Platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio associated with disease activity in patients with Takayasu’s arteritis: a case-control study by Juan Du, Lili Pan, Taotao Li, Hua Liao

“…A NLR level of 2.417 was found to be the predictive cut-off value for TAK (sensitivity 75.6%, specificity 55.8%, AUC=0.697).Conclusions PLR and NLR could be useful markers to reflect inflammation and disease activity in patients with TAK.…”
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The impact of the physicochemical properties of calcium phosphate ceramics on biocompatibility and osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells by Yuliia Skliarenko, Volodymyr V. Kolomiiets, Volodymyr V. Balatskyi, Yuliia Galuza, Oksana S. Koryak, Larysa L. Macewicz, Tetiana P. Ruban, Sergey A. Firstov, Nataliia. V. Ulianchych, Oksana O. Piven

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Impact of Corona Virus on The Life Status of Kurdish People Living in Kurdistan Region of Iraq by Pary M. Azize, Chia H. Sadiq, Lavin Luqman Othman

“…This illustrates that only 71.6% of factors affect (life status) in (Corona Virus). …”
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Triple-Parameter Optimization of Linezolid 600mg Tablets: Dissolution, HPLC, and UV Spectrophotometric Evaluation by Syed Akif uddin, Lubna Bashir, Shazia Naz, Humera Naz, Hira Akther, Saima Yasin Baig, Faiza Akhtar

“…Methodology: Dissolution profile was conducted using 0.05M phosphate buffer (pH 6.8). UV spectrophotometry and HPLC techniques were employed for assay. …”
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Cultivar and Training System Impact Cold-climate Seedless Table Grape Performance in the Northeastern United States by Rebecca Grube Sideman, George Hamilton, Kaitlyn Orde

“…Overall, yields of vines growing on the Munson training system were greater than those growing on the VSP system (P < 0.0001), although the advantages of growing on Munson were greater for some cultivars than for others (e.g., the yield advantages in 2021 were only 8% for ‘Lakemont’ but reached 90% for ‘Concord Seedless’ and 74.8% for ‘Vanessa’). …”
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Long-term Double-J stenting is superior to short-term Single-J stenting in kidney transplantation. by Christiaan A J Oudmaijer, Kelly Muller, Erika van Straalen, Robert C Minnee, Diederik J A N Kimenai, Marlies E J Reinders, Jacqueline van de Wetering, Jan N M IJzermans, Turkan Terkivatan

“…Multivariable logistic regression, corrected for recipient age, BMI, sex, and donor type, showed an OR of 0.26 [0.10, 0.61] (OR [95%CI]). To prevent PCN in one recipient, 10 would have to receive the Double-J. …”
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The Quality of Functional Movements and the Back Squat in Amateur and Professional Bodybuilders by VERONIKA ILJINAITĖ, LAIMONAS ŠIUPŠINSKAS, KRISTINA BERŠKIENĖ

“…A statistically significant, positive moderate correlation was revealed between the FMS&trade; total score and the squat total score (r=0.68; p=0.005). # Conclusions A higher FMS&trade; score in bodybuilders is associated with a higher BSA score. …”
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THEORETICAL STUDIES ON THE MAGNETIC, ELECTRICAL, AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF LEAD-FREE FERROELECTRIC Ba(Zr\(_{0.2}\)Ti\(_{0.8}\)O\(_3\))  MATERIALS WITH MANGANESE DOPING by Tien Lam Vu, Hoang Thoan Nguyen, Huu Lam Nguyen, Ngoc Trung Nguyen, Quoc Van Duong, Duc Dung Dang

“… In this study, we conducted a density functional theory investigation of the structural, electronic, magnetic, and optical properties of manganese-doped lead-free ferroelectric Ba(Zr0.2Ti0.8)O3 (BZT) materials. The electronic structure calculations revealed that pristine BZT material behaves as a p-type semiconductor with direct and indirect bandgaps of 3.18 eV and 2.08 eV, respectively. …”
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Development of an Injury Burden Prediction Model in Professional Baseball Pitchers by Garrett Bullock, Charles Thigpen, Gary Collins, Nigel Arden, Thomas Noonan, Michael Kissenberth, Ellen Shanley

“…Median days lost to an arm injury was 58 (11, 106). The final model demonstrated good prediction ability (RMSE: 11.9 days, R^2^: 0.80) and a calibration slope of 0.98 (95% CI: 0.92, 1.04). …”
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Effects of postoperative physical exercise rehabilitation on cardiorespiratory fitness, functional capacity and quality of life in patients with colorectal, breast, and prostate ca... by Mailin Beyer, Christian Bischoff, Johannes Lässing, Ines Gockel, Roberto Falz

“…Postoperative exercise interventions led to improvements in CRF and functional capacity (VO2max: MD 1.46 ml/kg/min; 95%-CI 0.33, 2.58; p  = 0.01; 6MWD: MD 63.47 m; 95%-CI 28.18, 98.76; p = 0.0004, respectively) as well as QoL (0.91; 95%-CI 0.06, 1.76; p = 0.04). …”
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Nonlinear Waveform Sensing for Cognitive Radar Based on Reinforcement Learning by Peikun Zhu, Xu Si, Jiachen Han, Jing Liang

“…It embraces the Riccati equation and Riccati-like iterative calculations to obtain the prediction error covariance (PEC) and the prediction Bayesian Cram&#x00E9;r&#x2013;Rao lower bound (PBCRLB), respectively, which are used to guide the optimal waveform design. …”
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Conducting genetic epidemiology research on hyperuricaemia and gout in an indigenous community in Guam - a feasibility study by Yvette C. Paulino, Frank Camacho, Tristan VC Paulino, Delores J. Lee, Lisa Linda Natividad, Elizabeth Matisoo-Smith, Tony R. Merriman, Anna L. Gosling

“…The prevalence of metabolic conditions from highest to lowest were obesity (55.6%), hyperuricaemia (36.0%), hypertension (27.8%), gout (23.0%), diabetes (14.9%), cardiovascular disease (8.4%), kidney disease (7.3%), and liver disease (3.4%). …”
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Written monuments in old Prussian by Letas Palmaitis

“…Other known manuscripts in Old Prussian include a short glossary from the 16th century by S. Grunau, a number of samples of the Old Prussian speech registered by H. …”
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Enhancing executive mathematics problem-solving through a constructivist digital learning platform: Design, development and evaluation by Supaluk Chaiarwut, Sanit Srikoon, Apirat Siritaratiwat, Parama Kwangmuang

“…The model showed strong alignment with theoretical principles (IOC = 0.84). The prototype showed excellent usability (SUS = 91.0/100) and high engagement (UES = 4.26/5.00). …”
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Bibliometric analysis of targeted immunotherapy for osteosarcoma-current knowledge, hotspots and future perspectives by Yunxiang Hu, Yunxiang Hu, Rui Yang, Shuai Ni, Shuai Ni, Zefeng Song

“…The most productive institution was Zhejiang University, with 26 (4.22%) publications. The author with the highest publication output was Tsukahara, Tomohide from Japan with 15 (2.44%) publications. …”
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Effect of shot peening intensities on surface integrity of DD6 single crystal superalloy by GAI Pengtao, WU Yunhua, CAO Ziwen, WEI Dasheng, FU Xuesong

Subjects: “…dd6single crystal superalloy…”
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Tres momentos del inicio de una vida profesional. Valor identitario de las prácticas universitarias by Mariel Castagno, Mónica Fornasari

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Prevalence and outcomes associated with hypocalcaemia and hypercalcaemia among pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease patients with mineral and bone disorder by Mei Hui Amanda Yong, Jun Jie Benjamin Seng, Ying Lin Cheryl Tan, Jiunn Wong, Priscilla How

“…Hypo- and hypercalcaemia were defined as serum corrected calcium (Ca2+) <2.10 and >2.46 mmol/L, respectively. Outcomes evaluated included all-cause mortality and cardiovascular events. …”
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Mermelada de arándano y frambuesa: evaluación sensorial, nutricional y de aceptabilidad by Nelson Eduardo Loyola López, Carlos Alberto Acuña Carrasco

“…De acuerdo con los resultados obtenidos en las mermeladas elaboradas, se presentaron los valores promedio mayores en concentración de ácido cítrico (1.47%) y pectado de calcio (0.57%), respectivamente (T0); los valores más altos en referencia a °Brix (60.46); azucares totales (0.8%); color y textura, los aportó T1; con T3, se obtuvieron los promedios más altos en concentración de ácido ascórbico (25.7mg), sabor, aroma y aceptabilidad. …”
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Integrating manual annotation with deep transfer learning and radiomics for vertebral fracture analysis by Jing Wang, Zhirui Dong, Huanxin He, Zhiyang Gao, Yukai Huang, Guangcheng Yuan, Libo Jiang, Mingdong Zhao

“…Traditional radiomics with LR yielded AUCs of 0.973 (training) and 0.869 (test). Optimal DTL modeling improved to 0.992 (training) and 0.941 (test). …”
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