Advanced Machine Learning to Predict Coronary Artery Disease Severity in Patients with Premature Myocardial Infarction by Yu-Hang Wang, Chang-Ping Li, Jing-Xian Wang, Zhuang Cui, Yu Zhou, An-Ran Jing, Miao-Miao Liang, Yin Liu, Jing Gao

“…Methods: In this observational study, 1111 PMI patients (≤55 years) at Tianjin Chest Hospital from 2017 to 2022 were selected and divided according to their SYNTAX scores into a low-risk group (≤22) and medium–high-risk group (>22). …”
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Factors associated with the formation of neutralizing antibodies post-vaccination: a lesson from COVID-19 vaccination by Hana Ratnawati, Fen Tih, Grace Puspasari, Allen A. Pelapelapon, Steven Felim

“…Results: Significant variations in NAbs levels were observed with age (P = 0.013), BMI (P = 0.004), and comorbidities (P = 0.034). …”
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Reduction on Proinflammatory Cytokines after Application of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) in Patients with a Breast Cancer: A Nonrandomized, Open, and Single-A... by Tábata Cristina do Carmo Almeida, Simone Meneghette Zatta, Laércio da Silva Paiva, Luís Eduardo Werneck de Carvalho, Jean Schoueri, Luiz Carlos de Abreu, Fernando Luiz Affonso Fonseca, Fernando Adami

“…It is already known that studies that have observed the relationship between pain and cytokines have found that patients who report less severe pain have less production of proinflammatory cytokines. …”
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Effect of Propionic Acid on Diabetes-Induced Impairment of Unfolded Protein Response Signaling and Astrocyte/Microglia Crosstalk in Rat Ventromedial Nucleus of the Hypothalamus by Larysa V. Natrus, Yulia S. Osadchuk, Olha O. Lisakovska, Dmytro O. Labudzinskyi, Yulia G. Klys, Yuri B. Chaikovsky

“…A 2.45-fold increase in ATF6 was observed in T2DM. Metformin decreased ATF6 content vs. …”
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Electrochemical Sensors Based on Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes in Voltammetric Ascorbic Acid Tests by Natalia V. Ivanova, Elizaveta A. Martynova, Anna I. Vershinina, Maksim V. Lomakin, Galina O. Eremeeva, Olesya R. Gordaya, Sergey D. Shandakov

“…The anodic peak of ascorbic acid in the phosphate buffer electrolyte (pH 6.86) was observed at a potential of +0.2 V. The current and peak area of ascorbic acid oxidation depended neither on the time nor on the conditioning potential of the sensor. …”
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Single-Cell RNA-Seq Uncovers Cellular Heterogeneity from Deep Fascia in Necrotizing Fasciitis Patients by Wang T, Zhang L, Chen W, Long Y, Zhang Y, Wang L, Hou Z

“…We aim to investigate the change of cells from deep fascia in response to NF by single-cell RNA-seq.Methods: Fascia samples from NF patients (NF group, NG, n = 3) and volunteer (control group, CG, n = 4) were obtained and we utilized scRNA-seq to observe the variation of cells and differentially expressed genes. …”
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Demographic disparities in access to COVID-19 clinical trial sites across the United States: a geospatial analysis by Raphael Cuomo, Tiana McMann, Qing Xu, Zhuoran Li, Joshua Yang, Julie Hsieh, Christine Lee, Milena Lolic, Richardae Araojo, Tim Mackey

“…Areas with greater concentrations of Black or African American residents had significantly lower concentrations of observational (p < 0.001) and government-sponsored COVID-19 studies (p = 0.003) in national analysis and significantly fewer concentrations of study sites in both Los Angeles (p < 0.001) and New York (p = 0.007). …”
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Secukinumab in the treatment of psoriatic arthritis: efficacy and safety results through 3 years from the year 1 extension of the randomised phase III FUTURE 1 trial by Philip J Mease, Arthur Kavanaugh, Andreas Reimold, Hasan Tahir, Jürgen Rech, Stephen Hall, Piet Geusens, Pascale Pellet, Evie Maria Delicha, Shephard Mpofu, Luminita Pricop

“…Radiographic results (observed data; van der Heijde modified total Sharp score (mTSS)) showed that 78.1% (secukinumab 150 mg) and 74.8% (secukinumab 75 mg) of patients had no radiographic progression (≤0.5 increase in mTSS) through week 156. …”
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Are Electromyography Data a Fingerprint for Patients with Cerebral Palsy (CP)? by Mehrdad Davoudi, Firooz Salami, Robert Reisig, Dimitrios A. Patikas, Nicholas A. Beckmann, Katharina S. Gather, Sebastian I. Wolf

“…Regarding EMG, a significant reduction was only observed in the ND of the rectus femoris (<i>p</i>-value < 0.001) and soleus (<i>p</i>-value = 0.006). …”
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Incremental Lifetime Cancer Risk of PAHs in PM2.5 via Local Emissions and Long-Range Transport during Winter by Shahzada Amani Room, Chia En Lin, Shih Yu Pan, Ta Chih Hsiao, Charles C.-K. Chou, Kai Hsien Chi

“…Similar phenomenon was observed for PAHs in the daytime of 3.26 ± 2.36 ng m−3 and 1.91 ± 1.14 ng m−3 at nighttime. …”
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Spatiotemporal Variation and Driving Factors of Carbon Sequestration Rate in Terrestrial Ecosystems of Ningxia, China by Yi Zhang, Chunxiao Cheng, Zhihui Wang, Hongxin Hai, Lulu Miao

“…This study investigates the spatiotemporal variation characteristics and influencing factors of an ecosystem’s carbon sequestration rate (CSR) in the Ningxia region from 2001 to 2023, providing scientific evidence for assessing the regional carbon sequestration capacity and formulating carbon neutrality policies. Based on ground observation data and multimodal datasets, the optimal machine learning model (EXT) was used to invert a 30 m high-resolution vegetation and soil carbon density dataset for Ningxia from 2000 to 2023. …”
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Preparation of an Intelligent pH Film Based on Biodegradable Polymers for Monitoring the Food Quality and Reducing the Microbial Contaminants by Kumaran Subramanian, Deivasigamani Balaraman, Kumaravel Kaliyaperumal, V. Devi Rajeswari, K. Balakrishnan, P. Ronald Ross, Elumalai Perumal, Pugazhvendan Sampath Renuga, Mani Panangal, Y. Swarnalatha, S. Velmurugan

“…The pigment color changes were observed from colorless to pale pink followed by dark reddish-pink. …”
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Tuberculosis and Sudden Death in Lithuania by Gintarė Zarembaitė, Gabrielė Žiūkaitė, Sigitas Chmieliauskas, Diana Vasiljevaitė, Sigitas Laima, Jurgita Stasiūnienė

“…Regarding socioeconomic factors, a moderate negative correlation between Lithuania’s gross domestic product and tuberculosis distribution was observed, as well as a weak negative correlation between alcohol consumption (l per capita) in the general population and tuberculosis distribution. …”
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Characteristics and Evolution of Non-metallic Inclusions in Metallurgical Production of GCr15 Bearing Steel by Li　Weitao, Wu　Fapu, Yu　Guangfu, Wang　Huajun, Wang　Kaimin, Jia　Xingyu, Tang　Haiyan

“…The T.Ca/T.O ratios of the molten steel in LF ending， VD soft blowing process， and tundish were observed to be 0.39， 1.0， and 0.62， respectively； these values align with the theoretical （T.Ca）/（T.O） ratio range （0.13 to 1.25） conducive to the formation of five distinct types of calcium aluminate. …”
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Comparison of Pocket Pulse Oximeter and Standard Pulse Oximeter With ABG Analysis in Critically Ill Patients by Jeswanth Reddy N., Kiran H. S., B. J. Subhash Chandra, Basavana Gowdappa H.

“…We also compared the parameters by Bland Altman Plot and all observations were outside 95% CI (confidence interval), which means that there was a good agreement between O2 saturations by all three methods, that is, ABG, SPO, and PPO; however, ABG O2 saturations were closer to SPO than PPO but this difference was not statistically significant. …”
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Sleep quality and cognitive functioning among Chinese older adults living in the US: a mixed-effects model analysis by Fengyan Tang, Yuyang Zhu, Dasuni Jayawardena, Guoping Jin, Yanping Jiang

“…This study aims to examine the relationships between sleep health and cognitive functioning in this population, utilizing data from the Population Study of Chinese Elderly in Chicago (PINE). Methods This observational study utilized a two-wave panel design as part of the PINE, including 2,228 participants aged 65 years or older who self-identified as Chinese. …”
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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

“…Neutrophil infiltration was the most frequently observed histological lesion. Patients with PROM who were referred from other health facilities or had not attended PNC were at a higher risk of developing HCA. …”
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Bone-patellar tendon-bone vs hamstring tendon autograft for anatomical anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: outcomes at a mean follow-up of 8 years by Thatchinamoorthy Santhamoorthy, Anish Anto Xavier, Lalithambigai Chellamuthu, Arun Kaliaperumal, Dharamveer Kumar Dubey

“…Bone-patellar tendon-bone autograft resulted in superior clinical outcome over hamstring tendon autograft in terms of increased knee stability. No difference was observed between the grafts in other clinical outcomes and osteoarthritic change at a mean follow-up of 8 years.…”
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Influence of quartz types on mechanical parameters in the early silurian Longmaxi shale, Sichuan Basin by Qin Zhang, Feng Liang, Qun Zhao, Wen Liu, Weiliang Kong, Wanli Gao, Xinyu Zhang, Guangyin Cai, Tianquan Qu, Zhen Qiu

“…After systematic analysis of organic geochemistry, mineral composition, cathodoluminescence observation, major/trace elements, and log interpretation and calculation of shale mechanical parameters, the genetic mechanism of quartz was analyzed and the percentage of quartz of different origins and the influence on rock mechanical properties were evaluated quantitatively. …”
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Investigating resting-state functional connectivity changes within procedural memory network across neuropsychiatric disorders using fMRI by Mahdi Mohammadkhanloo, Mohammad Pooyan, Hamid Sharini, Mitra Yousefpour

“…These findings suggest that disrupted rs-FC within this network may related to cognitive networks impairments observed in these disorders. Clinical trial number Not applicable.…”
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