The Role of NMP22 and CSTB Levels in Predicting Postoperative Recurrence of Bladder Cancer by Changkun Huang, Xiaolin Ai, Liping Hu, Da Ren

“…Logistic multivariate regression analysis showed that preoperative NMP22 and CSTB overexpression was an independent risk factor for postoperative recurrence of bladder cancer (OR=1.042, 2.307, P<0.05). …”
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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Perinatal Asphyxia in Neonates Admitted to Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Gebrehiwot Teklehaimanot Gebregziabher, Fikaden Berhe Hadgu, Haftom Temesgen Abebe

“…First bivariate analysis was performed to assess the association without controlling the effect of other independent variables. Variables with P value < 0.25 were fitted to the multivariable binary logistic regression model. …”
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Prevalence, Risk Factors and Outcomes Associated with Acute Kidney Injury in Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19: A Comparative Study between Diabetic and Nondiabetic Patients by Shayesteh Khalili, Tahereh Sabaghian, Meghdad Sedaghat, Zahra Soroureddin, Elham Askari, Neda Khalili

“…Multivariate analysis showed that invasive mechanical ventilation, proteinuria, HBA1c level, history of cardiovascular disease, and use of statins were independent risk factors for AKI development in patients with diabetes. …”
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Risk Factors for Shoulder Injuries in Water Polo: a Cohort Study by Félix Croteau, David Paradelo, David Pearsall, Shawn Robbins

“…At baseline players were divided into groups: those with and without previous shoulder injuries. Independent t-tests and Mann-Whitney U tests were used to compare the study variables between groups. …”
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QUALITY EVALUATION OF THE TPP POWER GENERATING UNITS WEAR RECONDITIONING by E. M. Farhadzadeh, A. Z. Muradaliyev, Yu. Z. Farzaliyev

“…The developed method and algorithm for quality evaluation of the scheduled repair implementation contribute to practical realization of the independent monitoring. This monitoring not merely accounts for the information on alteration in the power generating unit emergency-switching standing time number and duration but also for the data of measurement and computation of technical-and-economic indexes. …”
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Application Value of NT-proBNP Combined with NLR in Evaluation of Major Adverse Cardiac Events in Elderly Patients with Chronic Heart Failure by Zhiyong Li, Hui Rong, Wenxun Wu, Ting Huang, Jun Xu

“…The increased levels of NEU, NLR, NT-proBNP and the decreased levels of LYM and PLT are all independent risk factors for MACE in elderly patients with CHF (P<0.05). …”
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Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency and Pulmonary Morbidity in Patients with Primary Immunodeficiency Disease: A Single-Center Experience by Georg Evers, Arik Bernard Schulze, Michael Thrull, Jan-Philipp Hering, Christoph Schülke, Rainer Wiewrodt, Helmut Wittkowski, Lars Henning Schmidt, Michael Mohr

“…With regard to the genotype, PI∗ZZ was found in 2 patients, whereas PI∗MZ was observed in 5 patients. Independent of the underlying phenotype, obstructive lung diseases were found in 2 patients with PI∗ZZ and 2 patients with PI∗MZ. …”
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Investigation of sensory attenuation in the somatosensory domain using EEG in a novel virtual reality paradigm by Gianluigi Giannini, Till Nierhaus, Felix Blankenburg

“…Results of 26 participants indicate that early (P100), mid-latency (P200) and later negative contralateral potentials were significantly attenuated by self-generated sensations, independent of the stimulus expectation. Moreover, a component around 200 ms post-stimulus at frontal sites was found to be enhanced for self-produced stimuli. …”
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NOL-7 serves as a potential prognostic-related biomarker for hepatocellular carcinoma by Qiucheng Lei, Yingchun Huang, Feiwen Deng, Huazhen Zheng, Xitao Hong, Peng Wang, Jin Lv, Huanwei Chen, Zhenling Ji

“…Multivariate analysis revealed that NOL7 was an independent prognostic factor that was significantly related to OS and DSS. …”
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The Value of Adrenal Androgens for Correcting Cortisol Lateralization in Adrenal Venous Sampling in Patients with Normal Cortisol Secretion by Wenjing Zhang, Keying Zhu, Hongyun Li, Yan Zhang, Dalong Zhu, Xuebin Zhang, Ping Li

“…The management of patients with adrenocorticotropic hormone-independent Cushing’s syndrome and bilateral adrenal masses is challenging. …”
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Impact of simulated gastric acid on the physical and mechanical properties of vacuum-formed retainers: an in vitro study by Huda M. Alkawari, Laila F. Baidas, Areen A. Alyahya, Renad A. Alotaibi, Eman I. Alshayea

“…The data were analyzed using One-Way ANOVA and independent sample t test at a significance value of P ≤ 0.05. …”
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Comparison of Morphological and Functional MRI Assessments of Periprostatic Fat for Predicting Prostate Cancer Aggressiveness by David Freire Maia Vieira, Cecília Vidal de Souza Torres, André de Freitas Secaf, Matheus de Moraes Palma, Gabriel de Lion Gouvea, Jorge Elias Júnior, Rodolfo Borges Reis, Valdair Muglia

“…Using the Cox model, dPSA (p<0.01), systemic disease at diagnosis (p<0.01), and mean ADC (p<0.02) were independent predictors of overall survival (OS). For progression-free survival (PFS), only dPSA (p<0.01) and systemic disease at diagnosis (p<0.01) were significant predictors. …”
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Random-Parameter Multivariate Negative Binomial Regression for Modeling Impacts of Contributing Factors on the Crash Frequency by Crash Types by Chenzhu Wang, Fei Chen, Jianchuan Cheng, Wu Bo, Ping Zhang, Mingyu Hou, Feng Xiao

“…In turn, the operating speed influences the frequency and type of crashes on the highways. Methods. Independent negative binomial and Poisson models are considered as the base approaches to modeling in this study. …”
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Testing the Purity of <i>Limnospira fusiformis</i> Cultures After Axenicity Treatments by Michael Schagerl, Alexander Kaptejna, Fabian Polz, Sameh S. Ali, Shuhao Huo, Joana Seneca, Petra Pjevac, Vera Hechtl

“…Contamination was also verified by cultivation-independent methods like flow cytometry and 16S rRNA genome amplicon sequencing. …”
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Effectiveness of Contrast Agents and Molecular Indicators in Alzheimer's Diagnosis Through PET and SPECT Imaging on Animal Models by Yasaman Abaszadeh, Ramin Ardalani, Athena Dehghan Najm Abadi

“…Materials and Methods: A comprehensive search was conducted in PubMed, using the PRISMA guidelines, without any time or language restrictions. Three independent researchers reviewed the studies based on criteria, and relevant data from the included articles were extracted and analyzed. …”
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sORFdb – a database for sORFs, small proteins, and small protein families in bacteria by Julian M. Hahnfeld, Oliver Schwengers, Lukas Jelonek, Sonja Diedrich, Franz Cemič, Alexander Goesmann

“…In conclusion, the novel small protein database sORFdb is a specialized, taxonomy-independent database that improves the findability and classification of sORFs, small proteins, and their functions in bacteria, thereby supporting their future detection and consistent annotation. …”
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Exploring the Effects of a Neck Strengthening Program on Purposeful Soccer Heading Biomechanics and Neurocognition by Katelyn M. Waring, Edward R Smith, Gary P Austin, Thomas G Bowman

“…Time (pre, post) and group (experimental, control) served as the independent variables. Four composite scores from the CNS Vital Signs computer based neurocognitive test (CNSVS; verbal memory, visual memory, executive function, reaction time) and aspects of heading biomechanics from inertial measurement units (xPatch; peak linear acceleration, peak rotational acceleration, duration, Gadd Severity Index \[GSI\]) served as the dependent variables. …”
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G Protein-Coupled Receptor 17 Inhibits Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Secretion via a Gi/o-Dependent Mechanism in Enteroendocrine Cells by Jason M. Conley, Alexander Jochim, Carmella Evans-Molina, Val J. Watts, Hongxia Ren

“…MDL29,951 promoted both Gi/o and Gq protein coupling to mediate cyclic AMP (cAMP) and calcium signaling. hGPR17L regulation of GLP-1 secretion appeared to be Gq-independent and dependent upon Gi/o signaling, but was not correlated with MDL29,951-induced whole-cell cAMP signaling. …”
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Lipoprotein(a) and thromboembolism: current state of knowledge and unsolved issues by Małgorzata Konieczyńska, Joanna Natorska, Michał Ząbczyk, Anetta Undas

“…Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)], a low-density lipoprotein-like particle containing a highly polymorphic apolipoprotein(a) [apo(a)] homologous in > 80% to plasminogen, was identified as a genetically determined independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. …”
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The GRACE Scale in the Prognosis of Patients with Takotsubo Syndrome by Malgorzata Zalewska-Adamiec, Lukasz Kuzma, Slawomir Dobrzycki, Hanna Bachorzewska-Gajewska

“…At multivariate analysis including low BMI, low eGFR, and a higher GRACE score, all these factors were independent predictor of death (p=0.042; p=0.010; p=0.041). …”
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