Correlation analysis between multifidus muscle atrophy and the severity of degenerative scoliosis retrospective, cross-sectional study by Jiangkai Yu, Cong Zhang, Yan Zhou, Jing Wang, Youheng Zhang, Yuntao Wang

“…Patients in the severe scoliosis group were significantly older than those in the mild and moderate groups, and had significantly lower BMD than the mild group (P < 0.05). …”
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Development of Artificial Intelligence-Based Programs for the Diagnosis of Myocarditis in COVID-19 Using Chest Computed Tomography Data» by Ievgen A. Nastenko, Maksym O. Honcharuk, Vitalii O. Babenko, Mykola I. Lynnyk, Viktoria I. Ignatieva, Vitalii A. Yachnyk

“…Therefore, the research was focused on finding structural changes in CT images for their use in constructing diagnostic models. The use of different classification algorithms had little effect on classification accuracy, probably due to the informational content of the input data. …”
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Research on Monitoring Nitrogen Content of Soybean Based on Hyperspectral Imagery by Yakun Zhang, Mengxin Guan, Libo Wang, Xiahua Cui, Yafei Wang, Peng Li, Shaukat Ali, Fu Zhang

“…In order to analyze the relationship between hyperspectral image and soybean canopy nitrogen content in the field, and to establish a prediction model for soybean canopy nitrogen content with few parameters and a simple structure, hyperspectral image data and corresponding nitrogen content data of soybean canopy at different growth periods under different fertilization treatments were acquired. …”
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The interaction between estimated glomerular filtration rate and dietary magnesium intake and its effect on stroke prevalence: a cross-sectional study spanning 2003–2018 by Chunhua Liu, Linan Qiu, Yuanyuan Zhang, Liping Chen, Huaqiang Wang, Huajian Lin, Yongjun Tao, Haiqin Ye

“…Participants with low dietary magnesium intake had a higher stroke risk than those with normal magnesium intake (odds ratio [OR] 1.09, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.03–1.42). …”
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Exploring rice varietal effects on triglyceride/high density lipoprotein ratio in hyperlipidemia-induced wistar rats by Yusie Rosmalinda, Etika Ratna Noer, Mohammad Sulchan, Sya’bani Isnaen Khikmaturrohman, Martha Ardiaria, Firdaus Shadiqa Marsa, Via Anugrah Henny, Hartanti Sandi Wijayanti, Binar Panunggal

“…The rice combination intervention had a significant decreased on the TG/HDL ratio (p=0.000). …”
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THE STUDY ON TOLERABILITY AND EFFICACY OF THE NEW COMPLEX DRUG HELMINTAL TABLETS BASED ON MOXIDECTIN AND PRAZIQUANTEL by M. V. Arisov, E. S. Smirnova, G. B. Arisova, V. A. Stepanov, D. S. Poselov

“…The drug was given after diagnosis; many dogs and cats ate it themselves, and other had no problems with eating pills due to their small size and pleasant taste. …”
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Proyecto Wonderwall: identificación y manejo de emociones en la Educación Física de Educación Primaria (Project Wonderwall. Emotions’ identification and management in Primary Educa... by Laura Fernández-García, Javier Fernández-Río

“…They all involved high motor demands, which can be easily used in different daily life contexts. …”
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The P2X7R-antagonist AFC-5128 ameliorates chronic experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in a preventive and therapeutic paradigm by Robert Hoffrogge, Anna Karachunskaya, Neele Heitmann, Steffen Haupeltshofer, Xiomara Pedreiturria, Katharina Klöster, Verian Bader, Konstanze F. Winklhofer, Michael Hamacher, Bert Klebl, Ralf Gold, Klaus Dinkel, Ingo Kleiter, Ingo Kleiter, Simon Faissner

“…Late therapeutic treatment with AFC-5128 had only mild effects on chronic EAE.ConclusionThe treatment of EAE mice with AFC-5128 improved acute and chronic EAE in different treatment paradigms, with positive effects on histological markers and slight modulation of microglial marker expression. …”
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Effect of Angiotensin Receptor-neprilysin Inhibitor on Acute Kidney Injury in Patients With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure by Gonghao Li, Yanli Zhao, Zhongxing Peng, Kun Liu, Delu Yin, Yunfeng Zhao

“…In the absence of AKI, the difference in the sCr level and eGFR between the 2 groups was not significant. …”
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Enhancing Immersion in Virtual Reality–Based Advanced Life Support Training: Randomized Controlled Trial by Dilek Kitapcioglu, Mehmet Emin Aksoy, Arun Ekin Ozkan, Tuba Usseli, Dilan Cabuk Colak, Tugrul Torun

“…ResultsBoth groups showed an improvement in performance from pretest to posttest, with no significant difference in the magnitude of improvement between the 2 groups (P=.83). …”
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Lixiviação de íons após a aplicação de resíduos orgânicos de uma indústria farmoquímica Leaching of ions after the application of organic residues of a pharmochemical industry... by Augusto V. Luchese, Antonio C. S. da Costa, Ivan G. Souza Júnior

“…The appraised ions presented different behaviors; those that form outer sphere complex (N O3-, Cl-, Ca2+, Mg2+ and Na+) had fast leaching. …”
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Prospective comparison of the digestive tract resistome and microbiota in cattle raised in grass-fed versus grain-fed production systems by Jiye Kwon, Windy Tanner, Yong Kong, Martina Wade, Chad Bitler, Marilia B. Chiavegato, Melinda M. Pettigrew

“…The resistome of system A cattle had higher alpha diversity than system B cattle over their lifespan (P = 0.008). …”
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Efficacy of albumin-bound paclitaxel versus paclitaxel in esophageal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Jiayang Song, Yu Xiong, Yu Xiong, Hao Liu, Wei Zhang, Zhongfu Tan, Nanjiang Liu

“…Regarding safety, albumin-bound paclitaxel had markedly lower incidences of diarrhea (RR = 0.49, 95% CI [0.33, 0.72], p = 0.003, I2 = 0%), nausea/vomiting (RR = 0.61, 95% CI [0.46, 0.80], p &lt; 0.001, I2 = 0%), thrombocytopenia (RR = 0.61, 95% CI [0.44, 0.85], p = 0.004, I2 = 22%), and myalgia/arthralgia (RR = 0.45, 95% CI [0.22, 0.94], p = 0.03, I2 = 0%), while neutropenia showed no significant difference (RR = 0.58, 95% CI [0.32, 1.03], p = 0.006, I2 = 0%).ConclusionCompared to paclitaxel, albumin-bound paclitaxel (nab-paclitaxel) demonstrates superior efficacy in the treatment of esophageal cancer, with fewer adverse reactions such as diarrhea, thrombocytopenia, and musculoskeletal pain.…”
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Revisiting Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte Ratio and De Ritis Ratio as Glycemic Control Assessment Tool among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Retrospective Study by Asharani Ningappa, Mahanth Nagaraju

“…Results: Out of 120 subjects, 52.5% (<i>n</i> = 63) were in the age-group of 40–60 years and most of them (68.25%) had poor glycemic control with a mean HbA1c level of 10.0 ± 1.5 %. …”
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Dependence of carotid arteries intima-media thickness on body weight of patients with hypertension by V. V. Syvolap, V. A. Matsalaeva, M. S. Potapenko, I. V. Likhasenko

“…Hypertensive patients with overweight and obesity had significantly higher right CCA diameters by 8.1% (p = 0.016) and 6.9% (p = 0.039), respectively, than those with EH and normal body mass. …”
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Surgical stress response following hip arthroplasty regarding choice of anesthesia and postoperative analgesia by Kendrišić Mirjana, Šurbatović Maja, Đorđević Dragan, Jevđić Jasna

“…Groups with postoperative continuous catheter analgesia (CNB, PNB) had significantly lower serum cortisol levels 12 h after the operation (F = 8.050; p < 0.01). …”
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Comorbidities of HIV infection and health care seeking behavior among HIV infected patients attending public sector healthcare facilities in KwaZulu-Natal: A cross sectional study. by Manimbulu Nlooto

“…Almost forty percent of participants (208/531, 39.17%) reported having hypertension as the most noninfectious comorbidity while 21.65% of participants (115/531) had tuberculosis accounting for the most infectious comorbidity. …”
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Trends, Patient Outcomes, and Resource Utilization Associated with Surgical Staplers During Robotic Sleeve Gastrectomy by Pan IW, Siddiqui ZA

“…We found that patients who used robotic staplers had a higher chance of needing a blood transfusion, while using bedside staplers saved inpatient costs and shortened surgery time. …”
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m6A-lncRNA landscape highlights reduced levels of m6A modification in glioblastoma as compared to low-grade glioma by Giedrius Steponaitis, Rugile Dragunaite, Rytis Stakaitis, Amit Sharma, Arimantas Tamasauskas, Daina Skiriute

“…Cox regression analysis showed that the status of lncRNAs m6A modifications had no significant value in predicting post-surgical survival time in our GB or LGG cohorts. …”
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Predictive power of the HEMPA risk assessment method for musculoskeletal disorders in nurses and caregivers: insights and implications by Sayed Vahid Esmaeili, Ali Alboghobeish, Neda Izadi, Fatemeh Azizi, Fatemeh Dorfeshan, Ali Salehi Sahlabadi

“…Most of the participants (52.2%) were male, married (83.3%), and had a high school diploma (81.1%). The risk assessment of 16 different departments of the hospital was at the medium level. …”
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