Biomarkers of inflammation in patients with myocardial infarction and heart failure with preserved and mid-range ejection fraction: 5-year prospective follow-up by N. A. Musikhina, T. I. Petelina, A. I. Kostousova, L. I. Gapon, E. A. Gorbatenko, I. S. Bessonov

“…Eighteen people died during the follow-up period. The survival rate of patients in the compared groups after 60 months did not differ (group 1 — 85,0%; group 2 — 89,1%, p=0,492). …”
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Effect of Tadalafil on cardiac function and left ventricular dimensions in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: safety and cardiac MRI substudy results from a randomized, placebo-controlle... by David Cox, Barry Byrne, David W. Hammers, John Landry, H. Lee Sweeney

“…Ejection fraction (EF), fractional shortening, and M-mode ventricular dimensions were measured on echocardiograms. 12-lead ECGs were centrally evaluated for heart rate and intervals, and qualitative diagnoses. Vital signs and unsolicited adverse events were collected throughout the study. …”
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An Epidemiological Review of the Impact of COVID-19 on Achilles Tendon Rupture Injuries, Experience from a Large London District General Hospital by Lena Al-Hilfi, Irrum Afzal, Sarkhell Radha, Mohamed Abdalla, Mohammed Al-Maiyah

“…As lockdown measures began to ease, hospitals experienced a high admission rate of patients presenting with Achilles Tendon Rupture [ATR]. …”
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Impact of Calcium and Potassium Currents on Spiral Wave Dynamics in the LR1 Model by Xiaoping Yuan, Qianqian Zheng

“…We demonstrate that reducing gate variables accelerates wave propagation, thins spiral arms, and shortens action potential duration, ultimately inducing dynamic instability. …”
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Evolving Landscape of Melanoma in Portugal, Spain, Italy, and Greece: Trends and Insights by L. Cayuela, J.J. Pereyra-Rodríguez, J.C. Hernández-Rodríguez, R.C. Bueno-Molina, A. Cayuela

“…Objective: To study melanoma incidence trends from 1990 to 2021 in Southern European countries—Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece—and explore regional and age-period-cohort (A-P-C) patterns. Methods: Data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 were used to calculate age-standardized incidence rates (ASIRs). …”
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[Artículo traducido] Panorama actual del melanoma en Portugal, España, Italia y Grecia: tendencias y perspectivas by L. Cayuela, J.J. Pereyra-Rodríguez, J.C. Hernández-Rodríguez, R.C. Bueno-Molina, A. Cayuela

“…Abstract: Objective: To study melanoma incidence trends from 1990 to 2021 in Southern European countries—Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece—and explore regional and age-period-cohort (A-P-C) patterns. Methods: Data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 were used to calculate age-standardized incidence rates (ASIRs). …”
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Sensor-triggered ecological momentary assessment in physical activity and sedentary behaviour research among Belgian community-dwelling elderly: lessons learnt from intensive longi... by Jelle Van Cauwenberg, Sofie Compernolle, Tomas Vetrovsky, Delfien Van Dyck, Julie Delobelle, Elien Lebuf, Richard Cimler, Jitka Kuhnova

“…Therefore, this study aimed to examine (1) the patterns in sensor-triggered EMA protocol adherence (eg, compliance rates), (2) the impact of specific settings (eg, event duration) on the number of prompted surveys, and (3) participants’ experiences with engaging in a sensor-triggered EMA study.Design Two longitudinal, sensor-triggered EMA studies—one focused on PA and the other on SB—were conducted using similar methodologies from February to October 2022. …”
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Anthropogenic Activities Dominate Vegetation Improvement in Arid Areas of China by Yu Guo, Xinwei Wang, Hongying Cao, Qin Peng, Yunshe Dong, Yunchun Qi, Jian Liu, Ning Lv, Feihu Yin, Xiujin Yuan, Mei Zeng

“…The results indicated that (1) overall vegetation cover was low (averaged peak FVC = 0.191), showing a spatial pattern of higher values in the northwest and lower values in the southeast; high FVC values were primarily observed in mountainous areas and river corridors; (2) the annual peak FVC increased significantly at a rate of 0.0508 yr⁻¹, with 33.72% of the region showing significant improvements and 5.49% degradation; (3) the spatial pattern of FVC was shaped by the distribution of land use types (59.46%), while the temporal dynamics of FVC were driven by land use changes (16.37%) and the land use intensity (37.56%); (4) both the spatial pattern and the temporal dynamics were limited by the environmental conditions. …”
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Prognostic significance of acute exacerbations and usual interstitial pneumonia in fibrotic interstitial lung disease by Yun Zhang, Zekai Cen, Qunli Ding, Yanan Ying, Chengna Lv, Tingting Wu

“…The Kaplan‒Meier survival analysis showed that the IPF group (HR 1.97, 95% CI 1.05–3.70, P = 0.011) had a worse survival rate than the FILD group, and landmark analyses showed that the survival of FILD patients with the UIP pattern (HR 3.07 95% CI 1.37–6.86 P = 0.006) was significantly shorter than that of FILD patients with the NSIP pattern 48 months after ILD diagnosis. …”
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Paradigm shift of respiratory viruses causing lower respiratory tract infection in children during COVID-19 pandemic in India by Mannat Kang, Subhabrata Sarkar, Suresh Kumar Angurana, Pankaj Singh, Meenakshi Rana, Ishani Bora, Rishi Chetanya, Bharatendu Singh, Jayashree Muralidharan, Radha Kanta Ratho

“…No significant difference in positivity rate of Inf A pdmH1N1, Inf A H3N2 and Inf B was seen. …”
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Course of Chronic Trypanosoma cruzi Infection after Treatment Based on Parasitological and Serological Tests: A Systematic Review of Follow-Up Studies. by Yanina Sguassero, Cristina B Cuesta, Karen N Roberts, Elizabeth Hicks, Daniel Comandé, Agustín Ciapponi, Sergio Sosa-Estani

“…In the long-term, the rate of negativization was between 20% and 45%. The main sources of bias identified across cohort studies were the lack of control for confounding and attrition bias. …”
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Heritability and Genetics of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Evans Adu Asamoah, Christian Obirikorang, Emmanuel Acheampong, Max Efui Annani-Akollor, Edwin Ferguson Laing, Eddie-Williams Owiredu, Enoch Odame Anto

“…Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is observing an accelerating prevalence rate of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) influenced by gene-environment interaction of modifiable and nonmodifiable factors. …”
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Immunodiagnostic plasma amino acid residue biomarkers detect cancer early and predict treatment response by Cong Tang, Patrícia Corredeira, Sandra Casimiro, Qi Shi, Qiwei Han, Wesley Sukdao, Ana Cavaco, Cecília Melo-Alvim, Carolina Ochôa Matos, Catarina Abreu, Steven Walsh, Gonçalo Nogueira-Costa, Leonor Ribeiro, Rita Sousa, Ana Lorena Barradas, João Eurico Fonseca, Luís Costa, Emma V. Yates, Gonçalo J. L. Bernardes

“…By measuring the total concentrations of cysteine, free cysteine, lysine, tryptophan, and tyrosine protein-incorporated biomarkers and analyzing the results with supervised machine learning, we identify 78% of cancers with 0% false positive rate (N = 97) with an AUROC of 0.95. The cancer, healthy, and autoimmune/infectious biomarker pattern are statistically significantly different (p < 0.0001). …”
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Exciton-phonon coupling and phonon-assisted exciton relaxation dynamics in In1-xGaxP quantum dots by Beiye C. Li, Kailai Lin, Ping-Jui E. Wu, Aritrajit Gupta, Kaiyue Peng, Siddhartha Sohoni, Justin C. Ondry, Zirui Zhou, Caitlin C. Bellora, Young Jay Ryu, Stella Chariton, David J. Gosztola, Vitali B. Prakapenka, Richard D. Schaller, Dmitri V. Talapin, Eran Rabani, Gregory S. Engel

“…We identify a slower hot exciton cooling rate in In0.62Ga0.38P/ZnS, attributed to the presence of ‘energy-retaining’ valley exciton states with strong exciton-phonon coupling. …”
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Monitoring and Assessment of Slope Hazards Susceptibility Around Sarez Lake in the Pamir by Integrating Small Baseline Subset InSAR with an Improved SVM Algorithm by Yang Yu, Changming Zhu, Majid Gulayozov, Junli Li, Bingqian Chen, Qian Shen, Hao Zhou, Wen Xiao, Jafar Niyazov, Aminjon Gulakhmadov

“…The maximum deformation rate along the shoreline increased from 280 mm/yr to 480 mm/yr, with a marked acceleration observed between 2022 and 2023. …”
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Assessing patient-level risk factors for evidence-based early diagnosis of maternal sepsis by Philip Emeka Anyanwu, Paul Expert, Kate Honeyford, Oluwasomidoyin Bello, Mobolaji Modinat Salawu, Ikeola Adeoye, Ayo Stephen Adebowale, Amen-Patrick Nwosu, Summia Zaher, Peter Ghazal, Adeniyi Francis Fagbamigbe, Magbagbeola David Dairo, Ceire Costelloe

“…Patients with sepsis had the lowest rate of live birth (29.7%) compared to those with (41.8%) and without (82.1%) an infection. …”
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Exploring the relationship between vitamin B12, methylmalonic acid levels and all-cause mortality in heart failure populations: insights from the NHANES database by Wei Yu, Yao Wang, Yao Wang, Yao Wang, Yulu Zhou, Danyu Wu, Danyu Wu, Danyu Wu

“…Elevated serum MMA levels were significantly associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality (Tertile 3 compared with Tertile 1: adjusted HR: 1.52; 95% CI: 1.09, 2.13; p = 0.01), demonstrating a dose–response pattern (26% increased mortality risk per unit increase in lnMMA). …”
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CHANGES IN REGIONAL PRECIPITATION DISTRIBUTION IN RESPONSE TO GLOBAL WARMING by A. A. Tashilova

“…In the dynamics of seasonal average temperatures, including in the high-altitude zone, a general pattern was observed - the highest rate of temperature growth in the summer season with the maximum contribution of the explained variance Despite the same positive trend of both the mean annual temperature and precipitation in the south of the EPR, the correlation coef-cients of the pairs of the series "temperature - precipitation sum", "temperature - maximum precipitation", "temperature - NR20" are statistically insignificant at the 5 % level . …”
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Spatiotemporal Variation Characteristics of Green Water Resource Consumption and Utilization Efficiency in Jiangxi Province by WU Zhi-ling, TU An-guo, NIE Xiao-fei, MO Ming-hao

“…Spatially, both total green water consumption and productive green water consumption exhibited a distribution pattern of higher values in the south and lower values in the north, with the highest observed in Ganzhou. …”
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Teknik Identifikasi Fitur Berdasarkan Kalimat Pernyataan Kebutuhan dalam Konteks Pengembangan Software Product Line by M Syauqi Haris, Tri Astoto Kurniawan

“…In this research, 4 (four) dependency parser rules are proposed, which is one of the pipelines in NLP. The success rate of the method in this study is between 65% to 88% for the 5 groups of sentences that were tested. …”
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