Glucagon-Like Peptide-2 Analogue ZP1849 Augments Colonic Anastomotic Wound Healing by Marie Kjaer, Wayne Russell, Peter Schjerling, Elena Cottarelli, Kennet N. Christjansen, Ditte M. G. Olsen, Peter-Martin Krarup, Lene Jessen, Mark Berner-Hansen, Lars N. Jorgensen, Magnus S. Ågren

“…Breaking strength, myeloperoxidase (MPO), transforming growth factor- (TGF-) β1, and soluble collagen proteins were measured on days 3 and 5. Results. ZP1849 treatment increased Ki67 (P<0.0001) and IGF-1 (P<0.05) mRNA levels in noninjured colon day 0, and postoperatively in the anastomotic wounds compared to vehicle-treated rats. …”
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Comparative effectiveness of physical activity interventions on cognitive functions in children and adolescents with Neurodevelopmental Disorders: a systematic review and network m... by Ruiyuan Tao, Yijian Yang, Mark Wilson, Jeremy R. Chang, Chang Liu, Cindy H. P. Sit

“…Intervention dropout was assessed as a measure of treatment acceptability. Results Thirty-one randomized controlled trials (n = 1,403, mean age 10.0 ± 1.9 years) with 66 arms were included in the network. …”
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Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Friedreich Ataxia Using Mobility Assistive Technologies: Limited Fit of the EQ-5D-3L Mobility Dimension by Maresa Buchholz, Michelle Pfaff, Audrey Iskandar, Kathrin Reetz, Jörg B. Schulz, Marcus Grobe-Einsler, Thomas Klockgether, Bernhard Michalowsky, EFACTS Study Group

“…To analyse the patients’ health-related quality of life (HRQoL), the EuroQol 5 Dimension 3 Level survey (EQ-5D-3L)—a widely used and recommended generic measure—is used in clinical and in health economic studies. …”
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Prevalence of and factors associated with long COVID among diverse healthcare workers in the UK: a cross-sectional analysis of a nationwide study (UK-REACH) by Kamlesh Khunti, Katherine Woolf, Luke Bryant, Manish Pareek, Carolyn Tarrant, Christopher A Martin, Amani Al-Oraibi, Laura B Nellums

“…Objectives To assess the prevalence of UK healthcare workers (HCWs) who reported symptoms of COVID-19 lasting for longer than 5 weeks and examine associated factors with experiencing long COVID in an ethnically diverse cohort.Design A cross-sectional study using data from the UK Research study into Ethnicity And COVID-19 Outcomes in HCWs cohort study.Setting Data were collected electronically between December 2020 and March 2021.Participants Individuals aged 16 years or older, residing in the UK, and working as HCWs or ancillary workers in a healthcare setting and/or registered with one of the seven major UK healthcare professional regulators.Primary and secondary outcome measures The main outcome was long COVID (symptoms&gt;5 weeks). …”
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Pemanfaatan Internet Of Things (Iot) Dalam Proses Pengeringan Rimpang Dengan Menggunakan Platform Node-Red by Gaguk Suprianto

“…Referring to these results shows that the thermocouple sensor is reliable. To measure the water content of turmeric with an initial weight of 30 kg, it takes 7 hours to reach a water content of 9-10%. …”
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Hubungan Asupan Asam Folat, Zink, dan Vitamin A Ibu Hamil Trimester III terhadap Berat Badan Lahir di Kabupaten Padang Pariaman by Wici Septiyeni, Nur Indrawati Lipoeto, Joserizal Serudji

“…Data collection with interviews and birth weight measurements. Statistical analysis used the Spearman correlation test. …”
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Enhancing Diagnostic Accuracy of Lung Nodules in Chest Computed Tomography Using Artificial Intelligence: Retrospective Analysis by Weiqi Liu, You Wu, Zhuozhao Zheng, Mark Bittle, Wei Yu, Hadi Kharrazi

“…However, the accuracy of AI systems in identifying and measuring lung nodules on chest computed tomography (CT) scans remains unclear, which requires further evaluation. …”
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Aging-enhanced autophagy activity promotes fibrotic progression via the TGF-β2/Smad signaling pathway in trabecular meshwork cells—a new insight from POAG by Jin Han, Jun Wang, Ling Shen, Yiting Cai, Xuze Wang, Ailixiati Wumaier, Wei Chen, Wei Han

“…Autophagic activity in human TM tissues was measured through immunohistochemical analyses. An in vitro aging model using chronic H2O2 treatment was established to investigate the change of fibrosis in TM cells. …”
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Prevalence and contributors to anaemia among children aged 6 to 59 months in Kyangwali Refugee settlement, Western Uganda: a cross-sectional study by Christine Nakimera, Philip Bright Bwajojo, William Kaweesa, Joan Nampiima, Faith Chebet, Sharifah Namuwawu, Martin Bwemage, Moses Nuwabasa, Regina Ndagire, Allan Lugaajju, Joel Tumwebaze, Catherine Nassozi Lwanira

“…Anaemia was determined by measuring haemoglobin concentration using the HaemoCue method, while nutritional status was examined using standard World Health Organisation (WHO) nutritional indices. …”
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Effect on OPU/IVEP success of different applications for synchronizing follicular waves prior to superstimulation in holstein heifers by M. F. Çiftçi, Ö. F. Yeşilkaya, S. Ü. Çizmeci, M. Gölbaşı, A. Sarı, D. A. Dinç

“…The ovarian follicles were measured by ultrasound prior to oocyte collection. …”
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Prevalence, Patterns and Factors Associated with Dyslipidemia Among Adult Hypertensive Patients by Muktar Hassan Mohamud, Awil Abdulkadir Abdi, Abishir Mohamud Hirsi, Ibrahim Ahmed Nur, Alina Peris

“…Medical examinations and histories were recorded, and blood samples were analyzed to measure high-density lipoprotein (HDL), low-density lipoprotein (LDL-c), total cholesterol (TC), and triglycerides (TG). …”
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Risk Factors and Outcome of Sepsis in Traumatic Patients and Pathogen Detection Using Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing by Yiqing Tong, Jianming Zhang, Yimu Fu, Xingxing He, Qiming Feng

“…Patients’ demographic and clinical data were recorded. The outcome measures included mortality during the emergency intensive care unit (EICU), EICU length of stay (LOS), all-cause 28-day mortality, and total ventilator days in 28 days after admission. …”
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Effectivity of karamunting Melastoma malabathricum leaves in inhibiting ovarian development of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus by Yogo Tri saloko, Muhammad Agus Suprayudi, Muhammad Zairin Jr.

“…Tilapia fish weighed 13–14 g were kept in an aquarium measuring 100×60×50 cm with a stocking density of 20 fish/ aquarium. …”
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Biologic Therapy and Cardiometabolic Risk in Psoriasis: A Retrospective Review by Annika Smith, Aidin Karahasan, Deborah Yi, Sanjay Yapabandara, James Elhindi, Pablo Fernandez-Penas, Clara Chow, Sarah Zaman

“…Cardiometabolic risk markers assessed included lipid profile (total cholesterol [TC], low-density lipoprotein [LDL] cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein [HDL] cholesterol and triglycerides [TG]) and haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c). Measurements at baseline and 1 year were compared using paired t tests for analysis of the parameters which approximated normal distribution (TC, LDL, HDL) and Wilcoxon signed-rank test for analysis of those which did not (TG, HbA1c, PASI). …”
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Business’ Attitudes Towards Corruption in Selected Central European Countries by Nenad Vretenar, Ana Marija Filipas, Martina Briš Alić

“…As corruption itself is very difficult to measure, the perception of corruption is often used as a proxy. …”
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Easy Data Augmentation untuk Data yang Imbalance pada Konsultasi Kesehatan Daring by Anisa Nur Azizah, Misbachul Falach Asy'ari, Ifnu Wisma Dwi Prastya, Diana Purwitasari

“…We also verified the EDA results by measuring coherences of texts before and after augmentation using a topic modeling of Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) to ensure topic consistency. …”
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Hubungan Aktivitas Fisik terhadap Kadar Hemoglobin pada Mahasiswa Anggota UKM Pandekar Universitas Andalas by Laura Kosasi, Fadil Oenzil, Amel Yanis

“…Study of correlation between physical activity and hemoglobin level at students of UKM Pandekar’s members; University of Andalas has been conducted at April 2013 in PKM University of Andalas Padang at students of UKM Pandekar’s members University of Andalas with normal Body Mass Index and not smoking. The study did by measuring the hemoglobin levels and filling the questionnaires of physical activity levels based on three scores, that works index score, sports index score, and free time index score. …”
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Mechanism of Exogenous Silicon in Enhancing Cold Stress Tolerance in <i>Solanum lycopersicum</i> L. Seedlings: Insights from Resistance and Quality Indicators by Fan Zhang, Yihong Zhao, Yuanbo Zhang, Yu Shi, Leiping Hou, Abid Khan, Ruixing Zhang, Yi Zhang

“…Relevant indexes were measured to investigate the effects of exogenous Si on tomato resistance, yield, and quality under low-temperature stress. …”
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Efficacy analysis of pancreatic duct stenting in treating severe acute pancreatitis: a retrospective study by Liangping Chen, Ning Wang, Weijie Yao, Chengsi Zhao, Jiahang Tao, Gubai Ma, Chengwang Ma, Zuozheng Wang

“…Data collected and analyzed include demographic information, rates of late local complications, late surgical interventions, new-onset OF, infected pancreatic necrosis and new-onset systemic complications. Specific outcomes measured were incidences of new-onset respiratory, renal and circulatory failure, single and multiple OF, sepsis, ACS, abdominal hypertension, and pancreatogenic encephalopathy, as well as use of ≥ 3 types of antibiotics, time of antibiotic use, time of analgesic administration, oral refeeding, length of hospital stay, ICU care, and length of ICU stay. …”
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Validity, reliability and clinical utility of ASSIST-Y in assessing risk of substance-related harm and dependence in Spanish male adolescents by Núria Ibáñez-Martínez, Matthew William Richard Stevens, Núria Civit-Bel, Noemí Moreno-Ferrer, Sandra Lopez-Ferré, Ana Olivares-Casado, Juame Claramunt-Mendoza, Chris Holmwood, Robert Ali

“…Scores on the various assessments were compared to establish validity (concurrent with interview, convergent with other measures), reliability, and clinical utility of ASSIST-Y. …”
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