Comprehensive Complication Index Predicts Cancer-Specific Survival of Patients with Postoperative Complications after Curative Resection of Gastric Cancer by Ru-Hong Tu, Jian-Xian Lin, Ping Li, Jian-Wei Xie, Jia-Bin Wang, Jun Lu, Qi-Yue Chen, Long-long Cao, Mi Lin, Chao-Hui Zheng, Chang-Ming Huang

“…Complication after radical gastrectomy is an independent prognostic factor, and the complication severity as graded by CCI reflects the difference of cancer-specific survival in gastric cancer patients with postoperative complications.…”
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Point-of-care lung ultrasound in detecting pneumonia: A systematic review by Iqra Abid, Nadia Qureshi, Nicola Lategan, Simon Williams, Sidra Shahid

“…The study selection, conducted by two independent investigators, demonstrated an agreement by the Kappa index, ensuring reliable article selection. …”
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Prediction Model of New Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome by Na Wu, Junzheng Li, Xiang Xu, Zhiquan Yuan, Lili Yang, Yanxiu Chen, Tingting Xia, Qin Hu, Zheng Chen, Chengying Li, Ying Xiang, Zhihui Zhang, Li Zhong, Yafei Li

“…However, the predictive power of these models was modest and lacked independent validation. The aim of this study is to define risk factors of NOAF in patients with ACS during hospitalization and to develop a prediction model and nomogram for individual risk prediction. …”
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Ensemble machine learning models for lung cancer incidence risk prediction in the elderly: a retrospective longitudinal study by Songjing Chen, Sizhu Wu

“…Models were trained and tested using samples from 2000 to 2015 and independent external validated through those from 2016 to 2019. …”
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Revisiting the Link Between HLA‐DRB1 Alleles and Autoantibodies in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Association of non‐Shared Epitope Alleles *09 and *15 With High Levels of Anti–Citrullinate... by Denis Lagutkin, Luis Panaifo, Ahmad‐Fauzi Nurul‐Aain, Lena Israelsson, Monika Hansson, Karin Lundberg, Lars Alfredsson, Johan Askling, RACI consortium, Lars Klareskog, Chun‐Lai Too, Leonid Padyukov

“…Notably, these novel associations were independent of ethnicity. To validate our findings, we conducted an additional replication study in an independent pool of 4,109 patients with RA of White European origin. …”
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Preoperative Thrombocytopenia May Predict Poor Surgical Outcome after Extended Hepatectomy by Mohammad Golriz, Omid Ghamarnejad, Elias Khajeh, Mohammadsadegh Sabagh, Markus Mieth, Katrin Hoffmann, Alexis Ulrich, Thilo Hackert, Karl Heinz Weiss, Peter Schirmacher, Markus W. Büchler, Arianeb Mehrabi

“…Multivariate analysis revealed that the preoperative platelet count is an independent predictor of PHLF (odds ratio [OR] 4.4, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.3–15.0, p=0.020) and 30-day mortality (OR 4.4, 95% CI 1.1–18.8, p=0.043). …”
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Prognostic role of mesangial IgM deposition in IgA nephropathy: a long-term cohort study by Gabriel Stefan, Simona Stancu, Adrian Zugravu, George Terinte-Balcan

“…They were followed until end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), death, or until the end of the study in January 2021, with a median follow-up of 7 years. An independent pathologist evaluated the IgM immunofluorescence pattern, Oxford MEST-C score, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) lesions following a comprehensive protocol.Results In our cohort, 70% had mesangial IgM-positive deposits, while 30% were IgM-negative. …”
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Association of Asthma Control and Metered-Dose Inhaler Use Technique among Adult Asthmatic Patients Attending Outpatient Clinic, in Resource-Limited Country: A Prospective Study by Bezie Kebede, Girma Mamo, Abebaw Molla

“…Patient adherence using asthma inhalation test and asthma control status was assessed by 2017 GINA guideline. Independent predictors of outcome were identified, strength of association between dependent and independent variables was determined by using ordinal logistic regression analysis, and statistical significance was considered at P<0.05. …”
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Prognostic Factors of IVF&ICSI Cycle Cancellation in Patients with Endometriosis-Related Infertility by Elif Kulahci Aslan, Kiper Aslan, Cihan Cakir, Isil Kasapoglu, Berrin Avci, Baris Ata, Gurkan Uncu

“…Antral follicle count is the only independent factor in predicting cycle cancellation. …”
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Dosing Patterns during Conversion to IPX066, Extended-Release Carbidopa-Levodopa (ER CD-LD), in Parkinson’s Disease with Motor Fluctuations by John C. Morgan, Rohit Dhall, Robert Rubens, Sarita Khanna, Suneel Gupta

“…The final dose ratios tended to be slightly higher for participants taking lower LD doses at study entry but independent of dose frequency. ER CD-LD dose frequency increased with increasing LD dose and dose frequency at study entry. …”
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B Lymphocyte—A Prognostic Indicator in Post‐Acute Pancreatitis Diabetes Mellitus by Xiaoyan Lin, Xiaoling Li, Junsheng Wang, Huiheng Liu

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that age, serous effusion, fatty liver, recurrent pancreatitis, and B% were independent risk factors for the occurrence of PPDM‐A. …”
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Analysis of clinical and pathological prognostic factors of survival in rectal adenocarcinoma treated with preoperative radiochemotherapy by Sarhan Sydney Saad, Nora Forones, Gaspar Lopes Filho, Jaques Waisberg, Elesiario Caetano Júnior, Ricardo Artigiani-Neto, Delcio Matos

“…Multivariate regression found that CEA, pT, and pN staging are independent prognostic factors for DFS, MFS, and SEN. …”
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Necessity of applying anatomical unit resection surgery in suspected posterior oral squamous cell carcinoma by Bowen Dai, Hongyu Tan, Zhimin Yang, Zhaojian Gong, Kun Wu, Hanjiang Wu

“…Surgery protocol, tumor involvement level, lymphatic invasion and pN staging were identified as independent prognostic factors for both DFS and local-regional control. …”
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Increased Serum Angiotensin II Is a Risk Factor of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Prospective Pilot Study by Yue Li, Feng Xiong, Wen Xu, Side Liu

“…Multivariable analysis showed that Ang II level is an independent risk factor of NAFLD whether abdominal ultrasound (OR=1.056, p=0.037) or FibroScan Cap value (OR=1.069, p=0.013) was deemed as the diagnostic standard. …”
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Gene expression analysis reveals mir-29 as a linker regulatory molecule among rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, and dementia: Insights from systems biology approach... by Devi Soorya Narayana S, Vino Sundararajan

“…The hub genes were then validated using independent microarray datasets from Gene Expression Omnibus.…”
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Healthy eating interventions conducted in small, local restaurants and hot food takeaways: a systematic review by Cinja Jostock, Hannah Forde, Nia Roberts, Susan A Jebb, Rachel Pechey, Lauren Bandy

“… Abstract Objective: This systematic review investigates the characteristics, effectiveness and acceptability of interventions to encourage healthier eating in small, independent restaurants and takeaways. Design: We searched five databases (CENTRAL, MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL and Science Citation Index and Social Science Citation Index) in June 2022. …”
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ezPreemie study protocol: a randomised controlled factorial trial testing web-based parent training and coaching with parents of children born very preterm by M E Schoeny, Sarah A Keim, Michelle M Greene, Julia Berteletti, Mary Lauren Neel, Kousiki Patra, Shea Smoske, Susan Breitenstein

“…All analyses will use an intention-to-treat approach, independent of their actual dose of each intervention.Ethics and dissemination The study protocol has been approved by The Ohio State University Institutional Review Board (IRB) using a single IRB. …”
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Gesture sonification for enhancing agency: an exploratory study on healthy participants by Felix Schoeller, Felix Schoeller, Parham Ashur, Joseph Larralde, Clement Le Couedic, Rajeev Mylapalli, Karthikeyan Krishnanandan, Anna Ciaunica, Anna Ciaunica, Adam Linson, Mark Miller, Nicco Reggente, Vladimir Adrien, Vladimir Adrien

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Assessment of Insulin Resistance in Subjects with Normal Glucose Tolerance, Hyperinsulinemia with Normal Blood Glucose Tolerance, Impaired Glucose Tolerance, and Newly Diagnosed Ty... by Guang Yang, Chunlin Li, Yanping Gong, Fusheng Fang, Hui Tian, Jian Li, Xiaoling Cheng

“…IR existed in the HINS, IGT, and T2DM groups, and IR levels were consistent in the three groups. The independent factors influencing IR were waistline and FINS.…”
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Forming a national community of practice of food system planning initiatives aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by Konstantinos Zougris, Albie F. Miles, Rose Benjamin, Ella Geismar

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