Inflammatory Activity in Patients with Obstructive and Non-obstructive Coronary Artery Disease by N. N. Pakhtusov, A. O. Yusupova, A. S. Lishuta, O. A. Slepova, E. V. Privalova, Yu. N. Belenkov

“…To study the levels of pro-inflammatory biomarkers  in patients with obstructive  and non-obstructive coronary  artery disease (CAD), to identify possible differences  for diagnosing the degree of coronary  obstruction.Material and methods. …”
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Pathogenetic and substitution correction of anemia in patients with malignant neoplasms by N. A. Romanenko, A. E. Alborov, S. S. Bessmeltsev, E. R. Shilova, S. V. Voloshin, A. V. Chechetkin

“…This datum suggests presence of tissue hypoxia and gives approval to expand the threshold for red blood cells transfusions…”
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Spontaneous Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting of Congenital Malformations: A Danish National Register Study by Ulrik Lausten-Thomsen, Rasmus Huan Olsen, Michael Christiansen, Paula L. Hedley, Ida Marie Heerfordt, Jon Trærup Andersen, Christina Gade

“…Given the potential underreporting, we encourage a low threshold for reporting ADRs based on suspicion alone, with final causality assessments made by health authorities.…”
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Unilateral remote temperature monitoring to predict future ulceration for the diabetic foot in remission by David G Armstrong, Lawrence A Lavery, Brian J Petersen, David R Linders, Jonathan D Bloom, Gary M Rothenberg

“…The purpose of this study was to assess the sensitivity, specificity, and lead time associated with unilateral diabetic foot temperature monitoring.Research design and methods We used comparisons among ipsilateral foot temperatures and between foot temperatures and ambient temperature as a marker of inflammation. …”
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Removal of calcium hydroxide from simulated internal root resorption defects: a comparative evaluation of EDDY, iVac, Pulp sucker, passive ultrasonic irigation, and conventional te... by Burçin Arıcan, Nihan Berkdemir, Ayşe Tuba Özalp Koca, Utku Can Kemeç, Taha Özyürek

“…However, no significant difference was found between PS and CSI (p > 0.05). …”
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Changes in motor cortex excitability associated with muscle fatigue in patients with Parkinson's disease by Milanović Slađan, Filipović Saša R., Radovanović Saša, Blesić Suzana, Ilić Nela V., Kostić Vladimir S., Ljubisavljević Miloš R.

“…The aim of this study was to examine changes in responses to TMS in patients suffering from Parkinson’s disease (PD) during sustained submaximal isometric voluntary contraction [60% of maximal voluntary contraction (MVC)] of the adductor pollicis muscle, as well as during a subsequent recovery period. Methods. Cortical excitability was tested by single TMS pulses of twice of the motor threshold intensity applied over the vertex. …”
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Association Between Dietary Alcohol Intake and Migraine or Severe Headache Miscellaneous Pain: The NHANES 1999–2004 by Yi Tang, Kangrui Zhang, Yueyu Zhang, Xinhui Jia, Jiaxuan Li, Jie Hu, Xun He, Xinyi Chen, Juncang Wu

“…Aim: This study aimed to investigate the potential relationship between alcohol consumption and migraine or severe headache. Methods: Employing National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) database records spanning March 1999 to December 2004, our analysis encompassed threshold effects, smoothed curve fitting, and multivariate logistic regression to elucidate the relationship between alcohol consumption level and migraine or severe headaches. …”
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Investigating the effect of Gotvand Dam on changes in soil salinity and vegetation cover of downstream lands of the dam using satellite imagery and spectral indices by Morteza Sharif, Saeid Hamzeh

“…The soil was classified by salient decision-making method of changes in halophyte and non-halophyte plants according to the threshold obtained from the indicators used in each year. …”
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OCSCNet-Tracker: Hyperspectral Video Tracker Based on Octave Convolution and Spatial–Spectral Capsule Network by Dong Zhao, Mengyuan Wang, Kunpeng Huang, Weixiang Zhong, Pattathal V. Arun, Yunpeng Li, Yuta Asano, Li Wu, Huixin Zhou

“…Finally, a confidence threshold judgment module utilizes the information from the initial and adjacent frames for relocating the lost target. …”
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Cardiopulmonary exercise testing in aortic stenosis patients before and after aortic valve replacement by Kristofer Hedman, Eva Nylander, Éva Tamás, Carl Bellander, Henric Nilsson

“…Mean peak oxygen uptake (peakVO2) was not significantly different between PRE and POST; 1871±441 vs 1937±404 mL/min (p=0.08). …”
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Comparison of ultrasound and dynamic MRI for the measurement of diaphragmatic excursion: A prospective single-center study. by Clara Delplancke, Etienne Charpentier, François Grolleau, Anne Hernigou, Hélène Nougué, Françoise Le Pimpec-Barthes, Bernard Cholley, Matthieu Daniel

“…These thresholds had a sensitivity of 77.7% and a specificity of 77.4% during SB, with an AUC of 0.86.…”
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CD4 enumeration technologies: a systematic review of test performance for determining eligibility for antiretroviral therapy. by Rosanna W Peeling, Kimberly A Sollis, Sarah Glover, Suzanne M Crowe, Alan L Landay, Ben Cheng, David Barnett, Thomas N Denny, Thomas J Spira, Wendy S Stevens, Siobhan Crowley, Shaffiq Essajee, Marco Vitoria, Nathan Ford

“…Data on test accuracy and precision included bias and limits of agreement with a reference standard, and misclassification probabilities around CD4 thresholds of 200 and 350 cells/μl over a clinically relevant range. …”
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Enhancing yield and nutritional quality of sweet potato through genotype selection and selenium application by Qing Liao, Ying Xing, Li-Ping Pan, Jin-Ping Chen, Yong-Xian Liu, Dong-Liang Huang

“…In addition, the effects of different Se application methods and dosages, soil application (10 L/hm2 and 20 L/hm2), foliar spraying (1.5 L/hm2 and 3.0 L/hm2), and combined soil and foliar application, were investigated on yield and quality parameters in two representative varieties: Guiziweishu 1 (high Se accumulator) and Fushu 404 (low Se accumulator). …”
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Effectiveness of maximum, explosive and combined strength training on endurance runners performance indicators: a systematic review and meta-analysis by PABLO PRIETO GONZALEZ, Fatma H. Yagin, Jorge Sánchez-Infante, Luca Paolo Ardigò

“…The search terms used were related to different types of strength/endurance and participants’ age and sports modality. …”
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Effect of ceramic thickness and resin cement colors on the final color of various monolithic CAD/CAM materials by Neşe Cızıroğlu, Erman Bülent Tuncer, Recep Kara

“…After and befor aging color values were measured. The color difference was calculated using CIEDE2000 formulae. …”
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Comparison of macular retinal thickness measurements using spectral-domain and swept-source optical coherence tomography in healthy eyes by Huan Wan, Zhaode Wu, Ziling Liu, Bo Qin

“…AimThis study compares retinal thickness measurements in healthy eyes using one SD-OCT and two SS-OCT devices to assess differences and consistency for clinical application.MethodsForty-eight eyes with a mean age of 28.15 ± 8.85 years were enrolled. …”
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Laboratory model to evaluate efficacy of an experimental titanium oxide nanofibers bleaching agent by Clayton Tran, Ellin Choi, Brittany Watu, Udochukwu Oyoyo, Christopher Perry, So Ran Kwon

“…The negative control exceeded the perceptibility threshold of ΔE* = 1.2 regardless of time point. NFs showed a decrease in chroma, but were not statistically different compared to the negative control.ConclusionsThe laboratory model was successful in screening an experimental bleaching agent.…”
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Moral injury, moral resilience, and organizational effectiveness among nurse leaders: a descriptive analysis during the COVID-19 pandemic by Alanna J. Bergman, Ginger C. Hanson, Christian Jenkins, Katie E. Nelson, Danielle Boyce, Cynda H. Rushton

“…Methods This was a quantitative study conducted via an online, national, cross-sectional survey. …”
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The prognostic nutritional index as a predictor of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in chronic kidney disease: a population-based analysis of NHANES data (1999–2018) by Weiwei Li, Lumiao Chen, Linsen Jiang, Zhijian Zhang, Kai Song

“…ObjectiveThis study evaluates the predictive value of prognostic nutritional index (PNI) for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients based on data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), and to explore its variability across different CKD stages.MethodsA total of 4,528 CKD patients from the NHANES database (1999–2018) were included. …”
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Differentiation of early-stage tumors from benign lesions manifesting as pure ground-glass nodule: a clinical prediction study based on AI-derived quantitative parameters by Shuxiang Chen, Huijuan Zhang, Yifan Chen, Shuo Chen, Wenfu Cao, Yongxiu Tong

“…The aim of our study was to evaluate whether AI-derived quantitative parameters could predict benignity versus early-stage tumors manifesting as pGGN.MethodsA total of 1,538 patients with pGGN detected by chest CT at different campuses of our hospital from May 2013 to December 2023 were retrospectively analyzed. …”
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