Association between volatile organic compounds exposure and infertility risk among American women aged 18–45 years from NHANES 2013–2020 by Qiaorui Yang, Jinfu Zhang, Zhenliang Fan

“…Further exploration of the relationship between mVOCs and infertility was conducted by using 35 and 25 as the cut-off points for age and BMI subgroup analyses, respectively. …”
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Multidose Dalbavancin Population Pharmacokinetic Analysis for Prolonged Target Attainment in Patients Requiring Long-Term Treatment by Giammarco Baiardi, Michela Cameran Caviglia, Silvia Boni, Antonello Di Paolo, Valeria Marini, Giuliana Cangemi, Alessia Cafaro, Emanuele Pontali, Francesca Mattioli

“…An additional third 1500 mg dose at the above time points by weight bands may extend the optimal PTA up to 9, 7, and 6 weeks of total treatment. …”
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Association of childhood maltreatment and adverse lifetime experiences with post-injury psychopathology: evidence from the China Severe Trauma Cohort by Shu Wen, Yu Zeng, Yueyao Xu, Shishi Xu, Wenwen Chen, Guanglin Wang, Wei Zhang, Huan Song

“…Adverse life experiences, including childhood maltreatment (5 subtypes, measured by Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-Short Form) and adverse lifetime experiences (17 subtypes, by Life Events Checklist) were assessed. Generalized linear mixed models were used to examine the associations of childhood maltreatment and adverse lifetime experiences with symptoms of psychopathology measured at multiple time-points after the index injury (i.e., at recruitment, 1-, 3-, 6-, and 12-month follow-ups), adjusted for important confounders. …”
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Two-Year Longitudinal Motor Performance of Very Preterm and/or Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants in Suriname by Anjo J. W. M. Janssen, Maria J. A. J. Fleurkens-Peeters, Reinier P. Akkermans, Se-Sergio M. Baldew, Maria W. G. Nijhuis-van der Sanden, Wilco C. W. R. Zijlmans

“…Data were analyzed using mixed-model linear regression. <b>Results:</b> The Bayley mean FM and GM scores decreased between 3 and 12 months and stabilized at 24 months. …”
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The German national cohort study on the development of motor performance, physical activity and health in children and adolescents: the MoMo 2.0-Study protocol by Alexander Burchartz, Claudia Niessner, Klaus Bös, Sarah Heinisch, Alexander Woll, Leon Klos, Annette Worth, Anke Hanssen-Doose, Thomas Hinz, Manuel Völkle, Birte von Haaren-Mack, Larissa Heißler, Darko Jekauc, Simon Kolb, Claudia Lazarides, Carina Nigg, Elke Opper, Elena Brehm, Steffen Schmidt, Lara Tschuschke, Carmen Volk, Susanne Weyland, Hagen Wäsche, Hannah Zimmermann, Clara Zöller

“…Analyses will be conducted using mixed-effects models to account for the nationwide structure of the study.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval was obtained from the Ethics Committee of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. …”
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Early postoperative patient-reported outcomes in thoracoscopic segmentectomy: a comparative study of non-intubated anesthesia versus intubated general anesthesia by He Guan, Jinchao Bi, Wantong Zheng, Yahao Zhang, Zhijun Han, Li Wei, Jiwei Li

“…PROs data were collected at various perioperative time points, and comparisons between groups were analyzed using a linear mixed-effects model.ResultsAmong the 380 enrolled patients, 160 underwent segmentectomy under NIA, and 220 under IGA. …”
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Patients Receiving Integrative Medicine Effectiveness Registry (PRIMIER) of the BraveNet practice-based research network: Results of the chronic pain cohort by Jeffery A. Dusek, Qi Gao, Ryung S. Kim, Donald I. Abrams, Benjamin Kligler, Natalie L. Dyer, Kathryn Hansen, Eric J. Roseen, M. Diane McKee

“…Diagnostic and billing codes were extracted data from patients’ health records. Linear mixed-model and multi-variate analyses evaluated changes from index visit through 12 months. …”
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Acute effect of endurance exercise on human milk insulin concentrations: a randomised cross-over study by Rebecca Lyng Holm, Mads Holmen, Md Abu Jafar Sujan, Md Abu Jafar Sujan, Guro F. Giskeødegård, Trine Moholdt, Trine Moholdt

“…We determined insulin concentrations in the milk using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and compared insulin concentrations after MICT and HIIT with REST using a linear mixed model with time-points and the interaction between time and condition as fixed factors.ResultsWe detected insulin in all 240 samples, with an average concentration of 12.3 (SD 8.8) μIU/mL (range 3.2–57.2 μIU/mL). …”
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Imaging characteristics of cerebral small vessel disease in high⁃altitude plateau by WANG Jun⁃shan, ZHAO Wei⁃wei, ZHUO Ma, CHEN Yu⁃xiu, ZHAO Yu⁃hua, YUAN Jing

“…Results Total 131 patients with CSVD were divided into high CSVD burden group (1-4 points, n = 85) and low CSVD burden group (0 point, n = 46) according to total CSVD burden score. …”
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Validation of the Nociception Level Index for the Detection of Nociception and Pain in Critically Ill Adults: Protocol for an Observational Study by Céline Gélinas, Shiva Shahiri T, Han Ting Wang, Maria Cecilia Gallani, Walid Oulehri, Denny Laporta, Philippe Richebé

“…Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis of the NOL will be performed for Groups A and B using pain standard measures as reference criteria. Mixed linear models for repeated measures will be used to compare time points, procedures, and their interaction in each group (A, B, and C). …”
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Trends and factors associated with retention in HIV care among men living with HIV in a peri-urban primary care facility in central Uganda: a retrospective cohort study by Victoria Babirye Tumusiime, Joan Nangendo, Anthony Kirabira, Moses Mugerwa, Jonathan Mayito, Aggrey David Mukose, David Kyaddondo

“…The trends of retention in HIV care were graphically assessed using line plots. A mixed effects modified Poisson model was used to assess factors associated with retention in care. …”
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AI Chatbots and Cognitive Control: Enhancing Executive Functions Through Chatbot Interactions: A Systematic Review by Pantelis Pergantis, Victoria Bamicha, Charalampos Skianis, Athanasios Drigas

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: The evolution of digital technology enhances the broadening of a person’s intellectual growth. Research points out that implementing innovative applications of the digital world improves human social, cognitive, and metacognitive behavior. …”
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Home-based self-administered transcranial direct current stimulation for women affected by primary dysmenorrhoea in Northeastern Brazil: a protocol study by Thiago Anderson Brito De Araújo, Edson Silva-Filho, Rodrigo Pegado, Tatiana Camila de Lima Alves da Silva, Yvinna Tamiris Rodrigues, Paloma Cristina Alves de Oliveira, Ervinas Bernatavicius, Alexander Anthony Cook, Emilè Radytè, Maria Thereza Micussi

“…The assessments will occur at five time points: baseline, after the 20th sessions, at the first, second and third cycles after tDCS interventions (follow-ups). …”
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Association between hospital accreditation and healthcare providers’ perceptions of patient safety culture: a longitudinal study in a healthcare network in Brazil by Helidea de Oliveira Lima, Leopoldo Muniz da Silva, Leandro Reis Tavares, Ana Claudia Lopes Fernandes de Araújo, Laise Pereira Moreira, Vanessa de Melo Silva Torres, Fabiana Nogueira de Oliveira, Anthony M.-H. Ho, Deborah Simões, Glenio B. Mizubuti, Joaquim Edson Vieira

“…Hospitals were classified as accredited (AH) or non-accredited (NAH). A linear mixed-effects regression model was used to analyze the trend of dimension scores over time, accounting for both fixed and random effects to accommodate within-hospital correlations and variations across time points. …”
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Destrezas motoras y marcadores Genéticos en niños con Trastorno Específico del lenguaje y desarrollo típico del lenguaje (Motor skills and genetic markers in children with specifi... by Patricio Avendaño Medina, Claudio Hernández-Mosqueira, Sandro Fernandes Da Silva, Sebastian Peña Troncoso, Gustavo Pavez-Adasme, Angelica Troyano Agredo, Humberto Castillo Quezada, Jose Fernandes Filho

“…The objective of the study was to analyze the Dermatoglyphic and Motor characteristics in children with specific mixed language disorder (TEL-m) and typical language development (DTL). …”
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Temporal and cross-sectional associations of serum per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and lipids from 1986 to 2016 − The Tromsø study by Ana Carolina M F Coêlho, Dolley Charles, Therese Haugdahl Nøst, Lara Cioni, Sandra Huber, Dorte Herzke, Charlotta Rylander, Vivian Berg, Torkjel M Sandanger

“…Objective: In this study, we investigated associations between serum PFAS concentrations and major blood lipid classes over a 30-year period (1986–2016) and up to five time points. Lipids analyzed included total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), and triglycerides (TG). …”
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Global distribution prediction and ecological conservation of basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) under integrated impacts by Runlong Sun, Kaiyu Liu, Wenhao Huang, Xiao Wang, Hongfei Zhuang, Zongling Wang, Zhaohui Zhang, Linlin Zhao

“…The results indicate that chlorophyll, sea surface temperature, silicate and mixed layer depth are the primary factors determining habitat suitability for basking sharks. …”
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Self-management versus usual care for greater trochanteric pain syndrome (the HIPS trial): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Michael Skovdal Rathleff, Are Hugo Pripp, Jens Ivar Brox, Britt Elin Øiestad, Marianne Bakke Johnsen, John Bjørneboe, Niels Gunnar Juel, Rikke Munk Killingmo, Kaia B Engebretsen, Thea Morin Melås, Maren Lunder Wefring, Sigrid Skatteboe, Helene Lundgaard Søberg

“…Outcomes will be assessed at baseline, 3, 6 and 12 months. A longitudinal mixed effects model will be used to assess the effectiveness of treatment on pain and disability across all time points, with the primary endpoint at 6 months. …”
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Sufficient conditions for convergence of positive solutions to linearized two-dimensional sediment transport problem by Alexander I. Sukhinov, Valentina V. Sidoryakina, Andrey A. Sukhinov

“…For actual coastal systems with irregular coastal configuration, the flow vector is generally not orthogonal to the tangent line for the coastline at each of its points. It also may not coincide with the wind stress vector. …”
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Is holistic focus of attention equally effective to external focus in performing accuracy of table tennis forehand stroke in low-skilled players? by Weronika Łuba-Arnista, Paweł Arnista, Tomasz Niźnikowski, Jerzy Sadowski, Andrzej Mastalerz, Wojciech Ratkowski, Ewelina Niźnikowska, Paweł Różański, Marcin Starzak

“…The data were analysed using one-way ANOVA and mixed-ANOVAs with repeated measures on the last factor. …”
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