40,000 or less and a maximum education of high school were 3.2 and 2.6 times more likely to be overdue for cervical cancer screening, respectively. …”
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Intercurrent infection as a risk factor for disease flares in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus by Alexandre E Voskuyl, Irene E M Bultink, Birgit I Lissenberg-Witte, Michel W P Tsang-A-Sjoe, Fatma el Hadiyen

“…The incidence rates of flares were 3.6 and 15.1 per 100 patient years for major flares and minor flares, respectively.In the proportional hazard model, intercurrent infections (major and minor combined) were associated with the occurrence of SLE flares (major and minor combined; HR 1.9, 95% CI: 1.3 to 2.9). …”
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Quality Boost and Shelf-Life Prolongation of African Catfish Fillet Using Lepidium sativum Mucilage Extract and Selenium Nanoparticles by Manar M. Shehab, Zizy I. Elbialy, Ahmed A. Tayel, Shaaban H. Moussa, Ibrahim I. Al-Hawary

“…On the 25th day, the samples’ pH values were 6.96, 6.6, and 6.3; TVB-N values were 38.8, 28.4, and 16.4 mg/100 g; TBARS values were 1.7, 0.97, and 0.68 malondialdehyde/kg; and overall acceptability scores were 3.9, 5.6, and 8.3, for C, M and G groups, respectively. …”
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The von Willebrand Factor Collagen-Binding Activity, the Concentrations of Tissue-type Plasminogen Activator and Its Inhibitor in Patients with Mechanical Injury by P. V. Gromov, K. G. Shapovalov, Yu. A. Vitkovsky

“…Moreover, in patients with third-degree traumatic shock, EF was 2.1 longer and the levels of t-PA and PAI-1 were 3 and 1.8 times lower. Conclusion. The plasma collagen-binding activity of vWF was increased by 2.5—2.9 times in patients with traumatic shock. …”
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Property optimized energy absorber for automotive bumpers utilizing multi-material and structural design strategies by Komal Chawla, Ahmed Arabi Hassen, Nikhil Garg, Deepak Kumar Pokkalla, Desheng Yao, Tyler Smith, Brittany Rodriguez, Brandon White, X.Rayne Zheng, Ellen C. Lee, H.Felix Wu, Seokpum Kim

“…Two sub-scale optimized energy absorbers with different peak forces—both meeting low-speed impact requirements—were 3D printed and validated through drop-weight testing. …”
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Molecular epidemiological of extended-spectrum β-lactamase producing Escherichia coli isolated in Djibouti by Julie Plantamura, Aurore Bousquet, Serge Védy, Sébastien Larréché, Christine Bigaillon, Hervé Delacour, Audrey Mérens

“…Results: Susceptibility rates were 3.2% for ceftazidim, 48.4% for piperacillin-tazobactam, 90.3% for amikacine and 16.1% for ofloxacin. …”
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Revision total hip arthroplasty with medial wall defect using bone graft with or without porous metal restrictor by Min Uk Do, Sang Woo Kang, Sang-Min Lee, Jae Jin Kim, Kuen Tak Suh, Won Chul Shin

“…The mean horizontal COR changes were −3.50 mm in the BG group and −1.07 mm in the BG/TM group (p = 0.005). …”
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Detection of Human Papillomavirus Genotypes and Epstein-Barr Virus in Nasopharyngeal Carcinomas at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana by Du-Bois Asante, Richard Harry Asmah, Andrew Anthony Adjei, Foster Kyei, David Larbi Simpong, Charles Addoquaye Brown, Richard Kwasi Gyasi

“…High risk HPV (HR-HPV) genotypes 18 and 31 were associated with the NPC. There were 3 (4.2%) cases of coinfection by both viruses. …”
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Predictive values of neck circumference and TyG index on polycystic ovary syndrome with metabolic syndrome by Yixuan Liu, Aihong Liu, Xiangyu Xu, Huali Wang, Qinghai Wang, Xianwei Huang, Ping Liu

“…The adjusted odds ratios (OR) for PCOS + MetS predicted by NC and TyG were 3.516 (95%CI 1.910, 6.742) and 3.386 (95%CI 2.013, 6.208), respectively (all P < 0.05). …”
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Immunohistochemistry guided segmentation of benign epithelial cells, in situ lesions, and invasive epithelial cells in breast cancer slides. by Maren Høibø, André Pedersen, Vibeke Grotnes Dale, Sissel Marie Berget, Borgny Ytterhus, Cecilia Lindskog, Elisabeth Wik, Lars A Akslen, Ingerid Reinertsen, Erik Smistad, Marit Valla

“…Scores for benign epithelium and in situ lesions were 3.7 and 2.0, respectively. The proposed model segmented epithelial cells well, but further work is needed for accurate subclassification into benign, in situ, and invasive cells.…”
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Prevalence and knowledge of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and health-related practices among women of Syria: a cross-sectional study by Haidara Bohsas, Hidar Alibrahim, Sarya Swed, Yasmeen Abouainain, Ahmed Aljabali, Lazaward Kazan, Yazan Khair Eldien Jabban, Qasim Mehmood, Bisher Sawaf, Nourhan Eissa, Meriam Alkasem, Yasmine Edrees, Ivan Cherrez-Ojeda, Sherihan Fathey, Gowhar Rashid, Wael Hafez, Elrashed AbdElrahim, Hamid Osman, Talha Bin Emran, Refat Khan Pathan, Mayeen Uddin Khandaker

“…Approximately 27.4% were confirmed PCOS cases, and 38.9% had possible cases. Women with PCOS were 3.41 times more likely to possess knowledge about the condition. …”
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Effects Of Stubble Burning on Selected Physical and Chemical Properties in Alkaline Agricultural Soil by Mustafa DEMİR, Erdihan TUNÇ, Ömer ÇELİK, Nevzat ASLAN

“…The results showed that AS and pH values ​​were 3% and 2% lower (p<0.05), while IC and Pav contents were approximately 23% higher (p<0.01 and p<0.05) in NSB. …”
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Investigation of nozzle angle on the microstructure and abrasion resistance of jet electrodeposited Ni-TiC composites by Mengyu Cao, Dehao Tian, Chaoyu Li, BaoJin Wang, Xue Guo, Wei Li, Fengwu Zhang

“…The simulation results indicated that at a nozzle angle of 45°, the jet speed and spraying pressure of the electrolyte were 3.17 m/s and 3.18 × 104 Pa, respectively. The Ni-TiC composites fabricated at nozzle angle of 45° had dense and smooth surface morphology with uniform distribution of TiC nanoparticles. …”
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Pulmonary Function Tests in Hypertensive Patients Attending Zewditu Memorial Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Mekuriaw Mesfin Birhan, Yekoye Abebe

“…The values of FVC, FEV1, and FEF25-75% were 3.52±1.02 liters, 2.97±0.89 liters, and 3.34±1.3 liters/second in hypertensive patients and 4.31±0.82 liters, 3.54±0.7 liters, and 3.94±1.09 liters/second in controls, respectively. …”
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Differential genetic susceptibility to child risk at birth in predicting observed maternal behavior. by Keren Fortuna, Marinus H van Ijzendoorn, David Mankuta, Marsha Kaitz, Reut Avinun, Richard P Ebstein, Ariel Knafo

“…Mothers of 104 twin pairs provided DNA samples and were observed with their children in a laboratory play session when the children were 3.5 years old. Results indicate that higher levels of risk at birth were associated with less sensitive parenting only among mothers carrying the 7-repeat allele, but not among mothers carrying shorter alleles. …”
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Comparing the Anti-candidal Effect of Egg White (Machine and Local) with Amphotericin B in Vitro by Heydar Mousavi, Hajar Badri, Esmail Najafi, Saeed Parastar, Shahram Nazari

“…Moreover, the MIC and MFC values of 25 µl of amphotericin B with 75 µl of local and machine egg whites were 3.125% and 6.25%, respectively. The zone of inhibition for C. albicans in the vicinity of local and machine chicken egg white and amphotericin B was 12, 11, and 16 mm, respectively. …”
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Field survey on the conformity of equipment and environment for audiometric test in South Korean hospital by Wan-Ho Cho, Jihyun Lee, Chanbeom Kwak, Sunghwa You, Junghee Sagong, Do-Yun Kim, Young Joon Seo

“…In the case of air-conduction, one or more frequencies exceeding the allowable range by more than the measurement uncertainty were observed in 13 devices, and there were 3 cases in which 3 or more frequencies were out of range. …”
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An investigation of factors associated with antenatal care attendance in Gauteng in 2015 by E M Webb, B Girdler-Brown, J Mostert, S Ngcobo

“…The odds of attending antenatal care were 3.3, 2.1 and 1.8 times higher in households where the head of the household was 30 - 39 years of age, 20 - 29 or 40-49 years of age, respectively, than when between 10-19 years of age. …”
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Photocatalytic Activity of Toluene under UV-LED Light with TiO2 Thin Films by Thammasak Rojviroon, Apirat Laobuthee, Sanya Sirivithayapakorn

“…The measured optical band gaps of the TiO2, 0.3% Fe-TiO2, 0.5% Fe-TiO2, and 0.7% Fe-TiO2 thin films were 3.27, 3.28, 3.22, and 2.82 eV, respectively. …”
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