Evaluating the use of coronary artery calcium scoring as a tool for coronary artery disease (CAD) risk stratification and its association with coronary stenosis and CAD risk factors: a single-centre, retrospective, cross-sectional study at a tertiary centre in Pakistan by Afrose Liaquat, Ameerdad Khan, Saeed Ullah Shah, Hania Iqbal, Safa Iqbal, Atif Iqbal Rana, Habib Ur Rahman

“…The secondary outcome was the association of CACS with conventional CAD risk factors.Results A significant positive association was shown between CACS and coronary artery stenosis (zero vs minimal: OR 0.39, 95% CI 0.20 to 0.79, p=0.01; zero vs mild: OR 0.16, 95% CI 0.10 to 0.27, p<0.0001; zero vs moderate: OR 0.05, 95% CI 0.03 to 0.08, p<0.0001; zero vs severe: OR 0.02, 95% CI 0.01 to 0.050, p<0.0001). …”
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The prevalence and influencing factors of COVID-19 in pregnant women post-relaxation of epidemic control measures in Hunan Province, China by Yingxia Wang, Yixu Liu, Kehan Zou, Min Yang, Yinglan Wu, Donghua Xie

“…Statistical analyses were conducted using SPSS 25.0 software.ResultsAmong the 7,761 pregnant women included in the study, 5,191 (66.9%) had a positive result of SARS-CoV-2 test or related symptoms. …”
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Association between Admission Hyperglycemia and Culprit Lesion Characteristics in Nondiabetic Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction: An Intravascular Optical Coherence Tomograp... by Jinying Zhou, Zhaoxue Sheng, Chen Liu, Peng Zhou, Jiannan Li, Runzhen Chen, Li Song, Hanjun Zhao, Hongbing Yan

“…Non-DM patients had fewer lipid-rich plaques (52.7% versus 68.4%, p=0.012) and thin-cap fibroatheroma (TCFA) (19.8% versus 34.7%, p=0.006) than DM patients but similar prevalence of plaque rupture (47.3% versus 56.8%, p=0.130). …”
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Longitudinal changes in factors affecting postoperative patient satisfaction after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: an assessment using a patient-reported questionnaire by Soichiro Ogawa, Kei Yaginuma, Yuki Harigane, Shunta Makabe, Hitomi Imai, Satoru Meguro, Ryo Tanji, Akifumi Onagi, Ruriko Honda-Takinami, Kanako Matsuoka, Seiji Hoshi, Junya Hata, Yuichi Sato, Hidenori Akaihata, Masao Kataoka, Motohide Uemura, Yoshiyuki Kojima

“…Abstract Background Long-term survival can be achieved in patients with localized prostate cancer (PCa). …”
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Cytological evaluation by Caco-2 and KU812 of non-allergenic peptides from simulated digestion of infant formula in vitro by Zihao Xu, Hao Bai, Xin Ma, Yong Wu, Zhihua Wu, Anshu Yang, Weixiang Mao, Xin Li, Hongbing Chen

“…However, only peptide BLG107-118 showed potential allegencity by KU812 model. …”
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Chemical Composition, Antifungal, and Cytotoxicity Activities of Inga laurina (Sw.) Willd Leaves by Carla de Moura Martins, Sérgio A. L. de Morais, Mário M. Martins, Luís C. S. Cunha, Cláudio V. da Silva, Carlos H. G. Martins, Luís F. Leandro, Alberto de Oliveira, Francisco J. T. de Aquino, Evandro A. do Nascimento, Roberto Chang

“…The EAF showed MIC value 11.7 μg mL−1 against C. glabrata and a selectivity index of 1.6 against Vero cells. …”
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AI-based analysis of fetal growth restriction in a prospective obstetric cohort quantifies compound risks for perinatal morbidity and mortality and identifies previously unrecogniz... by Raquel M. Zimmerman, Edgar J. Hernandez, Mark Yandell, Martin Tristani-Firouzi, Robert M. Silver, William Grobman, David Haas, George Saade, Jonathan Steller, Nathan R. Blue

“…Results Feature selection identified the 16 most informative variables, which yielded a PGM with good overall performance in the validation cohort (AUC 0.83, 95% CI 0.79–0.87), including among “N of 1” unique scenarios (AUC 0.81, 0.72–0.90). …”
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Autoantibodies in type 1 diabetes: Prevalence and clinical profiles by Raja Hazime, Saad Lamjadli, Morad Guennouni, Mounir Belkrachni, Fatima-Ezzohra Eddehbi, Ider Oujamaa, Lahcen Elmoumou, Aicha Bourrahouate, Imane Ait Sab, Hicham Baizri, Nawal El Ansari, Brahim Admou

“…Among the positive cases, GAD65 antibodies were the most prevalent at 37.31 %, followed by anti-insulin and anti-ZnT8 antibodies, each at 36.59 %, and anti-IA2 at 28.62 %. …”
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Mediação em centros e museus de ciência no México: um estudo sobre os atores sociais que atuam com os visitantes by Luisa Massarani, Marcela Vitor Alvaro, Alba Patricia Macías-Nestor, Elaine Reynoso-Haynes, María del Carmen Sánchez-Mora, Jessica Norberto Rocha, Willian Vieira de Abreu, Patricia Castellanos Pineda

“…A maioria (157; 87,7%) atua há menos de dois anos na área, cumprindo jornadas de trabalho de até 20 horas semanais e recebendo bolsas de auxílio financeiro. …”
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Remodeling of tumor microenvironments by EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors in EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer by Soomin Kim, Jaemoon Koh, Tae Min Kim, Songji Oh, Soyeon Kim, Jeonghwan Youk, Miso Kim, Bhumsuk Keam, Yoon Kyung Jeon, Dong-Wan Kim, Dae Seog Heo

“…Osimertinib treatment resulted in altered angiogenic pathways and immune cell proportions, with reduced plasma cells (22.2%–11.7%; p = 0.025) and increased macrophage infiltration (p = 0.145). …”
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The Clinical Characteristics, Patterns of Recurrence, and Long-Term Survival Outcomes of Dual-Phenotype Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Curative Liver Resection by Yu ZC, Fang ZK, Yu Y, Liu SY, Wang KD, Shi ZJ, Jin LM, Huang XK, Lu Y, Shen GL, Liu JW, Huang DS, Zhang CW, Liang L

“…Moreover, multivariate analysis showed that DPHCC is an independent risk factor for both OS (HR 1.399, 95% CI 1.061– 1.845, P = 0.017) and RFS (HR 1.313, 95% CI 1.033– 1.669, P = 0.026).Conclusion: DPHCC, an aggressive HCC subtype with poor differentiation and high invasiveness, shows inferior RFS and OS post-liver resection compared to CHCC. …”
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In Vitro Antibacterial and Antioxidant Activities and Molecular Docking Analysis of Phytochemicals from Cadia purpurea Roots by Tsegu Kiros, Rajalakshmanan Eswaramoorthy, Yadessa Melaku, Aman Dekebo

“…The phytochemical study led to the isolation of two compounds, di-(2-methylheptyl) phthalate (1) and 13-O-pyrrolecarboxyl lupanine (2), from methanol roots extract of C. purpurea. The antibacterial activity results revealed that the n-hexane extract presented a better inhibitory value (13.8 ± 0.0 mm) followed by chloroform (11.1 ± 0.4 mm) and chloroform : methanol (1 : 1) (10.7 ± 0.1 mm) extracts against E. coli at the maximum dose of 100 mg/mL. …”
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Treatment outcomes and its associated factors among neonates admitted with sepsis in Hiwot Fana Comprehensive Specialized University Hospital, Harar, Ethiopia by Betelhem Gezahegn, Ahmed Abdella, Fentahun Meseret, Ahmed Mohammed, Mulualem Keneni, Tesfaye Asfaw, Diribsa Tizazu, Assefa Desalew

“…The data were entered into EpiData version 4.6 and analyzed using STATA version 17. Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed to identify factors associated with the outcome variable.ResultsEighty-four of 311 patients (27.8%) (95% CI: 22.7%–32.9%) died, while 218 (72.2%) were discharged after improvement. …”
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Associations between skeletal muscle phenotype, positional role, and on‐ice performance in elite male ice hockey players by Jeppe F. Vigh‐Larsen, Hallur Thorsteinsson, Martin Thomassen, Jeppe Panduro, Bjørn Fristrup, Morten B. Randers, Jens L. Olesen, Peter Krustrup, Kristian Overgaard, Lars Nybo, Magni Mohr

“…No significant position‐specific muscle phenotype characteristics were found, but forwards generally exhibited higher levels of several membrane proteins (p = 0.100–0.991). NAKα2, NAK∑, KATP, ClC‐1, and NHE1 showed significant correlations with total distance (r = 0.52–0.59, p = 0.016–0.046), however, within positions these only persisted for KATP (r = 0.70, p = 0.024) and NAKα2 (r = 0.57, p = 0.085) in forwards, where CS enzyme activity also displayed a strong association with distance covered (r = 0.75, p = 0.019). …”
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Les macaques de Tonkéan perçoivent-ils ce que peuvent et ne peuvent pas voir leurs congénères ? by Charlotte Canteloup, Emilie Piraux, Helene Meunier

“…La capacité à percevoir ce que peut voir ou ne peut pas voir autrui, i.e…”
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Immune Mediator Profile in Aqueous Humor Differs in Patients with Primary Acquired Ocular Toxoplasmosis and Recurrent Acute Ocular Toxoplasmosis by Claudia Thieme, Stephan Schlickeiser, Sylvia Metzner, Claudia Dames, Uwe Pleyer

“…A negative correlation was found between IL-7 (p=0.017) as well as IL-9 (p=0.008) and the number of recurrences. …”
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May Measurement Month 2020: An Analysis of Blood Pressure Screening Results From China by Xin Chen, Li‐Ping Zhang, Xiao‐Long Wang, Ning‐Ru Zhang, Jing Yu, Li‐Ying Xu, Tong‐She Li, Hong Luan, Juan Zhang, Ya‐Min Hu, Dan Liu, Qi‐Dong Zheng, Yan Li, Ji‐Guang Wang

“…The 100 728 participants had a mean (±SD) age of 45.6 (±18.3) years and included 56 097 (55.7%) women. The mean systolic/diastolic blood pressure was 120.0/76.9 mm Hg. …”
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Biodegradation of CAHs and BTEX in groundwater at a multi-polluted pesticide site undergoing natural attenuation: Insights from identifying key bioindicators using machine learning methods based on microbiome data by Feiyang Xia, Tingting Fan, Mengjie Wang, Lu Yang, Da Ding, Jing Wei, Yan Zhou, Dengdeng Jiang, Shaopo Deng

“…Advanced machine learning (ML) algorithms help identify key microbial indicators for different pollution types (CAHs, BTEX plumes, and mixed plumes). The accuracy and Area Under the Curve (AUC) achieved by Support Vector Machines (SVM) were impressive, with values of 0.87 and 0.99, respectively. …”
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Improving Mental Health and Well-Being Through the Paradym App: Quantitative Study of Real-World Data by Athina Marina Metaxa, Shaun Liverpool, Mia Eisenstadt, John Pollard, Courtney Carlsson

“…Users also experienced symptoms of depression (mean 9.85, SD 5.55) and anxiety (mean 14.27, SD 6.77) and reported low levels of life satisfaction (mean 12.14, SD 7.42) and general well-being (mean 9.88, SD 5.51). …”
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Acute effect of exercise with or without the integration of cooperative activities on inhibitory control in preadolescent school children by Melanie Berger, Markus Gerber, Sebastian Ludyga

“…Methods We examined a subsample of the NEXOS2 RCT. 100 children (11 ± 0.7 years) were allocated (stratum: school class) to a group performing exercise demanding cooperation (EX+CO, n = 29), a group performing exercise without cooperation (EX, n = 35), and a control group watching a video (CON, n = 36). …”
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