The association between 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guideline for hypertension and neonatal outcomes in Kenya: a retrospective study by Mami Hitachi, Kazuchiyo Miyamichi, Sumihisa Honda, Violet Wanjihia, Samson Muuo Nzou, Satoshi Kaneko

“…Conclusion This study revealed no association between redefined lower blood pressure threshold and preterm birth and low birthweight in under-resourced settings. …”
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What is the best cutoff point of leukocyte esterase for diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infections? a systematic review and meta-analysis by Mohammad Poursalehian, Ali Soltani Farsani, Pouya Tabatabaei Irani, Mohammad Ayati Firoozabadi, Javad Parvizi, SM Javad Mortazavi

“…Methods A comprehensive literature search was performed in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Embase up to May 2024. …”
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Clinical and epidemiological peculiarities of enterovirus meningitis in the period of seasonal outbreak in 2015 by Z. A. Khokhlova, R. A. Gileva, T. V. Sereda, E. Yu. Parshukova, E. V. Zakharova, L. M. Povolotskaya, N. S. Kolobova, N. A. Nikolaeva

“…The C-reactive protein value was tested by the method of the latex test and the procalcitonin value was tested by the method of the immunoenzymatic analysis. …”
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Treating Generalized Pustular Psoriasis (GPP): Timing and Rationale for Biologic Treatment Switching—A Japanese e-Delphi Survey by Yayoi Tada, Shinichi Imafuku, Kazumitsu Sugiura, Hideki Fujita, Noriko Tsuruta, Teruyuki Mitsuma, Ayumi Yoshizaki, Masatoshi Abe, Yukie Yamaguchi, Akimichi Morita

“…Participants were asked to respond to questions related to experts’ experience with specific biologics, experience with switching, timing of switches and importance of specific criteria (drivers) when making the decision to switch. The consensus threshold was 70%. Results Based on the results of the Delphi exercise, most experts rarely (60%) or never (20%) switch a biologic agent and only 20% switch often during acute symptoms/GPP flare driven by the short time of the flare; this result may be different during the maintenance phase. …”
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Extraction of the upright maize straw by integrating UAV multispectral and DSM data by Aosheng Chao, Enguang Xing, Yunbing Gao, Cunjun Li, Yuan Qin, Chengyang Zhu, Yu Liu, Qingwei Zhu

“…Finally, the combination of index-plus-Otsu threshold segmentation and random forest (RF) methods was applied to identify and extract the spatial distribution of upright maize straw. …”
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Association between body folate status and muscle mass: a cross-sectional study of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2011–2018 by Zhi Chen, Jing Chen, Dingxiang Hu, Chengjian Wu, Zhengru Wu, Jiajun Lin

“…This study aimed to investigate the relationship between different forms of folate and muscle mass. Methods This cross-sectional study analyzed data from the 2011–2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). …”
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Projections of Climate Change Impact on Acute Heat Illnesses in Taiwan: Case-Crossover Study by Hsiao-Yu Yang, Chang-Fu Wu, Kun-Hsien Tsai

“…ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to estimate the changes in the number of acute heat illnesses under different adaptation policies. MethodsWe obtained the numbers of acute heat illnesses in Taiwan from January 2011 to July 2023 using emergency department visit data from the real-time epidemic surveillance and early warning system. …”
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Fracture Resistance and Initial Penetration Time of a Novel Zirconia Crown Design for Simplifying Future Endodontic Treatment: An In Vitro Study by Mohammed Mashyakhy, Hafiz Ahmed Adawi

“…<b>Objectives</b>: This study aimed to investigate the fracture strength of a novel-designed Zirconia crown before and after access opening, and to evaluate the mode of fracture and the time needed for initial penetration through the crown. <b>Methods</b>: This study involved the design and testing of 60 zirconia crowns, divided into three groups (20 crowns each) to compare different structural designs. …”
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Cost-effectiveness and return on investment of hepatitis C virus elimination in China: A modelling study by Meiyu Wu, Jing Ma, Xuehong Wang, Sini Li, Chongqing Tan, Ouyang Xie, Andong Li, Aaron G Lim, Xiaomin Wan

“…We aimed to evaluate the health benefits, cost-effectiveness and return on investment (ROI) of HCV elimination. Methods Using an HCV transmission compartmental model, we evaluated the benefits and costs of different strategies combining screening and treatment for Chinese populations. …”
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Effect of extracorporeal shock wave combined with Kinesio taping on upper limb function during individuals with biceps brachii tendinopathy：protocol for a double-blind, randomised... by Ye Zhang, Kun Liu, Yanhong Ma, Ran Zhu, Ping Fang, Lihua Huang, Zheng Ma, Lulu Yin, Gongliang Liu

“…Repeated measures analysis of variance will be used to compare differences among the effects of different interventions.Ethics and dissemination Ethics approval was obtained from the Ethics Committee of the Shanghai Sixth People’s Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. …”
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Effects of Xuefu Zhuyu Decoction on Inflammatory Factors and the NF-kappaB Signaling Pathway in Rats Model of Radicular Pain by Liu X, Jiang T, Lu B

“…Pain thresholds were measured, including the paw withdrawal threshold (PWT) and thermal paw withdrawal latency (PWL). …”
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Comparing the cost-benefit of breast cancer screening programs in rural and urban areas across four economic zones in China: a Markov modeling analysis by Dachuang Zhou, Kejia Zhou, Wenjuan Wang, Hanqiao Shao, Hongliu Zhang, Wenxi Tang

“…Abstract Background This study assessed the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of breast cancer screening across rural and urban regions in China’s four economic zones. Methods Using a decision-analytic Markov model, we evaluated 5,280 scenarios involving different ages and screening technologies. …”
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Multi-user joint task offloading and resource allocation based on mobile edge computing in mining scenarios by Siqi Li, Weidong Li, Wanbo Zheng, Yunni Xia, Kunyin Guo, Qinglan Peng, Xu Li, Jiaxin Ren

“…By introducing weighted coefficients for latency and energy consumption, the proposed method ensures that task completion latency does not exceed a predefined threshold while minimizing the overall system cost. …”
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AbVLM-Q: intelligent quality assessment for abdominal ultrasound standard planes via vision-language modeling by Baohua Wang, Yaqian Wang, Yanhua Chu, Ke Zhang, Lei Liu, Kexin Zhang, Bowen Zhu, Dong Wang, Tianan Jiang

“…Confusion matrix analysis confirmed consistent performance across different backbones, with discrepancies primarily observed at grade boundaries. …”
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The inflection point: α-Klotho levels and the risk of all-cause mortality by Jianling Song, Hong Li, Xiangdong Fang

“…The effect of different α-Klotho levels (divided into quartiles) on survival was assessed using Kaplan-Meier (KM) curves. …”
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The Impact of Managerial Changes on Physical Performance in Elite Soccer Players by Dennis Petrov, Koulla Parpa, Marcos Michaelides

“…A one-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was utilized to assess differences in physical performance across the three coaching methods. …”
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Global Dynamics of a Predator–Prey System with Variation Multiple Pulse Intervention Effects by Gang Wang, Ming Yi, Zaiyun Zhang

“…Based on the implicit function theorem, the bifurcation of the pest-present periodic solution of the system is investigated under certain conditions, which is more rigorous than the corresponding traditional proving method. In addition, by employing the variational method, the eigenvalues of the Jacobian matrix at the fixed point corresponding to the pest-free periodic solution are determined, resulting in a sufficient condition for its local stability, and the threshold condition for the global attractiveness of the pest-free periodic solution is provided in terms of an indicator <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>R</mi><mi>a</mi></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula>. …”
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Evaluation of Using an Octavius 4D Measuring System for Patient-Specific VMAT Quality Assurance by Yawo Atsu Constantino Fiagan, Kodjo Joël Fabrice N‘Guessan, Adama Diakité, Komlanvi Victor Adjenou, Thierry Gevaert, Dirk Verellen

“…The objective of this study was to investigate the conditions in which pretreatment PSQA is performed, to evaluate the root cause of the implementation of more complex techniques, and to identify areas for potential improvement. Materials/Methods: The Octavius 4D (O4D) system accuracy was evaluated using an O4D homogeneous phantom for different field sizes. …”
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Evaluating Sampling Designs to Survey Fish Diversity in Lakes From Northern Temperate Zones by Erik García‐Machado, Eric Normandeau, Guillaume Côté, Isabeau Caza‐Allard, Charles Babin, Louis Bernatchez

“…Simple random, grid, and transect‐based sampling methods are widely used in ecological surveys to obtain an unbiased estimation of species richness and community structure. …”
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Cardiovascular diseases health literacy among Italian navy personnel: A cross-sectional survey by L. Rondinini, V. Di Fiore, M. Pasquale, G. Cruschelli, D. Rocchi, F. Baglivo, A. Baggiani, A.D. Porretta

“…For risk factors, smoking was recognized by 57 % of respondents, while only 60 % correctly identified the diagnostic threshold for total cholesterol. Logistic regression analysis showed significant differences in awareness levels based on sex and rank (p < 000000.1); officers had higher awareness than enlisted personnel (p < 000000.1). …”
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