Cesarean section in Suriname using robson classification: a two-year nationwide cross-sectional study on rates, risk factors and perinatal outcomes of cesarean section by Zita D. Prüst, Josephine A. I. Dupont, Safir Liesdek, Kitty W. M. Bloemenkamp, Thomas van den Akker, Kim J. C. Verschueren, Lachmi R. Kodan

“…We described cesarean births according to the Robson-10 classification and used descriptive statistics to analyze CS frequencies and perinatal outcomes. …”
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Dynamics of epidemiological indicators of glaucoma in the Republic of Bashkortostan for the period of 2010–2016 by M.M. Bikbov, A.E. Babushkin, I.I. Khusnitdinov, L. Kh. Murova, E.N. Matyukhina

“…<br> <b>Patients and Methods:</b> studies were conducted on the basis of data from the annual statistical reports of ophthalmologists of cities and districts of the RB, as well as of the Ufa Eye Research Institute of the Academy of Sciences and the “Main Bureau of Socio-Medical Expertising on the Republic of Bashkortostan”.…”
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Identification of EARS2 as a Potential Biomarker with Diagnostic, Prognostic, and Therapeutic Implications in Colorectal Cancer by Wang L, Deng X, Tang J, Gong Y, Bu S, Li Z, Liao B, Ding Y, Dai T, Liao Y, Li Y

“…Following the knockdown of EARS2, we assessed cell proliferation, migration capabilities, and apoptosis. Statistical analyses were conducted using R and GraphPad Prism software.Results: ERAS2 was overexpressed in CRC tissues compared to normal and adenoma tissues, with higher expression levels correlating with aberrant lactate metabolism and poorer patient prognosis. …”
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Club Cell Protein 16 Attenuates CD16brightCD62dim Immunosuppressive Neutrophils in Damaged Tissue upon Posttraumatic Sepsis-Induced Lung Injury by Nils Becker, Philipp Störmann, Andrea Janicova, Kernt Köhler, Klemens Horst, Ildiko Rita Dunay, Claudia Neunaber, Ingo Marzi, Jan Tilmann Vollrath, Borna Relja

“…Results from untreated ctrl and IgG-treated mice were statistically comparable between all corresponding sham, TxT, and TxT+CLP groups. …”
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Differential impact of TyG and TyG-BMI indices on short- and long-term mortality in critically ill ischemic stroke patients by Yufan Pu, Na Xing, Ying Wang, Huihuang Wang, Jiang Xu, Xuejing Li

“…The RCS analysis results demonstrated that the TyG index did not exhibit a statistically significant nonlinear relationship with mortality across all time points. …”
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Association between physical activity, smartphone usage, and obesity risk among Korean adolescents: A cross-sectional study based on 2021 Korean adolescent health behavior survey by Haoyuan Li, Jaeyoung Choi, Aram Kim, Guifang Liu

“…Methods: This cross-sectional analysis used data from 50,407 Korean adolescents who participated in the 2021 Adolescent Health Behavior Online Survey. Descriptive statistics and chi-square tests compared PA patterns, sedentary behavior, and smartphone usage between adolescents with obesity and those without obesity. …”
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Protective effects and possible mechanisms of mesenchymal stem cells and mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles against kidney fibrosis in animal models: a systematic... by Yuanchen Lv, Zibo Hua, Xiaomei Lu

“…P &lt; 0.05 is deemed to indicate a statistically significant difference. Alpha-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) is a specific protein that is normally expressed in myofibroblasts. …”
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Application of refined nursing model based on Watson’s theory of human caring for patients undergoing electronic bronchoscopy (基于Watson人性照护理论的精细化护理模式在电子支气管镜检查中的应用)... by LI Lin (李琳), LIU Yinshuang (刘银双), FENG Wenying (冯文英), ZHAO Jing (赵静)

“…Results After implementing the refined nursing model based on Watson’s theory of human caring, the humanistic care ability of nurses was improved, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0. 01). The scores of SAS and SDS and the time of microscopic examination in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group (P<0. 01), and the satisfaction of patients in the observation group was significantly higher than that in the control group (P<0. 01). …”
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The infiltration risk prediction models by logistic regression for ground-glass pulmonary nodules: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Mengqian Li, Mengqian Li, Xiaomei Zhang, Yuxin Lai, Yunlong Sun, Tianshu Yang, Xinlei Tan

“…Two researchers screened the literature, established an Excel table for information extraction, used SPSS 25.0 to perform frequency statistics of each independent risk factor, and used Revman 5.4 software for meta-analysis.ResultsA total of 29 articles were included, involving 30 independent risk factors, with a cumulative frequency of 99 times. …”
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Factors associated with HIV testing among young women in Tanzania: Insights from the 2022 Tanzanian Demographic and Health Survey using Anderson’s Behavioral Model by Mesfin Abebe, Yordanos Sisay Asgedom, Amanuel Yosef Gebrekidan, Yohannes Addisu Wondimagegne, Habtamu Endashaw Hareru, Tsion Mulat Tebeje

“…In the multivariable analysis, we calculated adjusted odds ratios (AORs) along with their 95% confidence intervals (CIs) to assess the strength of associations between various predictors and HIV testing. Statistical significance was determined at a p-value of less than 0.05.ResultIn our study, the prevalence of HIV testing among young women was 60.18% (95% CI: 58.91 to 61.43%). …”
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Effect of maturity status on lower-limb strength testing reliability in academy football players from an elite professional club by Maxime Violin, Abd-elbasset Abaïdia, Guillaume Rave, Sébastien Ratel

“…Results: Most test-retest evaluations showed good statistical reliability for each group (CV<10% and ICC>0.90) (see Table below). …”
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Urban-rural disparities in cervical cancer screening among Indian women between 30–49 years: a geospatial and decomposition analysis using a nationally representative survey by Priyanka Garg, Yuvaraj Krishnamoorthy, Pritam Halder, Sathish Rajaa, Madhur Verma, Ankita Kankaria, Anil Goel, Rakesh Kakkar

“…The urban (2.4%; 2.3–2.5) participants had higher screening coverage than their rural (1.8%; 1.7–1.8) counterparts. Moran’s I statistic confirmed the presence of spatial dependence and geographical gradient. …”
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Vision impairment and associated daily activity limitation: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Masoud Rahmati, Lee Smith, Laurent Boyer, Guillaume Fond, Dong Keon Yon, Hayeon Lee, Tarnjit Sehmbi, Mapa Prabhath Piyasena, Shahina Pardhan

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>The present systematic review and meta-analysis using several statistical methods indicates that vision impairment including near vision impairment, is associated with difficulties in ADL and IADL. …”
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Effect of prenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation on birth weight in Ethiopia: protocol for a pragmatic cluster-randomised trial by Joanna Schellenberg, Charles Opondo, Tanya Marchant, Lars Åke Persson, Masresha Tessema, Atkure Defar, Alemneh Kabeta Daba, Girum Taye, Senait Alemayehu, Elias Asfaw, Anene Tesfa, Bedasa Tessema, Kalkidan Zenebe

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Post-craniotomy intracranial pressure monitoring: a novel approach combining optic nerve sheath diameter ultrasonography and cervical-cerebral arterial ultrasound by Zunfeng Fu, Lin Peng, Laicai Guo, Naixia Hu, Yamin Zhu, Shouxin Tang, Hongliang Lou, Jiajun Zhang, Chongqiang Wang

“…The correlation coefficients for the relationships between ONSD, PI ratio, FVdMCA, and PI with ICPi were 0.62, 0.33, 0.32 and 0.21, respectively, each demonstrating statistical significance (p &lt; 0.05). Analysis of the ROC curves demonstrated that the area under the curve (AUC) for predicting elevated ICPi at thresholds of 15 mmHg, 20 mmHg, and 22 mmHg via combined ultrasonographic measurements of the PI ratio and ONSD was the largest, specifically 0.74 (95% CI: 0.65–0.82), 0.77 (95% CI: 0.69–0.85), and 0.79 (95% CI: 0.70–0.86), respectively.ConclusionUltrasonographic measurements of ONSD, PI-ratio, MCAPI and MCAFVd demonstrate a moderate to low weak correlation with ICPi measurements. …”
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Effects of antibiotic therapy on the early development of gut microbiota and butyrate-producers in early infants by Jun Qiu, Jun Qiu, Sha Wu, Sha Wu, Ruiwen Huang, Zhenyu Liao, Xiongfeng Pan, Kunyan Zhao, Kunyan Zhao, Yunlong Peng, Yunlong Peng, Shiting Xiang, Yunhui Cao, Yunhui Cao, Ye Ma, Zhenghui Xiao, Zhenghui Xiao

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A head-to-head comparison of the adult EQ-5D-5L and youth EQ-5D-Y-5L in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis by Joshua M. Bonsel, Charles M. M. Peeters, Max Reijman, Tim Dings, Joost P. H. J. Rutges, Diederik H. R. Kempen, Jan A. N. Verhaar, Gouke J. Bonsel

“…Test-retest reliability was slightly better for EQ-5D-5L LSS (ICC 0.76 (0.64–0.84)) compared to EQ-5D-Y-5L LSS (ICC 0.69 (0.55–0.79)), although this was statistically insignificant (p = 0.284). This pattern was similar for most domains. …”
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Clinical significance of determining individual intraocular pressure in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma in ophthalmological practice by S.V. Balalin, V.P. Fokin, O.V. Yuferov, S.Z. Boskhomdzhieva

“…<br> <b>Results</b>: the mean value of true IOP against the background of the initial drug therapy was 19.5±0.3 mm Hg, and the mean value of the tolerant pressure was 16.3±0.05 mm Hg, the difference between them was statistically significant (t=10.7; p=0.001). The mean value of the intolerance index was 3.1±0.27 mm Hg. …”
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Time-series analysis on relationship between short-term exposure to atmospheric ozone and the risk of non-accidental deaths in Hefei during 2017−2020 by Linling YU, Yu ZHU, Changchun XIAO

“…After adjusting the degrees of freedom of time trend and other atmospheric pollutants, there was no statistically significant change in the risk of NAD death among residents associated with O3-8h concentration.ConclusionThe increase O3 concentration in Hefei is correlated with an increased NAD risk among residents, with males and people over 65 years old having a higher risk of death due to O3 exposure. …”
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Effects of open-skill exercise on executive functions in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Shunding Hu, Peng Shi, Ziyun Zhang, Xiaosu Feng, Kai Zhang, Kai Zhang, Kai Zhang, Teng Jin

“…Two researchers independently screened the articles and extracted data, and used the bias risk assessment tool recommended by the Cochrane Collaboration Network and the Methodological Index for Non- Randomized Studies (MINORS) scale to assess included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and quasi-experimental designs (QEDs). Statistical analyses were performed using Stata 16.0 software.ResultsA total of 16 articles and 17 studies were included, comprising 11 RCTs and 6 QEDs. …”
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