Association Between Oral Anticoagulant Adherence and Serious Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Long‐Term Retrospective Cohort Study by Abdollah Safari, Hamed Helisaz, Shahrzad Salmasi, Adenike Adelakun, Mary A. De Vera, Jason G. Andrade, Marc W. Deyell, Peter Loewen

“…We quantified the relationship between OAC adherence and atrial fibrillation clinical outcomes using methods not previously applied to this problem. Methods and Results Retrospective observational cohort study of incident cases of atrial fibrillation from population‐based administrative data over 23 years. …”
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HEIRES questionnaire: ensuring equality in health research by Cristina Rius, Rut Lucas-Domínguez

“…A panel of experts then used the Delphi method to identify useful variables for designing a questionnaire on gender inclusion in health sciences research. …”
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Proximate analysis and vitamin B contents of fresh-made, canned chickpea and broad bean dips commercially produced in Jordan. by Seham M Abu Jadayil, Ali K Alsaed, Iman F Mahmoud, Leena M Ahmad, Fatena Afaneh, Hanaa Khalaf, Mohammed Z Soudi

“…Nevertheless, these findings warrant more investigations.…”
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Association between relative fat mass and cognitive function among US older men: NHANES 2011–2014 by Linlin Liu, Anshi Wu, Shengnan Yang

“…The standardized scores of the three previously mentioned tests were averaged to create the Z-scores, a composite, generalized metric. RFM was ascertained by measuring waist circumference (WC) and height. …”
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THE COMPUTER-AIDED CONTROLLING OF TECHNICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL PLANTS IN THE WAVELET MEDIUM by Fedosenkov D.B., Tokarev S.V., Simikova A.A., Iskhakov R.R., Fedosenkov B.A.

“…The subject research field includes digital methods for controlling a technological plant based on the so-called quadratic feedbacks. …”
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Study of the Wobenzym Enzyme Preparation Effect on the Formation of Bacterial Biofilms by A. V. Ustyuzhanin, G. N. Chistyakova, I. I. Remizova

“…To eliminate biofilms, various methods are being developed, including those involving the use of enzymes, proteins, plant extracts, and composite antibacterial coatings. …”
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Prognostic role of TAPSE to PASP ratio in outpatients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction by Mauro Riccardi, Matteo Pagnesi, Rossana Corso, Antonio M. Sammartino, Daniela Tomasoni, Riccardo M. Inciardi, Carlo M. Lombardi, Marianna Adamo, Savina Nodari, Marco Metra

“…Patients with lower TAPSE/PASP had more co‐morbidities (i.e., atrial fibrillation, chronic kidney disease or previous cardiovascular implantable electronic device), an higher New York Heart Association class (P < 0.001), more signs of congestion (P = 0.007), and had more probability to receive intravenous furosemide during the visit (P < 0.001). …”
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A Standardized Validation Framework for Clinically Actionable Healthcare Machine Learning with Knee Osteoarthritis Grading as a Case Study by Daniel Nasef, Demarcus Nasef, Michael Sher, Milan Toma

“…Results: Our findings show that models with strong in-domain performance may underperform on external datasets, and that composite metrics provide a more nuanced assessment of clinical applicability. …”
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The Ross Procedure in Active Infective Endocarditis: A Comparison With Conventional Prostheses by Hiromu Kehara, MD, PhD, Mohammed Kashem, MD, PhD, Huaqing Zhao, PhD, Sebastian A. Iturra, MD, Suyog A. Mokashi, MD, Ravishankar Raman, MD, Roh Yanagida, MD, PhD, Kewal Krishan, MD, Norihisa Shigemura, MD, PhD, Yoshiya Toyoda, MD, PhD

“…Results: The patients in the Ross group included more intravenous drug users and had more prosthetic valve endocarditis and annular abscess formation compared with the other group. …”
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CLINICAL CASES OF RECOVERY TECHNOLOGY GENTLE BITE HEIGHT IN PATHOLOGICAL ABRASION by R.V. Kozak

“…Then perform restoration of all other dental curing composite material EsthetX company "Dentsply" (Germany) by the conventional method. …”
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Simulating the methodological bias in the ATLS classification of hypovolemic shock: a critical reappraisal of the base deficit renaissance by M. L. A. Heldeweg, T. T. R. Heldeweg, J. A. H. Stohlmann, P. Freire Jorge, R. Boer, L. A. Schwarte, P. Schober

“…Then, in accordance with the methods of the original study we created a composite of ATLS parameters (highest class amongst heart rate, systolic blood pressure, and Glasgow Coma Scale) and compared it with BD for resulting transfusion quantity. …”
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Evaluación de pasturas de Brachiaria decumbens solas o asociadas con Centrosema acutifolium con ganado de doble propósito: I. Evaluación de la disponibilidad, composición botánica,... by Ramírez Náder Luis Miguel

“…In contrast, green dry matter coming from the weeds (GDMW) and the inert plant material (GDMI) were superior for the alone pasture with means of 345 vs. 265 and 798 vs. 631 kg/ha for GDMW and GDMI, respectively. The botanical composition had more stable proportions on the associate pasture than on the alone pasture; having higher percentages in grass, 72 vs. 65% and legume, 11 vs. 1% and lower percentages in weeds, 4 vs. 9% and inert planta material, 9 vs. 22%, respectively. …”
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Orthodontic Bonding: Review of the Literature by Ali H. Alzainal, Ahmed Shehab Majud, Abdulfatah M. Al-Ani, Adil O. Mageet

“…Further investigation is required in that regard. More in vivo studies need to be performed to confirm the in vitro results.…”
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Impact of coal mine dust exposure and cigarette smoking on lung disease in Appalachian coalminers by Rahul G. Sangani, Andrew J Ghio, Vishal Deepak, Javeria Anwar, Vinita Vaidya, Zalak Patel, Amirahwaty Abdullah

“…Histologically, miners had more fibrosis (47% and 50% in coal+/smoking- and coal+/smoking+ vs. 11% and 28% in coal-/smoking- and coal-/smoking+). …”
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Exploring the gut microbiota associated with peripheral nerve invasion in colorectal cancer patients and constructing predictive models by Chuanbin Chen, Qingmin Chen, Shenghai Liu, Guoxi Li, Jiawei Zhao, Jingting Huang, Tianyi Ye, Xinting Yang, Zigui Huang, Zhen Wang, Fuhai He, Mingjian Qin, Chenyan Long, Binzhe Tang, Yongqi Huang, Weizhong Tang, Jungang Liu, Xiaoliang Huang

“…This innovative approach is expected to offer a novel strategy for the early detection of CRC metastasis, thereby facilitating more informed decisions regarding treatment options. …”
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Neutrophil: Lymphocyte Ratio and Platelet: Lymphocyte Ratio related to Disease Activity among Rheumatoid Arthritis in Erbil governorate/Iraq by Zekra Ali Aziz, Dashty A. Al-Bustany

“…RA is most common autoimmune disorder in the world. It is more common in women in contrast to men (female: male, 3:1), (Karimifar et al., 2012). …”
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Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) Drug and PVA–Drug–Surfactant Complex Organogel with Dimethyl Sulfoxide as a Drug Delivery System by Sabina Otarbayeva, Dmitriy Berillo

“…The relevance of active research lies in the need to develop new technologies to improve drug delivery methods for the effective treatment of wound healing. …”
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Joint effects of sodium intake and circadian rhythm of urinary sodium excretion on prognosis of chronic kidney disease: a prospective study by Yu He, Jiawen Li, Jialing Rao, Weiyan Lai, Qin Wei, Haiteng Li, Yuxuan Li, Hui Peng, Jun Zhang

“…A significant interaction was observed between sodium intake and sodium rhythm in associations with composite events ( p for interaction = 0.015). Conclusion: The circadian rhythm of sodium excretion emerges as a novel and potentially more sensitive risk factor for the prognosis of CKD. …”
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Association of the cardiometabolic index with sarcopenia among U.S. adults: NHANES 2011-2018 findings. by Qing Zhao, Yue Xu, Xiaotian Chen

“…To confirm these results and demonstrate causality, more research is required.…”
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Assessment of land use and slope influence on soil organic carbon stocks and soil properties in Southern Ethiopia by Cherinet Miju Wachu, Araba Jemal Ibrahim

“…Based on these studies forestry and enset land system tremendous potential raise soil fertility capacity and diminish loss of soil nutrient and more conservation minded. Therefore, we concluded that using different plant residual materials and mixed farming methods, such as agroforestry, promotes the sustainable maintenance of soil physicochemical properties for both the present and the future. …”
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