An Easy and Quick Risk-Stratified Early Forewarning Model for Septic Shock in the Intensive Care Unit: Development, Validation, and Interpretation Study by Guanghao Liu, Shixiang Zheng, Jun He, Zi-Mei Zhang, Ruoqiong Wu, Yingying Yu, Hao Fu, Li Han, Haibo Zhu, Yichang Xu, Huaguo Shao, Haidan Yan, Ting Chen, Xiaopei Shen

“…A median forewarning time of 13 hours was calculated for SS patients. 4 distinct risk groups (high, medium, low, and ultralow) were identified by the SORP 6 hours before onset, and the incidence rates of SS in the 4 risk groups in the postonset interval were 88.6% (433/489), 34.5% (262/760), 2.5% (67/2707), and 0.3% (4/1301), respectively. …”
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Impact of Mobile Health (mHealth) Use by Community Health Workers on the Utilization of Maternity Care in Rural Malawi: A Time Series Analysis by Kachimanga C, Ng’ambi WF, Kazinga D, Ndarama E, Amulele MA, Munyaneza F, Abejirinde IOO, van den Akker T, Kulinkina AV

“…Chiyembekezo Kachimanga,1,2 Wingston Felix Ng’ambi,3 Doctor Kazinga,1 Enoch Ndarama,4 Mercy Ambogo Amulele,5 Fabien Munyaneza,1 Ibukun-Oluwa O Abejirinde,6,7 Thomas van den Akker,2,8 Alexandra V Kulinkina1,9,10 1Partners in Health Malawi, Neno, Malawi; 2Athena Institute, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands; 3Health Economics and Policy Unit, Department of Health Systems and Policy, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Lilongwe, Malawi; 4Ministry of Health, Neno, Malawi; 5Medic, Nairobi, Kenya; 6Women College Hospital Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care, Toronto, ON, Canada; 7Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; 8Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands; 9Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Allschwil, Switzerland; 10University of Basel, Basel, SwitzerlandCorrespondence: Chiyembekezo Kachimanga, Partners in Health Malawi, Post Office Box 56, Neno, Malawi, Email chembekachimanga@yahoo.co.ukPurpose: Maternal mortality in Malawi is high, with low coverage of maternity care being a contributing factor. …”
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Prognostic significance of cell cycle-associated proteins p16, pRB, cyclin D1 and p53 in resected oropharyngeal carcinoma by Michaela Plath, Martina A. Broglie, Diana Förbs, Sandro J. Stoeckli, Wolfram Jochum

“…Protein expression was scored as high or low based on the proportion of positive carcinoma cells. …”
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Preoperative prediction of IDH genotypes and prognosis in adult-type diffuse gliomas: intratumor heterogeneity habitat analysis using dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI and diffusion-we... by Xingrui Wang, Zhenhui Xie, Xiaoqing Wang, Yang Song, Shiteng Suo, Yan Ren, Wentao Hu, Yi Zhu, Mengqiu Cao, Yan Zhou

“…In IDH wild-type group, pVol of Habitat 2 was identified as a significant risk factor for PFS (high- vs. low-pVol subgroup, hazard ratio = 2.204, 95% CI: 1.061–4.580, P = 0.034), with a value below 0.26 indicating a 5-month median survival benefit. …”
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RETRACTED: Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Patients With Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Implantation—Implications for Physiotherapists by Peng-Ming Yu, Peng-Ming Yu, Yu-Qiang Wang, Ze-Ruxing Luo, Raymond C. C. Tsang, Oystein Tronstad, Oystein Tronstad, Jun Shi, Ying-Qiang Guo, Alice Y. M. Jones

“…Prior to surgery, patients were stratified into high or low pulmonary risk groups based on published predefined criteria. …”
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Are we serologically prepared against an avian influenza pandemic and could seasonal flu vaccines help us? by Iván Sanz-Muñoz, Javier Sánchez-Martínez, Carla Rodríguez-Crespo, Corina S. Concha-Santos, Marta Hernández, Silvia Rojo-Rello, Marta Domínguez-Gil, Ahmed Mostafa, Luis Martinez-Sobrido, Jose M. Eiros, Aitor Nogales

“…Together with HPAI H5N1, avian influenza viruses H7N9 (high and low pathogenic) stand out due to their high mortality rates in humans. …”
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Research on carbon emission accounting model for open-pit mines in alpine ecologically fragile areas by Guoqing LI, Bin BAI, Guiqi LI, Kai GUAN, Jie HOU, Chunping LIN

“…This study begins by examining the carbon cycle mechanisms unique to open-pit mines in these fragile regions, characterized by high altitudes, low temperatures, and delicate ecosystems susceptible to disturbances. …”
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The effects of altitude training on hormonal response in professional cyclists by Raphael Faiss, Bastien Krumm, Basile Moreillon, Lena Mettraux, Julian Wackernell, James Spragg, Martin Faulhaber

“…Methods 21 professional cyclists (25.4 ± 3.3 yrs, 69.8 ± 5.0 kg, maximal aerobic power 560 ± 34 W) underwent a 3-weeks altitude training camp at an altitude of 2050 m (inspired oxygen pressure 115 mmHg, Kühtai, Austria) while training between 500 and 2500 m of altitude (Live-High Train-Low (LHTL) approach). Total hemoglobin mass (Hbmass) and plasma volume (PV) were determined by CO-rebreathing at the start and end of the altitude sojourn. …”
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Critical technologies and geology-engineering integration practices for deep CBM production in the Yanchuannan CBM field by Zhenlong CHEN, Yunhai WANG, Xiao LIU, Bin CUI, Song YANG, Xin LI, Qilong FANG

“…Based on the concept of geology-engineering integration and the full life cycle of gas reservoir development that consists of well emplacement, well drilling and completion, reservoir stimulation, well tests and production, and gathering, transportation, and processing, the following outcomes were obtained: (1) Rational well spacing that matches reserves, well patterns, and fracture networks, increasing single-well producing reserves by 30% to 50%. (2) The optimal well drilling and completion technology focusing on speed increase and cost reduction, improving the drilling speed by 34%. (3) The low-pressure gathering and transportation technology involving high- and low-pressure gathering and transportation, three-stage pressurization, and inter-station connection, reducing the platform investment by 10.8% and the land use by 20%. …”
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The Impact of Acute Aerobic Exercise on General and Food-Related Inhibitory Function Among Young Adults with Obesity: An Event-Related Potential (ERP) Study by Chun Xie, Tao Huang, Yingying Wang, Peisi Wang, Yanxia Chen, Jiali Qian, Guozhuang Chen, Kun Wang

“…Additionally, food stimuli (both high- and low-calorie) resulted in lower No-go accuracy and smaller N2 amplitudes compared to neutral stimuli. …”
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Analysis of the Spatial Pattern of Military River Defense on the Ming Great Wall: A Case Study of the Shanxi Section of the Yellow River by Tianlian WANG, Zhe LI

“…During this process, the Yellow River experiences changes in elevation from high to low and water velocity from fast to slow, forming a geographical spatial change pattern from a curved river valley to an accumulation of shoals. 3) In the development of node facilities, city defense facilities and border wall nodes are tailored to cater to the requirements of river defense. …”
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Life course socioeconomic position and care dependency in later life: a longitudinal multicohort study from 17 countriesResearch in context by Ting Pan, Chenshuang Li, Ying Zhou

“…Differences in high ADL dependency between high and low childhood SES groups increased from 0.66% (0.64%–0.67%) at age 50 to 15.79% (12.19%–19.39%) at age 100. …”
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Metabolite Profiling and Association Analysis of Leaf Tipburn in Heat-Tolerant Bunching Onion Varieties by Tetsuya Nakajima, Reina Yamamoto, Kanako Matsuse, Masato Fuji, Koei Fujii, Sho Hirata, Mostafa Abdelrahman, Muneo Sato, Masami Yokota Hirai, Masayoshi Shigyo

“…The results obtained were subjected to comparative analyses based on the varieties and groups classified by high and low leaf tipburn rates. The results revealed that <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mi>β</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula>-carotene accumulation peaked with May sowing and July harvest, while the highest accumulation of other pigment compounds was observed with May sowing and September harvest. …”
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Comparison of shortwave radiation dynamics between boreal forest and open peatland pairs in southern and northern Finland by O. Peräkylä, E. Rinne, E. Ezhova, A. Lintunen, A. Lintunen, A. Lohila, A. Lohila, J. Aalto, J. Aalto, M. Aurela, P. Kolari, M. Kulmala

“…The transition between the high and low albedo upon snow accumulation and especially snowmelt was more abrupt at the peatland sites. …”
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La question du logement social à New York by Catherine Pouzoulet

“…Ultimately, the utopian vision of modern, decent housing for all as well as the concern for community building were defeated by the political and economic forces who favored the building of high‑density, high‑rise, low‑cost public projects. In the postwar era, these projects were to become repositories of crime and delinquency and reinforce existing patterns of racial segregation, thus further contributing to the deterioration of inner‑city neighborhoods. …”
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Whole lung radiomic features are associated with overall survival in patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer treated with definitive radiotherapy by Meng Yan, Zhen Zhang, Jia Tian, Jiaqi Yu, Andre Dekker, Dirk de Ruysscher, Leonard Wee, Lujun Zhao

“…Patients were stratified into high and low risk groups based on median RS, and a log-rank test was performed. …”
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Identification of the optimal candidates to benefit from surgery and chemotherapy among elderly female breast cancer patients with bone metastases by Yuchen Hu, Junfeng Tang, Xiaofeng Liu, Yusheng Sun, Baojun Gong, Qing Gao

“…At the same time, a mortality risk classification system based on the nomogram was created to divide the population into high and low mortality risk categories, and subgroups were analyzed to determine the optimal candidates for surgery and chemotherapy. …”
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Status and annual change of vulnerability among middle-aged and elderly people with cardiometabolic multimorbidity in a division of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, 2017... by Ziqi WANG, Jieting CHEN, Mei ZHANG, Mingxia JING

“…Vulnerability scores increased annually from 2017 to 2021 for CMM populations with any of the CMD combinations, with the vulnerability level changing for CMM populations with 63.64% of all CMD combinations and unchanged for CMM populations with 36.36% of all CMD combinations. In terms of high and low vulnerability, there was no significant change over time for CMM populations with any of the CMD combinations, except for CMM populations with combinations of ischemic heart disease and stroke, hypertension and diabetes, ischemic heart disease and hypertension and diabetes, and ischemic heart disease and hypertension and stroke. …”
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Assessment of Environmental Hazards and Vulnerability of The Rud–E-Shur, Rud-E-Shirin and Rud-E-Minab International Wetland Using the DPSIR Model by Hengameh Safa Eisini, Saber Ghasemi, Afshin Danehkar, Mohsen Dehghani Ghanateghestani, Hossein Parvaresh

“…At the second stage, the intensity of the effect, the probability of occurrence and the sensitivity of the environment accepting the specified risks and threats are scored in five categories: very high, high, medium, low and very low (in the numerical range of 1 to 5) and finally using the method TOPSIS and TOPSIS Solver software were rated.Results: The results of the study showed that 30 risky factors including 24 human and 7 environmental origin cases; put living and existence of International Wetland into danger and risk. 5 threat indicators with human origin include population growth, human activities, excessive harvesting of ecosystem services, aquaculture, and management weakness; 2 threat indicators with environmental origin include drought and climate change have been prioritized. …”
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Sex-specific associations between body composition and depression among U.S. adults: a cross-sectional study by Yijing Li, Juan Li, Tianning Sun, Zhigang He, Cheng Liu, Zhixiao Li, Yanqiong Wu, Hongbing Xiang

“…Four body composition profiles were identified in the subjects: low adiposity-low muscle (LA-LM), low adiposity-high muscle (LA-HM), high adiposity-low muscle (HA-LM) and high adiposity-high muscle (HA-HM). …”
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