Effect of “Time To Surgery” on the Endometrial Cancer Prognosis by Engin Celik, Harika Yumru Celiksoy, Hamdullah Sozen, Hale Goksever Celik, Semen Onder, Mehmet Yavuz Salihoglu, Samet Topuz

“…Clinical characteristics of the patients were comparable between the groups, except for comorbid conditions and body mass index. Using cox-regression analysis, time to operation did not have a significant effect on both recurrence and cancer-associated death risk. …”
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Large-Scale Linkages of Socioeconomic Drought with Climate Variability and Its Evolution Characteristics in Northwest China by Siyuan Liu, Jianfeng Zhang, Ni Wang, Na Wei

“…The multivariate standardized reliability and resilience index (MSRRI) is utilized to evaluate socioeconomic drought, considering the characteristics of reservoir management and storage water resources. …”
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Repellent and Feeding Deterrent Activities of Butanolides and Lignans Isolated from Cinnamomum camphora against Tribolium castaneum by Yang Wang, Li-Ting Zhang, Di Zhang, Shan-Shan Guo, Chao Xi, Shu-Shan Du

“…IOA (5) was still potently active at low concentrations with the feeding deterrence index (FDI) ranging from 42.85% to 50.66% at 15–1500 ppm. …”
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Adhesions to Mesh after Ventral Hernia Mesh Repair Are Detected by MRI but Are Not a Cause of Long Term Chronic Abdominal Pain by Odd Langbach, Stein Harald Holmedal, Ole Jacob Grandal, Ola Røkke

“…Independent predictors for formation of adhesions were mesh area as determined by MRI and Charlson index. The presence of adhesions was not associated with more pain. …”
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Effect of Weight Loss on Serum Osteocalcin and Its Association with Serum Adipokines by Mohammed S. Albadah, Hafedh Dekhil, Shaffi Ahamed Shaik, Mohammed A. Alsaif, Mustafa Shogair, Shahid Nawaz, Assim A. Alfadda

“…Forty-nine obese nondiabetic males completed a four-month dietary program. Body mass index (BMI) decreased significantly from 39.7±7.6 to 37.8±7.6 (P<0.001). …”
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Apelin Serum Level in Egyptian Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C by Hala O. El-Mesallamy, Nadia M. Hamdy, Hanan H. Rizk, Abdel-Rahman El-Zayadi

“…The present study was conducted to evaluate blood apelin level changes among 73 chronic hepatitis C (CHC) Egyptian patients and if associated with body mass index (BMI), IR, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α). …”
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The Serum S100B Level as a Biomarker of Enteroglial Activation in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis by Asuman Celikbilek, Mehmet Celikbilek, Seda Sabah, Nermin Tanık, Elif Borekci, Serkan Dogan, Yavuz Akin, Suleyman Baldane, Kemal Deniz, Neziha Yilmaz, Omer Ozbakir, Mehmet Yucesoy

“…Clinical disease activity was evaluated using the Modified Truelove-Witts Severity Index. Serum samples were analyzed for human GFAP and S100B using commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kits. …”
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Association of Adult Atopic Dermatitis with Impaired Oral Health and Oral Dysbiosis: A Case-Control Study by Aaya Shahin, Yael Anne Leshem, Yossi Taieb, Sharon Baum, Aviv Barzilai, Danielle Jeddah, Efrat Sharon, Omry Koren, Rinat Tzach-Nahman, Shunit Coppenhagen-Glazer, Ronen Hazan, Yael Houri-Haddad, Shoshana Greenberger

“…Compared to the participants in the control group, those with AD had significantly higher plaque levels (P = .04), poorer oral hygiene indices (P = .04), and higher gingival index trends (P = .05). The oral microbiome in the AD group showed significantly higher diversity, both in α and β diversities (P = .001, P = .0007, respectively). …”
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A Comparative Study of Theoretical Graph Models for Characterizing Structural Networks of Human Brain by Xiaojin Li, Xintao Hu, Changfeng Jin, Junwei Han, Tianming Liu, Lei Guo, Wei Hao, Lingjiang Li

“…In addition, we compare the topological properties between two graph models, namely, stickiness-index-based model (STICKY) and scale-free gene duplication model (SF-GD), that have higher similarity with the real structural brain networks in terms of global and local graph properties. …”
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Clinical risk factors for sarcopenia in acute and chronic pancreatitis by Mitchell L. Ramsey, Andrew Lu, Kristyn Gumpper-Fedus, Stacey Culp, David Bradley, Darwin L. Conwell, Zobeida Cruz-Monserrate, J. Royce Groce, Samuel Han, Somashekar G. Krishna, Peter Lee, Thomas Mace, Georgios I. Papachristou, Kristen M. Roberts, Zarine K. Shah, Phil A. Hart

“…Sarcopenia was classified using sex-specific skeletal muscle index. Univariate and multivariate logistic regressions were performed to assess differences between groups and associations with sarcopenia. …”
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Research on Disaster-Control Method of Metro Station in Soft Fluid-Plastic Stratum by Wang Hongbo, Qingsong Zhang, Liu Rentai, Peng Jiang, Yankai Liu

“…It revealed the effect of the behavioral mechanism of material properties and grouting pressure on different mechanical indexes. It creatively proposes a localized controlled grouting process and uses COMSOL modeling to explain its reinforcement mechanism. …”
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Impact of Deacetylation Degree on Properties of Chitosan for Formation of Electrosprayed Nanoparticles by Hien Thi-Thanh Nguyen, Tinh Ngoc Tran, Anh Cam Ha, Phu Dai Huynh

“…From these results, M3 chitosan, owning a high DD of 86.70%, and crystalline index of 44%, was dissolved in acetic acid for the collection of electrosprayed nanoparticles. …”
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INNOVATIVNESS IN BOSNIAN SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED ENTERPRISES by Zijad Džafić, Admir Omerbasic

“…This paper uses the Global Innovation Index Reports, followed by the World Bank Report on Business Ease, which measures the degree of national competitiveness and innovation of the economy, as well as the results of primary research on a sample of 200 manufacturing SMEs in BiH. …”
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Artificial Intelligence and Finance: A bibliometric review on the Trends, Influences, and Research Directions [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Pankaj Kumar Tyagi, Biswajit Ghose, Prasenjit Roy, Asokan Vasudevan, Premendra Kumar Singh

“…Methods The research employs bibliometric techniques, using 607 Web of Science (WoS) indexed papers. The Theory-Context-Characteristics-Methodology (TCCM) framework guides the analysis, focusing on thematic mapping to explore key topics. …”
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Sustainable employability in Supported Employment and IPS interventions in the context of the characteristics of work and perspectives of the employers: a scoping review protocol by Pirjo Juvonen-Posti, Matti Joensuu, Joonas Poutanen, Kirsi Unkila

“…The literature search, which was conducted in Medline, Scopus, PsycINFO, the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, and Social Science Premium Collection (ProQuest), identified a total of 2706 articles after the removal of duplicates. …”
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Brain Bioelectric Responses to Short-Term Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback Training in Indian and Russian University Students Studying in the Russian Arctic by Denis Demin, Liliya Poskotinova

“…The baseline heart rate and stress index levels were significantly higher in the Indian students. …”
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Association between Sleep Disruption and Levels of Lipids in Caucasians with Type 2 Diabetes by Wan Aizad Wan Mahmood, Mohd Shazli Draman Yusoff, Lucy Ann Behan, Andrea Di Perna, Tommy Kyaw Tun, John McDermott, Seamus Sreenan

“…Sleep quality was assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) in 114 type 2 diabetes (T2DM) subjects. …”
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Ascending aorta dilatation for pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect: a report of three adult cases by Zheng-Jie Zhang, Ming-Kui Zhang, Hui Xue, Li-Xin Fan

“…Case 2: A 33-year-old male with PA/VSD, and a Nakata index of 31.24 mm2/m2, underwent a central shunt surgery at age 17. …”
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Anti-TNF-Mediated Modulation of Prohepcidin Improves Iron Availability in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, in an IL-6-Mediated Fashion by Flaminia Cavallaro, Lorena Duca, Laura Francesca Pisani, Roberta Rigolini, Luisa Spina, Gian Eugenio Tontini, Nadia Munizio, Elena Costa, Maria Domenica Cappellini, Maurizio Vecchi, Luca Pastorelli

“…Prohepcidin, erythropoietin, erythroferrone, C reactive protein, interleukin-6, iron markers, and haemoglobin levels were measured and clinical activity indexes were evaluated. Results. Serum prohepcidin, IL-6, CRP, and ferritin were significantly reduced after 6-week treatment; an increase in serum iron and total transferrin was observed. …”
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Comprehensive Approach to Mitigating Solar Photovoltaic Power Penetration Effects in a Microgrid by Youngil Kim, Manef Bourogaoui, Azeddine Houari, Hyeok Kim

“…This manuscript analyzes the effects of high solar PV penetration per unit of voltage stability using the Fast Voltage Stability Index and total power loss. Moreover, we investigate the flexibility benefits of coordinated voltage control based on a smart inverter of solar PV capacitor banks (SI-CBs) under five cases in a typical microgrid (MG) test model. …”
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