Correlation between circulating cell-free mitochondrial DNA content and severity of knee degeneration in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional study by Yan-lin Wu, Shao-gui Wan, Yi Long, Hua Ye, Jia-ming Yang, Yun Luo, Yan-biao Zhong, Li Xiao, Hai-yan Chen, Mao-yuan Wang

“…The ccf-mtDNA content did not significantly differ between patients with bilateral and those with single KOA (P = 0.083). …”
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Application of machine learning and neural network models based on experimental evaluation of dissimilar resistance spot-welded joints between grade 2 titanium alloy and AISI 304 s... by Marwan T. Mezher, Alejandro Pereira, Rusul Ahmed Shakir, Tomasz Trzepieciński

“…The micro-hardness data indicated that the nugget zone had a much higher hardness than the heat-affected zone (HAZ) and base metal (BM) zones, wherein case F showed the peak nugget hardness in comparison to the other cases. …”
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Evolución y desarrollo del bádminton español 2000-2019 (Evolution and development of the Spanish badminton 2000-2019) by Jaime Gómez Rodríguez, Pedro Tomás Gómez Piriz, David Cabello Manrique

“…The organizational dimension had a direct consequence in anncrease in national competitions, achieving a greater interest in broadcast channels (Rho = .838). …”
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Neutrophil Percentage-to-Albumin Ratio and Neutrophil-to-Albumin Ratio as novel biomarkers for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Amr Ali Mohamed Abdelgawwad El-Sehrawy, Maryam Jafari, Ahmed Hussein Zwamel, Pegah Rashidian, Suhas Ballal, Rishiv Kalia, Anima Nanda, Laxmidhar Maharana, Sepide Javankiani, Mohammad Hashemi, Ehsan Amini-Salehi

“…NPAR showed a standardized mean difference (SMD) of 0.28 (95% CI: 0.22–0.35, P < 0.01), while NAR had a higher effect size with an SMD of 0.69 (95% CI: 0.44–0.93, P < 0.01). …”
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Distinct trajectory patterns of neutrophil-to-albumin ratio predict clinical outcomes after endovascular therapy in large vessel occlusion stroke by Weiwei Gao, Junxuan Sun, Lingfeng Yu, Jingjing She, Yanan Zhao, Lijuan Cai, Xingyu Chen, Xingyu Chen, Renjing Zhu, Renjing Zhu, Renjing Zhu

“…Latent class trajectory modeling (LCTM) was applied to identify NAR evolution patterns, and propensity score matching (PSM) was performed to balance baseline characteristics between different trajectory groups, followed by conditional logistic regression to assess their association with clinical outcomes.ResultsAt 90-day follow-up, 197 patients (65.9%) had poor outcomes. …”
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Bio-remediation of lead polluted soil by Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain M2 combined with pakchoi by CHEN Bao, XU Xiao-meng, QU Juan-juan, DONG Lei, YAN Li-long, SUN Xing-bin

“…Crops harvested from these areas had high level of heavy metal and brought a further health problem to human. …”
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Phytochemical Screening and Biological Activities of <i>Lippia multiflora</i> Moldenke by Dorcas Tlhapi, Ntsoaki Malebo, Idah Tichaidza Manduna, Monizi Mawunu, Ramakwala Christinah Chokwe

“…The methanol leaf extract showed the highest antioxidant activity in the DPPH free radical scavenging activity (IC₅₀ = 0.559 ± 0.269 μg/mL); however, the stem bark extract had the highest reducing power (IC_0.5 = 0.029 ± 0.026 μg/mL). …”
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Pengembangan Terapi Cermin Pada Latihan Bersepeda Berbasis Virtual Reality Untuk Meningkatkan Gerak Motorik Ekstremitas Atas Pasca Stroke by I Putu Dody Lesmana, Beni Widiawan, Didit Rahmat Hartadi, Muhammad Fuad Al Haris

“…The use of virtual reality (VR) over MT is that VR allows more complete immersion into the illusion, whereas MT requires tight focus and concentration to truly see the illusion as real. In this research, we had developed a VR-Bicycling module based MT for training upper extremity of person post-stroke while doing simulated bicycling. …”
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The performance of ChatGPT in day surgery and pre-anesthesia risk assessment: a case-control study of 150 simulated patient presentations by Tingting Cheng, Yu Li, Jiaqiu Gu, Yibo He, Guangbao He, Peipei Zhou, Shuyun Li, Hang Xu, Yang Bao, Xuejun Wang

“…We showed that ChatGPT had extensive knowledge related to day surgery anesthesia (94.0% correct), with most of the points (70%) considered comprehensive. …”
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Effect of Isolation Ruminal Yeast from Ruminants on In Vitro Ruminal Fermentation by Krung Wilachai, Pramote Paengkoum, Nittaya Taethaisong, Pirat Thitisak, Kriengsak Poonsuk, Juan J. Loor, Siwaporn Paengkoum

“…The response of strain Dc18 did not differ from those of strains Dc4, Bu4, Bu7, or G16. …”
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The associations between adverse childhood experiences and body pain among middle-aged and older adults: findings from China by Shang Lou, Ziyue Sheng, Weidi Sun, Chenhao Zhang, Wenhan Xiao, Siyu Zhu, Jiajun Hao, Jiali Zhou, Peige Song

“…The presence of pain at different body sites was categorized into three areas: head & neck, trunk, and limbs. …”
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Análisis del comportamiento psicoeconómico del consumidor habitual de productos deportivos (Analysis of sports products consumers’ psycho-economic behaviors) by Benito Pérez-González, Jorge García-Unanue, Javier Sánchez-Sánchez, Adolfo Sánchez-Burón, Pablo Burillo

“…Women showed significantly higher compulsive buying and indecisiveness than men. The younger ones had a significantly greater tendency to maximization, regret, and indecisiveness than older people when they buy sports products, besides showing more pessimism. …”
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Objectively measured physical activity levels in physical education classes and body mass index (Niveles de actividad física medida objetivamente en las clases de educación física... by Manuela Costa, Tânia Oliveira, Jorge Mota, Maria Paula Santos, José Carlos Ribeiro

“…First, analyze physical activity (PA) levels during physical education (PE) with different durations (45 and 90 minutes) according to student’s obesity status. …”
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PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors monotherapy vs. combination therapy in elderly advanced NSCLC: a real-world study and nomogram for survival prognosis by Yunye Mao, An Wang, Xiangwei Ge, Jinzhao Zhai, Yi Hu, Jinliang Wang

“…A prognostic nomogram integrating treatment type, ECOG PS score, and other six variables had an AUC value of 0.70–0.71 for predicting 1–2 year OS. …”
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Application of PDCA cycle in management of breast cancer patients undergoing peripherally inserted central catheter placement (PDCA循环模式在乳腺癌患者PICC置管管理中的应用)... by LI Weijia (李唯佳), CAO Hongjing (曹红京), LI Ning (李宁)

“…Patients in the observation group had a better outcome of treatment compliance and satisfaction assessment than those in the control group (P＜0. 05). …”
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Triceps skinfold-albumin index predicts overall survival of malignant tumors in at least two organs: a multicentre cohort study by Feifei Chong, Zhenyu Huo, Ning Tong, Xin Lin, Na Li, Siyu Luo, Li Wang, Hongxia Xu

“…According to the cut-off of TA (women: 49.9; men: 45.6), 347 patients (68.7%) and 158 patients (31.3%) were categorized as TA normal and TA low, respectively. TA low group had a higher incidence of vomiting than normal group (P = 0.041). …”
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Immunological changes in patients with community-acquired pneumonia with concomitant coronary artery disease during treatment with Simvastatin by V. V. Syvolap, L. O. Kurilets, L. V. Lukashenko, A. O. Yarosh

“…However, patients with coronary artery disease who did not use Simvastatin in the treatment of pneumonia, had further growth in immuno-reactivity index by 4% and reduction of IgG 12.6%. …”
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Distribuição vertical e horizontal de temperaturas do ar em ambientes protegidos Vertical and horizontal distribution of air temperature in a plastic greenhouse by Raquel A. Furlan, Marcos V. Folegatti

“…It was verified that the fog system had the highest effect in the homogenization of the air temperature distribution inside the greenhouse at the height of 2.0 m from the soil.…”
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Synergistic effect of Maquiberry cystatin, sodium fluoride and stannous chloride for the prevention of initial dental erosion in vitro by Vinícius Taioqui PELÁ, Thelma Lopes SILVA, Even Akemi TAIRA, Geórgia Almeida SANT’ANA, Letícia Oba SAKAE, Flávia Mauad LEVY, Taís Scaramucci FORLIN, Eduardo Pereira de SOUZA, Talita Mendes Oliveira VENTURA, Thiago Saads CARVALHO, Adrian LUSSI, Marília Afonso Rabelo BUZALAF

“…Elmex, NaF+SnCl, MaquiCPI-3, Maqui+NaF, and Maqui+NaF+SnCl had a significantly higher %SRI compared to the Water and NaF groups, which did not differ between each other. …”
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Movement-induced heart rate changes in epileptic and non-epileptic seizures Alterações da frequência cardíaca induzidas pelo movimento em crises epilépticas e não-epilépticas... by Gisele R. de Oliveira, Francisco de A.A. Gondim, Edward R. Hogan, Francisco H. Rola

“…Heart rate analysis in seizures with different degrees of movement during the ictal phase can help to distinguish epileptic from non-epileptic events.…”
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