Serum sFlt-1/PlGF ratio combined with ANXA2 correlates with adverse pregnancy outcomes in women with suspected preeclampsia by YaNuan Chen, LiYing Huang, JingWen Zhang, Ning Guo

“…This study aimed to improve the early warning efficacy of adverse outcomes (PE progression, serious complications, and neonatal outcomes) in pregnant women with suspected PE, based on changes in circulating levels of the key regulator of placental vascular remodeling, annexin A2 (ANXA2), in conjunction with sFlt-1/PlGF ratio.Methods This was a prospective cohort study that included 146 pregnant women with suspected PE at 20–33 weeks of gestation. …”
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The Efficacy and Safety of Ferric Carboxymaltose in Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction and Iron Deficiency: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized C... by Inderbir Padda, Sneha Annie Sebastian, Daniel Fabian, Yashendra Sethi, Gurpreet Johal

“…This meta-analysis seeks to provide updated insights into the effectiveness and safety of FCM compared to placebo/standard of care (SoC) among patients with HFrEF and ID/iron deficiency anemia (IDA). <b>Methods:</b> We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature from inception to December 2023, utilizing databases such as MEDLINE (via PubMed), Google Scholar, the Cochrane Library, ClinicalTrials.gov, and the ScienceDirect portal. …”
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OPTIMIZATION OF GRAPE PEELS PARTICLE SIZE AND FLOUR SUBSTITUTION IN WHITE WHEAT FLOUR DOUGH by SILVIA MIRONEASA, MĂDĂLINA IUGA, DUMITRU ZAHARIA, COSTEL MIRONEASA

“…The optimum value of formulation factors was found to be composite grape peels-wheat flours containing 4.67 % GPF of small particle size when desirability function method was applied.…”
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Evaluation of parenting interventions for those with additional health and social care needs during pregnancy: THRIVE a multi-arm RCT with embedded economic and process components by Marion Henderson, Anja Wittkowski, Katie Buston, Karen Crawford, Alice MacLachlan, Alex McConnachie, Emma McIntosh, Claudia-Martina Messow, Catherine Nixon, Rosaleen O’Brien, Shona Shinwell, Daniel Wight, Yiqiao Xin, Rachel Calam, Ruth Dundas, James Law, Helen Minnis, Lucy Thompson, Philip Wilson

“…Process evaluation A realist process evaluation (PE) was undertaken and utilised a range of methods, including participant observation, interviews and questionnaires to examine ‘what works for whom in what circumstances?’ …”
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Features of Distance Learning in Higher Education Institutions in The Context of The Covid-19 Pandemic by Oksana N. Goncharova, Milera Yu. Halilova

“…The data were processed in the IBM SPSS Statistics 23.0 program using descriptive statistics methods. The following methods were used in the work: analysis of methodological, pedagogical, psychological, scientific, technical and methodological literature on the research problem; private methods - classification, systematization, comparison, analysis and generalization of pedagogical experience, modeling of the content of education. 60.9% of women and 39.1% of men took part in the survey, among them the majority of full-time students (96.2%), less – extramural studies (2.7%) and composite study mode (1.1%). …”
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Estimation of Optimum Dilution in the GMAW Process Using Integrated ANN-GA by P. Sreeraj, T. Kannan, Subhashis Maji

“…Experiments were conducted based on central composite rotatable design with full replication technique, and mathematical models were developed using multiple regression method. …”
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Ability of soluble TREM2 and PRO-C3 as biomarkers to predict changes in MASLD activity by Charlotte Wilhelmina Wernberg, Vineesh Indira Chandran, Mette Munk Lauridsen, Maria Kløjgaard Skytthe, Camilla Dalby Hansen, Johanne Kragh Hansen, Lea Ladegaard Grønkjær, Birgitte Gade Jacobsen, Tina Di Caterino, Sönke Detlefsen, Maja Thiele, Alejandro Mayorca Guiliani, Ida Falk Villesen, Diana Julie Leeming, Morten Karsdal, Jonas Heilskov Graversen, Aleksander Krag

“…We aimed to explore the ability of several NITs to reflect a change of at least one point in histologic non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) Activity Score (NAS). Methods: This study explores biomarkers reflecting treatment response in 173 patients from secondary care with type 2 diabetes or severe obesity, all of whom underwent repeated liver biopsies and blood samples. …”
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CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUM IN THE PROPIONIC ACID - ETHANOL - ETHYL PROPIONATE - WATER SYSTEM AND EXTRACTION PROCESSES WITH PARTICIPATION OF DEEP EUTECTIC SOLVENTS by M. A. Toikka, A. A. Samarov, A. A. Sadaev, A. A. Senina, O. L. Lobacheva

“…Using the method of nuclear magnetic resonance, homogeneous chemically equilibrium compositions were determined and the concentration equilibrium constant is calculated. …”
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Pediatric Adenotonsillectomy Trial for Snoring (PATS): protocol for a randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effect of adenotonsillectomy in treating mild obstructive sleep-di... by Rui Wang, Jessie P. Bakker, Ronald D. Chervin, Susan L. Garetz, Fauziya Hassan, Stacey L. Ishman, Ron B. Mitchell, Michael G. Morrical, Syed K. Naqvi, Jerilynn Radcliffe, Emily I. Riggan, Carol L. Rosen, Kristie Ross, Michael Rueschman, Ignacio E. Tapia, H. Gerry Taylor, David A. Zopf

“…However, the absence of high-level evidence addressing the role of AT in improving health and behavioural outcomes has contributed to significant geographical variations in care and potential for surgery to be both overused and underused.Methods and analysis The Pediatric Adenotonsillectomy Trial for Snoring (PATS) is a single-blinded, multicentre randomised controlled trial designed to evaluate the effect of AT in treating mild oSDB. …”
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Balancing accuracy and user satisfaction: the role of prompt engineering in AI-driven healthcare solutions by Mini Han Wang, Mini Han Wang, Mini Han Wang, Mini Han Wang, Mini Han Wang, Xudong Jiang, Xudong Jiang, Xudong Jiang, Xudong Jiang, Peijin Zeng, Peijin Zeng, Peijin Zeng, Xinyue Li, Kelvin Kam-Lung Chong, Guanghui Hou, Xiaoxiao Fang, Yang Yu, Xiangrong Yu, Junbin Fang, Yi Pan

“…This study explores the application of IoT-enabled, AI-driven systems for detecting and managing Dry Eye Disease (DED), emphasizing the use of prompt engineering to enhance system performance.MethodsA specialized prompt mechanism was developed utilizing OpenAI GPT-4.0 and ERNIE Bot-4.0 APIs to assess the urgency of medical attention based on 5,747 simulated patient complaints. …”
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Optimizing Ti/RuO2-IrO2 – electro activated persulfate oxidation processes for the degradation of ammonia-nitrogen and color from landfill leachate using Response Surface Methodolo... by Juni Farrandie, Sethupathi Sumathi, Bashir Mohammed JK, Xinxin Guo

“…Landfilling disposal method has raised many environmental concerns especially water pollution from the discharge of landfill leachate. …”
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Review and application prospect of natural gas pipeline network system resilience research by Zhaoming YANG, Qi XIANG, Huai SU, Jinjun ZHANG

“…Additionally, the research progress and existing issues in the determination of NGPNS resilience indicators, modeling and solution methods were summarized and analyzed, and the optimization and improving methods of NGPNS resilience were discussed. …”
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Mixed Land use Pattern in Deteriorated and Inefficient Neighborhoods of Region Eighteen of Tehran and its Role in Sustainable Neighborhood Regeneration by Mojtaba Roustaei, Ahmad Pour Ahmad, Nafiseh Marsousi, esmaeil ali akbari

“…In this study, after evaluating the amount of mixed land use by entropy models, access scale and focal statistics have been calculated by using a questionnaire and SPSS software. …”
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Global, regional and national sodium intakes in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis of 24 h urinary sodium excretion and dietary surveys worldwide by J Lennert Veerman, Sarah Lewis, John Britton, Bruce Neal, Kathryn G Andrews, Goodarz Danaei, Majid Ezzati, Yanping Li, Yu Chen, Farshad Farzadfar, Jean-Michel Gaspoz, Idris Guessous, Lital Keinan-Boker, Paul Elliott, Carukshi Arambepola, Antonia Trichopoulou, Philippos Orfanos, Martin C Gulliford, Renata Micha, Dariush Mozaffarian, Wen-Harn Pan, Shoichiro Tsugane, Habibul Ahsan, Manami Inoue, Luz Maria Sanchez-Romero, Andrew Fogarty, Christos Pitsavos, Edward Giovannucci, Stefaan De Henauw, Stephen S Lim, Cho-il Kim, Inge Huybrechts, Didier Garriguet, Simón Barquera, Katia Castetbon, Neville Calleja, Peilin Shi, Hsing-Yi Chang, Yasuhiro Matsumura, Hubert Barennes, Guansheng Ma, Shahab Khatibzadeh, Saman Fahimi, John Powles, Morteza Abdollahi, Anahita Houshiar-rad, Eda Koksal, Sahar Zaghloul, Sirje Vaask, Ana Baylin, Simon Forsyth, Rosely Sichieri, Christian Haerpfer, Ian Brown, Demosthenes B Panagiotakos, Jacqui Webster, Androniki Naska, Dorothy Gauci, Rebecca E Engell, Tim E Byers, Stephanie Smith-Warner, Ibrahim Elmadfa, Mayuree Rao, Pamela A Abbott, Enrique O Abeyá Gilardon, Suad N Al-Hooti, Wulf Becker, Peter Bjerregaard, Lesley T Bourne, Mario V Capanzana, Melanie J Cowan, Dulitha N Fernando, Regina M Fisberg, Brahmam NV Ginnela, Wilbur Hadden, Daniel J Hoffman, Nahla C Hwalla, Hajah Masni Ibrahim, Maria D Jackson, Lars Johansson, Hae-Jeung Lee, Chan Mei Fen, Gert BM Mensink, Rafael A Monge-Rojas, Balakrishna Nagalla, Marga C Ocke, Maciej Oltarzewski, Marja-Leena Ovaskainen, Gulden Ayla Pekcan, Stefka Petrova, Noppawan Piaseu, Leanne M Riley, Rusidah BT Selamat, Chansimaly Simmala, Laufey Steingrimsdottir, Gillian Swan, Lucjan Szponar, Heli Tapanainen, Robert Templeton, Anastasia Thanopoulou, Holmfridur Thorgeirsdóttir, Inga Thorsdottir, Aida Turrini, Nowak Verena, Anna Waskiewicz, Gábor Zajkás, Shadi Kalantarian, Pattra Wirojratana, Mary Anne Land, Tricia McKeever, Mohannad Abed Alfattah Al Nsour, Medical Science, Heléne Enghardt Barbieri, Aida Filipovic Hadziomeragic, Nur Indrawaty Lipoeto, Stephen T. McGarvey, Abdulrahman Obaid. Musaiger, Luz Gladys. Posada, Elz˙bieta Halina. Sygnowska

“…Dietary estimates were converted to urine equivalents based on 79 pairs of dual measurements.Modelling methods Bayesian hierarchical modelling used survey data and their characteristics to estimate mean sodium intake, by sex, 5 years age group and associated uncertainty for persons aged 20+ in 187 countries in 1990 and 2010. …”
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Association of handgrip strength asymmetry and weakness with intrinsic capacity impairment among older adults in China by Decheng Li, Yunhe Wang, Shuai Guo, Ziyang Ren, Binbin Su, Lichuan Zhang, Zuliyaer Talifu, Xiaoying Zheng

“…While weak handgrip strength (HGS) is associated with IC impairment, the role of HGS asymmetry remains unclear, especially among older Chinese cohorts. Methods: We included participants aged ≥60 years from the 2015 wave of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS). …”
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Predictive Value of Frailty, Comorbidity, and Patient-Reported Measures for Hospitalization or Death in Older Outpatients: Quality of Life and Depression as Prognostic Red Flags by Dimitrios Anagnostou, Nikolaos Theodorakis, Sofia Kalantzi, Aikaterini Spyridaki, Christos Chitas, Vassilis Milionis, Zoi Kollia, Michalitsa Christodoulou, Ioanna Nella, Aggeliki Spathara, Efi Gourzoulidou, Sofia Athinaiou, Gesthimani Triantafylli, Georgia Vamvakou, Maria Nikolaou

“…The primary outcome was a composite of hospitalization or all-cause mortality. …”
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Experimental study on the residual interfacial bonding performance between CFRPs and concrete after high temperatures by Yushi Yin, Qinhua Yang, Zhihui Zhang, Haiyang Luan, Chen Li

“…The interfacial separation between CFRPs and epoxy resin occurs at 110 °C, and the glass transition temperature (Tg) is the critical factor determining the decrease in the bonding performance of CFRP composites. The two models proposed in this study exhibit high prediction accuracy and certain safety reserves and are applicable to the prediction of CFRP reinforcement design and construction after exposure to high temperatures. …”
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SUBSTANTIATION FOR PRINCIPLES OF AESTHETIC STOMATOLOGY by I.K. Lutskaya

“…In case of cavity with a distinctly complex configuration, with a bottom and several sides included, minimization of the negative consequences of polymer shrinkage is achieved through the simultaneous application of one layer of the composite on to no more than two surfaces. One of the methods employed suggests the use of herringbone pattern, another one is the lateral layering. …”
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Systematic review on the application of 3D‐bioprinting technology in orthoregeneration: current achievements and open challenges by Rachel L. Pan, Kari Martyniak, Makan Karimzadeh, David G. Gelikman, Jonathan DeVries, Kelly Sutter, Melanie Coathup, Mehdi Razavi, Rajendra Sawh‐Martinez, Thomas J. Kean

“…Methods This review was performed using PubMed and Web of Science. …”
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Comparison of sedentary time, number of steps and sit-to-stand-transitions of desk-based workers in different office environments including working from home: analysis of quantitat... by Martha Sauter, Eva Backé, Carina Pfab, Michaela Prigge, Claudia Brendler, Falk Liebers, Peter von Löwis, Andrea Pfeiffer, Falko Papenfuss, Janice Hegewald

“…Time-use data were also examined using compositional data analysis. Mixed model regression was performed to estimate means and 95% confidence intervals (CI). …”
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