Binder formulation and printing performance of zirconia filament feedstocks for material extrusion (MEX) additive manufacturing by Fankai Meng, Margherita Beretta, Jozef Vleugels, Frederik Desplentere, Eleonora Ferraris

“…Material Extrusion (MEX) with filament feedstocks, as one of the earliest additive manufacturing technologies to produce polymeric parts, has evolved into a manufacturing approach capable of processing metal and ceramic materials by using composite feedstocks. This research presents a comprehensive study of the effect of each binder constituent (backbone, elastomer, and plasticiser) on the production and printability of zirconia filaments with both analytical and experimental methods. …”
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Impact assessment of the performance of rural household’s heads on their perceptions toward environmental sustainability in Baghmalek County by ُSeyedeh Kowsar Mousapour, Amir Naeimi

“…The results of structural equation modeling showed that the values of composite reliability (CR) and extracted mean variance (AVE) calculated for environmental performance components were obtained at optimum level. …”
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Declined intrinsic capacity is associated with one-year functional disability in older hypertensive inpatients by Xingkun Zeng, Huilan Guan, Yanyan Wang, Shanshan Shen

“…Multivariate logistic regression models were used to investigate the relationships between IC domains at baseline and 1-year functional disability. …”
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Pubertal timing: A life course pathway linking early life risk to adulthood cardiometabolic health. by Maria E Bleil, Bradley M Appelhans, Steven E Gregorich, Robert A Hiatt, Glenn I Roisman, Cathryn Booth-LaForce

“…<h4>Objective</h4>To evaluate a series of prospective life course models testing whether the timing of pubertal development is a pathway through which prepubertal risk factors may influence adulthood cardiometabolic health.…”
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Antenatal identification of early- and late-onset fetal growth restriction and the possible impact of the introduction of cerebroplacental ratio: Effect on perinatal and childhood... by Emma Hertting, Lotta Herling, Pelle G Lindqvist, Eva Wiberg-Itzel

“…Adverse outcomes for antenatally non-identified SGA/FGR newborns and fetuses identified as early- or late-onset FGR were compared using logistic regression models. A composite outcome, severe adverse outcome, was constructed and defined as at least one of the following: stillbirth, severe newborn distress, severe neonatal outcome, severe childhood outcome. …”
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Advances in 3D printing technology for preparing bone tissue engineering scaffolds from biodegradable materials by Zhen Wang, Zhen Wang, Zhen Wang, Yanan Sun, Chen Li

“…Based on three-dimensional computer models and specialized “bio-inks,” this technology offers new pathways for customizing BTE scaffolds. …”
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The role of individual ambidexterity on organizational performance by Zahra Rajaei, Fereydon Ramazani, Seyed Hossein Behdani

“…Cronbach&rsquo;s alpha for all variables exceeded 0.7, confirming reliability. The composite reliability coefficient for all variables also exceeded 0.7, confirming their reliability. …”
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Association between red cell distribution width/serum albumin ratio and Parkinson’s disease by Mimi Li, Yingying Xu, Zhengping Huang, Lichao Ye, Chunnuan Chen

“…RCS modeling revealed nonlinear RAR–PD associations, peaking at 3.48 (inverted U-shape). …”
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Using microdata as a basis for long term projections of hospital care spending: the added value of more detailed information by Peter Paul F. Klein, Sigur Gouwens, Katalin Katona, Niek Stadhouders, Talitha L. Feenstra

“…The advantage of explicit modeling as done in this paper is that trends in usage and per patient spending can be separated. …”
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Marine N-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids are inversely associated with risk of type 2 diabetes in Asians: a systematic review and meta-analysis. by Ju-Sheng Zheng, Tao Huang, Jing Yang, Yuan-Qing Fu, Duo Li

“…Two authors independently extracted the data. Random-effects models were used to pool the summary relative risk (RR). …”
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Educational Attainment and the Effect of Intensive Blood Pressure Reduction: A Post Hoc Analysis of the SPRINT Study by Joshua Garfein, Akira Sekikawa, Andrew Mrkva, Djhenne Dalmacy, Jarett D. Berry, Yordanos M. Tiruneh, Jared W. Magnani

“…We examined the effect of intensive SBP lowering across educational strata in relation to both SBP achieved and the composite cardiovascular SPRINT end point using multivariable proportional hazards models. …”
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Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and validation of the Chinese version of the injury-psychological readiness to return to sport scale by Siqi Liu, Yunxi Zhang, Young-Eun Noh, Tong Zhou

“…To evaluate the reliability of the I-PRRS-Ch, test-retest reliability was employed using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC 3,1). Composite reliability and convergent validity were assessed using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). …”
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Quantitative longitudinal investigation of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in mice by photoacoustic microscopy by Jianshuang Wei, Ren Zhang, Mingchen Jiang, Lulu Gao, Ximiao Yu, XiuLi Liu, Yanfeng Dai, Qingming Luo, Zhihong Zhang, Xiaoquan Yang

“…In this study, we propose a longitudinal investigative pipeline based on liver photoacoustic microscopy (LPAM), integrating optical-resolution photoacoustic microscopy (OR-PAM), a modular liver window (MLW), a custom 3D-printed liver imaging mount (LIM), and a dedicated vessel-sinusoid separation and analysis method. This pipeline enabled continuous monitoring and quantitative assessment of microvascular changes in a NASH mouse model over a six-week period. …”
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Exploring the association between life’s essential 8 and gallstone disease in the US adult population: a population-based study utilizing NHANES data from 2017-2018 by Yi Xiao, Wenting Zhao, Qiuchan Zhao, Kangfeng Pang, Qiaoping Gao, Xiaoqu Yang, Huadi Chen, Hao Xu

“…However, the role of Life's Essential 8 (LE8), a composite measure of health behaviors and biological markers, in predicting gallstone risk remains unclear. …”
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Air pollution and cognitive performance in late life: the role of lipid profile – results from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) by Xi Pan, Robyn L. McClelland, Lilah M. Besser, Jana A. Hirsch, Joel D. Kaufman, Jing Cao, Timothy M. Hughes

“…Outdoor residential concentrations of PM2.5, NO2, and NOx between Exams 1 and 5 were assessed using validated spatiotemporal models. Total cholesterol (TC) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) concentrations in blood at Exam 5 were evaluated as mediators or modifiers using linear regression models. …”
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Global, regional and national burden of bladder cancer and its attributable risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of... by Jasvinder A Singh, Vesna Zadnik, Mohammad Ali Mansournia, Alessandra Lugo, Silvano Gallus, Amir Almasi-Hashiani, Saeid Safiri, Mahdi Sepidarkish, Mohsen Naghavi, Fares Alahdab, Félix Carvalho, Lalit Dandona, Rakhi Dandona, Farshad Farzadfar, Eduarda Fernandes, Irina Filip, Samer Hamidi, Simon I Hay, Reza Malekzadeh, Tomislav Mestrovic, Shafiu Mohammed, Ali H Mokdad, Lorenzo Monasta, Huong Lan Thi Nguyen, Amir Radfar, Alireza Rafiei, Gholamreza Roshandel, Khanh Bao Tran, Ahmad Ghashghaee, Giuseppe Gorini, Mariam Molokhia, Ahad Ashrafi-Asgarabad, Salman Rawaf, Dejana Braithwaite, Nicholas L S Roberts, Vahid Alipour, Jalal Arabloo, Ali Bijani, Mowafa Househ, Olayinka Stephen Ilesanmi, Bartosz Miazgowski, Abdollah Mohammadian-Hafshejani, Reza Mohammadpourhodki, Cuong Tat Nguyen, Navid Rabiee, David Laith Rawaf, Abdallah M Samy, Sadaf G Sepanlou, Bach Xuan Tran, Zhi-Jiang Zhang, Giulia Carreras, Masood Ali Shaikh, Hai Quang Pham, Faris Hasan Lami, Stanislav S Otstavnov, Rajan Nikbakhsh, Roman Topor-Madry, G Anil Kumar, Tone Bjørge, Nima Hafezi-Nejad, Dinh-Toi Chu, Farahnaz Joukar, Mukhammad David Naimzada, Ali-Asghar Kolahi, Amir Abdoli, Atif Amin Baig, Mansour Ghafourifard, Soheil Hassanipour, Segun Emmanuel Ibitoye, Milena D Ilic, Carlo La Vecchia, Masoud Moghadaszadeh, Priya Rathi, Feng Sha, Maryam Zamanian, Mahaveer Golechha, Shailesh M Advani, Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Artem Alekseevich Fomenkov, Rahmatollah Moradzadeh, Mariya Vladimirovna Titova, Yohannes Tekalegn, Xiaochen Dai, Yonas Getaye Tefera, Bingyu Li, Iman El Sayed, Seyed Aria Nejadghaderi, Mark J M Sullman, Eman Abu-Gharbieh, Erfan Amini, Etsay Woldu Anbesu, Jason A Anderson, Atalel Fentahun Awedew, Antonio Biondi, Florentino Luciano Caetano dos Santos, Kelly Compton, Vera Marisa Costa, Meseret Derbew Molla, Abebaw Alemayehu Desta, Mostafa Dianatinasab, Hedyeh Ebrahimi, Sahar Eftekharzadeh, Babak Eshrati, Berhanu Elfu Feleke, Kebebe Bekele Gonfa, James D Harvey, Hannah Jacqueline Henrikson, Irena M Ilic, Seyedeh-Sanam Ladi-Seyedian, Iván Landires, Irmina Maria Michalek, Osama Mohamad, Behnam Nabavizadeh, Mohammad Reza Nowroozi, Virginia Nuñez-Samudio, Majid Pirestani, Faheem Hyder Pottoo, Nima Rezaei, Sara Sheikhbahaei, Sudeep K Siddappa Malleshappa, Emma Elizabeth Spurlock, Eyayou Girma Tadesse, Eugenio Traini, Ravensara S Travillian, Marco Vacante, Rixing Xu, Yordanos Gizachew Yeshitila

“…Introduction The current study determined the level and trends associated with the incidence, death and disability rates for bladder cancer and its attributable risk factors in 204 countries and territories, from 1990 to 2019, by age, sex and sociodemographic index (SDI; a composite measure of sociodemographic factors).Methods Various data sources from different countries, including vital registration and cancer registries were used to generate estimates. …”
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Surface hardness evaluation of a 3D printable resin designed for final restorations by Bruno Trivelato Rodrigues, Selene Paiva Paraguassu, Dora Isabel de Sousa Martins Freitas, Sérgio Kiyoshi Ishikiriama, Rafael Massunari Maenosono

“…In dentistry, 3D printers are already employed to create dental models, surgical guides, and provisional restorations. …”
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DEUS Enthesitis Index (DEI): a new tool integrating ultrasound and clinical examination for enthesitis assessment in spondyloarthritis by Emilio Filippucci, Andrea Di Matteo, Stefano Di Donato

“…Objectives (1) To develop a composite score, the DEUS (Defining Enthesitis on Ultrasound in Spondyloarthritis) Enthesitis Index (DEI), which integrates ultrasound and clinical examination findings for enthesitis assessment in patients with spondyloarthritis (SpA); (2) to examine the relationships between DEI and clinical features in this population, compared to the clinical examination of the entheses alone.Methods This was a cross-sectional, observational, multicentric study involving 20 rheumatology centres across 11 countries. …”
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Influence of the crushed stone content on the deformation modulus of the soil-crushed stone layer by A. S. Prolygin, A. S. Aleksandrov, G. V. Dolgih, V. V. Chusov

“…The goal was achieved by performing stamp tests of the models of a road clothing and a roadbed.Materials and methods. …”
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The Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of the 12-Lead ECG in Arrhythmogenic Left Ventricular Cardiomyopathy by Leonardo Calò, MD, Cinzia Crescenzi, MD, Andrea Di Marco, MD, PhD, Francesca Fanisio, MD, Fabiana Romeo, MD, Alessio Gargaro, MSc, Annamaria Martino, MD, PhD, Chiara Cappelletto, MD, Marco Merlo, MD, Mattia Targetti, MD, Elisabetta Toso, MD, Federica Toto, MD, Maria Beatrice Musumeci, MD, Giacomo Tini, MD, Michele Ciabatti, MD, Matteo Stefanini, MD, Stefano Canestrelli, MD, Elisa Fedele, MD, Chiara Lanzillo, MD, PhD, Armando Fusco, MD, PhD, Federica Carla Sangiuolo, MD, PhD, Cinzia Radesich, MD, Maria Perotto, MD, Maurizio Pieroni, MD, Ruggiero Mango, MD, PhD, Alessio Gasperetti, MD, PhD, Camillo Autore, MD, Michela Casella, MD, PhD, Antonio Dello Russo, MD, PhD, Davide Stolfo, MD, PhD, Mikael Laredo, MD, PhD, Estelle Gandjbakhch, MD, PhD, Maddalena Graziosi, MD, PhD, Elena Biagini, MD, PhD, Costantina Catalano, MD, Ludovica Barile, MD, Fabrizio Drago, MD, Marianna Cicenia, MD, Anwar Baban, MD, PhD, Gemma Pelargonio, MD, PhD, Maria Lucia Narducci, MD, Federica Re, MD, Giovanni Peretto, MD, Elena Paiotti, MD, Carles Diez Lopez, MD, Iacopo Olivotto, MD, Fiorenzo Gaita, MD, Gianfranco Sinagra, MD, Giuseppe Novelli, MD, PhD

“…The composite endpoint of major arrhythmic events (MAEs) included sudden cardiac death, aborted sudden cardiac death, and appropriate implantable cardioverter-defibrillator shock. …”
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