Development and validation of a hyperlipidemia risk prediction model for middle-aged and older adult Chinese using 2015 CHARLS data by Li-xiang Zhang, Shan-Bing Hou, Fang-fang Zhao, Ting-ting Wang, Ying Jiang, Xiao-juan Zhou, Jiao-yu Cao

“…From these findings, a nomogram prediction model was constructed to estimate the risk of hyperlipidemia for middle-aged and older adult individuals. …”
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Time Interval for Diagnosis of Tuberculosis and Related Expenditure in Selected Health Centers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Ezra Shimeles, Melaku Tilahun, Tsegaye Hailu, Fikre Enquselassie, Abraham Aseffa, Alemayehu Mekonnen, Getachew Wondimagegn

“…The total combined expenditure for all the visits was estimated to be median (IQR) 172.65 birrs (12, 671). …”
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Dva příběhy z kriminálního podsvětí – padělatelé peněz na hradě Žampachu a přepadání Židů v roce 1542 by František Šebek

“…We can only make a hy- pothetical estimate of how much money was counterfeited at the workshop at Žampach, but we assume they minted roughly 10-20 thousand coins. …”
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Comparison of Influence of Office and 24‐h Central Aortic Blood Pressure on Target Organ Damage in Hypertension by Yueliang Hu, Hui Yang, Guili Chang, Yaya Bai, Alberto Avolio, Qian Wang, Shenshen Gao, Junli Zuo

“…HMOD was defined as the presence of carotid intima–media thickness (IMT) above normal values and/or carotid plaque, left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), renal abnormalities as assessed by urine albumin/creatinine ratio (ACR) above normal values and/or estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) less than 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 and/or increased cf‐PWV > 10 m/s. …”
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Ecologie alimentaire des bonobos en mosaïque forêt-savane : aliments de base et aliments de réserve by Victor Narat, Flora Pennec, Jean Christophe Bokika Ngawolo, Sabrina Krief

“…Le suivi phénologique mensuel de 204 individus de 26 espèces différentes (24 arbres et 2 lianes), associé à un recensement de végétation sur 45 parcelles (20x50m) réparties de manière aléatoire stratifiée sur le site d’étude a permis d’estimer les densités des espèces alimentaires ainsi que les variations temporelles de la disponibilité en fruits (catégorisés en fruits à pulpe molle, fibreuse, arille, et graines). …”
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Life course socioeconomic position and care dependency in later life: a longitudinal multicohort study from 17 countriesResearch in context by Ting Pan, Chenshuang Li, Ying Zhou

“…Furthermore, to investigate contributors to inequalities in care dependency, we applied the difference method to estimate the proportion of these inequalities explained by potential risk factors, and quantified the health and economic benefits of targeted interventions using population attributable fractions. …”
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Thoracolumbar fascia ultrasound shear strain differs between low back pain and asymptomatic individuals: expanding the evidence by Norio Tomita, Marie-Hélène Roy-Cardinal, Boris Chayer, Stacey Daher, Ameer Attiya, Aline Boulanger, Nathaly Gaudreault, Guy Cloutier, Nathalie J. Bureau

“…Elastography parameters correlated with pain [C|ShS|L estimate [β], 0.01 [95% CI: 0.002, 0.02]; p = 0.02); Max|ShS|L [β], 0.003 [95% CI: 0.001, 0.005]; p < 0.001)] and disability [C|ShS|L [β] 0.02 [95% CI: 0.005, 0.03]; p = 0.009); Max|ShS|L [β] 0.003 [95% CI: 0.001, 0.006]; p = 0.002)] scores. …”
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Evaluation of three novel antigens and costimulatory agents for improvement of M. Tuberculosis specific interferon gamma release assays by Sandra Schwarzlose-Schwarck, Mark Reinwald, Torsten Bauer, Florian Hentschel, Til Kiderlen, Dorinja Zapf, Victor Herbst, Stefan Lüth, David Krieger, Werner Dammermann

“…Abstract Background Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MT) infections represent a global health problem and latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) affects an estimated 25% of the world population. 10.6 million people fell ill with tuberculosis (TB) worldwide in 2021 and a total of 1.6 million TB-associated deaths were reported. …”
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Effectiveness of shared decision-making for glycaemic control among type 2 diabetes mellitus adult patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Edosa Tesfaye Geta, Dufera Rikitu Terefa, Wase Benti Hailu, Wolkite Olani, Emiru Merdassa, Markos Dessalegn, Miesa Gelchu, Dereje Chala Diriba

“…The Higgins (I2) test statistics were calculated to be 59.1%, P = 0.002, indicating statistically significant heterogeneity was observed among the included studies, and REM was used as a remedial to estimate the pooled MD of HbA1c% level between patients who participated in SDM and received usual care. …”
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Biosynthesis and activity of Zn-MnO nanocomposite in vitro with molecular docking studies against multidrug resistance bacteria and inflammatory activators by Samy Selim, Tarek M. Abdelghany, Mohammed S. Almuhayawi, Mohammed K. Nagshabandi, Muyassar K. Tarabulsi, Mohammed Yagoub Mohammed Elamir, Asmaa A. Alharbi, Soad K. Al Jaouni

“…The minimum binding energy was utilized to estimate the receptor’s binding site with NPs, providing additional understanding of the ways of action. …”
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KATALIKŲ BAŽNYČIOS KAITA LIETUVOJE TRANSFORMACIJŲ LAIKOTARPIU by Valdas Pruskus

“…The external sources are bound with the myths which appeared in the times of Sąjūdis and have failed already - the overrating of the force of the Church and its possibilities to influence the society as well as the insufficient estimation of expressions of the enmity to the Church. …”
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Seroprevalence of Malaria and Hepatitis B Coinfection among Pregnant Women in Tamale Metropolis of Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study by Gideon Kofi Helegbe, Paul Armah Aryee, Baba Sulemana Mohammed, Anthony Wemakor, David Kolbila, Abdul-Wahid Abubakari, Salam Askanda, Rashid Alhassan, Collins Barnie, Afua Aboagyewaa Donkoh, Ernest Ofosu

“…Logistic regression analysis was performed to estimate the risks/odds ratios (ORs) for the coinfections and other variables (age, gravidity, and time of the first ANC visit) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) and set p values for accepting any differences at <0.05. …”
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Application of iron-rich slag to capture carbon dioxide gas through direct gas-solid carbonation by F. Abdul, R.F. Rahman, K.A. Purwanto, F.I. Ma'ruf, Y. Setiyorini, V.A. Setyowati, S. Pintowantoro

“…The kinetics analysis was also carried out using several models, such as mass transport, chemical reaction, and diffusion-controlled model to estimate the carbón dioxide capture mechanism that occurs.FINDING: The carbon dioxide capture capacity of the iron-rich slag from the ferronickel industry is somewhat limited, albeit still relatively modest. …”
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Treatment of chronic hepatitis C by cepeginterferon alpha-2b in combination to ribavirin by M. V. Mayevskaya, O. O. Znoyko, Ye. A. Klimova, S. L. Maximov, S. N. Kizhlo, N. A. Petrochenkova, F. I. Nagimova, Yu. N. Linkova

“…Therefore the response at the end of treatment (direct virologic response, DVR) and sustained virologic response (SVR) were estimated for patients of the 1-st and 2-nd groups in common (n=100). …”
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Intracranial pressure monitoring in patients with spontaneous onset of orthostatic headache by Linda D’Antona, Sanjay Cheema, Dwij Mehta, Fion Bremner, Laurence Dale Watkins, Ahmed Kassem Toma, Manjit Singh Matharu

“…Abstract Background Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is a debilitating disorder, with an estimated annual incidence of 3.7 per 100,000. Diagnosing SIH can be challenging for clinicians, as patients frequently present with normal investigation findings. …”
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Black Boarding Academies as a Prudential Reparation by Roy Brooks

“…The inflationary impact of the requisite spending (estimated at $6.4 trillion to $59.2 trillion) would give opponents of reparations an easy target. …”
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Differences in the Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in Cardiology Outpatients in Mali: Comparison between Framingham Body Mass Index-Based Tool and Low-Information World Health Organ... by Bâ Hamidou Oumar, Sangaré Ibrahima, Camara Youssouf, Sidibé Noumou, Coulibaly Souleymane, Cissoko Yacouba, Sidibé Samba, Konaté Massama, Maiga Asmaou Kéita, Doumbia Coumba Thiam, Touré Mamadou, Diakité Mamadou, Menta Ichaka, Diall Ilo Bella

“…Using the bmi-Frm and li-WHO tool gives a similar risk estimation in younger female patients. Older patients must be evaluated using high-information tools with cholesterol, e.g., versions of the Framingham risk equation or WHO using cholesterol. …”
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Effects of Digital Storytelling Package on Students’ Motivation and Attitude to Christian Religious Studies (CRS) in Junior Secondary Schools by Adetunmbi L. Akinyemi, Jonathan Iyanuoluwa Makinde

“…Data was analysed using Analysis of covariance and Estimated Marginal Means (EMM) at 0.05 level of significance. …”
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Association of sodium–glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors with mortality across the spectrum of myocardial infarction: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Michele Maremmani, Ramin Ebrahimi, Marco Centola, Felice Achilli, Valentina Capone, Eduardo Bossone, Christian Templin, Davide Di Vece

“…We pooled hazard ratios (HRs) to estimate the intervention's effect on the overall population and stratified studies into early (SGLT2 inhibitors administered within eight weeks post-MI) and delayed treatment trials. …”
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ART Regimen and Other Sociodemographics Do Not Affect Cytokine Expression in HIV Patients in Ghana by Samuel Essien-Baidoo, Dorcas Obiri-Yeboah, Yeboah Kwaku Opoku, Elvis Ayamga, Kevin Hodi Zie, Daniel Attoh, Evans Obboh, Anna Hayfron Benjamin, Justice Afrifa

“…The mean interferon-gamma (INF-γ), interleukin- (IL-) 10, interleukin-12, and interleukin-17 were estimated to be 349.9 ± 8.391 pg/ml, 19.32 ± 0.4593 pg/ml, 19.23 ± 0.3960 pg/ml, and 24.6 ± 0.6207 pg/ml, respectively. …”
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