The impact of cerebral vessels morphological alteration and white matter hyperintensities burden on the one-year risk of ischemic stroke recurrence by Hao Wang, Guoqing Wu, Bei Wang, Ying Liu, Lan Zheng, He Wang, Jing Ding

“…By incorporating clinical characteristics, six predictive models were developed using Cox proportional hazards analysis to estimate the one-year risk of stroke recurrence. …”
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Teachers’ autonomous motivation and work engagement: The role of the principal’s democratic leadership style and psychological climate by L. A. Mokretsova, O. A. Sychev, A. M. Bespalov, M. S. Vlasov, M. M. Prudnikova

“…During processing of obtained data the authors used correlation analysis, t-tests for comparison of means and structural equation modelling.Results. …”
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Determination of Nettle Leaves Extracts Antioxidant Activity by Various Methods by O. V. Trineeva, A. I. Slivkin, E. F. Safonova

“…AA of water and water-alcohol extracts was determined titrimetrically according to the method developed by T. V. Maksimova with co-authors; the ability to inhibit the autooxidation of adrenaline in vitro. …”
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Cardiovascular health score and its association with postoperative delirium: evidence from the Kailuan study by Zhen-Hua Wang, Yu Jiang, Tao Fang, Jin-Qiu Li, Tai Wang, Chun-Yang Zhou, Rong Wang, Wen-Tao Cai, Hai Liu

“…This study aims to examine the relationship between CHS and the risk of POD in a cohort of surgical patients.MethodsData from the Kailuan Study, a large longitudinal cohort, were used for this analysis. …”
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Modeling of molecular weight changes of polysaccharides subjected to irradiation by Li Wang, Peiling Huang, Jianyong Huang, Huamu Xie, Xingyu Liu, Xinyi Liu, Qing Cai, Boon Chin Heng, Yuanli Huang, Qianqian Han, Zigang Ge

“…Based on these data, a quantitative model was developed to predict the molecular weight of HA after irradiation sterilization, and its feasibility was validated through both theoretical analysis and experimental verification. …”
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Changes of Ankle Motion and Ground Reaction Force Using Elastic Neutral AFO in Neurological Patients with Inverted Foot During Gait by Du-Jin Park, Young-In Hwang

“…The Elastic Neutral Ankle-Foot Orthosis (EN-AFO) was developed for this purpose. This study aimed to analyze changes in kinematic and kinetic gait data in stroke patients with ankle varus, comparing those walking with and without EN-AFO in both AFO and No-AFO groups. …”
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Bordetella pertussis exhibits genomic diversity within patients and laboratory culture by E. Bouda, Y. Peng, M. M. Williams, P. K. Cassiday, T. H. Skoff, H. Ju, H. Fueston, D. Kurien, D. Morales, M. Cole, E. A. Travanty, D. Santoro, P. M. Snippes Vagnone, K. Mitchell, M. Martinez, Y. Unoarumhi, M. Bentz, S. Nobles, J. Heuser, M. L. Tondella, L. C. Pawloski, M. R. Weigand

“…By examining B. pertussis from infected patients, we demonstrate the significance of reducing laboratory manipulation of bacteria to maintain reliable monitoring data from laboratory cultures. Public health officials can use these data to develop efficient disease control tactics and better understand B. pertussis’s adaptability. …”
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Characterizing low femoral neck BMD in Qatar Biobank participants using machine learning models by Nedhal Al-Husaini, Rozaimi Razali, Amal Al-Haidose, Mohammed Al-Hamdani, Atiyeh M. Abdallah

“…Abstract Background Identifying determinants of low bone mineral density (BMD) is crucial for understanding the underlying pathobiology and developing effective prevention and management strategies. …”
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Sensorless control of the high-speed switched reluctance generator of the micro power plant by P. G. Kolpakhchyan, D. V. Olkhovatov

“…So, it is required to evaluate the proof-of-principle developed to control a high-speed switched reluctance EM. …”
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The Lyα Dependence on Nebular Properties from the HETDEX and MOSDEF Surveys by Óscar A. Chávez Ortiz, Gene C. K. Leung, Steven L. Finkelstein, Dustin Davis, Ralph S. Sutherland, David C. Nicholls, Mabel Stephenson, Erin Mentuch Cooper, Micaela Bagley, Karl Gebhardt, Lindsay R. House, Chenxu Liu, Robin Ciardullo, Caryl Gronwall, Gary J. Hill, Daniel Farrow, Donald P. Schneider

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The effects on clinical characteristics, potential factors and outcomes in SAPHO patients during the COVID-19 epidemic by Minhui Su, Haixu Jiang, Shengyan Liu, Pengfei Shen, Dinghua Zhou, Keqiang Zhu, Zixi Huang, Chen Li, Meiling Li

“…The associated effect factors were displayed in the case of previous tonsillectomy using multivariate analysis and Firth’s penalized likelihood. JAK inhibitor use (p = 0.025) and pneumonia (p = 0.011) were more likely to develop in patients with a history of tonsillectomy.ConclusionDisease activity was inversely correlated with JAK inhibitor use in SAPHO patients with COVID-19 during the pandemic. …”
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Behavioral and biological risk factors of non-communicable diseases: Results of a nationally representative cross-sectional survey in Algeria by Karl Peltzer, Djamila Nadir Azirou, Edith Phalane, Mohlago Ablonia Seloka, Refilwe N. Phaswana-Mafuya

“…Methods We conducted a secondary analysis of nationally representative cross-sectional population-based data from the Algeria STEPS survey 2016–2017 with a sample size of 6989 adults aged 18–69 years. …”
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PETRO- AND PALEOMAGNETIC STUDIES OF BASALTS OF THE UPPER DEVONIAN APPAINSKAYA SUITE (WESTERN YAKUTIA) by К. M. Konstantinov, М. D. Tomshin, Sh. Z. Ibragimov, М. Z. Khuzin, I. K. Konstantinov, A. A. Yakovlev, E. V. Artemova

“…Found in four outcrops at the Markha river (outcrops 20А, 20В, and 20С/14).The primary origin of characteristic components C and D of the basalts is determined as follows:- The ‘sedimentary’ type of AMS (Fig. 6 E, and Fig. 6 F);- According to the differential thermomagnetic analysis (DTMA), the mineral carrier of magnetization is virtually unaltered titanomagnetite with the Curie point of ≈550°C (samples 254 and 204, Fig. 8);- The presence of samples with negative NRM vectors (Table 1);- The magnetically stable state of the components is confirmed by high values of hysteresis parameters (Fig. 7) and the ‘artificial magnetization reversal’ experiment (Fig. 11 B).- The positive inversion test (Table 3, Fig. 14 B, and Fig. 14 C): γ/γс=5.1/6.2 at the sample level, and γ/γс=8.7/16.2 at the site level.Discussion. …”
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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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