Visceral Adiposity Index in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Case-Control Study by Elías Cardoso-Peña, Alexandra E. Soto Pina, Ángel Gómez Villanueva, Gerardo Emilio López Chavez, Pablo Ramírez Martínez, Humberto Ramírez Montoya, María Guadalupe Berumen Lechuga, Alejandra Donají Benitez Arciniega, María de Lourdes Alarcón Fortepiani, Roxana Valdés Ramos, José de Jesús Garduño García

“…WC was wider in the survivor group as regards control (93.65 ± 10.48 vs. 88.52 ± 9.61 cm) (p=0.025); at once, TG and VAI were significantly higher for the survivor group (243.55 ± 199.84 vs. 159.84 ± 75.77) (p=0.007) and (11.03 ± 11.15 vs. 6.41 ± 3.66) (p<0.005), respectively. …”
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Peripapillary and Macular Flow Changes in Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION) by Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography (OCT-A) by Juejun Liu, Changzheng Chen, Lu Li, Zuohuizi Yi, Hongmei Zheng

“…A total of 21 affected eyes and 19 unaffected eyes from 21 NAION patients were included. Assessments of BCVA, CFP, SD-OCT, and OCT-A were performed on NAION patients at enrollment and at 1-2 weeks, 1-2 months, and 3–6 months after enrollment. …”
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Effects of ultrasonic treatment on the physicochemical, structural, and functional properties of soluble dietary fiber from coffee peels by Xinxin Yu, Ke Zhu, Faguang Hu, Rongsuo Hu, Wenjiang Dong

“…Based on our findings, ultrasonic treatment decreased particle size of CSDF from 131.49 ± 7.67 μm to 75.84 ± 1.20 μm, and markedly improved the homogeneity. …”
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Serum CD4 Is Associated with the Infiltration of CD4+T Cells in the Tumor Microenvironment of Gastric Cancer by Qi You, Tianyi Fang, Xin Yin, Yimin Wang, Yongheng Yang, Lei Zhang, Yingwei Xue

“…Preoperative peripheral blood samples were used to analyze Serum CD4, CD8, and CD19. The optimal cutoff levels for CD4, CD8, and CD19 were defined by receiver operating characteristic curve analysis (CD4=38.85%, CD8=14.35%, and CD19=7.40%). …”
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Impact of multimorbidity and complex multimorbidity on mortality among older Australians aged 45 years and over: a large population-based record linkage study by Alamgir Kabir, An Tran, Sameera Ansari, Damian P Conway, Margo Barr

“…Eleven self-reported chronic conditions (cancer, heart disease, diabetes, stroke, Parkinson’s disease, depression/anxiety, asthma, allergic rhinitis, hypertension, thrombosis and musculoskeletal conditions) from the baseline survey were included in the MM and CMM classifications. Cox proportional hazard models were used to estimate adjusted and unadjusted 8-year mortality hazard ratios (HRs).Results Of 251 689 people (53% female and 54% aged ≥60 years) in the cohort, 111 084 (44.1%) were classified as having MM and 39 478 (15.7%) as having CMM. …”
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Sources and Trends of CO, O₃, and Aerosols at the Mount Bachelor Observatory (2004–2022) by Noah Bernays, Jakob Johnson, Daniel Jaffe

“…We used various indicators and enhancement ratios to categorize each high-O₃ day: carbon monoxide (CO), aerosol scattering, the water vapor mixing ratio (WV), the aerosol scattering-to-CO ratio, backward trajectories, and the NOAA Hazard Mapping System Fire and Smoke maps. …”
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Depth variations as effective indicators for strength variation of Najran granites, Najran region, Saudi Arabia by Ahmed Abd El Aal, Yahya Al Zamana, Turki Dunquwah, Omar Alsalmi, Jabir Hussain, Javed Iqbal, Moustafa Abdulrahim Mohamedsalih, Ahmed E. Radwan, Hezam Al-Awah

“…As the specimen depth increases from 0 to 30 m, the SDI, Brazilian strength, UCS, and tensile strength also increases from 98.67%, 16.65, 132, and 10.82 MPa to 99.76%, 20.46, 187, and 15.33 MPa, respectively. …”
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体检人群非酒精性脂肪肝与心血管危险因素关系的 病例对照分析

“…高尿酸及总胆固醇水平呈正关联,与规律运动呈负关联;体质指数(BMI)与空腹血糖间交互作用的相对超额危险度?交互作用归因比和交互作用指数(95% CI)分别为7.562(1.496 ~ 13.628)?0.636(0.434 ~ 0.839)和3.278 (1.720 ~ 6.248);与无心血管危险因素者相比,危险因素聚集数为1~5者患NAFLD的OR值(95% CI)分别为2.04(1.17 ~ 3.54)?…”
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Multidimensional Environmental Drivers of Bamboo Species Richness on Subtropical Islands by Weifeng Zhan, Yanqiu Xie, Xinran Xie, Zujian Chen, Chuanyuan Deng, Hui Huang

“…This was evident in the species–area relationship slopes (<i>z</i>-values): SR = 2.07; monopodial = 0.94; sympodial = 0.82; and polycyclic = 0.44. …”
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Luminescence and scintillation properties of Cs3ZnCl5 and Cs3ZnCl5 (Eu) single crystals by Oleg Yurchenko, Olexandr Rebrov, Victor Cherginets, Ianina Boyarintseva, Tetyana Rebrova, Tamara Ponomarenko, Oleksiy Lebedinskiy, Olga Zelenskaya

“…This leads to the conclusion that the transfer of excitation from the matrix to Eu2+ ions is absent and, according to the photoluminescence studies it can be assumed that Eu2+ exists in the said crystals as inclusions of CsCl:Eu2+ solid solution.…”
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Towards climate-resilient conservation: Integrating genetics and environmental factors in determining adaptive units of a xeric shrub by Yong-Zhi Yang, Pei-Wei Sun, Chong-Yi Ke, Min-Xin Luo, Jui-Tse Chang, Chien-Ti Chao, Run-Hong Gao, Pei-Chun Liao

“…We analyzed RAD-seq data from 217 samples across 19 populations, integrating ecological niche modeling (ENM) and GradientForest (GF) to pinpoint adaptive genetic variations. …”
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Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 Activity Is Related to Body Composition, Measures of Adiposity, and Insulin Resistance in Subjects with Excessive Adiposity and Different Degrees of Glucose... by Wellington S. Silva Júnior, Maria das Graças C. Souza, José Firmino Nogueira Neto, Eliete Bouskela, Luiz Guilherme Kraemer-Aguiar

“…DPP4 activity was also associated with lean mass (r=0.57, P<0.0001). After meal intake, DPP4 activity remained significantly associated with insulin, leptin, and resistin. …”
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Anti-inflammatory effect of sea buckthorn in an HCl-induced cystitis rat model by Hyun Suk Yoon, Juyeon Yu, Shinhoon Kang, Hana Yoon

“…Results: Compared to the control group, the SB and PPS groups showed reduced edema (5.25±0.96 vs. 2.25±0.46 vs. 2.50±0.54, p=0.004, p=0.005, respectively), number of mast cells (12.5±3.6 vs. 6.8±1.9 vs. 6.6±1.8, p=0.010, p=0.002, respectively), ratio of fibrotic submucosal tissue (63.9%±7.0% vs. 43.6%±9.9% vs. 40.5%±5.2%, p<0.001, p<0.001, respectively), and ratio of apoptotic nucleus (40.7%±11.7% vs. 7.7%±6.5% vs. 5.1%±4.9%, p<0.001, p<0.001, respectively). …”
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基于Illumina MiSeq的麋鹿粪样菌群多样性分析 by 李俊芳, 白冰, 孟庆辉, 程志斌, 单云芳, 刘田, 钟震宇

“…为探究麋鹿（<italic>Elaphurus davidianus</italic>）肠道菌群的结构和组成，为麋鹿消化道疾病防治提供有价值的基础数据，应用Illumina MiSeq对4个麋鹿栖息地32只麋鹿粪便样本的16S rRNA的V3—V4可变区进行扩增，结合样本的OTU种类及丰度，用R软件进行聚类和主成分分析（PCA），并计算多样性指数。结果表明：共获得1 438 677条有效序列，平均每个样品有（44 959±12 153）条有效序列；将序列拼接优化，在97%相似度条件下获得31 459个物种分类的OTUs，平均每个样品为（983±240）个OTUs；平均读长为426 bp。…”
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Mallard Hybridization With Domesticated Lineages Alters Spring Migration Behavior and Timing by Nicholas W. Bakner, Nicholas M. Masto, Philip Lavretsky, Cory J. Highway, Allison C. Keever, Abigail G. Blake‐Bradshaw, Ryan J. Askren, Heath M. Hagy, Jamie C. Feddersen, Douglas C. Osborne, Bradley S. Cohen

“…Specifically, for every 10% increase in game‐farm genetics, mallards departed 17.7% later, arrived 22.1% later, settled 3.3% farther south, and traveled 7.1% shorter distances during migration. …”
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Methods for assessing manifestations of respiratory failure in patients with laryngeal and tracheal compression syndrome caused by thyroid diseases and cicatricial tracheal stenosi... by V.V. Boyko, V.V. Kritsak, A.L. Sochnieva, V.V. Tkachenko

“…However, these methods can only be considered as auxi­liary in the diagnosis of tracheal stenosis. …”
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Epidemiology, Prognosis, and Evolution of Management of Septic Shock in a French Intensive Care Unit: A Five Years Survey by Nicolas Boussekey, Juliette Cantrel, Lise Dorchin Debrabant, Joachim Langlois, Patick Devos, Agnes Meybeck, Arnaud Chiche, Hugues Georges, Olivier Leroy

“…Independent mortality risk factors were mechanical ventilation (OR=4.97), Simplify Acute Physiology Score (SAPS) II > 60 (OR=4.28), chronic alcoholism (OR=3.38), age >65 years (OR=2.65), prothrombin ratio <40% (OR=2.37), and PaO2/FiO2 ratio <150 (OR=1.91). …”
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Variability of daily feed intake as an indicator of resilience in Pietrain pigs by C. Casto-Rebollo, P. Nuñez, S. Gol, J. Reixach, N. Ibáñez-Escriche

“…RIs showed moderate heritability (h2 = 0.27–0.49) and moderate to strong genetic correlation with FET. …”
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Arsenic and Heavy Metals in Vietnamese Rice: Assessment of Human Exposure to These Elements through Rice Consumption by Dinh Binh Chu, Hung Tuan Duong, Minh Thi Nguyet Luu, Hong-An Vu-Thi, Bich-Thuy Ly, Vu Duc Loi

“…The mean concentration (mg kg−1 dried weight) of the analysed elements in rice samples decreased on the order of Mn (19.268) > Fe (13.624) > Zn (8.163) > Cu (3.138) > Ni (0.384) > Cr (0.296) > Co (0.279) > As (0.115) > Cd (0.111) > Pb (0.075) > Hg (0.007) > Se (<LOD). …”
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Bibliometric Study of the National Scientific Production of All Peruvian Schools of Dentistry in Scopus by Frank Mayta-Tovalino, Josmel Pacheco-Mendoza, Ana Diaz-Soriano, Fernando Perez-Vargas, Arnaldo Munive-Degregori, Silvia Luza

“…A search of the Scopus database was performed to identify scholarly output in dentistry between 2014 and 2019. A total of 287 scientific articles with affiliation with the dental faculties of Peruvian public and private universities were evaluated. …”
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