Cytokines and Chemokines in Pediatric Appendicitis: A Multiplex Analysis of Inflammatory Protein Mediators by S. Ali Naqvi, Graham C. Thompson, Ari R. Joffe, Jaime Blackwood, Dori-Ann Martin, Mary Brindle, Herman W. Barkema, Craig N. Jenne

“…This approach can be modelled for future research initiatives in pediatric emergency medicine.…”
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Cognitive Performance in Hot-Humid Environments of Non-Air-Conditioned Buildings: A Subjective Evaluation by Hui Zhu, Yichao Wang, Da Yuan, Kun Gao, Quanna Liao, Masanari Ukai, Fan Zhang, Songtao Hu

“…Previous studies mainly focused on the thermos-physiological aspect, trying to establish predicting models of cognitive performance, but the subjective aspect also needs investigating. …”
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Changes in sarcopenia and incident cardiovascular disease in prospective cohorts by Qingyue Zeng, Lijun Zhao, Qian Zhong, Zhenmei An, Shuangqing Li

“…Cox proportional hazards models were employed to calculate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs), adjusting for potential confounding factors. …”
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Artificial Intelligence–Powered Training Database for Clinical Thinking: App Development Study by Heng Wang, Danni Zheng, Mengying Wang, Hong Ji, Jiangli Han, Yan Wang, Ning Shen, Jie Qiao

“…The learning effect was satisfactory overall and provided important precedence for establishing scientific models and methods for assessing clinical thinking skills in the future. …”
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Treadmill training improves lung function and inhibits alveolar cell apoptosis in spinal cord injured rats by Xianbin Wang, Yingxue Fu, Xianglian Yang, Yan Chen, Ni Zeng, Shouxing Hu, Shuai Ouyang, Xiao Pan, Shuang Wu

“…SD rats were used to establish T10 segmental complete SCI models and underwent treadmill training 3, 7, or 14 days postinjury. …”
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Epidemiology of Soft Tissue Sarcoma in Iran: Four‐Year National Cancer Registry Data Report (2014–2017) by Mohammad Sajed Dehghan Banadaki, Vahid Rahmanian, Saeed Hosseini, Seyyed Mohammad Hossein Hosseini, Narjes Hazar

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RETRACTED ARTICLE: NR3C2 affects the proliferation and invasiveness of colon cancer cells through the Wnt/β-Catenin signaling pathway by Ke Nie, Zhong-Jiang He, Ling-Jun Kong

“…Furthermore, colon cancer cell models overexpressing NR3C2 and with knockdown NR3C2 were constructed by lentiviral vector transfection. …”
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Fatal toxoplasmic encephalitis triggered by anti-TNF therapy by Rodrigo A. Montoro, Michael Moran, Katherine A. Overmyer, Andrew Periaccante, Joshua J. Coon, Swapnil Lanjewar, Laura J. Knoll, Rob Striker

“…Anti-TNF-α therapy reliably triggers the reactivation of T. gondii latent cysts in mice models. Reactivation of T. gondii by TNF-a blockade is rare in humans though despite widespread use of TNF-a blockers. …”
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An empowerment programme to improve diet quality during pregnancy – the Power 4 a Healthy Pregnancy cluster randomised controlled trial by Renske M. van Lonkhuijzen, Jeanne H. M. de Vries, Elske Brouwer-Brolsma, Susanne Cremers, Janine P. M. Faessen, Edith J. M. Feskens, Annemarie Wagemakers

“…The data were analysed using linear mixed models with an intention-to-treat approach. Results The P4HP programme was conducted from approximately week 11 to week 34 of pregnancy. …”
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Identifying Digital Markers of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in a Remote Monitoring Setting: Prospective Observational Study by Heet Sankesara, Hayley Denyer, Shaoxiong Sun, Qigang Deng, Yatharth Ranjan, Pauline Conde, Zulqarnain Rashid, Philip Asherson, Andrea Bilbow, Madeleine J Groom, Chris Hollis, Richard J B Dobson, Amos Folarin, Jonna Kuntsi

“…We focus on features derived from (1) Active App (mean and SD of questionnaire notification response latency and of the time interval between questionnaires), (2) Passive App (daily mean and SD of response time to social and communication app notifications, the SD in ambient light during phone use, total phone use time, and total number of new apps added), and (3) a wearable device (Fitbit) (daily steps taken while active on the phone). Linear mixed models and td ResultsGroup differences were significant for 5 of the 10 variables. …”
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Evaluating the impact of donor eGFR and HLA-DR mismatch on graft survival in living donor kidney transplants by Pooja Budhiraja, Jesse D. Schold, Jesse D. Schold, Rocio Lopez, Rocio Lopez, Susana Arrigain, Susana Arrigain, Bruce Kaplan, Bruce Kaplan

“…Recipients with 0 HLA-DR mismatches were compared to those with 1-2 HLA-DR mismatches. Cox models assessed the association between donor eGFR and graft and patient survival, stratifying by a) HLA-DR mismatches, and b) HLA-DR mismatches and recipient age.ResultsAmong 44,080 recipients, 7,195 had 0 HLA-DR mismatches and 36,885 had 1-2 HLA-DR mismatches. …”
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Adult-plant resistance and a suitable method of reaction determination to scald and net form net blotch in malt barley genotypes at a hot spot location in Ethiopia by Girma Ababa, Tigist Shiferaw, Wami Hailu, Wondimu Fekadu, Sentayehu Alamerew

“…Logistic and Gompertz models were used for disease rate analysis. Genotypes HB#P786 and HB#P875 scored the highest (4.7 t ha−1) and lowest (0.8 t ha−1) grain yield, respectively. …”
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Role of serum sodium on heart, anemia, and diabetes patients by Mahashweta Das, Sunit Kumar Medda, Shipra Banik, Rabindra Nath Das

“… This article examines the role of serum sodium (SNa) on heart, anemia, and diabetes patients based on a real data set of 299 patients and probabilistic modeling. It is derived herein that mean SNa is positively associated with the marginal effects of platelets count (PLC) (P = 0.0019), anemia status (ANS) (P = 0.1053) (partially), creatinine phosphokinase (CRP) (P = 0.0462), smoking habit (SMH) (P= 0.1017), SEX (P = 0.0029), and the joint interaction effects (JIEs) of ejection fraction (EJF) and the status of high blood pressure (HBP), i.e., EJF*HBP (P = 0.1398); ANS and death event (DEE), i.e., ANS*DEE (P = 0.0009); age and time to follow-up (TTF), i.e., AGE*TTF (P = 0.0700); age and serum creatinine (SEC), i.e., AGE*SEC (P = 0.0901); EJF and SEC, i.e., EJF*SEC (P = 0.0044); and CRP and TTF, i.e., CRP*TTF (P = 0.0021). …”
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Determination of Vibration Properties and Reliable Frequency Estimation for Synchronous Vibrations Through Improved Blade Tip Timing Techniques Without a Once-per-Revolution Sensor by Marios Sasakaros, Luca Mann, Markus Schafferus, Manfred Wirsum

“…Finally, the vibration properties are determined using regression models. The proposed BTT techniques are validated through comparison with SG measurements as well as a commercial BTT system, using experimental data from a test bench of a turbocharger used for marine applications. …”
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Sociodemographic and lifestyle predictors of incident hospital admissions with multimorbidity in a general population, 1999–2019: the EPIC-Norfolk cohort by Kay-Tee Khaw, Robert Luben, Shabina Hayat, Nicholas Wareham, Paul P Pharoah

“…The determinants of incident multimorbidity, defined as Charlson Comorbidity Index ≥3, were investigated using multivariable logistic regression models for the 10-year period 1999–2009 and repeated with independent measurements in a second 10-year period 2009–2019.Results Between 1999 and 2009, 18 179 participants (73% of the population) had a hospital admission. …”
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The Impact of Chemotherapy and Body Mass Index on Cancer‐Related Fatigue in Colon Cancer Patients: A PROFILES‐Registry Study by Anneke Kastelein, Floortje Mols, Laura Kervezee, Niels H. Chavannes, Hans Gelderblom, Jacques Neefjes, Chris Hinnen

“…Linear mixed‐effects models were applied to evaluate the interaction between chemotherapy and body mass index (BMI) on the trajectory of fatigue. …”
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A genetic exploration of the relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder and cardiovascular diseases by Eva Lukas, Rada R. Veeneman, Dirk J. A. Smit, Tarunveer S. Ahluwalia, Jentien M. Vermeulen, Gita A. Pathak, Renato Polimanti, Karin J. H. Verweij, Jorien L. Treur

“…First, we estimated genetic correlations and utilized genomic structural equation modeling to identify a common genetic factor for PTSD and CVD. …”
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Associations between lipid-lowering drugs and urate and gout outcomes: a Mendelian randomization study by Min Liu, Na Yin, Yuhang Zhu, Aili Du, Chunyuan Cai, Pengyuan Leng

“…These estimates were further refined through various approaches including MR-Egger, the weighted median method, simple and weighted models, and leave-one-out analyses to conduct sensitivity analyses.ResultThe analytical outcomes utilizing the IVW method indicated that inhibitors of HMGCR were correlated with an elevated risk of developing gout (IVW: OR [95%CI] = 1.25 [1.03, 1.46], p=0.0436), while PCSK9 inhibitors were linked to heightened levels of urate (IVW: OR [95%CI] = 1.06 [1.01,1.10], p=0.0167). …”
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Does gender influence outcome measures similarly in patients with spondyloarthritis? Results from the ASAS-perSpA study by Sofia Ramiro, Maxime Dougados, Anna Molto, Clementina López-Medina, Victoria Navarro-Compán, Diego Benavent, Dafne Capelusnik

“…Multilevel multivariable linear mixed models adjusted for relevant confounders (and stratified by disease subtype in case of a relevant interaction) were used.Results In total, 65%, 10% and 25% of patients had axSpA, pSpA and PsA, respectively. axSpA was more frequent in males (68%), whereas pSpA and PsA were more frequent in females (53% and 52%, respectively). …”
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Urban vegetation and well‐being: A cross‐sectional study in Montreal, Canada by Rita Sousa‐Silva, Yan Kestens, Zoé Poirier Stephens, Benoit Thierry, Daniel Schoenig, Daniel Fuller, Meghan Winters, Audrey Smargiassi

“…The associations were analysed using generalised additive regression models. Our findings show that more vegetation was linked to enhanced well‐being, although the effect sizes were relatively small. …”
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