Air temperature estimation and modeling using data driven techniques based on best subset regression model in Egypt by Ahmed Elbeltagi, Dinesh Kumar Vishwakarma, Okan Mert Katipoğlu, Kallem Sushanth, Salim Heddam, Bhaskar Pratap Singh, Abhishek Shukla, Vinay Kumar Gautam, Chaitanya Baliram Pande, Saddam Hussain, Subhankar Ghosh, Hossein Dehghanisanij, Ali Salem

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Altitudinal Variations in Coniferous Vegetation and Soil Carbon Storage in Kalam Temperate Forest, Pakistan by Bilal Muhammad, Umer Hayat, Lakshmi Gopakumar, Shuangjiang Xiong, Jamshid Ali, Muhammad Tariq Badshah, Saif Ullah, Arif UR Rehman, Qun Yin, Zhongkui Jia

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Analysis of the short-to-intermediate-term efficacy of autologous costochondral transplantation in treatment for Hepple V osteochondral lesion of talus by Jiazheng Wang, Jieyuan Zhang, Shaolin Fu, Xueqian Li, Cheng Wang, Chenglin Wu, Shutao Zhang, Xin Ma, Zhongmin Shi

“…Statistical analysis included normality assessment, intra-group comparisons (one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and LSD method for normal quantitative data, Mann–Whitney U for non-normal data, and chi-square for categorical variables). P < 0.05 was considered a statistically significant difference. …”
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Wireless skin sensors for electrocardiogram and heart rate monitoring in the neonatal intensive care unit: a prospective feasibility, safety, and accuracy study by Eva Senechal, Daniel Radeschi, Shasha Lv, Emilie Jeanne, Ana Saveedra Ruiz, Lydia Tao, Brittany Dulmage, Wissam Shalish, Robert Edward Kearney, Guilherme Sant’Anna

“…Of 192 skin photographs (96 pairs), 98% were taken, showing increased but low skin scores post-removal, with median pain scores also low. Accuracy metrics showed strong agreement, with the Clark Error Grid indicating 97% of paired signals led to the same clinical outcome. …”
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Long-leg spica casts demonstrate superior outcomes in developmental dysplasia of the hip: a multi-center retrospective analysis of failure risks and protective factors by Zibing Zheng, Weiguang Yu, Zhao Chen, Jinrun Lin, Jinluan Lin, Hui Chen

“…Notably, cephalic presentation showed a protective trend (HR = 0.67, 95% CI 0.48–0.93), while delivery mode and family history did not reach statistical significance.ConclusionsLong-leg spica casting shows superior biomechanical stability in DDH management post-CR, particularly for high-risk patients. These findings support its preferential use in patients with bilateral involvement, advanced dysplasia, or older age (&gt;6 months).…”
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Postpartum depression and associated factors among childbearing women from the recent Demographic and Health Survey data of Mozambique: Multilevel analysis by Mamaru Melkam, Bezawit Melak Fente, Yohannes Mekuria Negussie, Zufan Alamrie Asmare, Hiwot Altaye Asebe, Beminate Lemma Seifu, Alemayehu Kasu Gebrehana, Sintayehu Simie Tsega, Meklit Melaku Bezie, Angwach Abrham Asnake

“…This study indicates maternal depression post-delivery should be given attention by the National Health Office and other police makers. …”
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Effect of Midsole Compliance on Oxygen Consumption and Perception of Effort and Comfort during running by Kai Biedermann, Gian-Andri Baumann, Christina M. Spengler, Fernando G. Beltrami

“…Gas exchange was continuously monitored while perceived exertion and comfort were rated post-run using a 100mm visual analogue scale. Spatiotemporal data, including impact loading, ground contact time, and cadence, were assessed using accelerometry. …”
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Residual/recurrent lesions after cold-knife conization for high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: risk factor analysis and clinical management recommendations by Chenchun Wu, Peng Guo, Peng Guo, Pengchong Huang, Lili Guo, Lili Xiong

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to evaluate the risk factors of residual/recurrent lesions of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 2/3 (CIN2/3) in patients who underwent cold-knife conization (CKC).MethodsA total of 976 patients with CIN2/3 who were treated with CKC were retrospectively analyzed. Post-CKC follow-up involved a thin-prep cytology test (TCT) and human papillomavirus (HPV) tests. …”
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Safety and effectiveness of multimodal opioid-free anaesthesia for pain and recovery after laparoscopic surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Jiang Liu, Li Jing, Lin Cheng, Sifan Qin, Xinyan Geng, Shirong Fang

“…The secondary outcomes included the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV), antiemetic use, extubation time (measured in minutes), post-anaesthesia care unit discharge time (measured in minutes), shivering, bradycardia, hypotension and pruritus.Data extraction and synthesis Meta-analyses were performed using Stata16 software, using the DerSimonian and Laird’s method and inverse variance to summarise effect sizes for each outcome under a random effects model for all outcomes. …”
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Biochemical investigation of association of arsenic exposed polymorphic variants and disease susceptibility by Syed Muhammad Shoaib, Samina Afzal, Muhammad Sajid Hamid Akash, Kanwal Rehman, Amjad Hussain, Ahmed Nadeem, Asif Shahzad, Sabry M. Attia

“…Our study aimed to establish the association of polymorphic variants and disease susceptibility in arsenic-induced metabolic disorders raised due to the variability of arsenic methylation in human population exposed to arsenic in drinking water. …”
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Reliability of multi-site UK Biobank MRI brain phenotypes for the assessment of neuropsychiatric complications of SARS-CoV-2 infection: The COVID-CNS travelling heads study. by Eugene Duff, Fernando Zelaya, Fidel Alfaro Almagro, Karla L Miller, Naomi Martin, Thomas E Nichols, Bernd Taschler, Ludovica Griffanti, Christoph Arthofer, Gwenaëlle Douaud, Chaoyue Wang, Thomas W Okell, Richard A I Bethlehem, Klaus Eickel, Matthias Günther, David K Menon, Guy Williams, Bethany Facer, David J Lythgoe, Flavio Dell'Acqua, Greta K Wood, Steven C R Williams, Gavin Houston, Simon S Keller, Catherine Holden, Monika Hartmann, Lily George, Gerome Breen, Benedict D Michael, Peter Jezzard, Stephen M Smith, Edward T Bullmore, COVID-CNS Consortium

“…These acquisition and analysis protocols are now in use for MRI assessments of post-COVID patients (N = 700) as part of the ongoing COVID-CNS study.…”
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Study protocol: The effect of a low-carbohydrate enteral nutrition formula on postoperative hyperglycemia in non-diabetic patients with esophageal cancer: A randomized exploratory... by Masayoshi Terayama, Yu Imamura, Toru Kitazawa, Naoki Miyazaki, Misuzu Ishii, Kumi Takagi, Kengo Kuriyama, Naoki Takahashi, Masahiro Tamura, Akihiko Okamura, Jun Kanamori, Masayuki Watanabe

“…AUC, which identifies periods of hyperglycemia and provides a comprehensive picture of glucose variability and control in diabetes management, is defined as the area under the curve over blood glucose level of 180 mg/dL on CGM monitoring.…”
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Efficacy of sacubitril/valsartan on improving clinical symptoms in patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated with heart failure: a retrospective study by Guiping Wang, Ruolin Zhang, Xuyang Li, Shuping Zuo, Boheng Zhang, Yanan Zhao, Suya Sun, Juanjuan Zhang, Xiaokun Liu

“…Follow-up assessments were conducted 1 year post-discharge to evaluate NT-proBNP levels, and symptom progression. …”
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NIPT of Maternal Plasma-Originated cfDNA: Applications and Guide for the Implementation by Fernández Martínez FJ, Gil Mira MM, González González C, Madrigal Bajo I, Oancea Ionescu R, Orellana Alonso C

“…It addresses key aspects such as technical and analytical requirements, integration with invasive diagnostic methods, pre- and post-test genetic counseling, and legal considerations. …”
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Heightened Innate Immune and Inflammatory Gene Expression in the Skin of Severe COVID-19 Cases by Fernandes IG, Ferreira FM, De Sousa ESA, Pietrobon AJ, Teixeira FME, Ramos YÁL, Yendo TM, Pereira NZ, Sotto MN, Duarte-Neto AN, Orfali RL, Aoki V, Da Silva LFF, Duarte AJDS, Sato MN

“…In this study, we investigated the transcriptomic profile of skin samples from patients who succumbed to COVID-19.Patients and Methods: Skin autopsies from COVID-19 patients with post-mortem time of less than 20 hours were obtained from University of São Paulo Medical School Hospital and healthy skin samples, were submitted to RNA sequencing analysis. …”
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Impact of host factors and invasive meningococci on bacterial adhesion, proliferation, primary nasal epithelial barrier function, and immune response by Daan W. Arends, Debbie van Rooijen, Esther van Woudenbergh, Janine Wolf, Milou Ohm, Marien I. de Jonge, Gerco den Hartog

“…Despite strain and donor variability, meningococcal infection universally induced cytokines CCL20, CXCL1, CXCL8, CXCL10, and IL-18, with significantly higher CCL20 levels 24 h post-MenW cc11 infection. …”
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Removing seasonal confectionery from prominent store locations and purchasing behaviour within a major UK supermarket: Evaluation of a nonrandomised controlled intervention study. by Carmen Piernas, Georgina Harmer, Susan A Jebb

“…Multivariable hierarchical models were used to investigate pre/post differences in weekly sales of confectionery in intervention versus control stores. …”
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Health Navigator intervention to address the unmet social needs of populations living with cancer attending outpatient treatment at a major metropolitan hospital in Australia: prot... by Sean Martin, Kate Neadley, Annabel Smith, Mark Boyd, Christopher Hocking, Cheryl Shoubridge

“…Screening and referral interventions for unmet social needs, also known as Health Navigator (HN) interventions, in healthcare settings have shown mixed but promising results, mostly due to a large variability in intervention design and outcomes assessed. …”
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Comparison of Escitalopram Alone versus in Combination with Jacobson’s Progressive Muscle Relaxation in Patients with Neurotic, Stress Related and Somatoform Disorders: A Randomise... by Piyush Mahajan, Malvika Dahuja, Pranjal Tripathi, Shashank Saurabh Sinha

“…Paired t-tests were conducted to compare pre- and post-treatment HAM-A scores within each group, while independent t-tests were used to compare scores between the groups. …”
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PET/CT acquisition and processing protocols in the Netherlands by Dennis B. M. Dieckens, Pepijn van Horssen, Koen A. J. van Gils, Arjon J. van Lange, Oleksandra V. Ivashchenko, Wouter J. H. Veldkamp, Adriaan A. Lammertsma, Niels C. Veltman

“…The survey collected data on injected activity, acquisition times, and reconstruction/post-processing settings. From these data, we analyzed the weight-dependent injected activity, acquisition count statistics, and correlations with scanner performance (NEMA sensitivity). …”
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