Multi-dimensional outcomes following extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation by Tharusan Thevathasan, Vanessa Wahl, Joshua Boettel, Megan Kenny, Julia Paul, Sophie Selzer, Abdulla Al Harbi, Eva-Maria Dorsch, Heinrich Audebert, Matthias Rose, Christoph Paul Klapproth, Sonia Lech, Katharina Schmitt, Steffen Desch, Ulf Landmesser, Ralf Westenfeld, Fabian Voss, Carsten Skurk

“…Physical performance was reduced, with a mean distance of 394 meters in the 6-minute walk test and a 6-minute bicycle ergometry time. Conclusion: ECPR patients showed significant improvement in left ventricular function over time but their neuropsychological and physical abilities remained compromised. …”
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Epidemiology of Pandemic COVID-19 and Its Association with Some Chronic Diseases in Sulaimani City, Iraq by Shaxawan Azeez Maulood, Muhammed Babakir Mina, Salar Ibrahim Ali

“…The collected data were analysed by the SPSS program to produce descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation while Chi-square test used to find out the association between variables with considering a p-value ? …”
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Response of Runoff and Sediment Yield from Maize Slope Farmland in Karst Areas to Slope Gradient by WU Guangqin, DAI Quanhou, WANG Yong, DING Pengwei, YAO Yiwen

“…[Methods] Taking the karst maize slope in Guizhou Province as the research object, the artificial simulated rainfall test method was used to investigate the effects of different slopes (5°, 10°, 15°, 20°, 25°) on the runoff and sediment yield patterns of various hydrological pathways under the same rainfall intensity (60 mm/h). …”
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Nonlinear associations of the hs-CRP/HDL-C index with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and advanced liver fibrosis in US adults: insights from NHANES 2017–2... by Bin Liang, Xue Qiu, Jiansheng Huang, Yequan Lu, Hairong Shen, Jianchao Ma, Yongyu Chen

“…Multiple logistic regression models, Cochran-Armitage trend tests, smooth curve fitting, threshold effect analyses, and stratified analyses were used to evaluate whether the hs-CRP/HDL-C index associated with MASLD and advanced liver fibrosis. …”
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Comparison of chromogenic and cysteine lactose electrolyte deficient agar for identification of uropathogens in Gujarat, India by Nisha Vadivelu, Rashmika D. Parmar, Hitesh Shingala, Krunal D. Mehta

“…Cost analysis revealed a 33% reduction per-test cost using chromogenic UTI agar (p  0.001). …”
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Correlation of the cycle threshold value of SARS-CoV-2 by RT-PCR with biomarker levels in the prognosis of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 by Shweta Singhal, Geetika Rana, Atul K. Singh, Shekhar Pal, Shweta Thaledi

“…Comparison of data with outcome shows that IL-6, CRP amongst the biomarker and Ct value (deduced by RT-PCR test) were significantly correlated with the mortality (P value < 0.05). …”
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Green remediation of lead (pb) from Pb-toxic soil by combined use of silicon nanomaterials and leguminous Lens culinaris L. plants by Tayyaba Naz, Muhammad Mazhar Iqbal, Bilal Raza, Muhammad Asad Mubeen, Muhammad Ather Nadeem, Abdullah Ahmed Al-Ghamdi, Mohamed S Elshikh, Muhammad Rizwan, Rashid Iqbal

“…There were eight treatments comprised of different combinations of Si at 100 and 200 mg Si kg− 1 soil, and nano-Si at 125 mg kg− 1 soil, which were tested against Pb at 500 mg kg− 1 soil. A completely randomized design with factorial arrangements was applied along with three replications each. …”
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Corrosion Mitigation with Chemical Injection in Welded Carbon Steel Pipe for Offshore Water Treatment Plant by Henry Ekene Mgbemere, Johnson Olumuyiwa Agunsoye, Kenechi Ijeoma Ojemeni, Obianuju Vivian Izuegbu

“…Chemical injections did not effectively mitigate corrosion in the tested conditions but sometimes increased it. The results revealed that general corrosion was observed in the samples when no chemical was injected into the system, with an average 0 mm/yr corrosion rate. …”
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Food addiction and associated factors in newly diagnosed patients with schizophrenia: a cross-sectional comparison with siblings and healthy controls by Feten Fekih-Romdhane, Youssef Boukadida, Abir Hakiri, Wided Homri, Majda Cheour, Souheil Hallit

“…After Bonferroni correction for multiple testing, higher FA scores were significantly associated with less cognitive self-consciousness (Beta = − 0.54), older age (Beta = 0.45), and higher psychological distress (Beta = 0.63). …”
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Relationship of METS-IR with cardiometabolic multimorbidity in China: a nationwide longitudinal cohort study by Chunyan Zhou, Yanyu Zhang, Xiaoyi Liu, Chenyu He, Shiyang Li, Shiyang Li

“…Subgroup analyses and interaction tests were also performed.ResultsDuring a median 109 (108–109) months of follow-up, 745 (10.7%) participants were diagnosed with new-onset CMM. …”
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Optimizing Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Performance Using Advanced Meta-Heuristic Algorithms by Siva Ram Rajeyyagari, Srinivas Nowduri

“…These findings suggest that the AOA method not only offers superior performance but also exhibits the highest convergence among the tested optimization models. This research confirms the potential of advanced optimization techniques in improving the operational parameters of SOFCs, setting the stage for future advancements in fuel cell technologies.…”
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Factores que influyen en el proceso de la enseñanza-aprendizaje del inglés: una revisión sistemática by Estrella Rocio Landaverde, Ma. Teresa García Ramírez

“…Los resultados muestran que los principales factores que influyen en el aprendizaje significativo del inglés son: la agencia del estudiante, la cual incluye la motivación, metas, actitud e interés del estudiante; el contexto social, como el ambiente o las condiciones de clase; el currículo y las estrategias didácticas actualizadas e innovadoras; la preparación y conocimiento del docente para demostrar su agencia; la utilización de las TIC; incluir cuestiones culturales del idioma; la relación constante con el inglés empezando desde una temprana edad; el contexto económico y las políticas nacionales. Al identificar estos elementos se crea una visión más clara de cómo repercuten en el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje. …”
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Fitófagos de banano y plátano bajo condiciones de cambio climático en Cuba by Yadira Valentín-Pérez, Alexis Augusto Hernández-Mansilla, Rogert Sorí-Gómez, Aliana López-Mayea, Ranses Vázquez -Montenegro, Jorge David Alonso-Sánchez

“…Además, se utilizaron índices térmicos para el desarrollo biológico de estos organismos. Se identificaron alteraciones en las poblaciones de ácaro rojo y picudo negro por el incremento de la temperatura en determinados periodos del ciclo del cultivo. …”
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EEG alpha/beta features as a biomarker for quantifying pain in patients with lumbar disk herniation by Rumei Li, Wanqi Shao, Shumei Zhao, Lingli Wang, Chao Yu, Lanying Liu, Kuiying Yin

“…Following the spectral analysis of the EEG signals with continuous wavelet transform, power ratios were extracted for four frequency bands (θ, α, β and γ). Significance tests were conducted within the LDH group and between the LDH and healthy controls, as well as correlation analyses of EEG characteristics with pain scales in four regions of interest.ResultsA significant reduction in subjective pain intensity was observed after small needle knife, with a 32.86 and 38.41% reduction in the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and modified Japanese Orthopedic Association (mJOA) scores, respectively. …”
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Machine learning reveals sex differences in distinguishing between conduct-disordered and neurotypical youth based on emotion processing dysfunction by Gregor Kohls, Erik M. Elster, Peter Tino, Graeme Fairchild, Christina Stadler, Arne Popma, Christine M. Freitag, Stephane A. De Brito, Kerstin Konrad, Ruth Pauli

“…However, the data also underscore the heterogeneity of CD, namely that only a subset of those affected are likely to have emotion dysfunction and that other neurocognitive domains (not tested here) probably also contribute to CD etiology. …”
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Protocol for a randomised phase 3 trial evaluating the role of Finasteride in Active Surveillance for men with low and intermediate-risk prostate cancer: the FINESSE Study by Samuel Smith, Peter Sasieni, William Cross, Richard Bryant, Steven Kennish, James Catto, Rachel Hubbard, Simon Faulkner, Rohit Chahal, Mohantha Dooldeniya, Marcus Cumberbatch, Bernard North, Alastair D Lamb, Roseann Kealy, Selina Bhattrai

“…AS includes regular prostate-specific antigen testing, MRI scans and the offer of repeat biopsy (at 3 years, or if imaging suggests progression). …”
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Square-Stepping HIIT Combined With 'Phyllanthus amarus' Supplementation Alleviates Fasting Blood Glucose and Oxidative Stress in Overweight and Obese Individuals by Surachat Buddhisa, Nattaphol Prakobkaew, Piyapong Prasertsri, Sudarat Boonpitak, Puttipong Poncumhak, Orachorn Boonla

“…Results: HIIT+PA has been a significant decrease in fasting blood glucose and oral glucose tolerance test at 120 min compared to baseline (p = 0.01). …”
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DERECHOS DE ACCESO EN ASUNTOS AMBIENTALES EN LA COMUNIDAD RAIZAL COMO EXPRESIÓN DE DERECHOS BIOCULTURALES by Jorge Eduardo Vásquez Santamaría, Ana Patricia Pabón Mantilla

“…La resolución del problema inicialmente permite divulgar a profundidad la experiencia metodológica empleada a partir de la cual se obtuvieron los hallazgos. Estos se orientaron a través de dos objetivos, apoyados cada uno en una pregunta y en una categoría predefinida; el primero conceptualiza los derechos de acceso en asuntos ambientales como dimensiones de los derechos fundamentales a la información, la participación y la justicia, dando lugar a la pregunta ¿Qué son los derechos de acceso en asuntos ambientales como dimensiones de los derechos fundamentales a la información, la participación y la justicia?…”
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Characterization and Removal of Condensable Particulate Matter in Flue Gas Studied with Cold Electrode Electrostatic Precipitator by Wenting Liu, Bowen Zhao, Xin Wang, Jianyi Lu

“…To address the issue, our research employed the Impact Condensation Method based on EPA Method 202 to test the emissions of CPM and FPM at the stack inlet in a coal-fired power plant. …”
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Comparative analysis of viability, proliferation, and mineralization potential of human pulp and osteoblastic cells exposed to different bioceramic endodontic sealers by Marcos Coelho Santiago, Gustavo Henrique de Oliveira Salles, Gustavo Gomes de Lima, Laudimar Alves de Oliveira, Loise Pedrosa Salles

“…Statistical analysis was performed using Two-way ANOVA for calcium release and wound healing assays and One-way ANOVA for other assays, with post-test Bonferroni correction. The results were significant when p < 0.05. …”
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