Emission-line Stacking of 21 cm Intensity Maps with MeerKLASS: Inference Pipeline and Application to the L-band Deep-field Data by Zhaoting Chen, Steven Cunnington, Alkistis Pourtsidou, Laura Wolz, Marta Spinelli, José Luis Bernal, Matilde Barberi-Squarotti, Stefano Camera, Isabella P. Carucci, José Fonseca, Keith Grainge, Melis O. Irfan, Mario G. Santos, Jingying Wang, (MeerKLASS Collaboration)

“…We present a novel analysis of observational systematics through the emission-line stacking of the MeerKLASS L -band deep-field intensity maps, following the detection in MeerKLASS Collaboration et al. …”
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Age-dependent differences in the association between blood interleukin-6 levels and mortality in patients with sepsis: a retrospective observational study by Takashi Shimazui, Takehiko Oami, Tadanaga Shimada, Keisuke Tomita, Taka-aki Nakada

“…Methods This retrospective observational study included patients aged ≥ 16 years who were admitted to the intensive care unit at Chiba University Hospital. …”
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Observational Study of Best Supportive Care With or Without Oral Capecitabine in Patients With Metastatic Gallbladder Carcinoma at a Tertiary Center in India by Abhinav Srivastava, Shagun Misra, Neeraj Rastogi, Vishwas Kapoor, Shaleen Kumar

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Repeated participation in hospital smoking cessation services and its effectiveness in smoking cessation: a seven-year observational study in Taiwan by Po-Hsun Yang, Yuan-Shan Chien, Dih-Ling Luh

“…After adjusting for the observation time, the Cox regression analysis showed that those who experienced the side effects of smoking cessation, long-term smokers, and those with a history of disease were more likely to participate again (HR:1.39;1.17;2.60). …”
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Modelling the Spatial Dependence of Multi‐Species Point Patterns by Chathuri L. Samarasekara, Ian Flint, Yan Wang

“…ABSTRACT The study of the spatial point patterns in ecology, such as the records of the observed locations of trees, shrubs, nests, burrows, or documented animal presence, relies on multivariate point process models. …”
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Integrated Rock Mass Characterization of the Lower Continental Crust Along the ICDP‐DIVE 5071_1_B Borehole in the Ivrea‐Verbano Zone by J. Li, E. Caspari, A. Greenwood, S. Pierdominici, K. Lemke, M. Venier, J. Kück, L. Baron, M. Pistone, B. Petri, L. Ziberna, G. Hetényi

“…A systematic lithology correlation is not evident for these properties. However, a cluster analysis of gamma ray and magnetic susceptibility logs shows an excellent agreement with the logged core lithologies in the presence of remarkable spatial variability. …”
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Association between smoking and in-hospital mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction: results from a prospective, multicentre, observational study in China by Hao Wang, Chenxi Song, Rui Fu, Kefei Dou, Jingang Yang, Haiyan Xu, Xiaojin Gao, Shuai Liu, Xiaoxue Fan, Yuejin Yang

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Evaluation of refractive, tomographic and biomechanical changes after customized accelerated corneal collagen cross-linking in keratoconus patients: a retrospective observational s... by Robert Edward T. Ang, Alvin Joseph A. Guloy, Emerson M. Cruz, Jimmy Jarvis Gene C. Lo

“…A statistically significant improvement in mean change of logMAR BCVA was noted at 6 and 12 months (p = 0.006 and p = 0.018). …”
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Increased intra-abdominal pressure linked to worse long-term prognosis among patients with orthotopic liver transplantation: a retrospective, observational study by Rongjie Jiang, Huan Ma, Xiaodong Song, Xiaoguang Hu, Ka Yin Lui, Yujun Liang, Changjie Cai

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Blood pressure control with active ultrafiltration measures and without antihypertensives is essential for survival in hemodiafiltration and hemodialysis programs for patients with... by Franklin Geovany Mora-Bravo, Pamela Tatiana Morales Torres, Nelson Rojas Campoverde, Guillermina Lucía Blum Carcelen, Juan Cristobal Santacruz Mancheno, Ángel Cristóbal Santacruz Tipanta, Hector Perez-Grovas, Willan Patricio Robles Abarca

“…The sample was nonprobabilistic. Survival analysis was performed for the study groups. The log-rank test (Mantel-Cox) was used for survival comparisons. …”
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Circulating tumour cells & circulating tumour DNA in patients with resectable colorectal liver metastases (MIRACLE): a prospective, observational biomarker studyResearch in con... by Lissa Wullaert, Maurice P.H.M. Jansen, Jaco Kraan, Yannick M. Meyer, Kelly Voigt, Stavros Makrodimitris, Vanja de Weerd, Corine M. Beaufort, Mai Van, Maarten Vermaas, Eric J.T. Belt, Paul D. Gobardhan, Stefan Sleijfer, Henk M.W. Verheul, John W.M. Martens, Dirk J. Grünhagen, Saskia M. Wilting, Cornelis Verhoef, Ninos Ayez, Jan H. Wijsman, Arjen M. Rijken, Pascal Doornebosch, Joost van der Hoeven, Boris Galjart, Diederik J. Höppener, Peter M.H. Nierop, Eric P. van der Stok, Jean Helmijr, Lindsay Angus, Pauline A.J. Mendelaar, Manouk K. Bos, Elisabeth M. Jongbloed, Khrystany T. Isebia, Noortje Verschoor, Ronald van Marion, Peggy Atmodimedjo, Hendrikus J. Dubbink

“…In contrast, patients with postoperative undetectable ctDNA had a significantly improved 1-year RFS compared to patients with postoperative ctDNA (54% [95% CI 44%–67%] vs. 25% [95% CI 13%–47%], log-rank p = 0.0011). Similarly, patients with postoperative detectable CTCs had a significantly shorter 1-year RFS compared to patients without postoperative CTCs (15% [95% CI 4%–55%] vs. 53% [95% CI 45%–62%], log-rank p 0.0004). …”
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Analysis of Electric Vehicle Charging Behavior Patterns with Function Principal Component Analysis Approach by Chenxi Chen, Yang Song, Xianbiao Hu, Ivan G. Guardiola

“…This manuscript focused on analyzing electric vehicles’ (EV) charging behavior patterns with a functional data analysis (FDA) approach, with the goal of providing theoretical support to the EV infrastructure planning and regulation, as well as the power grid load management. 5-year real-world charging log data from a total of 455 charging stations in Kansas City, Missouri, was used. …”
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RECOVID: Retrospective Observational Study of Renal Outcomes and Long-Term Mortality in Patients With COVID-19-Associated AKI, A Comparison Between Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Pati... by Niloofar Nobakht, Charley Jang, Tristan Grogan, Peter Fahim, Ira Kurtz, Joanna Schaenman, James Wilson, Mohammad Kamgar

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Chondrodermatitis Nodularis Helicis: Association With Higher Risk of Multimorbidity and Mortality in Middle-Aged Individuals and Implications for Prevention. An Observational Multi... by Marcos A. González-López, Luis Requena, Francisco Vázquez-López, Cristina Galache, Carla Díaz-Louzao

“…We evaluated frequency of cancer; chronic obstructive lung disease; severe liver disease; diabetes mellitus; HIV infection; arterial disease; hypertension; dyslipidemia; multimorbidity; tobacco smoking, and survival rates. Statistical analysis included univariate analysis (including Holm-Bonferroni test), Kaplan-Meier plot estimation with log-rank test, and multivariate Cox analysis. …”
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Application of Imaging Algorithms for Gas–Water Two-Phase Array Fiber Holdup Meters in Horizontal Wells by Ao Li, Haimin Guo, Yue Niu, Xin Lu, Yiran Zhang, Haoxun Liang, Yongtuo Sun, Yuqing Guo, Dudu Wang

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Efficacy and safety of trastuzumab deruxtecan in Chinese patients with HER2-positive and HER2-low advanced breast cancer: a multicenter, observational, real-world study by Die Sang, Yanfang Su, Yurong Zhang, Yanfeng Guan, Shanmin Fan, Jintao Zhang, Lijun Zheng, Yanling Wang, Ying Guo, Zixuan Lei, Man Li, Peng Yuan

“…This multicenter, observational, real-world study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of T-DXd for the treatment of Chinese patients with HER2-positive and HER2-low advanced BC. …”
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Spatially Resolved Kinematics of SLACS Lens Galaxies. I. Data and Kinematic Classification by Shawn Knabel, Tommaso Treu, Michele Cappellari, Anowar J. Shajib, Chih-Fan Chen, Simon Birrer, Vardha N. Bennert

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Clinical Frailty Scale score is a predictor of short-, mid- and long-term mortality in critically ill older adults (≥ 70 years) admitted to the emergency department: an observation... by Dariush Javadzadeh, Björn W Karlson, Joakim Alfredsson, Elin Ekerstad, Jenny Hellberg, Johan Herlitz, Niklas Ekerstad

“…All patients (n = 402) were included in the short- and mid-term analyses, while patients discharged alive (n = 302) were included in the long-term analysis. Short-term mortality was analysed with logistic regression, mid- and long-term mortality with log rank test and Cox proportional hazard models. …”
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A Next-generation Exoplanet Atmospheric Retrieval Framework for Transmission Spectroscopy (NEXOTRANS): Comparative Characterization for WASP-39 b Using JWST NIRISS, NIRSpec PRISM,... by Tonmoy Deka, Tasneem Basra Khan, Swastik Dewan, Priyankush Ghosh, Debayan Das, Liton Majumdar

“…Absorption features in both NIRSpec PRISM and MIRI data constrained SO _2 log VMRs to values between −6.25 and −5.73 for all models except equilibrium chemistry. …”
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Spectroscopic and Microscopic Analysis of Apple Pectins by Agata Serrafi, Agnieszka Wikiera, Konrad Cyprych, Magdalena Malik

“…Apple pomace pectins, extracted using various methods (water, cellulase, arabinase, and arabinase with mannanase), and commercial apple pectin were studied, analyzing their morphology and chemical structure. The microscopic analysis revealed morphological differences, with a log-normal particle size distribution observed in most samples, except for those extracted with water. …”
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