Analysis of Influencing Factors and Construction of a Column Chart Model for Postoperative Pulmonary Infection in Patients With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury by Wu G, Zhong X, Chen J

“…All patients underwent pathogen detection and identification.Results: A total of 96 strains of pathogens were isolated from 73 patients with concurrent pulmonary infections. Independent risk factors for postoperative pulmonary infection in patients with severe TBI included age ≥ 60 years, diabetes, tracheotomy, operation time ≥ 4 hours, sputum excretion in the supine position, mechanical ventilation duration ≥ 7 days, and GCS score < 8 points mechanical ventilation duration (P< 0.05). …”
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Methods to address functional unblinding of raters in CNS trials by Steven D. Targum, William P. Horan, Vicki G. Davis, Alan Breier, Stephen K. Brannan

“…First, we compared the scores of remote (site-independent) raters, blinded to TEAEs, who listened to audio recorded, site-based Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) interviews. …”
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Electroencephalography Correlation of Ketamine-induced Clinical Excitatory Movements: A Systematic Review by Emine M. Tunc, Neil Uspal, Lindsey Morgan, Sue L. Groshong, Julie C. Brown

“…Search terms included variations for ketamine, myoclonus, seizures, status epilepticus, and electroencephalography. Two independent reviewers assessed papers based on eligibility criteria, which included human studies where EEG recordings were obtained during ketamine administration. …”
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Proprioceptive Reweighting and Postural Control are Impaired Among Elite Athletes Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction by Benoit Attalin, Telma Sagnard, Eric Laboute, Nicolas Forestier, Olivier Rémy-Néris, Brice Picot

“…CoP velocity (vCoP) and CoP ellipse area (EA) were used to characterize postural control. Independent sample t-test and a Chi-squared test were used to compare eRPW, vCoP, EA, and the proportion of flexible and rigid athletes between groups…”
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Single-cell landscape of dynamic changes in CD8+ T cells, CD4+ T cells and exhausted T cells in hepatocellular carcinoma by Rongqiang Liu, Jing Ye, Jianguo Wang, Wangbin Ma, Zhendong Qiu, Jia Yu, Weixing Wang

“…The results of the three independent datasets suggested that the model had strong prognostic value. …”
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Increased nuclear expression of DNA damage inducible transcript 4 can serve as a potential prognostic biomarker in patients with gliomas: a study based on data mining and experimen... by Alireza Sadeghipour, Fahimeh Fattahi, Zahra Madjd, Fatemeh Tajik, Farnoosh Sedaghati, Leili Saeednejad Zanjani

“…Additionally, nuclear DDIT4 expression was identified as an independent prognostic factor for DSS. Conclusion Our findings suggest that nuclear DDIT4 expression may serve as a potential prognostic biomarker and therapeutic target in glioma patients. …”
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Calibration of Low-cost Sensors for Measurement of Indoor Particulate Matter Concentrations via Laboratory/Field Evaluation by Doheon Kim, Dongmin Shin, Jungho Hwang

“…Based on these observations, regression-based calibration models were constructed using the selected independent variables (outdoor PM10/PM2.5 and relative humidity) after dividing the PM concentration into low and high sections. …”
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Erratum to ‘Should post-operative stereotactic radiosurgery be the standard of care in Craniopharyngioma patients?’ [World Neurosurgery: X (22C) (2024) 100327] by Saurabh Gupta, Deepak Agrawal, Shweta Kedia, Shashank Sharad Kale

“…Cox proportional-hazards showed post-operative GKRS (HR = 0.055, 95 % CI = 0.008–0.363) to be an independent prognostic factor for OS in craniopharyngioma patients. …”
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Does Feedback from Physical Activity Measurement Devices Influence Physical Activity? Evidence From a Randomized Controlled Trial by Htay-Wah Saw, Arie Kapteyn, Jill Darling

“…Studies examining the causal feedback effect independent of other factors have been limited. This study analyzed the causal effect of PA feedback provided by wearables. …”
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Lower serum magnesium level is an important risk factor for erythropoiesis-stimulating agents hypo-responsiveness in hemodialysis patients by Hayam Hebah, Shaimaa Abdelmegied, Dina Osman, Lina Khedr

“…Multivariate analysis revealed that low serum magnesium has been an independent risk for ERI 5 times with odds ratio (OR = 5.159 and p-value < 0.001). …”
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Modelling and Simulation of Perturb and Observe MPPT Algorithm Based on The PI Controller for Photovoltaic System by Ahlam Mohamad Shakoor, Hersh Hasan Taha

“…The power generated by a PV system varies with changes in ambient conditions such as temperature and sun radiation; therefore, tracking the maximum power generation from a photovoltaic system independent of temperature and radiation factors is very important. …”
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Synergistic impact of temperature and pore saturation on corrosion in carbonated reinforced concrete by Li Soon Wan, Mayuko Hirata, Toshinori Oyamoto, Tetsushi Kanda, Kang Hai Tan

“…These findings prompt a fundamental reassessment of models that rely on temperature-independent pore saturation thresholds, as they significantly underestimate corrosion risks in hot climates.…”
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Policy analysis of the Global Financing Facility in Uganda by Phillip Wanduru, Doris Kwesiga, Mary Kinney, Asha George, Peter Waiswa

“…Similar initiatives have been found to be powerful entities influencing national policy and priorities in Uganda, but few independent studies have assessed the GFF. Objective To understand the policy process and contextual factors in Uganda that influenced the content of the GFF policy documents (Investment Case and Project Appraisal). …”
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The Impact of Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte and Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratios in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer by Samet Kirat, Utku Akgor

“…The analysis revealed that platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio were not independent prognostic factors for recurrence (p=0.783 and p=0.391). …”
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Is leisure sedentary time associated with mental health issues? Evidence from China Health and Nutrition Survey by Hao Li, Hao Li, Weihong Zeng, Weihong Zeng

“…Leisure sedentary time, the independent variable, was measured based on self-reported data, while mental health issues were the dependent variables based on the Simplified Symptom Self-Rating Scale (SCL) and the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-14). …”
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Machine learning-random forest model was used to construct gene signature associated with cuproptosis to predict the prognosis of gastric cancer by Xiaolong Liu, Pengxian Tao, He Su, Yulan Li

“…This model can be used as an independent prognostic factor to predict the prognosis of patients with GC. …”
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Acute Effects of Dry Needling on Myofascial Trigger Points in the Triceps Surae of Ballet Dancers: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial by Jennifer A Janowski, Deanna M L Phelan-Smith, Maria N Kroat Brady, Kelsey L Michels, Alexandra H Timm, Nicole M Boucher, Kedron D Casteen, David Village, Mark D Sleeper

“…Paired t-tests and independent t-tests were performed to examine for differences between groups…”
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Advancing the accuracy of tyrosinase inhibitory peptides prediction via a multiview feature fusion strategy by Watshara Shoombuatong, Nalini Schaduangrat, Nutta Homdee, Saeed Ahmed, Pramote Chumnanpuen

“…Finally, to maximize the utility of each feature, we fused probability-based and sequence-based features, generating more informative feature that were used to develop the final prediction model. Based on the independent test, experimental results showed that TIPred-MVFF outperformed several conventional ML classifiers and existing methods in terms of prediction accuracy and robustness, achieving an accuracy of 0.937 and a Matthew’s correlation coefficient of 0.847. …”
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Kinematic Characteristics of Male Runners With a History of Recurrent Calf Muscle Strain Injury by Christopher Bramah, Stephen J Preece, Niamh Gill, Lee Herrington

“… # Study Design Case-control investigation # Level of Evidence 3b # Methods Stance phase kinematics were compared between 15 male runners with a history of calf muscle strain injury and 15 male control participants during treadmill running at 3.2m/s. Independent t-tests were used to compare differences in stance phase kinematic parameters between groups and effect sizes were calculated using Cohen’s d…”
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Comprehensive Assessment of Specific Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Hand and Wrist Conditions in Adults: A Scoping Review by S. Iskander, G. Halbesma, M.M. Hoogbergen, D. Young-Afat, I.J. Veldhuizen

“…Inclusion and exclusion criteria were established, and 2 independent reviewers screened and selected relevant articles. …”
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