Epidemiology and determinants of non-diabetic hyperglycaemia and its conversion to type 2 diabetes mellitus, 2000–2015: cohort population study using UK electronic health records by Peter Bower, Rachel Meacock, Evangelos Kontopantelis, David Reeves, Matt Sutton, Simon Heller, William Whittaker, Sarah Cotterill, Elizabeth Howarth, Claudia Soiland-Reyes, Rathi Ravindrarajah

“…Depression (HR 1.10, 95% CI 1.07 to 1.13), smoking (HR 1.07, 95% CI 1.03 to 1.11—compared with non-smokers) or residing in the most deprived areas (HR 1.17, 95% CI 1.11 to 1.24—compared with residents of the most affluent areas) was modestly associated with conversion.Conclusion Although the rate of conversion from NDH to T2DM fell between 2010 and 2015, this is likely due to changes over time in the cut-off points for defining NDH, and more people of lower diabetes risk being diagnosed with NDH over time. …”
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Factors associated with post-hospitalization dialysis dependence in ECMO patients who required continuous renal replacement therapy by Carlos Rodrigo Franco Palacios, Rudiona Hoxhaj, Catlyn Thigpen, Jeffrey Jacob

“…Their follow-up GFR was lower compared to those who recovered renal function before hospital discharge; (87 mL/min/1.73 m2 [68.2, 98.9] vs. 99 mL/min/1.73 m2 [79, 118], p = .07).Conclusions AKI requiring CRRT was associated with high mortality in patients receiving ECMO. …”
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Evaluating the Analgesic Efficacy of Conventional versus Ultrasound-guided Bilateral Superficial Cervical Plexus Block in Thyroid Surgeries: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Shivani Gautam, Sushil Guria, Bhavya Krishna

“…Results: In Group US, there was less intraoperative fentanyl requirement (102.07 ± 18.96 μg vs. 113.33 ± 22.65 μg in group LM, P - 0.037), lower VAS pain score at 0, 2, 4, 6, and 12 h (P = 0.03, <0.001, 0.017, 0.046, and 0.048, respectively), longer time taken to first rescue analgesia demand (491.23 ± 123.43 min vs. 291.00 ± 119.77 min in LM group, P < 0.001), and lesser total tramadol consumption during first 24 h postoperatively (51.67 ± 6.34 mg vs. 75.83 ± 24.11 mg in Group LM, P < 0.001). …”
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Falls and balance impairment; what and how has this been measured in adults with joint hypermobility? A scoping review by Yiduo Wang, Paul H. Strutton, Caroline M. Alexander

“…Most papers were low on the hierarchy of evidence (i.e. equal or lower than a case control study). The participants with joint hypermobility had increased sway, different muscle activity, and different kinematics compared to people without hypermobility. …”
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An <mml:math alttext="$H$"> <mml:mi>H</mml:mi> </mml:math>-system for a revolution surface without boundary

“…Moreover, using the method of upper and lower solutions we prove existence results for some particular examples. …”
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Comparison of combined suprascapular and axillary nerve pulsed radiofrequency and nerve block for the treatment of primary frozen shoulder: a prospective cohort study by Yue Wu, Jiangyou Huang, Weibo Zhang, Suming Tian, Gang Chen

“…SPADI total scores were lower at 3 and 6 months after the procedure (p = 0.021 and 0.001). …”
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Analysis of Breaking Characteristics of C₄F₇N/CO₂ Mixture Gas in Circuit Breaker by Xiaolong Li, Lei Liu, Wen Wang, Zhenxin Geng

“…The results indicate that the mixed gas exhibits lower levels in terms of arc temperature, axial diffusion distance and pressure difference at the moment of arc initiation compared to pure SF₆. …”
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CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genomic insertion of functional genes into Lactiplantibacillus plantarum WCFS1 by Kamilla Wiull, Lisa K. Haugen, Vincent G. H. Eijsink, Geir Mathiesen

“…All the knock-in strains produced the target protein, although with lower yields than strains with plasmid-encoded expression.IMPORTANCEGenetic engineering of lactic acid bacteria, such as Lactiplantibacillus plantarum, has proven to be difficult. …”
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Silent cerebral lesions after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation using cryoballoon, hotballoon, laserballoon and radiofrequency catheters: a Bayesian network meta-analysis by Tiantian Zheng, Youjin Kong, Li Wu, Chenxia Wu, Chenxia Wu, Wei Mao, Wei Mao, Xinbin Zhou, Xinbin Zhou

“…LBA therapy required significantly more procedure time than CBA [weighted mean difference (WMD) = 24.36 min, 95% CI 12.51–36.21 min, p = 0.00].ConclusionsCBA treatment had lower incidence of post-procedural SCLs and took less procedure time compared with LBA for patients with AF. …”
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Conceptual and empirical item hierarchies of person-centred outpatient care by Fredrik Gasser, Albert Westergren, Sidona-Valentina Bala, Joakim Ekstrand, Peter Hagell

“…The PCCoc is based on a framework that conceptualises outpatient PCC from lower to higher levels of perceived PCC, from personalisation via shared decision-making to empowerment, where 35 of the PCCoc items are a part of the framework's hierarchy. …”
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Chitosan-multilayered graphene oxide hybrid beads for $\protect \text{Zn}^{2+}$ and metoprolol adsorption by Bouyahmed, Farida, Muller, Fabrice, Richard, Annie, Mostefaoui, Toufik Amayas, Belabbas, Imad, Warmont, Fabienne, Roulet, Marjorie, Reinert, Laurence, Duclaux, Laurent, Delpeux-Ouldriane, Sandrine

“…At pollutant initial total concentration lower than 1.5 mmol$\cdot $L$^{-1}$, no competition occurs. …”
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Advancing dynamic quantum crystallography: enhanced models for accurate structures and thermodynamic properties by Helena Butkiewicz, Michał Chodkiewicz, Anders Ø. Madsen, Anna A. Hoser

“…Due to the use of aspherical form factors (AAM), our approach demonstrates better fitting performance, as indicated by consistently lower wR2 values compared to the Independent Atom Model (IAM) refinement and a significant decrease compared to the traditional NoMoRe model. …”
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Systematic Review of Surgical Care in the Incarcerated Population: Identifying Knowledge Gaps for Future Research by Totadri Dhimal, MD, Paula Cupertino, PhD, Aqsa Ghaffar, BS, Yue Li, PhD, Xueya Cai, PhD, Cristopher Soto, BS, Megha Ramaswamy, PhD, MPH, Bruce W. Herdman, PhD, Fergal J. Fleming, MD, MPH, Anthony Loria, MD, MSCI

“…Trauma-related mortality rates were similar, despite lower intraabdominal injuries following penetrating abdominal injuries in incarcerated patients. …”
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Injury and Illness Incidence in 2017 Super Rugby Tournament: A Surveillance Study on a Single South African Team by Kim Buchholtz, Curt Barnes, Theresa L. Burgess

“…The incidence of match injuries was significantly higher than previously reported in Super Rugby tournaments, whereas illness rates were significantly lower. Support staff in professional rugby need to be trained on the standardized Orchard System of Classifications to ensure good quality data that can be compared to other teams within the same or other sporting codes…”
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The Effects of Various Restorative Techniques on the Fracture Resistance of Pulpotomized Permanent Premolars by Yasamin Ghahramani, Fereshteh Shafiei, Zahra Jowkar, Sepideh Kazemian

“…The fracture resistance of group 2 (MTA + amalgam) was statistically lower than those of all experimental groups (p values < 0.05) except groups 3, 4, and 5 (p values > 0.05). …”
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Clinical and Biological Characteristics of Severe Malaria in Children under 5 Years Old in Benin by Xiao Ma, Xin Fan, Kora Chabi Youssaou, Junfei Zhang, Xingyi Wang, Guoqiang Zheng, Shuping Tian, Yujing Gao

“…In group C, the hemoglobin and hematocrit levels were significantly higher p<0.05, and the leukocyte count was significantly lower p<0.01 than in groups A and B. Parasitemia was significantly higher in group C than in group A p<0.01. …”
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Patient safety indicators for virtual consultations in primary care: A systematic review protocol. by Tetiana Lunova, Ulrik Bak Kirk, Geva Greenfield, Andrée Rochfort, Ara Darzi, Ana Luisa Neves

“…Potential limitations include the heterogeneity of measures and outcomes, as well as a lower-than-expected number of studies in subgroup analyses, which may negatively influence the statistical significance in data synthesis.…”
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The association between digital technology use and depression among older people in China: a moderated mediation model by Qinmei Wu, Wei He, Jinfu Wang, Litao Du, Xiangli Xue, Qiang He, Yang Pan, Si Chen, Xianliang Zhang

“…Promoting social participation through digital technology use is associated with lower depressive symptom scores, and vigorous PAL further strengthens this association, leading to improved mental health.…”
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The effects of starter culture addition on chemical, microbiologic and sensory quality characteristics of ivriz checse by Nevzat Demir, Mustafa Nizamiıoğlu

“…The samples belong to group A showed lower humidity and salt contents in dry matter at the beginning of ripening but later stages similar results have been obtained to the other groups. …”
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Influence of perceived impostorism on self-esteem and anxiety among University Nursing Students: Recommendations to implement mentorship program by Devendra Bhardwaj, Rajesh Kumar, Yogesh Bahurupi

“…Further, second-year students than third year, on average, significantly reported higher scores on imposter phenomenon (P < 0.001), anxiety (P = 0.006), and lower scores on self-esteem (P = 0.018). As predicted, CIPS scores correlated positively with GAS-7 (r = -.340, P < 0.01) and negatively with RSES (r = -.307, P < 0.01). …”
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