Firesorb bioresorbable scaffold for de novo coronary artery disease: 1-year clinical outcomes by Jun Jiang, Changling Li, Delong Chen, Lei Song, Zhanqian Cui, Ping Li, Lijun Gan, Yundai Chen, Hui Li, Shaobin Jia, Shenghu He, Wen Lu, Runlin Gao, Jianan Wang, on behalf of the FUTURE III Investigators

“…The patient-oriented composite endpoint (POCE) of all-cause death, any myocardial infarction, or any revascularization was also analyzed. …”
Get full text

Development and usability testing of a preliminary web-based application for the clinical implementation of blood flow restriction: a mixed methods pilot study by Isaac J. Wedig, Isaac J. Wedig, Isaac J. Wedig, Erich J. Petushek, Erich J. Petushek, John J. Durocher, John McDaniel, Steven J. Elmer

“…The composite SUS score was 94 ± 5, ranking highly compared to industry standards. …”
Get full text

Adolescent transition preparation around the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study by Sarah P. Cohen, Andrew H. Tran, Robin Alexander, Laura C. Hart

“…The association of demographic factors and survey year with a composite measure of adequate transition preparation was evaluated using univariable analysis and multivariable logistic regression. …”
Get full text

Microbiological Contamination of Food Raw Materials and Ready-To-Eat Foods: Analytical Review by Andrei S. Khishov, Tatiana V. Balagula, Olga I. Lavrukhina, Aleksey V. Tretyakov, Olga E. Ivanova, Elizaveta S. Kozeicheva

“…Complex finished products have a higher risk and require heat treatment. Composite products that cannot be succumbed to additional heat treatment need new technologies that minimize microbiological contamination, e.g., intensive cooling, shock freezing, electromagnetic processing, protective food coatings, etc. …”
Get full text

A Multi-Strategy Active Learning Framework for Enhanced Peripheral Blood Cell Image Detection by Yuheng Feng, Jiangtao He, Linjin Wang, Wuchen Yang, Sihan Deng, Lanlin Li, Xinwei Li

“…To address these challenges, we propose a novel composite multi-strategy active learning framework using YOLOv5 for enhanced peripheral blood cell detection. …”
Get full text

Framing of Oil Spillage and Gas Flaring in Rivers State in Three Selected Nigerian Newspapers by Ata-Awaji Reuben, Nyerhovwo MUOBOGHARE, Bassey IKOT-OSIN, Soibi ORUWARI, Etimbuk OBOT, Emmanuel Omula, Theresa LINUS, Peace OJONTA, Simon SHEYIGARI

“…Methods: The study adopted content analysis as its research design, thus studying 504 editions of the newspapers selected through composite week sampling. …”
Get full text

COMPLEXITY OF SELLING PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FOR CRYPTOCURRENCIES by Tetiana Yarotska, Oleksandr Yakushenko

“…Using the Group Method of Data Handling (GMDH), we identified a connection between Bitcoin’s value fluctuations and market indicators that differ in terms of technological orientation (Nasdaq Composite) and investment risk (silver). …”
Get full text

One step reconstruction of carbon/P zeolite from coal gasification slag and its adsorption mechanism for crystal violet by Yuhua WU, Caizhu LIU, Yulong MA, Yonggang SUN, Wenxin JI, Li ZHU, Hongcun BAI

“…The composite material has a flower shaped multi-level pore structure with a specific surface area of 107 m2/g, mainly composed of mesopores. …”
Get full text

Janus kinase inhibitors in palmoplantar pustulosis: a mixed-methods feasibility (JAKPPPOT) trial protocol by Weiyu Ye, Suzie Cro, James B Galloway, Sarah Chapman, C H Smith, Kingsley Powell, Jonathan Barker, Ann Naylor, Helen McAteer, John Gregory, David Gleeson, April Qin, Jade Pizzato, Manpreet K Sagoo, Lucy Moorhead, Andrew E Pink, Richard Woolf, Satveer K Mahil

“…The primary outcome will be a composite assessment of feasibility across three domains: recruitment, adherence and acceptability, using a mixed-methods analysis approach. …”
Get full text

Evaluation of prognostic models to improve prediction of metastasis in patients following potentially curative treatment for primary colorectal cancer: the PROSPECT trial by Vicky Goh, Susan Mallett, Manuel Rodriguez-Justo, Victor Boulter, Rob Glynne-Jones, Saif Khan, Sarah Lessels, Dominic Patel, Davide Prezzi, Stuart Taylor, Steve Halligan

“…From 2011 to 2016, we recruited 448 patients and used data from 326 to develop a multivariable model to predict metastasis. …”
Get full text

Abdominal aortic calcification score can predict all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in maintenance hemodialysis patients by Jiuxu Bai, Aihong Zhang, Yanping Zhang, Kaiming Ren, Zhuo Ren, Chen Zhao, Qian Wang, Ning Cao

“…AAC severity was quantified by the AAC score, which was measured by lateral lumbar radiography with complete follow-up data from January 2015 to December 2021. We used receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis to find the cutoff AAC value for the prediction of mortality. …”
Get full text

Response Surface Optimization of Chromium (IV) Removal with Teff Straw-Based Activated Carbon by Sintayehu Shewatatek, Girma Gonfa, Sintayehu Mekuria Hailegiorgis, Belete Tessema

“…The adsorption parameters were then optimized using the Response Surface Methodology (RSM) of Central Composite Design (CCD). Based on the CCD, the quadratic regression model was obtained with an R2 of 0.9819. …”
Get full text

Assessing dynamic coastal vulnerability to climate hazards: A geospatial approach in Kakinada District, Andhra Pradesh, India by Ganni Satya Venkata Sai Aditya Bharadwaz, Indrajit Pal, Chitrini Mozumder, Mokbul Morshed Ahmad

“…This study assesses the dynamic coastal vulnerability of Kakinada district in India by integrating various geophysical and socioeconomic factors within a geospatial framework. The analysis examines data from 2001, 2011, and 2021, evaluating dynamic components like cyclone track density, tsunami surge, coastal erosion, temperature rainfall, population, land use/land cover, elevation, slope and drainage density, and transport network. …”
Get full text

Characterizing PM2.5 Secondary Aerosols via a Fusion Strategy of Two-stage Positive Matrix Factorization and Robust Regression by Chun-Sheng Huang, Ho-Tang Liao, Chia-Yang Chen, Li-Hao Young, Ta-Chih Hsiao, Tsung-I Chou, Jyun-Min Chang, Kuan-Lin Lai, Chang-Fu Wu

“…An improved PMF model was utilized to resolve the multiple time resolution data of 3-h online and 24-h offline measurements of PM2.5 compositions. …”
Get full text

Circulating DNA methylation-based diagnostic, prognostic, and predictive biomarkers in colorectal cancer by Beibei Chen, Huan Zhao, Huihui Hu, Haili Shang, Hui Wang, Zhentao Yao, Jinxi Huang, Huifang Lv, Weifeng Xu, Jianzheng Wang, Caiyun Nie, Jing Zhao, Yunduan He, Saiqi Wang, Xiaobing Chen

“…Moreover, there was a significant difference in the expression of composite scores between survival periods greater than 1 year and less than 1 year (p < 0.01). …”
Get full text

Association between lower geriatric nutritional risk index and low cognitive functions in United States older adults: a cross-sectional study by Jiuling Liu, Melysze Deanne Oorloff, Adithya Nadella, Ning Zhou, Min Ye, Yifeng Tang, Yuanwei Wang

“…BackgroundWe aimed to explore the association between the Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) and the risk of low cognitive functions among older adults in the United States (US).MethodsUtilizing data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Study (NHANES) database, a cross-sectional analysis was conducted. …”
Get full text

A Metabolomic Strategy to Screen the Prototype Components and Metabolites of Shuang-Huang-Lian Injection in Human Serum by Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography Coupled with Quad... by Mingxing Guo, Baosheng Zhao, Haiyu Liu, Li Zhang, Long Peng, Lingling Qin, Zhixin Zhang, Jian Li, Chengke Cai, Xiaoyan Gao

“…To discover and screen the constituents or metabolites of Chinese medicine in biofluids tends to be more and more difficult due to the complexity of chemical compositions, metabolic reactions and matrix effects. …”
Get full text

Characteristics and mental health of psychedelic mushroom and multi-psychedelic users relative to non-psychedelic users in American adults, 2020–2021 by Sofia Abramsky-Sze, Elliot Marseille, Richard Matzopoulos, Richard Matzopoulos, Robert Morlock, Leonard Lerer

“…This work describes characteristics of exclusive psychedelic mushroom use (referred to as PM use), PMs in combination with other psychedelic substances (multi-psychedelic or MP) use, and non-psychedelic use and explores mental health ratings in non-clinical settings.MethodsThis work uses cross-sectional survey data from American adults collected by Acumen Health Research Institute, including demographic characteristics, general health-related quality of life (Veterans RAND derived mental and physical health composite scores), depression (PHQ 9-item), anxiety (GAD 7-item), comorbid conditions (CCI), health resource utilization, and perceptions, knowledge, and use of psychedelics. …”
Get full text

Radiation enteritis associated with temporal sequencing of total neoadjuvant therapy in locally advanced rectal cancer: a preliminary study by Chen-ying Ma, Yi Fu, Lou Liu, Jie Chen, Shu-yue Li, Lu Zhang, Ju-ying Zhou

“…Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on the data from 92 patients with LARC who received TNT. …”
Get full text

Results of the prospective observation in routine practice of hypertensive patients with concomitant chronic respiratory diseases. Part II. Predictors of adverse events by M. I. Smirnova, V. M. Gorbunov, A. S. Kurekhyan, G. F. Andreeva, Ya. N. Koshelyaevskaya, А. D. Deev

“…To study the predictors of adverse events in hypertensive (HTN) patients, including those with chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs).Material and methods. Regression analysis evaluated clinical and anamnestic data and blood pressure (BP) in outpatients with stage II-III HTN (n=156): 49 patients had asthma, 20 — chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; age — 63,4±8,8 years, women — 72,4%, followup duration 29,3±8,0 months. …”
Get full text