The evolving spectrum of interstitial lung disease in myositis—Management pearls by Takahisa Gono

“…According to the latest research, which contains the large database analysis enrolling 499 incident cases of myositis-ILD with the comprehensive measurement of myositis-specific autoantibodies (MSAs), the presence of anti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 antibody, age ≥60 years, C-reactive protein ≥1 mg/dL, and pulse saturation oxygen <95% have been identified as independent risk factors for mortality. We should also consider the severity of ILD, such as lower values of vital capacity and extensive ILD, and disease behavior to. …”
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Bridging the Divide: Grouping EFL Undergraduate Students Based on Their Language Proficiency by Shahida Nurmatova, Osman Albdulkadir Ahmed

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Maritime logistics and economic growth in the context of APEC: a two-stage data envelopment analysis study by Odette Delfin-Ortega

“…In the second phase, Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, the economically active population, and connectivity were used as independent variables to examine their impact on efficiency. …”
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tRNA-Uridine Aminocarboxypropyltransferase DTW Domain Containing 2 Suppresses Colon Adenocarcinoma Progression by Yun Qian, Yu-Jiang Li, Yi-Wei Fu, Cui-Xia Liu, Juan Wang, Bin Yang

“…Furthermore, Cox regression analysis demonstrated that DTWD2 is a novel independent prognostic factor for colon cancer patients. …”
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Genetic Vectors as a Tool in Association Studies: Definitions and Application for Study of Rheumatoid Arthritis by Igor Sandalov, Leonid Padyukov

“…This consolidation of genotypes into GVs provides integration of multiple genetic variants for a single statistical test and excludes ambiguity of biological interpretation known for allele and haplotype associations. We analyzed two independent cohorts, with 2633 rheumatoid arthritis cases and 2108 healthy controls, and data for 6 SNPs from the HTR2A locus plus shared epitope allele. …”
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A Top-Down Clustering and Cluster-Tree-Based Routing Scheme for Wireless Sensor Networks by H. M. N. Dilum Bandara, Anura P. Jayasumana, Tissa H. Illangasekare

“…Cluster and cluster-tree formation algorithm is independent of physical topology, and does not require a priori neighborhood information, location awareness, or time synchronization. …”
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Breeding Services and the Factors Influencing Their Use on Smallholder Dairy Farms in Central Uganda by Anthony Mugisha, Vincent Kayiizi, David Owiny, John Mburu

“…On the other hand AI adoption was independent of formal education, age of farmer, labor availability, and feed/water availability (P>0.05). …”
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THE RELATIONSHIP OF ORGANIZATIONAL FACTORS AND COMPLIANCE LEVEL IN THE APPLICATION OF STANDARD PRECAUTIONS by Moch. Sahri, Ramdhoni Zuhro, Octavianus Hutapea, Warsiki Dwimarisiana

“…The dependent variable is the level of compliance with the application of standard precautions. The independent variables are policies, procedures, facilities, training, monitoring, and safety climate. …”
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C-Reactive Protein and Breast Cancer: New Insights from Old Molecule by Shilpa Balaji Asegaonkar, Balaji Narayanrao Asegaonkar, Unmesh Vidyadhar Takalkar, Suresh Advani, Anand Pandurang Thorat

“…CRP is also a well-established independent prognostic marker. Breast cancer survivors with the state of chronic inflammation are at risk of recurrence and metabolic disturbances. …”
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Bilingual Language Control and General Purpose Cognitive Control among Individuals with Bilingual Aphasia: Evidence Based on Negative Priming and Flanker Tasks by Tanya Dash, Bhoomika R. Kar

“…All participants showed predominant use of the reactive control mechanism to compensate for the limited resources system. Independent yet interactive systems for bilingual language control and general purpose cognitive control were postulated based on the experimental data derived from individuals with bilingual aphasia.…”
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Incidence, Associated Factors, and Outcome of Delirium among Patients Admitted to ICUs in Oman by Rasha Khamis Al-Hoodar, Eilean Rathinasamy Lazarus, Omar Al Omari, Omar Al Zaabi

“…Regression analysis showed that sepsis, metabolic acidosis, nasogastric tube use, and APACHE II score were independent predictors for delirium among ICU patients in Oman and delirium had significant impacts on ICU length of stay and mortality rate. …”
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Trajectories and political context of grass-roots citizen organizations: The control of corruption in Ecuador by Héctor Manuel Gutiérrez-Magaña

“…COO’s combine delegation of control over public policy to independent watchdog government agencies with a strong involvement of ordinary citizens. …”
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The Role of Environmental Monitoring in Promoting Green Creativity by Taha Ibrahim Mohamed, Abbas Ali Abdulhassan

“…The research relied upon the independent variable, i.e., environmental monitoring including different dimensions such as the technical field and environmental accounting. …”
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Characterization and Uncertainty Assessment of a Certified Reference Material of Chloramphenicol in Methanol (GBW(E)082557) by Mengrui Yang, Min Wang, Jian Zhou, Yinqing Song, Tongtong Wang

“…Prior to preparation of CRM candidate of chloramphenicol in methanol with a concentration of 100 mg/L, two independent methods including mass balance (MB) and quantitative nuclear magnetic resonance (qNMR) were employed to precisely measure the mass fraction of pure chloramphenicol materials. …”
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Polar mesospheric ozone loss initiates downward coupling of solar signal in the Northern Hemisphere by Annika Seppälä, Niilo Kalakoski, Pekka T. Verronen, Daniel R. Marsh, Alexey Yu. Karpechko, Monika E. Szelag

“…This pathway, from mesospheric ozone to regional climate, is independent of the EPP-indirect effect, and solves the long-standing mechanism problem for EPP effects on climate.…”
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Optimization of Gentisides Extraction from Gentiana rigescens Franch. ex Hemsl. by Response Surface Methodology by Bowen Chu, Yao Shi, Zhimin Li, Hao Tian, Wanyi Li, Yuanzhong Wang

“…Based on univariate test, a Box-Behnken design (BBD) was applied to the survey of relationships between response value (gentisides yield) and independent variables which were chosen from various extraction processes, including extraction temperature, extraction time, and solvent-material ratio. …”
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DNAPred_Prot: Identification of DNA-Binding Proteins Using Composition- and Position-Based Features by Omar Barukab, Yaser Daanial Khan, Sher Afzal Khan, Kuo-Chen Chou

“…The robustness of the proposed model was evaluated by using the independent dataset PDB186, and an accuracy of 91.47% was achieved by it. …”
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Developing Seismic Risk Prediction Functions for Structures by Naveed Ahmad, Qaisar Ali, Muhammad Adil, Akhtar Naeem Khan

“…Furthermore, seismic risk assessment is performed for different scenario earthquakes and presented in terms of structure-independent fragility functions to estimate the mean damage ratio, the repair cost as a fraction of replacement cost, and casualties, with the dispersion being quantified, given source-to-site distance and magnitude for an earthquake event. …”
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Port Capability Evaluation from the Perspective of Supply Chain by Leijie Zhang, Sijia Qu, Jin Dai

“…Secondly, we use the expert scoring method to judge the importance of the evaluation indicators and build a scientific and independent port capacity evaluation system from the perspective of the supply chain. …”
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Chefs Evaluate Syrup from the Wild Bigleaf Maple (<i>Acer macrophyllum</i>): A New Artisanal Food from Pacific Northwest Forests by Lisa M. L. Price, Ann Colonna, Eric T. Jones

“…In this study undertaken in Oregon, the syrup from three small independent producers was subjected to sensory hedonic and attribute assessments by 62 chefs. …”
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