The effects of artificial sweeteners on body weight, body fat, and energy intake: A meta-analysis of meta-analyses by Fatemeh Hamedi-Kalajahi, Sanaz Asemani, Kousalya Prabahar, Neda Jourabchi-Ghadim, Alireza Ostadrahimi

“…Therefore, this umbrella meta-analyses was conducted to resolve these discrepancies and offer definitive evidence on the impact of ASs on body weight (BW), body mass index (BMI), and energy intake. Methods: PubMed, Scopus, EMBASE, and Web of Science were systematically searched from inception up to March 2023. …”
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The association between monocyte to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and chronic kidney disease in a Chinese adult population: a cross-sectional study by Lingling Xu, Dongling Li, Zongwei Song, Jin Liu, Yang Zhou, Junwei Yang, Ping Wen

“…Characteristic indicators including waist circumference, body mass index (BMI), blood pressure (BP), serum uric acid (SUA), triglyceride, and fasting blood glucose (FBG) showed a gradual increase with higher MHR quartiles, whereas parameters such as age, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), and eGFR decreased (p < .001). …”
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Microstructure and macro-mechanical properties of residual soil subjected to repeated hygroscopic cycles by Xu-tang Xu, Xiang-long Chen, Ye-qing Cai, Xiang Xu

“…Results showed that the soil shear characteristics were influenced by the number of hygroscopic cycles and had a correlation with stress level (confining pressure and target suction), the greater the cumulative irreversible deformation and the more pronounced shear dilation characteristics of the soil had after more hygroscopic cycles and higher stress levels. The shear strength index of unsaturated soil after repeated hygroscopic paths presented a decreasing trend, but the attenuation of internal friction angle and suction friction angle was limited, and the average values were 21.3° and 14.7°, respectively. …”
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Identifying the Thermal Storage Stability of Polymer-Modified Asphalt with Carbon Nanotubes Based on Its Macroperformance and Micromorphology by Xi-yin Liu, Peng Wang, Yu Lu, Tian-tao Zhang, Li-zhi Wang, Tong-fu Wang

“…Microcharacteristics were obtained by the SBS characteristic peak index, SBS-rich phase distribution, polymer swelling degree, and particle characteristics of the SBS-rich phase. …”
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Addressing the rising colorectal cancer burden in the older adult: examining modifiable risk and protective factors for comprehensive prevention strategies by Ke‐Jie He, Zhejun Liu, Guoyu Gong

“…Emerging evidence suggests that high body mass index (BMI) is a significant risk factor for colorectal cancer, particularly among the older adult population. …”
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Magnitude and associated factors of unmet need for family planning among reproductive-aged women in Ethiopia: An umbrella review. by Mulat Ayele, Gizachew Yilak, Abebaw Alamrew, Eyob Shitie Lake, Befkad Derese Tilahun

“…The pooled prevalence of unmet need for family planning was found to be 27.44% (95% CI: 22.32-32.55), with the heterogeneity index (I square = 99.45%, P = 0.000). Failure to discuss with her partner about family planning methods (OR: 2.90, 95% CI: 1.81, 4.00), being illiterate (OR: 2.17, 95% CI: 1.42, 2.92), age at first marriage (OR: 1.37, 95% CI: 1.30, 1.44), and educational status of woman's partner (OR: 2.61, 95% CI: 0.83, 4.40) were the factors significantly and positively associated with unmet needs for family planning.…”
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Hyperglycemia and Correlated High Levels of Inflammation Have a Positive Relationship with the Severity of Coronavirus Disease 2019 by Wen Zhang, Chuanwei Li, Yu Xu, Binfeng He, Mingdong Hu, Guoqiang Cao, Li Li, Shuang Wu, Xia Wang, Chun Zhang, Jianping Zhao, Jungang Xie, Zihui Xu, Qi Li, Guansong Wang

“…There was no association between severity of COVID-19 and known diabetes adjusted for age, sex, body mass index (BMI), known hypertension, and coronary heart disease. …”
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Value of dual-energy CT quantitative parameters combined with clinical features in diagnosis of stages T2 and T3 colorectal cancer by FANG Ni, WEI Xin, CHEN Weijuan

“…Results‍　‍Univariate analysis showed that carcinoembryonic antigen （CEA）， N stage， tumor location， tumor longest diameter （LD）， CT value of virtual noncontrast （CT-VNC）， fat fraction， electron density （Rho） and dual energy index （DEI） were significantly different between the T2 and T3 groups （P<0.05）. …”
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Chemical Characterization and Antimicrobial Activity of Essential Oils and Nanoemulsions of <i>Eugenia uniflora</i> and <i>Psidium guajava</i> by Rebeca Dias dos Santos, Breno Noronha Matos, Daniel Oliveira Freire, Franklyn Santos da Silva, Bruno Alcântara do Prado, Karolina Oliveira Gomes, Marta Oliveira de Araújo, Carla Azevedo Bilac, Letícia Fernandes Silva Rodrigues, Izabel Cristina Rodrigues da Silva, Lívia Cristina Lira de Sá Barreto, Claudio Augusto Gomes da Camara, Marcilio Martins de Moraes, Guilherme Martins Gelfuso, Daniela Castilho Orsi

“…The NEs of <i>E. uniflora</i> and <i>P. guajava</i> had droplet sizes of 105.30 and 99.50 nm and polydispersity index (PDI) values of 0.32 and 0.43, respectively. …”
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Inferior outcome of stand-alone short versus long tibial stem in revision total knee arthroplasty. A retrospective comparative study with minimum 2 year follow-up by Abdelatif Elsayed Ahmed, Abu Mukh Assala, Elsaid Ahmed Nady Saleh, Youssef Ahmed Omar, Foissey Constant, Servien Elvire, Lustig Sebastien

“…The mean age at surgery was 65.96 ± 8.73 years in SS and 67.07 ± 8.64 years in LS. The mean Body Mass Index (BMI) was 28.95 is SS and 30.88 in LS (p < 0.05). …”
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Analysis Model of Giant Prawns Population (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) in Estuary Edge of Sembakung Waters, Nunukan, Indonesia by Agus Indarjo, Gazali Salim, Christine Dyta Nugraeni, Lukman Yudho Prakoso, Permana Ari Soejarwo, Rukisah Rukisah, Yen Thi Hong Pham, Achmad Daengs GS, Hariyadi Hariyadi, Abdul Jabarsyah

“…While analysis was employed for growth pattern, condition index, Von Bertalanffy growth, and mor- tality. The results obtain the sex ratio of male and female giant prawns 1:3.67. …”
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Tomographic features of lung damage associate with D-Dimer levels and further clinical outcome in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome due to COVID-19 by Juan Antonio Suárez-Cuenca, José Fernando Flores-Zaleta, Leslie Andrea Corona-Rojas, Pablo Guzmán-Rullán, Luis Alfonso Camacho-Barajas, Uzziel Aguilera-Ontiveros, Alberto Melchor-López, Alejandro González-Mora, Perla Marlene Guzmán-Ramírez, Janicia Rodríguez-Solis

“…Larger lung damage was associated with older age, male gender and higher pro-inflammatory mediators like leukocytes and ferritin; whilst consolidation pattern was related to higher Body Mass Index. Higher values of D-Dimer were related either to a larger extent of lung involvement or late consolidation pattern. …”
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Association of early menopause with indoor air pollution: A multilevel modelling analysis of the nationally representative cross-sectional study in India by Pritam Halder, Anamika Soni, Ashwani Seth, Dheenadahayalan Vijayakumar, Anamika Das, Sujata Sankhyan, Anshul Mamgai, Saumyarup Pal, Jaya Tiwari, Aparna Baranwal, CM Chaitra

“…Results: The study identified a significant correlation between early menopause and body mass index (BMI), educational status, marital status, occupation, physical activity, self-rated health, and smoking status. …”
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Coffee, including caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee, and the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma: a systematic review and dose–response meta-analysis by Paul Roderick, Peter Clive Hayes, Julie Parkes, Ryan Buchanan, Oliver John Kennedy, Jonathan Andrew Fallowfield

“…There was evidence that the association was not significantly altered by stage of liver disease or the presence/absence of high alcohol consumption, high body mass index, type 2 diabetes mellitus, smoking, or hepatitis B and C viruses. …”
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A bibliometric analysis of the effects of electronic waste on the environment by M. Maphosa, V. Maphosa

“…The articles retrieved were cited 5290 times and had an h-index of 39. Finally, using network analysis techniques, four key themes are identified. …”
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Growth Traits and Yield Performance of Japonica Hybrid Rice Bred by the New Strategy in the Yangtze River Region of China by Yutiao Chen, Jiayu Song, Xiaofu Hong, Huaijie Zhang, Tiejun Hu, Guanglong Zhu

“…The japonica hybrid cultivars with a high grain yield typically exhibited more spikelets per panicle, more spikelets per m², and a higher harvest index than those with a lower grain yield. Increasing the total growth duration had a limited impact on the grain yield of japonica hybrid rice. …”
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Screening Evaporative Dry Eyes Severity Using an Infrared Image by Qing Zhang, Yi Wu, Yilin Song, Guanghao Qin, Lanting Yang, Sumeet Singh Talwar, Tiezhu Lin, Gagan Deep Singh Talwar, Hongda Zhang, Ling Xu, Jonathan E Moore, Emmanuel Eric Pazo, Wei He

“…Evaporative DED was assessed using noninvasive tear breakup time, fluorescein staining, and the Chinese version of the ocular surface disease index (C-OSDI) questionnaire and categorized into their respective dry eye symptomology group (none, mild, moderate, or severe). …”
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The Association of Fasting C-peptide with Corneal Neuropathy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Anju Zuo, Chuan Wang, Lili Li, Jingru Qu, Juan Cao, Li Chen, Solomon Tesfaye, Wenjuan Li, Xinguo Hou

“…Partial correlation analysis (adjusted for age and gender) was also conducted to analyze the correlation of metabolic indexes with these three corneal nerve parameters. …”
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Effect of amisulpride on the expression of serotonin receptors, neurotrophic factor BDNF and its receptors in mice with overexpression of the aggregation-prone [R406W] mutant tau p... by E. M. Kondaurova, A. A. Komarova, T. V. Ilchibaeva, A. Ya. Rodnyy, E. A. Zalivina, V. S. Naumenko

“…In a short-term memory test, there was no difference in the discrimination index between mice treated with AAV-Tau[R406W] and mice treated with AAV-EGFP. …”
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Formulation and Development of a Water-in-Oil Emulsion-Based Luliconazole Cream: In Vitro Characterization and Analytical Method Validation by RP-HPLC by Vijay Kumar Panthi, Utsav Nepal

“…The value of particle size, polydispersity index, and zeta potential was 187.90 ± 2.061 nm, 0.124 ± 0.026, and -10.553 ± 1.349 mV, respectively. …”
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