The research of ARIMA, GM(1,1), and LSTM models for prediction of TB cases in China. by Daren Zhao, Huiwu Zhang, Qing Cao, Zhiyi Wang, Sizhang He, Minghua Zhou, Ruihua Zhang

“…<h4>Results</h4>There were 3,021,995 tuberculosis cases in mainland China from January 2018 to December 2020. …”
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The Population Dynamics of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly, Ceratitis capitata Wied. Diptera: Tephritidae in Some Fruit Orchards in Gaza Strip by Ahmad Saleh, Mohammad El-Hamalawii

“…In 2003, the CTD for the above mentioned sites were 3.26, 1.12, 1.99, 1.81, 0.93, 1.03, and 1.02, respectively. …”
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Rare Case of Lumbosacral Conjoint Root Diagnosed as Sequestered Disc by MRI: A Case Report by Akram Awadallah

“…Deep tendon reflexes were 3+ at the left knee and ankle. Plantar responses were flexor. …”
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The Value of NLR and PLR in the Diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis Combined with Interstitial Lung Disease and Assessment of Treatment Effect: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Cui P, Cheng T, Yan H, Xu D, Ren G, Ma S

“…The optimal critical values of NLR and PLR for the diagnosis of RA-ILD were 3.15 and 152.62, the area under ROC curve was 0.615 and 0.61, the sensitivity was 72%, 62%, and the specificity was 54% and 64%. …”
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Dynamics of changes in the velocity of ultrasound propagation in the bone tissue of premature children according to the data of ultrasound densitometry by A. Yu. Tsymbal, Yu. V. Kotlova

“…The odds ratio of having osteopenia were 3.37 times higher for those born in GA of 33 weeks or less (OR = 3.37; CI 95 % [1.25, 9.09], p < 0.05), and 7.50 times higher odds of having significantly low Z-scores (OR = 7.50; CI 95 % [1.60, 34.59], p < 0.05), ), and 8.15 times higher odds of having significantly low Z-scores after 1 month of life (OR = 8.15; CI 95 % [2.23; 29.70], р < 0.05), than in children with greater GA. …”
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Acute Phase Effect of Memantine Hydrochloride in Experimental Peripheral Nerve Injury by Hakan AK, Iskender Samet Daltaban, Sevilay Vural

“…Results The mean sciatic function index (SFI) scores of groups 1 to 4 were +3.27 (standard deviation [SD] ±4.66),–18.2 (SD = ±11.7),–8.5 (SD = ±7.5), and–2.5 (SD = ±9), respectively. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Unilateral Biportal Endoscopy Compared With Transforaminal Route Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Decompression in the Treatment of Lumbar Spinal stenosis: Min... by Sun W, Wang J, Hu Y, Tao J, Yang C

“…Postoperatively, UBE resulted in lower VAS-leg pain scores (P< 0.01) and had a higher excellent/good rate (93.75% vs 85.71%, P< 0.05). Moreover, there were 3 patients in PELD group who needed a revision surgery at the same level within postoperative 1-year follow-up due to the unrelieved symptoms.Conclusion: Both techniques were safe, but PELD posed a higher risk of reoperation due to decompression failure. …”
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Results of treatment of bilateral destructive pulmonary tuberculosis patients using mini-invasive surgical interventions. by I. V. Korpusenko, Yu. F. Savenkov

“…Abacillation, while maintaining destruction in one of the lungs, occurred at the time of discharge from the hospital in 12 (9.3%) patients of the main group and in 21 (16.5%) – of the comparison one. There were 3 (2.3%) patients discharging bacteria in the main group and 20 (15.4%) patients in the comparison group.…”
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The burden and determinants of cognitive impairment among individuals with chronic diseases in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Addisu Getie, Melaku Bimerew, Mihretie Gedfew, Baye Tsegaye Amlak, Tegene Atamenta Kitaw, Adam Wondmieneh

“…Participants who are unable to read and write were 3.82 times more likely to experience cognitive impairment compared to those who had completed primary education (AOR = 3.82; 95 % CI: 2.97–4.91). …”
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Health literacy and motivation to change health behavior among cardiovascular patients by Hossein Ghalavand, Abdolahad Nabiolahi, Sirous Panahi

“…Scores for motivation to change health behaviors between CVDs patients revealed means for autonomous motivation were 3.67, for controlled motivation stands at 3.48, and for the probability rating assigned by physicians were 4.06. …”
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Persistent depressive symptom trajectory is associated with cognitive impairment: a population-based longitudinal study of aging in Taiwan by Hsiao-Chen Lin, Wai-Lam Lao, Te-Chia Tseng, Chih-Jung Yeh

“…The odds ratios for cognitive impairment were 3.17 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.41–7.15) in Model 1; 3.24 (95% CI: 1.42–7.41) in Model 2; and 2.95 (95% CI: 1.24–7.00) in Model 3 in individuals with persistent depressive symptom trajectory. …”
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Virtual vitreoretinal clinics: a service delivery pathway of the future by Elizabeth Yang, Amelia Rees, Shantelle Ahadzi, Yvonne Kanna, Philipp Schwember, Robert Henderson, Lyndon da Cruz

“…In Pilot 1, 42% were virtually assessed for discharge, with high concordance with face-to-face outcomes (positive predictive value = 89%). There were 3 cases of missed retinal tears, and 1 OCT misdiagnosis. …”
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The global, regional, and national burden of pediatric stone disease: 1990–2021 and projections for the next two decades by Sheng Chen, Xiaohan Ma, Lin Guo, Shuaikang Wang, Junchao Wu, Lingling Wu, Ting Zhang, Hongjun Gao

“…A Bayesian Age-Period-Cohort (BAPC) model was employed to project the future burden from 2022 to 2041.ResultsIn 2021, there were 3,289,663 cases of pediatric stone disease worldwide (95% UI: 1,724,296 to 5,384,797), resulting in 66 deaths (95% UI: 43 to 94) and 14,230 disabilities (95% UI: 9,264 to 21,569). …”
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The simpler modified fried frailty scale predicts 2-year mortality in older adults with heart failure: a pilot study by Celalettin Küçük, Serdar Özkök, Gülistan Bahat, Ekrem Bilal Karaayvaz, Mustafa Altınkaynak, Alpay Medetalibeyoğlu, Mehmet Akif Karan

“…In a median follow-up of 759 days, cardiomegaly, increased pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) and frailty defined by SMFFS were the only predictors of mortality in older adults with HF after adjustments for age, falls in the previous year, undernutrition, probable sarcopenia, functional impairments, and quality of life [HR (95% CI) were 3.88 (1.05–14.3), 1.05 (1.01–1.09), and 10.96 (1.07–112.05) (p = 0.027); for older age, PAP, and frailty, respectively]. …”
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Burden of total and cause-specific mortality related to tobacco smoking among adults aged ≥ 45 years in Asia: a pooled analysis of 21 cohorts. by Wei Zheng, Dale F McLerran, Betsy A Rolland, Zhenming Fu, Paolo Boffetta, Jiang He, Prakash Chandra Gupta, Kunnambath Ramadas, Shoichiro Tsugane, Fujiko Irie, Akiko Tamakoshi, Yu-Tang Gao, Woon-Puay Koh, Xiao-Ou Shu, Kotaro Ozasa, Yoshikazu Nishino, Ichiro Tsuji, Hideo Tanaka, Chien-Jen Chen, Jian-Min Yuan, Yoon-Ok Ahn, Keun-Young Yoo, Habibul Ahsan, Wen-Harn Pan, You-Lin Qiao, Dongfeng Gu, Mangesh Suryakant Pednekar, Catherine Sauvaget, Norie Sawada, Toshimi Sairenchi, Gong Yang, Renwei Wang, Yong-Bing Xiang, Waka Ohishi, Masako Kakizaki, Takashi Watanabe, Isao Oze, San-Lin You, Yumi Sugawara, Lesley M Butler, Dong-Hyun Kim, Sue K Park, Faruque Parvez, Shao-Yuan Chuang, Jin-Hu Fan, Chen-Yang Shen, Yu Chen, Eric J Grant, Jung Eun Lee, Rashmi Sinha, Keitaro Matsuo, Mark Thornquist, Manami Inoue, Ziding Feng, Daehee Kang, John D Potter

“…Corresponding proportions for East Asian women were 3.7%, 4.6%, and 1.7%, respectively. The strongest association with tobacco smoking was found for lung cancer: a 3- to 4-fold elevated risk, accounting for 60.5% and 16.7% of lung cancer deaths, respectively, in Asian men and East Asian women aged ≥45 y.…”
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Continuous Skin Rejuvenation by Combining Nonablative Fractional Laser With Daily Application of a Multibeneficial Composition Formulation: A Blinded Randomized Clinical Trial Stud... by Xinxuan Zhang, Manru Ning, Mengqing Lin, Qi Tang, Yihuai Liang, Feifei Wang, Xiaoke Xu

“…More significant improvements in index parameters for the test sides were also found both in wrinkles with a 21.14% decrease of SEw value from the baseline and in elasticity with a 14.99% decrease of R2 value, while the corresponding reductions were 3.83% for SEw and 4.10% for R2 found on the control sides. …”
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Differences in morphological characteristics, photosynthetic capacity and Chloroplast genomes reveal molecular markers to distinguish Angelica sinensis, A. acutiloba and A. gigas by Xia Li, Weihua Zhao, Yan Zhao, Mengfei Li

“…The length of CP genomes of A. sinensis, A. acutiloba and A. gigas were 141,869, 147,057 and 147,050 bp with encoding 124,128 and 128 genes, respectively. There were 3 genes (i.e., psbA, ndhB, and ycf15) affecting the expansion and contraction of inverted repeat (IR), and 7 genes (i.e., matK, psbN, ccsA, rps8, ndhF, ycf1, and ycf2) in the gene regions presenting notably high nucleotide diversity. …”
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Smartphone app to support goal setting in pediatric rehabilitation: app development, usability and acceptability study by V. Vannier, R. Bailly, E. Fily, A. Le Gallo, L. Guiheneuf, D. Jacquemot, E. Dheilly, S. Brochard, C. Pons

“…This study aimed to develop a smartphone app to guide rehabilitation professionals through the whole collaborative goal-setting process with children who have physical health related disabilities and their families and to explore its usability and acceptability. Methods There were 3 phases of app development. In phase 1, we analyzed the literature to establish key app components. …”
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The temporal variation of CH4 emissions embodied in Chinese supply chains, 2000–2020 by Jiaxi Wu, Mengxin Chen, Xialing Sun, Zheng Meng

“…By 2020, the CH4 emissions driven by urban consumption were 3.1 times that of rural consumption. This study provides a comprehensive analysis of China's supply chain over the past two decades. …”
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Competency evaluation index system for Chinese global health professionals: a Delphi stduy by Jingran HU, Jingsong YANG, Xiaoqi WANG, Heya YI, Lin WU, Ruitai SHAO

“…The coefficients of variation were 3.95% - 18.33%, 5.74% - 16.25%, and 5.74% - 16.25%, respectively. …”
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