Nomogram prediction of overall survival in breast cancer patients post-surgery: integrating SEER database and multi-center evidence from China by Yufen Zheng, Yuan Yuan, Minya Jin, Chunlong Wu

“…Kaplan-Meier analysis assessed the impact of clinicopathological features on OS, and multivariable Cox regression identified independent prognostic factors. A nomogram based on these factors was constructed to predict 1-, 3-, and 5-year OS. …”
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Clinical Features and Risk Factors of Mortality in Patients with Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome by Hong-Wei Cui, Ru-Yi Lei, Bo-Ai Zhang

“…We also demonstrated that heart failure and stroke were independent risk factors for death in patients with PRES; moreover, pregnancy was a protective factor.…”
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Association of Serum Adiponectin, Leptin, and Resistin Concentrations with the Severity of Liver Dysfunction and the Disease Complications in Alcoholic Liver Disease by Beata Kasztelan-Szczerbinska, Agata Surdacka, Maria Slomka, Jacek Rolinski, Krzysztof Celinski, Agata Smolen, Mariusz Szczerbinski

“…Multivariable logistic regression was applied in order to select independent predictors of advanced liver dysfunction and the disease complications. …”
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Malnutrition in spondylodiscitis: an overlooked risk factor by Julius Gerstmeyer, Clifford Pierre, Thomas A. Schildhauer, Amir Abdul-Jabbar, Rod J. Oskouian, Jens R. Chapman

“…Descriptive and comparative analysis, with multivariate regression models to assess for independent risk factors of mortality and readmission were performed. …”
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Role of Intraoperative Left Ventricular Global Longitudinal Strain in Hemodynamic and Cognitive Outcomes in On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Prospective Observational Stud... by Eric B. Lineburger, Rajesh C. Arya, Celso G. Junior, Fernanda S. Lima, Eduardo M. Búrigo, Gabriel Simoni R. Fermo

“…LVGLSAI was also an independent risk factor for 3-month mortality (OR, 0.78; 95% CI, 0.62–0.99; P = 0.04). …”
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Design of a Ka-band Wideband Multibeam Phased Array by GUAN Jin, SUN Jie, XING Chen, LIAO Yi, LI Yi

“…The prototype can realize the wide-angle scanning of eight independent receiving beams in the Ka-band, and the maximum transmission data rate of each receiving beam can reach 1 500 Mbit/s.…”
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Impact of Visit-to-Visit Triglyceride-Glucose Index Variability on the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly by Fei Chen, Ying Pan, Ziqing Liu, Rong Huang, Jing Wang, Jian Shao, Yaqin Gong, Xiyi Sun, Xiaobo Jiang, Weihao Wang, Zhaoqiang Li, Shao Zhong, Qi Pan, Kaixin Zhou

“…Visit-to-visit variability in glucose and lipid levels both contributed to CVD risk independent of their mean values. However, whether variability in the triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index is a risk factor for CVD remains unknown. …”
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Risk Factors for Infection Associated with Ischemic Stroke in Patients over 60 Years of Age by Alexis Suárez Quesada, Alexis Álvarez Aliaga, Andrés José Quesada Vázquez, Eduardo René Valdés Ramos, Ezequiel Ernesto López Espinosa

“…The dependent variable was determined: infection associated with ischemic stroke and as independent variables the factors with possible influence on the development of infection associated with ischemic stroke. …”
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Reducing Undernutrition through Counseling on Diversified Food Intake among Adult People Living with HIV on HAART, Northern Ethiopia by Weldegebrial Hayelom Tedla, Alemseged Aregay, Kidanu Gebremariam, Mulugeta Woldu Abrha, Haftom Gebrehiwot Weldearegay

“…Logistic regression was used to identify independent factors of undernutrition, and p value <0.05 was declared for statistical significance. …”
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AST/ALT ratio as a potential predictor of 1-year mortality in elderly patients operated for femoral neck fracture by Fatih Günaydın, Öner Kılınç, Bülent Sakarya, İdris Demirtaş, Mahmud Aydın, Ali Çelik

“…Multivariate analysis further highlighted advanced age, male sex, blood group A, postoperative transfusions, elevated creatinine levels, and high AAR (>2.1) as independent predictors of mortality. Conclusion Our findings suggest that preoperative AAR may serve as an independent predictor of mortality in elderly patients undergoing hip fracture surgery, highlighting its potential utility in preoperative risk stratification.…”
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Determination of Ischemia Onset Based on Automatically Generated Spectralis SD-OCT Values in Acute Central Retinal Artery Occlusion by Maria Casagrande, Robert Kromer, Daniel A. Wenzel, Sven Poli, Martin S. Spitzer, Vasyl Druchkiv, Maximilian Schultheiss, Spyridon Dimopoulos

“…To enable examiner-independent and quicker diagnostics, we analyzed the RRTI using the automatic retinal thickness measurement. …”
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BAR Score Performance in Predicting Survival after Living Donor Liver Transplantation: A Single-Center Retrospective Study by Talaat Zakareya, Mohammad Taha, Hassan Elzohry, Ehab Darwiesh, Reda Aglan, Mostafa Elhelbawy, Hazem Zakaria, Mohamed Deif, Mohamed Abbasy

“…Univariate and multivariate analyses were used to determine the independent predictors of survival at 3 months, 1 year, and 5 years. …”
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Risk Factors for Worsening of Bone Loss in Patients Newly Diagnosed with Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Yi Yin, Xiaofeng Lu, Zhun Li, Song Liu, Lihua Shao, Lei Cao, Rui-Qing Liu, Liang-Yu Huang, Zhen-Xing Zhu, Zhen Guo, Yi Li, Wei-Ming Zhu

“…Age at diagnosis, body mass index, and serum phosphorus were identified as independent factors associated with bone loss at baseline. …”
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Can eating pleasure be a lever for healthy eating? A systematic scoping review of eating pleasure and its links with dietary behaviors and health. by Alexandra Bédard, Pierre-Olivier Lamarche, Lucie-Maude Grégoire, Catherine Trudel-Guy, Véronique Provencher, Sophie Desroches, Simone Lemieux

“…Finally, results from 11 independent interventions suggested that strategies focusing on sensory experiences, cooking and/or sharing activities, mindful eating, and positive memories related to healthy food may be most promising. …”
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Towards sustainable food systems: developing a monitoring framework for the EU by Szvetlana Acs, João Costa Leite, Esther Sanyé-Mengual, Arnaldo Caivano, Rui Catarino, Jean-Noël Druon, Federica Di Marcantonio, Beyhan De Jong, Irene Guerrero, Patricia Gurría, Robert M’barek, Panos Panagos, Carolina Puerta-Piñero, Saulius Tamosiunas, Jan Wollgast, Katalin Tóth

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The association between level IV/V metastasis and the recurrence, distant metastasis, and survival outcomes in hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma by Ruichen Li, Qi Wang, Siyuan Ma, Ji Li, Yang Zhao, Xiaoshen Wang

“…The advanced pN stage was independently associated with metastasis to level IV or V. …”
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Association between Sleep Disruption and Levels of Lipids in Caucasians with Type 2 Diabetes by Wan Aizad Wan Mahmood, Mohd Shazli Draman Yusoff, Lucy Ann Behan, Andrea Di Perna, Tommy Kyaw Tun, John McDermott, Seamus Sreenan

“…Sleep duration and PSQI score were independent predictors of TC and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL), contributing to 14.0% and 6.1% of the total variance, respectively. …”
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Perceptions of Arabic Language Education Students on the Implementation of an Innovative Curriculum | Tashawwurat tullab qism ta'lim al-lughah al-'Arabiyyah hawla tanfidh al-manhaj... by Hizbullah Huda, M. Baihaqi, Ahmad Jundi Al Mubarak, Muh Zaenuri, Habib D, Iis Solihah, Fatihuddin Fatihuddin, Mohammed Islam

“…It turns out that not all students understand the concept of the Independent Learning-Campus Independent Curriculum (innovative curriculum). …”
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EFFECT OF QUADRICEPS ISOMETRIC EXERCISE ON REDUCING PAIN IN ELDERLY COMMUNITIES WITH KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS by Rochman Basuki, Novita Sari Dewi, Dzaky Azmi Rizqulloh, Satriya Pranata

“…Background: It is necessary to make innovations that make it easier for osteoarthritis sufferers to do exercises independently at home. Patients can apply proper self-management, such as doing pain-reducing quadriceps muscle exercises. …”
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Identification of a Robust Five-Gene Risk Model in Prostate Cancer: A Robust Likelihood-Based Survival Analysis by Yutao Wang, Jiaxing Lin, Kexin Yan, Jianfeng Wang

“…In this paper, we aimed to develop and validate a risk prediction method using independent prognosis genes selected robustly in prostate cancer. …”
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