In Situ Study on the Influence of a Dark Environment on the Upstream Behaviors of Plateau Fishes in Fishways: A Pilot Study by Biao Wang, Fei Yao, Jianzhang Lv, Hongze Li, Zhe Wang, Yongzeng Huang, Kaixiao Chen, Wei He, Xiaogang Wang, Jingjuan Li

“…Ridge regression analysis further indicated that the DE was the primary factor influencing the St and had a positive effect on upstream behavior. …”
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Clinical measurement of maximum mouth opening and its relation to different facial types in children of Saudi Arabia by Asiri Shmookh Abdullah Alhayani, Togoo Rafi Ahmad, Al Gelban Lamis Omar Saad, Almathami Shouq Abdulrahman, Alabsi Rehab Abdulwahab M., Misfer Rema Tariq, Ain Tasneem Sakinatul

“…Three readings of MMO value were obtained, and the average mean of these readings was taken as the final MMO value. …”
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Real-world retention rate, effectiveness, and safety of netakimab in the treatment of patients with ankylosing spondylitis: First year results of the LIBRA post-registration safety... by Sh. Erdes, V. I. Mazurov, I. Z. Gaydukova, O. N. Anoshenkova, I. B. Vinogradova, Yu. Yu. Grabovetskaya, S. Yu. Davidian, O. E. Epifanova, N. A. Kiryukhina, L. V. Masneva, I. V. Menshikova, O. N. Mironenko, N. E. Nikulenkova, T. V. Povarova, A. N. Polyatika, R. R. Samigullina, A. E. Sizikov, I. N. Totrov, I. F. Umnova, J. V. Usacheva, A. L. Chudinov

“…Drug survival rate has been calculated according to Kaplan – Meier analysis.Results. The study included 137 patients (93 men and 14 women) with AS. …”
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Wastewater Monitoring During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Veneto Region, Italy: Longitudinal Observational Study by Honoria Ocagli, Marco Zambito, Filippo Da Re, Vanessa Groppi, Marco Zampini, Alessia Terrini, Franco Rigoli, Irene Amoruso, Tatjana Baldovin, Vincenzo Baldo, Francesca Russo, Dario Gregori

“…Notably, certain health care districts exhibited stronger correlations, with notable values in wastewater anticipating ICU admissions by an average of 13.5 and 9.5 days in 2 specific districts. …”
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Predicting troponin biomarker elevation from electrocardiograms using a deep neural network by Truls Råmunddal, Erik Andersson, Zacharias Mandalenakis, Kristofer Skoglund, Araz Rawshani, Elmir Omerovic, Jan Borén, Petur Petursson, Aidin Rawshani, Peter Lundgren, Christian Dworeck, Lukas Hilgendorf, Vibha Gupta, Charlotta Ljungman, Gustav Smith

“…The final model achieved an average area under the curve for the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.7717 (95% CI±0.0052), calibration curve analysis revealed a mean slope of 1.243 (95% CI±0.075) and intercept of −0.073 (95% CI±0.034), indicating a good correlation between prediction and ground truth. …”
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P-Band PolInSAR Sub-Canopy Terrain Retrieval in Tropical Forests Using Forest Height-to-Unpenetrated Depth Mapping by Chuanjun Wu, Jiali Hou, Peng Shen, Sai Wang, Gang Chen, Lu Zhang

“…Compared with LiDAR-derived DTM, the proposed method achieves an average root mean square error (RMSE) of 5.90 m, representing an accuracy improvement of approximately 38.3% over traditional RVoG-derived InSAR DTM retrieval. …”
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Incidence of Mortality among Under-Five-Year-Old Children Born to Women Living with HIV and Those Born to Women Not Living with HIV in Botswana: A 5-Year Retrospective Study by Onalethata Lesetedi, Jose Gaby Tshikuka, Shimeles G Hamda, Mgaywa Gilbert Mjungu Damas Magafu, Roy Tapera, Tiny Masupe, Julius Chacha Mwita

“…Survival functions of UFC born to women living with and not living with HIV were plotted and compared using Kaplan–Meier survival analysis. Results. The overall incidence of UFC death was 4.63/1000 child months (CM) (95% CI 4.36–4.90). …”
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Evaluation and measurement of primary care services based on patients' experience in China by Chunmei Lin, Sisi Li, Yanchun Zhang, Lifang Zhang, Jiangmei Qin

“…Multivariate regression analysis identified age, employment status, family doctor enrollment, and pilot zone as significant influencing factors for scores in various dimensions. …”
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Cognitive characteristics and ischemic prognosis of quantitative white matter hyperintensities in adult moyamoya disease by Ziqi Liu, Xiaokuan Hao, Qi Duan, Chaoran Shen, Haojin Lyu, Junze Zhang, Jing Gu, Shihao He, Yanru Wang, Xilong Wang, Zhenyu Zhou, Ning Ma, Ran Duan, Xinlin Zhou, Xin Lou, Rong Wang

“…Among 151 adult MMD patients, the average age was 41.78 ± 10.59 years and the male-to-female ratio was 0.94. …”
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Association study of new polymorphisms with sudden cardiac death in men by V. N. Maksimov, A. A. Ivanova, P. S. Orlov, D. E. Ivanoshhuk, S. K. Malyutina, V. P. Novosyolov, M. L. Voevoda

“…The insertion- deletion polymorphisms rs.0692285 and rs39.7 were genotyped by PCR with flanking primers followed by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Statistical analysis was performed using the SPSS 13.0 software package.Results. …”
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The level of human epididymis protein 4 is associated with poor prognosis in patients with ejection fraction preserved heart failure by Yi Tang, Yu Chen, Xiao Jiao Huang, Zheng Qi Hu, Yon Jun Hu, Si-ling Peng, Hong-wei Pan

“…A total of 71 patients experienced endpoint events, including 67 patients with rehospitalizations for heart failure and 4 patients with cardiovascular deaths, with an average follow-up of 18.0 ± 0.8 months. Multivariate Cox regression analysis revealed that HE4 was an independent predictor of endpoint events (HR = 1.009, 95% CI 1.002–1.015, P = 0.010). …”
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Modern principles of the radiation protection from sources of ionizing radiation in medicine. Part 1: Trends, structure of x-ray diagnostics and doses from medical exposure by G. G. Onischenko, A. Yu. Popova, I. K. Romanovich, A. V. Vodovatov, N. S. Bashketova, O. A. Istorik, L. A. Chipiga, I. G. Shatsky, L. V. Repin, A. M. Biblin

“…The analysis of the trends of the development of the X-ray diagnostic in the Russian Federation allows predicting a further increase of the number of computer tomography, interventional and nuclear medicine examinations as well as an increase of the collective dose from medical exposure up to a factor of two in the  next decade. …”
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Performance of seawater-derived Mg(OH)2 as a sustainable coating solution for hydrogen sulfide-induced corrosion mitigation in concrete pipes by Janelle Patricia S. Moa, Bea Angela C. Gaw, John Louis O. Co, Kyle Anderson C. Coo, Kenneth Jae T. Elevado, Cheryl Lyne C. Roxas

“…Based on the results, RSM analysis suggested an optimal coating ratio of 40% SW - 60% CA Mg(OH)2. …”
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Trend and prediction of the disease burden of carbon monoxide poisoning in China by Chaocheng WANG, Xinyun DUAN, Yu DU

“…Understanding the current and predicting the future disease burden of carbon monoxide poisoning are essential for adopting effective disease prevention and control strategies in the future.ObjectiveTo understand the burden of disease of carbon monoxide poisoning in China from 1990 to 2019 and predict the trend of morbidity and mortality in the following decade to provide a scientific basis for the prevention of carbon monoxide poisoning in China.MethodsThe incidence, mortality and disability-adjusted-life-years (DALYs) rates of carbon monoxide poisoning in China from 1990 to 2019 were extracted from the Global Burden of Disease Database (GBD2019). Time trend analysis of the burden of disease for carbon monoxide poisoning was performed using Joinpoint 5.0.2 software, and annual percentage change (APC) and average annual percentage change (AAPC) and their 95%CIs were calculated. …”
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Impact of Heat Stress on Intake, Performance, Digestibility, and Health of Neonatal Dairy Calves by Luiz F. M. Neves, Mariana B. Gomes, Joana P. Campolina, Mariana M. Campos, Eduardo M. B. Souza, Jaciara Diavão, Abias S. Silva, Thierry R. Tomich, Wanessa A. Carvalho, Helena F. Lage, Sandra G. Coelho

“…The blood cytokine analysis showed elevated interleukin-4 and reduced interleukin-8 and IP-10 levels in heat-stressed calves, indicating a shift toward an anti-inflammatory immune profile. …”
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Monitoring the prevalence and predictors of dental diseases in dogs by D. D. Bilyi, U. I. Voloboieva

“…The determination of diseases of the oral cavity, as well as risk factors for their occurrence and progression was based on the analysis of anamnestic data, comprehensive assessment of the results of visual inspection, palpa-tion, probing, and radiography. …”

Energy, emissions, and economics of institutional solar PV cooking: evidence from an experimental study by Flavio Odoi-Yorke, Richard Opoku, Eunice A. Adjei, Samuel Antwi, Francis Davis, George Yaw Obeng, Francis Kofi Forson

“…In addition, the lifecycle cost analysis indicates that the SESC has a lower levelized cost of cooking a meal (4.8–6.3 USD/meal) compared to the BCS (8.4–10.5 USD/meal). …”
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Short-term clinical and functional outcomes of distal biceps tendon fixation: all-suture vs. titanium anchors by Felix Hochberger, MD, Julian Hess, MD, Christian Konrads, MD, Tizian Heinz, MD, Ella Segatz, Maximilian Rudert, MD, Kilian List, MD

“…The average follow-up duration was 33.8 ± 9.3 months for the ASA group and 45.4 ± 11.1 months for the TA group. …”
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Research on spontaneous combustion law and precise prevention and control technology of extra thick residual coal in multi layered staggered mining by Yanhui XU, Xiaojiao CHENG, Hu WEN, Xiaowei ZHAI, Shixing FAN, Yongfei JIN, Yin LIU, Zhijin YU

“…The average thickness of VI coal seam in Barapukuria mine in Bangladesh is 36 m. …”
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Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Activity of Green-Synthesized Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Against Multidrug-Resistant <i>Escherichia coli</i> Isolated from Retail Fish by Mohamed Tharwat Elabbasy, Rasha M. El Bayomi, Esraa A. Abdelkarim, Abd El-Salam E. Hafez, Mohamed S. Othman, Mohamed E. Ghoniem, Mai A. Samak, Muteb H. Alshammari, Fahad Awwadh Almarshadi, Tamer Elsamahy, Mohamed A. Hussein

“…The eco-friendly auto-combustion synthesis of ZnO-NPs produced nanoparticles with semi-spherical to hexagonal shapes and an average size ranging from 12 to 25 nm. Scanning Electron Microscope–Energy Dispersive X-ray analysis (SEM-EDS) confirms that ZnO-NPs primarily consist of zinc (37.5%) and oxygen (19.9%), with carbon (42.6%) indicating the green synthesis process. …”
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