Detecting Freezing of Gait in Parkinson Disease Using Multiple Wearable Sensors Sets During Various Walking Tasks Relative to Medication Conditions (DetectFoG): Protocol for a Pros... by Sébastien Cordillet, Sophie Drapier, Frédérique Leh, Audeline Dumont, Florian Bidet, Isabelle Bonan, Karim Jamal

“…ResultsThe study is currently in the data collection phase, having commenced recruitment in February 2024. Once all data have been gathered, the data analysis will commence. …”
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Antithrombotic Therapy Duration after Patent Foramen Ovale Closure for Stroke Prevention: Impact on Long-Term Outcome by Joelle Kefer, Karlien Carbonez, Sophie Pierard, François-Pierre Mouthuy, Andre Peeters, Cedric Hermans, Catherine Lambert, Christophe DeMeester, Thierry Sluysmans, Agnes Pasquet

“…The PFO closure device was successfully implanted in all cases, with 3% of minor complications. After propensity score matching, there were no differences between Groups short and long in the rate of stroke (0.3 vs. 0.4% patient-year, p=1.00), bleeding (2 vs. 2% patient-year, p=0.17), and device thrombosis (0.3 vs. 0.1% patient-year; p=0.60). …”
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Predicting loss of independence among geriatric patients following gastrointestinal surgery by Michaela R. Cunningham, Christopher L. Cramer, Ruyun Jin, Florence E. Turrentine, Victor M. Zaydfudim

“…The six most impactful factors in predicting loss of independence were age, preoperative mobility aid use, American Society of Anesthesiologists classification, preoperative albumin, non-elective surgery, and race (all OR > 1.83; p < 0.001). The odds ratio of each of these factors were used to create a sixteen-point scoring system. …”
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Damping characteristic analysis of grid-forming PMSG-based WT under different power oscillation damping controls by Xiaotian Yuan, Zhengchun Du, Yujun Li, Tong Qu, Han Jiang

“…Simulation studies are performed under various system contingencies in two distinct sceneries to compare the performance of different damping controllers.© 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.…”
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A Mechanism Exploration of Metabolic Syndrome Causing Nodular Thyroid Disease by Zexin Li, Lili Zhang, Yingshi Huang, Peixuan Yang, Wencan Xu

“…Step logistic regression suggested glucose intolerance (GI), among all the components of MS, was an independent impact factor of TNs and was considered to contribute most to the formation of TNs. …”
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Optimal distribution modeling and multifractal analysis of wind speed in the complex terrain of Sichuan Province, China by Cun Zhan, Renjuan Wei, Lu Zhao, Shijun Chen, Chunying Shen

“…Persistence was evident in all wind speed series as the Hurst index exceeds 0.5, with the strongest persistence in mountainous areas and the weakest in plains. …”
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Growth, Feed Utilization, Lipid Metabolism, and Metamorphosis of Bullfrog (Aquarana catesbeianus) Tadpoles Fed Diets With Different Lipid Levels by Juan Gao, Ling Wang, Jian Zhang, Kangle Lu, Kai Song, Xueshan Li, Chunxiao Zhang

“…As the dietary lipid level increased from 4.46% to 10.90%, the protein efficiency ratio (PER), protein deposition rate (PDR), lipid deposition rate (LDR), crude lipid content and gross energy of the whole body, apparent digestibility of the crude lipid, superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) activities in the liver, and the intestinal trypsin (TPS) activity all increased and then decreased. According to the second-order polynomial regression analysis of the WG and metamorphosis rate at stage 41 to the dietary lipid level, the ideal dietary lipid content for tadpoles was 11.08% and 10.72%, respectively. …”
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Co-Simulation Model for Determination of Optimal Active Power Filters Settings in Low-Voltage Network by Mario Primorac, Zvonimir Klaić, Heidi Adrić, Matej Žnidarec

“…Based on this, the position and dimensioning of the shunt active power filters (APFs) depend on the load range within a 24 h interval at all nodes in the observed time interval. Furthermore, the paper emphasizes the importance of observing Voltage Total Harmonic Distortion (<i>THD</i>_V) on the busbars in the depth of the feeder as well as the importance of observing <i>THD</i>_V in each phase.…”
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Resonance frequency analysis – indicator of post-implantation morphology of mandibular bone tissue by A. P. Oshurko, I. Yu. Oliinyk, N. B. Kuzniak, L. M. Herasym

“…This result made it necessary to revise the rehabilitation plan, adjust the medical prescription sheet and decide to postpone the placement of the all-milled restorative structure on the implants. …”
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An Efficient CNN Model for COVID-19 Disease Detection Based on X-Ray Image Classification by Aijaz Ahmad Reshi, Furqan Rustam, Arif Mehmood, Abdulaziz Alhossan, Ziyad Alrabiah, Ajaz Ahmad, Hessa Alsuwailem, Gyu Sang Choi

“…The proposed model has outperformed all the models generally and specifically when the model testing was done using an independent testing set.…”
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The impact of sleep interventions combined with enhanced nutritional support on sleep quality, nutritional status, pain management, psychological well-being, and quality of life in... by Gang Wang, Shengjie Pan

“…Results The intervention group demonstrated significantly greater improvements across all assessed domains compared to the control group ( P < 0.005 after Bonferroni correction). …”
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Psychosocial risks and mental health of preschool care providers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: a cross-sectional study by Sin Wan Tham, Min Fui Wong, Maslinor Binti Ismail, Noriklil Bukhary Binti Ismail Bukhary

“…Results A total of 247 providers were recruited from 36 preschools. All respondents were females, with a mean age of 32.1 years old, Malays (70.4%), married (55.0%), attained a diploma and above (50.6%) and had low income (80.1%). …”
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Trend of Soil-Transmitted Helminths in Ethiopian Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2000-2018) by Getaneh Alemu, Feleke Mekonnen, Mezgebu Nega, Chalachew Muluneh

“…Metaregression analysis revealed that all soil-transmitted helminths did not show a significantly decreasing trend over time (p>0.05). …”
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Injury mortality in South Africa: a 2009 and 2017 comparison to track progress to meeting sustainable development goal targets by Megan Prinsloo, Shibe Mhlongo, Rifqah A. Roomaney, Lea Marineau, Thakadu A. Mamashela, Bianca Dekel, Debbie Bradshaw, Lorna J. Martin, Carl Lombard, Rachel Jewkes, Naeemah Abrahams, Richard Matzopoulos

“…Age-standardised rates, 95% confidence intervals (CIs), and incidence rate ratios (IRRs) were calculated for manner of death rate comparisons and for age groups. Results The all-injury age-standardised mortality rate decreased significantly between 2009 and 2017. …”
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Multidrug Resistant Enteric Bacteria from Cancer Patients Admitted in Douala Laquintinie Hospital, Littoral Region of Cameroon by Michael F. Kengne, Ornella D. Tsobeng, Ballue S. T. Dadjo, Victor Kuete, Armelle T. Mbaveng

“…Stool samples from 307 cancer patients with enteric disorders and 200 noncancer patients with enteric disorders were examined to diagnose the presence of bacteria using various techniques. Among all participants in this study, 62.13% were female and 37.87% were male. …”
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ARISTOTELIO STYGIUS ŠIUOLAIKINIAME MOKSLE by Peeter Müürsepp

“…Only in the last decades of XX-th century the idea of the two different Aristotles began to gain recognition. First of all we should thank Daniel W. Graham for this development. …”
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Transcatheter edge to edge compared with surgery in older patients with degenerative mitral valve regurgitation by Gaspard Suc, Rebecca Hadjedj, Jules Mesnier, Skerdi Haviari, Marylou Para, Gregory Ducrocq, Dominique Himbert, Eric Brochet, My Lien Nguyen, Sophie Provenchere, Marina Urena, Bernard Iung

“…Primary outcome was a composite of all-cause death, hospitalization for heart failure or mitral valve intervention within one year. …”
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An Insurance Value Modeling Approach That Captures the Wider Value of a Novel Antimicrobial to Health Systems, Patients, and the Population by Mei S. Chan, Richard Holloway, Robert King, Rosie Polya, Rebecca Sloan, Jack C. Kowalik, Tom Ashfield, Luke S.P. Moore, Thomas Porter, Jonathan Pearson-Stuttard

“…**Results:** The mean insurance value across all scenarios and perspectives over 10 years in the UK was £718 million, should AMR remain unchanged, where only £134 million related to operational healthcare costs. …”
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African agri-entrepreneurship in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic by Mariam A. T. J. Kadzamira, Adewale Ogunmodede, Solomon Duah, Dannie Romney, Victor Attuquaye Clottey, Frances Williams

“…Logistic regression modelling was employed to determine the set of variables contributing to agri-SME business downturn during the COVID-19 pandemic. Results All surveyed agri-SMEs were negatively affected by COVID-19-associated restrictions with the size of the firm and gender of the owner-managers resulting in differentiated impacts. …”
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The outcome of trachomatous trichiasis surgery in Ethiopia: risk factors for recurrence. by Saul N Rajak, Esmael Habtamu, Helen A Weiss, Amir B Kello, Bayeh Abera, Mulat Zerihun, Teshome Gebre, Clare E Gilbert, Peng T Khaw, Paul M Emerson, Matthew J Burton

“…None had previously undergone TT surgery. All participants received a detailed trachoma eye examination at baseline and 6, 12, 18 and 24 months post-operatively. …”
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