Association of Hemoglobin Glycation Index With All-Cause Mortality, Cardiac Mortality, and Cardiovascular Mortality in the General Population: A Retrospective Cohort Study of NHANE... by Qing Mao, Jingjing Wang, Shuang Zuo, Liyou Xu, Liu Ji, Haishan Li

“…Background: The hemoglobin glycation index (HGI) presents a discrepancy between observed and predicted glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and fasting blood glucose values. Meanwhile, compared to the HbA1c values, the HGI provides a more comprehensive reflection of blood glucose variability across populations. …”
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Neuromuscular Mechanisms of Motor Adaptation to Repeated Treadmill-Slip Perturbations During Stance in Healthy Young Adults by Shuaijie Wang, Rudri Purohit, Tamaya Van Criekinge, Tanvi Bhatt

“…Moreover, identifying the muscle synergies contributing to motor adaptation in young adults could lay the groundwork for comparison with high fall-risk populations. Thus, we aimed to investigate neuromuscular changes in reactive balance responses during stance slip-PBT. …”
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A Model for Creating and Implementing Ambidextrous Innovation in Iranian Banking by Vahid Khashei Varnamkhasti, Sajad Farsi

“…Accordingly, this research aims to identify the factors influencing the development and implementation of ambidextrous innovation within Iran’s banking sector and to prioritize them using a structural-interpretive model (ISM).   …”
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Comprehensive Evaluation of Frailty and Sarcopenia Markers to Predict Survival in Glioblastoma Patients by Chao Yang, Chao Ma, Cheng‐Shi Xu, Si‐Rui Li, Chen Li, Ze‐Fen Wang, Zhi‐Qiang Li

“…The scoring systems were created by integrating these indicators. Variables with independent prognostic values were used to construct the nomograms. …”
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Individual Attitude and Youth Unemployment in Nyakagyeme Sub-County Rukungiri District. by Ainamani, Viola

“…Lastly, awareness campaigns highlighting the value of diverse employment options can help change cultural perceptions surrounding work. …”
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Precise 3D geometric phenotyping and phenotype interaction network construction of maize kernels by Shuaihao Zhao, Shuaihao Zhao, Guanmin Huang, Guanmin Huang, Si Yang, Si Yang, Chuanyu Wang, Chuanyu Wang, Juan Wang, Juan Wang, Yanxin Zhao, Minxiao Duan, Ying Zhang, Ying Zhang, Xinyu Guo, Xinyu Guo

“…To address this, our study aims to develop a high-throughput 3D phenotypic analysis method for maize kernels using Micro-CT-based point cloud data, thereby enhancing both accuracy and efficiency. …”
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Albumin-To-Alkaline Phosphatase Ratio as a New Early Predictive Marker of Axillary Response in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy: A Pilot Study by Rahel Felicia Mirjam Schmidt, Yves Harder, Lorenzo Rossi, Paola Canino, Simone Schiaffino, Arianna Calcinotto, Ulrike Perriard, Rossella Graffeo, Roberta Decio, Claudia Canonica, Marco Cuzzocrea, Ammad Ahmad Farooqi, Giorgia Elisabeth Colombo, Mirjam Diller, Nickolas Peradze, Andrea Papadia, Alberto Pagnamenta, Maria Luisa Gasparri

“…<i>Materials and Methods</i>: Clinical and biochemical variables of cN+ breast cancer patients undergoing NAC were collected. …”
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Overweight and obesity trends and association with household wealth index among children aged 5 to 19 years in Ethiopia a multilevel analysis of 2016 EDHS data by Ibsa Mussa, Adera Debella, Melat B. Maruta, Tamirat Getachew, Mulugeta Gamachu, Alemayehu Deressa, Fethia Mohammed, Hamdi Fekredin Zakaria, Addis Eyeberu, Lemma Demissie Regassa, Abdi Birhanu

“…As a result, a wide range of known contributing variables should be taken into account in programs aimed at reducing children’s overweight and obesity.…”
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Risk prediction and analysis of gallbladder polyps with deep neural network by Kerong Yuan, Xiaofeng Zhang, Qian Yang, Xuesong Deng, Zhe Deng, Xiangyun Liao, Weixin Si

“…The aim of this study is to analyze the risk factors associated with the development of adenomatous and malignant polyps in the gallbladder. …”
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Structural and functional changes of the heart in patients with chronic ischemic heart failure, associated with renal dysfunction by D. A. Lashkul

“…Descriptive statistics are presented as mean±standard deviation for continuous variables and as percentages for categorical variables. …”
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A Novel Hypoxia-Related Gene Signature with Strong Predicting Ability in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Identified by Comprehensive Profiling by Huajun Yang, Zhongan Wang, Ling Gong, Guichuan Huang, Daigang Chen, Xiaoping Li, Fei Du, Jiang Lin, Xueyi Yang

“…The area under the curve (AUC) value was 0.62, and the optimal threshold was 0.28. …”
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Clinical and cost-effectiveness of lithium versus quetiapine augmentation for treatment-resistant depression in adults: LQD a pragmatic randomised controlled trial by Jess Kerr-Gaffney, Zohra Zenasni, Kimberley Goldsmith, Nahel Yaziji, Huajie Jin, Alessandro Colasanti, John Geddes, David Kessler, R Hamish McAllister-Williams, Allan H Young, Alvaro Barrera, Lindsey Marwood, Rachael W Taylor, Helena Tee, Anthony J Cleare

“…The QIDS-SR outcome was analysed using a linear mixed model with weekly scores as the dependent variable, and treatment allocation, randomisation stratification variables, time and time by treatment interaction terms as explanatory variables, using an area under the curve (AUC) approach. …”
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Effects of continuous glucose monitoring in enhanced recovery after colorectal cancer patient surgery with type 2 diabetes (application of CGM in the ERAS process of CRC patient wi... by Qinbo Wang, Qinbo Wang, Qinbo Wang, Yuan Zhou, Yuan Zhou, Wanzhen Wang, Wanzhen Wang, Yingjuan Ou, Yingjuan Ou, Yingjuan Ou, Xia Wu, Xia Wu, Junrong Chen, Junrong Chen, Junrong Chen, Xiaoyan Li, Xiaoyan Li, Hua Li, Hua Li

“…These findings support the clinical value of CGM implementation in surgical management of T2DM patients with CRC.…”
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Catheter-associated urinary tract infections in urethral stricture patients indwelling suprapubic catheter: Insights from a retrospective investigation into specific antibiogram an... by Jiahao Lin, Changhao Hou, Yubo Gu, Wei Yuan, Xianjie Xiu, Zhenwei Yu, Ruihang Zhang, Guangyu Mao, Qiang Fu, Lujie Song

“…SPC culture-guided interventions may hold potential clinical value for mitigating SPCAB risks, though further validation is warranted.…”
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Phase field simulation of excavation damage zone in natural fractured rock mass by LIU Junjie, LIU Jianfeng, YANG Jianxiong, XUE Fujun, WEI Jinbing, GAO Chunyu

“…ObjectivePhase-field simulation method was applied to naturally fractured rocks of engineering sites, with the aim of gaining insights into crack propagation mechanisms. …”
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Deep learning informed multimodal fusion of radiology and pathology to predict outcomes in HPV-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaResearch in context by Bolin Song, Amaury Leroy, Kailin Yang, Tanmoy Dam, Xiangxue Wang, Himanshu Maurya, Tilak Pathak, Jonathan Lee, Sarah Stock, Xiao T. Li, Pingfu Fu, Cheng Lu, Paula Toro, Deborah J. Chute, Shlomo Koyfman, Nabil F. Saba, Mihir R. Patel, Anant Madabhushi

“…Methods: We investigate the prognostic value of an AI approach termed the swintransformer-based multimodal and multi-region data fusion framework (SMuRF). …”
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The impact of Inter-observation variation on radiomic features of pulmonary nodules by Wenchao Zhu, Wenchao Zhu, Fangyi Xu, Fangyi Xu, Kaihua Lou, Kaihua Lou, Xia Qiu, Xia Qiu, Dingping Huang, Dingping Huang, Shaoyu Huang, Shaoyu Huang, Dong Xie, Dong Xie, Hongjie Hu, Hongjie Hu

“…The Original features showed good stability (median OCCC: 0.92-0.95, IQR: 0.12-0.19), both in the overall distribution and in the different feature categories. The median OCCC value for the LOG features (median: 0.94, IQR: 0.08) was significantly higher than that for the Wavelet features (median: 0.91, IQR: 0.13). …”
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Establishment of a Novel Risk Stratification System Integrating Clinical and Pathological Parameters for Prognostication and Clinical Decision‐Making in Early‐Stage Cervical Cancer... by Haiying Wu, Lin Huang, Xiangtong Chen, Yi OuYang, JunYun Li, Kai Chen, Xiaodan Huang, Foping Chen, XinPing Cao

“…ABSTRACT Background Highly heterogeneity and inconsistency in terms of prognosis are widely identified for early‐stage cervical cancer (esCC). Herein, we aim to investigate for an intuitional risk stratification model for better prognostication and decision‐making in combination with clinical and pathological variables. …”
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The relationship between exercise and the occurrence of abdominal wall complications in patients on peritoneal dialysis by Xinqiu Li, Tiantian Ma, Jiayu Hao, Di Song, Hongyan Wang, Tianjiao Liu, Xiao Xu, Jie Dong

“…Similarly, exercise variables showed no significant prognostic value in any subgroup analyses. …”
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A Comparative Study of Agroecological Intensification Across Diverse European Agricultural Systems to Assess Soil Structure and Carbon Dynamics by Modupe Olufemi Doyeni, Grazina Kadziene, Simona Pranaitiene, Alvyra Slepetiene, Aida Skersiene, Arman Shamshitov, Alessandra Trinchera, Dylan Warren Raffa, Elena Testani, Sebastien Fontaine, Antonio Rodriguez-Hernandez, Jim Rasmussen, Sara Sánchez-Moreno, Marjoleine Hanegraaf, Akin Un, Simon Sail, Skaidre Suproniene

“…., reduced soil disturbance and crop diversification) have been suggested as strategies to increase SOC storage. The study aims to assess the effect of agroecological intensification levels (lower (T1) and highest (T2)) on the soil C pool and aggregate stability and validate the correlation between different variables compared to the control (lowest/none (T3), where agroecological intensification was not applied. …”
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