Viral RNA Load in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic COVID-19 Omicron Variant-Positive Patients by Qian Wu, Lixia Shi, Haomin Li, Shuping Huang, Hongwei Li, Li Li, Jin Han, Qi Wu, Zhengcun Pei

“…Methods. This study comprised 361 patients. The Ct values of SARS-CoV-2-related respiratory samples were compared between symptomatic and asymptomatic patients. …”
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of capecitabine versus active monitoring in stable or responding metastatic colorectal cancer after 16 weeks of first-line therapy by Tong Liu, Ruihong Yao, Zhiqiang Tong, Mei Dong, Lu Zhong

“…A willing-to-pay (WTP) threshold was set at 37653 USD/QALY, which was three times the gross domestic product (GDP) per capita of China in 2021. …”
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The modified theoretical model for debris flows predication with multiple rainfall characteristic parameters by Shengdong Cai, Zizhao Zhang, Xiaolong Yang, Qianli Lv, Xinyu Liu, Runsen Lai, Xikun Yu, Yang Hu

“…The comprehensive rainfall intensity threshold (C50) and the difference (C90) were derived upon the analysis of the rainfall intensity-duration (I-D) and rainfall intensity-antecedent effective rainfall total (I-E) with the consideration of rainfall characteristics. …”
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Association between preoperative persistent hyperglycemia and postoperative length of hospital in geriatric hip fracture patients by Yazhou Liu, Ying Yang, Yuhao Li, Xiaodong Yang

“…Subgroup and threshold analyses evaluated robustness. Results A total of 1,279 patients were included, with 673 (52.6%) having persistent preoperative hyperglycemia. …”
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Neuroimaging Correlates of Post-COVID-19 Symptoms: A Functional MRI Approach by Marine M. Tanashyan, Polina I. Kuznetsova, Sofya N. Morozova, Vladislav A. Annushkin, Anton A. Raskurazhev

“…Between-group analysis showed significant activation differences. Using a threshold of T > 3 we identified eight clusters of statistically significant activation: supramarginal gyri, posterior cingulate cortex, opercular parts of precentral gyri and cerebellum posterior lobe bilaterally. …”
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Comparison of multimodal intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring efficacy in early childhood and school aged children undergoing spinal surgery by Alpaslan Şenköylü, Murat Zinnuroğlu, Alp Börçek, Erdem Aktaş, İrfan Güngör, Mehmet Beyazova

“…There was no statistically significant difference in the mean threshold values with regard to transcranial stimulus intensity for the tcMEPs between the two groups. …”
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Desire to Die Communication Training for Professionals: Developing Online Formats by Kathleen Boström, Thomas Dojan, Axel Doll, Thomas Montag, Raymond Voltz, Kerstin Kremeike

“…This can ensure low-threshold access to scientifically sound information and training units for those health professionals confronted with the desire to die.…”
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Effect of aerobic exercise on amyloid accumulation in preclinical Alzheimer's: A 1-year randomized controlled trial. by Eric D Vidoni, Jill K Morris, Amber Watts, Mark Perry, Jon Clutton, Angela Van Sciver, Ashwini S Kamat, Jonathan Mahnken, Suzanne L Hunt, Ryan Townley, Robyn Honea, Ashley R Shaw, David K Johnson, James Vacek, Jeffrey M Burns

“…<h4>Methods and findings</h4>This 52-week randomized controlled trial compared the effects of 150 minutes per week of aerobic exercise vs. education control intervention. …”
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Group IIA secretory phospholipase 2 independently predicts mortality and positive blood culture in emergency department sepsis patients by Utsav Nandi, Alan E. Jones, Michael A. Puskarich

“…A total of 21% of patients met the primary outcome of in‐hospital mortality. At a 100 ng/mL threshold for sPLA2‐IIA, adjusted odds to predict mortality were 3.78 (95% confidence interval = 1.14–12.56, P = 0.03). sPLA2‐IIA and procalcitonin were both elevated in culture‐positive patients; however, the difference was not statistically significant. sPLA2‐IIA was significantly higher in blood culture‐positive patients. …”
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Application of Distributed Acoustic Sensing in Anchor Damage Monitoring on Submarine Cables by ZHANG Hong, WU Mingnian, WANG Daogen, MU Zhangjian, XIE Shuhong, WU Zhengming, LI Songlin, CHEN Qingqing

“…By setting morphological feature thresholds, anchor damage events can be rapidly identified. …”
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Prognostic value of left atrioventricular coupling index assessed by 3D echocardiography in patients with chronic kidney disease and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction by Weiyi Zhang, Xin Liu

“…Participants were categorized into three groups based on LACI, and differences in clinical and echocardiographic characteristics between groups were assessed. …”
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Mini-mental state examination as a predictor of mortality among older people referred to secondary mental healthcare. by Yu-Ping Su, Chin-Kuo Chang, Richard D Hayes, Gayan Perera, Matthew Broadbent, David To, Matthew Hotopf, Robert Stewart

“…Descriptive outcomes by Kaplan-Meier curves showed significant differences between those with normal and impaired cognitive function (MMSE score<25), regardless of a dementia diagnosis. …”
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Effect of dentin bio modifications and matrix metalloproteinase activity on bond strength – A systematic review and meta-analysis by D. Agarwal, S. R. Srinidhi, S. D. Aggarwal, P. Ingle, S. Tandon

“…The standardized mean difference (SMD) served as the summary statistic measure, employing a random-effect model with a significance threshold set at p &lt; 0.05.RESULTS. …”
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Diagnostic accuracy of systemic immune-inflammation index for acute appendicitis in the geriatric population by Ömerul Faruk Aydın, Ali Cankut Tatlıparmak

“…The mean age of the patients was 71 years (interquartile range: 67–76), with no significant difference between the appendicitis and non-appendicitis groups (p = 0.590). …”
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Morphological and functional characteristics of an eye in vibration disease patients by S. S. Malysheva, S. A. Petrov

“…Aim: To analyze ocular fundus photos and visual field test findings in vibration disease patients depending on highfrequencyexposition.Methods: 62 vibration disease patients aged 40‑65 (55.69±0.7 years on average) were examined. …”
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Postoperative decrease in serum albumin as predictor of early acute periprosthetic infection after total knee arthroplasty by Yoshinori Ishii, Hideo Noguchi, Junko Sato, Ikuko Takahashi, Hana Ishii, Ryo Ishii, Kei Ishii, Kai Ishii, Shin-ichi Toyabe

“…Further evaluation of the SA value of 3.5 g/dL as a threshold for acute early acute infection is warranted.…”
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Long-term CD4+ cell count in response to combination antiretroviral therapy. by Paula M Luz, Beatriz Grinsztejn, Luciane Velasque, Antonio G Pacheco, Valdilea G Veloso, Richard D Moore, Claudio J Struchiner

“…<h4>Methods</h4>The study population included patients starting ART in the clinical cohorts of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and Baltimore, United States. …”
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Analysis of the mechanism of physical activity enhancing well-being among college students using artificial neural network by Yuxin Cong, Roxana Dev Omar Dev, Shamsulariffin Bin Samsudin, Kaihao Yu

“…The analysis of the dynamic threshold effect reveals that the critical points of distinct characteristic values exhibit substantial variations in their impact on well-being. …”
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Association of body roundness index with cardiovascular disease in patients with cardiometabolic syndrome: a cross-sectional study based on NHANES 2009-2018 by Xiaohua He, Jingling Zhu, Wenfei Liang, Xiuling Yang, Weimin Ning, Zhan Zhao, Jingyi Chen, Qiuxing He

“…At the same time, we hypothesized that BRI would identify CVD better than BMI or WC.MethodsData from the 2009-2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). …”
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Treatment of early hypertension among persons living with HIV in Haiti: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial. by Lily D Yan, Vanessa Rouzier, Eliezer Dade, Collette Guiteau, Jean Lookens Pierre, Stephano St-Preux, Miranda Metz, Suzanne Oparil, Jean William Pape, Margaret McNairy

“…The primary outcome is the difference in mean change of SBP from enrollment to 12 months. …”
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