Angiopoietin-2 and D-dimer add prognostic information to clinical risk in pulmonary arterial hypertension by Heather L. Clark, Daniel Lachant, Allison N. Light, Deborah Haight, Samia Lopia, Nigel Mackman, R. James White

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Clinical anxiety among a sample of dental students in South Sinai by Christine Raouf George Mikhail, Mai Hamdy Ragab, Yousra Ahmed, Eman D. El Desouky, Fatma E. A. Hassanein, Mohamed Bekhit, Marwa Hassan Mostafa

“…Conclusions dental students had a comparatively high level of anxiety during clinical classes especially females and those with dental phobia and previous bad dental experiences. …”
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Assessing hemorrhagic risks in combination therapy: implications of angiogenesis inhibitors and immune checkpoint inhibitors by Yuhui Yang, Yuhui Yang, Yuhui Yang, Pingping Long, Pingping Long, Ying Tuo, Ying Tuo, Xiaoxiao Wang

“…To assess whether the hemorrhage risk is higher with combination therapy compared to monotherapy, additive and multiplicative models were employed to evaluate the interactions between combination and single-agent treatments.ResultsThe combination of AGIs and ICIs significantly increased the risk of hemorrhagic adverse events, particularly tumor and pulmonary hemorrhage. …”
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Changes in Aqueous Humor Cytokine Profile Following Intravitreal Brolucizumab Injection by Ruamviboonsuk V, Kongwattananon W, Chuaypen N

“…One patient was diagnosed with IOI, and the cytokine profile showed increased in aqueous pro-inflammatory cytokines (Exotaxin, G-CSF, IL-8, IL-10, IL-22, IL-10, MCP-1 and TNF- α) and decreased in VEGF-A level compared with baseline.Conclusion: Our study demonstrated a significant increase in aqueous pro-inflammatory cytokines in eyes treated with intravitreal brolucizumab. …”
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Analisis Kinerja Algoritma CART dan Naive Bayes Berbasis Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) untuk Klasifikasi Kelayakan Kredit Koperasi by Eko Arif Riyanto, Tri Juninisvianty, Doddy Ferdian Nasution, Risnandar Risnandar

“…The purpose of this study is to get the best method to classify the credit properness using Rapidminer by compare the calculation of CART, Naive Bayes and the optimization of CART+PSO and Naive Bayes+PSO. …”
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Experiencias de enfermeras en el cuidado de personas diagnosticadas de anorexia nerviosa: un estudio cualitativo by Victoria Velasco-Cabrero, Julio González-Luis

“…The approach to this pathology is complex and requires multidisciplinary collaboration and coordination, where the nurse plays an essential role, with defined competencies and necessary therapeutic skills. Objetives. …”
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Self-reported sleep in late pregnancy in relation to birth size and fetal distress: the E Moe, Māmā prospective cohort study by Laura D Howe, Sarah-Jane Paine, T Leigh Signal, Bronwyn Sweeney, Monique Priston, Diane Muller, Kathy Lee, Mark Huthwaite, Philippa Gander

“…Many of the associations we observed were considerably stronger in Māori compared with non-Māori women.Conclusions We did not find evidence of previously reported associations between snoring and SGA. …”
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Genetic parameters and parental and early-life effects of boar semen traits by Pedro Sá, Rodrigo M. Godinho, Marta Gòdia, Claudia A. Sevillano, Barbara Harlizius, Ole Madsen, Henk Bovenhuis

“…The dataset included measurements on 449,966 ejaculates evaluated using a Computer-Assisted Sperm Analysis (CASA) system from 5692 artificial insemination (AI) boars. …”
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First Measurements of Ambient PM2.5 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo and Brazzaville, Republic of Congo Using Field-calibrated Low-cost Sensors by Celeste McFarlane, Paulson Kasereka Isevulambire, Raymond Sinsi Lumbuenamo, Arnold Murphy Elouma Ndinga, Ranil Dhammapala, Xiaomeng Jin, V. Faye McNeill, Carl Malings, R. Subramanian, Daniel M. Westervelt

“…Given the similarity in climate and emissions, we applied the collocated field correction factors for Kampala to four PurpleAir units in Kinshasa and one in neighboring Brazzaville, which were deployed in April 2018. …”
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Management of extremity and pelvic fractures in earthquake: our observations and recommendations by Bugra Kundakci, Akif Mirioglu, Bugra Eraslan, Hakki Can Olke, Mustafa Tekin, Melih Bagir, Yusuf Kemal Arslan

“…Women had a significantly higher occurrence of pelvic fractures (33.3%) compared to men (14.5%) (p = 0.003). The frequency of pelvic fractures significantly increased as age decreased (p = 0.007). …”
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Effects of trimester-specific urinary aluminum concentrations on ultrasound measures of fetal growth and size at birth: A longitudinal cohort study in Chinese women by Haiying Chen, Wenjing Yan, Xueyan Wu, Yuanyuan Li

“…Furthermore, we observed three distinct trajectories of trimester-specific Al concentrations during pregnancy. Compared to participants with low-stable group of Al concentrations trajectory, high-stable group was associated with more decrease level of fetal growth parameters and birth size indicators. …”
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Tata Kelola Teknologi Informasi Pada Sektor Publik: Penyelarasan Teknologi Informasi Dengan Visi Kepemimpinan (Studi Kasus: Kota Salatiga dan Kabupaten Bengkayang) by Andeka Rocky Tanaamah, Agustinus Fritz Wijaya, Sarah Ayu Maylinda

“…This study found factors that play a role such as the commitment of the regional head, the ability to describe the vision and mission, the availability of regulations and rules, support for implementing IT, the ability to consolidate and manage, institutional structuring, support, and budget allocation, availability of infrastructure, resources human resources, and the ability to develop implementation strategies. …”
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Sentralisasi Pengawasan Informasi Jaringan Menggunakan Blockchain Ethereum by Muhammad Fajar Sidiq, Akbari Indra Basuki, Halim Firdaus, Muhammad Aldi Baihaqi

“…The method requires the network controller to periodically fetch network information from every network device and submit it as a single blockchain transaction. We compare two kinds of transaction schema, smart-contract based and zero-payment based reporting schemes. …”
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A Framework for Analyzing Absorptive Capacity Using Social Network Analysis (Case Study: Sharif University Innovation Ecosystem) by Mahdi Mohammadi, Mahdi Elyasi, Azadeh Savehshemshaki

“…Conclusion The absorption capacity model has been identified by extracting the role of each technology field from within and outside the cluster utilizing the social network analysis method by computing the degree of knowledge input, output, and intermediateness. …”
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The role of gut microbiota in disease management: Ayurvedic perspectives on metabolic diseases and health by Bhawana Jangra, Shreyanshi Kulshreshtha, Alok Goyal, Sanjay M. Jachak

“…Exploring their phytoconstituents and Ayurvedic formulations, we uncover their role in nurturing gut microbiota and combating various gut disorders. Study design and methods: Consultation of various Databases and search engines such as PubMed, ScienceDirect, ResearchGate, Google Scholar, SciFinder, and other published/unpublished resources provided an overview of the published literature on the topic. …”
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Weight Change and Predictors of Weight Change Among Patients Initiated on Darunavir/Cobicistat/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Alafenamide or Bictegravir/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Alafenamid... by Bruno Emond, Carmine Rossi, Aurélie Côté-Sergent, Keith Dunn, Patrick Lefebvre, Marie-Hélène Lafeuille, Prina Donga

“…Mean weight and BMI change from pre- to post-index measurements were compared between weighted cohorts at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months post-index using mean differences. …”
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Sistem Deteksi Myocardial Infarction Berdasarkan Pathological Q Waves Dan ST Segment Elevation Menggunakan Metode Support Vector Machine by Ragil Hadi Prasetyo, Edita Rosana Widasari, Agung Setia Budi

“…The classification used is the Support Vector Machine which gets an accuracy of 83.30% with an average computing time of 31.20ms. …”
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Metformin Ameliorates Ulcerative Colitis Through Inhibiting NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation by Cao R, Jing J, Ma Y, Qi W, Huang X, Zhang C, Lu Z, He J, Wang G, Ma Y, Zhang H

“…Moreover, Met could simultaneously suppress the activation of NF-κB/p65 signaling pathway and disrupt the formation of ASC speck. At last, Met exhibited an anti-oxidant effect, along with upregulating the level of UCP2 and NCF1.Conclusion: Met significantly ameliorated UC by inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome activation in macrophages. …”
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Association of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio with severe abdominal aortic calcification: new evidence from the United States by Hao Deng, Mengmeng Sun, Zhentong Zhao, Kun Fan, Zizhang Zhao, Yifan Chi, Wei Sheng

“…The risk of SAAC increased by 8% with every 1% increase in NLR. Compared with the lowest NLR group [quartile 1 (Q1), <1.64], the adjusted odds ratio values for NLR and SAAC in Q3 (>2.34) were 1.42 (95% confidence interval: 1.02–1.96, p = 0.037), respectively. …”
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Assessment of Tumor Burden Score as a Feasible and Reliable Tool for Prognosis Prediction for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Undergoing Hepatectomy: A Multicenter, Retrospective Study by Guan R, Zheng Z, Deng M, Mei J, Lin Y

“…Low TBS group of patients beyond BCLC criteria reported acceptable outcomes compared to intermediate TBS group patients within BCLC criteria, even better than high TBS group (5-year OS: 64.3%, 69.8%, and 56.3%). …”
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