Machine learning for detection of diffusion abnormalities-related respiratory changes among normal, overweight, and obese individuals based on BMI and pulmonary ventilation paramet... by Xin-Yue Song, Xin-Peng Xie, Wen-Jing Xu, Yu-Jia Cao, Bin-Miao Liang

“…We employed statistical comparisons (e.g., independent samples t-test and Chi-square test) to analyze demographic characteristics and spirometry results. …”
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Benefits of specialist palliative care by identifying active ingredients of service composition, structure, and delivery model: A systematic review with meta-analysis and meta-regr... by Miriam J Johnson, Leah Rutterford, Anisha Sunny, Sophie Pask, Susanne de Wolf-Linder, Fliss E M Murtagh, Christina Ramsenthaler

“…Two researchers independently screened identified studies. We included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) testing SPC intervention versus usual care in adults with life-limiting disease and including patient or proxy reported outcomes as primary or secondary endpoints. …”
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Evaluating the role of training data origin for country-scale cropland mapping in data-scarce regions: A case study of Nigeria by Joaquin Gajardo, Michele Volpi, Daniel Onwude, Thijs Defraeye

“…Models trained on Nigeria-only or regional datasets outperformed those trained on global data, except for the multi-headed LSTM, which uniquely benefited from global samples when local data was unavailable. A sensitivity analysis revealed that Sentinel-1, climate, and topographic data were particularly important, as their removal reduced accuracy by up to 0.154 and F1-score by 0.593. …”
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Detecting Dysglycemia Using the 2015 United States Preventive Services Task Force Screening Criteria: A Cohort Analysis of Community Health Center Patients. by Matthew J O'Brien, Ji Young Lee, Mercedes R Carnethon, Ronald T Ackermann, Maria C Vargas, Andrew Hamilton, Nivedita Mohanty, Sarah S Rittner, Jessica N Park, Amro Hassan, David R Buchanan, Lei Liu, Joseph Feinglass

“…Future research is needed to estimate the performance of these screening criteria in population-based samples.…”
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Effect of airtime incentives on response and cooperation rates in non-communicable disease interactive voice response surveys: randomised controlled trials in Bangladesh and Uganda by Saifuddin Ahmed, Dustin G Gibson, Adaeze C. Wosu, George William Pariyo, Joseph Ali, Alain B Labrique, Iqbal Ansary Khan, Elizeus Rutebemberwa

“…Adults aged 18 years and older who had a working mobile phone were sampled using random digit dialling. The primary outcomes, cooperation and response rates as defined by the American Association of Public Opinion Research, were analysed using log-binomial regression model.Results Between 14 June and 14 July 2017, 440 262 phone calls were made in Bangladesh. …”
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Morphometric Assessment of Occipital Condyles and Foramen Magnum Reveals Enhanced Sexual Dimorphism Detection via 3D Imaging: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Utilizing Classi... by Christos Tsiouris, George Triantafyllou, Nektaria Karangeli, George G. Botis, Panagiotis Papadopoulos-Manolarakis, Theodosis Kalamatianos, George Tsakotos, Maria Piagkou

“…Databases were searched for studies reporting relevant data in adult human subjects. A random-effects model was used to calculate pooled means and mean differences (MDs) by sex and side (left vs. right). …”
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Multi-omics exploration of chaperone-mediated immune-proteostasis crosstalk in vascular dementia and identification of diagnostic biomarkers by Wentong Li, Yiyi Zhang, Chuanhong Li, Mingyang Jiang, Dong Wang, Luomeng Chao, Luomeng Chao, Luomeng Chao, Yuxia Yang

“…This study aims to elucidate the regulatory network and diagnostic potential of the molecular chaperone system in VaD through the integration of multi-omics data and machine learning algorithms.MethodsTranscriptomic data from frontal and temporal cortex (GSE122063, n=15)and white matter (GSE282111, n=8) samples were obtained from the GEO database. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified using the limma package (log2FC>0.656, p<0.05). …”
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Effect of Hot-pressing Conditions on the Physicochemical Properties and Flavor of Gelatin Extracted from Sturgeon Cartilage (SCG) by Zefan CHEN, Xiangzhi LU, Jinlin WANG, Fan BAI, Peng XU, Yuanhui ZHAO

“…The flavor differences in SCG samples were analyzed by sensory evaluation, gas chromatography-ion mobility spectrometry (GC-IMS), and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). …”
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Targeted next-generation sequencing enhances precision and rapid detection in healthcare-associated infection Surveillance: Unveiling multidrug-resistant colonization in ICUs by Tangchun Liu, Shuyan Deng, Wandi Liu, Jinzhao Zhang, Pengfei Wang, Zhengfei Yang

“…EICU medical staff provided 2 samples each, while Physical Examination Centre staff provided 1 sample each. …”
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Increase in colonic propionate as a method of preventing weight gain in adults aged 20–40 years: iPREVENT, a multicentre, double-blind, randomised, parallel-group trial by Gary Frost, Joana C Vasconcelos, Jennifer E Pugh, Aisha Anjum, Katerina Petropoulou, George Thom, Louise McCombie, Martina Tashkova, Sumayya Alshehhi, Daphne Babalis, Leah Holroyd, Christina Prechtl, Tom Preston, Mike J Lean, Waljit Dhillo, A Toby Prevost, and Douglas Morrison

“…Results Participants were recruited for the study from July 2019 and the target sample size was reached in October 2021 with 135 participants randomly allocated into 2 arms. …”
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Evaluating the effect of liver copper concentration on vaccine response in lightweight dairy-beef steers by Jacob A. Henderson, Olivia N. Genther-Schroeder, Jodi L. McGill, Stephanie L. Hansen

“…All calves were vaccinated on d 0 and boostered 21 d later with Bovilis Vista 5 SQ (Merck Animal Health, Madison, NJ) and an ovalbumin vaccine. Blood samples were collected on these days and again on d 49 to end the study. …”
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Posição da folha e estádio fenológico do ramo para análise foliar do pinhão-manso Leaf position and phenological stage of branch for leaf analysis of Jatropha plants by Rosiane. L. S. de Lima, Liv S Severino, Jairo O Cazetta, Carlos A. V. de Azevedo, Valdinei Sofiatti, Nair H. C Arriel

“…A factorial combination of five leaf positions (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, and 10th node from apex to base) and two types of branch (vegetative and flowering) was adopted in a completely randomized design with four replications. Each leaf sample was collected in 4 secondary branches of 20 plants in the flowering phase. …”
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Growth and yield models for Centrolobium ochroxylum Rose ex Rudd in silvopastoral systems of Ecuadorian western lowlands by Álvaro Cañadas-López, Paul Gamboa-Trujillo, Christian Wehenkel

“…The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the first provisional models of growth, yield, site index (SI), volume, and diameter at breast height (DBH) - total height (H) relationships developed for AG planted in live fences in WLRE. A total of 415 sample plots, each measuring one ha in area, were surveyed. …”
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Effects of glycyrrhetinic acid on production performance, serum biochemical indexes, ruminal parameters, and rumen microflora of beef cattle by Long Wang, Mingren Qu, Lin Li, Wenliang Mei, Fengwei Zhang, Ziyu Hu, Geping Li, Lanjiao Xu, Huan Liang

“…After an 87-day feeding trial (7-day adaptation period and 80-day period dedicated to data and sample collection), feces, blood, and rumen fluid samples were collected on day 87. …”
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Dental Pulp Mesenchymal Stem Cells as a Treatment for Periodontal Disease in Older Adults by Beatriz Hernández-Monjaraz, Edelmiro Santiago-Osorio, Edgar Ledesma-Martínez, Itzen Aguiñiga-Sánchez, Norma Angélica Sosa-Hernández, Víctor Manuel Mendoza-Núñez

“…A quasi-experimental study was conducted in a sample of 22 adults between 55 and 64 years of age with PD, without uncontrolled systemic chronic diseases. …”
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Assessment of the prevalence and praziquantel effectiveness and risk factors of urogenital schistosomiasis among school-aged children in pru east, Ghana by George Owusu, Abdul-Karim Iddrisu, Meshack Antwi-Adjei, Theophilus Anane Asare, Patience Gyekyebea, Raphael Opoku-Kusi, Emmanuel Effah, Ransford Mawuli Tuekpe

“…Samples were transported in a cold chain to the laboratory for assessment. …”
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Using the Staircase Approach to increase movement: a systematic search and review to inform a novel sedentary behaviour intervention for older adults by Konstantina Katsoulis, Maria C. Tan, Sean Horton, Samir K. Sinha, Bill Kapralos, David Dunstan, Danielle R. Bouchard, Jennifer L. Copeland, Shilpa Dogra

“…Sample sizes ranged from 9 to 176 participants, and included 617 older adults at baseline. …”
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Experimental study on freeze-thaw durability of high plasticity clay treated with waste glass powder and waste tire textile fibers by Ali Zanj, Masoud Jamshidi Chenari, Maryam Zolfalizadeh, Mahdi Salimi, Iman Hosseinpour, Meghdad Payan

“…While the addition of WGP alone made the sample behavior more brittle, the incorporation of WTTF reversed this trend, restoring ductile behavior. …”
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The Impact of Parental Support on Adherence to Therapist-Assisted Internet-Delivered Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Primary Care for Adolescents With Anxiety: Naturalistic 12... by Anna Larsson, Sandra Weineland, Linnea Nissling, Josefine L Lilja

“…Due to organizational reasons, the assignment of treatment methods could not be randomized. Adherence was investigated by measuring the number of completed modules. …”
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Factors affecting cadmium toxicity to rice germinated in soils collected from downstream areas of abandoned zinc mines by P. Chanpiwat, A. Numprasanthai

“…A total of 36 paddy fields that were reported to produce rice grain with cadmium contents exceeding the national standard for cadmium in rice (0.4 milligrams per kilogram) were randomly selected for composite soil sample collection. …”
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