Prediction models for cognitive impairment in middle-aged patients with cerebral small vessel disease by Wei Zheng, Xiaoyan Qin, Ronghua Mu, Peng Yang, Bingqin Huang, Bingqin Huang, Zhixuan Song, Xiqi Zhu, Xiqi Zhu

“…Additionally, decision curve analysis (DCA) was conducted to justify the clinical relevance of the study, and the DeLong test was utilized to compare the areas under two correlated receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves.ResultsNine texture features of the hippocampus were selected to construct radiomics model. …”
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Metabolomic profiles of preterm small-for-gestational age infants by Koh Okuda, Nobuhiko Nagano, Kimitaka Nakazaki, Kengo Matsuda, Wataru Tokunaga, Kazumasa Fuwa, Ryoji Aoki, Aya Okahashi, Ichiro Morioka

“…We aimed to characterize the metabolomic profiles in preterm small-for-gestational age (SGA) infants using cord blood. We conducted a gestational age (GA)-matched case-control study that included 30 preterm infants who were categorized into two groups: SGA infants, with a birth weight (BW) < 10th percentile for GA (n = 15) and non-SGA infants, with BW ≥ 10th percentile for GA (n = 15). …”
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Physical Activity, Obesity, and Hypertension among Adults in a Rapidly Urbanised City by Qianqian Dun, Wanglin Xu, Maozhen Fu, Nengjian Wu, Justin B. Moore, Ting Yu, Xin Li, Yating Du, Biao Zhang, Qiaomai Wang, Yiting Duan, Ziqi Meng, Shuangshuang Tian, Yuliang Zou

“…A cross-sectional study involving a sample of 1,001 adults was conducted. Descriptive statistics were used to describe sociodemographic variables, physical activity levels, body mass index (BMI), and prevalence of hypertension. …”
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Landscape of the Peripheral Immune Response Induced by Intraoperative Radiotherapy Combined with Surgery in Early Breast Cancer Patients by Danian Dai, Xuerui Li, Hongkai Zhuang, Yun Ling, Lezi Chen, Cheng Long, Jinhui Zhang, Yunjie Wang, Yuehua Li, Hailin Tang, Bo Chen

“…In this study, single‐cell RNA sequencing and single‐cell T cell receptor sequencing are conducted on peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from patient with early‐stage breast cancer before and after IORT. …”
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Phytochemical and pharmacological review of Erica Genus (L.) Ericaceae plants by Francis Adu-Amankwaah, Hleziphi V. Mpundu, Kudakwashe Nyambo, Paula Strauss, Kudzanai Ian Tapfuma, Ndivhuwo Tshililo, Motunrayo Victoria Badejo, Lawrence Mabasa, Vuyo Mavumengwana, Lucinda Baatjies

“…A systematic literature search was conducted using online databases to identify primary studies on the Erica genus. …”
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Generating high-precision farmland irrigation pattern maps using remotely sensed ecological indices and machine learning algorithms by Yuqi Liu, Yang Wang, Yanling Liao, Renkuan Liao, Jirka Šimůnek

“…Conducting field investigations of farmland irrigation patterns on a large scale is a time-consuming and labor-intensive task. …”
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Evaluation of fertilization strategies for the establishment and productivity of Xaraés grass by N. M. Lage Filho, A. R. Lopes, D. F. Araújo, V. H. M. Macedo, C. Faturi, T. C. Silva, A. C. Rêgo, W. L. Silva, F. N. Domingues

“…To this end, two experimental trials were conducted in a greenhouse, both under a completely randomized design. …”
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Phthalazine based hydrazone as potent radical scavenger: Synthesis, spectral characterization, single crystal X-ray diffraction, DFT studies, molecular docking, ADME, antioxidant a... by Surya Uthrapathy, Balasankar Thirunavukkarasu, Kodisundaram Paulrasu, Tanzeer Ahmad Dar, Manikandan Palrasu, Morris Princey, Krishnapriya Thangaretnam, Vinoth Murali

“…Molecular docking studies conducted with AutoDock 4.0, revealed docking scores from −4.87 to −7.62 kcal/mol when interacting with cytochrome C peroxidase (2X08) and E.coli reductase (1YLU) proteins highlighting potential bioactive interactions. …”
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Glucose Required for Tissue Formation and Its Effects on Cane Yield, Recoverable Sugar, and Sugar Yield by Nunik Eka Diana, Supriyadi, Djumali, Budi Santoso, Anik Herwati, Sri Yulaikah, Supriyono, Ruly Hamida, Aprilia Ridhawati, Abdurrakhman

“…Information regarding the need for glucose to form sugarcane plant tissue is still not widely available. So, research was conducted to determine the quantity of glucose to form sugarcane plant tissue and its relation to cane yield, recoverable sugar, and sugar yield obtained. …”
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Manipulating polarization attenuation in NbS2–NiS2 nanoflowers through homogeneous heterophase interface engineering toward microwave absorption with shifted frequency bands by Yiru Fu, Yuping Wang, Junye Cheng, Yao Li, Jing Wang, Yongheng Jin, Deqing Zhang, Guangping Zheng, Maosheng Cao

“…The strong electron transfer at the interface promotes electron transport throughout the material, which results in less scattering, promotes conduct ion loss and dielectric polarization relaxation, improves dielectric loss, and results in a good impedance matching of the material. …”
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Diabetes insipidus and Guillain-Barré-like syndrome following CAR-T cell therapy: a case report by Christian Koch, Patrick Roth, Juliane Fleischer, Todor Popov, Karl Frontzek, Bettina Schreiner, Markus G. Manz, Simone Unseld, Antonia M. S. Müller, Norman F. Russkamp

“…Muscle-nerve biopsy and nerve conduction studies confirmed an axonal pattern of nerve damage. …”
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The evolution of health policy and systems research in 11 low- and middle-income countries and the role of the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research: a bibliometric analy... by Nino Paichadze, Emma K. Cook, Heather E. Rosen, Sara Kurtovic, Adnan A. Hyder

“…The objective of this study was to generate quantitative metrics to assess the production of HPSR publications and the role of the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research (the Alliance) grant-funded projects in 11 LMICs over the past 20 years. Methods We conducted a systematic literature search for HPSR literature from 1999 to 2020 pertaining to 11 target LMIC countries, including grey literature. …”
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Clinical Outcome Predictive Value of Procalcitonin in Patients Suspected with Infection in the Emergency Department by Pierre Leroux, Sébastien De Ruffi, Laurent Ramont, Marion Gornet, Guillaume Giordano Orsini, Xavier Losset, Lukshe Kanagaratnam, Stéphane Gennai

“…An observational retrospective study was conducted in the adult ED of the Reims University Hospital (France). …”
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Genetic and peripheral biomarkers of comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury: a systematic review by Kiriana Cowansage, Reshmi Nair, Jose M. Lara-Ruiz, Daniel E. Berman, Courtney C. Boyd, Tiffany L. Milligan, Daniel Kotzab, Dawn M. Bellanti, Lisa M. Shank, Maria A. Morgan, Derek J. Smolenski, Ida Babakhanyan, Nancy A. Skopp, Daniel P. Evatt, Marija S. Kelber

“…This PROSPERO-registered systematic review evaluates the current body of literature on genetic and peripheral biomarkers associated with comorbid TBI and PTSD.MethodsSearches were conducted in four databases (PubMed, PsycInfo, PTSDPubs, Scopus). …”
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Evaluating knowledge gains from structured sexual and reproductive health education among in-school adolescents in Southeast Nigeria by Chibuike Agu, Chinyere Ojiugo Mbachu, Ifunanya Clara Agu, Godstime Eigbiremolen, Ugenyi Iloabachie, Ozioma Nwankpa, Obinna Onwujekwe

“…Bivariate and multivariate analyses were conducted. Results A significantly higher proportion of respondents who participated in the intervention (94.16%) demonstrated good knowledge of SRH compared to those who did not participate (85.77%), with a p-value of 0.002. …”
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Tongue-LiteSAM: A Lightweight Model for Tongue Image Segmentation With Zero-Shot by Daiqing Tan, Hao Zang, Xinyue Zhang, Han Gao, Ji Wang, Zaijian Wang, Xing Zhai, Huixia Li, Yan Tang, Aiqing Han

“…Results: Experiments conducted on six distinct tongue image datasets demonstrated that the Tongue-LiteSAM model outperformed traditional convolutional neural network-based models and transformers, the original SAM model, and other related improved models in tongue image segmentation tasks. …”
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The global, regional burden of pancreatic cancer and its attributable risk factors from 1990 to 2021 by Weidong Yu, Danyi Zhou, Fanhao Meng, Jinjing Wang, Bo Wang, Jianling Qiang, Lijun Shen, Maofeng Wang, Hezhi Fang

“…All data analyses were conducted using linear regression analysis and the Joinpoint software (version 5.0.1). …”
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General and Postbariatric Nutritional Knowledge among Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery by Areej Alkhaldy, Banan Alshehri, Nouf Albalawi, Farah Alsaady, Renad Alfarshooti, Wisam Jamal, Abdulmalik Altaf, Ashraf A. Maghrabi

“…Therefore, this study was conducted to examine the general and postbariatric nutritional knowledge related to dietary recommendations among patients undergoing bariatric surgery. …”
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Pulp stones and kidney stones-related gene: An investigation of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the gene encoding parathyroid hormone by Prescila Mota de Oliveira Kublitski, Bruna de Souza Romano, Vania Gomes Moraes, Manoel Damião Sousa-Neto, Lívia Azeredo Alves Antunes, Erika Calvano Küchler, Leonardo Santos Antunes, João Armando Brancher, Edgard Michel-Crosato, Marilisa Carneiro Leão Gabardo

“…Genotypic and allelic profiles under additive, dominant, and recessive models were evaluated using a univariate logistic regression model and the Wald test, with analyses conducted in SPSS® version 23.0. Additionally, Fisher's exact test was used to compare the haplotype frequencies. …”
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Assessment of frailty, performance and functional independence in patients with periprosthetic fractures associated with total hip arthroplasty by Victor Niculesc, Razvan Ene, Alexandru Lisias Dimitriu, Sebastian Tirla, Cristian Marge, Mircea Gheorghe Pop, Radu Dan Necula

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted between January and October 2024. The 101 patients evaluated were divided into 3 groups: the group consisting of hip arthroplasty patients - named ATS group (n=36), the group consisting of periprosthetic fractures patients - named PF group (n=11), the group consisting of stage III and IV coxarthrosis patients - named OAH group (n=42). …”
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