Knowledge and Testing of Hepatitis B Virus Infection and Vaccination Awareness among University Students in Kumasi, Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study by Elizabeth Abban, Emmanuel Owusu, Benedicta Kwakye-Abebrese, Bright Koduah, Hannah Boateng, Emmanuel Ekow Korsah, Alfred Effah, Solomon Akpobi, Emmanuel Avoh-Ackah, Ebenezer Senu

“…A Chi-square test statistic and logistics regression analyses were used to determine factors associated with study variables among study participants. p value of <0.05 and 95% confidence interval were considered statistically significant. …”
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Estimating the burden of disease attributable to non-assisted suicide in Switzerland from 2009 to 2021: a secondary data analysis by Annora Mack, Sarah Rajkumar, Jacob Kofler, Kaspar Wyss

“…From this data, years of life lost (YLLs), years lived with disability (YLDs) and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) were calculated in order to estimate the burden of disease. Sensitivity analyses were conducted to determine the robustness of the data and the effect of variables (suicide attempt incidence, sex distribution, disability weight, average duration) on the DALYs. …”
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Can ChatGPT-4 Think Like an Orthopaedic Surgeon? Testing Clinical Judgement and Diagnostic Ability in Pathologies of the Foot and Ankle by Hayden Hartman BS, Maritza D. Essis MD, MS, Wei Shao Tung BS, Irvin Oh MD, Sean C. Peden 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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A fully automated, expert-perceptive image quality assessment system for whole-body [18F]FDG PET/CT by Cong Zhang, Xin Gao, Xuebin Zheng, Jun Xie, Gang Feng, Yunchao Bao, Pengchen Gu, Chuan He, Ruimin Wang, Jiahe Tian

“…The model’s scores showed substantial agreement with expert assessments, achieving average Spearman coefficients (ρ) of 0.891 for PET and 0.624 for CT, while the average Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) reached 0.953 for PET and 0.92 for CT. …”
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Association of new Life’s Essential 8 with biological aging among the national health and nutrition examination surveys by Xiaoli Chen, Xin Yin, Xin Chen, Yajie Gao, Nan Ye, Xingkang He

“…A total of 17,153 individuals with an average age of 47.54 were included in the study. The average LE8 score was 68, and the average Phenotypic age was 44.61. …”
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CHANGE IN THE FUNCTIONAL STATE OF ERYTHROCYTES AS A COMPONENT OF MICROCIRCULATORY DISORDERS IN METABOLIC SYNDROME by V. I. Podzolkov, T. V. Koroleva, A. Е. Bragina, M. G. Kudryavtseva, N. A. Druzhinina, M. V. Pisarev

“…Significant negative correlations between EEC and age (r=-0.43, p&lt;0.05), average duration of MS (r=-0.87, p&lt;0.05), average plasma glucose concentration (r=-0.6, p&lt;0.05), average duration of fasting hyperglycemia (r=-0.83, p&lt;0.05), and blood HbA1c level (r=-0.56, p&lt;0.05) were found in patients with MS.Conclusion: Significantly lower values of EEC are observed in MS patients with increasing age, duration of MS, and duration of hyperglycemia. …”
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Fermentation of Microalgae as a Platform for Naturally Encapsulated Oil Powders: Characterization of a High-Oleic Algal Powder Ingredient by Walter Rakitsky, Leon Parker, Kevin Ward, Thomas Pilarski, James Price, Mona Correa, Roberta Miller, Veronica Benites, Dino Athanasiadis, Bryce Doherty, Lucy Edy, Jon Wittenberg, Gener Eliares, Daniel Gates, Manuel Oliveira, Frédéric Destaillats, Scott Franklin

“…Three independent fermentation batches at a 20 L scale demonstrated strong reproducibility in key metrics, including dried-cell weight (210.0 g per L on average, CV% = 0.7), oil content (62.0% of DCW on average, CV% = 2.0), and oleic acid (88.8% of total fatty acids on average, CV% = 0.1). …”
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Morphometric characteristics of the relief and assessment of erosional hazards of the Kalaus River basin, Russia, based on digital modelling by E. G. Mishvelov, A. I Kornienko, N. O. Guseynova, E. E. Tikhonov, E. N. Pavlenko

“…In this work, the main goal was to analyse the erosional hazards within the boundaries of the Kalaus River catchment area.The paper analyses the erosive state of the region's lands, for which industry and cadastral maps, a digital elevation model and satellite images were used. …”
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Association of food environment with diet quality and Body Mass Index (BMI) of school-going adolescents in Nepal. by Pragya Sharma, Neha Limaye, Rajeeb Kumar Sah, Archana Shrestha

“…Participants who had starchy staple available had a BMI score lower by 5.59 kg/m2 on average (95% CI: - 10.78, - 0.40), and when two participants whose parental modeling scores differed by a unit were compared, the one with a higher score had on an average 0.19 kg/m2 greater BMI (95% CI: 0.01, 0.37).…”
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Regional study of the Archean to Proterozoic crust at the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO+), Ontario: Predicting the geoneutrino flux by Yu Huang, Virginia Strati, Fabio Mantovani, Steven B. Shirey, William F. McDonough

“…The abundances of U and Th and their uncertainties in each upper crustal lithologic unit were determined from analyses of representative outcrop samples. The average chemical compositions of the middle and lower crust beneath the SNO+ region were determined by coupling local seismic velocity profiles with a global compilation of the chemical compositions of amphibolite and granulite facies rocks. …”
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Profile of the geriatric patient hospitalised at Universitas Hospital, South Africa by Anna M. van Staden, Dirk J.V. Weich

“…Results: The study group consisted of 791 elderly patients. Their average age was 81 years (range: 65 to 101 years of age) and they were hospitalised for an average of 11 days, with an average use of five medications per patient. …”
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Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA) Prenatal Mercury Exposure of Whitening Cosmetic and Infant Neurodevelopmental Risk by Hasriwiani Habo Abbas, Yuliati Yuliati, Masayuki Sakibara

“…Results: The results of this study indicate that hazard identifications were mercury concentrations in the scalp hair of pregnant women is average of 7.04 (range 0.18-41.70 ppm, the mercury concentration in scalp hair is average of 0.71 (range 0.24-1.68), mercury whitening cosmetic is average 17.34 (range 3.5-86.0 ppm). …”
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Isokinetic knee strength as a predictor of cardiorespiratory responses during loaded aerobic capacity test in elite athletes by Bekir Çar, Ahmet Kurtoğlu, Özdemir Atar, Musa Türkmen, Özgür Eken, Mehmet Soyler, Monira I. Aldhahi

“…Cardiorespiratory parameters—average breath volume (ABV), average breath frequency (ABF), auxiliary oxygen density (AOD), and heart rate (HR)—were recorded during the Bruce Protocol conducted under two conditions: unloaded and with a 10 kg loaded vest. …”
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FACTORS SUPPRESSING A WILD TURKEY POPULATION IN SOUTHCENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA by Mary Jo Casalena, Mark A. Lowles, Duane R. Diefenbach

“…Relative to other studies, nest incubation rates were low (69%) during 2000 but nest success was average (72%), and in 2001 nest incubation rates were similar to other studies (88%), but nest success was below average (42%). …”
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Evaluating the long-term benefits of hydroxyurea in pediatric sickle cell anemia by Paul George, Grace Kalmus, Peter A. Lane, Wilbur Lam, Joseph Lipscomb, David Howard

“…The primary outcomes included emergency department (ED) visits per year, hospital days per year, and annual average hemoglobin concentration. Hydroxyurea use was associated with fewer ED visits per year (average treatment effect on the treated [ATT], −0.36 visit per year; 95% confidence interval [CI], −0.57 to −0.16) and fewer hospital days per year (ATT, −0.84 d/y; 95% CI, −1.51 to −0.17) with sustained effects over time. …”
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Maternal opioid use during pregnancy and the risk of neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome in the offspring by Anna Warncke Kristensen, Vibeke Vestermark, Anette Kjærbye‐Thygesen, Maria‐Christina Eckhardt, Ulrik Schiøler Kesmodel

“…Unadjusted and adjusted logistic regression analyses were conducted to examine the risk of NOWS while controlling for relevant covariates. …”
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Optimizing photovoltaic thermal systems with ternary hybrid nanofluids: Statistical and regression analysis by Ahmad Ayyad Alharbi, Ali Rashash Alzahrani

“…The present study reports an average electrical efficiency of 8.14 % for the PV/T system while achieving a maximum thermal efficiency of 71.62 %. …”
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Association between the triglyceride glucose index and acute kidney injury following traumatic brain injury by Rujun Pan, Shaojie Li, Baofang Wu, Jiayin Wang, Shanglu Lin, Longjie Chen, De Wei, Hongzhi Gao

“…Multiple logistic regression analyses identified a relationship between the TyG levels and AKI risk. …”
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The Costs and Cost-Effectiveness of a Two-Dose Oral Cholera Vaccination Campaign: A Case Study in a Refugee Camp Setting in Thailand by Aaron S. Wallace, Kashmira Date, Sarah W. Pallas, Nuttapong Wongjindanon, Christina R. Phares, Taiwo Abimbola

“…The low multi-year average CFR and incidence of the cholera outbreaks in the Maela camp were key factors associated with the high cost per DALY averted. …”
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Body weight and BMI variability linked to dementia risk: A meta-analysis by Sitian Fang, Lewei Guan, Huimin Jian, Xijian- Dai, Lianggeng Gong

“…Subgroup and sensitivity analyses were performed to explore heterogeneity and assess the robustness of the results. …”
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