A patient choice‐driven lifestyle intervention lowers HbA1c in type 2 diabetes: A feasibility study by Nathan R. Weeldreyer, Mindy L. McEntee, Matthew P. Martin, Chong D. Lee, Farshad Fani Marvasti, Glenn A. Gaesser, Rodger Kessler, Siddhartha S. Angadi

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Buccal ureteroplasty options, techniques, long-term results by A. A. Volkov, N. V. Budnik, O. N. Zuban, I. D. Mustapaev, M. A. Abdulaev, A. V. Muziev

“…The follow‑up period of patients ranged from 1 to 57 months (an average of 14.7 months). One patient after laparoscopic BU with a tubular graft had a short (1 mm) stenosis in the anastomosis area for 6 months of follow‑up, which was successfully eliminated by laser endoureterotomy. …”
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Identification of key risk areas and failure modes using the FMEA method for the prevention and control of major infectious diseases in a stomatology department by Suqing Yang, Lingfei Yang, Yen-Ching Chuang, Gulidanna Asihaer, Xiaonan Lin

“…Results The key failure modes identified were “Patient concealed epidemiological history (A 110) (RPN: 149.6; Rank: 1),” “At the pre-examination door, safe distancing cannot be practiced due to the large number of visitors (A 120) (RPN: 147; Rank: 2),” “The patient does not cooperate in checking the health code or itinerary code (A 18) (RPN: 128, Rank: 3),” “The patient provides a non-personal health code or itinerary code (A 19) (RPN:121.5; Rank: 4),” “Pre-examination personnel did not strictly implement the inquiry of epidemiological history (A 12) (RPN: 120; Rank: 5),” and “The patient did not wear a mask according to the specification (A 111) (RPN:108.0; Rank: 6)”. …”
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Integrating Metabolomics and Genomics to Uncover the Impact of Fermented Total Mixed Ration on Heifer Growth Performance Through Host-Dependent Metabolic Pathways by Zhenzhen Hu, Minyu Zuo, Shixuan Ding, Yifan Zhong, Mingyuan Xue, Huichao Zheng

“…With the increasing demand for enhancing livestock production performance and optimizing feed efficiency, this study aimed to investigate the effects of fermented total mixed ration (FTMR) containing different proportions of rice straw and sheath and leaves of <i>Zizania latifolia</i> on systemic nutrient metabolism and oxidative metabolism under host genetic regulation and on growth performance of heifers. A total of 157 heifers aged 7–8 months were selected, and their hair was collected for whole-genome sequencing. …”
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Study on the synergistic preparation of functional soil from multiple coal-based solid wastes by Yanan Liu, Fenglan Han, Fenglan Han, Ning Li, Fuyuan Dong, Changcong An, Wenna Yang, Tingfeng Li

“…Compared with the control (CK) at 30 d, the average pH of the FGC3 (FA: 50wt%; GS: 25wt%; CG: 25wt%) decreased from 9.54 to 8.54, the average organic matter content increased from 2.57% to 7.60%, and the average available potassium and ammonium nitrogen content increased from 38.02 to 2.83 mg⋅kg−1 to 53.46 and 3.21 mg⋅kg−1, respectively. …”
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Digital screening tool for the assessment of cognitive impairment in unsupervised setting—digiDEM-SCREEN: study protocol for a validation study by Elmar Graessel, Nikolas Dietzel, Hans-Ulrich Prokosch, Peter L Kolominsky-Rabas, Peter Heuschmann, Michael Zeiler, Klaus Kammerer, Ulrich Frick, Rüdiger Pryss

“…The sensitivity, specificity and corresponding cut-off values will be determined based on receiver-operating-characteristic curves. …”
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Mechanism of stable lithium plating and stripping in a metal-interlayer-inserted anode-less solid-state lithium metal battery by Dong-Su Ko, Sewon Kim, Sangjun Lee, Gabin Yoon, Daeho Kim, ChaeHo Shin, Dongmin Kim, Jaewoo Lee, Soohwan Sul, Dong-Jin Yun, Changhoon Jung

“…Abstract To reliably operate anode-less solid-state Li metal batteries, wherein precipitated Li acts as the anode, stabilizing the interface between the solid electrolyte and electrode is crucial. The interface can be controlled by a metal interlayer on the electrolyte to form a Li alloy buffer that facilitates stable Li plating/stripping, thereby mitigating the loss of physical contact and preventing short circuits. …”
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Enhancing the quality indicators and shelf-life of cantonese mooncakes by employing different flour complex ratios formulating crusts to minimize oil penetration by Li-Ya Tseng, Ping-Hsiu Huang, Jhih-Ying Ciou, Yu-Wei Chen, Yeu-Ching Shi, Chia-Lung Wang, Chih-Yao Hou, Ming-Kuei Shih

“…Results also classified the mooncakes as intermediate-moisture food (IMF), with water activity (AW) values between 0.77 and 0.82 (water content ranged from 16.73 to 18.75%), which support microbial stability without refrigeration. …”
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Metabolic phenotype of adult mice offspring obtained from different variants of embryo transfer by M. V. Anisimova, Ya. Gong, N. S. Yudin, Yu. M. Moshkin, L. A. Gerlinskaya

“…In this case, the offspring of the 2cl-2cl and 2cl-bl groups were characterized by a higher tolerance to glucose load (GTT) compared with the control and the Bl-bl group. …”
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Effectiveness of Antiviral Treatment with Intravenous Peramivir and Oral Oseltamivir for Seasonal Influenza in Children by Young-hoon Byun, Ji-Eun Kim, So-Hyun Paek, Min-Jung Kim, Soo Hyun Park, Ho-Young Song, Jaehyun Kwon

“…The emergency department length of stay was significantly longer in the peramivir group (167 min vs. 63 min, <i>p</i> < 0.001). The revisit rate within 3 days was 5.63% for oseltamivir and 9.52% for peramivir, with no statistically significant difference (<i>p</i> = 0.22). …”
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State of the Art of CFD-DEM Coupled Modeling and Its Application in Turbulent Flow-Induced Soil Erosion by Jun Xu, Fei Wang, Ruth Abegaz

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Oxidative stress and retinopathy: evidence from epidemiological studies by Xiangliang Liu, Yu Chang, Yuguang Li, Yingrui Liu, Wei Song, Jin Lu, Naifei Chen, Jiuwei Cui

“…Methods Data were obtained from the NHANES 2005–2008, including 3,287 participants. OBS was calculated from 16 dietary and 4 lifestyle components and categorized into tertiles. …”
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Proposed carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) cut-off values for the detection of pancreatic cancer in patients with poorly controlled diabetes: a real-world study by Taku Yamada, Taichi Minami, Masayo Yamada, Yasuo Terauchi

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Effectiveness of dupilumab treatment against refractory eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis by Daiki Nakashima, MD, Tsuguhisa Nakayama, MD, PhD, Shunsuke Minagawa, MD, PhD, Tetsuya Adachi, MD, PhD, Chieko Mitsuyama, MD, Yoko Shida, MD, Tsuneya Nakajima, MD, PhD, Shin-ichi Haruna, MD, PhD, Yoshinori Matsuwaki, MD, PhD

“…Results: At 12 months of dupilumab treatment, there were 65 patients (60.7%) in the excellent response group and 42 (39.3%) in the moderate response group. …”
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Cystoid macular oedema after flanged intraocular lens scleral fixation using the Yamane technique: a multicentre cohort study by Hiroto Ishikawa, Kazutaka Uchida, Hiroto Terasaki, Taiji Sakamoto, Masashi Kakinoki, Masahito Ohji, Tatsuya Jujo, Hitoshi Takagi, Yoshinori Mitamura, Yutaka Yamada, Yoshihiro Takamura, Masahiko Sugimoto, Mineo Kondo, Shigeo Yoshida, Hisashi Fukuyama, Fumi Gomi

“…The study included 207 eyes with postoperative CME that had undergone SFIOL and were observed for > 12 weeks between January 2019 and January 2021. …”
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Iconografía hispano-indígena en dos mapas de mercedes de tierra de Tenancingo, siglo XVI: el uso de topónimos para la representación de entidades geográficas o entidades políticas... by Juan Barrientos Cruz

“… En diversas áreas culturales de Mesoamérica, incluido el actual Centro de México durante el siglo XVI y principios del XVII, se elaboraron mapas con una fuerte carga pictográfica y con un estilo propio que combinaba dos visiones: la de los indígenas y la europea. …”
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The Effect of Acidifier-Dextrose against Hen Day Production and Feed Conversion Ratio in Laying Hens Infected with Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli by Sunaryo Hadi Warsito, Emy Koestanti Sabdoningrum, Nana Tripalupi, Ayu Nur Hidayati, Anwar Ma’ruf, Poedji Hastutiek, Mirni Lamid, M. Anam Al-Arif, Herry Agoes Hermadi, Oky Setyo Widodo

“…Furthermore, the highest Feed Conversion Ratio results were on treatments infected with APEC, which amounted to 2.17 while other treatments of the Feed Conversion Ratio results are still below 1.80. …”
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Prognostic value of remnant-like particle cholesterol in ischemic heart failure patients following percutaneous coronary intervention by Xin Huang, Tienan Sun, Biyang Zhang, Meishi Ma, Zheng Chen, Zehao Zhao, Shutong Dong, Yujie Zhou

“…This association was validated by Kaplan-Meier analyses. The multivariate Cox regression demonstrated RLP-C was an independent risk factor for MACE, whether assessed as a continuous variable[hazard ratio (HR), 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.50, 1.15-1.98, p = 0.003] or categorized into tertiles[HR, 95% CI: 2.57, 2.03-3.26, p < 0.001, tertile 3 vs tertile 1]. …”
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The intermediary effect of work stress on the relationship between off-duty professional growth and reflective ability among mid- and senior-level nurses by Junxian Wu, Jingru Song, Mingfang Zhang, Lin Li, Qin Shen

“…Results The mean scores for leisure crafting, challenge stress, hindrance stress, and reflective ability among mid- to senior-level nurses were 23.82 ± 9.17, 16.97 ± 6.49, 16.65 ± 5.44, and 56.26 ± 19.09, respectively. …”
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Differences in immune-related toxicity between PD-1 and PD-L1 inhibitors: a retrospective cohort study in patients with advanced cancer by Cecilia Olsson Ladjevardi, Marcus Skribek, Anthoula Koliadi, Viktoria Rydén, Ali Inan El-Naggar, Evangelos Digkas, Antonios Valachis, Gustav J. Ullenhag

“…Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) was the most common malignant disease (n = 251; 41.5%), followed by malignant melanoma (n = 173; 28.6%), renal cell carcinoma (n = 71; 11.7%) and urothelial carcinoma (n = 35; 5.8%). Among patients receiving PD-L1 inhibitors, NSCLC (94.4%) was the predominant malignancy, whereas for those treated with PD-1 inhibitor, malignant melanoma constituted the most prevalent malignancy (34.5%). …”
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