Development and cross-validation of predictive equations for fat-free mass estimation by bioelectrical impedance analysis in Brazilian subjects with overweight and obesity by Kalina Veruska Da Silva Bezerra Masset, Analiza M. Silva, Analiza M. Silva, Gerson Ferrari, Gerson Ferrari, Breno Guilherme De Araújo Tinoco Cabral, Paulo Moreira Silva Dantas, Roberto Fernandes Da Costa

“…Paired t-test, multiple regression, concordance correlation coefficient, and Bland–Altman analysis were used.ResultsMost existing equations were not valid and new equations were derived: (1) for individuals with overweight or obesity: CCC = 0.982; r2 = 0.95; standard error of estimate (SEE) = 2.50 kg; limits of agreement (LOA) = -5.0 to 4.8; and (2) specific for individuals with obesity: CCC = 0.968; r2 = 0.94; SEE = 2.53 kg; LOA = -5.3 to 5.2. …”
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Morphological features of autoimmune gastritis by Ye. A. Losik, L. S. Selivanova, M. Yu. Konkov, T. L. Lapina, A. S. Tertychnyi, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Biopsy specimens were processed by the standard technique, sections were stained by hematoxyline and eosine.Results. …”
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Multimodal strategies to hand hygiene in Ghanaian hospitals: a cross-sectional study in the Eastern Region of Ghana by Angela Ackon, Sofonias Asrat, Stephen Dajaan Dubik, Winfred Ofosu, Sally-Ann Ohene, Kingsly E Amegah, Ama Akyampomaa Owusu-Asare, Akosua Takyiwa Kwakye, Christiana Akufo, Joyce Amponsah, Hectoria Awekeya, Leslie Vander Puije, Jocelyn Asibey, Seth Twum, Francis Mensa Akwetey, Portia Sam, Hedidor George Kwesi

“…Evaluation and feedback had the highest score (64.3%, IQR 50%–71.4%), as ward-based audits for the availability of HH resources have become standard practice in many of the HCFs. Reminders in the workplace had the lowest score (33.3%, IQR 25.9%–37.0%), whereby less than half (46%) of the HCFs had posters explaining the indications for HH and the correct use of alcohol-based hand rubs. …”
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Differences in Characteristics of Peripartum Patients Who Did and Did Not Require an Upgrade to the Intensive Care Unit: A Propensity Score Matching Study by Jennifer A. Walker, Jerry M. Yang, Saad Pirzada, Manahel Zahid, Samantha Asuncion, Amanda Tuchler, Gillian Cooper, Allison Lankford, Emad Elsamadicy, Quincy K. Tran

“…Mean maternal age (±Standard Deviation) and gestational age for the group was 29.5 (±5.8) years and 31.5 (±7.5) weeks, respectively. …”
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Preoperative anxiety and its impact on surgical outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Mohamed A. Shebl, Eman Toraih, Menna Shebl, Ahmed Mosaad Tolba, Parisa Ahmed, Harshdeep Singh Banga, Mohab Orz, Mahmoud Tammam, Keroles Saadalla, Mohamed Elsayed, Mennatallah Kamal, Mohamed Abdulla, Ahmed Ibrahim Eldessouky, Yousef Tarek Moustafa, Omar Ahmed Mohamed, Hani Aiash

“…Methods: We conducted a comprehensive literature search and meta-analysis of studies examining the relationship between preoperative anxiety and surgical outcomes. Standardized mean differences (SMD), correlation (COR), and odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals were calculated. …”
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Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer: updates and best practices for multiplex immunohistochemistry (IHC) and immunofluorescence (IF) image analysis and data sharing by Ignacio I Wistuba, Michael T Tetzlaff, Carlo B Bifulco, Benjamin Green, Sacha Gnjatic, Scott J Rodig, Joel C Sunshine, Janis M Taube, Keith E Steele, Marlon C Rebelatto, David L Rimm, Ana Lako, Edwin R Parra, Guray Akturk, Michael Angelo, Shirley Greenbaum, Noah F Greenwald, Cyrus V Hedvat, Travis J Hollmann, Kurt A Schalper, Cláudia S Ferreira, Konstanty Korski, Emanuel Schenck, Michael J Surace, Jennifer H Yearley, Jeffrey S Roskes, Margaret Eminizer, Logan L Engle, Daniel Jiménez-Sánchez, Jamie Rodriguez-Canales, Alexander S Szalay

“…Guidelines for how to perform and standardize image analysis on mIHC/IF-stained slides will likely contribute to more comparable results across laboratories and pave the way for clinical implementation. …”
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Research note: Establishment of a multiplex PCR detection system for different infectious bronchitis virus strain genotypes in laying hens by Changjing Zhao, Cheng Yuan, Qingsen Zhao, Aihong Xia, Yaqing Dong, Shuying Xu, Shihan Chen, Yue Yuan, Yongjuan Wang

“…As templates for the sensitivity test, the recombinant plasmid standards were detected with a limit of 103 copies/μL or less. …”
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Exploration of the quantitative-effectiveness association between acupuncture temporal parameters and chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in cancer patients: a dose-response... by Hao Tian, Qin Luo, Liuyang Huang, Liuyang Huang, Liuyang Huang, Guang Chen, Mingsheng Sun, Fanrong Liang

“…The meta-analysis demonstrated that the primary analysis achieved a significant reduction in pain scores, with a standardized mean difference of [SMD= -1.23, 95% CI = (-2.22, -0.24); P < 0.01; I² = 95%], improvement quality of life including FACT/GOG-Ntx [SMD = 0.95, 95% CI = (0.02, 1.88); P < 0.01; I² = 93%] and EORTC QLQ-C30 [SMD = 0.36, 95% CI = (0.03, 0.68); P = 0.14; I² = 46%]. …”
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Detection and Classification of Teacher-Rated Children’s Activity Levels Using Millimeter-Wave Radar and Machine Learning: A Pilot Study in a Real Primary School Environment by Tianyi Wang, Takuya Sakamoto, Yu Oshima, Itsuki Iwata, Masaya Kato, Haruto Kobayashi, Manabu Wakuta, Masako Myowa, Tokomo Nishimura, Atsushi Senju

“…Two objectives are pursued: confirming the feasibility of restlessness detection using millimeter-wave radar and applying standard machine learning method for restlessness classification. …”
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Design of INSPIRE: Evaluation of the effectiveness of practice facilitation on implementation of screening, brief interventions, referral to treatment and medication for unhealthy... by Jennifer Bannon, Justin D. Smith, Mark J. Van Ryzin, Megan McHugh, Jennifer Heinrich, Theresa L. Walunas, Abel N. Kho

“…Conclusion: The INSPIRE study will evaluate the ability of primary care clinicians in small practices to participate in practice education programs and implement standard screening and treatment protocols, adapted for documentation in the electronic health record (EHR). …”
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Ecological reef restoration: consumptive and nonconsumptive interactions among common North Sea predators and European oysters by Julius A. Ellrich, Clemens Kozian-Fleck, Markus Brand, Bérenger Colsoul, Bérenger Colsoul, Bernadette Pogoda, Bernadette Pogoda

“…Following ecological restoration standards, it is crucial to identify reef-associated predators and predator-prey interactions influencing reef recovery as predators can control prey populations. …”
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Rare Taxa Are Key Links in Regional Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles in Dusts Across Diverse North American Regions by Paul B. L. George, Florent Rossi, Marc Veillette, Amélia Bélanger Cayouette, Samantha Leclerc, Cindy Dumais, Nathalie Turgeon, Caroline Duchaine

“…Bacterial biomass was assessed using standard qPCR methods of the 16S rRNA gene, which was also used to assess bacterial biodiversity via metabarcoding. …”
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Oral health and dental behaviour of patients with left ventricular assist device: a cross‐sectional study by Jens Garbade, Josephine Rast, Gerhard Schmalz, Mirjam Eisner, Justus Wagner, Tanja Kottmann, Andreas Oberbach, Sven Lehmann, Rainer Haak, Michael A. Borger, Christian Binner, Dirk Ziebolz

“…Dental behaviour was assessed with a standardized questionnaire, and to evaluate oral health‐related quality of life, the German short form of oral health impact profile was applied. …”
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Preparation and application of porcine broadly neutralizing monoclonal antibodies in an immunoassay for efficiently detecting neutralizing antibodies against foot-and-mouth disease... by Yimei Cao, Fengjuan Li, Xiangchuan Xing, Huiyan Zhang, QiongQiong Zhao, Pu Sun, Yuanfang Fu, Pinghua Li, Xueqing Ma, Jing Zhang, Zhixun Zhao, Hong yuan, Jian Wang, Tao Wang, Huifang Bao, Xingwen Bai, Dong Li, Qiang Zhang, Kun Li, Zengjun Lu

“…The virus neutralization test (VNT) is a gold standard method for the detection of neutralizing antibodies. …”
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The association between acute myocardial infarction and constipation and progress in nursing care studies (急性心肌梗死与便秘的相关性及护理研究进展) by FAN Yufei (范羽飞), YANG Yang (杨阳), ZANG Yaning (臧亚宁), ZHANG Dan (张丹)

“…The aim of this paper is to further raise the attention of medical professionals to the importance of constipation in acute myocardial infarction and to provide a reference for standardized intervention and management of safe defecation. …”
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Real-world enrollment for a prospective clinico-genomic database using a pragmatic technology-enabled platform by Alexia Exarchos, Ariel B. Bourla, Maneet Kaur, Katja Schulze, Sophia Maund, Yi Cao, Yihua Zhao, Elizabeth H. Williams, Sarah C. Gaffey, Richard Zuniga, Shaily Lakhanpal, Vladan Antic, Michelle Doral, Johanna Sy, Neal J. Meropol, Anne C. Chiang

“…Methods: Adults with stage IV or recurrent metastatic non-small cell lung cancer or extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer were enrolled at 23 US sites upon initiating a standard line of therapy. Enrollment rates were estimated from eligible populations at individual centers. …”
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Executive function, limbic circuit dynamics and repetitive and restricted behaviors in children with autism spectrum disorder by Xiangyu Zheng, Xinyue Wang, Ruochen Song, Junbin Tian, Li Yang

“…Regression analyses revealed that increased variance of this FC and EF significantly impacted RRBs, with inhibition, emotional control, and monitor showing strong associations (standardized β = 0.60 to 0.62, p < 0.01), which also had significant indirect effects on the relationship between the above dynamic FC and RRBs, which accounted for 59% of the total effect.ConclusionThis study highlights the critical role of EFs as a key mechanism in addressing RRBs in ASD. …”
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Treatment-related toxicity, utility and patient-reported outcomes of head and neck cancer patients treated with proton therapy: A longitudinal study by Yi Hsuan Chen, Michiel Kroesen, Mischa Hoogeman, Matthijs Versteegh, Carin Uyl-de Groot, Hedwig M. Blommestein

“…Objective: In comparison to current standard photon irradiation, proton therapy (PT) significantly reduces dose to the surrounding normal tissue and therefore is expected to reduce toxicity and improve health related quality of life (HRQoL). …”
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Anaesthesia provision, infrastructure and resources in the Heilongjiang Province, China: a cross-sectional observational study by Jian Zhang, Hui Wang, Fei Han, Ge Jiang, Xi Zhang, Guonian Wang, Xiaoyu Zheng, Jingshun Zhao, Dandan Yao, Wanchao Yang, Xuesong Ma, Xiaodi Lu, Xidong Zhu, Meijun Chen, Mingyue Zhang

“…Objective The aim of this study was to explore the current status of the anaesthesia provision, infrastructure and resources in the Heilongjiang Province, China.Design A cross-sectional observational study of hospitals, anaesthesiologists, assistant anaesthesiologists and anaesthetic nurses in the Heilongjiang Province.Setting All hospitals in the Heilongjiang Province.Participants The hospitals, anaesthesiologists (attending physicians, associate chief physicians and chief physicians), assistant anaesthesiologists (licenced assistant physicians, resident physicians and other trainees) and anaesthetic nurses.Main outcome measures Standard descriptive statistics (percentages and numbers) were used to summarise the data.Results The investigation involved 1123 hospitals, 405 of these hospitals had anaesthesiology departments (36.06%). …”
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Aspartate aminotransferase to alanine aminotransferase ratio and short-term prognosis of patients with type 2 diabetes hospitalized for heart failure by Dan Liu, Li Liu, Nan Li, Yiling Zhou, Hongmei Huang, Jidong He, Heling Yao, Xiangyang Chen, Xiaochi Tang, Miye Wang, Ying Qi, Si Wang, Ye Zhu, Haoming Tian, Zhenmei An, Sheyu Li

“…Higher AST/ALT ratio was associated with higher risks of poor endpoints (with per standard deviation increment in AST/ALT ratio, for death within 30 days after discharge: adjusted hazard ratio [HR], 1.35, 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.21 to 1.50; for composite cardiac events: HR, 1.18, 95% CI: 1.06 to 1.31). …”
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