Influence of prostaglandin analogues on intraocular pressure fluctuations in body position change ABSTRACT by A.A. Antonov, S.V. Vostrukhin, A.V. Volzhanin, A.A. Vitkov, A.M. Akimov, I.I. Asinovskova

“…In repeated measurements in the sitting position, IOPcc, IOPg, and IOP measured by Icare were 25.4±3.2 mm Hg, 25.7±2.4 mm Hg, and 22.3±3.4 mm Hg. One month after starting treatment with travoprost, IOPcc, IOPg, and IOP measured by Icare reduced to 18.2±2.7 mm Hg, 18.2±1.8 mm Hg, and 16.6±2.5 mm Hg, respectively. …”
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Clinical evaluation of a multiplex droplet digital PCR for diagnosing suspected bloodstream infections: a prospective study by Yaqin Peng, Ruijie Xie, Yifeng Luo, Yifeng Luo, Yifeng Luo, Penghao Guo, Zhongwen Wu, Yili Chen, Pingjuan Liu, Jiankai Deng, Bin Huang, Kang Liao

“…The DNA loads of these microorganisms ranged from 30.0 to 3.2×105 copies/mL (median level: 158.0 copies/mL), 72.7% (104/143) of which were below 1,000 copies/mL. Further, statistical analysis showed the DNA loads of Escherichia coli (AUC: 0.954, 95% CI: 0.898-1.000, κ=0.731, cut-off values: 93.0 copies/mL) and Klebsiella pneumoniae (AUC: 0.994, 95% CI: 0.986-1.000, κ=0.834, cut-off values: 196.5 copies/mL) were excellent predictors for the corresponding BSIs. …”
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GIS-based modeling and analytical approaches for groundwater quality suitability for different purposes in the Egyptian Nile Valley, a case study in Wadi Qena by Hanaa A. Megahed, Abd El-Hay A. Farrag, Amira A. Mohamed, Mahmoud H. Darwish, Mohamed A. E. AbdelRahman, Heba El-Bagoury, Paola D’Antonio, Antonio Scopa, Mansour A. A. Saad

“…Maps of chemical variables are created using statistical tools by combining observations with interpolation models that can incorporate simple process relations. …”
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Current Enzooticity of <i>Dirofilaria immitis</i> and <i>Angiostrongylus vasorum</i> in Central and Southern Italy by Donato Traversa, Simone Morelli, Angela Di Cesare, Chiara Astuti, Alessandra Barlaam, Mariasole Colombo, Fabrizia Veronesi, Barbara Paoletti, Raffaella Iorio, Raffaella Maggi, Alessandra Passarelli, Alessia Pede, Linda Rossi, Manuela Diaferia

“…Binomial logistic regression was performed to evaluate statistically significant associations between positivity for <i>D. immitis</i> and/or <i>A. vasorum</i> and potential risk factors. …”
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Evaluation of guided reporting: quality and reading time of automatically generated radiology report in breast magnetic resonance imaging using a dedicated software solution by Martin H. Maurer, Daniel Lorenz, Maximilian Clemens Otterbach, Igor Toker, Alexander Huppertz

“…The mean times for each reader were 485, 557, and 754 s, and the respective learning curves evaluated by regression models revealed statistically significant slopes (P = 0.002; P = 0.0002; P < 0.0001). …”
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Fatty Acids of Erythrocyte Membranes and Blood Serum in Differential Diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases by M. V. Kruchinina, I. O. Svetlova, M. F. Osipenko, N. V. Abaltusova, A. A. Gromov, M. V. Shashkov, A. S. Sokolova, I. N. Yakovina, A. V. Borisova

“…The study of FA levels in groups with different nosological forms of IBDs using complex statistical analysis, including machine learning methods, made it possible to create diagnostic models that differentiate CD, UC and UCC in the acute stage with high accuracy. …”
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Assessing the quality of life among African medical and health science students using the WHOQOL-BREF tool by Fatima Alzahra Galgam, Adil Abdalla, Mahmoud Shahin, Magda Yousif, Nahla Abdulrahman, Fatmah Alamoudi, Mehrunnisha Ahmad, Amira Yahia, Mohammad Sidiq, Aksh Chahal, Fuzail Ahmad, Mohammad Abu Shaphe, Gopal Nambi, Moattar Raza Rizvi, Faizan Kashoo

“…Data were collected using the WHOQOL-BREF tool, and analyzed using descriptive statistics, chi-square test and multiple linear regression to determine the predictors of QoL among students. …”
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Steady-state mixing state of black carbon aerosols from a particle-resolved model by Z. Zhang, Z. Zhang, J. Wang, J. Wang, J. Wang, J. Wang, N. Riemer, C. Liu, C. Liu, Y. Jin, Y. Jin, Z. Tian, Z. Tian, J. Cai, J. Cai, Y. Cheng, Y. Cheng, G. Chen, G. Chen, B. Wang, B. Wang, S. Wang, A. Ding, A. Ding

“…In the model simulation, the mean CT, equivalent to the <span class="inline-formula"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="M2" display="inline" overflow="scroll" dspmath="mathml"><mrow><mn mathvariant="normal">1</mn><mo>/</mo><mi>k</mi></mrow></math><span><svg:svg xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20pt" height="14pt" class="svg-formula" dspmath="mathimg" md5hash="bbb65cad56c0d284439060f0b57b1898"><svg:image xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="acp-25-1869-2025-ie00001.svg" width="20pt" height="14pt" src="acp-25-1869-2025-ie00001.png"/></svg:svg></span></span>, is 62 nm, which is consistent with the statistical results indicating a mean CT of 63 nm. Utilizing the slope parameter <span class="inline-formula"><i>k</i></span>, which effectively characterizes the CT distribution under the steady-state simplifying assumption, the BC absorption enhancement closely corresponds to the results obtained via the particle-resolved method. …”
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Evaluation of Bone Mineral Metabolism in Pre-Dialysis Chronic Kidney Disease: Quantitative Computed Tomography vs. Dual-Energy Absorptiometry and Correlation with Bone Turnover Mar... by Aydan Mutis Alan, Zehra Sezer, Ahmet Oz, Cebrail Karaca, Mevlüt Tamer Dinçer, Ahmet Murt, Fatma Beyza Sag, Selma Alagoz, Serdar Sahin, Mustafa Sait Gonen, Elif Güzel, Sinan Trabulus, Nurhan Seyahi

“…Compared to DXA, QCT identified a higher number of cases of low bone mineral density in the CKD cohort; however, no statistically significant difference was observed (<i>p</i> = 0.06). …”
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Accelerated phase-contrast magnetic resonance imaging with use of resolution enhancement generative adversarial neural network by Manuel A. Morales, Fahime Ghanbari, Ömer Burak Demirel, Jordan A. Street, Tess E. Wallace, Rachel Davids, Jennifer Rodriguez, Scott Johnson, Patrick Pierce, Warren J. Manning, Reza Nezafat

“…Aortic flow measurements were obtained semi-automatically. Statistical evaluation included analysis of variance, Bland-Altman analysis, and Pearson correlation coefficient (r). …”
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Serum ALT activity and its isoenzymes as potential biomarkers for diagnosis of Sarcopenia in older adults: a retrospective, cross-sectional study by Jiangping Zeng, Nannan Li, Jiaying Ge, Huihui Ma, Siqi Sun, Yujie Jing, Chunhua Qian, Ran Cui, Shen Qu, Hui Sheng

“…According to the ROC curve analysis for discriminating sarcopenia, the performance of Logit_P2 (area under the curve = 0.830) seemed better than that of Logit_P1 (area under the curve = 0.789), although the difference was not statistically significant (p = 0.214). Conclusions In older adults, a low serum ALT activity level was an independent risk factor for low ASMI, HGS, physical performance, and sarcopenia. …”
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The Importance of Discordant Follicle Stimulating Hormone and Inhibin B Levels in Primary Infertile Men: Findings from a Cross-Sectional Study by Fausto Negri, Luca Boeri, Simone Cilio, Edoardo Pozzi, Federico Belladelli, Christian Corsini, Massimiliano Raffo, Giuseppe Fallara, Eugenio Ventimiglia, Luigi Candela, Alessia d’Arma, Francesco Montorsi, Andrea Salonia

“…Quartiles of FSH and InhB were considered to determine threshold values. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression models tested association between FSH and InhB values. …”

Intrathecal Clonidine versus Dexmedetomidine as Adjuvants to Hyperbaric Ropivacaine in Lower Limb Orthopaedic Surgeries: A Randomised Clinical Study by Priya Kishnani, Aiman Monaf, Kalpesh Pati, Jatin Patel, Sara Mary Thomas

“…Data was analysed using Statistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS) Software version 26.0. …”
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Comparison of Perioperative Outcomes of Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate for Standard (≤149 ml) Versus Very Large (≥150 ml) Prostate Glands: Retrospective Analysis of a Pr... by Jacob Schmidt, Jorien Krediet, Holger Beutel, Ayoub Hidayat Allah, Nella Gagel, Isabel Lichy, Bernhard Ralla, Maha Ullmann, Robert Peters, Frank Friedersdorff, Martin Kanne

“…A Mann-Whitney U test was used for comparison of continuous variables between the groups, and a χ2 test for comparison of categorical variables, with p < 0.05 considered statistically significant. Postoperative complications were assessed according to the Clavien-Dindo classification. …”
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Implications of water management on methane emissions and grain yield in paddy rice: A case study under subtropical conditions in Brazil using the CSM-CERES-Rice model by Evandro H. Figueiredo Moura da Silva, Gerrit Hoogenboom, Kenneth J. Boote, Santiago Vianna Cuadra, Cheryl H. Porter, Walkyria Bueno Scivittaro, Silvio Steinmetz, Carlos E. Pellegrino Cerri

“…The results showed that the GHG module of DSSAT, after BRAD and WFPSthresh parameter adjustments, was able to simulate daily CH4 emissions in paddy rice with a very good agreement (average index of agreement (D-Statistic) of 0.87 for CF and 0.70 for AWD). Following the model evaluation, long-term simulations for different irrigation practices revealed the impact on grain yield, cumulative methane emissions, and seasonal applied irrigation. …”
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Utilization of patient-reported outcomes to assess adherence to relugolix when combined with stereotactic body radiation therapy for intermediate to high-risk prostate cancer by Kelly Gaudian, Min Jung Koh, Min Ji Koh, Ryan R. Collins, Shaine Eden, Zoya Zwart, Malika Danner, Alan Zwart, Mark Fallick, Deepak Kumar, Paul Leger, Nancy A. Dawson, Simeng Suy, Sean P. Collins

“…A p-value &lt; 0.05 determined statistical significance.ResultsBetween August 2021 and December 2023, 78 men were treated at Georgetown with relugolix and prostate SBRT per an institutional protocol. …”
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Chaihu Shugan San and Zuogui Yin synergistically improve premature ovarian failure in a rat model via the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway by Fei Zhang, RuiFang Liu, ZhenLing Xu, WenJie Chen, XiYa Lu, Yang Wang

“…The activity of the PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway was quantified using Western blot, and statistical significance was determined (P < 0.05). …”
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Feasibility and usefulness of Gini coefficients of primary care visits as a measure of service inequality: preliminary findings from a cross-sectional study using region-wide elect... by Xin Yang, Jing Chai, Jing Cheng, DeBin Wang, XingRong Shen, Rong Liu, ManMan Lu, Jia Xu, Ningjing Yang, Guocheng Li

“…The multivariate modelling revealed statistically significant associations between the all-cause-GPV and 10 out of 14 commonly available community-level variables studied.Conclusions GPVs can be accurately estimated using a limited number of months of EMRs and, guided by the relevant framework, analysis of GPVs can unveil useful clues in addressing unequal primary healthcare utilisation.…”
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Effect of bright light therapy combined with five-element music therapy on negative emotions and sleep quality of pregnant women (强光联合五音疗法对孕妇负面情绪及睡眠质量的影响)... by ZHANG Caixia (张彩霞), ZHANG Ping (张萍), CAI Donglin (蔡东林), AN Rongrong (安溶溶)

“…Results After intervention, except for the SDS score of the control group, the SAS, SDS and PSQI scores of the two groups were lower than before, and the differences were statistically significant (P<0. 01). The SAS, SDS and PSQI of the study group were lower than those of the control group (P<0. 01), and the scores of each item of nursing quality were higher than those of the control group, with significant differences(P<0. 01). …”
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Process evaluation of Project Daire: a food environment intervention that impacted food knowledge, wellbeing and dietary habits of primary school children by Naomi Anderson, Sarah F. Brennan, Fiona Lavelle, Sarah E. Moore, Dilara Olgacher, Amy Junkin, Moira Dean, Michelle C. McKinley, Patrick McCole, Ruth F. Hunter, Laura Dunne, Niamh E. O’Connell, Chris T. Elliott, Danielle McCarthy, Jayne V. Woodside

“…Quantitative data were analysed using descriptive statistics and qualitative data via thematic analysis to identify key themes. …”
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