Fear of hypoglycemia: a key predictor of sleep quality among the diabetic population by Hafiz Rashid Hussain, Nabeel Ahmed, Muhammad Waseem Akram, Faisal Gulzar, Jawad Akbar Khan, Muhammad Asad, Sana Tahseen, Tanveer Ahmed, Abdul Malik, Suhail Akhtar, Ayesha Shahid, Mah Noor, Maryam Pervaiz, Muneeb Ur Rahman

“…Statistical analyses explored subgroup variations, correlations, regression models, and receiver operator curve (ROC) estimation.ResultsThe study reports 57.70% of patients with poor sleep among whom 47% had elevated FOH. …”
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Unveiling biomarkers via plasma metabolome profiling for diabetic macrovascular and microvascular complications by Zhixi Li, Yuhan Ren, Feng Jiang, Kai Zhang, Xuan Meng, Yingfeng Zheng, Mingguang He

“…Methods This study included 333,870 participants from the UK Biobank (n = 115,078) and FinnGen Biobank (n = 218,792). The initial analysis utilizing longitudinal data from 7,711 patients with diabetes was used to screen 249 plasma metabolites associated with diabetic vascular complications. …”
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High Return to Play and Variable Salary Impact After Hip Arthroscopy in National Hockey League Players by Michael A. Gaudiani, M.D., Joshua P. Castle, M.D., Muhammad J. Abbas, M.D., Matthew J. Myhand, B.S., Thomas J. Sprys-Tellner, B.S., Jack T. McConnell, B.S., Brittaney A. Pratt, B.S., T. Sean Lynch, M.D.

“…Game use, performance, and salary were compared between operatively managed players and healthy controls. Performance measures and financial data were recorded. …”
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Antibiotics governance in aquaculture: knowledge, practices, and challenges among stakeholders on the Volta Lake in Ghana by Samuel O. Dandi, Øystein Evensen, Samuel Addo, Emmanuel D. Abarike, Seth M. Abobi, Dzigbodi A. Doke, Jan L. Lyche, Stephen Mutoloki, Amii I. Obiakara-Amaechi, Kofitsyo S. Cudjoe, Regina E. Edziyie

“…All quantitative and qualitative data were analysed using STATA and thematic analysis. …”
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Development and Validation of a Prediction Model Using Sella Magnetic Resonance Imaging–Based Radiomics and Clinical Parameters for the Diagnosis of Growth Hormone Deficiency and I... by Kyungchul Song, Taehoon Ko, Hyun Wook Chae, Jun Suk Oh, Ho-Seong Kim, Hyun Joo Shin, Jeong-Ho Kim, Ji-Hoon Na, Chae Jung Park, Beomseok Sohn

“…The clinical parameters included auxological data, insulin-like growth factor-I, and bone age. …”
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Preoperative Predictors of Prolonged Hospital Stay in Accelerated Rehabilitation for Patients Undergoing Orthopedic Surgery by Shu Huang, Yong Xie, Zhiyan Huang, Jiangyi Wu, Junjun Yang, Qiaoyin Tan, Guanyu Chen, Jun Yuan, Xiaoni Liu, Hui Wu, Baorong Liu, Yizhao Zhou, Sihong Li, Xiaosheng Li, Guimin Zhang, Xiangyang Liu, Jing Wang

“…Information such as patients’ exercise preferences, exercise time, frequency and duration, footwear, location of knee osteoarthritis, whether there is a past history of knee injury, and smoking and drinking history was collected, and the research data of 312 patients undergoing the three operations were analyzed by SPSS. …”
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Pulmonary hypertension and NT-proBNP dynamics during the course of adulticide treatment in dogs naturally infected by Dirofilaria immitis by Noelia Costa-Rodríguez, Daniel Julio Vera-Rodríguez, Soraya Falcón-Cordón, Beatriz Regina Morales, José Alberto Montoya-Alonso, Rodrigo Morchón, Elena Carretón

“…During treatment, a progressive decrease in NT-proBNP concentrations was observed in dogs with PH, while levels remained stable in dogs without PH. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis identified a cut-off of 1524.8 pmol/L for detecting moderate-to-severe PH (sensitivity: 99%, specificity: 87%). …”
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Relation between bank erosion and bed incision in the braided reach of the Lower Yellow River undergoing channel degradation by Junqiang Xia, Yifei Cheng, Meirong Zhou, Xin Yu, Xiangzhou Xu, Koen Blanckaert, Zhengbing Wang

“…Furthermore, a similar quantitative relation was also applied to calculate the cumulative bed incision depth and bank erosion width in the braided reach during the period of 1960–1964 (the first stage after operation of the Sanmenxia Reservoir). Quite high accuracy was achieved in this analysis, with the coefficient of determination being equal to 0.96.…”
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Development and Validation of a Radiomics Nomogram Based on Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Clinicoradiological Factors to Predict HCC TACE Refractoriness by Dong Y, Hu J, Meng X, Yang B, Peng C, Zhao W

“…Dimension reduction was conducted using variance threshold, univariate selection, and least absolute shrinkage and selection operator methods. Relevant indices of TACE refractoriness were selected. …”
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Sustainable management and responsible practices in SMEs: A comparative study of certified and non-certified Algerian SMEs by Mohammed Daoudi, Salah Eddine Mendli

“… • 15 non-certified SMEs operating under standard business practices. Data collection included face-to-face interviews and self-administered surveys, allowing for a comparative analysis of their management strategies. …”
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Dose Escalation in Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy for Rectal Cancer: Short-Term Efficacy and Toxicity of VMAT–SIB vs. 3D-CRT by Suzana Stojanovic-Rundic, Mladen Marinkovic, Aleksandra Stanojevic, Dusica Gavrilovic, Radmila Jankovic, Natasa Maksimovic, Aleksandar Tomasevic, Predrag Petrasinovic, Sandra Radenkovic, Milena Cavic

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Deep well as a facility for on-line hydraulic studies of the stress state of the rock mass in fluid-saturated fractured reservoirs by A. G. Vakhromeev, V. M. Ivanishin, S. A. Sverkunov, V. N. Polyakov, R. K. Razyapov

“…Based on the actual deep drilling data, we continue comprehensive studies of deforming fractured reservoirs in the area of the stress state of the rock mass and investigation of pressure characteristics of fluid systems and their mutual influence during hydraulic operations in the well completion cycle. …”
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A phase separation-related gene signature for prognosis prediction and immunotherapy response evaluation in gastric cancer with targeted natural compound discovery by Yanjuan Jia, Yuanyuan Ma, Zhenhao Li, Wenze Zhang, Rukun Lu, Wanxia Wang, Chaojun Wei, Chunyan Wei, Yonghong Li, Xiaoling Gao, Tao Qu

“…Methods We integrated transcriptomic data from the TCGA-STAD and GSE62254 datasets with four PS-related databases (including DrLLPS, PhaSepDB, PhaSePro, and LLPSDB) to identify candidate signature genes. …”
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Comparing the Diagnostic Efficacy of Different Calcitonin Stimulation Tests for Sporadic Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma: Calcium Gluconate vs. Calcium Chloride by Jovan Ilic, Katarina Tausanovic, Goran Zoric, Milan Jovanovic, Matija Buzejic, Sara Ivanis, Milan Parezanovic, Milan Marinkovic, Nemanja Karamarkovic, Ana Petakov, Vladan Zivaljevic

“…Definitive pathohistological findings divided patients into those with MTC, CCH, or no C-cell pathology. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis identified optimal Ct thresholds for predicting MTC for each stimulatory agent. …”
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Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in a National Sample of Adolescent Population in the Middle East and North Africa: The CASPIAN III Study by Patricia Khashayar, Ramin Heshmat, Mostafa Qorbani, Mohammad Esmaeil Motlagh, Tahere Aminaee, Gelayol Ardalan, Yasin Farrokhi-Khajeh-Pasha, Mahnaz Taslimi, Bagher Larijani, Roya Kelishadi

“…The prevalence of different components of MetS was studied and their discriminative value was assessed by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. Results. …”
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Understanding crystallinity indexes benchmarking concept from optimized parametric ionic liquid pretreatment using 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium Acetate [EMIM]Ac on oil palm biomass by Amizon Azizan, Rosmaria Abu Darim, Intan Suhada Azmi, Rafidah Jalil, Shareena Fairuz Abdul Manaf

“…With this optimization data route, the challenge of determining which highly efficient ionic liquid is costly during pretreatment on any biomass can be shortened by preliminary CrI value benchmarking.…”
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Surgical management for type II cesarean scar pregnancy by Lin Ling, Juanjuan Fu, Lei Zhan, Wenyan Wang, Qian Su, Jun Li, Bing Wei

“…All patients were treated with preventive uterine artery embolization (UAE) preoperatively. The clinical data were collected, and the treatment effects of the different surgical methods were compared. …”
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Experiences of stigma and access to care among long COVID patients: a qualitative study in a multi-ethnic population in the Netherlands by Gertrude Nsorma Nyaaba, Charles Agyemang, Erik Beune, Maria Prins, Ellen Moseholm, Marie Norredam, Mikael Rostila, Brent Appelman, Marieke Torensma, Maria Ingeborg Goldschmidt, Peter Tieleman, Sara Biere-Rafi

“…Objective This study explored the experience of stigma and access to healthcare by persons with long COVID from the majority Dutch and two ethnic minority populations (Turkish and Moroccan) living in the Netherlands.Design This was a cross-sectional qualitative study that employed inductive and deductive thematic approaches to data analysis using MAXQDA.Setting and participants Between October 2022 and January 2023, 23 semi-structured interviews were conducted with participants of Dutch, Moroccan and Turkish ethnic origins with long COVID living in the Netherlands. …”
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Evolving Cultural Experience of Historical Places: From Livability to Visibility (A Case Study of Naqsh-e Jahan Square in Isfahan) by Seyed Mahdi Etemadifard, Amirmohammad Niroumand

“…Informal conversational interviews were also conducted based on the specific situations encountered during the researchers' presence in the square.Over the 7-month period, a total of 17 individuals (11 men and 6 women aged approximately 24 to 65 years) were interviewed and their concepts were coded and analyzed.Another method employed in this research was the review and secondary analysis of relevant documents and data. These materials included books and theses written about Naqsh-e Jahan Square, as well as the data obtained from the square's managers and the information websites of Isfahan municipality.The combined results of these field-based and analytical methods supported the researchers in addressing the research questions and developing a comprehensive understanding of the transformations in the cultural experience of this historic site. …”
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Soil micromorphology and the AnthropoceneCross-scale connections and technology trends Micromorfología de suelos y el Antropoceno-Conexiones cruzadas y tendencias tecnológicas Micr... by Curtis Monger, Peter H. Cooke

“…From this cross-scale analysis it becomes apparent that micromorphology (1) contributes to an understanding of feedbacks operating in complex adaptive systems and (2) provides evidence otherwise invisible for making inferences about climate change. …”
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