Newton–Simpson-based predictor–corrector methods for milling chatter stability prediction by Yongjian Ji, Xiaokang Xu, Yulin Yang, Runnan Liu, Shuyao Liu, Zhenghu Yan

“…For the local stability lobe diagrams, the arithmetic mean of relative error (AMRE), mean squared error (MSE), and the sum of absolute error (SAE) of the proposed methods are in the ranges of 0.003 to 0.004, 2.66 × 10–10 to 6.40 × 10–10, and 6.41 × 10–4 to 9.34 × 10–4, respectively, which are much lower than those of the existing methods, indicating that the proposed methods have higher calculation accuracy than the existing methods. …”
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Clinicopathological and prognostic significance of the microcystic elongated and fragmented pattern in endometrial cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yan Zhang, Peng Jia, Baofeng Duan

“…Employing a fixed-effects approach, the analysis demonstrated an association of the MELF pattern with reduced overall survival (HR 2.21, 95% CI 1.50–3.25, p=0.000) and lower disease-free survival rates among patients with endometrial cancer (HR 1.72, 95% CI 1.17 to 2.55, p=0.006). …”
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Health literacy and medication adherence in adults from ethnic minority backgrounds with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: a systematic review by Jinal Parmar, Aymen El Masri, Freya MacMillan, Kirsten McCaffery, Amit Arora

“…While some studies suggest an association between poor medication adherence and lower levels of health literacy, the evidence for this association remains inconclusive. …”
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The microbiota-derived bile acid taurodeoxycholic acid improves hepatic cholesterol levels in mice with cancer cachexia by Morgane M. Thibaut, Martin Roumain, Edwige Piron, Justine Gillard, Axelle Loriot, Audrey M. Neyrinck, Julie Rodriguez, Isabelle Massart, Jean-Paul Thissen, Joshua R. Huot, Fabrizio Pin, Andrea Bonetto, Nathalie M. Delzenne, Giulio G. Muccioli, Laure B. Bindels

“…The contribution of the lower production of TDCA to cancer cachexia was explored in vitro and in vivo. …”
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Evidence in Lager Yeasts of β-Lyase Activity Breaking Down γ-GluCys-Conjugates More Efficiently Than Cys-Conjugates to Odorant Beer Polyfunctional Thiols by Romain Christiaens, Margaux Simon, Raphaël Robiette, Sonia Collin

“…Up to a 0.28–0.35% release was measured with <i>S. pastorianus</i> strains BRAS-45 and SafLager^TM E-30, while much lower activities (≤0.16%) were observed with <i>S. cerevisiae</i> yeasts, including the maltose-negative <i>chevalieri</i> variety. …”
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Sources of Legal Regulation of Mergers, Acquisitions, Consolidations, Joint Stock Companies in Russia and Corporations in the United States by S. E. Kuzmin

“…The US case law implies existence of a hierarchy of precedents according to which decisions adopted by the higher courts are binding for cases adjudicated in lower courts. Judicial decisions have a major impact on the regulation of mergers and acquisitions of corporations, in particular, the state corporate Laws. …”
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Analysis of Interarch Tooth Size Relationship in Nepalese Subjects with Normal Occlusion and Malocclusions by Rajeev Kumar Mishra, Dashrath Kafle, Rahul Gupta

“…The frequency of the clinically significant tooth size ratio discrepancy was lower for the overall ratio (9.1%) compared to the anterior ratio (22.5%). …”
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Parenting with nutrition education and unconditional cash reduce maternal depressive symptoms and improve quality of life: findings from a cluster randomised controlled trial in ur... by Sheikh Jamal Hossain, Fahmida Tofail, Anisur Rahman, Jane Fisher, Jena Derakhshani Hamadani, Syed Moshfiqur Rahman

“…The mothers in the intervention group had lower MDS [Regression coefficient (β)=-1.53, Confidence interval (95% CI)=-2.28, −0.80] and higher QoL scores in physical health [β = 4.21 (95% CI = 1.71, 6.73)], psychological health [β = 3.14 (95% CI = 1.10, 5.19)], social relationships [β = 3.21 (95% CI = 0.76, 5.66)] and environment [β = 3.40 (95% CI = 1.37, 5.44)] compared with the comparison group. …”
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Accuracy of Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) in Blunt Abdominal Trauma by Tae Ah Kim, Junsik Kwon, Byung Hee Kang

“…The true-positive group showed a lower SBP and Glasgow Coma Scale score and a higher laparotomy rate than the false-negative group. …”
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Nomogram model using serum Club cell secretory protein 16 to predict prognosis and acute exacerbation in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis by Yaqiong Tian, Xuan Zhou, Mi Tian, Lijun Ren, Ruyi Zou, Hanyi Jiang, Miaomiao Xie, Mei Huang, Jingjing Ding, Yin Liu, Jingyu Chen, Min Cao, Hourong Cai

“…The survival was significantly lower in high-risk group scored by the model. The area under ROC curves(AUCs) for 1-year and 2-year mortality prediction were 0.866 and 0.916, respectively. …”
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Dissolved Gas Analysis for Fault Prediction in Power Transformers Using Machine Learning Techniques by Sahar R. Al-Sakini, Ghassan A. Bilal, Ahmed T. Sadiq, Wisam Abed Kattea Al-Maliki

“…This study presents a new approach for transformer fault diagnosis based on DGA, one which aims to improve the performance evaluation criteria to predict current faults and to lower the associated costs. We used six optimized machine learning methods (MLMs) for dataset transformation to organize the dataset. …”
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Research progress on the impact of climate change on wheat production in China by Yu-chen Fan, Ya-qi Yuan, Ya-chao Yuan, Wen-jing Duan, Zhi-qiang Gao

“…Climate change has also led to an increase in yields in the Northeast spring wheat region, the Northern spring wheat region, the Northwest spring wheat region, and the North China winter wheat region, and a decrease in yields in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River winter wheat region, the Southwest winter wheat region, and the South China winter wheat region. …”
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Nonsevere Hypoglycemia Episode Clinical and Economic Outcomes: A Comparison between Sulfonylurea and Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitor as Add-On to Metformin from a Canadian... by Pendar Farahani

“…Nonsevere hypoglycemia episodes (NSHEs) are associated with clinically adverse outcomes, lower health-related quality of life, increased burden of disease, and reduced work productivity. …”
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Isometric Knee Strength is Greater in Individuals Who Score Higher on Psychological Readiness to Return to Sport After Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction by Barrie S. Sugarman, Zach B. Sullivan, Daniel Le, Carolyn Killelea, Mallory S. Faherty, Lee H. Diehl, Jocelyn R Wittstein, Jonathan C. Riboh, Alison P. Toth, Annunziato Amendola, Dean C. Taylor, Timothy C. Sell

“…The cohort was divided into two groups, high score (HS) and low score (LS), based on median ACL-RSI score, and performance on static and dynamic postural stability testing, lower extremity isokinetic and isometric strength testing, and single leg hop testing was compared between the groups using an independent samples t-test…”
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Mini-cutting technique for the propagation of a Eucalyptus camaldulensis clone selected in a semiarid region by Francisco Emerson F. de Felice, Poliana C. Dias-Araujo, Ewerton S. Pinheiro, Carlos Vergara

“…The adventitious rooting was lower in control (55%) than in IAA (85%) and IBA (80%) at 2.000 mg.L-1. …”
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Effects of sodium polyphosphate usage on quality of chickcn salami having decreased salt levels by Servet Karaçam, Yusuf Doğruer

“…In conclusion reducing the salt ratios did not affect the physical, chemical and microbiological quality of the product excepl emulsion stability. However lower grades on the sensory properties due to the reduced salt levels, could be prevented by using STPP.…”
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Generalized Extension of Referred Trigeminal Pain due to Greater Occipital Nerve Entrapment by Jung-woo Hyung, Byung-chul Son

“…As the patient’s head pain and facial pain became severe, severe spontaneous pain occurred in the arm, waist, and both lower extremities. This patient’s pain in the occipital and neck, spontaneous pain in the face, jaw, and whole body improved with decompression of the GON. …”
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Different Associations between Lipid Levels and Risk for Heart Failure according to Diabetes Progression by Seung-Hwan Lee, Kyu Na Lee, Jong-Chan Youn, Hun Sung Kim, Kyungdo Han, Mee Kyoung Kim

“…An inverse association between low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels and incident HF was observed in the new-onset diabetes group, with an approximately 25% lower risk in those with LDL-C levels of 100–129, 130–159, and ≥160 mg/dL, compared to those with levels <70 mg/dL. …”
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Altruistic values among students of Nursing, Midwifery, Physiotherapy, and Health Psychology: a cross-sectional study by J. Kraja, E. Fresku, L. Xhakollari

“…Compared to others, bachelor students in nursing had higher level of altruism and bachelor students in physiotherapy had lower level of altruism. Conclusions: The results showed that it is precisely the feeling of altruism that people have, which made them choose nursing as a profession. …”
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Evaluation of Quality of Life among Dental Professionals by Using the WHOQOL-BREF Instrument in Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia by Nabras Alrayes, Hend Alshammary, Marwah Alamoudi, Banin Alfardan, Muhanad Alhareky, Muhammad Nazir

“…The participants with medical illness had significantly lower QOL (56.91 SD: 12.83) than those without medical illness (63.67 SD: 13.92) P 0.01. …”
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