Leptin/Adiponectin Ratios Using Either Total Or High-Molecular-Weight Adiponectin as Biomarkers of Systemic Insulin Sensitivity in Normoglycemic Women by Carolina Bravo, Luis Rodrigo Cataldo, José Galgani, Javier Parada, José Luis Santos

“…A standard 2-hour oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT; 75 g of glucose) and a short minimal-model intravenous glucose tolerance test (IVGTT; 0.3 g/kg body weight) were performed in 58 Chilean normoglycemic women (age: 27 ± 6.3 years, BMI 23.6 ± 3.2 kg/m2). LAR was negatively associated with HOMA-S (r=−0.49; p<0.0001), Matsuda-ISICOMP (r=−0.54; p<0.0001), and the calculated sensitivity index (CSi) derived from IVGTT (r=−0.38; p=0.007). …”
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Are YouTube™ and TikTok™ videos useful as educational tool for patients with cleft lip and palate? by José Dilson Alves de OLIVEIRA JÚNIOR, Anna Vitória Mendes Viana SILVA, Carina Cristina MONTALVANY-ANTONUCCI, Gabriele Andrade MAIA, Kamila Rodrigues Junqueira CARVALHO, Soraia MACARI

“…ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the quality of YouTube™ and TikTok™ videos as educational tools for patients with cleft lip and palate (CLP) as regards their care, and multidisciplinary treatment. …”
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Predictive value of machine learning for the progression of gestational diabetes mellitus to type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Meng Zhao, Zhixin Yao, Yan Zhang, Lidan Ma, Wenquan Pang, Shuyin Ma, Yijun Xu, Lili Wei

“…The meta-analysis for ML models showed a pooled C-statistic of 0.82 (95% CI: 0.79 ~ 0.86), a pooled sensitivity of 0.76 (0.72 ~ 0.80), and a pooled specificity of 0.57 (0.50 ~ 0.65). …”
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Evaluating Psychometric Properties of the International Knee Documentation Committee Subjective Knee Form in a Heterogeneous Sample of Post-Operative Patients by Ryan D Richardson, Madeline P Casanova, Ashley J Reeves, Seungho Ryu, Adam C Cady, Russell T Baker

“…The model was confirmed with CFA (CFI = 0.983; TLI = 0.975; IFI = 0.983; RMSEA = 0.057), while a sound 2-factor, 6-item model was also identified (CFI = 1.0; TLI = 0.999; IFI = 1.0; RMSEA = 0.11). …”
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Response of Rice Nitrogen Physiology to High Nighttime Temperature during Vegetative Stage by Song Chen, Xiaoguo Zhang, Xia Zhao, Danying Wang, Chunmei Xu, Chenglin Ji, Xiufu Zhang

“…The results showed that the shoot biomass of the plants was greater at 27°C (high nighttime temperature, HNT) than at 22°C (CK). …”
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Factores de riesgo cardiovascular en pacientes neuropsiquiátricos con hipertensión arterial en un servicio ambulatorio de un hospital especializado by Francisco Barrera-Guarderas, Carlos Vásquez-Salgado

“…Se utilizaron medidas de tendencia central y pruebas de asociación, con IC95%. Resultados: Edad promedio 56.48 (± 13.51) años, predominan las mujeres, tendencia a obesidad (IMC 31.60 ± 5.51), hipertrigliceridemia (183.96 ± 97.63 mg/dl) y c-HDL disminuido (38.4 ± 18.53 mg/dl). …”
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1 × N All‐Logic Optical Switch Based on Polymer Platform Using Multimode Interferometer by Guoyan Zeng, Daming Zhang, Fei Wang, Xibin Wang, Yuexin Yin

“…As a proof of concept, a wide bandwidth 1 × 4 switch, which has an insertion loss lower than 23.7 dB, and a cross talk better than −10 dB at 1550 nm are simulated, designed, and fabricated. …”
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类风湿关节炎不同滑膜淋巴细胞分布类型 的临床病理特点

“…【结果】 ① 48例RA滑膜根据衬里下层淋巴细胞分布特征分为生发中心(GC)型9例(18.8%)、聚集(Agg)型16例(33.3%)、弥漫型(Dif)型15例(31.2%)及无明显淋巴细胞浸润(Non)型8例(16.7%);②RA滑膜病理滑膜炎积分、衬里下层炎症细胞总数及B淋巴细胞数依次为GC型 > Agg型 > Dif型 > Non型,均有统计学差异(P < 0.05);③ GC型、Agg型、Dif型患者关节压痛数及肿胀数均明显高于Non型(P < 0.05),且GC型、Agg型患者的CRP、ESR、TNFα水平及DAS28高于Dif型、11.1%(1/9)(P < 0.05)。…”
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Topic Modeling of Nursing Issues in the Media During 4 Emerging Infectious Disease Epidemics in South Korea: Descriptive Analysis by Jungok Kim, Eun Kyoung Yun

“…ResultsAmong the 51,489 news articles collected with the search terms “nursing” and “nurse,” 17,285 (33.6%) were selected based on the eligibility criteria and used in the final analysis. …”
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Evaluation of Specialization Preferences of Faculty of Dentistry Students by Nimet Ünlü, Atiye Tuğba Kuzgun Türkmen, Merve Gürses

“…Purpose: The aim of this study is to evaluate the post-graduation specialty education preferences of 3rd and 5th year dentistry students and the factors that motivate these preferences.Materials and Methods: This survey was applied to students of Selçuk University Faculty of Dentistry. A total of 207 students, 104 3rd grade and 103 5th grade students, participated in the study. …”
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بررسی و نقد کتاب مطالعات موزه (اصول و مبانی) by بهروز افخمی

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Segregation-dislocation self-organized structures ductilize a work-hardened medium entropy alloy by Bojing Guo, Dingcong Cui, Qingfeng Wu, Yuemin Ma, Daixiu Wei, Kumara L. S. R, Yashan Zhang, Chenbo Xu, Zhijun Wang, Junjie Li, Xin Lin, Jincheng Wang, Xun-li Wang, Feng He

“…We show here that when initial dislocations are in the form of SD-SOS, the textbook theory that dislocation hardening inevitably sacrifices ductility can be overturned. Our results reveal that the SD-SOS, in addition to providing dislocation sources by emitting dislocations and stacking faults, also dynamically interacts with gliding dislocations to generate sustainable Lomer-Cottrell locks and jogs for dislocation storage. …”
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The Impact of Digitization on Legal Systems in Developing Countries by Ikhtiyor Djuraev, Azim Baratov, Shokhjakhon Khujayev, Iroda Yakubova, Mokhichekhra Rakhmonova, Bobur Mukumov, Nodirakhon Abdurakhmanova

“…By integrating blockchain and smart contracts, developing countries can build resilient, transparent, and accessible legal systems that respond to the dynamic needs of their societies. …”
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MRI for measuring therapy efficiency after revascularisation in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis by Peter Schlattmann, Marc Dewey, Benjamin Kendziora, Heli Stier

“…The pooled MSI was 42.6% (95% CI: 38.1 to 47.1). The pooled time to reperfusion was 3.8 hours (95% CI: 3.5 to 4.0). …”
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圆钢管混凝土柱火灾升温试验及钢管温度计算方法 by 王紫珮, 楼国彪, 饶雯婷, 刘晓光, 鞠晓臣, 许清风

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Titanium deoxidation mechanism probed using an electron beam melting method by Hyun chul Kim, Namhun Kwon, Jae-Hong Shin, Dong hyun Kim, Soong Ju Oh, Kyoung-Tae Park

“…Thermodynamic calculations indicate that deoxidation is feasible at temperatures exceeding 4,000 K in a vacuum of approximately 5 × 10−7 Torr, thereby substantiating the potential for deoxidation. …”
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Mycobacterium bovis BCG Surface Antigens Expressed under the Granuloma-Like Conditions as Potential Inducers of the Protective Immunity by Yingyu Chen, Lia Danelishvili, Sasha J. Rose, Luiz E. Bermudez

“…We also demonstrated that the pathogen exposed to the biologically relevant environment has greater binding and invasion abilities to host cells than those of bacteria incubated under regular laboratory conditions. A total of 957 surface-exposed proteins were identified for BCG cultured under laboratory condition, whereas 1,097 proteins were expressed under the granuloma-like condition. …”
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Decentralized control system for unlimited street lighting poles with an intelligent, energy-saving off-grid maximum power point tracking battery charger by Hussain Attia, Ali Al-Ataby, Maen Takruri, Amjad Omar

“…In an attempt to tackle the critical issue of CO2 emissions and embrace sustainability, we propose an energy-efficient street lighting system. …”
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Diseño de una escala para evaluar las necesidades de enfermería para relacionarse con la familia del paciente en cuidados intensivos by Jaime Alberto Ramírez Niño, Olga Janneth Gómez Ramírez

“… Objetivo: Diseñar y determinar las propiedades psicométricas del instrumento NERF-UCI para la evaluación de las necesidades de enfermería para relacionarse armónicamente con la familia del paciente en cuidados intensivos (UCI). …”
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Cost-effectiveness and budget impact of Empirical vitamin D therapy on unintentional falls in older adults in the UK by J Smith, J S Davies, C D Poole

“…Increasing the lower bound age limit by 5-year increments increases budget impact to −£1.17bn, −£1.75bn, and −£2.06bn for adults 65+, 70+ and 75+, respectively.Conclusions This study shows that treatment of the elderly UK population with colecalciferol 800 iu daily would be associated with reductions in mortality and substantial cost-savings through fall prevention.…”
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