Application of the new ‘XU-line’ in the dynamic ultrasonographic evaluation of the spatial displacement of anterior cervical tissues for airway management: protocol for a prospecti... by Mao Xu, Yang Zhou, Yujie Wang, Mingfeng Mao, Wanrui Shi

“…Multiple logistic regression analysis will be performed to determine the independent predictors of difficult intubation.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval for this study has been obtained from the Peking University Third Hospital Medical Science Research Ethics Committee. …”
Get full text

Does Feedback from Physical Activity Measurement Devices Influence Physical Activity? Evidence From a Randomized Controlled Trial by Htay-Wah Saw, Arie Kapteyn, Jill Darling

“…Studies examining the causal feedback effect independent of other factors have been limited. This study analyzed the causal effect of PA feedback provided by wearables. …”
Get full text

Lower serum magnesium level is an important risk factor for erythropoiesis-stimulating agents hypo-responsiveness in hemodialysis patients by Hayam Hebah, Shaimaa Abdelmegied, Dina Osman, Lina Khedr

“…Multivariate analysis revealed that low serum magnesium has been an independent risk for ERI 5 times with odds ratio (OR = 5.159 and p-value < 0.001). …”
Get full text

Anaesthetic Efficacy of 4% Articaine in Comparison with 2% Lidocaine as Intraligamentary Injections after an Ineffective Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block in Mandibular Molars with Irr... by Nazanin Zargar, Elnaz Shooshtari, Leila Pourmusavi, Alireza Akbarzadeh Baghban, Hengameh Ashraf, Ardavan Parhizkar

“…Statistical analysis was performed using repeated measures ANOVA, chi-square, and independent-sample and paired-sample t-tests. The results showed that there was no significant difference in the success rates of supplemental IL and IANB injections between articaine and lidocaine. …”
Get full text

Oral Glutamine Supplement Inhibits Ascites Formation in Peritoneal Carcinomatosis Mouse Model by Ming-Jen Chen, Tsang-En Wang, Shu-Jung Tsai, Ching-Chung Lin, Chia-Yuan Liu, Horng-Yuan Wang, Shou-Chuan Shih, Yu-Jen Chen

“…This preclinical study showed that oral supplementation of glutamine may provide ascites-reducing activity in pancreatic cancer patients with PC, via a cell-mediated immunity-independent mechanism.…”
Get full text

Red Blood Cell Distribution Width Predicts Pulmonary Hypertension Secondary to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Jie Yang, Chuanmei Liu, Lingling Li, Xiongwen Tu, Zhiwei Lu

“…Multivariate analysis indicated that RDW, BNP, and PA : A > 1 were the independent risk factors of PH secondary to COPD (p<0.05). …”
Get full text

Changes in the neurologists’ professional identity by M. Šeduikienė, V. Matonis

Get full text

Serum Levels of Irisin and Omentin-1 in Breast Neoplasms and Their Association with Tumor Histology by Grigorios Panagiotou, Sofia Triantafyllidou, Basil C. Tarlatzis, Eleni Papakonstantinou

“…Further adjustment for omentin-1 levels showed that age (odds ratio (OR) = 1.05, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) = (1.02, 1.08), p<0.01) and irisin levels (OR = 5.30, 95% CI = (1.24, 22.38), p=0.03) were independent predictors of the presence of malignancy. …”
Get full text

Frequency of Celiac Disease in Adult Patients with Typical or Atypical Malabsorption Symptoms in Isfahan, Iran by Mohammad Hassan Emami, Soheila Kouhestani, Somayeh Karimi, Abdolmahdi Baghaei, Mohsen Janghorbani, Nahid Jamali, Ali Gholamrezaei

“…In patients for whom endoscopy was indicated (independent of the serology), duodenal biopsy was taken. …”
Get full text

Plasma and Red Cell Reference Intervals of 5-Methyltetrahydrofolate of Healthy Adults in Whom Biochemical Functional Deficiencies of Folate and Vitamin B12 Had Been Excluded by Agata Sobczyńska-Malefora, Dominic J. Harrington, Kieran Voong, Martin J. Shearer

“…There is evidence that suboptimal 5-MTHF availability is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease independent of homocysteine. The analysis of folates remains challenging and is almost exclusively limited to the reporting of “total” folate rather than individual molecular forms. …”
Get full text

The effect of different bioceramic root canal sealer removal protocols on the bond strength of composite to coronal dentin in diabetic and non-diabetic patients: an ex vivo study by Arzu Şahin Mantı, Cemile Kedici Alp

“…Data were analyzed using Independent Samples t-test and One-Way Analysis of Variance at a significance level of p < 0.05. …”
Get full text

High Expression of Polo-Like Kinase 1 Is Associated with Early Development of Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Wei Sun, Qi Su, Xiankui Cao, Bin Shang, Aishan Chen, Hongzhuan Yin, Baolin Liu

“…Thus, we presume that the status of PLK1 expression might be an independent prognostic factor for HCC and targeting PLK1 might be a useful strategy for diagnosis and treatment of human HCC.…”
Get full text

Social, Racial, and Economic Disparities Affecting Outcomes of Hypertensive Adolescents by Kanya Singhapakdi, Amelia Haydel, Marla Johnston, Shengping Yang, Tamara Bradford, Dedrick Moulton, Thomas R. Kimball

“…These scores were then compared with their echocardiographic data, focusing on measures of end‐organ damage known to occur in the setting of hypertension, including but not limited to indexed left ventricular (LV) mass. LV mass is an independent risk factor for future adverse cardiovascular events. …”
Get full text

Modelling and Simulation of Perturb and Observe MPPT Algorithm Based on The PI Controller for Photovoltaic System by Ahlam Mohamad Shakoor, Hersh Hasan Taha

“…The power generated by a PV system varies with changes in ambient conditions such as temperature and sun radiation; therefore, tracking the maximum power generation from a photovoltaic system independent of temperature and radiation factors is very important. …”
Get full text

Abnormal Admission Chest X-Ray and MEWS as ICU Outcome Predictors in a Sub-Saharan Tertiary Hospital: A Prospective Observational Study by Hannington Ssemmanda, Tonny Stone Luggya, Clare Lubulwa, Zeridah Muyinda, Pascal Kwitonda, Humphrey Wanzira, Joseph Ejoku

“…Chest X-ray results were the main independent variable and MEWS was also gotten for all patients. …”
Get full text

Prognosis Analysis and Validation of Fatty Acid Metabolism-Related lncRNAs and Tumor Immune Microenvironment in Cervical Cancer by Xiaolin Lang, Changchang Huang, Hongyin Cui

“…Multivariate assays demonstrated that the nine-gene signature was an independent prognostic factor in CC. In addition, we observed that APC_co_stimulation, CCR, and parainflammation were distinctly different between low-risk and high-risk groups. …”
Get full text

Synergistic impact of temperature and pore saturation on corrosion in carbonated reinforced concrete by Li Soon Wan, Mayuko Hirata, Toshinori Oyamoto, Tetsushi Kanda, Kang Hai Tan

“…These findings prompt a fundamental reassessment of models that rely on temperature-independent pore saturation thresholds, as they significantly underestimate corrosion risks in hot climates.…”
Get full text

Geometric modeling of the processes of excavation by an excavator in order to prevent damage to the pipeline wall by F. N. Pritykin, I. S. Kuznetsov

“…When controlling the motion of the excavator bucket, the operator controls the translational motions in the hydraulic cylinders, which are generally independent. However, ensuring the motion of the cutting edge of the bucket along a given trajectory (for example, along a horizontal straight line) requires certain skills and additional concentration of attention from the operator. …”
Get full text

The Prevalence of Hypertension and Associated Risk Factors among Secondary School Teachers in Bahir Dar City Administration, Northwest Ethiopia by Destaw Damtie, Ayehu Bereket, Denekew Bitew, Bizuayehu Kerisew

“…Logistic regression analysis had been used to assess independent risk factors for hypertension. p-values of less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant. …”
Get full text

Food intake regulation during pregnancy and lactation in mice with reduced activity of the melanocortin system by E. N. Makarova, I. V. Romanova, N. M. Bazhan

“…In lactation, hyperphagia is independent of MCR blockage. In pregnancy, food intake regulation involves MCR signaling and activation of NPY and AgRP expression.…”
Get full text