Perioperative gum-chewing training prevents a decrease in tongue pressure after esophagectomy in thoracic esophageal cancer patients: a nonrandomized trial by Reiko Yamanaka-Kohno, Yasuhiro Shirakawa, Aya Yokoi, Naoaki Maeda, Shunsuke Tanabe, Kazuhiro Noma, Kazuyoshi Shimizu, Toshiharu Mituhashi, Yoshihide Nakamura, Souto Nanba, Yurika Uchida, Takayuki Maruyama, Manabu Morita, Daisuke Ekuni

“…Propensity score matching was performed with covariates related to TP including preoperative age, sex, body mass index, and the repetitive saliva swallowing test result, and yielded a matched cohort of 25 case pairs. …”
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A volumetric study of the choroid plexus in neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus by Hu Liu, Huiyang Liu, Huanhuan Li, Bailing Tian, Zhen Sun, Wen Xiong, Zhenxing Li, Pingting Yang, Guoguang Fan

“…Right CP volume was positively associated with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index (SLEDAI) scores in the patient group. All statistical significance levels were p < 0.05. …”
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Clinical Factors Associated with Sperm DNA Fragmentation in Male Patients with Infertility by Akira Komiya, Tomonori Kato, Yoko Kawauchi, Akihiko Watanabe, Hideki Fuse

“…The SDF was evaluated using the sperm chromatin dispersion test (SCDt) to determine the SDF index (SDFI). The SDFI was compared with semen parameters and other clinical variables, including lifestyle factors. …”
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Thyroid Autoimmunity in the Context of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Implications for Vitamin D by Konstantinos Toulis, Xanthippi Tsekmekidou, Evangelos Potolidis, Triantafyllos Didangelos, Anna Gotzamani-Psarrakou, Pantelis Zebekakis, Michael Daniilidis, John Yovos, Kalliopi Kotsa

“…To explore the potential association between 25(OH)D and thyroid autoimmunity while controlling for potential confounders—namely, age, gender, body mass index, and presence of T2DM—multivariate logistic regression analyses were undertaken. …”
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The Acute and Residual Effect of a Single Exercise Session on Meal Glucose Tolerance in Sedentary Young Adults by Kevin R. Short, Lauren V. Pratt, April M. Teague

“…There were strong test-retest correlations for the post-meal area under the curve (AUC) for glucose, insulin, and Cpeptide (r=0.73–0.83) and the Matsuda insulin sensitivity index (ISI, r=0.76), and between meal and IVGTT-derived ISI (r=0.83). …”
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Mass Estimation-Based Path Tracking Control for Autonomous Commercial Vehicles by Zhihong Wang, Jiefeng Zhong, Jie Hu, Zhiling Zhang, Wenlong Zhao

“…The feasibility of the vehicle’s front wheel angle is constrained via the rollover index, thereby enhancing vehicle stability during operation. …”
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XTNSR: Xception-based transformer network for single image super resolution by Jagrati Talreja, Supavadee Aramvith, Takao Onoye

“…The experimental results show better performance in Peak signal-to-noise ratio (PSNR), structural similarity index measure (SSIM), and visual quality than the state-of-the-art techniques. …”
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Biodiversity and Soil Characterization of Ancestral Domain of the Tagbanua Tribe in Aborlan, Palawan, Philippines by Reynald M. Quilang

“…The high Shannon-Weiner Diversity Index (H’=3.69) and Shannon’s Evenness (HE=0.90) values indicate high avifaunal diversity and equitable distribution among the detected species. …”
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Prevalence, Correlates, and Prognosis of Peripheral Artery Disease in Rural Ecuador—Rationale, Protocol, and Phase I Results of a Population-Based Survey: An Atahualpa Project-Anci... by Oscar H. Del Brutto, Mark J. Sedler, Robertino M. Mera, Pablo R. Castillo, Elizabeth H. Cusick, Jadry A. Gruen, Kelsie J. Phelan, Victor J. Del Brutto, Mauricio Zambrano, David L. Brown

“…In Phase II, the ankle-brachial index will be used to test reliability of screening instruments and to determine PAD prevalence. …”
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Muscle Strength, Physical Activity, and Functional Limitations in Older Adults with Central Obesity by Cassandra M. Germain, John A. Batsis, Elizabeth Vasquez, Douglas R. McQuoid

“…Logistic models were adjusted for age, education, comorbidities, and body-mass index and weighted. Results. Overall prevalence of PL and ADL and IADL limitations were progressively lower by grip category. …”
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The Impact of Credit Policy Environment on Agricultural Output in Nigeria by Ini-mfon Vincent Patrick, Veronica Sebastin Nkanta, Edet Jouhua Udoh, Sunday Brownson Akpan

“…Hence, with the aim to identify factors that influence the sector, the study specifically establishes the relationship between the agricultural sector growth proxy by the agricultural production index and the credit policy variables in Nigeria. …”
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A New Comprehensive Framework for Identifying and Monitoring the Interseasonal Characteristics of Meteorological Drought by Hamza Amin, Rizwan Niaz, Nafisa A. Albasheir, Fuad S. Al-Duais, Mohammed M. A. Almazah, A. Y. Al-Rezami

“…In the second stage, the standardized precipitation index at a three-time scale (SPI-3), the conditional fixed effect binary logistic regression model (CFEBLRM), and the random effect binary logistic regression model (REBLRM) are utilized. …”
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Flame-Retardant and Thermal Degradation Mechanism of Caged Phosphate Charring Agent with Melamine Pyrophosphate for Polypropylene by Xuejun Lai, Jiedong Qiu, Hongqiang Li, Xingrong Zeng, Shuang Tang, Ye Chen, Zhen Chen

“…The effects of MPP/PEPA on the flame retardancy and thermal degradation of PP were investigated by limiting oxygen index (LOI), vertical burning test (UL-94), cone calorimetric test (CCT), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). …”
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Effects of Acute Bleeding Followed by Hydroxyethyl Starch 130/0.4 or a Crystalloid on Propofol Concentrations, Cerebral Oxygenation, and Electroencephalographic and Haemodynamic Va... by Aura Silva, Ana Liza Ortiz, Carlos Venâncio, Almir P. Souza, Luísa Maria Ferreira, Paula Sério Branco, Paula Guedes de Pinho, Pedro Amorim, David A. Ferreira

“…Bleeding caused a decrease of more than 50% in mean arterial pressure (P<0.01) and a decrease in cerebral oximetry (P=0.039), bispectral index, and electroencephalogram total power (P=0.04 and P<0.01, resp.), while propofol plasma concentrations increased (P<0.01). …”
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Basic Anthropometric Measures in Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients and Individually Sex- and Age-Matched Controls from the General Population by Göran Nilsson, Pär Hedberg, Jerzy Leppert, Andreas Rosenblad, John Ohrvik

“…We compared weight, height, waist and hip circumferences (hip), body mass index (BMI), and waist-to-hip ratio in acute myocardial infarction (MI) patients and individually sex- and age-matched control subjects from the general population in the catchment area of the patients and predicted the risk of MI status by these basic anthropometric measures. …”
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Health Inequalities in Under-Five Mortality: An Assessment of Empowered Action Group (EAG) States of India by Sarvesh Kumar, Damodar Sahu, Amit Mehto, Ravendra Kumar Sharma

“…Wealth inequality was assessed separately for all EAG states by calculating measures of concentration index (CI). Concentration curves (CC) were also plotted to see the difference in inequality. …”
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Numerical Assessment of a Safety System to Minimize Injuries during a Cyclist Run-Over by E. H. López-García, M. F. Carbajal-Romero, J. A. Flores-Campos, C. R. Torres-SanMiguel

“…Head Injury Criterion (HIC) and Combined Thoracic Index (CTI) were evaluated through numerical simulations using LS-Dyna®; in order to compare the computed results, three different speed scenarios were carried out (velocity of running over 40, 50, 60 km/h). …”
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Higher Oxygen Content Affects Rabbit Meat’s Quality and Fatty Acid Profile in a Modified Atmosphere by Joanna Składanowska-Baryza, Dominik Kmiecik, Magdalena Rudzińska, Annalisa Vissio, Anna Grygier, Agnieszka Ludwiczak, Marek Stanisz

“…The ratio of n-6/n-3, PUFA/SFA, AI, and TI indexes, which indicate a higher nutritional quality of fat, varied only with storage time without being affected by the gas mixture (P>0.05). …”
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Aggressive Disease Course of Multiple Myeloma with Concomitant ALK-Negative Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma: A Case Report with an Unusual Presentation by Michela Staderini, Lara Mannelli, Elisabetta Antonioli, Benedetta Puccini, Valentina Berti, Francesco Mungai, Federica Vergoni, Valentina Carrai, Luigi Rigacci, Alberto Bosi

“…Both diseases required therapeutic intervention due to the high proliferative index of lymphoma and the presence of bone lesions attributable to myeloma. …”
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Associations between Overall and Abdominal Obesity and Suicidal Ideation among US Adult Women by Guixiang Zhao, Chaoyang Li, Earl S. Ford, James Tsai, Satvinder S. Dhingra, Janet B. Croft, Lela R. McKnight-Eily, Lina S. Balluz

“…This study examined associations of obesity indicators including body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, and waist-height ratio with suicidal ideation among U.S. women. …”
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