Diagnostic Accuracy of EndoFaster® and Narrow-Band Imaging Endoscopy in Patients with Impaired Gastric Acid Secretion: A Real-Time Prospective Study by M. Cazzato, G. Esposito, G. Galli, E. Pilozzi, E. Lahner, V. D. Corleto, A. Zullo, E. Di Giulio, B. Annibale

“…EndoFaster® showed an accuracy for corpus atrophic gastritis diagnosis, compared to histopathological evaluation as gold standard, of 87.1% and a sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV of 78.8%, 93.1%, 89.1%, and 85.9%, respectively. pH showed a positive correlation with the severity score of atrophy (r=0.67, 95% CI: 0.73-0.81, and p<0.0001). …”
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Non-linear dose-response relationship between uterine artery pulsatility index and risk of preeclampsia in early pregnancy: A secondary analysis based on a nested cohort study. by Shaou Wang, Hao Dong

“…<h4>Background</h4>Previous studies have shown that higher uterine artery pulsatility index (UtA-PI) values in early pregnancy have predictive value for the risk of preeclampsia (PE). However, the sensitivity and specificity of this marker remain controversial. …”
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Estudio de calidad del aire en canteras a cielo abierto en General Roca, Argentina. by Paula Andrea Paez, Marisa Gloria Cogliati, Raúl Alberto Giacosa

“…Los resultados de la modelación (valores de concentración máxima horaria) se compararon con datos de concentración de  aerosoles, obtenidos mediante sensores remotos; resultando un ajuste con coeficiente de determinación R 2 ~ 0,7. …”
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Evaluation of the practical application of the category-imbalanced myeloid cell classification model. by Zhigang Hu, Aoru Ge, Xinzheng Wang, Cuisi Ou, Shen Wang, Junwen Wang

“…During the evaluation of Loss function and attention mechanism, the Cost-Sensitive Loss Function (CS) and the channel attention mechanism Squeeze-and-Excitation Networks (SE) demonstrated superior performance. …”
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Prevalence of hemoglobinopathies using high-performance liquid chromatography as diagnostic tool in anemic patients of tertiary care center of Western India by Virender Singh, Amit Kumar Biswas, Ajay Kumar Baranwal, Bhushan Asthana, Tejpal Dahiya

“…Most of the hemoglobinopathies found in our study could be accurately quantified by HPLC which is a rapid, sensitive, and reproducible method for the detection of different hemoglobinopathies.…”
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Long-term Air Pollution Exposure Impact on COVID-19 Morbidity in China by Yihan Wu, Qingming Zhan, Qunshan Zhao

“…Our results’ robustness is examined based on sensitivity analyses that adjust for a wide range of confounders, including socio-economic, demographic, weather, healthcare, and mobility-related variables. …”
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Divergent Responses of Grassland Productivity to Large-Scale Atmospheric Circulations Across Ecoregions on the Mongolian Plateau by Cuicui Jiao, Xiaobo Yi, Ji Luo, Ying Wang, Yuanjie Deng, Xiao Guo

“…Aboveground net primary productivity (ANPP) is a key indicator of grassland health and function, which is highly sensitive to variabilities in large-scale atmospheric circulations, commonly referred to as teleconnections (TCs). …”
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Identifying Digital Markers of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in a Remote Monitoring Setting: Prospective Observational Study by Heet Sankesara, Hayley Denyer, Shaoxiong Sun, Qigang Deng, Yatharth Ranjan, Pauline Conde, Zulqarnain Rashid, Philip Asherson, Andrea Bilbow, Madeleine J Groom, Chris Hollis, Richard J B Dobson, Amos Folarin, Jonna Kuntsi

“…The RADAR-base Passive App and wearable device collect sensor data in the background, while the Active App involves participants completing clinical symptom questionnaires. …”
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Longitudinal analysis of lifestyle risk factors, nutrition status and drivers of food choice among urban migrants in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, and Almaty, Kazakhstan: a formative stud... by Sabri Bromage, Shamil Tazhibayev, Xin Zhou, Chang Liu, Enkhtsetseg Tserenkhuu, Oksana Dolmatova, Munkhbat Khishignemekh, Leyla Musurepova, Wusigale, Soninkhishig Tsolmon, Enkhjargal Tsendjav, Davaasambuu Enkhmaa, Rajesh Kumar Rai, Bayarmaa Enkhbat, Bilige Menghe, Davaasambuu Ganmaa

“…Conclusions: Findings indicate heterogeneous shifts in nutrition, lifestyles and drivers of food choice among urban migrants in Central Asia and provide an evidence base for focused research and advocacy to promote healthy diets and enable nutrition-sensitive food environments. …”
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Evaluating the impact of donor eGFR and HLA-DR mismatch on graft survival in living donor kidney transplants by Pooja Budhiraja, Jesse D. Schold, Jesse D. Schold, Rocio Lopez, Rocio Lopez, Susana Arrigain, Susana Arrigain, Bruce Kaplan, Bruce Kaplan

“…These results emphasize the importance of considering both HLA-DR matching and donor kidney function, particularly for younger recipients to avoid sensitization for future transplants.…”
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Association of live microbes intake and risk of all-cause, cardiovascular disease, and cancer-related mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease by Debin Chen, Yongju Ye, Yining Li, Erxu Xue, Qijun Zhang, Youlan Chen, Jianhui Zhao

“…Consistent results were observed in subgroup and sensitivity analyses. A significant negative association was observed between live microbe intake and the risk of all-cause mortality as well as CVD mortality in the CKD population, with a p-value for trend < 0.05.Conclusion Our study indicated that high dietary live microbe intake could mitigate the risk of all-cause and CVD mortality in CKD patients. …”
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Construction of a Multimodal Neuroimaging Data Fusion System and Evaluation of Mental Fatigue Using Nonlinear Analysis by Rui Chen, Zhenzhong Li, Yi Lai

“…The fractal dimension analysis based on the brain function network reveals that the weighted brain function network is more sensitive to mental fatigue. The state of human brain fatigue will make the brain function network more complicated. …”
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Multimedia: multimodal mediation analysis of microbiome data by Hanying Jiang, Xinran Miao, Margaret W. Thairu, Mara Beebe, Dan W. Grupe, Richard J. Davidson, Jo Handelsman, Kris Sankaran

“…The package provides a uniform interface to direct and indirect effect estimation, synthetic null hypothesis testing, bootstrap confidence interval construction, and sensitivity analysis, enabling experimentation with various mediator and outcome models while maintaining a simple overall workflow. …”
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Association of oxidative balance score with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in overweight and obese by Shuxin Ying, Hongyan Ding, Yanjin Chen, Su Zheng

“…Subgroup analysis and sensitivity analysis were used to assess the robustness of the results and possible effect modifiers. …”
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The Relationship between Routine Blood Parameters and the Prognosis of COVID-19 Patients in the Emergency Department by Birsen Ertekin, Mehmet Yortanlı, Ozan Özelbaykal, Ali Doğru, A. Sadık Girişgin, Tarık Acar

“…While NLR alone and MLR + NEU and NLR + PLR + MLR combinations had the highest AUC values (0.930, 0.947, and 0.939, respectively), MLR and PLR alone showed the lowest AUC values (0.875 and 0.797, respectively). The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive values (PPVs), and negative predictive values (NPVs) in the prediction of death according to the cutoff values of the parameters have been determined. …”
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Risk stratification for acute stroke development after a transient ischemic attack and the use of scoring systems in pre-hospital scenarios by Janković Tamara, Đorđević Stefan

“…Objective: The objective of this paper is a retrospective analysis of the ABCD2 and the Ottawa score implementation on a patient with a positive history of TIA, the sensitivity analysis of the scores and stressing the importance of standardising their implementation in out-of-hospital scenarios. …”
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The Antimicrobial Effects of Poly(Lactic-Co-Glycolic Acid)/Xylitol Nanoparticles on Microorganisms Causing Dental Caries (In Vitro Study) by Ghada Abdul Salam Ibrahim, Eaman Ali AL-Rubaee, Maha Jamal Abbas

“…Using the agar well diffusion method, we evaluated the sensitivity of S. mutans and C. albicans to various concentrations of nanoparticles with that of a positive control [chlorhexidine (CHX) 0.2%] and a negative control (de-ionized water). …”
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Synaptotagmin-1 attenuates myocardial programmed necrosis and ischemia/reperfusion injury through the mitochondrial pathway by Teng Sun, Jialei Li, Shuang Wang, Yu Han, Xiangyu Tao, Min Yuan, Zhijie Jing, Ting Liu, Yuehong Qi, Siqi Liu, Yanlin Feng, Jiasong Chang, Lan Zhou, Lijuan Gao, Jianyun Shi, Ruihong Ning, Jimin Cao

“…Synaptotagmin-1 (Syt1), a Ca2+ sensor, is originally identified in nervous system and mediates synchronous neurotransmitter release. …”
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Practices Regarding Human Papillomavirus and Cervical Cancer in A Sample of Paramedical Staff in Al- Najaf Governorate, Iraq by Alaa Mehdi Salih, Atta Ah Mousa Al –Sarray

“…In order to educate and sensitize medical professionals about HPV screening technologies and the most current screening and treatment guidelines, conduct educational initiatives. …”
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Optimization extraction process of Shenghua Decoction and evaluation of its analgesic effects by Zhonghui Pu, Lijuan Chen, Huaidan Liu, Jingzhu Deng, Li Li, Liang Xiong, Liuying Li

“…This study not only developed a rapid and sensitive process that was successfully utilized for extracting SHD, but also discovered SHD with analgesic activity, which provided helpful information for further study.…”
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