HIV and the gut microbiome: future research hotspots and trends by Zhen Wu, Zhan-Peng Xie, Xin-Xin Cui, Xiang-Bin Sun, Fang-Yi Zhao, Nuo Wang, Yu Li, Yu Li, Yu Li, Haixia Wang, Haixia Wang, Haixia Wang, Li Zhang, Li Zhang, Li Zhang, Jing Shen, Fulei Chen, Haogang Sun, Jia He, Jia He, Jia He

“…The scientific achievements and research frontiers in this field were analyzed using CiteSpace, VOSviewer, and Bibliometrix statistical software.ResultsAs of April 30, 2024, a total of 379 articles met the inclusion criteria. …”
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Does a Provider Contact Wristband Reduce Emergency Department Visit Rates Following Hip or Knee Arthroplasty? by David C. Hein, MD, Ajay K. Srivastava, MD, Seann E. Willson, MD, Paul M. Telehowski, MD, Patrick J. Atkinson, PhD, Theresa S. Atkinson, PhD

“…While ED visits declined after the implementation of the wristband at both 2 and 3 years, these reductions were not statistically significant (30 days: 5.1% before, 4.1% after; 90 days: 8.1% before, 7.1% after). …”
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Sleep Disorders and Reproductive Health: Mechanisms, Consequences, and Potential Interventions by Magdalena Rosa-Bończak Rosa, Patrycja Marta, Filip Maciej Huzarski, Klaudia Anna Pawełek, Gabriela Monika Ferfecka, Agata Ossolińska, Natalia Morawiecka, Lucyna Stolarska, Oliver Carlton, Weronika Kłosowicz

“…Both primary research and systematic reviews, as well as meta-analyses with high methodological quality and statistical significance, were analyzed. This approach provides a comprehensive overview of the relationship between sleep and fertility, considering both biological and psychological mechanisms. …”
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Exploring the influence of pre-analytical variables on gene expression measurements and relative expression orderings in cancer research by Tian Tian, Guie Lai, Ming He, Xiaofang Liu, Yun Luo, You Guo, Guini Hong, Hongdong Li, Kai Song, Hao Cai

“…Notably, the rate steadily increased after excluding gene pairs with the closest expression levels. Statistical analyses shown a higher proportion of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) than that of reversed gene pairs between case and control groups in both single-variable and multi-variable analyses. …”
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Auricular acupressure for minimizing adverse reactions to colonoscopic bowel preparation in hospitalized patients: A randomized controlled trial by Jiahui Zhang, Chang Liu, Guodong Ruan, Haiyan Zhang, Beiping Zhang, Xuejun Hu, Cailing Zhong

“…Regarding the comparison of the severity of the ADRs, the overall score of ADRs and the scores for nausea and abdominal distension in the intervention group were statistically lower than those in the control group (all P < 0.05). …”
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Easy, fast and reproducible Stochastic Cellular Automata with chouca by Génin, Alexandre, Dupont, Guillaume, Valencia, Daniel, Zucconi, Mauro, Ávila-Thieme, M. Isidora, Navarrete, Sergio A., Wieters, Evie A.

“…Besides providing better reproducibility and accessibility, a fast engine for SCA unlocks novel, computationally intensive statistical approaches, such as simulation-based inference of ecological interactions from field data, which represents by itself an important avenue for research. …”
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Renal transplant recipient and deceased-donor risk profiles at Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa: A 9-year review by F van der Schyff, M Barnard, B Ströbele, M de Jager, R Britz, P Gaylard, J Loveland

“…Both these scores performed poorly in predicting graft and patient survival, with a C-statistic of 0.5. Renal recipient risk scores also demonstrated low- to average-risk patients being transplanted, with a median Hennepin score of 2 - 4 points and a KTMI of 2 points. …”
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EMA/CO Combination Chemotheraphy in Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia: Update of Our Results by Tolga Taşçı, Işın Üreyen, Günsu Kimyon, Alper Karalök, Sevgi Koç, M. Faruk Köse, Gökhan Tulunay, Taner Turan

“…The effects of tumor dimension and the presence of metastasis tended to be statistically significant in determining the resistance to therapy. …”
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Effect of age on the treatment duration and proposed “impacted incisor severity score” of impacted maxillary incisor: A retrospective study by Umer Mukhtar, Manoj kumar Jaiswal, Rigzen Tamchos, Ashima Goyal, Satinder Pal Singh, Aditi Kapur

“…The mean duration of treatment time was found to be 16.77 ± 8.83months and 21.75 ± 6.08months for impacted incisors with normal morphology and with dilaceration, respectively and the difference was statistically significant (p = 0.042). Conclusions: Considering the age of the patient, it does not show significant effect on the duration of treatment, but a change in root morphology like dilaceration, significantly increases the duration of treatment. …”
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Association of walking cadence to changes in knee pain and physical function: The multicenter osteoarthritis study by Khara A. James, Tuhina Neogi, David T. Felson, Patrick Corrigan, Cara L. Lewis, Irene S. Davis, Kathryn L. Bacon, James C. Torner, Cora E. Lewis, Michael C. Nevitt, Joshua J. Stefanik

“…For every 10-step/min decrease in cadence, the risk of incident knee symptoms increased by 10 ​% (RR ​= ​1.10, 95%CI [0.97, 1.25]), though this was not statistically significant and was attenuated after adjusting for gait speed (RR ​= ​0.95, 95%CI [0.80, 1.12]). …”
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Biphasic anaphylaxis in a Canadian tertiary care centre: an evaluation of incidence and risk factors from electronic health records and telephone interviews by Anne K. Ellis, Lubnaa Hossenbaccus, Sophia Linton, Hannah Botting, Eman Badawod, Alyssa Burrows, Sarah Garvey

“…A full medical review of the event ensued, and each type of anaphylactic event was statistically compared. Results Of 138 anaphylactic events identified, 15.94% were biphasic reactions, 79.0% were uniphasic, and 5.07% were classified alternatively as a non-anaphylactic biphasic reaction. …”
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MRI findings in patients with psychogenic non‐epileptic seizures: Prevalence, distribution, and classification of the findings. A single tertiary epilepsy center experience by Aleix Jareno‐Badenas, Mario Matute‐González, Luis Pintor, Estefanía Conde‐Blanco, Mar Carreño, Xavier Setoain, Camilo Pineda, Fernando Diego Choque‐Chávez, Tomás Fernández, Núria Bargalló, Sofía González‐Ortiz

“…MRI findings were present in 25/35 (71.4%) patients in the PNES group and 9/11 (81.8%) In the PNES + group, showing statistically significant differences in the frequency of findings with the general population (8.4–28.1%). …”
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Nurses retention: the impact of transformational leadership, career growth, work well-being, and work-life Balance by Eman Sameh AbdELhay, Samah Mohamed Taha, Mona Metwally El-Sayed, Sahar Hassan Helaly, Islam Sameh AbdELhay

“…The model explained 23.4% of the variance in nurse retention (R-squared = 0.234) and demonstrated statistical significance (F = 22.294, p < 0.001). Conclusion This study highlights the critical role of transformational leadership and work-life balance in enhancing nurse retention. …”
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Access to Diagnostics and Treatment for People With Metastatic EGFR-Positive NSCLC: Lessons From Project PRIORITY by Jill Feldman, MA, Ivy Elkins, MBA, Zofia Piotrowska, MD, Bellinda L. King-Kallimanis, PhD, Tendai Chihuri, MD, Carly Johnson, BS, Alecia Clary, PhD, Teri Kennedy, MA, Upal Basu Roy, PhD, MPH

“…The survey captured participants’ demographics and lung cancer risk factors, diagnostic and treatment pathways, and prevalence of side effects. Descriptive statistics were used and included subgroups based on residency and cancer stage. …”
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Electrodermal activity and skin temperature characteristics related to stress and depression: A 4-week observational study of office workers by Yuki Ishikawa, Tatsuki Sugio, Kiko Shiga, Keisuke Izumi, Kazumichi Minato, Momoko Kitazawa, Sayaka Hanashiro, Ryo Takemura, Hiroyuki Uchida, Taishiro Kishimoto

“…Results: Participants with PHQ-9 scores ≥5 showed higher median skin conductance and median tonic signal, although these differences lost statistical significance after Bonferroni correction. …”
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Physiological and behavioural resistance of malaria vectors in rural West-Africa: a data mining study to address their fine-scale spatiotemporal heterogeneity, drivers, and predict... by Taconet, Paul, Soma, Dieudonné Diloma, Zogo, Barnabas, Mouline, Karine, Simard, Frédéric, Koffi, Alphonsine Amanan, Dabiré, Roch Kounbobr, Pennetier, Cédric, Moiroux, Nicolas

“…The resulting models revealed many statistically significant associations, although their predictive powers were overall weak. …”
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Newer Generation of Scooters: Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxin and Dibenzofuran and Polychlorinated Biphenyl Reductions by Hung-Hong Chen, Yun-Hwei Shen, Hsi-Hsien Yang, Jau-Huai Lu, Lin-Chi Wang, Yen-Kung Hsieh, Chia-Fon Lee, Sheng-Lun Lin

“…The annual emissions of PCDD/F TEQ was calculated based on the statistics in 2019 and tested as 1.63 g WHO-TEQ. It could be 99.7% reduced to 3.55 mg by replacing all scooters with Tier 6. …”
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Phenolic and amino acid profiles, and antioxidant properties of third generation snack foods adding Citrus mitis by-products and milk powder: impact of extrusion processing and mic... by Xóchitl Ariadna Ruiz-Armenta, Carlos Iván Delgado-Nieblas, José de Jesús Zazueta-Morales, Ernesto Aguilar-Palazuelos, Perla Rosa Fitch-Vargas, José Alberto Gallegos-Infante, José Ángel López-Valenzuela, María Fernanda Quintero-Soto

“…The color parameter C*, phytochemical, and antioxidant properties of four formulations were evaluated in the processing stages: unprocessed mixture (PS1), extruded pellets (PS2), and microwave-expanded products (PS3). The statistical analysis was performed using an unifactorial design with three levels (PS1, PS2, and PS3), evaluating four formulations (F1&amp;ndash;F4) and a commercial product (COM). …”
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Nonlinear effect of body mass index on postoperative survival following isolated heart transplantation by Reid Dale, PhD, Nataliya Bahatyrevich, MD, MS, Matthew Leipzig, BSc, Maria Elizabeth Currie, MD, PhD

“…The nonlinear spline terms for recipient BMI were statistically significant (p < 0.01). The hazard ratio (HR) appeared to grow linearly in BMI at an inflection point of BMI = 26. …”
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Individualized prediction of multi-domain intelligence quotient in bipolar disorder patients using resting-state functional connectivity by Xiaoyu Li, Wei Wei, Linze Qian, Xiaojing Li, Mingli Li, Ioannis Kakkos, Qiang Wang, Hua Yu, Wanjun Guo, Xiaohong Ma, George K. Matsopoulos, Liansheng Zhao, Wei Deng, Yu Sun, Tao Li

“…Results: The CPM achieved statistically significant prediction performance for three IQ domains in BD patients. …”
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