The prognostic value of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) in colorectal cancer and colorectal anastomotic leakage patients: a retrospe... by Nuo Xu, Jian-Xin Zhang, Jia-Jie Zhang, Zhuo Huang, Lian-Chun Mao, Zhi-Yong Zhang, Wei-Dong Jin

“…Abstract Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence and predictive value of preoperative peripheral blood neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) index on the prognosis of colorectal anastomotic leakage (CAL) patients. …”
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The Lipo-DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction: A Valuable Innovation for Maximizing Abdominal Tissue Volume by Benedetto Longo, MD, PhD, Gennaro D’Orsi, MD, Alessio Farcomeni, PhD, Martina Giacalone, MD, Elettra Gagliano, Lisa Vannucchi, MD, Maximilian Catenacci, MD, Gianluca Vanni, MD, Claudio Oreste Buonomo, MD, Valerio Cervelli, MD

“…We explore the efficacy of autologous fat transfer (AFT) of the Holm abdomen zone IV in the retropectoral plane during DIEP flap reconstruction (lipo-DIEP flap), to enhance the volume provided by the abdominal donor site in patients with low body mass index (BMI). Methods:. We prospectively enrolled patients with BMI less than 25 kg/m2 and candidates for lipo-DIEP flap BR (group A) comparing them with a control group (group B) undergoing traditional DIEP flap BR with the same characteristics of the first group (BMI < 25 kg/m2). …”
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FTIR: A novel method for identifying fish gut contents by Abolfazl Aminimehr, Mohammad Amini Chermahini, Laleh Moosavi Dehmoordi

“…The aim of this study was to investigate different foods and their composition alterations along the digestive tract using FTIR spectroscopy for the first time, to evaluate the possibility of determining an index to identify the consumed food using the resulting feces.Materials and methods: Five different types of food were used to feed tilapia: common carp-formulated feed, Gammarus, bloodworm, a combination of bloodworm-Gammarus (1:1), and wheat. …”
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Developing a Content Model of a Mobile-Based Application to Manage Patients with Low-Back and Neck Pain by Yasaman Farjami Rad, Leila Shahmoradi, Noureddin Nakhostin Ansari, Scott Hasson, Maryam Ebrahimi, Meysam Rahmani Katigari

“…In the axis of sports exercises, 8 exercises for back pain and 3 exercises for neck pain were included according to the reference books. A Functional Rating Index (FRI) scale with 10 elements was selected in the axis of determining pain intensity. …”
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Exploring socio-demographic determinants of obesity in Jordanian women of reproductive age: insights from a nationwide survey by Mahmoud Shaaban Abdelgalil, Sara Hosny El-Farargy, Mohamed Adel Dowidar, Mohamed Abd-ElGawad

“…Result We included 4,339 Jordanian women in our study, of whom 2,189 were classified as obese and 2,150 had a normal body mass index (BMI). Multivariable analysis indicated that increasing age and living in Tafilahwere significantly associated with higher odds of developing obesity (p < 0.05). …”
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Predictive instrument for rupture of intracranial aneurysms in patients from Sancti Spiritus, Cuba by Jorge Félix Companioni Rosildo, Gretel Mosquera Betancourt, Carlos Rafael Sebrango Rodríguez, Juan Carlos Lage Barroso

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> the instrument was made up of five predictors that were statistically significant associated with breakage in the multivariate analysis: female sex, aspect ratio, the greatest width of the dome, volume, and non-sphericity index. The nomogram showed good calibration and discrimination (training group: area under the curve = 99%; validation group area under the curve = 99% ).…”
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Occupational injuries, mental workload and coping strategies among the nursing workforce in the Eastern Region of Ghana: a multi-centre study by Collins Atta Poku, Abital Ayergo Ahulu, Janet Otomo, Doris Hagan, Catherine Kroamah Dwumfour, Joseph Shahadu Issifu, Veronica Dzomeku

“…A researcher-developed occupational injury questionnaire, NASA Task Load Index and Brief COPE scale were used to measure occupational injury, mental workload and coping strategies among nurses. …”
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Canine Mammary Tumors as a Potential Model for Human Breast Cancer in Comparative Oncology by Amirhossein Razavirad, Sanaz Rismanchi, Pejman Mortazavi, Ahad Muhammadnejad

“…The Veterinary Nottingham Prognostic Index (Vet-NPI) was also computed. Moreover, univariate and multivariable Cox proportional hazard analyses were applied to estimate hazard ratios (HRs). …”
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Spatio‑temporal variations in physicochemical water quality parameters of Lake Bunyonyi, Southwestern Uganda by Saturday,Alex, Lyimo,Thomas J., Machiwa, John, Pamba,Siajali

“…Taking into account standard guidelines for drinking water by the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) and the World Health Organization (WHO), the water quality index (WQI) was used to determine the water quality. …”
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Investigating the Effect of Wood Ash–Lime Blend in the Stabilization of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement for Road Construction. by Byamugisha, Mark

“…The Methodology presents the materials including water, soil & wood ash, and methods which include; Liquid limit, Plasticity index, MDD, UCS, CBR that were undertaken to achieve the desired aims and objectives of the project.…”
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Citizen Participation and Service Delivery: A case of Communities in Rukungiri Municipality. by Jonacent, Tumusiime

“…Qualitative data was analyzed using descriptive statistics such as percentages and frequencies and in order to describe the relationship between the variables, Pearson product moment correlation index, and simple regression analysis were used. …”
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Optimal control analysis of Taenia saginata bovine cysticercosis and human taeniasis by Damian, Kajunguri, Joshua, A. Mwasunda, Jacob I, Irunde

“…The normalized forward sensitivity index is used to derive sensitive indices of model parameters. …”
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