Prevalence and correlates of anxiety and depression among chronically ill older adults in Zunyi, China: a cross-sectional study by Xiaoling Zhao, Xiaoling Zhao, Xiaoling Zhao, Xiaoli Yuan, Dan Meng, Heting Liang, Yan Xiong, Yan Xiong, Yunting Li, Yunting Li, Shuang Li, Mei He, Mei He, Pan Cai

“…Relevant demographic and clinical data were collected using structured questionnaire contents of sociodemographic characteristics, Self-Assessment Scale for Anxiety (SAS), Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15), Brief Miniature Nutritional Assessment Scale (MNA-SF), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Barthel Index (BI), etc., and bivariate analyses were carried out to explore the anxiety according to the different characteristics of the subjects Bivariate analyses were conducted to explore the differences in anxiety and depression according to the different characteristics of the subjects, and multifactorial logistic regression analyses were conducted to test the factors affecting anxiety and depression.FindingsA total of 9,998 subjects were enrolled in this study, and 9,821 valid questionnaires were obtained. …”
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Exposure to violence and socioeconomic deprivation in susceptibility to nitrogen dioxide on term infant birthweight in New York City by Richard V. Remigio, Heather H. Burris, Jane E. Clougherty

“…Residence-specific pregnancy-average NO2 was estimated using NYC Community Air Survey (NYCCAS) and EPA regulatory data. …”
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Can ChatGPT-4 Think Like an Orthopaedic Surgeon? Testing Clinical Judgement and Diagnostic Ability in Bony and Soft Tissue Pathologies of the Foot and Ankle by Hayden Hartman BS, Maritza Essis MD, MS, Wei Shao Tung BS, Sean Peden MD, Irvin Oh MD, Arianna Gianakos DO

“…The plantar fasciitis case received the highest score, with an average sum score of 24.7. The lowest score was observed in the peroneal tendon tear case, with an average sum score of 16.3. …”
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Characterization of grazing Holstein-Friesian dairy cows based on a combination of nitrogen use efficiency and nitrogen balance by E. Tavernier, L. Delaby, I.C. Gormley, D.P. Berry

“…Cows with high NUE and low Nbal were assumed more desirable cows because they had, on average, a higher (i.e., better) or similar NUE to the other 3 strata and excreted, on average, 53 g of nitrogen less per day (SE = 5.1 g N/d) compared with the cows stratified as high NUE and high Nbal. …”
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Facile Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Fe_0.65Mg_0.35Cr₂O₄@C Nanocomposite for Efficient Removal of Cd(II) Ions from Aqueous Media by Ehab A. Abdelrahman, Reem K. Shah, Mortaga M. Abou-Krisha, Fawaz A. Saad, Alaa M. Munshi

“…FE-SEM analysis showed that F600 had agglomerated spherical nanoparticles with an average grain size of 45.71 nm and a relatively porous structure, while F800 displayed denser and more compact spherical nanoparticles with an average grain size of 73.65 nm. …”
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Mothers’ Knowledge of and Practices Toward Oral Hygiene of Children Aged 5-9 Years in Bangladesh: Cross-Sectional Study by Tahazid Tamannur, Sadhan Kumar Das, Arifatun Nesa, Foijun Nahar, Nadia Nowshin, Tasnim Haque Binty, Shafiul Azam Shakil, Shuvojit Kumar Kundu, Md Abu Bakkar Siddik, Shafkat Mahmud Rafsun, Umme Habiba, Zaki Farhana, Hafiza Sultana, Anton Abdulbasah Kamil, Mohammad Meshbahur Rahman

“…A total of 165 (41.3%) participants showed good knowledge of their children’s oral hygiene, followed by 86 (21.5%) showing moderately average knowledge, 75 (18.8%) showing average knowledge, and 74 (18.5%) showing poor knowledge. …”
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The Problem of Assessing the Extent of Somatic Comorbidity in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder and Bipolar Disorder: Metabolic Syndrome, Cardiovascular Diseases, and Type II... by V. E. Makeenko, D. S. Shumskaia, A. O. Kibitov

“…We mostly selected meta-analyses and prospective studies with large samples. …”
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Comparative Evaluation and Optimization of Auxin Type and Concentration on Rooting Efficiency of <i>Photinia</i> × <i>fraseri</i> Dress: Stem Cuttings Using Response Surface Method... by Gülcay Ercan Oğuztürk, Müberra Pulatkan, Cem Alparslan, Türker Oğuztürk

“…However, the actual rooting medium temperature—measured manually every four days from the perlite zone using a calibrated thermometer—ranged between 18 °C and 22 °C, with an overall average of approximately 20 ± 2 °C. The average values of these root-zone temperatures were used in the statistical analyses. …”
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Learning Curve of Novice Foot and Ankle Surgeon on Minimal Invasive Calcaneus Surgery Using the Sinus Tarsi Approach by Young Uk Park MD, PhD, Youngwook Seo MD

“…The average number of C-arm fluoroscopy shots during surgery was 141 and the CUSUM was 20 cases. …”
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A Systematic Review of Natural Language Processing Techniques for Early Detection of Cognitive Impairment by Ravi Shankar, PhD, Anjali Bundele, MPH, Amartya Mukhopadhyay, FRCP

“…Longitudinal studies (n=9) reported potential for early detection but were limited by smaller sample sizes (average n=159) compared with cross-sectional studies (n=42; average n=274). …”
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Genetic Variation and Bottleneck Tests in Iraqi Native Cows of Babylon Province by STR Markers by Hayder R. Alnajm, Talib A. Alrubaye, Arash Javanmard

“…In the current study, we evaluated genetic variation and bottleneck analyses of Iraqi native cows in three locations of Babylon province. …”
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Consistency Is Key: A Secondary Analysis of Wearable Motion Sensor Accuracy Measuring Knee Angles Across Activities of Daily Living Before and After Knee Arthroplasty by Robert C. Marchand, Kelly B. Taylor, Emily C. Kaczynski, Skye Richards, Jayson B. Hutchinson, Shayan Khodabakhsh, Ryan M. Chapman

“…Conclusions: With average error ≤ 5°, these specific sensors accurately quantify knee angles before/after surgical intervention. …”
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A large-scale study on solidification of gold tailings based on microbially induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) by Yaoting Duan, Qin Yuan, Caiqi Yu, Chunli Zheng

“…In addition, the average leaching reduction rates of Cu, Pb, Cr, Zn, and T-CN in GMT after MICP treatment reached 98.54%, 100%, 70.94%, 59.25%, and 98.02%, respectively, and the average reduction rates after MICP+SS treatment reached 98.77%, 100%, 88.03%, 72.59%, and 98.63%, respectively. …”
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Annual survival rates of migratory shore and upland game birds by Todd W. Arnold, Cristina N. De Sobrino, Hannah M. Specht

“…We used long‐term (1950–2010) band‐recovery data from the United States and Canada to estimate average survival and recovery rates for juvenile and adult sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis), American coots (Fulica americana), clapper rails (Rallus longirostris), and Wilson's snipe (Gallinago delicata). …”
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Anti-epileptic prescribing patterns in the South African private health sector (2008–2013) by Karen Jacobs, Marlene Julyan, Martie S. Lubbe, Johanita R. Burger, Marike Cockeran

“…Methods: The annual prevalence of prescriptions, AEDs and AED generics per patient with epilepsy (ICD-10 code G40) was determined. Cost analyses conducted included the calculation of the total direct cost of AEDs (medical scheme contribution, patient co-payment, and single exit price (SEP)), and the average cost per AED per year. …”
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Genotypic and phenotypic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex genotypes prevalent in West Africa. by Stephen Osei-Wusu, Isaac Darko Otchere, Portia Morgan, Abdul Basit Musah, Ishaque Mintah Siam, Diana Asandem, Theophilus Afum, Prince Asare, Adwoa Asante-Poku, Kwadwo Asamoah Kusi, Sebastien Gagneux, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu

“…Lineage 4 isolates showed the lowest average time to positivity (TTP) (p = 0.01; Average TTP: L4 = 15days, L5 = 16.7days, L6 = 29.7days) and the highest logCFU/mL (p = 0.04; average logCFU/mL L4 = 5.9, L5 = 5.0, L6 = 4.4) on 7H11 supplemented with glycerol, but there was no significant difference in growth on 7H11 supplemented with pyruvate (p = 0.23). …”
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Morphological characteristics of framboidal pyrite and their paleo-environmental significance in Longmaxi Formation of Weirong area, southern Sichuan Basin by Guowei ZHAO, Mo DENG, Yuanzheng WANG, Xiaoqiong JIANG, Huasheng ZENG, Changjiang ZHANG

“…The results demonstrated that parameters such as the average particle size of framboidal pyrite, the average particle size of microcrystals, and the crystalline structures showed significant variations vertically. …”
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Intrafraction motion and impact of margin reduction for MR‐Linac online adaptive radiotherapy for pancreatic cancer treatments by Ashleigh Fasala, Madeline Carr, Yolanda Surjan, Parmoun Daghigh, Jeremy deLeon, Abbey Burns, Vikneswary Batumalai

“…Conclusions The improved target volume coverage and reduced OAR dose suggest potential for reducing current clinical margins for MR‐Linac treatment. …”
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Understanding Informal Settlement Transformation through Google’s 2.5D Dataset and Street View based Validation by S. G. Veeravalli, S. G. Veeravalli, J. Haas, J. Friesen, S. Georganos

“…This study leverages Google&rsquo;s Open Buildings 2.5D Temporal Dataset (2016-2023), which offers annual estimates of building presence, count, and height, to detect structural change in Nairobi, Kenya. By analysing differences in building count and average height across 100-meter grid cells, we developed a rule-based framework to identify four key transformation types: vertical densification, horizontal densification, combined densification (increase in both count and height), and decline. …”
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Estimating Potential for Drug Budget Reallocation Following Expiration of Exclusivity of Pharmaceutical Products by Samira Toghanian, John Moshtaghi-Svensson, Maria Papageorgiou, Kristin Kittelsen, Christiaan Dolk, Markus Hultstrand, Stina Salomonsson

“… # Discussion These analyses showed that LOE for pharmaceutical products between 2020 and 2022 can result in significant increase in budget availability. …”
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