A non-linear association of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality among patients with hypertension by Guoliang Liang, Guoliang Liang, Wenhao Zhang, Xinxin Gu, Qiong Zhang, Ankang Liu, Xinran Qing, Jiangwei Ma

“…This study aims to investigate the relationship between low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in adults with hypertension.MethodsHypertensive participants aged ≥18 years from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999–2018 with blood lipid testing data and complete follow-up data until 31 December 2019 were enrolled in the analysis. …”
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Sagittal alignment to predict efficiency in pulsed radiofrequency for cervical facet joint pain by Cheng-Yo Yen, Sheng-Min Lin, Hong Yu Chen, Shih-Wei Wang, Yu-Duan Tsai, Cien-Leong Chye, Te-Yuan Chen, Hao-Kuang Wang, Kuo-Wei Wang

“…The patients were classified into good and poor outcome groups based on the improvement of the pain score(visual analog scale). Clinical and radiological data were analyzed. …”
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DyTAM: Accelerating Wind Turbine Inspections with Dynamic UAV Trajectory Adaptation by Serhii Svystun, Lukasz Scislo, Marcin Pawlik, Oleksandr Melnychenko, Pavlo Radiuk, Oleg Savenko, Anatoliy Sachenko

“…By integrating advanced path models (spiral, helical, and offset-line) with robust optical sensing, the DyTAM-based system streamlines the inspection process and ensures high-quality data capture. The dynamic adaptation is achieved through a closed-loop control system where real-time visual data from the UAV’s camera is continuously processed to update the flight trajectory on the fly, ensuring optimal inspection angles and distances are maintained regardless of blade position or external disturbances. …”
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Differential relationships among homocysteine levels, cognitive deficits, and low-frequency fluctuation in brain activity in bipolar disorder with suicidal ideation by Yuanyuan Huang, Sumiao Zhou, Shixuan Feng, Hehua Li, Ziyun Zhang, Chenyu Liu, Junhao Li, Wei Han, Kai Wu, Xingbing Huang, Fengchun Wu

“…We then calculated the amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (ALFF) from resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging data. Mediated-effects analysis was conducted to explore the association among these three variables. …”
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Health Anxiety and Its Relationship with Academic Performance and Learning Styles among Nursing Students during COVID-19 Pandemic by Hossein Namdar Areshtanab, Mina Hosseinzadeh, Hossein Ebrahimi, Mohammad Arshadi Bostanabad, Nazila Sepehrnia

“…Methods: A cross-sectional design was employed, involving 365 participants selected through stratified random sampling in Iran in 2021. Data were collected using Health Anxiety Inventory, Visual, Aural, Reading/Writing, and Kinesthetic Learning Styles Questionnaire and students’ self-reported grade point average (GPA). …”
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Limitations of informed consent in routine clinical practice - An observational survey study to characterize patient populations with limited understanding of the routine informed... by Elisabeth Bär, Tobias Bock, Bettina Bock, Anne Goldbach, Julia Heusner, Saskia Schuppener, Sven Bercker

“…A total of 501 patients were interviewed using a structured questionnaire, 489 were analysed for demographic data. 12 patients were excluded in the first place due to incomplete data and a further 135 could not be used in the analysis for the comparison groups. …”
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An online intervention relationship enhancement couple therapy program versus systematic desensitization on sexual performance anxiety in women undergoing infertility treatment wit... by Maryam Afzal Dehkordi, Tahmineh Farajkhoda, Mahdi Khanabadi, Farimah Shamsi

“…The secondary outcome variable spouse’s satisfaction was assessed (weeks 8 and 12, via visual analog scale). Data from 29 women were analyzed in each group. …”
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Synergistic Hierarchical AI Framework for USV Navigation: Closing the Loop Between Swin-Transformer Perception, T-ASTAR Planning, and Energy-Aware TD3 Control by Haonan Ye, Hongjun Tian, Qingyun Wu, Yihong Xue, Jiayu Xiao, Guijie Liu, Yang Xiong

“…The framework integrates (1) a novel adaptation of the Swin-Transformer to generate a dense, semantic risk map from raw visual data, enabling the system to interpret ambiguous marine conditions like sun glare and choppy water, enabling real-time environmental understanding crucial for guidance; (2) a Transformer-enhanced A-star (T-ASTAR) algorithm with spatio-temporal attentional guidance to generate globally near-optimal and energy-aware static paths; (3) a domain-adapted TD3 agent featuring a novel energy-aware reward function that optimizes for USV hydrodynamic constraints, making it suitable for long-endurance missions tailored for USVs to perform dynamic local path optimization and real-time obstacle avoidance, forming a key control element; and (4) CUDA acceleration to meet the computational demands of real-time ocean engineering applications. …”
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Comparison of Scrotal Hitch Technique and Conventional Scrotal Dressing in Reducing the Postoperative Scrotal Oedema in Inguinoscrotal Surgeries: A Non Randomised Clinical Study by Balaji Rajavarman, Manigandan Raju, Umesh Raj Somasundaram, AS Sangeethapriya

“…Fisher’s-exact test was used as a test of significance for categorical data. Student’s t-test and Mann-Whitney U test were used as tests of significance for continuous data. …”
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Copper Stress Levels Classification in Oilseed Rape Using Deep Residual Networks and Hyperspectral False-Color Images by Yifei Peng, Jun Sun, Zhentao Cai, Lei Shi, Xiaohong Wu, Chunxia Dai, Yubin Xie

“…By comprehensively capturing the spectral representation of oilseed rape plants, both the one-dimensional (1D) spectral sequence and spatial image data were utilized for multi-class classification. …”
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Feasibility of a multidisciplinary Transitional Pain Service in spine surgery patients to minimise opioid use and improve perioperative outcomes: a quality improvement study by Sarah Tierney, Patricia Poulin, Daniel McIsaac, Marie-Claude Magnan, Amin Zahrai, Alexandra Stratton

“…Success of our study was defined as: (1) enrolment: ability to enrol ≥80% of eligible patients, (2) data collection: ability to collect data for ≥80% of participants, including effectiveness measures (oral morphine equivalent (OME) and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)-perceived analgesic management and overall health) and programme resource requirements measures (appointment attendance, 60-day return to emergency and length of stay), and (3) efficacy: estimate potential programme effectiveness defined as ≥80% of patients weaned back to their intake OME requirements at programme discharge.Results Thirty out of 36 (83.3%) eligible patients were enrolled and 26 completed the TPS programme. …”
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A risk prediction model for the assessment and triage of women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in low-resourced settings: the miniPIERS (Pre-eclampsia Integrated Estimate... by Beth A Payne, Jennifer A Hutcheon, J Mark Ansermino, David R Hall, Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Shereen Z Bhutta, Christine Biryabarema, William A Grobman, Henk Groen, Farizah Haniff, Jing Li, Laura A Magee, Mario Merialdi, Annettee Nakimuli, Ziguang Qu, Rozina Sikandar, Nelson Sass, Diane Sawchuck, D Wilhelm Steyn, Mariana Widmer, Jian Zhou, Peter von Dadelszen, miniPIERS Study Working Group

“…<h4>Methods and findings</h4>From 1 July 2008 to 31 March 2012, in five LMICs, data were collected prospectively on 2,081 women with any hypertensive disorder of pregnancy admitted to a participating centre. …”
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Efficacy and safety of dynamic neuromuscular stabilisation in treating chronic non-specific low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol by Bin Huang, Linlin Zhang, Yu Pu, Xiaoming Xi, Hongyan Bi, Shifang Cui

“…Our focus will be on identifying randomised controlled trials that assess the efficacy of DNS training in the treatment of CNLBP. The data extracted from these trials will be synthesised through a comprehensive meta-analysis to elucidate the effectiveness of this intervention. …”
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Unitary patent system and innovation dynamics in the European Union: The role of economic resources and R&D investments by Radka MacGregor Pelikánová, Martin Hála, Marek Beneš

“…This deeper contextual understanding of Unitary Patenting dynamic entails EU member states and their top four competitors (China, Japan, South Korea, USA). The data regarding the GDP, GDP per capita, GERD, number of Unitary Patents in total and per millions of inhabitants was collected and visualized via tables and charts, and submitted to a critical comparison. …”
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Exploring Enamel Hypoplasia and Metabolic Impacts on Dental Structures in Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Sadaf Ambreen, Amna Farrukh, Muhammad Mustafa, Ashar Hussain, Irum Naz, Fatima Ali

“…Studies were dismissed on the basis of the animal model, the in vitro studies, and unoriginal data. Eight articles were used. Risk of bias was evaluated by the Newcastle-Ottawa tool, and Meta-analyses were being done under the RevMan 5.4.1 utilizing the random-effects models. …”
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Combined alverine citrate and simeticonein preparation in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome by Ye. A. Poluektova, S. Yu. Kuchumova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Intensity of abdominal pain by VAS data significantly decreased at the end of 4-week treatment course. …”
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The possibilities of predicting the individual risk of cervical cancer in women of reproductive age using mathematical modeling by L. A. Klyukina, E. A. Sosnova, A. A. Ishchenko, M. M. Davydov

“…Cervical cancer (CC) refers to cancer of visual localization and in women of reproductive age remains one of the most common oncological diseases. …”
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Clothes Retrieval Using M-AlexNet With Mish Function and Feature Selection Using Joint Shannon&#x2019;s Entropy Pearson&#x2019;s Correlation Coefficient by Marryam Murtaza, Muhammad Sharif, Mussarat Yasmin, Muhammad Fayyaz, Seifedine Kadry, Mi Young Lee

“…The online retrieval of clothes-related images is crucial because finding the exact items, like the query image from a large amount of data, is highly challenging. However, significant clothes image variations degrade visual search retrieval accuracy. …”
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Development of Arabic learning in 21st-century skills at MAN 4 Jakarta by Dasep Bayu Ahyar

“…Using a descriptive qualitative approach with a case study, data were collected through interviews, observations, and documentation supported by 21st-century Arabic language learning literature. …”
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Analysing Open-source Images to Assess Face Mask Usage for Epidemiological Studies by Dr Hang Ding, Mrs Ashley Quigley, Professor Raina MacIntyre

“…Current results support our open-source analysis strategy with AI innovations for mask use estimation using open-source data. This is a novel epidemiological tool and further research is required to assess its validity in providing accurate assessments of mask wearing. …”
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