Serum uric acid/creatinine ratio and 1-year stroke recurrence in patient with acute ischemic stroke and abnormal renal function: results from the Xi'an stroke registry study of Chi... by Zhongzhong Liu, Zhongzhong Liu, Zhongzhong Liu, Dandan Zhang, Dandan Zhang, Lingxia Zeng, Weiyan Guo, Qingli Lu, Qingli Lu, Zhen Lei, Yunlong Hao, Pei Liu, Pei Liu, Tong Liu, Tong Liu, Linna Peng, Linna Peng, Qiaoqiao Chang, Qiaoqiao Chang, Mi Zhang, Mi Zhang, Xuemei Lin, Xuemei Lin, Fang Wang, Fang Wang, Songdi Wu, Songdi Wu, Songdi Wu, Songdi Wu

“…Subgroup analyses showed that in patients with eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2, Q4 had significantly lower 1-year stroke recurrence risk than Q1 (HR = 0.19, 95% CI 0.04 to 0.86, P = 0.031).ConclusionLow SUA/SCr independently predicts 1-year stroke recurrence in patients with AIS and abnormal renal function, particularly in those with eGFR < 60 mL/min/1.73 m2.…”
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Fear of childbirth and psychiatric disorders decrease the likelihood of subsequent births: a retrospective register-based cohort study by Elina Silvan, Terhi Saisto, Tia Mäkelä, Katariina Salmela-Aro, Mika Gissler, Laura Lampio

“…Women with FOC had a 22% lower likelihood of the second birth [aHR 0.78 (95% CI 0.76–0.80)] compared to women without FOC. …”
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Determinants of survival of the bovine blastocyst to cryopreservation stress: treatment with colony stimulating factor 2 during the morula-to-blastocyst transition and embryo sex by Froylan Sosa, Jeremy Block, Yao Xiao, Peter J. Hansen

“…Furthermore, the proportion of re-expanded blastocysts at 24 h that experienced blastocoel collapse by 72 h was lower (P = 0.053) for CSF2 (3.6%; 7/195) than for vehicle (8.2%; 16/195). …”
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The Effects of Noxious Electrical Stimulation and Eccentric Exercise on Mechanical and Thermal Pain Sensitivity in Recreational Runners with Achilles Tendinopathy by Scott K. Stackhouse, Brian J. Eckenrode, Kathleen C. Madara

“… # Methods Sixteen participants with chronic Achilles tendinopathy completed the Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS) and the Victorian Institute of Sport Assessment-Achilles scale (VISA-A) and quantitative sensory tests (pressure pain threshold, heat temporal summation, and heat pain threshold) at baseline, one week, seven weeks, and then at a one month post intervention follow-up. …”
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Changes in blood glucose and lipid metabolism levels in children with central precocious puberty and its correlation with obesity by Xin Cui, Xin Cui, Xin Sun, Qiubo Li, Zongbo Chen

“…The CPP group had higher serum FPG, 2hPG, HbA1c, TG, TC, and LDL-C levels and lower serum HDL-C levels than the non-CPP group. …”
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Pengaruh Inisiasi Menyusu Dini (IMD) terhadap Suhu dan Kehilangan Panas pada Bayi Baru Lahir by Hotma Sauhur Hutagaol, Eryati Darwin, Eny Yantri

“…Total dry heat loss is lower on early initiation of breastfeeding group but not significant statistically.…”
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Long-term outcome of a treat-to-target strategy in late-onset rheumatoid arthritis with chronic lung disease: 5-year results of a prospective observational study by Manami Nomura, Takahiko Sugihara, Hiroyuki Baba, Tadashi Hosoya, Mari Kamiya, Tatsuro Ishizaki, Takumi Matsumoto, Kanae Kubo, Fumio Hirano, Masayo Kojima, Nobuyuki Miyasaka, Shinsuke Yasuda, Masayoshi Harigai

“…The proportion of patients using MTX at baseline was significantly lower in those with than without CLD. Tacrolimus was initiated in 25.5% of the CLD group. …”
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Activités alimentaires journalières de la chamelle gestante dans son milieu naturel by Khalid Mallem, Abdelmadjid Chehma, Johann Huguenin

“…Résultats : Le terrain montre que le broutage était l’activité diurne dominante, occupant 57 % du temps, suivi du déplacement, puis les autres activités comme la rumination et l’abreuvement. De plus, la flore disponible était presque entièrement composée de vivaces. …”
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Association between C-reactive protein and chronic pain in US adults: A nationwide cross-sectional study. by Chunsheng Huang, Qizhen Tong, Qiaoling Tong

“…Individuals exhibiting elevated levels of CRP demonstrated a heightened propensity for experiencing chronic pain in comparison to individuals with lower CRP levels. Additional investigation is necessary to explore the presence of a causal association between the two variables, as well as the potential underlying mechanisms.…”
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Effect of a tailor-made hydrotherapy on physical functions in patients after unilateral unicompartmental knee arthroplasty—A feasibility study by Wai-Wang Chau, Mei-Yan Lau, Tsz-Lung Choi, Gloria Yan-Ting Lam, Michael Tim-Yun Ong, Kevin Ki-Wai Ho

“…Patients who underwent UKA benefited from shorter hospital stays, better range of motion, and lower risk of postoperative complications compared with patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty (TKA). …”
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Serum levels of oxidative stress, IL-8, and pepsinogen I/II ratio in Helicobacter pylori and gastric cancer patients: potential diagnostic biomarkers by Marwa Nasier-Hussain, Jaleel Najah Samanje, Khatere Mokhtari, Mohsen Nabi-Afjadi, Zeinab Fathi, Asieh Hoseini, Elham Bahreini

“…Results Individuals with H. pylori infection exhibited elevated levels of IL-8 (940.5 ± 249.7 vs. 603.4 ± 89.1 pg/ml, P < 0.0001) and oxidative species (5.47 ± 0.7 vs. 1.64 ± 0.7 nM, P < 0.05) compared to gastric cancer patients, who, despite having lower levels of IL-8 and oxidative species, showed higher levels of MDA. …”
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The impact of firm-level innovation on labor productivity and employment in selected African countries by Zerayehu Sime, Getaw Tadesse

“…In general, the finding challenges the assumption that innovation uniformly improves productivity, instead revealing a more complex dynamic where job creation comes at the cost of lower productivity in certain labor segments.…”
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Temptation at every corner: exploring public perceptions of food cues and policy support for governmental food cue regulation in outdoor public spaces by Tamika M. Wopereis, Sanne K. Djojosoeparto, Frédérique C. Rongen, Sanne C. Peeters, Emely de Vet, Maartje P. Poelman

“…Yet, for most photographs, participants found the food cues acceptable and opposed governmental food cue regulation, although acceptance was higher for healthy food cues and opposition was lower for unhealthy food cues. These findings can serve as input for policymakers to develop governmental food cue regulations that may gain public support.…”
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Bacteriological and Physicochemical Qualities of Ebutte River in Ebutte Community, Uhunmwonde Local Government Area, Edo State, Nigeria by Fred Osaro Ekhaise

“…The bacterial counts were shown to be highest in the inhabited point (3) while downstream (points 4 and 5) and upstream (points 1 and 2) recorded lower counts due to little or no human activities. …”
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Epidemiological Trends and Attributable Risk Burden of Cervical Cancer: An Observational Study from 1990 to 2019 by Hu Yao, Chen Yan, He Qiumin, Zhou Li, Ai Jiao, Li Xin, Li Hong

“…In terms of incidence rate and mortality, the high SDI areas were significantly lower than those of low SDI areas. The incidence and mortality in women aged 20 to 39 were relatively stable, whereas an upward trend existed in patients aged 40 to 59. …”
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Repeatability and reproducibility of a new spectral-domain optical coherence tomography biometer and agreement with swept-source optical coherence tomography based biometer by Xin Li, Chak Seng Lei, Rui Ning, Luze Liu, Aodong Chen, Xinning Yang, Giacomo Savini, Domenico Schiano-Lomoriello, Xingtao Zhou, Jinhai Huang

“…The reproducibility Sw and TRT values of Colombo IOL were also low, and ICCs were not lower than 0.900. Comparing Colombo IOL and IOLMaster 700, the 95% LoA of AL, CCT, AQD, ACD, LT, Kf, Ks, Km, AST, J0, J45, WTW and PD ranged from − 0.08 to 0.03 mm, − 21.58 to 5.09 μm, 0.01 to 0.15 mm, − 0.01 to 0.14 mm, − 0.05 to 0.10 mm, − 0.14 to 0.59 D, − 0.31 to 0.40 D, − 0.13 to 0.40 D, − 0.68 to 0.32 D, − 0.09 to 0.34 D, − 0.07 to 0.25 D, 0.11 to 1.47 mm, and − 0.97 to 2.31 mm, respectively. …”
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Evaluation of the impact of the state of emergency during the COVID-19 pandemic on childhood immunizations in Benguela Province, Angola by Tadatsugu Imamura, Keiji Mochida, Balogun Olukunmi, Lino Tchicondingosse, Pedro Sapalalo, Ketha Rubuz Francisco, Ai Aoki, Akira Ishiguro, Kenji Takehara

“…The immunization rates in the recommended month showed a similar trend, except for the stratified analysis for rural municipalities, where the rates were 2.3–4.1% lower in the post-SoE than in the pre-SoE groups. …”
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The serum level of sclerostin decreases in radiographic axial spondyloarthritis patients with fatty lesions by Xuegang Li, Haijian Jiang, Xu Wang, Shuping Zhong

“…The serum sclerostin levels were significantly lower in r-axSpA patients with fatty lesions than in those without fatty lesions (p < 0.001). …”
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Incidence and Risk Factors of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia among Patients with Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit: A Prospective Observational Study by Morteza Shamsizadeh, Ali Fathi Jouzdani, Farshid Rahimi-Bashar

“…According to multivariate cox regression, the expected HR for VAP was 53.5% lower for patients with early-onset delirium than in patients with late-onset delirium (HR: 0.465, 95% CI: 0.241–0.894, P=0.022). …”
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Chest CT Scan Features to Predict COVID-19 Patients’ Outcome and Survival by Mohammad-Mehdi Mehrabi Nejad, Aminreza Abkhoo, Faeze Salahshour, Mohammadreza Salehi, Masoumeh Gity, Hamidreza Komaki, Shahriar Kolahi

“…Our survival analyses demonstrated that PI score ≥ 10 (p value: 0.02) and PI density index ≥ 2.2 (p value: 0.03) were significantly associated with a lower survival rate. Conclusion. On-admission chest CT features, particularly PI score and PI density index, are potential great tools to predict the patient’s clinical outcome.…”
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