Factors associated with prolonged length of stay following cardiac surgery in a major referral hospital in Oman: a retrospective observational study by Paul Aylin, Ahmed Almashrafi, Hilal Alsabti, Mirdavron Mukaddirov, Baskaran Balan

“…Objectives Two objectives were set for this study. The first was to identify factors influencing prolonged postoperative length of stay (LOS) following cardiac surgery. …”
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Geophysical flows over topography, a playground for laboratory experiments by Vidal, Jérémie, Noir, Jérôme, Cébron, David, Burmann, Fabian, Monville, Rémy, Giraud, Vadim, Charles, Yoann

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Rock fracture mode and acoustic emission characteristics under true triaxial single-sided unloading path by Longpei Ma, Longpei Ma, Chongyan Liu, Guangming Zhao, Guangming Zhao

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Living with bipolar disorder: A study of the lived experience of Saudi employees diagnosed with bipolar disorder in the workplace by Hessah Alzahrani

“…Materials and Methods: Fifteen participants aged between 24 and 48 years, diagnosed with BD, were selected for semi-structured interviews. Thematic analysis was employed to analyze the interview data, following the phases defined by Braun and Clarke, which include transcription, familiarization, coding, generating themes, reviewing themes, defining and labeling themes, and concluding the analysis. …”
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Testing General Relativity Using Large-scale Structure Photometric Redshift Surveys and the Cosmic Microwave Background Lensing Effect by Shang Li, Jun-Qing Xia

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Exploration of analgesic and anthelmintic activities of Artocarpus chaplasha ROXB. leaves supported by in silico molecular docking by S M Sohag, Sharmin Nur Toma, Md. Niaj Morshed, Md. Al Imran Imon, Md. Monirul Islam, Md. Ibnul Piash, Naznin Shahria, Imran Mahmud

“…Analgesic activity was assessed using the acetic acid-induced writhing test on Swiss albino mice, while anthelmintic effects were evaluated against Paramphistomum cervi. In silico molecular docking suggested that catechin hydrate and kaempferol could be promising alternatives for analgesic activity due to their higher binding energy with COX-1 and COX-2. …”
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Dysbiosis and extraintestinal cancers by Ruishan He, Pingqian Qi, Linzhen Shu, Yidan Ding, Peng Zeng, Guosheng Wen, Ying Xiong, Huan Deng

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Cacao floral traits are shaped by the interaction of flower position with genotype by Seunghyun Lim, Insuck Baek, Seok Min Hong, Yoonjung Lee, Silvas Kirubakaran, Moon S. Kim, Lyndel W. Meinhardt, Sunchung Park, Ezekiel Ahn

“…Significant variations were observed between genotypes and across vertical positions, highlighting the roles of genetic and environmental factors in cacao reproductive biology. …”
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Prediction models for cognitive impairment in middle-aged patients with cerebral small vessel disease by Wei Zheng, Xiaoyan Qin, Ronghua Mu, Peng Yang, Bingqin Huang, Bingqin Huang, Zhixuan Song, Xiqi Zhu, Xiqi Zhu

“…Additionally, decision curve analysis (DCA) was conducted to justify the clinical relevance of the study, and the DeLong test was utilized to compare the areas under two correlated receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves.ResultsNine texture features of the hippocampus were selected to construct radiomics model. The AUC values of the brain volume, radiomics, and combined models in the test set were 0.593, 0.843, and 0.817, respectively. …”
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Effect of HBeAg/anti-HBe coexistence on HBeAg seroconversion in treatment-naïve chronic hepatitis B patients with peginterferon-α by Kaimin Song, Huitong Wang, Dawu Zeng, Yunyun Qian, Zhixiang Guo, Huatang Zhang, Yijuan Zheng, Yongjun Zhou, Xueping Yu, Zhijun Su

“…Methods: Data from HBeAg-positive treatment-naïve CHB patients were retrospectively analyzed. Clinical characteristics of the HBeAg/anti-HBe coexistence group were compared with those of the anti-HBe-negative group. …”
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Retinal assessment in 143 patients with white matter lesions: the potential of OCTA as an evaluation tool by Dong Zhang, Xueying Jiang, Yan Zhang, Jingcui Qin

“…Retinal thickness and vascular density were negatively correlated with WMLs, and positively correlated with cognitive function (p < 0.05).ConclusionThe severity of WMLs increases as retinal thickness and vascular density decrease. …”
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A vueltas con el derecho a la vivienda y la normativa actual que lo regula by Carolina del Carmen Castillo Martínez

“…En este trabajo se realiza un recorrido breve por algunas cuestiones que alberga el derecho a la vivienda y la normativa actual que lo regula y se exponen algunas valoraciones críticas que asoman como avance de problemas que, lamentablemente, parece que van a persistir sin solución, en perjuicio de quienes siguen viendo limitada su posibilidad de acceso a la vivienda, en definitiva, de los más vulnerables …”
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Assessing the salinization mechanisms of coastal brackish springs by Sanz, Esteban, Carrera, Jesús, Ayora, Carlos, Barón, Alfredo, González, Concha

“…In essence, they are typically assumed to consist of a karstic conduit bringing fresh groundwater that meets a saltwater conduit at a branching point, where the brackish mixture flows up to the spring mouth. Here, we analyze the hydraulics of the system for two simple cases, depending on whether seawater flow occurs through an open conduit or a porous aquifer. …”
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Biomarkers to predict the outcomes of surgical intervention for aortic dissection by Abanob G. Hanna, Fabian Jimenez Contreras, Omar M. Sharaf, Griffin P. Stinson, Philip J. Hess

“…Methods Relevant biomarkers were selected if they had predictive value in inflammatory disease processes and/or cardiovascular disease. …”
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Continuity and volume of bone cement and anti osteoporosis treatment were guarantee of good clinical outcomes for percutaneous vertebroplasty: a multicenter study by Zhen Cheng, Guangzong Ren, Ziyi Li, Xianda Gao, Di Zhang, Guiyue Chen

“…Material and methods 186 patients who underwent PVP from January 2021 to January 2023 were reviewed retrospectively in the study. The patients were divided into two groups according to clinical outcomes. …”
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Tendencias actuales hacia el tratamiento de las diferencias Individuales en la clase de Educación Física. Un enfoque desde el Ecuador by Mariela Santana Olivera, Teresa de Jesús Guzmán Leyva, Fernando Emilio Valladares Fuente, Karel Ávila Almeida

“…Por otra parte, se realizó una breve panorámica sobre la realidad educativa ecuatoriana en relación con los aspectos pedagógicos y didácticos que de alguna forma u otra se vinculan con las diferencias individuales inherentes de los procesos educativos por edades y por sistemas de enseñanza. …”
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Gender disparity in living organ donation: a qualitative analysis of experiences and perceptions of female donors in Pakistan by Muhammad Ishaq, Javeria Saleem, Ruhma Binte Shahzad, Mahrukh Iqbal, Abida Tehreem, Raja Sajjad Asghar, Aleena Touqeer, Gul Mehar Javaid Bukkhari

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Development of Predictive Models for Progression from Diabetic Kidney Disease to End-Stage Renal Disease in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Hu H, Mu X, Zhao S, Yang M, Zhou H

“…Cox regression analysis and competing risk regression were employed to identify independent predictors. …”
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Performance outcomes from a DMEK peeling and preparation wet lab by Sajjad Ahmad, Vito Romano, Mohit Parekh, Stefano Ferrari, Alessandro Ruzza, Matteo Airaldi, Alexander George Wallace

“…The trypan blue positive cells (TBPC) and cell density (cells/mm2—reticule count) were counted manually before and after stripping. …”
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Comparison of serum ischemia modified albumin levels between preeclamptic and healthy pregnant women by Dinç Zuhal, Çakar Erbil, Kumru Pınar, Erel Özcan, Neşelioğlu Salim, Cimsit Nilüfer, Boz Gizem

“…Patients were divided into 3 groups; severe preeclampsia(n=29), non-severe preeclampsia(n=37) and healthy pregnant(n=68). …”
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