Estimated Visceral Adipose Tissue, but Not Body Mass Index, Is Associated with Reductions in Glomerular Filtration Rate Based on Cystatin C in the Early Stages of Chronic Kidney Disease by Ana Karina Teixeira da Cunha França, Alcione Miranda dos Santos, João Victor Salgado, Elane Viana Hortegal, Antônio Augusto Moura da Silva, Natalino Salgado Filho

“…We investigated whether the visceral adipose tissue is more associated with reductions in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) than total and abdominal obesity in hypertensive individuals with stage 1-2 CKD. …”
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Global Stability for Novel Complicated SIR Epidemic Models with the Nonlinear Recovery Rate and Transfer from Being Infectious to Being Susceptible to Analyze the Transmission of COVID-19 by Fehaid Salem Alshammari, F. Talay Akyildiz

“…In this paper, we first describe the dynamics of a complex SIR epidemic model with nonstandard nonlinear incidence and recovery rates. In this model, we consider the rate at which individuals lose immunity. …”
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Iterative Analysis of the Unique Positive Solution for a Class of Singular Nonlinear Boundary Value Problems Involving Two Types of Fractional Derivatives with p-Laplacian Operator by Fang Wang, Lishan Liu, Yonghong Wu, Yumei Zou

“…Based on the method of reducing the order of fractional derivative, some properties of the corresponding Green’s function, and the fixed point theorem of mixed monotone operator, an interesting result on the iterative sequence of the uniqueness of positive solutions is obtained under the assumption that the nonlinear term may be singular in regard to both the time variable and space variables. …”
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Resting Heart Rate and Long-Term Outcomes in Patients with Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Results from a 10-Year Follow-Up of the CORFCHD-PCI Study by Ying-Ying Zheng, Ting-Ting Wu, You Chen, Xian-Geng Hou, Yi Yang, Xiang Ma, Yi-Tong Ma, Jin-Ying Zhang, Xiang Xie

“…Patients were divided into 5 groups according to heart rate quintiles: 1st quintile (heart rate <66 beats/min; n=1123), 2nd quintile (heart rate ≥66 beats/min to 72 beats/min; n=1010), 3rd quintile (heart rate ≥72 beats/min to 78 beats/min; n=1442), 4th quintile (heart rate ≥78 beats/min to 84 beats/min; n=1211), and 5th quintile (heart rate ≥84 beats/min; n=1263). …”
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Comparative Analysis of Long-term Success Rates and Patient Satisfaction among Different Implant Placement Techniques for Implant-Supported Restorations: A Prospective Clinical Trial by Akash Mithran, Vishal B. Parmar, Malav Sheth, Mansi, Soumalya Banerjee, Minu Raju

“…Objective: This prospective clinical trial aimed to rigorously investigate and compare the long-term success rates of implant-supported restorations using various implant placement techniques, including conventional two-stage implant placement, immediate implant placement, and guided implant surgery. …”
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Fully automatic reconstruction of prostate high-dose-rate brachytherapy interstitial needles using two-phase deep learning-based segmentation and object tracking algorithms by Mohammad Mahdi Moradi, Zahra Siavashpour, Soheib Takhtardeshir, Eman Showkatian, Ramin Jaberi, Reza Ghaderi, Bahram Mofid, Farzad Taghizadeh-Hesary

“…This study proposes a two-phase deep learning-based method to automate localization of high-dose-rate (HDR) prostate BT catheters through the patient’s CT images. …”
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Evaluating the Impact of Pharmacotherapy in Augmenting Quit Rates Among Hispanic Adults in an App-Delivered Smoking Cessation Intervention: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial by Margarita Santiago-Torres, Kristin E Mull, Brianna M Sullivan, Ana Paula Cupertino, Ramzi G Salloum, Matthew Triplette, Michael J Zvolensky, Jonathan B Bricker

“…There was an interaction between pharmacotherapy use and intervention arm that marginally influenced 12-month quit rates at 12 months (P for interaction=.053). In the iCanQuit arm, 12-month missing-as-smoking quit rates were 43.8% (7/16) for pharmacotherapy users versus 28.8% (19/16) for nonusers (odds ratio 2.21, 95% CI 0.66-7.48; P=.20). …”
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Growth, Nitrogen Uptake of Maize (Zea mays L.) and Soil Chemical Properties, and Responses to Compost and Nitrogen Rates and Their Mixture on Different Textured Soils: Pot Experiment by Ashenafi Nigussie, Wassie Haile, Getachew Agegnehu, Alemayehu Kiflu

“…Treatments comprised factorial combinations of five compost rates (0, 5, 10, 15, and 20 t·ha−1) and four rates of inorganic nitrogen fertilizer (0, 46, 92, and 138 kg·N·ha−1) laid out as a completely randomized design with three replications. …”
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Schismes avec le réel et autres névroses : discussion de l’ouvrage « Gouverner le climat ?» de Stefan Aykut et Amy Dahan by Jean Foyer

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An Iterative Shrinking Projection Method for Solving Fixed Point Problems of Closed and ϕ-Quasi-Strict Pseudocontractions along with Generalized Mixed Equilibrium Problems in Banach Spaces by Kasamsuk Ungchittrakool

“…Moreover, we also find the significant inequality related to the mappings mentioned in the paper and the mappings defined from generalized mixed equilibrium problems on Banach spaces. We propose an iterative shrinking projection method for finding a common solution of generalized mixed equilibrium problems and fixed point problems of closed and ϕ-quasi-strict pseudo-contractions. …”
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Effect of miR-144-3p-Targeted Regulation of PTEN on Proliferation, Apoptosis, and Osteogenic Differentiation of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells under Stretch by Shiyong Ling, Xi Luo, Bo Lv, Hua Wang, Mengzhi Xie, Kai Huang, Jingchuan Sun

“…To investigate the effects of miR-144-3p-targeted regulation of phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome ten (PTEN) gene on proliferation, apoptosis, and osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) under retraction force. …”
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Active Aging: Exploration into Self-Ratings of “Being Active,” Out-of-Home Physical Activity, and Participation among Older Australian Adults Living in Four Different Settings by Rosemary L. Aird, Laurie Buys

“…We examined whether self-ratings of “being active” among older people living in four different settings (major city high and lower density suburbs, a regional city, and a rural area) were associated with out-of-home participation and outdoor physical activity. …”
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Cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL, and nitric oxide as determinants of resting heart rate variability in non-hospitalized mild post-COVID individuals: a cross-sectional study by Lucivalda Viegas de Almeida, Aldair Darlan Santos-de-Araújo, Luís Cláudio Nascimento da Silva, Patricia Martins Santos, Mariana Campos Maia, Victória Pereira Frutuoso, Daniel Santos Rocha, Adriana Sousa Rêgo, Daniela Bassi-Dibai

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OTEL YÖNETİCİLERİNİN LİSANS DÜZEYİNDE TURİZM EĞİTİMİ ALMIŞ İŞGÖRENLERİ İLE İLGİLİ DEĞERLENDİRMELERİ: ANKARA’DAKİ DÖRT VE BEŞ YILDIZLI OTELLERDE BİR ARAŞTIRMA by Hürriyet Çimen, Atilla Akbaba

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Why are there discrepancies between depressed patients’ Global Rating of Change and scores on the Patient Health Questionnaire depression module?... by Alice Malpass, Glyn Lewis, Jude Robinson, Christopher Dowrick, Naila Khan, Louise Fusco

“…Objectives Our aims were to investigate discrepancies between depressed patients’ GlobalRating of Change (GRC) and scores on the Patient Health Questionnaire depression module (PHQ-9). …”
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Cost-effectiveness and readmission rates of laparoscopic vs. open surgery for colorectal cancer: evidence from the health insurance review and assessment service dataset in South Korea by Sanghyun An, Sung Eun Hong, Moo Hyun Kim, Ik Yong Kim

“…A total of 1,192 (3.4%) patients were readmitted within 30 days of discharge, with a rate of 5.4% (176 cases) and 3.2% (1,016 cases) in the open- and lap-CRS groups, respectively (p &lt; 0.001). …”
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Walking in a self-selected enjoyable colored environment: exploring gender-specific effects and dynamics of affects, perceived exertion, heart rate, and preferred walking speed by Youmna Elsayed Hassanein, Youmna Elsayed Hassanein, Walid Briki, Lina Majed

“…During the task, females revealed significantly higher levels of perceived exertion and heart rate compared to males. A dynamic pattern emerged over time, with increases in perceived exertion, arousal, heart rate, and walking speed, while pleasure levels remained stable.ConclusionsThe findings suggest that females are more responsive—psychologically, physiologically, and behaviorally—to both the preferred colored environment and the walking task, demonstrating a greater tendency to derive wellbeing benefits from subtle stimuli. …”
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Is the Rate of Early mobilization in Hip fracture patients using Alfentanil Better than standard opioid analgesia (REHAB)?... by Nikhil Agarwal, Alasdair M. J. MacLullich, Nick D. Clement

“…The secondary aims are to assess postoperative pain, health-related quality of life, in-hospital length of stay, total use of analgesia over postoperative days 1 and 2 (POD 1 and POD 2), complication rates within 30 days, and 30-day mortality rates. …”
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Challenges of early renal cancer detection: symptom patterns and incidental diagnosis rate in a multicentre prospective UK cohort of patients presenting with suspected renal cancer by Michelle Wilson, Naveen S Vasudev, Grant D Stewart, Adebanji Adeyoju, Jon Cartledge, Michael Kimuli, Shibendra Datta, Damian Hanbury, David Hrouda, Grenville Oades, Poulam Patel, Naeem Soomro, Mark Sullivan, Jeff Webster, Peter J Selby, Rosamonde E Banks

“…Comprehensive clinico-pathological and outcome data were also collected.Outcomes Type and frequency of reported symptoms, incidental diagnosis rate, metastasis-free survival and cancer-specific survival.Results Of 706 patients recruited between 2011 and 2014, 608 patients with a confirmed RCC formed the primary study population. …”
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Investigating the implementation of a Trial of Labour After Caesarean (TOLAC) delivery bundle with respect to decreasing caesarean delivery rates: a multisite quality improvement initiative by Eliane M Shore, Elizabeth Miazga, Cheyanne Reed, Alisha Olsthoorn, Isabella Fan, Eliya Zhao, Jodi Shapiro, Amanda Cipolla, Modupe Tunde-Byass

“…There was no increase in the uterine rupture or neonatal intensive care admission rates.Conclusion This TOLAC bundle can decrease caesarean delivery rates without negatively impacting uterine rupture or neonatal intensive care admission rates. …”
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