The association of ideal cardiovascular health and its change with subclinical atherosclerosis according to glucose status: A prospective cohort study by Xiaojing Jia, Yilan Ding, Chunyan Hu, Hong Lin, Lin Lin, Xueyan Wu, Hongyan Qi, Shuangyuan Wang, Ruizhi Zheng, Jie Zheng, Min Xu, Yu Xu, Tiange Wang, Zhiyun Zhao, Yuhong Chen, Mian Li, Guang Ning, Weiqing Wang, Weiguo Hu, Yufang Bi, Jieli Lu

“…Methods We conducted a prospective analysis of 5225 participants without prior cardiovascular diseases, of whom 4768 had complete data on CVH change. …”
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Metabolic Acidosis Is Associated With an Accelerated Decline of Allograft Function in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation by Agnieszka Prytula, Rukshana Shroff, Ineke van Gremberghe, Kai Krupka, Justine Bacchetta, Elisa Benetti, Ryszard Grenda, Isabella Guzzo, Nele Kanzelmeyer, Bahar Büyükkaragöz, Birgitta Kranz, Hülya Nalçacıoğlu, Jun Oh, Lars Pape, Mohan Shenoy, Anne-Laure Sellier-Leclerc, Burkhard Tönshoff, Gema Ariceta, Atif Awan, Sevcan Bakkaloğlu, Marjolein Bonthuis, Charlotte Bootsma Robroeks, Antonia Bouts, Martin Christian, Marlies Cornelissen, Ali Duzova, Nasrin Esfandiar, Luciana Ghio, Ryszard Grenda, Isabella Guzzo, Maria Herrero Goni, Julien Hogan, Nattaphorn Hongsawong, Nele Kanzelmeyer, Aysun Karabay Bayazit, Gülşah Kaya Aksoy, Noel Knops, Linda Koster Kamphuis, Daniella Levy Erez, Victor Lopez-Baez, Alvaro Madrid, Stephen Marks, Anette Melk, Luisa Murer, Lars Pape, Licia Peruzzi, Edita Petrosyan, Evgenia Preka, Nikoleta Printza, Andreea Liana Rachisan, Ann Raes, Mohan Shenoy, Oguz Soylemezoglu, Luca Dello Strologo, Ana Teixeira, Rezan Topaloglu, Markus Weitz, Jakub Zieg, Galia Zlatanova, Christian Patry, Jerome Harambat, Ayşe Ağbaş, Varvara Askiti, Marina Avramescu, Justine Bacchetta, Sevcan Bakkaloglu, Marjolein Bontuis, Caroline Booth, Laurene Dehoux, Giacomo Dizazzo, Dorota Drozdz, Ismail Dursun, Michaela Gessner, Jaap Groothoff, Giuliana Guido, Isabella Guzzo, Aysun Karabay Bayazit, Guenter Klaus, Linda Koster-Kamphuis, Alexander Lalayiannis, Maren Leifheit-Nestler, Sinha Manish, Chiara Matteucci, Jun Oh, Ozan Ozkaya, Edita Petrosyan, Christine Pietrement, Agnieszka Prytula, George Reusz, Franz Schaefer, Claus Peter Schmitt, Anne Schön, Fatma Lale Sever, Stella Stabouli, Serra Sürmeli Döven, Camilla Tondel, Enrico Verrina, Enrico Vidal, Dean Wallace, Zainab Arslan, M. Bald, H. Fehrenbach, D. Haffner, M. Hansen, C. Hempel, U. John, G. Klaus, J. König, B. Lange-Sperandio, D. Müller, J. Oh, L. Pape, M. Pohl, K. Sauerstein, G. Schalk, H. Staude, P. Strotmann, L.T. Weber, M. Weitz, L. Berta, K. Heindl-Rusai

“…Methods: This registry study collected data up to 10 years posttransplant. Survival analysis for a composite end point of graft loss or estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) ≤ 30 ml/min per 1.73 m2 or ≥50% decline from eGFR at month 3 posttransplant was performed. …”
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A General Model for Converting All-Wave Net Radiation at Instantaneous to Daily Scales Under Clear Sky by Jiakun Han, Bo Jiang, Yu Zhao, Jianghai Peng, Shaopeng Li, Hui Liang, Xiuwan Yin, Yingping Chen

“…Finally, more analysis on New Model further pointed out the robustness of this model under various conditions in terms of moments, land cover types, and geolocations, but the model is suggested to be applied at a time scale of 30 min. …”
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Lessons from the PROTECT-CH COVID-19 platform trial in care homes by Philip M Bath, Jonathan Ball, Matthew Boyd, Heather Gage, Matthew Glover, Maureen Godfrey, Bruce Guthrie, Jonathan Hewitt, Robert Howard, Thomas Jaki, Edmund Juszczak, Daniel Lasserson, Paul Leighton, Val Leyland, Wei Shen Lim, Pip Logan, Garry Meakin, Alan Montgomery, Reuben Ogollah, Peter Passmore, Philip Quinlan, Caroline Rick, Simon Royal, Susan D Shenkin, Clare Upton, Adam L Gordon

“…Results We initiated the trial including protocol, approvals, insurance, website, database, data algorithms, intervention selection and training materials. …”
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Reconstruction of the fast-ion deuterium distribution in a tritium-rich plasma in the JET DTE2 campaign by H. Järleblad, B.C.G. Reman, Y. Dong, M. Nocente, J. Eriksson, A. Valentini, M. Rud, A. Dal Molin, J. Garcia, Ye.O. Kazakov, D. Keeling, D. King, E.A. Lerche, R. Lorenzini, C. Maggi, M. Maslov, D. Moseev, D. Rigamonti, Bo S. Schmidt, Ž. Štancar, M. Tardocchi, M. Salewski, JET Contributors, the EUROfusion Tokamak Exploitation Team

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The Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of the 12-Lead ECG in Arrhythmogenic Left Ventricular Cardiomyopathy by Leonardo Calò, MD, Cinzia Crescenzi, MD, Andrea Di Marco, MD, PhD, Francesca Fanisio, MD, Fabiana Romeo, MD, Alessio Gargaro, MSc, Annamaria Martino, MD, PhD, Chiara Cappelletto, MD, Marco Merlo, MD, Mattia Targetti, MD, Elisabetta Toso, MD, Federica Toto, MD, Maria Beatrice Musumeci, MD, Giacomo Tini, MD, Michele Ciabatti, MD, Matteo Stefanini, MD, Stefano Canestrelli, MD, Elisa Fedele, MD, Chiara Lanzillo, MD, PhD, Armando Fusco, MD, PhD, Federica Carla Sangiuolo, MD, PhD, Cinzia Radesich, MD, Maria Perotto, MD, Maurizio Pieroni, MD, Ruggiero Mango, MD, PhD, Alessio Gasperetti, MD, PhD, Camillo Autore, MD, Michela Casella, MD, PhD, Antonio Dello Russo, MD, PhD, Davide Stolfo, MD, PhD, Mikael Laredo, MD, PhD, Estelle Gandjbakhch, MD, PhD, Maddalena Graziosi, MD, PhD, Elena Biagini, MD, PhD, Costantina Catalano, MD, Ludovica Barile, MD, Fabrizio Drago, MD, Marianna Cicenia, MD, Anwar Baban, MD, PhD, Gemma Pelargonio, MD, PhD, Maria Lucia Narducci, MD, Federica Re, MD, Giovanni Peretto, MD, Elena Paiotti, MD, Carles Diez Lopez, MD, Iacopo Olivotto, MD, Fiorenzo Gaita, MD, Gianfranco Sinagra, MD, Giuseppe Novelli, MD, PhD

“…Objectives: The authors aimed to analyze the electrocardiogram (ECG) characteristics of ALVC, to correlate ECG with cardiac magnetic resonance and genetic data, and to evaluate its prognostic value. Methods: We reviewed data of 125 consecutive patients with ALVC (81.5% desmoplakin pathogenic/likely pathogenic variants). …”
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Pulse oximetry and oxygen services for under-five children with community-acquired pneumonia attending primary and secondary level health facilities in Lagos, Nigeria (INSPIRING-La... by Hamish R Graham, Adegoke G Falade, Tim Colbourn, Eric D McCollum, Ayobami Adebayo Bakare, Carina King, Marco Ricci, James Beard, Christine Cassar, Obioma C Uchendu, Agnese Iuliano, Adamu Isah, Adams Osebi, Tahlil Ahmed, Rochelle Ann Burgess, Samy Ahmar, Paula Valentine, Ibrahim Haruna, Abdullahi Magama, Ibrahim Seriki, Temitayo Folorunso Olowookere, Matt MacCalla, Obioma Uchendu, Julius Salako, Funmilayo Shittu, Damola Bakare, Omotayo Olojede, Omotayo Emmanuel Olojede

“…The proportion of hypoxaemic children with ‘correct management’ remained low and unchanged: 9/98 (9%) with data on referral and admission at baseline, and 6/52 (12%) during implementation (mixed effects logistic regression adjusted OR (aOR): 1.17 (95% CI 0.30, 4.52), p=0.822). …”
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Whole blood ratio of CDK1/CX3CR1 mRNA expression combined to lactate refines the prediction of ICU mortality in septic patients in the Sepsis-3 era: a proof-of-concept study by Marie-Angélique Cazalis, Marie-Angélique Cazalis, Louis Kreitmann, Louis Kreitmann, Guillaume Monneret, Guillaume Monneret, Alexandre Pachot, Alexandre Pachot, Karen Brengel-Pesce, Karen Brengel-Pesce, Jean-François Llitjos, Jean-François Llitjos, Jean-François Llitjos

“…We aimed to: (a) identify and validate an mRNA biomarker signature whose association with all-cause intensive care unit (ICU) mortality is consistent at several timepoints; and (b) evaluate how this mRNA signature could be used in association with lactate levels for predictive and prognostic enrichment in sepsis.MethodsWe conducted a gene expression analysis study at two timepoints (day 1 and day 2–3 following ICU admission) using microarray data from adult septic patients to identify candidate biomarkers predictive of all-cause ICU mortality. …”
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大學教師學術發表影響力之影響因素 Factors Influencing Publication Impact of Faculty by 郭玲玲 Ling-Ling Kueh, 許清芳 Ching-Fan Sheu

“…Additionally, given the hierarchical structure of educational data, this study employed generalized linear mixed-effect model tree analysis to examine data with nested and clustered properties. …”
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Management of diarrhoea in patients with stable ulcerative colitis with low FODMAP diet, amitriptyline, ondansetron or loperamide: the MODULATE RCT by Lauren A Moreau, Alexander Charles Ford, Matthew James Brookes, Sandra Graca, Elspeth Guthrie, Suzanne Hartley, Lesley Houghton, Karen Kemp, Nicholas A Kennedy, Yvonne McKenzie, Delia Muir, Pei Loo Ow, Christopher Probert, Emma Pryde, Christopher Taylor, Thomas A Willis, Alexandra Wright-Hughes, Amanda J Farrin

“…The Trial Steering Committee’s root cause analysis concluded that the pandemic was the leading factor in trial closure, especially regarding our ability to recruit both sites and participants. …”
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Effect of Brassinosteroid and Melatonin Foliar Application on Biochemical Characteristics and Growth Indices of Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd) under Drought Stress Condition by N Pakgohar, A. A Maghsoudi Mood, H Farahbakhsh, A Pasandi pour

“…Biological yield, harvest index, and grain yield were calculated by harvesting plants from the middle four rows, each 2 meters long. Data analysis was performed using SAS v. 9.1, with mean comparisons conducted using Duncan's multiple range test at the 5% probability level.Results and DiscussionThe results showed that foliar application of plant growth regulators (PGR) increased plant height across all irrigation levels. …”
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Evaluation of Understory Plant Species Biodiversity in Buaxus hyrcana Habitats within Hyrcanian Forests by alireza Bijani-Nejad, Asghar Fallah, Hamid Jalilund, Hamed Asadi

“…Species diversity between habitats was compared with the one-way analysis of variance. Means were compared using the Tukey-HSD test in SPSS software. …”
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Phylogeographic and genetic network assessment of COVID-19 mitigation protocols on SARS-CoV-2 transmission in university campus residencesResearch in context by Joel O. Wertheim, Tetyana I. Vasylyeva, Robert J. Wood, Kalen Cantrell, Soraya Piña Contreras, Aryeh Feldheim, Ravi Goyal, Jennifer L. Havens, Rob Knight, Louise C. Laurent, Niema Moshiri, Robert Neuhard, Shashank Sathe, Alysson Satterlund, Angela Scioscia, Angela Y. Song, Robert T. Schooley, Cheryl M. Anderson, Natasha K. Martin, Stefan Aigner, Kristian G. Andersen, Nathan A. Baer, Maryann Betty, Amanda Birmingham, Anelizze Castro-Martinez, Willi Cheung, Peter De Hoff, Kathleen M. Fisch, Alison J. King, Karthik Gangavarapu, Abbas Hakim, Benjamin Henson, Kristen Jepsen, Christina H. Mac, Toan T. Ngo, Kelly N. Nguyen, Tyler R. Ostrander, Sarah Perkins, Ashley Plascencia, Andrea Rivera, Ariana Rivera, Rodolfo A. Salido, Kieran C. Saucedo, Madison Schwab, Allison L. Steedman, Anthony Veder, Alana Weiss, Gene W. Yeo, Mark Zeller

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Peculiarities of Clinical Indices, Duration and Complication of Acute Pancreatitis in Patients With Comorbid Obesity by Kebkalo A., Tkachuk O., Reiti A.

“…The CT severity index was also calculated on the basis of computed tomography of the abdominal cavity with intravenous contrast after 7 days of hospitalization. …”
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Towards universal early screening for cerebral palsy: a roadmap for automated General Movements Assessment by Alicia J. Spittle, Peter B. Marschik, Lars Adde, Nadia Badawi, Rachel Byrne, Arend F. Bos, Alain Chatelin, John Coughlan, Francesca Fedeli, Andrea Guzzetta, Edmond S.L. Ho, Michelle J. Johnson, Amanda Kwong, Alistair McEwan, Catherine Morgan, Anderson Mughogho, Deirdre M. Murray, Silvia Orlandi, Colleen Peyton, Laura A. Prosser, Anina Ritterband-Rosenbaum, Truyen Tran, Dajie Zhang, Elyse Passmore

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Vergence Eye Movements: From Basic Science to Clinical Application by Wolfgang Jaschinski, Rudolf Groner

“…The authors propose mathematical models of calibration as part of the analysis of the experimental data. Yaramothu, Jaswal & Alvarez (2019) measured vergence velocity and latency for step responses and found that eccentric circles with 6° eccentricity resulted in a faster response latency than a cross at central fixation. …”
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The FAST H i 21 cm Absorption Blind Survey. II. Statistical Exploration for Associated and Intervening Systems by Wenkai Hu, Yougang Wang, Yichao Li, Wenxiu Yang, Yidong Xu, Fengquan Wu, Ue-Li Pen, Jie Wang, Yingjie Jing, Chen Xu, Qingze Chen, Zheng Zheng, Di Li, Ming Zhu, Xin Zhang, Xuelei Chen

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Characteristics of demersal fish community structure during summer hypoxia in the Pearl River Estuary, China by Han Lai, Sheng Bi, Huadong Yi, Haiyang Li, Xuchong Wei, Gongpei Wang, Dingli Guo, Xuange Liu, Jiahui Chen, Qiuxian Chen, Zhilun Zhang, Shuang Liu, Chenlei Huang, Li Lin, Guifeng Li

“…To explore these effects, we collected fish community and environmental data in July 2021 during the summer hypoxia development period. …”
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Experience of using SNOM in gunshot wounds of the head, chest, abdomen and soft tissues by E.M. Khoroshun, V.V. Makarov, S.I. Panasenko, V.V. Nehoduiko, S.A. Shypilov, Yu.V. Bunin, V.S. Dolhodush

“…The average age of participants was 43.6 ± 0.8 years. According to our data, the structure of injuries by condition was as follows: mild — 61.4 %, moderate — 29.2 %; severe and extremely severe — 9.4 %. …”
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Effects of intra-class peer mentorship intervention programme on the academic performances of academically underperforming medical students in Nigeria by George Uchenna Eleje, David Chibuike Ikwuka, Kingsley Chinaza Nwosu, Lydia Ijeoma Eleje, Obiageli Ifeoma Ikwuka, Nasiru Sani, Jean Paul Niyoyita, Kazeem Bidemi Okesina, Uchechukwu Dimkpa, Uchechukwu Kevin Nwanna, Victor Bassey Archibong, Eric Twizeyimana, Niranjan Shridhar Divekar, Samuel Ifedioranma Ogenyi, Okwute Michael Ochayi, Marcus Bushaku, Elemi John Ani, Kingsley Chidiebere Nwaogu, Olufunke Onaadepo, Ibrahim Mohammed Sule, Emmanuel Chukwunweike Nwangwu, Chisom Adaobi Nri-Ezedi, Chinyere Ukamaka Onubogu, Arinze Anthony Onwuegbuna, Theophilus Osaje Okonoboh, Onyecherelam Monday Ogelle, Ezinne Ifeyinwa Nwaneli, Joseph Ifeanyichukwu Ikechebelu, Diresibachew Haile Wondimu, Edwin Okechukwu Nwobodo

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