Determination of Phenolic Compounds from Lignin Decomposition Products in Marine Sediments by Ultra-High Performance Liquid Chromatography-High Resolution Mass Spectrometry by Jianbo YANG, Junhui CHEN, Xiuping HE, Jiuming WANG, Ming XIN, Xia SUN, Baodong WANG

“…The results showed that adding a certain concentration of all three acids to the mobile phase provided better separation results. …”
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Blood Pressure Control and Anthropometric Differences in Afro-Descendants and Other Ethnic Groups in Hypertensive Brazilian Populations by Maicon Borges Euzébio, Priscila Valverde de Oliveira Vitorino, Andréa Araújo Brandão, Eduardo Costa Duarte Barbosa, Audes Diógenes M. Feitosa, Marcus Vinícius Bolivar Malachias, Marco Mota Gomes, Celso Amodeo, Rui Manoel dos Santos Póvoa, Renato Delascio Lopes, Paulo César Brandão Veiga Jardim, Ana Luiza Lima Sousa, Ana Carolina Arantes, Antonio Coca, Weimar Kunz Sebba Barroso

“…The median age was 61.9 years (55.3% women), the BMI was 28.4 kg/m² and the waist circumference (WC) was 93 cm in the former cohort. …”
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Estimation of therapeutic threshold for tuberculosis using adapted nominal group technique and clinical vignettes in clinical and community settings in Southern Africa by Alfred Kipyegon Keter, Alastair Van Heerden, Tom Decroo, Tom Boyles, Shannon Bosman, Thandanani Madonsela, Lindani Innocent Msimango, Lenika Naiken, Carlos Kiyan, Mashaete Kamele, Irene Ayakaka, Klaus Reither, Bart Karl Mario Jacobs, Lutgarde Lynen

“…ThT was estimated using the generalized linear model for binary outcomes. Results: We enrolled 138 health professionals (aNGT: 123, CVs: 130 and 115 in both). …”
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Web-based mindfulness and skills-based distress reduction for patients with cancer: study protocol of the multicentre, randomised, controlled confirmatory intervention trial Reduct by Dirk Schadendorf, Peter Martus, Stephan Zipfel, Yesim Erim, Alexander Bäuerle, Martin Teufel, Caterina Schug, Johanna Graf, Wolfgang Bethge, Andreas Dinkel, Anja Neumann, Jasmin Steinbach, Jana Heinen, Julia Barbara Krakowczyk, Mirjam Damerau, Sebastian Dries, Anja Mehnert-Theuerkauf, Mitra Tewes, Jörg Wiltink, Alexander Wünsch

“…The primary endpoint, distress, will be analysed using a baseline-adjusted ANCOVA for distress measurement once the intervention (T1) has been completed, with study arm as a binary factor, baseline as continuous measurement and study centre as an additional categorical covariate.Ethics and dissemination The Ethics Committee of the Medical Faculty Essen has approved the study (21-10076-BO). …”
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What is behind the high turnover intention among hospital nurses during the full liberalization of COVID-19 and the postpandemic era in China: a 2-wave multicentre cross-sectional... by Julan Xiao, Lili Liu, Yueming Peng, Xia Lyu, Chunfeng Xing, Yanling Tao, Shening Zhu, Aihuan Mai, Lijun Liang, Hongying Hu, Yi Fan, Weisi Peng, Haishan Xie, Jun Ren, Weixiang Luo

“…Statistical analyses, including descriptive statistics, chi-square tests, Pearson correlation, binary and multiple logistic regression, and hierarchical regression, were performed using SPSS 26.0. …”
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Gender differences in the prevalence and correlates of COVID-19 fear among mental health professionals: a network perspective based on a national survey in China by Shu-Ying Rao, Shu-Ying Rao, Mu-Rui Zheng, Mu-Rui Zheng, Feng-Rong An, Yuan Feng, Zhaohui Su, Teris Cheung, Gabor S. Ungvari, Gabor S. Ungvari, Chee H. Ng, Yu-Tao Xiang, Yu-Tao Xiang, Gang Wang

“…This study compared the gender differences in prevalence, correlates and network structure of COVID-19 fear among MHPs in China in the post-pandemic era.MethodsA nationwide cross-sectional study was conducted between January 22 and February 10, 2023. Binary logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with COVID-19 fear. …”
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Prognosis of Cancer Patients with Severe Hyponatremia in the Emergency Department: A Retrospective Study from the National Cancer Center of China by Qinglong Jiang, Xi Zhang, Chao Wang, Rong Qin, Rui Sun, Shengling Qin, Cong Zhao, Zhiyong Li, Wenjie Zhu, Minghua Cong

“…The albumin level (<i>p</i> < 0.001), the hemoglobin level (<i>p</i> = 0.033), the TNM stage (<i>p</i> = 0.004), the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status (ECOG-PS) score (<i>p</i> < 0.001), hypocalcemia (<i>p</i> = 0.006), renal insufficiency (<i>p</i> = 0.035), and the efficacy of sodium supplementation (<i>p</i> = 0.006) were significantly associated with 30-day mortality. Binary logistic regression analysis showed that a lower albumin level (OR 0.924, 95% CI 0.861–0.991, <i>p</i> = 0.028) and higher ECOG score (OR 8.443, 95% CI 3.568–19.976, <i>p</i> < 0.001) were independent risk factors for 30-day mortality. …”
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Delaying induction of ovulation and timed artificial insemination in a Double-Ovsynch protocol increased expression of estrus and altered first-service reproductive outcomes of lac... by A.L. Laplacette, C. Rial, E. Sitko, M.M. Perez, S. Tompkins, M.L. Stangaferro, M.J. Thomas, J.O. Giordano

“…Ovarian function and responses to synchronization were monitored based on circulating concentrations of progesterone and examination of the ovaries by ultrasonography. Data for binary outcomes were analyzed by logistic and continuous outcomes with lineal regression. …”
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Rationale and protocol for a longitudinal cohort study of children with cerebral palsy in China assessing functional developmental trends, genetic aetiology and imaging by Jing Zhang, Jinhua Lu, Wenhao Zhou, Yuan Zhang, Hongyu Zhou, Fan Wu, Ting Gao, Jie Luo, Jinling Li, Jingbo Zhang, Lu He, Tingting Peng, Zhaoyao He, Qingfen Hou, Danxia Fan, Mengru Zhong, Yage Zhang, Rongji Liao, Liru Liu, Yun Zheng, Hongmei Tang, Lei Pi, Hongsheng Liu, Kaishou Xu

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Spatial Pattern and Evolutionary Characteristics of Settlements in Dianchi River Basin from the Perspective of Toponymy by Ying’ao WANG, Weijian HU, Wen PENG, Yuliang YANG

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Multicentre randomised trial of screening with sFlt1/PlGF and planned delivery to prevent pre-eclampsia at term: protocol of the PE37 study by M Timmermans, Josefina Mora, Francesc Figueras, I Casas, H Castillo, Eduard Gratacos, Ladislav Krofta, Francesca Crovetto, Fatima Crispi, Carmina Comas, Alicia Martínez-Varea, Anna Kajdy, Elisa Llurba, Lina Youssef, Juan Luis Delgado, Isabel Puig, Katerina Mackova, Albert Tubau, Aina Ruiz, Antoni Paya, Maria Prat, Frederic Chantraine, Maria Fernanda Lopez-Tinajero, RJ Campos, V Parriego, D Sys, J Modzelewski

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Serum levels of interleukin-17, -18, -22, and -25 in patients with bullous pemphigoid before and after treatment by Xinyi Hong, Xinyi Hong, Xinyi Hong, Xinyi Hong, Xiuqin Wang, Xiuqin Wang, Xiuqin Wang, Xiuqin Wang, Yin Cheng, Yin Cheng, Yin Cheng, Yin Cheng, Hanqing Song, Hanqing Song, Hanqing Song, Hanqing Song, Congcong Xu, Congcong Xu, Congcong Xu, Congcong Xu, Peiguang Wang, Peiguang Wang, Peiguang Wang, Peiguang Wang

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EU-GAN: A root inpainting network for improving 2D soil-cultivated root phenotyping by Shangyuan Xie, Jiawei Shi, Wen Li, Tao Luo, Weikun Li, Lingfeng Duan, Peng Song, Xiyan Yang, Baoqi Li, Wanneng Yang

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Chemical Abundances of Seven Stars in the GD-1 Stream by Jing-Kun Zhao, Guang-Wei Li, Wako Aoki, Gang Zhao, Guo-Chao Yang, Jian-Rong Shi, Hai-Ning Li, Tadafumi Matsuno, Miho Ishigaki, Takuma Suda, Satoshi Honda, Yu-Qin Chen, Qian-Fan Xing, Hong-Liang Yan, Yong Yang, Xian-Hao Ye

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Reshaping Relatedness? The case of US Surrogacy by Zsuzsa Berend, Corinna Sabrina Guerzoni

“…This article compares three different research projects on US surrogacy, covering a period of about fifteen years. …”
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Exploring the profile and risk factors associated with self-harm ideation and behaviors in adolescents with high psychoticism by Xiao-Ming Xu, Ru-Hong Jiang, Yu-Shuang Han, Wo Wang, Ming Ai, Jian-Mei Chen, Jun Cao, Xiao-Rong Chen, Zhen Lv, He-Yan Xu, Da-Qin Ding, Su Hong, Jing-Lan He, Qi Zhang, Lei Shi, Ning Du, Jin-Hui Hu, Li Kuang

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Association between high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and 7-autoantibodies: a study on physical examination data from 2018 to 2023 by Yang Zhou, Yongbing Sun, Qi Qiao, Xin Qi, Xinbei Lin, Yawei Du, Ao Liu, Jing Zhou, Xue Lv, Zhonglin Li, Xiaoling Wu, Zhi Zou, Michael Zhang, Jiadong Zhu, Feifei Shang, Hao Li, Yongli Li

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Prognostic model and risk factors for hospital mortality in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma associated with coronavirus infection: a single-center cohort study by Yu. Yu. Polyakov, E. A. Baryakh, E. N. Misyurina, E. I. Zhelnova, K. V. Yatskov, A. B. Makeshova, M. A. Mingalimov, T. N. Tolstykh, T. S. Chudnova, D. D. Ivanova, A. I. Koneva, O. L. Kochneva, E. N. Zotina, D. E. Gagloeva, E. Yu. Grishina, L. T. Shimanovskaya, V. N. Yakimets

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Industrial multi-machine data aggregation, AI-ready data preparation, and machine learning for virtual metrology in semiconductor wafer and slider production by Feiyang Ou, Julius Suherman, Chao Zhang, Henrik Wang, Sthitie Bom, James F. Davis, Panagiotis D. Christofides

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Dynamics of HDL-Cholesterol Following a Post-Myocardial Infarction Cardiac Rehabilitation Program by Carlos Bertolín-Boronat, Héctor Merenciano-González, Víctor Marcos-Garcés, María Luz Martínez-Mas, Josefa Inés Climent Alberola, Nerea Pérez, Laura López-Bueno, María Concepción Esteban-Argente, María Valls Reig, Ana Arizón Benito, Alfonso Payá Rubio, César Ríos-Navarro, Elena de Dios, Jose Gavara, Juan Sanchis, Vicente Bodi

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