The associations between the energy and timing of sugar-sweetened beverage intake and phenotypic age acceleration in U.S. adults: a cross-sectional survey of NHANES 2007–2010 by Teng Xia, Qian Yuan, Yao Zhang, Guangmei Shan

“…Methods A cross-sectional analysis was conducted using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2007–2010, which involved U.S. adults aged 20 to 79 years. …”
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A Pragmatic Clinical Trial to Compare the Real-World Effectiveness of V-Go versus Standard Delivery of Insulin in Patients with Advanced Type 2 Diabetes by Mark J. Cziraky, Scott Abbott, Matt Nguyen, Kay Larholt, Elizabeth Apgar, Thomas Wasser, Poul Strange, Leon Shi, H. Courtenay Harrison, Beverly Everitt, Lynn Nowak

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Synthesis of 2-(3-methyl-2-oxoquinoxalin-1(2H)-yl)acetamide Based Thiazolidinone Derivatives as Potent Antibacterial and Antifungal Agents by Shiv Kumar, Nitin Kumar, Sushma Drabu, Suroor Ahmed Khan, Ozair Alam, Manav Malhotra, Md. Akram Minhaj

“…Structures of all the newly synthesized compounds were confirmed by elemental analysis, 1H-NMR & FT-IR spectral data interpretation. …”
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Assessment of prognosis and responsiveness to immunotherapy in colorectal cancer patients based on the level of immune cell infiltration by Kaili Liao, Minqi Zhu, Lei Guo, Zijun Gao, Jinting Cheng, Bing Sun, Yihui Qian, Bingying Lin, Jingyan Zhang, Tingyi Qian, Yixin Jiang, Yanmei Xu, Qionghui Zhong, Xiaozhong Wang

“…ObjectiveTo build a new prognostic risk assessment model based on immune cell co-expression networks for predicting overall survival and evaluating the efficacy of immunotherapy for colon cancer patients.MethodsThe Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database was used to obtain mRNA expression profiling data, clinical information, and somatic mutation data from colorectal cancer patients. …”
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Constructing a fall risk prediction model for hospitalized patients using machine learning by Cheng-Wei Kang, Zhao-Kui Yan, Jia-Liang Tian, Xiao-Bing Pu, Li-Xue Wu

“…Abstract Study objectives This study aimed to identify the risk factors associated with falls in hospitalized patients, develop a predictive risk model using machine learning algorithms, and evaluate the validity of the model’s predictions. Study design A cross-sectional design was employed using data from the DRYAD public database. …”
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Maximizing Identification Precision of Hymenoptera and Brachycera (Diptera) With a Non‐Destructive DNA Metabarcoding Approach by Isabel C. Kilian, Ameli Kirse, Ralph S. Peters, Sarah J. Bourlat, Vera G. Fonseca, Wolfgang J. Wägele, Andrée Hamm, Ximo Mengual

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Upstream interventions to promote oral health and reduce socioeconomic oral health inequalities: a scoping review protocol by Richard G Watt, Eleanor R Dawson, Michelle Stennett, Blánaid Daly, Lorna M D Macpherson, Paul Cannon

“…A search of grey literature will also be completed to identify relevant dissertations, governmental reports and evaluations of implemented policies. Identification and extraction of data will be performed by two pairs of reviewers. …”
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Metformin Use and Survival in Patients with Advanced Extrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: A Single-Center Cohort Study in Fuyang, China by Jinqing Wu, Yabo Zhou, Guizhou Wang

“…One hundred and thirty-three study cases and 589 controls were included in the analysis. This study showed that metformin use cannot improve the overall survival rate of patients with advanced EHCC ([95% CI]: -17.05-0.375, t=−1.889, P value = 0.061), but the survival time of patients with drainage treatment from control group (n=496) was significantly shorter than that of patients with drainage treatment from the study group (n=113), and the difference was statistically significant (z=−2.230, P value = 0.026). …”
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Residual stenosis >30% is an independent predictor of stroke recurrence postendovascular therapy in patients with symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis by Jing Liu, Yuchuan Ding, Zhe Cheng, Jie Gao, Fenghai Li, Qianhui Zhao, Xiaokun Geng

“…In the ICA+VA group, univariate analysis showed residual stenosis >30% was associated with ischemic events within 1 year (P = 0.028), but no independent association was found after adjusting for other confounding factors. …”
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Use of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists Does Not Increase the Risk of Cancer in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Mijin Kim, Seung Chan Kim, Jinmi Kim, Bo Hyun Kim

“…Methods This study included data obtained from the Korean National Health Insurance Service (between 2004 and 2021). …”
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Balancing physical development and health in adolescents through controlled High-Intensity Training by Stanislav Lazarev, Iryna Kryventsova, Vasyl Lutskyi

“…PyCharm Community Edition integrated development environment was used for the analysis and visualization of the obtained data. The software code was written in Python. …”
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Machine learning-random forest model was used to construct gene signature associated with cuproptosis to predict the prognosis of gastric cancer by Xiaolong Liu, Pengxian Tao, He Su, Yulan Li

“…Kaplan-Meier survival curve, receiver operating characteristics diagram and a nomogram were used to evaluate the reliability of the model. GSEA and gene set variation analysis (GSVA) were used to examine enrichment pathways between high and low risk groups. …”
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Hybrid Learning Model for intrusion detection system: A combination of parametric and non-parametric classifiers by C. Rajathi, P. Rukmani

“…The HLM, as proposed, enhances the adaptability and robustness of the model by combining non-parametric and parametric models. To evaluate the competence of the proposed HLM, a performance analysis was conducted using the NSL-KDD, UNSW-NB15, and CICIDS2017 datasets. …”
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IMPACT-ICU feasibility study: pragmatic mixed-methods randomised controlled trial of a follow-up care intervention for survivors of critical illness and caregivers by Sunita Mathur, John Muscedere, David M Maslove, Miranda Hunt, John Gordon Boyd, Stephanie Sibley, Tracy Boyd, Michelle Tryon, Natasha Arianne Jawa, Michaela Hanley, Robin Westphal, Afolasade Fakolade

“…This study will assess the feasibility of a randomised controlled trial (RCT) evaluating an intensive care unit (ICU) follow-up care bundle versus standard-of-care for ICU patients and their caregivers.Methods and analysis This is a single-centre feasibility study. …”
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Retention of Organic Matter Contained in Industrial Phosphoric Acid Solution by Raw Tunisian Clays: Kinetic Equilibrium Study by Wiem Hamza, Chaker Chtara, Mourad Benzina

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Exploring computational thinking, executive functions, visuospatial skills and experiences with toys in early childhood: Protocol for a controlled trial by Carolina Robledo-Castro, Camilo Vieira Mejía, Jennifer Chiu

“…Data analysis will begin with a hypothesis tested through ANOVA-MR, and linear regressions will be implemented to assess the relationship between variables. …”
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Development of model schools and practices for minimizing violence among students by Kantita Sripa, Theeravut Ninphet, Phonraphee Thummaphan, Sorat Glubwila

“…Nine vocational schools in Bangkok implemented a participatory action research (PAR) approach using the PAOR cycle. Surveys, focus groups, and observations collected data, which underwent qualitative and quantitative analysis. …”
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Alternations of interhemispheric functional connectivity in patients with acute acquired concomitant esotropia: a resting state fMRI study using voxel-mirrored homotopic connectivi... by Jiayu Chen, Jie Hao, Jiawen Liu, Huijian Li, Zhaojun Meng, Jing Fu

“…Spearman correlation analysis evaluated the relationship between fMRI indicators and clinical features.ResultsThere was no statistical difference between the two groups concerning sex, age, height and weight. …”
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Can muscle synergies shed light on the mechanisms underlying motor gains in response to robot-assisted gait training in children with cerebral palsy? by Gloria P. Vergara-Diaz, Stefano Sapienza, Jean-François Daneault, Eric Fabara, Catherine Adans-Dester, Giacomo Severini, Vincent C. K. Cheung, Carmen Echevarría Ruiz de Vargas, Donna Nimec, Paolo Bonato

“…Children participated in a 6 week-RGT intervention and underwent clinical evaluations and gait studies—with focus on the analysis of electromyographic (EMG) data—pre- and post-training. …”
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Characteristics, Mortality, and Clinical Outcomes of Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 and Diabetes: A Reference Single-Center Cohort Study from Poland by Michał Kania, Konrad Mazur, Michał Terlecki, Bartłomiej Matejko, Jerzy Hohendorff, Zlata Chaykivska, Mateusz Fiema, Marianna Kopka, Małgorzata Kostrzycka, Magdalena Wilk, Tomasz Klupa, Przemysław Witek, Barbara Katra, Marek Klocek, Marek Rajzer, Maciej T. Malecki

“…Materials and Methods. The data analysis of patients admitted between March 6, 2020, and May 31, 2021, to the University Hospital in Krakow (Poland), a reference center for COVID-19, was performed. …”
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