The Art and life of Alàgbà Fálétí – A Pic torial, Art and Artifacts Exhibition in Honor of Alàgbà Adébáyọ̀ Fálétí (1921- 2017) curated by Akinsola Adejuwon and Seyi Ogunjobi... by Akinsola Adejuwon

“…A life that spanned and recorded historical trajectories of early colonial, decolonisation, independent movement, First and Second World Wars, and Nigerian Civil War, Military and Civilian Rules experiences of Nigeria, is worth studying. …”
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Characteristics associated with career self-reliance behaviors of nurses working in nursing homes in Japan: A cross-sectional study by Ayako Nakayama, Junko Hoshino, Masashi Hotta, Mayuri Hashimoto, Naomi Furukawa

“…A multiple regression analysis was conducted using career self-reliance as the dependent variable and characteristics as the independent variables. Results: Consequently, a total of 336 questionnaires were collected, of which 289 without missing data were analyzed. …”
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The value of blood lactate and lactate clearance rate in evaluating the prognosis of athletes with heat illness of varying degrees after high-intensity exercise by Li Yu, Xuehui Dong, Huanhuan Li, Lili Mi

“…Furthermore, logistic regression analysis revealed that the 2-hour lactate clearance rate (LCR) (R2 = 0.83) was an independent predictor of outcomes. Conclusions The study suggests that athletes with elevated lactate levels after heat illness may be at higher risk of adverse outcomes. …”
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Association of the triglyceride glucose index with all cause and CVD mortality in the adults with diabetes aged < 65 years without cardiovascular disease by Chang Liu, Dan Liang, Guoan Xiang, Xuanbo Zhao, Kun Xiao, Lixin Xie

“…To investigate the independent association between the TyG index and the risks of all-cause and CVD mortality, three Cox regression models were developed. …”
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The impact of bleaching using 15% carbamide peroxide on surface properties of CAD-CAM composite structures by Rasha A. Alamoush, Jiawei Yang, Abdulaziz Alhotan, Julfikar Haider, Burak Yilmaz, Alaaeldin Elraggal

“…Data were analyzed using one-way ANOVA, Tukey’s post hoc test, two-way ANOVA and an independent t-test. The polished samples demonstrated a decrease in hardness after 8 h of bleaching, with the most significant reduction observed in VE, followed by GN, LV, CS, and BR. …”
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miR-155 Predicts Long-Term Mortality in Critically Ill Patients Younger than 65 Years by Frank Tacke, Martina E. Spehlmann, Mihael Vucur, Fabian Benz, Mark Luedde, David Vargas Cardenas, Sanchari Roy, Sven Loosen, Hans-Joerg Hippe, Norbert Frey, Christian Trautwein, Alexander Koch, Christoph Roderburg, Tom Luedde

“…Notably, levels of circulating miR-155 were independent on the severity of disease, the disease etiology, or the presence of sepsis. …”
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Paramedic Recognition of Sepsis in the Prehospital Setting: A Prospective Observational Study by Robert S. Green, Andrew H. Travers, Edward Cain, Samuel G. Campbell, Jan L. Jensen, David A. Petrie, Mete Erdogan, Gredi Patrick, Ward Patrick

“…Paramedic identification of sepsis was assessed using a novel prehospital sepsis screening tool developed by the study team and compared to blind, independent documentation of ED diagnoses by attending emergency physicians (EPs). …”
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Geographic and socioeconomic variation of sodium and potassium intake in Italy: results from the MINISAL-GIRCSI programme by Simona Giampaoli, Francesco P Cappuccio, Chen Ji, Luigi Palmieri, Diego Vanuzzo, Chiara Donfrancesco, Renato Ippolito, Pasquale Strazzullo

“…However, the socioeconomic gradient only partially explained the spatial variation.Conclusions Salt intake in Italy is significantly higher in less advantaged social groups. This gradient is independent of confounders and explains the geographical variation.…”
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Risk of residual/recurrent cervical diseases in HPV-positive women post-conization depends on HPV integration status by Wenyu Lin, Yuxuan Huang, Yan Zhang, Lixiang Huang, Hongning Cai, Guanxiang Huang, Ye Li, Qiaoyu Zhang, Huifeng Xue, Binhua Dong, Pengming Sun

“…Conclusions HPV integration was identified as an independent risk factor for residual/recurrent CIN in HPV-positive women post-conization. …”
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Ratio of Skeletal Muscle Mass to Visceral Fat Area Is a Useful Marker for Assessing Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction among Koreans with Preserved Ejection Fraction: An Analys... by Jin Kyung Oh, Yuri Seo, Wonmook Hwang, Sami Lee, Yong-Hoon Yoon, Kyupil Kim, Hyun Woong Park, Jae-Hyung Roh, Jae-Hwan Lee, Minsu Kim

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis demonstrated that older age (adjusted odds ratio [OR], 1.11; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.07 to 1.15) and lower SVR (adjusted OR, 0.08; 95% CI, 0.01 to 0.57) were independent risk factors for LVDD. SVR showed a significant improvement in predictive performance and fair predictability for LVDD, with the highest area under the curve noted in both men and women, with statistical significance. …”
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Tigers and Their Prey in Bukit Rimbang Bukit Baling: Abundance Baseline for Effective Wildlife Reserve Management by Febri Anggriawan Widodo, Stephanus Hanny, Eko Hery Satriyo Utomo, Zulfahmi Zulfahmi, Kusdianto Kusdianto, Eka Septayuda, Tugio Tugio, Effendy Panjaitan, Leonardo Subali, Agung Suprianto, Karmila Parakkasi, Nurchalis Fadhli, Wishnu Sukmantoro, Ika Budianti, Sunarto Sunarto

“…We estimated density for tigers and calculated trap success rate (TSR; independent pictures/100 trap nights) for main prey species. …”
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A Pilot Study on the Age-Dependent, Biomechanical Properties of Longitudinal Ligaments in the Human Cervical Spine by Narendra Singh, Ana Trajkovski, Jovan Trajkovski, Robert Kunc, Jose Felix Rodriguez Matas

“…We analysed 33 samples from 12 human cervical spines (15 ALL, 18 PLL), averaging data from the same donors for independent analysis, resulting in 18 final samples (8 ALL, 10 PLL). …”
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Être touareg dans le Sud libyen en transition: une citoyenneté encore inachevée by Pauline Poupart

“…Despite their historic transnational movements and connections between both countries, they were registered as Libyan citizens when Libya became independent. Since the 1950s, they possess a family booklet that grants them access to political representation and all public services. …”
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Macro-environment oscillation notably up risk of water quality degradation: A case study in Shanxi Reservoir, China by Wangwei Cai, Jihong Xia, Zewen Liu, Jiayi Zu, Shuyi Ji, Yue Wang, Qihua Wang

“…Based on Bayesian Inference, we successfully used |ΔMEI| as the independent variable for predicting the probability of water quality deterioration. …”
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Thread-Traction with a Sheath of Polypectomy Snare Facilitates Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection of Early Gastric Cancers by Hisatsugu Noda, Naotaka Ogasawara, Akira Koshino, Shouko Fukuta, Takuroh Nagoya, Hironori Hoshino, Kazuhiro Nagao, Tomoya Sugiyama, Yoshihiro Kondo, Yoshitsugi Ito, Shinya Izawa, Masahide Ebi, Yasushi Funaki, Makoto Sasaki, Kunio Kasugai

“…The TTSPS method enables free and independent movement of the thread and the endoscope and allows pulling the lesion towards the anal as well as oral side. …”
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Impact of mild hypothermic circulatory arrest on surgical outcomes in acute type a aortic dissection patients: a single-centre study by Zhenxiong Li, Hao Tang, Chao Deng, Kangjun Shen, Jingyu Li, Song Tian, WenYao Zhan, Ling Tan

“…In the multivariable logistic regression analysis, MI-HCA was identified as an independent protective factor for AKI (OR = 0.354, 95% CI 0.177–0.689; p = 0.003). …”
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Blowin’ in the Nonisothermal Wind: Core-powered Mass Loss with Hydrodynamic Radiative Transfer by William Misener, Matthäus Schulik, Hilke E. Schlichting, James E. Owen

“…The differences in mass loss rates are largest for small planet radii, while for large planet radii, mass loss rates become nearly independent of γ and approach the isothermal approximation. …”
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Influence of Rapid Urbanization on Thyroid Autoimmune Disease in China by Yingchao Chen, Bing Han, Jie Yu, Yi Chen, Jing Cheng, Chunfang Zhu, Fangzhen Xia, Ningjian Wang, Yingli Lu

“…Logistic regression analysis indicated that rapid urbanization was an independent risk factor for TPOAb (OR = 1.473) and TGAb (OR = 1.689). …”
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Butyrylcholinesterase Levels on Admission Predict Severity and 12-Month Mortality in Hospitalized AIDS Patients by Lijun Xu, Biao Zhu, Ying Huang, Zongxing Yang, Jia Sun, Yan Xu, Jinlei Zheng, Sabine Kinloch, Michael T. Yin, Honglei Weng, Nanping Wu

“…BChE level is associated with HIV/AIDS severity and is an independent risk factor for increased mortality in AIDS patients.…”
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Plasma Asprosin Levels Are Associated with Glucose Metabolism, Lipid, and Sex Hormone Profiles in Females with Metabolic-Related Diseases by Xing Li, Mingyu Liao, Rufei Shen, Linlin Zhang, Hua Hu, Jun Wu, Xiuli Wang, Hua Qu, Shaodong Guo, Min Long, Hongting Zheng

“…Binary logistic regression analysis revealed that plasma asprosin level acted as an independent risk factor for T2DM or PCOS. These findings suggest the correlation of plasma asprosin level with glucose metabolism, lipid metabolism, sex-related hormones, and inflammation in females, supporting asprosin as a potential predictive factor for females with metabolic-related diseases. …”
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