Correlation between gallstones and fasting blood glucose to serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio among American adults by Bo Wu, Huachao Zheng, Caixiang Zhuang, Jiesheng Mao, Luo Yuncheng, Lidong Huang, Min Li, Zhao Feiyang, Sisi Lin, Pengwei Wang, Yiren Hu

“…A calculation was made to determine the GHR by dividing the fasting blood glucose level by the HDL-C level. Several statistical methods, including analysis of threshold effects, smoothed curve fitting, multiple logistic regression modeling, and subgroup analysis, were utilized to investigate the connection between GHR and gallstones.ResultsIn 3898 U.S. adults, GHR was significantly positively associated with the prevalence of gallbladder stones. …”
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Correlation of retinal sensitivity in microperimetry with vascular density in optical coherence tomography angiography in primary open-angle glaucoma. by Katarzyna Zabel, Przemyslaw Zabel, Martyna Kaluzna, Aleksander Lamkowski, Damian Jaworski, Magdalena Wietlicka-Piszcz, Jakub J Kaluzny

“…Pairwise comparison of the above parameters showed no difference (P>0.05).<h4>Conclusion</h4>The relationship between microvascular damage in the macular SVP whole and the decrease of MP average sensitivity threshold is stronger than the pRNFL thickness measurements and SAP parameters. …”
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Increased ventral striatal volume in college-aged binge drinkers. by Nicholas A Howell, Yulia Worbe, Iris Lange, Roger Tait, Michael Irvine, Paula Banca, Neil A Harrison, Edward T Bullmore, William D Hutchison, Valerie Voon

“…<h4>Background</h4>Binge drinking is a serious public health issue associated with cognitive, physiological, and anatomical differences from healthy individuals. No studies, however, have reported subcortical grey matter differences in this population. …”
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D-Band 4.6 km 2 × 2 MIMO Photonic-Assisted Terahertz Wireless Communication Utilizing Iterative Pruning Deep Neural Network-Based Nonlinear Equalization by Jingwen Lin, Sicong Xu, Qihang Wang, Jie Zhang, Jingtao Ge, Siqi Wang, Zhihang Ou, Yuan Ma, Wen Zhou, Jianjun Yu

“…Before pruning, at 10 GBaud transmission, the lowest BER was 0.0362, and at 30 GBaud transmission, the lowest BER was 0.1826, both of which did not meet the 20% soft-decision forward error correction (SD-FEC) threshold. After pruning, the BER at different transmission rates was reduced to below the hard decision forward error correction (HD-FEC) threshold, indicating a substantial improvement in signal quality. …”
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The peak oxygen uptake of healthy Turkish children with reference to age and sex: a pilot study by Yeşim Gürsel, Birkan Sonel, Haydar Gök, Peyman Yalçin

“…Assessment of VO2 by graded exercise stress testing by treadmill is accepted as a safe and effective method of evaluating the physical fitness of children. …”
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Development and validation of the gift reciprocation anxiety scale (GRAS) for youths and adults in intimate relationships by Mohd. Ashik Shahrier, Shakira Khatun

“…A total of 763 Bangladeshi youths of different public universities and adults in different professions with the ages ranged from 17 to 36 years were the study participants recruited through convenient sampling technique. …”
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The Value of Ketone Bodies in the Evaluation of Kidney Function in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Yimei Li, Yongze Zhang, Ximei Shen, Fengying Zhao, Sunjie Yan

“…Methods. A retrospective study of 955 patients with T2DM (426 women and 529 men) admitted to our hospital from December 2017 to September 2019 was conducted. …”
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Development of the Persian Listening in Spatialized Noise Sentence Test: A Preliminary Study by Zahra Hosseini Dastgerdi, Nasrin Gohari, Abbas Yousefi, Nematollah Rouhbakhsh

“…These included the Same Voice co-located condition (SV0°), Different Voice co-located condition (DV0°), Same Voice separated condition (SV±90°), and Different Voice separated condition (DV±90°). …”
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Hardware assurance with silicon photonic physical unclonable functions by Mohammad Amin Mahdian, Ebadollah Taheri, Kaveh Rahbardar Mojaver, Mahdi Nikdast

“…These findings underscore the potential of silicon photonic PUFs in enhancing security for optical communication systems of different scales. The integration of such photonic PUFs offers robust and reliable security solutions for applications where traditional electronic methods introduce additional attack surfaces and fail to provide adequate protection.…”
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Research on community characteristics of vegetation restoration in hilly power engineering based on multi temporal remote sensing technology by Chen Bin, Lei Dong, Huang Liangjun, Liu Qingdong, Zhao Xuan, Shi Yuanping

“…Combining the deep learning model with the multi model hierarchical classification algorithm, the remote sensing prediction map based on deep learning is used as the classification base map, and the normalized difference vegetation index threshold is used to classify the uncovered area. …”
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Comparison of branded rugby headguards on their effectiveness in reducing impact on the head by Erin R A Frizzell, Graham P Arnold, Weijie Wang, Rami J Abboud, Tim S Drew

“…Aim To compare the available brands of rugby headguards and evaluate their impact attenuation properties at various locations on the cranium, with regard to concussion prevention.Methods Seven different branded headguards were fitted onto a rigid headform and drop-tested in three different positions. …”
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Study on the correlation between triglyceride glucose index, triglyceride glucose index to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio, and the risk of diabetes in nonalcoholic fatt... by Tao Sun, Jun Liu

“…Subgroup analyses revealed significant interactions between TyG and TyG/HDL-c across different gender subgroups (P for interaction &lt; 0.05). …”
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Dose–response relationship of treadmill perturbation-based balance training for improving reactive balance in older adults at risk of falling: results of the FEATURE randomized con... by Natalie Hezel, Theresa Buchner, Clemens Becker, Jürgen M. Bauer, Lizeth H. Sloot, Simon Steib, Christian Werner

“…Reactive balance in standing (Stepping Threshold Test [STT]) and walking (Dynamic Stepping Threshold Test [DSTT]) was assessed as primary outcome at baseline (T1), post-intervention (T2), and 6-week follow-up (T3). …”
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Association Between the Hemoglobin Glycation Index (HGI) and Risk of Diabetic Nephropathy: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Zhou W, Zhang L, Liu T

“…Multivariable logistic regression, restricted cubic spline (RCS) analysis, and threshold effect models were employed to assess the association between HGI and DN risk. …”
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The effect of anatomical variables and use of the Lifts system on hearing outcomes after implantation of an active transcutaneous bone conduction device in bilateral congenital con... by Jinsong Yang, Chunli Zhao, Yujie Liu, Mengdie Gao, Ran Ren, Danni Wang, Zhigang Huang, Shouqin Zhao

“…Methods We examined 110 cases of congenital microtia. …”
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Fracture identification and 3D reconstruction of coal-rock combinations based on VRA-UNet network by Dengke WANG, Longhang WANG, Yaguang QIN, Le WEI, Tanggen CAO, Wenrui LI, Lu LI, Xu CHEN, Yuling XIA

“…In the 3D reconstruction of coal-rock combinations fractures, in response to the problem that traditional threshold segmentation methods cannot accurately determine the threshold size between coal and rock, resulting in poor fracture segmentation performance, a new VRA-UNet coal-rock combinations fracture identification model based on deep learning theory is proposed, providing an optimized solution for accurate identification of coal-rock combinations fractures. …”
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Association between serum glucose potassium ratio and short- and long-term all-cause mortality in patients with sepsis admitted to the intensive care unit: a retrospective analysis... by Jiaqi Lou, Ziyi Xiang, Xiaoyu Zhu, Jingyao Song, Shengyong Cui, Jiliang Li, Guoying Jin, Neng Huang, Youfen Fan, Sida Xu

“…A nonlinear relationship between GPR and mortality was identified, with a critical threshold at GPR=30. Subgroup analysis showed that the effect size and direction were consistent across different subgroups. …”
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of combination therapies involving novel agents for first/second-relapse patients with multiple myeloma: a Markov model approach with calibration techni... by Weijia Wu, Fengyuan Tang, Yannan Wang, Wenqianzi Yang, Zixuan Zhao, Yuan Gao, Hengjin Dong

“…With a willingness-to-pay (WTP) threshold of three times the 2023 per capita GDP in China (¥258,074), pomalidomide-bortezomib-dexamethasone was the most cost-effective therapy (¥86,129/QALY) in this group. …”
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Elucidating the causal relationship of mechanical power and lung injury: a dynamic approach to ventilator management by ChaoPing Wu, Arif Canakoglu, Jacob Vine, Anya Mathur, Ronit Nath, Markos Kashiouris, Piyush Mathur, Ari Ercole, Paul Elbers, Abhijit Duggal, Ken Koon Wong, Anirban Bhattacharyya

“…However, its application across different diseases and stages remains nuanced. Methods Using AmsterdamUMCdb, we conducted a retrospective study to analyze the causal relationship between MP and outcomes of invasive mechanical ventilation, specifically SpO2/FiO2 ratio (P/F) and ventilator-free days at day 28 (VFD28). …”
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Lipoprotein cholesterol ratios and cardiovascular disease risk in US adults: a cross-sectional study by Xiuming Yang, Qiuyun Chen, Qingyu Zhang, Zongliang Yu, Zongliang Yu

“…Also, interaction tests and subgroup analyses were employed to explore whether the associations differ by subgroups. Then, threshold analysis were conducted for interval delineation and detection of threshold effects with two-segment piecewise LR model.ResultsA cohort of 11,471 individuals was involved. …”
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