Measurement of myocardial blood flow in atrial fibrillation using high-resolution, free-breathing in-line quantitative cardiovascular magnetic resonance by Richard J. Crawley, Karl-Philipp Kunze, Anmol Kaushal, Xenios Milidonis, Jack Highton, Blanca Domenech-Ximenos, Irum D. Kotadia, Can Karamanli, Nathan C.K. Wong, Robbie Murphy, Ebraham Alskaf, Radhouene Neji, Mark O’Neill, Steven E. Williams, Cian M. Scannell, Sven Plein, Amedeo Chiribiri

“…No significant difference was seen between the two groups at rest (p=0.451). When considering co-factors affecting MBF, multivariate linear regression analysis identified the presence of AF as a significant independent contributor to stress MBF and MPR values. …”
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Platelet-rich plasma therapy for knee osteoarthritis: Insights from real-world clinical data in Japan by Yoshitomo Saita, Yohei Kobayashi, Sayuri Uchino, Hirofumi Nishio, Takanori Wakayama, Shin Fukusato, Yasumasa Momoi, Ryosuke Nakajima, Nanako Yamamoto, Shinnosuke Hada, Haruka Kaneko, Muneaki Ishijima

“…The National Regenerative Medicine Database (NRMD) was established to support the evaluation of regenerative therapies. This study aimed to analyze patient characteristics and treatment outcomes of PRP therapy for KOA in our hospital registered in NRMD database and to identify factors that influence therapeutic effectiveness. …”
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Immunological biomarkers associated with survival in a cohort of Argentinian patients with common variable immunodeficiency by Adrian Kahn, MD, PhD, Gabriela Luque, BSc, Eduardo Cuestas, MD, PhD, Ana Basquiera, MD, PhD, Brenda Ricchi, BSc, Klaus Schmitz-Abe, PhD, Louis-Marie Charbonnier, MD, Mehdi Benamar, PhD, Ruben Dario Motrich, PhD, Talal A. Chatila, MD, PhD, Virginia E. Rivero, PhD

“…Although several aspects of CVID immunopathology have been elucidated, predictive factors for mortality are incompletely defined. A genetic cause can be identified only in approximately 30% of patients. …”
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Intrauterine inflammation exposure may increase the risk of late-onset sepsis in premature infants: a retrospective cohort study by Xiafang Chen, XinYu Zhang, Ru Xue, Lanlan Mi, Ye Liu, Guoqing Zhang, Jun Bu, Fei Bei

“…Levels of 12 cytokines, including interleukin-1β (IL-1β), IL-2, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, IL-12p70, IL-17, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interferon-α (IFN-α), and IFN-γ, were measured in cord blood using multiplex bead-based flow immunoassays. …”
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Establishment and Validation of a Machine‐Learning Prediction Nomogram Based on Lymphocyte Subtyping for Intra‐Abdominal Candidiasis in Septic Patients by Jiahui Zhang, Wei Cheng, Dongkai Li, Guoyu Zhao, Xianli Lei, Na Cui

“…A machine‐learning random forest model was used to select important variables, and multivariate logistic regression was used to analyze the factors influencing IAC. …”
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Clinical Relevance of Different Loads of Perivascular Spaces According to Their Localization in Patients with a Recent Small Subcortical Infarct by Caterina Sozzi, Carla Brenlla, Inés Bartolomé, Andrés Girona, Emma Muñoz-Moreno, Carlos Laredo, Alejandro Rodríguez-Vázquez, Antonio Doncel-Moriano, Salvatore Rudilosso, Ángel Chamorro

“…However, the significance of PVS patterns in different locations is uncertain. Hence, we analyzed the distribution of PVS in patients with a recent small subcortical infarct (RSSI) and their correlation with clinical and imaging factors. …”
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β-synuclein in cerebrospinal fluid as a potential biomarker for distinguishing human prion diseases from Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease by Bing Xu, Kang Xiao, Xiaoxi Jia, Rundong Cao, Donglin Liang, Ruhan A, Weiwei Zhang, Chunjie Li, Liping Gao, Cao Chen, Qi Shi, Xiaoping Dong

“…Multiple linear regression was also performed to evaluate the factors for CSF β-syn levels. …”
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Effects of neuroticism on suicide risk in major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder by Yujie Xing, Yujie Xing, Tian Li, Tian Li, Zhen Mao, Zhen Mao, Lei Zhao, Lei Zhao, Yue Sun, Yue Sun, Qitong Jiang, Qitong Jiang, Chuanyue Wang, Chuanyue Wang, Qijing Bo, Qijing Bo

“…Group differences were assessed using t-tests, chi-square tests, and Mann-Whitney U tests. To identify factors associated with suicide risk, correlation analysis was first conducted, followed by bivariate and generalized ordered logistic regression for significant variables, including neuroticism. …”
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Association of DNA methylation epigenetic markers with all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease-related mortality in diabetic population: a machine learning-based retrospecti... by Yuxin Nong, Huazhen Huang, Lulu Xu, Xin Tan, Shuai Xu, Xinyu Zhou, Yiyao Zeng, Yufeng Jiang, Hezi Jiang, Xiangyu Wang, Xian Li, Anchen Xu, Qiaoyi Sun, Hongju Wang, Pinfang Kang, Jili Fan, Xiaohong Bo, Huimin Fan, Yafeng Zhou

“…We employed eight machine learning (ML) models to analyze 29 potential DNAm derived epigenetic markers and utilized Cox regression models to assess the risks of all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease-related mortality in the diabetic population. …”
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The association between schizophrenia and increased Covid-19 mortality in a cohort of over 2 million people in Brazil by Fabrício Emanuel Soares de Oliveira, Samuel Trezena, Daniella Reis Barbosa Martelli, Maria Christina L. Oliveira, Enrico A. Colosimo, Hercílio Martelli Júnior, Eduardo A. Oliveira

“…Descriptive statistics, t-tests, chi-square tests, and binary logistic regression were used to analyze the data. Results: A cohort of 2,124,285 patients was included in the analysis, with 23,246 individuals (1.1%) self-reporting mental disorders, of which depression was the most prevalent (52.3%). …”
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Construction of a predictive model for rebleeding risk in upper gastrointestinal bleeding patients based on clinical indicators such as Helicobacter pylori infection by Wei Zang, Ze Lin, Yanduo Zhao, Tianshi Jia, Xinglong Zhang

“…Ulcer formation is often associated with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) use and other factors, so ulcerative disease is the main cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. …”
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Estimating vegetation aboveground biomass in Yellow River Delta coastal wetlands using Sentinel-1, Sentinel-2 and Landsat-8 imagery by Yiming Xu, Yunmeng Qin, Bin Li, Jiahan Li

“…The AGB model based on S1, S2, L8 and other predictive variables including the terrain and biophysical factors (S1S2L8plus) achieved the highest model performance (R2: 0.80, RMSE: 154.98 g/m2) among all the models. …”
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Role of Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning in Easier Skin Cancer Detection through Antioxidants Present in Food by Sreevidya R. C., Jalaja G, Sajitha N, D. Lakshmi Padmaja, S. Nagaprasad, Kumud Pant, Yekula Prasanna Kumar

“…After that, a linear regression analysis was carried out to obtain t and p values. …”
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Evaluación del rol del equipo de coordinación de nefrología en la consulta externa específica de acceso vascular. ¿Qué podemos aportar de nuevo? by Néstor Fontseré, Gaspar Mestres, Xavi Yugueros, Daniel Gil, Carla Blanco, Valentín Lozano, Lidia María Rodas, Arantxa Gelabert, Paula Escarcena, Rosa Ramos, Francisco Maduell

“…We compared the differences in the preoperative variables between the groups in which the assessments between the two teams were coincident and non-coincident, and the primary (PP) and secondary (PS) patencies during the follow-up period (Kapplan-Meier curves and Log-rank test, and Cox regression analysis). Significant P≤.05. Results: A total of 605 VA creations or repairs were analyzed: 74 ligations (12.2%), 207 distal arterio-venous fistulaes (AVF) (34.3%), 237 proximal AVF (39.2%), 35 repairs (5.7%), 41 grafts (6.7%) and 11 others (1.9%). …”
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Evaluation the role of the nephrology team in the specific vascular access outpatient clinic. What can we contribute new? by Néstor Fontseré, Gaspar Mestres, Xavi Yugueros, Daniel Gil, Carla Blanco, Valentín Lozano, Lida María Rodas, Arantxa Gelabert, Paula Escarcena, Rosa Ramos, Francisco Maduell

“…We compared the differences in the preoperative variables between the groups in which the assessments between the two teams were coincident and non-coincident, and the primary (PP) and secondary (PS) patencies during the follow-up period (Kapplan-Meier curves and Log-rank test, and Cox regression analysis). Significant P ≤ 0.05. Results: A total of 605 VA creations or repairs were analyzed: 74 ligations (12.2%), 207 distal arterio-venous fistulaes (AVF) (34.3%), 237 proximal AVF (39.2%), 35 repairs (5.7%), 41 grafts (6.7%) and 11 others (1.9%). …”
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Identification of key proteins and pathways in myocardial infarction using machine learning approaches by Chang Liu, Xing Zhang, Qian Xie, Binbin Fang, Fen Liu, Junyi Luo, Gulandanmu Aihemaiti, Wei Ji, Yining Yang, Xiaomei Li

“…Using non-negative matrix factorization (NNMF) and K-Medoids clustering, AMI patients were divided into two clusters (C1 and C2), with distinct protein expression patterns and inflammatory responses. …”
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Pesticide exposure, health impacts, predeterminism, and health insurance demand among Pakistani farmers: Implications for policy by Muhammad Arshad, Yasir Mehmood, Sreejith Aravindakshan, Ayat Ullah, Stefan Sieber, Timothy Joseph Krupnik

“…We employed a novel approach integrating count data models with contingent valuation to analyze the health impacts of pesticide use and influence of socioeconomic factors, particularly religious predeterminism and public trust, on health insurance demand among farmers in rural Pakistan. …”
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Antibiotic Consumption Patterns in Urban Coari, Amazonas: High Azithromycin Use and COVID-19-Related Prescriptions by Rodrigo Silva Marcelino, Edivã Bernardo da Silva, Abel Santiago Muri Gama, Ananias Facundes Guimarães, Silvia Regina Secoli, Albert Figueras

“…Poisson regression was used to estimate prevalence ratios and identify factors associated with antibiotic use. …”
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Acceptance of advance care planning among older adults in Mainland China: a national cross-sectional study by Yisong Yao, Xinyue Zhang, Yumei Li, Xiaoqian Xia, Ling Jiang, Xi Chen, Limin Li, Yibo Wu, Xicheng Song

“…Methods Based on a national cross-sectional study in 2022, 4,180 older adults were included. Stepwise linear regression was used to analyze factors associated with acceptance of ACP using SPSS 26.0, based on the HEM. …”
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Dynamic Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio at 3-4 weeks of Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy Combined with Normal Liver Volume Predicts Radiation-Induced Hepatic Toxicity in Hepatocellu... by Chen L, Li J, Wang X, Chen S, Wu Y, Li J, Liang S

“…The prognostic significant factors were assessed through logistic regression analyses. …”
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