Impact of Elevated Oestrogen Levels on hCG Trigger Day on Clinical Pregnancy Outcome and OHSS Incidence in Long-Acting GnRHa Down-Regulated IVF/ICSI-ET Cycles by Yan Y, Jiang J, Mei J, Shen X, Jiang Y, Xing J, Huang C

“…Further investigation was also carried out for different types of embryos.Results: Both CPR and LBR declined as the serum E2 levels on the hCG day elevated. …”
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Blood and urine early treatment response biomarkers in HIV-associated disseminated tuberculosis by Linda Boloko, Marcia Vermeulen, Bianca Sossen, Abulele Bekiswa, Phiona E. Namale, Chad Centner, Robert J. Wilkinson, Charlotte Schutz, Graeme Meintjes, David A. Barr

“…A mixed-effects model predicted a decline in ordinal values of urine Xpert Ultra (cycle threshold), blood Xpert Ultra (cycle threshold) and blood culture (time-to-positivity) in response to anti-TB treatment. …”
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In-depth analysis of the risk factors for persistent severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection and construction of predictive models: an exploratory research study by Jia Zhang, Weihua Zhu, Piping Jiang, Feng Ma, Yulin Li, Yuwei Cao, Jiaxin Li, Zhe Zhang, Xin Zhang, Wailong Zou, Jichao Chen

“…This study integrated multi-threshold analysis (14/20/30 days), whole-genome sequencing, and machine learning to investigate diagnostic thresholds for persistent SARS-CoV-2 infection and developed a generalizable risk prediction model. …”
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Diagnostic accuracy of apoptosis markers in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in children by Yu. M. Stepanov, N. Yu. Zavhorodnia, O. Yu. Zavhorodnia, V. B. Yahmur, O. M. Tatarchuk, O. P. Petishko

“…Materials and methods. The study included 170 patients aged 6 to 17 years. …”
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Prediction value of serum TMAO on myocardial injury after PCI in patients with coronary heart disease based on decision curve analysis by CHEN Guixiu，GUO Cheng，HE Lin

“…The decision curve showed that the net return rate was > 0.26，and the threshold of high risk was 0- 1.0，which had clinical significance. …”
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The clinical impact of oral iron treatment for anaemia in pregnancy in accordance with current guidance: a prospective cohort study in a maternity unit in the Midlands of England by David Churchill, Hind Ali, Samaher Sweity, Dianne Bautista, Mahmoud Moussa, Laura Devison, Julie Icke, Simon J. Stanworth

“…There is a statistically significant difference between responders and non-responders for the change in haemoglobin from baseline to visit 5 (p = 0.017). …”
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Association Between High Jugular Bulb and Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss: A Computed Tomography Based Study by Wanting Y, Rafiq M, Wu J, Jin L, Liu G, Cheng C

“…The impact of these parameters on hearing loss and prognosis was analyzed, focusing on whether the elevation degree of the jugular bulb affected outcomes in sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL).Results: Before treatment, no statistically significant difference in average hearing threshold was found between the two groups (P> 0.05). …”
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Effect of Management on Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Soil Physical Properties by Engin Özgöz, Hikmet Günal, Hüseyin Önen, Mustafa Bayram, Nurullah Acir

“…PR at subsurface (>2MPa) and BD at surface and subsurface soils (1.47 g cm-3) exceeded the threshold values in some fields of the study area. …”
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Polymeric additions effect on mechanical properties of heat-polymerized denture base resin: an in vitro study by Ibrahim Hamad Alfahdawi

“…Statistical analysis used one-way ANOVA and Tukey’s post-hoc test to assess group differences, with a significance threshold of p < 0.05. …”
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Determining the Diagnostic Value of DWIBS in the Diagnosis of Breast Lesions Compared to Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI: A Retrospective Observational Study by Maryam Farghadani, Safura Mozafari, Maryam Riahinejad, Mashid Haghighi, Reza Eshraghi Samani, Amir Mohammad Taravati, Koushan Rostami, Seyedeh Ghazal Shahrokh, Arezoo Sadeghian

“…DWIBS was assessed qualitatively and quantitatively using the apparent diffusion coefficient mapping. A threshold of 1.44 × 10-3 mm2/s was considered as a cutoff value between malignant and benign lesions. …”
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How Does Rescuer’s Position Setting Impact Quality of Chest Compression: A Randomized Crossover Simulation Study on Unexperienced Clinicians by Nan Zhang, Jiangshan Wang, Yan Li, Jihai Liu, Huadong Zhu

“…In addition, compression depth gaps between CC with kneeling and standing position were related with rescuer characteristics including height and BMI, with a threshold effect.…”
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Prognosis analysis of sacrococcygeal teratoma—compared with patient size by Jueun Park, Suhyeon Ha, Hyunhee Kwon, Seong Chul Kim, Jung-Man Namgoong, Dae Yeon Kim

“…However, giant SCTs continue to pose surgical challenges and are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. A clear, objective threshold for defining a “large” tumor relative to the patient's size remains undefined. …”
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Comparative efficacy of acupuncture for chronic low back pain: A network meta-analysis by Feng Gao, Dongming Jia, Shengxia Xue

“…For example, IA showed a mean difference (MD) of −11 mm (95 % credible interval [CrI]: −15.6 to −6.4) on the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), exceeding the minimal clinically important difference (MCID) threshold of 10–15 mm. …”
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Protocol for a prospective cohort study: Prevention of Transmissions by Effective Colonisation Tracking in Neonates (PROTECT-Neo) by Martin Wolkewitz, Roland Hentschel, Philipp Henneke, Daniel Jonas, Tim Götting, Sandra Reuter, Daniel Klotz, Simone Hock, Benjamin Blümel, Georg Häcker, Hajo Grundmann, Nico Mutters

“…A transmission event occurs when isogenic isolates from two different patients can be identified. Isolates will be obtained by routine weekly screening. …”
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Machine learning based predictive modeling and risk factors for prolonged SARS-CoV-2 shedding by Yani Zhang, Qiankun Li, Haijun Duan, Liang Tan, Ying Cao, Junxin Chen

“…Results We conducted an assessment of ten different features, including vaccination, hypertension, diabetes, admission cycle threshold (Ct) value, cardio-cerebrovascular disease, gender, age, occupation, symptom, and family accompaniment, to determine their impact on the prolonged SARS-CoV-2 shedding. …”
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Switch to second-line versus continued first-line antiretroviral therapy for patients with low-level HIV-1 viremia: An open-label randomized controlled trial in Lesotho. by Alain Amstutz, Bienvenu Lengo Nsakala, Fiona Vanobberghen, Josephine Muhairwe, Tracy Renée Glass, Tilo Namane, Tlali Mpholo, Manuel Battegay, Thomas Klimkait, Niklaus Daniel Labhardt

“…At 36 weeks, 22/40 (55%) participants in the switch versus 10/40 (25%) in the control group achieved viral suppression (adjusted difference 29%, 95% CI 8%-50%, p = 0.009). The switch group had significantly higher probability of viral suppression across different VL thresholds (<20, <100, <200, <400, and <600 copies/mL) but not for <1,000 copies/mL. …”
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Glycylglycine promotes the solubility and antigenic utility of recombinant HCV structural proteins in a point-of-care immunoassay for detection of active viremia by Heba Shawky, Ashraf A. Tabll, Reem M. Elshenawy, Naiera M. Helmy, Rehab I. Moustafa, Yasser K. Elesnawy, Marwa M. Abdelghany, Yasmine S. El-Abd

“…The different panels of samples assayed with our EIA showed a good concordance with the viral loads and also significant correlations with the golden standards of HCV diagnosis in viremic patients. …”
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Non-linear surges and extreme wind-waves in Port Phillip Bay under existing and future mean sea levels by Huy Quang Tran, Huy Quang Tran, Franklin Ayala Cruz, Jak McCarroll, Alexander Babanin

“…In contrast, stations with a median annual maximum Hs below the 1.0 m threshold exhibit only minor increases in the annual maximum Hs. …”
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Patients' sense of medical gain on family doctor contracting services in China: scale development and preliminary validation by Jiaqi Zhang, Cuihong Ou, Yuxi Liu, Yufeng Chen, Tufen He, Ruiming Liu

“…Confirmatory factor analysis results indicated satisfactory fit indices: χ2/df = 2.781, RMSEA = 0.077, RMR = 0.031, GFI = 0.875, NFI = 0.918, IFI = 0.946, TLI = 0.934, CFI = 0.945, and RFI = 0.901. The AVE values for different dimensions were 0.544, 0.739, 0.741, 0.755, and 0.654, all surpassing the threshold of 0.5. …”
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Body mass index trajectories in older adulthood and all-cause mortality: a cohort study in China by Xiaodan Kuang, Liuhong Tian, Shulei Chen, Jiaming Fang, Pan Ding, Jinghai Li, Lingfang Wang, Hongying Shi

“…Mediation analysis suggested that cognitive impairment and lack of leisure activities might partially mediate this association. Threshold analysis indicated that the risk of mortality gradually decreases with increasing BMI when BMI is below 26 kg/m2 (HR = 0.95, 95%CI: 0.93, 0.97) and then remains stable after 26 kg/m2. …”
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