Gender-specific dual effects of physical activity on depression and mortality: a nine-year cohort study in Chinese adults aged 45 and above by Dan Shan, Dan Shan, Meina Yang, Meina Yang, Kunyan Zhou, Kunyan Zhou

“…In this study, we aimed to investigate the role of PA on new-onset depression and ACM in Chinese adults aged 45 year and older, with particular emphasis on gender differences.MethodsThis was a longitudinal cohort study that took place over a nine-year period and featured 2,264 participants drawn from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS). …”
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Impact of early versus conventional kidney replacement therapy initiation in tumor lysis syndrome: a target trial emulation by Justine Serre, Guillaume Mulier, Charlotte Boud’hors, Marie Lemerle, Moustafa Abdel-Nabey, Corentin Orvain, Anis Chaba, Lucie Biard, Julien Demiselle, Lara Zafrani

“…Methods and results We retrospectively emulated a pragmatic clinical trial comparing the effect of KRT initiation at various phosphatemia thresholds versus a conventional approach during TLS on MAKE30. …”
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Anterior Tooth Inclination Between Skeletal Class II and III Malocclusions After Surgical Orthodontic Treatment by Hiromi Tomaru, Chie Tachiki, Yu Nakamura, Dai Ariizumi, Satoru Matsunaga, Keisuke Sugahara, Akira Watanabe, Akira Katakura, Yasushi Nishii

“…Multiple regression analysis was used to establish prediction models for anterior tooth inclination. The threshold for statistical significance was set at <i>p</i> < 0.05. …”
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The Effects of Reverse Nordic Exercise Training on Measures of Physical Fitness in Youth Karate Athletes by Raja Bouguezzi, Senda Sammoud, Yassine Negra, Younés Hachana, Helmi Chaabene

“…Moreover, the individual response analysis indicated that more karatekas from the RNE group consistently achieved improvements beyond the smallest worthwhile change threshold across all fitness measures. <b>Conclusions:</b> In summary, RNE training is an effective approach to enhance various physical fitness measures besides lower-limb asymmetry scores in youth karatekas and is easy to incorporate into regular karate training. …”
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Impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic on the Management and Outcomes of ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Cheng-Han Yang, Yu-Jen Lin, Shi-Ying Gao, Wei-Chen Chen, Chung-Hsien Chaou

“…<i>Results:</i> No significant difference in in-hospital mortality was observed between pre-pandemic (5.85%) and pandemic (7.03%) groups (<i>p</i> = 0.45). …”
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Development of monoclonal antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein for COVID-19 antigen detection by Maurine Mumo Mutua, Bernard N. Kanoi, Steven Ger Nyanjom, Sebastian Musundi, Mark Makau, Shingo Inoue, Samoel Ashimosi Khamadi, Jesse Gitaka, Ernest Apondi Wandera

“…The mAbs were also assessed for their performance using RT-PCR confirmed positive samples with varying cycle threshold (CT) values and their specificity screened using virus isolates of other respiratory viruses. …”
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A five-gene qPCR signature can classify type 2 asthma comparably to microscopy of induced sputum from severe asthma patients by B. Toennesen, J. M. Schmid, B. S. Sørensen, M. Fricker, H. J. H. Hoffmann

“…Target/β-actin-ratios in eosinophilic and non-eosinophilic groups determined by microscopy with an eosinophil threshold of 3% in 400 cells were compared using Mann–Whitney U Test. …”
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Synergizing Multi-Temporal Remote Sensing and Systemic Resilience for Rainstorm–Flood Risk Zoning in the Northern Qinling Foothills: A Geospatial Modeling Approach by Dong Liu, Jiaqi Zhang, Xin Wang, Jianbing Peng, Rui Wang, Xiaoyan Huang, Denghui Li, Long Shao, Zixuan Hao

“…Key advancements over existing methods include the multi-temporal SMRI and the introduction of a nonlinear threshold response function to quantify “safe-fail” adaptation capacities. …”
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Association of weight-adjusted waist index and body mass index with chronic low back pain in American adults: a retrospective cohort study and predictive model development based on... by Weiye Zhang, Weiye Zhang, Yan Li, Pengwei Shao, Yuxuan Du, Ke Zhao, Jiawen Zhan, Lee A. Tan

“…Weighted logistic regression models were employed to evaluate associations between WWI, BMI, and CLBP, with subgroup analyses, smooth curve fitting, and threshold effect analyses conducted to enhance result robustness. …”
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Nasopharyngeal Wash with Normal Saline Decreases SARS-CoV-2 Viral Load: A Randomized Pilot Controlled Trial by I. Pantazopoulos, A. Chalkias, G. Mavrovounis, I. Dimeas, S. Sinis, A. Miziou, E. Rouka, K. Poulas, K. Gourgoulianis

“…The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of nasal washes with normal saline 0.9% on nasopharyngeal viral load and outcome in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. Methods. We performed a prospective, randomized, pilot, controlled trial in 50 patients with confirmed COVID-19 disease. …”
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Indoor Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons—Relationship to Ambient Air, Risk Estimation, and Source Apportionment Based on Household Measurements by Mario Lovrić, Nikolina Račić, Gordana Pehnec, Tajana Horvat, Marija Jelena Lovrić Štefiček, Ivana Jakovljević

“…The health risk assessment methods are detailed herein, along with a source apportionment analysis to explore the associations with potential sources and differences from ambient air concentrations. …”
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Determination of the Most Suitable Cut-Off Point of the Cervical Foraminal Cross-Sectional Area at the C5/6 Level to Predict Cervical Foraminal Bony Stenosis by Joohyun Lee, Jee Young Lee, Keum Nae Kang, Jae Ni Jang, Sukhee Park, Young Uk Kim

“…ROC analysis identified a CFCSA threshold of 33.02 mm² as the optimal cut-off point for predicting CFBS, yielding a sensitivity of 86.4%, a specificity of 86.7%, and an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.94 (95% CI: 0.91–0.96). …”
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Associations between sedentary behaviour and sarcopenia among patients aged 40 and older with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cross-sectional study by Dandan Wang, Ming Zhang, Jun Huang, Haihong Zhang, Si Chen, Kefang Wang

“…This trend was also observed across genders, differing only in the threshold values (male: SB = 5.7 h; female: SB = 8.0 h). …”
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Analysis of Clinical Characteristics and Severe Factors of 47 Cases of Psittacosis by Zhou Q, Cai C, Chen M

“…Quan Zhou,1,2 Chunlin Cai,1 Minzhen Chen2 1Department of Hospital Infection Management, The Affiliated Changsha Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410000, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Infectious Diseases, The Affiliated Changsha Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410000, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Minzhen Chen, Department of Infectious Diseases, The Affiliated Changsha Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410000, People’s Republic of China, Email 69422456@qq.comPurpose: Analyze the epidemiology, clinical manifestations, and imaging characteristics of 47 patients with psittacosis, combined with laboratory indicators, to explore influencing factors and early warning indicators of severe psittacosis.Patients and Methods: The analysis was conducted on case data of patients with psittacosis admitted to The Affiliated Changsha Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, from January 2021 to September 2024, comparing differences between non-severe and severe patients, analyzing the correlation and impact degree between laboratory indicators and severity of the illness, finding independent influencing factors for the progression of psittacosis patients to severe.Results: The mean age of 47 patients was 61.53. 61.70% of patients were male. …”
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Efficacy of neck-mounted lazy holder for smartphones on cervical pain and function in patients with non-specific neck pain by Omnia Mohamed Mohamed Abdel Moneim, Ragia Mohamed Kamel, Mohamed Ibrahim Abdelhay

“…Measured outcomes were numeric pain rating scale (NPRS), neck Bournemouth questionnaire (NBQ), cervical range of motion (CROM) and pain pressure threshold of neck muscles (PPT). Two measurements were taken, first at baseline, second after the end of 12th session. …”
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DCE-MRI quantitative analysis and MRI-based radiomics for predicting the early efficacy of microwave ablation in lung cancers by Chen Yang, Fandong Zhu, Jing Yang, Min Wang, Shijun Zhang, Zhenhua Zhao

“…P < 0.05 was set for the significance threshold. Results The Vp value of ECM was significantly higher in the ineffective group compared to the effective group (p = 0.027). …”
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A comparative study of sonographic and clinical parameters in patient with upper trapezius muscle trigger point following dry needling and intramuscular electrical stimulation: a r... by Monavar Hadizadeh, Abbas Rahimi, Meysam Velayati, Mohammad Javaherian, Farokh Naderi, Abbasali Keshtkar, Jan Dommerholt

“…VAS changes did not show significant difference between two groups. The PPT improvement was significantly more in the IMES group. …”
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Investigating the effects of closed kinetic chain exercises on joint position sense, functionality, range of motion, and pain in individuals with distal radius fracture: a randomiz... by Burak Menek, Emre Dansuk

“…This study aimed to investigate the effects of CKC exercises on pain, function, proprioception, and ROM in individuals recovering from conservatively treated DRFs. Methods Forty individuals with conservatively treated DRF were randomly assigned to either the CKC group (n = 20) or the conventional group (CP) (n = 20). …”
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ASSOCIATION OF EXPRESSION OF NFKB1, HIF1, VEGFA, VEGFВ, BAX, BCL2 GENES WITH BIOCHEMICAL REMEDIATION IN PATIENTS WITH LOCALIZED PROSTATE CANCER by Ph. S. Bova, O. I. Kit, A. Yu. Maksimov

“…When quantifying expression of genes NFKB1, HIF1, VEGFA, VEGFВ, BAX, BCL2, the difference in the values of reaction threshold cycles (Ct) fixed for the studied and reference genes was determined. …”
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The role of endogenous insulin in patients with acute pancreatitis by O.I. Dronov, I.O. Kovalska, T.Yu. Ivanets, Ye.S. Kozachuk, L.V. Levchenko, U.V. Stasiuk

“…There was a statistically significant difference between the mean insulin values depending on the volume and location of pancreatic parenchymal damage (p < 0.001). …”
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