Characteristics of the Parameters of Somatic Construction and Fitness Level in Elderly People Based on Selected Fullerton Test Samples by Marek Zieliński, Jolanta Zielińska, Robert Ślusarz

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Intubation in Eosinophilic Lung Disease: Predictors, Outcomes, and Characteristics from a National Inpatient Sample Analysis by Michel Al Achkar, Nadim Zaidan, Chloe Lahoud, Zaineb Zubair, Jessica Schwartz, Erica Abidor, Chris Kaspar, Halim El Hage

“…<i>Materials and Methods</i>: Patients admitted with a diagnosis of pulmonary eosinophilia between the years 2016 and 2020 were extracted from the largest inpatient US database, the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS). …”
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Two Spectroscopy Devices Can Approximate Fruit and Vegetable Intake in a Racially and Ethnically Diverse Sample by Stephanie B Jilcott Pitts, Qiang Wu, Melissa N Laska, Nancy E Moran

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CATHODOLUMINESCENCE AND RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY AS A BASIS FOR THE SELECTION OF REFERENCE SAMPLES FOR LA-ICP-MS ANALYSIS OF ZIRCON by S. L. Votyakov, M. V. Chervyakovskaya, Yu. V. Shchapova, E. A. Pankrushina, G. B. Mikhalevsky, V. S. Chervyakovsky

“…In order to develop express methods for the quantitative assessment of properties and the selection of reference samples close to investigated sample, to ensure similar conditions for the evaporation of substances and parameters of fractionation of trace elements in LA-ICP-MS, a comparative analysis of the U-Pb isotopic composition, Raman and cathodoluminescent spectra of zircon GJ-1, Plesovice, 91500, Temora-2, Mud Tank reference samples has been performed. …”
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Assessing a prediction model for depression risk using an early adolescent sample with self‐reported depression by Eileen Y. Xu, Niamh MacSweeney, Gladi Thng, Miruna C. Barbu, Xueyi Shen, Alex S. F. Kwong, Liana Romaniuk, Andrew McIntosh, Stephen M. Lawrie, Heather C. Whalley

“…Methods We applied IDEA‐RS predictor weights to 9854 adolescents (9–11 years) from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study, United States. …”
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Efficiency and heat transport processes of low-temperature aquifer thermal energy storage systems: new insights from global sensitivity analyses by Luka Tas, Niels Hartog, Martin Bloemendal, David Simpson, Tanguy Robert, Robin Thibaut, Le Zhang, Thomas Hermans

“…Through this method, multiple random model realizations are generated by sampling each parameter from a predetermined range of uncertainty. …”
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Consolidation and Heavy Metal Adsorption-Desorption Characteristics of Soils with Different Clay Contents by WU Ya-jun, YUE Hao-fan, ZANG Xue-ke, ZHANG Xu-dong, ZHANG Chang-song, WU Jin-hong

“…Studies on the correlation between heavy metal and clay content rely on field sampling methods. However, due to varying soil samples and contamination types, along with complex influencing factors, the conclusions are inconsistent. …”
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The serum cystain C-based equation is more accurateto estimate the glomerular filtrations rate in Chinese adults than the serum creatinine-based equation by FU Shuai, XU Si, YANG Min, WU Sha, XIAO Xiao, LI Xiao-ning

“…Objective To compare the performances of the serum cystain C-based equation and the serum creatinine-based equation in Chinese adults.Methods The clinical data of 623 patients with chronic kidney disease（CKD）at Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University（Wuhan,China）from July 1,2017 to July 31,2019 were analyzed.It was taken as the gold standard to calculate eGFR with the Gates method after ^{99 m}Tc-DTPA isotope kidney imaging.The eGFR values were calculated,using the CKD-EPI_Scr,CKD-EPI_ScysC,FAS_Scr,FAS_ScysC equations,based on Scr and Scys C values within 48 hours before the isotope kidney imaging.Then,bias,precision and accuracy of the eGFR values from mGFR values were compared between various equations.In accordance with the 2012 KDIGO guidance,the CKD staging was performed with the mGFR values,and compliance of the eGFR with the mGFR staging results was analyzed.Results The ScysC-based equation had less bias and higher accuracy than the Scr-based equation in the overall sample and renal injury and age subgroups.In the overall group,the bias of CKD-EPI_ScysCvs CKD-EPI_Scrwas-4.65 vs-10.67,P30 was 56.7% vs 48.8%;the FAS_ScysCvs FAS_Scr bias was-7.49 vs-10.16 and P30 was 56.0% vs 51.4%.In the moderate to severe renal injury group,the bias of CKD-EPI_ScysCvs CKD-EPI_Scr was-2.23 vs-7.14,P30 was 57.4% vs 45.5%;the FAS_ScysCvs FAS_Scr bias was-6.69 vs-7.14 and P30 was 53.0% vs 48.2%.In the elderly group（age≥70）,the bias of CKD-EPI_ScysCvs CKD-EPI_Scr was-2.23 vs-9.13,P30 was 59.4% vs 41.3%;the FAS_ScysCvs FAS_Scr bias was-5.78 vs-6.12 and P30 was 53.8% vs 51.0%.The ScysC-based equation was more accurate than the Scr-based equation in the diagnosis of CKD wih eGFR and mGFR values calculated with various equations.The areas under the ROC curve of the CKD-EPI_Scr,CKD-EPI_ScysC,FAS_Scr and FAS_ScysC were 0.935,0.938,0.936,and 0.937,respectively.Their kappa values were 0.264,0.331,0.301 and 0.315,respectively.Conclusions The solo ScysC-based equation is more accurate than the solo Scr-based equation to estimate the eGFR in Chinese adults.…”
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Estimating Usual Intakes Affecting the Macronutrient and Micronutrient Distribution among the Adolescent Population: A Study of Slovenian National Dietary Surveys SI.Menu 2017/18 by Hristo Hristov, Rok Poličnik, Matej Gregorič, Masa Hribar, Igor Pravst

“…Determining the usual dietary intake using the Multiple Source Method provided wider intake distributions that allowed for more precise estimates for the prevalence of inadequate/excessive intakes for analyzed subpopulations. …”
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The Effect of Tartaric Acid and Citric Acid as a Complexing Agent on Defect Structure and Conductivity of Copper Samarium Co-Doped Ceria Prepared by a Sol-Gel Auto-Combustion Metho... by Kornrawit Duangsa, Apishok Tangtrakarn, Charusporn Mongkolkachit, Pavadee Aungkavattana, Klitsada Moolsarn

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Making "inclusion" more than a buzzword: A critical interpretive synthesis of literature about recruiting seldom-heard groups in health research. by Meghan Bradway, Lilisbeth Perestelo-Perez, Alezandra Torres-Castaño, Ana Maria Claudia Wagner, María Luisa Álvarez-Malé, Garlene Beatriz Zamora Zamorano, Kari Dyb

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A More Efficient and Safer Improved Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Insertion Technique—Trajectory Dynamic Adjustment Technique, Technical Note, and Clinical Efficacy by Hao Li, Zhiguo Ding, Bin Wei, Zhihao Ma, Jing Xie, Yonghao Tian, Lianlei Wang, Xinyu Liu, Suomao Yuan

“…This study was designed to propose an improved percutaneous pedicle screw fixation technique‐trajectory dynamic adjustment (TDA) technique, and evaluate its feasibility and assess the clinical outcomes. Method A total of 445 patients with lumbar spondylolisthesis or lumbar spinal stenosis associated with instability from June 2017 to May 2022 were included in the retrospective study. …”
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Total-body aerobic gymnastic exercises more effective than low intensity steady state to improving body composition in adult women with sedentary by Shery Iris Zalillah, Ika Jayadi, Laily Mita Andriana, Kunjung Ashadi, Oce Wiriawan, Agus Hariyanto

“…Methodology: Materials and methods, this inferential study used a two-group experimental design involving as many as 50 sedentary adult women to prove that total-body aerobic gymnastic exercises were more effective than LISS exercises in improving body composition. …”
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A side-sampling based Linformer model for landslide susceptibility assessment: a case study of the railways in China by Nan Jiang, Yange Li, Zheng Han, Jiaming Yang, Bangjie Fu, Jiaying Li, Changli Li

“…Hence, this study proposes an approach to enhance datasets through the introduction of the side-sampling method. This technique focuses on individual research cells, conducting feature sampling training on fixed regions of length M, thereby enabling more precise identification of geographical clustering characteristics. …”
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Anaemia Prevalence More Than Doubles in an Academic Year in a Cohort of Tertiary Students: A Repeated-Measure Study in Cape Coast, Ghana by Regina Elorm Amoaning, Ernestina Siaw Amoako, Grace Arezie Kyiire, Dennis Dela Owusu, Happy Bruce, David Larbi Simpong, Patrick Adu

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Evaluation of the social and economic impact of extreme weather events in people living with HIV in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (S3E project): Protocol for a mixed-method study. by Saeideh Babashahi, Kingsley Orievulu, Ekeminiabasi Eyita-Okon, Dominic Kniveton, Collins Iwuji

“…An equity impact analysis will be conducted to examine how the socioeconomic impacts of floods are distributed disproportionately within the study sample. A priority list of policy interventions will be co-developed to minimise the impacts of floods using participatory research methods and multi-criteria decision analysis. …”
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Effect of the PakCat program on nutrition status, dietary pattern and nutrition knowledge and skills of Pakistani women living in Catalonia evaluated by a mixed-method randomized c... by Saba Mohamed-Bibi, Blanca Ribot-Serra, Cristina Vaqué-Crusellas

“…To address this issue, we implemented a culturally and linguistically appropriate food education program called the PakCat Program.<h4>Methods</h4>The study employed a community-based participatory research (CBPR) design, utilizing a two-arm, cluster-assignment, non-blinded mixed-method randomized control trial (RCT) implemented in Badalona and Santa Coloma de Gramenet, two neighboring municipalities with a substantial Pakistani population. …”
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FRRT*-Connect: A Bidirectional Sampling-Based Path Planner with Potential Field Guidance for Complex Obstacle Environments by Wenshan Yan, Xiangrong Xu, Aleksandar Rodić, Petar B. Petrovich

“…The algorithm first introduces a goal-directed attractive force control mechanism, integrating artificial potential field methods to guide the tree expansion more effectively toward the goal, thereby reducing redundant sampling and significantly improving convergence speed. …”
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Increase in colonic propionate as a method of preventing weight gain in adults aged 20–40 years: iPREVENT, a multicentre, double-blind, randomised, parallel-group trial by Gary Frost, Joana C Vasconcelos, Jennifer E Pugh, Aisha Anjum, Katerina Petropoulou, George Thom, Louise McCombie, Martina Tashkova, Sumayya Alshehhi, Daphne Babalis, Leah Holroyd, Christina Prechtl, Tom Preston, Mike J Lean, Waljit Dhillo, A Toby Prevost, and Douglas Morrison

“…Breath hydrogen as a surrogate measure of colonic bacteria fermentation. Methods Trial design iPREVENT was a randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial to investigate the efficacy of IPE versus inulin control upon weight gain prevention and to determine the safety profile of IPE. …”
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Optimal sampling frequency and site selection for wastewater and environmental surveillance of infectious pathogens: A value of information assessment. by Isabella Impalli, Erik Bergland, Chadi M Saad-Roy, Bryan T Grenfell, Simon A Levin, D G Joakim Larsson, Ramanan Laxminarayan

“…Wastewater and environmental surveillance (WES) is a promising method of detecting infectious diseases in human and animal populations and offers significant advantages over traditional surveillance methods in the early detection of outbreaks. …”
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