Risk factors for pneumonia after radical gastrectomy for gastric cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Siyue Fan, Hongzhan Jiang, Qiuqin Xu, Jiali Shen, Huihui Lin, Liping Yang, Doudou Yu, Nengtong Zheng, Lijuan Chen

“…Several factors were identified to be strong risk factors, including smoking history (OR 2.71, 95% CI = 2.09 ~ 3.50, I 2  = 26%), prolonged postoperative nasogastric tube retention (OR 2.25, 95% CI = 1.36–3.72, I 2  = 63%), intraoperative bleeding ≥ 200 ml (OR 2.21, 95% CI = 1.15–4.24, I 2  = 79%), diabetes mellitus (OR 4.58, 95% CI = 1.84–11.38, I 2  = 96%), male gender (OR 3.56, 95% CI = 1.50–8.42, I 2  = 0%), total gastrectomy (OR 2.59, 95% CI = 1.83–3.66, I 2  = 0%), COPD (OR 4.72, 95% CI = 3.80–5.86, I 2  = 0%), impaired respiratory function (OR 2.72, 95% CI = 1.58–4.69, I 2  = 92%), D2 lymphadenectomy (OR 4.14, 95% CI = 2.29–7.49, I 2  = 0%), perioperative blood transfusion (OR 4.21, 95% CI = 2.51–7.06, I 2  = 90%), and hypertension (OR 2.21, 95% CI = 1.29–3.79, I 2  = 0%). …”
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eCBT-I dialogue system: a comparative evaluation of large language models and adaptation strategies for insomnia treatment by Xueying Bao, Xingyu Zhu, Dongren Yang, Hao Lou, Ruoyun Wang, Yutong Wu, Wenhui Li, Yu Xia, Li Zeng, Yingying Pan, Xiqin Wang, Xian Zhang, Cheng Ling, Youhui Ling, Yan Zhang, Qi Zhao, Mei Yang

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Nivel de actividad física y calidad de vida relacionada con la salud en profesores de educación primaria (Physical activity level and health-related quality of life in primary scho... by Jose Bravo-Moya, Belen Baeza Arellano, Patricia Valdes Retamal, Yeny Concha-Cisternas

“…As a result, it stands out that there is a weak relationship between the level of PA with the dimensions physical function (p=0.003; r= 0.348), physical role (p=0.026; r= 0.266), general health (=0.012; r= 0.299) and a moderate relationship with bodily pain (p=0.001; r= 0.425). …”
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Improved estimation of two-phase capillary pressure with nuclear magnetic resonance measurements via machine learning by Oriyomi Raheem, Misael M. Morales, Wen Pan, Carlos Torres-Verdín

“…By predicting vector functions from vector input features, we effectively reduced prediction errors. …”
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Groundwater Соntaminated with Hеаvy Metals as a Thrеаt to Population Safety and Hеаlth in Developing Соuntries: a Sсоping Review by Norman Gumbo, Cleopas Kapenge

“…Hеаvy metals like mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd), and соpper (Cu) are known to be highly toxic to aquatic organisms as they are known to interfere with physiological processes such as respiration, enzyme function, and reproduction in fish, amphibians, and invertebrates. …”
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Immediate versus Delayed Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. by Monali S Malvankar-Mehta, Yufeng Nancy Chen, Sangita Patel, Angela Pui-Kei Leung, Man Mohan Merchea, William G Hodge

“…Additionally, patients enjoy rapid rehabilitation, lack of anisometropia - potentially reducing accidents and falls, and avoid suboptimal visual function in daily life. The hospital may benefit due to lower cost.…”
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Astragaloside IV Attenuates Chronic Prostatitis by Activating Keap1/Nrf2/HO-1 Pathway: Suppressing Ferroptosis and Enhancing Antioxidant Defense by Shi J, Xuan Y, Zhang Q, Chen J, Zhu W, Zhang H, Duan Y

“…Jintao Shi,1,* Yang Xuan,1– 3,* Qinyu Zhang,1,* Jiangtao Chen,1 Weihan Zhu,1 Hao Zhang,2,3 Yue Duan2,3 1The Second Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310053, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Urology and Andrology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310005, People’s Republic of China; 3Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Sexual Function of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310005, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yue Duan; Hao Zhang, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Xinhua Hospital of Zhejiang Province, No. 318, Chaowang Road, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of China, Email dyurology@163.com; htjtcm@163.comBackground: Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS), a chronic inflammatory disorder with complex etiology and limited treatment options, is closely associated with oxidative stress and regulates cell death. …”
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World Health Organization African Region national heads of units of diagnostics and laboratory services meetings proceedings by Sheick Oumar Coulibaly, Michelle Amri, Christine Vuguziga, Aminata Binetou-Wahebine Seydi, Lorna Maria Aine, Bertha Kembabazi, Sokona Sy, Lindiwe Elizabeth Makubalo

“…Diagnostic and laboratory services influence the efficiency and effectiveness of both clinical and public health functions, including diagnosis, treatment, health promotion, disease prevention, surveillance and response, and research. …”
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Effect of Confinement on the Structural, Dielectric, and Dynamic Properties of Liquid Crystals in Anopores by Pavel V. Maslennikov, Alex V. Zakharov

“…The distance-dependent values of the order parameter <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mi>P</mi><mn>2</mn></msub><mrow><mo>(</mo><mi>r</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, the relaxation time <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>τ</mi><mrow><mo>(</mo><mi>r</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow><mo>≡</mo><msubsup><mi>τ</mi><mn>00</mn><mn>1</mn></msubsup><mrow><mo>(</mo><mi>r</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, the rotational diffusion coefficient <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mi>D</mi><mo>⊥</mo></msub><mrow><mo>(</mo><mi>r</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, and both rotational viscosity coefficients <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mi>γ</mi><mi>i</mi></msub><mrow><mo>(</mo><mi>r</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> (<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>i</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>1</mn><mo>,</mo><mn>2</mn></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>) as functions of the distance <i>r</i> away from the bounding surface are calculated by a combination of existing statistical-mechanical approaches and data obtained by the BDS technique. …”
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Sistem Monitoring Kualitas Air Kolam Budidaya Menggunakan Jaringan Sensor Nirkabel Berbasis Protokol LoRa by Adhitya Bhawiyuga, Widhi Yahya

“…The gateway then relays the sensor data to the datacenter using Restful Webservice protocol. Based on the functional evaluation the proposed system can give the proper response on the changes of the water quality in term of turbidity, acidity level, dissolved oxygen and temperature. …”
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ORGANIZATIONAL AND PEDAGOGICAL CONDITIONS OF USE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES IN BLENDED LEARNING OF FUTURE OFFICERS by Halus Oleksandr, Kryshchuk Bogdan, Sivak Nataliia

“…The use of online resources in the conditions of blended education has significant advantages, including: reducing costs for educational materials and organizing classes; increasing motivation to acquire knowledge; supplementing traditional teaching methods with information technologies, including the use of multimedia resources, virtual simulations and interactive educational materials in combination with lectures and practical classes; creation of adaptive training programs that take into account the individual needs and level of preparation of each student; involvement of students by means of forums, online discussions, testing and group projects to acquire knowledge for performing functions in professional activities; stimulation of active participation of students in the educational process; development of critical thinking and teamwork; and providing feedback. …”
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The effect of rehabilitation fitness on mature women with scoliosis by Liubov Chekhovska, Myroslav Dutchak, Olha Zhdanova, Maryana Luzhna, Oksana Guzii

“…The breath rate indicator reliably decreased by 2.5 beats/min (22.4±0.9 beats/min), but still indicate a decrease in the functional capabilities of the respiratory system. There have been positive changes in the posture assessment of mature women - 57.7±1.9 points out of 100 possible (the results are statistically significant). …”
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Comparing post-acute rehabilitation use, length of stay, and outcomes experienced by Medicare fee-for-service and Medicare Advantage beneficiaries with hip fracture in the United S... by Amit Kumar, Momotazur Rahman, Amal N Trivedi, Linda Resnik, Pedro Gozalo, Vincent Mor

“…Patient-centered outcomes included 30-day hospital readmission, changes in functional status as measured by the 28-point late loss MDS-ADL scale, likelihood of becoming a long-term resident, and successful discharge to the community. …”
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Characteristics of the Epidemiological Situation in Patients with Tuberculosis of Various Age Groups Based on the Numerical Criteria of Selective Rating with the Help of the Comput... by Ilnуtskуy G.

“…The results were processed with the use of the statistical and mathematical functions of the MS Excel, parametric and nonparametric, for the establishing of the correlational relation assessing the dynamics of epidemiological parameters. …”
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Skimming and storage factors affect the detection of heat shock protein 70 in raw bovine milk by M.R.H. Rakib, V. Messina, J.I. Gargiulo, N.A. Lyons, I.N. Pathirana, P.C. Thomson, S.C. Garcia

“…Heat shock proteins (HSP) play a vital role in maintaining cellular function under elevated temperatures. Among these, heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) has recently been detected in bovine milk using competitive ELISA, highlighting its potential as a noninvasive marker of cellular stress and a tool for detecting heat stress (HS) in dairy cows. …”
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ANALISIS EKSISTENSI DAN KARAKTERISASI KONTROL OPTIMAL VAKSINASI DALAM MODEL EPIDEMI SEIR DENGAN DUA WAKTU TUNDA by R Setiawan, Soeyono -, D Pambudi

“…</em><em>_&lt;}0{&gt;</em><em>Optimalization issue include the definition of objective function which engage condition variable and control variable and differential equation system (disease spreading model) as the constraint of optimalization issue.…”
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Investigation on Separation Behavior of Mo(Ⅵ)/Tc(Ⅶ) by TK202 Resin by Bin-liang LI, Yuan-kun LIU, Juan TONG, Yao-wen ZHANG, Ke-liang SHI, Jun-qiang YANG

“…The skeleton of TK202 resin is polystyrene, and the extraction functional group is polyethylene glycol, which shows excellent separation effect on Mo(Ⅵ)/Tc(Ⅶ), but there is no relevant report to systematically investigate the separation behavior of Mo(Ⅵ)/Tc(Ⅶ) onto TK202 resin. …”
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Cell death pathway regulation by fatty acid metabolism-related genes in neuroblastoma: a multi-omics analysis identifying CHD5 as a novel biomarker by Yankun Chen, Junzhi Liu, Yubin Jia, Jiaxing Yang, Yan Jin, Yun Liu, Benfu Zhong, Qiang Zhao

“…Immunohistochemical staining revealed varying levels of CHD5 expression across different clinical stages of neuroblastoma, with decreased deposition observed as staging advances. Functionally, CHD5 expression was found to inhibit proliferation, migration, and invasion of neuroblastoma cells. …”
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Common Neighborhood Energy of the Non-Commuting Graphs and Commuting Graphs Associated with Dihedral and Generalized Quaternion Groups by Hanaa Alashwali, Anwar Saleh

“…We derive explicit formulas for the CN characteristic polynomials and corresponding CN eigenvalues for both the NCM-graph and CM-graph as functions of <i>n</i>. Consequently, we establish closed-form expressions for the <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>E</mi><mrow><mi>C</mi><mi>N</mi></mrow></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula> of these graphs, which are parameterized by <i>n</i>. …”
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Educational mediamorphosis and constructivist paradigm by Arūnas Vyšniauskas

“…Author proceeds: cognitive sciences, which have expanded in the last decades, ground the attempts to "dive" inside the brains of human being, use computer-world concepts to define their activity and functions; likewise, they endeavor upon explaining spiritual cases (which they perceive as processes of managing the information) by using a neural-level dimension. …”
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