Association between the uric acid-to-high-density cholesterol ratio (UHR) and obstructive sleep apnea: mediation by C-reactive protein by Yu Liu, Liang Li, Ruixue Wang, Shucen Guo, Yitong Shen, Bowen Yue, Wenjing Zhu, Cuixia Zheng

“…Specifically, the highest vs. lowest UHR quartile was correlated with 31% higher odds of OSA (OR = 1.31, 95% CI 1.15–1.49, P < 0.001). A similar pattern was observed for CRP, where elevated levels corresponded to 32% greater odds of OSA (OR = 1.32, 95% CI 1.18–1.47, P < 0.001). …”
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Comparison of the effects of different teaching methods on the effectiveness of teaching neurology in China: a bayesian network meta-analysis and systematic review by Xiangyu Li, Longsheng Zhang, Wenjun Sun, Min Lei, Ying Li, Jiacheng Zhang, Xing Huang

“…The quality of the included studies was evaluated, and the data were analyzed in R 4.3.2 and Stata 17.0 software. …”
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The sexually dimorphic expression of glutamate transporters and their implication in pain after spinal cord injury by Jennifer M. Colón-Mercado, Aranza I. Torrado-Tapias, Iris K. Salgado, José M. Santiago, Samuel E. Ocasio Rivera, Dina P. Bracho-Rincon, Luis H. Pagan Rivera, Jorge D. Miranda

“…We used von Frey monofilaments and the “up-down method” to evaluate mechanical allodynia. Tamoxifen treatment decreased allodynia only in female rats with spinal cord injury revealing a sex-dependent effect. …”
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Impact of oral hygiene on the development of oropharyngeal neoplasms by D. G. Kiparisova, Yu. S. Kiparisov, N. S. Nurieva

“…Objective. To evaluate the impact of oral hygiene on the development of oropharyngeal malignancies.Subjects and methods. …”
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Comparing acoustic representations for deep learning-based classification of underwater acoustic signals: A case study on orca (Orcinus orca) vocalizations by Fabio Frazao, Ruth Joy, Michael Dowd

“…In this study, we compare 9 acoustic representations and evaluate how they affect the performance of a DNN in classifying acoustic signals. …”
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Salmonella spp. Inactivation During Hot Air Drying of Apples: Influence of Temperature, Bed Depth, and Air Velocity by Xiyang Liu, Elizabeth M. Grasso-Kelley, Alvin Lee, Lilybell Warda, Nathan M. Anderson

“…This study aimed to evaluate the combined effects of temperature, drying bed depth, and air velocity on the inactivation of Salmonella on apple cubes. …”
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Maternal adverse childhood experiences were associated with early screen exposure and prolonged daily screen time in preschool children by Yuying Zhang, Shengyu Luo, Weiqing Chen, Chunrong Li, Yan Ren, Yun Zhao, Vivian Yawei Guo

“…Logistic regression analyses were performed to evaluate the associations between maternal ACEs and children’s screen use behaviors. …”
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Prognostic value of pathological sensitivity for high-risk, localized prostate cancer receiving neoadjuvant hormonal therapy combined with radical prostatectomy by Kai Shi, Shouzhen Chen, Xueli Wang, Wenfu Wang, Yaofeng Zhu, Bo Han, Yong Wang, Benkang Shi

“…Preoperative PSA level (<24.50 or >24.50, HR = 98.36, 95% CI 1.376–7030.033, p = 0.035), Gleason score (≤7 or ≥8, HR = 10.44, 95% CI 1.371–79.425, p = 0.024) and cribriform growth pattern were found to be associated with PFS but not OS in univariable analysis. …”
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An observational post-authorization study to assess the effectiveness of a single dose Ad26.COV2.S for the prevention of COVID-19 using real-world data by Amelia Boehme, Raymond A. Harvey, Ann Madsen, Lexie Rubens, Astra Toyip, Michael Batech, Deborah Ricci, Mawuli Nyaku

“…Propensity-score (PS) matched Cox proportional hazards models were used to evaluate COVID-19 related outcomes.ResultsA total of 478,162 vaccinated, and 1,897,759 risk set sampled (RSS) and PS-matched unvaccinated referent individuals were included. …”
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Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) expression in primary and metastatic renal cell cancer (UroCCR-65 study) by Salma Binzaqr, David Kryza, Anne-Laure Giraudet, Jean Christophe Bernhard, Marine Gross-Goupil, Mokrane Yacoub, Gaelle Margue, Elif Hindié, Clément Morgat

“…A patient suffering from metastatic ccRCC was also administered [68Ga]Ga-PSMA-11 to evaluate PSMA expression. Results The mean specific binding was 28.9 ± 40.4% for primary renal cancer and 65.0 ± 38.9% for metastasis. …”
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Climbing the ladder of health technology utilization: facilitators and dynamic mechanism of clinicians’ contrast-enhanced ultrasound utilization in China by Yuhang Zheng, Yuehua Chen, Shiyin Wu, Qingwen Deng, Wenbin Liu

“…Conclusions This study evaluated the key influences on CEUS utilization at three levels, and then constructed a theoretical model of the dynamic mechanisms that drive technology utilization to a higher level. …”
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Prevalence, spatial distribution, and determinants of wasting among children under five in Senegal: spatial and multilevel analyses of the 2023 Senegal Demographic and Health Surve... by Tadesse Tarik Tamir, Berhan Tekeba, Agazhe Aemro, Mulugeta Wassie, Enyew Getaneh Mekonen

“…The fixed effect was evaluated by calculating the adjusted odds ratio with a 95% confidence interval. …”
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Levels of cardiac biomarkers and three-year survival rate in hospitalized patients with heart failure and community-acquired pneumonia by V. I. Podzolkov, N. A. Dragomiretskaya, I. D. Medvedev, A. V. Tolmacheva, A. V. Kosareva, I. I. Shvedov

“…Aim. To evaluate the impact of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) on the levels of cardiac biomarkers and long-term survival rate in patients with heart failure (HF).Material and methods. …”
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Time-critical conditions: assessment of burden and access to care using verbal autopsy in Agincourt, South Africa by Justine I Davies, Stephen Tollman, Kathleen Kahn, Lucia D'Ambruoso, Peter Byass, Andrew Fraser, Jessica Newberry Le Vay

“…CoM indicators highlighted delays in a quarter of deaths due to TCC, most frequently in seeking care. The most common pattern of healthcare access was to die outwith a facility, having sought no healthcare (409/1324 cases, 30.89%). …”
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Effects of Potassium Supply in Nutrient Solution on Water and Nutrient Absorption of Substrate-Grown Tomato Plants by Jinxiu Song, Rong Zhang, Bingyan Fu, He Chen, Xiaoming Song, Gaoqiang Lv, Rongqiang Zhang

“…Four K⁺ supply levels (1, 4, 8, and 16 mmol/L, designated as K1, K4, K8, and K16 treatment, respectively) were tested to systematically evaluate the responses of tomato plants at different growth stages in terms of water and nutrient absorption capacity, potassium physiological efficiency (KPE), and potassium utilization efficiency (KUE). …”
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Mitigating fatigue in long COVID patients with MYPplus: a clinical observation by Yu-Jin Choi, Jin-Seok Lee, Jin-Yong Joung, Seung-Ju Hwang, Young-Yil Kim, Chang-Gue Son

“…Unlikely others, the plasma level of TGF-β showed a declining pattern after MYPplus administration (from 765.0 ± 1759.7 to 243.9 ± 708.1 pg/mL, p = 0.07). …”
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Factors associated with 30-day drug-related emergency department re-attendance among methamphetamine users: a territory-wide retrospective study in Hong Kong by Rex Pui Kin Lam, Chi Keung Chan, Man Li Tse, Eric Ho Yin Lau, Matthew Sik Hon Tsui, Sherry Kit Wa Chan, Timothy Hudson Rainer

“…We aimed to characterize the pattern of 30-day drug-related ED re-attendance and evaluate the impact of the severity of acute toxicity and psychosocial interventions on such re-attendances. …”
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Variability of daily feed intake as an indicator of resilience in Pietrain pigs by C. Casto-Rebollo, P. Nuñez, S. Gol, J. Reixach, N. Ibáñez-Escriche

“…The objectives of this study were: (i) to evaluate the most common DFI-based RIs and their relationships with feed efficiency traits (FETs), (ii) to investigate the relationship between these indicators and progeny mortality rates on commercial farms, and (iii) to gain insight into their biological mechanisms. …”
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Machine learning-based identification of efficient and restrictive physiological subphenotypes in acute respiratory distress syndrome by Gabriela Meza-Fuentes, Iris Delgado, Mario Barbé, Ignacio Sánchez-Barraza, Mauricio A. Retamal, René López

“…Subsequently, we applied supervised models such as XGBoost to perform root cause analysis, evaluate the classification of patients into these subgroups, and measure their performance. …”
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A Step-by-Step Harmonization Process for Nutritional Epidemiology Purposes: A Methodological Work of the Collaborative PROMED-COG Pooled Cohorts Study by Federica Prinelli, Silvia Conti, Claire T. McEvoy, Caterina Trevisan, Stefania Maggi, Giuseppe Sergi, Marianna Noale

“…Here, we described our step-by-step dietary data harmonization process applied within the PROMED-COG pooled cohorts study aiming to evaluate the effect of nutrition on neurocognitive ageing. …”
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