Factors Associated with Maternal Near Miss among Women Admitted in West Arsi Zone Public Hospitals, Ethiopia: Unmatched Case-Control Study by Fikadu Nugusu Dessalegn, Feleke Hailemichael Astawesegn, Nana Chea Hankalo

“…Cases were women admitted to hospitals during pregnancy, delivery, or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy and fulfilled at least one of the maternal near-miss disease-specific criteria, while controls were women admitted and gave birth by normal vaginal delivery. The interviewer-administered structured questionnaire and data abstraction tool was used to collect data. …”
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Sidewalk thermal comfort in street canyon and role of pavements under perpendicular sun rays during summer by D. Jareemit, M. Srivanit

“…Field data validation showed acceptable errors (R² = 0.91, normalized mean square error = 0.17).FINDINGS: For an east-west-oriented deep street canyon with direct overhead sunlight in summer, low-albedo materials for road and sidewalk surfaces are recommended to enhance thermal comfort. …”
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Preoperative hemoglobin and perioperative blood transfusion in major head and neck surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Munib Ali, Joseph C. Dort, Khara M. Sauro

“…Results Patients with low preoperative Hgb were transfused more than those with normal Hgb (47.62%, 95% CI = 41.19–54.06, I2 = 0.00% and 13.92%, 95% CI = 10.19–17.65, I2 = 20.69%, respectively). …”
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Integrating bioinformatics and machine learning to identify AhR-related gene signatures for prognosis and tumor microenvironment modulation in melanoma by Qianru Li, Qianru Li, Heli Li

“…However, the specific downstream targets and mechanisms by which AhR influences melanoma remain insufficiently understood.MethodsMelanoma samples from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and normal skin tissues from the Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) database were analyzed to identify differentially expressed genes, which were intersected with a curated list of AhR-related pathway genes. …”
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Dietary Solid-state-fermentation product of Bacillus velezensis T23 alleviate hepatic steatosis, oxidative stress, gut barrier damage, and microbiota dysbiosis in juvenile genetica... by Qiang Hao, Rolf Erik Olsen, Einar Ringø, Qianwen Ding, Tsegay Teame, Yuanyuan Yao, Chao Ran, Yalin Yang, Zhen Zhang, Zhigang Zhou

“…The application of commensal probiotic bacteria is one of the preferable green feed additives for antibiotic substitution in aquaculture, while the application methods and detailed action mechanisms of commensal bacteria isolated from aquatic animals are not consistent with normal mammalian-derived probiotics. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of solid-state fermentation product of autochthonous Bacillus velezensis T23 on improving hepatic steatosis, liver antioxidation capacity, gut injury and gut microbiota profile of genetically improved farmed tilapia (GIFT, Oreochromis niloticus). …”
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Diagnostic value of dual-layer spectral detector CT parameters for differentiating high- from low-grade bladder cancer by Li Chen, Lili Xu, Xiaoxiao Zhang, Jiahui Zhang, Xin Bai, Qianyu Peng, Erjia Guo, Xiaomei Lu, Shenghui Yu, Zhengyu Jin, Gumuyang Zhang, Yi Xie, Huadan Xue, Hao Sun

“…We measured and calculated the following spectral CT parameters: iodine density (ID), normalized ID (NID), arterial enhancement fraction (AEF), extracellular volume (ECV) fraction, virtual non-contrast (VNC), slope of the attenuation curve, and Z effective (Zeff). …”
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Management of Persistent Epistaxis Using Floseal Hemostatic Matrix vs. traditional nasal packing: a prospective randomized control trial by Scott Murray, Adrian Mendez, Alexander Hopkins, Hamdy El-Hakim, Caroline C. Jeffery, David W. J. Côté

“…Conclusions Floseal® (Baxter, USA) was demonstrated to be an effective, comfortable and cost-effective alternative treatment of persistent epistaxis when compared to traditional packing methods for patients referred to OHNS with a normal coagulation profile. Trial registration Trial registration number: NCT02488135 . …”
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Reverse Active Modification Method of Tooth Profile for RV Reducer Cycloidal Gear by Xiaotao An, Tianxing Li, Chunrong Xing, Guofeng Wang, Meng Tian

“…Through the contact analysis of the cycloidal pin wheel of RV transmission, the modification coefficient <italic>a_c</italic>, constant coefficient <italic>b</italic> and mismatch reference point meshing phase angle <inline-formula><alternatives><math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="M2"><msub><mrow><mi>φ</mi></mrow><mrow><mn mathvariant="normal">0</mn></mrow></msub></math><graphic specific-use="big" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="alternativeImage/1C1259F9-6A00-465d-BC49-C413EFBA94A6-M002.jpg"><?…”
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The Analysis on the Current Situation of the Utilization Mode of Microalgal Biomass Materials by Lina Zhang, Lianfeng Wang, Huizhong Nie, Changbin Liu

“…This will have a serious impact on the environment and human body, such as land desertification, increase in ocean acidity, sea level rise, and increase in pests and diseases; affect people’s normal work and rest; and make people feel dizzy and nauseated. …”
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Low skeletal muscle mass as a proxy marker of sarcopenia is a risk factor for major complications in older patients undergoing curative colon resections for colon cancer by İsmail Tırnova, Maya Gasimova, Hatice Akay, Çağla Sarıtürk, Aslıhan Güven Mert, Özlem Yenidünya, Feza Yarbuğ Karakayalı

“…There were 64 patients (65.3%) in the Low SMMI group and 34 patients (34.7%) in the Normal SMMI group. Logistic regression analysis demonstrated that low SMMI was associated with a higher risk of major complications, with an odds ratio of 5.3 (95% CI, 1.1–20.1; p = 0.037). …”
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Joint trajectories of physical activity, health, and income before and after statutory retirement: A 22-year follow-up. by Tea Lallukka, Petteri Kolmonen, Ossi Rahkonen, Eero Lahelma, Jouni Lahti

“…People with obesity had a 22 percentage-point (21-24) higher predicted probability of belonging to Group 1 than people with normal weight. They were also more likely to report low education and more physician-diagnosed chronic diseases and mental disorders.…”
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Free fatty acids may regulate the expression of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 in the liver of high-fat diet golden hamsters through the ERS-CHOP-C/EBPα signaling pathway... by Dandan Liu, Peipei Tian, Yilin Hou, Tingxue Zhang, Xiaoyu Hou, Lifang Liu, Xiaolong Li, Kunjie Zheng, Chao Wang, Guangyao Song

“…Methods A total of 24 male Syrian golden hamsters (SPF grade) were selected and randomly divided into a control group (Con, n = 8) fed a normal diet, and a high-fat diet group (n = 16) fed for 12 weeks. …”
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The hydraulic performance and clogging characteristics of a subsurface drip irrigation system operating for five years in the North China plain by Li Zaiyu, Mo Yan, Gao Hao, Gong Shihong, Zhang Yanqun, Li Guangyong, Wu Feng

“…Based on time projection, this SDI system could operate normally for 8–11 years (Dra, Cu ≥ 80 %). To achieve a life of more than 20 years, additional acid/chlorine treatments, which supplement the existing system components and the current practice of flushing twice annually, are necessary.…”
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Urinary System Manifestation of IgG4-Related Disease: Clinical, Laboratory, Radiological, and Pathological Spectra of a Chinese Single-Centre Study by Fei Teng, Hui Lu, Ke Zheng, Gang Chen, Yubing Wen, Zheng Liu, Linyi Peng, Li Huo, Xiaofeng Zeng, Wen Zhang, Xuemei Li

“…IgG4-TIN patients presented with renal dysfunction, and 94.3% had low serum complement C3 and IgG4-GN presented with nephrotic syndrome, while renal pelvis and ureter involvement had normal renal function and urinalysis. IgG4-RPF with renal parenchymal involvement presented with acute renal dysfunction and required emergency medical intervention. …”
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Correlation-guided decoding strategy for low-resource Uyghur scene text recognition by Miaomiao Xu, Jiang Zhang, Lianghui Xu, Wushour Silamu, Yanbing Li

“…Specifically, (1) CGDS employs a hybrid encoding strategy that combines Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) and Transformer. This hybrid encoding effectively leverages the advantages of both methods: On one hand, the convolutional properties and shared weight mechanism of CNN allow for efficient extraction of local features, reducing dependency on large datasets and minimizing errors caused by similar characters. …”
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Analyzing the impact of glycemic metabolic status on cardiovascular mortality and all-cause mortality related to the estimated glucose disposal rate: a nationwide cohort study by Shiming He, Shiming He, Shiming He, Chao Wang, Chao Wang, Chao Wang, Xin Huang, Xin Huang, Xin Huang, Guoan Jian, Guoan Jian, Guoan Jian, Zihao Lu, Zihao Lu, Zihao Lu, Kun Jiang, Kun Jiang, Kun Jiang, Guobo Xie, Guotai Sheng, Yang Zou

“…This paper aims to analyze the impact of eGDR on cardiovascular and all-cause mortality across different glycemic metabolic statuses, including normal fasting glucose (NFG), prediabetes, and diabetes.MethodsThis study included 46,016 American adults who underwent health examinations as part of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 1999 to 2018. …”
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Optimal Information Hiding: Advanced Bitstream-Based Watermarking for Secure and Efficient Integration of Image Data in Digital Videos by null Ramyashree, Venugopala P. S., Raghavendra S., null Sarojadevi

“…In order to assess the quality of the bitstream video watermarking technique, the peak signal-to-noise ratio (PSNR), structural similarity index (SSIM), and normalized correlation coefficient (NCC) are computed and examined by the testing data. …”
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The Impact of Stigma of Loneliness on Psychological Distress in Older Adults: The Chain Mediating Effect by Fan Z, Shi X, Leng J, Cui D, Li D

“…Zhiguang Fan,1 Xiaoli Shi,2 Jiaqi Leng,3 Dan Cui,3 Deming Li4 1Department of Psychology, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Psychology, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK; 3School of English, Jilin International Studies University, Changchun, People’s Republic of China; 4Shanghai Municipal Institute for Lifelong Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Deming Li, Email lideming0513@163.comObjective: Loneliness and psychological distress are serious challenges for older adults to cope with and factors threatening life quality and happiness during their remaining years. …”
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Application of glycyrrhizinic acid in treatment of patients with alcoholic liver disease by I. G. Nikitin, I. Ye. Baykova, V. M. Volynkina, L. M. Gogova, G. I. Storozhakov, M. P. Prushkovskaya

“…Patients were randomized by random sample method in two groups: I group (n=58) – an abstinence in combination to placebo (intravenous injection 20 ml of normal saline solution 2 times per week), II group (n=48) – abstinence in combination to intravenous injection of 2,5 g of phosphogliv 2 times per week. …”
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The effect of a barley-based food product in alleviating knee osteoarthritis discomfort symptoms in Egyptian female patients by Suzanne Fouad, Rasha Monir, Fatma A. Ibrahim, Ahmed M.S. Hussein, Heba F. Shafei, Aliaa El Gendy

“…Conclusion Barley-based prepared macaroni enriched with curcumin and ginger must be considered in alleviating the severity of knee OA symptoms to aid patients in getting their life back to near normal.…”
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