The association between age at menarche (AAM) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in the MASHAD cohort study by Niloofar Shabani, Sara Saffar Soflaei, Khadijeh Bavafa-Valenlia, Nayereh Esmaeilzadeh, Maryam Mohammadi-Bajgriran, Zahra Namazibaygi, Mohsen Moohebati, Gordon A. Ferns, Habibollah Esmaily, Majid Ghayour-Mobarhan

“…This was a cross- sectional study based on cohort data of 2353 women (35–65 years) from Mashhad, Iran for whom the age at menarche was reported. …”
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Multimodal Pain Recognition in Postoperative Patients: Machine Learning Approach by Ajan Subramanian, Rui Cao, Emad Kasaeyan Naeini, Seyed Amir Hossein Aqajari, Thomas D Hughes, Michael-David Calderon, Kai Zheng, Nikil Dutt, Pasi Liljeberg, Sanna Salanterä, Ariana M Nelson, Amir M Rahmani

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to develop and evaluate a multimodal machine learning–based framework for the objective assessment of pain in postoperative patients in real clinical settings using biosignals such as electrocardiogram, electromyogram, electrodermal activity, and respiration rate (RR) signals. …”
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Individual-Level Determinants of Self-Care Behaviors and Adaptation to Chronic Illness in Turkish Patients With Chronic Disease: A Single-Center Cross-Sectional Study by Kılıç YF, Yardımcı Gürel T

“…The data were collected using a Sociodemographic Characteristics Form, the Self-Care Management Scale in Chronic Illness (SCMP-G) and the Adaptation to Chronic Illness Scale (ACIS).Results: Mean total scores of the participants for SCMP-G were 107.52 ± 12.51 and 77.00 ± 10.00 for ACIS. …”
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MTMR6 downregulation contributes to cisplatin resistance in oral squamous cell carcinoma by Kah Young Lee, Su Young Oh, Heon-Jin Lee, Tae-Geon Kwon, Jin-Wook Kim, Chang-Geol Shin, Su-Hyung Hong, So-Young Choi

“…In vivo cisplatin resistance was examined using mouse xenografts derived from MTMR6-knockdown UMSCC1 cells. …”
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A novel TID + IDN controller tuned with coatis optimization algorithm under deregulated hybrid power system by Geetanjali Dei, Deepak Kumar Gupta, Binod Kumar Sahu, Mohit Bajaj, Vojtech Blazek, Lukas Prokop

“…The proposed controller is a parallel combination of the tilted integral derivative controller (TID) and the integral derivative with a first-order filter effect (IDN). The controller’s parameters are optimized using an advanced Coatis Optimization Algorithm (COA). …”
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Evaluation de la densité relative et premières observations sur les groupes sociaux des bonobos (Pan paniscus) dans la forêt de Bolobo (Site Mbou-Mon-Tour), R.D.Congo by Simon Pierre Ndimbo Kumugo, N B Mbomba Nseu Bekeli, Jean Malekani Mukulire, Barbara Fruth

“…Le recensement des bonobos s’est basé sur une évaluation de leur densité ainsi que des observations de leurs groupes sociaux obtenus entre Décembre 2007 et Mars 2008 dans le cadre d’un mémoire de licence en Biologie à la Faculté des Sciences de l’Université de Kinshasa. …”
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Trajectories of asthma symptom presenting as wheezing and their associations with family environmental factors among children in Australia: evidence from a national birth cohort study by Peter D Sly, Md Jobayer Chisti, Abdullah Mamun, K M Shahunja

“…Group-based trajectory modelling was applied to identify asthma symptom trajectories and multivariable logistic regression models were used to assess the associations between these and environmental factors.Results Of 5107 children in the LSAC cohort, 3846 were included in our final analysis. …”
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The analysis of the notions of Russian school principals about digital transformation by A. A. Deryabin, I. E. Boytsov, A. A. Popov, P. D. Rabinovich, K. E. Zavedensky, I. S. Tsarkov

“…The authors analysed 7189 questionnaires using computer methods for processing the natural language. …”
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A 32-year trend analysis of lower respiratory infections in children under 5: insights from the global burden of disease study 2021 by Yan Wang, Ruiyang Han, Xiao Ding, Junli Chen, Wenjia Feng, Chunping Wang, Runguo Gao, Anning Ma, Anning Ma

“…Additionally, frontier analysis is used to visually depict the potential for burden reduction in each country or region based on their level of development.ResultsIn 2021, the global burden of lower respiratory infections in children under 5 years old included 37,828,159 incidence cases, 501,909.50 deaths, and 44,779,174.70 disability-adjusted life years. …”
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Baska Mask versus I-gel in Spontaneously Breathing Anaesthetised Patients: A Randomised Clinical Study by Bhagyavardhan Botta, Yogarajan Ramalingam, Grishma Robba, Tanya Elizabeth, Kala Balasubramanian, Selvamani Subramanian, Senthil Kumar Vannivedu Santhnam, Kavyasri Morampudi

“…Materials and Methods: A prospective randomised single-blinded study was conducted in the Department of Anaesthesiology, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India from October 2019 to October 2020 on 60 American Soceity of Anaesthesiology (ASA) physical status I and II patients, aged between 18-65 years, who were scheduled for minor surgical procedures while spontaneously breathing under general anaesthesia. …”
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Qualitative application of the diffusion of innovation theory to maternity waiting homes in rural Zambia by Jeanette L. Kaiser, Rachel M. Fiorillo, Taryn Vian, Thandiwe Ngoma, Kayla J. Kuhfeldt, Michelle L. Munro-Kramer, Davidson H. Hamer, Misheck Bwalya, Viviane R. Sakanga, Jody R. Lori, Eden Ahmed Mdluli, Peter C. Rockers, Godfrey Biemba, Nancy A. Scott

“…Maternity waiting homes (MWHs) increase access to facility-based delivery in low-resourced settings; yet, quality issues deter utilization of this innovative approach. …”
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Isolation of Extended-Spectrum β-lactamase- (ESBL-) Producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae from Patients with Community-Onset Urinary Tract Infections in Jimma University Specialized Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia by Mengistu Abayneh, Getnet Tesfaw, Alemseged Abdissa

“…Double-disk synergy (DDS) methods were used for detection of ESBL-producing strains. A disc of amoxicillin + clavulanic acid (20/10 µg) was placed in the center of the Mueller–Hinton agar plate, and cefotaxime (30 µg) and ceftazidime (30 µg) were placed at a distance of 20 mm (center to center) from the amoxicillin + clavulanic acid disc. …”
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Endogenous sex hormone levels are associated with the revised Framingham Stroke Risk Profile in postmenopausal women: a longitudinal study in a Swedish cohort by Kristin Ottarsdottir, Åsa Tivesten, Claes Ohlsson, Ying Li, Margareta Hellgren, Ulf Lindblad, Bledar Daka

“…The aim of this study was to determine the association between endogenous sex hormones and the revised Framingham Stroke Risk Profile (rFSRP) in postmenopausal women. Methods This is an observational cross-sectional study on the Vara-Skövde cohort, a Swedish population-based study for longitudinal surveillance of the development and progress of type 2 diabetes and hypertension. …”
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Cardiovascular Disease Screening in Primary School Children by Alena Bagkaki, Fragiskos Parthenakis, Gregory Chlouverakis, Emmanouil Galanakis, Ioannis Germanakis

“…Aims: To evaluate the performance of a CVD screening program, based on history, 12-lead ECG and phonocardiography, applied in primary school children. …”
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Systemic Inflammatory Markers for Predicting Overall Survival in Patients with Osteosarcoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Xiaotong Song, Hao Zhang, Fanxing Yin, Panpan Guo, Xiaocheng Yang, Jinzhu Liu, Yanshuo Han, Zhaozhou Ren

“…The design of meta-analysis was made based on the PICOS (population, intervention/exposure, control, outcomes, and study design) principles, and STATA 15.1 was used to analyze the data. …”
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CHRONOTYPE AND DAILY FUNCTIONING OF PATIENTS WITH DIFFERENT MOTOR SUBTYPES OF PARKINSON DISEASE by A.D. Shkodina, M. Bardhan, K.A. Tarianyk, M. Yu. Delva

“…Circadian patterns were analyzed using the Munich Chronotype Questionnaire (MCTQ). …”
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Correlations between primary tumour location, biomarkers of inflammation and lung injury, and postoperative pulmonary complications in patients underwent laparoscopic colorectomy:... by Hui-xian Li, Li Che, Yuan Li, Tai-hang Wang, Fang-di Min, Lei Xu, Meng Wang, Zhao-xu Zheng, Shi-ning Qu, Fei Wang, Wei Tang, Shi-jing Wei, Yu-lin Sun, Hui Zheng, Tao Yan

“…IntroductionThe impact of distinct primary colorectal cancer (CRC) sites on lung injury and complications remains largely unexplored, despite the palpable differences in surgical positions, procedures, and the resulting mechanically induced respiratory pressures at each site.Materials and methodsThis study employed a forwards-looking approach utilising the propensity score matching (PSM) method; 300 patients with pathological CRC after laparoscopic surgery from April 2019 to May 2023 were enrolled. Two categories were bifurcated based on their surgical locations: the rectosigmoid colon (RSC) group and the descending/ascending colon (DAC) group, with a 2:1 ratio. …”
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Estructura y evolución de ingresos tributarios y beneficios fiscales en México. Análisis del periodo 1990-2019 y evaluación de la reforma fiscal de 2014 by Sugey de J. López Pérez, Xavier Vence

“…Este ejercicio permite evaluar la reforma hacendaria de 2014 con la perspectiva de los seis años transcurridos y formula los retos futuros. Se utilizó un enfoque descriptivo y cualitativo con base en los datos obtenidos del Centro Interamericano de Administraciones Tributarias (CIAT), la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económicos (OCDE) y la Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público (SHCP). …”
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Snow depth estimation on leadless landfast ice using Cryo2Ice satellite observations by M. Saha, J. Stroeve, J. Stroeve, D. Isleifson, J. Yackel, V. Nandan, V. Nandan, J. C. Landy, H. M. Lam

“…In lieu of sea surface height estimates from leads, snow depths are retrieved using the absolute difference in surface heights (ellipsoidal heights) from ICESat-2 and Cryosat-2 after applying an ocean tide correction based on tidal gauges between satellite passes on 29 April 2022. …”
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Deep Learning and Radiomics in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Predicting Long-Term Prognosis and Clinical Outcomes by Cheng C, Wang Y, Zhao J, Wu D, Li H, Zhao H

“…This article reviews recent progress in the application of deep learning, ultrasound, MRI, and radiomics for TNBC diagnosis and treatment, based on research from both domestic and international scholars.Keywords: deep learning, MRI, radiomics, triple negative breast cancer, ultrasound…”
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