Nutritional and Microbial Qualities of Fermented Cereal-Based Porridges Produced in Northern Benin by Rachidatou Karimou, Agossou Damien Pacôme Noumavo, Kowiou Aboudou, Bawa Boya, Funkè Faïzatou Assouma, Hafiz Adio Salami, Basile Boni Saka Konmy, Hermance Y. Houngbo, Adolphe Adjanohoun, Lamine Baba-Moussa, Haziz Sina

“…Recorded data suggested that porridges have a variable microbial load depending on the collection municipalities. …”
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Assessment of disordered eating attitudes and associated factors among female undergraduates at Arba Minch University, Southern Ethiopia by Addisalem Damtie Aserese, Melkamu Merid, Asmare Getie, Yosef Belayhun

“…Multivariable binary logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with disordered eating attitudes, with variables having p-values <0.05 considered statistically significant. …”
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Application of principal component analysis and Artificial neural networks for the prediction of QoS in FSO links over South Africa by S.O Adebusola, P.A Owolawi, J.S Ojo, P.S Maswikaneng, A.O Ayo

“…Ultimately, this paper aims to use Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) with Principal Component Analysis (PCA) to design a QoS prediction model for a terrestrial free space optic communication connection. …”
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Systematic review and meta-analysis of antimicrobial resistant bacteria in free-ranging wild mammals by Camilla Smoglica, Antonella Carcagnì, Simone Angelucci, Fabrizia Di Tana, Fulvio Marsilio, Jorge Ramón López-Olvera, Cristina Esmeralda Di Francesco

“…Conclusion This meta-analysis showed that antimicrobial resistance in wild mammals is widespread and variable according to taxonomy, trophic source, and geographic location. …”
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Feasibility of using nitrogen distribution of milk to identify adulterated and reconstituted market milk by Md. Mehedi Hasan Khandakar, Md. Nasir Sarker, Md. Rezwanul Habib, Md. Sadakatul Bari, Rawnak Jahan, Md. Nurul Islam, Md. Abid Hasan Sarkerp, Md. Abunaser, Mohammad Ashiqul Islam

“…Objective: This study aimed to explore the viability of nitrogen distribution in milk to detect adulteration in market milk. …”
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Effects of BMI, fat mass, and lean mass on asthma in childhood: a Mendelian randomization study. by Raquel Granell, A John Henderson, David M Evans, George Davey Smith, Andrew R Ness, Sarah Lewis, Tom M Palmer, Jonathan A C Sterne

“…We derived instrumental variable (IV) estimates of causal risk ratios (RRs). 4,835 children had available data on BMI-associated SNPs, asthma, and BMI. …”
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Caring for the elderly: A person-centered segmentation approach for exploring the association between health care needs, mental health care use, and costs in Germany. by Beate Wild, Dirk Heider, Dieter Schellberg, Friederike Böhlen, Ben Schöttker, Dana Clarissa Muhlack, Hans-Helmut König, Joris Slaets

“…One of the profiles (10.5%) showed high and complex bio-psycho-social health care needs ("complex needs") while another profile (2.5%) can be labelled as "frail". Mean values of all psychosomatic variables-including the variable health care costs-gradually increased over the five clusters. …”
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Adverse birth outcome and associated factors among mothers with antepartum hemorrhage in public hospitals Tigray, northern Ethiopia, 2020 by Tomas Amare Abraha, Gebremedhin Kinfe Gebremariam, Berhane Teklay Asfaha, Tensay Kahsay Weldegebreal, Desta Hailu Aregawi

“…Logistic regression was computed and variables which have a P-value less than 0.2 on bivariable analysis were taken to multivariable analysis. …”
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Correlation Between Uric Acid/High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Ratio and Postoperative AKI in Patients with CABG by Jiang F, Peng Y, Hong Y, Cai M, Li S, Xie Y, Chen L, Lin Y

“…The diagnostic value of UHR in AKI after CABG was explored using the area under the curve (AUC).Results: The study included 301 CABG patients, of whom 72 (23.92%) developed AKI. …”
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Radiation enteritis associated with temporal sequencing of total neoadjuvant therapy in locally advanced rectal cancer: a preliminary study by Chen-ying Ma, Yi Fu, Lou Liu, Jie Chen, Shu-yue Li, Lu Zhang, Ju-ying Zhou

“…In the independent test cohort, this combined model demonstrated an AUC value of 0.711, sensitivity of 88.9%, and F1-score of 0.696; these values surpassed those of models built with baseline-only or delta difference features. …”
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Risk factors of stroke-associated pneumonia in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated by endovascular thrombectomy by Kangyue Lin, Xiaoqing Deng, Yumei Xiao, Zhiyong Yang, Zhiyi He, Xiangjun Li, Wenwen Cheng

“…This study aimed to investigate the occurrence of SAP in acute ischemic stroke patients treated with EVT and identify independent predictors of SAP. …”
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Influence of sex, age and length of service on scientific productivity of medical research institution staff by O. M. Drapkina, E. A. Poddubskaya, V. B. Rozanov, L. G. Gasanova

“…The h-index in Scopus in men is influenced by age, in women  — by the presence of an academic degree, which explain, respectively, 19,7 and 18,1% of its variability. H-index value in the Web of Science in men is associated with the work duration, while in women, with an academic degree and length of service, which explain, respectively, 24,4 and 21,1% of its variance.Conclusion. …”
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Prevalence and associated factors of preoperative abnormal electrocardiography among older surgical patients in southern Ethiopia: Multicenter cross-sectional study by Addisu Mossie, Hailemariam Getachew, Timsel Girma, Hailemariam Mulugeta, Belete Destaw, Aschalew Besha, Adanech Shiferaw

“…A binary logistic regression model was used to examine factors associated with abnormal ECG, and variables with a P-value < 0.2 were entered into the multivariate analysis to identify independent factors. …”
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Admission deep venous thromboembolism of the lower extremity in patients of subtrochanteric fractures: a retrospective study by Yuebin Zhou, Manman Jiang, Song Wang, Shujun Yu, Yinguang Zhang

“…The optimal cut-off value of ALB was determined to be 36.6 g/L, with a sensitivity of 73.2% and the specificity of 41.2%. …”
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The impact of the lactate-to-albumin ratio on long-term mortality risk in patients with severe heart failure and type 2 diabetes by Yanyan Dong, Xiaoyu Shi, Chenghao Wang, Yinqin Hu, Junxiong Li, Hong Luo, Maoping Zhu, Fan Hu, Quangen Chu

“…Restricted cubic spline (RCS) analysis identified a threshold value of 0.44, dividing patients into low-LAR (< 0.44) and high-LAR (≥ 0.44) groups. …”
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Association Between Muscle Quality Assessed by the 5-Repetition Sit-to-Stand Test and Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Japan: A Cross-Sectional Study by Koji Takimoto, Hideaki Takebayashi, Hiroshi Kondo, Koji Ikeda

“…Binary logistic regression identified MQI (OR = 1.28; <i>p</i> < 0.01) and gait speed (OR = 0.14; <i>p</i> = 0.02) as explanatory variables for fall history. The results of the evaluation using the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve showed that the cutoff value for MQI to distinguish fall history was 8.04 s/kg, and the cutoff value for gait speed was 1.21 s. …”
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Fracture Resistance and Initial Penetration Time of a Novel Zirconia Crown Design for Simplifying Future Endodontic Treatment: An In Vitro Study by Mohammed Mashyakhy, Hafiz Ahmed Adawi

“…<b>Results</b>: The highest value of fracture strength before initial penetration was recorded for zirconia porcelain crowns (760.2 ± 25.2 MPa), while the lowest value was recorded for zirconia composite crowns (652.4 ± 25.9 MPa). …”
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Associated factors with the access to sexual health and STI/HIV services for individuals aged 18 and older in the Marrakech-Safi region of Morocco: a cross-sectional study by Hajar Ouahid, Ouassim Mansoury, Majda Sebbani, Mohamed Cherkaoui, Mohamed Amine, Latifa Adarmouch

“…In contrast, sociodemographic variables did not show significant effects on the accessibility of STI/HIV services. …”
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Influence of systemic immunoinflammatory index on major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with coronary heart disease with heart failure as assessed by propensity score mat... by ZhiRong Ren, JinWen Liu

“…Results PSM effectively balanced the baseline characteristics of the two groups, with absolute values of standardized mean difference for all variables < 0.1. …”
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Level of Family Support and Associated Factors Among Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Eastern Uganda. A Baseline Cross-Sectional Study by Alinaitwe B, Shariff NJ, Madhavi Boddupalli B

“…Variables with p-value ≤ 0.05 were significantly associated with family support.Results: About two in three (68.7%) of patients perceived a high level of support from their family members. …”
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