Inpatient autopsy rate and associated factors in a Chinese megacity: a population-based retrospective cohort study by Yu Wang, Jiming Zhu, Zihan Wang, Dachun Zhao, Hange Li, Yanrong He, Xidong Guo, Hanbo Zhang, Huatang Zeng

“…Demographic, clinical and hospital information was extracted.Participants All the 35 272 inpatient deaths between 2016 and 2022 with known autopsy status were included to calculate the overall autopsy rate. Among them, a total of 34 577 cases with complete data, classified hospital and Chinese nationality, were included for further multivariable rare events logistic regression and Poisson pseudo maximum likelihood regression.Outcome measures Whether the inpatient death was autopsied or not.Results The autopsy procedure was performed in 0.9% (319/35 272) of hospital deaths. …”
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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 number of immunized infants divided by the number of infants in the group of same months of birth and residential areas) were calculated for 11 vaccines that infants received from at birth to the 4th month after birth. …”
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The Effectiveness of pen‒culture construction for cultivation of sea cucumber by Pitjont Tomatala, Petrus Paulus Letsoin, Evangelin Martha Yulia Kadmaer

“…Survival rate and water quality were also calculated as supporting data. Observation of endurance and clearance of pen‒culture was done every two weeks. …”
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Immediate and residual effect of tobacco powder compost and of NPK on N2O emissions and on N use in a wheat/corn crop succession by Pâmela Oruoski, Celso Aita, Stefen Barbosa Pujol, Heitor Luís Santin Bazzo

“…The following treatments were evaluated: control without application of the compost or mineral fertilizer (C0); mineral fertilization (NPK); and three doses of tobacco powder compost calculated to supply half (C50), the same amount (C100), and double (C200) the N applied via mineral NPK fertilization. …”
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The impact of age on comparative diagnostic accuracy of temporal artery thermometers and non-contact infrared thermometers for fever detection: a systematic review and meta-analysi... by Kwo-Chen Lee, Yun-Ping Lin, Ya-Ling Tzeng, Wen-Chun Liao, Chyi Lo, Pei-Yun Chen, Shu-Hua Lu

“…Pooled estimates of sensitivity, specificity, and the hierarchical summary area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were calculated using STATA version 17. Results This meta-analysis included 34 studies with 28,996 participants, of whom 5,358 were febrile. …”
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Self-rated health status and associated factors in Ilam, west of Iran: results of a population-based cross-sectional study by Mohammad Bazyar, Hojatollah Kakaei, Hamed Azadi, Mohsen Jalilian, Mohammad Ali Mansournia, Kamran Malekan, Reza Pakzad, Reza Pakzad, Reza Pakzad, Reza Pakzad

“…By ordinal multiple logistic regression, odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) was calculated and based on that, female gender [OR: 1.68 (1.29 to 2.20)], not having insurance coverage [OR: 1.35; (1.01 to 1.80)], history of job loss [OR: 1.72; (1.28 to 2.31)], hopelessness for the future [OR: 5.07; (3.96 to 6.49)], and having underlying diseases [OR: 2.95; (2.25 to 3.88)], were positively associated with poor SRH status. …”
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Socioeconomic factors and sex effects of postpartum maternal depression on offspring internalizing symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yang Geng, Wenlan Liu, Zhiying Yu, Hui Zhang, Yun Li, Weihua Zhao

“…Pooled standardized mean differences (SMDs) were calculated using random-effects models. ROBINS-E tool was used to rate the quality of evidence. …”
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Beating-Heart Coronary Artery Bypass grafting (BH-CABG) in patients with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD): comparison of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) predicted risk with ac... by Louis Samuels, Anastasia Arce, Samiat Agunbiade, Suzanne Raws, Afshin Parsikia

“…The STS predicted risk calculator was used to compare outcomes with actual results. …”
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Eliciting Preferences for the Uptake of Smoking Cessation Apps: Discrete Choice Experiment by Dorothy Szinay, Rory A Cameron, Andy Jones, Jennifer A Whitty, Tim Chadborn, Jamie Brown, Felix Naughton

“…Willingness to pay and predicted uptake of the most and least preferred app were also calculated. ResultsA total of 337 adult smokers completed the survey (n=168, 49.8% female; mean age 35, SD 11 years). …”
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A study on the classification of coastal wetland vegetation based on the Suaeda salsa index and its phenological characteristics by Weicheng Huang, Xianyun Fei, Weiwei Yang, Zhen Wang, Yajun Gao, Hong Yan

“…In order to demonstrate the efficacy of the constructed vegetation indices, this study employed both the NDVI and the existing Suaeda salsa Vegetation Index (SSVI) to calculate the phenological metrics for classification purposes. …”
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Duration of gargling and rinsing among frequent mouthwash users: a cross-sectional study by Eric P F Chow, Jane S Hocking, Catriona Bradshaw, Christopher Fairley, Kate Maddaford, Rebecca Wigan, Sabrina Trumpour, Tiffany Renee Phillips

“…Participants were observed and audio recorded using mouthwash.Primary and secondary outcome measures Descriptive analyses were conducted to calculate the median age, time rinsing and gargling, amount of mouthwash used and proportion of participants who rinsed, gargled or both, as determined from the audio files. …”
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Correlation Between the Ratio of Uric Acid to High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (UHR) and Diabetic Retinopathy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus:A Cross-Sectional Study by Wang L, Liu L, Luo H, Wu Y, Zhu L

“…We gathered demographic and clinical data, calculated UHR, and explored its correlation with DR development.Outcomes: Individuals diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy (DR) exhibited a markedly elevated uric acid to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (UHR) ratio when contrasted with those without DR (NDR), achieving statistical significance with a P-value below 0.001. …”
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Comparing the corneal temperature of dry eyes with that of normal eyes via high-resolution infrared thermography by Chunbo Wu, Yuanshen Huang, Banglian Xu, Baicheng Li, Songlin Zhuang, Guofan Cao, Yan Hu, Zhensheng Gu

“…The standard deviation of the temperature values within the region of interest (SD of TVs within ROI) on the central cornea is calculated to compare the uniformity of corneal temperature. …”
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Conservation agricultural practices promoted arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal colonization and glomalin content on sandy clay loam of southern India by Knight Nthebere, Tata Ram Prakash, Padmaja Bhimireddy, Latha P. Chandran, Jayasree Gudapati, Meena Admala, Kavuru Prasad

“…The following parameters; T-GRSP, SOC, WSA1–2mm, SMBC and β-GaA were selected as potential indicators to gauge the soil quality based on calculated principal component analysis (PCA). In general, the examined parameters in the study are highly supported by zero-till + crop residues, and can be considered indicators for monitoring agroecosystem.…”
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Tryptanthrin exerts anti-breast cancer effects both in vitro and in vivo through modulating the inflammatory tumor microenvironment by Zeng Qingfang, Luo Cairong, Cho Junlae, Lai Donna, Shen Xiangchun, Zhang Xiaoyan, Zhou Wei

“…Additionally, tumor volumes and organ coefficients were measured and calculated. After two weeks of tryptanthrin treatment, samples from serum, tumor tissue and different organs from tumor-bearing mice were collected, and the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was performed to assess the regulation of inflammatory molecules in mouse serum. …”
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Association of oxidative balance score with metabolic syndrome and its components in middle-aged and older individuals in the United States by Qu Zhang, Yemei Wu, Bo Luo

“…This study explores the association between OBS and MetS, as well as its individual components, in middle-aged and older Americans.MethodsData from 6,157 participants aged 45 years and older in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) (1999–2018) were analyzed. The OBS was calculated using 16 dietary and four lifestyle factors. …”
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Effects of Alzheimer’s disease plasma marker levels on multilayer centrality in healthy individuals by Alejandra García-Colomo, David López-Sanz, Ignacio Taguas, Martín Carrasco-Gómez, Carlos Spuch, María Comis-Tuche, Fernando Maestú

“…With the MEG recordings, a compound centrality score for each brain source was calculated that considered both intra- and inter-band links. …”
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Global prevalence, treatment and outcome of tuberculosis and COVID-19 coinfection: a systematic review and meta-analysis (from November 2019 to March 2021) by Qiang Sun, Hui Li, Jie Zhao, Xiaolin Wei, Quan Wang, Shasha Guo, Quanfang Dong, Ning Xu

“…Random-effects models were used to calculate mean fatality rates of coinfection with 95% CIs. …”
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Triglyceride‐glucose index trajectories predict adverse cardiovascular outcomes in elderly heart failure patients with Diabetes: A retrospective cohort study by Hong Liu, Jian Wang, Zhi Luo, Ding Jia, Shixing Feng, Zhufang Yang, Zeyu Wang

“…Abstract Objective Evaluating the change trajectories of triglyceride‐glucose (TyG) index calculated after multiple tests in elderly heart failure (HF) patients may have clinical implications for predicting long‐term adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs). …”
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Anemia, Thrombocytopenia, and Changes in Biochemical Parameters Occurring in Patients with Uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum Malaria: Data Analysis from Antimalarial Efficacy-Ran... by Khadime Sylla, Roger Tine, Doudou Sow, Souleye Lelo, Annie Abiola, Jean Louis NDiaye, Magatte NDiaye, Kuaku Folly, Léon Amath NDiaye, Oumar Gaye, Babacar Faye

“…Risks and trends were calculated using multivariate logistic random effect models. …”
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