Circulating resistin levels and mutation burden of the RETN gene variants predict long-term mortality in a Taiwanese population by Lung-An Hsu, Ming-Sheng Teng, Semon Wu, Mei-Siou Liao, Hsin-Hua Chou, Yu-Lin Ko

“…Using Kaplan-Meier survival and Cox regression analyses, participants with progressively increasing resistin levels had a higher hazard ratio for all-cause mortality and cancer mortality compared to those with lower resistin levels. Participants with all three RETN variants (high mutation burden) also exhibited significantly higher hazard ratios for all-cause mortality and cancer mortality, at 3.99 and 5.55, respectively, compared to those without a high mutation burden. …”
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A Performance Evaluation and Inter-laboratory Comparison of Community Face Coverings Media in the Context of COVID-19 Pandemic by Soleiman Bourrous, Mathieu Barrault, Victor Mocho, Stéphane Poirier, Nathalie Bardin-Monnier, Augustin Charvet, Dominique Thomas, Alexandre Bescond, Axel Fouqueau, Tatiana Mace, François Gaie-Levrel, François-Xavier Ouf

“…The same exercise has been conducted to link the filtration efficiency measured at 3 µm to the one for lower diameters. Finally, a discussion on the kind of material that is the most relevant to manufacture CoFC supported by spectral filtration efficiency values (from 0.02 µm to 3 µm) is proposed.…”
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Persistent Mortality Risk From Device-related Healthcare-associated Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients Despite Multifaceted Interventions Action Calls for a Zero-tolerance P... by Maria Bethânia Peruzzo, MD, Luana Oliveira Calegari, MSc, Renato Demarchi Foresto, MD, PhD, Helio Tedesco-Silva, MD, PhD, José Medina Pestana, MD, PhD, Lúcio Requião-Moura, MD, PhD

“…The 90-d survival rate was significantly lower in patients with d-HAIs (37.7% versus 71.7%; P < 0.001). …”
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Comparing structural and vascular parameters between advanced pseudoexfoliation glaucoma and primary open angle glaucoma using optical coherence tomography angiography by Yadollah Eslami, Hamed Hosseinikhah-Manshadi, Samaneh Gholamhoseinpour-Omran, Sepideh Ghods, Samin Ghasemi, Seyed Mehdi Tabatabaei

“…Perippaillry RNFL and GCC thickness were not different between groups (p > 0.05). The PXG eyes showed lower VD in the average peripapillary area (32.67 ± 7.78 vs. 37.75 ± 8.87, p = 0.027) and nasal (37.45 ± 9.74 vs. 42.15 ± 7.36, p = 0.026) and inferior (38.09 ± 8.27 vs. 42.71 ± 9.13, p = 0.041) quadrants of parafovea. …”
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Explosive Pleuritis by Jasdeep K Sharma, Thomas J Marrie

“…The patient arrived at the emergency room at 15:00 in mild respiratory distress; the initial chest x-ray revealed a small right lower lobe effusion. The subsequent clinical course in hospital was dramatic. …”
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Effect of Melatonin on Cognitive Function and Sleep in relation to Breast Cancer Surgery: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial by Melissa Voigt Hansen, Michael Tvilling Madsen, Lærke Toftegård Andersen, Ida Hageman, Lars Simon Rasmussen, Susanne Bokmand, Jacob Rosenberg, Ismail Gögenur

“…The dropout rate was significantly lower in the melatonin group. This trial is registered with Clinicaltrials.gov NCT01355523.…”
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Comparison between relining of ill-fitted maxillary complete denture versus CAD/CAM milling of new one regarding patient satisfaction, denture retention and adaptation by Maha Nagy Mohamed Kamal

“…Conclusion Relined maxillary dentures showed better retention, esthetics, and denture adaptation with lower cost than digitally constructed maxillary dentures which showed acceptable retention and adaptation, with better time and data saving. …”
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Evaluation of Spray Drift from an Electric Boom Sprayer: Impact of Boom Height and Nozzle Type by Xiaoyong Pan, Shuo Yang, Yuanyuan Gao, Zhichong Wang, Changyuan Zhai, Wei Qiu

“…The results showed that, at the same boom height, the LI CHENG nozzle produced droplets with an average D[V, 0.5] 14.6 µm larger (8.13%), an average velocity 0.53 m/s lower (29.26%), and a relative span (RS) value 0.05 higher (4.52%) compared to the Teejet nozzle. …”
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An Innovative Clinic-Based Intervention to Improve Adolescent Access to Sexual and Mental Health Services: The Total Teen Program by Whitney Garney, Gan Han, Christi Esquivel, Kristen Garcia, Kobi V. Ajayi, Kelly Wilson

“…Concerning micro visits and referrals, being male was associated with lower depression rates ( P  = .0003) and generalized anxiety disorder ( P  = .0099). …”
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Surface roughness and material removal of Si3N4 cylindrical rollers using double-side grinding with diamond film pads by Fenfen Zhou, Yongkang Jin, Qi Shao, Weifeng Yao, Hongyun Wang

“…A decrease in abrasive size correlates with a lower mean surface roughness Ra, whereas using larger abrasives with higher loading pressure and a speed ratio of 1 can decrease Ra values. …”
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Integrating multi‐omics features enables non‐invasive early diagnosis and treatment response prediction of diffuse large B‐cell lymphoma by Weilong Zhang, Bangquan Ye, Yang Song, Ping Yang, Wenzhe Si, Hairong Jing, Fan Yang, Dan Yuan, Zhihong Wu, Jiahao Lyu, Kang Peng, Xu Zhang, Lingli Wang, Yan Li, Yan Liu, Chaoling Wu, Xiaoyu Hao, Yuqi Zhang, Wenxin Qi, Jing Wang, Fei Dong, Zijian Zhao, Hongmei Jing, Yanzhao Li

“…Detection sensitivity achieved 91% at 99% specificity in early‐stage patients, while the AUC values of the individual omics model were 0.942, 0.968, 0.989, 0.935, 0.921, 0.781 and 0.917, respectively, with lower sensitivity and specificity. In the treatment response cohort, COMOS yielded a superior sensitivity of 88% at 86% specificity (AUC, 0.903). …”
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Improving wear and corrosion resistances of Mg2Si/AZ91 composites via tailoring microstructure and intrinsic properties of Mg2Si induced by Sb modification by Peng Xiao, Yimin Gao, Yupeng Sheng, Cuicui Yang, Zhiwei Liu, Yanliang Yi, Wenyu Wu, Qiqiang Zhao, Manoj Gupta

“…Sb modified composite exhibits a 26% lower wear loss than unmodified composite, suggesting the greatly improved wear resistance. …”
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Floristic Inventory of The Proposed Site for Tarsier Tourism Center in Villa Aurora, Bilar, Bohol, Philippines by Tomas D Reyes Jr, Jeralyn D Abadingo, Shiela G Tabuno, Eunice K L Serino, Joecel B Mabanag, Rizaldy C Merdacal

“…Percent distribution of trees according to self-defined DBH classes revealed that PTTC had 87.55% of the total recorded plants with DBH measurements of <10 cm. Our data was found lower by almost 10% from TS. Considerable percentages of trees were also shared in other DBH classes for PTTC. …”
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Using Peer-Learning and Game-Based Instruction for Achieving Long-Lasting Knowledge of Cybersecurity in Primary Schools by Maja Videnovik, Vladimir Trajkovik, Tone Vold, Linda Vibeke Kionig, Ana Madevska Bogdanova, Sonja Filiposka

“…Upper-grade students deliver lectures and create educational games for their lower-grade peers, fostering learning communities where students share their knowledge and experiences, and learn from one another&#x2019;s diverse perspectives. …”
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Electrochemical Detection of Dopamine with Graphene Oxide Carbon Dots Modified Electrodes by Omar Isaac Torres-Soto, Alejandro Vega-Rios, Rocio B. Dominguez, Velia Osuna

“…The synergistic effects of electrostatic attraction from glassy carbon electrode negatively charged surface, functionalization for inner-sphere mechanism, and edge effect from lower particle size resulted in amplified electrochemical signal achieving detection at nanomolar level using AMP and DPV. …”
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Changes in household food security, access to health services and income in northern Lao PDR during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey by Jennifer R Head, Phetsavanh Chanthavilay, Helen Catton, Ammaline Vongsitthi, Kelley Khamphouxay, Niphone Simphaly

“…Adjusting for demographics, households with increased difficulty meeting food needs had lower food consumption scores and child dietary diversity. …”
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Hospital antimicrobial stewardship funding and resourcing impact on broad-spectrum antibiotic use: a cross-sectional study by Megan Tu, Zong Heng Shi, Valerie Leung, Kevin A Brown, Kevin L Schwartz, Nick Daneman, Bradley J Langford

“…However, funding was associated with lower use of fluoroquinolones (OR 0.67, 95% CI: 0.46–0.96, P = 0.03), clindamycin (OR 0.69, 95% CI: 0.47–1.00, P = 0.05), and anti-pseudomonal agents (OR 0.76, 95% CI: 0.59–0.98, P = 0.03). …”
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Prevalence and influencing factors of regular physical activity among community-dwelling adults in Shaanxi province, 2018: an analysis of surveillance data by Yali TAO, Rina SA, Weihua WANG, Meng WU, Rong LIU, Lin QIU

“…ConclusionsThe prevalence of regular physical activity among community-dwelling adults in Shaanxi province is generally low, especially among males, young adults, and those with lower levels of education, indicating target populations for interventions to promote regular physical activity in the population.…”
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Comparison of Gross Motor Development of 3-7 Years Old Children in Different Geographical Regions by Kezban Tepeli

“…As a result of the paired comparisons, locomotor subtest scores of children in five age group living in Black Sea Region were found to be significantly lower than locomotor subtest scores of children living in Southeast Anatolia, Marmara and Central Anatolia Regions. …”
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Gender-associated features in diabetic kidney disease by S.S. Safarova

“…Additionally, men were more likely to have adverse risk factors, including dyslipidemia, lower high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and glomerular filtration rate, which are factors involved in the mechanisms of DKD. …”
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