Doctor, what is my risk of bleeding after cardiac surgery while on combined anticoagulant with antiplatelet therapy? A validated nomogram for risk assessment by Haolong Han, Haolong Han, Hang Xu, Hang Xu, Jifan Zhang, Weihui Zhang, Yi Yang, Xia Wang, Li Wang, Dongjin Wang, Weihong Ge

“…Various models were developed, validated and evaluated by using methods including ROC curves, calibration curves, the Hosmer-Lemeshow test, net reclassification improvement (NRI), integrated discrimination improvement (IDI) index, decision curve analysis (DCA) and clinical impact curves (CIC).ResultsMod2 showed the best performance (AUC of validation set = 0.863) which consists of 8 independent predictive factors (gender, age > 65 years, diabetes, anemia, atrial fibrillation, cardiopulmonary bypass time, intraoperative bleeding and postoperative drainage), with a significantly higher AUC compared to Mod1 (only preoperative factors) and Mod3 (the HAS-BLED scoring model). …”
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The Global Burden and Trends of Legionella spp. Infection-Associated Diseases from 1990 to 2021: An Observational Study by Yonghong Zhong, Linfeng Shen, Yan Zhou, Yibo Sun, Xiaofang Fu, Huaqiong Huang

“…Trends in disease burden across age, sex, region, and Socio-Demographic Index (SDI) levels were estimated using annual percentage changes (EAPCs) and annual percentage changes (APCs). …”
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A Correlation of Alarin with Some Anthropometric Measurements in Iraqi Type II Diabetic Patients by Russell S. A. Al-Shaabani, Shakir F. T. Alaaraj

“…Results: Serum alarin (ng/mL) was higher in DM patients than in HCs (P < 0.0001), body mass index (BMI) was significantly higher in patients with T2DM, in addition, FSG) mg/dL (was higher in T2DM than HCs. …”
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Annual Variation in Flowering Phenology, Pollination, Mating System, and Pollen Yield in Two Natural Populations of Schima wallichii (DC.) Korth by Vinod Prasad Khanduri, C. M. Sharma, K. S. Kumar, S. K. Ghildiyal

“…The floral phenology including flowering synchrony in the populations, anthesis, anther dehiscence, stigma receptivity, pollinators visitation frequency, and mating system including index of self-incompatibility were worked out in Schima wallichii according to the ear-marked standard methods given by various scientists for each parameter. …”
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Combined analysis of 16S rRNA sequencing and metabolomics reveals the growth-promoting mechanism of compound probiotics in zig-zag eel (Mastacembelus armatus) by Yuwei Feng, Zhiting Zuo, Guangting Xie, Yiman Chen, Xiaoli Yin, Baoyue Lu, Zhide Yu, Chong Han, Hu Shu

“…A total of 1500 three-month-old healthy M. armatus were randomly divided into 5 groups: CON (control group), BC (Bacillus cereus G1–11 group), EA (Exiguobacterium acetylicum G1–33 group), MIX (the compound probiotics group), PC (the commercial probiotics group), and the feeding period was 8 weeks. Growth index and growth-related gene expression were measured to reflect the growth performance of M. armatus. …”
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The impact of chronic kidney disease on developed countries from a health economics perspective: A systematic scoping review. by Sarah Elshahat, Paul Cockwell, Alexander P Maxwell, Matthew Griffin, Timothy O'Brien, Ciaran O'Neill

“…The progression from CKD stage 3 to CKD stages 4-5 was associated with a 1.3-4.2 fold increase in costs, with the highest costs associated with end-stage renal disease at $20,110 to $100,593 per patient. Mean EuroQol-5D index scores ranged from 0.80 to 0.86 for CKD stages 1-3, and decreased to 0.73-0.79 for CKD stages 4-5. …”
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Early Detection of Microvascular Changes in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus without and with Diabetic Retinopathy: Comparison between Different Swept-Source OCT-A Instruments by Stela Vujosevic, Caterina Toma, Edoardo Villani, Valentina Gatti, Marco Brambilla, Andrea Muraca, Maria Chantal Ponziani, Gianluca Aimaretti, Alessandro Nuzzo, Paolo Nucci, Stefano De Cilla’

“…All quantitative analyses were performed using ImageJ and included vessel and perfusion density, area and circularity index of the FAZ, and vascular complexity parameters. …”
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A Data Mining Approach Identified Salivary Biomarkers That Discriminate between Two Obesity Measures by Ping Shi, J. Max Goodson

“…Obesity was defined either by the waist circumference (OBW) or by the body mass index (BMI) (OBWHO). We identified C-reactive protein (CRP), insulin, leptin, adiponectin, as salivary biomarkers associated with OBW, plus a clinical feature fitness level. …”
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Occurrence of multi-antibiotic resistant bacteria isolated from food handlers&apos; hands and utensils at different restaurants in Dhaka, Bangladesh by Sumi Akter, Ratna Akter, Md. Abdus Salam

“…Remarkably, 100% of V. cholerae isolates were multidrug-resistant (MDR), with the highest multiple antibiotic resistance index (MARI) score of 0.428. Among the examined isolates, 75% of bacterial isolates showed MDR phenotype, while 90% of isolates recorded a MARI value greater than 0.2. …”
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Sinking Velocity Impact-Analysis for the Carrier-Based Aircraft Using the Response Surface Method-Based Improved Kriging Algorithm by Xiao-Feng Xue, Yuan-Zhuo Wang, Cheng Lu, Zhang Yun-Peng

“…Compared with the Kriging model and the empirical formula, the sinking velocity prediction accuracy indexes of IK-RSM are the best; for example, the determination coefficient is 0.981, the mean relative error is 1.813%, and the maximum relative error is 6.771%. …”
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Left ventricular remodeling and its association with mineral and bone disorder in kidney transplant recipients by Li Sun, Dongliang Zhang, Jiawen Liu, Xiang Gao, Chuanjian Suo, Shuang Fei, Zhengkai Huang, Zijie Wang, Hao Chen, Jun Tao, Zhijian Han, Xiaobing Ju, Zengjun Wang, Min Gu, Ruoyun Tan

“…Left ventricular mass index (LVMI), left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) were measured using two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography. …”
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Individual, health facility and wider health system factors contributing to maternal deaths in Africa: A scoping review. by Francis G Muriithi, Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas, Ruth Gakuo, Kia Pope, Arri Coomarasamy, Ioannis D Gallos

“…We searched six electronic bibliographic databases: MEDLINE, SCOPUS, African Index Medicus, African Journals Online (AJOL), French humanities and social sciences databases, and Web of Science. …”
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Clinical and Radiological Outcome of Anterior only Stabilization for AO Type B And C Subaxial Cervical Spine Injury: An Observational Study by Ram Sharma Subedi, Gaurav Raj Dhakal, Bhadra Hamal, Kabita Devi Baral, Badri Rijal, Mahesh Karmacharya, Prem Kumar Sah

“…Pain was evaluated using Visual Analogue Score and disability was evaluated using Neck disability Index scoring with the median value of 2 (IQR: 0.4-3) and 10 (IQR: 3-13) respectively. …”
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Comparison of ZETA Fast (PTS) (Optopol Technology) and Humphrey SITA Fast (SFA) (Carl Zeiss Meditec) Perimetric Strategies by Basil Mathews, Jeff Laux, Cassandra Barnhart, David Fleischman

“…Quantitative comparisons of mean deviation (MD), pattern standard deviation (PSD), visual field index (VFI), and test duration were made using two one-sided t-tests and Wilcoxon signed-rank tests. …”
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Clinical and Biochemical Features Used to Classify Type-1 and Type-2 Diabetes: A Scoping Review by Ulagamadesan Venkatesan, Anandakumar Amutha, Ranjit Mohan Anjana, Ranjit Unnikrishnan, Bagavandas Mappillairajan, Viswanathan Mohan

“…Clinical parameters including family history of diabetes, age at diagnosis, sex, history of insulin use, percent desirable weight or body mass index, waist, and blood pressure emerge as pivotal diagnostic tools. …”
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Comparison of Heart Rate Variability and Heart Rate Recovery Indices in Healthy Young Adults after Submaximal Exercise with and without Music Intervention by Saravanan T, Prashanth K S

“…Participants then performed the 6-minute walk test after which peak HR HRV and HR at 1 and 3 minutes post-exercise were recorded and heart rate recovery index HRRI was calculated. On the intervention day the same procedure was followed. …”
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Randomized controlled trial comparing quadratus Lumborum Block and Surgical Site Infiltration in Total Abdominal Hysterectomy: Efficacy Analysis by Sangeeta Dhanger, R L Jayavani, Bhavani Vaidiyanathan, Idhuyya Joseph Rajesh

“…Results: Both the groups were comparable in terms of age, body mass index, American Society of Anesthesiologists grade, and duration of surgery. …”
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Supervised machine learning statistical models for visual outcome prediction in macular hole surgery: a single-surgeon, standardized surgery study by Kanika Godani, Vishma Prabhu, Priyanka Gandhi, Ayushi Choudhary, Shubham Darade, Rupal Kathare, Prathiba Hande, Ramesh Venkatesh

“…The most significant predictors of VA were postoperative MH closure status (variable importance = 43.078) and MH area index (21.328). The model accurately predicted the post-operative VA within 0.1, 0.2 and 0.3 logMAR units in 61%, 78%, and 87% of OCT images, respectively. …”
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Interleukin-10 Polymorphisms in Association with Prognosis in Patients with B-Cell Lymphoma Treated by R-CHOP by Min Kyeong Kim, Kyong-Ah Yoon, Eun Young Park, Jungnam Joo, Eun Young Lee, Hyeon-Seok Eom, Sun-Young Kong

“…Clinical characteristics, including age, performance status, stage, and extra-nodal involvement, as well as cell lineage and International Prognostic Index (IPI), were evaluated. A total of four polymorphisms in IL10 with heterozygous alleles were analyzed for hazard ratios of overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) using Cox proportional hazards regression analysis. …”
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From Motion to Prevention: Evaluating Ergonomic Risks of Asymmetrical Movements and Worker Well-Being in an Assembly Line Work by Sławomir Winiarski, Dorota Molek-Winiarska, Barbara Chomątowska

“…Movement dynamics were evaluated using a Motion Activity Index (MAI) to measure movement intensity, asymmetry, and quality. (3) Results: The machining group demonstrated nearly double the range of motion (median ROM: 36.6° vs. 25.5°, <i>p</i> = 0.019) and peak angular velocities up to eight times higher (median: 40°/s vs. 5°/s) in lumbar and thoracic rotations compared to the assembly group. …”
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