Impact of malnutrition and associated factors on rifampicin/multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment outcomes among patients treated in alert and St. Peter’s Specialized Hospita... by Ekram Mohammed Siraj, Tilahun Bizuayehu Demass, Ayenew Molla Lakew, Lake Yazachew Amogne, Mulat Addis Beshaw

“…Patients with undernutrition were over eight times more likely to develop unsuccessful treatment outcomes [AOR = 8.32 (95% CI 4.48, 15.46)] compared to normal/ overweight individuals. After we computed the binary logistic regression analysis separately for patients with undernutrition and normal/ overweight nutritional status, age, residence, occupation, chest x-ray, anemia, co-morbidities, cigarette smoking, and alcohol drinking were significantly associated with unsuccessful treatment outcomes among undernourished patients, while age, HIV, and smoking were significantly associated with unsuccessful treatment outcomes among patients with normal/overweight individuals. …”
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Integrative multi-omics and machine learning reveal critical functions of proliferating cells in prognosis and personalized treatment of lung adenocarcinoma by Shun Wang, Dingtao Hu, Ruohuang Wang, Jie Huang, Baoqing Wang

“…Multifactorial analysis confirmed SPRS as an independent prognostic factor affecting LUAD patient survival. …”
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Selecting of statins optimum dosage regimen in patients with acute Q-wave myocardial infarction after thrombolytic therapy by V. D. Syvolap, S. M. Kyselov, A. A. Alferov

“…All patients were examined by clinical and laboratory methods, ECG and echocardiography on the fifth day and 6- minute walk test at the end of treatment (Day 14). Statistical analysis of the results was performed on a personal computer using the licensed program "Statistica" (version 6.0, Stat Soft Inc, USA). …”
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Abstract 232: Endovascular Thrombectomy for Distal Vessel Occlusions in Early vs Extended Time Window by Amol T. Mehta, Christopher M. Kellner, Tomoyoshi Shigematsu, Hazem Shoirah, Michael T. Caton, Thomas J. Oxley, Reade DeLeacy, J. Mocco, Johanna Fifi, Shahram Majidi

“…We then further subdivided this into two groups, patients within the early window, and patients within the extended window. We compared characteristics between these groups using univariate analysis. …”
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Heart rate cost as a tool for monitoring recovery between acute training sessions by José Morais Souto Filho, Milton Rocha de Moraes, Patrício Lopes de Araújo Leite, Larissa Alves Maciel, Andréa Cândida Arruda Andrade Rezende, Thiago dos Santos Rosa, Fabiana Andrade Machado, Sergio Rodrigues Moreira, Ricardo Yukio Assano, Marcelo Magalhães Sales, Herbert Gustavo Simões

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Polyvinyl Alcohol Films Reinforced with Nanocellulose from Rice Husk by Gabriel Monteiro Cholant, Mariane Weirich Bosenbecker, Alexandra Augusta Reichert, Cesar Augusto Gonçalves Beatrice, Thales Castilhos Freitas, Naurienni Dutra Freitas, Nathalia Vieira Villar de Nunes, Alexandre Ferreira Galio, André Luiz Missio, Amanda Dantas de Oliveira

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Effects of final partial range of motion vs. full range of motion resistance training on muscle adaptations in physically active young men: a within-subject study by Patrícia Panza, João Guilherme Vieira, Yuri Campos, Michelle Novaes, Jefferson Novaes, Jeferson Macedo Vianna

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Postnatal prophylaxis and the use of presumptive HIV therapy for the prevention of vertical transmission of HIV in Canada 1997–2020 by Jeanne Brochon, Terry Lee, Jason Brophy, Joel Singer, Marie‐Elaine Metras, Jeannette Comeau, Alena Tse‐Chang, Athena McConnell, Deborah Money, Isabelle Boucoiran, Laura J. Sauve, Ari Bitnun, Fatima Kakkar

“…Neonatal prophylaxis and HIV transmission risk were compared between groups. Results A total of 4743 MIPs were included in the analysis. …”
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The Effect of Targeted Movement Interventions on Motor Health and Balance Indices in Children with Spastic Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy by Fatemeh Mehrabi, Somayeh Momeni, Farzaneh Movaseghi, Zahra Hemati Farsani

“…Therefore, this exercise program is recommended for therapists working with these patients.…”
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Clinical syndromes linked to biallelic germline variants in MCM8 and MCM9 by Noah C. Helderman, Ting Yang, Claire Palles, Diantha Terlouw, Hailiang Mei, Ruben H.P. Vorderman, Davy Cats, Marcos Díaz-Gay, Marjolijn C.J. Jongmans, Ashwin Ramdien, Irma van de Beek, Thomas F. Eleveld, Andrew Green, Frederik J. Hes, Marry M. van den Heuvel-Eibrink, Annelore Van Der Kelen, Sabine Kliesch, Roland P. Kuiper, Inge M.M. Lakeman, Lisa E.E.L.O. Lashley, Leendert H.J. Looijenga, Manon S. Oud, Johanna Steingröver, Yardena Tenenbaum-Rakover, Carli M. Tops, Frank Tüttelmann, Richarda M. de Voer, Dineke Westra, Margot J. Wyrwoll, Mariano Golubicki, Marina Antelo, Laia Bonjoch, Mariona Terradas, Laura Valle, Ludmil B. Alexandrov, Hans Morreau, Tom van Wezel, Sergi Castellví-Bel, Yael Goldberg, Maartje Nielsen

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[Comment] Quantitative evaluation of colon perfusion after high versus low ligation in rectal surgery by indocyanine green:a pilot study by Li Laiyuan, Du Binbin

“…ICG was injected before and after IMA ligation, and region of interest (ROI) values were measured by an image analysis program (HSL video©). [Results] From February to July 2020, 22 patients were enrolled, and 11 patients were assigned to each group. …”
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Acoustic Emission Method of Diagnostics of Structures Made of Composite Materials Based on Invariants by A. V. Popov, V. Yu. Voloshina, K. A. Zhuravsky, M. A. Labina

“…The paper presents an analysis of the use of composite materials in the aircraft design and ways to improve their flight performance through the application of composites. …”
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The stressed state of the Earth’s crust in the Altai-Sayan mountain region: reconstruction based on the modified algorithms of the cataclastic method by @Rebetsky, Yuri L., Sycheva, Naylya A.

“…This paper discusses the modified algorithms implemented in the latest version of the STRESSseism program, on the basis of which the stress reconstruction was performed. …”
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Pharmacoeconomic simulation of delayed results of the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus with modern insulin analogsin comparison with oral hypoglycemic agents by Ivan Ivanovich Dedov, Marina Vladimirovna Shestakova, Yury Ivanovich Suntsov, Roza Imailovna Yagudina, Ivan Sergeevich Krysanov, Andrey Yur'evich Kulikov, Evgenia Evgen'evna Arinina

“…To carry out cost-effectiveness analysis of treatment options for type 2 diabetes using different groups of medicines, to prognosticate late diabeticcomplications and the cost of their management. …”
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The Impact of Centralized Procurement on Treatment Patterns for Myocardial Infarction and More Principled Utilization of Coronary Stents by Weiyan Jian, Shanshan Huo, Lanyue Zhang, Wuping Zhou

“…Against this background, this paper presents an analysis of the impact of centralized procurement in China by comparing the treatment costs and patterns for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients before and after the introduction of this method of purchasing, with specific reference to the use of coronary stents. …”
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The Adherence to High-Intensity Interval Training Among Obese Women with Early-Stage Knee Osteoarthritis: A Retrospective Cohort Study in India by M. Saravanan, Arunachalam Ramachandran, Anandhan Duraisamy, Rajkumar Krishnan Vasanthy

“…Adherence to the HIIT program was weak, with only 34% of participants meeting the high adherence threshold. …”
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Relationship between aerobic physical effort and body composition in adolescents by Dennys Leonardo Abril-Merizalde, Stephany Alejandra León Rivera, Edison Joan Mocha Tuarez, Jenifer Daniela Martínez Tenorio, Oscar José Guamán Sotomayor, Cristhian Sebastián Lomas Villarroel, Catherine Alexandra Andrade-Trujillo

“…Data on body composition and heart rates were collected for subsequent analysis in the JAMOVI statistical program. Results: Body composition indicators were found mostly normal for age with good and very good recovery when analyzing aerobic physical effort. …”
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Trends and Disparities in Parkinson’s Disease Mortality in the United States with Predictions Using Machine Learning by Henry Weresh, Kallin Hermann, Ali Al-Salahat, Amna Noor, Taylor Billion, Yu-Ting Chen, Abubakar Tauseef, Ali Bin Abdul Jabbar

“…Annual percent change and average annual percent change were calculated using Joinpoint Regression program. Forecasts were obtained using the optimal Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) model. …”
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A Shift from an Audio- to a Video-Based Exam Format to Reflect Real-Life Clinical Interactions in the Language-Learning Classroom by Gabriella Hild, Anna Dávidovics, Vilmos Warta, Timea Németh

“…At a Hungarian Medical university, international students in the English-medium program are required to study Hungarian for two years to prepare for clinical rotations in Hungarian hospitals. …”
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Improving the Estimates of County-Level Forest Attributes Using GEDI and Landsat-Derived Auxiliary Information in Fay–Herriot Models by Okikiola M. Alegbeleye, Krishna P. Poudel, Curtis VanderSchaaf, Yun Yang

“…National-scale forest inventories such as the Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program in the United States are designed to provide data and estimates that meet target precision at the national and state levels. …”
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