Clinical characteristics of patients with coronary artery disease by smoking status by Olga V. Nakhratova, Daria P. Tsygankova, Joseph M. Tsenter, Evgeny D. Bazdyrev

“…Among smoking patients with CAD, 32 (29.9%), 40 (37.4%), and 1/3 of patients [5 (32.7%)] had psychological (stimulation type), physical (thirst type), and support type of dependence, respectively. …”
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Quantification of mono-, di-, tri-chlorinated biphenyl in Ganga River: design of experiment, source analysis and spatial distribution by Sandeep Kumar, Triparna Das, Anshul Tiwari, Pranjal Yadav, Zain Ali, Jorge Paz-Ferreiro, Devendra Kumar Patel

“…The extraction parameters were optimized using Central Composite Design (CCD), confirming a significant quadratic model fit (p < 0.0001) with a R2 of 0.9262, achieving optimal extraction efficiency. …”
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Polymorphism in the TRP8 gene in Kyrgyz population: putative association with highland adaptation by V. N. Babenko, Ж. Т. Isakova, E. T. Talaibekova, D. A. Asambaeva, V. F. Kobzev, T. A. Potapova, M. I. Voevoda, A. A. Aldashev

“…The SNPs are located in coding regions of the gene, and three of them are confined to a segment of 20 bp in exon 7. The frequencies of minor SNP alleles are: rs13004520 G/C = 0.06; rs28901637 А/Т = 0.13; rs11562975 G/C = 0.27; rs7593557 G/A = 0.21; rs11563071 С/G = 0.12. …”
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Seed Protein Content Estimation with Bench-Top Hyperspectral Imaging and Attentive Convolutional Neural Network Models by Imran Said, Vasit Sagan, Kyle T. Peterson, Haireti Alifu, Abuduwanli Maiwulanjiang, Abby Stylianou, Omar Al Akkad, Supria Sarkar, Noor Al Shakarji

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Characteristics Associated with Successful Residency Match in General Surgery by Reagan A. Collins, BA, Kaitlyn Nimmer, BA, Salma A. Sheriff, BS, Tania K. Arora, MD, Anai N. Kothari, MD, MS, Carrie Cunningham, MD, MPH, Callisia N. Clarke, MD, MS

“…Matched versus unmatched applicants had higher step 1 scores (US: 236 vs 218, P = 0.005; independent: 237 vs 228, P = 0.001), higher step 2 scores (US: 248 vs 232, P = 0.006; independent: 245 vs 234, P < 0.001), more likely to belong to alpha omega alpha (US: 17.1% vs 1.6%, P = 0.002) or to attend a top 40 National Institutes of Health-funded school (US: 31.0% vs 19.4%, P = 0.002) compared to unmatched applicants. …”
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Do individuals with inflammatory arthritis receive minimally adequate treatment for incident depression and anxiety: A population-based study by Alyssa Howren, Eric C. Sayre, J. Antonio Avina-Zubieta, Joseph H. Puyat, Deborah Da Costa, Hui Xie, Eileen Davidson, Amit Gupta, Mary A. De Vera

“…Minimally adequate pharmacotherapy and psychological treatment for depression was respectively observed in 50.5% and 19.6% of those with IA, proportions similar to IA-free controls (pharmacotherapy: aOR 1.10, 95% CI 1.00 to 1.21; psychological: aOR 1.07, 95% CI 0.94 to 1.21). …”
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Pengembangan Soal Pemecahan Masalah untuk Siswa Sekolah Menengah Pertama Menggunakan Pendekatan Pendidikan Matematika Realistik Indonesia by Ichdar Domu, Susi Aryani Manangin, Kinzie Feliciano Pinontoan

“…The ability of Indonesian students in solving mathematical problems is not optimal, so it needs improvement efforts by optimizing the availability of problem-solving problems that can stimulate students to think mathematically. …”
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Evaluación de la sustentabilidad de un sistema productivo familiar: aplicación de un set de indicadores adaptados a la provincia de Santa Cruz by Jorge A. Birgi, P.L. Peri, M.M. Ceconello, V.B. Gargaglione

“…El NAF analizado obtuvo una puntuación de 2,97, cercano al límite establecido. Sin embargo, tanto la dimensión económica, como la ecológica, no alcanzaron la sustentabilidad en el análisis individual, por lo que el sistema analizado fue clasificado como no sustentable. …”
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Comparison of Glomerular Filtration Rate Estimation from Serum Creatinine and Cystatin C in HNF1A-MODY and Other Types of Diabetes by Magdalena Szopa, Maria Kapusta, Bartlomiej Matejko, Tomasz Klupa, Teresa Koblik, Beata Kiec-Wilk, Maciej Borowiec, Maciej T. Malecki

“…Serum creatinine and cystatin C levels were measured. GFR was calculated from creatinine and cystatin C using the CKD-EPI creatinine equation (eGRF-cr) and CKD-EPI cystatin C equation (eGFR-cys), respectively. …”
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Comparative analysis of counter-current and co-current downer reactors using particle image velocimetry and computational particle-fluid dynamics by Talal A. Aldugman, Mengmeng Cui, Abdulrahman Alzailaie, Abdullah Alhareth, Kenneth Langley, Lujain Alfilfil, Khalid Almajnouni, Jorge Gascon, Sigurdur Thoroddsen, Pedro Castaño

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Benign Adrenocortical Tumors and the Detection of Nonadrenal Neoplasia by Meng Hao, Miguel Angel Luque-Fernandez, Diana Lopez, Kathryn Cote, Jessica Newfield, Molly Connors, Anand Vaidya

“…Cases were more likely to have detected intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) of the pancreas (8.5% vs. 4.5%, adjusted OR = 2.22, 95% CI (1.11, 4.63)) compared with controls. In secondary analyses, cases were more likely to have detected thyroid nodules (25.5% vs. 17.0%, adjusted OR = 1.77, 95% CI (1.15, 2.74)), hyperparathyroidism or parathyroid adenomas (3.5% vs. 1.3%, adjusted OR = 3.00, 95% CI (1.00, 11.64)), benign breast masses (6.0% vs. 3.3%, adjusted OR = 3.25, 95% CI (1.28, 8.78)), and benign prostatic hyperplasia (20.5% vs. 5.3%, adjusted OR = 3.20, 95% CI (1.14, 10.60)). …”
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Traditional Cardiovascular Risk Factors Associated with Diagonal Earlobe Crease (Frank Sign) in Mexican Adults: Aging, Obesity, Arterial Hypertension, and Being Male Are the Most I... by Rogelio Molina-Gallardo, Nomely S. Aurelien-Cabezas, Daniel Tiburcio-Jimenez, Jorge E. Plata-Florenzano, Jose Guzman-Esquivel, Iram P. Rodriguez-Sanchez, Margarita L. Martinez-Fierro, Roque Molina-Osorio, Adrian A. De-la-Madrid-Cernas, Jorge Armando Barriguete-Melendez, Ivan Delgado-Enciso

“…The multivariate analysis showed that men (OR 1.6, 95% IC 1.1–2.4, P=0.007), being over 55 years old (OR 4.8, 95% IC 3.2–7.2, P<0.001), being obese (OR 2.1, 95% IC 1.4–3.1, P<0.001), having arterial hypertension (1.5, 95% IC 1.1–2.3, P=0.025), or suffering from acute coronary syndrome (OR 5.3, 95% IC 2.5–11.1, P<0.001), were independent factors associated with diagonal earlobe crease. …”
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Harnessing the Dual photocatalytic and electrochemical capabilities of pure and Ni-Doped MgO nanostructures for diclofenac detection by V. Bhoomika, K.T. Monalisa, Syed Khasim, T.M. Sharanakuamr, C.R. Ravikumar, N. Basavaraju, T.R. Shashi Shekhar, H.C. Ananda Murthy, K.U. Aravind

“…MgO exhibited an enhanced photocatalytic activity of 68.7 % and MgO:NiO exhibited 81.9 %.According to these studies, the 6 mol% NiO doped MgO is a viable choice for the wastewater treatment and electrochemical detection of diclofenac.…”
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Risco de transtorno alimentar e preocupações com a imagem corporal em mulheres com deficiência visual by Mariana Ribeiro Costa Portugal, Sarah Emanuelle Almeida Fontes da Silva, Julia Duppre de Abreu

“…Participaram da pesquisa 37 mulheres com deficiência visual e média de idade de 41,4 ± 13,9 anos. …”
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Tüketiciden Tüketiciye E-Ticaret Olanağı Sağlayan Web Sitelerinin Deneyimsel Pazarlama Faaliyetlerinin Tüketicilerin Plansız Satın Alma Davranışlarına ve Tatminlerine Etkisi: Konya... by Esen Şahin, Fatma Kaya

“…Faktör analizi sonucunda deneyimsel pazarlama duyusal-bilişsel, davranışsal-sosyal ve hissel olmak üzere üç faktöre ayrılmıştır. Çok değişkenli regresyon analizi; davranışsal-sosyal deneyimlerin plansız satın almaya, duyusal-bilişsel ve hissel deneyimlerin ise müşteri tatminine olumlu anlamda etkisi olduğu sonucunu ortaya koymuştur. …”
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Renal Damage Frequency in Patients with Solitary Kidney and Factors That Affect Progression by T. Basturk, Y. Koc, Z. Ucar, T. Sakaci, E. Ahbap, E. Kara, F. Bayraktar, M. Sevinc, T. Sahutoglu, A. Kayalar, A. Sinangil, C. Akgol, A. Unsal

“…Progression was more common in patients with DM (p=0.039), HT (p=0.003), higher initial and final visit proteinuria (p=0.014, for both), and higher baseline uric acid levels (p=0.047). Conclusions. The majority of patients with solitary kidney showed renal damage at presentation. …”
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A Randomized Controlled Trial of Conbercept Pretreatment before Vitrectomy in Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy by Xiaochun Yang, Jianbiao Xu, Ruili Wang, Yan Mei, Huo Lei, Jun Liu, Ting Zhang, Haiyan Zhao

“…To determine the efficacy and safety of preoperative intravitreal conbercept (IVC) injection before vitrectomy for proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR). Methods. 107 eyes of 88 patients that underwent pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for active PDR were enrolled. …”
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Cirugía oncoplástica como alternativa en el tratamiento de pacientes con cáncer de mama by Tatiana Hernández González, Miguel Ángel Amaró Garrido, Yurisbel Tomás Solenzal Álvarez, Ana Lucía Martínez Hernández

Subjects: “…calidad de vida relacionada con la salud…”
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T-Cell Subpopulations and Differentiation Bias in Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease by Ana Cecilia Granda Alacote, Gabriela Goyoneche Linares, María Gracia Castañeda Torrico, Daysi Zulema Diaz-Obregón, Michael Bryant Castro Núñez, Alexis Germán Murillo Carrasco, Cesar Liendo Liendo, Katherine Susan Rufasto Goche, Víctor Arrunátegui Correa, Joel de León Delgado

“…Flow cytometry was used to identify naïve T cells, Tregs (CD4+CD25+CD127-), central memory T lymphocytes (CCR7+CD45RA-), effector memory T lymphocytes (CCR7-CD45RA-), and TEMRA cells (CCR7-CD45RA+). …”
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Effects of Glycyrrhizin (GL) Supplementation on Survival, Growth Performance, Expression of Feeding-Related Genes, Activities of Digestive Enzymes, Antioxidant Capacity, and Expres... by Yuntao Wang, Wenxuan Xu, Jianmin Zhang, Jiahui Liu, Zhen Wang, Yongtao Liu, Kangsen Mai, Qinghui Ai

“…A 30-day feeding trial was conducted to determine the effects of dietary glycyrrhizin (GL) on survival, growth performance, expression of feeding-related genes, activities of digestive enzymes, antioxidant capacity, and expression of inflammatory factors of large yellow croaker larvae with an initial weight of 3.78±0.27 mg. Four 53.80% crude protein and 16.40% crude lipid diets were formulated with supplementation of 0%, 0.005%, 0.01%, and 0.02% GL, respectively. …”
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