Development of Strength-Maturity Relationship for Coral Sand Concrete Incorporating Bamboo Leaf Ash by Peter Kavita Nzimbi, Silvester Ochieng Abuodha, Erastus Karoki Kabando, Kiplagat Chelelgo

“…An increase in the amount of bamboo leaf ash was observed to lead to a lower rate of strength development for mixes containing no coral sand. …”
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One-year experience with latanoprostene bunod ophthalmic solution 0.024% in clinical practice: A retrospective observational study. by Chun-Mei Hsueh, Chen-Hsin Tsai, Jou-Chen Huang, Si-Huei Lee, Tsung-Jen Wang, Siao-Pei Guo

“…<h4>Purpose</h4>We evaluated the IOP-lowering efficacy and safety of latanoprostene bunod (LBN) ophthalmic solution 0.024% (Vyzulta®), the first topical nitric oxide-donating prostaglandin analog (PGA), in clinical practice.…”
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Serum ALT activity and its isoenzymes as potential biomarkers for diagnosis of Sarcopenia in older adults: a retrospective, cross-sectional study by Jiangping Zeng, Nannan Li, Jiaying Ge, Huihui Ma, Siqi Sun, Yujie Jing, Chunhua Qian, Ran Cui, Shen Qu, Hui Sheng

“…Results Older adults with sarcopenia exhibited a lower serum ALT activity and a higher ALT1/ALT2 ratio compared to those without sarcopenia. …”
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Prevalence and contributors to anaemia among children aged 6 to 59 months in Kyangwali Refugee settlement, Western Uganda: a cross-sectional study by Christine Nakimera, Philip Bright Bwajojo, William Kaweesa, Joan Nampiima, Faith Chebet, Sharifah Namuwawu, Martin Bwemage, Moses Nuwabasa, Regina Ndagire, Allan Lugaajju, Joel Tumwebaze, Catherine Nassozi Lwanira

“…Additionally, the prevalence of anaemia was higher among children of birth order of 6 or above (aPR = 2.00, 95% CI = 1.22–3.29; p = 0.006), while anaemia prevalence was lower among children whose mothers’ had attained secondary level of education (aPR = 0.19, CI = 0.04–0.98; p = 0.048) and those who fed on fish (aPR = 0.75, 95% CI = 0.57–0.99; p = 0.039) and meals prepared with oils and fats (aPR = 0.70, 95% CI = 0.51–0.97; p = 0.029). …”
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Phytochemical and Metabolomic Profiles of Ethanolic Extract of Curculigo pilosa Rhizomes for Animal Health by Adenike Abosede Adebisi, Adeyinka Oye Akintunde, Grace Oluwatoyin Tayo, Rufus Olusegun Animashaun

“…The results showed that the ethanolic extracts of C. pilosa had higher concentrations of phenols (9.27 ± 0.55 mg GAE/g), alkaloids (6.22 ± 1.95 g/100g), flavonoids (0.66 ± 0.05 g/100g), and saponins (0.51 ± 0.02 g/100g), but lower concentrations of glycosides (0.06 ± 0.01 g/100g), steroids (0.20 ± 0.02 g/100g), and tannins (0.09 ± 0.01 g/100g). …”
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Racial differences in takotsubo cardiomyopathy outcomes in a large nationwide sample by Raja Zaghlol, Amit K. Dey, Sameer Desale, Ana Barac

“…Additionally, the adjusted risk was lower in AA compared with Caucasians, for cardiogenic shock [odds ratio (OR) 0.61 (0.47–0.78), P < 0.0001], mechanical ventilation [OR 0.8 (0.70–0.92), P = 0.002] and intraaortic balloon pump insertion [OR 0.63 (0.41–0.99), P = 0.04]. …”
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Prevalence and antibiotic resistance patterns of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii strains isolated from chicken droppings on poultry farms in Gondar city, Northwe... by Mitkie Tigabie, Muluneh Assefa, Yalewayker Gashaw, Azanaw Amare, Aklilu Ambachew, Sirak Biset, Feleke Moges

“…However, both isolates presented lower resistance rates to piperacillin-tazobactam (4, 9.8 %) and cefepime (7, 17.1 %). …”
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Thiol-Disulfide Homeostasis in Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Rats by Enes Aydın, Serpil Mungan Durankaya, Osman Yilmaz, Günay Kirkim, Safiye Aktaş, Salim Neşelioğlu, Özcan Erel, Yüksel Olgun, Abdullah Dalgıç

“…Results: Intergroup comparisons by frequency on day 5 of noise exposure showed statistically significantly lower responses in ABR measurements at 8 kHz, 12 kHz, and 16 kHz in group 2 compared to group 3 (P = .003, P=.006, and P=.002). …”
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Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index: A Promising, Non-Invasive Biomarker for Crohn&rsquo;s Disease Activity and Severity Assessment by Deng Y, Fu T, Gao D, Zhou J, Nie X, Wang F, Yu Q

“…Although SII decreased in patients with mucosal healing (p< 0.001), its prognostic accuracy (AUC=0.719) was lower than other biomarkers. However, SII emerged as an independent predictor for CD activity and severity with higher efficacy (AUC=0.774 and 0.807). …”
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Application of skin care bundles for pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (集束化干预策略在1型糖尿病患儿皮肤管理中的应用) by WANG Qiao (王巧), YI Junli (易君丽)

“…The incidences of skin problems skin problems related to insulin injection and fingerstick blood glucose monitoring in the study group were lower than those in the control group (P＜0. 01). …”
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Central corneal thickness to adjust IOP measurements by A.V. Korneeva, A.V. Kuroyedov, D.N. Lovpache, I.R. Gazizova, S.Yu. Petrov, I.A. Loskutov

“…CCT is known to affect applanation tonometry readings thus resulting in late glaucoma diagnosis and inadequate IOP-lowering treatment. In patients with thick cornea, ignoring of this parameter will lead to overdiagnosis and unreasonable therapies. …”
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PET imaging of 52Mn labeled DOTATATE and DOTAJR11 by James M. Omweri, Hailey A. Houson, Shannon E. Lynch, Volkan Tekin, Anna G. Sorace, Suzanne E. Lapi

“…The PET images revealed similar biodistribution results, with [52Mn]Mn-DOTATATE showing a significant tumor uptake of 11.16 ± 2.97% ID/g, while [52Mn]Mn-DOTA-JR11 exhibited a lower tumor uptake of 2.11 ± 0.30% ID/g 4 h post-injection. …”
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The value of thrombus markers applied in patients with respiratory failure by Yingqun Chen, Zihan Yin, Junshi Wang, Cunliang Yan, Xuwei Lin, Lei Huang

“…Platelet count (PLT) and procalcitonin (PCT) were sharply lower in the survival group (P<0.05). In groups of varying severity, PCT exhibited an elevated level in the severe, demonstrating great differences to the mild to moderate groups (P<0.05). …”
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Analysis of Risk Factors for Hemorrhagic Transformation of Cerebral Infarction and Recurrence of Cerebral Infarction: A Retrospective Study on Cerebral Infarction Patients with or... by Bao P, Ling L, Xiang L, Liu X, Zhang J, Yue W

“…ROC analysis was utilized, and AUCs were showed the diagnostic values of the risk factors.Results: Compared to the patients with non-hemorrhage cerebral infarction, the patients with hemorrhage cerebral infarction were older and had higher Neutrophil infiltration, AST expression, globulin and BUN, while had lower ALT expression, triglyceride, PT, APTT, homocysteine, d-dimer, CRP and glycosylated hemoglobin. …”
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An exploration and practice of curriculum ideology and politics based on positive psychology in the teaching of Introduction to Nursing (积极心理学在《护理学导论》课程思政教学中的实施策略研究)... by JU Yaya (琚亚亚)

“…Results The total scores of professional identity, occupational self-concept, job retention benefits and exit risk, social comparison and self-reflection, and autonomy dimension of career choice were higher than the norm, and the social persuasion was lower than the norm, and the difference was statistically significant (P＜0. 05). …”
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Klasifikasi Alzheimer Berdasarkan Data Citra MRI Otak Menggunakan Fcm Dan Anfis by Nilna Almumtazah, Muhammad Sahrul Kiromi, Nurissaidah Ulinnuha

“…This study intends to prevent Alzheimer's instances by performing early detection, lowering the likelihood that Alzheimer's patients would pass away. …”
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Response surface methodology and adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system for adsorption of reactive orange 16 by hydrochar by J. Oliver Paul Nayagam, K. Prasanna

“…The moisture content was lowered by drying for 24 hours at 103 degree celcius in an oven with hot air. …”
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Fibrinogen-albumin ratio predicts treatment response in phospholipase A2 receptor-associated membranous nephropathy with nephrotic syndrome by Suyan Duan, Si Chen, Chen Chen, Fang Lu, Ying Pan, Yifei Lu, Qing Li, Simeng Liu, Bo Zhang, Huijuan Mao, Changying Xing, Yanggang Yuan

“…The Kaplan-Meier survival analysis demonstrated that the high-FAR group (>0.233) had a significantly lower probability to achieve CR or PR compared to the low-FAR group (≤0.233) (Log Rank test, p = 0.021). …”
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Preparation of Tragopogon graminifolius-loaded electrospun nanofibers and evaluating its wound healing activity in a rat model of skin scar by Leila Almasi, Elham Arkan, Mohammad Hosein Farzaei, Amin Iranpanah, Cyrus Jalili, Fatemeh Abbaszadeh, Faranak Aghaz, Sajad Fakhri, Javier Echeverría

“…Moreover, in histopathological analysis, PVA/PEO/CS/TG showed a lower presence of inflammatory cells, higher density of dermis collagen fibers, and better regeneration of the epidemic layer. …”
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Assessment of platelet-to-white blood cell ratio on short-term mortality events in patients hospitalized with acute decompensated heart failure: evidence from a cohort study from J... by Xin Huang, Xin Huang, Xin Huang, Xin Huang, Maobin Kuang, Maobin Kuang, Maobin Kuang, Maobin Kuang, Jiajun Qiu, Jiajun Qiu, Jiajun Qiu, Jiajun Qiu, Chao Wang, Chao Wang, Chao Wang, Chao Wang, Guotai Sheng, Guotai Sheng, Yang Zou, Guobo Xie

“…Subgroup analysis showed that compared to subjects with reduced or moderately reduced ejection fraction, ADHF patients with preserved ejection fraction had a lower risk of short-term mortality associated with PWR (HR:0.99 vs. 0.98 vs. 0.87, P for interaction = 0.0067).ConclusionThis study reveals, for the first time, a negative correlation between the inflammatory marker PWR and all-cause mortality within 30 days of hospitalization in ADHF patients. …”
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