Bias-corrected serum creatinine from UK Biobank electronic medical records generates an important data resource for kidney function trajectories by Mathias Gorski, Simon Wiegrebe, Ralph Burkhardt, Merle Behr, Helmut Küchenhoff, Klaus J. Stark, Carsten A. Böger, Iris M. Heid

“…This included 206,063 individuals with ≥ 2 assessments over up to 60.2 years (median 6.00 assessments, median time = 8.7 years), where we also obtained eMR-based information on kidney disease or renal replacement therapy. …”
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Assessment of patients’ perception and satisfaction with extemporaneous compounding service in ALERT hospital, Ethiopia by Beyene Hirpina, Muluken Nigatu Selam, Atalay Mulu Fentie, Minychel Wale, Aychew Mekuriaw Tegegne, Samuel Abera

“…Majority of the respondents strongly agreed with their satisfaction with price (51.4%), the adequacy of information provided (67.8%), the ease and smoothness of communication with staff (72.0%), and the politeness and supportiveness of staff (73.2%). …”
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Association between Novel Marker (Platelet-Lymphocyte Ratio, Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio, and Delta Neutrophil Index) and Outcomes in Sudden Cardiac Arrest Patients by Sang Il Han, Kyoung-Chul Cha, Young Il Roh, Sung Oh Hwang, Woo Jin Jung, Tae Youn Kim

“…The complete blood count (CBC) is an easy and inexpensive test that provides information on blood content. Platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and delta neutrophil index (DNI) are relatively novel biomarkers that have been used in the prognosis of various diseases. …”
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Association between the intake of potentially risky beverages and the occurrence of endometrial polyps: a case–control study by Rui Fu, Rui Fu, Shipeng Zhang, Shipeng Zhang, Chang Cai, Chang Cai, Xiaocui Wang, Xiaocui Wang, Yanjie Jiang, Xiulian Zhuang, Xiulian Zhuang, Jiating Zhang, Xiaoli Ji, Chengcheng Yang

“…The control group consisted of women of childbearing age who visited the gynecological clinic with similar clinical symptoms but did not have EPs. Basic information, consumption of potentially risky beverages (PRB), and anxiety levels for both groups were collected through a questionnaire survey. …”
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Improvement of crop production in controlled environment agriculture through breeding by Krishna Bhattarai, Andrew B. Ogden, Sudeep Pandey, Germán V. Sandoya, Ainong Shi, Amol N. Nankar, Murukarthick Jayakodi, Heqiang Huo, Tao Jiang, Pasquale Tripodi, Chris Dardick

“…It also reviews many of the tools available to breeders including genomics-informed breeding, marker-assisted selection, precision breeding, high-throughput phenotyping, and potential sources of germplasm suitable for CEA breeding. …”
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Nasopharyngeal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus in a rural population, Sierra Leone by Lisa Maria Kleine, Emmanuel Marx Kanu, Tobias Grebe, Desmond Mohamed Sesay, Henning Loismann, Maxwell Sesay, Tom Theiler, Viktoria Rudolf, Alexander Mellmann, Laura C. Kalkman, Martin P. Grobusch, Frieder Schaumburg

“…Isolates from colonization can therefore provide important information on virulence factors and antimicrobial resistance when data from clinical isolates are lacking. …”
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Injury characteristics, mechanisms, and game circumstances in junior community-level Australian football by Indianna L. Franke, Andrea B. Mosler, Brooke E. Patterson, Kay M. Crossley, Patrick Clifton, Steven McPhail, Mark J. Scholes, Matthew G. King

“…The injury surveillance survey gathered information relating to the injury characteristics, game circumstances and management undertaken. …”
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Subminute thermal damage to cell types present in the skin by Meagan Doppegieter, Ton G. van Leeuwen, Angela van Weert, Maurice C.G. Aalders, Erik N.T.P. Bakker

“…One hypothesis is that PDL causes thermal damage by the diffusion of heat to neighboring structures in lesional skin. There is limited information on the thermal sensitivity of these neighboring skin cells when exposed to hyperthermia for durations lasting less than a minute. …”
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Transcervical resection of myoma (TCRM): Part I by Peng-Hui Wang, Szu-Ting Yang, Wen-Hsun Chang, Hung-Hsien Liu, Wen-Ling Lee

“…However, to offer a practical standardized consensus for the description and categorization of myomas, the International Federation of Gynaecology & Obstetrics (FIGO) classification system from type 0 to type 8 is established, which is often used for guiding patient management and offering prognostic information, because submucosal myoma (FIGO type 0, 1, probable 2, and possible 3) is frequently associated with symptoms or signs, needing a further intervention. …”
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Biodegradable mulch as microclimate modification effort for improving the growth of horenso; Spinacia oleracea L. by A. Iriany, F. Hasanah, D. Roeswitawati, M.F. Bela

“…This study provide information in the formulation of biodegradable mulch to adapt the compositions on other short-cycle crops and other horticulture crops.…”
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Ultrasound-guided vs. fluoroscopy-guided percutaneous leverage reduction for severely displaced radial neck fractures in children: a comparative analysis of clinical and radiologic... by Xing Wu, Jingdong Xia, Xiongtao Li, Xiaoliang Chen, Si Wang, Xiantao Shen

“…The patients were divided into two groups: the FL-guided group and the US-guided group. Baseline information, radiographs, and clinical results according to the criteria suggested by Metaizeau and complications were analyzed. …”
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Modeled Respiratory Tract Deposition of Smoke Aerosol from Conventional Cigarettes, Electronic Cigarettes and Heat-not-burn Products by Yawen Li, Huapeng Cui, Li Chen, Meijuan Fan, Junlan Cai, Junwei Guo, Caner U. Yurteri, Xiaoxi Si, Shaofeng Liu, Fuwei Xie, Jianping Xie

“…Combined with knowledge of the harmful aerosol constituents, these deposition data will provide important information for hazard evaluation of new tobacco products.…”
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Agrobiodiversity as a Reservoir of Medicinal Resources: Ethnobotanical Insights from Aymara Communities in the Bolivian Andean Altiplano by Simón Cocarico, Diego Rivera, Stephan Beck, Concepción Obón

“…Through ethnobotanical research involving 228 informants across multiple locations in Bolivia, we documented 239 medicinal plant species, focusing on the diversity within cultivated landscapes. …”
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Examining the Emotional and Physical Health Impact in Users of Open-Source Automated Insulin Delivery and Sources of Support: Qualitative Analysis of Patient Narratives by Bryan Cleal, Yanbing Chen, Mandy Wäldchen, Hanne Ballhausen, Drew Cooper, Shane O'Donnell, Christine Knoll, Niklas Krug, Klemens Raile, Tebbe Ubben, Adrian Tappe, Dana Lewis, Ingrid Willaing, Timothy Skinner, Katarina Braune

“…ConclusionsThe #WeAreNotWaiting movement represents a primary example of how informed and connected patients proactively address their unmet needs, provide peer support to each other, and obtain results through impactful, user-driven solutions. …”
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Interactions Between Trace Elements and Macro Minerals in Pregnant Heifers by Raquel S. Dias Betini, Secundino López, Yuri R. Montanholi, James France

“…There is a lack of information on mineral interactions that take place during a heifer’s pregnancy when nutrient demand is high. …”
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Evidence mapping and overview of systematic reviews of the effects of acupuncture therapies by Yuqing Zhang, Gordon Guyatt, Lin Wang, Hao Wen, Liming Lu, Gabriel Rada, Lai Wang, Shuqi Ge, Yu Dong, Camila Ávila, Xiaorong Tang, Neng-Gui Xu, Zhao Zeng, Camilo Vergara, Rouhao Chen, Xiaojing Wei, Wen Luo, Jing chun Zeng, Chun-Zhi Tang

“…Objective To provide a route map regarding systematic reviews (SRs) of acupuncture therapies that will meet two goals: (1) to identify areas in which more or better evidence is required and (2) to identify acupuncture applications that, although proven effective, remain underused in practice, and thus warrant more effective knowledge dissemination.Eligibility criteria We included SRs that conducted meta-analyses (MAs) of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) for this overview.Information sources We searched for SRs without language restrictions from January 2015 to November 2020 in four Chinese electronic databases and Epistemonikos database. …”
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Influence of tunnel construction on karst groundwater environment in central Huaying Mountain by Sheng CHENG, Mo XU, Qiang XIA

“…This study can provide basic information and theoretical support for route selection in the Huaying Mountain and parallel ridge-valley area of eastern Sichuan, as well as for water inrush prediction of karst tunnel and ecological environment protection.…”
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Prognostic impact of donor mitochondrial genomic variants in myelodysplastic neoplasms after stem-cell transplantation by Jing Dong, Shahram Arsang-Jang, Tao Zhang, Zhongyuan Chen, Yung-Tsi Bolon, Stephen Spellman, Raul Urrutia, Paul Auer, Wael Saber

“…Integration of donor mtDNA variants into the models based on the International Prognostic Scoring System-Revised (IPSS-R) could capture more prognostic information for MDS patients. Sensitivity analysis in 397 unrelated donors obtained similar results. …”
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An artificial insurance framework for a hydrogen-based microgrid to detect the advanced cyberattack model by Mahan Fakhrooeian, Ali Basem, Mohammad Mahdi Gholami, Nahal Iliaee, Alireza Mohammadi Amidi, Amin Heydarian Hamzehkanloo, Akbar Karimipouya

“…One crucial piece of information that the model uses to change the system and cause the greatest amount of damage while concealing the attacker’s view is the voltage stability index. …”
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Modifiable facilitators and barriers to exercise adherence in older adults with MCI/dementia using the Theoretical Domains Framework: a systematic review protocol by Jie Wang, Lina Wang, Xueting Zhen, Hang Yan, Hong Tao, Yaxiu Cai, Haiqin Chen, Chenxi Ge

“…We will use the statistical software Nvivo V.12 to manage the information. Basing on the TDF, we will map identified modifiable facilitators and barriers of literature to the domains of TDF.Ethics and dissemination This review will summarise modifiable facilitators and barriers to exercise adherence for older adults with MCI/dementia for the first time. …”
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