Impact of doctor-shopping behavior on patient survival in lung cancer: findings from a 11-year cohort study using Korean claims data by Minwoo Hong, Il Yun, Jong Youn Moon

“…However, patients with more than 10 visits (Q4) had significantly increased odds of death. …”
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Forecast of the morphology and occurrence conditions of complex chromite ore bodies (on example of Labogeyskoe-2 site, Polar Urals) by T. P. Morozova, E. V. Karelina, V. E. Markov

“…The experience of studying this ore occurrence can serve as an analogue for a more effective study of similar ore occurrences. …”
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Petrogenesis of dark enclaves and magmatic processes in the early Paleozoic Fushui mafic complex from the Qinling Orogenic Belt, central China by Bokang Zhu, Xiaoying Liao, Yongsheng Gai, Liang Liu, Ge Wang, Sang Wan Pak, Wenqiang Yang

“…In contrast, the hornblendite enclaves exhibit more variable, likely reflecting different degrees of magma mixing. …”
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Disease-modifying therapy during pregnancy and postpartum relapse activity in women with multiple sclerosis undergoing assisted reproductive technology treatment: a nationwide coho... by Elisabeth Framke, Melinda Magyari, Anja Pinborg, Meritxell Sabidó, Ditte Vassard, Lene von Kappelgaard, Juan Enrique Schwarze

“…Postpartum relapse activity more than doubled from both low ARR (unexposed to DMT during pregnancy) and higher ARR (exposed to DMT during pregnancy) pre-pregnancy.…”
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Application of precision agriculture technologies for crop protection and soil health by Emogine Mamabolo, Makgabo Johanna Mashala, Ephias Mugari, Tlou Elizabeth Mogale, Norman Mathebula, Kabisheng Mabitsela, Kwabena Kingsley Ayisi

“…This review highlights the need for continued innovation and coordinated efforts across research, policy, and education to overcome these barriers and support the global transition to more sustainable agricultural practices.…”
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Feasibility Study and Implementation of Pedestrian Walkway with an Emphasis on TND Approach (Case Study: Modares Street at Kermanshah) by Mahin Nastaran, Arezou Jamshidi Sheikhabadi, Mojtaba Lorzangeneh

“…It is, therefore, evident that eight variables, such as "presence of attractive land use", "mixed land uses", "diversity of the facade", "variety of buildings", "security from crime", "quality of social life", "attractiveness and vitality" and "sensory richness", are more closely related to pedestrianization on Modares Street than other indicators. …”
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Arm Circumference-to-Height Ratio as a Situational Alternative to BMI Percentile in Assessing Obesity and Cardiometabolic Risk in Adolescents by Wasantha Jayawardene, Stephanie Dickinson, David Lohrmann, Jon Agley

“…AHtR predicted overall risk and unhealthy levels of six variables more accurately than BMI percentile. Significant differences were overall risk (χ2 = 4.18; p=0.041), total cholesterol (χ2 = 8.68; p=0.003), glycated hemoglobin (χ2 = 5.24; p=0.022), and systolic pressure (χ2 = 5.10; p=0.024). …”
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The relationship among the digit ratio (2D:4D), physical activity, aggression and sensation seeking in mature and immature boys by Taher Afsharnezhad, Farahnaz Ayatizadeh Tafti, Ali asghar Marzi, Nazanin Maleksabet

“…Individuals with low 2D:4D are more aggressive and tend to engage in more physical activity.Aim: We examined the relationship between 2D:4D and physical activity, sensation seeking and aggression in mature and immature boys.Materials and Methods: The study population consisted of Mazandaran male students aged 9 to 17 years in 2019-2020. …”
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Multivalent design of the monoclonal SynO2 antibody improves binding strength to soluble α-Synuclein aggregates by Inga Petersen, Muhammad Ilyas Ali, Alex Petrovic, Anders Jimmy Ytterberg, Karin Staxäng, Monika Hodik, Fadi Rofo, Sina Bondza, Greta Hultqvist

“…In this study, we have created the multivalent antibodies TetraSynO2 and HexaSynO2, derived from the αSyn oligomer-specific antibody SynO2, to increase avidity binding to soluble αSyn aggregate species through more binding sites in close proximity. The multivalency was achieved through recombinant fusion of single-chain variable fragments of SynO2 to the antibodies’ original N-termini. …”
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The Validity of SOFA Score to Predict Mortality in Adult Patients with Cardiogenic Shock on Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation by Mohamed Laimoud, Mosleh Alanazi

“…Presence of CKD, chronic atrial fibrillation, and cardiac surgeries was significantly more frequent in the nonsurvivors group. The nonsurvivors had more frequent AKI (p<0.001), more haemodialysis use (p<0.001), more gastrointestinal bleeding (p=0.039), more ICH (p=0.006), and fewer ICU days (p=0.002) compared to the survivors group. …”
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PROGNOSIS OF RETENTION AND ABNORMAL POSITION OF CANINES by S.I. Doroshenko, O.A. Kaniura, K.V. Storozhenko, S.V. Irkha, D.O. Marchenko, Kh.M. Demianchuk

“…They also serve as a guide to the movements of the mandible “canine management” and they are more resistant to carious lesions. Germination of the canine embryos, unlike other teeth, occurs closer to the base of the jaw, so they erupt later than all front teeth, encountering a number of barriers and, above all, lack of space in the dental arch or its absence in case of early loss of temporary teeth. …”
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Cardiac arrest while using the toilet: not uncommon and associated with adverse resuscitation profile by Elizabeth D. Paratz, Carl Johann Hansen, Andre La Gerche, Dion Stub, Ziad Nehme, Ashanti Dantanarayana, Kelila Freedman, Andreas Pflaumer, Jodie Ingles, Bo Gregers Winkel, Jacob Tfelt-Hansen

“…Australians experienced toilet-associated OHCA 1.7 times more frequently than Danes (4.1 % vs 2.4 %, p = 0.016). …”
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Nueva metodología para valorar la calidad de las aguas superficiales para su uso como clase 2 en Costa Rica New methodology for evaluating the surface waters quality to be used as... by Guillermo Calvo-Brenes

“…The SI should show a 0-100 scale variation. As a rule, the more concentration of a variable, the more tendency to 0 of the SI, which it is expected to have a close relationship with Costa Rican regulations.  …”
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Influence of dairy cow personality traits on response to extended milking intervals and removal of supplemental concentrate in a free-traffic automated milking system by A.J. Schwanke, J.E. Brasier, G.B. Penner, R. Bergeron, T.J. DeVries

“…During the experimental periods, cows had more voluntary AMS visits on INT compared with CONC (7.3 vs. 5.2 visits/d), and cows who were more active had fewer voluntary AMS visits compared with less active cows (visits/d = −2.2 × activeness score + 6.0). …”
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Patient-Reported Barriers to Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. by Zara Shubber, Edward J Mills, Jean B Nachega, Rachel Vreeman, Marcelo Freitas, Peter Bock, Sabin Nsanzimana, Martina Penazzato, Tsitsi Appolo, Meg Doherty, Nathan Ford

“…Among adults, feeling sick (15.9%, 95% CI 13.0%-18.8%) was a more commonly cited barrier to adherence than feeling well (9.3%, 95% CI 7.2%-11.4%). …”
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Predicting Financial Distress through Ranking Working Capital Management Components Using Random Forest Algorithm by Pouya Sadeghi, Daryush Farid, Hamid Reza Mirzaei, Abolfazl Dehghani

“…During the learning phase, the model attempts to identify the inherent pattern or the relationship between the dependent variable (financial distress) and each explanatory variable (working capital management components) with the validity of this learning measured by the testing data. …”
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Comparing the Efficiency of Sediment Rating Curve and ANN Models in Estimating River Bed-load by Jamal Mosaffaie, Amin Saleh pourjam, Mahmudreza Tabatabaei

“…This study also indicated that bed-load estimations of ANN model are more accurate than those of SRC model. Of course, due to the complex relations between the flow and bed-load sediment discharges, the suitable model must be determined at each hydrometric station for more accurate estimations of this variable. …”
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Tree species richness affects the trophic structure of soil oribatid mites via litter functional diversity and canopy cover: Evidence from stable isotope analysis (15N, 13C) by Yannan Chen, Xue Pan, Jing-Ting Chen, Ming-Qiang Wang, Chenglin Liu, Yu Chen, Zhijing Xie, Chao-Dong Zhu, Jun Chen, Stefan Scheu, Mark Maraun

“…High litter functional diversity increased the average and range of Δ15N signatures indicating an increase in trophic position and trophic plasticity of oribatid mites with increasing litter diversity. More open canopy was associated with lower Δ13C signatures and a larger range in Δ13C signatures indicating that soil food webs become more complex when light conditions are more variable. …”
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A Spatial Shift in Flood–Drought Severity in the Decades Surrounding 2000 in Xinjiang, China by Sulei Naibi, Anming Bao, Ye Yuan, Jiayu Bao, Rafiq Hamdi, Tao Yu, Xiaoran Huang, Ting Wang, Tao Li, Jingyu Jin, Gang Long, Piet Termonia

“…RF+RF proved more effective at handling correlated variables, which were crucial in capturing the region’s flood–drought dynamics. …”
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The role of health insurance on healthcare utilisation among women in Tanzania: insights from Tanzania demographic and health survey 2022 by Amani Anaeli, Alphoncina Kagaigai, Pankras Luoga, Tumaini Nyamhanga, Malale Tungu

“…The survey is conducted after every five years by the National Bureau of Statistics. The dependent variable was healthcare utilisation status and the key independent variable was health insurance status of a woman. …”
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