Blood lead levels and bladder cancer among US participants: NHANES 1999–2018 by Mei Huang, Hongxiao Li, Jiahui Chen, Liuqiang Li, Yifei Zhan, Yuxuan Du, Jun Bian, Meiling Chen, Dehui Lai

“…Results This study included a total of 40,486 participants, the body mass index (BMI) of the participants is 28.71 ± 6.68 kg/m2. …”
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The effect of sulthiame on potential biomarkers in moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnoea by Erik Hoff, Saliha Musovic, Ali M. Komai, Ding Zou, Christian Strassberger, Kaj Stenlöf, Ludger Grote, Jan Hedner

“…Patients with moderate to severe OSA, body mass index 20–35 kg·m−2, aged 18–75 years and not accepting positive airway pressure treatment were randomised to 4 weeks with placebo, STM 200 mg or STM 400 mg. …”
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The effectiveness of Group Play Therapy to Reducing Teacher-Children Relationship Teaching Stress in Primary Schools by Gholam reza Rajabi, Maryam Pouremami

“…Teachers responded to the Index of Teaching Stress in three stages: pre-test, post-test, and follow-up for each student. …”
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Nutritional Quality and Starch Gelatinization Characteristics of Main Highland Barley Cultivars from Qinghai and Tibet by Qian WANG, Yanan TONG, Lili WANG, Bin DANG, Kunlun WU, Xijuan YANG, Fengzhong WANG, Liya LIU

“…Xining Chaiqing No.1 with the characteristics of high β-glucan, high AX, high gelatinization temperature, and moderate total phenolic content, may have advantages in the development of functional food with high activity and low glycemic index (GI).…”
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Risk factors for and incidence of osteoporosis in patients with breast cancer by gender : a nationwide cohort study by Jin Ah Lee, Hye Sun Lee, Soyoung Jeon, Dooreh Kim, YoungJoo Lee, SooYun Bae, Woo-Chan Park, Chang Ik Yoon

“…Matching was performed at a 1:5 ratio, based on age, treatment modalities and Charlson Comorbidity Index scores [CCI], resulting in 294 males and 1,470 females.Before and after matching, females consistently showed higher osteoporosis prevalence than males (16.7% vs. 5.0% before, 27.6% vs. 4.8% after, p < 0.001). …”
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The potential therapeutic effects of coenzyme Q10 on the sciatic nerve regeneration following short- and long-term injury by Ahmed Omer Mead, Berrin Zuhal Altunkaynak, Süleyman Kaplan

“…The nerve samples were evaluated by electrophysiology, the sciatic functional index (SFI), stereological investigations, and light and electron microscopic methods. …”
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Vitamin D Intake among Premenopausal Women Living in Jeddah: Food Sources and Relationship to Demographic Factors and Bone Health by Tahani A. Zareef, Robert T. Jackson, Abdulkareem A. Alkahtani

“…There was a significant positive association between calcium intake and BMD at the lumbar spine p=0.043 after controlling for body mass index and energy intake. Vitamin D intake was not significantly different between women with low and normal bone mass. …”
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Anxiety and depression in healthcare workers are associated with work stress and poor work ability by Nicola Magnavita, Igor Meraglia, Matteo Riccò

“…All workers completed the Work Ability Index (WAI), the Siegrist's Effort/Reward Imbalance questionnaire (ERI), the Goldberg's scales of anxiety and depression (GADS), and the Warr's scale of job satisfaction.ResultsThree-quarters of workers with MD suffered from anxiety and/or depression. …”
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Ultra-compact quintuple-band terahertz metamaterial biosensor for enhanced blood cancer diagnostics. by Musa N Hamza, Mohammad Tariqul Islam, Sunil Lavadiya, Iftikhar Ud Din, Bruno Sanches, Slawomir Koziel, Syeda Iffat Naqvi, Ali Farmani, Md Shabiul Islam

“…The properties of the proposed sensor are extensively evaluated through full-wave electromagnetic (EM) analysis, which includes assessing the refractive index and the distribution of the electric field at individual working frequencies. …”
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Rheological Characterization and Printability of Sodium Alginate–Gelatin Hydrogel for 3D Cultures and Bioprinting by Mohan Kumar Dey, Ram V. Devireddy

“…The printability assessment of the 7% alginate–8% gelatin hydrogel demonstrated that the 27T tapered needle achieved the highest normalized Printability Index (POI_normalized = 1), offering the narrowest strand width (0.56 ± 0.02 mm) and the highest printing accuracy (97.2%) at the lowest printing pressure (30 psi). …”
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Bariatric surgery and LDL cholesterol (BASALTO) trial study protocol: randomised controlled study evaluating the effect of gastric bypass versus sleeve gastrectomy on high LDL chol... by David Benaiges, Albert Goday, Juana A Flores-Le Roux, Montserrat Fitó, Oscar Pozo, Jose Rodríguez-Morató, Carme Serra, Manuel Pera, Gemma Llauradó, Elisenda Climent, Olga Castañer, Jose M Ramon, Juan Pedro-Botet

“…Inclusion criteria will be patients between 18 and 60 years of age with body mass index ≥40 kg/m2 or ≥35 kg/m2 with significant obesity-related comorbidity and high LDL cholesterol levels. …”
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Analysis of postoperative morbidity and mortality following surgery for gastric cancer. Surgeon volume as the most significant prognostic factor by Maciej Ciesielski, Wiesław J. Kruszewski, Jakub Walczak, Mariusz Szajewski, Jarosław Szefel, Jacek Wydra, Tomasz Buczek, Maksymilian Czerepko

“…Morbidity and mortality were not dependent on: age, gender, body mass index, tumour location, extent of surgery, splenectomy performance, or pTNM stage. …”
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Quality Characteristics of Wheat Malts with Different Country of Origin and Their Effect on Beer Brewing by Yang Soo Byeon, Seung-Taik Lim, Hyun-Jin Kim, Han Sub Kwak, Sang Sook Kim

“…Korean wheat malts were different from control malts in free amino nitrogen (FAN), soluble and total nitrogen, and Kolbach index. The extract (81.8–83.2%) and diastatic power (407–477 WK°) of all samples were in the brewing field’s recommended range. …”
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Investigation of the CO₂ Pre-Fracturing Mechanism for Enhancing Fracture Propagation and Stimulated Reservoir Volume in Ultra-Deep Oil Reservoirs by Liming Liu, Ran Ding, Enqing Chen, Cheng Zhang

“…The study examines the effect of in situ horizontal stress differences, CO₂ pre-injection volume, and slickwater injection rate on fracture complexity index (FCI) and stimulated reservoir volume (SRV). …”
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Spatiotemporal distribution patterns and assembly mechanisms of eukaryotic plankton communities in Liujiaxia Reservoir at the northeastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau by Lingyun Chen, Jihua Cheng, Yangcuo Wanma, Shiying Zhu, Alan Warren, Yingzhi Ning

“…The dominant eukaryotic plankton group was Pyrrophyta, and the species interactions were predominantly cooperative. The trophic level index indicated excellent overall water quality in the reservoir. …”
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Disentangling the genetic overlap between ischemic stroke and obesity by Ren Yang, Tangfeng Zhang, Feng Han

“…Methods We utilized linkage disequilibrium score regression, high-definition likelihood, and local analysis of variant associations to assess the genetic correlation between body mass index (BMI) and IS. Bidirectional Mendelian randomization was employed to infer causality. …”
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Circulating MicroRNAs in Patients with Psoriasis Treated with Anti-IL-23: A Cohort Study by Federico Diotallevi, Giulia Matacchione, Anna Campanati, Elena Marinelli Busilacchi, Nadia Viola, Ilaria Pace, Beatrice Fontana, Roberta Roncarati, Massimiliano Bonafè, Manuela Ferracin, Jacopo Sabbatinelli, Fabiola Olivieri

“…Notably, miR-200a-3p showed a significant correlation with baseline Psoriasis Area Severity Index (PASI), indicating its potential as a severity marker. …”
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Tracing nitrogen use efficiency of diverse Canadian spring wheat cultivars by Kate A. Congreves, Olivia Otchere, Pierre J. Hucl

“…Grain 15NRE was positively associated with yield, grain N content, and the 15N harvest index (15NHI) at the high soil N environment, but never at the low soil N environment. …”
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Mobile Sleep Lab: Comparison of polysomnographic parameters with a conventional sleep laboratory. by Chihiro Suzuki, Yoko Suzuki, Takashi Abe, Takashi Kanbayashi, Shoji Fukusumi, Toshio Kokubo, Isamu Takahara, Masashi Yanagisawa

“…The intraclass correlation coefficient revealed that several sleep indexes, such as total sleep time, sleep efficiency, wake after sleep onset, percentage of stage N1, and stage R latency, showed poor reliabilities (<0.5) based on Koo and Li's criteria. …”
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Krisis Tiroid pada Wanita Multipara Usia 42 Tahun by Garri Prima Decroli, Eva Decroli

“…Berdasarkan palpasi kelenjar tiroid, ukuran 9 x 5 x 2 cm, difus, dan simetris.Pada pemeriksaan fisik ditemukan kardiomegali dan hepatomegali. Skor index Wayne adalah 22 (hipertiroid) dan Skor Burch dan Wartofsky adalah 60 (krisis tiroid). …”
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