The influence of light and heavy training weeks on the cortisol and testosterone awakening responses of elite male judokas: is skeletal muscle damage a mediating factor? by Blair T. Crewther, Benjamin G. Serpell, Christian J. Cook, Zbigniew Obmiński

“…The CAR and TAR were indexed by baseline-corrected change scores (Δb30, Δb60) and area under the curve (AUCb30, AUCb60). …”
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Improved Localization and Recognition of Handwritten Digits on MNIST Dataset with ConvGRU by Yalin Wen, Wei Ke, Hao Sheng

“…Our model achieves a structural similarity index of 0.913 between predicted and actual sequences, surpassing current state-of-the-art methods by 1.2%. …”
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A review of vegetable waste bio-processing techniques in rural areas by Noorafizah Murshid, Junidah Lamaming, Sariah Saalah, Mariani Rajin, Abu Zahrim Yaser

“…This review also summarizes the maturity index and illustrates the usage of compost and leachate as fertilizer. …”
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Nationwide observational study of incidence, management and outcome of spontaneous coronary artery dissection: a report from the Swedish Coronary Angiography and Angioplasty regist... by Per Tornvall, Eva Swahn, Dimitrios Venetsanos, Troels Yndigegn, Sofia Sederholm Lawesson, Lena Jonasson, Nina Johnston, Henrik Wilander, Christos Pagonis, Christian Dworeck, Thomas Kellerth

“…The incidence of SCAD as well as the management and outcome of these patients is not well described.Design A nationwide observational study.Participants and setting All patients with SCAD registered in the Swedish Coronary Angiography and Angioplasty Register from 2015 to 2017 were included. The index angiographies of patients with registered SCAD were re-evaluated at each centre to confirm the diagnosis. …”
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Investigation of 3D iris morphology early alteration after implantable collamer lens implantation by using SS-OCT by Zhengwei Zhang, Shuimiao Chang, Kaiwen Li, Jinhan Yao, Zhao Wang, Jiewei Liu, Lin Jiang, Feiyan Chai, Xiaogang Wang

“…A multitask network automatically performed iris SS-OCT image segmentation and quantitative measurements of 3D iris morphology (iris thickness and volume of the inner 1-mm annular area and the outer 1–2-mm annular area, iris curvature [I-Curve], and iris smooth index [SI]). Results: Forty-six eyes of 27 patients (average age, 26.0 ± 5.3 years) were included in the final data analysis. …”
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Incidence, Outcomes, and Factors Associated with Intra-Abdominal Hypertension and Primary Abdominal Compartment Syndrome in Abdominopelvic Injury Patients by Amonpon Kanlerd, Krissada Nakornchai, Karikarn Auksornchart, Warapan Watkwaw

“…Data of age, gender, weight, height, body mass index, injury mechanisms, initial vital signs, imaging, laboratory data, blood component requirements, abdominal organs involved, treatments including surgery and intervention radiology, abbreviated injury scale (AIS) and injury severity score (ISS), length of ICU stays, and results of treatment were all analyzed. …”
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Effect of Optimum Motor Relearning Programme on Hand Function of Stroke Patients by Jie CHEN, Fuchun WU, Guoqing MO, Debiao YU

“…The hand function of patients in the two groups was assessed by Wrist part of Fugl-Meyer Assessment Upper Extremity (FMA-UE), Motor Function Status Scale (MSS) and Modified Barthel Index (MBI) before and 4, 6, 8 weeks after treatment and a 3-month follow-up on the patients leaving hospital.Results:After 4, 6 and 8 weeks of treatment, FMA-UE and MBI of the two groups were increased significantly (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). …”
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Dietary Micronutrient Intake and the Prevalence of Metabolic Conditions among Children from the United States–Affiliated Pacific Region in the Children’s Healthy Living Program by Lucia A Seale, Ashley B Yamanaka, Kristi Hammond, Eunjung Lim, Lynne R Wilkens, Pauline McFall, Tanisha F Aflague, Patricia Coleman, Travis Fleming, Leslie Shallcross, Jonathan Deenik, Rachel Novotny

“…Objectives: The study examined the association between micronutrient intake with body mass index (BMI in kg/m2) and the presence of insulin resistance proxy, acanthosis nigricans (AN), in 3529 children aged 2–8 y from the USAP region in the Children’s Healthy Living study. …”
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Minimally Invasive Surgical Approach in Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis Complicated with Intramural Descending Aorta Hematoma Followed by Aortic Wall Rupture by Mihai-Lucian Ciobica, Alexandru-Sebastian Botezatu, Zoltan Galajda, Mara Carsote, Claudiu Nistor, Bianca-Andreea Sandulescu

“…Unusual aortic manifestations (such as intramural aortic hematoma or aortic wall rupture) are difficult to recognize since the index of clinical suspicion is rather low. A prompt intervention may be life-saving and a multidisciplinary team is mandatory. …”
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Neurofilament Light Chain Assessment in Type 2 Diabetic Patients with Distal Symmetrical Polyneuropathy by Israa Abdelmalik Salem, Sura Ahmed Abdulsattar, Haider Fadhil Alrubaye

“…In addition to their blood pressure, their body mass index was calculated using their height and weight.  …”
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Investigation of Soil Physiochemical Properties Effects on Soil Compaction for a Long Year Tilled Farmland by Yared Seifu Woldeyohannis, Someshakher S Hiremath, Simie Tola, Amana Wako

“…The maximum and minimum values of the cone index of this study were 1918.133 kPa and 864.733 kPa, respectively, by taking the average of all sample points. …”
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Bond Strength and Deflection of Four Types of Bonded Lingual Retainers by Amin Golshah, Shirin Asadian Feyli

“…The shear (SBS) and tensile (TBS) bond strength values were measured. The adhesive remnant index (ARI) score and deflection of wires were also determined under a stereomicroscope. …”
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Development and Validation of a Nomogram Model for Predicting the Risk of Readmission in Patients with Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction within 1 Year by Yue Hu, Xiaotong Wang, Shengjue Xiao, Chunyan Huan, Huimin Wu, Tao Xu, Minjia Guo, Hong Zhu, Defeng Pan

“…Independent risk factors for HF readmission of patients with HFrEF within 1 year of hospital discharge were as follows: age, body mass index, systolic blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, left ventricular ejection fraction, and angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitors. …”
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Clinical Evaluation of the Diagnostic Role of MicroRNA-155 in Breast Cancer by Fatemeh Hosseini Mojahed, Amir Hossein Aalami, Vahid Pouresmaeil, Amir Amirabadi, Mahdi Qasemi Rad, Amirhossein Sahebkar

“…The ROC curve analysis showed that the AUC was 0.89 (77.78% sensitivity and 88.89% specificity), and the cutoff was 1.4 (Youden index: 0.6667) for detecting breast cancer. Conclusion. …”
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Correlation of Grade of Urothelial Cell Carcinomas and DNA Histogram Features Assessed by Flow Cytometry and Automated Image Cytometry by Marco G. W. Bol, Jan P. A. Baak, Bianca v. Diermen, E. A. M. Janssen, Susanne B. K. Buhr-Wildhagen, Kjell-Henning Kjellevold

“…To discriminate between different grades, single- and multivariate analyses was performed on DNA histogram features obtained with the MultiCycle program (using DNA index (DI) and SPF). Results: Overall measurement time of the adapted ICM method was 10.7 minutes per case (range 5.9–29.8 min.) and required little additional interactive object rejection (average 152 objects (84–298) on 3000 objects per case measured, which took 9.9 minutes on average, range 8.3–15.5 minutes). …”
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Monte Carlo Simulation to Evaluate Mould Growth in Walls: The Effect of Insulation, Orientation, and Finishing Coating by Ricardo M. S. F. Almeida, Eva Barreira

“…The updated VTT model produced results (mould index—M) ranging between 0.4 (gypsum-based rendering, insulated, and south oriented wall) and 5.9 (untreated wood, noninsulated, and north oriented wall) and the Biohygrothermal model (mould growth) between 10.1 and 406.4 mm for the same case studies. …”
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Development and validation of a pragmatic measure of cocreation in research engagement: a study protocol by Bethany M Kwan, Carter Sevick, Cathleen Willging, Bryan J Weiner, Janice Tufte, Brooke Dorsey Holliman, Monica Perez Jolles, Danielle Ostendorf

“…We will compute survey items using an Item-Level Content Validity Index and a modified kappa statistic to adjust for chance agreement with panel members’ ratings. …”
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Hubungan Sleep Hygiene dengan Hasil Belajar Blok Pada Mahasiswa Tahap Akademik Fakultas Kedokteran by Tiara Mardalifa, Yulistini Yulistini, Restu Susanti

“…Instrumen penelitian ini menggunakan kuesioner Sleep Hygiene Index (SHI) yang telah divalidasi. Hasil belajar diambil dari nilai ujian blok dengan kategori baik (skor≥70) dan kurang baik (skor<70). …”
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How outcomes are measured after spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage: A systematic scoping review. by Sara Massicotte, Ronda Lun, Vignan Yogendrakumar, Brian Dewar, Hee Sahng Chung, Ricarda Konder, Holly Yim, Alexandra Davis, Dean Fergusson, Michel Shamy, Dar Dowlatshahi

“…The most frequently used functional assessment tool was the modified Rankin Scale (mRS) (60%), followed by the National Institute of Health Stroke Severity Scale (22%) and Barthel Index (21%). The most frequent timepoint at which mortality was assessed was 90 days (41%), followed by 180 days (18%) and 365 days (12%), with 2% beyond 1 year. …”
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The association of lifestyle with cardiovascular and all-cause mortality based on machine learning: a prospective study from the NHANES by Xinghong Guo, Mingze Ma, Lipei Zhao, Jian Wu, Yan Lin, Fengyi Fei, Clifford Silver Tarimo, Saiyi Wang, Jingyi Zhang, Xinya Cheng, Beizhu Ye

“…The participants underwent a comprehensive in-person interview and medical laboratory examinations, and subsequently, their records were linked with the National Death Index for further analysis. Extreme gradient enhancement, random forest, support vector machine and other machine learning methods are used to build the prediction model. …”
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