Association between triglyceride glucose-waist height ratio index and overactive bladder: based on NHANES 2005-2018 by Haiyan Mao, Tong Lin, Shanshan Huang, Zhenye Xie, Zhikui Chen

“…Subgroup analyses and interaction tests were also performed. Additionally, sensitivity analyses were conducted to validate the robustness of the findings. …”
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The gas discharge visualization (GDV) order parameter model based on the principle of mastering both permanence and change by Yu Xin, Lei Zhang, Qiancheng Zhao, Yurong She, Zhensu She, Shuna Song

“…Results: This study preliminarily tested the reliability of the order parameter model on data samples provided by 20 participants. …”
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Pivotal Trial Validating Usability and Visualization Performance of Home OCT in Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Report 1 by Jeffrey S. Heier, MD, Nancy M. Holekamp, MD, Miguel A. Busquets, MD, Michael J. Elman, MD, Sidney A. Schechet, MD, Byron S. Ladd, MD, Kapil G. Kapoor, MD, Eric W. Schneider, MD, Ella H. Leung, MD, Ron P. Danis, MD, Kester Nahen, PhD, Nishant Mohan, PhD, Gidi Benyamini, MBA

“…Purpose: To validate the usability and visualization performance of the index test of the home OCT system (HOCT) during a pivotal study toward de novo US Food and Drug Administration marketing authorization. …”
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A fully automated, expert-perceptive image quality assessment system for whole-body [18F]FDG PET/CT by Cong Zhang, Xin Gao, Xuebin Zheng, Jun Xie, Gang Feng, Yunchao Bao, Pengchen Gu, Chuan He, Ruimin Wang, Jiahe Tian

“…Additionally, the model’s ability to distinguish high-quality images was evaluated using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves. …”
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Analysis of disease trends in children and adolescents with mental disorders of a general hospital in Chengdu during public health emergencies by Shi Lixin, Qiu Changjian

“…Trends in diagnostic distributions were analyzed using the trend chi-square test.ResultsSignificant differences were observed between pre-pandemic and pandemic periods in age， length of hospital stay and sex（t=10.743， 4.082， χ2=29.092， P<0.01）. …”
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Research on deterioration mechanism of graded gravel in high-speed railway subgrade layer based on machine vision by Tai-feng Li, Xian-pu Xiao, Rong-hui Yan, Kang Xie, Jia-shen Li, Ruo-han Dai

“…Consequently, the interlocking ability of coarse particles decreased, leading to the bearing capacity and structural stability of particle skeleton reduced. …”
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Pharmaceutical properties of novel 3-((diisopropylamino)methyl)-5-(4-((4-(dimethylamino) benzylidene) imino) phenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole-2(3 H)-thione by Khalida F. Al-azawi, Butheina A. Hasoon, Raid A. Ismail, Khetam H. Rasool, Majid S. Jabir, Suaad S. Shaker, Kareem H. Jawad, Ahmed Mutanabbi Abdula, Suresh Ghotekar, Ayman A. Swelum

“…Its antibacterial activity was tested against Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates, and its antioxidant properties were evaluated using the DPPH assay. …”
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Multicenter development of a deep learning radiomics and dosiomics nomogram to predict radiation pneumonia risk in non-small cell lung cancer by Xun Wang, Aiping Zhang, Huipeng Yang, Guqing Zhang, Junli Ma, Shucheng Ye, Shuang Ge

“…The features screened by the t-test and least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) were used to construct the RD and DL model, and RD-score and DL-score were calculated. …”
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Ecological indicators for seagrass meadow status: Adopting efficiency of space occupancy as a reference by Vinita Vijayaraj, Touria Bajjouk, Jérôme Fournier-Sowinski, Élise Lacoste, Vincent Ouisse, Aline Blanchet, Claire Rollet, Nicolas Desroy

“…Multiple seagrass growth traits were tested for their ability to reflect meadow carrying capacity. …”
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Qingre Huoxue Decoction Alleviates Atherosclerosis by Regulating Macrophage Polarization Through Exosomal miR-26a-5p by He W, Zhao H, Xue W, Luo Y, Yan M, Li J, Qing L, Wu W, Jin Z

“…The effects of miR-26a-5p were tested after transfecting miR-26a-5p over-expressive lentivirus.Results: QRHX attenuated HFD-induced plaque progression and inflammation of AS model mice. …”
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Validation of the Nociception Level Index for the Detection of Nociception and Pain in Critically Ill Adults: Protocol for an Observational Study by Céline Gélinas, Shiva Shahiri T, Han Ting Wang, Maria Cecilia Gallani, Walid Oulehri, Denny Laporta, Philippe Richebé

“…Specific objectives are to examine the ability of the NOL to: (1) detect pain using standard criteria (ie, self-report and behavioral measures), (2) discriminate between nociceptive and nonnociceptive procedures, and (3) generate consistent values when patients are at rest. …”
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Improvement in quality of life and loneliness after the community connections program: a community-based pilot intervention in South Australia by Bryony Jardine, Pei Jie Tan, Ashleigh Powell, Diana Eyers-White, Catherine Mackenzie, Ian Goodwin-Smith, Sandra Robinson, Penny Baldock, Mia Zaccardo, Celina Valente, Camilla Trenerry, Svetlana Bogomolova

“…Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and paired sample t-tests. Results Data from 195 adults who completed both data collection points were evaluated. …”
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Determination of distance away and depth of transmitters relative to a vertical acoustic telemetry array in the open ocean by Eric V. C. Schneider, Brendan S. Talwar, David M. Bailey, Shaun S. Killen, Dale M. Webber, Courtney E. MacSween, Travis E. Van Leeuwen, Frank I. Smith

“…This new ‘vertical acoustic array’ (VAR) allows for the calculation of a transmitter’s distance from the array and depth with average error around these metrics ranging from 16.2 to 54.8 m (distance error) and 8.6 to 61.5 m (depth error) within the tested range (~ 500 m radius around the array, ~ 300 m deep). …”
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Sustained capillary enlargement induced by angiogenic gene therapy does not support post-ischemic muscle recovery of hyperlipidemic mice by Galina Wirth, Galina Wirth, Greta Juusola, Greta Juusola, Hanne Laakso, Nihay Laham-Karam, Seppo Ylä-Herttuala, Seppo Ylä-Herttuala, Petra Korpisalo, Petra Korpisalo

“…The correction of capillary reactivity under hyperlipidemia could, therefore, improve post-ischemic skeletal muscle recovery. This study tested the ability of adenoviral (Ad) vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene therapy to rescue capillary enlargement and improve post-ischemic muscle repair in hyperlipidemic mice.MethodsAdVEGF or AdLacZ-control vector were delivered into the calf muscles of aged, hyperlipidemic LDLR−/−ApoB100/100 mice (n = 58) after induction of acute ischemia. …”
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Risk factors for low resilience among Grade 10 adolescents in the Gampaha district, Sri Lanka: a case-control study by Pavithra Godamunne, Shamila Manori, Pushpa Lalani Jayawardana

“…Objective Resilience means the ability to deal successfully with difficult situations, and hence low resilience will lead to many negative outcomes. …”
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Normothermic <i>ex vivo</i> lung perfusion using a developed solution followed by orthotopic left lung transplantation (experimental study) by I. V. Pashkov, S. V. Gautier, V. K. Bogdanov, D. O. Oleshkevich, D. M. Bondarenko, N. P. Mozheiko, N. S. Bunenkov, N. V. Grudinin

“…However, widespread implementation of ex vivo perfusion is associated with high financial costs for consumables and perfusate.Objective: to test the developed solution on an ex vivo lung perfusion model, followed by orthotopic LT under experimental conditions.Materials and methods. …”
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Docking investigation of Thevetia peruviana plant compounds for targeting molluscicidal activity against Biomphalaria alexandrina snails, the intermediate host of Schistosoma manso... by Samah I. Ghoname, Basma H. Amin, Asmaa T. Mohamed, Olfat A. Hammam, Hebat-Allah A. Dokmak

“…., leaves, seeds) have demonstrated pesticidal properties, including the ability to repel or kill intermediate hosts of Schistosomiasis. …”
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External validation of SYNTAX score II in a real-world cohort undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting by Philipp Angleitner, Hannes Abfalterer, Alexandra Kaider, Emely Manville, Martin Bichler, Michael Graber, Leo Pölzl, Daniel Zimpfer, Sigrid Sandner, Nikolaos Bonaros

“…Abstract Background Our aim was to evaluate SYNTAX Score II for its ability to predict mortality in all-comers undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass grafting. …”
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Characteristics and mechanism of malachite green decolorization by Enterobacter sp. CV-b by LI Gang, DU Linna, XU Fangcheng, WANG Yang, PAN Xiu

“…., Pseudomonas sp. and Arthrobacter sp. have been reported to have potential ability for biodegradation of MG. The degradation behavior was distinctly affected by culture condition and environmental factors.In this study, a bacterial strain named as Enterobacter sp. …”
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Construction and validation of a risk prediction model for lean metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease by QIN Jiayi, ZHOU Xueqian, MENG Xiangyong

“…Data on their demographics, anthropometrics, lifestyle, underlying diseases, and laboratory test results were collected. LASSO regression analysis was used to screen potential variables in the training set, and multivariate logistic regression was employed to identify independent risk factors for lean MASLD. …”
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