A Comparison of the Association of Fasting Plasma Glucose and HbA1c Levels with Diabetic Retinopathy in Japanese Men by Yumi Matsushita, Norio Takeda, Yosuke Nakamura, Natsuyo Yoshida-Hata, Shuichiro Yamamoto, Mitsuhiko Noda, Tetsuji Yokoyama, Tetsuya Mizoue, Toru Nakagawa

“…The relationship between HbA1c and diabetic retinopathy is expected to differ between different races. This study was designed to verify whether HbA1c or fasting plasma glucose (FPG) is more effective in detecting diabetic retinopathy in a Japanese population. …”
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Diagnostic Value of RDW-Albumin Ratio for the Prediction of Mortality in Sepsis Associated Nonthyroidal Illness Syndrome Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Zhang J, Xu P, Huang Y, Li J, Ma C, Liu G, Ye J, Guo Y, Feng Z, Jiang B, Pan S, Gao C

“…To account for potential confounding variables, a propensity score matching method was conducted to verify the relationship. Subgroup analysis was performed for different sex, age, comorbidities, infection location and other scores.Results: A total of 328 patients with sepsis-related NTIS were analyzed in our study. …”
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Impact of Implant Design and Coronal Deformity on Revision and Reoperation Rates in Total Ankle Arthroplasty: A Comparative Study by Julia Lenz MD, Halah Kutaish MD, Laura Peurière Ph.D, Elisabeth Schauer MD, Nils Reymond, Lisca Drittenbass MD, Victor Dubois-Ferriere MD, Xavier Crevoisier MD, Mathieu Assal BA, Antoine Acker MD

“…Results: All groups were not statistically different for age, gender, ASA score, BMI, and smoking status. …”
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Predictive potential of cardiovascular risk factors and their associations with arterial stiffness in people of European and Korean ethnic groups by T. A. Brodskaya, V. A. Nevzorova, K. I. Shakhgeldyan, B. I. Geltser, D. A. Vrazhnov, Yu. V. Kistenev

“…The level of aortic PWV in people of different ethnic groups did not differ significantly. …”
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Comparative Prevalence of Ineffective Esophageal Motility: Impact of Chicago v4.0 vs. v3.0 Criteria by Teodora Surdea-Blaga, Stefan-Lucian Popa, Cristina Maria Sabo, Radu Alexandru Fărcaş, Liliana David, Abdulrahman Ismaiel, Dan Lucian Dumitrascu, Simona Grad, Daniel Corneliu Leucuta

“…<i>Background and Objectives</i>: The threshold for ineffective esophageal motility (IEM) diagnosis was changed in Chicago v4.0. …”
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Periodontal disease and serum uric acid levels in the absence of metabolic syndrome: is there a link? A study on a sample of Cameroonian adults by Jan René Nkeck, Jules Julien Ndjoh, Gwladys Flora Meyo Mvondo, Manuela Eko Ondoa, Ornela Takam, Stéphane Fargeon Massin Mbouna, Daryl Tcheutchoua Nzokou, Larissa Ange Tchuisseu-Kwangoua, Claude Bernard Yvan Momo, Jean Xavier Ekouelkoum Ngoude, Marie Ida Chemgne, Vicky Jocelyne Ama Moor

“…Serum uric acid levels were not different in individuals with and without PD, and differed among periodontal indices only for calculus index, where SUA were higher in participants with the highest score (p=0.026). …”
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The association of bullying and self-esteem with psychotic-like experiences and clinical high risk for psychosis symptoms by Tecelli Domínguez, Lourdes Nieto, Ana Fresán, Tamara Sheinbaum, Rebeca Robles

“…Those meeting the PQ-B cut-off threshold were assigned to the PLEs group (n = 490), while those who scored below the cut-off comprised the non-PR group (n = 1,125). …”
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Aroma-Driven Differentiation of Wuyi Shuixian Tea Grades: The Pivotal Role of Linalool Revealed by OAV and Multivariate Analysis by Mengzhen Zhang, Ying Zhang, Yeyun Lin, Yuhua Wang, Jishuang Zou, Miaoen Qiu, Qingxu Zhang, Jianghua Ye, Xiaoli Jia, Haibin He, Haibin Wang, Qi Zhang

“…Wuyi Shuixian tea, a premium oolong tea known for its complex floral-fruity aroma, exhibits significant quality variations across different grades. This study systematically analyzed the aroma characteristics and key fragrant compounds of four grades (Grand Prize SA, First Prize SB, Outstanding Award SC, and Non-award SD) using headspace solid-phase microextraction-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (HS-SPME-GC-MS), odor activity value (OAV) analysis, and multivariate statistical methods. …”
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When to select two-level modified pedicle subtraction osteotomy in severe kyphosis secondary to ankylosing spondylitis? by Jianzhou Luo, Tailin Wu, Zili Yang, Yanzhe Wei, Chunguang Duan, Huiren Tao

“…Notably, CBVA, GK, and SVA were identified as the most influential parameters influencing the selection of two-level osteotomy, with optimal threshold values of 63.9°, 91.1°, and 25.4 cm, respectively. …”
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IVIM-DWI-based radiomic model for preoperative prediction of hepatocellular carcinoma differentiation by ZHUANG Yuxiang, LI Xiaofeng, ZHOU Daiquan

“…DCA indicated that the net benefit was higher and the threshold probability range was larger in both the radiomic model and the radiomics-clinical combined model, and the net benefit of the combined model was larger. …”
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The moderating effect of dietary fiber intake on the association between sleep pattern and liver fibrosis in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: a study from... by Guoqing Jia, Mengzhen Jia, Chuntao Li

“…A two-part linear regression model was also used to estimate threshold effects. The moderating effect of dietary fiber intake was further investigated in different subgroups. …”
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Inequalities in oral health: estimating the longitudinal economic burden of dental caries by deprivation status in six countries by Gerard Dunleavy, Neeladri Verma, Radha Raghupathy, Shivangi Jain, Joao Hofmeister, Rob Cook, Marko Vujicic, Moritz Kebschull, Iain Chapple, Nicola West, Nigel Pitts

“…This study aimed to: 1) explore the healthcare costs of managing dental caries between the ages of 12 and 65 years across socioeconomic groups in six countries (Brazil, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, UK), and 2) estimate the potential reduction in direct costs from non-targeted and targeted oral health-promoting interventions. Methods A cohort simulation model was developed to estimate the direct costs of dental caries over time for different socioeconomic groups. …”
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Comparative analysis of five obesity-related indicators for predicting infertility in U.S. adults by Ke-Qin Yu, Ke-Qin Yu, Wei-Qiang Zhao, Wei-Qiang Zhao, Ting Zhang, Ting Zhang

“…Two part linear regression models are also used to estimate threshold effects. The association between the indicators and infertility was examined using smooth curve fitting techniques, while subgroup analyses were conducted to identify variations in risk across different population segments.ResultsThe study included 3,528 participants from NHANES 2013–2018, comprising 365 individuals with infertility and 3,163 without. …”
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Efficacy of Corticosteroid Therapy in Severe Community-acquired Pneumonia: A Monocentric Single-blinded Randomized Placebo-controlled Trial from a Tertiary Care Center in North Ind... by Anurag Dahra, Vidiyala Sai Sandeep, Kamal Singh, Pritam Singh, Mandeep Singla

“…Mortality during hospitalization (28 vs 40%; <italic>p</italic> = 0.37) and length of stay (6 days vs 8 days; <italic>p</italic> = 0.815) showed no difference. Early (57 vs 73%; <italic>p</italic> = 0.256) and late clinical stability (<italic>p</italic> = 0.572) were not significantly different. …”
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Role of Patient’s Age and Comorbidities in Therapy of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia by VV Strugov, EA Stadnik, YuV Virts, TO Silina, AYu Zaritskii

“…The use of the comorbidity index with a 6-score threshold as a contraindication for fludarabine-containing regimens proved to be unjustified.…”
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The Relationship Between Alkaline Phosphatase and Periodontitis: The Mediating Role of Cranial Bone Mineral Density by Qiuling Tang, Miao Yang, Qingfeng Xiao, Chaojie Cheng

“…RCS analysis revealed a nonlinear relationship between ALP and periodontitis (P-non-linear = 0.0006), with a threshold level of 68 U/L. The mediation analysis revealed that cranial BMD played a mediating role of 2.71% in the relationship between ALP and periodontitis (P = .006). …”
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Cardio-Respiratory Fitness and Fatigue in Post-COVID-19 Syndrome—A Three-Year Update by Radostina Cherneva, Zheyna Cherneva, Vania Youroukova, Tanya Kadiyska, Dinko Valev, Ebru Myuyun Hayrula-Manaf, Vanyo Mitev

“…These subjects were unable to reach the anaerobic threshold, compared to mild/asymptomatic subjects (51.8% vs. 25%, vs. 12.5%). …”
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Novel fusion of color balancing and superpixel based approach for detection of tomato plant diseases in natural complex environment by Saiqa Khan, Meera Narvekar

“…Results indicate that the proposed method achieved an accuracy of 93.12% on a combined dataset using cross-validation to show that method is effective to classify diseases in the presence of a cluttered background. …”
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Assessment of Direct RT-qPCR for SARS-CoV-2 Detection by Multiplexed Assay by Rachel Cruz Alves, José Henrique Franscisco Roma, Bruno Moreira Carneiro, Renata Dezengrini Slhessarenko, Juliana Helena Chavez Pavoni

“…The methodology showed reproducibility with differents operators. These results reinforce the good performance of direct RT-qPCR methods in active SARS-CoV-2 infection, allowed cost and time reduction of diagnosis.…”
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Blood–brain barrier permeability changes in dogs with suspected canine cognitive dysfunction using magnetic resonance imaging subtraction enhancement analysis by Yael Merbl, Ella Mondrus, Erez Hanael, Merav H. Shamir

“…MRI scans were analyzed using SEA to determine a threshold value of “positive-permeable” voxels, which was then used to highlight suspected areas and calculate a score for BBB dysfunction (BBBD).ResultsMean BBBD scores did not differ significantly between the study and control groups. …”
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