READMISSIONS TO ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRIC INPATIENT CARE: A REGISTER STUDY by VISA VADÉN, RIITTAKERTTU KALTIALA, TIMO HOLTTINEN

“…We cross-tabulated gender, child protection involvement, diagnoses, symptoms and family risk factors with overall readmission, readmission within 30 days of discharge and the number of readmissions. To explore independent associations of the partially overlapping explaining variables, we used multivariable analyses. …”
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New Sustainable Biosorbent Based on Recycled Deoiled Carob Seeds: Optimization of Heavy Metals Remediation by M. Farnane, A. Machrouhi, A. Elhalil, M. Abdennouri, S. Qourzal, H. Tounsadi, N. Barka

“…Based on this preliminary study, four independent variables including solution pH, biosorbents dosage, initial metal concentration, and treating agent were chosen for the optimization of the process using full-factorial experimental design. …”
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Towards fiscal sustainable practices in Mexico: The quality of municipal tax regulation and tiered tariffs improve income from solid waste management services by Sergio López-Olvera, Juan Carlos Olivo-Escudero, Mauricio Hernández-Marroquín, Fausto Rafael López-Olvera, Yessica Lourdes Vallejo-Rivera, Marco Antonio Rodríguez-Gómez, Pedro Hipólito Rodríguez-Herrero

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Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Low Skeletal Muscle Mass in Adults Based on NHANES 2011–2018 by Rong-Zhen Xie, Xu-Song Li, Fang-Di Zha, Guo-Qing Li, Wei-Qiang Zhao, Yu-Feng Liang, Jie-Feng Huang

“…Age (OR: 1.035, 95% CI: 1.025–1.045, p < 0.001) and female gender (OR: 1.570, 95% CI: 1.267–1.949, p < 0.001) were independent risk factors. Racial disparities were noted, with non-Hispanic Black individuals at lower risk compared to non-Hispanic Whites (OR: 0.242, 95% CI: 0.152–0.384, p < 0.001). …”
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The impact of educational intervention based on the theory of planned behavior on preventive behaviors for gastric cancer in obese and smoking individuals by Siamak Najafi, Fatemeh Mohammadkhah, Saina Alempour Salemi, Amirhossein Kamyab, Ali Khani Jeihooni

“…Data were analyzed using SPSS 22 and descriptive and analytical statistical methods (paired t- test, McNemar test, Chi-square test, and independent t-test) (p < 0.05). Results The results showed no significant difference between the two groups before the educational intervention. …”
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Prevalence of Pulmonary Embolism in COVID-19 Positive Critically Ill Children by Yudy Fonseca, MD, Alise Davies, PA, Stephanie Jarrin, MD, Liliana Simon, MD, Cortney Foster, DO, Sun Kai, Adnan Bhutta, MD

“…A multivariable logistic regression showed that race was an independent risk factor for COVID in PE-positive patients. …”
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Virtual biopsy for non-invasive identification of follicular lymphoma histologic transformation using radiomics-based imaging biomarker from PET/CT by Chong Jiang, Chunjun Qian, Qiuhui Jiang, Hang Zhou, Zekun Jiang, Yue Teng, Bing Xu, Xin Li, Chongyang Ding, Rong Tian

“…Methods A total of 784 follicular lymphoma (FL), diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, and t-FL patients from 5 independent medical centers were included. The unsupervised EMFusion method was applied to fuse PET and CT images. …”
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Factors associated with dental care utilization among Iranian adult populations based on Anderson model by Ashkan Negintaji Zardak, Mostafa Amini-Rarani, Ibrahim Abdollahpour, Faezeh Eslamipour, Bahareh Tahani

“…Dental visit in the last year was considered as the utilization of the dental services. Independent Factors included the contextual, individual enabling, individual predisposing and individual need factors based on the Andersen model. …”
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Perbedaan Pengetahuan Kader Posyandu dan Ibu Balita Terkait Stunting serta Hubungannya dengan Kejadian Stunting pada Balita by Erni Rukmana, Muhammad Edwin Fransiari, Kanaya Yori Damanik, Latifah Rahman Nurfazriah

“…Data diperoleh dari kuesioner yang telah divalidasi, dan dianalisis menggunakan uji univariat dan uji  Independent sample t-test untuk menganalisis perbedaan pengetahuan antara kedua kelompok serta uji Spearman’s untuk menganalis hubungan pengetahuan ibu balita terkait stunting dengan kejadian stunting pada balita. …”
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Neurocognitive Functioning among Children with Sickle Cell Anemia Attending SCA Clinic at MNH, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania by Limi O. Matondo, Edward Kija, Karim P. Manji

“…Proportions and comparisons of means were used to examine associations between neurocognitive impairment and independent variables for associated factors. Results. …”
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Partial weight bearing and long-term survival outcomes in extracapsular hip fractures treated with trochanteric Gamma3 nails by Carlos Hernández-Pascual, José Ángel Santos-Sánchez, Jorge Hernández-Rodríguez, Carlos Fernando Silva-Viamonte, Carmen Pablos-Hernández, Pablo Alonso-Rodríguez, José Antonio Mirón-Canelo

“…Only clinical factors were independently related to mortality, but no radiological factors were.…”
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Increased Serum Interleukin-2 Levels Are Associated with Abnormal Peripheral Blood Natural Killer Cell Levels in Patients with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis by Baochen Li, Qiaoling Guo, Yanyan Wang, Rui Su, Chong Gao, Jinfang Zhao, Xiaofeng Li, Caihong Wang

“…Serum IL-2 levels in RA patients were positively correlated with disease activity and rheumatoid factor titers (p<0.001 and p=0.045, respectively), and multiple regression analysis revealed that serum IL-2 levels were an independent factor affecting disease activity. Serum IL-2 levels were positively correlated with Th17/Treg ratios (p=0.013). …”
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Exposure of Xenogeneic Biomaterial to the Oral Environment and Its Impact on Tissue Healing of Immediate Dental Implants: A Case–Control Study by Valessa F. Carvalho, João Garcez-Filho, Roberta Okamoto, Paula B. Frigério, Priscila L. Santos, Arthur B. Novaes Junior, Michel R. Messora, Mario Taba Jr

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’[We] learned how to speak with love’: a qualitative exploration of accredited social health activist (ASHA) community health worker experiences of the Mobile Academy refresher tra... by Amnesty Elizabeth LeFevre, Kerry Scott, Sara Chamberlain, Osama Ummer, Manjula Sharma, Dipanwita Gharai, Bibha Mishra, Namrata Choudhury

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Age effect analysis of different gender groups in spatial ability test based on virtual reality technology by Yangyang Guo, Mengdi Zhang, Jiangpeng Gu, Qiyang Liu, Xinyang Liu, Jie Wang, Fangfang Ma, Lihong Zhai, Jianlin Qi, Zhanguo Jin

“…There was no significant correlation between the R-letter rotation test and the S-M mental rotation test, and the two tests were independent. The relationship between visual ability and orientation ability is different in different spatial test indicators.ConclusionThis investigation further elucidates the dissimilarities in the age-related characteristics of spatial aptitude among diverse gender cohorts, as well as the autonomy of various spatial aptitude assessments. …”
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Comparison of mNGS with conventional methods for diagnosis of cryptococcal meningitis: a retrospective study by Zai-Jie Jiang, Jian-Chen Hong, Bi-Wei Lin, Wei-Qing Zhang, Qi-Chao Fan, Bi-Hui Yang, Xiang-Ping Yao

“…Initial cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples were collected from 65 patients with suspected central nervous system (CNS) infection and tested using conventional tests and/or mNGS. mNGS offers a culture-independent approach, facilitating a rapid and unbiased detection of a broad spectrum of pathogens. …”
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Human Action Recognition Using Difference of Gaussian and Difference of Wavelet by Gopampallikar Vinoda Reddy, Kongara Deepika, Lakshmanan Malliga, Duraivelu Hemanand, Chinnadurai Senthilkumar, Subburayalu Gopalakrishnan, Yousef Farhaoui

“…A novel action descriptor is proposed in this study, based on two independent spatial and spectral filters. The proposed descriptor uses a Difference of Gaussian (DoG) filter to extract scale-invariant features and a Difference of Wavelet (DoW) filter to extract spectral information. …”
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Lymphopenia Is Associated with Gross Target Volumes and Fractions in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients Treated with External Beam Radiation Therapy and Also Indicates Worse Overall... by Hai-Ge Zhang, Ping Yang, Tao Jiang, Jian-Ying Zhang, Xue-Juan Jin, Yong Hu, Jing Sun, Shi-Suo Du, Zhao-Chong Zeng

“…Lymphocyte nadir and Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) stage were independent prognostic factors predicting OS of HCC patients (all p<0.001). …”
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Diabetes self-management education (DSME) for older persons in Western countries: A scoping review. by Pilar Camargo-Plazas, Madison Robertson, Beatriz Alvarado, Geneviève C Paré, Idevania G Costa, Lenora Duhn

“…Full-text screening was done by four independent reviewers to select studies for the final analysis. …”
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Attitudes of polish medical students toward organ donation by Marzena Mikla, Anna Maria Cybulska, Antonio Rios, Mariusz Panczyk, Kamila Rachubińska, Artur Kotwas, Beata Karakiewicz, Elżbieta Grochans, Daria Schneider-Matyka

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