Studying attention to IPCC climate change maps with mobile eye-tracking. by Doga Gulhan, Bahador Bahrami, Ophelia Deroy

“…Artwork viewing exhibited notably shorter average fixation durations compared to climate map viewing, potentially reflecting different visual engagement styles. …”
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Active Seizures Predict Worse Instrumental Activities of Daily Living in Individuals With Normal Cognition and Dementia by Ifrah Zawar, Jaideep Kapur, Meghan M. Mattos, Carol Manning, Syeda Amrah Hashmi, Mark Quigg

“…ANOVA compared the rate of longitudinal FAQ decline across seizure groups. Post hoc analyses identified group differences. Results Among 20,486 cognitively normal participants (average age = 69.7 years, female = 65% [N = 13,370]), IADLs were worse among 114 active seizure participants (adjusted‐mean‐difference [95% confidence interval (CI)]: active vs. remote = 0.69 (0.23, 1.14), p = 0.0011, active vs. controls = 0.85 (0.46, 1.24), p < 0.001). …”
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Interprofessional Discussion for Knowledge Transfer in a Digital “Community of Practice” for Managing Pneumoconiosis: Mixed Methods Study by Varinn Avi Sood, Heidi Rishel Brakey, Orrin Myers, Xin Shore, Akshay Sood

“…We conducted quantitative analyses to examine the associations of active participation in discussion (primary outcome variable, defined as any utterance). …”
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Utility of Prognostic Nutritional Index and Systemic Immune‐Inflammation Index Inpatients With Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss: A Large Prospective Cohort Study by Xu Zhang, Junyi Wu, Wentao Zhang, Maohua Wang, Bing Guan, Qiao Jiang, Chunping Yang

“…Additionally, 150 healthy volunteers (average age 49.49 ± 9.75 years; 51.08% male, 49.07% female) served as the control group. …”
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Association between acute ⁃ phase volume load and clinical outcome in branch atheromatous disease⁃related stroke: a multicenter prospective cohort study by HU Hai⁃zhou, LI Sheng⁃de, NI Jun

“…Univariate and multivariate Logistic regression analyses were performed to identify factors influencing 90 d excellent outcome. …”
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Association between primary care physicians' practice models and referral rates to specialists: A sex-based cross-sectional study. by Bahram Rahman, David Kirkwood, Glenda Babe, Lauren E Griffith, David Price, Rebecca H Correia, Darly Dash, Lauren Lapointe-Shaw, Andrew P Costa

“…Female PCPs tended to be younger (average age 47.2 years vs. 54.1 years for males; SMD=0.56), work part-time (32.1% vs. 17.9% for males; SMD=0.33), had a smaller patient roster (average 1,097.8 rostered patients vs. 1,442.1 for males; SMD=0.44), and had higher unadjusted referral rates to specialists compared to male PCPs (32.9 vs. 29.9 per 100 rostered patients). …”
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Identification and Chemical Control of Stem Canker Pathogen of <i>Idesia polycarpa</i> by Jian Feng, Qiupeng Yuan, Xuzhong Chen, Lisha Fang, Tao Zhang, Zhen Liu, Yanmei Wang, Xiaodong Geng, Qifei Cai, Zhi Li

“…Field trials demonstrated that 43% tebuconazole (average efficacy = 35.29%) and 40% difenoconazole (average efficacy = 23.53%) exhibited superior control of <i>I. polycarpa</i> canker. …”
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Human Adrenocortical Remodeling Leading to Aldosterone-Producing Cell Cluster Generation by Koshiro Nishimoto, Tsugio Seki, Yuichiro Hayashi, Shuji Mikami, Ghaith Al-Eyd, Ken Nakagawa, Shinya Morita, Takeo Kosaka, Mototsugu Oya, Fumiko Mitani, Makoto Suematsu, Yasuaki Kabe, Kuniaki Mukai

“…The percentage of APCC areas over the whole adrenal area (AA/WAA, %) and the number of APCCs (NOA, APCCs/mm2) were calculated by four examiners. Average values were used in statistical analyses. …”
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Association of outdoor light at night with obstructive sleep apnoea: A cross-sectional study among adults in Southern China by Suhan WANG, Gongbo CHEN, Yan CHEN, Hailin XIONG, Qiong OU

“…ResultsThe ORs (95%CIs) of OSA, mild OSA, and moderate OSA were 1.175 (1.021, 1.351), 1.215 (1.038, 1.421), and 1.195 (1.003, 1.425) respectively for per interquartile range (IQR) increment in three-year average outdoor LAN. The results of stratified analyses showed a higher OR of 1.933 (95%CI: 1.424, 2.637) in female than male participants (P interaction < 0.001). …”
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Integrated Assessment and Agricultural Planning in Selenium-Rich Hilly Soils: A Case Study on Land Use, Heavy Metal Contamination, and Nutrient Element Distribution by Jianzhou Yang, Kai Li, Jianweng Gao, Zhenliang Wang, Jingjing Gong, Shuqi Hu, Qiang Zhang, Zhuang Duan, Yong Li

“…The results indicated average selenium content of 0.46 mg/kg, with 55.2% of the samples surpassing the selenium enrichment threshold of 0.4 mg/kg. …”
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Dataset on the performance of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) reared at different dissolved oxygen levels under experimental conditions by Nina Liland, Ivar Rønnestad, Marina Azevedo, Floriana Lai, Frida Oulie, Luís Conceição, Filipe Soares

“…The data was collected in the context of two in vivo trials: (i) Trial A, where fish with an initial average body weight of 312.44 ± 11.53 g were reared in indoor tanks at the different DO levels for 30 days; (ii) Trial B, where fish with an initial average body weight of 735.33 ± 40.42 g were reared in indoor tanks at the different DO levels for 26 days.The dataset [1] is composed of spreadsheets (.xlsx format) and charts (.png format), and includes daily and hourly resolution data (e.g., dissolved oxygen, water temperature, salinity, number of fish and feed intake), sampling and laboratory data (e.g., fish weight, fork length, sex, organs weight, whole-body composition, and tail and opercular beat frequency), and zootechnical indicators calculated at the tank level and averaged per treatment (e.g., survival rate, weight gain, cumulative feed intake, feed conversion ratio and somatic indexes). …”
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Revised minimal important difference values for the visual analogue scale and Foot Health Status Questionnaire when used for plantar heel pain by Karl B. Landorf, Georgia N. Twyford, Matthew P. Cotchett, Glen A. Whittaker

“…For the VAS, MIDs for two distinct types of pain were calculated: average pain and first‐step pain. For the FHSQ, MIDs for two domains were calculated: foot pain and foot function. …”
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Vibegron for the Treatment of Patients with Dry and Wet Overactive Bladder: A Subgroup Analysis from the EMPOWUR Trial by David Staskin, Jeffrey Frankel, Susann Varano, Michael Kennelly, Diane K. Newman, Matt T. Rosenberg, Denise D. Shortino, Rachael A. Jankowich, Paul N. Mudd Jr

“…Baseline criteria for OAB dry included an average of ≥8 micturitions, ≥3 urgency episodes, and <1 UUI episode per diary day and for OAB wet included an average of ≥8 micturitions and ≥1 UUI episode per diary day. …”
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Synergistic Mechanisms Between Elderly Oriented Community Activity Space Morphology and Microclimate Performance: An Integrated Learning and Multi-Objective Optimization Approach by Fang Wen, Lu Zhang, Ling Jiang, Rui Tang, Bo Zhang

“…Based on clearly defined design variables and constraints, the NSGA-II multi-objective optimization algorithm was applied to minimize summer thermal discomfort, maximize winter thermal comfort, and maximize annual average sunlight duration, resulting in 342 Pareto optimal solutions. …”
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The impact of deep brain stimulation payment adjustments on healthcare utilization in Shanghai, China: a regression discontinuity analysis of health insurance claims by Qian Xing, Tianchi Chen, Hongfei Hu, Da He, Wei Wang, Yue Yin, Haiyin Wang

“…In addition, we performed robustness analyses. Results The reimbursement strategy adjustment significantly reduced the individual out-of-pocket expenditure (β=-109,051.30, P < 0.001), increased medical insurance reimbursement cost (β = 128,347.14, P < 0.001), and shortened both the average length of recovery (β=-28.23, P < 0.01)and the average length of stay (β=-37.41, P < 0.001). …”
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Effective treatment of hydroplasty injections and immediate physical therapy for glenohumeral adhesive capsulitis: a retrospective clinical analysis by Austin J. Koenig, BA, Evan P. Shoemaker, BA, Rebecca Stone McGaver, MS, ATC, Ayush D. Shah, BA, James A. Palmer, DPT, Allan F. Hunt, MD

“…Patients attended PT for an average of 9.54 visits and an average of 6.30 weeks. …”
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Reference interval of serum uric acid among healthy children and adolescents in Nanjing, China, and influencing factors by Luting Peng, Wu Yan, Yanan Shi, Mengyao Cao, Qianqi Liu, Xiaonan Li

“…Influencing factors of SUA levels were identified by linear regression analyses.Results Among 7,742 healthy children and adolescents with an average age of 8.2 ± 2.3 years, the average SUA level was 4.5 ± 0.98 mg/dl, and significantly higher in boys than girls. …”
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Modification of associations between ambient PM2.5 and vital signs by β-blocker prescription status among individuals with heart failure by Morgan Narain, Miyuki Breen, Alex P. Carll, Mehdi Hazari, Aimen Farraj, Cavin K. Ward-Caviness

“…We examined 0-4-daily PM2.5 lags as well as the 5-day moving average. We stratified observations based β-blocker prescription status and quantified differences using a multiplicative interaction model. …”
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Analyzing Medication Adherence Patterns Among Type 2 Diabetes Patients in Thi-Qar, Iraq: A Cross-Sectional Study by Adel Gassab Mohammed, Nassar Taha Yaseen, Dheyaa K. AlWaeli

“…The average HbA1c level was 8.4%. Microvascular complications were present in 48.6% of patients, and 18.2% experienced macrovascular complications. …”
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Demoralization syndrome in elderly patients with advanced lung cancer: a multi-center study in North China by Ya Li, Wei Yang, Weiwei Feng, Lingyuan Zhang, Yikun Yao, Kai Yan, Hong Zhang, Xiaochao Wan

“…Data collection was carried out using structured questionnaires, which included the Chinese adaptation of the Demoralization Syndrome Scale and Perceptions of Social Support Questionnaire. Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS 26.0 software to derive meaningful insights.ResultsUnivariate analysis identified several significant factors influencing DS levels, including gender, smoking, average monthly household income, living alone, stage of cancer, social support, and self-management abilities. …”
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