Bioassays for the evaluation of the attractiveness of attractive targeted sugar bait (ATSB) against Anopheles mosquitoes in controlled semi-field systems by Frank S. C. Tenywa, Ummi A. Kibondo, Julian Entwistle, Osward Dogan, Mapipi Haruna, Restuta P. Phisoo, Jason Moore, Jane J. Machange, Haji Makame, Frederic Tripet, Pie Müller, Mathias Mondy, Derric Nimmo, Jennifer C. Stevenson, Sarah J. Moore

“…Relative to ATSB v1.1.1, the latest prototype, v.1.2.1, had higher attraction (OR = 1.19 [95% CI 1.07–1.33], P < 0.001) and higher feeding success (OR = 1.71 [95% CI 1.33–2.18], P < 0.001). …”
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STATISTICAL EVALUATION OF COPD PATIENTS WITH RESPECT TOGENDER: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY by Gökhan Perincek

“…The results further indicated that the association of FEV1 with BMI and weight is directly proportional and FEV1 has a moderate positive correlation with weight and BMI (p<0.001, r=0.250; p<0.001, r=0.371). …”
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Spatiotemporal Variation of Abattoir Operation on Soil Quality Dynamics in Umuahia South, Abia State, Nigeria by M.U. Chikwendu, U.I. Uchendu, N.O. Ochor

“…The results indicate that the mean pH value was 5.90, organic carbon 1.31% and 2.27% organic matter respectively. …”
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Acupuncture for somatosensory deficits after stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Shumeng Ren, Yuhang Chen, Yu Liu, Qiuyi Lv, Jing Peng, Lei Song, Yihuai Zou, Hua Zhang, Xing Chen

“…Meta-analysis results showed that compared with the control group, the acupuncture group had a higher effective rate [risk ratio (RR) = 1.21, 95% CI (1.17, 1.24), I2 = 10.6%, P &lt; 0.001] and a better sensory disturbance score [mean difference (MD) = 5.37, 95%CI (3.81, 6.92), I2 = 93.9%, P &lt; 0.001]. …”
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FAN score predicts prognosis after platinum-based first-line chemotherapy in patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma by Yu Ishizuya, Atsunari Kawashima, Yuki Horibe, Akinaru Yamamoto, Masaru Tani, Akihiro Yoshimura, Liu Yutong, Sassi Nesrine, Toshiki Oka, Yohei Okuda, Toshihiro Uemura, Gaku Yamamichi, Takuji Hayashi, Yoshiyuki Yamamoto, Taigo Kato, Koji Hatano, Norio Nonomura

“…The median PFS and overall survival (OS) were 6.3 months (95% confidence interval [CI] 4.5–8.0) and 14.0 months (95% CI 11.1–16.9), respectively. Multivariable analysis showed that Fib-4 index (HR 3.85, 95% CI 1.09–13.58, p = 0.036), ALBI score (HR 1.53, 95% CI 1.01–2.31, p = 0.045), and NLR (HR 1.76, 95% CI 1.14–2.71, p = 0.010) were independently associated with PFS. …”
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Vision impairment and associated daily activity limitation: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Masoud Rahmati, Lee Smith, Laurent Boyer, Guillaume Fond, Dong Keon Yon, Hayeon Lee, Tarnjit Sehmbi, Mapa Prabhath Piyasena, Shahina Pardhan

“…We also found that vision impairment was associated with difficulties in ADL (OR = 1.77, 95% CI 1.56-2.01, p < 0.0001) and IADL (OR = 1.96, 95% CI 1.68-2.30, p < 0.0001). …”
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Trends and factors associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes in Zimbabwe, 2005 - 2015 by T Chibura, H Twabi, K Maluleke, A Musekiwa

“…The multivariable model, belonging to the 35 - 49-year age group, was associated with almost a twofold increased odds of experiencing an adverse pregnancy outcome (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 2.11, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.35 - 3.31, p=0.001). …”
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Comparison of The Effect of Entrepreneurial Orientation on The Performance of SMES/MSMEs in Indonesia in The Pre-Pandemic Period and Pandemic: A Meta-Analysis Approach by Akhmad Ali Rusdi, Lily Sudhartio

“…Subgroup analysis revealed no significant difference between the two periods (p=0.71,>0.05p = 0.71, > 0.05). Conclusion: The influence of entrepreneurial orientation on SME/MSME performance remains consistent across different turbulent business environments, with a small to moderate effect. …”
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Patient Knowledge About Diabetes: Illness Symptoms, Complications and Preventive Personal Lifestyle Factors by Rakesh Kumar, Ramaiah Itumalla, Bilesha Perera, Mohamed Tharwat Elabbasy, Mahesh Singh

“…. # Results A total 261 respondents were included in this study. 71.26 % were male and 28.74% were females, and their mean age was 30.41 ±7.4 years. …”
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Driving sustainable energy transition: Understanding residential rooftop solar photovoltaic adoption in Malaysia through a behavioural analysis by Sook-Theng Lam, Kian-Meng Yap, Keat-Hoe Yeoh

“…Findings from SEM indicate that Performance Expectancy (PE, β = 0.311, p < 0.001), Price Value (PV, β = 0.245, p = 0.006), Facilitating Conditions (FC, β = 0.311, p < 0.001) and Environmental Concern (EC, β = 0.253, p < 0.001) significantly predict Behavioral Intention (BI) to adopt rooftop solar PV systems. …”
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Biological embodiment of educational attainment and future risk of breast cancer: findings from a French prospective cohort by Cyrille Delpierre, Raphaële Castagné, Eloïse Berger, Gianluca Severi, Marie-Christine Boutron-Ruault, Laura Baglietto, Laure Dossus, Amandine Gelot, Richard Dudouet

“…Associations persisted after adjustment for cofounders and a large set of potential mediators for two of the investigated cardiovascular markers (OR DBP-high=0.75 (95% CI 0.57; 1.00), OR SBP-high=0.61 (95% CI 0.46; 0.81); model 2). …”
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Inappropriate medication prescribing, polypharmacy, potential drug-drug interactions and medication regimen complexity in older adults attending three referral hospitals in Asmara,... by Nuru Abdu, Saleh Idrisnur, Hanae Said, Lude Kifle, Natnael Habte, Semira Ghirmai, Tomas Tewelde, Senai Mihreteab Siele, Eyasu H. Tesfamariam

“…Age (AOR: 0.95, 95% CI: 0.92, 0.98), presence of chronic illness (AOR: 1.51, 95% CI: 0.81, 2.80), and number of drugs prescribed (AOR: 2.01, 95% CI: 1.51, 2.69) were significant factors associated with PIM. …”
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Assessing the Role of Emergency Physicians in Medical Clearance: Predictors of Diagnosing Psychiatric Illness in the Emergency Department – A Retrospective Cross-sectional Study by Ibrahim Khamis Abdullah Almamari, Darpanarayan Hazra, Awatif K. Alsarrai Al-Alawi

“…Notable findings involved family history or previous psychiatric illness (OR: 2.32; 95% CI: 0.59–6.09; P < 0.01), absence of medical comorbidities (adjusted OR: 2.47; 95% CI: 1.05–5.86; P < 0.01), and no new medication initiation before illness (OR: 6.43; 95% CI: 1.52–27.18; P < 0.01), normal sensorium (adjusted OR: 2.84; 95% CI: 0.81–10.00; P < 0.01) and intact orientation (adjusted OR: 6.73; 95% CI: 1.24–36.42; P < 0.01) demonstrated statistically significant predictors of an initial psychiatric diagnosis in the ED. …”
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Mexican Fruit Fly, Anastrepha ludens (Loew) (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae) by Howard V. Weems, Jr., John B. Heppner, Gary L. Steck, Thomas R. Fasulo, James L. Nation

“…Mexican fruit fly represents a particular threat to Florida because of its special affinity for grapefruit, of which Florida is one of the world's leading producers. This document is EENY-201 (originally published as DPI Entomology Circulars 16, 260 and 391), one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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The Implications of Multiple Repeat Cesarean Deliveries on Maternal Morbidity by Esra Can, Süleyman Cemil Oğlak

“…Intraabdominal dense adhesions (28.6% versus 14.1%, p=0.002), placenta previa (11.1% versus 4.1%, p=0.009), placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) (7.9% versus 2.4%, p=0.008), bladder injury (6.3% versus 1.7%, p=0.011), intraoperative massive hemorrhage (7.9% versus 2.2%, p=0.004), uterine artery ligation (4.8% versus 1.1%, p=0.012), internal iliac artery ligation (4.8% versus 1.2%, p=0.008), cesarean hysterectomy (4.8% versus 1.5%, p=0.045), blood transfusion (12.7% versus 4.1%, p=0.001), and maternal intensive care unit (ICU) admission (14.3% versus 2.0%, p<0.001) were significantly more common among women in the multiple-repeat CD group compared with the lower-order repeat CD group. …”
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Immunogenicity of Two Fractional Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine Doses vs Single Intramuscular Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine Dose in Infants of Low- and Middle-income Countries: A Prospective Case-control Study by Kunal Kumar, Sangita Yadav, Raghvendra Singh, Archana Thakur

“…Results: Pre- and postimmunization mean antibody titers (MAT) in pg/mL against types I, II, and III PVs in the ID group were 192.26 ± 49.5, 162.96 ± 34.1, 131.32 ± 38.4, and 1743.58 ± 391.6, 1272.10 ± 341.3, 1105.71 ± 331.1, respectively. …”
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Association between polypharmacy and falls in older adults: a longitudinal study from England by Nafeesa N Dhalwani, Melanie J Davies, Kamlesh Khunti, Harini Sathanapally, Radia Fahami, Sam Seidu

“…The rate of falls was 21% higher in people with polypharmacy compared with people without polypharmacy (adjusted IRR 1.21, 95% CI 1.11 to 1.31). …”
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Dietary phytochemical index and the risk of gallstone disease: a case-control study by Mohammad Abdulmohsin Jebur, Ghufran Lutfi Ismaeel, Haitham Mukhklif Salim, Ammar Hussein Ahmed, Israa Habeeb Naser

“…Results In the initial analysis, the highest tertile of total PI compared to the lowest tertile was found to be associated with a lower risk of galleston (OR and 95% CI = 0.61 (0.41–0.93), p for trend = 0.027). This significant association remained even after adjusting for age and sex, and the odds ratio slightly strengthened. …”
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Sarilumab is not Inferior to Tocilizumab in the Treatment of Cytokine Release Syndrome in COVID-19 by V. T. Ivashkin, R. V. Maslennikov, E. V. Vasilieva, M. L. Chipurik, P. A. Semikova, V. V. Semenets, T. A. Russkova

“…Mortality was lower in SAR and TOC groups than in CON group (12.5% and 14.8% vs. 31.9%; p=0.021 and p=0.031) with no difference between SAR and TOC groups (p=0.389).  …”
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Quantifying the Burden of Shoulder and Hip Pain In Water Polo Players Across Different Playing Levels by Michael Girdwood, Marilyn Webster

“…High rates of shoulder pain were reported (38.1% current, 81.2% past history), as well as hip/groin pain (33.1% current, 60.4% past history). …”
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