Psychosocial working conditions and violence prevention climate in German emergency departments – a cross-sectional study by Sonja Reißmann, Mannat Guliani, Tanja Wirth, David A. Groneberg, Volker Harth, Stefanie Mache

“…The Questionnaire for Psychosocial Risk Assessment (QPRA) and the Violence Prevention Climate Scale (VPCS) were applied. Kruskal-Wallis tests were performed for group comparisons, followed by a hierarchical multiple linear regression model and moderation analyses. …”
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Bacteriological Profile of Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media and its Antibiotic Sensitivity Pattern at a Tertiary Care Hospital by Geeta Geeta, Naveen G, Apoorva P, Harish MO, Arathi Nair, Harshitha MC, Kiran Revankar, Girish PB

“…Antibiotic sensitivity testing was done using Kirby–Bauer disc diffusion method on Mueller– Hinton Agar. …”
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Investigation of the spatial and temporal long-term hydro-climatic trends in Upper Omo Gibe Basin, Ethiopia by Eyasu Tafese Mekuria, Tamene Adugna Demissie, Fekadu Fufa Feyessa

“…A statistically significant increasing and decreasing trend observed was 22 (27.5 %), 43 (53.75 %), 39 (48.75 %), and 5 (10 %) for rainfall, maximum temperature, minimum temperature, and streamflow respectively with the MMK test. Using the ITA method, 30 (37.5 %), 47 (58.75 %), 44 (55 %), and 34 (68 %) for rainfall, maximum temperature, minimum temperature, and streamflow were obtained respectively. …”
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The role of the KIBRA and APOE genes in developing spatial abilities in humans by A. V. Kazantseva, R. F. Enikeeva, Yu. D. Davydova, R. N. Mustafin, Z. R. Takhirova, S. B. Malykh, M. M. Lobaskova, T. N. Tikhomirova, E. K. Khusnutdinova

“…Spatial abilities were measured using a battery of cognitive tests including the assessment of “3D shape rotation” (mental rotation). …”
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Interpretable machine learning and radiomics in hip MRI diagnostics: comparing ONFH and OA predictions to experts by Tariq Alkhatatbeh, Ahmad Alkhatatbeh, Qin Guo, Jiechen Chen, Jidong Song, Xingru Qin, Wang Wei

“…They were split into training and testing sets in a 7:3 ratio. Handcrafted radiomics features were harvested following the careful manual segmentation of the regions of interest (ROI). …”
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Effect of Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Perfusion Chemotherapy Combined with Radical Surgery and Capecitabine on Stage III Gallbladder Cancer by Sulai Liu, Zhendong Zhong, Weimin Yi, Zhangtao Yu, Zhihua Zhang, Guoyi Xia, Bo Jiang, Yinghui Song, Chuang Peng

“…Survival analysis was performed using the Kaplan–Meier method and parallel log-rank test. Results. There were 43 cases in the control group and 35 cases in the HIPEC group. …”
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Comparative Analysis of the Occurrence and Role of CX3CL1 (Fractalkine) and Its Receptor CX3CR1 in Hemophilic Arthropathy and Osteoarthritis by Piotr Wojdasiewicz, Łukasz A. Poniatowski, Andrzej Kotela, Marta Skoda, Michał Pyzlak, Aleksandra Stangret, Ireneusz Kotela, Dariusz Szukiewicz

“…The biofluids including blood serum and synovial fluid were obtained intraoperatively for the evaluation of CX3CL1 using the ELISA test. Tissue specimens including articular cartilage and synovial membrane were similarly collected during surgery and stained immunohistologically using selected antibodies including anti-CX3CR1, anti-CD56, anti-CD68, and anti-CD31. …”
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Profile of non-invasive physical health indicators associated with cognitive performance in Chinese older adults: evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study by Xiyu Wei, Chao Li, Dongyu Liu, Jieyi Chen, Yumeng Ju, Jin Liu, Bangshan Liu, Yan Zhang

“…Physical functions (BMI, grip strength, blood pressure, balance tests, course walking time, repeated chair stands, and pulmonary function) were objectively measured by physical tasks. …”
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Changes in Intestinal Microbiota Are Associated with Islet Function in a Mouse Model of Dietary Vitamin A Deficiency by Yunting Zhou, Junming Zhou, Yumin Zhang, Jun Tang, Bo Sun, Wei Xu, Xiaohang Wang, Yang Chen, Zilin Sun

“…The glucose metabolic phenotypes of the mice were assessed using glucose tolerance tests and immunohistochemistry staining. Changes in intestinal microbiota were assessed using 16S gene sequencing. …”
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The Autoimmune Profiles in the Etiopathogenesis of Granulomatous Lobular Mastitis by Lu Xie, Jiamei Feng, Qingqian Gao, Wenchao Qu, Shijun Shao, Jiaye Sun, Xueqing Wu, Hua Wan

“…Patients (107 GLM, 73 FA) underwent humoral immunity (C3, C4, IgG, IgM, IgE and IgA), cellular immunity (CD3+CD4+ T cells, CD3+CD8+ T cells, regulatory T cells and CD4/CD8 ratio) and cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, IL-12 and TNF-α) tests. Immunohistochemical staining (10 GLM, 10 FA normal tissues) detected IL-1β, IL-6, CD86 and CD206, and immunofluorescence (3 GLM, 3 FA normal tissues) evaluated CD86 and CD206 expression. …”
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Survival and Its Predictors Among Patients Receiving Transarterial Chemoembolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Ethiopia: A 6-Year Follow-Up Study by Abigia Ashenafi, Soliyana Demelash, Efrata Melaku, Haymanot Abe, Meron Yitna, Fisseha Tekle, Jiksa Dabessa, Biniam Araya, Yared Nigussie, Wondmagegn Demsiss, Ashenafi Zelalem, Song Jung Kim, Nebiyu Dereje

“…We used Kaplan-Meier estimator to determine survival functions and log-rank test to compare the survival functions in different groups. …”
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A minimally invasive animal model of atherosclerosis and neointimal hyperplasia for translational research by Max L. A. Ebert, Vanessa F. Schmidt, Osman Öcal, Anne von Thaden, Olaf Dietrich, Bastian Popper, Sandra Elges, Max Seidensticker, Jens Ricke, Melanie A. Kimm, Astrid Jeibmann, Moritz Wildgruber

“…Fisher’s exact, Mann–Whitney U, and unpaired t-tests were used. Results The average time for the entire procedure was 62 min for the balloon group and 31 min for the stent-retriever group (p < 0.001). …”
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CuO-Fe2O3/calcium alginate-carboxymethylcellulose-chitosan as efficient nanocomposite beads for catalytic reduction of water pollutants by Nujud Maslamani, Sher Bahadar Khan, Esraa M. Bakhsh, Kalsoom Akhtar, Metab Alharbi

“…This study involved the synthesis and catalytic activity testing of new nanocomposite beads (CuO-Fe2O3/CA-CMC-Cs) prepared by facile and environmentally friendly approach. …”
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Identification of serum metabolite biomarkers in premature infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia: protocol for a multicentre prospective observational cohort study by Ping Zhou, Jun Chen, Ying Liu, Cheng Chen, Xin Guo, Zhangbin Yu, Jiebo Liu, Yanping Guo, Dan Dan Rao, Shengnan He, Xudong Yan, Wanxiang He, Songzhou Xu, Ruolin Zhang

“…A three-step analysis strategy—discovery, validation and clinical testing—will be used to identify and validate the clinical utility of novel biomarkers. …”
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Preparation of slow-release fertilizer derived from rice husk silica, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, polyvinyl alcohol and paper composite coated urea by Idayatu Dere, Daniel T. Gungula, Semiu A. Kareem, Fartisincha Peingurta Andrew, Abdullahi M. Saddiq, Vadlya T. Tame, Haruna M. Kefas, David O. Patrick, Japari I. Joseph

“…The swelling kinetics aligned with Scott's second-order kinetic model. Urea release tests in water revealed a release of 94 % and 97 % at 24 h for SRF1 and SRF2, respectively, compared to 98 % release of pure urea within 1 h. …”
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Risk Factors for Fracture in Patients with Coexisting Chronic Kidney Disease and Type 2 Diabetes: An Observational Analysis from the CREDENCE Trial by Tamara K. Young, Nigel D. Toussaint, Gian Luca Di Tanna, Clare Arnott, Carinna Hockham, Amy Kang, Aletta E. Schutte, Vlado Perkovic, Kenneth W. Mahaffey, Rajiv Agarwal, George L. Bakris, David M. Charytan, Hiddo J. L. Heerspink, Adeera Levin, Carol Pollock, David C. Wheeler, Hong Zhang, Meg J. Jardine

“…We examined individual fracture predictors and prediction sets based on different pathophysiological hypotheses, testing whether any of the sets improved prediction beyond that based on traditional osteoporotic risk factors. …”
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Russian Science Foundation grant No. 20-14-00140 supported this study. The authors are thankful to the multi-access Center “Bioinformatics” for the use of computational resources a... by O. V. Vishnevsky, I. V. Chadaeva, E. B. Sharypova, B. M. Khandaev, K. A. Zolotareva, A. V. Kazachek, P. M. Ponomarenko, N. L. Podkolodny, D. A. Rasskazov, E. V. Zemlyanskaya, A. G. Bogomolov, O. A. Podkolodnaya, L. K. Savinkova, M. P. Ponomarenko

“…It was found that compared with non­food plants, food plants are characterized by significantly weaker affinity of TBP for proximal promoters of their genes homologous to the genes of commonwheat globulin, albumin, and β­amylase (food allergens) (p&lt; 0.01, Fisher’s Z­test). This evidence suggests that in the past humans carried out selective breeding to reduce the expression of food plant genes encoding these allergenic proteins.…”
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How does the ultrasonic assist CO2 immiscible flooding? by Hengli Wang, Leng Tian, Yanzhong Zhen, Yating Li, Yi Gao, Gaorun Zhong, Kaiqiang Zhang

“…Finally, the mechanism of EOR through ultrasonic-assisted CO2 immiscible flooding was summarized based on the results of interfacial tension (IFT) tests. The findings indicate that the recovery rate of CO2 immiscible flooding without ultrasound is 53.33 %, with residual oil primarily distributed in the form of films and flakes within the pores. …”
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Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin Levels in Early and Late Onset Preeclampsia by Onur Guralp, Nevin Tuten, Mahmut Oncul, Serdar A Acikgoz, Hakan Ekmekci, Abdullah Tuten

“…Age; body mass index; systolic and diastolic blood pressure; umbilical-artery Doppler results; serum urea, bilirubin, uric acid, AST, ALT; 24-hour protein test; birth-weight; and Apgar-scores were recorded. …”
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Rapid and noninvasive assessment of adductor muscle performance through shell-closing strength of Zhikong scallop Chlamys farreri by Xiangyi Zeng, Zujing Yang, Mingyi Sui, Zhi Liu, Qiang Xing, Liping Hu, Liming Jiang, Zhenmin Bao, Xiaoting Huang

“…The optimal measurement time and distance for SCS were three minutes and 0.75 cm, respectively. For ten SCS tests, the coefficients of variation (CV) for all four indicators were between 2.54 % and 5.57 %, and the intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) exceeded 0.75 in each case, which proved that the measurement results were stable and reliable. …”
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