Impact of Pulmonary Hypertension and Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Preterm Infants with Presumed Pulmonary Hypoplasia by Sol Kim, Yumi Seo, Moon-Yeon Oh, Min Soo Kim, Sook Kyung Yum

“…Delayed PDA closure was associated with increased odds of adverse respiratory and composite outcomes [aOR (95%CI) 4.929 (1.613–15.055) and 3.320 (1.048–10.515), respectively] but decreased odds of neonatal death in the no-PPH group. …”
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A numerical analysis of heat and mass transfer in water-based hybrid nanofluid flow containing copper and alumina nanoparticles over an extending sheet by Yasmin Humaira, Bossly Rawan, Alduais Fuad S., Al-Bossly Afrah, Saeed Anwar

“…By analyzing the heat and mass transfer characteristics of a water-based hybrid nanofluid containing copper and alumina nanoparticles, engineers can optimize fluid compositions for better heat dissipation in electronic cooling, automotive radiators, and energy systems. …”
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Allanite U–Pb step-leaching ages of metapelites in the Imjingang belt, central Korea by Seunghee Han, Yoonsup Kim, Taehoon Kim, Mi Jung Lee

“…The U–Pb isotopic compositions of leachates at each step were measured using thermal ionization mass spectrometry in addition to 208Pb–235U and 205Pb–235U mixed spikes. …”
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Synergistic fermentation of vitamin B2 (riboflavin) bio-enriched soy milk: optimization and techno-functional characterization of next generation functional vegan foods by Ananya Rana, Neetu Kumra Taneja, Anupama Singh, Tejpal Dhewa, Vikram Kumar, Ankur Kumar, Komal Chauhan, Vijay Juneja, Harinder Singh Oberoi

“…This study aimed to develop B2-enriched soymilk by fermenting with B2-producing probiotic Lactiplantibacillus plantarum strains and traditional starter culture Lactobacillus acidophilus NCIM2902. Using the central composite design approach, processing parameters were optimized for enhanced B2 content and probiotic count. …”
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Derivation of a simple risk calculator for predicting clinical worsening in patients with pulmonary hypertension due to interstitial lung disease by K. El-Kersh, R. Bag, N. Bhatt, C. King, A. Waxman, F. Rischard, H. Kim, D. Cella, E. Shen, SD Nathan

“…The risk calculators may also find utility as part of the composite allocation score of ILD-PH patients listed for lung transplant. …”
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Characterization and natural history of patients with LMNA‐related dilated cardiomyopathy in the phase 3 REALM‐DCM trial by Pablo Garcia‐Pavia, Neal K. Lakdawala, Gianfranco Sinagra, Tomas Ripoll‐Vera, Kia Afshar, Silvia G. Priori, James S. Ware, Anjali Owens, Huihua Li, Franca S. Angeli, Perry Elliott, Calum A. MacRae, Daniel P. Judge

“…Ten (13%) patients met the composite endpoint of worsening HF (adjudicated HF‐related hospitalization or urgent care visit) or all‐cause death; six had NYHA Class II and four had NYHA Class III at baseline. …”
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Aplicabilidad del software move2perform para identificar riesgo de lesión en deportistas universitarios (Applicability of move2perform software to identify risk of injury in unive... by Diana Alexandra Camargo Rojas, Brian Alejandro Cañon, Dario Mendoza Romero

“…A RR = 1.32 was calculated for the functional movement screen for the composite score ≤14 and the asymmetry in ≥2 subtests. …”
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A Rent Subsidy and Identity Capital Intervention for Youth Exiting Homelessness: Protocol for the Transitioning Youth Out of Homelessness 2.0 Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial by Naomi S Thulien, Rowen K Stark, Alexandra Amiri, Alex Abramovich, Alex Akdikmen, Alexandra Carasco, Mardi Daley, Bernice Downey, Oluwapelumi (Pukky) Fambegbe, Tyler Frederick, Stephen W Hwang, Nicole Kozloff, Amanda Noble, Cheryl Pedersen, Marsha Rampersaud, Ruth Rodney, Tadios Tibebu, Rosane Nisenbaum

“…The measures used were (1) recruitment, enrolment, and dropout metrics; self-report composite checklists regarding intervention engagement; coaching session attendance; and qualitative focus groups (primary measures); (2) education, employment, and training; housing security; and identity capital (secondary measures); and (3) impact of baseline variables (eg, participant demographics such as gender or mental health symptoms as measured by the Global Appraisal of Individual Needs–Short Screener) or level of engagement with intervention (coaching session attendance) on secondary measures (exploratory measures). …”
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MELD score predicts outcomes in patients with advanced heart failure: A longitudinal evaluation by Francesco Curcio, Cristiano Amarelli, Rosaria Chiappetti, Irene Mattucci, Veronica Flocco, Mahmoud Issa Rammal, Ciro Abete, Francesca Mazzella, Ciro Maiello, Pasquale Abete, Francesco Cacciatore

“…Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves showed an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.887 for MELD score and composite outcome of death, urgent transplant, and need for LVAD. …”
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Spatiotemporal and genomic analysis of carbapenem resistance elements in Enterobacterales from hospital inpatients and natural water ecosystems of an Irish city by Mark Maguire, Carlos Serna, Natalia Montero Serra, Aneta Kovarova, Louise O’Connor, Niamh Cahill, Brigid Hooban, Niall DeLappe, Wendy Brennan, Genevieve Devane, Martin Cormican, Dearbháile Morris, Simone C. Coughlan, Georgios Miliotis, Bruno Gonzalez-Zorn, Liam P. Burke

“…Transposons Tn1999 and Tn4401 were associated with blaOXA-48 and blaKPC-2, respectively, while blaNDM-5 was associated with variable IS26 bound composite transposons, usually containing a class 1 integron.IMPORTANCESince 2018, the Irish National Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacterales (CPE) Reference Laboratory Service at University Hospital Galway has performed whole-genome sequencing on suspected and confirmed CPE from clinical specimens as well as patient and environmental screening isolates. …”
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The Effectiveness of Instruction Based on the Four-Component Instructional Design (4C-ID) Model on Meaningful Learning and Critical Thinking in Sixth-Grade Students of Ardabil by Nader Heidari Raziabad, Vahid Rahimzadeh, Ali Khaleghkhah

“…One class was assigned to be control group and the other to be the experimental group. The independent variable was instruction based on the 4C-ID model, while the dependent variables were meaningful learning and critical thinking. …”
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A cluster randomized trial of a Multicomponent Clinical Care Pathway (MCCP) to improve MASLD diagnosis and management in primary care: study protocol by Kyler M. Godwin, Larissa Grigoryan, Aaron P. Thrift, Hao Duong, Fasiha Kanwal, Traber Giardina, Himabindu Kadiyala, Andrew Zimolzak, Kavish R. Patidar, Hashem B. El-Serag

“…The primary outcome will be a composite dichotomous variable for making a new MASLD diagnosis and completing severity risk stratification of MASLD. …”
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Efficacy and safety of super selective bronchial artery coil embolisation for haemoptysis: a single-centre retrospective observational study by Daijiro Kabata, Ayumi Shintani, Masanori Akira, Masahiko Hara, Hideo Ishikawa, Misaki Ryuge, Jun Takafuji, Mihoko Youmoto, Yukio Nagasaka, Kouji Yamamoto

“…All patients underwent CT angiography before the procedure for identifying haemoptysis-related arteries (HRAs) and for procedural planning.Primary and secondary outcome measures The composite of the 3-year recurrence of haemoptysis and mortality from the day of the last ssBAE session. …”
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Integrating deep learning in public health: a novel approach to PICC-RVT risk assessment by Yue Li, Yue Li, Shengxiao Nie, Lei Wang, Dongsheng Li, Shengmiao Ma, Ting Li, Hong Sun

“…Model performance was evaluated using the Concordance Index (c-index) and the composite Brier score, and the Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) from cross-validation folds assessed model stability.ResultsDeep learning models generally outperformed traditional machine learning models in terms of predictive accuracy (mean c-index: 0.949 vs. 0.732; mean integrated Brier score: 0.046 vs. 0.093). …”
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Remnant–to–LDL cholesterol discordance as a predictor of thromboembolic events in anticoagulated patients with atrial fibrillation: a report from the prospective Murcia AF project... by Eva Soler-Espejo, Yang Chen, José Miguel Rivera-Caravaca, María Pilar Ramos-Bratos, Raquel López-Gálvez, Francisco Marín, Vanessa Roldán, Gregory Y.H. Lip

“…The primary outcome was a composite of thromboembolic events; secondary outcomes included major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), cardiovascular death, and all-cause death. …”
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Exploring the eco-evolutionary role of plasmids and defense systems in ‘Fervidacidithiobacillus caldus’ extreme acidophile by Sebastián Pacheco-Acosta, Sebastián Pacheco-Acosta, Gustavo Castro-Toro, Gustavo Castro-Toro, Camila Rojas-Villalobos, Camila Rojas-Villalobos, Cesar Valenzuela, Juan José Haristoy, Abraham Zapata-Araya, Abraham Zapata-Araya, Ana Moya-Beltrán, Pedro Sepúlveda-Rebolledo, Ernesto Pérez-Rueda, Ricardo Ulloa, Alejandra Giaveno, Francisco Issotta, Francisco Issotta, Francisco Issotta, Francisco Issotta, Francisco Issotta, Beatriz Díez, Beatriz Díez, Beatriz Díez, Beatriz Díez, Simón Beard, Simón Beard, Raquel Quatrini, Raquel Quatrini

“…Defensome profiling revealed over 50 anti-MGE systems in sequenced ‘F. caldus’ isolates, including diverse restriction-modification systems, CRISPR-Cas types IV-A and V-F, and widespread abortive infection and composite defense systems such as Wadjet, Gabija, and Zorya. …”
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Intrinsic capacity in patients with dementia with Lewy bodies compared with those with Alzheimer’s disease: A cross-sectional study by Marie Collin, Justine Bonnet-Chateau, Victor Gilles, Sophie Dautricourt, Thomas Gilbert, Zaza Makaroff, Marie-Hélène Coste, Virginie Dauphinot, Antoine Garnier-Crussard

“…Objectives: Intrinsic capacity (IC), the composite of all the physical and mental capacities of an individual, has never been studied in patients with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). …”
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Predictive value of the systemic inflammation grade for overall survival in patients with colorectal cancer after surgery: outperforming NLR and mGPS by Jianing Wang, Yujun Liu, Wenliang Jiang, Dongli Zhang, Chao Cheng, Cuixia Liu, Zhibin Zhao, Honggang Wang

“…The Systemic Inflammation Grade (SIG), integrating neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and modified Glasgow Prognostic Score (mGPS), was proposed as a composite marker to refine risk assessment.MethodsThis retrospective study analyzed 263 CRC patients undergoing R0 resection (2015–2019). …”
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Exploring the relationship between social-emotional risk and literacy outcomes: evidence from a collective impact, targeted mentoring initiative by Kimberly Wilson, Nigel Soria, William Polite

“…By integrating SEL frameworks into academic interventions, this study highlights how addressing SEB risk can significantly enhance both social-emotional and academic outcomes. The use of a composite SEB variable provides a novel approach to capturing the interconnected nature of social, academic and emotional domains. …”
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International Index of Digital Economy and Society (I-DESI): Trends in the Development of Digital Technologies by L. P. Bakumenko, E. A. Minina

“…For this study, the digital economy and society index (DESI – Digital Economy and Society Index), which is a composite measure that studies the digital indicators of Europe, developed by DG CONNECT (the European Commission) to provide an evidence-based contribution to the assessment of digital development in the EU as a whole, is considered as an assessment of the level of digitalization. …”
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