Prediction of Inadequate Bowel Preparation Using Total and Segmental Colon Transit Time in Patients with Chronic Constipation: Some Different Outcomes by Chunying Zhai, Qiyang Huang, Ningli Chai, Wengang Zhang, Enqiang Linghu

“…In the case of patients with slow transit constipation, multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that prolonged TCTT (OR 0.722, 95% CI 0.589-0.885, P=0.002) was independently associated with poor bowel preparation. …”
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Clinical Outcomes of Hepatic Arterial Infusion Chemotherapy Plus Lenvatinib and Tislelizumab for Treating Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Type IV Portal Vein Tumor Thrombus by Li X, Cao K, Fu Z, Chen X, Zhong J, Liu L, Ding N, Zhang X, Qu Z, Zhu L, Zhai J

“…Additionally, PFS was independently predicted only by the best tumor response. …”
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Bibliotherapy Services in Public Libraries: the Case of Lithuania by Jurgita Girčienė, Miglė Damijonaitytė

“…Although librarians both independently and institutionally, usually through projects or occasional trainings deepen their knowledge in this field, yet its lack is still mentioned, and in particular, the lack of practical skills necessary for organizing more formal active bibliotherapy activities, which leads to a lack of confidence in their own abilities and induces them to limit themselves to the role of an event organizer with a guest lecturer. …”
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Comprehensive agrobiological assessment and analysis of genetic relationships of promising walnut varieties of the Nikitsky Botanical Gardens by Yu. V. Plugatar, I. I. Suprun, S. Yu. Khokhlov, I. V. Stepanov, E. A. Al-Nakib

“…Furthermore, the presence of two genetically distant groups indicates the presence of two independently formed pools of the autochthonous gene pool of the species Juglans regia L. on the Crimean Peninsula…”
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Association of elevated albumin-corrected anion gap with all-cause mortality risk in atrial fibrillation: a retrospective study by Jia Xu, Zhen Wang, Yun Wang, Xinran Chen, Lan Ma, Xiaochen Wang

“…In multivariate Cox proportional hazards analyses, increased ACAG independently predicted mortality at both 30 days (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR], 1.04; 95% CI, 1.02–1.05; P < 0.01) and 365 days (aHR, 1.03; 95% CI, 1.02–1.05; P < 0.01) after adjusting for potential confounders. …”
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Time to antiretroviral therapy initiation in HIV-positive patients with opportunistic infections/AIDS-defining illness in Southern Thailand: a prospective cohort study by Chanadda Wuttikul, Nattasiri Thanawuth, Malee Rojpibulsatit, Sutthiporn Pattharachayakul

“…From Cox regression model, the factor independently associated with a shorter waiting time to ART initiation was continuous engagement in HIV care (aHR = 2.42; 95% CI: 1.70-3.45). …”
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Agent-Based Adaptive Dynamic Round Robin (AADRR) Scheduling Algorithm by Zafar Iqbal Khan, Muzafar Khan, Syed Nasir Mehmood Shah

“…This agent operates independently by keeping an eye on system parameters and making the required adjustments in real-time without requiring human intervention. …”
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Sistem Object Tracking pada Quadcopter Menggunakan Segmentasi Citra dengan Deteksi Warna HSV dan Metode Regresi Linier Berbasis Raspberry Pi by Fahmi Erza, Hurriyatul Fitriyah, Eko Setiawan

“…Abstract   Nowadays, many intelligent device applications are developed to perform tasks independently without receiving commands from humans. …”
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Shorter Digestion Times of Donor Islets Is Associated With Better Islet Graft Function After Islet Transplantation by Chia-Hao Wang, Christopher Orr, Jeannette Hacker-Stratton, Mohamed El-Shahawy, Keiko Omori, Meirigeng Qi, Fouad Kandeel

“…Islets from multiple donors are often needed to achieve insulin independence, and even then, islet function can decline over time when metabolic demand exceeds islet mass/insulin secretory capacity. …”
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Histological chorioamnionitis and its predictors among mothers with premature rupture of membranes delivering at tertiary hospitals in Uganda: a multicenter cross-sectional study by Ibrahim Abdi Abdinasir, Marie Pascaline Sabine Ishimwe, Maxwell Okello, Paul Byaruhanga, Ralph Samson Enyamitoit, Theoneste Hakizimana

“…Referral status (aOR = 4.5, 95% CI: 1.511–13.315, p = 0.007) and lack of prenatal care (PNC) attendance (aOR = 9.8, 95% CI: 2.802–14.504, p = 0.000) were independently associated with histological chorioamnionitis. …”
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The effect of L-carnitine supplementation on anthropometric and malnutrition status in acute ischemic stroke patients: a triple-blinded randomized clinical trial by Samaneh Hajjarzadeh, Mehdi Zarei, Shahram Rafie, Davood Shalilahmadi, Majid Karandish

“…Abstract Background Malnutrition is a significant challenge in stroke patients, affecting both rehabilitation and independence. This study aims to evaluate whether early L-carnitine supplementation can effectively improve anthropometric parameters and malnutrition status in acute-phase ischemic stroke patients to mitigate the catabolic state. …”
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Altered CD73-Adenosine Signaling Linked to Infection in Patients undergoing hemodialysis by Xiang F, Zhang Z, Nie Y, Cao X, Li Y, Chen X, Gong S, Zou J, Teng J, Ding X, Shen B

“…In addition, a 5/6 nephrectomy (5/6 Nx) rat model and cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) were used to verify the effect of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and sepsis on CD73-adenosine signaling.Results: Decreased CD73+ T cells were independently associated with increased infection risk over one and three years. …”
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Shorter versus longer durations of antibiotic treatment for patients with community-acquired pneumonia: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Gordon Guyatt, Arnav Agarwal, Mark Loeb, John Basmaji, Ya Gao, Maryam Ghadimi, Layla Bakaa, Luis Enrique Colunga Lozano, Saad Asif, Aninditee Das

“…Paired reviewers working independently will conduct title and abstract screening, full-text screening, data extraction and risk of bias (RoB) evaluation using a modified Cochrane RoB 2.0 tool. …”
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Impacts of National Reimbursement Drug Price Negotiation on drug accessibility, utilization, and cost in China: a systematic review by Zheng Zhu, Jiawei Zhang, Zhihu Xu, Quan Wang, Yu Qi, Li Yang

“…The study design had to be a randomized or non-randomized trial, an interrupted time series (ITS) analysis, a repeated measures study, or a controlled before‐after (CBA) study. Two reviewers independently extracted data and assessed the studies according to Cochrane Effective Practice, Organization of Care (EPOC) guidelines. …”
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Australian children’s foot, ankle and leg problems in primary care: a secondary analysis of the Bettering the Evaluation and Care of Health (BEACH) data by Hylton B Menz, Christopher Harrison, Peter A Lazzarini, Cylie M Williams, Julie Gordon

“…Management of children’s foot, ankle and leg problems were independently associated with male patients (30% more than female), older children (15–18 years were 7.1 times more than &lt;1 years), male GPs (13% more) and younger GPs (&lt;45 years of age 13% more than 55+). …”
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Factors influencing healthcare workers’ perceived compliance with infection prevention and control standards, North Bank East region, The Gambia, a cross-sectional study by Sheriffo M.K. Darboe, Sandra A. Darfour-Oduro, Godsway Edem Kpene, Abou Kebbeh, Nuha Fofana, Manjally Ndow, Kawsu Sanyang, Dwomoh Duah, Alfred Edwin Yawson, Ernest Kenu, Harriet Affran Bonful

“…Good attitude of HCWs [aOR = 3.13, 95%CI: 1.17–8.41, p-value = 0.023], accessibility of Personal Protective Equipment [aOR = 2.34, 95%CI: 1.01–5.38; p-value = 0.046], and monitoring of IPC practice [aOR = 3.95, 95%CI: 1.84–8.45; p-value = < 0.001] were independently associated with HCWs perceived compliance with IPC standards. …”
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Affordability of Essential Medicines and Associated Factors in Public Health Facilities of Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia by Eyassu Mathewos Oridanigo, Waju Beyene Salgedo, Feyera Gebissa Kebene

“…Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed using the backward LR method to identify factors independently associated with dependent variables. Result. …”
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Diabetic retinopathy further increases risk of cardiovascular disease mortality in a high-risk cohort by Richard Kha, Yasemin Kapucu, Mayuri Indrakumar, George Burlutsky, Aravinda Thiagalingam, Pramesh Kovoor, Paul Mitchell, Gerald Liew

“…In individuals with high CVD risk, presence of DR independently predicts increased CVD mortality. This likely reflects additional contribution of microvascular disease to CVD mortality. …”
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Association between Axial Length to Corneal Curvature Radius Ratio and Myopia in Adult Patients by Yanyun Fan, Yikeng Huang, Xionggao Huang

“…Therefore, AL/CR can be used to analyze the dynamic changes of SE in the development of adult myopia independently of optometry on a certain basis, and it is especially suitable for the diagnosis of high myopia in adults. …”
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Development of a Human Intestinal Organoid Model for In Vitro Studies on Gut Inflammation and Fibrosis by Leonidas Kandilogiannakis, Eirini Filidou, Ioannis Drygiannakis, Gesthimani Tarapatzi, Stylianos Didaskalou, Maria Koffa, Konstantinos Arvanitidis, Giorgos Bamias, Vassilis Valatas, Vasilis Paspaliaris, George Kolios

“…In contrast, the epithelial tight junction components, CLDN1 and JAMA, responded to inflammatory stimulation independently of the culture passage. Our findings indicate that this HIO model contains a functional mesenchymal component, during early passages, and underline the significance of the mesenchymal cells’ fitness in inflammatory and fibrotic responses. …”
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