Prognostic correlation analysis of multiple myeloma based on HALP score of peripheral blood before chemotherapy by CHEN Min, AN Liying, LIN Xiaojing, ZHAO Pan, ZOU Xingli, WEI Jin, NI Xun

“…The results of univariate and multivariate analysis using the Cox regression model showed that a HALP score <29.15 was an independent risk factor for progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) (P<0.05). …”
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Mortality-related risk factors of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae infection with focus on antimicrobial regimens optimization: a real-world retrospective study in China by Sheng Deng, Jinglan Chen, Pengxiang Zhou, Qin Hu

“…Multivariate analysis showed that age (HR = 1.035, 95%CI: 1.002–1.070, P = 0.036), SOFA score (HR = 1.169,95%CI: 1.066–1.281, P = 0.001), central venous catheter (HR = 3.858, 95%CI: 1.411–10.547, P = 0.009), the length of hospital stay (HR = 0.868, 95% CI: 0.806–0.936, P = 0.000) and combination therapy (HR = 3.152, 95%CI: 1.205–8.245, P = 0.019) were independent mortality risk factors after CRE infection. …”
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Detecting Atrial Fibrillation Using Smartwatches by Agnieszka Kulczycka-Rowicka, Julianna Podolec, Silvia Ciraolo, Joanna Wojda, Adam Sobiński, Zuzanna Kościuszko, Katarzyna Kurza, Matylda Czerwonka, Katarzyna Lesiczka-Fedoryj, Anna Walczak

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Identifying the Factors That Drive Health Service Utilization Among Healthy and Non‐Healthy Agers in a Sample of Older Ethiopians: A Cross‐Sectional Study by Amare Belachew, Nicolas Cherbuin, Nasser Bagheri, Richard Burns

“…This presents a significant challenge to healthcare systems, particularly in developing countries, as untreated chronic conditions can lead to years of disability and loss of independence straining health budgets and resources. …”
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Effects of Age and Sex on Systemic Inflammation and Cardiometabolic Function in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes by Jody Dushay, Eva S. Rickers, Enya Wang, Jessica Gilman, Ying Zhang, Ron Blankstein, Ernest V. Gervino, Michael Jerosch‐Herold, Aristidis Veves

“…Hyperemic myocardial blood flow and flow‐mediated and flow‐independent nitroglycerin–induced brachial artery dilation were significantly impaired in men but not women with T2D. …”
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The Relationship between Left Ventricular Diastolic Function Parameters and Coronary Artery Disease Severity by Khadije Mohammadi, Mohammad Masoomi, Mahsa Akrami, Shirin Habibi Khorasani, Mina Moridi, Sara Saidi

“…Descriptive tests, independent t tests, and Spearman correlation coefficients were used. …”
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Stellarator fusion systems enabled by arrays of planar coils by D.A. Gates, S. Aslam, B. Berzin, P. Bonofiglo, A. Cote, D.W. Dudt, E. Flom, D. Fort, A. Koen, T.G. Kruger, S.T.A. Kumar, M.F. Martin, A. Ottaviano, S. Pasmann, P.K. Romano, C.P.S. Swanson, L. Tang, E. Winkler, R. Wu

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Postoperative Ratio of C-Reactive Protein to Albumin as a Predictive Marker in Patients with Crohn’s Disease Undergoing Bowel Resection by Hangfen Zhao, Huaying Liu, Weilin Qi, Wei Liu, Lingna Ye, Qian Cao, Xiaolong Ge, Wei Zhou, Xianfa Wang

“…The postoperative CAR (OR 13.200; 95% CI 6.501-26.803; P<0.001) was a significant independent risk factor for complications. Compared with the CRP level on postoperative day 3, the CAR more accurately indicated postoperative complications in CD patients (AUC: 0.699 vs. 0.771; Youden index: 0.361 vs. 0.599). …”
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Determinants of induced abortion among second-trimester pregnant women attending Dessie City health facilities, Northeast Ethiopia: a case-control study by Elsabeth Addisu, Bitya Admassu, Wolde Melese Ayele, Kassawmar Angaw, Bezawit Adane

“…Study participants who were currently not married (AOR = 10.82; 95% CI: 5.01-23.36%), having poor knowledge about induced abortion (AOR = 3.03; 95% CI: 1.46-6.26%), uncertainty about last normal menstrual period (AOR = 4.12; 95% CI: 2.01-8.44%), late pregnancy testing (AOR = 5.94; 95% CI: 2.5-14.15%), not using contraceptives (AOR = 3.70; 95% CI: 1.85-7.44%), having irregular menstrual cycle (AOR = 4.83; 95% CI: 2.41-9.70%), and three and more live births (AOR = 0.25; 95% CI: 0.11-0.59%) were independent predictors of induced abortion in the second-trimester. …”
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Relationships between multiple patient safety outcomes and healthcare and hospital-related risk factors in colorectal resection cases: cross-sectional evidence from a nationwide sa... by Ralf Kuhlen, Jochen Schmitt, Felix Walther, Martin Roessler, Peter Scriba, Maria Eberlein-Gonska, Olaf Schoffer

“…Healthcare (eg, weekend surgery), hospital (eg, volume) and case (eg, age) characteristics served as independent covariates in a multilevel logistic regression model. …”
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“…SHIMUNEK’s “Puyŏ and Han: Morphological and Lexical Analysis of Two Distinct Language Groups of the Early Korean Peninsula” challenges the traditional notion of Puyŏ-Han linguistic unity, demonstrating their distinctiveness as independent language groups. The cultural aspect of Korean linguistics is explored through Eva VUČKOVIČ’s “Workplace Discourse and Expression of Hierarchy in Yoon Tae-ho’s Webtoon Misaeng,” which uses critical discourse analysis to examine hierarchical dynamics in corporate settings, as depicted in this iconic Korean webtoon. …”
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Avolition Characterizes the Chronic Fatigue Experienced in Quiescent Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Tristan Gabriel-Segard, Margherita Boltri, Mathilde Barrau, Catherine Massoubre, Stéphane Paul, Xavier Roblin

“…This difference is independent of current depressive disorder and previous history of depressive disorder. …”
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Extreme migratory connectivity and apparent mirroring of non-breeding grounds conditions in a severely declining breeding population of an Afro-Palearctic migratory bird by Máire Kirkland, Nathaniel N. D. Annorbah, Lee Barber, John Black, Jeremy Blackburn, Michael Colley, Gary Clewley, Colin Cross, Mike Drew, Oliver J. L. Fox, Vicky Gilson, Steffen Hahn, Chas Holt, Mark F. Hulme, John Jarjou, Dembo Jatta, Emmanuel Jatta, Kevin Leighton, Ernestina Mensah-Pebi, Chris Orsman, Naffie Sarr, Roger Walsh, Leo Zwarts, Robert J. Fuller, Philip W. Atkinson, Chris M. Hewson

“…According to a species distribution model using independent field data, this population’s non-breeding grounds had lower suitability than others and likely declined before the period we were able to assess. …”
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Understanding the exodus: a 15-year retrospective cohort study on the pattern and determinants of migration among Nigerian doctors and dentists by Oghenebrume Wariri, Patience Toyin-Thomas, Itua C.G. Akhirevbulu, Oladapo Oladeinde, Oluchi Omogbai, Philippa Odika, John Osakue, Avwebo Ukueku, Efetobo Orikpete, Chinelo Iwegim, Efe E. Omoyibo, Jermaine Okpere, Uwaila Otakhoigbogie, Ekhosuehi T. Agho, Sunday C. Madubueze, Nnennaya C. Ugoji, Chukwunwike W. Ozegbe, Oti N. Aria, Paul Ikhurionan

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The Advances in Utilizing Right Ventricular Function as a Predictor of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Recovery: A Single Centre Prospective Cohort Study by Akbar MR, Sakasasmita S, Achmad C, Dewi TI, Hasan M, Prameswari HS

“…Among all RV function parameters, only FAC (OR 1.076; 95% CI:1.003– 1.154; p = 0.040)) and RVGLS (OR 0.768; 95% CI: 0.595– 0.991; p = 0.042) emerged as independent predictors of PPCM recovery.Conclusion: Right ventricular function in terms of FAC and/or RVGLS at initial diagnosis can be used as a predictor for PPCM recovery at 6 months follow-up.Keywords: FAC, PPCM, right ventricle, RVGLS…”
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Relationship between Tai Chi and clinical outcomes in elderly patients with COVID-19: a protocol for systematic review and dose–response meta-analysis by Yang Wang, Na Li, Xiao Peng, Chun Wang, Sheng He, Jinfeng Yang, Yuanpeng Liao

“…The secondary outcomes are the time of main symptoms disappearance, length of hospital stay, serum levels of interleukin (IL)-6, IL-1b and tumour necrosis factor-α, and adverse event rate. Two independent reviewers will select the studies, extract the data, and analyse them on EndNote V.X9.0 and Stata V.12.1. …”
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Large-Scale Neuronal Network Dysfunction in Diabetic Retinopathy by Xin Huang, Yan Tong, Chen-Xing Qi, Han-Dong Dan, Qin-Qin Deng, Yin Shen

“…The purpose of this study was to investigate the intranetwork functional connectivity (FC) and functional network connectivity (FNC) of RSN changes in DR patients using independent component analysis (ICA). Thirty-four DR patients (18 men and 16 women; mean age, 53.53±8.67 years) and 38 nondiabetic healthy controls (HCs) (15 men and 23 women; mean age, 48.63±11.83 years), closely matched for age, sex, and education, underwent resting-state magnetic resonance imaging scans. …”
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Mis-localization of endogenous TDP-43 leads to ALS-like early-stage metabolic dysfunction and progressive motor deficits by Yiying Hu, Alexander Hruscha, Chenchen Pan, Martina Schifferer, Michael K. Schmidt, Brigitte Nuscher, Martin Giera, Sarantos Kostidis, Özge Burhan, Frauke van Bebber, Dieter Edbauer, Thomas Arzberger, Christian Haass, Bettina Schmid

“…Taking advantage of zebrafish’s embryonic development that solely relys on yolk usage until 5 days post fertilization, we demonstrated that microglia proliferation and activation in the hypothalamus is independent from food intake. By comparing CytoTDP to a previously generated TDP-43 knockout line, transcriptomic analyses revealed that mis-localization of endogenous TDP-43, rather than TDP-43 nuclear loss of function, leads to early onset metabolic dysfunction. …”
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Utility of 5-ALA for resection of CNS tumours other than high-grade gliomas: a protocol for a systematic review by Michael D Jenkinson, Ashwin Venkatesh, Colin Watts, Michael T C Poon, Victoria Wykes, Stephen John Price, Puneet Plaha, Georgios Solomou, Melissa Gough, Conor S Gillespie, Aref-Ali Gharooni, Waqqas Patel

“…Prospective and retrospective cohort and case–control studies with more than five patients will be included. Two independent reviewers will screen the abstracts and full articles, with a third reviewer resolving any conflicts. …”
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The effect of probiotic-fortified kefir on depression, appetite, oxidative stress, and inflammatory parameters in Iranian overweight and obese elderly: a randomized, double-blind,... by Mehran Noori, Zainab Shateri, Siavash Babajafari, Mohammad Hadi Eskandari, Karim Parastouei, Mohammad Ghasemi, Hoseein Afshari, Mohammad Samadi

“…The differences between the two groups were compared using the independent samples T-test. Results The median age of participant in both groups was 65 years. …”
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