Clinical characteristics and cause analysis of false-positive results in treponemal testing among patients by Wei Wang, Xuzhou Fan, Keyi Zhou, Qianqian Chen, Xuelian Huang

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that ≤18 years, ≥45 years, male were independent risk factors (p < 0.01).Conclusion This study demonstrates that the false-positive rate of treponemal tests can be increased by factors such as age, gender, immune diseases, and coagulation disorders. …”
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Entropy-extreme concept of data gaps filling in a small-sized collection by Viacheslav Kovtun, Krzysztof Grochla, Mohammed Al-Maitah, Saad Aldosary, Oleksii Kozachko

“…In the case of addressing missing values in input data, these are interpreted as results of transforming a sequence of independent stochastic vectors introduced into a model structurally identical to that formalized for filling gaps in output data. …”
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Diversity across Seasons of Culturable Pseudomonas from a Desiccation Lagoon in Cuatro Cienegas, Mexico by Alejandra Rodríguez-Verdugo, Valeria Souza, Luis E. Eguiarte, Ana E. Escalante

“…We statistically show that taxonomic identity of isolates is not independent of the sampling season, and that winter and summer populations are different. …”
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Predictors of Intestinal Parasites among Food Handlers in Goba Town, Southeast Ethiopia, 2020 by Abate Lette, Getahun Negash, Musa Kumbi, Abduljewad Hussen, Jeylan Kassim, Demisu Zenbaba, Habtamu Gezahgn, Mitiku Bonsa, Rameto Aman, Adem Abdulkadir

“…In this investigation, intestinal parasite species were found in 34% of stool samples. Independent predictors of intestinal parasite infection were fingernail status and hand washing with water and soap use before food handling. …”
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Response Surface Methodology and Textural Profile Analysis for Optimization of Fruit Peel-Based Extruded Snack (Elbow Macaroni) by Pragya Mishra, Ena Gupta, Karishma Gupta

“…The optimized critical, independent parameters (A = 30.66 g, B = 26.67 g, and C = 12.66 g) were observed for nutritional parameter as energy = 318.3 kcal, protein = 9.6 g/100 g, fiber= 2.7 mg/100 g, and calcium = 26.4 mg/100 g and textural profile (25.1 g force, 0.8 (dimensionless), 22.64 N, 0.91 mm, 20.66 N/mm for hardness/firmness, cohesiveness, gumminess springiness, chewiness, respectively). …”
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The prevalence of and the effect of global stressors on eating disorders among medical students by Muneera B. Almahmeed, Muna A. Almutawa, Yahya M. Naguib, Yahya M. Naguib

“…EDs remain an under-studied phenomena in the middle east, limiting understanding and treatment options.ObjectiveThe objectives of the current study were to assess the prevalence of EDs, potential contributing factors, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic as an independent global stressor among medical students at the Arabian Gulf University.MethodsThis cross-sectional study consisted of a three-part self-administered questionnaire comprising of demographic data, the Eating Attitudes-26 (EAT-26) test, and COVID-19 associated stressors. …”
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Assessing bnAb potency in the context of HIV-1 envelope conformational plasticity. by Caio Foulkes, Nikolas Friedrich, Branislav Ivan, Emanuel Stiegeler, Carsten Magnus, Daniel Schmidt, Umut Karakus, Jacqueline Weber, Huldrych F Günthard, Chloé Pasin, Peter Rusert, Alexandra Trkola

“…To verify that these sensitivity patterns are independent of the in vitro assay system, replication-competent SENSE-19 mutant viruses were tested on primary CD4 T cells. …”
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A Novel Pyroptosis-Based Prognostic Model Correlated with the Parainflammatory Immune Microenvironment of Pancreatic Cancer by Kong-kong Wei, Zhi-xing Du, Jun-ge Deng, Jin-wei Yang, Hao Chen

“…The risk modelʼs accuracy and independent predictability were assessed by receiver operating characteristic curves and multivariate Cox regression analysis, respectively. …”
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Exploring the Expediency of Waste Materials as Modifiers for Bitumen Mixes by Lukman Olaide Salami, Ifedolapo Omowumi Ameen, Afeez Adefemi Bello

“…Review of literature revealed that independent use of Waste Plastic Bottle (WPB) and Waste Sachet Water (WSW) significantly enhanced the performance of HBM and WBM. …”
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KGB Struggle with Antisoviet Manifestation in Lithuania and Abroad: People's Discreditation by Kristina Burinskaitė

“…In Soviet Lithuania, the discreditable information is related to the person's past, his activity in independent Lithuania, during the first Soviet and Nazi occupation, and after the war period. …”
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Propellant Slosh Force and Mass Measurement by Andrew Hunt, Richard Foster-Turner, Ross Drury

“…ECT may be well suited to space borne liquid measurement applications. Measurements are independent of and unaffected by orientation or levels of g. …”
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Effectiveness of Four-Decontamination Techniques on Bacterial Growth on CPR Manikins after Use in a CPR Course

“…Main Outcome Measure(s): Dependent variable was bacterial colony growth (count); independent variable was treatment group. Colony growths too numerous to count defaulted to a minimum 300 threshold (standard laboratory protocol). …”
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مدى جاهزیة المکتبات العامة المصریة للتصدى للازمات و للکوارث by د. محمد سعید محمد سعید

“…All public libraries in Egypt have a budget for disasters and crises and thisbudget is sufficient to some extent, but this budget is not independent, it isthe budget of the library.5. All the libraries under study have no insurance on their contents.6. …”
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Diagnosis and Prognosis of Neuroendocrine Tumours of the Lung by Means of High Resolution Image Analysis by Uta Jütting, Peter Gais, Karsten Rodenacker, Joachim Böhm, Susanne Koch, Heinz W. Präuer, Heinz Höfler

“…For the survival analysis, only chromatin features were selected to differentiate patients with better and worse prognosis independent of staging and tumour type.…”
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Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension and Its Associated Risk Factors: Results from Baseline Survey of SWADES Family Cohort Study by M. D. Saju, Komal Preet Allagh, Lorane Scaria, Shinto Joseph, Jotheeswaran Amuthavalli Thiyagarajan

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Acute hepatitis of non-specified etiology by Ye. V. Tsyganova, O. O. Znoyko, N. D. Yushchuk, K. R. Dudina, M. G. Isagulyants, N. V. Petrakova, T. V. Petrova, M. I. Mikhaylov

“…Investigation of patients with acute hepatitis of non-specified etiology included clinical, epidemiologic, routine laboratory, serological methods; molecular biological method (RNA of hepatitis A, C, Е, G viruses; DNA of hepatitis B virus, TTV, CMV, EBV, HHV of 1, 2, 6 and 8 types, PV B-19, NV-f – qualitative analysis); method of immunofluorescence (assessment of antimitochondrial and antinuclear antibodies); immunologic methods (laboratory diagnostic methods) – independent assessment of specific antibodies for individual HCV antigens spectrum, including structural and unstructural proteins and compound peptides, representing the whole HCV polyprotein (overall 38 antigens: 34 HCV antigens and 4 control antigens) in blood serum by EIA method; investigation of Т-cellular immune response to HCV antigens by blast-cell lymphocytes transformation method under stimulation by HCV antigens with quantitative evaluation of cytokine secretion; instrumental method – ultrasound investigation of abdominal organs.Conclusions. …”
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Chitosan’s Ability to Remove the Smear Layer—A Systematic Review of Ex Vivo Studies by Ana Ferreira-Reguera, Inês Ferreira, Irene Pina-Vaz, Benjamín Martín-Biedma, José Martín-Cruces

“…Study selection, data collection, and synthesis were performed and the risk of bias was assessed by two independent reviewers. <i>Results</i>: Six studies fulfilled the eligibility criteria and were included. …”
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Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Substance Use and Its Determinants Among College Students in a Coastal Town of South India by Shyamashree Das, Veena G Kamath, Divya Arvind Prabhu, Samir Kumar Praharaj, Akhilesh Kumar Pandey

“…Gender and substance usage were independent predictors of attitude Conclusions: The present study reveals that substance use is low among college students in Udupi taluk. …”
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A high coverage reference transcriptome assembly of pea (<i>Pisum sativum</i> L.) mycorrhizal roots by A. M. Afonin, I. V. Leppyanen, O. A. Kulaeva, O. Y. Shtark, I. A. Tikhonovich, E. A. Dolgikh, V. A. Zhukov

“…Frisson inoculated with Rhizophagus irregularis BEG144 was investigated, and for both the organisms independent transcriptomes were assembled (coverage 177x for pea and 45x for fungus). …”
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Clinical Significance of Prothrombin Time in Cholangiocarcinoma Patients with Surgeries by Hui-shan Wang, Xian-xiu Ge, Quan-peng Li, Jun-jie Nie, Lin Miao

“…Increased PT level was an effective predictor for OS (P = 0.021; hazard ratio (HR), 1.799) and RFS (P = 0.016; HR, 1.871) in CCA patients, independent of age, tumor differentiation, and TNM stage. …”
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