Influence of cobalt substitution in CoFe2O4 nanoparticles on structural, morphological, cation distribution, optical and magnetic properties by Z. Mosleh, M. Beygmohammadvand, A. Ghotbi Varzaneh, P. Kameli

“…This paper presents the first-time synthesis of CoFe2−xCoxO4 nanoparticles (where x = 0.0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, and 0.6) through hydrothermal methods utilizing metal chloride precursors. …”
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Tumor Mesenchymal Stem-Like Cell as a Prognostic Marker in Primary Glioblastoma by Seon-Jin Yoon, Jin-Kyoung Shim, Jong Hee Chang, Ju Hyung Moon, Tae-Hoon Roh, Kyoung Su Sung, Ji-Hyun Lee, Eui-Hyun Kim, Sun Ho Kim, Yong-Kil Hong, Su-Jae Lee, Yong-Min Huh, Seok-Gu Kang

“…Median overall survival was 18.6 months, 15.0 months in tMSLC-positive patients and 29.5 months in tMSLC-negative patients (P=0.014). Multivariate cox regression model showed isolation of tMSLC (OR = 2.5, 95% CI = 1.1~5.6, P=0.021) showed poor outcome while larger extent of resection (OR = 0.5, 95% CI = 0.2~0.8, P=0.011) has association with better outcome. …”
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Alpha-Fetoprotein as a Predictive Marker for Patients with Hepatitis B-Related Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure by Xiaoping Wang, Caifei Shen, Jianjiang Yang, Xianjun Yang, Sen Qin, Haijun Zeng, Xiaoling Wu, Shanhong Tang, Weizheng Zeng

“…To make statistical comparisons, we used chi-squared test, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis, survivorship curve analysis, and Cox proportional-hazards model. Results. A total of 92 patients (81.5% male, median age of 46 years) were included. …”
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Patterns of regional recurrence in papillary thyroid cancer patients with lateral neck metastases undergoing neck dissection by Jason J. Xu, Eugene Yu, Caitlin McMullen, Jesse Pasternak, Jim Brierley, Richard Tsang, Han Zhang, Antoine Eskander, Lorne Rotstein, Anna M. Sawka, Ralph Gilbert, Jonathan Irish, Patrick Gullane, Dale Brown, John R. de Almeida, David P. Goldstein

“…Predictive factors for regional neck recurrence, including extent of initial neck dissection, were analyzed using Cox regression. Results Out of 204 neck dissections in 178 patients, 110 (54%) underwent selective and 94 (46%) had comprehensive dissection including level Vb. …”
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Clinical features and progression of Parkinson's disease with LRRK2 variants: A prospective study by Tingwei Song, Xiaoxia Zhou, Chunyu Wang, Heng Wu, Xinxiang Yan, Jifeng Guo, Beisha Tang, Lifang Lei, Qian Xu, Parkinson's Disease & Movement Disorders Multicenter Database and Collaborative Network in China (PD‐MDCNC)

“…Differences in symptoms between LRRK2‐PD and IPD were analyzed using LCMM modeling and Cox regression analysis. Results The LRRK2‐G2385R variant showed slower progression in tremor symptoms and excessive daytime sleepiness compared with IPD. …”
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Association of Pulse Prssure Index With Mortality in Patients With Hypertension: Results From NHANES 1999–2018 by Hongjin Jin, Shusheng Fang, Shuo An, Yanchun Ding

“…Kaplan–Meier survival curves, Cox proportional hazards regression models, restricted cubic splines, and subgroup and interaction analyses were used to investigate the association of PPI with ACM and CVM. …”
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Predictive and Prognostic Value of sPRR in Patients with Primary Epithelial Ovarian Cancer by Katrin Kreienbring, Annika Franz, Rolf Richter, Duska Dragun, Harald Heidecke, Ralf Dechend, Dominik N. Muller, Jalid Sehouli, Elena I. Braicu

“…Kaplan-Meier and logistic/Cox regression assessed the impact of the markers on progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). …”
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Modified ‘Xingnao Kaiqiao’ acupuncture technique shortens the recovery time of comatose patients by Dan Meng, Liangfeng Wang, Shengqiang Cheng, Pan Cai

“…The recovery outcomes and times of the two groups were then compared. A Cox regression analysis was then performed to assess the impact of acupuncture treatment on recovery time in recovered and non-recovered groups.Results The acupuncture group exhibited a shorter total duration of coma and treatment duration (p < 0.05). …”
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The L-shaped association between body roundness index and all-cause mortality in osteoporotic patients: a cohort study based on NHANES data by Ziyao Ding, Ziyao Ding, Ziyao Ding, Wenbo Li, Wenbo Li, Wenbo Li, Haixu Qi, Haixu Qi, Haixu Qi, Tianci Fang, Qirui Zhu, Qirui Zhu, Qirui Zhu, Xinzhe Qu, Xinzhe Qu, Changchang Chen, Jun Sun, Jun Sun, Yong Pang

“…To analyze the relationship between BRI and mortality while accounting for important covariates, we employed weighted Cox proportional hazards models, conducted Kaplan–Meier survival analyses, and utilized restricted cubic splines (RCS).ResultsHigher BRI was significantly associated with better long-term survival, showing an “L”-shaped nonlinear inverse relationship with mortality, with a threshold at BRI = 5. …”
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients Having Surgery Are Less Associated with Glaucoma by Hsin-Yi Chen, Yue-Cune Chang, Che-Chen Lin, Fung-Chang Sung, Wen-Chi Chen

“…The risk of glaucoma in OSA patients was investigated based on the managements of OSA (without treatment, with surgery, with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment, and with multiple modalities). The multivariable Cox regression was used to estimate hazard ratio (HR) after adjusting for sex, age, hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and coronary artery disease. …”
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Clinical validation of a biopsy‐based six‐gene signature prognostic for aggressive prostate cancer by Agnieszka Krzyzanowska, Debra F. Higgins, Stephen Barron, Tony Loughman, Amanda O'Neill, Katherine M. Sheehan, Chan‐Ju Angel Wang, Bozena Fender, Leah McGuire, Joanna Fay, Anthony O'Grady, Des O'Leary, R. William Watson, Anders Bjartell, William M. Gallagher

“…The primary outcome of adverse pathology and secondary outcomes of high primary Gleason (≥G4) and high pathological T‐stage (≥T3) were assessed by likelihood ratio statistics and area under the receiver operating characteristic curves from logistic regression models; time to biochemical recurrence was assessed by likelihood ratio statistics and C‐indexes from Cox proportional hazard regression models. Results Biopsy MCRS was significantly prognostic (p < 0.0001) and added significant prognostic value to clinico‐pathological features for adverse pathology, high primary Gleason and high pathological T‐stage (p < 0.0001). …”
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NSAID-Induced Enteropathy in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with Chronic Occult Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Prospective Capsule Endoscopy Study by Ilja Tachecí, Petr Bradna, Tomáš Douda, Drahomíra Baštecká, Marcela Kopáčová, Stanislav Rejchrt, Jan Bureš

“…The difference between subgroups of NSAIDs according to the COX specificity was not statistically significant. …”
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PreS1 deletions in genotype C HBV leads to severe hepatic inflammation and hepatocarcinogenesis via the IRE1-JNK axis by Yu-Min Choi, Junghwa Jang, Dong Hyun Kim, Ziyun Kim, Eunseo Kim, Won Hyeok Choe, Bum-Joon Kim

“…Conclusions: PreS1Del leads to enhanced HBV replication and HCC development through IRE1-JNK-IL6/COX2-mediated hepatocyte proliferation and liver inflammation. …”
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非小细胞肺癌肿瘤白细胞介素的表达模式对免疫治疗疗效和预后的作用 by 钟思敏, 张东东, 郭舒月, 张逸铠, 刘思阳, 金真伊

“…方法从既往研究数据中回顾性收集确诊为NSCLC且经过ICB治疗的61例患者，取得其ICB治疗前的肿瘤组织转录组测序及生存相关的数据，通过生物信息学方法，筛选出显著影响患者ICB治疗疗效与预后的ILs，以无进展生存期（PFS）评价疗效和总生存期（OS）评价患者的预后，使用Kaplan-Meier生存曲线和ROC曲线分析ILs对NSCLC患者ICB疗效和预后的预测作用及效能。结果通过单因素Cox回归分析，筛选出9个与NSCLC患者OS相关的ILs（<italic>P</italic> &lt; 0.1），经过多因素Cox回归分析进一步筛选得到与NSCLC患者不良预后显著相关的ILs，结果提示<italic>IL-11、IL-17D</italic>和<italic>IL-36A</italic>高表达与NSCLC患者ICB治疗的不良预后相关（<italic>P </italic>&lt; 0.05）。…”
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Relationship between four healthy lifestyle factors and all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality among residents aged 35 – 75 years in Hebei province by Yuhuan LIU, Lijuan TANG, Xiaoying LU, Jingjing ZHAO, Yajing CAO, Xiaoli LIU, Dongsheng JIANG

“…Mortality data were obtained by linking with the cause-of-death surveillance platform, with follow-up until December 31, 2022. Multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression models were used to analyze the relationship between the four healthy lifestyle factors and all-cause and CVD mortality. …”
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An integrative analysis reveals cancer risk associated with artificial sweeteners by Jumin Xie, Ying Zhu, Zixuan Yang, Zhang Yu, Mingzhi Yang, Qingzhi Wang

“…Pan-cancer and univariate Cox regression analyses of core targets across 33 cancer types were conducted using GEPIA 2 and SangerBox, respectively. …”
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Impact of healthy lifestyle on diabetes incidence among adults of different socioeconomic status in Guizhou province: a prospective cohort study by Yiying WANG, Min CHEN, Lieqiang ZHANG, Xin WANG, Wei ZHAN, Yunxi PAN, Xiaodeng ZHAO, Tao LIU

“…After excluding those with a history of diabetes at baseline, unclear diabetes status, loss to follow-up, and unclear follow-up outcomes, 4 747 adults were included in the final analysis. Multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression models were used to analyze the effect of healthy lifestyle on diabetes incidence among adults with different SES. …”
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Exploration of rituximab treatment strategies for membranous nephropathy adapted to the Chinese healthcare environment by Xiaolong Wang, Xueying Cao, Jie Wu, Shuang Liang, Jian Yang, Hong Wang

“…The study evaluated the comprehensive outcomes of complete or partial remission during follow-up, as well as relapses after remission. Additionally, Cox regression analysis was conducted to identify risk factors influencing patient remission and relapse. …”
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A prospective cohort study on the impact of healthy lifestyles on all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality among adult residents in Guizhou province by Jie ZHOU, Ling LI, Ji ZHANG, Lisha YU, Yujin REN, Wei JI, Yingjiao MU, Tao LIU

“…After excluding participants with incomplete baseline lifestyle information and loss to follow-up, 9 085 adult residents were finally included. A multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression model was used to analyze the impact of healthy lifestyles on all-cause and CVD mortality among adult residents in Guizhou province. …”
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Left ventricular trabecular complexity for risk stratification of cancer therapy–related cardiac dysfunction in breast cancer by Hesong Shen, Qian Xu, Chunrong Tu, Yangling Peng, Yuhang Xie, Zhiming Miao, Rui Yang, Jiuquan Zhang

“…In this study, we used the Cox model to derive and validate a new score system based on LVTFD for baseline risk stratification of CTRCD in breast cancer patients receiving anthracycline. …”
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