Traditional and Non-Traditional Risk Factors of Acute Coronary Syndrome in Young Women: Evidence from the ANCORS-YW Study by Ibdah R, Al-Nusair M, Abuhalimeh R, Mahmoud SA, Laswi B, Rawashdeh S, Hamoudeh A, Kheirallah KA

“…Bivariate analyses and logistic regression models were used to predict independent risk factors of ACS using adjusted odds ratios (AOR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI).Results: The study included 572 young women (≤ 50-years) with a median age of 45-years, divided into an ACS group (n=154, 26.9%) and a control group with no atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (n=418, 73.1%). …”
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Dairy intake and cognitive function in older adults in three cohorts: a mendelian randomization study by Natalia Ortega, Nick J. Mueller, Abbas Dehghan, Tosca O. E. de Crom, Armin von Gunten, Martin Preisig, Pedro Marques-Vidal, Marco Vinceti, Trudy Voortman, Nicolas Rodondi, Patricia O. Chocano-Bedoya

“…We found no association between the genetically predicted difference and the MMSE in PsyCoLaus and the Rotterdam Study. …”
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Athletic Shoulder Test Differences Exist Bilaterally in Healthy Pitchers by Aaron Trunt, Brandon T. Fisher, Lisa N. MacFadden

“…While these results may be intriguing for clinical use, peak force from the ASH test was not correlated to fastball velocity in pitchers, and therefore should be used with caution for predictions in this realm. # Level of Evidence 2 # Clinical Relevance A need exists for objective measures of shoulder strength for rehabilitation and injury risk monitoring in throwing athletes that are easy to administer, have high reliability and validity, and provide minimal re-injury risk to athletes recovering from injury…”
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Non-Luminal Disease Score for Everolimus in Patients with Hormone Receptor‑positive and Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2-Negative Advanced Breast Cancer: A Mult... by Tan Y, Jiang H, Tian X, Ma F, Wang J, Zhang P, Xu B, Fan Y, Zhao W

“…The correlation between the benefits of everolimus and NOLUS failed to develop significance, suggesting that NOLUS may not be applicable in predicting everolimus efficacy in patients with HR+/HER2- ABC. …”
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Assessment of relative energy deficiency in sport and malnutrition prevalence in female endurance runners by energy availability questionnaire, bioelectrical impedance analysis and... by Samantha Sharp, Roni Mashiach-Fransis, Nicola Keay, Adrian Slee

“…All participants answered the Energy Availability Questionnaire, and a scoring system was used to assess REDs risk. 56 from this group underwent anthropometric measurements using multifrequency BIA, and 20 subsequently underwent finger prick capillary blood test to evaluate oestrogen, progesterone, follicle-stimulating hormone, luteinising hormone, and testosterone levels 7 days before their predicted period. Two-way t-test compared REDs-RS of different fat-free mass index (FFMI) percentiles. …”
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Prognostic significance of p27 in colorectal cancer: a meta-analysis and bioinformatics analysis by Jing Zou, Dong Wang, Gaoping Yin, Kexiang Lu, Kaibin Chang, He Li

“…The findings from the HPA indicated that there was lower expression of p27 in tumor tissues compared with normal tissues.ConclusionAlthough inconsistent results were reached with the bioinformatics analysis from this meta-analysis, it was confirmed that a low expression of p27 can adversely affect the prognosis of patients with CRC and make a meaningful impact on a part of the clinicopathological features in the meta-analysis with abundant data. In the future, predicting the prognosis of patients with CRC and guiding treatment might emerge as a significant objective.…”
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Relationship between chlorophyll-a, sea surface temperature, and sea surface salinity by M. Hidayat, R. Wafdan, M. Ramli, Z. Muchlisin, S. Rizal

“…The seasonal model was used to observe periodic patterns and predict parameters based on their regularity. Meanwhile, Pearson’s correlation analysis was conducted to determine the relationship between chlorophyll-a, sea surface temperature and sea surface salinity.FINDINGS: This study found that the three parameters, namely chlorophyll-a, sea surface temperature, and sea surface salinity, follow the monsoon pattern, as shown in the seasonal model. …”
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Identifying disulfidptosis-related biomarkers in epilepsy based on integrated bioinformatics and experimental analyses by Sijun Li, Lanfeng Sun, Hongmi Huang, Xing Wei, Yuling Lu, Kai Qian, Yuan Wu

“…The correlation between predictive molecules and clinical traits was determined. …”
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Current trends of unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA): choosing between robotic-assisted and conventional surgeries and timing of procedures by Kelvin S. C. Cheung, Kai Chun Augustine Chan, Amy Cheung, Ping Keung Chan, Michelle Hilda Luk, Kwong Yuen Chiu, Henry Fu

“…Utilization of Mako was predictive of shortened ALOS on multi-linear regression (β = − 0.056; P = 0.049). …”
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Using microfluidic shear to assess transfusion requirements in trauma patients by Rachael A Callcut, James T Ross, Anamaria J Robles, Leslie H Vuoncino, Ashli C Barnes, Leonardo W Graeff, Taylor L Anway, Nico T Vincent, Nithya Tippireddy, Kimi M Tanaka, Randi J Mays

“…In this pilot study, we demonstrated that microfluidic approaches incorporating shear stress could predict transfusion requirements at time of admission as well as requirements in the first 24 hours.Level of evidence Level II.…”
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Efficacy and Safety of Low-Dose Lenvatinib and Toripalimab in Patients With Recurrent Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer: Study Protocol of a Multicenter, Open-Label, Single-Arm, Ph... by Su H, Shang X, Liu H, Wang Y, Yu Y, Xu Y, Jiang K, Feng F

“…Exploratory objectives aim to identify biomarkers and molecular signatures for predicting response or prognosis.Keywords: ovarian cancer, platinum-resistant, immune checkpoint inhibitor, lenvatinib, dose adjustment…”
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Effect of different hormonal protocols with timed AI on clinical signs of estrus and conception rates in Bulgarian Murrah buffaloes by Radena Nenova

“…CSE is a significant source of variance of conception rates (p<0.05), predictably the highest pi value belonging to the cases with mucus. …”
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Serum Prostate Specific Antigen and Gleason Score in Determining the Presence of Skeletal Metastasis in Prostate Cancer Patients: a Pakistani Perspective by Taimoor Nasir, Syeda Neha Aamer, Saman Waqar, Wafa Omer

“… Objective: To determine the cut-off values for serum Prostate Specific Antigen and Gleason score for predicting bone metastasis of Prostate cancer. Methodology: This diagnostic accuracy study was conducted in Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Islamabad from 2015 to 2018. 330 patients of Prostate cancer were enrolled in the study. …”
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The Effect of Laboratory Parameters on the Hospital Stay and Mortality in Pediatric Patients Who Underwent Lobectomy and Pneumonectomy by Ahmet Ulusan, Hilal Zehra Kumbasar Danaci, Bekir Elma, Maruf Sanli, Ahmet Feridun Isik

“…<i>Background and Objectives:</i> This study aims to evaluate the prognostic significance of various laboratory parameters in predicting the length of hospital stay and mortality among pediatric patients undergoing lobectomy and pneumonectomy for infectious or noninfectious diseases. …”
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Accuracy of algorithms to identify patients with a diagnosis of major cancers and cancer-related adverse events in an administrative database: a validation study in an acute care h... by Takashi Fujiwara, Yasuyuki Okumura, Hironobu Tokumasu, Takashi Kanemitsu, Kosei Tajima, Akinori Yuri, Masahiro Iwasaku

“…The sensitivity and positive predictive value (PPV) with 95% CIs were calculated.Participants The validation cohort included patients with lung (n=2257), breast (n=1121), colorectal (n=1773), ovarian (n=216) and bladder (n=575) cancer who visited the hospital between January 2014 and December 2018, and those with prostate cancer (n=3491) visiting between January 2009 and December 2018, who were identified using EMRs.Outcomes Key outcomes included primary diagnosis, deaths and AEs.Results For primary diagnosis, sensitivity and PPV for the respective cancers were as follows: lung, 100.0% (96.6 to 100.0) and 81.0% (74.9 to 86.2); breast, 100.0% (96.3 to 100.0) and 74.0% (67.3 to 79.9); colorectal, 100.0% (96.6 to 100.0) and 80.5% (74.3 to 85.8); ovarian, 89.8% (77.8 to 96.6) and 75.9% (62.8 to 86.1); bladder, 78.6% (63.2 to 89.7) and 67.3% (52.5 to 0.1); prostate, 100.0% (93.2 to 100.0) and 79.0% (69.7 to 86.5). …”
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Impaired Mitochondrial Bioenergetics Function in Pediatric Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions with Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders by Gisela Chelimsky, Pippa Simpson, Liyun Zhang, Doug Bierer, Steve Komas, Balaraman Kalyanaraman, Thomas Chelimsky

“…Predisposing genetic factors or reversible acquired changes may be responsible. A higher SRC best predicts disability. Since a higher SRC is typically associated with more mitochondrial reserve, the SRC may indicate an underutilized available energy supply related to inactivity, or a “brake” on mitochondrial function. …”
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Mortality and immunological indicators of men who have sex with men living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy: a 10-year retrospective cohort study in Southern China by Huaxiang Lu, Huanhuan Chen, Shujia Liang, Yuhua Ruan, He Jiang, Jinghua Huang, Guangjie Tan, Xiuling Wu, Jianjun Li, Chen Gong, Qiuying Zhu, Guanghua Lan

“…Conclusions Mortality among MSM PLHIV on ART in Guangxi is relatively low, and both high viral loads and low CD4+/CD8+ T cell ratios during treatment and at recent follow-up are strongly predictive of a serious prognosis and should be closely monitored.…”
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Study on the value of gastrin 17 and aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 in gastric juice for early diagnosis in gastric cancer by Yanfang Wang, Yanfang Wang, Hui Liu, Hui Liu, Xiang Li, Juan Jin, Bo Yan, Bo Yan

“…By using binomial logistic regression analysis, the impact of G-17 and ALDH1 in gastric juice on the incidence of gastric cancer was examined. To illustrate the predictive usefulness of G-17 and ALDH1 in gastric juice for GC diagnosis, a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was generated.ResultsThe gastric juice of the gastric cancer group had higher levels of ALDH1 and G-17 than did the gastric juice of the gastritis group and GU group (P &lt; 0.05). …”
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Impact of Financial Literacy on Saving Decisions: Insight from Aseman Project Operated by Barkat Foundation by VAhid Moghadam, Hadi Amiri, Sahar Baharipour, Fatemeh Bagheri, Parisa GHasemian

“…The Q-squared index, which measured the model's predictive power, had a value of 0.19 for the variable of saving attitude, suggesting moderate predictive power. …”
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Identification and leveling of factors affecting the acceptance of excellence model in Islamic Azad University by Seyedeh Somayeh Mousavi Siah Deleh, Samad Jabbari Asl, Musa Rezvani Chaman Zamin

“…The results of the leveling of the identified sub-indicators also showed that factors such as weakness in macro policies, weakness in predicting specific financial resources and low culture of applying the excellence model in universities (related to the category of external factors), formulating and implementing effective strategies in order to implement the model of excellence in university branches, as well as the correct understanding of the current situation and needs (related to the category of managerial factors) and the usefulness of using the model in the career promotion of executives (related to the category of attitudinal-behavioral factors) are among the most important indicators affecting the method of the model of excellence in Islamic Azad University. …”
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