The Main Patterns of Disorders of the Visual System in Patients with Retinal Detachment in Pediatric and Adult Practice in Terms of the Level of Antioxidant Protection by A. A. Sergienko, A. V. Malyshev, A. S. Apostolova

“…The obtained similar results of statistical analysis for children and adults are actualized by research in pediatric practice aimed at increasing the clinical effectiveness of vitrectomy for RD based on antioxidant protection methods tested in adult practice.…”
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Unraveling nonlinear effects of environment features on green view index using multiple data sources and explainable machine learning by Cai Chen, Jian Wang, Dong Li, Xiaohu Sun, Jiyong Zhang, Changjiang Yang, Bo Zhang

“…Our research results show that: (1) Within the Sixth Ring Road of Beijing, GVI shows significant spatial clustering phenomenon and positive correlation linkage, and at the same time exhibits significant spatial differences; (2) Among many environmental variables, the increase of green coverage rate has the most significant positive effect on GVI, while the increase of building density shows a strong negative correlation with GVI; (3) The performance of the GWRF model in predicting GVI is excellent and far exceeds that of comparison models.; (4) Whether it is the green coverage rate, urban built environment or socioeconomic factors, their influence on GVI shows non-linear characteristics and a certain threshold effect. …”
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Efficacy of vericiguat in patients with chronic heart failure and reduced ejection fraction: a prospective observational study by Yinge Zhan, Liu Li, Jie Zhou, Yishan Ma, Xuchong Guan, Suo Wang, Ya Chang

“…Abstract Objectives This study aims to evaluate the therapeutic effect of Vericiguat through cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) in patients with chronic heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). Methods A prospective observational study was conducted from May 2022 to May 2023, focusing on patients with HFrEF admitted to our hospital. …”
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The Prognostic Value of the Results of ¹²³I-metaiodobenzylguanidine Myocardial Scintigraphy in the Examination of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Referred for Its Inte... by Yu. V. Varlamova, Yu. B. Lishmanov, I. V. Kisteneva

“…The preoperative indicators, in which the subgroups with and without recurrent AF showed significant differences, were studied. In the patients with PAF, the delayed Heart/ Mediastinum (H/M) ratio cutoff was ≥1.55 (the area under the ROC curve was 0.929; 100% sensitivity and 57% specificity), and the threshold value of 123I-MIBG washout rate was ≤22.3% (the area under ROC curve was 0.957; 100% sensitivity and 43% specificity) may suggest that RFA is effective. …”
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Optimal number of lymph nodes for long-term survival in lymph node-negative rectal cancer: a population-based study by Lei Liu, Chen Qin, Xiaomin Xia, Yihui Cheng, Longbo Zheng, Yiheng Ju, Jilin Hu, Xuewei Li

“…Abstract Purpose This study aimed to investigate the examined lymph node (ELN) count following lymph node-negative rectal cancer (RC) resection and to evaluate its influence on tumor stage migration and long-term survival among N0 patients. Methods A total of 5197 patients with N0/N1a RC were identified from the SEER database, comprising 1103 stage N0 patients and 208 stage N1a patients. …”
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Association of health literacy with illness perception of Chinese community patients with chronic disease by Chaowei Guo, Yibo Wu, Xinghua Bai, Qiao Qiao, Dianjun Qi, Shuang Zang

“…Abstract Background This study aimed to examine the association between health literacy and illness perception among Chinese patients with chronic disease in the community through a national cross-sectional study. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted in China from June 20, 2022, to August 31, 2022, and used a multistage sampling approach to select patients with chronic diseases. …”
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Plasma level and clinical significance of ADAMTS13 in patients with primary membrous nephropathy by Zhu Guo-qiang, Yang Shu-fen, Zhang Xue-qing, Lu Chen

“…The aim of this study was to detect plasma level of ADAMTS13 in PMN patients complicated and uncomplicated by VTE and examine their clinical significance.MethodsFrom September 2019 to September 2021， 60 PMN patients were recruited and assigned into two groups of complicated by VTE （PMN-VTE） and not complicated by VTE （PMN-not-VTE） （<italic>n</italic>=30 each）. …”
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Changes of intestinal microbiome and its relationship with painful diabetic neuropathy in rats by Shuaiying Jia, Haiqi Mi, Yao Su, Yuning Liu, Zhi Ming, Jingyan Lin

“…Abstract Objective To analyze the gut bacterial microbiome in rats with painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN) compared to normal rats. Methods Type 2 diabetes was induced in rats via a high-fat and high-sugar diet combined with a low dose of streptozotocin. …”
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Absolute Capacitance Measurement by Direct Digital Fitting of Proportional Coefficient by Xuanze Wang, Qian Shi, Da Liu, Boya Xie, Siyuan Chen, Junzhe Luo, Peipei Lu

“…In the realm of capacitance measurement, traditional methods that gauge capacitance through timing charge and discharge intervals frequently suffer from inaccuracies, particularly due to noise affecting voltage threshold detection. …”
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Assessment of Mathematical Approaches for the Estimation and Comparison of Efficiency in qPCR Assays for a Prokaryotic Model by Jose Arturo Molina-Mora, Meriyeins Sibaja-Amador, Luis Rivera-Montero, Daniel Chacón-Arguedas, Caterina Guzmán, Fernando García

“…Differences in efficiency were revealed depending on the mathematical method used; the values were 100% in three out of the four standard curves, but estimations of the expected fold change in DNA serial dilutions were not achieved, indicating the possible overestimation of efficiency. …”
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Robust and Efficient Registration of Infrared and Visible Images for Vehicular Imaging Systems by Kai Che, Jian Lv, Jiayuan Gong, Jia Wei, Yun Zhou, Longcheng Que

“…The automatic registration of infrared and visible images in vehicular imaging systems remains challenging in vision-assisted driving systems because of differences in imaging mechanisms. Existing registration methods often fail to accurately register infrared and visible images in vehicular imaging systems due to numerous spurious points during feature extraction, unstable feature descriptions, and low feature matching efficiency. …”
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Diagnostic potential of the B9D2 gene in colorectal cancer based on whole blood gene expression data and machine learning by Zhaorui Wang, Yongcheng Fu, Haozhe Zhang, Na Liu, Ningjing Lei

“…This study is the first to investigate the diagnostic potential of B9D2 in CRC, using bioinformatics and machine learning to uncover its novel role in early detection, with implications for clinical translation. Methods Gene expression data from whole blood samples obtained from the GEO database were analyzed to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs) associated with CRC, using a adjusted p-value threshold of < 0.05 and an absolute logFC > 0.5. …”
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Turkish validity and reliability of children’s environmental health knowledge and skills questionnaires for nursing students by Hatice Gürgen Şimşek, Şafak Dağhan

“…To examine the psychometric properties of the “Children’s Environmental Health Knowledge (ChEHK-Q) and Skills (ChEHS-Q) Questionnaire” among Turkish-speaking nursing students. Methods This study employed a methodological method. …”
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Residual transmission of HIV infection from mother to child in the Atlantic and littoral departments in Benin by Edwige Hermione Dagba Gbessin, Haziz Sina, René Kpemahouton Keke, Michel Kiréopori Gomgnimbou, Aldric Afangnihoun, Moussa Bachabi, Abdoul-Salam Ouedraogo, Lamine Baba-Moussa

“…Comparison of proportions tests (analysis of the significance of the difference in prevalence) with an error threshold of 5% were used to assess the determinants of the transmission. …”
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Urban River Health Assessment Based on Concept of Resilience -Taking Jinshui River in Zhengzhou City as a Case Study by Yufan Zhang, Yingying Zhu, Yijie Chen, Guohang Tian

“…The combined weighting method and a matter-element extension model were used to evaluate river health and to forecast development trends. …”
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Analysis of genomic ancestry and characterization of a new variant in MPS type VII by Andreza Juliana Moreira da Costa, Isabel Cristina Neves de Souza, Raimunda Helena Feio, Laurent Ketlen Leão Viana, Mislene Cisz, Célio Luiz Rafaelli, Franciele Barbosa Trapp, Maira Graeff Burin, Kristiane Michelin-Tirelli, Ana Carolina Brusius-Facchin, Alice Brinckmann Oliveira Netto, André Salim Khayat, Ney Pereira Carneiro dos Santos, Roberto Giugliani, Luiz Carlos Santana-da-Silva

“…Relative to the comparison among threshold cycles, 2/20 samples presented significantly different CT values for the patient with MPS VII when the numbers of amplification cycles were compared. …”
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Association between eGDR and MASLD and liver fibrosis: a cross-sectional study based on NHANES 2017–2023 by Wenjing Peng, Zeyu Li, Nian Fu

“…BackgroundThis study aimed to investigate the association between estimated glucose disposal rate (eGDR) and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), as well as liver fibrosis, using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2017–2023 dataset.MethodsData from 7,855 participants in the NHANES 2017–2023 dataset were analyzed. …”
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Clinical Course of Coronary Heart Disease Concomitant with Asthma by N. Y. Grigoryeva, T. P. Ilyushina, K. S. Kolosova, N. B. Koroleva, A. A. Streltsova, D. V. Soloveva

“…The research purpose: to study features of clinical process of a coronary heart disease when it combines with a bronchial asthma.The materials and methods: 180 people were included in the research, 90 of them suffer from both CHD and BA (the first group), and also 90 people have only CHD without BA (the second group). …”
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Benefit of Avasopasem Manganese on Severe Oral Mucositis in Head and Neck Cancer in the ROMAN Trial: Unplanned Secondary Analysis by Carryn Anderson, MD, Samuel Salvaggio, PhD, Mickaël De Backer, PhD, Jean-Christophe Chiem, PhD, Gary Walker, MD, MPH, MS, Deborah Saunders, DMD, BSc, Christopher M. Lee, MD, Neal Dunlap, MD, Eugene Kennedy, MD, Robert Beardsley, PhD, Benton Schoen, BA, Marc Buyse, ScD

“…Key clinically relevant outcomes from ROMAN were prioritized: (1) WHO grade 4 OM incidence; (2) SOM incidence; (3) days of SOM; (4) days to SOM onset, with 7 days difference defined as the clinical relevance threshold for SOM days and SOM onset. …”
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Association Between Dietary Alcohol Intake and Migraine or Severe Headache Miscellaneous Pain: The NHANES 1999–2004 by Yi Tang, Kangrui Zhang, Yueyu Zhang, Xinhui Jia, Jiaxuan Li, Jie Hu, Xun He, Xinyi Chen, Juncang Wu

“…Aim: This study aimed to investigate the potential relationship between alcohol consumption and migraine or severe headache. Methods: Employing National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) database records spanning March 1999 to December 2004, our analysis encompassed threshold effects, smoothed curve fitting, and multivariate logistic regression to elucidate the relationship between alcohol consumption level and migraine or severe headaches. …”
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