Blood pressure, gallstones, and age at first cholecystectomy in U.S. adults: a cross-sectional study by Yue Zhang, Ruifeng Duan, Xin Chen, Lijuan Wei

“…The two-piecewise linear regression model and logarithmic likelihood ratio test elucidated the inflection point of systolic blood pressure (SBP) on the age at first cholecystectomy. …”
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The effect of probiotic-fortified kefir on depression, appetite, oxidative stress, and inflammatory parameters in Iranian overweight and obese elderly: a randomized, double-blind,... by Mehran Noori, Zainab Shateri, Siavash Babajafari, Mohammad Hadi Eskandari, Karim Parastouei, Mohammad Ghasemi, Hoseein Afshari, Mohammad Samadi

“…The differences between the two groups were compared using the independent samples T-test. Results The median age of participant in both groups was 65 years. …”
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Risk factors for emergency presentation with lung and colorectal cancers: a systematic review by Una MacLeod, Elizabeth D Mitchell, Benjamin Pickwell-Smith

“…Only three studies considered practitioner factors, two involving diagnostic tests. No conclusive evidence was found.Conclusions Patient-related factors, such as age, gender and deprivation, increase the likelihood of cancer being diagnosed as the result of an EP, while cancer symptoms and patterns of healthcare utilisation are also relevant. …”
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Comparison of the effects of lidocaine and articaine used for buccal infiltration and supplemental palatinal infiltration anesthesia in maxillary molars with irreversible pulpitis:... by Duygu Kolay, Damla Kırıcı

“…The data were analyzed by the chi-square and The Kruskal–Wallis tests. Results Within the results of the study, no statistically significant difference was found between 4% articaine containing 1:100,000 epinephrine and 2% lidocaine containing 1:80,000 epinephrine in terms of anesthesia effectiveness (p > 0.05). …”
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Asociación entre algunos índices de sequía e impactos socio-productivos en el Pacífico Norte de Costa Rica by Luis Eduardo Quesada-Hernández, Hugo G. Hidalgo, Eric J. Alfaro

“…[Metodología]: Para ello se construyó (e integró) una base de datos de impactos producidos por sequías para el periodo 1970-1999, a partir de diferentes fuentes de información, que incluye Desinventar, EM-DAT, el Instituto Meteorológico Nacional de Costa Rica, así como reportes periodísticos de impactos de otras fuentes. Estos datos se compararon con los siguientes 6 índices mediante una regresión logística: el Índice Normalizado de Precipitación a escalas de 6 y 12 meses (conocidos como SPI 6 y SPI 12 respectivamente), el Índice de Severidad de Sequía y el Índice Hidrológico de Palmer (conocidos como PDSI y PHDI, respectivamente), el Índice de Reconocimiento de Sequía (conocido como RDI) y el Índice Modificado de Anomalía de Lluvia (conocido como mRAI), todos previamente aplicados en América Central. …”
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Filtration and Breathability of Nonwoven Fabrics Used in Washable Masks by Thomas W. Bement, David J. Downey, Ania Mitros, Rebecca Lau, Timothy A. Sipkens, Jocelyn Songer, Heidi Alexander, Devon Ostrom, Hamed Nikookar, Steven N. Rogak

“…Individual materials were evaluated for their quality factor, Q, which combines filtration efficiency and breathability. Filtration was tested against particles 0.5 µm to 5 µm aerodynamic diameter. …”
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The Association of Economic Outcome and Geriatric Syndromes among Older Adults with Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) by Min Ji Kwak, Rafia Rasu, Robert O. Morgan, Jessica Lee, Nahid J. Rianon, Holly M. Holmes, Abhijeet Dhoble, Dae Hyun Kim

“…When the interactions of the geriatric syndromes were tested for association with the outcomes, delirium in the absence of dementia but presence of frailty showed the strongest association with cost (increase by 45.1%, 95% CI 26.45~66.45), and delirium in the absence of both dementia and frailty showed the strongest association with LOS (increase by 74.5%, 95% CI 62.71~87.13). …”
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Formulation Optimization and Quality Analysis of Dendrobium officinale Chewable Tablets by Wenyu ZHANG, Xianshu FU, Xue BAI, Shiwen WU, Jiabin LI, Xiaoping YU, Mingzhou ZHANG, Zihong YE

“…Results of physical property evaluation and the dissolution test of D. officinale chewable tablets showed that the water content, adhesion, elasticity, and chewiness were 2.23%±0.92%, 12.75±0.54 mJ, 7.08±0.58 mm, and 0.41±0.67 mJ, respectively, and the cumulative dissolution reached 79.80%±0.75% at 60 min. …”
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ANALISIS KEBUTUHAN PENGEMBANGAN BAHAN AJAR DIGITAL MATAKULIAH GEOFISIKA BERBASIS PLATFORM LMS MOODLE UNTUK MENUNJANG IMPLEMENTASI KURIKULUM MBKM by Andik Purwanto, Eko Risdianto

“…Based on the results of the validity and reliability test, it is stated that the needs questionnaire used to collect data has valid and reliable items. …”
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Capnography as a tool for triaging and diagnosis of diabetic ketoacidosis in the emergency department: A prospective observational study by Suhrith Bhattaram, Varsha Sambhaji Shinde, Princy Panthoi Khumujam, Anjeeth Puthoor Anilkumar, Dhruva Kumar Reddy

“…Finally, we aimed to determine the value of EtCO2 as a screening test for the exclusion of DKA. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a prospective cohort study carried out in the emergency department of a tertiary care teaching hospital from September 2020 to September 2021. …”
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Congestive heart failure adherence redesign trial: a pilot study by Ashvarya Mangla, Rami Doukky, Lynda H Powell, Elizabeth Avery, DeJuran Richardson, James E Calvin

“…To assess the feasibility of conducting a larger trial testing the efficacy of this dual-level intervention, we conducted the Congestive Heart failure Adherence Redesign Trial Pilot (CHART-P), a proof-of-concept, quasi-experimental, feasibility pilot study.Setting A large tertiary care medical centre in Chicago.Participants Low-income patients (<US$30 000/year) hospitalised for exacerbation of systolic HF (ejection fraction ≤50%) and their physicians. …”
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El desfío de la igualdad de género: perspectivas desde el Trabajo Social en los Servicios de Ayuda a Domicilio by Mireia Roca-Escoda, Ana Lucía Hernández-Cordero

“…Se estudia la tensión entre la autonomía personal de las personas usuarias y la promoción de la igualdad de género en estos servicios. Aunque la libertad de elección es crucial para garantizar la autonomía personal, también puede reforzar roles tradicionales que asignan a la mujer como principal cuidadora, perpetuando la feminización del cuidado. …”
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Clinical, immune and genetic risk factors of malaria-associated acute kidney injury in Zambian children: A study protocol. by Chisambo Mwaba, Sody Munsaka, David Mwakazanga, David Rutagwerae, Owen Ngalamika, Suzanna Mwanza, Mignon McCulloch, Evans Mpabalwani

“…Descriptive statistics and inferential statistical tests will be run as appropriate. A p ≤ 0.05 will be considered as significant. …”
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Structural Characterization and Antioxidant Activity in Vivo of Polysaccharides from the Leaves of Hippophae rhamnoides L. by Niannian SONG, Yuxin YI, Xiaoping ZHANG, Bo YANG, Mangsier SAINAWAER, Abuduwaili AYITUXUN

“…Among them, the backbone of HRLP-2 was probably composed of galactose and arabinose, while rhamnose, arabinose, and glucose were for terminals or branched chains. Congo red test results showed that HRLP-2 had a triple helix structure. …”
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PENGEMBANGAN LKPD BERORIENTASI REACT STRATEGY PADA MATERI MOMENTUM DAN IMPULS by Winda Tri Wulandari, Dedy Hamdani, Sutarno Sutarno

“…Based on the results of the product validation test by experts obtained an avarage score 73,3% for media aspects, 84,5% for material aspects, and 80% for language aspects. …”
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Association between mixed exposure of non-persistent pesticides and liver fibrosis in the general US population: NHANES 2013–2016 by Shuge Shu, Yuan Li, Xiangyu Yu, Xinting Chen, Ummara Abdullah, Yongquan Yu

“…Liver fibrosis was determined based on the alternative noninvasive tests Fibrosis-4 index (FIB-4) and Hepamet Fibrosis Score (HFS). …”
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Predictors of Hospital Length of Stay among Patients with Low-risk Pulmonary Embolism by Li Wang, Onur Baser, Phil Wells, W. Frank Peacock, Craig I. Coleman, Gregory J. Fermann, Jeff Schein, Concetta Crivera

“…Those with troponin I (OR: 0.7, 95% CI: 0.54-0.86) or natriuretic peptide testing (OR: 0.7, 95% CI: 0.57-0.90), or more comorbidities at baseline, were less likely to have short length of stay. …”
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Modeling and Analysis of Rice Root Water Uptake under the Dual Stresses of Drought and Waterlogging by Jie Huang, Wei Dong, Luguang Liu, Tiesong Hu, Shaobin Pan, Xiaowei Yang, Jianan Qin

“…Then, we incorporated a water stress lag effect coefficient, <inline-formula><math display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>φ</mi><mfenced separators="|"><mrow><msub><mrow><mi>W</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>s</mi></mrow></msub></mrow></mfenced></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, that investigated the combined effect of historical drought and waterlogging stress events based on the assumption that the normalized influence weight of each past stress event decreases with an increase in the time interval before simulation as an exponential function of the decay rate. Further, we tested the model parameters and validated the results obtained with the modified model using data from three years (2016–2018) of rice (<i>Oryza sativa</i>, <i>L</i>) trails with pots in Bengbu, China. …”
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Cumulus cell expansion, nuclear maturation and embryonic development of bovine cumulus-oocyte complexes matured in varying concentrations of follicular fluid. by Verónica M Negrón-Pérez, Abdullah Al Naib, Abigail L Zezeski, Victoria L McCracken-Harlow, George A Perry, Alan D Ealy, Michelle L Rhoads

“…In this study, we tested the overall hypothesis that CC expansion and early embryo development would be improved by including follicular fluid (FF) from small or large follicles in the oocyte maturation medium. …”
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Analisis Perbandingan Algoritma Djikstra, A-Star, dan Floyd Warshall dalam Pencarian Rute Terdekat pada Objek Wisata Kabupaten Dompu by Rusydi Umar, Anton Yudhana, Andi Prayudi

“…In this study using real objects that display the actual location using the Leaflet.js platform and different parameters, from this study will compare the performance of the Dijkstra, A * and Floyd Warshall Algorithms for the process of finding other tourist information using the PHP programming language. The results of testing the program obtained the same distance and route with different program processing time. …”
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