Management of LH/FSH deficiency among assisted reproduction specialists in Spain: a Delphi consensus by Sonia Lobo, Beatriz Álvaro, Joana Peñarrubia, Carlos Ignacio García Fernández, Elisa Gil, Joaquín Llácer

“…The aim was to understand if consensus exists on LH/FSH deficiency management among specialists in assisted reproduction based on the latest available evidence.MethodsAn online, two-round Delphi consensus questionnaire was conducted from December 2021 to January 2022. …”
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Sleep behaviors and metabolic-associated fatty liver disease. by Yuqing Cai, Jia Chen, Xiaoyu Deng, Caiyun Wang, Jiefeng Huang, Ningfang Lian

“…<h4>Objective</h4>This study aimed to comprehensively evaluate the association between various sleep behaviors and the risk of metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD), particularly self-reported snoring.<h4>Methods</h4>Multivariate logistic regression was used to explore independent factors associated with MAFLD. …”
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Effect of Footwear Versus Barefoot on Double-Leg Jump-Landing and Jump Height Measures: A Randomized Cross-Over Study by Kim Hébert-Losier, Caleb Boswell-Smith, Ivana Hanzlíková

“…Although the number of high injury-risk participants was not statistically different at a group level (*p*=1.000); 27 individuals (33.8%) exhibited a clinically meaningful difference between conditions of one error or more in LESS score, categorization was inconsistent for 16.3% of individuals, and four of the 17 landing errors significantly differed between conditions…”
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High-throughput phenotyping tools for blueberry count, weight, and size estimation based on modified YOLOv5s by Xingjian Li, Sushan Ru, Zixuan He, James D. Spiers, Lirong Xiang

“…This study developed an automated algorithm and smartphone application for accurate blueberry count and size estimation. Two different computer vision pipelines based on traditional methods and deep neural networks were implemented to detect and segment individual blueberries from Red-Green-Blue (RGB) images. …”
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Nasal vs. oral BREATHing WIn Strategies in healthy individuals during cardiorespiratory Exercise testing (BreathWISE). by Massimo Mapelli, Elisabetta Salvioni, Irene Mattavelli, Giulia Grilli, Gabriele Zerboni, Alessandro Nava, Nicolò Capra, Arianna Galotta, Matteo Biroli, Gaia Bellini, Mattia Dall'Asta, Elisabetta Pasini, Antonio De Paola, Ludovica Torzolini, Nicola Mani, Sebastiano Turri, Jeness Campodonico, Piergiuseppe Agostoni

“…Variables were analysed at rest, at anaerobic threshold (AT), at intermediate exercise steps, and at peak.…”
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Detection of surface defects on conveyor belts based on adversarial repair networks by YANG Zelin, YANG Liqing, HAO Bin

“…In response to the challenges of acquiring and labeling defect data on conveyor belts, as well as the low accuracy of deep learning-based conveyor belt defect detection methods due to unstable factors and data fluctuations in working environments, this study proposed a surface defect detection model based on adversarial repair networks. …”
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Impact of statin treatment on non-invasive tests based predictions of fibrosis in a referral pathway for NAFLD by Juan G Abraldes, Mang Ma, Mustafa Al-Karaghouli, Sonia Fuentes, Tracy Davyduke

“…We assessed the effects of statins on the association between NITs and VCTE at different fibrosis thresholds.Results 129 out of 832 patients were taking a statin and 138 additional patients had indication for a statin. …”
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Test–retest reliability and validity in lower limb proprioception tests using image capture technique in healthy adults by Aisuke Takahashi, Hikaru Kawana, Katsuhiro Furukawa

“…Quantitative proprioception assessments such as threshold to detect passive motion (TDPM) and joint position sense (JPS) help determine the severity of functional impairments and evaluate treatment efficacy. …”
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Optimizing Voice Sample Quantity and Recording Settings for the Prediction of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Retrospective Study by Atousa Assadi, Jessica Oreskovic, Jaycee Kaufman, Yan Fossat

“…A significance threshold of P ResultsOur results showed that including up to 6 voice recordings notably improved the model accuracy for T2DM compared to using only one recording, with accuracy increasing from 59.61 to 65.02 for men and from 65.55 to 69.43 for women. …”
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Examining attentional avoidance in post-traumatic stress disorder: an exploratory ‘Face in the Crowd’ paradigm using eye-tracking by Wivine Blekic, Mandy Rossignol, Fabien D’Hondt

“…However, most eye-tracking studies in this field used free-viewing tasks on negative stimuli.Methods: PTSD patients (n = 38), trauma-exposed healthy controls (TEHC; n = 30), and non-trauma-exposed healthy controls (HC; n = 33) performed a Face in the Crowd (FiC) task. …”
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Concerns arising from the calculation of the apnea-hypopnea index during CPAP-telemonitoring of patients with obstructive sleep apnea by Celia Vidal, Jean-Pierre Mallet, Sarah Skinner, Raphael Gilson, Olivier Gaubert, Arnaud Prigent, Frédéric Gagnadoux, Arnaud Bourdin, Nicolas Molinari, Dany Jaffuel

“…When possible, we assessed the impact of excluding central hypopneas, events during major leaks, and/or ramp periods on the percentage of patients crossing the consensual AHIflow alert threshold of ≥ 10 events/h. Results We identified significant disparities in AHIflow calculations between manufacturers, which lead to significant differences in the number of patients flagged as being in an alert state. …”
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Evaluating Efficiency of Propofol and Dexmedetomidine for Hypotensive Anesthesia in ENT Operations by P. Kamesh Chandra, Dinesh Kumar Patel, Ranjeet Kumar Mohanty, Mohit Kulmi, Ramanpal Singh Makkad

“…Materials and Methods: Sixty individuals between the ages of 18 and 60 who were having elective ENT operations participated in a prospective randomized clinical study. …”
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Serum 25(OH)D levels and mortality risk among middle-aged and elderly populations in the U.S.: A prospective cohort study. by Yaowen Hu, Faliang Gao, Yuan Yang, Wei Yang, Huibo He, Jie Zhou, Yujie Zhao, Xi Chen, Wenyan Zhao, Xiaopeng He

“…<h4>Objective</h4>To investigate the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and its relationship with all-cause and cause-specific mortality among middle-aged and elderly populations in the U.S.<h4>Methods</h4>Data were sourced from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2001-2018. …”
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The Effects of Combined Cervical and Scapular Stabilization Exercises on Muscle Tone, Pain, and Cervical Range of Motion in Cervical Extension Type: A Controlled Experimental Study by Qiu-Shuo Tian, Xing-Han Zhou, Tae-Ho Kim

“…Results: Both groups showed significant differences in muscle tone, stiffness, elasticity, PPT, and cervical ROM (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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Magnitude of the benefit of progression-free survival as a potential surrogate marker in phase 3 trials assessing targeted agents in molecularly selected patients with advanced non... by Katsuyuki Hotta, Yuka Kato, Natasha Leighl, Nagio Takigawa, Rabab Mohamed Gaafar, Hiroe Kayatani, Taizo Hirata, Kadoaki Ohashi, Toshio Kubo, Masahiro Tabata, Mitsune Tanimoto, Katsuyuki Kiura

“…A PFS-HR cutoff of ∼0.6 may help detect clinical benefit of molecular targeted agents in which OS is of limited use, although desired threshold might differ in an individual trial.…”
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Oil rent, entrepreneurial start-ups, and institutional quality: Insights from African oil-rich countries by Folorunsho M. Ajide, Kenny A. Soyemi

“…It is the first study conducted on oil-rich countries in Africa. Moreover, the work differs from the literature by examining the threshold level at which African institutional quality would meaningfully enhance positive relationship between oil rents and entrepreneurial start-ups. …”
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The effectiveness of home-based transcranial direct current stimulation on chronic pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Annibale Antonioni, Andrea Baroni, Giulia Fregna, Ishtiaq Ahmed, Sofia Straudi

“…Moreover, home-based tDCS seems to modulate pressure pain threshold, heat pain threshold, and heat and cold tolerance at the end of the intervention. …”
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Androgen receptor positive triple negative breast cancer: Clinicopathologic, prognostic, and predictive features. by Kristine Astvatsaturyan, Yong Yue, Ann E Walts, Shikha Bose

“…<h4>Materials and methods</h4>135 invasive TNBC processed in accordance with ASCO/CAP guidelines, were immunostained for AR. …”
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Effect of Nasal Obstruction on Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment: Computational Fluid Dynamics Analyses. by Tadashi Wakayama, Masaaki Suzuki, Tadashi Tanuma

“…The nasal obstruction and control groups were clearly separated by a velocity threshold of 13.5 m/s, and pressure loss coefficient threshold of approximately 10.0. …”
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Preservative Effect of Novel Combined Treatment with Electrolyzed Active Water and Lysozyme Enzyme to Increase the Storage Life of Vacuum-Packaged Carp by Péter Palotás, Péter Palotás, Gábor Jónás, József Lehel, László Friedrich

“…The measured residual chlorate content exceeded the legal threshold, but washing the samples resulted in values below the theoretical threshold limit. …”
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