Association between social determinants of health and premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and sex differences in US adults: A cross-sectional study by Chun Yang, Na Zhang, Tiankuo Gao, Yingxin Zhu, Chen Gong, Mingyue Xu, Cuicui Feng

“…Weighted logistic regression models were used to examine the relationship between SDoH (including eight sub-items and the cumulative number of unfavorable SDoH) and premature ASCVD. …”
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Associations between heavy metal exposure and vascular age: a large cross-sectional study by Yuntao Feng, Chengxing Liu, Litang Huang, Jun Qian, Na Li, Hongwei Tan, Xuebo Liu

“…Results Exposure to metals such as cadmium (Cd) cesium (Cs), cobalt (Co), and lead (Pb) was significantly associated with increased vascular age, with odds ratios (OR) ranging from 1.05 to 3.48 in full adjusted models. Sex-stratified analyses indicated that individual metal including cobalt (Co) and cadmium (Cd) exposures had a more substantial impact on males. …”
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Radiomics for differentiating adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma in non-small cell lung cancer beyond nodule morphology in chest CT by Minmini Selvam, Abjasree Sadanandan, Anupama Chandrasekharan, Sidharth Ramesh, Arunan Murali, Ganapathy Krishnamurthi

“…We assessed the performance of radiomics-based models in distinguishing primary there is from SCC presenting as lung nodules on Computed Tomography (CT) scans. …”
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Association of Visceral Adipose Tissue With Hypertension: Results From the NHANES 2011–2018 and Mendelian Randomization Analyses by Jia Liao, Miaohan Qiu, Jing Li, Yi Li, Yaling Han

“…Consistent findings across various MR models substantiate the robustness and strength of this causal relationship. …”
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A Reproducible Method for Donor Site Computed Tomography Measurements in Abdominally Based Autologous Breast Reconstruction by Damini Tandon, MD, Arthur Sletten, MD, PhD, Austin Ha, MD, Gary B. Skolnick, BA, MBA, Paul Commean, BEE, Terence Myckatyn, MD

“…Larger patient cohorts must be leveraged to determine correlations between abdominal CT scan findings and donor site outcomes using machine learning algorithms that generate models for predicting abdominal donor site complications.…”
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Habitat Quality Dynamics in Urumqi over the Last Two Decades: Evidence of Land Use and Land Cover Changes by Siying Chen, Ümüt Halik, Lei Shi, Wentao Fu, Lu Gan, Martin Welp

“…This study takes Urumqi, an oasis city in China’s arid region, as a case study and employs the InVEST and PLUS models to conduct a dynamic evaluation of habitat quality in Urumqi from 2000 to 2022 against the backdrop of land use changes. …”
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Field Tests of Indoor Air Cleaners for Removal of PM2.5 and PM10 in Elementary School Classrooms in Seoul, Korea by Bangwoo Han, Keejung Hong, Dongho Shin, Hak-Joon Kim, Yong-Jin Kim, Sang Bok Kim, Sangwoo Kim, Cheong-Ha Hwang, Kwang-Chul Noh

“…This study investigated PM2.5 and PM10 concentrations in two classrooms equipped with one and two air cleaners, respectively, compared with concentrations outdoors and in a classroom with no air cleaner. Eight models of air cleaners with clean air delivery rates ranging from 9.9 to 21.3 m3 min-1 were tested in the classrooms of two elementary schools in Seoul. …”
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A simple and highly efficient protocol for 13C-labeling of plant cell wall for structural and quantitative analyses via solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance by Tasleem Javaid, Akshayaa Venkataraghavan, Matrika Bhattarai, Debkumar Debnath, Wancheng Zhao, Tuo Wang, Ahmed Faik

“…This helps to better understand the influence of polysaccharide-polysaccharide interaction on plant performance and allows for a more precise parametrization of plant cell wall models.…”
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Activation of PPARγ Protects Obese Mice from Acute Lung Injury by Inhibiting Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Promoting Mitochondrial Biogenesis by Yin Tang, Ke Wei, Ling Liu, Jingyue Ma, Siqi Wu, Wenjing Tang

“…We determined PPARγ expression in the lung tissues of normal and obese mice. ALI models of alveolar epithelial cells and of obese mice were used and treated with either PPARγ activator rosiglitazone (RSG) or PPARγ inhibitor GW9662. …”
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X-ray pulsed light curves of highly compact neutron stars as probes of scalar–tensor theories of gravity by Tulio Ottoni, Jaziel G. Coelho, Rafael C. R. de Lima, Jonas P. Pereira, Jorge A. Rueda

“…Thus, our findings suggest that accurate X-ray data of the NS surface emission, jointly with refined theoretical models, could constrain STTs.…”
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E-waste recycling in an optimized way for copper recovery by leaching and a case study on E-waste generation and management in Dhaka city by Kaniz Fatema, Md Niamul Hassan, Sanjida Hasan, Hridoy Roy

“…A combination of experimental procedures and computational modeling was employed to optimize copper extraction from printed circuit boards (PCBs). …”
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Association between Sensitivity to Thyroid Hormone Indices and Bone Mineral Density in US Males by Shuai Chen, Wucui Huang, Guowei Zhou, Xiaohe Sun, Jie Jin, Zhiwei Li

“…Given the complex study design and sample weights, the correlation between sensitivity to thyroid hormone indices and BMD was evaluated through multivariate linear regression models, and extra subgroup analyses were performed to examine the robustness of the results. …”
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The association between visceral fat metabolic score and stroke: mediation by declining kidney function by Yue Cao, Weixing Wen, Hao Zhang, Weiwen Li, Guolin Huang, Yuli Huang

“…Weighted logistic regression models were used to assess the association between METS-VF and stroke risk, with restricted cubic splines employed to explore their non-linear relationships. …”
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Rancang Bangun Sistem Informasi Rumah Tradisional Bali Berdasarkan Asta Kosala-Kosali Berbasis Web by Oka Sudana, Agus Suryadana, Agung Bayupati

“…The Traditional Balinese House Information System presents various kinds of information and features regarding the application of Asta Kosala-Kosali and Asta Bumi in Balinese Traditional Houses which are presented in the form of 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional modeling. The system is expected to facilitate the understanding of the philosophy, rules, procedures, layout, and structure of traditional Balinese Houses as well as being able to become a medium for preserving the Balinese cultural heritage, especially in the field of architecture. …”
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Bacteriological Contamination of Drinking Water Supply from Protected Water Sources to Point of Use and Water Handling Practices among Beneficiary Households of Boloso Sore Woreda,... by Matusala Gizachew, Amha Admasie, Chala Wegi, Etagegnehu Assefa

“…Descriptive and logistic regression statistical models were used. Sixty percent of shallow wells, 60% of protected hand-dug wells, and 25% of protected on-spot springs were found positive for faecal coliform. …”
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Sleep problems and chronic conditions in single parents in Ghana: Serial mediating roles of health-related quality of life and functional limitations. by Obed Jones Owusu-Sarpong, Kabila Abass, Daniel Buor, Solomon Osei Tutu, Razak M Gyasi

“…The EQ-5D-3L questionnaire was used to measure HRQoL. Multivariable OLS models and bootstrapping serial mediation analyses were performed to evaluate the hypothesized associations.…”
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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of vocational college teachers towards occupational burnout by Hongbing Li, Jiangyun Chen, Qing Wei, Haohao Chen

“…Structural equation modeling revealed that knowledge directly influenced attitude (β = 0.410, p < 0.001) and practice (β = 0.312, p = 0.001). …”
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3-Acetyldeoxynivalenol induces pyroptosis in leydig cells via METTL3-mediated N6-methyladenosine modification of NLRP3 by Yangyun Wang, Chaoliang Shi, Wei Jiao, Xiaoxiang Wan

“…In this study, we comprehensively examined the toxicological effects of 3-ADON on TM3 Leydig cells through both in vivo and in vitro experimental models. Our results demonstrate that 3-ADON exposure leads to substantial testicular damage in vivo and significantly reduces cell viability while increasing mortality in TM3 cells in vitro (P = 0.012). …”
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Chinese Scholars on the Progress and Outcomes of the Military Reforms in Russia (from the 1990s till Present) by Shiying Han

“…Nevertheless, according to Chinese assessments these reforms still have certain drawbacks, particularly, associated with hasty and misguided attempts to copy the Western military models at the turn of the 2000s — 2010s. In general, Chinese civilian and military experts conclude that throughout a long and difficult process of military reforms Russia has made a significant progress in rearmament and increasing the combat potential of its armed forces. …”
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Embodied climate impacts in urban development: a neighbourhood case study by Simon Sjökvist, Nicolas Francart, Maria Balouktsi, Harpa Birgisdottir

“…Moreover, the limited relative impact of reuse in the studied UDA suggests the need for planning models that prioritise existing building inventories over new construction. …”
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