Evaluation of PM2.5 Surface Concentrations Simulated by NASA’s MERRA Version 2 Aerosol Reanalysis over India and its Relation to the Air Quality Index by Chimurkar D. Navinya, V. Vinoj, Satyendra K. Pandey

“…This study assesses MERRA-2’s PM2.5 results by comparing them with ground-based measurements conducted at 20 stations across the Indian region between 2015 and early 2018. …”
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Bioharvesting and improvement of nano-silica yield from bagasse by irradiated Curvularia spicifera by Amira G. Zaki, Samah A. Yousef, Yasmeen A. Hasanien

“…A gamma irradiation dose of 750 Gy was optimal for a significant increase in the silica bioleaching activity by C. spicifera fermented bagasse (71.4% increase compared to the non-irradiated strain).…”
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Representaciones sociales sobre prácticas investigativas. Condiciones en la universidad by Lillyam López de Parra, Edwin Ramiro Prada-Arias, Deina Jasbleidy Marín-Arango

“…Se concluyó que, la educación universitaria tiene la presión social de centrar su accionar en la investigación para formar profesionales competentes en la solución de problemas del contexto. …”
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The Impact of diabetes on long-term prognosis in non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome by Farouk BOUKERCHE, Leila HAMMOU, Nadia LAREDJ

“…Methods - A prospective study including all patients admitted to the cardiology department of CHU Oran for non-ST elevation ACS from November 2015 to October 2016 and with a five-year follow-up, a comparative study was carried out between the known diabetic group and the non-diabetic group in terms of occurrence of major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events. …”
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Cost-effectiveness of Triple Therapy with Telaprevir for Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Patients in Germany by Jona T. Stahmeyer, Svenja Schauer, Siegbert Rossol, Hans Heinrich Wedemeyer, Daniel Wirth, Florence Bianic, Christian Krauth

“…**Methods:** We used a Markov model on disease progression and natural history to assess the cost-effectiveness of triple therapy with telaprevir compared to standard treatment with pegylated interferon and ribavirin. …”
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Analysis of risk factors related to perioperative neurocognitive disorders in elderly patients with hip fractures by Jianwei Guo, Yan Cheng, Minmin Yi

“…Univariate analysis showed that compared with the non-PND group, patients in the PND group showed a significant increase in age, higher ASA class, longer surgical time, increased number of nerve block cases, increased postoperative 12 h visual analogue scale (VAS) scores, increased postoperative 24 h VAS scores, and increased levels of CRP, PCT, and BL-6 (P < 0.05). …”
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Fetuin-B and oxidative stress disrupt placental trophoblasts during maternal undernourishment by Mia Camilliere, Marella R. Verde, Michael S. Wolin, May M. Rabadi, Brian B. Ratliff

“…The effects of MUN and fetuin-B on mitochondrial superoxide production, antioxidant levels, metabolism, and electron transport chain complex activity were compared directly. Pharmaceutical interventions were utilised to narrow down specific pathways involved.Results Studies indicated that MUN and oxidative stress upregulated fetuin-B in the placenta. …”
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Transcriptome-proteome integration analysis identifies elevated expression of LARP7 promoting the tumorigenesis and development of gastrointestinal stromal tumors by Heng Zheng, Yong Pan

“…The expression distribution was compared across various demographics and clinical groups. …”
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Assessing the impact of educational methods on influenza vaccine uptake and patient knowledge and attitudes: a randomised controlled trial by Pei Lin Hu, Eileen Yi Ling Koh, Jolene Shi Han Tay, Valerie Xin-Bei Chan, Shermin Shi Min Goh, Sinead Zhen Wang

“…The primary aim was to compare individualised counselling with educational pamphlets alone in improving influenza vaccination uptake. …”
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Developing an activated biochar-mineral supplement for reducing methane formation in anaerobic fermentation by Sara Tahery, Mariano C. Parra, Paul Munroe, David R. G. Mitchell, Sarah J. Meale, Stephen Joseph

“…The supplement was incubated at inclusion rates of 0% (control), 1.5%, 4.0% and 6.0% of dry matter (DM), with a Rhodes grass hay substrate. Compared to the control, the supplement reduced cumulative gas production by 10.1% and 12.7% and methane production by 19.03% and 29.32% after 48 h when included at 4.0% and 6.0% DM (P < 0.05), respectively, without causing any detrimental impacts on fermentation parameters. …”
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Community perceptions and determinants of obstetric fistula across gender lines by Wagaye Fentahun Chanie, Aster Berhe, Ambaye Dejen Tilahun, Bikis Liyew, Chernet Baye, Tarekegn Asemaw Akalie, Destaye Shiferaw Alemu, Miteku Andualem Limenih

“…Those under 20 years (AOR: 7.7; 95%CI: 2.3–28.6), aged 20–35 (AOR: 3.9; 95%CI: 1.8–8.5), and aged 36–50 (AOR: 6.36; 95%CI: 3.0–14.1) were more likely to have a favourable attitude compared to those over 50 years. Female gender (AOR: 1.5; 95%CI: 1.1–2.2), primary education (AOR: 1.86; 95%CI: 1.3–2.9), and awareness of obstetric fistula (AOR: 3.04; 95%CI: 2.0–4.6) were significant determinants. …”
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Effect of Cannabis seeds on Some biomedical parameters in male rats by Karwan Anwar Hassan

“…Serum total protein, albumin and globulin were significantly (p<0.05) elevated in treatment group comparing to control group. The aim of this study is to examine physiological impact of cannabis whole seeds. …”
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Dobutamine-induced alterations in internal carotid artery blood flow and cerebral blood flow in healthy adults by Fengxia Yu, Dong Liu, Xia Ma, Yawen Liu, Linkun Cai, Erwei Zhao, Zixu Huang, Zhe Zhang, Tingting Zhang, PengGang Qiao, Wei Zheng, Chunyan Guo, Linxue Qian, Pengling Ren, Zhenchang Wang

“…Results: Dobutamine infusion significantly increased HR, respiration rate, systolic BP (SBP), diastolic BP (DBP), and mean arterial pressure, while blood oxygen remained stable. Compared with those in the resting state, the peak systolic velocity (Vs), resistance index, pulsatility index, and systolic/diastolic ratio (S/D) increased, whereas end-diastolic velocity (Vd) decreased. …”
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Difference of clinical characteristics in patients with reinfection and primary infection variants of SARS-CoV-2: a retrospective study in China by Chao-Chao Qiu, Xiao-Qing Lin, Qiang Zhang, Ya-Long Chen, Xiao-Qiao Su, Ming-Ying Zhang, Le-Fei Zhu, Zhi-Ruo Lin, Fang Cheng, Shang-Ren Xie, Ji-Chan Shi, Xian-Gao Jiang

“…The severity was milder compared to that in patients with primary SARS-CoV-2 infection.…”
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A prospective study on association between comprehensive lifestyle scores and cognitive function changes in community-dwelling older adults in Tianjin city by Muya ZHANG, Xian CAI, Liping ZU, Huichao ZHAO, Tianyu WANG, Chenyu LI, Jing YUAN, Fei MA

“…Generalized estimating equation analysis showed that, compared with a healthy lifestyle, an unhealthy lifestyle was statistically associated with lower scores in full-scale intelligence quotient (β = – 2.839), verbal intelligence quotient (β = – 2.438), performance intelligence quotient (β = – 2.987), comprehension (β = – 1.260), digit symbol (β = – 2.372), block design (β = – 1.592), and object assembly (β = – 1.974) (all P < 0.05). …”
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Using the alternative model of personality disorders for DSM-5 traits to identify personality types, and the relationship with disordered eating, depression, anxiety and stress by Tanya Gilmartin, Caroline Gurvich, Joanna F. Dipnall, Gemma Sharp

“…The overcontrol, undercontrol, and antisocial/psychoticism types were all associated with increased disordered eating, eating pathology, depression, anxiety and stress compared to the resilient types, with the undercontrol cluster scoring significantly higher than the other three clusters on all measures of clinical pathology. …”
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Spatial analysis of speculation in the US housing market by Salaheddin Manochehri, Ramin Amani, Jamal Mamkhezri

“…Our empirical findings indicate variations in speculation prevalence across different regions of the USA, with a higher incidence in the western and midwestern regions compared to the eastern counterparts. In light of these insights, policymakers are urged to consider tailored regulatory interventions to mitigate excessive speculation in the US housing market. …”
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Intelligent diagnosis and prediction of pregnancy induced hypertension in obstetrics and gynecology teaching by integrating GA by Xiaolan Li, Xiaolan Li, Xiaolan Li, Fen Kang, Fen Kang, Fen Kang, Xiaojing Li, Xiaojing Li, Xiaojing Li

“…The model achieved superior performance metrics, including the highest recall (0.768), F-score (0.728), and area under the curve (0.832) when compared to other prevalent models. Furthermore, the area under the curve for both early and late clinical assessments reached peak values of 0.996 and 0.792, respectively, when evaluated using the ratio of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 1 to placental growth factor.ConclusionThe intelligent diagnosis and prediction methodology for gestational hypertension proposed in this study exhibited remarkable efficacy and holds significant promise for implementation in both educational and clinical settings within obstetrics and gynecology, thereby advancing intelligent medical diagnostics in China.…”
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Predicting cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality using the lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio: Insights from explainable machine learning models by Jichao Wu, Die Huang, Jiefang Li, Jingxing Yi, Yu Lei, Jun Yin

“…This study investigates the lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR), a simple immune biomarker associated with inflammation, to assess whether it can serve as a new marker for predicting chronic inflammation in cardiovascular disease, and compares it to traditional biomarkers. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2007 to 2018, utilizing a cohort of 1518 participants with a median follow-up period of 150 months. …”
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Transformer-based travel time estimation method for plateau and mountainous environments by Guangjun Qu, Kefa Zhou, Rui Wang, Dong Li, Yingpeng Lu, Zhihong Lv, Dequan Zhao, Aijun Zhang, Qing Zhang

“…These findings substantiate the assertion that the proposed model is an effective means of estimating travel times in complex environments, and that it exhibits superior accuracy compared to existing LSTM-based estimation models.…”
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