Association between lactate dehydrogenase levels and all-cause mortality in ICU patients with heart failure: a retrospective analysis of the MIMIC-IV database by Panxu Guo, Hongfu Ding, Xiaowan Li, Danying Xie, Ke Wang, Wanmin Su, XiaoJuan Yang, Fang Nie, Peixi Wang

“…We utilized the restricted cubic spline (RCS) method, Kaplan-Meier (K-M) survival curves, and Cox regression analysis to assess the association between lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels and all-cause mortality in HF patients. …”
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Redundant Vasodilator Pathways Underlying Radial Artery Flow-Mediated Dilation Are Preserved in Healthy Aging by Kevin D. Ballard, Michael E. Tschakovsky, Amanda L. Zaleski, Donna M. Polk, Paul D. Thompson, Francis J. Kiernan, Beth A. Parker

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Psychiatric Symptoms in Acute Intermittent Porphyria - Case Report and Course of Treatment Using Placebo by Waldemar Kosiba, Dominika Prystacka-Szar, Jakub Siemko, Wojciech Kupczak

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The efficacy of non-depolarizing muscle relaxant as adjuvants to local anesthesia in peribulbar block during cataract surgery by Ainelmarwa Abdelmonem Abdallah Hassan, Fatma Alzahraa Roshdy Elkemary, Heba Mahmoud Abdelrahman

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Anti-Tn Monoclonal Antibody Ameliorates Hyperoxia-Induced Kidney Injury by Suppressing Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Neonatal Mice by Julie Chi Chow, Hsiu-Chu Chou, Jaulang Hwang, Chung-Ming Chen

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No Obesity Paradox—BMI Incapable of Adequately Capturing the Relation of Obesity with All-Cause Mortality: An Inception Diabetes Cohort Study by Mohammadreza Bozorgmanesh, Banafsheh Arshi, Farhad Sheikholeslami, Fereidoun Azizi, Farzad Hadaegh

“…In the mortality analysis, anthropometric measures—body mass index (BMI), waist, and hip circumference—were assessed using Cox models incorporating cubic spline functions. Results. During 12 990 person-years follow-up, BMI levels below 27 and those above 40 kg·m−2 were associated with increased mortality. …”
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Rainfall Variability, Drought Characterization, and Efficacy of Rainfall Data Reconstruction: Case of Eastern Kenya by M. Oscar Kisaka, M. Mucheru-Muna, F. K. Ngetich, J. N. Mugwe, D. Mugendi, F. Mairura

“…Analyses of rainfall variability utilized rainfall anomaly index, coefficients of variance, and probability analyses. Spline, Kriging, and inverse distance weighting interpolation techniques were assessed using daily rainfall data and digital elevation model using ArcGIS. …”
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Higher intakes of lysine, threonine and valine are inversely associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease risk: A community-based case-control study in the Chinese elderly by Xueqi Li, Wenjun Ma, Ting Yang, Chong Wang, Wei Zhang, Hui Li, Ting Zhao, Xiaofei Guo

“…The dietary intakes of amino acids were investigated with 3-day, 24-h dietary records and calculated by Nutrition Calculator software. Restricted cubic spline model was used to evaluate a nonlinear relationship between amino acid intake and NAFLD risk. …”
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Posterior Nutcracker Syndrome with Left Renal Vein Duplication: A Rare Cause of Haematuria in a 12-Year-Old Boy by J. Preza Fernandes, Rui Amorim, M. J. Gomes, V. Oliveira, A. Reis, J. Ribeiro-Castro

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Secretory Leukocyte Protease Inhibitor Is an Inducible Antimicrobial Peptide Expressed in Staphylococcus aureus Endophthalmitis by Victor E. Reviglio, Ruben H. Sambuelli, Alejandra Olmedo, Micaela Falco, Jose Echenique, Terrence P. O'Brien, Irene C. Kuo

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Comprehensive Evaluation of Salt Tolerance in Asparagus Germplasm Accessions (Asparagus officinalis L.) at Different Growth Stages by Huimin Gao, Xuhong Zhang, Yuqin Liang, Lingdi Dong, Changzhi Han, Yanpo Cao

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The association between the dietary index for gut microbiota and metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease: a cross-sectional study by Yangyang Zheng, Jinhui Hou, Shiqi Guo, Jinghai Song

“…The association between DI-GM and MAFLD was investigated using weighted logistic regression, restricted cubic spline (RCS), and subgroup analyses. Results A notable inverse association was identified between DI-GM and the prevalence of MAFLD, with each 1-point increase in DI-GM corresponding to a 6.1% reduction in MAFLD prevalence (OR = 0.939, 95% CI: 0.901–0.980). …”
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Antibacterial effectiveness of different final irrigation activation techniques. by Bizhyan Mahdi Mustafa, Bahar Jaafar Selivany, Abduloma Baraka Ali

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Near-infrared spectroscopy and accelerated ageing in evaluating the vigour of lentil seeds by Marcelo Augusto Rocha Limão, Denise Cunha Fernandes dos Santos Dias, Warley Marcos Nascimento, Bruno Gomes de Noronha, Júlia Martins Soares, Laércio Junio da Silva

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Differential Characteristics and the Main Controlling Factors of Shale Oil Sweet Spot Reservoirs in Lucaogou Formation, Jimsar Sag, Junggar Basin by Jingmin Wang, Denglin Han, Yuan Deng, Wei Lin, Ao Su, Chenchen Wang, Jizhen Zhang, Juan Zhang

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The Association between Standardized Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentration and Risk of Anemia: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Yang Zhang, Xiaotong Wang, Jia Wang, Weiwei Hu, Xiaolu Song, Ding Yuan, Xianliang Yan

“…A generalized linear model and restricted cubic spline (RCS) plot curve were constructed to assess the relationship between serum 25(OH)D concentration and anemia incidence. …”
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Effect on Soil Properties of BcWRKY1 Transgenic Maize with Enhanced Salinity Tolerance by Xing Zeng, Yu Zhou, Zhongjia Zhu, Hongyue Zu, Shumin Wang, Hong Di, Zhenhua Wang

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Phenotypic and Agronomic Variation Within Naturalized <i>Medicago polymorpha</i> L. (Burr Medic) in Subtropical Queensland, Australia, and Relationships with Climate and Soil Chara... by David L. Lloyd, John P. Thompson, Suzanne P. Boschma, Rick R. Young, Brian Johnson, Kemp C. Teasdale

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Patterns of Cell Activity in the Subthalamic Region Associated with the Neuroprotective Action of Near-Infrared Light Treatment in MPTP-Treated Mice by Victoria E. Shaw, Cassandra Peoples, Sharon Spana, Keyoumars Ashkan, Alim-Louis Benabid, Jonathan Stone, Gary E. Baker, John Mitrofanis

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The Fate and Distribution of Autologous Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells with Intra-Arterial Infusion in Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head in Dogs by Hongting Jin, Taotao Xu, Qiqing Chen, Chengliang Wu, Pinger Wang, Qiang Mao, Shanxing Zhang, Jiayi Shen, Peijian Tong

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