Protein Intake, Especially Vegetable Protein Intake, Is Associated with Higher Skeletal Muscle Mass in Elderly Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Akane Miki, Yoshitaka Hashimoto, Shinobu Matsumoto, Emi Ushigome, Takuya Fukuda, Takafumi Sennmaru, Muhei Tanaka, Masahiro Yamazaki, Michiaki Fukui

“…Protein intake was independently correlated with SMI after adjusting for age, hemoglobin A1c, C-peptide index, exercise, smoking, insulin treatment, total energy intake, and C-reactive protein (standardized regression coefficient = 0.664, P<0.001 in men and standardized regression coefficient = 0.516, P=0.005 in women). …”
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Prognostic Value of Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Catheterization for Coronary Artery Disease by Hidekatsu Fukuta, Nobuyuki Ohte, Kazuaki Wakami, Toshihiko Goto, Tomomitsu Tani, Genjiro Kimura

“…In conclusion, LV diastolic dysfunction, particularly impaired LV relaxation assessed by both cardiac catheterization and Doppler echocardiography, is independently associated with increased risk for cardiac death or cardiovascular hospitalization in patients with known or suspected CAD.…”
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Verbal Encoding Strategies in Visuo-Spatial Working Memory by Joana Pereira Seabra, Vivien Chopurian, Alessandra S. Souza, Thomas B. Christophel

“…Visual working memory and verbal storage are often investigated independently of one another. However, a growing body of evidence suggests that naming visual stimuli can provide an advantage in performance during visual working memory tasks. …”
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fragSMILES as a chemical string notation for advanced fragment and chirality representation by Fabrizio Mastrolorito, Fulvio Ciriaco, Maria Vittoria Togo, Nicola Gambacorta, Daniela Trisciuzzi, Cosimo Damiano Altomare, Nicola Amoroso, Francesca Grisoni, Orazio Nicolotti

“…In this paper, we present fragSMILES, a novel fragment-based molecular representation in the form of string. fragSMILES encode fragments in a ‘chemically-meaningful’ way via a novel graph-reduction approach, allowing to obtain an efficient, interpretable, and expressive molecular representation, which also avoids fragment redundancy. fragSMILES contributes to the field of fragment-based representation, by reporting fragments and their ‘breaking’ bonds independently. Moreover, fragSMILES also embeds information of molecular chirality, thereby overcoming known limitations of existing string notations. …”
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Acute ischemic stroke lesion segmentation in non-contrast CT images using 3D convolutional neural networks by A.V. Dobshik, S.K. Verbitskiy, I.A. Pestunov, K.M. Sherman, Yu.N. Sinyavskiy, A.A. Tulupov, V.B. Berikov

“…Two radiology experts manually segmented images independently and then verified the labeling results for inconsistencies. …”
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An Online Tool for Nurse Triage to Evaluate Risk for Acute Coronary Syndrome at Emergency Department by Yuwares Sittichanbuncha, Patchaya Sanpha-asa, Theerayut Thongkrau, Chaiyapon Keeratikasikorn, Noppadol Aekphachaisawat, Kittisak Sawanyawisuth

“…Patients with diabetes, patients with previous history of CAD, and those who had at least one character of ACS chest pain were independently associated with having ACS by multivariate logistic regression. …”
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Predisposing Factors, Microbial Characteristics, and Clinical Outcome of Microbial Keratitis in a Tertiary Centre in Hong Kong: A 10-Year Experience by Alex Lap-Ki Ng, Kelvin Kai-Wang To, Chile Chi-Lai Choi, Leonard Hsu Yuen, Suk-Ming Yim, Keith Shun-Kit Chan, Jimmy Shiu-Ming Lai, Ian Yat-Hin Wong

“…Multivariate logistic regression showed age (p=0.03), trauma (p=0.006), and ulcer size >3 mm (p=0.039) to be independently associated with poor outcome. Conclusion. …”
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Fertility and Symptom Relief following Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Myomectomy by Michael C. Pitter, Serene S. Srouji, Antonio R. Gargiulo, Leslie Kardos, Usha Seshadri-Kreaden, Helen B. Hubert, Glenn A. Weitzman

“…At >3 years, 66.7% of women who underwent surgery to treat infertility and 80% who were also symptom-free reported achieving pregnancy. Factors independently associated with symptom recurrence included greater time after surgery, preoperative dyspareunia, multiple fibroid surgeries, smoking after surgery, and preexisting diabetes. …”
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Characteristics of transcriptome and chromatin accessibility in the peripheral blood after acute hypoxia exposure by Kuo Zeng, Pei-ru Yuan, Jin-feng Xuan, Lai-xi Zhao, Xiao-na Li, Jun Yao, Dong Zhao

“…Moreover, the combined analysis of RNA-seq and ATAC-seq revealed that 10 hub genes were independently identified from the protein–protein interaction (PPI) network for each altitude. …”
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Association of Habitual Physical Activity Measured by an Accelerometer with High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients by Ryota Matsuzawa, Atsuhiko Matsunaga, Toshiki Kutsuna, Akira Ishii, Yoshifumi Abe, Kei Yoneki, Manae Harada, Mio Ishibashi, Yasuo Takeuchi, Atsushi Yoshida, Naonobu Takahira

“…After adjusting for patient characteristics in study 2, physical activity was independently associated with HDL-C levels (adjusted R2=0.255; P=0.005). …”
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Development and Evaluation of a Rehabilitation Wheelchair with Multiposture Transformation and Smart Control by Wujing Cao, Hongliu Yu, Xinyu Wu, Sujiao Li, Qiaoling Meng, Chunjie Chen

“…Stroke and other neurological disorders have an effect on mobility which has a significant impact on independence and quality of life. The core rehabilitation requirements for patients with lower limb motor dysfunction are gait training, restand, and mobility. …”
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Spatial autocorrelation and host anemone species drive variation in local components of fitness in a wild clownfish population by Marrot, Pascal, Fauvelot, Cécile, Berumen, Michael L, Srinivasan, Maya, Jones, Geoffrey P, Planes, Serge, Pujol, Benoit

“…We found that the host anemone species had an impact on wild clownfish LRS independently from their spatial distribution. The spatial distribution nevertheless had an impact on its own, as reflected by the spatial autocorrelation of LRS. …”
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Financing of municipal current expenditure through local taxes: a systematic review by Henry Bernardo Garay Canales, Julio Mayorga Challco, Wilson Eduardo Vargas Cubas, Fredy Roger Flores Flores

“…The study provides a foundation for comprehensive municipal tax reforms aimed at increasing local fiscal independence. Finally, the study's findings offer practical guidance for implementing comprehensive municipal tax reforms, potentially leading to enhanced fiscal autonomy and more sustainable local government financing. …”
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Anthropometrics, Metabolic Syndrome, and Mortality Hazard by Nir Y. Krakauer, Jesse C. Krakauer

“…Independent indices (height, body mass index, a body shape index, and hip index) derived from basic anthropometrics have been found to be powerful predictors of mortality hazard, especially when the attributable risks are summed over these indices to give an anthropometric risk index (ARI). …”
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EEG-Triggered Functional Electrical Stimulation Therapy for Restoring Upper Limb Function in Chronic Stroke with Severe Hemiplegia by Cesar Marquez-Chin, Aaron Marquis, Milos R. Popovic

“…The function of the participant’s arm showed a clinically significant improvement in the Fugl-Meyer Assessment Upper Extremity (FMA-UE) subscore (6 points) as well as moderate improvement in Functional Independence Measure Self-Care subscore (7 points). The changes in arm’s function suggest that the combination of BCI technology and functional electrical stimulation therapy may restore voluntary motor function in individuals with chronic hemiplegia which results in severe upper limb deficit (FMA-UE ≤ 15), a population that does not benefit from current best-practice rehabilitation interventions.…”
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Maqāṣid Al-Sunnah Within the Framework of Maqāṣid Al-Sharī’ah: A Conceptual Analysis by Dzulfaidhi Hakimie Dzulraidi, Norazam Khair Mohd Ithnin, Ishak Suliaman

“…So, the question is: is Maqāṣid al-Sunnah a new discipline that exists independently of Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah, or is it a part of Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah?…”
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Improving the quality of design calculations of viscous flow in low-flow centrifugal compressor stages by methods of computational fluid dynamics through reasonable application of... by S. V. Kartashev, Yu. V. Kozhukhov

“…For highReynolds turbulence models, at values of y+=25...50 on all friction surfaces of the computational domain in the optimal mode of operation, the grid independence of the solution for the entire gas-dynamic characteristic is ensured. …”
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Positive Psychological Interventions for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: Rationale, Theoretical Model, and Intervention Development by Jeff C. Huffman, Christina M. DuBois, Rachel A. Millstein, Christopher M. Celano, Deborah Wexler

“…One approach may be to boost positive psychological states, such as positive affect or optimism, as these constructs have been prospectively and independently linked to improvements in health behaviors. …”
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Low Serum Magnesium Level Is Associated with Microalbuminuria in Chinese Diabetic Patients by Baihui Xu, Jichao Sun, Xinru Deng, Xiaolin Huang, Wanwan Sun, Yu Xu, Min Xu, Jieli Lu, Yufang Bi

“…Whether serum magnesium deficiency is independently associated with the prevalence of microalbuminuria is still unclear. …”
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Dysregulation of Kisspeptin and Leptin, as Anorexigenic Agents, Plays Role in the Development of Obesity in Postmenopausal Women by Andon Hestiantoro, Brilliant P. K. Astuti, Raden Muharam, Gita Pratama, Fiastuti Witjaksono, Budi Wiweko

“…Among those variables, multivariate analysis found that leptin, sOBR, and kisspeptin were independently associated with obesity. Therefore, it can be concluded that higher serum leptin concentration and FLI, as well as lower serum sOBR and kisspeptin concentrations, are significantly associated with obesity in postmenopausal women.…”
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