Association between the neutrophil-to-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio with kidney stone risk: a cross-sectional study by Yuan-Zhuo Du, Jia-Qing Yang, Ji-Ming Yao, Chi-Teng Zhang, Yi-Fu Liu

“…This study explores the relationship of the neutrophil-to-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (NHR) with the risk of kidney stones in U.S. adults.MethodsThe analysis involved 24,532 participants with available NHR and kidney stone data from the 2007–2018 NHANES period. …”
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Caracterización xilo-tecnológica de la madera de una plantación adulta de Pinus ponderosa de la patagonia argentina by F.J. LETOURNEAU, A.A. MEDINA, I.R. ANDIA, E. ANDENMATTEN, N. DE AGOSTINI, N. MANTILARO

“…Las maderas juvenil y madura difieren en su aptitud de uso, la primera puede emplearse como madera redonda o estructural limitada en escuadrías grandes mientras que la madura puede emplearse en carpintería de obra, machimbre de calidad u otros usos más valiosos. Por ello es importante establecer el momento de transición entre ambas como así también otras propiedades de resistencia de esta especie a edades avanzadas. …”
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THE PROBLEM OF WORLD ORDER IN WESTERN IR STUDIES by M. V. Soljanova

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RELACIÓN ENTRE EL TRANSPORTE Y LAS CARACTERÍSTICAS NUTRICIONALES DE LA CARNE PORCINA PARA CONSUMO HUMANO EN EL VALLE DE ABURRÁ (COLOMBIA) by N. Uribe, C. M. Arango, J. F. Naranjo, A. M. Segura, S. Henao

“…Se realizaron pruebas de ji-cuadrado ( χ ²) para variables cualitativas dicotómicas, regresión logística para variables cualitativas politómicas y U de Mann–Whitney para variables cuantitativas. …”
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Detection of The TNFSF Members BAFF, APRIL, TWEAK and Their Receptors in Normal Kidney and Renal Cell Carcinomas by Vassiliki Pelekanou, George Notas, Katerina Theodoropoulou, Marilena Kampa, Dimitrios Takos, Vassilia-Ismini Alexaki, Jelena Radojicic, Frank Sofras, Andreas Tsapis, Efstathios N. Stathopoulos, Elias Castanas

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Searching for string bosenovas with gravitational wave detectors by Dawid Brzeminski, Anson Hook, Junwu Huang, Clayton Ristow

“…If the Standard Model particles are directly charged under the dark photon, e.g. U(1)B−L, this interaction leads to an acceleration of Standard Model particles that is independent of the coupling strength. …”
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Effectiveness of Retail Promotions in the Green Industry by Age Group: A Case Study by Hayk Khachatryan, Alicia Rihn

“…For instance, consumers over the age of 55 account for the majority of U.S. household lawn and garden retail sales and the number of gardeners in this group is increasing (National Gardening Association, 2013).  …”
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Transparan Elektronik Kalça Maketiyle Uygulanan Eğitimin İntramüsküler Enjeksiyon Uygulama Becerisi ve Kaygı Düzeyine Etkisi by Ebru Sönmez Sarı, Elif Odabaşı Aktaş, Hafsa Kübra Işık, Zahide Akeren, Vahide Semerci Çakmak

“…Verilerin analizi Wilcoxon işaretli - sıralar testi ve bağımlı gruplar t - testi ile yapıldı.Bulgular: Araştırmaya katılan öğrencilerin yaş ortalaması 19,05 ± 1,04 olup, %67,9’u kızdır. Öğrencilerin%90,6’sı yurtta yaşamakta olup, %69,8’inin gelirinin gidere denk olduğu, %71,7’sinin Anadolu lisesi mezunuolduğu tespit edilmiştir. …”
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Grazing by non‐native ungulates negatively impacts vegetation important to a native species of concern by Phillip A. Street, Levi Jaster, Thomas E. Dilts, Tessa L. Behnke, James S. Sedinger

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Cell adhesion and spreading on fluid membranes through microtubules-dependent mechanotransduction by Oleg Mikhajlov, Ram M. Adar, Maria Tătulea-Codrean, Anne-Sophie Macé, John Manzi, Fanny Tabarin, Aude Battistella, Fahima di Federico, Jean-François Joanny, Guy Tran van Nhieu, Patricia Bassereau

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Association between advanced lung cancer inflammation index and all-cause and cause-specific mortality among asthma patients: a cohort study by Tu-Lei Tian, Xiang-Kun Qu, Hong-Bo Zhang, Cun-Cun Wang, Qing-Qing Yuan, Jing Xia, Li-Fang Cao, Kui Liu

“…This study aimed to evaluate the association between ALI and mortality from all causes, as well as specific causes including cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer-related mortality, among individuals with asthma.MethodsWe analyzed data from 4,829 asthma patients who participated in the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 1999 to 2018. …”
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BRAF regulates circPSD3/miR-526b/RAP2A axis to hinder papillary thyroid carcinoma progression by Chuang Li, Xiaojuan Zhao, Jingge Zhao, Jing Zhao, Lemei An, Gang Wu

“…Methods RT-qPCR was utilized to measure the expression of circPSD3 and BRAF in PTC tissues and cells. The CCK-8 and EdU assays were employed to assess cell viability and proliferation. …”
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FERA-Net: A Novel Algorithm for Mars Water-Ice Cloud Segmentation Integrating Feature Enhancement, Residual, and Attention Mechanisms by Xu Ma, Jialong Lai, Zhicheng Zhong, Feifei Cui

“…This study proposes the Feature-Enhanced Residual Attention U-Net (FERA-Net) model, which is trained using cloud mask label data generated by the semiautomatic CM7 method. …”
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Evaluation of The Effect of Pre-Operative Informed Consent Form on Pre-Operative Anxiety by Sultan Zortul

“…Statistical significance was determined with Student’s t-test, Mann-Whitney U test, and Pearson’s chi-square test. Results: The mean age of participants was 45.5±14.66 years, with 31 (47%) female and 35 (53%) male participants. …”
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Exploring relationships between social media use, online exposure to drug-related content, and youth substance use in real time: a pilot ecological momentary assessment study in a... by Meredith Gansner, Meredith Gansner, Anna Katharine Horton, Rasika Singh, Zev Schuman-Olivier

“…This study used an ecological momentary assessment (EMA) protocol to collect longitudinal data on social media use and online drug-related exposures associated with youth substance use.MethodsParticipants, aged 12–23, receiving mental health treatment from a U.S. community-based hospital, joined a six-week, smartphone-based EMA protocol. …”
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Análisis del patrón gol en la competición del fútbol femenino: primera y segunda división by Norberto Pascual Verdú, Pascual Villena Rodas, José Antonio Mártinez Carbonell

“…Los datos recopilados fueron almacenados en una base de datos y posteriormente sometidos a análisis estadístico mediante la comparación de medias utilizando la prueba no paramétrica U de Mann-Whitney para muestras independientes.   …”
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Evaluation of the Impact of Morphological Differences on Scale Effects in Green Tide Area Estimation by Ke Wu, Tao Xie, Jian Li, Chao Wang, Xuehong Zhang, Hui Liu, Shuying Bai

“…Machine learning models, including Extra Trees, LightGBM, and Random Forest, among others, classified medium and large patches into striped and non-striped types, with Extra Trees achieving outstanding performance (accuracy: 0.9844, kappa: 0.9629, F1-score: 0.9844, MIoU: 0.9637). The results highlighted that large patches maintained stable morphological characteristics across resolutions, while small and medium patches were more sensitive to scale, with increased estimation errors at lower resolutions. …”
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Large-Scale Mapping and Predictive Modeling of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in a Shallow Eutrophic Lake by Karl E. Havens, Matthew C. Harwell, Mark A. Brady, Bruce Sharfstein, Therese L. East, Andrew J. Rodusky, Daniel Anson, Ryan P. Maki

“…A spatially intensive sampling program was developed for mapping the submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) over an area of approximately 20,000 ha in a large, shallow lake in Florida, U.S. The sampling program integrates Geographic Information System (GIS) technology with traditional field sampling of SAV and has the capability of producing robust vegetation maps under a wide range of conditions, including high turbidity, variable depth (0 to 2 m), and variable sediment types. …”
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Stigma of People Affected by Leprosy and its determinants: a cross-sectional study in Sri Lanka by Udhishtran Arudchelvam, Thayaparan Pulendran, Maheshi Sirimanne, Sandali Pabasara, Indira Kahawita, Nadeeka Chandraratne

“…Spearman’s correlation and Mann-Whitney U tests were used to analyze associations, with statistical significance set at 0.05. …”
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Thermogenic Effect of Glucose in Hypothyroid Subjects by Agnieszka Kozacz, Paulina Grunt, Marta Steczkowska, Tomasz Mikulski, Jan Dąbrowski, Monika Górecka, Urszula Sanocka, Andrzej Wojciech Ziemba

“…Mean values of glucose and insulin areas under the curve were higher in women with hypothyroidism than in control group (286.79±23.65 versus 188.41±15.84 mmol/L·min, P<0.003 and 7563.27±863.65 versus 4987.72±583.88 mU/L·min, P<0.03 resp.). Maximal levels of catecholamines after glucose ingestion were higher in hypothyroid patients than in control subjects (Amax—0.69±0.08 versus 0.30±0.07 nmol/L, P<0.0001, and NAmax—6.42±0.86 versus 2.54±0.30 nmol/L, P<0.0002). …”
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