Unraveling fishers' perceptions: Impact of mining on fish yield and diversity in Mwenga, South Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo by Dieudonné Shukuru Wasso, Daud Kassam, Adolphe Kwakanaba Mweze, Socrate Kamani Tungidi, Emmanuel Tulinabo Ahanyirwe, Christian Masumbuko Baraka, Rodrigue Balthazar Basengere Ayagirwe

“…Principal component analysis identified two distinct groups of fishers. …”
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Establishment and validation a relapse prediction model for bipolar disorder by Xiaoqian Zhang, Xiaoqian Zhang, Xiaoqian Zhang, Xiaoqian Zhang, Minghao Wu, Daojin Wang, Long Wang, Long Wang, Long Wang, Wen Xie, Wen Xie, Wen Xie

“…According to the results of univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses, the number of prior episodes (odds ratio [OR]: 1.38, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.179–1.615), Social Disability Screening Schedule (SDSS) score (OR: 1.303, 95% CI: 1.027-1.652), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) (OR: 1.476, 95% CI: 1.29-1.689), Number of visits(OR: 0.768, 95% CI: 0.684-0.863), suicidal behaviors (OR: 5.54, 95% CI: 1.818-16.881) and the electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) (OR: 0.382, 95% CI: 0.156-0.94) were independent risk factors for relapse in patients with BD. An analysis of the receiver operating characteristic curve, calibration curve, and clinical decision curve further revealed that the predictive efficiency and degree of fit between the predicted value of the nomogram and the actual observed value were better.ConclusionThis study found that the number of previous episodes, SDSS score, PSQI score and suicidal behaviors were independent risk factors for relapse of BD, while the number of visits and ECT were protective factor. …”
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LEO or LEO baby within enterprise overlapping stents combined with coil embolization treatment for ruptured vertebrobasilar artery dissecting aneurysms by Zengbao Wu, Minghui Zhou, Ali Abdi Maalim, Yang Han, Xiao Guo, Cao Chen, Ting Lei, Kai Shu, Mingxin Zhu

“…Patient characteristics, clinical outcomes, and radiological results were thoroughly reviewed. Functional data were evaluated using the modified Rankin scale (mRS). …”
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Systemic and tumor-specific inflammatory markers VCAM-1 and ICAM-1 as indicators of extent of surgery and oncologic outcome in advanced ovarian cancer by Okan Gultekin, Jordi Gonzalez-Molina, Dhifaf Sarhan, Nina Groes-Kofoed, Mahmood Ul Hassan, Kaisa Lehti, Sahar Salehi

“…The diagnostic accuracy of biomarker candidates was evaluated using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis Results: In blood, higher VCAM-1 and ICAM-1 levels correlated with lower surgical complexity scores, while ascitic VCAM-1 was linked to longer surgical durations. …”
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Medical exposure of patients from diagnostic X-ray examinations performed in medical organizations of the Russian Federation in 2022 by A. A. Bratilova, A. N. Barkovsky

“…The paper presents results of analysis of information on doses from medical exposure of the public in the Russian Federation in 2022, submitted via Federal Statistical Surveillance Form No. 3-DOZ “Information on doses to patients from medical X-ray examinations” to the Federal Databank on medical exposure doses, which operates on the base of Institute of Radiation Hygiene after P.V. …”
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Abstract 054: Transradial Thrombectomy Using "Sheathless PV" Guide Catheter in Armenia: Three‐Year Institutional Experience in 103 Cases by David Sahakyan, Anna Isahakyan, David Marqaryan, Aleksan Petrosyan, Mikayel Grigoryan

“…Results A total of 538 patients underwent ET during the analyzed 3‐year period, of which access was either not recorded, or was other than TRA/TFA in 23 patients (excluded from analysis). Of the remaining 515 patients, 103 had TRA‐first (all using Sheathless PV guide catheter) and 412 had TFA‐first (various guide catheters). …”
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The effect of dexmedetomidine on acute kidney injury after elective major abdominal surgery : a retrospective single-center propensity score matched study by Haibei Liu, Rong Luo, Liu Qian, Yujun Zhang, Wensheng Zhang, Juan Tan, Ling Ye

“…Furthermore, a subgroup analysis was conducted based on the infusion rate and the use of a loading dose to explore the effects of different methods of dexmedetomidine administration on AKI. …”
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Prone position ventilation-induced oxygenation improvement as a valuable predictor of survival in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: a retrospective observational s... by Hanwen Liang, Qiuxue Deng, Weiyan Ye, Zhenjie Jiang, Baozhu Zhang, Jiesen Zhang, Mei Jiang, Yuanda Xu

“…In the multivariable Cox analysis, PaO2:FiO2 responders had a significantly lower 60-day mortality risk (hazard ratio 0.369; 95% CI 0.171–0.798; p = 0.011). …”
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The impact of diagnosis-related group-based medical insurance payment model on the prognosis and nursing care of patients undergoing composite trabeculectomy: a retrospective cohor... by Yu Wang, Yu-yun Zhang, Jie Yan, Tian-bo Ji, Luo-dan Fan, Hai-di Wang, Tong Sun, Dan He

“…Patients were divided into two groups: pre-DRG implementation (DRG group: January 1, 2016 – May 1, 2019) and post-DRG implementation (None-DRG group: May 1, 2019 – December 31, 2022). Data on hospital stay, visual acuity, intraocular pressure, visual field, and retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness were collected and analyzed. …”
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Development and validation of a prediction model for coronary heart disease risk in depressed patients aged 20 years and older using machine learning algorithms by Yicheng Wang, Yicheng Wang, Yicheng Wang, Chuan-Yang Wu, Hui-Xian Fu, Jian-Cheng Zhang, Jian-Cheng Zhang, Jian-Cheng Zhang

“…The evaluation metrics applied in this study included the area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, calibration curve, Brier scores, decision curve analysis (DCA), and the precision-recall (PR) curve. …”
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Impactos ambientales en la ciudad de Manaus: una búsqueda de comprensión Ambient impacts in the city of Manaus: an understanding search by Eveline Maria Damasceno do Nascimento, Iraildes Caldas Torres

“…The technical procedures include operating a set of qualitative, quantitative, compatible and complementary instruments to obtuin, organize and systematize data in the study . …”
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Compliance of extended infusion of piperacillin/tazobactam with the desired pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic index in septic patients by Tomić Nataša, Vukmirović Saša, Sabo Stanislav, Uvelin Arsen, Popović Radmila, Vicković Sanja, Tomić Ljiljana, Tomić Zdenko

“…The maximum achieved PIP concentrations in examined patients were 130.03 ± 32.43 μg/mL. Based on PK/PD data, the applied PIP/TAZ dosing regimen was effective against sensitive strains whose MIC did not exceed 16 μg/mL (fT>MIC = 56%). …”
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Genetic interaction between oxidative stress and body mass index in a Spanish population by Francisco Lara-Hernández, Rebeca Melero, María Elena Quiroz-Rodríguez, Celeste Moya-Valera, Mariana de Jesús Gallardo-Espinoza, Luis Álvarez, Ingrid Lizeth Valarezo-Torres, Laisa Briongos-Figuero, Jessica Abadía-Otero, Francisco Javier Mena-Martin, Guillermo Saez, Josep Redon, Juan-Carlos Martín-Escudero, Ana-Bárbara García-García, Guillermo Ayala, Felipe Javier Chaves

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Correlation between serum homocysteine level and clinicopathological factors of IgA nephropathy by Cai Xiao-fan, Huang Jie-bo, Xing Yue, Cai Xiu-feng, Li Xue-ling, Zhong Yi-fei

“…The correlation of estimated glomerular filtration rate （eGFR） and pathological injury indices with Hcy was analyzed by Spearman's correlation analysis. The clinicopathological factors associated with HHcy were analyzed by logistic regression， and area under the receiver operator characteristic curve （AUC） was used to assess the ability of Hcy in predicting pathologic injuries associated with IgAN.ResultsPatients in the HHcy group had significantly higher male ratio （63.1% vs 32.7%）， age ［（40.44 ± 12.85）years vs （36.83 ± 11.56）years］， albumin ［Alb，（38.14 ± 4.71）g/L vs （36.28 ± 6.65）g/L］， serum creatinine ［Scr，（125.90 ± 75.89）μmol/L vs （75.39 ± 29.16）μmol/L］， blood uric urea ［BUN，（7.61 ± 4.01）mmol/L vs （5.29 ± 1.78）mmol/L］， uric acid ［UA，（427.04 ± 101.99）μmol/L vs （351.56 ± 93.45）μmol/L］， and cystatin C ［Cys C，（1.61 ± 0.66）mg/L vs （1.05 ± 0.36）mg/L］， but lower eGFR ［（70.50 ± 30.90）mL·min-1·（1.73 m2）-1 vs （100.35 ± 27.08）mL·min-1·（1.73 m2）-1］ than the Hcy normal group （all P<0.05）. …”
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Efficacy of corticosteroids addition to multimodal cocktail periarticular injection in total knee arthroplasty with hemophilic arthropathy by Hai Su, Shenxu Yu, Lei Chen, Haojing Zhou, Yichen Gong, Hua Huang, Shuaijie Lv, Peijian Tong, Xun Liu, Jun Ying

“…We conducted a retrospective analysis of clinical data from 98 HA patients who underwent TKA at our institution between January 2015 and January 2024. …”
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Diagnostic criteria for acute kidney injury based upon serum creatinine reference change in the diagnosis of acute kidney injury and prediction of progression of chronic kidney dis... by Hua Rui-xue, Zou Lu-xi, Wu Yu, Wang Tao, Sun Ling

“…ObjectiveTo evaluate a new criterion based upon the creatinine reference change （cROCK） for diagnosing acute-on-chronic kidney injury （ACKI） and predicting renal outcomes and all-cause mortality of patients with stage 3 chronic kidney disease （CKD）.MethodsFrom January 1， 2016 to June 30， 2018， clinical data were collected from 90，864 patients admitted into Xuzhou Central Hospital， including 52 647 males with an average age of （60.75±18.99）（3-102） years and 38 217 females with an average age of （58.36±18.54）（3-104） years old.​ …”
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Association of surrogate adiposity markers with prevalence, all-cause mortality and long-term survival of heart failure: a retrospective study from NHANES database by Fan-Shun Guo, Fan-Shun Guo, Chen Guo, Chen Guo, Jia-Hao Dou, Jia-Hao Dou, Jun-Xiang Wang, Rui-Yun Wu, Rui-Yun Wu, Shou-Fang Song, Shou-Fang Song, Xue-Lu Sun, Xue-Lu Sun, Yi-Wei Hu, Yi-Wei Hu, Jin Wei, Jin Wei

“…An area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) for the prevalence of HF assessed by weight-adjusted-waist index (WWI) was 0.70 (95% CI: 0.69-0.72). …”
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Impact of postoperative depression and immune-inflammatory biomarkers on the prognosis of patients with esophageal cancer receiving minimally invasive esophagectomy: a retrospectiv... by Pei-xin Tan, Lin-xin Wu, Shuang Ma, Shi-jing Wei, Tai-hang Wang, Bing-chen Wang, Bing-bing Fu, Jia-shuo Yang, Qing Zhao, Qing Zhao, Li Sun, Yi Liu, Tao Yan

“…The developed predictive model was evaluated using calibration plots, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves, and decision curve analysis (DCA). …”
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Multi-Comparison of Different Ocular Imaging Modality-based Deep Learning Models for Visually Significant Cataract Detection by Jocelyn Hui Lin Goh, BEng, Xiaofeng Lei, MSc, Miao-Li Chee, MPH, Yiming Qian, PhD, Marco Yu, PhD, Tyler Hyungtaek Rim, MD, PhD, Simon Nusinovici, PhD, David Ziyou Chen, MBBS, FRCOphth, Kai Hui Koh, BSc, Samantha Min Er Yew, BSc, Yibing Chen, BEng, Victor Teck Chang Koh, MBBS, MMed, Charumathi Sabanayagam, MD, PhD, Tien Yin Wong, MD, PhD, Xinxing Xu, PhD, Rick Siow Mong Goh, PhD, Yong Liu, PhD, Ching-Yu Cheng, MD, PhD, Yih-Chung Tham, PhD

“…Participants: Across all the models, the Singapore Malay Eye Study data set was used for training (N = 7093 eyes) and internal testing (N = 1649 eyes). …”
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The clinical value of autologous platelet-rich plasma extraction and injection as an adjunct to urethroplasty in the treatment of penile hypospadias in children by Xianhui Shang, Xianhui Shang, Zhendong Zhang, Kaiyi Mao, Kaiyi Mao, Hongyanng Tang, Hongyanng Tang, Guangxu Zhou, Guangxu Zhou, Yuchen Mao, Yuchen Mao, Yingbo Li, Yingbo Li, Zhen Luo, Zhen Luo, Peng Zhao, Peng Zhao, Cao Wang, Cao Wang, Hong Ma, Hong Ma

“…ObjectiveTo evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of autologous platelet-rich plasma (PRP) as an adjunctive treatment for penile hypospadias repair in children, and to explore its independent role in reducing postoperative complications.MethodsWe retrospectively analyzed clinical data from 103 pediatric patients undergoing penile hypospadias repair between December 2019 and December 2021 at the Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University. …”
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