Exploration of demographic prevalence of mild cognitive impairment using Montreal cognitive assessment: A cross-sectional pilot study in the Cape Coast Metropolis, Ghana. by David Larbi Simpong, George Nkrumah Osei, Richeal Odarko Mills, Christopher Amaleyele Anyebem, Benjamin Kofi Aikins, Charlotte Gyanwaa Melfah, Bridget Amoanimaa Osei, Ansumana Bockarie

“…The Pearson correlation coefficient was used to determine the relationship between educational level and MoCA score. …”
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Point-of-care N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide testing in patients with heart failure: data from the DREAM study by F. I. Belyalov, N. G. Lozhkina, O. A. Shtegman, R. N. Yagudina, O. V. Kankharey, I. V. Reshina, E. E. Sergeeva, D. F. Belyalov, N. S. Belyalova, Z. Kh. Zhilokov, A. V. Aleynikova, E. A. Medvedeva, A. A. Kharitonov

“…To compare the blood levels of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NTproBNP), determined using a Russian semi-quantitative point-of-care test and quantitative laboratory tests, depending on the presence and severity of heart failure (HF) and left ventricular (LV) function.Material and methods. …”
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U−shaped association between the glycemic variability and prognosis in hemorrhagic stroke patients: a retrospective cohort study from the MIMIC-IV database by Yuchen Liu, Houxin Fu, Yue Wang, Jingxuan Sun, Rongting Zhang, Yi Zhong, Tianquan Yang, Yong Han, Yongjun Xiang, Bin Yuan, Ruxuan Zhou, Min Chen, Hangzhou Wang

“…This study aims to investigate the association between GV and short- and long-term all-cause mortality.MethodsClinical data for hemorrhagic stroke (HS) patients were obtained from the MIMIC-IV 3.1 database. …”
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Comparative Assessment of Serum Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) and Inosine Monophosphate Dehydrogenase-2 (IMPDH-2) as Predictors of Aggressive Prostate Cancer by Ahmed Mohammed Umar, Ismaila Arzika Mungadi, Ngwobia Peter Agwu, Abdulwahab-Ahmed Abdullah, Abubakar Sadiq Muhammad, Khalid Abdullahi, Emmanuel Ugbede Oyibo

“…The magnitude of the correlation was assessed by calculating the coefficient of determination for the respective analysis (R2). …”
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Reproducibility and Screening Capability of Corneal Epithelial Thickness Measurement for Keratoconus Using Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography by Oshika T, Sawaki A, Nishida T, Nakamura T, Kojima T

“…Sixteen patients with keratoconus (16 eyes) and 11 healthy controls (11 eyes) underwent three consecutive measurements to determine the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). …”
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Phenotypic Diversity and Abiotic Stress Tolerance Among <i>Vicia ervilia</i> (L.) Willd. Accessions by Sofiya Petrova, Tsvetelina Stoilova, Valentin Velinov, Irina I. Vaseva, Lyudmila Simova-Stoilova

“…Statistical analyses included variance, correlation, cluster, principal component, and path-coefficient methods. Significant variation was observed in plant branching, pod and grain numbers, and grain weight per plant. …”
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Symptom variability in outpatients with COPD and validation of the Colombian COPD Symptom Variability Instrument (EPOC-CoVaSy) by Eidelman Antonio González-Mejía, Olga Constanza Uñate-Suárez, Carlos José Bula- Gutiérrez, Yojana Patricia Patiño-Jiménez

“…Independence and comparison of frequencies of categorical and continuous variables were established using the chi-square and the Fisher’s exact tests and the Pearson’s correlation coefficient, respectively. A MANOVA was performed using linear regression models to determine the correlations between the results of the diary and the instrument. …”
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Impact of anxiety and depression disorders on adherence to anticoagulant therapy among patients with atrial fibrillation by R. S. Bogdanova, D. Yu. Shchekochikhin, A. Yu. Suvorov, B. A. Volel, A. V. Fomicheva, S. S. Belova, V. V. Ovsyannikova, D. G. Gognieva, F. Yu. Kopylov

“…Aim. To determine the possible impact of anxiety and depression disorders on the adherence of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) to anticoagulant the rapy.Material and methods. …”
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COMPARATIVE STUDY FOR SUBCHRONIC TOXICITY OF VASELINE OIL AND GLYCELAX by A. V. Voronkov, A. Yu. Terekhov, I. N. Dyakova, S. A. Kuleshova, N. S. Avramenko, E. E. Zatsepina, D. I. Pozdnyakov

“…After the animals autopsy we determined organs’ coefficient (heart, lungs, spleen, liver, stomach, kidneys, adrenals).Results. …”
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Assessment of Exercise-Induced Dehydration Status Based on Oral Mucosal Moisture in a Field Survey by Gen Tanabe, Tetsuya Hasunuma, Yasuo Takeuchi, Hiroshi Churei, Kairi Hayashi, Kaito Togawa, Naoki Moriya, Toshiaki Ueno

“…<b>Methods:</b> A total of 21 participants engaged in a 120 min slow distance exercise session. …”
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Quadriceps muscle strength of the affected limb in medial meniscus posterior root tears is negatively correlated with the progression of postoperative medial joint space narrowing by Koki Kawada, Mikao Fukuba, Yuki Okazaki, Masanori Tamura, Yusuke Yokoyama, Toshifumi Ozaki, Takayuki Furumatsu

“…Methods Thirty patients who underwent pullout repair for MMPRTs were retrospectively evaluated. …”
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Cross‐sectional area on magnetic resonance images of the semitendinosus tendon is strongly related to the collagen fibril diameter by Yushin Mizuno, Junsuke Nakase, Tatsuya Ishikawa, Kazuki Asai, Yasushi Takata, Tomoyuki Kanayama, Takuya Sengoku, Noriyuki Ozaki, Hiroyuki Tsuchiya

“…Spearman's rank correlation coefficients were determined for collagen fibril diameter and cross‐sectional area of the semitendinosus tendon on magnetic resonance imaging, and the relationship between both parameters was evaluated. …”
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Optimal Fasting Insulin Cutoff Value to Predict Clinical and/or Biochemical Hyperandrogenism in Korean Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Seula Lee, Hyeonjun An, Soojin Rhee, Sungwook Chun

“…To the best of our knowledge, however, few studies have determined the optimal fasting insulin cutoff value to predict HA in PCOS patients. …”
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Differential diagnosis of clear cell renal cell carcinoma with low signal intensity on T2WI from angiomyolipoma without visible fat on MR imaging by Zi-xuan Chen, Yi Zhang, Shuai Ren, Ying-ying Cao, Qi Lan, Fan Xia, Zhong-qiu Wang, Wen-li Qiu

“…PurposeThis study aimed to determine the potential of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) parameters in differentiating between angiomyolipoma without visible fat (AML.wovf) and clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) with low signal intensity on T2-weighted imaging (T2WI).Materials and methodsThis is a retrospective study involving 36 cases of ccRCC and 17 cases of AML.wovf from September 2016 to July 2023. …”
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Orthostatic Hypotension and the Long-Term Risk of Dementia: A Population-Based Study. by Frank J Wolters, Francesco U S Mattace-Raso, Peter J Koudstaal, Albert Hofman, M Arfan Ikram, Heart Brain Connection Collaborative Research Group

“…<h4>Methods and findings</h4>Between 4 October 1989 and 17 June 1993, we assessed OH in non-demented, stroke-free participants of the population-based Rotterdam Study. …”
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Frequency of metastasis in sentinel lymph node and its predictors in patients with laryngeal cancer T1-2N0M0 by V. I. Troian, I. O. Sinaiko, O. V. Lobova, O. M. Kostrovskyi

“…The metastasis of precricoid SNL was determined histomorphologically using surgical material. …”
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Nutrient Composition and Physical Properties of Two Orange Seed Varieties by Joseph Adubofuor, Yaw Gyau Akyereko, Vida Batsa, Osborn-Jnr Doetser Apeku, Isaac Amoah, Charles Diako

“…The proximate composition, mineral profile, antinutrient content, and physical and frictional properties of two orange seed varieties were determined using standard methods. The mean length, width, thickness, geometric, and arithmetic mean diameter of the Late Valencia and Red Blood seeds were 14.66, 8.45, 5.05, 8.47, and 9.39 and 13.74, 7.51, 4.99, 7.97, and 8.75 mm, respectively. …”
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Lungs volume status and oxygen transport in patients with coronary artery disease with various types of comorbidity before and after coronary artery bypass grafting by B. I. Geltser, E. A. Sergeev, V. N. Kotelnikov, K. A. Fogelevich, A. A. Silaev

“…Pulmonary blood volume and oxygen transport indices were determined: oxygen delivery (DO2I) and consumption (VO2I) indices, oxygen-utilization coefficient, and pulmonary shunt fraction (Qs/Qt). …”
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HEMORHEOLOGICAL PROFILE AND LIPID SPECTRUM IN PATIENTS IN THE ACUTE PHASE OF ISCHEMIC STROKE by V. V. Yakusevich, S. V. Lychenko, A. Yu. Malygin

“…Objective: to assess the specific features of the hemorheological profile and lipid spectrum in patients in the acute phase of ischemic stroke inthe presence of arterial hypertension (AH). Subjects and methods. Fifty patients divided into 2 groups were examined. …”
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The Dunning‒Kruger effect in resident predicted and actual performance on the American Board of Emergency Medicine in‐training examination by Theodore J. Gaeta, Earl Reisdorff, Melissa Barton, Kim M. Feldhaus, Marianne Gausche‐Hill, Deepi Goyal, Kevin Joldersma, Chadd K. Kraus, Felix Ankel

“…Pearson's correlation (r) was used for parametric interval data comparisons and a Spearman's coefficient (ρ) was determined for quintile‐to‐quintile comparisons. …”
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