Dispersive micro-solid phase extraction coupled with spectrophotometric using (MgFe CLDH)/GO magnetically separable sorbent for pre-concentration of anionic food dyes in water samp... by Zarin Mohammadi, Mohammad Mehdi Sabzehmeidani, Mehrorang Ghaedi, Kheibar Dashtian, Hamid Abbasi-Asl

“…The analytes were accumulated on MgO/MgFe2O4/GO-NCs with more detail recognized by XRD, FESEM, EDS element mapping, VSM and FTIR methods. …”
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Proteomics-based aging clocks in midlife or late-life and their associated risk of dementia by Sanaz Sedaghat, Saeun Park, Rob F. Walker, Shuo Wang, Jialing Liu, Timothy M. Hughes, Behnam Sabayan, Weihong Tang, Josef Coresh, James S. Pankow, Keenan A. Walker, Ramon Casanova, Ruth Dubin, Rajat Deo, Jerome I. Rotter, Alexis C. Wood, Peter Ganz, Pamela L. Lutsey, Weihua Guan, Anna Prizment

“…Abstract Background: Biological age can be quantified by composite proteomic scores, called proteomics-based aging clocks (PACs). …”
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Impact of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Severe Mitral Regurgitation Undergoing Transcatheter Edge‐to‐Edge Repair by Carlo Mannina, Akarsh Sharma, Yash Prakash, Andreina Carbone, Eduardo Bossone, Antonino Tuttolomondo, Edgar Argulian, Sahil Khera, Parasuram Melarcode‐Krishnamoorthy, George Dangas, Jonathan Halperin, Gilbert H. L. Tang, Samin Sharma, Annapoorna Kini, Gregg W. Stone, Stamatios Lerakis

“…Conclusions In patients with HF and severe MR treated with Mitral valve transcatheter edge‐to‐edge repair, baseline AF was associated with impaired right and left heart remodeling, more frequent MR recurrence, and more than doubling of the 2‐year risk of death or HF hospitalization.…”
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Physical activity level among male and female middle to high school students and impact of perceived school climate: a longitudinal analysis by Biplav Babu Tiwari, Jacob Matta, Michael R. Thomsen, Linlin Da, Kiran Thapa, Ye Shen, Justin B. Ingels, Janani Rajbhandari-Thapa

“…Factor analysis yielded a composite index for each school climate measure. Descriptive analysis measured the trend and male vs. female differences in physical activity. …”
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Mapping dominant plant communities in the degraded Zoige swamp using Sentinel-1/2 imagery and its implications for vegetation restoration by Guoying Zhang, Chuanpeng Zhao, Mingming Jia, Rong Zhang, Hou Jiang, Zongming Wang

“…This may be related to the differing water demands of vegetation communities: Kobresia is more drought-tolerant and often mixed with other plateau-based herbaceous plants. …”
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High-dependency unit care after carotid endarterectomy for asymptomatic stenosis by Beatriz Guimarães, Andreia Coelho, Marina Dias-Neto, Ricardo Castro-Ferreira, João Peixoto, Luís Fernandes, Roberto Boal, Marta Machado, Francisco Basílio, Patrícia Carvalho, Armando Mansilha, Alexandra Canedo

“…The aim of this study was to externally validate previously described predictive variables of postoperative need for prolonged HDU stay. METHODS: To identify patients needing HDU stay, a composite outcome (CO) was created, including cardiac events, neurologic deterioration, postoperative aminergic/ventilatory support, and prolonged use of intravenous (IV) BP control therapy. …”
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Strategie di semplificazione testuale e di scrittura cooperativa tra studenti con retroterra migratorio e nativi by Gianluca Baldo

“…In recent years, the simplification and adaptation of texts have become more common strategies used to promote the inclusion and social participation of speakers with a migrant background. …”
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One-step diagnosis of infection and lung cancer using metagenomic sequencing by Shaoqiang Li, Yangqing Zhan, Yan Wang, Weilong Li, Xidong Wang, Haoru Wang, Wenjun Sun, Xuefang Cao, Zhengtu Li, Feng Ye

“…Comparisons were made across different groups, subtypes, and stages of lung cancer regarding copy number variation (CNV) patterns, microbiome compositions, and clinical detection indices. Results Compared to conventional infection testing methods, Onco-mNGS demonstrates superior infection detection performance, boasting a sensitivity of 81.82%, specificity of 72.55%, and an overall accuracy of 77.58%. …”
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Comprehensive Analysis of the Effects of Sacubitril/Valsartan According to Sex Among Patients With Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction in PARADIGM‐HF by Misato Chimura, Jawad H. Butt, Shingo Matsumoto, Eoghan G. M. McMurray, Alasdair D. Henderson, Atefeh Talebi, Akshay S. Desai, Martin P. Lefkowitz, Adel R. Rizkala, Jean L. Rouleau, Scott D. Solomon, Karl Swedberg, Michael R. Zile, Milton Packer, Pardeep S. Jhund, John J. V. McMurray

“…The primary end point was a composite of cardiovascular death or HF hospitalization. …”
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Femorodistal bypasses using venous “cuffs” by Sekulić Dragan, Marjanović Ivan, Leković Ivan, Paunović Dragana, Milev Boško, Tomić Aleksandar

“…Autovenous bypass graft remains the method of choice, but when there is no possibility of using the great saphenous vein, the venous cuff method may have an advantage. …”
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Exploring the Relationship Between Play During School Recess and Motor Performance in 6- to 8-Year-Old Children by Dagmar F. A. A. Derikx, Marina M. Schoemaker, Leila Faber, Suzanne Houwen, Esther Hartman

“…Associations between the play variables and the motor components were investigated using compositional data analysis and logistic regressions. …”
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Spatial heterogeneity of landslide distribution and its drivers in the Yangtze River Basin: a remote sensing and GIS-based multi-factor analysis by Yun Liu, Yun Liu, Yun Liu, Xibin Han, Xibin Han, Xiaodong Cui, Xiaohu Li, Xiaohu Li, Haiyan Jin, Haiyan Jin

“…IntroductionThe Yangtze River Basin (YRB) is a region of immense economic and ecological significance in China, whose complex topography and climatic variability render it particularly susceptible to landslide disasters.MethodsIn this study, landslide spatial density (LSD) is adopted as a quantitative indicator and multiple linear regression analysis alongside the geographic detector method are employed to evaluate the influence of natural and anthropogenic factors on LSD. …”
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Specific Position of the Pulmonary Hilar Node in Cancer Immunity: Immunohistochemical and Morphometrical Study Using Lung Regional Nodes Obtained from Non-Small Cell Cancer Patient... by Masaya Aoki, Go Kamimura, Aya Harada-Takeda, Toshiyuki Nagata, Gen Murakami, Kazuhiro Ueda

“…This complementary distribution was more evident in nodes other than hilar nodes. In hilar nodes, the proportion of CD68-positive macrophages usually exceeds 50%. …”
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Using of ASTER, ETM+ and Gamma Spectrometry Airborne Data to Find the Relationship Between the Distribution of Alkali Metasomatism and REE Mineralization in the Bafq Area, Central... by K. Khoshnoodi, M. Yazdi, M. Behzadi, M. Gannadi-Maragheh

“…The Advanced Space borne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) and Landsat Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) image-processing techniques, were used in satellite imagery through conventional and also modern processing methods including band ratios, color composite ratio images and spectral angle mapper to study the spectral discrimination of metasomatically altered rocks based on their mineral assemblages and to investigate critically the link between the distribution of Na-metasomatism and occurrence of REE mineralization through plotting the image processing results on preexisting airborne radiometric data. …”
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Increased inflammation burden index increasing the risk of poor prognosis in patients with chronic kidney disease in NHANES study by Xinhao Chen, Dongming Ye, Weijie Zhou, Ziyi Huang, Wanwen Zou, Rongjun Zeng, Wenyong Chen

“…Inflammatory burden index (IBI) is a composite maker by incorporating a variety of inflammatory markers to facilitate more in-depth assessment for systemic inflammation. …”
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Association between visceral adiposity index and endometriosis: a population-based study by Jiajia Zhang, Qian Zhang, Tianyu Chu, Xian Chen, Hui Zhou, Dewu Xu, Chunlin Dong, Yibo Wu

“…The visceral adiposity index (VAI) is a novel, low-cost composite index that reflects visceral adiposity accumulation and metabolic health status. …”
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Highly Efficient Catalytic Oxidation of Glucose to Formic Acid over Mn-Mo Doped Carbon Nanotube by Hongrui Guo, Fan Yang, Siwei Chen, Hejuan Wu, Jirui Yang, Feng Shen

“…The maximum FA yield of 58.8% could be achieved over Mn₉Mo₁O_X@MWCNT after reaction for 6 h at 140 °C, which was far more than that obtained with undoped MnO_X@MWCNT (14.5%) at the identical conditions. …”
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Prevalence and correlates of smoking and nicotine dependence: results of a nationwide cross-sectional survey among Singapore residents by Janhavi Ajit Vaingankar, Edimansyah Abdin, Saleha Shafie, Yunjue Zhang, Siow Ann Chong, Mythily Subramaniam, Sherilyn Chang, Shazana Shahwan, Rajeswari Sambasivam, Yik Ying Teo, Derrick Heng

“…As compared with non-smokers, current smokers were more likely to be younger, male gender, of ethnic minority and had lower/vocational education level. …”
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The study of dermatoglyphic pattern of thumb and its correlation with academic performance of medical students by Preeti Prabhakarrao Thute, Sagar V. Padole, Bhaurao Champatrao Bakane, Darshna Gulabrao Fulmali, Anupama Navneet Sawal, Aastha Bhaurao Bakane

“…In the present study correlation of the fingerprint pattern of the thumb to the marks scored in National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) showed that the higher academic performers had more frequency of whorl and composites whereas low performers had a high frequency of loops and arches in the thumb. …”
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The impact of passive ultrasonic irrigation on the bond strength of two different self-etch adhesives to human pulp chamber dentine: a laboratory investigation by Mohammed Turky, Jukka Matinlinna, Monika Lukomska-Szymanska, Venkateshbabu Nagendrababu, Paul M. H. Dummer, Ahmad Abdel Hamid Elheeny, Nermin Alsayed Mahmoud

“…Results The micro-tensile bond strength of composite resin restorations to pulp chamber dentine was reduced significantly with ultrasonic irrigation with more unfavorable failure modes compared to syringe irrigation (P < 0.0001), irrespective of the type of adhesive system used. …”
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