Sacroiliac joint fusion: incidence, timing, and risk factors for contralateral fusion by Jefferson Waters, BA, Ara Khoylyan, BS, Kaitlyn Maniscalco, BS, William Adams, BS, Michael Pheasant, MD, Alex Tang, MD, Tan Chen, MD, FRCSC, FACS

“…Comparisons between groups were established with student’s t-test and chi-square analysis. Statistical significance was defined as p < .05. …”
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Current and prospective development trends of farmland resource conservation in coastal cities: a case study of Jiangsu, China by Yuting Li, Shu Zhuang, Yujie Li, Yixin Xu, Nana Wang, Yongxiang Feng

“…Additionally, statistical analysis identified GDP, population density, annual precipitation, and annual average temperature as the main driving factors influencing land-use change. …”
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Assessing germline TP53 mutations in cancer patients: insights into Li-Fraumeni syndrome and genetic testing guidelines by Anastasiia Danishevich, Daria Fedorova, Natalia Bodunova, Maria Makarova, Maria Byakhova, Anna Semenova, Vsevolod Galkin, Maria Litvinova, Sergey Nikolaev, Irina Efimova, Pavel Osinin, Tatyana Lisitsa, Anastasiya Khakhina, German Shipulin, Tatiana Nasedkina, Syuykum Shumilova, Oleg Gusev, Airat Bilyalov, Elena Shagimardanova, Leyla Shigapova, Marina Nemtsova, Olesya Sagaydak, Mary Woroncow, Saida Gadzhieva, Igor Khatkov

“…The average age of breast cancer manifestation was 39.9 years, with a median of 36 years. …”
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Human-induced climate change increased 2021–2022 drought severity in horn of Africa by Joyce Kimutai, Clair Barnes, Mariam Zachariah, Sjoukje Y. Philip, Sarah F. Kew, Izidine Pinto, Piotr Wolski, Gerbrand Koren, Gabriel Vecchi, Wenchang Yang, Sihan Li, Maja Vahlberg, Roop Singh, Dorothy Heinrich, Julie Arrighi, Carolina Pereira Marghidan, Lisa Thalheimer, Cheikh Kane, Emmanuel Raju, Friederike E.L. Otto

“…Despite the wetting trend in OND season, the drought years concluded with successive La Niña conditions, typically linked with below-average rainfall in the region during that season. …”
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Fecal microbiome of pigs fed diets differing in protein and amino acid content raised in thermoneutral or cyclical heat stress conditions by Marllon José Karpeggiane de Oliveira, Qinnan Yang, Qinnan Yang, Antônio Diego Brandão Melo, Danilo Alves Marçal, Nate Korth, Nate Korth, Natasha Pavlovikj, Andrew K. Benson, Andrew K. Benson, John Khun Kyaw Htoo, Henrique Gastmann Brand, Luciano Hauschild, Joao Carlos Gomes-Neto, Joao Carlos Gomes-Neto, Joao Carlos Gomes-Neto

“…The 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA)-based microbiome analysis was conducted in fecal samples collected on days 0 and 27 (endpoint). …”
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Measurement report: In-depth characterization of ship emissions during operations in a Mediterranean port by L. Le Berre, L. Le Berre, L. Le Berre, B. Temime-Roussel, G. M. Lanzafame, B. D'Anna, N. Marchand, S. Sauvage, S. Sauvage, M. Dufresne, L. Tinel, T. Leonardis, J. Ferreira de Brito, A. Armengaud, G. Gille, L. Lanzi, R. Bourjot, H. Wortham

“…Analysis of the maximum concentrations reveals that pollutants such as SO<span class="inline-formula">₂</span> and trace metals, including vanadium and nickel, are 2 to 10 times higher in the port area. …”
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Population structure, floral diversity, habitat geography, and conservation status of Himalayan horse chestnut (Aesculus indica) in western Himalayan moist temperate forest ecosyst... by Urwa Irfan, Hamayun Shaheen, Muhammad Manzoor, Muhammad Manzoor, Sidra Nasar, Raja Waqar Ahmed Khan, Syed Waseem Gillani, Syed Waseem Gillani, Abdulwahed Fahad Alrefaei, Arbaz Attique, Asif Kamal, Sarah Abdul Razak, Malik Talha Riaz

“…Population structure analysis revealed an average density of 435.85 stems/ha for A. indica, with a significant variation ranging from 220 to 1,100 stems/ha. …”
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Plasma Sphingomyelins as Biomarkers for Diabetic Retinal Neurodegeneration: The Maastricht Study by Siddhita A. Jadhav, MSc, Birke J. Benedikter, PhD, Sara B.A. Mokhtar, MSc, Frank C.T. van der Heide, MD, PhD, Govindasamy Kumaramanickavel, MD, Marleen M.J. van Greevenbroek, PhD, Carroll A.B. Webers, MD, PhD, Tos T.J.M. Berendschot, PhD

“…In regression analysis, after full adjustment, lower levels of SM were associated with reduced mean retinal sensitivity: β (95% confidence interval) for the right eye (n = 1934), 0.088 (0.012, 0.164) and for the left eye (n = 1925), 0.111 (0.033, 0.189). …”
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Red cell distribution width-to-platelet ratio (RPR) as a predictor of prolonged stay at hospital for COVID-19 inpatients by Martha Fors, Santiago J. Ballaz

“…Every hematological scores representative of the inflammatory status was significantly correlated in the univariate analysis with a prolonged LoS (p < 0.001). In the multivariate analysis, it was discovered that just the monocyte-to-lymphocyte and lymphocyte-to-C reactive protein ratios had not achieved statistical significance. …”
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Perancangan User Experiance Website Travel Mabruro Menggunakan Pendekatan Human-Centered Design by Safira Nur Rahmah, Hanifah Muslimah Az- Zahra, Yusi Tyroni Mursityo

“…In order to add these services to run according to the needs and goals, a website user experience design is carried out which began with a business process analysis then the results of the analysis are used as references in interface design. …”
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Urban Recreational Space Heat-Emotion Distribution and Matching Pattern Based on Machine Learning: A Case Study of Guangzhou City by Wang Fuyuan, Zhang Zhiyu, Xie Yuanjing, Yang Xinyi, Sun Miao

“…Based on machine learning techniques, it discerns recreational emotions and synergizes Geographic Information System (GIS) spatial analysis with heat-emotion matching analysis. This approach facilitates a nuanced and precise examination of the structural and experiential characteristics of urban recreational spaces from the perspective of social perception. …”
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Diagnostic capabilities of breast scintigraphy and molecular imaging of the mammary glands in the detection of various biological subtypes of breast cancer by N.  S. Popova, S. N.  Novikov, P.  I. Krzhivitskiy, L. A. Zhukova, P.  V. Krivorotko, A.  S. Artemyeva, A. E. Michnin, A. A. Valitova, V. V. Danilov, A. V. Chyornaya, T. T. Tabagua, Zh.  V. Bryantseva, I.  A.  Akulova, S.  V. Kanaev

“…Retrospective analysis indicate high diagnostic performance of MSG / MBI: sensitivity – 90 %, specificity – 98 %, accuracy – 95 %. …”
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PENGEMBANGAN DESAIN E-DEDAKTIS MELALUI BAHAN AJAR BERBASIS PROJECT MENGGUNAKAN AUGMENTED REALITY by Risma Amelia, Wahyu Setiawan, Sheilla Zalzabilla Al-jabar

“…The result of this research is an e-didactical design using electronic teaching materials via a flipbook application using Augmented Reality which was developed in accordance with the Borg and Gall model development research method, based on the results of the validation analysis of teaching materials with an average of 3.24 indicating that the teaching materials are valid and suitable for use, and a practicality test of 78% shows practical criteria for use and 85% shows student learning completeness. …”
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Evaluating main gas emission and energy consumption economy during tobacco leaf curing life cycle based on clean energy by Yinlong Zhu, Yonglei Jiang, Yi Chen, Jiaen Su, Ming Li, Qiongfen Yu, Zhenhua Gu, Jianhuan Deng, Sheng Tang, Zhihao Song, Xudong Wang, Bo Ma

“…The ratio of fresh and dry cigarettes after roasting was roughly around 7:1, with the least consumption of natural gas for fresh tobacco, lower power consumption and a higher average dehumidification ratio per unit of energy consumption. …”
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Water Level Variation Monitoring in East Lake, Wuhan Based on Satellite Altimetry by LIU Huo-sheng, WANG Hai-hong, YU Qian-hui, LU Liang, QIN Peng-cheng, LIU Yi-bing

“…A robust coarse elimination strategy based on the Median Absolute Deviation (MAD) was employed to eliminate outliers from the water level observation data, followed by the calculation of periodic average water levels to construct the lake water level time series. …”
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The Ecosystem Services Assessment of Wetlands based on the Classification of Hydrological-ecological Structures and Functions (Case study: Shadegan Wetland) by leila Rahimi, Bahram Malekmohammadi, Ahmad reza Yavari

“…The results indicate that the average temperature during the year varies from 11°C in the winter to 36°C in the summer, and the average precipitation varies from zero to 200 mm; therefore, the rainfall regime is a Mediterranean in which the main part of rainfall occurs during the winter and autumn seasons. …”
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Presenting a model for the establishment and maintenance of expert human resources in the government organizations of Sistan and Baluchestan province by Majid Reza Dahmardeh, Vahid pourshahabi, Amin Reza Kamalian, Habibollah Salaerzehi

“…At the end, q5, q3, q9 indicators (because all their indicators have a factor load of less than 0.7) were removed and the modified model in the form of a diagram (1 and 2) was re-implemented.Evaluation criteria of the measurement model (outer model)With the help of Average Variance Extracted (AVE) index, it was found that all the studied constructs have an extracted average variance higher than 0.5; that is, the validity of the divergence of the research variables is confirmed. …”
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The role of Cultural Socialization and Contextual Factors on the Subjective Well-Being of Immigrant Adolescent Girls at the Beginning and End of Adolescence: A life course perspect... by Elaheh Hejazi, Ahmad Baseri, Zahra Naghsh, simin ebrahimi

“…Also, the results of the analysis of variance showed that all three regression models statistically were meaningful. …”
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Climate footprint of industry-sponsored in-human clinical trials: life cycle assessments of clinical trials spanning multiple phases and disease areas by Michael Collins, Thomas Costelloe, Jason Keith LaRoche, Rodrigo Alvarenga, Wouter De Soete, Jeremy Faludi, Kristel Rens, Jason Lanier, Annemie Chiau, Hugh Whetherly

“…As a retrospective analysis, we leveraged clinical trial documentation and interviews with the sponsor trial staff and trial site staff. …”
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Delta corticomedullary apparent diffusion coefficient on MRI as a biomarker for prognosis in IgA nephropathy by Zitao Wang, Ling Jiang, Fang Lu, Li Qian, Ying Pan, Chengning Zhang, Zhimin Huang, Ming Zeng, Bin Sun, Bo Zhang, Huijuan Mao, Yudong Zhang, Suyan Duan, Changying Xing, Yanggang Yuan

“…Net reclassification improvement (NRI) was used to evaluate the model performance.Results The average ΔADC was 168.89 ± 85.1 x10−6 mm2/s. ΔADC levels decreased significantly with increasing chronic kidney disease (CKD) stages (p = 0.0038). …”
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