The relationship between glucose patterns in OGTT and adverse pregnancy outcomes in twin pregnancies by Wei‐Zhen Tang, Qin‐Yu Cai, Yi‐Fan Zhao, Hao‐wen Chen, Xia Lan, Xia Li, Li Wen, Ying‐Xiong Wang, Tai‐Hang Liu, Lan Wang

“…Abstract Background Traditional fixed thresholds for oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) results may inadequately prevent adverse pregnancy outcomes in twin pregnancies. …”
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Urodynamics tests for the diagnosis and management of male bladder outlet obstruction: long-term follow-up of the UPSTREAM non-inferiority RCT by Madeleine Clout, Amanda L Lewis, Madeleine Cochrane, Grace J Young, Paul Abrams, Peter S Blair, Christopher Chapple, Gordon T Taylor, Sian Noble, Tom Steuart-Feilding, Jodi Taylor, J Athene Lane, Marcus J Drake

“…There was also no difference in their urinary symptoms or quality of life. …”
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Urodynamics tests for the diagnosis and management of male bladder outlet obstruction: long-term follow-up of the UPSTREAM non-inferiority RCT by Madeleine Clout, Amanda L Lewis, Madeleine Cochrane, Grace J Young, Paul Abrams, Peter S Blair, Christopher Chapple, Gordon T Taylor, Sian Noble, Tom Steuart-Feilding, Jodi Taylor, J Athene Lane, Marcus J Drake

“…There was also no difference in their urinary symptoms or quality of life. …”
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Managing Clopidogrel Resistance in Neurointervention: Surveying Current Approaches by Hyun Woo Kim, Ivo Bach, Juan Carlos Martinez Gutierrez, Adam A. Dmytriw, Salvatore D'Amato, Hussein A. Zeineddine, Albert J. Yoo, Sunil A. Sheth

“…Respondents reported 25 different therapeutic thresholds, with the P2Y12 reaction unit range between 60 and 180 most commonly used (16.4%). …”
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of anaesthesia regimens for paediatric strabismus surgery based on multicentre retrospective cohort data from Japan by Soichiro Obara, Taiki Kojima, Yusuke Yamauchi, Takashi Fujiwara, Aya Sueda, Riku Takahashi

“…This study evaluates the cost-effectiveness of different anaesthesia regimens, focusing on the addition of ondansetron (OND), in preventing POV. …”
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Normal Glypican-3 Serum Levels Do Not Eliminate the Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Agnieszka Lembas, Tomasz Mikuła, Magdalena Suchacz, Joanna Kozłowska, Szymon Barczak, Barbara Badura, Alicja Wiercińska-Drapało

“…The utility of GPC3, when combined with AFP and GGT, was inconsistent across different thresholds in detecting HCC. Conclusions. …”
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Improving wheat yield and water use efficiency through soil water-guided furrow irrigation and hydraulic simulation by Dong-Hyeon Kim, Younggu Her, Liguang Cheng, Taeil Jang

“…Despite the increasing adoption of precision irrigation technologies including drip and sprinkler systems, traditional methods such as furrow irrigation remain widely used among small-scale farmers due to their lower costs and simpler management requirements. …”
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Repeated Pressure and Shear Stress at the Posterior Heel Following Localized Skin Cooling: Protocol for a Repeated Measures Cohort Study by Ralph Gordon, Charlotte Stevens, Peter Worsley, Davide Filingeri

“…ObjectiveThis study protocol aims to investigate how localized cooling influences the skin’s microvascular, inflammatory, structural, and perceptual tolerance to repeated shear loading at the heel. MethodsThe protocol will be tested on individuals of different age, sex, skin tone, and comorbidities, using a repeated measures design. …”
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Non-HDL-C and age-stratified mortality risk in the US general population: a population-based cohort study by Zhiqing Fu, Wei Zhang, Shan Li

“…However, studies of large, broadly generalizable populations are lacking, and the effect of non-HDL-C on all-cause and cause-specific mortality, particularly in different age groups, remains uncertain.MethodsWe conducted a population-based cohort study using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 1999 to 2018. …”
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Age-stratified anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) nomogram: a comprehensive cohort study including 22.920 women by Kiper Aslan, Isil Kasapoglu, Bahadir Kosan, Aylin Tunali, Ilayda Tellioglu, Gurkan Uncu

“…Establishing an AMH nomogram could enhance fertility counseling and treatment planning.ObjectiveTo develop an age-stratified AMH nomogram to improve the understanding of ovarian reserve across reproductive ages and assist in comparing individual AMH values with age-specific thresholds, aiding in the baseline infertility work-upMethodsThis retrospective cohort study analyzed AMH test results from a tertiary university hospital’s electronic database between April 2015 and June 2024. …”
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The impact of multipollutant exposure on hepatic steatosis: a machine learning-based investigation into multipollutant synergistic effects by Chunying Yan, Zhanfang Zhu, Xueyan Guo, Wei Zong, Guisheng Liu, Yan Jin, Shiyuan Cui, Fuqiang Liu, Shujuan Gao

“…The Environmental Pollution Exposure Index (EPEI) was constructed to quantify cumulative effects, with SHAP values employed to identify critical pollutants and thresholds. Subgroup analyses were conducted to assess heterogeneity across different Body Mass Index (BMI), diabetes, and hyperlipidemia statuses.Results2-Hydroxynaphthalene was identified as the predominant pollutant (SHAP = 0.89), with cobalt and VOC metabolites (e.g., N-Acetyl-S-(2-carbamoylethyl)-L-cysteine) also contributing significantly. …”
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Seepage Safety of a Rockfill-based Earth Dam Heightening Project by CEN Wei-jun, ZHENG Xiao-yu, DENG Cheng-fa, CAO Yi-fan

“…The hydraulic gradients of the face slab, cutoff wall, and curtain grouting were all below allowable thresholds, indicating that the anti-seepage system is reliable. …”
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Establishment of age-stratified serum vitamin B6 pyridoxal and pyridoxic acid reference intervals among children aged 1–16 years in Henan, china by Yusheng Luan, Nan Chen, Xucheng Wang, Xiaojuan Li, Junmei Yang, Tiewei Li

“…Current clinical practice relies on international thresholds, but diagnostic sensitivity with domestic biochemical profiles remains suboptimal. …”
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Early Identification of Poorly Performing Implants in Michigan With the Example of the Vanguard XP by Nicholas B. Frisch, MD, MBA, Michael A. Masini, MD, Huiyong Zheng, PhD, Richard E. Hughes, PhD, Brian R. Hallstrom, MD, David C. Markel, MD

“…Demographic data were analyzed to determine differences between Vanguard XP and all other implants. …”
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Comparative efficacy of virtual reality headset and auditory distraction for reducing anxiety and pain during inferior alveolar nerve block in 7–10-year-old children: a clinical tr... by Zahra Bahrololoomi, Kazem Vaez, Amene Hosseini Yekani, Maryam Irannezhad, Zahra Parvizi

“…Abstract Objectives Pain and anxiety are not limited to a certain age group; however, their thresholds are closely correlated with age, and they can cause irreversible mental disorders in children. …”
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Is National Early Warning Score (NEWS) effective in older populations with acute illnesses? by Luke Oakes, Ella Riley, Amna Riaz, Radhiya Bakth, David Goldsmith, Vibhor Barve, Zahra Nejad, Sarah Md Fuad, Kausik Chatterjee

“…This project evaluated adherence to NEWS protocols and assessed the appropriateness of current thresholds for older patients. Materials and Methods: This retrospective observational audit included older patients initially managed at a district general hospital (DGH) before transfer to a nearby rehabilitation unit. …”
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Evaluation of parenting interventions for those with additional health and social care needs during pregnancy: THRIVE a multi-arm RCT with embedded economic and process components by Marion Henderson, Anja Wittkowski, Katie Buston, Karen Crawford, Alice MacLachlan, Alex McConnachie, Emma McIntosh, Claudia-Martina Messow, Catherine Nixon, Rosaleen O’Brien, Shona Shinwell, Daniel Wight, Yiqiao Xin, Rachel Calam, Ruth Dundas, James Law, Helen Minnis, Lucy Thompson, Philip Wilson

“…Then incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) in the cost–utility analysis was calculated as the ratio of incremental cost difference and incremental quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) difference (ETPB vs. …”
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Identification and Cross-Platform Validation of Sparse Molecular Classifiers for Antibody-Mediated and T-Cell–Mediated Rejection After Kidney Transplantation by Jasper Callemeyn, Josué Manik Nava-Sedeño, Dany Anglicheau, Jack Beadle, Jan Hinrich Bräsen, Marian C. Clahsen-van Groningen, Iacopo Cristoferi, Henriette de Loor, Andreas Deutsch, Marie Essig, Wilfried Gwinner, Philip F. Halloran, Dennis A. Hesselink, Priyanka Koshy, Dirk Kuypers, Evelyne Lerut, Pierre Marquet, Robert C. Minnee, Candice Roufosse, Ben Sprangers, Amaryllis H. Van Craenenbroeck, Haralampos Hatzikirou, Maarten Naesens

“…Herein, we aimed to develop and validate sparse molecular classifiers for ABMR and TCMR using allograft tissue. Methods: In a discovery cohort of 224 kidney transplant biopsies, lasso regression was applied on microarray gene expression data to derive a molecular classifier for ABMR and TCMR, respectively. …”
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Automated on-site broiler live weight estimation through YOLO-based segmentation by Mahmoud Y. Shams, Wael M. Elmessery, Awad Ali Tayoush Oraiath, Ahmed Elbeltagi, Ali Salem, Pankaj Kumar, Tamer M. El-Messery, Tarek Abd El-Hafeez, Mohamed F. Abdelshafie, Gomaa G. Abd El-Wahhab, Ibrahim S. El-Soaly, Abdallah Elshawadfy Elwakeel

“…Traditional weighing methods, which use electronic platform weighers, can stress broilers and may not capture accurate weight data, particularly heavy broilers. …”
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Imagery for Plant Communities: Optimizing Visible Light Vegetation Index to Extract Multi-Species Coverage by Meng Wang, Zhuoran Zhang, Rui Gao, Junyong Zhang, Wenjie Feng

“…This study developed a universal method integrating four VIs—Excess Green Index (EXG), Visible Band Difference Vegetation Index (VDVI), Red-Green Ratio Index (RGRI), and Red-Green-Blue Vegetation Index (RGBVI)—to bridge UAV imagery with plant communities. …”
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