Evaluation of Sleep Disorders in the Elderly with Vestibular Vertigo by Zahra Hosseini Dastgerdi, Nasrin Gohari, Mobina Mehrabifard, Hasti Seifi, Bahare Khavarghazalani

“…The participants completed two questionnaires—the Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)—in the presence of one of the authors.Results: In this study, 96% of participants exhibited some degree of poor sleep quality. …”
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Novel Compound Heterozygous BBS2 and Homozygous MKKS Variants Detected in Chinese Families with Bardet–Biedl Syndrome by Li Huang, Limei Sun, Zhirong Wang, Songshan Li, Chonglin Chen, Xiaoling Luo, Xiaoyan Ding

“…All of the affected family members in family A were overweight with a high body mass index (range from 26.5 to 41.9) and high blood pressure. …”
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Cost-Effective Treatment of Hemihydrate Phosphogypsum and Phosphorous Slag as Cemented Paste Backfill Material for Underground Mine by Xilong Xue, Yuxian Ke, Qian Kang, Qinli Zhang, Chongchun Xiao, Fengjian He, Qing Yu

“…The results show that (1) the UCS of CPB increases with the increase of the HPG content and mass fraction, and the addition of 3% quicklime can eliminate CO2, H2S, and SO2 generated from the slurry of CPB-based HPG-PS; (2) the addition of 3% quicklime and 5% cement to the HPG-PS mixtures can offset the strength loss of CPB in the late curing stage; (3) the UCS of the recommended specimen reaches 1.15–3.32 MPa after curing from 7 to 28 days, with their slump values varying from 15 mm to 26 mm, and the bleeding rates between 0.87% and 1.15%, which can meet the technical requirements of mining methods; (4) the UCS of CPB is the result of the cohydration reaction of hemihydrate gypsum (HG) in HPG and active Al2O3 and SiO2 in PS; and (5) the leaching indexes meet Category IV of the Chinese Groundwater Quality Standard (DZ/T 0290-2015). …”
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A Mechanism Exploration of Metabolic Syndrome Causing Nodular Thyroid Disease by Zexin Li, Lili Zhang, Yingshi Huang, Peixuan Yang, Wencan Xu

“…The prevalence of TNs was higher in the GI group after matching age, gender, body mass index (BMI), systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), fasting blood sugar (FBS), UA, Cr, triglyceride (TG), cholesterol (CHOL), HDL, and low-density lipoprotein (LDL). …”
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Analysis of Quality and Phenolic Metabolome of Thompson Seedless Raisins from Nine Production Areas in Turpan by HU Jinge, BAI Shijian

“…The results showed that raisins produced in Lianmuqin had the largest mean single unit mass and shape index of 0.81 g and 2.74, respectively, while raisins produced in Gaochang had the smallest values of 0.46 g and 2.27, respectively. …”
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First‐in‐Man Study of a Novel Peripheral Plaque Atherectomy Device by Hui Wang, Dikang Pan, Shijun Cui, Zhu Tong, Xixiang Gao, Yongquan Gu, Jianming Guo, Lianrui Guo

“…Pre‐procedural ankle‐brachial index (ABI) averaged 0.50 ± 0.14. Angiographic analysis showed 60% of lesions in the femoral artery and 40% as chronic total occlusions. …”
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Intraoperative Hyperspectral Imaging Predicts Early Allograft Dysfunction and Overall Survival in Liver Transplantation by Andri Lederer, MD, Antonia Alina Geisler, MD, Robert Sucher, MD, Daniel Seehofer, MD, Hans-Michael Hau, MD, Uwe Scheuermann, PD, Sebastian Rademacher, MD

“…HSI is a noninvasive imaging modality that provides information on tissue characteristics, such as tissue hemoglobin, water index, oxygenation, and perfusion. Methods:. We included all patients who underwent orthotopic LT with full-size allografts between 2019 and 2021. …”
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Queue Length Estimation Based on Probe Vehicle Data at Signalized Intersections by Huidan Luo, Mingjun Deng, Jia Chen

“…Queue length is one of the important indexes to evaluate the operation efficiency of signalized intersection and also the key parameter of intersection signal control optimization. …”
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Effects of Minimally Invasive Versus Open Pancreatoduodenectomy on Short-Term Surgical Outcomes and Postoperative Nutritional and Immunological Statuses: A Single-Institution Prope... by Shinsei Yumoto, MD, Hiromitsu Hayashi, MD, PhD, Kosuke Mima, MD, PhD, Daisuke Ogawa, MD, Rumi Itoyama, MD, PhD, Yuki Kitano, MD, PhD, Shigeki Nakagawa, MD, PhD, Hirohisa Okabe, MD, PhD, Hideo Baba, MD, PhD

“…Surgical outcomes and postoperative nutritional and immunological indices (albumin, prognostic nutritional index [PNI], neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio [NLR], and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio [PLR]) were examined by 1:1 propensity score matching (PSM) with well-matched background characteristics. …”
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Classification of risk for transmission of vaccine-preventable diseases in Brazilian municipalities: comparative analysis before and after the national movement for vaccination and... by Ana Catarina de Melo Araújo, Thales Philipe Rodrigues da Silva, Janaina Fonseca Almeida Souza, Krishna Mara Rodrigues Freire, Fernanda Penido Matozinhos, Eder Gatti Fernandes

“…The vaccination coverage index (VCI), HCV, and dropout rate (DR) were evaluated in the municipalities of Brazil in the years 2022 and 2023. …”
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Assessment of the Utility of Selected Inflammatory Markers in Correlation with Magnetic Resonance Enterography (MRE) Findings in the Diagnosis of Crohn’s Disease by Justyna Lorenc-Góra, Dariusz Waniczek, Zenon P. Czuba, Mariusz Kryj, Zbigniew Lorenc, Małgorzata Muc-Wierzgoń

“…We performed the analysis of cytokine concentrations in blood serum using the Bio-Plex Multiplex system (Bio-Rad), and their correlations with radiological parameters were assessed by magnetic resonance enterography (MRE), and fecal calprotectin levels were measured quantitatively by ELISA and clinical evaluation according to the Crohn’s Disease Activity Index (CDAI). Our study found that measuring cytokine serum concentrations can be a valuable tool in the diagnosis and treatment of CD. …”
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Evaluation of Nutritional Status of Intensive Care Unit COVID-19 Patients Based on the Nutritional Risk Screening 2002 Score by Sedigheh Ahmadi, Donya Firoozi, Mohammad Dehghani, Morteza Zare, Zeinab Mehrabi, Maryam Ghaseminasab-Parizi, Seyed Jalil Masoumi

“…We assessed the nutritional status using NRS-2002 and determined disease severity with the APACHE II index. Demographic information, weight, height, clinical signs, previous illness, medications, biochemical test results, and history of anorexia and weight loss were recorded. …”
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UNet-Att: a self-supervised denoising and recovery model for two-photon microscopic image by Yuer Lu, Yongfa Ying, Chen Lin, Yan Wang, Jun Jin, Xiaoming Jiang, Jianwei Shuai, Xiang Li, Jinjin Zhong

“…The UNet-Att model proves to surpass mainstream algorithms in the dual objectives of denoising and preserving the textural intricacies of original images, which is evidenced by an increase of 9.42 dB in the high Peak Signal-to-Noise Ratio (PSNR) coupled with an improvement of 0.1131 in the Structural Similarity Index Measurement (SSIM). The ablation experiments reveal the effectiveness of each module. …”
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Comprehensive Evaluation of the Nutritional Quality of Stored Watermelon Seed Oils by Marta Siol, Beata Witkowska, Diana Mańko-Jurkowska, Sina Makouie, Joanna Bryś

“…Health indices were favorable for all oils, with self-extracted oil exhibiting the highest health-promoting index (7.07) and hypocholesterolemic/hypercholesterolemic ratio (7.18). …”
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DETERMINATIONS OF THE SOWING TIME OF GRASS PEA IN TEF- GRASS PEA RELAY INTERCROPPING SYSTEMS by Agegnehu Shibabaw, Bitwoded Derebe, Yechale Mengie, Oumer Beshir, Wudu Getahun, Alemayehu Assefa

“…The highest grain yield of tef (1388 kg ha-1) and grass pea (1731 kg ha-1), land equivalent ration value (1.79), monitory advantage index (71890 Ethiopian birr) were obtained from planting of grass pea 80 days after Quncho  tef sowing. …”
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GLIM criteria for definition of malnutrition in peritoneal dialysis: a new aspect of nutritional assessment by Dao Wang, Jun Yin, Wen Liao, Xiaoran Feng, Fengping Zhang

“…As a complex model for forecast the long-term mortality, the performance of adjusted factors combined with GLIM was poorer than combined malnutrition inflammation score (MIS) (IDI >0, p < 0.001), but fitter than combined geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI) (IDI <0, p < 0.001).Conclusions The GLIM criteria provide a viable tool for nutritional assessment in patients with PD, and malnutrition defined according to the GLIM can predict prognosis with an acceptable performance.…”
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Teaching Academic English to Russian-speaking Academic Staff: The Case of the Office of Academic Writing by M. A. Chernysheva, A. O. Kozlova, E. V. Donova

“…The Office was opened at the university in 2016 in order to improve the academic literacy of the university’s academic staff, develop professional communication skills in English, and assist authors who aspire to get their papers published in top rated scientific journals indexed in the scientific citation databases Scopus and Web of Science. …”
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Indirect Estimation of Swelling Pressure of Expansive Soil: GEP versus MEP Modelling by Fazal E. Jalal, Mudassir Iqbal, Mohsin Ali Khan, Babatunde A. Salami, Shahid Ullah, Hayat Khan, Marwa Nabil

“…., clay fraction CF, liquid limit wL, plastic limit wP, plasticity index IP, specific gravity Gs, swell percent Sp, sand content, silt content, maximum dry density ρdmax, and optimum water content wopt) and one output variable, i.e., Ps-ES are collected from the literature, which comprises 120 internationally publications. …”
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Machine learning-based prediction of in-hospital mortality for critically ill patients with sepsis-associated acute kidney injury by Tianyun Gao, Zhiqiang Nong, Yuzhen Luo, Manqiu Mo, Zhaoyan Chen, Zhenhua Yang, Ling Pan

“…According to the SHAP plots, old age, low Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score, high AKI stage, reduced urine output, high Simplified Acute Physiology Score (SAPS II), high respiratory rate, low temperature, low absolute lymphocyte count, high creatinine level, dysnatremia, and low body mass index (BMI) increased the risk of poor prognosis.Conclusions The RF model developed in this study is a good predictor of in-hospital mortality for patients with SA-AKI in the intensive care unit (ICU), which may have potential applications in mortality prediction.…”
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Evidence base of economic evaluations of workplace-based interventions reducing occupational sitting time: an integrative review by Raija Korpelainen, Paulus Torkki, Sanaz Akhavan Rad, Frank Kiwanuka

“…Objective To review the evidence on the economic evaluations of workplace-based interventions that are designed to reduce prolonged periods of occupational sitting.Design An integrative review.Data sources The search was conducted in 11 databases, including PubMed, Scopus, PsychINFO, NHS-EED, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), ProQuest, Cochrane library, Sportdiscus, Research Paper in Economics (RePeC), the International Health Economic Association (IHEA) and EconLit. …”
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