Clinical Differences between Eosinophilic and Noneosinophilic Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study by Guangming Dai, Yajuan Ran, Jiajia Wang, Xingru Chen, Junnan Peng, Xinglong Li, Huojin Deng, Min Xiao, Tao Zhu

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Physical and emotional abuse with internet addiction and anxiety as a mediator and physical activity as a moderator by Jinyin Peng, Yang Liu, Xubo Wang, Zhenxiu Yi, Lei Xu, Fulan Zhang

“…After controlling for participants’ gender, grade level, and place of residence, only-child status, the study findings revealed that physical-emotional abuse significantly and positively predicted internet addiction and anxiety among university students (β = 0.157, β = 0.271, p < 0.001). However, upon the inclusion of anxiety as a variable, the predictive effect of physical-emotional abuse on internet addiction among university students became non-significant (β = 0.035, p > 0.05). …”
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钢管混凝土基本构件承载力的设计计算——各国规程比较(Ⅰ) by 韩林海, 陶忠, 尧国皇, 杨有福

“…简要介绍了美国LRFD(1994)、日本AIJ(1997)、欧洲 EC4(1996)和中国 CECS28:29(1992)、DL/T5085-1999(1999)、GJB(2001)设计规程中有关圆形截面钢管混凝土(以下简称圆钢管混凝土)、方形截面钢管混凝土(以下简称方钢管混凝土)和矩形截面钢管混凝土(以下简称矩形钢管混凝土)基本构件计算方法的特点,并将以上所述各类方法的计算结果和搜集到的试验结果(圆钢管混凝土包括256个轴压、12个纯弯及106个压弯构件,方钢管混凝土包括184个轴压、15个纯弯及147个压弯构件,矩形钢管混凝土包括75个轴压、8个纯弯及20个压弯构件)进行了对比和分析。…”
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体外受精周期获卵不多于三枚胚胎移植策略 by 李婷婷, 陈攀宇, 王艳芳, 方丛

“…</italic> 25.9%，13.7% <italic>vs.</italic> 11.2%）, 差异有统计学意义。通过多因素回归分析，在控制了年龄、AMH、胚胎移植等级等潜在混杂因素后，1组的活产率仍显著高于2组[OR=1.906 (1.272-2.857)，<italic>P</italic>=0.002]，3组的活产率仍显著高于2组[OR=3.388 (1.876-6.118)，<italic>P</italic>=0.000]。…”
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Starch intake and caries increment: A longitudinal study in Finnish adults by Fariah H Jangda, Annaliisa L Suominen, Annamari Lundqvist, Satu Männistö, Ali Golkari, Eduardo Bernabé

“…Results: Mean starch intake was 127·6 (sd: 47·8) g/d at baseline and 120·7 (55·8) g/d at follow-up. …”
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Highly corrosion-resistant and photocatalytic hybrid coating on AZ31 Mg alloy via plasma electrolytic oxidation with organic-inorganic integration by Talitha Tara Thanaa, Mohammad Aadil, Alireza Askari, Arash Fattah-alhosseini, Mohammad Alkaseem, Mosab Kaseem

“…The PEO-PHEN-2IMD sample on the Mg alloy demonstrated exceptional corrosion resistance, with the lowest corrosion current density (Icorr) of 1.92 × 10-10 A/cm², a high corrosion potential (Ecorr), and the highest top layer resistance (Rtop) of 2.57 × 106 Ω·cm², indicating excellent barrier properties. …”
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Network analysis of the association between social anxiety and problematic smartphone use in college students by Wanying Xing, Xianyang Wang, Tingwei Feng, Jiaxin Xie, Chang Liu, Xiuchao Wang, Hui Wang, Lei Ren, Lei Ren, Xufeng Liu

“…This study aim to deepen the understanding of how SA and PSU are interconnected at the symptom-level within this demographic using network analysis.MethodsWe recruited 1,197 college students from four institutions in Shaanxi Province, China. …”
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Perianal Paget’s Disease: The 17-Year-Experience of a Single Institution in Taiwan by Yu-Chen Wang, Anna Fen-Yau Li, Shung-Haur Yang, Hsiu-Hsun Ma, Wen-Yih Liang

“…The immunophenotypes were not statistical significantly related to synchronous CRC (P=0.402, 0.650, 0.127, and 0.068 for CK7, CK20, CDX2, and GCDFP-15, respectively). …”
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Synergistic Effects of Extra X Chromosome on Development of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Sjögren Disease in Klinefelter and Triple X Syndrome: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Anna‐Kay Palmer, Irene J. Tan

“…The prevalence of SLE and SjD was 0.59% and 0.077%, respectively, in men, and 0.381% and 0.388% for SLE and SjD, respectively, in women. …”
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Local Overexpression of Interleukin-11 in the Central Nervous System Limits Demyelination and Enhances Remyelination by Anurag Maheshwari, Kris Janssens, Jeroen Bogie, Chris Van Den Haute, Tom Struys, Ivo Lambrichts, Veerle Baekelandt, Piet Stinissen, Jerome J. A. Hendriks, Helena Slaets, Niels Hellings

“…Our results indicate that IL-11 promotes maturation of NG2+ OPCs into myelinating CC1+ OLs and may thus explain the enhanced remyelination. …”
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Prevalence and sociodemographic characteristics of functional impairment in community-dwelling older adults in China: a cross-sectional study by Yun Li, Li Zhang, Zhe Tang, Lina Ma, Pan Liu, Xiaxia Li, Wenhua Yu, Yaxin Zhang

“…Furthermore, after adjusting for related variables, functional impairment was independently associated with disability (OR=138.5, 95% CI 70.0 to 273.9), frailty (OR=13.7, 95% CI 10.3 to 18.3), immobility (OR=6.9, 95% CI 5.4 to 8.9), fractures (OR=2.2, 95% CI 1.5 to 3.3) and falls (OR=2.6, 95% CI 1.8 to 3.7).Conclusion Approximately one-third of Chinese community-dwelling older adults experienced functional impairment, and its prevalence was associated with socio-psychological characteristics, lifestyle, chronic diseases and geriatric syndromes.…”
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Using diagnostic data from veterinary diagnostic laboratories to unravel macroepidemiological aspects of porcine circoviruses 2 and 3 in the United States from 2002-2023. by Guilherme Cezar, Edison Magalhães, Kinath Rupasinghe, Srijita Chandra, Gustavo Silva, Marcelo Almeida, Bret Crim, Eric Burrough, Phillip Gauger, Christopher Siepker, Marta Mainenti, Michael Zeller, Eduardo Fano, Pablo Piñeyro, Rodger Main, Mary Thurn, Paulo Lages, Cesar Corzo, Albert Rovira, Hemant Naikare, Rob McGaughey, Franco Matias-Ferreyra, Jamie Retallick, Jordan Gebhardt, Jon Greseth, Darren Kersey, Travis Clement, Angela Pillatzki, Jane Christopher-Hennings, Melanie Prarat, Ashley Johnson, Dennis Summers, Craig Bowen, Joseph Boyle, Kenitra Hendrix, Andreia G Arruda, Daniel Linhares, Giovani Trevisan

“…For PCV3, the interpretative cutoff with the highest performance was 26.7. These findings contribute to the ongoing efforts to monitor and understand the clinical relevance of PCV2 and PCV3 PCR results, identifying potential disease challenges.…”
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Comparison of robotic-assisted and laparoscopic partial nephrectomy based on the PADUA score and the predictive value of the PADUA score and the Mayo Adhesive Probability score for... by Shuo Liu, Bowen Zhang, Bowen Weng, Xiangqiang Liu, Sichuan Hou

“…For moderate-complexity group, RAPN reduced WIT (P = 0.021), absolute eGFR change (P = 0.027), and postoperative length of stay (P = 0.008). …”
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Validating the reproductive tract score (RTS) technique in pre-service buffalo heifers by Freddys Escalona-Ramírez, Jessenia Mercado-Carrillo, Balbino A. Jaimes-Vazques, Antonio Landaeta-Hernández

“…One-hundred and ten buffalo heifers with ages of 27 + 3 months and body weight of 354,32 + 24,14 kg were assessed for RTS before starting a breeding season of 120 days (Sep-Dec 2020) with four buffalo bulls in a proportion male to female 1:30. 67% of buffalo heifers were found with RTS among 3-5 (mature tract), while 33% were found with RTS among 1-2 (immature tract). …”
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Medialization of shaft of humerus to provide medial buttress and prevent varus collapse in 3- and 4-part proximal humerus fractures: review of the surgical technique by Srinivas Kasha, MS(Ortho), Ranjith Kumar Yalamanchili, MS(Ortho), G.P.R.K. Rohit, MS(Ortho), Suresh Krishna Lokayah, MS(Ortho), Varun Kulkarni, MBBS

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Comparing rumen fluid collection methods on fermentation profile and microbial population in lactating dairy cows by N. Pathak, H. Guan, P. Fan, H. Sultana, K. Arriola, A. Oyebade, C. Nino de Guzman, M. Malekkhahi, K.C. Jeong, D. Vyas

“…The objective of this study was to compare fermentation profile and microbial diversity from rumen samples collected using a rumen cannula (RC) or stomach tube (ST) in lactating dairy cows. Three ruminally cannulated lactating dairy cows were used in a 3 × 3 Latin square design. …”
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MoTe₂ Photodetector for Integrated Lithium Niobate Photonics by Qiaonan Dong, Xinxing Sun, Lang Gao, Yong Zheng, Rongbo Wu, Ya Cheng

“…The lithium niobate waveguide-integrated MoTe₂ presents an absorption coefficient of 72% and a transmission loss of 0.27 dB µm⁻¹ at 1550 nm. The on-chip photodetector exhibits a responsivity of 1 mA W⁻¹ at a bias voltage of 20 V, a low dark current of 1.6 nA, and a photo–dark current ratio of 10⁸ W⁻¹. …”
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Anatomy-Informed Multimodal Learning for Myocardial Infarction Prediction by Ivan-Daniel Sievering, Ortal Senouf, Thabo Mahendiran, David Nanchen, Stephane Fournier, Olivier Muller, Pascal Frossard, Emmanuel Abbe, Dorina Thanou

“…<italic>Results:</italic> The results of our framework on a clinical study of 445 patients admitted with acute coronary syndromes confirms that multimodal learning increases the predictive power and achieves good performance (AUC: <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$0.67\pm 0.04$</tex-math></inline-formula> &amp; F1-Score: <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$0.36\pm 0.12$</tex-math></inline-formula>), which outperforms the prediction obtained by each modality independently as well as that of interventional cardiologists (AUC: 0.54 &amp; F1-Score: 0.18). …”
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Experimental and numerical studies on thermal behavior and performance assessment of Al2O3/H2O nanofluids in microchannels for cooling solutions by An-Shik Yang, Yen-Ren Liao, Zhengtong Li, Chih-Yung Wen, Yee-Ting Lee

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Immunomodulatory effects of thymol and cinnamaldehyde in chicken cell lines by C. Shen, L.G. Christensen, S.Y. Bak, N. Christensen, K. Kragh

“…These results indicated how supplementing TCB in poultry diets can increase bird performance, by increasing in vivo cell membrane integrity (especially important in the gut) and assisting in immune responses, which can liberate energy for growth.…”
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