Beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate (HMB) improves daily activity and whole-body protein metabolism in Duchenne muscular dystrophy dogs: a pilot study by Peter P. Nghiem, Alexis M. Rutledge, Kyle Tehas, Corine Kaderli, Meredith Poling, Sidney Arnim, Vitaliy Dernov, Celine van Sas, Macie L. Mackey, Gabriella A. M. ten Have, Mariëlle P. K. J. Engelen, Nicolaas E. P. Deutz

“…Creatine kinase was not statistically different between groups. We did not observe any adverse clinical or biochemical-related effects of HMB dosing. …”
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Anticholinergic burden and behavioral and psychological symptoms in older patients with cognitive impairment by Sabrina Pistorio, Gianluca Scotto di Tella, Vittoria Canzanella, Raffaella Merenda, Gianluigi Cuomo, Paola Iacotucci, Vincenzo Carnovale, Leonardo Bencivenga, Maria Vargas, Annalaura Manes, Mauro Cataldi, Giuseppe Rengo, Giuseppe Rengo, Michela Zanetti, Grazia Daniela Femminella, Grazia Daniela Femminella

“…A multiple linear regression was performed to identify factors associated with higher NPI score and a logistic regression model was built to identify drug classes associated with ACB ≥ 3.ResultA total of 173 patients (mean age 74 ± 7, 74 men) were included in the study; 132 patients with ACB < 3 (low risk) versus 41 patients with ACB ≥3 (high risk) were compared. No statistically significant differences were found between the two groups in terms of demographics (age, sex) and anamnestic variables (education, marital status, family history of dementia, hypertension, diabetes, smoking, dyslipidemia, atrial fibrillation, coronary heart disease and use of alcohol). …”
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In-Season Automated Mapping of Xinjiang Cotton Based on Cumulative Spectral and Phenological Characteristics by Yongsheng Huang, Yaozhong Pan, Yu Zhu, Xiufang Zhu, Xingsheng Xia, Qiong Chen, Jufang Hu, Hongyan Che, Xuechang Zheng, Lingang Wang

“…The CSP method was applied to 10 major cotton-producing counties in Xinjiang, and the MRE between the CSP-detected area and the statistical area was 14.1%. Further analysis revealed that the CSP index can accurately and effectively distinguish cotton from other features and contemporaneous crops and that the Otsu–Sauvola automatic threshold method has robustness and regional consistency, thus providing an automatic and effective method for large-scale mapping of cotton in the early growing season.…”
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Low-activity [18F]-somatostatin receptor (SSTR) imaging using [18F]SiTATE on a long axial field-of-view PET/CT scanner by Nils F. Trautwein, Eduardo Calderón, Pia M. Linder, Gerald Reischl, Philippe Driessen, Wenhong Lan, Andreas S. Brendlin, Thorben Groß, Helmut Dittmann, Martina Hinterleitner, Christian la Fougère, Fabian P. Schmidt, Lena S. Kiefer

“…Conclusion Reducing the administered activity of injected [18F]SiTATE by 66% to 1 MBq/kg (HS & UHS) is feasible in a LAFOV PET/CT scanner, maintaining clinically diagnostic image quality without statistically significant deviations in PET uptake parameters and MTV. …”
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Associations between Children’s Exposure to PM2.5 and their Serum Inflammatory Responses in Taiwan by Wei-Jung Tseng, Jian-He Lu, How-Ran Chao, Ming-Hsien Tsai, Yu-Ting Chang, Liang-Jen Wang, Chih-Cheng Chen, Wan-Nurdiyana-Wan Mansor, Juliana Jalaludin, Chih-Lung Wang, Ying-I Tsai

“…Children’s serum TNF-α was significantly linked to PM2.5 exposure scenarios (p = 0.031) by the test of the multivariate analysis (adjusted R2 = 0.033, p = 0.039), but the other variables of age (p = 0.147) and gender (p = 0.291) were not statistically significant. In conclusion, serum TNF-α might be positively and significantly correlated with the longitudinal exposure of schoolchildren to PM2.5, especially among children living in TRAP-PM2.5 region.…”
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Russian Non-Interventional Study of the Efficacy and Tolerability of Rifaximin-α Therapy in Patients with Uncomplicated Diverticular Disease under the Conditions of Outpatient Prac... by O. S. Shifrin, E. A. Poluektova, A. V. Korolev, T. I. Semenova, M. V. Shein, G. N. Leksikova, O. A. Tokareva, O. E. Davydova, P. S. Andreev, S. E. Katorkin, A. A. Chernov, A. V. Zhuravlev, O. S. Sek, A. A. Kopina, N. Yu. Samokhina, Yu. V. Gorozhankina, M. F. Samigullin, V. S. Groshilin, E. N. Borisova, T. A. Petrova, I. Yu. Pirogova, S. V. Mednikov, N. V. Smagin, A. S. Sarsenbaeva, N. V. Smirnova, L. G. Kirsanova, N. M. Malyutina, M. A. Smirnova, E. N. Shleikova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…The total score of symptom intensity decreased from 5.6 at the inclusion visit, to 2.2 points at the second visit and to 0.9 points at the end of the observation. A statistically significant (p <0.05) positive dynamics was observed in relation to all evaluated symptoms (abdominal pain, constipation, diarrhea, flatulence, tenesmus). …”
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Effects of macitentan and selexipag across prognostic age groups in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension by Richard Channick, MD, Sarah Medrek, MD, Marion Delcroix, MD, Sean Gaine, MD, Pavel Jansa, MD, PhD, Irene Lang, MD, Vallerie McLaughlin, MD, Sanjay Mehta, MD, Tomas Pulido, MD, Bhagavatula Sastry, MD, Rogerio Souza, MD, PhD, Adam Torbicki, MD, Carol Zhao, MS, Paul Strachan, MD, Peter Agron, PhD, Joseph Yen, PhD, Olivier Sitbon, MD, PhD

“…RESULTS: Three age groups (< 35, 35–64, ≥ 65 years) showed good M/M risk discrimination (c-statistic 0.69, SERAPHIN; 0.66, GRIPHON). M/M risk was higher in placebo patients < 35 versus 35–64 years (SERAPHIN: hazard ratio [HR] 1.73, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.10–2.72, p = 0.02; GRIPHON: HR 1.81, 95% CI 1.28–2.56, p < 0.001). …”
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Designing an Innovative Human Resources Model Based on Perceived Organizational Support Case Study of Qazvin's Government organizations by Hossein Rasouli, Morteza Mousakhani, Mahdi Alvani, parham azimi

“…In this phase, the statistical sample, carefully chosen using a non-probability targeted method, included a select group of 11 academic and organizational experts. …”
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An optimized approach for predicting water quality features and a performance evaluation for mapping surface water potential zones based on Discriminant Analysis (DA), Geographical... by Abhijeet Das

“…To achieve this goal, this investigation relies on Drinking (Dr)-Water Quality Index (WQI) and multivariate statistical techniques including discriminant analysis (DA), to assess the variations of surface water quality in the selected region. …”
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Presenting a Prediction Model for CEO Compensation Sensitivity using Meta-heuristic Algorithms (Genetics and Particle Swarm) by Saeed Khaljastani, Habib Piri, Reza Sotoudeh

“…Given these points, the aim of this research is to provide a model for predicting the sensitivity of CEO compensation using meta-heuristic algorithms, specifically genetic algorithms and particle swarm optimization. Methods The statistical population of this research comprises all companies listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange from 1390 to 1400. …”
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Risk Management in Sustainable Construction Projects: A Systematic Review and Bibliometric Analysis by Kasra Hosseini, Youness Javid

“…Additionally, researchers often used statistical analysis methods to assess SCPs' risks. …”
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Lenvatinib Therapy in Patients with Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Real Clinical Practice by V. V. Petkau, A. V. Sultanbaev, K. V. Menshikov, A. S. Antipin, M. V. Volkonsky, V. M. Filippova, Yu. V. Vasilyeva, A. A. Tarkhanov, M. R. Mukhitova, M. Zh. Murzalina, A. R. Safarova

“…The levels of ORR and DCR were not statistically significantly different between the patients with stages B and C according to the BCLC staging system, with grades 0 and 1 according to ECOG, with classes A and B according to the Child-Pugh score, with viral and non-viral HCC etiology, with and without extrahepatic spread, and with and without portal vein invasion. …”
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Spatial distribution and determinants of children ever born among reproductive age women in Ethiopia: spatial and multilevel analysis of 2019 mini Ethiopian demographic health surv... by Ahmed Fentaw Ahmed, Bezawit Adane, Tilahun Degu Tsega, Mekides Nigusu, Kalaab Esubalew Sharew, Abebaw Molla, Mulugeta Tesfa

“…Multi-level (two-level) logistic regression analysis was used and variables with a P value less than 0.05 were considered statistical significance. Adjusted odds ratio AOR) with a 95% confidence interval (CI) was used to show the strength and direction of the association respectively.ResultsHigh number of CEB in Ethiopia was 37.46%, 95% CI (0.39–0.56) and it was spatially clustered (Moran's index = 0.59 P value &lt;0.0001). …”
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Dexmedetomidine versus Dexamethasone as Perineural Adjuvants in Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block: An Interventional Study by Charmi Hitenbhai Shah, Jinesh Pareshbhai Kothari, Nilesh Vrajmohan Shah, Rajsi Rajan Shah, Sara Mary Thomas

“…Chi-square test and t-test were applied for statistical evaluation. Results: Group 1 had a significantly lower average age (35.38±9.03 years) compared to Group 2 (46.40±13.12 years) (p=0.000039). …”
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Research on time–frequency characteristics of electromagnetic signals from coal and rock blasting based on DBO-VMD filtering by Litao WANG, Liming QIU, Menghan WEI, Dazhao SONG, Rentao GOU, Lin LIU, Shiqiang ZHONG, Tianyi XIE

“…Finally, we conducted a statistical analysis of the entropy, energy, bispectrum, and time–frequency domain characteristics of pure electromagnetic signals associated with coal–rock ruptures. …”
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Policy brief: Optimising antimicrobial usage in paediatric inpatient hospital settings by J Cloete, M Karsas, T Chetty, A Pillay, M Archary, D Moore, T Reddy, Y Balakrishna, F Nakwa, R Lancaster, A Goga, P Jeena

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Assessment of maternal healthcare services among the women of reproductive age in the rural municipality of Nepal: a cross-sectional study by Mukesh Adhikari, Manish Rajbanshi, Anita Karki, Richa Aryal, Bishnu Prasad Choulagai

“…Bivariate and multivariable regression analysis was performed using the Statistical Package of Social Sciences V.20 to determine the association between dependent and independent variables. …”
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Three-dimensional omnidirectional characterization methods of rock anisotropic wave velocity and acoustic emission location optimization by Shengjun MIAO, Wenxuan YU, Mingchun LIANG, Pengjin YANG, Conghao LI, Zejing LIU

“…In the damage stage, the minimum wave velocity decreases due to rock damage and crack formation, whereas the maximum wave velocity remains unaffected. The statistical results indicate that the azimuth of the wave velocity ellipsoid for marble and siltstone is over 77% consistent with the crack azimuth. …”
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The hidden crisis: double burden of malnutrition among refugee children in South Asia – a systematic review and meta-analysis from observational studies by Pooja Panchal, Mohd Usman, Tajung Longkumer, Reshma Susan Babu, Mahalaqua Nazil Khatib, Shariza Abdul Razak, Kavitha Menon

“…The gray literature was manually searched from the reputed organizations focusing on refugee children and was narratively analyzed for malnutrition statistics. Furthermore, the corroboration of primary research articles and gray literature was conducted for comprehensive understanding.ResultsThe review included 10 full-text research articles, all with cross-sectional study design and 11 gray literatures. …”
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The Effect of Dynamic Service Innovation Capabilities on Firm Performance: The Moderating Role of Perceived Environmental Dynamism and the Mediating Role of Service Innovation and... by Rasoul Nosratpanah, Samad Barani, Aref Ashrafzadeh, Gholamhosein Atashi

“…Therefore, this research aims to investigate the impact of dynamic service innovation capabilities on firm performance by explaining the moderating role of perceived environmental dynamics and the mediating role of service innovation and competitive advantage.MethodologyThe research employs an applied purpose and a descriptive-correlational nature. The statistical population for this research comprises hotel managers. …”
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