Negative Epistasis between Sickle and Foetal Haemoglobin Suggests a Reduction in Protection against Malaria. by Bruno P Mmbando, Josephine Mgaya, Sharon E Cox, Siana N Mtatiro, Deogratias Soka, Stella Rwezaula, Elineema Meda, Evarist Msaki, Robert W Snow, Neal Jeffries, Nancy L Geller, Julie Makani

“…Logistic regression and generalized estimating equations models were used to evaluate associations between SCD status, HbF and malaria.…”
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Research on automatic identification method for pipeline girth weld defects based on X-ray images and sparse representation by Shaohui JIA, Yaping LI, Weixin GAO, Yunchao PENG, Xinjian ZHANG, Yuxia WANG

“…To ensure a high success rate of image recognition after segmentation, judging whether an X-ray SDR image represents a defect was treated as a pattern recognition process. By considering SDR images to be evaluated as a linear combination of sample SDR images (i.e., dictionary matrix), the approach of deriving coefficient vectors was employed to determine whether the segmented SDR image signifies a defect. …”
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Short-term effects of deep sclerectomy on retinal vessel density and visual field function in primary open-angle glaucoma by Nazli Taheri, Ali Mostafaie, Mohamad Reza Niyousha, Behzad Fallahi Motlagh, Amir Ali Ghorbanpour, Amin Arasteh

“…The IOP, Humphrey visual field (HVF) 30–2 (as mean deviation (MD) and pattern standard deviation (PSD)), retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), and the vessel density (VD) of the optic nerve head (ONH) and macula (by RTVue XR Avanti OCTA) were evaluated one day before the surgery and one month after the NPDS procedure. …”
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Incidence of primary care chest pain consultations during the COVID-19 pandemic: an interrupted time series analysis with routine care data by Simone van den Bulk, Jasper W. A. van Egeraat, Annelieke H. J. Petrus, Mattijs E. Numans, Tobias N. Bonten

“…However, the pattern of chest pain in primary care is not clear yet. …”
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Distribution Characteristics of Cadmium in Soil Aggregates and Their Regulating Effects on Cd Bioavailability by Ying Chen, Ya Zhang, Hanqing Li, Shiqiang Wei

“…A pot experiment with ryegrass (<i>Lolium perenne</i> L.) was conducted to evaluate the Cd bioavailability in bulk soils as influenced by aggregates. …”
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Methicillin-resistant staphylococci biofilms and the possibility of controlling them with chlorhexidine and polyhexanide: prospects for use in real clinical practice by E. M. Gordina, A. D. Shakhmatova, A. R. Kasimova, S. S. Toropov, S. A. Bozhkova

“…Polyhexanide statistically significantly reduced the biomass with an exposure of more than 10 minutes. A similar pattern was found for the MRSE biofilms. In addition, the drugs almost destroyed the biofilm cells of MRSE, and polyhexanide was more effective against MRSA.   …”
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Effect of meta-Topolin on morphological, physiochemical, and molecular dynamics during in vitro regeneration of Salix tetrasperma Roxb. by Zubair Altaf Reshi, Fohad Mabood Husain, Mehrun Nisha Khanam, Saad Bin Javed

“…No polymorphism in the banding pattern was found when the genetic fidelity of the regenerated plants was evaluated using SCoT primers, indicating the clonal stability of micropropagated plants. …”
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Coffee consumption as a double-edged sword for serum lipid profile: findings from NHANES 2005–2020 by Chaoyue Mo, Xintong Duan, Junlin Pu, Xuan Zhou, Yongfeng Zheng, Shiyu Wang

“…In females, HDL-C increased with intake up to 2.6 cups/day and declined thereafter, forming an inverted U-shaped pattern. In males, TG followed a similar trend, peaking at 3.0 cups/day. …”
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Early Dynamics of Circulating Tumor DNA Following Curative Hypofractionated Radiotherapy Related to Disease Control in Lung Cancer by Kyungmi Yang, Jae Myoung Noh, Yeon Jeong Kim, Hongryull Pyo

“…<b>Background/objectives:</b> We aimed to characterize the dynamic pattern of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) during hypofractionated radiation therapy (RT) in patients with lung cancer and assess its clinical relevance. …”
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Surgical delay-associated mortality risk varies by subtype in loco-regional breast cancer patients in SEER-Medicare by Macall Leslie Salewon, Rashmi Pathak, William C. Dooley, Ronald A. Squires, Hallgeir Rui, Inna Chervoneva, Takemi Tanaka

“…Exposure of this study was continuous time to surgery from diagnostic biopsy (TTS; days) in reference to TTS = 30 days. BCSM were evaluated as flexibly dependent on continuous time (days) to surgery from diagnosis (TTS) using Fine and Gray competing-risk regression models, respectively, by HR status. …”
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Association of multidimensional frailty and dynapenia with fall risk in older adults by Maryam Ghorbanzadeh, Afsaneh Bakhtiari, Karimollah Hajian-Tilaki, Maryam Abbaszadeh-Amirdehi

“…A clear dose-response pattern emerged: fall risk escalated from 3.24-fold (95% CI: 1.48–3.09) with two frailty domains plus dynapenia, to 7.27-fold (95% CI: 3.46–7.29) when all three domains co-occurred. …”
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Association between albumin to globulin ratio and all-cause and cardiovascular mortality among individuals with cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome: results from NHANES 2003 t... by Guangyu Wang, Guangyu Li, Pengfei Wang, Minhua Zang, Jun Pu

“…Nonlinear relationships and threshold effects were evaluated using smooth curve fitting and piecewise linear regression. …”
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An Automated Compliance Framework for Critical Infrastructure Security Through Artificial Intelligence by Sardar Muhammad Ali, Abdul Razzaque, Muhammad Yousaf, Rafi Us Shan

“…Machine learning (ML) is highly effective in signifying cybersecurity standards, leveraging large-scale data analysis, pattern recognition, and adaptability to emerging threats. …”
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Impact of neutrophil percentage-to-albumin ratio on mortality in iron-deficiency anemia patients: a retrospective study using MIMIC-IV database by Weide Lin, Junfan Chen, Xufa Peng, Yaohua Yu, Shiqing Huang, Shurong Li, Bixia Lin

“…Additionally, an inflection point analysis was conducted to evaluate the potential of NPAR levels in predicting short- and long-term mortality risks. …”
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Projected Effects of Climate Change on Future Hydrological Regimes in the Upper Yangtze River Basin, China by Yuqian Wang, Xiaoli Yang, Mengru Zhang, Linqi Zhang, Xiaohan Yu, Liliang Ren, Yi Liu, Shanhu Jiang, Fei Yuan

“…Future climate change and the possible responses of surface runoff in this region are urgent issues for China’s water security and sustainable socioeconomic development. This study evaluated the potential impacts of future climate change on the hydrological regimes (high flow (Q5), low flow (Q95), and mean annual runoff (MAR)) of the UYRB using global climate models (GCMs) and a variable infiltration capacity (VIC) model. …”
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Water Resource Ecological Footprint and Suitable Carrying Population Size in Provincial Capitals of China by Luo Shuang, Zhang Xingqi, Xu Youpeng

“…The distribution of ecological surplus and deficit of water resources showed a pattern of “surplus in the south, deficit in the north”, but some provincial capitals in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River also showed deficits. ③ The suitable population in provincial capitals was evaluated based on the two water consumption scenarios of “extensive consumption” and “conservative consumption”. …”
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Transbronchial lung cryobiopsy in the diagnosis of fibrotic interstitial lung diseases. by Gian Luca Casoni, Sara Tomassetti, Alberto Cavazza, Thomas V Colby, Alessandra Dubini, Jay H Ryu, Elisa Carretta, Paola Tantalocco, Sara Piciucchi, Claudia Ravaglia, Christian Gurioli, Micaela Romagnoli, Carlo Gurioli, Marco Chilosi, Venerino Poletti

“…<h4>Objectives</h4>To evaluate safety, feasibility and diagnostic yield of TBLC in f-DPLD.…”
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Enarodustat for the Treatment of Anemia in Chinese Patients with Non-Dialysis Chronic Kidney Disease: A Phase 3 Trial by Xin-Ling Liang, Ren-Wei Huang, Jian-Teng Xie, Yan-Ning Zhang, Yi-Nan Li, Xiao-Nong Chen, Tian-Jun Guan, Hua Zhou, Ping Fu, Yun-Hua Liao, Hui Xu, Ai-Cheng Yang, Hong-Wen Zhao, Zi-Chen Liu, Li-Li Yang, Xue-Qing Yu

“…This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of enarodustat, a hypoxia-inducible factor-prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor, in treating anemia for ND-CKD patients. …”
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Screen time and adolescent well-being: a comparative study of Russia and Cuba by Dmitry Kornienko, Natalia A. Rudnova, Aleksander Veraksa, Jorge Enrique Torralbas Oslé, Apollinaria Chursina, Emely Corcho Rosales

“…Considering the prevailing worldwide pattern of excessive internet usage and social media consumption, we expect to observe rare and minor variations in screen time and its effects on health and well-being.MethodsThe sample consists of 524 adolescents between the ages of 13 and 18 (M = 15.6; SD = 1.28), with 58.7% female. …”
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Potential of Lignocellulosic Agro-Waste to Produce Value-Added Products by Uloma Onyeka, Egwu Kalu, Damaris Okafor

“…All the agro-waste exhibited a similar pattern in the order of magnitude of the metals of which they were composed (K > Mg > Ca > Zn > Na). …”
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