Nomogram for prognosis prediction in metastatic pancreatic cancer patients undergoing intra-arterial infusion chemotherapy: incorporating immune-inflammation scores and coagulation... by Yifan Yang, Shaoqi Zong, Yongqiang Hua

“…A cutoff value of 353.3 was identified as optimal for risk stratification, with a statistically significant difference in OS between the high- and low-risk groups. Conclusion The nomogram based on immune-inflammatory scores, coagulation indicators, and other clinicopathological factors can effectively predict the OS of patients with MPC.…”
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Six-year performance of risk-based selection for lung cancer screening in the Manchester Lung Health Check cohort by Matthew Sperrin, Haval Balata, Richard Booton, Hilary A Robbins, Philip A J Crosbie, Patrick Goodley

“…Over 6 years, 7.3% (n=105/1430) and 0.9% (n=10/1111) were diagnosed with lung cancer in the high and low-risk cohorts, respectively (p<0.0001). …”
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Species delimitation and microalgal cryptic diversity analysis of the genus Micractinium (Chlorophyta) by E. S. Krivina, A. D. Temraleeva, Yu. S. Bukin

“…The clustering obtained by the latter two methods is in good congruence with morphological (cell size and shape, ability to form colonies, production of bristles, chloroplast type), physiological (vitamin requirements, reaction to high and low temperatures), molecular (presence of introns, level of genetic differences, presence of CBCs or special features of the secondary structure in ITS1 and ITS2) and ecological characteristics (habitat). …”
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Expression and prognosis of cellular senescence genes in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma by Chen Feng, Lijuan Zhu, Wei Mao, Pin Dong, Xinwei Chen

“…The TCGA-HNSC data were used as the training group and were divided into high- and low-risk groups, and the GEO database was used as the test group. …”
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Depletion of key gut bacteria predicts disrupted bile acid metabolism in inflammatory bowel disease by Daniel Peterson, Christopher Weidenmaier, Sonia Timberlake, Rotem Gura Sadovsky

“…Here, we analyzed hundreds of stool samples with paired metagenomic and metabolomic data from IBD patients and controls and found that the abundance of the bai operon in metagenomic samples was highly predictive of that sample’s high- or low-SBA metabolic state. We further found that bai genes from the Clostridium species best characterized as BA transformers were more prevalent in IBD patients than in non-IBD controls, while bai genes from uncharacterized taxa known only from MAGs were much more physiologically relevant in non-IBD samples. …”
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Study on Key Influencing Factors of Carbon Emissions from Farmland Resource Utilization in Northeast China Under the Background of Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction by Mulin Sun, Yuhao Fu, Mingyao Sun, Run Huang, Yun Teng

“…The results show the following: (1) Between 2012 and 2021, carbon emissions from farmland use in Northeast China show a fluctuating development trend of rising and then falling, and the distribution of carbon emissions within the region is characterized by a decreasing trend of “high-middle-low” from the north to the south. (2) Carbon emissions from farmland use in the next 10 years will maintain a gently decreasing trend. (3) The industrial structure of farmland, the level of economic development and the level of urbanization play a contributing role in carbon emissions. …”
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Investigating the Implications of COVID-19 on PM2.5 in Pakistan by Hassaan Sipra, Faheem Aslam, Jabir Hussain Syed, Tahir Mumtaz Awan

“…Intuitively, this is accurate, given that hourly PM2.5 concentrations change with economic activity, which oscillates in daily cycles of high and low PM2.5 concentrations. In Lahore significantly lower efficiency is observed during COVID-19; no conclusion on lockdown can be made. …”
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Performance of an Electronic Health Record–Based Automated Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index Score Calculator: Cohort Study in the Emergency Department by Elizabeth Joyce, James McMullen, Xiaowen Kong, Connor O'Hare, Valerie Gavrila, Anthony Cuttitta, Geoffrey D Barnes, Colin F Greineder

“…To facilitate integration into ED workflow, we created a 2023 Epic ObjectiveThe primary objectives of this study were to determine the overall accuracy of ePESI and its ability to correctly distinguish high- and low-risk PESI scores within the Epic MethodsWe collected ePESI scores on 500 consecutive patients at least 18 years old who underwent a computerized tomography-pulmonary embolism scan in the ED of our tertiary, academic health center between January 3 and February 15, 2023. …”
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Relationship between serum lipid level and colorectal cancer: a systemic review and meta-analysis by Shuai Lu, Zhenpeng Yang, Huazhen Tang, Xibo Sun, Benqiang Rao

“…The total pooled risk ratio (RR) for high vs low concentrations of triglyceride (TG) concentrations was reported at 1.21 (95% CI 1.09 to 1.34; I2=46.8%), total cholesterol (TC) was at 1.15 (95% CI 1.08 to 1.22; I2=36.8%), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) was 0.86 (95% CI 0.77 to 0.97; I2=28.8%) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) was observed at 1.03 (95% CI 0.75 to 1.41; I2=69.4%).Conclusions This meta-analysis shows that high levels of serum TG and TC are positively correlated with the incidence rate of CRC, while high levels of serum HDL-C are negatively correlated with CRC incidence rate. …”
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Blockchain technology adoption strategies for the shipping costs bearer in the fresh product supply chain by Weisi Zhang, Lin Wu, Lulu Ji

“…Additionally, the 3PL’s carbon reduction level is higher when blockchain technology is adopted, especially with low R&D cost coefficient of CER and high consumer low-carbon preferences. Second, regarding who should bear the shipping costs, when blockchain technology is not adopted, it is optimal for the supplier to bear the shipping costs, maximizing the overall profit of the supply chain. …”
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Process evaluation of the New Interventions for independence in Dementia Study (NIDUS) Family stream randomised controlled trial: protocol by Julie Barber, Laurie Butler, Claudia Cooper, Sarah Morgan-Trimmer, Danielle Laura Wyman, Peter Bright

“…Dyads (PLWD and family carer) will be purposively sampled based on high or low Goal Attainment Scaling scores (trial primary outcome). …”
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Obstacles and opportunities for care collaboration through the utilisation of a preventive care process for frail older adults: a study protocol for a mixed methods study design by Åsa Larsson Ranada, Elisabet Rothenberg, Helle Wijk, Martina Karin Boström, Pia Skott, Anette Erichsen

“…Municipalities with high and low compliance indices will be identified and analysed together with data on demographics, socioeconomics and organisation from Statistics Sweden.Phase 2 (qualitative) Focus group interviews will be conducted in residential care units in the municipalities identified in phase 1 with interprofessional teams and older persons/next of kin. …”
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The Predictive Value of Lactate Dehydrogenase for Viral Suppression in Newly Diagnosed People Living With HIV on Antiretroviral Therapy: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Jin Y, Wang Y, Xia T, Ma Q

“…Multivariate Cox regression analysis identified LDH tertile as a significant predictor of viral suppression (HR = 0.714, 95% CI = 0.553– 0.922, P = 0.010 for middle vs low tertile; HR = 0.575, 95% CI = 0.443– 0.747, P < 0.001 for high vs low tertile).Conclusion: LDH levels function as a prognostic indicator for predicting the timing of viral suppression in PLWH on ART. …”
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Evaluation of health-related quality of life changes in an Australian rapid access chest pain clinic by J Andrew Black, James E. Sharman, Gang Chen, Andrew J. Palmer, Barbara de Graaff, Mark Nelson, Niamh Chapman, Julie A. Campbell

“…Absolute cardiovascular risk was also stratified into high/intermediate/low-risk categories for exploratory analysis of summary HSUs and dimensional scores. …”
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Safety Evaluation for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles’ Exclusive Lanes considering Penetrate Ratios and Impact of Trucks Using Surrogate Safety Measures by Jian Zhang, Kunrun Wu, Min Cheng, Min Yang, Yang Cheng, Shen Li

“…Main results indicate that (1) setting one exclusive lane is capable to improve overall safety environment in low demand, and two exclusive lanes are more suitable for high-demand scenario; (2) existence of trucks worsens overall longitudinal safety environment, and improper setting of exclusive lanes in high trucks, low MPR scenario has adverse effect on longitudinal safety; and (3) setting exclusive lanes have better longitudinal and lateral safety improvement in high-truck proportion scenarios. …”
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Using the modified frailty index as a predictor of complications in adults undergoing transforaminal interbody lumbar fusion by Momin M. Mohis, Simon G. Ammanuel, Cuong P. Luu, James A. Stadler

“…Noninfectious outcomes were more likely to be significantly different between the high- and low frailty groups, while all infectious outcomes apart from superficial surgical site infection and pneumonia were not significantly different between the cohorts.…”
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The role of resilience in explaining hotel growth: A fuzzy-set QCA approach by Diana Dryglas, Anna Lis, Marcin Suder

“…IMPLICATIONS: The research contributes to the literature on resilience in the hospitality industry by developing a new theoretical perspective on the complex nature of combinations of factors that contribute to sustainable hotel resilience, leading to both high and low growth. The research results also provide significant implications for entrepreneurs and managers, indicating the role of different combinations of factors in determining hotel growth. …”
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Physiological adaptations and myocellular stress in short-term, high-frequency blood flow restriction training: A scoping review. by Victor Sabino de Queiros, Nicholas Rolnick, Phelipe Wilde de Alcântara Varela, Breno Guilherme de Araújo Tinôco Cabral, Paulo Moreira Silva Dantas

“…In general, studies have demonstrated increases in strength and muscle size after short term (1-3 weeks), high-frequency low-intensity BFR training, non-failure, but not after control conditions (non-BFR; equalized training volume). …”
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Factors Associated with Visit-to-Visit Variability of Blood Pressure Measured as Part of Routine Clinical Care among Patients Attending Cardiology Outpatient Department of a Tertia... by Thirunavukarasu Kumanan, Vathulan Sujanitha, Mahesan Guruparan, Nadarajah Rajeshkannan

“…The SD of SBP was then classified into high and low VVV groups by means of a cutoff point at the 50th percentile. …”
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Assessment of degraded lands in the Ile-Balkhash region, Kazakhstan by Sanim Bissenbayeva, Ruslan Salmurzauly, Ruslan Salmurzauly, Aigul Tokbergenova, Nazym Zhengissova, Jialuo Xing

“…The spatial distribution of desertification degrees (severe, high, medium, low, and non-desertification) was identified using DDI methodologies. …”
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