Hemodialysis Adequacy and Its Impact on Long-Term Patient Survival in Demographically, Socially, and Culturally Homogeneous Patients by Reza Hekmat

“…Undocumented, uninsured, inadequately hemodialyzed, Afghan patients had a significantly lower one-, two-, and three-year survival as opposed to their Iranian counterparts, probably due to lack of insurance.…”
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A Mobile Image-Driven PM2.5 Estimation Framework Using Deep Learning Techniques by Anupam Kamble, Somrawee Aramkul, Paskorn Champrasert

“…When planning outdoor activities, understanding the PM2.5 concentration measurement is essential. Because of the lower number of government-run Air Quality Monitoring Stations, other options for obtaining location-specific PM2.5 concentration values are sought. …”
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Multilevel Structural Characteristics of Jinshajiang Main Fault and Its Influence on Engineering by Hui Zhou, Yihuan Shen, Yong Zhu, Gang Han, Chuanqing Zhang, Ning Zhang

“…Compared with the rock masses in the primary structure, the joints of the rock masses in the secondary weak structure are more developed, and the rock particle size is smaller, the mud content is higher, and the mechanical strength is lower. The geometric morphology, mineral composition, and mechanical properties of the rock masses in the secondary weak structure are obviously different from those of the primary structure. …”
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Fusion protein-based COVID-19 vaccines exemplified by a chimeric vaccine based on a single fusion protein (W-PreS-O) by Pia Gattinger, Luibov I. Kozlovskaya, Alexander S. Lunin, Olga S. Gancharova, Dina I. Sirazova, Dina I. Sirazova, Vasiliy D. Apolokhov, Egor S. Chekina, Ilya V. Gordeychuk, Ilya V. Gordeychuk, Alexander V. Karaulov, Alexander V. Karaulov, Rudolf Valenta, Rudolf Valenta, Rudolf Valenta, Rudolf Valenta, Aydar A. Ishmukhametov, Aydar A. Ishmukhametov

“…Neutralizing antibody (nAB) titers, weight, lung symptoms, and viral loads, as measured using RT-PCR in the upper and lower respiratory tracts, were determined. In addition, infectious virus titers from the lungs were measured using a plaque-forming assay. …”
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Excess ventilation and chemosensitivity in patients with inefficient ventilation and chronic coronary syndrome or heart failure: a case–control study by Prisca Eser, Dominic Käesermann, Pietro Calamai, Anja Kalberer, Laura Stütz, Sarina Huber, James Duffin, Matthias Wilhelm

“…Both patient groups had lower resting PETCO2 than controls, but only patients with HF had increased breathing frequency and rapid shallow breathing at rest.ConclusionIn patients with HF and/or CCS and excess ventilation, central chemoreflex VRT was reduced independently of the presence of HF. …”
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Severe Injuries of Former Portuguese Football Players: A Post-Career Burden? by Eduardo Teixeira, Carlos Silva, Félix Romero, Mauro Miguel, António Vicente

“…Conclusions: The higher the number of severe injuries sustained during a career, the lower the perception of QoL in the physical domain of former players in their post-career. …”
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A Data-Driven Methodology for Obtaining the Stress–Strain Curves of Metallic Materials Using Discrete Indentation Tests by Nitzan Rom, Elad Priel

“…The framework consists of a novel model for predicting the hardening curve, the classical Tabor model for predicting the yield stress for materials with yield stress lower than 100 MPa, and an XGBoost model for predicting the yield stress for metals with yield stress higher than 100 MPa. …”
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Normalization of tumor vasculature by imiquimod: proposal for a new anticancer therapeutic indication for a TLR7 agonist by Jarosz-Biej Magdalena, Czapla Justyna, Ciepła Joanna, Smolarczyk Ryszard, Drzyzga Alina, Sprus-Lipka Dorota, Pilny Ewelina, Matuszczak Sybilla, Cichoń Tomasz

“…Higher dose of IMQ showed worse effects than lower doses including decreased tumor perfusion, increased tumor hypoxia and immunosuppression. …”
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How is maternal employment associated with infant and young child feeding in Bangladesh? A systematic literature review and meta-analysis. by M A Rifat, Plabon Sarkar, Israth Jahan Rimu, Syeda Saima Alam, Tasnu Ara, Tobias Lindström Battle, Manzur Kader, Sanjib Saha

“…For example, there was a statistically significant lower likelihood of exclusive breastfeeding practice among employed mothers as compared to those who were not employed. …”
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Dependence of the hindgut disappearance of phosphorus in pigs on the quantity of phosphorus entering the hindgut based on a Meta-analysis by Noa Park, Beob Gyun Kim

“…In addition, the occurrence of a positive value in the SHD of P was lower when the BW of pigs was below 30 kg. However, as the BW of pigs increased, the occurrence of a positive value in the SHD of P increased (P = 0.061). …”
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Impact of Sjögren’s disease on quality of sexual life using the Qualisex score by Eric Hachulla, Xavier Mariette, Jacques-Eric Gottenberg, Philippe Dieude, Aleth Perdriger, Emanuelle Dernis, Marion Couderc, Raphaele Seror, Gaetane Nocturne, Rakiba Belkhir, Valérie Devauchelle-Pensec, Veronique Le Guern, Alexandra Kachaner, Sophie Berville

“…The median Qualisex score was 3.4 (1.1–5.9).Comparing the first and last quartiles of the Qualisex score, a worst sexual satisfaction was associated with older age (median (IQR) 58 (52–65) vs 52 (41–56) years, p=0.005), higher EULAR Sjögren’s disease Patient Reported Index (ESSPRI) (6.8 (5.7–7.7) vs 4.3 (2.8–5.3), p<0.0001) lower SF-36 mental and physical scores (respectively, 43 (38–46) vs 49 (47–53), p=0.0035 and 31 (29–35) vs 35 (30–37), p=0.035), higher Depression and Anxiety scores (HADS) (respectively, 9 (7–11) vs 2 (1–4), p<0.0001 and 11 (8–14) vs 7 (4–10), p=0.006). …”
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Variability of Reaction Time as a Marker of Executive Function Impairments in Fibromyalgia by Stefan Duschek, Cristina Muñoz Ladrón de Guevara, María José Fernández Serrano, Casandra I. Montoro, Santiago Pelegrina López, Gustavo A. Reyes del Paso

“…Mu and sigma indicate the M and SD of the Gaussian distribution; tau reflects the M and SD of the exponential function. Patients exhibited a lower hit rate, higher M RT, and higher tau than controls. …”
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Efficacy of yeast beta-glucan 1,3/1,6 supplementation on respiratory infection, fatigue, immune markers and gut health among moderate stress adults in Klang Valley of Malaysia: pro... by Suzana Shahar, Kalavathy Ramasamy, Norhayati Ibrahim, Nur Nadia Mohamad Habibullah, Munirah Ismail, Mohd Zul Amin Kamaruddin, Shirley Gee Hoon Tang, Mohd Faisal Abdul Hamid

“…However, little is known regarding the efficacy of YBG at lower dosages in relation to URTI, fatigue, immune response and uncertainties of how they affect the gut microbiota composition.Methods and analysis This 12-week randomised, double-blinded, placebo control, parallel-group clinical trial aims to evaluate the efficacy of YBG 1,3/1,6 on respiratory tract infection, fatigue, immune markers and gut health among adults with moderate stress. …”
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PROTON RADIATION THERAPY: CLINICAL APPLICATION OPPORTUNITIES AND RESEARCH PROSPECTS by M. V. Zabelin, V. A. Klimanov, J. J. Galyautdinova, A. S. Samoilov, A. O. Lebedev, E. V. Shelyhina

“…Physical properties of a fascicle of protons allow to achieve the maximum dose conformality, having lowered, thereby, a radial load on the next crucial anatomical structures. …”
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Annual Variation of PM2.5 Chemical Composition in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Including the COVID-19 Outbreak Period by Ngoc Tran, Yusuke Fujii, Vinh Xuan Le, Nguyen Doan Thien Chi, Hiroshi Okochi, To Thi Hien, Norimichi Takenaka

“…The concentrations of PM2.5 mass and total WSIs during the rainy season were lower than those during the dry season, whereas the concentrations of carbonaceous species during the rainy season were higher. …”
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Evaluation of Models for Describing Photosynthetic Light–Response Curves and Estimating Parameters in Rice Leaves at Various Canopy Positions by Yangjie Guo, Yuping Lv

“…The NRHM overestimated <i>P</i>_nmax, underestimated <i>LSP,</i> and accurately estimated <i>LCP</i> for all leaves, and overestimated <i>α</i> and <i>R</i>_d for top leaves but performed well for lower leaves. The EM excelled in estimating <i>P</i>_nmax and <i>LSP</i> for all leaves and performed well in estimating <i>α</i> for the top third and fourth leaves, <i>R</i>_d for the top four leaves, and <i>LCP</i> for the top six leaves. …”
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SALIVARY FUNCTION AND BIOMARKER PROFILES IN RELATION TO ORAL HEALTH IN PATIENTS WITH PRE-DIALYSIS CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE by Georgiana Florentina Gheorghe, Laura Iosif, Oana Elena Amza, Bogdan Dimitriu, Liliana Gârneaţâ, Alexandra Ripszky Totan, Ana Maria Cristina Ţâncu

“…Significant associations included filled teeth and stimulated saliva (p<0.01), missing teeth and salivary calcium (p<0.05), filled teeth and IL-6 (p<0.05), and lower creatinine levels correlating with higher DMFT (p<0.01). …”
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Sorafenib as Adjuvant Therapy Post–Liver Transplant: A Single-center Experience by Hala Hassanain, MD, Ashton A. Connor, MD, PhD, Elizabeth W. Brombosz, PhD, Khush Patel, MD, MS, Ahmed Elaileh, MD, Tamneet Basra, MD, Sudha Kodali, MD, MSPH, David W. Victor, III, MD, Caroline J. Simon, MD, Yee Lee Cheah, MD, Mark J. Hobeika, MD, Constance M. Mobley, MD, PhD, Ashish Saharia, MD, Sadhna Dhingra, MD, Mary Schwartz, MD, Anaum Maqsood, MD, Kirk Heyne, MD, Ahmed O. Kaseb, MD, Jean-Nicolas Vauthey, MD, A. Osama Gaber, MD, Maen Abdelrahim, MD, PhD, R. Mark Ghobrial, MD, PhD

“…RFS was significantly lower in sorafenib patients (hazard ratio, 6.99; 95% confidence interval, 2.12-23.05; P = 0.001). …”
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Spatiotemporal optimization of irrigation practices for winter wheat in China: Rationale, implications, and solutions by Luchen Zhang, Yuan Cao, Weihao Qian, Junning Tian, Shengshi Huang, Xiaolei Qiu, Bing Liu, Liang Tang, Liujun Xiao, Weixing Cao, Yan Zhu, Leilei Liu

“…The results showed a continuous increase in drought stress over the past four decades, with the North Subregion (NS) and Huang-Huai Subregion (HHS) experienced more severe drought stress, while drought stress in the Middle-Lower Reaches of Yangzi River Subregion (MYS) increased the most. …”
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Implementing injury prevention training in youth handball (I-PROTECT) in Sweden: study protocol for a cluster randomised trial by Per Nilsen, Alex Donaldson, Eva Ageberg, Sofia Bunke, Jennie Linnéll, Karin Moesch, Karolina Lucander, Axel Ström, Robert Wedberg, Per Ekberg

“…Introduction Efficacy trials show that evidence-based injury prevention training reduces injuries in youth athletes but effectiveness, that is, outside the controlled setting, is lower and, consequently this training has had limited public health impact. …”
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