Association of triglyceride-glucose index and its combinations with sarcopenia among community-dwelling older adults: based on the Chongqing Aging and Sarcopenia Evaluation (CHASE)... by Xinyu Yu, Siqi Jiang, Zhiyu Chen, Keke Ren, Shan Li, Yetao Luo, Deqing Chen, Qinghua Zhao, Huanhuan Huang

“…The relationship between the TyG index and its combined indicators and sarcopenia remains insufficiently explored.AimTo investigate the association between the TyG index and its combined parameters and sarcopenia.MethodsThis cross-sectional study encompassed 792 community-dwelling older adults from the Chongqing Aging and Sarcopenia Evaluation (CHASE) cohort. …”
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Association Between Caregiver Strain and Self‐Care Among Caregivers With Hypertension: Findings From the REGARDS Study by Asia Gobourne, Joanna Bryan Ringel, Alexandra King, Monika Safford, Catherine Riffin, Ronal Adelman, Adam Bress, Tracy K. Paul, Raegan W. Durant, David L. Roth, Madeline R. Sterling

“…We examined the association between caregiver strain and hypertension self‐care among caregivers with hypertension. Methods and Results We included participants of the REGARDS (Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke) study who identified as caregivers and had hypertension. …”
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The independent and joint role of socioeconomic status and family relationships on mortality risk in China: cultural differences and health inequalities in the context of intergene... by Zhixi Zhu, Yiying Wang, Xin Wang, Fuyan Zhang, Lisha Yu, Tao Liu

“…The Cox proportional hazards model was employed to evaluate the independent and combined effects of SES and family relationships on all-cause mortality. …”
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Inflammation and nutritional status in relation to mortality risk from cardio-cerebrovascular events: evidence from NHANES by Chengzhi Hou, Xuanchun Huang, Jie Wang, Cong Chen, Chao Liu, Shuyuan Liu, Shuyuan Liu, Hongping Li

“…Subgroup and sensitivity analyses were conducted to assess model stability.ResultsA total of 2,045 MACCE survivors were included. …”
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Atherothrombotic Outcomes After Sodium‐Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors Versus Dipeptidyl Peptidase‐4 Inhibitors in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A Territory‐Wide Retrospective... by Pauline Yeung Ng, Andrew Kei‐Yan Ng, April Ip, Wai Ching Sin, Kai‐Hang Yiu

“…The primary outcome was atherothrombotic major adverse cardiovascular events as a composite outcome of cardiovascular mortality, nonfatal stroke, and nonfatal myocardial infarction. …”
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Insights into the Prognostic Efficacy of the Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma in the Era of Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy: A Nomogram for Predicting... by Xiang Lin, Wei Wang, Jianming Ding, Zhaodong Fei, Chuanben Chen

“…Background: The geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI), a composite metric of serum albumin and body weight, has emerged as a prognostic tool in various cancers. …”
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Development and psychometric evaluation of the CO-PARTNER tool for collaboration and parent participation in neonatal care. by Nicole R van Veenendaal, Jennifer N Auxier, Sophie R D van der Schoor, Linda S Franck, Mireille A Stelwagen, Femke de Groof, Johannes B van Goudoever, Iris E Eekhout, Henrica C W de Vet, Anna Axelin, Anne A M W van Kempen

“…A tool is needed to support parents and to study the effects and implementation of parent-partnered models of neonatal care.<h4>Methods</h4>We developed and psychometrically evaluated a tool measuring active parent participation and collaboration in neonatal care within six domains: Daily Care, Medical Care, Acquiring Information, Parent Advocacy, Time Spent with Infant and Closeness and Comforting the Infant. …”
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595 Is PHASTR faster? A target trial emulation case study in the N3C by Steve Johnson, Carolyn Bramante, Til Stürmer, John Buse, Talia Wiggen, Jared Huling, Andrew Toler

“…We quickly delivered an answer due to productive technical and collaboration support in the N3C. Methods/Study Population: Our analytic plan was updated based on helpful feedback from the PHASTR program. …”
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Durable versus biodegradable polymer drug-eluting stents in all-comers by Pascal Meier, Stéphane Cook, MARIO TOGNI, Serban Puricel, Diego Arroyo, Thierry Witzig, Alain Witzig

“…This difference remained significant even after adjusting for covariates using a Cox proportional hazards model and performing a win ratio analysis (4.09, 95% CI 1.28 to 13.09; p=0.018). …”
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Cholesterol-Rich Antibiotic-Loaded Liposomes as Efficient Antimicrobial Therapeutics by Natsaridis E, Gkartziou F, Mouzoura P, Mourtas S, Papadia K, Kolonitsiou F, Klepetsanis P, Dermon CR, Spiliopoulou I, Antimisiaris SG

“…In this study, we investigated the effects of cholesterol (Chol) content of liposomes, liposome concentration, and surface coating with polyethylene glycol (PEG) on the antimicrobial activity of moxifloxacin (MOX) liposomes against Staphylococcus epidermidis (ATCC 35984) (S.e).Methods: MOX-liposome compositions with increasing Chol content were evaluated for their susceptibility to planktonic S.e (growth inhibition, killing, and live-dead staining), as well as against pre-formed biofilms (crystal violet, MTT assay, and confocal microscopy). …”
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Vancomycin versus linezolid for treatment of staphylococcal-associated central nervous system infections by Marin Lahouati, Xavier Brousse, Léa Bientz, Grégoire Chadefaux, Véronique Dubois, Charles Cazanave, Fabien Xuereb

“…In the Cox proportional hazards regression model, vancomycin was not associated with treatment failure (aHR 2.90; 95% CI [0.93–9.30]; p = 0.066). …”
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Novel multilayer meniscal scaffold provides biomechanical and histological results comparable to polyurethane scaffolds: An 8 week rabbit study by Nihat Demirhan Demirkıran, Hasan Havıtçıoğlu, Aylin Ziylan, Ülker Cankurt, Buğra Hüsemoğlu

“…Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the meniscal regeneration and arthritic changes after partial meniscectomy and application of either polyurethane scaffold or novel multilayer meniscal scaffold in a rabbit model. Methods: Sixteen NewZealand rabbits were randomly divided into three groups. …”
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The Relationship Between Advanced Lung Cancer Inflammation Index and Adverse Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Myocardial Infarction with No-Obstructive Coronary Arteries by Zhao HW, Wang CF

“…However, the association between ALI and the prognosis of patients with myocardial infarction with no-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA) remains undetermined.Methods: In the present study, we consecutively included 437 MINOCA patients. …”
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Derivation of a simple risk calculator for predicting clinical worsening in patients with pulmonary hypertension due to interstitial lung disease by K. El-Kersh, R. Bag, N. Bhatt, C. King, A. Waxman, F. Rischard, H. Kim, D. Cella, E. Shen, SD Nathan

“…For the total point score models, the estimated c-indices were 0.703 (95% CI: 0.635, 0.783) and 0.683 (95% CI: 0.612, 0.761) for the invasive and non-invasive model, respectively. …”
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Effectiveness of dolutegravir-based vs boosted darunavir-based first-line 3-drug regimens in people with HIV with advanced disease: A trial emulation by Roberta Gagliardini, Andrea Giacomelli, Cristina Mussini, Stephen R. Cole, Jessie K. Edwards, Carmela Pinnetti, Alessandro Raimondi, Spinello Antinori, Silvia Nozza, Valentina Mazzotta, Giulia Carla Marchetti, Sergio Lo Caputo, Alessandro Tavelli, Antonella d'Arminio Monforte, Andrea Antinori, Alessandro Cozzi-Lepri

“…A marginal structural Cox regression model was used to estimate the effect of starting DTG vs DRV/b-based regimens. …”
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Baseline fibroblast growth factor 23 predicts incident heart failure and cardiovascular mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease: A 3-year follow-up study by Ying Wang, Dingxin Zhang, Runzhe Zhou, Xiangjie Yang, Xiaoxia Wang, Yuxin Jiang, Xinyuan Zhou, Dashan Li, Jin Zhang, Yonggui Wu

“…Baseline iFGF23 concentration was significantly associated with an increased risk of composite endpoint in the multivariable-adjusted Cox model, independent of kidney function, traditional cardiovascular risk factors, echocardiographic parameters, and α-Klotho. …”
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Severity of native pulmonary annular hypoplasia and late outcomes of tetralogy of Fallot: retrospective cohort study by Tugba Erdil, Klaus Steigmiller, John Ethan Rampa, Martin Christmann, Ulrike Held, Hitendu Dave

“…Additionally, the presence of composite dysfunction at discharge results in a HR of 2.1 (95% CI 0.8–5.4, p = 0.1). …”
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The influence of knowledge absorptive capacity on the knowledge-based enterprises performance by explaining the mediating role of innovation strategy and open innovation activities by Seyed Reza Seyed Javadin, Rasoul Nosratpanah, Aref Ashrafzadeh

“…Reliability was evaluated using Cronbach's alpha and composite reliability. After confirming the validity and reliability, the research model was analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM) techniques with SmartPLS 3 software.Findings: The findings indicated that KAC significantly influences IS, Outbound and Inbound OI, and FP, with path coefficients of 0.409, 0.306, 0.329, and 0.431, and t-statistics of 9.833, 5.740, 6.692, and 11.116, respectively. …”
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Application of a deep learning algorithm for the diagnosis of HCC by Philip Leung Ho Yu, Keith Wan-Hang Chiu, Jianliang Lu, Gilbert C.S. Lui, Jian Zhou, Ho-Ming Cheng, Xianhua Mao, Juan Wu, Xin-Ping Shen, King Ming Kwok, Wai Kuen Kan, Y.C. Ho, Hung Tat Chan, Peng Xiao, Lung-Yi Mak, Vivien W.M. Tsui, Cynthia Hui, Pui Mei Lam, Zijie Deng, Jiaqi Guo, Li Ni, Jinhua Huang, Sarah Yu, Chengzhi Peng, Wai Keung Li, Man-Fung Yuen, Wai-Kay Seto

“…The Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System (LI-RADS) results in a considerable number of indeterminate observations, rendering an accurate diagnosis difficult. Methods: We developed four deep learning models for diagnosing HCC on computed tomography (CT) via a training–validation–testing approach. …”
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Chemical temporary plugging-based full-bore reconstruction technology for old wellbores for the collaborative production of tight-sand gas and deep coalbed methane by Fan YANG, Zhanglong TAN, Jiachen HU, Qi AN, Yu LI, Ruiyue YANG, Junwen LIN, Zening SUN, Meiyang JING

“…In combination with the fractal theory and the plugging layer instability criterion, this study constructed a multi-purpose calculation model for the permeability and strength of plugging layers. …”
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