Prediction of outcome in infants acute lymphoblastic leukemia by time to achievement of molecular remission by G. A. Tsaur, T. V. Nasedkina, A. M. Popov, O. V. Kalennik, A. G. Solodovnikov, T. O. Riger, Yu. A. Yakovleva, A. S. Ivanova, A. E. Druy, O. M. Plekhanova, E. V. Shorikov, L. I. Saveliev, L. G. Fechina

“…The second group consisted of four MLL-AF4-positive patients, who did not achieve cMR by TP4. In this group there were 3 relapses. Number of relapses was significantly higher in the second group (odds ratio 18.00; 95 % CI: 1.19-271.47; p = 0.044). 6-years event-free survival (EFS) in the first group was 0.84 ± 0.10, in the second group — 0.25 ± 0.21 (p = 0.023). …”
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Association between prehospital oxygen saturation and outcomes in hypotensive traumatic brain injury patients in Asia (Pan-Asian Trauma Outcomes Study (PATOS)) by Netiporn Thirawattanasoot, Jirayu Chantanakomes, Wasin Pansiritanachot, Wichayada Rangabpai, Usapan Surabenjawong, Wansiri Chaisirin, Sattha Riyapan, Sang Do Shin, Kyoung Jun Song, Wen-Chiu Chiang, Sabariah Faizah Jamaluddin, Kentaro Kajino

“…AORs (95% CI) for survival and favorable neurological outcome compared with severe hypoxia were 3.34 (1.77–6.32)/1.83 (1.04–3.25) in the normoxia group and 2.15 (1.23–3.74)/2.23 (1.31–3.78) in the moderate hypoxia group respectively. …”
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The epidemiology of low back pain in chiropractors and chiropractic students: a systematic review of the literature by Lauren Ead, Jessica Wong, Sheilah Hogg-Johnson, Silvano Mior, Joshua Plener, Pierre Côté

“…The 12-month prevalence of work-related acute physical injuries to the low back in chiropractors were 3.4% (95% CI 1.6, 6.8) for women and 0.7% (95% CI 0.1, 3.7) for men. …”
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Additive interaction between hepatitis B virus infection and tobacco smoking on the risk of gastric cancer in a Chinese population by Danjing Chen, Rong Yu, Yongfeng Cai, He Zhang, Yijun Jiang, Yunli Wu, Xian-E Peng

“…Compared to HBsAg-negative subjects, the adjusted odds ratios (OR) for HBsAg positive were 3.30 [95% confidence interval (CI): (1.84–5.91)]. …”
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Clinical benefit of physical rehabilitation after total hip and knee arthroplasty: A pragmatic, randomized, controlled trial (The DRAW1 trial) by T. Mark-Christensen, K. Thorborg, T. Kallemose, T. Bandholm

“…Results: Comparing physical rehabilitation (home-based telerehabilitation, and home-based rehabilitation) to no physical rehabilitation, the mean group-differences for the primary outcome were 3.3 (95%CI: −1.9 to 8.6; p ​= ​0.10) points at 6 weeks, and 1.9 (95%CI: −3.7 to 7.6; p ​= ​0.25) and 2.6 (95%CI: −4.4 to 9.6; p ​= ​0.23) points at the 3- and 12-months follow-ups, respectively. …”
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Identification of biomarkers related to metabolically healthy or unhealthy obesity in children and adolescents with depressive disorders: a cross-sectional study by Zhiwei Liu, Liang Sun, Fengshun Li, Tengjiao Liu, XingLong Yin, Jingjing Zhang, Nana Sun, Yulong Zhang, Gaofeng Yao, Yun Liu

“…The detection rates of MHO and MUO were 3.7% (19/515) and 8.0% (41/515), respectively. …”
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Association of modifiable risk factors with progression to dementia in relation to amyloid and tau pathology by Zsolt Huszár, Alina Solomon, Marie Anne Engh, Vanda Koszovácz, Tamás Terebessy, Zsolt Molnár, Péter Hegyi, András Horváth, Francesca Mangialasche, Miia Kivipelto, Gábor Csukly

“…Results Higher CAIDE score was associated with increased risk of progression to all-cause dementia in most MCI subgroups: adjusted hazard ratios (aHR) [95% CI] were 3.1 [1.43; 6.53] in the A- subgroup, 1.7 [1.20–2.27] in T + , 2.6 [1.06–6.59] in A-T-, and 1.6 [1.15–2.22] in the A + T + subgroup. …”
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Acute kidney injury in hospitalized children with diphtheria in northwestern Nigeria: incidence and hospitalization outcomes by Olayinka Rasheed Ibrahim, Abdurrazzaq Alege, Michael Abel Alao, Olanrewaju Timothy Adedoyin

“…The odds of deaths with AKI were 3.56 (95% CI 1.76–7.14).Conclusion There is a high incidence of AKI among children with diphtheria and increased odds of death. …”
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Resistance and metabolic pathway of Spodoptera frugiperda population to beta cypermethrin in Sichuan by Huilin CHEN, Yutong WU, Jie GAO, Xiang XU, Xuegui WANG, Jizhi YANG

“…The metabolism differential products in the control group and the experimental group were 3-phenoxybenzoic acid (3-PBA), pyrocatechol, capric acid, methyl-2, 3-dihydro-3, 5-dihydroxy-2-oxo-3-indoleacetic acid. …”
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PROMIS outcomes following operative and non-operative treatment of distal biceps ruptures by Akhil Dondapati, Thomas J. Carroll, Samuel Florentino, Jonathan Minto, Warren C. Hammert, Bilal Mahmood

“…In contrast, this change in PROMIS PI, UE, and PF scores from initial visit to 12-months were −3.24 (p = 0.02), 4.18 (p < 0.01), and 0.01 (p = 0.91), respectively, in the operative cohort. …”
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Comparative effectiveness of nitinol staple-only fixation versus antiglide plate fixation for Weber type B distal fibular fractures by Kensei Yoshimoto, Masahiko Noguchi, Takumi Koseki, Ayako Tominaga, Ken Okazaki

“…Results The mean skin incision length and operative time of nitinol staple-only fixation were 3.8 ± 0.5 cm and 19.6 ± 3.6 min, compared with 8.7 ± 1.3 cm and 48.8 ± 10.6 min for plate fixation, respectively. …”
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Visual Acuity Outcomes and Influencing Factors in a Cohort of UK Real-World Diabetic Macular Oedema Patients During the First Two Years of Anti-VEGF Treatment by Qing Wen, Helene Karcher, David M. Wright, Samriddhi Buxy Sinha, Usha Chakravarthy, Catarina Santos, Franklin Igwe, Recivall Salongcay, Katie Curran, Tunde Peto

“…In the first year, the median annual injection number and interval were 6.0 (IQR 5.0–8.0) and 6.1 weeks (IQR 5.4–7.8), respectively, and in the second year, they were 3.0 (IQR 2.0–5.0) and 10.0 weeks (IQR 6.5–20.1). …”
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Nurses’ Preparedness Toward Bioterrorism and Related Factors: A Multicenter Study by Vahid Ghavami, Marzie Asadi, Fatemeh Kokabi-Saghi, Hamidreza Shabanikiya

“…The scores for preparedness in the three dimensions and the total score were calculated based on 100 points Results: The Mean±SD scores of knowledge, risk perception, personal preparedness and the total score were 3.57±11.33, 85.95±8.10, 14.95±29.47 and 37.74±6.84, respectively. …”
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Salt resistance property evaluation of lost circulation materials for wellbore strengthening in deep geological formations by Xiaopeng Yan, Linglong Cao, Ke Zhao, Shuangjun Zhou, Song Deng, Haoyu Diao, Binkun XU, Bingzhao Huo, Maojiang Li, Yichen Li

“…Their compressive strength degradation rates at D90 were 3.53% and 28.76% for pre- and post treatment, respectively. …”
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Mutation Analysis of ASXL1 in Normal Karyotype Myelodysplastic Syndromes: Experience From Pakistan by Sumera Shaikh, Nida Anwar, Saba Shahid, Shamim Mushtaq, Naveena Fatima, Saima Siddiqui, Qammar Jammal

“…The median total leucocyte count × 109/L and blast percentage among the patients with ASXL1 mutation were 3.9 and 4.5, respectively. A survival of 85 weeks was recorded for ASXL1‐mutated and nonmutated cases. …”
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Neutrophil/monocyte-targeted dual-ligands modified liposomes delivering puerarin for ischemia stroke treatment by Chengli Ling, Linglong Chen, Jianming Liang, Xiaofang Li, Hua Wei, Cuiyun Yu, Jianxin Wang

“…Optimal modification ratio for both cRGD and PGP were 3 %. The cRGD/PGP-Lips had significant synergetic targeting efficiency in vitro and in vivo, and the encapsulation efficiency of Pue were greater than 80 % through calcium acetate gradient. …”
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Kidney outcomes after bariatric surgery: a population-based cohort study by Christian Goul Sørensen, Simon Kok Jensen, Reimar Wernich Thomsen, Bente Jespersen, Sigrid Bjerge Gribsholt, Christian Fynbo Christiansen

“…The one-year risk of AKI following bariatric surgery was 2.7%, while the ten-year risks of nephrolithiasis, CKD, and KFRT were 3.5%, 0.4%, and 0.2%, respectively. When comparing individuals with bariatric surgery with those with overweight/obesity, the adjusted HRs were increased at 1.63 (95% CI; 1.38, 1.92) for AKI and 1.73 (95% CI; 1.56, 1.91) for nephrolithiasis. …”
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Numerical simulation of an HTL-free carbon-based perovskite solar cell with graphitic carbon nitride doped zinc oxide as electron transport layers by Joseph Kariuki, Nicholas Rono, Chinedu Christian Ahia, Eric Kibagendi Osoro, Edson L. Meyer

“…The band gap values of the proposed ETL were 3.06, 3.06, 3.10, and 2.97 eV for pure ZnO, GT1, GT3 and GT5 respectively. …”
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Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio and Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis among Cirrhotic Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Seyed Arsalan Seyedi, Seyed Ali Nabipoorashrafi, Jairo Hernandez, Andrew Nguyen, Brandon Lucke-Wold, Shima Nourigheimasi, Shokoufeh Khanzadeh

“…The pooled positive likelihood ratio, negative likelihood ratio, DOR of NLR were 3.35(95%CI = 2.06–5.46), 0.10 (95%CI = 0.03–0.38), and 30.78 (95%CI = 7.01–135.04), respectively. …”
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Physicochemical and Characterization of Nitrogen Fixing Bacteria from Soil Samples Within the Vicinity of Telecommunication Mast (Site No: 000148) Located at Karfi Town Kura Local... by Lawal, I., Yusuf, I

“…However, the moisture content(0.21%) of control sample is higher than that of sample A and B with 0.12% and 0.11% respectively The mean count of NNFB of the soil samples were 3.20 ± 0.06, 1.80± 0.12, 1.40±0.23, 1.20±0.20 for sample B, C, A and D respectively. …”
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