Physical, Physicochemical, Mechanical, and Sensory Properties of Bioplastics from Phosphate Acetylated Arenga Starches by Abdul Rahim, Safitri Dombus, Syahraeni Kadir, Muhardi Hasanuddin, Syamsuddin Laude, Jusman Aditya, Steivie Karouw

“…The PAAS was obtained by dual modification of NAS through acetylation using 5% acetic anhydride and crosslinking using a mixture of sodium trimetaphosphate (STMP) and sodium tripolyphosphate (STPP) at 99:1 ( w/w ). The concentrations of the mixture were varied at 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12% ( w/w ) of the starch. …”
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Mediation of the effect of prenatal maternal smoking on time to natural menopause in daughters by birthweight-for-gestational-age z-score and breastfeeding duration: analysis of tw... by Darina Peycheva, Leah Li, Mary Fewtrell, Richard Silverwood, Rebecca Hardy

“…Birthweight z-score and breastfeeding duration jointly explained an estimated 14% of the total effect [HRNIE: 1.02; 95% CI 0.99, 1.05]. Conclusions The consequences of smoking during pregnancy on the earlier experience of natural menopause in daughters may partly be offset by intrauterine growth and longer breastfeeding duration to the extent that they mediate the risk of earlier menopause. …”
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Clinical and novel insights into risk factors for sarcopenia in dialysis patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yifei Zhang, Zeyu Zhang, Zijing Cao, Xuehui Bai, Shujiao Zhang, Shuaixing Zhang, Jingyi Tang, Junyu Xi, Yiran Xie, Yuqi Wu, Zhongjie Liu, Weijing Liu

“…Result A total of 625 articles were screened, with 610 articles excluded based on predefined eligibility criteria, resulting in 15 articles involving 2904 individuals were included in the final analysis, meta-analysis results indicate that older dialysis patients [SMD = 0.76, 95% CI (0.54, 0.99), I2 = 81%, P = 0.001], those with a lower BMI [SMD = -0.50, 95% CI (-0.80, -0.20), I2% = 87.4%, P = 0.02], a lower SMI [SMD = -2.67, 95% CI (-3.87, -1.47), I2% = 98.2%, P = 0.001], and those with diabetes [OR = 1.43, 95% CI (1.13, 1.82), I2% = 48.8%, P = 0.03] are more likely to develop sarcopenia. …”
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Early, Noninvasive Clinical Indicators of Kidney Prognosis in Primary Nephrotic Syndrome: A Retrospective Exploratory Study by Keiji Fujimoto, Takatoshi Haraguchi, Sho Kumano, Keita Yamazaki, Nobuhiko Miyatake, Kanae Nomura, Kiyotaka Mukai, Kazuaki Okino, Norifumi Hayashi, Hiroki Adachi, Hitoshi Yokoyama, Yasuo Iida, Kengo Furuichi

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Identifying Who Benefits the Most from a Community Health Worker-Led Multicomponent Intervention for Hypertension by Meng Pan, Andrea Beratarrechea, Rosana Poggio, Hua He, Chung-Shiuan Chen, Jing Chen, Vilma Irazola, Adolfo Rubinstein, Jiang He, Katherine T. Mills

“…The intervention was more effective in physically inactive patients (OR = 2.76, 95% CI: 1.82 and 4.21; p for interaction = 0.04), moderately active patients (OR = 3.08, 95% CI: 1.90 and 4.99; p for interaction = 0.03), and those with uncontrolled BP at baseline (OR = 2.77, 95% CI: 2.15 and 3.57; p for interaction = 0.05). …”
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تحلیل فراوانی رودبادهای مرتبط با رخداد طوفان‌های حوضه آبریز ارمند by علیرضا دهقانپور, زینب عاشوری

“…در این راستا، از پایگاه داده بارش روزانه ایستگاه­­های سینوپتیک چهارمحال و بختیاری استفاده شده است، طی سال­های 1352-1383 (طی 11315 روز) روی یاخته­هایی به ابعاد 14*14 کیلومتر، به روش کریجینگ میانیابی و ترسیم شد و فراگیرترین بارش‌های منطقه بر اساس شاخص پایه صدک 99 ام، برای تحلیل گزینش شد. فراوانی رودبادها و موقعیت آنها در محدوده وسیعی از صفر تا 120 درجه شرقی و صفر تا 80 درجه شمالی در 2 تراز 250 و 300 هکتوپاسکال طی 4 دیده‌بانی همدید در ساعت­های 00:00، 06:00، 12:00 و 18:00 گرینویچ بررسی گردید. …”
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Challenges of healthcare financing in the world’s largest refugee camp: a mixed-method study among healthcare stakeholders for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh by Isabel Smith, Imdadul Haque Talukdar, Sayeeda Tarannum, M A Rifat, Priyanka Boga, Jubayer Mumin, Pablo André Veronés, Ziba Mahdi, Syeda Saima Alam, Arif Faysal Khan

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Thickness of Subcutaneous Fat Is a Predictive Factor of Incisional Surgical Site Infection in Crohn’s Disease Surgery: A Retrospective Study by Xingchen Cai, Weisong Shen, Zhen Guo, Yi Li, Lei Cao, Jianfeng Gong, Weiming Zhu

“…TSF was a significant predictor of iSSI (OR 1.079, 95% CIs (1.020, 1.142), P=0.008), being 13.7 mm in patients with iSSI and 9.9 mm in those without iSSI (P<0.001). Additionally, C-reactive protein (CRP) concentrations (OR 1.059, P=0.003) were also possible predictors of iSSI, as indicated by both univariate and multivariate analysis. …”
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Physician characteristics associated with the referral from general practitioners to dental surgeons and proposal for a referral letter template endorsed by dental surgeons in Fran... by Matthias Lamauviniere, Jan Chrusciel, Cassandre Finot, Adrien Basset, Maximillien Graftieaux, Aline Ohl-Hurtaud, Stéphane Sanchez

“…The items most frequently selected by dental surgeons for inclusion in a template referral letter were the presence of diabetes (99.6%), of immunosuppression (98.8%), and medication by anticoagulant or antiplatelet agents (98.3%). …”
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Evaluating Photosynthetic Light Response Models for Leaf Photosynthetic Traits in Paddy Rice (<i>Oryza sativa</i> L.) Under Field Conditions by Xinfeng Yao, Huifeng Sun, Sheng Zhou, Linyi Li

“…Results indicate that the Ye model emerged as the top performance among the nine models, particularly in the photoinhibition stage of LL leaves, with median values of <i>R²</i>, <i>SSE</i>, and <i>AIC</i> of 0.99, 2.39, and −14.03, respectively. Furthermore, the Ye model produced the most accurate predictions of key photosynthetic parameters, including dark respiration (<i>R_D</i>), light-compensation point (<i>I_comp</i>), maximum net photosynthetic rate (<i>P_Nma</i>_x), and light-saturation point (<i>I_sat</i>). …”
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The link between smoking, emphysema, and fibrosis: A retrospective cohort study by Liying Zhai, Haihong Gong, Wencheng Yu

“…Smoking was not a risk prognostic factor in the whole group (AHR=1.34; 95% CI: 0.90–1.99, p=0.152) or the CPFE group (AHR=0.90; 95% CI: 0.43–1.86, p=0.771). …”
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تأثیر مولیبدن در محیط کشت B5حاوی نیترات و آمونیوم بر جنین‌زایی رویشی دمبرگ هویج by مریم توکلی, کامبیز مشایخی, فرشید قادری فر

“…تیمارهای آزمایش شامل محیط کشت دارای نیترات تنها و B5 حاوی دو شکل نیترات و آمونیوم بود که عنصر مولیبدن با غلظت استاندارد 99/0 میلی‌گرم بر لیتر به دسته‌ای از آنها اضافه و از دسته دیگر حذف گردید. …”
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A quantitative environmental impact assessment of Australian ultra-processed beverages and impact reduction scenarios by Kim Anastasiou, Michalis Hadjikakou, Ozge Geyik, Gilly A. Hendrie, Phillip Baker, Richard Pinter, Mark Lawrence

“…Participants: N/A Results: Environmental impacts of UPBs were higher than bottled waters. UPBs accounted for 81-99% of total environmental impacts, partly driven by the volume of sales. …”
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Prognostic impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on short-term and long-term outcomes following coronary artery bypass grafting by Mohammad Sadeq Najafi, Arash Jalali, Zahra Karimi, Mohadese Dashtkoohi, Kimia Moradi, Mojgan Ghavami, Saeed Davoodi, Seyed Hossein Ahmadi Tafti, Rasoul Aliannejad

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Comparison of Patent Foramen Ovale Sizing by Transesophageal Echocardiography and Balloon Sizing in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Closure by Birgitte Carbuhn Larsen, MD, Martin Christian Harmsen, MD, Henrik Vase, MD, PhD, Jens Erik Nielsen-Kudsk, MD, DMSc, Asger Andersen, MD, PhD

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Efficacy of PD-1/PD-L1 Inhibitors versus Chemotherapy in Lung Cancer with Brain Metastases: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Xiaojun Yang, Yihong Zeng, Qinquan Tan, Zhihua Huang, Jun Jia, Guanming Jiang

“…Statistical analysis showed that compared with chemotherapy, PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors could significantly prolong OS (hazard ratio HR=0.75, 95%confidence interval 95%CI=0.51–0.99) and PFS (HR=0.65, 95%CI=0.51–0.80). In the subgroup analysis, ICIs plus chemotherapy improved PFS (HR=0.60, 95%CI=0.40–0.80), but not OS (HR=0.75, 95%CI=0.30–1.19). …”
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Is body mass index associated with the incidence of endometriosis and the severity of dysmenorrhoea: a case–control study in China? by Qi Chen, Yifei Gao, Yunhui Tang, Luling Lin, Mingzhi Zhao, George Qiaoqi Chen, Shouzhen Chen

“…According to the BMI categories for Asians/Chinese by WHO (underweight: &lt;18.5 kg/m2, normal weight: 18.5–22.99 kg/m2, overweight: 23–27.49 kg/m2, obese: ≥27.50 kg/m2), overall, there was no difference in the association of BMI and endometriosis (p=0.112). 60% of patients were of normal weight. …”
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Efecto de una intervención educativa sobre la memoria operativa de trabajo del adulto mayor: estudio cuasi experimental con juegos populares by Carlos Enrique Cabrera Pivaral, Adriana Elizabeth Morales Sánchez, Elva Dolores Arias Merino, Guillermo Juilian González Pérez, María Guadalupe Vega López, Ivonne Atai Coronado Cordero, Bellaney Cepeda

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Cáncer y depresión en adultos mayores by Raúl Villanueva-Salazar, Adriana Díaz-Baquerizo, Ana L. Tintaya-Pelaes, Cielo A. Estela-Fernández, José F. Parodi, Fernando Runzer-Colmenares

“…Se cuantificó dicha correlación en un modelo de regresión lineal ajustado por variables sociodemográficas y de valoración geriátrica, figurando un coeficiente β de 1.99, con un intervalo de confianza al 95% de1.13-3.22 (p < 0.01), y en un modelo ajustado por variables de valoración oncológica, calculando un coeficiente β de 1.32 con un intervalo de confianza al 95% del 1.13-1.79 (p < 0.01). …”
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Catalytic oxidation upcycling of polyethylene terephthalate to commodity carboxylic acids by Qinghai Chen, Hao Yan, Kai Zhao, Shuai Wang, Dongrui Zhang, Yaqian Li, Rong Fan, Jie Li, Xiaobo Chen, Xin Zhou, Yibin Liu, Xiang Feng, De Chen, Chaohe Yang

“…By using the Au/NiO with rich oxygen vacancies as catalyst, we successfully accelerate the hydrolysis of PET, accompanied by obtaining 99% TPA yield and 87.6% GA yield. The results reveal that the oxygen vacancies in NiO (NiO-Ov) support tend to adsorb hydrolysis product TPA, preferentially ensuring the strong adsorption of EG at the Au-NiO interface. …”
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