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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Influences of coal-rock interface morphology’s spatiotemporal evolutionary characteristics on top coal caving law by Yupeng Shen, Tuo Yang, Jianzhuang Liu, Yang Li, Jianqiao Luo, Xiaonan Zhang

“…The sinusoidal periodic change pattern in top coal caving volume became more evident, which decreased the top coal recovery rate. …”
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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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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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Dual‐Responsive Multi‐Functional Silica Nanoparticles With Repaired Mitochondrial Functions for Efficient Alleviation of Spinal Cord Injury by Guibin Gao, Juanjuan Li, Yanming Ma, Min Xie, Jianxian Luo, Ke Wang, Cheng Peng, Hua Yang, Tianjun Chen, Guowei Zhang, Jiang Ouyang, Hongsheng Lin, Zhisheng Ji

“…This nanosystem increased the stability of NADH during prolonged blood circulation time, reduced the clearance rate, exhibited significant anti‐inflammatory as well as neuroprotective effects and enhanced the regeneration of electrophysiological conduction capacity across SCI areas. …”
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Somatization symptoms and burnout: a correlational study among emergency nurses by Ningxiang Li, Ningxiang Li, Ningxiang Li, Nan Xie, Nan Xie, Nan Xie, Xiaoli Chen, Xiaoli Chen, Xiaoli Chen, Hao Zhang, Hao Zhang, Hao Zhang, Luying Zhong, Luying Zhong, Luying Zhong, Dongmei Diao, Dongmei Diao, Dongmei Diao, Ling Zhu, Ling Zhu, Ling Zhu, Yue Zhou, Yue Zhou, Yue Zhou

“…Data collection occurred between December 26, 2023, and January 18, 2024, using the Chinese versions of the Maslach burnout inventory–general survey (MBI-GS) and the somatic symptom disorder self-rating scale (SSD-CN). Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS version 25.0.ResultsThe mean SSD score was 39.58 ± 13.61, with 53.4% of participants exhibiting moderate to severe somatization symptoms. …”
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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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The Role of Intestinal Translocation in the Pathogenesis of Pneumonia in Acute Poisoning and the Contribution of Intestinal Lavage to Its Prevention and Resolution by V. A. Matkevich, T. T. Tkeshelashvili, A. G. Vorobyova, N. E. Stolbova, M. M. Potskhveriya, Yu. S. Goldfarb

“…Mortality among the patients with PPD poisoning decreased by 7 times, and with M and CS poisoning, as well as with AlD, there were no deaths, while in the respective comparison groups, the mortality rate for pneumonia was 5.1, 7.4, and 17.4 %, respectively. …”
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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

“…Moreover, the correlation between MMA and mortality risk was more prominent in HF populations with poorer health status, such as advanced age, current smokers, hypertension, diabetes, overweight, or low estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR).ConclusionOur study indicated that a higher MMA level is associated with an increased all-cause mortality risk in HF populations, particularly in those aged 65 and above, current smokers, those with hypertension, diabetes, overweight, insufficient physical activity, or lower eGFR (<60 mL/min/1.73 m2).…”
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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

“…[Results] From 2001 to 2020, total green water consumption in Jiangxi Province ranged from 796 to 965 mm, with an average of 887.75 mm, showing a significant downward trend at a rate of 5.26 mm/a. Productive green water consumption ranged from 519.12 to 692.53 mm, averaging 614.95 mm, and also showed a clear decreasing trend at 1.73 mm/a. …”
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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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Association between pan-immune-inflammation value and Serum Klotho levels: a cross-sectional analysis of renal function mediation by Mingjie Liu, Xuan Zhou, Han Xu, Yan Wang, Yuting Duan, Xiangru Guo, Bai Wei

“…Renal function indicators significantly mediated this association, with serum uric acid showing the strongest mediating effect (8.32%, P <0.0001), followed by estimated glomerular filtration rate (6.91%, P <0.0001), blood urea nitrogen (6.64%, P <0.0001), and serum creatinine (5.49%, P <0.0001). …”
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Promotion of Random Flap Neovascularisation in Rats with Diabetes Using Botulinum Toxin Type A Through the HIF-1α/VEGF Pathway by Yan HJ, Lin FM, Li JJ, Qin H, Wang YH, You CH

“…After 7 days, flap survival rate, haematoxylin–eosin (H&E) staining, and the mRNA expression of HIF-1α and VEGF were evaluated.Results: Flap survival area significantly increased in Group B compared to Group A (P < 0.05), and in Group D compared to Group C (P < 0.05). …”
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The changes of functional, structural and hemodynamic parameters of the optic disc in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma and diabetes mellitus in long-term follow-up by A. Zh. Fursova, Ju. A. Gamza, O. G. Gusarevich, A. S. Derbeneva, M. A. Vasil’eva

“…The study of the changes of visual, functional, structural and hemodynamic parameters of the optic nerve showed a faster rate of progression of glaucomatous optic neuropathy if accompanied with DM.…”
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Analysis of cumulative precipitation forecast accuracy and its impact on rice irrigation scheduling in China by Xuhua Hu, Xuhua Hu, Chiara Corbari, En Lin, Yang Xu, Shahbaz Khan, Yuanlai Cui, Yufeng Luo

“…Precipitation amount correct rate (PAC), defined as the ratio of correctly predicted precipitation amount to observed amount, was higher for cumulative forecasts than that for the daily forecasts. …”
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