Etiology of Emergency Visit and In-Hospital Outcomes of Patients with COPD by Xueyang Zhang, Qingtao Zhou, Shengfeng Wang, Qingbian Ma, Yongchang Sun

“…Multivariate logistic analysis showed that age, atrial fibrillation, NT-pro BNP ≥300 pg/ml, and blood pH <7.3 were independent risk factors for ICU admission. Age, comorbid malignancy, NT-pro BNP ≥1800 pg/ml, and pneumonia on CT scan were independent risk factors for hospital mortality in patients with AECOPD. …”
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Influence of Enhanced Recovery Pathway on Surgical Site Infection after Colonic Surgery by Caroline Gronnier, Fabian Grass, Christiane Petignat, Basile Pache, Dieter Hahnloser, Giorgio Zanetti, Nicolas Demartines, Martin Hübner

“…ERAS pathway had no independent impact while minimally invasive approach did. …”
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Serum-Free Thyroxine Levels Were Associated with Pulmonary Hypertension and Pulmonary Artery Systolic Pressure in Euthyroid Patients with Coronary Artery Disease by Bingjie Wu, Jingjing Jiang, Minghui Gui, Lin Liu, Qiqige Aleteng, Shanshan Wang, Xiaojing Liu, Yan Ling, Xin Gao

“…Our study demonstrated that, in euthyroid patients with CAD, FT4 was an independent risk factor for PH, and FT4 levels were independently associated with PASP.…”
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Predicting postoperative nausea and vomiting after cesarean section: a nomogram model combined with gastric ultrasound by Yingchao Liu, Huohu Zhong, Zhisen Dai, Yuxin Huang, Yibin Liu, Hefan He, Yuewen Liao, Weifeng Liu

“…Abstract Background To investigate the independent risk factors associated with postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) following Cesarean section procedures, and establish and validate a nomogram to predict them. …”
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The impact of reduced skeletal muscle mass at stroke onset on 3-month functional outcomes in acute ischemic stroke patients. by Kyong Young Kim, Seunguk Jung, Eun Bin Cho, Tae-Won Yang, Seung Joo Kim, Hyunsung Kim, Sunhye Jung

“…These findings indicate that RMM not only worsens initial stroke severity but also independently hinders post-stroke recovery.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Reduced muscle mass at the onset of acute ischemic stroke is a significant, independent predictor of unfavorable outcomes at 3 months. …”
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Effect of HBeAg/anti-HBe coexistence on HBeAg seroconversion in treatment-naïve chronic hepatitis B patients with peginterferon-α by Kaimin Song, Huitong Wang, Dawu Zeng, Yunyun Qian, Zhixiang Guo, Huatang Zhang, Yijuan Zheng, Yongjun Zhou, Xueping Yu, Zhijun Su

“…As revealed by multivariate logistic analysis, HBeAg/anti-HBe coexistence, baseline HBsAg, baseline HBeAg, and alanine aminotransferase ratio at baseline were independent correlates of HBeAg seroconversion. The nomogram model constructed based on these four independent correlates demonstrated good discrimination (area under the curve = 0.866), calibration, and clinical adaptability. …”
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Impact of Sex on the Nonmotor Symptoms and the Health-Related Quality of Life in Parkinson’s Disease by Márton Kovács, Attila Makkos, Zsuzsanna Aschermann, József Janszky, Sámuel Komoly, Rita Weintraut, Kázmér Karádi, Norbert Kovács

“…Based on our results, female sex is an independent predictor for having worse HRQoL in PD.…”
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Predictors of Stent Restenosis in Han and Uygur Patients with Coronary Heart Disease after PCI in the Xinjiang Region by Jiao Wang, Yuchun Yang, Lei Zhang, Pengyi He, Huyati Mu

“…ApoB (OR = 11.571, 95% CI: 1.667∼80.340), Gensini score (OR = 1.017, 95% CI: 1.003∼1.031), and diabetes history (OR = 3.474, 95% CI: 1.189∼10.151) were independent risk factors for ISR after PCI in Uygur patients, and the area under ROC curve of ISR predicted by logistic regression equation is 0.807. …”
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Evaluation of Risk Factors for Antibiotic Resistance in Patients with Nosocomial Infections Caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Meliha Cagla Sonmezer, Gunay Ertem, Fatma Sebnem Erdinc, Esra Kaya Kilic, Necla Tulek, Ali Adiloglu, Cigdem Hatipoglu

“…In the multivariate analysis, previous cefazolin use was found as an independent risk factor for the development of imipenem resistance (OR = 3.33; CI 95% [1.11–10.0]; p = 0.03), whereas previous cerebrovascular attack (OR = 3.57; CI 95% [1.31–9.76]; p = 0.01) and previous meropenem use (OR = 4.13; CI 95% [1.21–14.07]; p = 0.02) were independent factors for the development of meropenem resistance. …”
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Achieving Complete Remission of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Significant Predictor for Recurrence-Free Survival after Liver Transplantation by Christin Bürger, Miriam Maschmeier, Anna Hüsing-Kabar, Christian Wilms, Michael Köhler, Martina Schmidt, Hartmut H. Schmidt, Iyad Kabar

“…Vascular invasion proved to be an independent risk factor for HCC recurrence (p = 0.004; OR = 11.357, 95% CI 2.142-60.199). …”
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Clinical Characteristics and Risk Factors for Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacter cloacae Complex Bacteremia in a Chinese Tertiary Hospital: A Decade Review (2013&ndash;2022) by Han M, Hua M, Xie H, Li J, Wang Y, Shen H, Cao X

“…ICU admission is an independent risk factor for polymicrobial bacteremia, both endoscopy and blood transfusion are linked to higher mortality. …”
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Information Communication Technology and Employees’ Performance: A case Study of Faculty of Science at Mbarara University of Science and Technology. by Mackline, Atuhaire

“…There is need for the Faculty of Science to set aside an independent budget or fund that can always aid in facilitating repair and maintenance of ICT equipment to maintain them in a better condition. …”
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Searching Slavery Laws in British North America by Otto Vervaart

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<i>‘Changing the Focus’</i>: Co-Design of a Novel Approach for Engaging People with Dementia in Physical Activity by Claudia Meyer, Den-Ching A. Lee, Michele Callisaya, Morag E. Taylor, Katherine Lawler, Pazit Levinger, Susan Hunter, Dawn C. Mackey, Elissa Burton, Natasha Brusco, Terry Haines, Christina L. Ekegren, Amelia Crabtree, Keith D. Hill

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Eisenstein’s ‘Cinema of the Masses’ by Biggart John, Bulgakowa Oksana

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Outage Analysis of Train-to-Train Communication Model over Nakagami-m Channel in High-Speed Railway by Pengyu Liu, Xiaojuan Zhou, Zhangdui Zhong

“…This paper analyzes the end-to-end outage performance of high-speed-railway train-to-train communication model in high-speed railway over independent identical and nonidentical Nakagami-m channels. …”
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Lithuania's Attempts of the 1920 Summer to Recover its Lands Occupied by the Poles by Vytautas Lesčius

“… Complicated and hostile relations between Poland and Lithuania developed since the very beginning of the restored independence. The Polish ruling strata of society were unwilling to recognize independent Lithuania and resorted to diverse measures to subjugate her. …”
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Typology of Russian agribusiness ecosystems by D. A. Korobeynikov, I. S. Korabelnikov, V. K. Telekabel

“…In the agricultural sector of Russia, an independent market of digital platforms and ecosystems is actively developing, which leads to a variety of their organisational forms and differentiation of business models.   …”
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Optimisation of Airline Dynamic Multileg Capacity Control Problem considering Competition from High-Speed Rail by Qian Bian, Liying Song

“…Conventional capacity control models assume that the passenger demand is independent and that airlines control capacity independently. …”
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DIFFERENCES IN LED VALUES IN DENGUE FEVER PATIENTS WITH HEMOCONCENTRATION AND NOT HEMOCONCENTRATION by Rismita Pritanti, Paulus Budiono Notopuro

“…Results: The results of the Independent t test showed that there were significant differences between the results of the erythrocyte sedimentation rate in patients with dengue fever with hemoconcentration and not hemoconsetration with Sig. (2-failed) of 0.00 (p <0.005). …”
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