Patient-Reported Outcome Scores Are Comparable When Administered at Home or in Clinic Following Hip Preservation Surgery by Bill Garrett Bodine, M.D., Ashley L. Kapron, Ph.D., Benjamin T. Johnson, B.S., Travis G. Maak, M.D., Justin J. Ernat, M.D., Stephen K. Aoki, M.D.

“…Mixed-effects multivariable linear regression analysis, including order of completion as a covariate (i.e., home or clinic first), was used to determine differences in home and clinic scores. Intraclass correlation coefficients were calculated to evaluate reliability. …”
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The possibilities of predicting the individual risk of cervical cancer in women of reproductive age using mathematical modeling by L. A. Klyukina, E. A. Sosnova, A. A. Ishchenko, M. M. Davydov

“…To develop a model for predicting the individual risk of CC in women of reproductive age, taking into account clinical, anamnestic, laboratory and histological data.Materials and methods. The material for the study was retrospective examination data from 251 patients of reproductive age who were treated at the Center for Gynecology and Reproductive Technologies of the National Medical Research Center “Medical and Rehabilitation Center”, Ministry of Health of Russia in the period 2015–2022. …”
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Evaluating handgrip strength and functional tests as indicators of gait speed in older females by Valentina Muollo, Samuel D’Emanuele, Laura Ghiotto, Doriana Rudi, Federico Schena, Cantor Tarperi

“…This cross-sectional study aims to investigate the associations between HGS and common functional tests and to determine the optimal cut-off values for these tests in assessing GS.Methods142 community-dwelling older females aged 60–80 years old (mean age: 75 ± 6 years) were evaluated with HGS, the 30-second arm curl (30 s-AC), 30-second chair stand (30 s-CS), the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), and the 8-foot Up & Go (8-UG) test. …”
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A Classification for Syndesmosis Injuries Based on Soft Tissue and Bony Anatomy by Diogo Vieira Cardoso MD, Andrea Veljkovic MD, MPH, BComm, FRCSC, Silvia Valisena MD, Thibault Favre MD, Peter Salat MD, Sana Boudabbous MD, Kevin Wing MD, FRCSC, Murray J. Penner MD, FRCSC, Alastair S.E. Younger MB ChB, ChM, FRCSC

“…This study aims to describe a comprehensive classification system for syndesmosis injuries and determine its validity. Methods: Descriptive system: The ankle was divided into five zones based on bony and soft tissue anatomic locations: lateral (L), medial (M), posterior (P), anterior (A), and intraarticular (I). …”
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Prediction of in-hospital mortality in patients with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction after percutaneous coronary intervention by B. I. Geltser, K. I. Shahgeldyan, I. G. Domzhalov, N. S. Kuksin, E. A. Kokarev, V. N. Kotelnikov, V. Yu. Rublev

“…Statistical analysis made it possible to identify factors that are linearly associated with IHM. ULR was used to determine their weight coefficients characterizing the predictive potential. …”
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The impact of central sensitization on perioperative pain in TKA: a retrospective cohort study by Tatsuru Sonobe, Takuya Nikaido, Miho Sekiguchi, Yoichi Kaneuchi, Tadashi Kikuchi, Yoshihiro Matsumoto

“…Methods A retrospective cohort study of 66 patients who underwent bilateral TKA for bilateral severe KOA was conducted. …”
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Combined approach to strategic analysis of the financial condition of organizations by E. V. Berezhnaya, A. V. Savtsova, N. V. Zelensky

“…The paper develops a combined approach to the strategic analysis of the financial condition of organizations and their positioning using financial coefficients and matrices.Materials and methods. The information base of the study included statistical materials from the SPARK database, financial statements of companies manufacturing chemical products in two types of activities. …”
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Activity of matrix metalloproteinases and their tissue inhibitors in serum in chronic granulating periodontitis by D. I. Haidash, I. S. Haidash, O. О. Bondar, Yu. О. Yevtushenko, O. I. Haidash

“…The aim of the work is to study the activity of matrix metalloproteinases and their tissue inhibitors in chronic granular periodontitis. Materials and methods. We examined serum of 15 patients with chronic granulating periodontitis and 15 healthy male blood donors aged 32 to 37 years. …”
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Radiative Heat Transfer Properties of Fiber–Aerogel Composites for Thermal Insulation by Mohanapriya Venkataraman, Sebnem Sözcü, Jiří Militký

“…Key analytical and experimental methods for determining radiative properties, including Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and numerical modeling approaches, are examined. …”
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Simulation of snow accumulation and melting in the Kama river basin using data from global prognostic models by S. V. Pyankov, A. N. Shikhov, P. G. Mikhaylyukova

“…The calculation of snow accumulation and melting was based on empirical methods and performed with the GIS technologies. The degree-day factor was used to calculate snowmelt intensity, and snow sublimation was estimated by P.P. …”
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Socio-demographic and attitudinal factors influencing household fruit and vegetable purchasing frequency in Eastern Türkiye by Omer Yalvac, Nurhan Keskin, Mustafa Terin, Hanifeh Seyed Hajizadeh, Ozkan Kaya

“…To further analyze the determinants of purchasing frequency, an ordered probit model was utilized. …”
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Changes in Serum Concentrations of Bone Turnover Markers in Healthy Pregnant Women by Yiduo Zhang, Ruiying Li, Jing Zhang, Wenjie Zhou, Fan Yu

“…Methods. We surveyed 120 low-risk pregnant women attending routine antenatal care from January 2020 to March 2020. …”
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A novel spatiotemporal fractal dimension (STFD) for assessing ecological environment of the large-scale Yangtze River Basin China from 2012 to 2021 remote sensing data by Chang Li, Jiao Guo, Yongjun Zhang

“…This indicates an overall trend toward improvement of the EEA in Yangtze River basin; (3) The scale-free interval of STFD ranges from 6.21 to 9.21 with a buffer distance of 500 m to 10,000 m. The coefficients of determination R2 are all greater than 0.97, indicating high accuracy and reliability of the fractal dimension. …”
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Correlations of parameters of the oxidative-antioxidative system in the lens, aqueous humor and tear fluid with the grade of lens opacity in rabbits with cataract and/or bacterial... by V. Ia. Usov, Tarik Abou Tarboush, S. G. Kolomiichuk

“…Methods: Fifty-four adult Chinchilla rabbits were used for all experiments. …”
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Hospital-level variation in practices and outcomes for patients with severe acute exacerbations of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a retrospective multicentre cohort study by Allan J Walkey, Anica C Law, Daniel Peterson, Divya A Shankar, Finn J Hawkins, Nicholas A Bosch

“…We assessed idiosyncratic, between-hospital variation in ICU practices (invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV), non-invasive mechanical ventilation (NIMV), corticosteroid use, and immunosuppressive and/or antioxidant use) and hospital mortality by determining median risk-adjusted hospital rates and intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) from hierarchical multivariable regression models. …”
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Perda de carga contínua em tubulações conduzindo água residuária da suinocultura Continuous head loss in tubes carrying swine wastewater by Silvio C. Sampaio, Wilson Denículi, Rubens A. Oliveira, Demétrius D. da Silva, Antônio T. Matos, Mauro A. Martinez

“…Those equations were established from Duff & Titchener and Modified Hazen-Williams methodologies and showed a better adjustment with coefficients of determinations above 0.98 and thus may be recommended for pumping projects.…”
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Automatic Detection and Identification of Underdense Meteors Based on YOLOv8n-BP Model by Siyuan Chen, Guobin Yang, Chunhua Jiang, Tongxin Liu, Xuhui Liu

“…Most of the traditional detection methods rely on determining the threshold value of the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and solving parameters to recognize meteor echoes, making them highly susceptible to interference. …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of neonatal disorders and subtypes attributable to air pollution from 1990 to 2021: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Stud... by Yan Li, Rong Jie Ye, Shu Qi Yang, Hao Yu, Bo Qian Yu, Jing Feng, Quan Yuan

“…This study aimed to evaluate the worldwide changes in the burden of NDs attributable to air pollution from 1990 to 2021. Methods The 2021 Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) reported neonatal deaths attributable to air pollution and the associated age-standardized rates and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs). …”
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Correlation of Serum 1,5-AG with Uric Acid in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus with Different Renal Functions by Kai Zhang, Bizhen Xue, Yuexing Yuan, Yao Wang

“…Pearson’s correlation coefficients determine that SUA was positively associated with 1,5-AG in both men (r=0.213, P<0.05) and women (r=0.223, P<0.05), and such relationship can be influenced by the renal function. …”
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Fluoroquinolones and glucocorticoids as risk factors for cranial cruciate ligament disease in Retrievers by Jessica Bunch, Kate KuKanich, Jimena Kilian, Alexa Korsberg, Butch KuKanich, Steven Martinez

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to determine if a higher proportion of Retrievers with cranial cruciate ligament disease (CCLD) had previous systemic exposure to fluoroquinolones or glucocorticoids compared to Retrievers without CCLD.AnimalsClient-owned, Labrador and Golden Retrievers and Retriever crosses, aged 2–12 years old, were enrolled from Kansas State University and Washington State University with CCLD (cases) and without CCLD (nCCLD; healthy controls).MethodsThe study was designed as a retrospective, multi-institutional case–control study. …”
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