Hyperkalemia is associated with short- and mid-term mortalities in critically ill patients in the MIMIC IV database by Chuan Xu, Yong Luo, Xiuling Chen, Yunlin Feng

“…Abstract We aimed to explore the association of hyperkalemia and short- and mid-term mortality in critically ill patients using the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care (MIMIC-IV) database. …”
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Design, construction and field testing of a manually feeding semiautomatic sugarcane bud chipper by Abdallah Elshawadfy Elwakeel, Saher M. A. Mohamed, Abubakr Abdelwahab Tantawy, Abdelaziz M. Okasha, Salah Elsayed, Osama Elsherbiny, Aitazaz A. Farooque, Zaher Mundher Yaseen

“…The obtained results showed that the values of the damage index and invisible losses were within acceptable limits (ranging between − 1.0 and 0.0) for all the variables under the test. …”
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Revealing suitable habitats for Juniperus procera and Olea europaea tree species in the remnant dry Afromontane forests of Ethiopia: Insights from ensemble species distribution mod... by Gebreyohannes Zenebe, Amanuel Zenebe, Emiru Birhane, Atkilt Girma, Henok Shiferaw

“…As inputs, least correlated temperature, moisture, soil, and topographic variables were selected through a stepwise procedure. …”
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The HOMA-IR Performance to Identify New Diabetes Cases by Degree of Urbanization and Altitude in Peru: The CRONICAS Cohort Study by Rodrigo M. Carrillo-Larco, J. Jaime Miranda, Robert H. Gilman, William Checkley, Liam Smeeth, Antonio Bernabe-Ortiz, CRONICAS Cohort Study Group

“…Overall for incident T2DM, the AUC was 0.69 (95% CI: 0.64–0.74) with an empirical threshold of 2.8 yielding a positive likelihood ratio of 2.30 and a negative one of 0.61; the positive and negative predictive values were 14.6% and 95.7%, respectively. The empirical thresholds varied within the variables of interest, for example, from 0.9 in urban Puno to 2.9 in Lima. …”
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Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) Scale: Adaptation to Social Media Context and Testing its Psychometric Properties by Fatih Çelik, Behçet Yalın Özkara

“…Moreover, the goodness of fit values of the model were found to be at a sufficient level because of the second-order CFA, wherein FoMO is a higher-order construct. …”
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The impact of gender differences on mortality in elderly patients after hip fracture by Prodović Tanja T., Ristić Branko M., Vučetić Dušan D., Ignjatović-Ristić Dragana I.

“…Background/Aim. Hip fracture is one of the leading causes of death in elderly population. …”
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Exploring the relationship between agricultural land use and soil quality: Insight from southern Ethiopia agro-ecologies by Tadele Geremu, Girma Abera, Bekele Lemma, Frank Rasche

“…Results showed significant (p < 0.001) variations in soil quality indicators, with enset land exhibiting the highest levels of pH, organic carbon (OC), total nitrogen (TN), available phosphorous (Pav), exchangeable bases, and CEC, followed by grazing lands, while annual crop lands had the lowest values except for micronutrients. The PCA analysis indicated that silt fraction, BD, pH, OC, and Pav were identified as the MDS, accounting for 87.86 %, 90.26 %, 89.27 %, and 86.83 % of the variability explained in the soils of Hula, Cheha, Boricha, and Hawassa Zuria, respectively. …”
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The Effect of 8 Weeks of Combined Training with Consuming Methadone on Plasma Fibrinogen & CRP on withdrawal Addiction Women by Motahhareh Borsalani, Mohsen Ghofrani, Mohammad Reza Batavani, Ali Seraj

“…Also, plasma fibrinogen values in both groups increased significantly (methadone: P<0.05, T=5.03 and methadone/ exercise: P<0.05, T=4.21). …”
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An Objective and Subjective Evaluation of Masticatory Efficiency in Periodontal Patients Before and After Basic Periodontal Therapy: A Case Series Study by María José Moya-Villaescusa, Claudia López-Lisón, José María Montoya-Carralero, Alfonso Jornet-García, Arturo Sánchez-Pérez

“…The initial mean HueCheck Gum test values were 0.59 ± 0.09 and the final values were 0.61 ± 0.11. …”
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Muscle health in ankylosing spondylitis: effects of disease duration, inflammation, education level, and spinal mobility on skeletal muscle atrophy by Jiawen Hu, Yiwen Wang, Zhimeng Yu, Yinan Zhang, Xiaojian Ji, Lulu Zeng, Jiaxin Zhang, Shiwei Yang, Kunpeng Li, Jian Zhu, Jianglin Zhang, Yinghua Liu, Feng Huang

“…Objectives: The study aimed to investigate the prevalence of sarcopenia among AS patients, to determine the specific cutoff values for muscle status, and to identify risk factors that may impact muscle status in AS patients. …”
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Prevalence of MAFLD in the U.S. based on NHANES 2009–2018: differences in demographic characteristics, physical indices and lifestyle conditions by Dan Ye, Jiaofeng Wang, Jiaheng Shi, Yiming Ma, Yanglei Li, Qingshang Li, Xiaona Hu, Jie Chen, Zhijun Bao

“…Compared to white MAFLD patients, black MAFLD patients exhibited greater BMI, WC, systolic blood pressure (SBP), and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) values, whereas values for these measures were lower among Mexican–American patients. …”
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Reliability of intracortical inhibiton measured using threshold tracking technique by I. S. Bakulin, A. Kh. Zabirova, A. G. Poydasheva, D. O. Sinitsyn, D. Yu. Lagoda, N. A. Suponeva, M. A. Piradov

“…Paired-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation allows assessing intracortical inhibition. However, a high variability of motor evoked potential (MEP) amplitude is a limitation of its use. …”
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Development and validation of survival prediction tools in early and late onset colorectal cancer patients by Wanling Li, Jinshan Liu, Yuntong Lan, Dongling Yu, Bingqiang Zhang

“…Abstract This study aims to develop online calculators using machine learning models to predict survival probabilities for early- and late-onset colorectal cancer (EOCRC and LOCRC) over a 1- to 8-year period. …”
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The Role of Machine Learning in Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Yanyun Wu, Yangfan Cheng, Yi Xiao, Huifang Shang, Ruwei Ou

“…When specificity was used, the combined values were 0.77 (95% CI 0.65-0.86) and 0.76 (95% CI 0.63-0.85), respectively. …”
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The Relationship between First Trimester Serum Progesterone Levels and Spiral Artery Doppler Findings with Adverse Perinatal Outcomes by Ramazan Adan, Hicran Acar Şirinoğlu, Fatih Şahin, Savaş Özdemir

“…There was no statistically significant difference between serum progesterone, spiral artery PI, RI and S/D values of 86 uncomplicated and 27 complicated pregnant women. …”
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Predictive Factors of Surgical Site Infection in Prosthetic Joint Surgery: A Prospective Study on 760 Arthroplasties by Martina Maritati, Alessandro Trentini, Davide Chemello, Elisa Mazzoni, Carlo Cervellati, Gustavo Alberto Zanoli, Carlo Contini, Giuseppe De Rito

“…Further studies with larger populations are needed to develop a predictive SSIs risk score that should include those variables.…”
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Enhancement of Machining Performance of Ti-6Al-4V Alloy Though Nanoparticle-Based Minimum Quantity Lubrication: Insights into Surface Roughness, Material Removal Rate, Temperature,... by Tahir Mehmood, Muhammad Shahid Khalil

“…Therefore, the current study aims to improve the machining performance of Ti-6Al-4V alloy using sustainable lubrication conditions. …”
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Emotional state in patients after COVID-19 in relation to comprehensive rehabilitation, Brain-Derived neurotrophic factor, Irisin levels, and selected clinical factors by Alicja Mińko, Agnieszka Turoń-Skrzypińska, Aleksandra Rył, Iwona Rotter

“…The higher the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire and The Beck Depression Inventory scores, the lower the handgrip strength values. With increasing irisin concentration, The Beck Depression Inventory values also increased. …”
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Multi-parameter optimization of layered WS2-polymer nanocomposite under mechanical loading by Elisaveta Kirilova, Tatyana Petrova, Boyan Boaydjiev, Rayka Vladova, Apostol Apostolov, Petia Dineva-Vladikova, Alexander Moravski

“… The aim of the study is to determine the optimal geometry and magnitude of the applied load to ensure safety and prevent delamination in a three-layered nanocomposite structure under axial mechanical loading. …”
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Early predictors of intestinal complications in pediatric-onset Crohn's disease: A long-term cohort study in Taiwan by Yuh-Jue Chen, Chi-Shan Tai, Kai-Chi Chang, Huey-Ling Chen, Yen-Hsuan Ni, Jia-Feng Wu

“…The baseline clinical variables and the Pediatric Crohn's Disease Activity Index (PCDAI) were obtained. …”
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