Premature Mortality from Colorectal Cancer by Ronaldo Valdés Villafranca, Suleidy Pérez García, Ángel Ernesto Ramos Cordero, Suniel Pérez García, Rubén Valdés Villafranca, Elvis Hernández

“…The municipality of Pinar del Río stood out with 51 premature deaths and 438 potential years of life lost, however, as an average of years lost, Los Palacios municipality stood out with 13.76 years and the highest risk of dying prematurely corresponded to Guane municipality with 50, 57x100,000 inhabitants. <br /><strong>Conclusion:</strong> there was a trend towards a decrease in premature mort…”
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Morfometría de los conos de escoria de la Provincia Volcánica de Payenia, Argentina. by Gabriela I Massaferro, Miguel J Haller, Viviana I. Alric, Sebastián Saavedra

“…Esta tasa es similar a la obtenida en otros campos volcánicos monogenéticos con similares características climáticas. Con esta tasa se calcularon edades morfológicas para todos los conos estudiados, las que abarcan un rango entre 0,3 y 2,2 Ma. …”
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An Inverse Correlation of Serum Fibroblast Growth Factor 19 with Abdominal Pain and Inflammatory Markers in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis by Magdalena Panek-Jeziorna, Agata Mulak

“…An inverse correlation was observed between FGF19 level and abdominal pain intensity (R=–0.48, p=0.007) as well as fecal calprotectin (R=–0.38, p=0.036) and CRP levels (R=–0.36, p=0.045). …”
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The association between the site of back pain and number of painful sites with daily activities, seeking healthcare, and medication use among school adolescents by Tatiana Rehder Gonçalves, Tatiana Rehder Gonçalves, Mauro Felippe Felix Mediano, Rosely Sichieri, Diana Barbosa Cunha

“…Logistic regression analyses were performed.ResultsParticipants reporting at least one painful site in spine were 74.9% (n = 262), with mean age of 12.73 ± 1.67 (55.7% were girls). Most of them reported pain in two sites (n = 100; 28.6%) and the most frequent pain site was neck (n = 223; 63.7%). …”
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Factors associated with assertiveness among Japanese community pharmacists: a cross-sectional study by Mitsuaki Ishii, Sachiko Ozone, Shoichi Masumoto, Tetsuhiro Maeno

“…After adjustment, participation in joint regional workshops or conferences was significantly associated with assertive self-expression (odds ratio, 1.037; 95% confidence interval, 1.005–1.070; p = 0.023). …”
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The Impact and Risk Factors of Screen Time Exposure in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder by Shahad Ali Ahmed AL-Baldawi, Nabeeha Najatee Akram, Zahraa Aqeel Abdulmajeed

“…Children diagnosed at younger ages are subjected to a higher duration of screen exposure with a correlation coefficient r = - 0.337 and P-value = 0.027.Conclusion: Maternal level of education and occupation represent significant determinants of screen time in children with ASD. …”
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Trends and socioeconomic inequalities of recommended antenatal care services utilization in Ethiopia: A decomposition analysis using Ethiopian nationwide Demographic Health Surveys... by Yawkal Tsega, Abel Endawkie, Gebeyehu Tsega, Asnakew Molla Mekonen, Yeshimebet Ali Dawed, Chad Stecher

“…The relative estimated CIX for wealth index, mothers education, Ethiopian administrative regions, and residence were 0.15 (P < 0.001), 0.14 (P < 0.001), 0.07(P < 0.001), and -0.11(P < 0.001), respectively. …”
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Deep Learning Based Dual Channel Banana Grading System Using Convolution Neural Network by Raghavendra S, Souvik Ganguli, P. Thirumarai Selvan, Mitali Madhusmita Nayak, Sushovan Chaudhury, Randell U. Espina, Isaac Ofori

“…Via a combination of CNN and MLP applied to data collected using RGB and hyperspectral imaging, the multi-input model reliably recognizes bananas with an accuracy level of 98.4 percent as well as an F1-score of 0.97. …”
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The Reliability and Validity of a Novel Clinical Test for Assessing Shoulder Rotation ROM in Collegiate Baseball Players: Functional Assessment of System Tension of the Shoulder (F... by Steven Dischiavi, Jesse Perry, Connor Burk, Jeremy Chiang, Chris Bleakley

“…In the dominant shoulder of baseballers, when FAST-SHDR IR/ER was compared to standard IR/ER testing the FAST-SHDR scores were lower for both IR (MD 23.3°; 95% CI 19.7-26.8) and ER (MD 50.7°; 95% 44.7 to 56.7). …”
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A data driven machine learning approach for predicting and optimizing sulfur compound adsorption on metal organic frameworks by Mohsen Shayanmehr, Sepehr Aarabi, Ahad Ghaemi, Alireza Hemmati

“…Also, Random Forest model yielded a higher test MSE of 0.0045 and MRE of 17.83%. Feature importance analysis was performed by utilizing MLP model and shapely additive plan (SHAP) method, and the findings revealed that “initial concentration of sulfur” (SHAP value 0.51) and “contact time” (SHAP value 0.37) were the crucial factors influenced desulfurization process efficiency. …”
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Pilot study: Initial investigation suggests differences in EMT-associated gene expression in breast tumor regions by Kylie L. King, Hamed Abdollahi, Zoe Dinkel, Alannah Akins, Homayoun Valafar, Heather Dunn

“…Our DT models achieved 83.33 % accuracy and identified the most significant genes, including CD29 and EGF from the ET region and SNAI1 and CHD2 from the ECMT region. …”
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Simulation of Material and Heat Balance of 150 t AOD Melting 430 Stainless Steel under Different Charge Conditions by Lu　Xiaohui, Kang　Congpeng, Chen　Hongzhi, Xu　Yongbin

“…Under this process condition， the consumption of ferrosilicon and lime reached 39.3 kg/t and 97.7 kg/t respectively， the continuous addition time of high carbon ferrochromium was about 12 min， the feeding rate was 4 t/min， and the maximum oxygen supply intensity at this time was 400 m3·min-1. …”
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Continuous tunability of refractive index contrast in LiNbO3 optical waveguides fabricated by high-vacuum vapor-phase proton exchange by Mihnea Raoul Sandu, Alicia Petronela Rambu, Laura Hrostea, Sorin Tascu

“…After characterization, the best of investigated annealed channel waveguides exhibits propagation losses around 1.5 ± 0.1 dB/cm. Therefore, the presented technique offers the opportunity for customization of photonics circuitry, scalability of integrated photonics platform, enhancement of non-linear optical efficiency at the single photon level for quantum information platforms.…”
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Study on Long-Term Dynamic Mechanical Properties and Degradation Law of Sandstone under Freeze-Thaw Cycle by Qingsong Pu, Junhong Huang, Fuling Zeng, Yi Luo, Xinping Li, Jixue Zhou, Shilong Zheng

“…The results showed that the dynamic compressive strength of sandstone subjected to multiple freeze-thaw cycles under 0.04 MPa air pressure has a greater damage ratio than that under 0.055 MPa and 0.07 MPa air pressure, which was more likely to cause damage to slope sandstone than in actual engineering; the dynamic compressive strength and elastic modulus of sandstone decrease greatly within a certain range of freeze-thaw cycles and loading strain rate, leading to significant deterioration. …”
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Evaluation of macular retinal oximetry across different levels of diabetic retinopathy: a cross sectional study by Jennyffer D. Smith, Kaitlyn A. Sapoznik, Kelly Bisignano, Julia Benoit, Wendy W. Harrison

“…Average OCTA density was less in DMR compared to controls (p = 0.01), but not compared to DMnR subjects (p = 0.07). A significant inverse correlation was observed between averaged oxygen saturation and SCP vascular density for all subjects (p = 0.02). …”
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CURRENT TRENDS ON MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR TEETH WHITENING by Maria Mirabela IANCU, Cristiana Ioana TATIA, Alina ROBU, Marius Lucian VASILESCU, Iulian ANTONIAC, Anca Maria FRATILA

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Enhancing thermal performance of two-phase closed thermosyphons by inhibiting geyser boiling: Synergistic effects of carbon nanotube nanofluids by Seungyeop Baek, Cheol Park, Seunghyeon Lee, Yonmo Sung

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A review of deep learning in blink detection by Jianbin Xiong, Weikun Dai, Qi Wang, Xiangjun Dong, Baoyu Ye, Jianxiang Yang

“…PeerJ Computer Science…”
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Meta-Analysis of Visual Evoked Potential and Parkinson’s Disease by Song-bin He, Chun-yan Liu, Lin-di Chen, Zhi-nan Ye, Ya-ping Zhang, Wei-guo Tang, Bin-da Wang, Xiang Gao

“…We found that the P100 latency in PD was significantly higher compared with healthy controls (pooled WMD = 6.04, 95% CI: 2.73 to 9.35, P=0.0003, n=20). However, the difference in the mean amplitude of P100 was not significant between the two groups (pooled WMD = 0.64, 95% CI: −0.06 to 1.33, P=0.07) based on 10 studies with the P100 amplitude values available. …”
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Clinical Efficacy and Meta-Analysis of Stem Cell Therapies for Patients with Brain Ischemia by Lukui Chen, Guilong Zhang, Ahsan Ali Khan, Xiaoyuan Guo, Yuchun Gu

“…The results based upon the pooled mean difference from baseline to follow-up points showed that the stem cell transplantation group was superior to the control group with statistical significance in the neurologic deficits score (NIHSS, MD = 1.57; 95% CI, 0.64–2.51; I2=57%; p=0.001), motor function (FMA, MD = 4.23; 95% CI, 3.08–5.38; I2=0%; p<0.00001), daily life ability (Barthel, MD = 8.37; 95% CI, 4.83–11.91; I2=63%; p<0.00001), and functional independence (FIM, MD = 8.89; 95% CI, 4.70–13.08; I2=79%; p<0.0001). …”
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