Cardiometabolic index predicts cardiovascular events in aging population: a machine learning-based risk prediction framework from a large-scale longitudinal study by Yuanxi Luo, Yuanxi Luo, Zhiyang Yin, Xin Li, Xin Li, Chong Sheng, Ping Zhang, Dongjin Wang, Dongjin Wang, Yunxing Xue

“…Following baseline characteristic comparisons and CVD incidence rate calculations, we implemented multiple Cox regression models to assess CMI’s cardiovascular risk prediction capabilities. …”
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Compact ultra-wide band two element vivaldi non-uniform slot MIMO antenna for body-centric applications by Sahar Saleh, Tale Saeidi, Nick Timmons, Bader Alali, Faroq Razzaz, Ayman A. Althuwayb

“…The VNSMA is tested on a CST Gustav human phantom and gives excellent results with low specific absorption rate (SAR) values at several UWB frequencies. The proposed VNSMA provides good, measured outcomes of S11 < −11.08 dB with wide BW of 12.5 GHz (2.33–14.83 GHz) covering high isolation of −23 dB (for most of frequency band), moderate-high gain of 5.89 dBi, radiation efficiency of 66–90 %, low Envelope Correlation Coefficient (ECC) of 0.002 and high diversity gain (DG) of 9.99 dBi, stable radiation patterns, and average group delay of 1.2 ns. …”
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Population prevalence and correlates of prolonged and shortened QTc intervals in a nationwide survey of adults in China: a report from Chinese arrhythmia epidemiology cross-section... by Li-Guo Tan, Li-Guo Tan, Jing-Xuan Liu, Fei Guo, Jing Lin, Ran Xiong, Hao Fu, Hao-Ming You, Liu He, Shi-Jun Xia, Xin Du, Jian-Zeng Dong

“…This study aimed to elucidate the distribution of the QT interval (QTc) patterns in Chinese adults and the risk factors associated with a prolonged QTc interval and shortened QTc interval.MethodsThis study was based on data from the Chinese Arrhythmia Epidemiology Cross-Sectional Study conducted in seven provinces of China between 2014 and 2016. …”
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Optimizing Cancer Detection: Swarm Algorithms Combined with Deep Learning in Colon and Lung Cancer using Biomedical Images by HariKrishna Pathipati, Lova Naga Babu Ramisetti, Desidi Narsimha Reddy, Swetha Pesaru, Mashetty Balakrishna, Thota Anitha

“…In addition, the OCDWO-DLCLC technique uses NASNet Mobile model for learning complex feature patterns. Also, the hybrid of convolutional bidirectional gated recurrent unit (CNN‐BiGRU) model was applied for classifying the existence of colon and lung cancer in the biomedical images. …”
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Genome-wide associations spanning 194 in-hospital drug dosage change phenotypes highlight diverse genetic backgrounds in concurrent drug therapy by Alexander Pil Henriksen, Cristina Leal Rodríguez, Hannah Currant, Ioannis Louloudis, Jorge Hernansanz Biel, Maria Herrero-Zazo, Ewan Birney, Thomas Folkmann Hansen, Gianluca Mazzoni, Amalie Dahl Haue, Henning Bundgaard, Christian Erikstrup, Khoa Manh Dinh, Liam Quinn, Mie Topholm Bruun, Henrik Hjalgrim, Erik Sørensen, Christina Mikkelsen, Michael Schwinn, Ole Birger Vestager Pedersen, Henrik Ullum, Sisse Rye Ostrowski, Karina Banasik, Søren Brunak

“…As populations get older and medicine consumption rises, the rate of concurrent drug use and polypharmacy among patients is increasing. …”
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Skeletal muscle lncRNA profile associated with fatty acids in Nellore beef cattle by Bruna Maria Salatta, Maria Malane Magalhães Muniz, Larissa Fernanda Simielli Fonseca, Lucio Flavio Macedo Mota, Caio de Souza Teixeira, Gabriela Bonfá Frezarim, Marta Serna-García, Danielly Beraldo dos Santos Silva, Angélica Simone Cravo Pereira, Fernando Baldi, Lucia Galvão de Albuquerque

“…The K-means analysis was used to classify the 48 animals into three clusters based on their FA patterns. The C1 had significantly (p ≤ 0.05) higher PUFA, ω3, ω6, linoleic and α-linolenic content. …”
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Rare Earth Element Contents and Occurrence Forms in Weathering Crust Ion Adsorption Rare Earth Ore by Xilian XIAO, Min GUO, Xin SHAO, Juanjuan TAN, Lei WANG, Xiaofei QIU

“…The relative deviation (RD) of rare earth forms extracted by the two methods of BCR and Tessier was 0.79% to 8.07%, and the extraction results correspond and match each other. The rate of recovery was between 84.75% to 107.13%. The RD of ∑REEs determination values was between 0.62% to 21.00%, and the relative error (RE) was less than 40%. …”
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Depressive disorders in women of climacteric age (review of foreign literature for 2012–2016) by N. A. Bokhan, E. V. Lukiyanova, G. G. Simutkin

“…Low timely diagnostics of depressions, high incidence rate of somaticized CD are noted. In the structure of climacteric syndrome the psychoemotional disturbances predominate above neurovegetative and metabolic-endocrine or are combined with vegetative dysfunction. …”
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Upgrading intrathecal morphine for postoperative pain mitigation in abdominal surgery: an exploratory multiple regression analysis of observational data addressing co-administered... by Brian A. Williams, Brian A. Williams, Brian A. Williams, Ridhi Choragudi, Christopher A. Schumacher, Kelly E. Garbelotti, Catalin S. Ezaru, Catalin S. Ezaru, Catalin S. Ezaru, Monique Y. Boudreaux-Kelly, Luca La Colla, Luca La Colla, John M. Ludden

“…PONV on days 0–1 (vs. day 2) appears to have differing predictor patterns, warranting both 5-MMAEPPx preoperatively, and future antiemetic upgrade from 2-drug booster prophylaxis (perphenazine/aprepitant) to also include palonosetron every 40 h. …”
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Evaluating the performance of herd-specific long short-term memory models to identify automated health alerts associated with a ketosis diagnosis in early-lactation cows by N. Taechachokevivat, B. Kou, T. Zhang, M.E. Montes, J.P. Boerman, J.S. Doucette, R.C. Neves

“…Long short-term memory (LSTM) models are machine learning models capable of learning temporal patterns and making predictions based on time series data. …”
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CD79A and GADD45A as novel immune-related biomarkers for respiratory syncytial virus severity in children: an integrated machine learning analysis and clinical validation by Juan Juan Chen, Zhang Ze Lu, Yu Xin Jing, Xing Mei Nong, Yi Qin, Jin Yang Huang, Na Lin, Jie Wei

“…Genes with |log2 fold change (logFC)| &gt; 0 and false discovery rate (FDR) &lt; 0.05 were considered differentially expressed. …”
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The Role of Values and Emotions in Accepting Fake Political News in the Post-Truth Era by Amir Mollaee Mozaffari, Ali Ashraf Nazari

“…The interview data were analyzed using Discursive Psychology, focusing on the linguistic patterns and discourse structures in the participants' responses. …”
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Prevalence and characteristics of foreign body-induced upper gastrointestinal obstruction in dogs by Lalita Laiket, Wijit Sutthiprapa, Suchawalee Khattiya, Pimjai Temwichitr, Jatuporn Rattanasrisomporn, Naris Thengchaisri

“…Small-breed dogs were more likely to have foreign bodies in the esophagus, while larger dogs (medium and large breeds) were more likely to have them in the stomach (p &lt; 0.001). Distinct material patterns emerged between the esophagus and stomach. …”
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Machine Learning Creates a Simple Endoscopic Classification System that Improves Dysplasia Detection in Barrett’s Oesophagus amongst Non-expert Endoscopists by Vinay Sehgal, Avi Rosenfeld, David G. Graham, Gideon Lipman, Raf Bisschops, Krish Ragunath, Manuel Rodriguez-Justo, Marco Novelli, Matthew R. Banks, Rehan J. Haidry, Laurence B. Lovat

“…In a blinded manner, videos were shown to 3 experts who were asked to interpret them based on their mucosal and microvasculature patterns and presence of nodularity and ulceration as well as overall suspected diagnosis. …”
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Intervention to Increase Condom Use Among Users of Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Self-Sampling Websites (Wrapped): Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial by Katie Newby, Kayleigh Kwah, Lauren Schumacher, Rik Crutzen, Louise L Jackson, Stephen Bremner, Julia V Bailey, Katherine E Brown

“…There was some evidence that attrition was patterned by ethnicity and age in ways that compounded initial recruitment patterns. …”
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Sedentary Behavior and Its Association With Psychological Well-Being and Sleep Quality in Adolescents: Evidence from a Propensity Score Analysis by Zhang L, Zhao S, Zhao S, Zheng H, Ke Y, Yang W, Lei M

“…Data on demographics, exercise habits, eating patterns, sedentary behavior, psychological health, sleep health, self-esteem, and social support were collected. …”
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Results of a Multicenter Study on the Efficacy and Safety of Inosine Glycyl-Cysteinyl-Glutamate Disodium in the Treatment of Acute Ethanol Poisoning by I. A. Shikalova, A. N. Lodyagin, V. G. Antonov, A. Y. Simonova, N. B. Loginova, E. V. Baskakov, L. G. Zaitseva, V. V. Shilov, S. P. Katasonov

“…Comparative intergroup and intragroup analyses were carried out according to the main clinical, laboratory parameters and EEG monitoring data.Results The study showed a positive effect of the study drug — a reduction in the coma period was noted (from 137 (75; 180) minutes to 78 (50; 155) minutes (p&lt;0.001)), higher values of the Glasgow-Pittsburgh scale were recorded after 3 and 6 hours from the start of the therapy (p&lt;0.01), a reduction in the time of formation of EEG awakening patterns in patients with delta coma activity from 192.2 (161.9; 222.5) minutes to 112.5 (97.6; 127.6) minutes (p&lt;0.001), a decrease in heart rate (p&lt;0.02), a decrease in the number of complaints of weakness and dizziness (p&lt;0.005), in patients with high ALT levels, the frequency of development and severity of tremor decreased (p&lt;0.01). …”
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ZYGOMYCOSIS IN IMMUNOCOMPROMISED NON-HAEMATOLOGICAL PATIENTS by George Petrikkos, Miranda Drogari-Apiranthitou

“…&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-US"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 6pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: AdvTT3713a231; color: #141314;" lang="EN-US"&gt;Zygomycoses are rare emerging diseases with a high fatality rate.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;The most important risk factors include neutropenia or functional neutropenia, diabetic ketoacidosis, iron overload, major trauma, prolonged use of corticosteroids, illicit intravenous drug use, neonatal prematurity, malnourishment, and pre-exposure to antifungal agents with no activity against zygomycetes, such as voriconazole and caspofungin.…”
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Exercise Training Modalities in Young and Middle‐Aged Adults With Prehypertension or Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Network Meta‐Analysis by Lu Tian, Siyu Yang, Yulan Hu, Jinrui Cui, Xiaobei Guo, Zongfeng Liao, Yu Liu

“…In addition, no intervention affects heart rate. Conclusion Compared with other types of exercise, aerobic exercise can significantly improve systolic blood pressure, while high‐intensity resistance or aerobic exercise may significantly improve diastolic blood pressure. …”
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Prevalence and spatial distributions of trachomatous inflammation-follicular among children aged 1–9 years in rural areas of Yilmana Densa and Gonji Kolela districts, Northwestern... by Misganaw Alelign, Asmamaw Malede, Eshetu Shifaw, Tesfahun Taddege, Yideg Abinew, Metadel Adane

“…The Gi_Bin field was computed in hot spot spatial analysis, independent of the False Discovery Rate correction (FDR), to detect important hot spots and cold spots. …”
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