HbA1c Cutoff Point of 5.9% Better Identifies High Risk of Progression to Diabetes among Chinese Adults: Results from a Retrospective Cohort Study by Kai Liang, Chuan Wang, Fei Yan, Lingshu Wang, Tianyi He, Xiuping Zhang, Chengqiao Li, Weifang Yang, Zeqiang Ma, Aixia Ma, Xinguo Hou, Li Chen

“…Additionally, 4.5% (100/2227) of the subjects with normal glucose tolerance (NGT) and 19.6% (110/561) of the subjects with prediabetes progressed to diabetes, and the relative risk of progression to diabetes was 5.188 times higher in subjects with prediabetes than in subjects with NGT (p<0.001). …”
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Partner conflict during their index pregnancy and its correlates among a cohort of six weeks postpartum women in Ethiopia by Solomon Abrha Damtew, Niguse Tadele Atnafu, Mahari Yihdego Gidey, Tesfamichael Awoke Sisay, Metages Yohannes

“…After controlling confounders, the likelihood of experiencing at least one form of physical and/or sexual IPV was 2.14 (95%CI: 1.04, 4.38) times higher among women whose husband had other wives’ compared to those who did not have. …”
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Relato de uma extensão em tempos de isolamento social: Criação de um recurso educacional sobre matemática na pandemia de COVID-19 by Leila Thomazelli Thieghi, Fabio Luiz Sant'Anna Cuppo

“…Report of an extension project in times of social isolation: Creation of an educational resource on mathematics during the COVID-19 pandemic  Abstract: During the COVID-19 pandemic there was an urgent global need to adapt to remote activities, and university extension programs adapted many of their initiatives to be carried out on social networks. …”
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A Three-Stage-Concatenated Non-Linear MMSE Interference Rejection Combining Aided MIMO-OFDM Receiver and its EXIT-Chart Analysis by Jue Chen, Siyao Lu, Tsang-Yi Wang, Jwo-Yuh Wu, Chih-Peng Li, Soon Xin Ng, Robert G. Maunder, Lajos Hanzo

“…In some cases, our proposed scheme can obtain about 1.5 dB gain, at the cost of 4 times higher complexity. We demonstrate that the complexity of the SOCA detector can be reduced by adjusting its parameterization or at the cost of reducing the self-consistency of the soft information produced by the SOCA detector, which slightly erodes the BLER performance. …”
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Examining the impact of a community-based exercise intervention on cardiorespiratory fitness, cardiovascular health, strength, flexibility and physical activity among adults living... by Kelly K O'Brien, Aileen M Davis, Soo Chan Carusone, Lisa Avery, Ada Tang, Patricia Solomon, Rachel Aubry, Mehdi Zobeiry, Ivan Ilic, Zoran Pandovski, Ahmed M Bayoumi

“…Phase 1 included baseline monitoring (8 months); Phase 2 included the CBE Intervention (6 months): participants were asked to exercise (aerobic, strength, balance and flexibility training) for 90 minutes, 3 times/week, with weekly supervised coaching at a community-based fitness centre; and Phase 3 included follow-up (8 months) where participants were expected to continue with thrice weekly exercise independently. …”
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Temporal and Spatial Patterns of Wind Erosion Climate Indices and Their Responses to Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulation Patterns in the Chinese Mollisol Region over the Past 61 Ye... by HU Wentao, ZHENG Fenli, GAO Xiaoyu, ZHENG Runhe, FU Jinxia, LI Zhi, ZHANG Jiaqiong

“…[Results] The occurrence frequency of ≥ 5 m/s threshold wind speed of transporting sand varied from 5 to 30 times per season, daily maximum wind velocity varied from 6.1 to 8.7 m/s, daily extreme wind velocity varied from 9.8 to 12.2 m/s, and wind erosion climatic erosivity varied from 19.5 to 101.1 in the Chinese Mollisol region form 1960 to 2020. …”
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Seroconversion and dynamics of IgG anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies during the pandemic: A two-month observation cohort study on the population of Sleman in Indonesia. by Jajah Fachiroh, Septi Kurnia Lestari, Dewi Kartikawati Paramita, Bagas Suryo Bintoro, Fatwa Sari Tetra Dewi, Lutfan Lazuardi, Cici Permata Rusadi, Erti Nur Sagenah, Eggi Arguni

“…Study subjects were recruited between April and December 2021 using convenience sampling and were followed up 2 times, i.e. 4-5 and 8-9 weeks. The inclusion criteria for subjects were age ≥ 18 years, absence of flu-like symptoms, and negative COVID-19 by using GeNose C19® screening. …”
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Effectiveness of the Modified WHO Labour Care Guide to Detect Prolonged and Obstructed Labour Among Women Admitted at Eight Publicly Funded, Midwife-Led Community Health Facilities... by Mugyenyi GR, Tumuhimbise W, Atukunda EC, Tibaijuka L, Ngonzi J, Kayondo M, Kanyesigye M, Musimenta A, Yarine FT, Byamugisha JK

“…Overall, 120 (12.4%) cases of prolonged/obstructed labour were diagnosed (100 for LCG versus 20 for partograph); LCG had six times higher odds of diagnosing prolonged/obstructed labour compared to the partograph (aOR = 5.94;CI 95%3.63– 9.73, P < 0.001). …”
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Identification and Classification of Factors Influencing the Regulation of Priority Goods Markets Based on Network Governance with an Interpretive Structural Modeling Approach by sadegh Dadashi, Fattah Sharifzadeh, Reza Vaezi, Hossein Aslipour

“…Financing strategies for the market regulation network must ensure timely and appropriate allocation of both local and foreign currency resources. …”
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Neovascular glaucoma as a complication of proton therapy for uveal melanoma by I.E. Panova, E.M. Svistunova, N.A. Vorobyov, E.V. Samkovich, N.I. Martynova, A.A. Bykhovsky

“…After the therapy, radiation-related complications developed in 26 patients at various times, and in some cases they affected multiple systems. …”
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Correlation between discharge readiness and uncertainty in illness among parents with preterm infants hospitalized in NICU (NICU早产儿父母出院准备度与疾病不确定感的相关性分析)... by TAN Jilei (谭继磊), WEI Qin (韦琴), LIANG Jie (梁洁), LIANG Hua (梁华), TENG Xiaoyun (滕小芸), TANG Lihua (唐利华), SONG Jingwen (宋静雯), HE Ting (何婷)

“…Therefore, medical staff should pay close attention and evaluate the discharge readiness and illness uncertainty of the parents of premature infants, and provide timely information support, especially care knowledge and plans, to change parents' abnormal cognition, and prepare premature infants and their parents for a smooth transition to the family. …”
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Analysis of the impact of the quality of service to the elderly on their loyalty through a Memorable experience and satisfaction among the elderly in 5-star hotels in Mashhad. by tina ezazi, vajihe hoshyar

“…The statistical population of the research is all elderly people over 70 years of age who refer to 5-star hotels in Mashhad and have used that hotel at least 3 times, the number of which is unknown, according to the tenfold formula of the questionnaire questions, 270 samples were selected by the available non-random method. …”
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Machine learning based models for predicting presentation delay risk among gastric cancer patients by Huali Zhou, Huali Zhou, Qiong Gu, Rong Bao, Liping Qiu, Yuhan Zhang, Fang Wang, Wenlian Liu, Lingling Wu, Li Li, Yihua Ren, Lei Qiu, Qian Wang, Gaomin Zhang, Xiaoqing Qiao, Wenjie Yuan, Juan Ren, Min Luo, Rong Huang, Qing Yang, Qing Yang

“…ObjectivePresentation delay of cancer patients prevents the patient from timely diagnosis and treatment leading to poor prognosis. …”
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Analysis of early efficacy and immune reconstitution after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in multiple myeloma by Kaili Chen, Huixin Liang, Zezhong Yu, Guangyao Guo, Huijian Zheng, Yun Huang, Liping Liu, Jie Lin, Jinlan Long, Renyao Pan, Xi Chen, Changgui Wang, Wenjie Zhang, Zhenshu Xu

“…Data on efficacy (efficacy evaluation, renal function and hemoglobin recovery), immune reconstitution (B-cell subsets, immunoglobulin levels, T-cell subsets, NK cells, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR)) and hematopoietic reconstitution times were collected and analyzed. Whether in all selected patients or in groups R-ISS II-III, there was a notable increase in the proportion of patients achieving in a very good partial response (VGPR) or better (P < 0.001, P = 0.02) and a complete response (CR) or better (P = 0.007, P = 0.014) after transplantation compared to the pre-transplant status. …”
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Optimizing fodder yield and quality through integrated organic nutrient amendments in multi-crop system by Santosh Onte, Santosh Onte, Vrushabh Vijay Fiskey, Manjunath S. Melavanki, Airadevi P. Angadi, Prasanna S. Pyati, Magan Singh, Dileep Kumar, Sanjivkumar Angadarao Kochewad, Sudhir Kumar, Hari Om, Vijendra Kumar Meena, Kamal Garg, Vetrivel Karunakaran, Manish Kanwat, Babu Lal Meena, Yogananda Shivalli Boregowda, Rahul Bellagi, K. Naveena, Sunil Chandersheker, Elisa Azura Azman, Sanjeev Kumar

“…Conducted during the period 2018 to 2021 using a randomized complete block design, the experiment encompassed seven treatments, each replicated three times. These treatments comprised of different combination of farmyard manure (FYM), Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) and foliar spray of panchagavya for maize (M), berseem (B), and cowpea (C) and a treatment with recommended dose of fertilizers. …”
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Maintenance of patient-reported health-related quality of life post neoadjuvant relugolix prior to the initiation of prostate radiation therapy by Min Jung Koh, Min Ji Koh, Jessica Y. Hsueh, Lindsey Gallagher, Malika Danner, Alan Zwart, Marilyn Ayoob, Deepak Kumar, Michael Carrasquilla, Paul Leger, Nancy A. Dawson, Simeng Suy, Sean P. Collins

“…Our investigation determined clinical significance based on minimally important difference (MID) calculated as 0.5 times the baseline standard deviation.ResultsAmong the 87 patients, average age was 71 years, 42% were non-white, and 24% were considered obese (BMI ≥30 kg/m²). …”
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Non-Immersive Virtual Reality Exercise Can Increase Exercise in Older Adults Living in the Community and in Long-Term Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Sheehy L, Bharadwaj L, Nissen KA, Estey JL

“…We recruited older adults living in their own homes (home-based sample), and those living in long-term care (facility-based sample) to try the exercise program for 20-30 minutes, 3-5 times a week for 8 weeks. The exercises were customized to each participant by a therapist, who followed up weekly.A total of 47 participants were recruited. …”
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Dietary ambon lumut banana stem extract Musa cavendishii var. dwarf Paxton as an immunostimulant for white spot disease prevention in Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei by Afriani Ramadhan, Sri Nuryati, Nur Bambang Priyoutomo, Alimuddin Alimuddin

“…Feeding was conducted for 29 days of maintenance (four times a day). The results showed that the immune responses (average total hemocyte count: 45.15×106 cells/mL, phenoloxidase activity 1.03±0.08 OD, respiratory burst 0.95±0.04 OD, phagocytic activity 94.33±1.53%, growth (specific growth rate: 7.79±0.06%/day, feed ratio conversion was 52±0.01), and survival of treatment C (survival rate 100%) were higher compared with the treatment K+ (total hemocyte count: 3.83×106 cells/mL, phenoloxidase activity 0.04±0.01 OD, respiratory burst 0.18±0.06 OD,  phagocytic activity 5.67±0.58%, specific growth rate: 2.61±0.08%/day, feed conversion ratio 2.11±0.02, survival rate: 50%). …”
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Navigating the Ice: Establishing Pre-Concussion Baselines in Ice-Hockey Players for Gait Assessment Utilizing Inertial Measurement Units by Julia Müller, Noah Köppel, Patrick Eggenberger, Emanuel Brunner, Thomas Weber, Eling D. de Bruin

“…Injury incidence, outcomes, and return to competition times after sports-related concussions during one professional ice hockey season: A prospective cohort study. …”
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Psychosocial risks and mental health of health and social care workers in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic by Nadia Vilahur Chiaraviglio

“…The new heroes of our times, fulfilling the Hippocratic Oath, providing care to those more in need, while taking health risks of uncertain nature to themselves and their closest relatives. …”
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