Harnessing national data systems to understand circumstances surrounding veteran suicide: linking Department of Veterans Affairs and National Violent Death Reporting System Data by Claire A. Hoffmire, Alexandra L. Schneider, Laurel A. Gaeddert, Joseph Logan, Julie A. Kittel, Ryan Holliday, Lindsey L. Monteith

“…When high missingness (2 + matching variables in > 10% of records; n = 23) or incomplete reporting (n = 12) state-years were excluded, match rate increased to 94.29% (77.15% exact). …”
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Evaluation of the Expression of the Human Epithelial Receptor 2 (HER2) in Gastric Carcinoma by Roberto de Moraes Cordts Filho, Paulo Kassab, Laura Carolina Lopez Claro, Mabel Tatty de Medeiros Fracassi, Patrícia Colombo-Souza, Daniel Kenji Fukuhara, Fábio Rodrigues Thuler, Wilson Rodrigues de Freitas Junior, Elias Jirjoss Ilias, Carlos Alberto Malheiros

“…A retrospective analysis was conducted from January of 2008 to July of 2012, considering only gastrectomies with curative intent. …”
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Jackson–Vanik Amendment and Development of Soviet-American Relations in 1972-1975 by V. Yungblyud, D. Ilyin

“…It was officially canceled only in 2012, but only in order to give way to a law that allows the United States, at its discre tion, to impose sanctions on individuals allegedly responsible for human rights violations in Russia (the so-called Magnitsky Act) and remains an obstacle to the development of equal Russian-American economic ties.…”
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Fatores explicativos do nível de utilização das estratégias metacognitivas de aprendizagem autorregulada dos estudantes de contabilidade by Thiago Bruno de Jesus Silva, Gerson João Valeretto, Marília Paranaíba Ferreira, Cleston Alexandre dos Santos, Cristian Baú Dal Magro

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磁化传递成像评估克罗恩病肠瘘发生风险的应用价值 by 林锦江, 卢宝兰, 王红莉, 方壮念, 黄斯韵, 孙灿辉, 冯仕庭, 李子平, 李雪华

“…ROC曲线分析显示标准化MTR预测病变肠壁发生肠瘘风险的曲线下面积为0.674（95%置信区间：0.537-0.811）；以标准化MTR=0.768为诊断阈值时，诊断可能发生肠瘘的敏感度和特异度分别为93.3%、51.1%。有肠瘘的肠壁的纤维化评分高于无肠瘘者（P=0.012）。肠壁标准化MTR与纤维化评分呈正相关（r=0.708，P<0.001）。【结论】MTI可能有助于预测CD肠瘘的发生风险，可提前为临床制定有效治疗策略提供有价值的信息。…”
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Pharmacokinetic Analysis of Diosgenin in Rat Plasma by a UPLC-MS/MS Approach by Pei Liu, Lin Xu, Jing-han Guo, Jin-hua Chang, Xi-gang Liu, He-fei Xue, Ru-xing Wang, Zhong-si Li, Guang-xin Miao, Cui-zhe Liu, Jian-yu Zhou

“…MS with positive electron spray ionization in multiple reaction monitoring modes was applied to determine diosgenin and IS with m/z 415.2⟶271.2 and m/z 295.2⟶277.1, respectively. This approach showed a low limit of quantification of 0.5 ng/ml for diosgenin and could detect this molecule at a concentration range of 0.5 to 1,500 ng/ml (r = 0.99725). …”
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A comparative analysis of sphenoid and frontal sinuses using cone beam computed tomography for sex determination by Junaid Ahmed, Namrata, Nanditha Sujir, Nandita Shenoy, Srikant Natarajan, Archana Muralidharan, Ashwin C. Shetty

“…The mean age (±SD) among males was 25.66 (±7.11) and that among females was 24.64 (±5.12). The ROC curve revealed that the right length of the frontal sinus showed the greatest accuracy in sex identification in comparison to other linear measurements of the FS and SS. …”
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Maternal knowledge, attitude and practice regarding commercial oral rehydration salt solution: experience from a diarrhoeal disease hospital in Bangladesh by Tahmeed Ahmed, Mohammod Jobayer Chisti, Md Fuad Al Fidah, Sharika Nuzhat, Md Ridwan Islam, Shoeb Bin Islam, Md Mushfiqur Rahman, Sneha Paul, Mahfuz-Un Nesa, Devjani Chowdhury, Shayontan Fardin Nabi, Awni Mokhtar Sallam Ali Awn, Liaquat Ali Khan, Chowdhury Ali Kawser

“…Participants with up to the higher secondary level of education had significantly higher odds of possessing adequate knowledge (AOR 7.47; 95% CI 2.76 to 20.12) and following proper practice (AOR 3.04; 95% CI 1.66 to 5.77). …”
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Automedicación en trabajadores de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de Cienfuegos by Maira Quiros Enríquez, Diana Rosa Fernández Ruíz, Olga Lidia Cuevas Pérez, Pedro Miguel Milián Vázquez, Belkis Barrios Romero, Teresa Martínez Barroso

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The relationship between cholesterol levels and thyroid eye disease by Caroline Cardo, Roberto Bernardo Santos, Ana Beatriz Pinotti Pedro Miklos, Sabrina Barbosa Jaconis, João Hamilton Romaldini, Danilo Villagelin

“…Logistic regression revealed correlations between higher LDL cholesterol, total cholesterol and increased clinical activity score (P < 0.01, OR: 1.012, 95% CI: 1.003–1.021; P < 0.01, OR: 1.010, 95% CI: 1.002–1.018). …”
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A Multidisciplinary-Based and Bundle Intervention for Controlling Carbapenem-Resistant Organisms in Neurosurgery by Zhu W, Liang Y, Xu J, Weng C

“…The total detection rate of CRO strains was 52.25%, which was significantly lower than 66.45% before intervention (RR = 0.786; 95% CI, 0.678– 0.912; p < 0.05), and the incidence density of patients infected or colonized with CROs showed significant decrease from 18.75 per 1000 patient-days to 15.09 per 1000 patient-days (IRR = 0.563; 95% CI, 0.449– 0.707; p < 0.05).Conclusion: The multidisciplinary and bundle interventions based on PDCA cycle management tool had a good effect on the prevention and control of CROs in neurosurgery.Keywords: PDCA, carbapenem-resistant organisms, neurosurgery, intervention…”
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Comparison of Injury Severity Score (ISS) and New Injury Severity Score (NISS) in the Evaluation of Thoracic Trauma Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study by He Jin, Yuanyuan Zhang, Qi Zhang, Lijuan Ouyang, Xueyao Li, Yiyan Zhang, Baosheng Yang, Junfeng Sun, Chaohui Wei, Guimei Yang, Li Guan, Shilan Luo, Junyu Zhu, Huaping Liang

“…The discrimination of ISS in predicting pneumonia, respiratory failure, in-hospital tracheal intubation, extended length of hospital stay, ICU admission, prolonged ICU stay, and death (AUCs: 0.609, 0.721, 0.848, 0.784, 0.763, 0.716, and 0.804, respectively) was not statistically significantly different from that of NISS in predicting the corresponding outcomes (AUCs: 0.628, 0.712, 0.795, 0.767, 0.750, 0.750, and 0.818, respectively). …”
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Rapid lightsheet fluorescence imaging of whole Drosophila brains at nanoscale resolution by potassium acrylate-based expansion microscopy by Xuejiao Tian, Tzu-Yang Lin, Po-Ting Lin, Min-Ju Tsai, Hsin Chen, Wen-Jie Chen, Chia-Ming Lee, Chiao-Hui Tu, Jui-Cheng Hsu, Tung-Han Hsieh, Yi-Chung Tung, Chien-Kai Wang, Suewei Lin, Li-An Chu, Fan-Gang Tseng, Yi-Ping Hsueh, Chi-Hon Lee, Peilin Chen, Bi-Chang Chen

“…Here we show that at a tile scanning speed of ~1 min/mm3 with 1012 pixels over 14 hours, we image the centimeter-sized fly brain at an effective resolution comparable to electron microscopy, allowing us to visualize mitochondria within presynaptic compartments and Bruchpilot (Brp) scaffold proteins distributed in the central complex, enabling robust analyses of neurobiological topics.…”
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Correlation between estimated glucose disposal rate, insulin resistance, and cardiovascular mortality among individuals with metabolic syndrome: a population-based analysis, eviden... by Dawei Xing, Jing Xu, Xiaochun Weng, Xiaolu Weng

“…Multivariate Cox regression analysis and restricted cubic splines analysis demonstrated that eGDR is non-linearly correlated with both the mortality of CVD (HR: 0.906, 95% CI: 0.850–0.967, p = 0.003) and all-cause mortality (HR: 0.944, 95% CI: 0.912–0.977, p = 0.001), with an identified inflection point at 5.918. …”
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Interactions et transactions identitaires d'immigrés noirs dans l'espace public et les centres de santé au Maroc by Annélie Delescluse

“…They arrived in Morocco between 2012 and 2014 (three quarters of them via the airports), and their profiles (sportsmen and women, pilgrims, traders, adventurers, etc.), motivations and administrative status were varied. …”
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Fusarium oxysporum assisted green synthesis of small-sized silver nanoparticles for high antibacterial, and photocatalytic decolorization performances by Reyad M. El-Sharkawy, Inas A. Ahmed, Taghrid G. Kharboush

“…The minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) for SNPs were 0.078 µg/ml (Escherichia coli), 0.156 µg/ml (Pseudomonas aeruginosa), and 1.25 µg/ml (Enterococcus faecalis), while the minimum bactericidal concentrations (MBCs) were correspondingly 0.156 µg/ml, 0.312 µg/l, and 1.25 µg/ml. SNPs-treated cells displayed bacteriostatic and bactericidal effects as revealed by time-kill assay and the ultrastructure changes observed in SEM and TEM analyses. …”
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Gene Mining and Genetic Effect Analysis Reveal Novel Loci, <i>TaZn-2DS</i> Associated with Zinc Content in Wheat Grain by Zhuangzhuang Hong, Zhankui Zeng, Jiaojiao Li, Xuefang Yan, Junqiao Song, Qunxiang Yan, Qiong Li, Yue Zhao, Chang Liu, Xueyan Jing, Chunping Wang

“…This was also identified within the physical interval of 13.61 Mb to 15.12 Mb of chromosome 2D, which accounted for 8.99% to 11.58% of the phenotypic variation in five models. …”
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Pulmonary Hemodynamics and Six-Minute Walk Test Outcomes in Patients with Interstitial Lung Disease by Osamu Nishiyama, Ryo Yamazaki, Hiroyuki Sano, Takashi Iwanaga, Yuji Higashimoto, Hiroaki Kume, Yuji Tohda

“…Between June 2010 and December 2012, consecutive patients with ILD who underwent evaluation, including pulmonary function test, hemodynamic studies with right-heart catheter, and 6MWT as routine general practice, were recruited. …”
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Prognostic Significance of Admission CRP Levels as a Predictor of Mortality in Burn Patients by Maria Syed, Qaiser Jehangir, Ijaz Hussain Shah, Sana Shaukat Siddiqui, Sara Ishaq, Sarah Zaka

“…Logistic regression revealed significant predictors of mortality, with CRP at admission showing substantial significance (SE = 8.893, p = 0.012, Exp(B) = 1.657, 95% CI [.000, .000]). Conclusions: The results showed that CRP level at admission was a significant predictor of mortality among burn victims. …”
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Access to HIV testing and factors associated among sexual minority women in a metropolitan region of the Brazilian Amazon by Janaína de Freitas Vale, Wanderson Santiago de Azevedo Júnior, Paula Regina Barbosa de Almeida, Adinaldo Moreira Martins, Flavine Evangelista Gonçalves, Eliã Pinheiro Botelho, Fabianne de Jesus Dias de Sousa, Cintia Yolette Urbano Pauxis Aben-Athar, Luiz Fernando Almeida Machado, Glenda Roberta Oliveira Naiff Ferreira

“…In the final model, multiple backward logistic regression was performed, the highest chances of never having been tested for HIV were participants aged 18 to 30 years (OR 2.99; p = 0.038); with income less than or equal to 1 minimum wage (OR 1.91; p = 0.026); participants who did not have children (OR 6.67; p = 0.012); and those who did not have an active sexual life (OR 4.73; p = 0.006). …”
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