Association between estimated pulse wave velocity and mortality risk in patients with acute ischemic stroke by Yaxin Zhang, Pingping Cai, Yadong Wu, Ying Yu, Zhicong Chen, Guangdong Wang, Min Zhang, Weihong Zheng

“…Patients were stratified into high and low ePWV groups using a cut-off value of 12.33 m/s derived from the ROC curve for 360-day mortality. …”
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Developing a Multisensor-Based Machine Learning Technology (Aidar Decompensation Index) for Real-Time Automated Detection of Post–COVID-19 Condition: Protocol for an Observational... by Jenny Mathew, Jaclyn A Pagliaro, Sathyanarayanan Elumalai, Lauren K Wash, Ka Ly, Alison J Leibowitz, Varsha G Vimalananda

“…Using appropriate algorithmic techniques, the study expects the model to have a sensitivity of >80% and a positive predicted value of >70%. ResultsRecruitment began in January 2023, and at the time of manuscript submission, 204 patients have been enrolled. …”
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Emergence of ST11-KL64 carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella Pneumoniae isolates harboring bla KPC−2 and iucA from a tertiary teaching hospital in Western China by Haojun Chen, Tingting Li, Xiaoxue Huang, Qiurong He

“…A p-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. …”
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Correlation between Stressful Life Events and Suicidal Ideation among Patients with Schizophrenia in Remission Stage: A Cross-sectional Study by Ashok Silamban, Kailash Sureshkumar, Aravindh Manogaran, Shabeeba Z Kailash

“…Statistical analysis was carried out using IBM SPSS version 23.0. A p-value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant. …”
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Association between triglyceride glucose-waist to height ratio (TyG-WHtR) and hypertension in adults aged 18–60: a cross-sectional study by Junwei Huang, Jinzao Chen, Guoyan Pan, Liping Zheng, Jinri Weng, Chunfa Weng, Jianbin Chen, Bin Lin, Zhiwei Wu, Lixian Lin

“…Abstract Background This study aimed to explore the association between TyG and the prevalence of hypertension in US adults aged 18–60. …”
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Psoriatic arthritis in psoriasis: optimizing the current screening system for psoriatic arthritis based on serum data from U.S. and Chinese populations by Zheng Lin, Si-yi Pan, Yue-yi Shi, Xuan Wu, Yuan Dou, Ping Lin, Yi Cao

“…All performance metrics are derived on the test set and the external validation set.ResultsFive variables were selected to build models, including age, lymphocyte percentage, neutrophil count, eosinophilic count, and C-reactive protein. …”
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Corneal subepithelial nerve fibers in type 2 diabetes: potential biomarker of diabetic neuropathy by Ling-Rui Meng, Hua Chen, Wen-Qian Chen, Yi Gao, Zi-Wei Li, Zi Ye, Zhao-Hui Li

“…AIM: To observe the changes in corneal subepithelial nerve fibers (CNFs) and Langerhans cells (LCs) in patients with type 2 diabetes using corneal laser confocal microscopy (CLCM). …”
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Exploring heterosis, dominance effect, and genetic control in Brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) landraces by Barsha Tripathy, P. Tripathy, J. Jyothsna, G. S. Sahu, S. K. Dash, Meenakshi Badu, Subrat Kumar Mahapatra, Gyana Ranjan Rout

“…Abstract Brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) is an important warm-season vegetable with immense antioxidant potential. The present study aims to identify superior high-yielding plants with round fruits and tolerance to bacterial wilt through heterosis breeding. …”
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Incidence and predictors of pregnancy among reproductive-age women in an ART clinic of public health facilities in Arsi zone, southeastern ethiopia: a five-year retrospective cohor... by Legesse Tadesse Wodajo, Jibril Bashir Adem, Tewodros Desalegn Nebi, Solomon Tejineh Mengesha, Ismael Kalayu Sitotaw, Shimelis Mekit Belachew, Martha Aseffa, Biruk Legesse Tadesse

“…Independent predictors of pregnancy were determined by looking at variables that showed significant results (P value < 0.05) in the multivariate analysis. …”
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Breast Cancer Knowledge and Attitude Toward Breast Cancer Screening Practice Among Catholic Nuns in Lake Zone—Tanzania by Gotfrida Marandu, Kija Malale, Rose Laisser, Joseph Mwanga, Peter Rambau

“…In inferential statistics, logistic regression was used to test for associations between categorical variables. The test statistics were considered significant when the P -value was less than .05 at a 95% confidence interval (CI). …”
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Comparison of Oral Pregabalin and Clonidine Premedication in Attenuating Pressor Response to Laryngoscopy and Intubation: A Prospective Interventional Study by Jyotsna Mulamoottil Jose, Basheer Padinjare Madathil Abdul, Minu Subramonian, Anto Abey Illickal

“…Results: Demographic variables and baseline parameters were comparable between the groups. …”
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The utility of miR-16, miR-146a and miR-155 in serum and urine for juvenile idiopathic arthritis diagnostics and monitoring by Ausra Snipaitiene, Kristina Snipaitiene, Andzelika Slegeryte, Benita Buragaite-Staponkiene, Asta Baranauskaite, Sonata Jarmalaite, Lina Jankauskaite

“…The prediction of remission was evaluated using Cox regression and Kaplan-Meier analyses. A p-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. …”
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Size-Specific Predictors for Malignancy Risk in Follicular Thyroid Neoplasms: Machine Learning Analysis by Xin Li, Wen-yu Yang, Fan Zhang, Rui Shan, Fang Mei, Shi-Bing Song, Bang-Kai Sun, Jing Chen, Run-ze Hu, Yang Yang, Yi-hang Yang, Jing-yao Liu, Chun-Hui Yuan, Zheng Liu

“…We identified the 5 most important predictors from 22 variables including demography, sonography, and hormones, using machine learning methods. …”
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Effectiveness of Continuous Glucose Monitoring on Short-Term, In-Hospital Mortality Among Frail and Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19: Randomized Controlled Trial by Jiawei Shang, Ziming Yuan, Zuoyan Zhang, Quanhong Zhou, Yan Zou, Wei Wang

“…Frail and critically ill patients with COVID-19 and previously normal glucose tolerance are also associated with variability in their glucose levels during their intensive care unit (ICU) stay. …”
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Phylogenetic and DNA barcoding study on Dehaasia pugerensis Koord. & Valeton, an endemic and critically endangered species from East Java, Indonesia by Aulia Hasan Widjaya, Andi Salamah, Tety Maryenti, Iyan Robiansyah, Irfan Martiansyah, Muhammad Rifqi Hariri, Weibang Sun

“…These findings highlight the value of molecular data in shaping conservation strategies for Dehaasia pugerensis, such as propagation, reintroduction, and seed banking.…”
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Parent-youth communication and associated factors on HIV/AIDS related issues in rural southern Ethiopia by Tadele Dana Darebo, Eshter U Umwamikazi, Wudneh Baza, Berhanetsehay Teklewold, Zewudu Birhanu Mune, Mark Spigt

“…The analysis involved descriptive statistics, binary analysis, and multivariable logistic regression. Variables with a significance level of p-value ≤ 0.25 in the binary analysis were included in the logistic regression model. …”
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Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced MRI radiomics and deep learning models to predict microvascular invasion in hepatocellular carcinoma: a multicenter study by Zhu Zhu, Kaiying Wu, Jian Lu, Sunxian Dai, Dabo Xu, Wei Fang, Yixing Yu, Wenhao Gu

“…It combined bi-regional features and two machine learning algorithms. The aim of this study was to validate its potential value for preoperative prediction of MVI. …”
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Prediction of STAS in lung adenocarcinoma with nodules ≤ 2 cm using machine learning: a multicenter retrospective study by Zhan Zhang, Yue Zhao, Yi-Jun Ma, Chuan-Qi Chen, Zhen-Yi Li, Yv-Kai Wang, Si-Jie Zhang, Hai-Ming Li, Yongmeng Li, Yu Tian, Hui Tian

“…Preoperative identification of STAS is crucial for optimizing surgical strategies. This study aimed to develop and validate machine learning models to predict the presence of STAS using preoperative clinical, radiological, and pathological data in lung cancer patients. …”
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Association of systemic immune inflammation index with depression among adult type 2 diabetic patients in a tertiary hospital, Ethiopia, 2022 by Seid Yimam Ali, Mohammed Ibrahim Sadik, Ahmed Muhye Seid, Awol Hassen Mohammed, Ahmed Adem Yimam, Mekonin Meskelu Shegere, Tesfaneh Shimels Ayele, Abdulmalik Jeben Wako, Mohamedaman Mohamedsied Ibrahim

“…Multiple logistic regression with the backward elimination method was performed. Variables with a p-value &lt; 0.05 were considered statistically significant at a 95% CIResultsA total of 263 T2DM patients were recruited in the study. …”
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Genome-Wide Identification and Characterization of <i>OSC</i> Gene Family in <i>Gynostemma pentaphyllum</i> (Cucurbitaceae) by Xiao Zhang, Huan Yang, Xuan Wang, Xiaoting Wang, Chen Chen

“…Furthermore, this research lays a foundation for employing plant genetic engineering techniques aimed at increasing gypenoside content.…”
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