Determinants of Diabetic Nephropathy among Diabetic Patients in General Public Hospitals of Tigray, Ethiopia, 2018/19 by Teklewoini Mariye Zemicheal, Degena Bahrey Tadesse, Hagos Tasew Atalay, Girmay Teklay Weldesamuel, Gebrewahd Bezabh Gebremichael, Haben Nuguse Tesfay, Teklehaimanot Gereziher Haile

“…Comorbidity (AOR: 4.96 at 95 CI: 1.77–13.87), hypertension (AOR: 6.33, 95% CI: 2.51–16.02), poor glycemic control (AOR: 3.27, 95% CI: 1.31, 8.21), age (AOR: 1.14, 95%: 1.09–1.19), duration with diabetes mellitus since diagnosis (AOR: 1.83, 95 CI: 1.62–2.06), and nonadherence to diabetic medication (AOR: 3.3, 95% CI: 1.34, 8.15), diet (AOR: 5.96, 95%: 1.92–18.54), and exercise (AOR: 5.60, 95% CI: 1.94–16.21) were the determinants of diabetic nephropathy. …”
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Calidad del agua para riego: situación histórica y actual del río Colorado (Comunicación breve) by Maria Luján Masseroni, Carolina Manuela Aumassanne, Paolo Daniel Sartor, Carlos Damian Zamora, Dardo Roy Fontanella

“…Los resultados analizados indican que la CE y el TSD medio mensual de los últimos tres años son superiores al promedio histórico mensual. …”
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CECT-Based Radiomic Nomogram of Different Machine Learning Models for Differentiating Malignant and Benign Solid-Containing Renal Masses by Qian L, Fu B, He H, Liu S, Lu R

“…Lu Qian,1,* BinHai Fu,2,* Hong He,2 Shan Liu,1 RenCai Lu2 1Department of Pathology, the First People’s Hospital of Yunnan Province, The Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, 650032, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Nuclear Medicine, The First People’s Hospital of Yunnan Province, the Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, 650032, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: RenCai Lu, Department of Nuclear Medicine, The First People’s Hospital of Yunnan Province, the Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology, No. 157 Jinbi Road, Kunming, Yunnan, 650032, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 087163614503, Email lrc_09@126.comObjective: This study aimed to explore the value of a radiomic nomogram based on contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) for differentiating benign and malignant solid-containing renal masses.Materials and Methods: A total of 122 patients with pathologically confirmed benign (n=47) or malignant (n=75) solid-containing renal masses were enrolled in this study. …”
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Long-Term Visual Outcomes for a Treat-and-Extend Antivascular Endothelial Growth Factor Regimen in Eyes with Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Up to Seven-Year Follow-U... by Simon Javidi, Ali Dirani, Fares Antaki, Marc Saab, Sofiane Rahali, Ghassan Cordahi

“…Mean age was 75 ± 9 (range: 51–96). Mean BCVA was 0.77 ± 0.64 LogMAR at baseline, 0.69 ± 0.58 LogMAR (p=0.0057) after loading phase, 0.64 ± 0.55 LogMAR (p=0.0001) after 6 months of TER, and 0.76 ± 0.71 LogMAR after 6 years of treatment (n = 32 at year 6). …”
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Access to healthcare: waiting time until the surgical procedure by Cassiane de Santana Lemos, Ana Maria Muller Magalhães, Danielle Saraiva Tuma dos Reis, Alessandra Yuri Takehana de Andrade, Karla Cristina de Almeida, Fabiana Zerbieri Martins, Nancy Reynolds, Vanessa de Brito Poveda

“…The longest mean waiting time for surgery identified was 26.23 (SD = 17.62) months in the South region, with a significant difference between the evaluated institutions (p = 0.02). …”
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Flunarizine as a Candidate for Drug Repurposing Against Human Pathogenic Mammarenaviruses by Chukwudi A. Ofodile, Ikemefuna C. Uzochukwu, Fortunatus C. Ezebuo, InnocentMary Ejiofor, Mercy Adebola, Innocent Okpoli, Beatrice Cubitt, Haydar Witwit, Chetachi B. Okwuanaso, Ngozi Onyemelukwe, Juan Carlos de la Torre

“…Lassa fever (LF), a viral hemorrhagic fever disease with a case fatality rate that can be over 20% among hospitalized LF patients, is endemic to many West African countries. …”
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An Exceptionally Powerful, Radiatively Driven Ultrafast Outflow in the Rapidly Accreting AGN RE J1034+396 by Chloe S. Taylor, Daniel R. Wilkins, Steven W. Allen

“…Modelling of these data confirms the presence of the UFO and constrains its equivalent hydrogen column density, log N _H /(atom cm ^−2 ) = ${21.7}_{-0.2}^{+0.1}$ . The RGS data also reveal at least two warm absorber components with a modest outflow velocity ( $168{0}_{-50}^{+40}$ km s ^−1 ). …”
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Characteristics and Source-specific Health Risks of Ambient PM2.5-bound PAHs in an Urban City of Northern Taiwan by Yu-Chieh Ting, Chun-Hung Ku, Yu-Xuan Zou, Kai-Hsien Chi, Jhy-Charm Soo, Chin-Yu Hsu, Yu-Cheng Chen

“…The annual concentration of total PAHs (TPAH) was 0.79 ± 0.67 ng m−3 (range = 0.11–3.27 ng m−3). The highest and lowest values of TPAH appeared in winter and autumn with a mean of 1.36 ng m−3 and 0.43 ng m−3, respectively. …”
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Neural network based classification of rock properties and seismic vulnerability by U. Muksin, E. Riana, A. Rudiyanto, K. Bauer, A.V.H. Simanjuntak, M. Weber

“…Better insight and less human-dependent interpretation of soil types can be obtained from a joint analysis of separated and independent geophysical parameters. …”
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RvXmBlendNet: A Multi-architecture Hybrid Model for Improved Skin Cancer Detection by Farida Siddiqi Prity, Ahmed Jabid Hasan, Md Mehedi Hassan Anik, Rakib Hossain, Md. Maruf Hossain, Sazzad Hossain Bhuiyan, Md. Ariful Islam, Md Tousif Hasan Lavlu

“…Deep learning models like CNN and transfer learning have enhanced diagnosis from dermoscopic images, providing precise and timely detection. …”
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Peningkatan Performa Komputasi Sistem Navigasi Transportasi Publik Pada Perangkat Bergerak Melalui Penerapan Teknik Kompresi Data dan Penyederhanaan Graf by Aryo Pinandito, Agi Putra Kharisma, Muhammad Aminul Akbar, Mochamad Chandra Saputra

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Tribological behaviors of AZ91D magnesium alloy under the lubrication of oil suspended synthetic magnesium silicate hydroxide nanotubes by Y.L. Yin, H.L. Yu, H.M. Wang, X.C. Ji, Z.Y. Song, X.Y. Zhou, M. Wei, P.J. Shi, W. Zhang, C.F. Zhao

“…Results show a decrease of 18.7–68.5% in friction coefficient, and a reduction of 19.4–54.3% in wear volume of magnesium alloy can be achieved by applying the synthetic serpentine additive under different conditions. …”
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Vitamin B12, Folate, Homocysteine, and Bone Health in Adults and Elderly People: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analyses by J. P. van Wijngaarden, E. L. Doets, A. Szczecińska, O. W. Souverein, M. E. Duffy, C. Dullemeijer, A. E. J. M. Cavelaars, B. Pietruszka, P. van't Veer, A. Brzozowska, R. A. M. Dhonukshe-Rutten, C. P. G. M. de Groot

“…Meta-analysis on four prospective studies including 7475 people showed a modest decrease in fracture risk of 4% per 50 pmol/L increase in vitamin B12 levels, which was borderline significant (RR = 0.96, 95% CI = 0.92 to 1.00). Meta-analysis of eight studies including 11511 people showed an increased fracture risk of 4% per μmol/L increase in homocysteine concentration (RR = 1.04, 95% CI = 1.02 to 1.07). …”
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Woody Species Structure and Regeneration Status in Kafta Sheraro National Park Dry Forest, Tigray Region, Ethiopia by Fitsum Temesgen, Bikila Warkineh

“…A total of 70 woody species (46 (65.7%) trees, 18 (25.7%) shrubs, and 6 (8.6%) tree/shrub) were identified. …”
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Effect of Graphene Warm Abduction Orthosis on Hip Joint Development in Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy by CUI Meiyu, LIU Jianjun, ZHANG Yan, ZENG Fanyong

“…The d-MP [3.75 (0.09,10.61)] %, d-NAS (2.28±9.54)° and d-GMFM (-3.80±1.97) of the treatment group were compared with those of the control group [0.00 (-3.70,2.80)] %,(-7.90±8.63)°, (-2.14±1.60), the differences were statistically significant (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05), while the d-AI and d-MTS were not statistically significant (<italic>P</italic>&gt;0.05).ConclusionThe graphene warm abduction orthosis can effectively improve hip dislocation or subluxation in children with spastic cerebral palsy, delay its progression, and improve the gross motor function.…”
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Cerebral tissue oxygen saturation and its potential relationship with neurodevelopmental delay in pediatric liver transplant recipients by Yichen Fan, Qianling Pan, Henghua Su, Zhongchan Pu, Linjie Zhu, Bo Qi, Diansan Su, Liqun Yang, Dan Huang, Weifeng Yu

“…Secondary outcomes included the duration of mechanical ventilation, rates of re-intubation, length of ICU stay, postoperative hospitalization, and intraoperative comparisons of mean arterial pressure (MAP), arterial partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2), arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO2), and hemoglobin (Hb) concentration.ResultsA total of 119 patients were included in the statistical analysis and assigned to high saturation group (HS) and low saturation group (LS) according to the average intraoperative cerebral tissue oxygen saturation values. …”
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新产程标准及处理的临床应用探讨

“…4.6%(4.2%?0.4%),研究组对应的数据分别为:1.7%?1.4%?3.8%(3.7%?0.1%),两组间差异无统计学意义(P > 0.05)?…”
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Exploring the capacity of microorganism treatment for fermentation and glycosidic aroma bioconversion from rose oil distillation wastewater by Mohammad Karami, Mohsen Bagheri, Alireza Abbasi-Baharanchi, Kamahladin Haghbeen, Abdolrahim Nouri, Ali Asghar Karkhane, Mansour Ghorbanpour, Mohsen Farhadpour

“…Moreover, the levels of α-pinene and anethole were also increased to ~ 9.7 and 11.7 times after 48 h of treatment, respectively. …”
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Microbial abundance and diversity in water, and immune parameters of red tilapia reared in bioflocs system with different fish density (25 fish/m3, 50 fish/m3, and 100 fish/m3) by Frid Agustinus, . Widanarni, Julie Ekasari

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GENI as an AMPK Activator Binds α and γ Subunits and Improves the Memory Dysfunction of Alzheimer’s Disease Mouse Models via Autophagy and Neuroprotection by Ying Wang, Lanjie Li, Danni Chen, Jiaheng Shan, Meijuan Yi, Hiroyuki Osada, Minoru Yoshida, Lan Xiang, Jianhua Qi

“…Moreover, AMPK as the target protein of GENI to produce an anti-AD effect is identified and the ASP148, ASP157, and ASP166 of the AMPK α subunit and lysine (LYS)148, aspartic acid (ASP)156, LYS309, and ASP316 in the AMPK γ subunit as binding sites are confirmed. …”
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