An Investigation of the Capabilities of Resin Tire Carbon Black “N-330” as a Waste Binder in Asphalt Concrete Mixtures by Amr. A. Nada, Walid Fouad Edris, Hebah Mohammad Al-Jabali, Ahmed D. Almutairi, Abd Al-Kader A. Al Sayed, Shady Khairy

“…DTG (Derivative Thermogravimetric Analysis) and testing the thermal susceptibility index were performed. A higher percentage of TCB N-330 reduced the penetration while increasing both the softening point and ductility. …”
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Development of a mental health-related structural stigma measurement framework in the healthcare system setting: A modified Delphi study. by Dristy Gurung, Bhawana Subedi, Brandon A Kohrt, Syed Shabab Wahid, Sauharda Rai, Graham Thornicroft, Petra C Gronholm

“…Round 2 (n = 53 panellists; 51% women, 8.3% PWLEs, and 56.6% from LMICs) involved ranking indicators through an online survey, and Round 3 (n = 58 panellists; 46% women, 21.7% PWLEs, and 60.4% from LMICs) involved re-ranking the results from Round 2. Smith's salience index was calculated to measure consensus and Kendall's coefficient of concordance to determine the degree of agreement. …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of ischemic heart disease attributable to secondhand smoke from 1990 to 2019 by Xinyue Yang, Zhiqiang Zhang, Jiayi Sun, Wenjuan Zhang

“…Central Asia has the highest ASMR (16 per 100000, 95% uncertainty interval, UI: 12.8–19.4), and Oceania has the highest ASDR (323.2 per 100000, 95% UI: 228.9–443.1 per 100000) in 2019. All sociodemographic index (SDI) category regions showed a decreasing trend in ASMR and ASDR, with the decrease being more obvious in high and high-middle SDI regions. …”
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Outcomes of Emergency Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement by Hans Huang, Christopher P. Kovach, Sean Bell, Mark Reisman, Gabriel Aldea, James M. McCabe, Danny Dvir, Creighton Don

“…Univariate predictors of in-hospital mortality were preprocedural pulmonary artery pulsatility index (PAPi) ≤1.8 (66.7% vs. 20.0%, p=0.01), intraprocedural cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) (83.3% vs 4.0%, p≤0.001), acute kidney injury post-TAVR (80.0% vs. 4.2%, p≤0.001), initiation of dialysis post-TAVR (60.0% vs. 4.2%, p≤0.001), and MCS initiation post-TAVR (50.0% vs. 12.0%, p=0.03). …”
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Effect of Moderate Red Meat Intake Compared With Plant-Based Meat Alternative on Psychological Well-Being: A 10-Wk Cluster Randomized Intervention in Healthy Young Adults by Tamlin S Conner, Nicola A Gillies, Anna Worthington, Emma N Bermingham, Jillian J Haszard, Scott O Knowles, Daniel R Bernstein, David Cameron-Smith, Andrea J Braakhuis

“…Psychological measures were well-being (World Health Organization–Five Well-Being Index); depression, anxiety, and stress (depression anxiety stress scales-short form-21); and fatigue (multidimensional fatigue symptom inventory-short form) assessed weekly throughout the trial. …”
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Interactive relationship between carbon flow and economic growth and influencing factors based on land use transition by ZHANG Changren, HAN Zenglin, ZHAO Yuqing, YAN Xiaolu

“…During the study period, the negative carbon flow in the eastern coastal provinces was higher than that in other provinces. (2) The comprehensive evaluation index of economic growth of 30 provinces in China in 2000-2020 shows an overall upward trend, with the average value increasing from 0.08 to 0.21. …”
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Association between sleep disorders and subsequent heart failure by Jamschid Sedighi, Mark Luedde, Julia Gaensbacher-Kunzendorf, Hans-Joerg Hippe, Pascal Bauer, Birgit Assmus, Samuel Sossalla, Karel Kostev

“…The study included patients with an initial diagnosis of HF (ICD-10 code: I50) between January 2010 and December 2022 (index data) These patients were matched with control subjects without HF based on age, sex, and pre-existing conditions. …”
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Chronic disease risk factors among hospital employees: A cross-sectional study in Türkiye. by Volkan Medeni, Vildan Topcu, Fatma Bozdağ, İrem Medeni

“…Dependent variables were smoking, alcohol use, physical inactivity, and body mass index (BMI) categories. Data on participants' characteristics, habits, and behaviors were obtained from the hospital system or with open-ended questions. …”
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The predictive value of endplate morphology and pedicle screw bone quality score on screw loosening after single-level lumbar spinal fusion surgery by Jinxiang Zhan, Qipeng Wei, Weijun Guo, Zihao Liu, Shiji Chen, Qingyan Huang, Dongling Cai

“…Furthermore, the predictive model constructed using both endplate morphology and PBQ score had an AUC of 0.870 (95% confidence interval: 0.817–0.913), with a maximum Youden index of 0.668, yielding a diagnostic sensitivity of 88.2% and specificity of 78.6%. …”
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Optimal Dispatch of Reactive Power Using Modified Stochastic Fractal Search Algorithm by Thang Trung Nguyen, Dieu Ngoc Vo, Hai Van Tran, Le Van Dai

“…This paper applies a proposed modified stochastic fractal search algorithm (MSFS) for dealing with all constraints of optimal reactive power dispatch (ORPD) and finding optimal solutions for three different cases including power loss optimization, voltage deviation optimization, and L-index optimization. The proposed MSFS method is newly constructed in the paper by modifying three new solution update mechanisms on standard stochastic fractal search algorithm (SSFS). …”
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Prevalence and Severity of Menopausal Symptoms and the Quality of Life in Middle-aged Women: A Study from Sri Lanka by Nirmala Rathnayake, Janaka Lenora, Gayani Alwis, Sarath Lekamwasam

“…Further, sociodemographic status, gynaecologic factors, physical activity pattern (walking, moderate, and vigorous), body mass index, and waist to hip ratio were also evaluated. …”
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Protocol for Home-Based Solution for Remote Atrial Fibrillation Screening to Prevent Recurrence Stroke (HUA-TUO AF Trial): a randomised controlled trial by Jing Tan, Yan Liang, Yong Liu, Wei Jiang, Duo Huang, Ning Tan, Chung-Wah Siu, Jo Jo Hai, Xiaoyu Huang, Jianfeng Ye, Ji-yan Chen, Chun Ka Wong, Mi Zhou, Li-Xue Yin, Ming-Liang Zuo, Kui Kai Lau, Zhen Lei, Yingqing Feng, Bryan P Yan, Wen-Sheng Yue, Wen-Jun Zhang, Yuk-Ming Lau, Hin-Wai LUI, Koon-Ho Chan, Toi Meng Mok, Weng-Chio Tam, Kun-Chong Tam, Xiuhua Feng, Xiaofei Jiang, Guanming Tan, Mario Alberto Evora

“…Patients aged >18 years with a history of ischaemic stroke will be stratified according to the time from the index ischaemic stroke: <1, 1–3 and >3 years and then randomised in 1:1 to (1) home-based AF screening and (2) control. …”
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Energy intake insufficiency due to underestimated energy requirement by common predictive formulas can be identified by urinary amino acid levels in advanced heart failure by Yoko Sakamoto, Tomohito Ohtani, Kei Nakamoto, Fusako Sera, Shungo Hikoso, Yasushi Sakata

“…We found a significant negative correlation between REEBW and body mass index (BMI), but no significant correlation between REEBW and HF-related parameters. …”
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Posterior-Chamber Phakic Intraocular Lens Implantation in Patients over 40 Years of Age by Pedro Tañá-Rivero, Francisco Pastor-Pascual, Marceliano Crespo, José L. Rodríguez-Prats, José J. Muñoz-Tomás, Robert Montés-Micó

“…Mean age of the patients at the time of implantation was 43.52 ± 4.49 years (range: 40 to 56 years). Efficacy and safety indexes were 1 and 1.09, respectively. Surgical outcomes for CDVA were as follows: no eye lost any lines, 19 eyes (57.58%) showed no CDVA changes, 7 eyes (21.21%) gained 1 line, 4 eyes (12.12%) gained 2 lines, and 3 eyes (9.09%) gained ≥3 lines. …”
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Experience of surgical treatments for abdominal inferior vena cava injuries in a regional trauma center in Korea by Jin Woo Park, Dong Hun Kim

“…The 14 patients were divided into two groups according to the location of the IVC injury (retrohepatic IVC or higher vs. subhepatic IVC), and differences between the two groups were analyzed. Results A body mass index (BMI) >23.0 kg/m2 (P=0.046), an elevated serum lactate level (P=0.043), and a shorter operation time (P=0.016) were associated with overall mortality. …”
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Prediction of drought-flood prone zones in inland mountainous regions under climate change with assessment and enhancement strategies for disaster resilience in high-standard farml... by Yongheng Shen, Qingxia Guo, Zhenghao Liu, Yanli Shen, Yikun Jia, Yuehan Wei

“…The overall findings indicate that: (1) Precipitation (Pr) and the Standardized Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI) have increased in recent years, with Pr expected to continue rising until 2035. (2) The integration of historical data with the predictions from the PSO-LSTM-GAT model reveals significant spatial overlap between historical and future disaster-prone areas and intensive cropland, especially in the central region. (3) Compared to single models, the PSO-LSTM-GAT model demonstrates significantly improved performance and precision in predicting drought- and flood-prone areas. (4) Through the FDRA integrated adjustment mechanism, 6.6668 km² of unsuitable land was identified, and 6.7349 km² of high-quality land was selected as the proposed site for the next round of HSF projects. …”
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Evaluation of the Short-Term Effect of Bariatric Surgery on the Level of HbA1c by Hadi Salehnia, Abbas Ali Dehghan, Sara Rashki Ghalehnoo

“…Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study that was conducted on patients who underwent bariatric surgery in Mortaz and Mojibinia Hospitals (Yazd-Iran) from 2016 to 2020 to evaluate the short-term effect of bariatric surgery on HbA1C level, patients who were candidates for performing bariatric surgery were evaluated for 6 months. Age, sex, body mass index (BMI) before surgery, and surgery types (sleeve gastrectomy or gastric bypass) were recorded. …”
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Efficiency of Automated Viral RNA Purification for Pediatric Studies of Dengue and Zika in Hyperendemic Areas by Sandra L. Delgado, Piedad M. Perilla, Doris M. Salgado, María Clemencia Rojas, Carlos F. Narváez

“…The cycle thresholds of the TaqMan Triplex® commercial kit and the in-house assay for the detection of plasma ZIKV RNA isolated with the standard protocol showed a strong association (r = 0.93, P<0.0001) and a Cohen Kappa index of 0.98 when all 249 samples were analyzed. …”
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Comparison of the performance of three classification criteria for Behçet's Disease in a single centre cohort from South India by Vishnu S Chandran, Suma Balan

“…Performance of the ISG, revised ICBD, and PEDBD 2015 was evaluated in terms of sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV), negative likelihood ratio (NLR), positive likelihood ratio (PLR), diagnostic odds ratio (DOR), accuracy, and Youden's index (YI). Results: The revised ICBD has the maximum sensitivity (88.24%) when compared to PEDBD (64.71%) and ISG (47.05%). …”
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The global burden of chronic respiratory diseases attributable to tobacco from 1990 to 2021: a global burden of disease study 2021 by Haoshen Feng, Zhe Li, Rui Zheng

“…The ASMR and ASDR of tobacco-related CRDs were highest in regions and countries with Socio-Demographic Index values between 0.4 and 0.5. Conclusion Although global tobacco-related CRD deaths and DALYs have continued to increase, ASMR and ASDR are on the decline, with variations across geographic regions. …”
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