Mechanism of the effect of chitosan combined with EICP on the erosion resistance of slopes in open-pit mine dump by Zhile WANG, Yu TIAN, Wei ZHOU, Yi WANG, Rui LI, Yihan GUO, Ya TIAN, Ao LU

“…The results showed that: the optimal reaction parameters for EICPcorrosion resistance of the slope in the drainage field were urea and calcium chloride concentration of 1 mol/L, chitosan doping of 5 g/L, and temperature not higher than 60 ℃; after rainfall erosion, the control group had uneven distribution of surface craters, while there was no obvious change in the modified group, and the final erosion amount of the soil in the EICP and chitosan combined EICP groups was reduced by 85.4% and 91.6%, respectively. and the surface strength was increased by 9.8% and 14.2%, respectively. …”
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Clinical value of Lp-PLA2, LDL-C, HDL-C, hs-CRP, leukocyte, FPG and HbA1c in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with acute ischemic stroke by Huimin Shen, Anyan Huang, Bingxin Wang, Xiaohua Huang, Ruiqian Chen

“…Serum levels of Lp-PLA2, LDL-C, HDL-C, hs-CRP, leukocyte count, FPG, and HbA1c were compared between the T2DM-AIS group and the T2DM control group, as well as among T2DM-AIS patients with different infarct sizes and degrees of neurological impairment. …”
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Comparison of the Changes in Visceral Adipose Tissue After Lobectomy and Segmentectomy for Patients With Early‐Stage Lung Cancer by Tetsuya Isaka, Takuya Nagashima, Kota Washimi, Haruhiro Saito, Hiroto Narimatsu, Shunsuke Shigefuku, Chiaki Kanno, Ryotaro Matsuyama, Naoko Shigeta, Yui Sueishi, Hiroyuki Ito

“…Patients with a VFA change of ≥ −13% at POY3 (n = 238) had significantly better OS than those with a change of < −13% (n = 108) (5‐year OS rate, 97.7% vs. 93.4%, p = 0.017), and VFA change < −13% at POY3 was an independent poor prognostic factor for OS (hazard ratio, 4.14; p = 0.013). …”
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Safavid Libraries: Continuity and Change in Functions by Mahshid Borjian Borujeni, Zahra Abazari, Gholamreza Amirkhani, Fereshteh Sepehr, Nadjla Hariri

“…In this regard, a fundamental change took place in Shia jurisprudential-theological texts, most of which were written by scholars who had migrated to Iran from the Jabal Amel region of Lebanon. …”
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The impact of inpatient bloodstream infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Kasim Allel, Jennifer Stone, Eduardo A Undurraga, Lucy Day, Catrin E Moore, Leesa Lin, Luis Furuya-Kanamori, Laith Yakob

“…Multivariable meta-regressions indicated that patients with resistant Acinetobacter baumanii BSIs had higher mortality odds when comparing ARB versus ASB BSI patients (OR 1.67, 95% CI [1.18 to 2.36], p 0.004). …”
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New year, new ambitions! by Sheba Nakacubo Gitta

“…A wealth of experiences was shared by the different speakers who included FETP alumni and AFENET founder members. …”
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Screening and validation of long non-coding RNAs associated with colorectal cancer based on random forest and LASSO regression algorithm by Yujia Zhao, Qian Li, Xintong Cui, Zhiyu Zhang, Yong You, Xiaowen Hou, Yan Wang, Xu Feng

“…Result A total of 3028 CRC-related lncRNAs were initially screened from the GEO database, and 55 differentially expressed lncRNAs (DE lncRNAs) were finally selected through difference analysis. The key lncRNAs were further screened using RF and LASSO. …”
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Construction of water injection seepage model for coal body and microscopic dominant influence law by Enmao WANG, Gang WANG, Shuliang XIE, Hongzhao WEI, Jing FENG, Handan LIANG

“…The coal body strength coefficient demonstrated the highest sensitivity at 16.765, whereas the pore throat radius had the lowest sensitivity at 0.00117. (3) The study thoroughly evaluated how these key factors affect water injection capacity. …”
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Clinical profiles of SS-ILD compared with SS-NILD in a Chinese population: a retrospective analysis of 735 patients by Ting Guo, Yaomei Long, Qinxue Shen, Wei Guo, Wang Duan, Xiaoli Ouyang, Hong Peng

“…Additionally, 316 (43.0%) were diagnosed with SS-ILD. No significant difference was found between the pSS and sSS groups concerning the incidence of ILD (p = .718). …”
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Mapping EQ-5D-5L Score From SGRQ in Patients with Asthma and/or COPD in NOVELTY by Jackson D, Quinton A, Zhang F, Müllerová H, Janson C, Sadatsafavi M

“…We fitted six longitudinal linear mixed models to the development sample (baseline and Year 1 data), with EQ-5D-5L as the response variable. Each model had a different combination of covariates. Mixed model repeated measures methodology was used to enable the accommodation of within-patient correlation among measurements. …”
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Prebiotic and panthenol-containing dermocosmetic improves tolerance from artificial daylight photodynamic therapy: A randomized controlled trial in patients with actinic keratosis by Gabriella Fredman, Kevin Jacobsen, Peter A Philipsen, Stine R Wiegell, Merete Haedersdal

“…By Day 2, DC-treated skin had milder LSR (median 3.0, IQR 2.0-4.8) compared to No-DC skin (median 4.0, IQR 3.0-5.0; p=0.011). …”
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Investigation on creep mechanical properties and the relationship between creep cavities and deformation activation energy in 6082-T6 aluminum alloy joints welded by ring-spot lase... by Kuntao Liu, Shanglei Yang, Jieshi Chen, Suqi Xue, Nuo Cheng, Qiubo Li

“…Creep life predictions under different experimental parameters closely matched experimental results.Based on the results, the optimal creep aging temperature for 6082-T6 aluminum alloy welded joints under loads within the yield strength range is 180 °C. …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital-based heart failure care in New South Wales, Australia: a linked data cohort study by Daniel McIntyre, Desi Quintans, Samia Kazi, Haeri Min, Wen-Qiang He, Simone Marschner, Rohan Khera, Natasha Nassar, Clara K. Chow

“…Conclusions Policies implemented DP had minimal impact on volumes of inpatient heart failure care in NSW hospitals, but there were fewer admissions from ED and reduced volumes of publicly funded outpatient care. …”
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Evaluation value of single-phase images from photon-counting CT-based low-dose pancreatic dynamic volume perfusion scanning for pancreatic cancer imaging by CHANG Rui, LI Jiqiang, YANG Yanzhao, CHAI Weimin, YAN Fuhua, DONG Haipeng.

“…Both had higher image noise than that of 70 keV VMI (parenchymal phase: 7.1±1.9, portal venous phase: 7.3±1.8) (P&lt;0.001). …”
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Machine learning-based risk prediction model for pertussis in children: a multicenter retrospective study by Juan Xie, Run-wei Ma, Yu-jing Feng, Yuan Qiao, Hong-yan Zhu, Xing-ping Tao, Wen-juan Chen, Cong-yun Liu, Tan Li, Kai Liu, Li-ming Cheng

“…Calibration curve and decision curve analysis showed that the model had high accuracy in predicting low-to-medium risk patients, which could help clinicians avoid unnecessary interventions, especially in resource-limited settings. …”
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Cardiac arrest following unopposed calcium replacement for cabozantinib-induced hypocalcaemia by Adithya Sreenivas, Dileep Jeewaka De Zoysa Hiddadura, Raghava Reddy

“…The patient also reported cessation of cabozantinib for 3 weeks, while on holiday, and had recently completed a course of antibiotics for dental infection. …”
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Beta-adrenergic reactivity of erythrocyte membranes in various phenotypes of uncontrolled hypertension by M. A. Manukyan, A. Yu. Falkovskaya, V. F. Mordovin, I. V. Zyubanova, V. A. Lichikaki, E. I. Solonskaya, A. A. Vtorushina, S. A. Khunkhinova, I. A. Skomkina, V. V. Rudenko, T. Yu. Rebrova, E. F. Muslimova, S. A. Afanasyev

“…Thirty-nine (50%) patients had type 2 diabetes (T2D). At baseline, patients were divided into 2 groups depending on the phenotype of uncontrolled hypertension. …”
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Evaluation of hypotension prediction index software in patients undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation: retrospective observational study by Jacek B. Cywinski, Yufei Li, Lusine Israelyan, Roshni Sreedharan, Silvia Perez-Protto, Kamal Maheshwari

“…A priori, we defined a relative difference of less than 20% between measurements as an adequate agreement for a pair of measurements and estimated the Lin's Concordance Correlation Coefficient and Bland-Altman Limits of Agreement (LOA). …”
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Age and the association between apolipoprotein E genotype and Alzheimer disease: A cerebrospinal fluid biomarker-based case-control study. by Hana Saddiki, Aurore Fayosse, Emmanuel Cognat, Séverine Sabia, Sebastiaan Engelborghs, David Wallon, Panagiotis Alexopoulos, Kaj Blennow, Henrik Zetterberg, Lucilla Parnetti, Inga Zerr, Peter Hermann, Audrey Gabelle, Mercè Boada, Adelina Orellana, Itziar de Rojas, Matthieu Lilamand, Maria Bjerke, Christine Van Broeckhoven, Lucia Farotti, Nicola Salvadori, Janine Diehl-Schmid, Timo Grimmer, Claire Hourregue, Aline Dugravot, Gaël Nicolas, Jean-Louis Laplanche, Sylvain Lehmann, Elodie Bouaziz-Amar, Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative, Jacques Hugon, Christophe Tzourio, Archana Singh-Manoux, Claire Paquet, Julien Dumurgier

“…Compared with non-ε4 carriers, heterozygous ε4 carriers had a 4.6 (95% confidence interval 4.1-5.2; p < 0.001) and ε4/ε4 homozygotes a 25.4 (20.4-31.2; p < 0.001) higher OR of AD in unadjusted analysis. …”
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COVID-19 vaccines side effects among the general population during the pandemic: a cross-sectional study by Samana Zaidi, Hafsa Abdul Qayyum, Izzah Abdul Qayyum, Zakir Khan, Taskeen Islam, Naveed Ahmed, Kathryn L. Hopkins, Theresa Sommers, Samar Akhtar, Shahzad Ali Khan, Sumbal Javed, Aamer Ikram, Hashaam Akhtar, Hashaam Akhtar

“…In the current study, people who were previously immunized with the flu and pneumonia vaccine had a lower risk of developing side effects (p &lt; 0.05).ConclusionThis study highlights important information about side effects reported due to the COVID-19 vaccinations. …”
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