Factors Predicting Ventilator Dependence in Patients with Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia by Chia-Cheng Tseng, Kuo-Tung Huang, Yung-Che Chen, Chin-Chou Wang, Shih-Feng Liu, Mei-Lien Tu, Yu-Hsiu Chung, Wen-Feng Fang, Meng-Chih Lin

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to identify underlying factors such as congestive cardiac failure (P=0.009), initial high oxygenation index value (P=0.04), increased SOFA scores (P=0.01), and increased APACHE II scores (P=0.02) as independent predictors of ventilator dependence. Results from the Kaplan-Meier method indicate that initial therapy with antibiotics could increase the ventilator weaning rate (log Rank test, P<0.001). …”
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Delta Neutrophil Index in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: An Innovation in Postoperative Mortality Assessment by Bilgiç A, Toprak B, Kaya H

“…A 1-unit increase in postoperative DNI measurement was associated with a 10.21-fold (95% Confidence Interval: 5.08– 20.05) increase in the risk of death.Conclusion: Elevated DNI values are strong independent predictors of postoperative mortality, underscoring its critical role in perioperative risk assessment for CABG patients. …”
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Differential use of multiple food sources at a bathyal benthic ecosystem in the central Sagami Bay revealed by amino acid nitrogen isotopic compositions by Hidetaka Nomaki, Yoshito Chikaraishi, Nanako O. Ogawa, Koh Maki, Motohiro Shimanaga, Hisami Suga, Masashi Tsuchiya, Toshi Nagata, Naohiko Ohkouchi

“…Despite living in the same habitat, organisms of these two size classes may belong to independent food webs due to differences in feeding ecology.…”
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Exploring the Use of Smartwatches and Activity Trackers for Health-Related Purposes for Children Aged 5 to 11 years: Systematic Review by Lauren Thompson, Sydney Charitos, Jon Bird, Paul Marshall, Amberly Brigden

“…The inclusion criteria for studies were as follows: (1) peer-reviewed, empirical studies; (2) published in English; (3) involved a child aged 5 to 11 years using a smartwatch for health-related purposes. Two researchers independently screened articles to assess eligibility. …”
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Evaluation of the Early Development of 6-Month-Old Babies in the Case of Maternal Postpartum Depression with or Without Bipolar Disorder by Jokthan Guivarch, Mélanie-Lou Persia, Laure Le Treut, Pauline Grandgeorge, Federico Solla, Hugo Pergeline, Michel Dugnat, Florence Askenazy, François Poinso, Arthur Varoquaux, Arnaud Fernandez

“…Mothers were clinically diagnosed by a psychiatrist specialized in postpartum depression using the DSM-5; infant development was assessed at 6 months by an independent health professional using the revised Brunet–Lézine Scale, which allowed the calculation of global and partial developmental quotients (DQ). …”
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The effectiveness of providing training and ongoing support to foster cultural humility in volunteers serving as mentors to youth of color: a mixed-methods study protocol by Bernadette Sánchez, Amy J. Anderson, Carla Herrera, David L. DuBois, Kay Thursby Bourke, Jean K. Sack, So Jung Lee, Karen Burchwell, Lidia Y. Monjaras-Gaytan, Yesenia Garcia-Murillo

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An ensemble machine learning-based performance evaluation identifies top In-Silico pathogenicity prediction methods that best classify driver mutations in cancer by Subrata Das, Vatsal Patel, Shouvik Chakravarty, Arnab Ghosh, Anirban Mukhopadhyay, Nidhan K. Biswas

“…The top PCSAs demonstrated strong performance on a validation cohort including independent HNSC and other cancer types: breast, lung, and colorectal - reflecting its consistency, robustness and generalizability. …”
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Clinical Usefulness of Bioavailable Vitamin D and Impact of GC Genotyping on the Determination of Bioavailable Vitamin D in a Korean Population by Hyun-Young Kim, Jin Hyun Kim, Myeong Hee Jung, In Ae Cho, Youngjin Kim, Min-Chul Cho

“…Among all the three groups combined, the genotype-specific bioavailable 25(OH)D and the genotype-independent bioavailable 25(OH)D concentrations did not differ significantly (P=0.299). …”
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Bilateral alterations in sensorimotor function and altered sensory strategy in individuals with unilateral chronic ankle instability by Xiaomei Hu, Xihe Hou, Lin Wang

“…Except for SOT, all tests evaluated bilateral limbs, and the order of limbs was randomly selected. 2 (group) × 2 (limb) mixed model analyses of variance were performed for outcome measures of unilateral stance, Y balance and MCT, and independent t-test was used to analyse the outcomes of SOT between two groups. …”
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Investigating dynamic brain functional redundancy as a mechanism of cognitive reserve by Julia Schwarz, Franziska Zistler, Adriana Usheva, Anika Fix, Sebastian Zinn, Juliana Zimmermann, Franziska Knolle, Franziska Knolle, Gerhard Schneider, Rachel Nuttall

“…A potential mechanism of CR is redundancy in brain network functional connectivity (BFR), which refers to the amount of time the brain spends in a redundant state, indicating the presence of multiple independent pathways between brain regions. These can serve as back-up information processing routes, providing resiliency in the presence of stress or disease. …”
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Approximation and the Multidimensional Moment Problem by Octav Olteanu

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Description of Weight-Related Content and Recommended Dietary Behaviors for Weight Loss Frequently Reposted on X (Twitter) in English and Japanese: Content Analysis by Fumi Oono, Mai Matsumoto, Risa Ogata, Mizuki Suga, Kentaro Murakami

“…MethodsWe collected English and Japanese X posts related to human body weight having over 100 reposts in July 2023 using an application programming interface tool. Two independent researchers categorized the contents of the posts into 7 main categories and then summarized recommended weight loss strategies. …”
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Using OCO-2 Observations to Constrain Regional CO₂ Fluxes Estimated with the Vegetation, Photosynthesis and Respiration Model by Igor B. Konovalov, Nikolai A. Golovushkin, Evgeny A. Mareev

“…The posterior NEE estimate agrees with independent estimates provided by the CarbonTracker Europe High-Resolution (CTE-HR) system and the ensemble of the v10 OCO-2 model intercomparison (MIP) global inversions. …”
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Establishment and Validation of a Machine‐Learning Prediction Nomogram Based on Lymphocyte Subtyping for Intra‐Abdominal Candidiasis in Septic Patients by Jiahui Zhang, Wei Cheng, Dongkai Li, Guoyu Zhao, Xianli Lei, Na Cui

“…High‐dose corticosteroids receipt, the CD4+T/CD8+ T ratio, total parenteral nutrition, gastrointestinal perforation, (1,3)‐β‐D‐glucan (BDG) positivity and broad‐spectrum antibiotics receipt were independent predictors of IAC. Using the above parameters to establish a nomogram, the area under the curve (AUC) values of the nomogram in the derivation and validation cohorts were 0.822 (95% CI 0.777–0.868) and 0.808 (95% CI 0.739–0.876), respectively. …”
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Combination Treatments of Plasma Exchange and Umbilical Cord-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation for Patients with Hepatitis B Virus-Related Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failur... by Wen-xiong Xu, Hong-liang He, Shun-wen Pan, Yuan-li Chen, Mei-ling Zhang, Shu Zhu, Zhi-liang Gao, Liang Peng, Jian-guo Li

“…The multivariate logistic regression analysis demonstrated that hemoglobin, prothrombin activity, and MELD (model for end-stage liver disease) score were the independent factors associated with the unfavorable outcome (all P<0.05). …”
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The value of inflammation-related indicators in chemotherapy efficacy and disease-free survival of triple-negative breast cancer by Jie Zhu, Jiale Cheng, Yuyuan Ma, Ying Wang, Zhonghua Zou, Wenjie Wang, Haihua Shi, You Meng

“…Risk score and tumor size were independently correlated with outcomes in multivariate Cox regression analysis. …”
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The Magnitude of Salt Intake Behaviors and Its Predictors among Saqez Urban Population of Kurdistan District in Iran: A Cross-Sectional Study by Kolsom Khoram, Mohammad Asghari-Jafarabadi, Mehrangiz Ebrahimi-Mamagani, Behjat Shokrvash, Maral Hariri-Akbari

“…The variables of sex, age, family economic status, knowledge, perception, perceived social support, self-efficacy, and intention were analyzed as independent variables. Data analysis was performed using SPSS software version 24 at a significance level of 0.05. …”
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Comprehensive pan-cancer analysis reveals NTN1 as an immune infiltrate risk factor and its potential prognostic value in SKCM by Fuxiang Luan, Yuying Cui, Ruizhe Huang, Zhuojie Yang, Shishi Qiao

“…In SKCM, NTN1 was identified as an independent risk factor and demonstrated potential associations with multiple drugs. …”
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Understanding stakeholder views of the use of digital therapeutic interventions within children and young people’s mental health services by Brioney Gee, Brioney Gee, Tim Clarke, Tim Clarke, Jess Garner, Bonnie Teague, Bonnie Teague, Georgianna Coote, Aoife Dunne, Rachel McGuire, Andrew Laphan, Manjul Rathee, Jon Wilson, Jon Wilson

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Risk factors and prognosis analysis of dysphagia after occipitocervical fusion surgery: a retrospective study of 43 cases by Yufan Chen, Weihong Xu

“…Multivariable regression analysis identified dPIA (OR = 0.870, P = 0.008) as an independent protective factor. ROC analysis showed dPIA had good diagnostic value (AUC = 0.855) with a cutoff of -8°. …”
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