Genomic data suggest parallel dental vestigialization within the xenarthran radiation by Emerling, Christopher A, Gibb, Gillian C, Tilak, Marie-Ka, Hughes, Jonathan J, Kuch, Melanie, Duggan, Ana T, Poinar, Hendrik N, Nachman, Michael W, Delsuc, Frédéric

“…Here we report evidence of independent and distinct events of dental gene loss in the major xenarthran subclades. …”
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Predictive factors of fibrotic interstitial lung abnormality on high-resolution computed tomography scans: a prospective observational study by Kazuya Ichikado, Hidenori Ichiyasu, Kazuhiro Iyonaga, Kodai Kawamura, Yuko Yasuda, Keisuke Anan, Hiroko Okabayashi, Kimitaka Akaike, Noritaka Higashi, Takeshi Johkoh, Kiminori Fujimoto, Tetsuo Saito, Jun Morinaga, Minoru Yoshida, Katsuhiko Mitsuzaki, Takuro Sakagami

“…Multivariate analysis showed that older age (Odds ratio, 1.06; 95% confidence interval, 1.01–1.12; p = 0.021), auscultatory fine crackles (Odds ratio, 3.39; 95% confidence interval, 1.33–8.65; p < 0.01), and elevated serum surfactant protein-D (Odds ratio, 2.68; 95% confidence interval, 1.02–8.64; p = 0.045) were independent predictive factors of fibrotic interstitial lung abnormalities. …”
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Clinical Outcomes in Diabetic Females Presenting with STEMI: A Cohort Study by Anjana Ajith Beena, Priya Shanmukhan, Veena Felix, Alummoottil George Koshy, Kunjukrishnapilla Sivaprasad

“…The comparison of variables was carried out using the Independent Student’s t-test or Chi-square test, and regression analysis was performed to identify predictors of mortality. …”
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De la police coloniale française à la police nationale marocaine : décolonisation et héritages policiers (1953-1960) by Benjamin Badier

“…Among the numerous institutional continuities between the French protectorate over the Cherifian Empire (1912-1956) and independent Morocco, the security forces, particularly the police, stand out. …”
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The Factors That Influence The Financial Performance of Islamic Banks by Evi Maulida Yanti, Andi Syahrum, Agussalim M, Denni, Rahmah Yulianti, Boihaki, Ali Abdullah Amer Bin Al-Shaibah

“…Purpose: This research aims to determine the factors that influence the performance of Sharia Commercial Banks which are proxied by return on assets as the dependent variable, capital adequacy ratio, operating expenses to operating income and net operating margin as the independent variable and non-performing financing as the intervening variable. …”
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Weighted EHR-based prevalence estimates for hypertension at the state and local levels in Louisiana by Wenjun Li, Meng Zhang, Jie Cheng, Sandra L. Jackson, Adam S. Vaughan, Michael Klompas, Thomas W. Carton, Elizabeth Nauman, Lee Mendoza, Arun Adhikari, Jeanie Donovan, Katherine H. Hohman

“…Statistical approaches are needed to adjust estimates to represent the underlying population and validate the results against independent estimates. Methods MENDS, the Multi-State-EHR-Based Network for Disease Surveillance, uses EHR data to calculate chronic disease and risk factor prevalence metrics. …”
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Spectroscopic analysis (UV-VIS-NIR) for predictive modeling of macro and micronutrients in grapevine leaves by J.I. Manzano, M. Rodríguez-Febereiro, M. Fandiño, M. Vilanova, J.J. Cancela

“…The model was trained using 70 % of the samples, while the remaining 30 % constituted the independent validation. Results from the validation set indicated accurate validation for most nutrients, with determination coefficients (r2) of 0.70 for C, 0.72 for N, 0.64 for P, 0.75 for K, 0.84 for Ca, 0.48 for Mg, 0.45 for B, 0.58 for Cu, 0.26 for Fe, 0.82 for Mn, 0.50 for Zn, 0.90 for Na, and 0.69 for Al. …”
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Evaluation of clinical, laboratory, radiographical and histopathological characteristics in patients with spinal tuberculosis in the context of HIV infection: An analysis of 52 pat... by J Scherer, M Locketz, S Castelein, R Dunn, M Held, F Thienemann

“…To assess differences in means between the two groups, an independent samples t-test was used for normally distributed continuous data, and a χ2 test for categorical data. …”
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Evaluation of the efficiency of Russian universities: Do we need to change the paradigm? by E. V. Romanov

“…The analysis of the existing approach to the evaluation of the efficiency of the activities of universities carried out within the framework of monitoring shows that the indicators are mainly input characteristics; thus, it does not give an idea of the independent achievements of the university, its contribution to the development of the country and the region. …”
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Monitoring of environmental gases and calf health in Italian Mediterranean buffalo herd by Simona Leonetti, Monica Ambrosio, Mirko Scamardella, Chiara Caso, Angelo Coletta

“…Each parameter has its score and is considered independent of the other. Finally, as regards the state of cleanliness of the litter, rather than in the calf score, the state of cleanliness of the litters was considered in the data collection regarding the management of the calf house, expressing a judgment such as: “The litter is: kept in good condition; fairly well kept; it is not kept in good condition”. …”
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Spine surgery and readmission: Risk factors in lumbar corpectomy patients by Julius Gerstmeyer, MD, Anna Gorbacheva, August Avantaggio, Clifford Pierre, MD, Emre Yilmaz, MD, Thomas A. Schildhauer, MD, Amir Abdul-Jabbar, MD, Rod J Oskouian, MD, Jens R Chapman, MD

“…The primary outcome was readmission, with multivariable logistic regression analysis used to identify independent risk factors. Results: A total of 3,238 patients were included, with 20.8% readmitted. …”
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Enhancement of Doxorubicin Efficacy by Bacopaside II in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells by Sima Kianpour Rad, Kenny K. L. Yeo, Runhao Li, Fangmeinuo Wu, Saifei Liu, Saeed Nourmohammadi, William M. Murphy, Yoko Tomita, Timothy J. Price, Wendy V. Ingman, Amanda R. Townsend, Eric Smith

“…Bacopaside II increased doxorubicin accumulation, independent of P-glycoprotein (<i>ABCB1</i>), possibly through interactions with other ABC transporters. …”
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Predictors of Colorectal Cancer Screening and Screening Modalities among Patients seen at Federally Qualified Health Centers Funded by the United States Health Resources and Servic... by Megan R.M. Aaronson, Nadereh Pourat, Connie Lu, Jayraan Badiee, Helen Yu-Lefler, Benjamin Picillo, Hank Hoang, Folasade P. May

“…We performed generalized multilevel logistic regression and multinomial regression to measure associations between our independent variables and receipt of any CRC screening and of screening modalities. …”
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Artificial intelligence-based prediction of second stage duration in labor: a multicenter retrospective cohort analysisResearch in context by Xiaoqing Huang, Xiaodan Di, Suiwen Lin, Minrong Yao, Suijin Zheng, Shuyi Liu, Wayan Lau, Zhixin Ye, Zilian Wang, Bin Liu

“…Data from three hospitals in Guangdong Province was selected as derivation set, and a geographically independent dataset from Fujian Province as the external validation set. …”
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Jumlah Telur Aedes Spp yang Terperangkap di Kelurahan Jati Kota Padang by Gusti Rati, Hasmiwati ., Erlina Rustam

“…Location of the study were RW I,III,V,VII,IX in Jati .The independent variable is the type of media (wells water, straw water , pool water , mineral water) ovitrap .The dependent variable is the number of Aedes spp eggs trapped. …”
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Development and external validation of a nomogram for the early prediction of acute kidney injury in septic patients: a multicenter retrospective clinical study by Qin-Yue Su, Wen-Jie Chen, Yan-Jun Zheng, Wen Shi, Fang-Chen Gong, Shun-Wei Huang, Zhi-tao Yang, Hong-Ping Qu, En-Qiang Mao, Rui-Lan Wang, Du-Ming Zhu, Gang Zhao, Wei Chen, Sheng Wang, Qian Wang, Chang-Qing Zhu, Gao Yuan, Er-Zhen Chen, Ying Chen

“…The model included five independent indicators: chronic kidney disease stages 1 to 3, blood urea nitrogen, procalcitonin, D-dimer and creatine kinase isoenzyme. …”
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Bispecific antibody-mediated redirection of NKG2D-CAR natural killer cells facilitates dual targeting and enhances antitumor activity by Congcong Zhang, Anja Waldmann, Winfried S Wels, Jasmin Röder, Anne Scherer, Malena Bodden, Jordi Pfeifer Serrahima, Anita Bhatti, Nina Müller, Pranav Oberoi

“…However, shedding or downregulation of NKG2D ligands (NKG2DL) can prevent NKG2D activation, resulting in escape of cancer cells from NKG2D-dependent immune surveillance.Methods To enable tumor-specific targeting of NKG2D-expressing effector cells independent of membrane-anchored NKG2DLs, we generated a homodimeric recombinant antibody which harbors an N-terminal single-chain fragment variable (scFv) antibody domain for binding to NKG2D, linked via a human IgG4 Fc region to a second C-terminal scFv antibody domain for recognition of the tumor-associated antigen ErbB2 (HER2). …”
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Risk Factors for Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction: Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study by Yanqi Kou, Shicai Ye, Yuan Tian, Ke Yang, Ling Qin, Zhe Huang, Botao Luo, Yanping Ha, Liping Zhan, Ruyin Ye, Yujie Huang, Qing Zhang, Kun He, Mouji Liang, Jieming Zheng, Haoyuan Huang, Chunyi Wu, Lei Ge, Yuping Yang

“…Multivariate logistic regression showed that CHD was an independent risk factor for in-hospital GIB (odds ratio 2.79, 95% CI 2.09-3.74). …”
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Factors associated with uptake and acceptability of cervical cancer screening among female sex workers in Northeastern Uganda: A cross-sectional study. by Ronald Opito, Emmanuel Tiyo Ayikobua, Hellen Akurut, Susan Alwedo, Saadick Mugerwa Ssentongo, Walter Drake Erabu, Lazarus Oucul, Musa Kirya, Lameck Lumu Bukenya, Elly Ekwamu, Abraham Ignatius Oluka, Samuel Kabwigu, Emmanuel Othieno, Amos Deogratius Mwaka

“…Modified Poisson regression model with a robust variance estimator was used to determine association between the outcome variables and selected independent variables including demographic characteristics. …”
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Atherosclerotic Risk Factors in Children with Celiac Disease by Anna Rybak, Aldona Wierzbicka, Piotr Socha, Anna Stolarczyk, Bożena Cukrowska, Łukasz Obrycki, Zbigniew Wawer, Roman Janas, Beata Oralewska, Anna Szaflarska-Popławska, Barbara Iwańczak, Elżbieta Cyrta-Jarocka, Urszula Grzybowska-Chlebowczyk, Wojciech Cichy, Grażyna Czaja-Bulsa, Jerzy Socha

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