Study on food habits of herring (Clupea fimbriata) in Ujung Pangkah Waters, East Java by . Sulistiono, M. Robiyanto, M. Brodjo, C.P. Simanjuntak

“…Electivity indeks of the fish varied from -0,99 to 0,45 (male) and -0,98 to 0,51 (female). According to the index, Skeletonema and Calanus are the dominant food of the fish collected in the Ujung Pangkah Waters. …”
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The Effect of Blood Flow Restriction Therapy on Shoulder Function Following Shoulder Stabilization Surgery: A Case Series by John H. McGinniss, John S. Mason, Jamie B. Morris, Will Pitt, Erin M. Miller, Michael S. Crowell

“…Statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvements were reported on the Single Assessment Numeric Evaluation (*p* \< 0.001; mean difference, 17.7; CI: 9.4, 25.9) and Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (*p* \< 0.001; mean difference, -31.1; CI: -44.2, -18.0) from six to 12 weeks postoperatively. …”
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Pan-tumor analysis to investigate the obesity paradox in immune checkpoint blockade by Evan J Lipson, Ludmila Danilova, Elizabeth M Jaffee, Won Jin Ho, Mark Yarchoan, Yasser Ged, Jean Hoffman-Censits, Jennifer Durham, Sanjay Bansal, Chester Kao, Rajat Mohindra, Stephanie L Alden, Tanguy Y Seiwert, Soren Charmsaz, Howard L Li, Kabeer Munjal, Hua-Ling Tsai, Alexei Hernandez, Erin M Coyne, Rachel Garonce-Hediger, Laura Tang, Marina Baretti, Kathryn Howe, G Scott Chandler, Madelena Brancati, Aanika Warner, Ervin Griffin, Mari Nakazawa, Chris Thoburn, Jennifer Gizzi, Nicole E Gross, Elsa Hallab, Sarah S Shin, Aditi Guha

“…Patients were stratified by obesity status at treatment initiation, with obesity defined as body mass index (BMI)≥30 at treatment initiation and BMI≥18.5 and &lt;30 considered non-obese; underweight patients (BMI&lt;18.5) were excluded. …”
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Genetic diversity and antifungal susceptibilities of environmental Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii species complexes by Mohamed Taha, Yasmine H. Tartor, Rana M Abd Elaziz, Ibrahim Elsohaby

“…By calculating the fractional inhibitory concentration (FIC) index, the combination of FCZ + AMB was synergistic against all tested genotypes. …”
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Attention speed and anterior cingulate cortex volume in female and male veterans with suicide ideation and attempts by Erin C. McGlade, Erin C. McGlade, Erin C. McGlade, James R. Yancey, James R. Yancey, James R. Yancey, Keenan E. Roberts, Keenan E. Roberts, Keenan E. Roberts, Audrey Elias, Audrey Elias, Chelsea Carson, Chelsea Carson, Chelsea Carson, Jiyoung Ma, Jiyoung Ma, Margaret R. Legarreta, Margaret R. Legarreta, Deborah A. Yurgelun-Todd, Deborah A. Yurgelun-Todd, Deborah A. Yurgelun-Todd

“…Attentional processes have emerged as a possible predictor of suicide behaviors (SB), yet associated neural correlates remain understudied, particularly in the Veteran population.MethodsThe current study examines sustained and selective attention performance as indexed by the Ruff 2 &amp; 7 Selective Attention Test and anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) volume as they relate to SB in Veterans. …”
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Assessment of the validity and reliability of the nurses’ professional values scale—revised in Persian version among nursing students by Fahimeh Alsadat Hosseini, Ladan Zarshenas, Kobra Parvan, Maryam Shaygan, Banafsheh Tehranineshat, Brian Thomson

“…Results All components had a content validity ratio greater than 0.6 and a content validity index of 1, indicating excellent content validity. …”
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Hydrogen-oxygen mixture inhalation as an adjunctive treatment to home-based exercise in older patients with knee osteoarthritis: an open-label, blinded-endpoint, randomized control... by Chenhui Wang, Mengwei Yan, Yuru Li, Lei Han, Hongqian Wang, Shufeng Jia, Xingchen Liu, Yang Liu, Fan Wu, Baoguo Wang

“…The primary outcome was measured using Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC). Secondary outcomes included inflammation levels (hs-CRP, NLR, PLR, LMR), Chair Stand Test (CST), Timed Up and Go (TUG), 36-item short-form health survey (SF-36), Exercise Adherence Rating Scale (EARS), and adverse events.ResultsA total of 121 subjects were enrolled, with an average age of 81.2 years, and 80.2% were female. …”
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Safety and efficacy of anti-CD30 CAR-T cell therapy in relapsed/refractory classic Hodgkin lymphoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Fanqiao Meng, Maoyuan Xiang, Yu Liu, Dongfeng Zeng

“…We used the Methodological Index for Non-Randomized Studies (MINORS) to evaluate the quality of the included literature. …”
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Co-benefits of nature-based solutions: A health impact assessment of the Barcelona Green Corridor (Eixos Verds) plan by Tamara Iungman, Sergi Ventura Caballé, Ricard Segura-Barrero, Marta Cirach, Natalie Mueller, Carolyn Daher, Gara Villalba, Evelise Pereira Barboza, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen

“…We computed the percentage increase in GS (land use) and tree cover and converted them into Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) to conduct the HIA, employing a Generalized Additive Model (GAM). …”
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The relationship between the functional status of the extremities and “core” stabilization in women with fibromyalgia by Sinem Kuru, Bilge Basakci Calik, Elif Gur Kabul, Murat YIGIT

“…Material and methods Fifty-seven women with FM were included. The Widespread Pain Index (WPI), Visual Analogue Scale-Pain (VAS-Pain), Symptom Severity Scale (SSS), Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ), McGill Static endurance tests (trunk flexors endurance, trunk extensors endurance, lateral bridge tests), Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Questionnaire (DASH), grip strength, Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS), chair-stand test, pressure pain threshold and 6-minute walk test (6MWT) were used in evaluation. …”
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Prediction models of iron level in beef muscle tissue toward ecological well-being by K. Narozhnykh

“…It contained three predictors, namely, number of erythrocytes, color index, and globulin, as a result of selection based on internal and external-quality criteria. …”
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Automatic MRI Lymph Node Annotation From CT Labels by Souraja Kundu, Yuji Iwahori, M. K. Bhuyan, Manish Bhatt, Boonserm Kijsirikul, Aili Wang, Akira Ouchi, Yasuhiro Shimizu

“…We open-source the code through a GitHub repository.INDEX TERMS Image registration, image annotation, magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, unsupervised learning, superresolution.…”
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Pulmonary Mucormycosis – An Experience from a Tertiary Care Center in Southern India: A PULM MUCOR Study by Ashwin Oliver Arul, K. Rajiv Karthik, Devasahayam Jesudas Christopher

“…Conclusions: Pulmonary mucormycosis requires a high index of suspicion, and a delay in the diagnosis leads to complications and poor outcomes. …”
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Association between elevated cystatin C levels and obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome: a systematic review and updated meta-analysis by Nianying Fu, Xiaotao Tan, Jie He

“…Subgroup analysis considering mean body mass index (BMI), mean age, ethnicity, and study design type consistently showed significantly elevated serum/plasma cystatin C levels in the OSAHS category relative to the controls. …”
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Effects of auricular acupoint pressing combined with continuous scenario simulation nursing interventions for patients with Meniere's disease (耳穴压丸联合持续性情景模拟护理干预耳眩晕患者效果观察)... by TIAN Yuan (田媛), QI Shasha (齐莎莎), HU Jingyi (胡静怡), LI Mengting (李梦婷), ZHANG Jingran (张京然), GENG Qingwen (耿庆文), ZHANG Ying (张莹)

“…The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) score in the observation group was lower than that in the control group (P＜0. 05). …”
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Impact of Obesity on Clinicopathologic Characteristics and Disease Prognosis in Pre- and Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Patients: A Retrospective Institutional Study by Nehad M. Ayoub, Rami J. Yaghan, Nour M. Abdo, Ismail I. Matalka, Laila M. Akhu-Zaheya, Alia H. Al-Mohtaseb

“…Analyses were conducted for associations between body mass index (BMI) and age at diagnosis, tumor clinicopathologic characteristics, and molecular subtypes. …”
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Resting-state functional brain connectivity in female adolescents with first-onset anorexia nervosa by Katrien F.M. Bracké, Laura Monteiro Rente Dias, Marisha N. Meijer, Cathelijne P.M. Steegers, Laurinde F. den Heijer, Tess van der Harst, Marjolein H.G. Dremmen, Meike W. Vernooij, Gwen C. Dieleman, Tonya White

“…Clinical outcomes, i.e. body mass index and eating disorder (ED) symptoms, were assessed at baseline and one-year follow-up. …”
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Short bouts and long-term exercise reduce sedentary-induced bone loss and microstructural changes by modulating bone formation and resorption in healthy young male rats by L.Y. Wang, L.M. Liang, X.X. Zhang, H. Chi, F. L. Peng

“…In the trabecular bone, parameters such as trabecular separation (Tb.Sp), trabecular number (Tb.N), BS, connectivity density (Conn.D), BS/BV, bone volume/tissue volume (BV/TV), degree of anisotropy (DA), and structural model index (SMI) were also significantly reduced. In addition, we detected an increase in serum tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) levels in SED rats at both 4 and 8 weeks. …”
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Efficacy of combined colorectal cancer treatment in senile patients by P. V. Tsarkov, D. R. Markaryan, V. M. Nekoval

“…Preoperative comorbidity assessment and perioperative complications risk were assessed by Charlson comorbidity index and ASA physical status classification system. …”
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The Effects of Adverse Events and Associated Costs on Value-Based Care for Metastatic Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma by Prachi Bhatt, Jared Hirsch, Paul Cockrum, George Kim, Gabriela Dieguez

“…Patients receiving gem/abrax were older and had higher baseline Charlson Comorbidity Index scores; however, other factors may be important in driving cost differences. …”
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