Chronic kidney disease progression in patients with previous type 2 diabetes and/or hypertension: a population-based cohort study from primary care in Spain by David Vizcaya, Betlem Salvador-González, Oriol Cunillera-Puértolas, Sílvia Cobo-Guerrero, José Romano-Sánchez, Daniel Bundó-Luque, Ariadna Arbiol-Roca

“…Distribution of the CKD study cohort was as follows: CKD with hypertension (51.1%), CKD with T2D (3.9%), CKD with hypertension and T2D (32.8%), CKD without hypertension and T2D (12.2%).Primary and secondary outcome measures Patients were followed up to identify the occurrence of severe kidney impairment (SKI) and kidney failure (kidney replacement therapy/estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) <15 mL/min/1.73 m2). …”
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Perancangan Aplikasi Computer based Test (CBT) Psikotes Berbasis Website by Sistha Putri Hemawati, Hanna Prillysca Chernovita

“…Abstract  To find out a person's talents and interests, a person's nature and character, a person's intelligence can not only be seen but can do a psychological test as a measure. Psychological testing usually consists of several experts who carry out counseling guidance activities. …”
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Survival and Its Predictors Among Patients Receiving Transarterial Chemoembolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Ethiopia: A 6-Year Follow-Up Study by Abigia Ashenafi, Soliyana Demelash, Efrata Melaku, Haymanot Abe, Meron Yitna, Fisseha Tekle, Jiksa Dabessa, Biniam Araya, Yared Nigussie, Wondmagegn Demsiss, Ashenafi Zelalem, Song Jung Kim, Nebiyu Dereje

“…The probability of death was significantly increased by alpha-fetoprotein level <400 ng/mL (aHR, 5.72 [95% CI, 1.52 to 21.51]), albumin level (aHR, 5.03 [95% CI, 1.41 to 18.01]), and bilobar distribution (aHR, 5.67 [95% CI, 1.40 to 23.04]).CONCLUSIONThe findings of the study underscore the need for the expansion of preventive measures and treatment facilities to address the overwhelming burden of HCC in Ethiopia.…”
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Association of lung health and cardiovascular health (Life’s Essential 8) by Wanjia Zhang, Menglong Zou, Junyao Liang, Dexu Zhang, Man Zhou, Hui Feng, Chusen Tang, Jie Xiao, Zhan Yi, Yin Xu

“…This study explored the relationship between lung health and the recently updated Cardiovascular Health Measure (Life’s Essential 8).MethodsData from the 2007–2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) were analyzed. …”
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Epidemiology and outcomes of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae infections in patients with hematological malignancies from 2014 to 2022 by Meng Li, Liyan Ye, Zhenghao Yu, Hongwu Yao, Yunxi Liu, Guanglei Wang, Mingmei Du

“…BackgroundWe aimed to describe the epidemiology, cross-transmission, interventions, and outcomes of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) infections in the hematological malignancies (HM) department of a hospital in China.MethodsThis prospective study was divided into three stages from 2014 to 2022: Period 1 (from 1 January 2014 to 4 March 2021), Period 2 (from 5 March 2021 to 31 December 2021), and Period 3 (from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022), with different measures implemented at each stage to evaluate the rate of new infections. …”
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Equivalent experimental study on rock breaking of SC-CO2 and industrial emulsion explosive by Nan JIANG, Yingkang YAO, Bin ZHU, Xuedong LUO

“…In the SC-CO2 rock-breaking test, the combined stress at each measuring point is 1.2–1.6 times that of the corresponding point in the explosive rock breaking test. …”
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Geographic factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 prevalence during the first wave − 6 districts in Zambia, July 2020 by Stephen Longa Chanda, Tadatsugu Imamura, Warren Malambo, Rommel Bain, Chisenga Musuka, Nyambe Sinyange, Jonas Z. Hines

“…Gaussian conditional autoregressive (CAR) models and Generalised estimating equations (GEE) were used to measure adjusted prevalence Ratios (aPRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for SARS-CoV-2 prevalence with geographical factors, after adjusting for clustering by district, in R. …”
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MSC-EVs and UCB-EVs promote skin wound healing and spatial transcriptome analysis by Ruonan Li, Haotian Wang, Xiaolong Wang, Yanbin Yang, Kai Zhong, Xuemei Zhang, Heping Li

“…In vivo, MSC-EVs and UCB-EVs were injected around full-cut wounds to evaluate their efficacy of wound healing by measuring wound closure rates and scar width and performing histological analysis. …”
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Mobile-based in-home telerehabilitation compared with in-hospital face-to-face rehabilitation for elderly patients after total hip arthroplasty in China's level 1 trauma center: a... by Yang Zhou, Yiming Lyu, Qiaojie Wang, Yanhong Ma, Lihua Huang, Xin Zhang, Xin Zhang

“…There was no significant difference in primary and secondary outcome measures between the two groups.ConclusionOur results showed the noninferiority of in-home telerehabilitation and advocated its application as a reliable alternative to in-hospital face-to-face rehabilitation for patients who underwent THA.Clinical Trial Registrationhttps://www.chictr.org.cn/, Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (Number: ChiCTR1900025825).…”
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Parental psychosocial factors and children’s oral health-related quality of life: Data from a caries prevention study with phone-based support by Ida Brännemo, Anna Levinsson, Tove Hasselblad, Göran Dahllöf, Georgios Tsilingaridis

“…Parental stress was assessed using the Swedish Parenthood Stress Questionnaire (SPSQ), dental fear was measured with the Corah Dental Anxiety Scale (CDAS), and dental attitudes were evaluated using the Dental Beliefs Survey (DBS-R). …”
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High prevalence of multidrug resistant and extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from urinary tract infections in the West reg... by Solomon Bayaba, Raspail Carrel Founou, Flaurant Thibau Tchouangueu, Brice Davy Dimani, Lethicia Danaëlle Mafo, Omer Aurelle Nkengkana, Luria Leslie Founou, Michel Noubom

“…It is therefore crucial to implement antimicrobial stewardship programs in the country and infection prevention and control (IPC) measures in hospital settings.…”
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Prevalence, cessation, and geographical variation of smoking among middle-aged and elderly adults in China: A population-based study by Qingjia Zeng, Chongyang Zhang, Feiyu Su, Yanli Wan, Wen-jun Tu, Hongpu Hu

“…This study aims to explore the prevalence of smoking, cessation, and the association between various risk factors and smoking intensity measured in pack-years among Chinese adults. Methods During 2020-2021, the China Stroke High-risk Population Screening and Intervention Program (CSHPSIP) invited participants aged ≥ 40 from 31 provinces in mainland China. …”
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Glycemic control in women with GDM: insights from a randomized controlled pilot trial on plant-based Nordic healthy diet versus moderately carbohydrate restricted diet by Lisa Torsdatter Markussen, Jemina Kivelä, Jaana Lindström, Miina Ollikainen, Mikko Kytö, Seppo Heinonen, Saila Koivusalo, Jelena Meinilä

“…Neonatal body composition was measured by air displacement plethysmography. Difference between groups were analysed with t-test and Wilcoxon test. …”
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Application of nursing skills competition in teaching of Surgical Nursing (护理技能竞赛在《外科护理学》教学中的应用研究) by FENG Lin (冯琳), LI Ping (李萍), LU Fang (卢放)

“…The teaching effect, student’s independent learning ability, problem analyzing-solving ability were measured and compared between two groups. Results Students in the observation group achieved higher scores of theoretical test and practice skills assessment compared with those in the control group (P＜0. 01). …”
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Anti-arthritic potential of crude sulfated polysaccharide from marine macroalgae Sargassum ilicifolium (Turner) C. Agardh: Regulation of cytokine cascade by Ramamoorthi Lavanya, Jeyabalan Srikanth, Sankar Seethalakshmi, Begum M. Yasmin, Duraipandian Chamundeeswari, Sekar Mahendran, Wong Ling Shing, Subramaniyan Vetriselvan

“…The body weight, paw volume, and biochemical markers (alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, creatinine, urea, and C-reactive protein levels) were also measured for each group coupled with histopathological and immunohistochemistry studies. …”
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Targeting HVEM-GPT2 axis: a novel approach to T cell activation and metabolic reprogramming in non-small cell lung cancer therapy by Yuanshan Yao, Chunji Chen, Bin Li, Wen Gao

“…Quantitative PCR and Western blotting determined gene and protein expression, respectively, cellular respiration was measured through oxygen consumption rate (OCR) assays. …”
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Effects of stair riser height on ankle proprioception in individuals with and without chronic ankle stability by Xueying Wang, Xueying Wang, Zheng Wang, Roger Adams, Roger Adams, Yang Gao, Jie Lyu, Jia Han, Jia Han

“…The Ankle Inversion Discrimination Apparatus for Stair Descent (AIDASD) was used to measure ankle inversion proprioception across 3 different riser heights: 15 cm, 17.5 cm, and 20 cm during stair descent.ResultsANOVA showed that individuals with CAI performed significantly worse than health group across all tested riser heights (F = 44.066, p &lt; 0.001), with a significant main effect of riser height (F = 13.288, p &lt; 0.001). …”
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The burden of headache disorders in the adult population of Morocco: estimates, and a health-care needs assessment, from a cross-sectional population-based door-to-door survey by Najib Kissani, Latifa Adarmouch, Aboubacar Sidik Sidibe, Abderrahmane Garmane, Rachid Founoun, Mohamed Chraa, Andreas Husøy, Timothy J. Steiner

“…Impaired participation measured as lost time due to headache averaged 0.5 days from paid work, 1.6 days from household work and 0.3 days from social or leisure activities during the preceding 3 months. …”
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Does digital, multimedia information increase recruitment and retention in a children’s wrist fracture treatment trial, and what do people think of it? A randomised controlled Stud... by Jacqueline M Martin-Kerry, Peter Knapp, Steven Higgins, Rebecca Sheridan, Juul Achten, Duncan Appelbe, Louise Spoors, Thirimon Moe-Byrne, Daniel Perry, Jenny Roche

“…Children’s mean age was 9.2 years, 41.0% were female, 77.4% were ethnically White and 90.0% spoke English as a first language.Interventions Participants and their parents/guardian received trial information either via multimedia, including animated videos, talking head videos and text (revised for readability and age appropriateness when needed) on tablet computer (MMI group; n=681), or printed participant information sheet (PIS group; n=728).Outcome measures Primary outcome was recruitment rate to FORCE. …”
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Systemic Overexpression of GDF5 in Adipocytes but Not Hepatocytes Alleviates High-Fat Diet-Induced Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver in Mice by Yan Yang, Wenting Zhang, Xiaohui Wu, Jing Wu, Chengjun Sun, Feihong Luo, Zhou Pei

“…NAFLD-related indicators associated with lipid metabolism and inflammation were measured. A GDF5 lentiviral vector was constructed, and the LO2 NAFLD cell model was induced by FFA solution (oleic acid and palmitic acid). …”
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