Intestinal microbiota as biomarkers for different colorectal lesions based on colorectal cancer screening participants in community by Gairui Li, Gairui Li, Dan Zhao, Binfa Ouyang, Yinggang Chen, Yashuang Zhao

“…The Gut Microbiota Health Index (GMHI) and average variation degree (AVD) were employed to assess the health status of the different groups.ResultsOur findings revealed that the Nor group exhibited significantly higher GMHIs and the lowest AVD compared to the four Lesion groups. …”
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Scaled Fenwick Trees by Matthew Cushman

“…Two solutions to this problem are well-known: Fenwick trees (also known as Binary Indexed Trees) and Segment Trees. The new data structure extends the capabilities for the first time to further enable multiplying (rescaling) ranges of the underlying data by a scalar as well in <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\log n$ </tex-math></inline-formula>. …”
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The efficacy and safety of rhGH treatment combined with letrozole/GnRHa in adolescent boys by Ying Zhang, Xin Yuan, Kenneth McCormick, Xiao-Hong Yang, Shi-Jun Chen, Rui-Min Chen

“…There was a significant body mass index (BMI) SDS increase in the letrozole vs. GnRHa groups. …”
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Examining future spatiotemporal changes in blue and green water using an enhanced SWAT model: A Jialing River basin case study by Mingyan Wu, Fuquan Ni, Yu Deng, Nan Jiang, Mengyu Zhu, Huazhun Ren, Ziying Yue, Yuxuan Wang

“…This research focuses on the Jialing River Basin, utilizing an enhanced Soil &amp; Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model alongside CMIP6 data, and selects representative years of dry-hot composite events through the Dry-Hot Magnitude Index (DHMI) to study the alterations in blue and green water across various future scenarios. …”
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Integration of cervical cancer screening into healthcare facilities in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review. by Rahel Nega Kassa, Desalegn Markos Shifti, Kassahun Alemu, Akinyinka O Omigbodun

“…Five databases (MEDLINE, Maternity Infant Care, Scopus, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), and Web of Science) were systematically searched. …”
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Rehabilitation and violence-related traumatic brain injury: A scoping review. by Samira Omar, Maria Jennifer Estrella, Muzna Ahmad, Angela Colantonio, Jessica Babineau, Vincy Chan

“…., MEDLINE, Cochrane CENTRAL Register of Clinical Trials, CINAHL, APA PsycINFO, Criminal Justice Abstracts, Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts, and Proquest Nursing and Allied Health) and grey literature (i.e., relevant organizations' websites) were systematically searched for peer-reviewed articles and reports that met eligibility criteria. …”
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Trends and Spatiotemporal Patterns of the Meteorological Drought in the Ili River Valley from 1961 to 2023: An SPEI-Based Study by Su Hang, Alim Abbas, Bilal Imin, Nijat Kasim, Zinhar Zunun

“…In this study, we analyze the spatiotemporal evolution of drought in the IRV from 1961 to 2023, using data from ten meteorological stations. The SPEI drought index, along with Sen’s trend analysis, the Mann–Kendall test, the cumulative departure method, and wavelet analysis, were employed to assess drought patterns. …”
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Effect of Sensorimotor Training on Balance and Activity of Daily Living of Home-based Rehabilitation in Patients with Stroke by Kui LI, Haiqing ZHENG, Xin LI, Yuantao HAO

“…The Berg balance scale (BBS) and modified Barthel index (MBI) were used to evaluate the balance and ADL, and the patients received the above evaluations before and after the eight-weeks-training, and 3 months of follow-up.Results:After the eight-week-program, the BBS and MBI in the two groups were increased significantly (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.01). …”
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Prediction of Soil Organic Carbon Content in <italic>Spartina alterniflora</italic> by Using UAV Multispectral and LiDAR Data by Jiannan He, Yongbin Zhang, Mingyue Liu, Lin Chen, Weidong Man, Hua Fang, Xiang Li, Xuan Yin, Jianping Liang, Wenke Bai, Fuping Li

“…The results show that the following. 1) The prediction accuracy is improved by classifying the data into three types: unlodging <italic>S. alterniflora</italic> (ULSA), lodging <italic>S. alterniflora</italic> (LSA), and mudflats. 2) XGBoost outperformed RF and SVM in accurately predicting SOC content, with <italic>R</italic>²; values of 0.743 for ULSA, 0.731 for LSA, and 0.705 for mudflats; 3) In the XGBoost models constructed for ULSA, LSA, and mudflats, spectral features contributed 75.7&#x0025;, 73.1&#x0025;, and 63.1&#x0025;, respectively, with the normalized difference vegetation index emerging as the most critical spectral feature. …”
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Nutritional interventions to prevent and reduce overweight and obesity during postacute stroke rehabilitation: a scoping review protocol by Dorthe Sørensen, Lena Aadal, Mette Nørtoft

“…A three-step librarian-assisted search strategy will be conducted using the bibliographic databases MEDLINE (PubMed), Embase, CINAHL and Web of Science. Indexed and grey literature in English and Scandinavian languages, from January 2010 to the present, will be considered for inclusion. …”
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Age but not vitamin D is related to sarcopenia in vitamin D sufficient male elderly in rural China by Weinuo Mi, Huifeng Zhang, Lina Zhang, Xingjia Li, Zhiguo Wang, Yu Sun, Tonggao Shen, Kuanlu Fan, Chao Liu, Shuhang Xu

“…Indicators of muscle mass and strength, including the appendicular skeletal muscle mass (ASM), skeletal muscle index (SMI) and hand grip strength (HGS) were measured. …”
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Risk factors of recurrent periprosthetic joint infection of the knee after two-stage reimplantation by Do Weon Lee, Hyuk-Soo Han, Du Hyun Ro

“…Materials and methods From March 2002 to December 2022, 65 knees that underwent two-stage reimplantation for PJIs in a single, tertiary hospital were retrospectively reviewed, and 44 patient-related, laboratory-related, and surgery-related factors, including body mass index, pathogen type, and the usage of transfusions, were selected as the potential risk factors for recurrence. …”
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Obesity and polysomnographic variables on patients with obstructive sleep apnea by Chaiane Facco Piccin, Marco Colomé Beck, Luiz Carlos Alves de Oliveira, Reinaldo Fernando Cóser Neto, Pedro Luis Cóser, Fabrício Scapini, Antônio Marcos Vargas da Silva

“…The following variables were analyzed: stages 1, 2 and 3 of sleep (N1, N2 and N3), REM sleep, index peri- odic movements of the lower limbs (PLMS), apnea and hypopnea (AHI), AHI in REM sleep (AHIREM) and micro-arousal rates (MAR). …”
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Domain-Knowledge-Guided Multisource Fusion Network for Small Water Bodies Mapping Using PlanetScope Multispectral and Google Earth RGB Images by Pu Zhou, Xiaodong Li, Yihang Zhang, Yalan Wang, Yuyang Li, Xiang Li, Chi Zhou, Laiyin Shen, Yun Du

“…DKFNet utilizes the normalized difference water index (NDWI) image from PlanetScope image as domain knowledge for water mapping. …”
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Reassessment of disease severity routine laboratory tests in the COVID-19 infection by A. A. Simushev, E. Yu. Medvedeva, Yu. O. Shulpekova, V. M. Nechaev, M. R. Skhirtladze, I. R. Popova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Seven interrelated parameters (age, body temperature, blood oxygen saturation, the neutrophils count, creatinine, CRP, fibrinogen), for which a reliable relation with other tests has been shown, were assigned with its special index according to their contribution to the assessment of the overall condition severity. …”
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Genotypic Variability in Some Morpho-Physiological Traits in Different Environments and Their Relationship with Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) Root Yield by Joseph Adjebeng-Danquah, Isaac Kwadwo Asante, Joseph Manu-Aduening, Richard Yaw Agyare, Vernon Edward Gracen, Samuel Kwame Offei

“…Moderate broad-sense heritability estimates werefound for storage root yield, harvest index, plant height, ratio of storage rootlength to girth, and cassava mosaic disease score indicating that progresscan be made through selection for these traits.…”
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Characteristics of exacerbators in the US Bronchiectasis and NTM Research Registry: a cross-sectional study by Nicole C. Lapinel, Radmila Choate, Timothy R. Aksamit, Joseph Feliciano, Kevin L. Winthrop, Andreas Schmid, Sebastian Fucile, Mark L. Metersky

“…Patient demographics, respiratory symptoms, healthcare resource utilisation, microbiology, modified bronchiectasis severity index (mBSI) and select comorbidities were collected at enrolment. …”
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Performance characteristics of shell and tube heat exchanger using sectoral baffle by Jacob Kolawole Adebayo, Ademola Adebukola Dare, Moses Omolayo Petinrin

“…Velocities, temperatures, and pressure obtained from SP were used to evaluate the Relative Performance Index of all the STBs against SB as control. The numerical values of heat transfer coefficient (HTC) and pressure drops (PD) over the shell side along the length of STHX were compared with those obtained from Kern’s method, HTC of STBs was enhanced by 45%, 50%, 55%, 50%, 61%, and 50% with PD of 40%, 25%, 11%, 22%, − 21%, and 22% and performance evaluation coefficient (Q/ΔP) of 63%, 60%, 56%, 59%, 47%, and 59% with field synergy number of 41%, 47%, 53%, 46%, 59%, and 46% for STB90°, RSTB90°, STB120°, RSTB120°, STB150°, and RSTB150° respectively. …”
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Emphysema is associated with thoracic vertebral bone attenuation on chest CT scan in HIV-infected individuals. by Alycia Petraglia, Joseph K Leader, Matthew Gingo, Meghan Fitzpatrick, John Ries, Cathy Kessinger, Lorrie Lucht, Danielle Camp, Alison Morris, Jessica Bon

“…The association between mean HU attenuation values across the three vertebrae and radiographic emphysema, age, sex, body mass index (BMI), steroid use, viral load, CD4 count, and forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1) was assessed by univariate and multivariate analyses.…”
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Elevated resting heart rate in adolescent men and risk of heart failure and cardiomyopathy by Martin Lindgren, Josefina Robertson, Martin Adiels, Maria Schaufelberger, Maria Åberg, Kjell Torén, Margda Waern, N. David Åberg, Annika Rosengren

“…Comparing the first and fifth quintiles of the RHR distribution, the hazard ratio (HR) for HF associated with coronary heart disease, diabetes, or hypertension was 1.25 [95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.13–1.38] after adjustment for body mass index, blood pressure, and cardiorespiratory fitness. …”
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