Association of systemic immune-inflammatory index with in-stent restenosis in patients with and without diabetes mellitus by Xunwei Deng, Xunwei Deng, Xunwei Deng, Qiaoting Deng, Qiaoting Deng, Qiaoting Deng, Qunji Zhang, Qunji Zhang, Qunji Zhang, Jingyuan Hou, Jingyuan Hou, Jingyuan Hou

“…Spearman's rank correlation analysis demonstrated that elevated SII levels are related to earlier ISR onset in diabetics (r = −0.272, P = 0.049).ConclusionOur study suggests that SII may be an affordable and convenient marker that could be applied to predict the risk of ISR among ACS patients. Moreover, the study emphasized that high SII is an independent predictor of more severe and earlier ISR and may be helpful for patients' risk stratification, especially those with comorbid DM.…”
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Risk of All-Cause Mortality in Mild Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Evidence From the NHANES III and 2007–2012 by Zou W, Ou J, Wu F, Xiao S, Deng Z, Li H, Wang Z, Tang G, Liu S, Ye D, Zhu D, Hu J, Ran P

“…Mild COPD was defined as prebronchodilator forced expiratory volume in 1 second /forced vital capacity < 0.70 and FEV1 ≥ 80% of the predicted value. All-cause mortality risk is the total risk of death from all causes over a given period of time. …”
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Optimising Xpert-Ultra and culture testing to reliably measure tuberculosis prevalence in the community: findings from surveys in Zambia and South Africa by Richard Hayes, Sarah Fidler, Sian Floyd, María Rupérez, Helen Ayles, Redwaan Vermaak, Kwame Shanaube, Albertus Schaap, Eveline Klinkenberg, Petra de Haas, Barry Kosloff, Thomas Gachie, Pete J Dodd, Chali Wapamesa, Michael J Burnett, Nico Kalisvaart, Tila Mainga, Linda Mureithi

“…Among individuals with both Xpert-Ultra results grade low or above, the positive-predictive-value was 90% (27/30); 3/30 were plausibly false-negative culture results.Conclusion Using Xpert-Ultra as the primary diagnostic test in TBPS, with culture only for confirmatory testing, would identify a high proportion of TB cases while massively reducing survey culture requirements.Trial registration number NCT03739736.…”
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Exploring socio-economic inequalities in mental healthcare utilization in adults with self-reported psychological distress: a survey-registry linked cohort design by J. J. Muwonge, C. Dalman, B. Burström, B. Jablonska, A-C. Hollander

“…Comparable results were found for secondary care but not primary care i.e., lower education predicted reduced access to primary care in moderate-to-severe distress groups (e.g., OR = 0.63 [0.45–0.90]), and for physical but not digital services. …”
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Borrelia burgdorferi radiosensitivity and Mn antioxidant content: antigenic preservation and pathobiology by Andrés F. Londoño, Ajay Sharma, Jared Sealy, Vipin S. Rana, Shelby D. Foor, Vera Y. Matrosova, Elena K. Gaidamakova, Robert P. Volpe, Michael J. Daly, Brian M. Hoffman, Utpal Pal, J. Stephen Dumler

“…However, B. burgdorferi cells are significantly more sensitive than predicted by EPR, implicating their linear genome architecture as an additional explanation for radiosensitivity. …”
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Development and Evaluation of an AI-based Exergame Training System for Ice-Hockey Players: a Randomized Controlled Trial by Nicole Sieber, Simon Walser, Thomas Weber, Raphael Gubler, Hannes Badertscher, Patrick Eggenberger

“…., 2023) and higher EF may predict future elite potential in young team sports athletes (Lundgren et al., 2016; Vestberg et al., 2012). …”
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First Aid Education Guidelines for Peer Learning: The Approach in Practice

“…By using peer learning, the facilitator is decentralizing the teaching, which can have both predictively positive and unintended or less desirable results. …”
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Assessing the quality of life among African medical and health science students using the WHOQOL-BREF tool by Fatima Alzahra Galgam, Adil Abdalla, Mahmoud Shahin, Magda Yousif, Nahla Abdulrahman, Fatmah Alamoudi, Mehrunnisha Ahmad, Amira Yahia, Mohammad Sidiq, Aksh Chahal, Fuzail Ahmad, Mohammad Abu Shaphe, Gopal Nambi, Moattar Raza Rizvi, Faizan Kashoo

“…Furthermore, students from the fields of laboratory sciences and medicine significantly predicted higher scores in the physical health domain (β = 5.223) and the psychological health domain (β = 4.433), respectively. …”
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Estimation of mangrove carbon stocks using unmanned aerial vehicle over coastal vegetation by S.H. Larekeng, M. Nursaputra, M.F. Mappiasse, S. Ishak, M. Basyuni, E. Sumarga, V.B. Arifanti, A.A. Aznawi, Y.I. Rahmila, M. Yulianti, R. Rahmania, A. Mubaraq, S.G. Salmo III, H. Ali, I. Yenny

“…The carbon stock values for low-density class mangrove areas were predicted to range between 17.24 and 288.64 tons carbon per hectare, medium-density mangroves' carbon stocks to be between 126.04 and 391.14 tons carbon per hectare, and high-density mangrove areas' carbon stocks to range from 258.04 to 491.85 tons carbon per hectare.CONCLUSION: The utilization of drones as a technique for monitoring carbon stocks has offered significant benefits. …”
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Assessment of platelet-to-white blood cell ratio on short-term mortality events in patients hospitalized with acute decompensated heart failure: evidence from a cohort study from J... by Xin Huang, Xin Huang, Xin Huang, Xin Huang, Maobin Kuang, Maobin Kuang, Maobin Kuang, Maobin Kuang, Jiajun Qiu, Jiajun Qiu, Jiajun Qiu, Jiajun Qiu, Chao Wang, Chao Wang, Chao Wang, Chao Wang, Guotai Sheng, Guotai Sheng, Yang Zou, Guobo Xie

“…Additionally, the results of receiver operating characteristic curve analysis indicated that PWR had high predictive accuracy for mortality events within 30 days of hospitalization in ADHF patients and is significantly better than the traditional HF marker N-Terminal Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide (AUC: NT-proBNP 0.69, PWR 0.76; Delong test P &lt; 0.05). …”
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MiR-9-z/zp2, miR-3154-y/zp2, and miR-3533-y/zp3 participated in ovarian development and adaptation to salinity stress in spotted scat (Scatophagus argus) by Zhuoying Leng, Xinghua Lin, Yi Zhai, Hongjuan Shi, Dongneng Jiang, Mouyan Jiang, Huapu Chen, Tianli Wu, Siping Deng

“…Five miRNA-target gene pairs, miR-9-x/zp2, miR-9-z/zp2, miR-3154-y/zp2, miR-3533-y/zp3, and miR-365-y/zp3, were predicted at the sequence level after salinity stress. …”
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Anti-LAG-3 antibody LBL-007 plus anti-PD-1 antibody toripalimab in advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma and other solid tumors: an open-label, multicenter, phase Ib/II trial by Gang Chen, Dong-Chen Sun, Yi Ba, Ya-Xiong Zhang, Ting Zhou, Yuan-Yuan Zhao, Hong-Yun Zhao, Wen-Feng Fang, Yan Huang, Zhen Wang, Chao Deng, De-Sheng Hu, Wei Wang, Jin-Guan Lin, Gui-Ling Li, Su-Xia Luo, Zhi-Chao Fu, Hai-Sheng Zhu, Hui-Li Wang, Sheng-Li Cai, Xiao-Qiang Kang, Li Zhang, Yun-Peng Yang

“…The exploratory end point was the predictive capability of LAG-3 and PD-L1 expression for efficacy. …”
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Utilization of patient-reported outcomes to assess adherence to relugolix when combined with stereotactic body radiation therapy for intermediate to high-risk prostate cancer by Kelly Gaudian, Min Jung Koh, Min Ji Koh, Ryan R. Collins, Shaine Eden, Zoya Zwart, Malika Danner, Alan Zwart, Mark Fallick, Deepak Kumar, Paul Leger, Nancy A. Dawson, Simeng Suy, Sean P. Collins

“…No patient demographic or clinical characteristic predicted non-adherence.DiscussionRelugolix allows for high rates of castration and drug adherence when combined with prostate SBRT. …”
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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

“…The conventional use of Body Mass Index (BMI) as an indicator of obesity is inherently limited due to its inability to distinguish between fat and lean mass, which limits its predictive utility for depression risk. Implementation of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) investigated sex-specific associations between body composition (fat mass, appendicular lean mass) and depression. …”
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RETRACTED: Mechanism of action of Asparagus officinalis extract against multiple myeloma using bioinformatics tools, in silico and in vitro study by Yanju Li, Xu Yang, Feiqing Wang, Feiqing Wang, Jianing Zhao, Chike Zhang, Dan Wu, Bo Yang, Rui Gao, Peng Zhao, Yun Zan, Min Su, Zhixu He, Yang Liu, Yang Liu, Yang Liu, Jishi Wang, Dongxin Tang

“…Network pharmacology identified nine active components of asparagus from databases based on oral bioavailability and drug similarity, and predicted 157 potential targets related to asparagus. …”
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Identification and characteristics of distressed patients with coronary heart disease and insufficiently controlled medical risk factors: baseline findings and sex differences from... by Christoph Herrmann-Lingen, Christoph Herrmann-Lingen, Monika Sadlonova, Monika Sadlonova, Monika Sadlonova, Monika Sadlonova, Monika Sadlonova, Ingrid Becker, Kristina Bersch, Franziska Geiser, Martin Hellmich, Ingrid Kindermann, Matthias Michal, Mariel Nöhre, Astrid Petersmann, Astrid Petersmann, Rolf Wachter, Rolf Wachter, Rolf Wachter, Birgit Herbeck Belnap, Birgit Herbeck Belnap, Christian Albus

“…Older age and lower distress but not sex independently predicted dropout before randomization. In the randomized cohort (mean age 62.9 ± 9.5 years, 77.4% men), women were older than men (p=0.025), more likely to be retired (52.4% vs. 38.6%; p=0.012) and to live without a partner (48.6% vs. 24.8%, p&lt;0.001). …”
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Comprehensive analysis of Pan-Immune Inflammation and all-cause mortality in rheumatoid arthritis: a database-driven approach, 1999-2018 by Muradil· Mardan, Huoliang Zheng, Qingyin Xu, Shaokuan Song, Zeyu Lu, Hui Deng, Hao Cai, Qizhu Chen, Bingyi Yang, Kudelaiti· Abuduwufuer, Pengbo Chen, Bo Li, Shengdan Jiang, Leisheng Jiang, Xin-feng Zheng

“…However, its role in predicting outcomes in RA patients remains largely unexplored.ObjectivesThis study aimed to evaluate the association between PIV and all-cause mortality in RA patients, investigate nonlinear relationships, and identify threshold effects.MethodsData from the 1999–2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) were used, including 1,882 RA patients. …”
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RECQL4 affects MHC class II‐mediated signalling and favours an immune‐evasive signature that limits response to immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy in patients with malignant melan... by Sara Egea‐Rodriguez, Renáta Váraljai, Thierry M. Nordmann, Restuan Lubis, Manuel Philip, Florian Rambow, Alexander Roesch, Michael Flaig, Susanne Horn, Raphael Stoll, Fang Zhao, Annette Paschen, Bert Klebl, Ian D. Hickson, Dirk Schadendorf, Matthias Mann, Iris Helfrich

“…Conclusions Our findings unraveled the pivotal role of RECQL4 in immune modulation and its potential as both a predictive biomarker and therapeutic target for optimising immunotherapeutic strategies across various cancer types. …”
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Identifying the predictors of ultra early neurological improvement and its role in functional outcome after endovascular thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke by Yuzheng Lai, Mohammad Mofatteh, José Fidel Baizabal-Carvallo, José Fidel Baizabal-Carvallo, Jianfeng He, Wenhao Wu, Daohong Wang, Wenshan Yan, Jicai Ma, Sijie Zhou, Yu Sun, Yu Sun, Yi He, Shumei Li, Hao Sun

“…Background and purposeUsing post-treatment methods to predict functional outcomes of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients undergoing endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) is crucial in stroke medicine. …”
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Health economic evaluation of different colorectal cancer screening strategies in Hubei province: a Markov simulation analysis based on local cancer registration and domestic study... by Jie JI, Yuying WANG, Duan ZHUO, Yuhan LIU, Jiaxi PENG, Ruijingfang JIANG, Hao WU, Song LIU, Lijian ZHAO, Jian WANG, Bing MAO, Shida ZHU, Hongbing TAO

“…With a cycle length of 1 year, the health economic impact of different colorectal cancer screening strategies was predicted over multiple cycles. ResultsThe cost-effectiveness analysis at the individual level showed that the screening strategy with the lowest cost was 50-74-1 (annual primary screening with immunochemical fecal occult blood testing [iFOBT] and then required colonoscopy from 50 to 74 years of age), which cost 483 100 Chinese yuan (CNY) in social costs, gained 17.82 life-years (LY) and 16.76 quality-adjusted life-years (QALY), with a cost-effectiveness ratio (CER) of 27 100 CNY/LY and 28 800 CNY/QALY, using LY and QALY as outcome measures, respectively. …”
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