Delirium and Associated Length of Stay and Costs in Critically Ill Patients by Claudia Dziegielewski, Charlenn Skead, Toros Canturk, Colleen Webber, Shannon M. Fernando, Laura H. Thompson, Madison Foster, Vanja Ristovic, Peter G. Lawlor, Dipayan Chaudhuri, Chintan Dave, Brent Herritt, Shirley H. Bush, Salmaan Kanji, Peter Tanuseputro, Kednapa Thavorn, Erin Rosenberg, Kwadwo Kyeremanteng

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Associations of dietary oxidative balance score with sarcopenia in adults: an NHANES-based cross-sectional study by Qiang Zhou, Shang Zhou, Zuo-xi Chen, Wu-jie Zhou, Jia Su, Yong Wang

“…The participants were selected from geographic locations across all 50 states and the District of Columbia, using a stratified, multistage probability sampling design to collect health and nutritional data representative of the civilian, non-institutionalized U.S. population. We employed the generalized additive model to identify potential non-linear relationships and utilized the two-piecewise linear regression model to investigate the association between DOBS and sarcopenia in American adults. …”
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Contemporary Management of Patients With Chagas Cardiomyopathy in Bolivia by Evan Czulada, BS, Sascha Bercovitch, BA, Yazan Alshawkani, MD, Natalia Noya Weise, MD, Adriana E. Hernani Rodrigo, BS, Ronald Gustavo Durán Saucedo, MD, Marcelo Buhezo Chamón, MD, Robert H. Gilman, MD, David T. Martin, MD

“…Survey questions were developed by Bolivian and U.S. researchers with extensive Chagas disease experience. …”
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Toll-Like Receptor-1 and Receptor-2 and Beta-Defensin in Postcholecystectomy Bile Duct Injury by Alejandra Guillermina Miranda-Díaz, José Manuel Hermosillo-Sandoval, Martha Arisbeth Villanueva-Pérez, Luis Miguel Román-Pintos, Trinidad García-Iglesias, Adolfo Daniel Rodríguez-Carrizalez, Ernesto Germán Cardona-Muñoz

“…The average TLR-2 serum level in the control group was 0.0 pg/mL and in the BDI group, 0.023±0.0045 pg/mL (P<0.0001, bilateral Mann Whitney U). Immunofluorescence was used to determine the expression in liver biopsies, blood vessels, bile ducts, and hepatic parenchyma where 12 hepatic biopsies were positive for TLR-1 with average of 3213057.74±1071019.25 μm2; and 7 biopsies were positive for β-defensin with an average of 730364.33±210838.02 μm2; and 6 biopsies positive for TLR-2, obtaining an average of 3354364.24±838591.06 μm2. …”
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The politics of critique: On the socio-politically engaged dimension of Foucault's methodology by Urošević Milan

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Crisis response strategies of universities during the ongoing war: Beyond experience and responsibilities by Oleksandr Spivakovsky, Serhii Omelchuk, Daria Malchykova

“…The research was partly supported by the 2024 BridgeUSA Ukrainian Academic Fellows Program, funded by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), with additional funding provided by Harvard University and administered by the American Councils for International Education. …”
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Paraoxonase and Arylesterase Activities, Lipid Profile, and Oxidative Damage in Experimental Ischemic Colitis Model by Ethem Unal, Cengiz Eris, Bülent Kaya, Hafize Uzun, Faruk Cavdar, Murat Yildar, Ali Riza Kiziler, Birsen Aydemir, Pembegul Gunes, Riza Kutanis, Izzet Titiz

“…Statistical analysis was conducted using Student’s t-test and Mann-Whitney U test, and P<0.05 was considered as statistically significant. …”
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Wide‐Bandgap Nickel Oxide with Tunable Acceptor Concentration for Multidimensional Power Devices by Yunwei Ma, Yuan Qin, Matthew Porter, Joseph Spencer, Zhonghao Du, Ming Xiao, Boyan Wang, Yifan Wang, Alan G. Jacobs, Han Wang, Marko Tadjer, Yuhao Zhang

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Program Bahasa Indonesia bagi Penutur Asing (BIPA) di Universitas Fatoni, Thailand by Ku-Ares Tawandorloh, Islahuddin Islahuddin, Devita Cahyani Nugraheny

“…</span><span lang="IN">Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pembelajaran BIPA sudah semakin berkembang di Thailand dan sudah ada pembelajaran BIPA di tingkat perguruan tinggi, salah satunya di </span><span>U</span><span lang="IN">niversitas Fatoni</span><span lang="IN">. …”
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Healthcare utilization and related costs among older people seeking primary care due to back pain: findings from the BACE-N cohort study by Danielle van der Windt, Milada Cvancarova Småstuen, Kjersti Storheim, Margreth Grotle, Zinajda Zolic-Karlsson, Ørjan Nesse Vigdal, Rikke Munk Killingmo, Lise Kretz

“…Healthcare utilization across patients with different SBST risk profiles was compared using Kruskal-Wallis test, post hoc Mann-Whitney U tests and Bonferroni adjustment.Results In total, 438 patients were included in the analysis. …”
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Highly Stable Antitumor Silver-Lipid Nanoparticles Optimized for Targeted Therapy by Darwish A, Sándor N, Szenti I, Marosvölgyi T, Juhász K, Rónavári A, Kachal E, Kutus B, Kónya Z, Balogi Z

“…Finally, applying the most stable lipid composition, PC/PG/SM-LAg-c, and in part PC/PG/SM-LAg-u effectively inhibited a tissue-like invasion of melanoma spheroids.Conclusion: Altogether, highly stable purified LAg formulations were created, which effectively block survival, clonogenic potential and invasion of melanoma cells, therefore could be promising NP platforms for targeted tumor therapy.Keywords: silver nanoparticle, liposome, encapsulation, tumor cell viability, tumor spheroid invasion…”
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Elevated Platelet‐to‐Lymphocyte Ratio as a Predictor of All‐Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in Hypertensive Individuals by Rui Xu, Ling Chen, Changshun Yan, Hong Xu, Guiqiu Cao

“…The multivariate Cox analysis showed that those in the highest PLR quartile had significantly elevated risks of all‐cause mortality (Model 1: HR = 1.28, 95% CI 1.16–1.42, p < 0.001; Model 2: HR = 1.14, 95% CI 1.03–1.26, p = 0.014; Model 3: HR = 1.16, 95% CI 1.05–1.29, p = 0.004)and cardiovascular mortality (Model 1: HR = 1.59, 95% CI 1.30–1.94, p < 0.001; Model 2: HR = 1.38, 95% CI 1.13–1.68, p = 0.001; Model 3: HR = 1.47, 95% CI 1.20–1.80, p < 0.001). The study reveals a U‐shaped relationship between PLR and all‐cause mortality, alongside a linear association with cardiovascular mortality. …”
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Investigation of calonysterone and 20-hydroxyecdysone effects in high-fat, high-sugar diet-induced obesity rat model by Alaa AM. Osman, Dávid Laczkó, Máté Vágvölgyi, Adrienn Seres-Bokor, Anita Sztojkov-Ivanov, Kata Kira Kemény, Attila Hunyadi, Eszter Ducza

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Allocation and control of multi-devices voltage regulation in distribution systems via rough set theory and grasshopper algorithm: A practical study by Abdullah M. Elsayed, Ali M. El-Rifaie, Marwa F. Areed, Abdullah M. Shaheen, Mohamed Osman Atallah

“…The voltage profile was significantly improved, correcting the minimum bus voltage from outside the permissible limit and raising it to 1.0453 p.u. The optimization also enhanced reliability, stabilized voltage levels, and effectively adapted to daily load variations, achieving 4.59 % reduction in daily losses compared to conventional methods. …”
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The effect of mindfulness-based counselling on the anxiety levels and childbirth satisfaction among primiparous pregnant women: a randomized controlled trial by Rozhin Feli, Sousan Heydarpour, Kamran Yazdanbakhsh, Fatemeh Heydarpour

“…Data were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U test, Independent t-test, and Friedman test with SPSS (25), and significance was set at p < 0.05. …”
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Current Treatment Regimens and Promising Molecular Therapies for Chronic Hepatobiliary Diseases by Marilena Durazzo, Arianna Ferro, Victor Manuel Navarro-Tableros, Andrea Gaido, Paolo Fornengo, Fiorella Altruda, Renato Romagnoli, Søren K. Moestrup, Pier Luigi Calvo, Sharmila Fagoonee

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Uric acid to albumin ratio is a novel predictive marker for all-cause and cardiovascular death in diabetic patients: a prospective cohort study by Shengnan Chen, Shengnan Chen, Ming Zhang, Shouye Hu, Xiaolong Shao, Lin Liu, Zhi Yang, Kai Nan

“…UAR also had good predictive value for cardiovascular death in diabetic patients.ConclusionsUAR may be a simple, cost-effective, and reliable predictive marker for all-cause and cardiovascular death in U.S. diabetic patients. The clinical utility of UAR and nomogram based on age and UAR can help physicians identify individuals at higher risk and therefore promote prevention strategies.…”
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Yeni doğan dudak damak yarıklı bebeklerin alçı modellerinin değerlendirilmesi by Merve Göymen, Eren İşman, Rıdvan Okşayan, Tolga Topçuoğlu

“…Kullanılan referans noktaları; c, c’ noktaları (kaninler bölgesi), t, t’ noktaları (tüber noktaları), g, g’ noktaları (c ve t noktaları arası mesafenin orta noktası) olarak belirlendi.Bulgular: Çalışmaya dâhil edilen bireylerin %24ü (n=9) çift taraflı dudak damak yarıklı, %20si (n=8) izole damak yarıklı, %56sı (n=22) tek taraflı dudak damak yarıklı idi. …”
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Inverse association between dietary flavonoid intake and nocturia in middle-aged and older adults from NHANES 2007–2010 by Yu Cai, Ying-Chao Liang, Xin-Yu Hu, Ling Li, De-Liang Liu, Shu-Fang Chu, Hui-Lin Li

“…The prevalence of nocturia exceeds 50% among older adults in the U.S. Inflammation and oxidative stress are considered potential factors affecting nocturia, according to prior research. …”
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Sources of PM2.5 Oxidative Potential during Haze and Non-haze Seasons in Chiang Mai, Thailand by Pitakchon Ponsawansong, Tippawan Prapamontol, Kittipan Rerkasem, Somporn Chantara, Kraichat Tantrakarnapa, Sawaeng Kawichai, Guoxing Li, Cao Fang, Xiaochuan Pan, Yanlin Zhang

“…In this study, the source contributions of 16 high priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), designated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA), and 10 species of water-soluble inorganic ions bound on PM2.5 and their OP were investigated using DTT assay. …”
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