Risk factors for fear of falling in stroke patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Li Ma, Qi Xie, Juhong Pei, Ling Gou, Yabin Zhang, Juanping Zhong, Yujie Su, Xinglei Wang, Xinman Dou

“…Therefore, we systematically reviewed the literature on risk factors for FoF in patients with stroke.Design A systematic review and meta-analysisData sources PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library database, Web of Science, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Grey literature and other relevant databases for related publications were searched (from inception to 17 July 2021).Results Eight studies involving 1597 participants were selected to analyse risk factors for patients with stroke with FoF. …”
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Gut dysbiosis narrative in psoriasis: matched-pair approach identifies only subtle shifts correlated with elevated fecal calprotectin by Bayazit Yunusbayev, Anna Bogdanova, Nadezhda Nadyrchenko, Lavrentii Danilov, Viktor Bogdanov, Grigory Sergeev, Radick Altinbaev, Fanil Bilalov, Milyausha Yunusbaeva

“…We next showed that these enriched species were correlated with elevated biomarkers of intestinal and systemic inflammation and liver function. Functionally, one of the top species, Megasphaera elsdenii, is a potent lactate utilizer in the context of intestinal lactic acidosis and inflammation. …”
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Klebsiella pneumoniae under xylose pressure: the growth adaptation, antimicrobial susceptibility, global proteomics analysis and role of XylA and XylB proteins by Ruolan Yi, Jiaoyang Zheng, Zhichao Xu, Jiayan Wu, Fangfang Liu, Jinxin Zheng, Duoyun Li, Shiqing Han, Zhijian Yu

“…Additionally, while the growth adaptation of K2044−8Xyl−60G under xylose pressure was confirmed, no amino acid mutations were detected in the functional proteins of this xylose-induced isolate, suggesting that persistent xylose pressure does not cause nonsense mutations in the bacterial genome. …”
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Advanced Microgrid Protection Utilizing Zero Sequence Components With Hard-Ware-in-the-Loop Testing by Zahra Ghanem, Feras Alasali, Naser El-Naily, Hassen Loukil, Haytham Y. Mustafa, Saad M. Saad, Abdelaziz Salah Saidi, William Holderbaum

“…Secondly, the study demonstrates the use of Configurable Function Blocks (CFCs) in digital relays to dynamically adjust relay settings based on zero sequence current detection. …”
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Cognitive bias modification for social anxiety: protocol for a living systematic review of human studies and meta-analysis [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with rese... by Paulina Schenk, Virginia Chiocchia, Hossein Dehdarirad, Janna Hastings, Claire Stansfield, Toshi Furukawa, Simon E. Blackwell, Ava Homiar, Thomy Tonia, Per Carlbring, Kelvin Opiepie, Claire Friedrich, Simonne Wright, Susan Michie, Georgia Salanti, Richardson Mojica, James Thomas, Jaycee Kennett, Andrea Cipriani, Jennifer Potts

“…Cases of elevated distress and impaired functioning can lead to a clinical diagnosis of social anxiety disorder. …”
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Diagnostics and restorative treatment of accommodation astenopia from the position of applied methods, effectiveness and staging: systematic review by I. G. Ovechkin, D. A. Shavshina, E. I. Belikova

“…A systematic review was performed using the RSCI and PubMed databases, with the following search keywords: “accommodation”, “asthenopia”, “computer vision syndrome”, “quality of life”, “visual performance”. The sources were selected according to the criteria of prospective or retrospective studies. …”
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ACO-NM hybrid optimization calculation method for transit time of oxygen activation logging in CO2 injection profile by WANG Zhengyan, CHEN Meng, YANG Guofeng, LIU Guoquan, PEI Yang, CHEN Qiang

“…Compared with the measured oxygen activation spectrum peak, the Gaussian function exhibited a high degree of morphological similarity. …”
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Metallurgical Waste for Sustainable Agriculture: Converter Slag and Blast-Furnace Sludge Increase Oat Yield in Acidic Soils by Olga V. Zakharova, Peter A. Baranchikov, Svetlana P. Chebotaryova, Gregory V. Grigoriev, Nataliya S. Strekalova, Tatiana A. Grodetskaya, Igor N. Burmistrov, Sergey V. Volokhov, Denis V. Kuznetsov, Alexander A. Gusev

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Influência de um protocolo de criopreservação no rendimento in vitro de células-tronco derivadas do tecido adiposo Effect of a cryopreservation protocol on the in vitro yield of ad... by Fernanda Ginani, Diego Moura Soares, Carlos Augusto Galvão Barboza

“…<br>BACKGROUND: Adipose tissue obtained by liposuction may be an accessible source of stem cells for future clinical application in tissue regeneration. …”
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Microbial community characteristics and environmental response of water bodies in different environmental areas underground coal mine by Haitao ZHANG, Guangquan XU, Xiaoqing CHEN, Xu LI, Zixuan LI, Yanxi ZHANG, Gang ZHANG, Jianghui HE

“…These functions maintained the ecological balance of underground water bodies in coal mines and played an important role in regulating and restoring ecosystems.…”
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Integrating isotopic niche metrics and gut microbiota assembly reveals coexistence mechanisms in subtropical riverine fish by Yaqiu Liu, Xinhui Li, Konstantinos Ar. Kormas, Chunni Kou, Huifeng Li, Yuefei Li, Jie Li

“…Crucially, we identified the similarity of the intestinal microbial community structure is closely related to the degree of overlap of its nutritional ecological niche, indicating functional convergence between host trophic niches and their symbiotic microbiomes.These microbial adaptations facilitate nutritional optimization from varied trophic sources, mediate interspecific resource partitioning, and expand ecological opportunities within the fish community. …”
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Evaluation of the effect of irrigation with purified wastewater on the physical and chemical properties of soil by Sadegh Partani, Seyed Mohammad Reza Madany, Mir Hassan Seyed Seraji

“…Also, the growth rate of the organs as a function of the treatment conditions during the experiment had a significant difference. …”
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From Clusters to Communities: Enhancing Wetland Vegetation Mapping Using Unsupervised and Supervised Synergy by Li Wen, Shawn Ryan, Megan Powell, Joanne E. Ling

“…This study addresses these challenges by developing a scalable vegetation classification framework that integrates cluster-guided sample selection, Random Forest modelling, and multi-source remote-sensing data. …”
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Gene expansion in the hawkmoth Manduca sexta drives evolution of food-associated odorant receptors by Megha Treesa Tom, Philipp Brand, Sascha Bucks, Jin Zhang, Mario Ernesto Escobar Huezo, Bill S. Hansson, Sonja Bisch-Knaden

“…Our results suggest a link between the studied OR expansion and enhanced detection of odors emitted by valuable nectar sources in M. sexta.…”
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Maximum Entropy Principle Based on Bank Customer Account Validation Using the Spark Method by Xiaorong Qiu, Ye Xu, Yingzhong Shi, S. Kannadhasan Deepa, S. Balakumar

“…This research works in the field of money laundering detection from real bank data. Banking data analysis is a complex process that involves information gathered from various sources, mainly in terms of personality, such as bills or bank account transactions which have qualitative characteristics such as the testimony of eyewitnesses. …”
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CFD investigation and ANN prediction of heat transfer coefficient for fully developed turbulent air flow around double V-baffle turbulators by Abdulaziz Alasiri, H.E. Fawaz

“…The process of training incorporates the analysis of the loss function on training and validation data for controlling the weights and biases using backpropagation while feed forward propagate the selected input parameters. …”
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A competing risk analysis of predictors of time to lost to follow-up among adults with TB/HIV coinfection in Bahir Dar by Robel Demelash, Getachew Hailu, Taye Abuhay, Zemenu Addis, Ayenew Tega, Degarege Nibret, Yitagesu Habtu

“…Overestimating effect sizes when considering mutually exclusive events, like LTFU from ART and anti-TB treatment, can occur if sources of error are not properly accounted for in competing events. …”
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A Systematic Review of risk factors for major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with coronary heart disease who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention by You Zhai, Hongcai Shang, Yan Li, Nan Zhang, Jisi Zhang, Shangwen Wu

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to systematically review the risk factors for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in patients with coronary heart disease who have undergone percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).DesignSystematic review and meta-analysis.Data sourcesThe Cochrane Library, PubMed, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang Database, and VIP Database for Chinese Technical Periodicals (VIP) were screened until December 2024.Eligibility criteria for selecting studiesCase-control studies or cohort studies on the risk factors for MACE in patients with coronary heart disease who underwent PCI. …”
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A novel model-based meta-analysis to indirectly estimate the comparative efficacy of two medications: an example using DPP-4 inhibitors, sitagliptin and linagliptin, in treatment o... by Yan Gong, James Rogers, Christian Friedrich, Sanjay Patel, Alexander Staab, Jorge Luiz Gross, Daniel Polhamus, William Gillespie, Brigitta Ursula Monz, Silke Retlich

“…Comparison of two oral dipeptidyl peptidase (DPP)-4 inhibitors, sitagliptin and linagliptin, for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) treatment was used as an example.Design Systematic review with MBMA.Data sources MEDLINE, EMBASE, http://www.ClinicalTrials.gov, Cochrane review of DPP-4 inhibitors for T2DM, sitagliptin trials on Food and Drug Administration website to December 2011 and linagliptin data from the manufacturer.Eligibility criteria for selecting studies Double-blind, randomised controlled clinical trials, ≥12 weeks’ duration, that analysed sitagliptin or linagliptin efficacies as changes in glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) levels, in adults with T2DM and HbA1c &gt;7%, irrespective of background medication.Model development and application A Bayesian model was fitted (Markov Chain Monte Carlo method). …”
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Willingness to participate in COVID-19 vaccine trials; a survey among a population of healthcare workers in Uganda. by Jonathan Kitonsa, Onesmus Kamacooko, Ubaldo Mushabe Bahemuka, Freddie Kibengo, Ayoub Kakande, Anne Wajja, Vincent Basajja, Alfred Lumala, Edward Ssemwanga, Robert Asaba, Joseph Mugisha, Benjamin F Pierce, Robin Shattock, Pontiano Kaleebu, Eugene Ruzagira

“…Data were analysed descriptively and a binomial generalised linear model with a log link function used to investigate factors associated with unwillingness to participate.…”
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