Identifying Optimal Variables to Predict Soil Organic Carbon in Sandy, Saline, and Black Soil Regions: Remote Sensing, Terrain, or Climate Factors? by Liping Wang, Huanjun Liu, Xiang Wang, Xiaofeng Xu, Liyuan He, Chong Luo, Yong Li, Xinle Zhang, Deqiang Zang, Shufeng Zheng, Xiaodan Mei

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Storage Insects on Yam Chips and Their Traditional Management in Northern Benin by Y. L. Loko, A. Dansi, M. Tamo, A. H. Bokonon-Ganta, P. Assogba, M. Dansi, R. Vodouhè, A. Akoegninou, A. Sanni

“…Damages due to storage insects (63.9% of responses) and insufficiency of insect-resistant varieties (16.7% of responses) were the major constraints of yam chips production. …”
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Achieving Medication‐Free Remission in Patients With Juvenile Dermatomyositis by Ilaria Maccora, Hermine I. Brunner, Amy Cassedy, Mekibib Altaye, Megan Quinlan‐Waters, Daniel J. Lovell, Alexei Grom, Sheila T. Angeles‐Han

“…Diagnosis of JDM before 5 years old (odds ratio 4.5, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.2–16.7) was the only predictor of MFR in our multivariate model (area under the curve 0.65, 95% CI 0.53–0.76). …”
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Feasibility of screening for cognitive impairment among older persons and referral by community health workers in Wakiso district, Uganda by Racheal Alinaitwe, Seggane Musisi, David Mukunya, Yvette Wibabara, Byamah B Mutamba, Noeline Nakasujja

“…We involved 12 CHWs and 75% were females, majority were married (58.3%) with at least a secondary education (66.7%). There was 96.4% (CI 94.5–98.2%) agreement between PCOs and CHWs in identifying cognitive impairment with the PCOs identifying 54/385 (14.0: 95%CI 10.7–17.9%) older persons compared to 58/385 (15.1: 95%CI 11.6–19.0%) identified by CHWs. …”
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Relationship between White Blood Count to Mean Platelet Volume Ratio and Clinical Outcomes and Severity of Coronary Artery Disease in Patients Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coron... by Altekin Refik Emre, Kilinc Ali Yasar, Yanikoglu Atakan, Cicekcibasi Orhan, Kucuk Murathan

“…Between June 2015 and December 2018, 537 patients who underwent primary PCI were evaluated for in-hospital events, and 477 patients were evaluated for clinical events during follow-up after discharge. …”
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Sociodemographic factors, clinical characteristics, outcomes and short-term follow-up in COVID-19 patients with new onset hyperglycemia and pre-existing diabetes on admission in a... by Nadira Sultana Kakoly, S M Kamrul Hasan, Mohammad Mahfuzul Hoque, Rifat Hossain Ratul, Md Abdullah Saeed Khan, Dipak Kumar Mitra, Baki Billah

“…All statistical analyses were performed using Stata Version 17.<h4>Results</h4>A total of 169 patients were included. …”
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Evaluating agreement between individual nutrition randomised controlled trials and cohort studies - a meta-epidemiological study by Julia Stadelmaier, Gina Bantle, Lea Gorenflo, Eva Kiesswetter, Adriani Nikolakopoulou, Lukas Schwingshackl

“…Effect estimates across RCTs and cohort studies were in high agreement (RRR 1.00 (95% CI 0.91–1.10, n = 54); and DSMD − 0.26 (95% CI − 0.87–0.35, n = 7)). …”
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Driving brain state transitions via Adaptive Local Energy Control Model by Rong Yao, Langhua Shi, Yan Niu, HaiFang Li, Xing Fan, Bin Wang

“…These offer evidence that the ALECM can effectively quantify the cost characteristics of brain state transitions, providing a theoretical foundation for accurately predicting the efficacy of electromagnetic perturbation therapies in the future.…”
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Entomofauna cadavérica asociada a los restos incinerados de Sus scrofa domestica L., en el centro poblado de Chuyugual, La Libertad, Perú by Deimy Briceño Vela, Florencio Ramírez Cruz, Shirley Madeleine Valderrama Alfaro

“…La colecta de los insectos se hizo con las técnicas entomológicas convencionales, determinando las especies con claves taxonómicas especializadas; para la determinación del valor ecológico de entomofauna cadavérica y familias más representativas se usaron los índices de Margalef, Simpson, Shanon y Pielou.La entomofauna encontrada se distribuyó en 2 ordenes, 7 familias, 12 especies y 4 morfotipos.El 35% de abundancia relativa corresponde a la familia Calliphoridae, el 23% pertenecen a losSarcophagidae, el 18% a los Staphilinidae y el 6% a las familias Musidae, Fannidae, Dermestidae y Silphidae. …”
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Study on snow collection regularity and movement characteristics of snow particles in double-spiral ribbon by Chu-Qi Su, Qian Lei, Xun Liu, Yi-Ping Wang, Xu-Jun Li

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Assessing type-2 diabetes risk based on the Indian diabetes risk score among adults aged 45 and above in India by Karthika Maniyara, Prakash Babu Kodali

“…Obese level BMI (AOR  4.17; 95% CI 3.59–4.84), High cholesterol (AOR  1.51; 95% CI 1.22–1.87), History of heart disease and stroke (AOR  1.85; 95% CI 1.60–2.13), and males (AOR 1.25; 95% CI 1.16–1.34) had positive odds for high risk of diabetes. …”
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The relationship between anthropometric indices and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in adults: a cross-sectional study by Mina Radmehr, Reza Homayounfar, Reza Homayounfar, Abolghasem Djazayery

“…BRI showed significant accuracy, but WHR (men: AUC = 0.727, women: AUC = 0.640) and VAI (men: AUC = 0.621, women: AUC = 0.622) were less effective. …”
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The Importance of Platelet-Derived Growth Factors as Markers of Survival and Severity of COVID-19 in Patients Undergoing Monthly Follow-Up by Elżbieta Cecerska-Heryć, Dominika Nieszpór, Natalia Serwin, Ewa Pius Sadowska, Marta Gliźniewicz, Bartłomiej Grygorcewicz, Karol Serwin, Anna Michalczyk, Marta Budkowska, Małgorzata Goszka, Aleksandra Polikowska, Radosław Birger, Bogusław Machaliński, Barbara Dołęgowska

“…The study group consisted of 50 patients (23 men and 27 women) at the time of COVID-19 detection, 7 days after detection, then 14 and 28 days after detecting severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. …”
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Predominant yeasts in Chinese Dong fermented pork (Nanx Wudl) and their aroma-producing properties in fermented sausage condition by Ruifang Mi, Xi Chen, Suyue Xiong, Biao Qi, Jiapeng Li, Xiaoling Qiao, Wenhua Chen, Chao Qu, Shouwei Wang

“…The highest ester production was observed in S. cerevisiae Y70 strain, followed by K. exigua Y12 and K. bulderi Y19. C. zeylanoides Y10 and S. cerevisiae Y70 were the highest producers of benzeneethanol and 3-methyl-1-butanol. …”
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Intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM)-derived perfusion fraction mapping for the visual evaluation of MR-guided high intensity focused ultrasound (MR-HIFU) ablation of uterine fibroi... by Derk J. Slotman, Lambertus W. Bartels, Ingrid M. Nijholt, Martijn Froeling, Judith A. F. Huirne, Chrit T.W Moonen, Martijn F. Boomsma

“…DSCs ranged from 0.714 to 0.734 between areas with low perfusion fraction and the CE-T1w derived non-perfused areas, with excellent intraobserver reliability of the delineated areas (ICC 0.97).Conclusion The MR-HIFU treatment effect in uterine fibroids can be visualized using IVIM perfusion fraction mapping, in moderate concordance with contrast enhanced MRI. …”
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Evaluación y corrección de la estimación de la función renal en una población adulta cubana by Yanetsy Córdova Rodríguez, Raymed Antonio Bacallao Méndez, Carlos Antonio Rodríguez García

“…Las diferencias medias de las tasas de filtrado glomerular estimadas superaron los 15 mL/min/1,73 m2SC y disminuyeron a menos de 0,74 mL/min/1,73 m2SC con la corrección. En 257 individuos se midió la creatinina por el método enzimático, con diferencias exiguas respecto al IDMS trazable. …”
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Weldability study of dual phase and transformation induced plasticity automotive steels by Akela A.K., Shashikumar H., Mohapatra J.N., Singh R., Kumar D.S., Balachandran G.

“…Resistance spot welding studies at varying current with an 8 mm electrode on steel grades DP980, DP690, TRIP980 and TRIP780, established that peak strength with sound weld could be achieved at a current range of 9 to 10 kA, where the nugget diameter was between 6.9 and 7.5 mm. The joint efficiency, measured as hardening ratio was highest in TRIP690 at 2.22 and for higher strength grade it was between 1.37 to 1.51. …”
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A lesson for post-COVID healthcare: assessment of physical and psychosocial risk factors on perceived pain intensity among urban individuals by Hung Chak Ho, Hung Chak Ho, Wentao Bai, Stanley Sau-Ching Wong, Chi Wai Cheung, Chi Wai Cheung

“…A lack of studies has investigated the co-influences of physical and psychosocial risk factors on perceived pain intensity and the shifts in effects after pandemic. …”
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Effects of Propofol versus Sevoflurane on Postoperative Pain and Neuroendocrine Stress Response in Oocyte Pickup Patients by Yavuz Orak, Fatma İnanç Tolun, Murat Bakacak, Aslı Yaylalı, Hakan Kıran, Hafize Öksüz, Adem Doğaner, Işıl Yağmur, Ahmet Altun

“…In group S, aldosterone and CRH increased postoperatively. Glucagon and PG E2 were higher in group P than S, postoperatively.…”
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Insights into the effects of biomass feedstock and pyrolysis conditions on the energy storage capacity and durability of standard biochar-based phase-change composites by Dimberu G. Atinafu, Ji Yong Choi, Jihee Nam, Yujin Kang, Sumin Kim

“…The crystalline temperature increased slightly from 10.7 °C in RH550/HXD to 10.9 °C in RH700/HXD, suggesting improved molecular motion and crystal growth of HXD. …”
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