Diagnostic value of metagenomic next-generation sequencing combined by medical thoracoscopy surgery among infectious pleural effusion patients by Nannan Gao, Saran Feng, Xiaoxiao Yu, Jing Zhao, Yunyan Wan, Zhouhong Yao, Dezhi Li

“…Conclusions Our study showed that using mNGS in combination with biopsy samples obtained through medical thoracoscopy resulted in higher positive rates compared to traditional tests and provided more evidence of pathogens for patients with infectious pleural effusion.…”
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The impact of the training program and the irregular interruption in the performance of the skill and some physiological indicators of young football players by Dr. Ahmed abdul ameer hamza, Dr. Ahmed abdul ameer hamza, Dr. Tahir Yahia

“…The research community was determined by the deliberate way of the players of the Babil province football team (under 19 years) and for the academic year (2018-2017) (3) of them because of the injury and (3) players as goalkeepers, the sample of the research consisted of (20) players were chosen by deliberate method, and were randomly distributed by drawing lots into two groups and (10) Players in each group. …”
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Subscapular skinfold thickness, not other anthropometric and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry-measured adiposity, is positively associated with the presence of age-related macular... by Jayne Woodside, David Wright, Margaret Rayman, Miguel Gedtal, Ruth Esther Hogg

“…Objective Current literature reveals an association between anthropometric measures of adiposity (AnthM) and age-related macular degeneration (AMD), but few have explored the disease association with imaging methods. This study aimed to explore the relationship between AMD status and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry measures (DEXAMs) among a representative sample of the US population, and compare the association with AnthM.Method Using a representative sample in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Study 2005–2006 (n=1632), DEXAMs across the whole body and waist (ie, android), and relative fat distributions (eg, percentage fat, android-to-total body ratio) were analysed between no AMD (baseline) and any AMD. …”
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CLPM: A Hybrid Network With Cross-Space Learning and Perception-Driven Mechanism for Long-Tailed Remote Sensing Image Classification by Lei Zhang, Min Kong, Changfeng Jing, Xing Xing

“…This imbalance often causes the classifier to focus on the head classes with more samples, neglecting the tail classes. As a result, the precision of the tail classes is reduced, which in turn affects the generalization ability of the classifier. …”
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Evaluating the impact of material type and blood contamination on tooth color stability post external cervical root resorption repair: a spectrophotometric study by Aysenur Oncu, Merve Ozdemir

“…Biodentine had the potential to cause more visible color change.…”
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Internet-based digital intervention to support the self-management of hypertension compared to usual care: results of the HALCYON randomized controlled trial by Björn Meyer, Antje Riepenhausen, Linda T. Betz, Kamila Jauch-Chara, Alexander Reshetnik

“…Results The study's statistical power was limited due to a smaller sample size (N = 102) than the a priori target sample size (N=676). …”
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The silent strain: a systematic review and meta-analysis on the prevalence of occupational stress among Pakistani nurses by Reza Ghanei Gheshlagh, Madiha Mukhtar, Kainat Asmat, Simin Sharafi

“…The prevalence of mild occupational stress was highest in other cities, moderate stress was most common in Lahore, and severe stress was more prevalent in Karachi. No significant relationship was found between occupational stress prevalence and publication year or sample size. …”
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Behavioral Markers in Older Adults During COVID-19 Confinement: Secondary Analysis of In-Home Sensor Data by Knoo Lee, Noah Marchal, Erin L Robinson, Kimberly R Powell

“…Results from paired-sample tt554Pt554Pt554Pt553Pt595P ConclusionsThis study highlights that home confinement during the pandemic significantly impacted the behavior and health of older adults, leading to more sedentary lifestyles and poorer sleep quality. …”
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A New Model for Simulating the Imbibition of a Wetting-Phase Fluid in a Matrix-Fracture Dual Connectivity System by Xuewei Ning, Robert Ewing, Qinhong Hu, Qiming Wang, Xiaoming Zhang

“…The rate of imbibition by fractured porous media is associated with physical parameters such as porosity and fracture distribution (e.g., the number and angle of fractures). Using Monte Carlo methods, we examined fracture parameters and predicted elapsed time and cumulative water imbibition, for the Barnett Shale samples. …”
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Food safety within the household: a cross-sectional study among domestic food handlers in Italy by Francesca Licata, Natascia Costantino, Emma Antonia Citrino, Aida Bianco

“…Almost one-third (29.8%) of the sample improperly stored leftovers in the refrigerator after two hours.The study findings highlighted the need for public health professionals and regulatory authorities to focus their information campaigns on occasions for hand hygiene, how to store leftovers safely and methods for defrosting food to raise awareness and encourage DFHs to modify unsafe practices during food handling.…”
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Metabolomics analysis uncovers metabolic changes and remodeling of anti-VEGF therapy on macular edema by Congcong Yan, Quanyong Yi, Lina Ge, Ying Huang, Chun Yang, Bing Lin, Dan Jiang, Meng Zhou

“…Abstract Background Anti-angiogenic therapy with anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) is currently the first-line treatment for macular edema (ME), but the specific metabolic changes in the aqueous humor (AH) after intravitreal anti-VEGF injections remain poorly understood. Methods A total of 120 AH samples from 60 ME patients before and after anti-VEGF treatment were collected from the ophthalmology clinic and ward of the Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University. …”
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Prevalence of unexpected red blood cell antibodies in pregnant women and follow-up of pregnancy outcome in pregnant women treated with intra-uterine transfusion by Sunil Golia, Aseem Kumar Tiwari, Geet Aggarwal, Anil Khetrapal, Sandeep Kumar Tyagi, Chetna Jain, Shubham Gupta, Samruddhi Pawar

“…RESULTS: A total of 539 consecutive samples were worked up and among these, 10 samples (1.85%) were found to be antibody positive. …”
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Dental utilization and expenditures by children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders: A population-based cohort study by Kai-Chun Chang, Ling-Yi Wang, Jen-Hung Wang, Cheng-Kuang Shaw, Ming-Jay Hwang, Chih-Hao Wu, Huai-Kuan Huang

“…Different conditions that affect these results will be examined, including area of residence, category of treatment, and preferences concerning type of dental institution in Taiwan. Materials and Methods: The health service research database of the National Health Research Institutes, which features population-based, randomly selected samples collected from 2001 to 2010, was utilized in this study. …”
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Global road extraction using a pseudo-label guided framework: from benchmark dataset to cross-region semi-supervised learning by Xiaoyan Lu, Yanfei Zhong, Zhuo Zheng, JunJue Wang, Dingyuan Chen, Yu Su

“…However, current road extraction methods face the following limitations: 1) Insufficient availability of accurate and diverse training datasets for global-scale road extraction; 2) Costly and time-consuming manual labeling of millions of road samples; and 3) Limited generalization ability of deep learning models across diverse global contexts, resulting in better performance for regions well-represented in the training dataset, but worse performance when faced with domain gaps. …”
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Translation and Validation of the Premenstrual Assessment Form-Short Form Questionnaire in Hungarian by Olívia Dózsa-Juhász, Alexandra Makai, Viktória Prémusz, Pongrác Ács, Márta Hock

“…Introduction: Premenstrual symptoms, including premenstrual syndrome and its more severe form premenstrual dysphoric disorder, are a set of somatic and psychological symptoms that occur during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. …”
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Effect of deforestation of different genesis on spatial variability of nitrate concentration in stream water in the Tatra National Park by Miroslaw Żelazny, Marta Pufelska, Monika Sajdak, Łukasz Jelonkiewicz, Marcin Bukowski

“…Aim of the study: The aim of the study was to determine the effect of deforestation of different genesis on the spatial differentiation of NO3– concentration in the Polish Tatras. Material and methods: In 2018, 728 water samples were collected in the Tatras by hydrological and chemical survey. …”
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Men of Color Health Awareness intervention: changes in adrenocortical activity assessed using fingernail cortisol by Jerrold S. Meyer, Jeffery Markham, Lamont Scott, Luis A. Valdez, Dean E. Robinson, David R. Buchanan

“…The present paper presents an exploratory study of whether the intervention affected chronic output of the stress hormone cortisol using the novel approach of measuring cortisol accumulation in fingernail samples. Each fingernail sample was hypothesized to contain cortisol deposited over approximately a 3-month period before collection.MethodsSamples were obtained at three time points: prior to beginning of the intervention (T1; which provided an index of cortisol section during a 3-month wait-list control period); at the end of the 10-week intervention (T2); and at 12-week follow-up (T3). …”
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Application of metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) to describe the microbial characteristics of diabetic foot ulcers at a tertiary medical center in South China by Hongteng Xie, Zhaohong Chen, Guohua Wu, Pei Wei, Teng Gong, Shun Chen, Zhaorong Xu

“…The false negative rate of the culture method was 35%, that was, 14 samples with negative results with culture method were found to be positive with mNGS. …”
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Length-weight relationship and condition factor of Tilapia (Coptodon zillii) from four water bodies in Kano State, Nigeria by Abdullahi M. Usman, Ibrahim O. Suleiman, Yusuf Garba, Lukman O. kareem, Usman S. Halidu, Hadiza Salihu

“…Length (L) and weight (W) of all fish sample from each location were measured using standard methods. …”
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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ZINC AND RISEDRONATE ON BONE TURNOVER IN RAT MODEL OF OSTEOPOROSIS ASSESSED WITH THE EXPRESSION OF β-CROSSLAPS by Adam Fajar, Mohammad Rizal Chaidir, Dicky Mulyadi, Ahmad Ramdan, Yoyos Dias Ismiarto

“…Result: One Way Anova statistic test forβ-CrossLaps expression value in the 3rd Taken blood sample showed that p is less than 0.05 (p<0.05), which indicated that are significant difference in the mean between variable at 3rd Taken blood sample in all group. …”
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