Association of T3/T4 ratio with inflammatory indicators and all-cause mortality in stroke survivors by Sheng Zhang, Zhongzhou Su, Xianqiang Wen

“…Pearson correlation analysis was used to analyze the correlation between T3/T4 ratio and white blood cell (WBC), Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR), systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) and neutrophil percentage-to-albumin ratio (NPAR). …”
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Comparing the Therapeutic Impact of Strain-Counterstrain and Exercise on Low Back Myofascial Pain Syndrome: A Randomized Trial by Koura GMR, Elshiwi AMF, Selim MN, Asiri AAM, Alqahtani RHJ, Elimy DA, Alshehri MA, Alnakhli HH, Assiri SM, Ahmad F, Ahmad I

“…Outcome measures included pain intensity, lumbar ROM (flexion, extension, side bending), and functional disability (Oswestry Disability Index). Assessments were conducted at baseline and after four weeks of intervention. …”
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Risk of All-Cause Mortality in Mild Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Evidence From the NHANES III and 2007–2012 by Zou W, Ou J, Wu F, Xiao S, Deng Z, Li H, Wang Z, Tang G, Liu S, Ye D, Zhu D, Hu J, Ran P

“…We performed subgroup analyses by sex, age, smoking status, race, body mass index, and level of education. We also performed sensitivity analyses using the lower limit of normal to define COPD.Results: 1,760 patients (64.5% male; median aged 59 years) with mild COPD and 19,969 participants with normal spirometry (46.9% male; median aged 43 years) were followed up (median 308 months). …”
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Early prediction of long COVID-19 syndrome persistence at 12 months after hospitalisation: a prospective observational study from Ukraine by Dmytro Chumachenko, Tetyana Chumachenko, Oleksii Honchar, Tetiana Ashcheulova

“…Patients who reported incomplete recovery at 1 year were characterised by a higher burden of comorbidities (Charlson index of 0.69±0.96 vs 0.31±0.51, p=0.001) and residual pulmonary consolidations (1.56±1.78 vs 0.98±1.56, p=0.034), worse blood pressure (BP) control (systolic BP of 138.1±16.2 vs 132.2±15.8 mm Hg, p=0.041), renal (estimated glomerular filtration rate of 59.5±14.7 vs 69.8±20.7 mL/min/1.73 m2, p=0.007) and endothelial function (flow-mediated dilation of the brachial artery of 10.4±5.4 vs 12.4±5.6%, p=0.048), higher in-hospital levels of liver enzymes (alanine aminotransferase (ALT) of 76.3±60.8 vs 46.3±25.3 IU/L, p=0.002) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) (34.3±12.1 vs 28.3±12.6 mm/h, p=0.008), slightly higher indices of ventricular longitudinal function (left ventricular (LV) global longitudinal strain (GLS) of 18.0±2.4 vs 17.0±2.3%, p=0011) and higher levels of Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale anxiety (7.3±4.2 vs 5.6±3.8, p=0.011) and depression scores (6.4±3.9 vs 4.9±4.3, p=0.022) and EFTER-COVID study physical symptoms score (12.3±3.8 vs 9.2±4.2, p<0.001). …”
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Non-Invasive Diagnostic Tests for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis by Sun Y, Hu D, Yu M, Liang SB, Zheng Y, Wang X, Tong G

“…Sensitivity, specificity, diagnostic odds ratio (DOR), area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC), and superiority index were calculated. Bayesian calculations were performed using the Rstan package, specifying parameters like MCMC chain count, iteration count, and operational cycles. …”
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Exploring the effect of cold stress on the semen quality parameters of buffalo bulls by Karpenahalli Ranganatha Sriranga, Pawan Singh, Ravinder Singh, Tejeshwari Satpute, Prince Vivek, Tushar Kumar Mohanty, Pradeep Kumar, Ranjit Singh Kataria, Megha Pande, Manishi Mukesh

“…The THI during the winter and spring seasons was 54.85±0.38 (THI range; 40.93 – 60.38) and 66.89±1.03 (THI range; 60.04 – 77.99), respectively, while the cold stress index was 857.62±8.89 and 793.08±14.10, respectively, demonstrating that the values varied significantly between the seasons (p=0.001). …”
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The effect of science centres on perceptions of secondary school students towards the nature of science by Hacer Efe, Ünsal Umdu Topsakal

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Influence of Different Disinfectants on Surface Hardness of Heat-Polymerized Acrylic Resins utilized for Orthodontic Appliance by Wael Abdul Alrazzaq Alwaeli, Mohammed Abdul Sattar Alsegar

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Chromium adsorption using a composite adsorbent of corn waste and bentonite by Miguel Herrera-Gavidia, Dalia Carbonel, Hugo Chirinos-Collantes

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ВЛИЯНИЕ МОДИФИКАЦИИ ПОВЕРХНОСТИ УГЛЕРОДНЫХ ВОЛОКОН НА ФИЗИКО-МЕХАНИЧЕСКИЕ ХАРАКТЕРИСТИКИ УГЛЕПЛАСТИКОВ... by Сергей Валерьевич Морозов, Сергей Владимирович Ананьин

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Educação e fraternidade para a promoção do bem comum by Lafayette Pozzoli, Rogério Cangussu Dantas Cachichi, Gilmar Siqueira

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