Prognostic factors and survival outcomes in patients with salivary duct carcinoma: a retrospective cohort study by Fei Chen, Liangbo Li, Jingqiao Tao, Nenghao Jin, Liwei Wang, Liang Zhu, Bo Qiao, Lejun Xing, Bo Wei, Jingqiu Bu, Haizhong Zhang

“…Multivariate analysis identified platelet count (HR 0.99, 95%CI 0.98–1.00, P = 0.011) and distant metastasis (HR 2.79, 95%CI 1.38–5.64, P = 0.004) as independent prognostic factors for OS. Lymph node metastasis (SHR = 2.18, 95%CI 1.05–4.52, P = 0.036), distant metastasis (SHR = 3.07, 95%CI 1.47–6.42, P = 0.003), and platelet count (SHR = 0.99, 95%CI 0.99–1.00, P = 0.041) were independent prognostic factors for cancer-specific mortality. …”
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Incidence Density Rate of Neonatal Mortality and Predictors in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Zebenay Workneh Bitew, Ayinalem Alemu, Ermias Getaneh Ayele, Desalegn Abebaw Jember, Michael Tamene Haile, Teshager Worku

“…Multiple factors (neonatal and maternal) were found to be independent predictors. Strategies must be designed to address these predictors, and prospective studies could reveal other possible factors of neonatal mortalities.…”
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Secondary Circulating Prostate Cells Predict Biochemical Failure in Prostate Cancer Patients after Radical Prostatectomy and without Evidence of Disease by Nigel P. Murray, Eduardo Reyes, Nelson Orellana, Cynthia Fuentealba, Leonardo Bádinez, Ruben Olivares, José Porcell, Ricardo Dueñas

“…Secondary CPCs are an independent risk factor associated with increased BF in men with a PSA <0.2 ng/mL after radical prostatectomy, but do not determine if the recurrence is due to local or systemic disease. …”
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Preoperative Risk Assessment of Lymph Node Metastasis in cT1 Lung Cancer: A Retrospective Study from Eastern China by Chengyan Zhang, Guanchao Pang, Chengxi Ma, Jingni Wu, Pingli Wang, Kai Wang

“…Consolidation size and clinical N stage based on CT were two common independent risk factors for both N1 and N2 metastases, with different odds ratios. …”
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Comparison of Hemodynamic Response following Spinal Anesthesia between Controlled Hypertensive and Normotensive Patients Undergoing Surgery below the Umbilicus: An Observational Pr... by Leake Gebrargs, Bereket Gebremeskel, Bacha Aberra, Assefa Hika, Yusuf Yimer, Misrak Weldeyohannes, Suleiman Jemal, Degena Behrey, Abere Tilahun

“…Continuous data of independent and dependent variables were analyzed using an independent sample t-test for normally distributed and Mann–Whitney U-test for nonnormally distributed between the study groups. …”
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Reproducibility of Scleral Spur Identification and Angle Measurements Using Fourier Domain Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography by Ricardo J. Cumba, Sunita Radhakrishnan, Nicholas P. Bell, Kundandeep S. Nagi, Alice Z. Chuang, Shan C. Lin, Kimberly A. Mankiewicz, Robert M. Feldman

“…A third independent reader, NPB, adjudicated SSL placement if identifications differed by more than 80 μm. …”
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The essence and purpose of the social state in the context of the legal experience of modern Ukraine: theoretical and legal analysis by S. S. Polesov

“…The characteristic of the Ukrainian state as a social one is used in the constitutional text as independent, separate, self-sufficient next to other similar, but not identical in the legal sense, characteristics of the same state, such as “democratic” and “legal”. …”
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Insights into the Correlation between Toll-Like Receptor 2 Polymorphism and HBV-Related Disease Progression and Occurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Case-Control Study in Egyp... by Naglaa S. Elabd, Marwa L. Helal, Mohsen Elkhayat, Heba Kamal Abd-ElKhalek, Doaa M. Ahmed, Asmaa M. El-Shemy, Yara S. Elsaadawy, Rasha A. Abdelmoneum, Hind S. AboShabaan, Randa M. Seddik

“…Multivariate regression analysis demonstrated that in chronic HBV patients, viral load and TRL2 polymorphism are independent risk factors associated with the progression from chronic hepatitis to liver cirrhosis and to HCC. …”
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Association of Immune Nutrition Indices with the Risk of All-Cause Mortality and Cardiovascular Mortality in Patients with Heart Failure in the NHANES (1999–2018) by Feifei Zhang, Yuetao Xie, Litian Liu, Huiliang Liu, Ohua Feng, Yingxiao Li, Yi Dang

“…Results: After full adjustments, PNI is independently related to all-cause mortality (HR = 0.94, 95% CI: 0.92–0.97) and cardiovascular mortality (HR = 0.94, 95% CI: 0.90–0.99). …”
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Assessment of factors implicated in bone fusion after percutaneous endoscopic lumbar intervertebral fusion by Zheng Huang, Xialin Li, Weihong Yi, Junfeng Gong, Yue Zhou, Yu Tang

“…Fusion was evaluated using thin-slice computed tomography scans at 12 months by 2 independent radiologists and defined as no detectable lucency between bone and graft. …”
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Prevalence and Predictors of Nonadherence to Diet and Physical Activity Recommendations among Type 2 Diabetes Patients in Southwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Getandale Zeleke Negera, Dariowani Charles Epiphanio

“…Multivariate logistic regression was performed to identify independent predictors. Odds ratios and their 95% confidence intervals together with p value <0.05 were used to declare statistical significance. …”
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Causal Effects of Air Pollution, Noise, and Shift Work on Unstable Angina and Myocardial Infarction: A Mendelian Randomization Study by Qiye Ma, Lin Chen, Hao Xu, Yiru Weng

“…The replication of myocardial infarction findings using independent data supported a possible causal link between shift work and myocardial infarction (OR with 95% CI: 1.41 [1.08–1.84], <i>p</i> = 0.012). …”
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How do families access holiday activities and food programmes and other support? Learnings from the Borough of Southwark holiday activities and food club’s evaluation by Lorraine McSweeney, Anita Sewornu, Louis Goffe, Bronia Arnott, Ashley Adamson

“…The clubs are usually in the form of a network of independent clubs and often depends on local partnerships and connections, such as the voluntary, community, social and enterprise sectors. …”
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Association between estimated pulse wave velocity and in-hospital mortality of patients with acute kidney injury: a retrospective cohort analysis of the MIMIC-IV database by Xinhai Cui, Yuanlong Hu, Dongxiao Li, Mengkai Lu, Zhiyuan Zhang, Dongfang Kan, Chao Li

“…Background Estimated pulse wave velocity (ePWV) has been found to be an independent predictor of cardiovascular mortality and kidney injury, which can be estimated noninvasively. …”
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Survival Status and Predictors of Mortality among Newborns Admitted with Neonatal Sepsis at Public Hospitals in Ethiopia by Samuel Dessu, Aklilu Habte, Tamirat Melis, Mesfin Gebremedhin

“…The risk of mortality was high among the neonates with early onset of neonatal sepsis as compared with late onset of neonatal sepsis and history of intrapartum fever, history of diagnosed chorioamnionitis, onset of labor, and EBF initiation within one hour were the independent predictors of mortality among neonates admitted with neonatal sepsis.…”
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Pengaruh Ciri Temporal, Spasial, dan Frekuensi pada Klasifikasi Motor Imagery by Afin Muhammad Nurtsani, Muhammad Adib Syamlan, Agung Wahyu Setiawan

“…The performance of these two combinations of features is still inferior when compared to independent temporal feature with an accuracy value of 73%. …”
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Pengembangan Fitur E-Matur dengan V-Model sebagai Alat Pengaduan Publik untuk Website Badan Kepegawaian Negara by Admaja Dwi Herlambang, Aditya Rachmadi, Kartika Utami, Rahmana Ilmi Hakim, Nurur Rohmah

“…Unit testing dilakukan dengan basis path testing dan menghasilkan 4 independent path dari perhitungan cyclomatic complexity pada kasus uji unit addPIC. …”
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Investigation of the Prevalence and Diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in a Group of Elderly Individuals Residing in an Island Area of Ningbo by Wei Sheng, Youchang Huang, Zaichun Deng, Hongying Ma

“…Smoking and age were independent factors for the occurrence of COPD.…”
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The Combined Effect of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Metabolic Syndrome on Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Females in Eastern China by Da-Zhi Chen, Qiao-Mai Xu, Xiao-Xin Wu, Chao Cai, Ling-Jian Zhang, Ke-Qing Shi, Hong-Ying Shi, Lan-Juan Li

“…NAFLD, SNAFLD, and MetS were independent factors for osteoporosis with the adjustment of age and other confounders. …”
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Long-Term Postpartum Outcomes of Insulin Resistance and β-cell Function in Women with Previous Gestational Diabetes Mellitus by Zhirong Miao, Honghua Wu, Liu Ren, Nan Bu, Lili Jiang, Huixia Yang, Junqing Zhang, Xiaohui Guo

“…Conclusions. 75 g OGTT 2h PG during pregnancy higher than 9.03 mmol/L is regarded as an independent risk factor of postpartum hyperglycemia. …”
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