Efficacy and safety of 1.5% aqueous olanexidine gluconate antiseptic solution compared to 1% alcoholic chlorhexidine for the prevention of intravenous catheter-related infections (... by Takayuki Abe, Nobuaki Shime, Masahiro Kashiura, Takashi Moriya, Toru Hifumi, Hideto Yasuda, Junichi Sasaki, Yuki Kishihara, Keita Morikane

“…The primary endpoint is the proportion of catheter-related infections, defined as a composite of catheter-related sepsis without bacteraemia and CRBSI. …”
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Impact assessment of the performance of rural household’s heads on their perceptions toward environmental sustainability in Baghmalek County by ُSeyedeh Kowsar Mousapour, Amir Naeimi

“…Material and methods: The present study is quantitative  in terms of its nature and objectives, a descriptive survey in terms of data collection, and a correlation study in terms of analyzing the data. …”
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From Colors to Spectra and Back Again: First Near-IR Spectroscopic Survey of Neptunian Trojans by Larissa Markwardt, Hsing Wen Lin, Bryan J. Holler, David W. Gerdes, Fred C. Adams, Renu Malhotra, Kevin J. Napier

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Relation of Cognitive Reserve Indicator to Heart Disease and Cardiac Structure and Function: A Large Community‐Based Longitudinal Study by Xuerui Li, Wenzhe Yang, Yuyang Miao, Abigail Dove, Jiao Wang, Tingting Du, Zhongze Fang, Weili Xu, Qiang Zhang

“…In cardiac magnetic resonance imaging data analysis, compared with low CR, high CR was associated with larger left ventricular end‐diastolic volume (β, 0.13 [95% CI, 0.09–0.17]), left ventricular end‐systolic volume (β, 0.05 [95% CI, 0.01–0.10]), left ventricular stroke volume (β, 0.16 [95% CI, 0.12–0.21]), and left ventricular ejection fraction (β, 0.08 [95% CI, 0.03–0.13]). …”
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Reaction Pathway Differentiation Enabled Fingerprinting Signal for Single Nucleotide Variant Detection by Huixiao Yang, Linghao Zhang, Xinmiao Kang, Yunpei Si, Ping Song, Xin Su

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Compatibility of Dual-Cure Core Materials with Self-Etching Adhesives by Zachary K. Greene, Augusto A. Robles, Nathaniel C. Lawson

“…The maximum load divided by the area of the button was recorded as the shear bond strength. The data was analyzed via 2-way ANOVA. <b>Results</b>: The analysis of bond strength via 2-way ANOVA determined statistically significant differences between the adhesives, the core materials, and their interaction (<i>p</i> < 0.01). …”
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Effect of environmental exposure on long-term tensile strength of tin slag polymer concrete by Muhamad Soffi Bin Manda, Mohd Ruzaimi Mat Rejab, Shukur Abu Hassan, Mat Uzir Bin Wahit, Joseph Selvi Binoj, Brailson Mansingh Bright, Siti Safarah Binti Amirnuddin, Alamry Ali, Kheng Lim Goh

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Risk of adverse obstetrical and neonatal outcomes in women consuming recreational drugs during pregnancy by Sreemanjari Kandhasamy, Karine Lepigeon, Stéphanie Baggio, Roulet Céline, Michael Ceulemans, Ursula Winterfeld, Stephen P. Jenkinson, Katyuska Francini, Emeline Maisonneuve, Alice Panchaud

“…We assessed for two adverse composite outcomes namely: adverse obstetrical composite outcome (4 outcomes) and adverse neonatal composite outcome (7 outcomes). …”
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Assessment by neo-CIAF formula predicts contrast occurrence of overweight and undernourishment in preschool children of Jangalmahal districts, India by Baibhab Mahanti, Subham Chowdhury, Soham Paul, Debjani Adak, Subhajit Mahanty, Rama Das, Surajit Majumder, Smarajit Maiti, Nirmalya Kumar Sinha

“…Data analysis included Student’s t-test and one-way ANOVA. …”
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Effect of Sodium&ndash;Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes by Xie H, Jiang MJ

“…The SGLT2i group showed a decrease in major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) (P< 0.001), secondary composite endpoint events (P=0.024), heart failure readmission (P=0.042) and unplanned revascularisation (P=0.014) compared with the control group. …”
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Performance of machine learning algorithms to evaluate the physico-mechanical properties of nanoparticle panels by Derrick Mirindi, James Hunter, David Sinkhonde, Tajebe Bezabih, Frederic Mirindi

“…Hierarchical clustering grouped nanoparticles by performance: zinc oxide and chitosan+UF+epoxy formed a cluster with the lowest WA and TS, indicating optimal dimensional stability, while GO, rGO, and chitosan-based composites clustered with moderate values. For mechanical properties, APTES-modified nanocellulose, aluminum oxide, and zinc oxide formed a high-performance cluster (high MOR, MOE, IB). …”
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Evaluative performance of TyG-ABSI versus traditional indices in relation to cardiovascular disease and mortality: evidence from the U.S. NHANES by Xin Zheng, Wenjing Zhang, Feng Yang, Leigang Wang, Bing Yu, Bin Liang

“…The TyG-ABSI index is a newly proposed composite measure that combines the TyG index and ABSI, aiming to assess both insulin resistance and central obesity simultaneously. …”
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Wastewater based genomic surveillance key to population level monitoring of AmpC/ESBL producing Escherichia coli by Ahmad Ibrahim Al-Mustapha, Ananda Tiwari, Riikka Laukkanen-Ninios, Kirsi-Maarit Lehto, Sami Oikarinen, Anssi Lipponen, Tarja Pitkänen, Annamari Heikinheimo, WastPan Study Group

“…Abstract Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a serious threat to global public health, but obtaining representative data on AMR for healthy human populations is difficult. …”
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Intradialytic Changes and Prognostic Value of Ventriculo-Arterial Coupling in Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease: Protocol for an Observational Prospective Trial by Alessandro Salustri, Giovanni Tonti, Gianni Pedrizzetti, Aizhan Zhankorazova, Zaukiya Khamitova, Bauyrzhan Toktarbay, Dinara Jumadilova, Marina Khvan, Dinara Galiyeva, Makhabbat Bekbossynova, Murat Mukarov, Alexey Kokoshko, Abduzhappar Gaipov

“…ResultsThe study received funding in August 2024, with patients’ enrollment scheduled to take place from January 1 to June 30, 2025. Data analysis will start in April 2025 and is expected to continue until June 2026. …”
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Troponin is unrelated to outcomes in heart failure patients discharged from the emergency department by Gregory J. Fermann, Jon W. Schrock, Phillip D. Levy, Peter Pang, Javed Butler, Anna Marie Chang, Douglas Char, Deborah Diercks, Jin H. Han, Brian Hiestand, Chris Hogan, Cathy A. Jenkins, Christy Kampe, Yosef Khan, Vijaya A. Kumar, Sangil Lee, JoAnn Lindenfeld, Dandan Liu, Karen F. Miller, W. Frank Peacock, Carolyn M. Reilly, Chad Robichaux, Russell L. Rothman, Wesley H. Self, Adam J. Singer, Sarah A. Sterling, Alan B. Storrow, William B. Stubblefield, Cheryl Walsh, John Wilburn, Sean P. Collins

“…Abstract Background Prior data has demonstrated increased mortality in hospitalized patients with acute heart failure (AHF) and troponin elevation. …”
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18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in Large-Vessel Vasculitis During Active and Inactive Disease Stages Is Associated with the Metabolic Profil... by Dimitris Anastasios Palamidas, Georgios Kalykakis, Dimitra Benaki, Loukas Chatzis, Ourania D. Argyropoulou, Panagiota Palla, Antonia Kollia, Pavlos Kafouris, Marinos Metaxas, Andreas V. Goules, Emmanuel Mikros, Konstantinos Kambas, Constantinos D. Anagnostopoulos, Athanasios G. Tzioufas

“…These preliminary results could pave the way for more extensive studies integrating serum metabolomic parameters with PET/CT imaging data to extract sensitive composite disease indexes useful for everyday clinical practice.…”
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Digitalisation and Skills Adequacy as Determinants of Innovation for Sustainable Development in EU Countries: A PLS-SEM Approach by Sînziana-Maria Rîndașu, Liliana Ionescu-Feleagă, Bogdan-Ștefan Ionescu, Ioan Dan Topor

“…For this research, we leverage a Partial Least Squares - Structural Equation Modelling technique. The data used to achieve the study’s objective was collected from composite indicators computed for the 27 EU countries for a period of analysis spanning the years from 2017 to 2020. …”
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AI-based prediction for the strength, cost, and sustainability of eggshell and date palm ash-blended concrete by Quanwei Zhao, Qi Chen, AlAteah Ali H., Alfares Abdulgafor M., Alinsaif Sadiq, Mostafa Sahar A.

“…The MEP models were noted to be exact in estimating C-S, C-S-R, and E-C-S with an R 2 of 95, 93, and 92%, respectively, indicating good agreement with actual data. Additionally, the ±20% index analysis indicated that all values fall within the acceptable range, validating the model’s reliability. …”
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Effects of Polysaccharides Extracted from Stem Barks on the Spontaneous Contractile Activity of the Ileal Smooth Muscle by Ericka Lorleil Mayindza Ekaghba, Olivier Perruchon, Patrice Lerouge, Line Edwige Mengome

“…The pectic and hemicellulose polysaccharides were isolated, and their sugar compositions were determined by gas chromatography. In addition, analysis by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry of oligosaccharides released after digestion with an endo-xylanase indicated that glucuronoarabinoxylans are the main hemicellulose of stem barks. …”
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Effect of fibroblast heterogeneity on prognosis and drug resistance in high-grade serous ovarian cancer by Tingjie Wang, Lingxi Tian, Bing Wei, Jun Li, Cuiyun Zhang, Ruitao Long, Xiaofei Zhu, Yougai Zhang, Bo Wang, Guangbo Tang, Jun Yang, Yongjun Guo

“…Here, we used tumor evolution analysis to determine the intra- and intertumoral heterogeneity of high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) and analyze the correlation between tumor heterogeneity and prognosis, as well as chemotherapy response, through single-cell and spatial transcriptomic analysis. …”
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