Cross-sectional online survey of the impact of new tobacco health warnings in Colombia by Sally Adams, Arturo Clavijo, Ricardo Tamayo, Olivia Maynard

“…When asked about the six new health warnings, we found a reduction in negative affect (p<0.07), cognitions related to harm (p<0.01), believability (p<0.03), reactance (p<0.01) and perceived message effectiveness (p<0.02) between times.Conclusions Our data indicate that effectiveness was low prior to the introduction of the new health warnings and at 12 months post introduction. …”
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Association between ТР53, MDM2 and NQO1 gene polymorphisms and viral load among women with human papillomavirus by A.H. AlBosale, E. V. Mashkina

“…The frequency of the 215G (72Arg) allele and 215GG (72Arg/Arg) genotype of the TP53 gene was significantly higher in the case group than in the control group (OR = 1.74, 95 % CI = 1.10–2.73; p = 0.02 and OR = 1.97, 95 % CI = 1.13–3.46; p = 0.04, respectively). …”
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垂直喉部分切除术后喉狭窄瘢痕组织中细胞外 基质的变化及意义

“…Ⅰ型胶原纤维含量(0.376 ± 0.015)及纤维连接蛋白表达量(0.472 ± 0.033)明显增多,Ⅰ/Ⅲ型胶原纤维比值(3.32 ± 0.27)明显增大,差异有统计学意义(P < 0.05)?与声带组织比较,喉狭窄瘢痕组织中,弹力纤维含量(0.213 ± 0.021)明显减少,差异有统计学意义(P < 0.05)?…”
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Effect of <i>Cnidoscolus aconitifolius</i> (Family Euphorbiaceae) Aqueous Leaf Extract on Some Antioxidant Enzymes and Haematological Parameters of High Fat Diet and Streptozotocin... by EA Obichi, CC Monago, DC Belonwu

“…Preliminary phytochemical analysis of CA showed the content of tannins (5.72±0.00), saponins (12.49±0.021), alkaloids (17.45 ±0.65), flavonoids  (23.72 ±0.02), cyanogenic glycosides (0.75 ±0.10) and phytate (1.97 ±0.06). …”
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Association of whole grain food consumption with lung cancer risk: a prospective cohort study by Kanran Wang, Junhan Zhao, Dingyi Yang, Mao Sun, Yongzhong Wu, Wei Zhou

“…Hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals for lung cancer risk associated with whole grain food consumption were estimated by Cox proportional hazards regression. Results During a median follow-up of 12.2 years, a total of 1,706 incident lung cancer events occurred, including 1,473 (86.3%) cases of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and 233 (13.7%) of small cell lung cancer (SCLC). …”
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Studying germplasm collection accessions of naked oats by N. V. Krotova, G. A. Batalova

“…The studied accessions were all classified as undersized (64.0–99.1 cm), including the reference cv. ‘Vyatsky’ (88.1 cm). …”
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Predicción de la fuerza de prensión manual a partir de indicadores de salud en escolares by Jessica Pamela Noack Segovia, Roberto Antonio Fuentealba Leyton, Eduardo Enrique Guzmán Muñoz

“…La muestra de estudio correspondió a 217 escolares entre 7 a 14 años y se seleccionó por conveniencia. …”
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TCN-Based DDoS Detection and Mitigation in 5G Healthcare-IoT: A Frequency Monitoring and Dynamic Threshold Approach by Mirza Akhi, Ciaran Eising, Lubna Luxmi Dhirani

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Imaging study of adult coccygeal morphology using direct digital radiography technology in China by Yingsen Pan, Feipeng Qin, Yi Shen, Ndalyolusha Tileinge Hapulile, Haoyang Zhang, Xin Ye, Shuailin Li, Xiaoming Li, Chao Yang, Xiang Zhou, Xiaoming Ying

“…The subjects exhibited coccyx type III (33.3%), type II (32.7%), type I (16.7%), type IV (16%), type V (0.3%), and type VI (1%). 32 males with coccygeal type II; 76 females with coccygeal type III. …”
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Urinary Calculi: A Microbiological and Biochemical Analysis at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Eastern Nepal by Pratima Shah, Ratna Baral, C. S. Agrawal, Madhab Lamsal, Dharanidhar Baral, Basudha Khanal

“…Bacteria isolated from urine culture correlated with those from stone matrices with a sensitivity of 90%, specificity of 79.69%, PPV of 63.64%, and NPV of 95.45%. Escherichia coli (46.7%) was the most common bacteria followed by Klebsiella pneumoniae (16.7%) and Proteus mirabilis (13.3%) from urine and stone cultures. …”
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Determining sensory drivers of complex metadescriptors through regression modelling by Emily Fisher, Charles Diako, Rebecca Shingleton, Sidsel Jensen, Joanne Hort

“…Quantitative descriptive analysis, with trained panellists, and a consumer study (n = 117 New Zealand milk drinkers) assessed the sensory attributes and creaminess ratings, respectively. …”
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The potential of local orange peel-derived eco-enzymes in producing indole acetic acid by Siska Alicia Farma, Nurfa Dewiza Luzik, Salma Sakina, Irma Leilani Eka Putri, Linda Advinda, Azwir Anhar

“…Results: ecoenzymes from local citrus sources contain IAA, with the highest concentration observed in sample 7A (30.26 µg/ml). The ecoenzyme exhibited favorable characteristics, including an average degree of acidity of 3.55, and the highest total protein content was found in sample 2A (144.277 mg/mL). …”
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Simulating cover crops impacts on soil water and nitrogen dynamics and silage yield in the semi-arid Southwestern United States by Atinderpal Singh, Prakriti Bista, Sanjit K. Deb, Rajan Ghimire

“…Also, the model simulated that cover crops improved the plant N uptake by 15.4–17.3 % in maize and 13.6–14.7 % in sorghum compared to NCC. …”
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Gender-specific antibiotic-resistance patterns and characterization of bacterial flora of undergraduate students’ mobile phones and associated factors at a Nigerian university by Morufat Oluwatosin Olaitan, Akeem Ganiyu Rabiu, Zara Babagana Umara

“…Results The total bacterial count of male (11.1 × 106 ± 4.0) CFU/mL and female (11.7 × 106 ± 6.4) CFU/mL were high though comparable. …”
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Causal Mediation Analyses for the Natural Course of Hepatitis C: A Prospective Cohort Study by Yi-Ting Huang, Yao-Chun Hsu, Hwai-I Yang, Mei-Hsuan Lee, Tai-Hsuan Lai, Chien-Jen Chen, Yen-Tsung Huang

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Evaluación del estrés académico y sus efectos sobre el rendimiento en estudiantes universitarios by Moira Isabel Lemos Rentería, Carla María Zapata Rueda, Lubin Delgado Arroyo

“…La muestra se seleccionó mediante muestreo por conveniencia, estuvo conformada por 292 estudiantes (57% mujeres, 42.8% hombre), con edades entre 16 a 48 años, matriculados en programas de pregrado en la Universidad Tecnológica del Chocó Diego Luis Córdoba. …”
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Burden of coronary artery calcification in ANCA-associated vasculitis by Claire Cook, Brittany Weber, Catherine Ahola, Zachary S. Wallace, Michael Hendrickson, Anushri Parakh, Sandeep Hedgire, Michael Lu

“…Quantile regression was used to identify differences by ANCA type, and Gray’s test examined differences in major adverse cardiac events by CAC score.Results Of 175 included patients, 127 (73%) were MPO-ANCA+and 48 (27%) were PR3-ANCA+. …”
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An optimized deep-forest algorithm using a modified differential evolution optimization algorithm: A case of host-pathogen protein-protein interaction prediction by Jerry Emmanuel, Itunuoluwa Isewon, Jelili Oyelade

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Geriatric nutritional risk index is associated with the occurrence of acute kidney injury in critically ill patients with acute heart failure by Sen Zhang, Nan Chen, Zhuo Huang, Ningyuan Yan, Liansheng Ma, Xiaoqin Gao

“…The Log-rank test revealed a higher risk of acute kidney injury in patients with high nutritional risk (p < 0.001). Multivariate COX regression analysis indicated that a high GNRI (adjusted HR 0.62, p < 0.001) was associated with a reduced risk of AKI during hospitalization in AHF patients. …”
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Diagnostic value of third-generation nanopore sequencing in extrapulmonary tuberculosis by Chang Song, Chang Song, Chunyan Zhao, Chunyan Zhao, Yanrong Lin, Yingxing Nong, Aichun Huang, Shaoyong Xi, Xiaoying Wei, Chunmei Zeng, Shixiong Yang, Qingdong Zhu

“…Its sensitivity (62.00%), specificity (94.10%), PPV (96.90%), NPV (45.70%) and AUC (0.781, 95% CI: 0.67–0.89) were superior to those of conventional methods, such as AFB staining, DNA testing, X-pert, and solid culture, indicating its significantly efficient advantage in EPTB detection.ConclusionNanopore sequencing technology significantly outperforms conventional methods such as AFB staining, DNA testing, X-pert, and mycobacterial culture to diagnose EPTB, promising to improve the diagnosis of EPTB.…”
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