Correlation analysis between serum uric acid and carotid intima-media thickness: a cross sectional study by Ziheng Zhang, Peng Zhang, Xiangli Yu, Zhongmin Ji, Aimei Zhang, Hongjun Wang, Daojing Li

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A meta-analysis on plant growth and heavy metals uptake with the application of 2,4-epibrassinolide in contaminated soils by Kuiju Niu, Hong Xiao, Yong Wang, Ting Cui, Chunxu Zhao

“…Exogenous EBR induced the largest percentage changes in plant growth and HM uptake under nickel stress, with an average increase of 57.5 % and a decline of 38.5 %, respectively. …”
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Spatiotemporal Analysis and Physicochemical Profiling of PM₁₀ and PM_2.5 in Slovenia by Maja Ivanovski, Ivan Anžel, Darko Goričanec, Danijela Urbancl

“…PM samples were collected between 2019 and 2022 at two locations in the Republic of Slovenia: a traffic-dominated urban site and an industrial area. Annual average PM₁₀ concentrations ranged from 14 to 34 µg/m³, and those of PM_2.5 ranged from 9 to 22 µg/m³. …”
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Trends in burden and mortality of congenital birth defects in G20 countries (1990–2021) and predictions for 2022–2040 by Xiangwen Li, Pengfei Qu, Pu Yan, Yule Kou, Jian Song, Di Wu, Jiayi Wang, Siyu Pan, Yufei Liu, Xinrui Li, Rongqiang Zhang

“…We analyzed trends in disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) and mortality rates for CBDs in G20 countries using absolute numbers, all-age rates, age-standardized rates (ASR), annual percent change (APC), and average annual percent change (AAPC). Joinpoint regression analysis was conducted to identify significant periods of change in ASR. …”
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Epidemiological characteristics and spatial clustering analysis of human brucellosis in Zibo City, Shandong Province, China, 2006–2024 by Rongtao Zhao, Ruixuan Sun, Feng Zhang

“…Global spatial autocorrelation analysis revealed a positive correlation in brucellosis incidence between 2009 and 2012–2024. …”
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Gender differences in survival and its predictors in patients after myocardial infarction: data analysis from the RIMIS register by O. S. Afonina, S. Yu. Martsevich, A. V. Zagrebelnyy, D. P. Sichinava, O. M. Drapkina

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Thermodynamic and kinetics analysis of the sulfur-fixed roasting of antimony sulfide using ZnO as sulfur-fixing agent by Ouyang Z., Chen Y.F., Tian S.Y., Xiao L., Tang C.B., Hu Y.J., Xia Z.M., Chen Y.M., Ye L.G.

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Preventive effect of cranberries with high dose of proanthocyanidins on urinary tract infections: a meta-analysis and systematic review by Zheyu Xiong, Yongli Gao, Yongli Gao, Chi Yuan, Zhongyu Jian, Xin Wei

“…There is still conflicting scientific data about the usefulness of cranberry products in preventing UTIs. Our meta-analysis investigated whether the content of the main component, proanthocyanidins (PACs), in cranberries affects their ability to prevent UTIs.MethodsThe average daily intake of PACs has already been reported in previous randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that intended to investigate the effectiveness of cranberry in preventing UTIs, which were collected in our meta-analysis. …”
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A Novel Method for Traffic Parameter Extraction and Analysis Based on Vehicle Trajectory Data for Signal Control Optimization by Yizhe Wang, Yangdong Liu, Xiaoguang Yang

“…This study addresses the key issue of extracting traffic parameters suitable for signal timing optimization from sampled trajectory data by proposing a comprehensive method for traffic parameter extraction and analysis based on vehicle trajectory data. The method comprises five modules: data preprocessing, basic feature processing, exploratory data analysis, key feature extraction, and data visualization. …”
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Trends and projections of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma burden (1990–2040): a global burden of disease 2021 analysis by Shengqiang Wang, Hongfeng Zhou, Yang Liu, Yanmei Li, Long Nie

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Radon exposure and potential health effects other than lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Afi Mawulawoe Sylvie Henyoh, Olivier Laurent, Corinne Mandin, Enora Clero

“…To summarize available evidence on other potential health effects of radon exposure, we performed a comprehensive qualitative and quantitative synthesis of the available literature on radon exposure and health effects other than lung cancer, in both occupational and general populations.MethodEligible studies published from January 1990 to March 2023, in English and French languages, were identified in PubMed, ScienceDirect, Scopus, ScieLo and HAL. In the meta-analysis, we estimated average weighted standardized incidence ratios (metaSIR), standardized mortality ratios (metaSMR), and risk ratio (metaRR) per 100 unit (Bq/m3 or Working level Month) increase in radon exposure concentration by combining estimates from the eligible studies using the random-effect inverse variance method. …”
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Winter Wheat Yield Prediction and Influencing Factors Analysis Based on FourierGNN–Random Forest Combined Modeling by Jianqin Ma, Yijian Chen, Bifeng Cui, Yu Ding, Xiuping Hao, Yan Zhao, Junsheng Li, Xianrui Su

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Contrasting tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer burdens and care quality: a comparative analysis of China and global trends by Xiuquan Lin, Shiwen Liu, Yating Ding, Jianhui Zhao, Fei He, Wenling Zhong

“…Joinpoint regression analysis and age-period-cohort models were used to estimate temporal trends, and principal component analysis was used to estimate the quality-of-care index (QCI). …”
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Heterogeneity in family dynamics among adolescents engaging in high-risk sexual behaviors: a latent class analysis by Sarah M. Godoy, Mimi V. Chapman, Todd M. Jensen, Eraka P. Bath, Laura S. Abrams, Rachel W. Goode, William J. Hall

“…Participants were on average 15.49 years old (SD = 1.34), 50% female, and 58% people of color.ResultsA five-class solution was deemed optimal. …”
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Rapid antibiotic susceptibility testing for urinary tract infections in secondary care in England: a cost-effectiveness analysis by Julie V Robotham, Ross D Booton, Stephanie Evans, Nichola R Naylor, Diane Pople, Emily Agnew, Lucy J Bock, J Mark Sutton

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Statistical analysis of the occupational radiation doses in three different positron emission tomography–computed tomography centers in Egypt by Ibrahim Elsayed Saad Ahmed, Abdulrahman M.M. Zamzam, Hossam Mahmoud Yassin

“…The whole-body effective dose measured by thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLDs) for staff working in PET and the effective dose per study received by physicist, technician, and nurse were measured by an electronic pocket dosimeter (EPD) during a period of 6 months. Statistical analysis was held between the measurements of the TLDs as well as for the EPD for the three studied PET-CT centers. …”
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Medical Rehabilitation of Patients Who Have Undergone Surgical Treatment of Gynecological Diseases: a Scientometric Analysis of Studies by Denis V. Kovlen, Igor S. Zakharov, Elena F. Kodrina, Alexander A. Bezmenko, Nikita A. Trigubchuk

“…Using the PEDro scale (Physiotherapy evidence database scale), conduct a scientometric analysis of clinical studies assessing the effectiveness of the use of physical and rehabilitation medicine technologies in women who have undergone surgical treatment of gynecological diseases. …”
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The impact of cockroach control intervention on infectious diarrhea in Songjiang District, Shanghai, China - an interrupted time series analysis by Jie Feng, Chi Zhang, Bowen Pang, Meng Li, Xihong Lv, Ye Yao

“…This study evaluated the impact of cockroach control intervention on infectious diarrhea from the perspective of public health and explored influencing factors, providing practical suggestions for implementation in various regions.Methods2,471 positive cases of diarrhea and 14,788 outpatient visits were included for analysis. Using the annual cockroach control intervention as the interruption time point, we observed the number of cases and visits for 12 months before and after, established interruption time series to evaluate the impact of cockroach control intervention on diarrhea in the population, and used hypothesis test to determine potential influencing factors.ResultsConducting an annual cockroach control intervention in Shanghai Songjiang District help reduce the number of diarrhea cases by 23.58% and the number of outpatient visits by 10.12% in the following year on average from 2020 to 2022. …”
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The importance of sleep apnea index determination using 24h ECG analysis in patients with heart rhythm disorders by Grdinić Aleksandra, Stajić Zoran, Grdinić Aleksandar G., Vučinić Žarko, Ranđelović-Krstić Violeta, Drobnjak Dragan, Bogdanović Predrag, Đurić Predrag, Stevanović Angelina, Rakonjac Milanko, Petrović Stanko, Gudelj Ognjen, Matunović Radomir

“…Determination of AI using routine long term (24 h) ECG analysis is important because sleep apnea can be successfully treated as an etiological or contributing factor of arrhythmias.…”
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Upper Limb Cortical-Muscular Coupling Analysis Based on Time-Delayed Back Maximum Information Coefficient Model by Qingshan She, Guomei Jin, Renfei Zhu, Michael Houston, Ouguan Xu, Yingchun Zhang

“…This paper proposes an effective time-delayed back maximum information coefficient (TDBackMIC) analysis method by introducing a time delay parameter to measure the causal coupling. …”
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