Protecting the Autonomy of Patients with Severe Mental Illness Through Psychiatric Advance Directive Peer-Facilitation by Nicholas Karasik

“… [3] Patient Self-Determination Act, H.R. Res. 5067, 101st Cong. (Nov. 5, 1990) (enacted)…”
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The analysis of risk factors for diabetic kidney disease progression: a single-centre and cross-sectional experiment in Shanghai by Shan Huang, Juan Du, Nan Zhao, Wen Liu, Fan Hu, Xiaoxu Ge, Xiaohong Jiang, Wenfang Peng, Lisha Shen, Lili Xia

“…The risk factors affecting progression of DKD were determined by logistics regression analysis. Subgroups were grouped according to the course of diabetes disease, and multivariate logistics regression analysis was performed to find out the different risk factors in two subgroups. …”
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Predictors of specialist care referrals (SCR) following emergency department review or hospital admission in adults with previous acute COVID-19: a prospective UK cohort study by Anita Saigal, Songyuan Xiao, Owais Siddique, Prasheena Naran, Heba M Bintalib, Camila Nagoda Niklewicz, George Seligmann, Sindhu Bhaarrati Naidu, Amar J Shah, Chibueze Ogbonnaya, John R Hurst, Marc Ci Lipman, Swapna Mandal

“…Multiple logistic regression determined associations with specialist care referrals (SCR) to respiratory, cardiology, physiotherapy (including chest physiotherapy), and mental health services. …”
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Hubungan Kadar Ft4 Dengan Kejadian Tirotoksikosis berdasarkan Penilaian Indeks New Castle Padawanita Dewasa di Daerah Ekses Yodium by Harsa Rusda, Fadil Oenzil, Yustini Alioes

“…Objective: This study aimed to determine the association FT4 levels with thyrotoxicosis incidence based on New Castle index assessment of adult women in iodine excess area.Method: The study was conducted data analysis which collected with Cross Sectional Study against 37 adult females by using total sampling methods in Koto Salak, Dharmasraya regency which is the iodine excess area (median EYU 323,5 μg/L). …”
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Control of Ectoparasitic Monogenean Infestation on GIFT Tilapia (Oreochromis sp.) using Salt Addition by Yani Hadiroseyani, L.S. Harti, Sri Nuryati

“…Subsequently, two different experiments were carried out  to determine parasites and fish resistance on various salt concentration at a range of 0 - 24 g/l with an interval of 2 g/l. …”
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Antibiotic susceptibility and molecular characterization based on whole-genome sequencing of Staphylococcus aureus causing invasive infection in children and women living in Southw... by Li Liu, Ziyi Yan, Fumei He, Jie Chen, Linghan Kuang, Xingxin Liu, Yali Cui, Xia Wang, Chenglin Miao, Hong Li, Yongmei Jiang

“…Next-generation sequencing (NGS) and sequence analysis techniques were used to determine the molecular epidemiological characteristics of the S. aureus isolates, and the microdilution broth method was used for antimicrobial susceptibility testing. …”
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E-Cigarette Use and Use of Evidence-Based Smoking Cessation Methods Among American Indian Cigarette Smokers: A Cross-Sectional Analysis by Ashley L. Comiford, DrPH, Dorothy A. Rhoades, MD, MPH, Justin D. Dvorak, PhD, Kai Ding, PhD, Noah Collins, Alexandra L. Blair, Mark P. Doescher, MD, MSPH

“…A larger study is needed to determine whether individuals who use E-cigarettes are also more likely to have tried prescription medication for smoking cessation. …”
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Leveraging machine learning to uncover multi-pathogen infection dynamics across co-distributed frog families by Daniele L. F. Wiley, Kadie N. Omlor, Ariadna S. Torres López, Celina M. Eberle, Anna E. Savage, Matthew S. Atkinson, Lisa N. Barrow

“…Lastly, we used one-way analyses to determine directional relationships and significance of identified predictors. …”
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Cardiovascular risk factors and markers of myocardial injury and inflammation in people living with HIV in Nairobi, Kenya: a pilot cross-sectional study by Pablo Perel, Kuan Ken Lee, Anoop SV Shah, Mohammed K Ali, Shirjel R Alam, Jasmit Shah, Hassan Adan Ahmed, Jeilan Mohamed, Isaiah G Akuku, Sherry Eskander, Michael H Chung

“…Objectives To determine the prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors and explore associations with high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hscTnI) and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) in people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Kenya.Design Pilot cross-sectional study.Setting Data were collected from community HIV clinics across two sites in Nairobi, Kenya, from July 2019 to May 2020.Participants Convenience sample of 200 PLHIV (≥30 years with no prior history of CVD).Outcome measures Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and its association with hsTnI and hsCRP levels.Results Across 200 PLHIV (median age 46 years, IQR 38–53; 61% women), the prevalence of hypercholesterolaemia (total cholesterol >6.1 mmol/L) and hypertension were 19% (n=30/199) and 30% (n=60/200), respectively. …”
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Ginseng exhibits adaptogenic-like activity in mice exposed to hypoxic-anoxic stress through activation of antioxidant/BDNF protective mechanisms and inhibition of pro-inflammatory... by James Olukayode Oni, Divine Oluwaferanmi Oyenekan, Yetunde Olamide Olayemi, Osarugue Christabel Irabor, Precious Ogbuji, McCarthy Oritseweyinmi Tova, Paul Ademola Adeleke, Gbemisayo Adetomiwa Abbas, Solomon Umukoro

“…Blood glucose and corticosterone levels alongside brain contents of malondialdehyde, nitrites, antioxidant profiles, pro-inflammatory cytokines (tumor necrosis factor–alpha and interleukin-6), glutamate, brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), and nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) were determined. The brain acetylcholinesterase, caspase-3, myeloperoxidase, nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NFr-2) and glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) activities were evaluated. …”
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Efficient Hydrolysis of Sugar Beet Pulp Using Novel Enzyme Complexes by Maria I. Komarova, Margarita V. Semenova, Pavel V. Volkov, Igor A. Shashkov, Alexandra M. Rozhkova, Ivan N. Zorov, Sergei A. Kurzeev, Aidar D. Satrutdinov, Ekaterina A. Rubtsova, Arkady P. Sinitsyn

“…The component composition of the enzyme preparation was determined, and the results indicated that the enzyme content comprised approximately 11% pectin lyase, 40% arabinofuranosidase, and 40% cellulases. …”
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Understanding phage BX-1 resistance in Vibrio alginolyticus AP-1 and the role of quorum-sensing regulation by Xiaoyu Li, Xin Liu, Tianyi Ma, Haochen Su, Bingrui Sui, Lili Wang, Bilal Murtaza, Yongping Xu, Na Li, Demeng Tan

“…In this study, we demonstrate that the bacterial cellulose biosynthesis-related gene bcsE plays a crucial role in determining susceptibility to phage BX-1, while quorum-sensing (QS) systems significantly influence collective phage-related behaviors. …”
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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

“…This study aims to (1) determine the facility-based CS rate in Suriname and explore which women are most likely to undergo a CS and (2) classify all CS by the WHO Robson classification and analyze the perinatal outcomes. …”
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Distinguishable Immunologic Characteristics of COVID-19 Patients with Comorbid Type 2 Diabetes Compared with Nondiabetic Individuals by Ruxing Zhao, Yujing Sun, Yongyuan Zhang, Weili Wang, Shouyu Wang, Chuang Wang, Jinbo Liu, Ling Gao, Zhao Hu, Jianchun Fei, Xinguo Hou, Huizhen Zheng, Li Chen

“…Cellular immunity was assessed by flow cytometric determination of surface markers including CD3, CD4, CD8, CD19, CD16, and CD56 in peripheral blood. …”
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High-risk habitat radiomics model based on ultrasound images for predicting lateral neck lymph node metastasis in differentiated thyroid cancer by Han Liu, Chun‑Jie Hou, Min Wei, Ke‑Feng Lu, Ying Liu, Pei Du, Li‑Tao Sun, Jing‑Lan Tang

“…The ideal number of subregions (n = 5) was determined using the Calinski-Harabasz score, leading to the creation of a habitat radiomics model with 5 subregions and the identification of the high-risk habitat model. …”
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Extracellular vesicles derived from creeping fat stem cells promote lymphatic function and restrain inflammation of Crohn's disease by Weigang Shu, Yongheng Wang, Mengfan Chen, Xiaoli Zhu, Fangtao Wang, Chunqiu Chen, Peng Du, Alexandra Bartolomucci, Xin Su, Xiaolei Wang

“…Moreover, tissue and serum from various cohorts of CD patients were used to determine the prognostic value of miR‐132‐3p. Results CrF‐EVs significantly attenuated spontaneous mesenteritis and colitis in Il‐10−/− mice via promoting lymphangiogenesis and lymphatic drainage. …”
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Targeting deubiquitinase USP7-mediated stabilization of XPO1 contributes to the anti-myeloma effects of selinexor by Junying Wang, Mengping Chen, Jinxing Jiang, Yike Wan, Xin Li, Minyue Zhang, Fei Xiao, Lu Zhong, Hua Zhong, Zhaoyu Qin, Jian Hou

“…Cycloheximide (CHX) chase assays and degradation blockade assays were used to determine the pathway of XPO1 degradation induced by SEL. …”
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Environmental surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 for outbreak detection in hospital: A single centre prospective study by Hania Siddiqui, Alexandra M.A. Hicks, Aaron Hinz, Prachi Ray, Jennie Johnstone, Derek R. MacFadden, Jason A. Moggridge, Michael Fralick

“…Proactive surveillance strategies can potentially mitigate the risk of these outbreaks. Objective: To determine whether results from the environmental detection of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) from floor swabs could be provided to the Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) team in near real-time. …”
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Serum hsa-miR-22-3p, hsa-miR-885-5p, Lipase-to-Amylase Ratio, C-Reactive Protein, CA19-9, and Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio as Prognostic Factors in Advanced Pancreatic Ductal Ade... by Jakub Wnuk, Dorota Hudy, Joanna Katarzyna Strzelczyk, Łukasz Michalecki, Kamil Dybek, Iwona Gisterek-Grocholska

“…For NLR, CRP and CA19-9 thresholds were determined using ROC analysis (6.63, 24.7 mg/L and 4691 U/mL, respectively). …”
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The methyl-CpG binding domain 2 regulates peptidylarginine deiminase 4 expression and promotes neutrophil extracellular trap formation via the Janus kinase 2 signaling pathway in e... by Biao Peng, Mu-Yun Yan, Yun-Rong Chen, Fei Sun, Xu-Dong Xiang, Da Liu

“…Flow cytometry was employed to determine the percentages of Th2, Th17, and Treg cells in lung tissues. …”
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