Pretreatment level of circulating tumor cells is associated with lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma patients with ≤ 55 years old by Ming Yu, Jiaqin Deng, Yihua Gu, Yeqian Lai, Yuedong Wang

“…Logistic regression analysis showed that multifocality (odds ratio (OR): 1.821, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.230–2.698, p = 0.003), tumor size > 1 cm (OR: 3.444, 95% CI: 2.296–5.167, p < 0.001), invaded capsule (OR: 1.699, 95% CI: 1.167–2.473, p = 0.006), and positive CTCs level (OR: 1.469, 95% CI: 1.019–2.118, p = 0.040) were independently associated with CLNM; and multifocality (OR: 2.373, 95% CI: 1.389–4.052, p = 0.002), tumor size > 1 cm (OR: 5.344, 95% CI: 3.037–9.402, p < 0.001), and invaded capsule (OR: 2.591, 95% CI: 1.436–4.674, p = 0.002) were independently associated with LLNM. …”
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Acute Kidney Injury, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Dementia: A Cohort Study of Patients from SPRINT by Kristen L. Nowak, Anna Ostrow, Ester S. Oh, Zhiying You, Michel Chonchol

“…AKI, although generally mild and reversible, independently associated with increased risk of probable dementia and a combined endpoint of probable dementia and mild cognitive impairment. …”
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Exploration of treatment burden through examination of workload and patient capacity during transition onto kidney replacement therapy: a systematic review of qualitative research by Catrin Jones, Ross Cairns, Heather Walker, Silje Welsh, Benjamin Edgar, Karen Stevenson, Bhautesh D. Jani, Patrick B. Mark, David Kingsmore, Katie I. Gallacher

“…Abstracts and full papers were independently screened by two reviewers and data extraction and quality appraisal were also independently conducted by two reviewers. …”
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Book phenomenon in library philosophy and library research by Baiba Sporane

“…The book, in the broadest sense (independently of its material form—printed, electronic, or another form), is an accumulative form of human actions and can be characterized as a social phenomenon, as a sign and symbol, and one of the forms of social memory—i.e., informational memory. …”
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The global impact of COVID-19 on tuberculosis: A thematic scoping review, 2020-2023. by Michael H Marco, Sevim Ahmedov, Kenneth G Castro

“…<h4>Data extraction</h4>Two authors independently screened citations and full texts, while the third arbitrated when consensus was not met. …”
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Constitutional identity and national values in the conditions of permanent threats to Ukraine’s stateship by V. Kovalchuk

“…The future of the Ukrainian political nation is directly linked to European identity and the values of constitutionalism, among which the following play a decisive role: personal freedom and dignity, popular sovereignty and minority rights, political pluralism, judicial independence, and the legitimacy of public authority as a whole. …”
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Acupuncture for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with dry eye: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Ting Li, Xin Xu, Juan Wei, Qingbo Wei, Zhouyu Xie, Xiangyu Bian, Yunchuan Wu

“…The risk of bias will be independently assessed using Cochrane’s ‘risk of bias’ tool.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval will not be required since raw data will not be collected or generated. …”
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The Value of P‐Wave Parameters Changes in Predicting Catheter Ablation Outcomes for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation by Ibrahim Antoun, Xin Li, Zakariyya Vali, Ahmed Kotb, Ahmed Abdelrazik, Ivelin Koev, Riyaz Somani, G. André Ng

“…Conclusion Increased PWDc and PWA after PVI were independently associated with failed ablation for PAF, supporting the role of P‐wave parameters in predicting outcomes.…”
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Psychological interventions for inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review and component network meta-analysis protocol by Antje Timmer, Gerta Rücker, Natalia Tiles-Sar, Johanna Neuser, Dominik de Sordi, Anne Baltes, Jan Preiss, Gabriele Moser

“…All information will be assessed independently by at least two reviewers, and disagreements solved by consensus discussion or a third rater if necessary.The data synthesis will include a pairwise meta-analysis supported by meta-regression. …”
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Plasma matrix metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases explored in relation to the severity and progression of diabetic retinopathy in patients with type 1 di... by Sven Hector, Hans Olav Thulesius, Mona Landin-Olsson, Magnus Hillman, Eva Olga Melin, Maria Thunander

“…‘At least moderate DR’ (adjusted OR (AOR) 2.4, p=0.008) and macroalbuminuria (AOR 3.6, p=0.025) were independently associated with high MMP-2. ‘At least moderate DR’ (AOR 2.3, p=0.009) and macroalbuminuria (3.4, p=0.031) were independently associated with high TIMP-2. …”
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Socioeconomic position across the life course and falls among middle- and older-aged adults: protocol for a systematic review by Stéphane Cullati, Anita van Zwieten, Catherine Sherrington, Fiona M Blyth, Saman Khalatbari-Soltani, Marcia R Franco, Frerik Smit

“…Titles and abstracts were screened by one reviewer with 20% of titles and abstracts also screened by a second reviewer. Two reviewers independently screened full texts. Data will be extracted using a standardised Excel template. …”
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Tablet-based self assessment memory scale-revised (SAMS-R) evaluates memory functions for older adults by Hisatomo Kowa, Ryoko Kumagai, Yutaro Oki, Miki Imamura, Yuka Suzuki

“…We adopted this method to software that can be operated on a tablet computer so that participants can perform the method independently. The purpose of this study was to validate this method.DesignCross sectional research.SettingSome of the participants were recruited from hospitals for patients diagnosed with AD or MCI. …”
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Genetically modified foods: A critical review of their promise and problems by Chen Zhang, Robert Wohlhueter, Han Zhang

“…Complex studies are being carried out around the world independently to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of GM foods. …”
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Radiographically Occult and Subtle Fractures: A Pictorial Review by Mohamed Jarraya, Daichi Hayashi, Frank W. Roemer, Michel D. Crema, Luis Diaz, Jane Conlin, Monica D. Marra, Nabil Jomaah, Ali Guermazi

“…., in osteoporosis and postradiotherapy). Independently of the cause, the initial radiographic examination can be negative either because the findings seem normal or are too subtle. …”
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Dual hollow sphere optical resonator for simultaneous detection of acoustic and magnetic fields by Chaoyu Feng, Changqiu Yu, Yuchi Hu, Jian Chang, Pei Hou, Hai Li, Ying Guo

“…Notably, the sensor can detect both parameters independently at different frequencies without mutual interference. …”
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Risk-oriented approach of state control (supervision) and municipal control in relation to secondary schools (sociological survey) by S. E. Titor

“…The Federal Service for Supervision of Education, despite the lack of a legislative framework at the federal level, recommended to the regions to implement elements of a risk-based model independently. In this regard, it is important to analyse what has changed for educational organisations, what is their attitude to new forms and methodologies of control (supervision). …”
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A pressure-robust divergence free finite element basis for the Stokes equations by Jay Chu, Xiaozhe Hu, Lin Mu

“…Then, the system could decouple the unknowns in velocity and pressure and solve them independently. However, such a scheme may not ensure an accurate numerical solution to the velocity. …”
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Structuration et trajectoires idéologiques des partis catalanistes et nationalistes catalans depuis la Transition by Alicia Fernández García, Mathieu Petithomme

“…Finally, it concludes on the controversy around the 2006 status of autonomy, and the more recent restructuration of the Catalan party system around the question of the future referendum of independence.…”
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Refractory IgG Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia Treated with Eculizumab: A Novel Application of Anticomplement Therapy by Kim Ma, Stephen Caplan

“…A four-week treatment of eculizumab in this heavily pretreated patient resulted in a sustained increase in hemoglobin and transfusion independence, suggesting a role for complement inhibition in refractory wAIHA.…”
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Zerwanie konkordatu z dnia 10 lutego 1925 roku przez Tymczasowy Rząd Jedności Narodowej - wybrane aspekty by Konrad Zurek

“…The regaining of independence by the Polish state in 1918, at the very beginning, raised many problems of political and legal nature, which needed to be settled immediately. …”
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