Predictive Factors and Nomogram for Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis in Decompensated Cirrhosis Among the Elderly by Yan F, Peng X, Yang X, Yuan L, Zheng X, Yang Y

“…We aimed to develop a predictive tool for the occurrence of SBP in elderly individuals with decompensated cirrhosis (DC).Methods: Elderly patients diagnosed with DC were enrolled from Chengdu Fifth People’s Hospital in China, spanning from January 1, 2015, to September 31, 2023. …”
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Nitrogen fertilization-induced acidity and suitability of δ13C to study the dynamics of soil inorganic carbon in agroecosystems by Mostafa Abdollahpour, Dennis Hollemann, Leopold Sauheitl, Georg Guggenberger, Kazem Zamanian

“…We tested the effects of ammonium sulfate, urea, chicken manure, liquid pig manure and no fertilization (i.e. control) on soil carbonates neutralization and the contribution of SIC in total CO2 emission over a 21 day incubation experiment. The alkali trap method was used to measure the total CO2 emission and the isotopic composition of carbon (C) in the emitted CO2 from the soil. …”
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Subgrouping of risky behaviors among Iranian college students: a latent class analysis by Safiri S, Rahimi-Movaghar A, Yunesian M, Sadeghi-Bazargani H, Shamsipour M, Mansournia MA, Fotouhi A

“…This study’s purpose was to determine subgroups of students based on risky behaviors and assess the prevalence of risky behaviors in each of the subgroups.Participants and methods: This anonymous cross-sectional study was carried out in October 2015 and November 2015, with 1,777 students from Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, through multistage random sampling method. …”
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The Effect of Eight Weeks of Motor Control Exercises and Myofascial Release on the Range of Motion of the Lumbar Spine and Disability in People with Non-Specific Chronic Low Back P... by S Jamali Brayjani, M.H Alizadeh, N Rahnama

“…Therefore, it is possible that both protocols can be suggested as a useful method for the rehabilitation of people with non-specific chronic low back pain.…”
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Stochastic Model of Emotional Stress Development in the Educational Process by A. A. Solodov, E. A. Solodova, T. G. Trembach

“…The paper introduces one of the key indexes - the coefficient of emotional load, equal to the ratio of the mathematical expectation of everyday stressful background and the mathematical expectation of the sum of this background and additional stress. …”
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PENINGKATAN KESADARAN MEMBUANG SAMPAH PADA TEMPATNYA MELALUI PENDEKATAN HYPNOTEACHING by Mohammad Ali Zahidin, Hikmah Uswatun Ummi, Nina Nurfiana, Emah Khuzaemah

“…Thus it can be concluded that through hypnoteaching approach with storytelling method can increase the awareness of students in disposing of waste in its place of equal.…”
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Comparison of Long-Term Outcomes Between Repeated Hepatic Resection and Radiofrequency Ablation in Patients with Small Recurrent Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Initial Curative Res... by Hsiao CY, Hu RH, Liang PC, Wu CH

“…Subgroup analyses explored outcomes based on recurrence interval, hepatitis infection status, and RFA guidance method (ultrasound [US] versus computed tomography [CT]). …”
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Biotechnological aspects of the technology of preparation of grain-fruit wort from wheat grain and blackcurrant cake by E. M. Serba, E. N. Sokolova, L. V. Rimareva, V. V. Ionov, N. I. Ignatova, M. B. Overchenko

“…The purpose of this work was to study the conditions for the preparation of grain-fruit wort using biotechnological methods for the conversion of polymers of wheat and blackcurrant raw materials. …”
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Dyslipidemia in kidney receiver by S. M. Martirosyan, E. D. Kosmacheva

“…The critical significance value while checking statistical  hypotheses in this research was accepted equal 0.05. The method of multifactorial logistic regression was applied to search factors associated with a dyslipidemia. …”
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Association Between Metabolic Score for Insulin Resistance (METS-IR) and Risk of Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Analysis of NHANES Database and a Chinese Cohort by Zhou B, Yao Y, Wang Y, Yue W, Zhang J, He Y, Zhang Q, Wang Y, Hu K

“…The metabolic score for insulin resistance (METS-IR) is a novel method for assessing IR. This study aims to explore the relationship between METS-IR and the risk of OSA.Patients and Methods: This cross-sectional study included a total of 8297 subjects from NHANES (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey) database, as well as 581 patients who underwent sleep monitoring in Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University. …”
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Analysis of Factors Influencing the Mental Health Status of Personnel Stationed at High- and Low-Altitude Bases by Li HF, Chen J, Ge YF, Liu SJ, Zhou LJ, Dong GG

“…Hua-fei Li,1,* Jie Chen,2,* Yi-feng Ge,1 Shu-jia Liu,3 Li-jing Zhou,2 Guo-gang Dong2 1Department of Reproductive Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210000, People’s Republic of China; 2The Second Outpatient Department, Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210000, People’s Republic of China; 3School of Medical Administration, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210000, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Guo-gang Dong, The Second Outpatient Department, Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, No. 1, Xiaoying North Road, Xuanwu District, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210000, People’s Republic of China, Tel +8615952001000, Email guogangdongddd@126.com Li-jing Zhou, The Second Outpatient Department, Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, No. 1, Xiaoying North Road, Xuanwu District, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210000, People’s Republic of China, Tel +8618045268999, Email lijingzhouzljll@126.comObjective: The objective of this study is to investigate and compare the mental health status of personnel stationed at high- and low-altitude bases to provide a reference for future targeted mental health education and support initiatives.Methods: A total of 1,244 personnel posted in both high- and low-altitude bases were randomly selected using a cluster sampling method. …”
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Development and validation of a nomogram model for predicting postoperative delirium in elderly patients with oral cancer: a retrospective study by Chen Ying, Liu Xiaona, Zhang Aili, Wang Zengxiang, Wu Ying, Pu Yu, Zhang Hongbo, Wang Danni, Jiang Meiping, Dai Hongyuan

“…We used the convenience sampling method to select 359 elderly oral cancer patients from January 2020-August 2023 in Nanjing Stomatological Hospital. …”
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Efficacy and safety of fractional carbon dioxide laser followed by 5-aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy for keloids by Hao Jiang, Xiuhua Hu, Haiyan Xiang, Huiling Kou, Junbo Zhang, Xingcun Zhang, Xinying Li, Kunqian He, Yuangang Lu

“…The objective of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of fractional CO2 laser followed by 5-ALA PDT for keloids. Methods: A total of 12 patients with keloid were included in our study. …”
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Use of Rapid Qualitative Analysis to Support Collaborative Synergy Within a Community Coalition for Health Equity in Detroit by Hayley S. Thompson, Ten-Niah Kinney, Carrie Leach, Alexandra Sass, Ariel Washington, Rhonda Dailey, Elizabeth Towner, Alyssa Beavers, Rodlescia Sneed, Karen Solomon Edwards, Ijeoma Nnodim Opara, Arthur Hampton, Zachary Cichon, Afsana Rinky, Joneigh Khaldun

“…Participants defined health equity as equal access to opportunities for a healthy life and emphasized the importance of individual choice in pursuing those opportunities. …”
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Classification of FAMACHA© Scores with Support Vector Machine Algorithm from Body Condition Score and Hematological Parameters in Pelibuey Sheep by Oswaldo Margarito Torres-Chable, Cem Tırınk, Rosa Inés Parra-Cortés, Miguel Ángel Gastelum Delgado, Ignacio Vázquez Martínez, Armando Gomez-Vazquez, Aldenamar Cruz-Hernandez, Enrique Camacho-Pérez, Dany Alejandro Dzib-Cauich, Uğur Şen, Hacer Tüfekci, Lütfi Bayyurt, Hilal Tozlu Çelik, Ömer Faruk Yılmaz, Alfonso J. Chay-Canul

“…These findings not only demonstrate that SVM is an effective method for classifying FAMACHA© scores but also highlight the need for improvement for class 2. …”
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Off-tumor IDO1 target engagements determine the cancer-immune set point and predict the immunotherapeutic efficacy by Lulu Zhang, Yihai Cao, Lin Xie, Ming-Rong Zhang, Kuan Hu, Yanhong Duo, Takashi Shimokawa, Katsushi Kumata, Yiding Zhang, Cuiping Jiang, Nobuki Nengaki, Hidekatsu Wakizaka

“…However, recent failures of phase III clinical trials with IDO1 inhibitors involved in cancer immunotherapies highlight the urgent need to develop appropriate methods for tracking IDO1 when the cancer-immune milieu is therapeutically modified.Methods We utilized a small-molecule radiotracer, 11C-l-1MTrp, to quantitatively and longitudinally visualize whole-body IDO1 dynamics. …”
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Optimizing the sequential approach of combined phacoemulsification and gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy (GATT) in primary open-angle glaucoma by Shaoyang Zhang, WenJing He, Peng Lu, Fan Xu, Haibin Zhong, Shan Zhong, Li Jiang

“…Intraocular pressure (IOP) changes, best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), visual field Mean Deviation (MD) and antiglaucoma medication (AGM) were analyzed preoperatively and at postoperatively 1d, 1w, 1 m, 3 m, 6 m, and 12 m. …”
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Classification of ROI-based fMRI data in short-term memory tasks using discriminant analysis and neural networks by Magdalena Fafrowicz, Marcin Tutajewski, Igor Sieradzki, Jeremi K. Ochab, Jeremi K. Ochab, Anna Ceglarek-Sroka, Koryna Lewandowska, Tadeusz Marek, Barbara Sikora-Wachowicz, Igor T. Podolak, Paweł Oświęcimka, Paweł Oświęcimka, Paweł Oświęcimka

“…In recent years, machine learning methods have been widely used to detect connections between regions of interest (ROIs) involved in cognitive functions, as measured by the fMRI technique. …”
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Impact of Advanced Impregnation Technologies on the Bioactivity, Bioaccessibility, and Quality of a Hydrolyzed Collagen-Enriched Apple Snack by Helena Nuñez, Rodrigo Retamal, Aldonza Jaques, Marlene Pinto, Pedro Valencia, Mónika Valdenegro, Cristian Ramirez, Sergio Almonacid, Andrés Córdova

“…In vitro digestion demonstrated that the (VI) treatment resulted in the highest degree of collagen bioaccessibility (~90%), underscoring the effectiveness of this method in improving nutrient delivery compared with the 65% MP, ~70% US, and ~74% methods. …”
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Detection of Hepatitis C Virus Infection from Patient Sera in Cell Culture Using Semi-Automated Image Analysis by Noemi Schäfer, Paul Rothhaar, Christian Heuss, Christoph Neumann-Haefelin, Robert Thimme, Julia Dietz, Christoph Sarrazin, Paul Schnitzler, Uta Merle, Sofía Pérez-del-Pulgar, Vibor Laketa, Volker Lohmann

“…We therefore established an automated image analysis pipeline based on imaging of whole wells and iterative training of a machine learning tool, using nuclear GFP localization as a readout for HCV infection. Upon visual validation of hits assigned by the automated image analysis, the method revealed no background in daclatasvir-treated samples. …”
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