Investigating the needs and barriers for prevention, control, and treatment of HIV/AIDS in transgender population: a systematic review of literature by Heshmatollah Sofimajidpour, Ghobad Moradi, Hojat Dehghanbanadaki, Marzieh Mahboobi, Mobin Azami, Parisa Khodakhah, Mohammad Aziz Rasouli, Yousef Moradi

“…Search strategy, data extraction, and quality evaluation of papers were performed by two researchers independently. Results The results showed that from the perspective of health policy-makers, the needs related to control, prevention, and treatment of HIV/AIDS in transgender population were the need for optimal access to AIDS-related services, such as easy access to diagnostic tests, and the need to increase insufficient awareness of the ways of transmission of the disease and its symptoms. …”
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The associations between diet-induced inflammation and the improvement or worsening of hepatic steatosis and fibrosis: a longitudinal analysis of RaNCD cohort study by Mohammad Sedighi, Amir Saber, Amir Bagheri, Saba Hazratian, Yahya Pasdar, Farid Najafi, Mehdi Moradinazar, Davood Soleimani

“…Results Adherence to an inflammatory diet independently increases the risk of worsening hepatic steatosis (RR:1.39; 95%CI: 1.02–1.93; P-value: 0.04) and reduces the risk of improving hepatic steatosis (RR: 66; 95% CI: 0.48–0.98; P-value: 0.01) compared to an anti-inflammatory diet. …”
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Triglyceride glucose-waist circumference as a useful predictor for diabetes mellitus: a secondary retrospective analysis utilizing a Japanese cohort study by Yawei Li, Linlin Shan, Qiong Wen, Changchun Cao, Meiling Huang, Chunxia Zhang, Xiaoping Li, Kun Wang, Tianlun Zhou, Fubing Zha, Yulong Wang

“…Upon adjusting for covariates, the result showed TyG-WC was positively and independently associated with incident Diabetes Mellitus (DM) (Hazard Ratio (HR): 1.004, 95%C: 1.001–1.006). …”
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A Hybrid Frequency Selective Absorber With Dual-Polarized Wireless Communication and Ultra-Wideband Absorption by Youquan Wen, Sai-Wai Wong, Chunlin Ji, Ruopeng Liu, Yejun He

“…The two circuit layers operate independently, resolving the problems of inter-layer interference of conventional multi-layer FSA with antenna circuit. …”
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Association between psoas muscle mass index and bone mineral density in patients undergoing hemodialysis by Kiyonori Ito, Susumu Ookawara, Hidenori Sanayama, Hideo Kakuda, Chieko Kanai, Katsuo Iguchi, Mitsutoshi Shindo, Keisuke Tanno, Shun Ishibashi, Masafumi Kakei, Kaoru Tabei, Yoshiyuki Morishita

“…Multivariable linear regression analysis using PMI and traditional osteoporosis factors revealed that PMI was significantly and independently associated with FN-BMD (standardized coefficient: 0.308, p = 0.010). …”
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Hypochloraemia and 30 day readmission rate in patients with acute decompensated heart failure by Roman Marchenko, Adam Sigal, Thomas E. Wasser, Jessica Reyer, Jared Green, Christopher Mercogliano, Muhammad Sohail Khan, Anthony A. Donato

“…Conclusions Low serum chloride measured in patients admitted for ADHF is independently but weakly associated with increased 30 day readmission rate and demonstrated low predictive value as a potential biomarker in this cohort.…”
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Critical appraisal and comparison of recommendations of clinical practice guidelines for treatment of schizophrenia in children and adolescents: a methodological survey protocol by Cristiane de Cássia Bergamaschi, Silvio Barberato-Filho, Izabela Fulone, Maíra Ramos Alves, Flávia Blaseck Sorrilha, Rejane Coan Ferretti Mayer, Daniela Oliveira de Melo, Luciane Lopes

“…The quality of the guidelines will be assessed by three reviewers, independently using the AGREE II. CPGs will be considered of high-quality if they scored ≥60% in four or more domains of the AGREE II instrument. …”
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Project “BUSSARD” − a holistic development of high-efficiency solar cells covering innovative front-end, metallization and interconnection approaches by Lorenz Andreas, Schube Jörg, Nikitina Veronika, Mack Sebastian, Schweigert Sebastian, Buddgard Jonas, Albrecht Jonas, Pospischil Maximilian, Kraft Achim, Wolf Andreas, Hermle Martin, Clement Florian

“…By optimizing the fabrication process at Fraunhofer ISE, we realize TOPCon solar cells (156.75 mm × 156.75 mm) with a champion conversion efficiency of up to ηmax = 24.2% (independently confirmed by Fraunhofer ISE CalLab PVCells). …”
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Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin in Kidney Transplantation Is an Early Marker of Graft Dysfunction and Is Associated with One-Year Renal Function by Isabel Fonseca, José Carlos Oliveira, Manuela Almeida, Madalena Cruz, Anabela Malho, La Salete Martins, Leonídio Dias, Sofia Pedroso, Josefina Santos, Luísa Lobato, António Castro Henriques, Denisa Mendonça

“…Urinary NGAL is an early marker of graft injury and is independently associated with dialysis requirement within one week after KTx and one-year graft function.…”
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The Epidemiology of Migraine Headache in Arab Countries: A Systematic Review by Ashraf El-Metwally, Paivi Toivola, Khalid AlAhmary, Salwa Bahkali, Ali AlKhathaami, Shatha A. Al Ammar, Ibrahim M. Altamimi, Saleh M. Alosaimi, Munazza Jawed, Sami Almustanyir

“…Overall, 23 included papers were rated independently by two reviewers. Studies were eligible for inclusion only if they investigated migraine headache epidemiology in any Arab country and were published in English. …”
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An interventional study on the application of heart-collateral-based enlightenment words intervention in anxiety and depression of patients after percutaneous coronary intervention by Xing-Lan Sun, Hui-Lin Zhou, Feng-Yi Yi, Meng-Die Liu, Xiao-Yun Xiong, Yi-Wei Hu, Jiang-Qin Xu, Hao-Deng-Jie Xiong, Yu-Jie Song, Zhi-Lin Zhang

“…Data was collected using a self-rating anxiety scale (SAS), self-rating depression scale (SDS), and an independently developed satisfaction questionnaire. Psychological indicators and satisfaction were compared between the two groups before and after the intervention. …”
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Why are ELEvoHI CME Arrival Predictions Different if Based on STEREO‐A or STEREO‐B Heliospheric Imager Observations? by Jürgen Hinterreiter, Tanja Amerstorfer, Martin A. Reiss, Christian Möstl, Manuela Temmer, Maike Bauer, Ute V. Amerstorfer, Rachel L. Bailey, Andreas J. Weiss, Jackie A. Davies, Luke A. Barnard, Mathew J. Owens

“…In this study, a comparison of the predicted arrival times and speeds for each CME based, independently, on the inputs from the two STEREO vantage points is carried out. …”
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Food environments in the Pacific region and efforts to improve them: a scoping review by Sela Ki Folau Fusi, Clara Gómez-Donoso, Kathryn Backholer, Jennifer Browne, Megan Ferguson, Adrian J Cameron

“…Studies were included if they meet the eligibility criteria. Two authors independently reviewed the title and abstract of identified articles. …”
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A novel conditional active biologic anti-EpCAM x anti-CD3 bispecific antibody with synergistic tumor selectivity for cancer immunotherapy by Gerhard Frey, Ana Paula G. Cugnetti, Haizhen Liu, Charles Xing, Christina Wheeler, Hwai Wen Chang, William J. Boyle, Jay M. Short

“…In healthy tissues, binding to EpCAM and CD3 is greatly reduced by a novel, dual CAB selection, where each binding domain is independently blocked by the presence of physiological chemicals known as Protein-associated Chemical Switches (PaCS). …”
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Evidence for a Specific Diabetic Cardiomyopathy: An Observational Retrospective Echocardiographic Study in 656 Asymptomatic Type 2 Diabetic Patients by Isabelle Pham, Emmanuel Cosson, Minh Tuan Nguyen, Isabela Banu, Isabelle Genevois, Patricia Poignard, Paul Valensi

“…In the 157 patients without hypertension or CAD, left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH: 24.1%) was the most frequent abnormality, followed by left ventricular dilation (8.6%), hypokinesia (5.3%), and systolic dysfunction (3.8%). SMI was independently associated with hypokinesia (odds ratio 14.7 [2.7–81.7], p<0.01) and systolic dysfunction (OR 114.6 [1.7–7907], p<0.01), while HbA1c (OR 1.9 [1.1–3.2], p<0.05) and body mass index (OR 1.6 [1.1–2.4], p<0.05) were associated with systolic dysfunction. …”
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Examining anti-inflammatory therapies in the prevention of cardiovascular events: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials by George A Wells, Kevin Emery Boczar, Sheojung Shin, Kathryn A Bezzina, Aishwarya Geejo, Alexander Liam Pearson, Saba Shahab, Christophe A Fehlmann, Sarah Visintini, Rob Beanlands

“…Screening, inclusion, data extraction and quality assessment will be performed independently by two reviewers. Network meta-analysis based on the random effects model will be conducted to compare treatment effects both directly and indirectly. …”
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Additive-manufactured ceramics for dental restorations: a systematic review on mechanical perspective by Yuqing Lu, Anouk van Steenoven, Amanda Maria de Oliveira Dal Piva, João Paulo Mendes Tribst, Li Wang, Li Wang, Cornelis J. Kleverlaan, Albert J. Feilzer, Albert J. Feilzer

“…The electronic literature search was performed independently by 2 authors in the following databases: PubMed/MEDLINE, Web of Science, and Scopus. …”
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The relationship of platelet distribution width with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in peritoneal dialysis patients by Chunyu Lu, Shuiqin Cheng, Wenjing Fan, Zhihong Zhang, Jinquan Wang

“…The adjusted RCS analysis further showed that the relationship of PDW with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality was linear (p for nonlinearly = 0.143 and 0.062).Conclusion Elevated PDW is independently associated with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in PD patients.…”
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The Neutrophil-to-Monocyte Ratio and Platelet-to-White Blood Cell Ratio Represent Novel Prognostic Markers in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer by Feng Tang, Penghui Dai, Qiongqiong Wei, Ke Gan, Zijie Wang, Huan Chen, Ting Li, Muhan Lv, Mingming Deng, Gang Luo

“…Elevated NMR (>48) and depressed PWR (<6) were independently associated with poor prognosis in patients with pancreatic cancer.…”
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Associations between Macular OCT Angiography and Nonproliferative Diabetic Retinopathy in Young Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus by Nina C. B. B. Veiby, Aida Simeunovic, Martin Heier, Cathrine Brunborg, Naila Saddique, Morten C. Moe, Knut Dahl-Jørgensen, Hanna D. Margeirsdottir, Goran Petrovski

“…Our objective was to confirm if OCTA parameters can predict the development of nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR) and to clarify if any single OCTA parameter is associated with NPDR independently of well-known risk factors in young type 1 diabetes (T1D) patients. …”
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