Impact of statin use on major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with normal stress myocardial perfusion imaging and elevated coronary artery calcium score by Yi Hui To, Xi Min Tan, Cher-Lyn Low, Htet Htet Min, Min Sen Yew

“…MACE was significantly lower in the post-MPI MHIS group (3.5% vs. 9.2%, P = 0.035). On univariate binary logistic regression, post-MPI MHIS use was the only significant predictor for MACE (odds ratio [OR] 0.355 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.131–0.962], P = 0.042), even after multivariate adjustment (adjusted OR 0.363, 95% confidence interval 0.134–0.984, P = 0.046). …”
Get full text

EMFF-Net: Edge-Enhancement Multi-Scale Feature Fusion Network by Xuhui Guan, Jiwang Zhou, Jian Chen, Xiaodan Xu, Yizhang Jiang, Kaijian Xia

“…Extensive qualitative and quantitative experiments on five benchmark datasets and two private datasets demonstrate that the EMFF-Net proposed in this paper significantly improves segmentation accuracy across six metrics. …”
Get full text

Innovative trend analysis of long-term spatial-temporal rainfall patterns over Botswana: Implications for water resources management by P.K. Kenabatho

“…Significant trends were detected as follows: The ITA (TMs) returned 81.3 (0) % for annual rainfall, 43.8 (0) % for DJF, 75.0 (12.5) % for MAM, and 75.1 (0) % for SON rainfall, respectively, indicating the superiority of ITA over the TM methods, which is consistent with the literature. …”
Get full text

Innovative laboratory techniques shaping cancer diagnosis and treatment in developing countries by Azeez Okikiola Lawal, Tolutope Joseph Ogunniyi, Oriire Idunnuoluwa Oludele, Oluwaloseyi Ayomipo Olorunfemi, Olalekan John Okesanya, Jerico Bautista Ogaya, Emery Manirambona, Mohamed Mustaf Ahmed, Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno

Get full text

Electrospun polyvinylpyrrolidone fibers with cobalt ferrite nanoparticles by Vinicio J. Cevallos, Sarah Briceño, Guillermo Solorzano, Jules Gardener, Alexis Debut, Raúl Dávalos, Werner Bramer-Escamilla, Gema González

Get full text

TRAUMATIC CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY. IS URGENT INTERVENTION SUPERIOR TO DELAYED INTERVENTION? A META-ANALYSIS EVALUATION by I Ketut Martiana, Donny Permana, Lukas Widhiyanto

Get full text

Enhancing depression recognition through a mixed expert model by integrating speaker-related and emotion-related features by Weitong Guo, Qian He, Ziyu Lin, Xiaolong Bu, Ziyang Wang, Dong Li, Hongwu Yang

Get full text

Devaluing memories of reward: a case for dopamine by Benjamin R. Fry, Nicolette Russell, Victoria Fex, Bing Mo, Nathan Pence, Joseph A. Beatty, Fredric P. Manfredsson, Brandon A. Toth, Christian R. Burgess, Samuel Gershman, Alexander W. Johnson

Get full text

Indium-catalysed ring opening of 2-hydroxybutyrolactone through the cleavage of C(sp$^3$)–O bond by Aoun, Sameh, Massouh, Joe, Scornet, Noémie, Giordano, Laurent, Tenaglia, Alphonse, Buono, Gérard, Rey, Patrick, Bellière-Baca, Virginie, Hérault, Damien

Get full text

Foreword—Breaking barriers in chemical biology: the innovative tour de force of the ChemBio GDR by Lopez, Marie, Mileo, Elisabetta, Defrancq, Eric, Delmas, Agnès,  Vauzeilles, Boris, Guianvarc’h, Dominique, Biot, Christophe

Get full text

Writing, experience, and literary experience in Montaigne’s Essays and Sartre’s Nausea by Chad Córdova

Get full text

Helminth absence and invasion success of blackchin tilapia (Sarotherodon melanotheron) in Thailand by Nannaphat Suwannarat, Alexis Ribas, Alexis Ribas, Jordi Miquel, Jordi Miquel, Srisupaph Poonlaphdecha, Srisupaph Poonlaphdecha

Get full text

Engineered Bacillus subtilis WB600/ZD prevents Salmonella Infantis-induced intestinal inflammation and alters the colon microbiota in a mouse model by Wei Li, Xue Wang, Keyuan Chen, Yaohong Zhu, Guiyan Yang, Yipeng Jin, Jiufeng Wang

Get full text

THE IMPACT OF ESG PRACTICES ON THE RISK PORTFOLIO OF LISTED OIL AND GAS FIRMS IN NIGERIA USING A MULTILAYERED CRITERION by Joseph Olorunfemi Akande

Get full text

Analgesic and Anti-inflammatory Activities of the Stem Bark of Yellow Flamboyant (<i>Peltophorum pterocarpum</i>) by O.K. Ogbeide, C.J. Ogbonnaya, E. Asakitikpi, D.O. Uyi, B.O. Aluge, O. Nosakhare, W.O. Otahagwa, C.A. Ehigie, U. Omoruyi, O.S. Aifuwa, B.O. Gabriel

“…In the acetic acid induced writhing test, the n-hexane extract of P. pterocarpum (100 and 200 mg/kg body weight) showed a significant reduction in the number of writhing with 55.5 % and 60 % of inhibition respectively. In formalin-induced rat paw oedema test for acute inflammation, the n-hexane extract of P. pterocarpum in 50, 100 and 200 mg/kg body weight showed 26.00 %, 27.89 % and 32.27 % inhibition of oedema respectively after 4hours, which is comparable to that of standard drug-aspirin (33.59 %). …”
Get full text

Effect of Apical Preparation on Different Needle Depth Penetration. by Samara Gurgis Essa, Razawa Kareem Saeed, Diyar Khalid Baker

“…Then the canals were prepared using protaper next in continuos rotation according to manufacture instructions with sequence files reached the WL (X1, X2, X3, X4). 4 mL of 5.25% NaOCI was used between each instrument. Three different types of endodontic needles were used. …”
Get full text

Evaluation of zonulin levels in patients with migraine by Gözde Ülfer, Burcu Polat, Ahmet Yabalak, Çağrı Çakıcı

“…The receiver operating characteristic curve analysis of zonulin revealed a cut-off value of 30.58 and above, at which it had 52.50% sensitivity, 77.5% specificity, 70% positive predictive value, and 62% a negative predictive value. …”
Get full text

Automated orthodontic diagnosis via self-supervised learning and multi-attribute classification using lateral cephalograms by Qiao Chang, Yuxing Bai, Shaofeng Wang, Fan Wang, Shuang Liang, Xianju Xie

Get full text

Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Restoration Using Sironix Suture Anchor: A Retrospective Observational Study by Krunal Shah, Ruchita Manwani, Ashok Kumar Moharana, Sachin Angrish, T. S. Deepak

“…The SANE mean (SD) values of the operated shoulder and the opposite shoulder were 91.8 (10.22) and 97.3 (5.68), respectively, with a P = 0.0001. No serious adverse events were reported and none of the subjects discontinued the study. …”
Get full text

Determining the Burden of Dysmenorrhea on Women's Quality of Life: The Dysmenorrhea Symptom Interference Scale by Syed Muhammad Ashraf Jahangeer, Meerab Fatima, Hifza Iqbal, Areeba Sheikh

“…Quality of life was measured according to the DSI Score (maximum score=5). The mean DSI score recorded was 2.75. Most participants (27%; n=75) were found in the mood component of DSI. …”
Get full text