The Mechanism of Inflammatory Factors and Soluble Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 Regulated by Nuclear Transcription Factor NF-κB in Unstable Angina Pectoris by Qingfeng Su, Linhu Zhang, Zhenhui Qi, Bo Huang

“…The relative REL expression results of UAP group, SAP group, and control group were 3.77±1.5, 2.2±0.6, and 1±0.4, respectively. The inflammatory factors, Visfatin, sVCAM-1, sICAM-1, CD63, CD62P, NF-κB1, NF-κB2, and REL mRNA in the UAP group showed higher levels in contrast to the other two groups (P<0.05). …”
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High HPgV replication is associated with improved surrogate markers of HIV progression. by Gibran Horemheb-Rubio, Pilar Ramos-Cervantes, Hugo Arroyo-Figueroa, Santiago Ávila-Ríos, Claudia García-Morales, Gustavo Reyes-Terán, Galileo Escobedo, Gloria Estrada, Trinidad García-Iglesias, Nayeli Muñoz-Saucedo, David Kershenobich, Patricia Ostrosky-Wegman, Guillermo M Ruiz-Palacios

“…The most prevalent genotypes were 3 (58.6%)and 2 (33.7%). HPgV viral loads from healthy blood donors and HPgV/HIV+ ART-naïve co-infected patients were clustered into two component distributions, low and high, with a cut-off point of 5.07log10 and 5.06log10, respectively. …”
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Analysis of Series of Cases of Fibrous Dysplasia of Proximal Femur in Pediatric Population by Sumit Gupta, Ankur Agarwal, Lokesh Raghav, Shray Jain, Amit Kumar Gupta

“…In category one (no recurrence) there were 10 patients, while in category two (recurrence of FD) there were 3 patients. The recurrence rate in our series was 23%. …”
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Performance and usability of cardiometabolic point of care devices in Nepal: A prospective, quantitative, accuracy study. by Marina Giachino, Beatrice Vetter, Sigiriya Aebischer Perone, Jorge César Correia, Berra Erkosar, Olivia Heller, Vijay Kumar Khanal, Bruno Lab, Zoltan Pataky, Sagar Poudel, Mamit Rai, Sanjib Kumar Sharma

“…For JCAina, the mean absolute biases (Bland-Altman analysis) for glucose, HbA1c and total cholesterol tests were -3.87 mg/dL (95% CI: -7.52--0.22), 1.34% (95% CI: 1.21-1.47), and -9.52 mg/dL (95% CI: -11.9--7.2), respectively, corresponding to mean percentage biases of 2.0%, 18.5%, and -6.4%. …”
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The impact of the number of aneurysms on the course of the acute period of subarachnoid hemorrhage in patients with multiple intracranial aneurysms by Yulia O. Solodovnikova, Anatoliy S. Son

“…Results: Comorbidities were 3.4 times more common among patients with three or more aneurysms (p=0.143). …”
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Impact of tobacco habits on poor oral health status among bone-factory workers in a low literacy city in India: A cross-sectional study. by Naved Alam, Warisha Mariam

“…More than half of the factory workers (53.2%) were tobacco users. Tobacco users were 3.52 times more likely to have a severe DMFT index. …”
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Mortality trends and disparities for coexisting chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cardiovascular disease: A retrospective analysis of deaths in the United States from 1999-... by Aman Goyal, Humza Saeed, Wania Sultan, Ajeet Singh, Abdullah, Muhammad Khubaib Arshad, Zubair Amin, Mah I Kan Changez, Gauranga Mahalwar, Rozi Khan, Wael AlJaroudi

“…<h4>Results</h4>Between 1999 and 2020, there were 3,590,124 reported deaths due to coexisting CVD and COPD, with overall AAMR slightly changing from 82.2 to 81.2 per 100,000 population, and a notable rise from 2018 to 2020 (APC: 5.28; 95% CI: 1.83 to 7.22) coinciding with the onset of COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Simulation analysis and experiment of roller-round brush precise seed-metering device for Panax notoginseng by ZHOU Jinhua, LAI Qinghui, GAO Xiaojun

“…Under the optimal condition, the qualified index of the seed space was 93.17%, the multi-seeding and the miss-seeding indexes were 3.40% and 3.43%, respectively.In conclusion, the seed-metering device is a key component of seeding machine, and the simulation analysis for the roller-round brush seed-metering device can meet the requirement of precise seeding for P. notoginseng, providing a methodological reference for optimizing precision metering for other types of seeds.…”
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Effect of hormone replacement therapy on periodontal health in post-menopausal women in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia by Raneem Ageel, Bahaa Abaalkhail, Zuhair S. Natto

“…The odds of having periodontitis were 3.2 times lower in HRT users compared to non-users (OR = 0.31, p < 0.05, 95% CI: 0.11–0.89). …”
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The epidemiology of HIV and HSV-2 infections among women participating in microbicide and vaccine feasibility studies in Northern Tanzania. by Saidi H Kapiga, Fiona M Ewings, Tony Ao, Joseph Chilongani, Aika Mongi, Kathy Baisley, Suzanna Francis, Aura Andreasen, Ramadhan Hashim, Deborah Watson-Jones, John Changalucha, Richard Hayes

“…HIV and HSV-2 incidence rates were 3.7 (95% confidence interval, CI: 2.8,5.1) and 28.6 (95% CI: 23.5,35.0)/100 person-years, respectively. …”
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The Utilization and Outcomes of Inferior Vena Cava Filter Use by Krystina N Choinski MD, Jason Storch MD, Simeret Genet BS, MA, Maximillian Bazil BS, Jonathan Joasil BS, Rodnell Busigo Torres BS, Kennedy Salamat BS, Akila Pai MD, Christopher J Smolock MD, John Phair MD

“…Spine surgery patients were 3.8 times more likely to undergo IVCF removal (p = 0.002) as well as patients undergoing ambulatory IVCF placement (p = 0.001). …”
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A surge in food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic in a cohort in Mexico City. by Luis F Bautista-Arredondo, T Verenice Muñoz-Rocha, José Luis Figueroa, Martha M Téllez-Rojo, Libni A Torres-Olascoaga, Alejandra Cantoral, Laura Arboleda-Merino, Cindy Leung, Karen E Peterson, Héctor Lamadrid-Figueroa

“…The odds of severe food insecurity were 3.4 times higher during the pandemic relative to pre-pandemic levels (p<0.01). …”
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Alcohol consumption and sudden unexpected death in epilepsy: experimental approach Consumo de álcool e morte súbita em epilepsia: uma abordagem experimental by Carla A. ScorzaI, Roberta M. Cysneiros, Ricardo M. Arida, Vera C. Terra, Hélio R. Machado, Antonio-Carlos G. de Almeida, Esper A. Cavalheiro, Fulvio A. Scorza

“…The basal frequency of seizures observed in the A and B groups during the first 30 days were 3.4±1.5 and 3.2±1.9 seizures per week per animal, respectively. …”
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Drivers of disparities in stage at diagnosis among women with breast cancer: South African breast cancers and HIV outcomes cohort. by Witness Mapanga, Shane A Norris, Ashleigh Craig, Oluwatosin A Ayeni, Wenlong C Chen, Judith S Jacobson, Alfred I Neugut, Paul Ruff, Herbert Cubasch, Daniel S O'Neil, Ines Buccimazza, Sharon Čačala, Laura W Stopforth, Hayley A Farrow, Sarah Nietz, Boitumelo Phakathi, Tobias Chirwa, Valerie A McCormack, Maureen Joffe

“…Women diagnosed in a tertiary hospital that predominantly serves a rural population were 3 times (OR = 2.89 (95% CI: 1.40-5.97) as likely to be associated with late-stage BC diagnosis when compared to those diagnosed at a hospital that predominantly serves an urban population. …”
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Correlation Between Peripheral Blood Immune Cell Distribution and Disease Severity and Prognosis in Multiple Sclerosis Patients by Liu PJ, Yuan P, Liu SP

“…The Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) and Monocyte-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (MLR) were 3.63 ± 2.30 and 0.33 ± 0.18, respectively. Among lymphocytes, T cells were most abundant (70.37%), with CD4+T cells comprising 40.89% and CD8+T cells at 27.80%. …”
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Effectiveness of Digital Health Interventions on Sedentary Behavior Among Patients With Chronic Diseases: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Yan Zhang, Fei Wan Ngai, Qingling Yang, Yao Jie Xie

“…Phone, web, and activity trackers were 3 digital technologies adopted in the interventions and they were used in combination in most studies (18/26, 69.2%). …”
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Feeding rate of freshwater eel Anguilla bicolor bicolor: at the body weight of 1–2 g by Latifa Fekri, Ridwan Affandi, Tatag Budiardi

“…Based on the analysis of the relationship between feeding level and growth, the feed requirement for maintenance, optimum, and maximum growth in 1–2 g freshwater eel seed were 3.3%; 7.0%; and 9.5% of the biomass, respectively.   …”
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Biomarkers of dairy fat intake, incident cardiovascular disease, and all-cause mortality: A cohort study, systematic review, and meta-analysis. by Kathy Trieu, Saiuj Bhat, Zhaoli Dai, Karin Leander, Bruna Gigante, Frank Qian, Andres V Ardisson Korat, Qi Sun, Xiong-Fei Pan, Federica Laguzzi, Tommy Cederholm, Ulf de Faire, Mai-Lis Hellénius, Jason H Y Wu, Ulf Risérus, Matti Marklund

“…Dairy fat biomarkers were not associated with all-cause mortality in meta-analyses, although there were ≤3 studies for each biomarker. Study limitations include the inability of the biomarkers to distinguish different types of dairy foods and that most studies in the meta-analyses (including our novel cohort study) only assessed biomarkers at baseline, which may increase the risk of misclassification of exposure levels.…”
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Isolated human lens interferometric surface radius of curvatures: Implications for the mechanism of accommodation. by Ronald A Schachar, Ira H Schachar, John Fabio, Dani Balicki, Nabeel Sufi, Barbara K Pierscionek, Boyd Hunter

“…Mean central thickness, anterior and posterior vertex RoCs and COP were 3.54 ± 0.07 mm, 10.2 ± 0.9 mm, 6.8 ± 1.0 mm, and 20.7 ± 2.1 diopters, respectively. …”
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MEDICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CORRECTION AND REHABILITATION OF PREGNANT WOMEN WITH SOMATOFORM DYSFUNCTION OF VEGETATIVE NERVOUS SYSTEM by V. G. Syusyuka

“…During analysis of labor progress it was found that the distress rate in group I and control group were 3.5 % and 4.2 % correspondingly. In addition the attention was paid to the high rate of fetus distress and weak labor process of women in group II (14.8% each correspondently). …”
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