Characteristics Associated with Acute-Phase Response following First Zoledronic Acid Infusion in Brazilian Population with Osteoporosis by Bruno S. A. Ferreira, Bernardo M. da Cunha, Luciana P. Valadares, Larissa A. Moreira, Frederico G. A. Batista, Cristiane da F. Hottz, Marina M. P. Lins, Gabriel G. R. Magalhães, Luanna M. de Arruda, Sergio H. R. Ramalho

“…Clinical demographics (age, sex, diabetes, smoking, body mass index, and previous oral bisphosphonate use) and laboratory data (calcium, parathyroid hormone, renal function, and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and carboxy-terminal crosslinked telopeptide of type 1 collagen [CTX], both before and after infusion) were compared between patients with and without APR. …”
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Characteristics of interline table watermelon F₁ hybrids according to the degrees of dominance and indices of true and hypothetical heterosis by E. A. Varivoda, N. G. Baibakova

“…The F1 hybrids ChmsFt, ChmsNts and ChmsIR demonstrated high degrees of dominance in yield (1.8 to 5.0%). The index of hypothetical heterosis had positive results in all studied heterotic watermelon hybrids. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Ketoprofen Gel Alone and in Combination with Doxycycline Gel as Local Drug Delivery in the Treatment of Chronic Periodontitis among Smokers and Non-Smoker... by Krupali J. Gandhi, Priyadarshini P. Nadig, Shivlal Vishnoi, Bhumika S. Sheth, Jinal Desai, Kandarp Raj

“…The quadrants were randomized into K alone and K + D subgroups. 2.5% ketoprofen gel and 2.5% ketoprofen + 3% doxycycline gel were delivered into designated sites after SRP, and the sites were secured using periodontal dressing. Plaque index (PI), bleeding on probing (BOP), probing pocket depth (PPD), and relative attachment level (RAL) were recorded at baseline and 3 months. …”
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Partial replacement of soybean meal with cottonseed meal in diets of broiler chicken sustains performance by upregulating the expression of nutrient transporter genes in small inte... by S. Haldar, S.S. Arora, A.K. Dhara, A. Debnath

“…Replacing up to 15 % of SBM in the diets of the experimental chickens with the HF-CSM had an insignificant (P > 0.05) effect on BW, FCR, or European Productivity Index at the time of harvest (42 d), and the 10 % replacement of SBM with HF-CSM (equivalent to 2.5 % inclusion of HF-CSM in the total ration) had effects similar to the all-SBM diet. …”
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Aspiring to clinical significance: Insights from developing and evaluating a machine learning model to predict emergency department return visit admissions. by Yiye Zhang, Yufang Huang, Anthony Rosen, Lynn G Jiang, Matthew McCarty, Arindam RoyChoudhury, Jin Ho Han, Adam Wright, Jessica S Ancker, Peter Ad Steel

“…Chart reviews categorized predicted cases across index ED discharge diagnosis and RVA root cause classifications. …”
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Taxonomic refinement of Bacillus thuringiensis by Nagham Shiekh Suliman, Reza Talaei-Hassanloui, Hamid Abachi, Sadegh Zarei, Ebrahim Osdaghi

“…This study investigates the taxonomic authenticity of those strains using DNA similarity indexes, i.e., average nucleotide identity (ANI) and digital DNA–DNA hybridization (dDDH). …”
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Female genital mutilation among children in Ethiopia: A time-to-event analysis of age at circumcision. by Michael Arthur Ofori, Daniel Biftu Bekalo, David Kwamena Mensah, Niharika Jha

“…Mother's age and family wealth index were time dependent risk factors. Effective interventions to reduce FGM prevalence would need to address multiple aspects simultaneously, including improving access to education (especially for girls and women), targeting both urban and rural areas with awareness campaigns, and considering culturally sensitive approaches that take into account religious and traditional beliefs while promoting the health and rights of girls and women.…”
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Subscapular skinfold thickness, not other anthropometric and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry-measured adiposity, is positively associated with the presence of age-related macular... by Jayne Woodside, David Wright, Margaret Rayman, Miguel Gedtal, Ruth Esther Hogg

“…Bivariate analyses across AMD status were similarly performed for AnthM (ie, body mass index, waist circumference and skinfold thicknesses) and potential confounders (ie, demographics and health-related variables). …”
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Assessment of health behaviors of primary school teachers based on their nutritional knowledge and physical activity: A cross-sectional study in the Asir Region. by Amani Alhazmi, Maha Ali, Adam Dawria, Bayapa Reddy Narapureddy, Manal Mohammed Hawash

“…This study aims to assess nutritional knowledge and physical activity; to determine correlations between health behaviour factors and Body Mass Index (BMI), and evaluate BMI status concerning demographic factors among primary school teachers in the Asir Region, KSA.…”
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Length-weight relationship, condition factors and reproductive biology of the spineless cuttlefish Sepiella inermis (Ferussac & d’Orbigny, 1848) in the southeastern regions of... by Roksana Jahan, Md. Nasim Mahmud

“…On average, females have a greater gonadosomatic index (6.87 %) than males (1.98 %). A major peak in GSI of females was observed in September 2022, and second peak was in January 2023. …”
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Access to weight reduction interventions for overweight and obese patients in UK primary care: population-based cohort study by Martin C Gulliford, A Toby Prevost, Helen P Booth

“…Patients with body mass index (BMI) values ≥25 kg/m2 recorded between 2005 and 2012 were included. …”
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UJI SITOTOKSITAS DAN ANTIPROLIFERATIF SEL KANKER PAYUDARA T47D DAN SEL VERO BIJI Nigella sativa, L. by Laela Hayu Nurani

“…Ethanol extract of cumin seeds have a higher potential due to the highest security index compared to ether extract and infusa. …”
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Coastal Sceneries of Albania, An Emerging 3S Destination: Analysis of Physical Characteristics and Human Activity Impacts by Alfredo Fernández Enríquez, Alexis Mooser, Giorgio Anfuso, Javier García-Onetti

“…Based on the evaluation of 26 physical/human parameters and using weighting matrix parameters and fuzzy logic mathematics, the technique enables one to obtain an Evaluation Index (D) that allows one to classify each investigated site into five scenic classes, from Class I (extremely attractive natural sites; D ≥ 0.85) to Class V (very unattractive developed urban/industrial sites; D < 0.00). …”
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Spatiotemporal Variations in Phytoplankton Community Structure and Diversity: A Case Study for a Macroalgae–Oyster Reef Ecosystem by Min Xu, Qi Zhao, Yufu Xu, Shenzhi Wang, Yingbo Yu, Haipeng Zhang, Yun Wang, Jiabin Shen, Linlin Yang, Yunling Zhang, Takayoshi Otaki, Teruhisa Komatsu, Kaida Xu

“…In this study, we conducted field surveys to investigate the spatiotemporal variations in species composition, abundance, dominant species, diversity indexes, niche width and overlap, and interspecific connection of the phytoplankton community in the ecosystem of oyster–macroalgal reefs. …”
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The Global, Regional, and National Burden of Tracheal, Bronchus, and Lung Cancer Caused by Smoking: An Analysis Based on the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Jingting Zhang, Jincheng Tang, Renyi Yang, Siqin Chen, Huiying Jian, Puhua Zeng

“…Additionally, the relationship between disease burden, EAPCs, and the sociodemographic index (SDI) was assessed. Findings: Compared with 1990, both the mortality and DALYs due to smoking-related TBL cancer substantially increased by 2021. …”
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Factors Requiring Adjustment in the Interpretation of Serum Carcinoembryonic Antigen: A Cross-Sectional Study of 18,131 Healthy Nonsmokers by Hae Yeon Kang, Eun Kyung Choe, Kyu Joo Park, Young Lee

“…In the training set, multivariate analysis revealed that the log-transformed CEA level had positive relationships with age (regression coefficient (r) = 0.005, P<0.001), white blood cell (WBC) count (r=0.007, P=0.016), hemoglobin (HB, r=0.016, P<0.001), aspartate aminotransferase (AST, r=0.002, P=0.005), creatinine (r=0.076, P=0.038), and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c, r=0.052, P<0.001); body mass index (BMI, r=−0.007, P<0.001) showed a negative correlation. …”
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PropAngio study protocol: a neoadjuvant trial on the efficacy of propranolol monotherapy in cutaneous angiosarcoma—a proof of principle study by Neeltje Steeghs, Jos H Beijnen, Kimberley M Heinhuis, Nikki S IJzerman, Anne Miek Koenen, Winette T A van der Graaf, Rick L Haas, Alwin D R Huitema, Winan J van Houdt

“…The histological response will be determined as secondary endpoint, comparing the difference in proliferation index before and after propranolol by measuring the change in immunohistochemistry staining of Ki-67. …”
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An In-Depth Study of Personalized Anesthesia Management Models in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Based on Multimodal Deep Learning by Hanqi Shi, Hongyu Wang, Xibing Ding, Zheng Dang

“…Analysis of the patients&#x2019; basic information and physiological parameters during surgery revealed that body mass index (BMI) and age significantly impacted anesthesia management. …”
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Nurse workforce change and metropolitan medically underserved areas in the United States by Diana Bowser, Kaili Mauricio, Brielle Ruscitti

“…Occupational Employment and Wage dataset from the Bureau of Labor Statistics was used to determine the number of nurses employed, at the level of the metropolitan statistical area from 2012 to 2022. The Index of Medical Underservice was extracted for each MUA from HRSA and geographically weighted to the metropolitan area. …”
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Complications and Influential Perioperative Factors Associated with SpaceOAR Hydrogel Placement by Kerith R. Wang, Rishabh K. Simhal, Cassra B. Clark, Mark J. Mann, James R. Mark, Costas D. Lallas, Robert Den, Edouard J. Trabulsi

“…The Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) was used to assess comorbidity risk. …”
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