The 2015 guidelines for the laboratory diagnosis of rheumatic diseases by the All-Russian Public Organization «Association of Rheumatology of Russia» by E. N. Aleksandrova, A. A. Novikov, E. L. Nasonov

“…The important laboratory markers of RDs are acutephase indicators (erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein, etc.) that can assess the inflammatory activity of the disease, its progression pattern, and prognosis during the chronic inflammatory process, as well as therapeutic efficiency. …”
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An analysis of spatial distribution characteristics and driving factors of traditional villages in the Loess Plateau. by Xiaobin Bao, Yingna Yang, Jianqing Qi, Yanbing He

“…Among them, the density of cultural heritage sites (q = 0.546) is the primary driving factor, followed by annual precipitation (q = 0.458), population size (q = 0.457), and urbanization rate (q = 0.354). The interaction between factors is significant and mostly shows non-linear enhancement, for instance, the interactive explanatory power of population size and the density of cultural heritage sites is as high as 0.852.…”
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Automatic Detection of Concrete Spalling Using Piecewise Linear Stochastic Gradient Descent Logistic Regression and Image Texture Analysis by Nhat-Duc Hoang, Quoc-Lam Nguyen, Xuan-Linh Tran

“…This improvement can enhance the capability of logistic regression in dealing with spall detection as a complex pattern classification problem. Experiments with 1240 collected image samples show that PL-SGDLR can help to deliver a good detection accuracy (classification accuracy rate = 90.24%). …”
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Dietary intake and knowledge of fermented food products among university students by Sharareh Hekmat, Latifeh Ahmadi

“…Students in Food and Nutrition programs demonstrated stronger knowledge, correctly answering 67% of related questions versus 62% in other disciplines (p = 0.07; 90% CI). Consumption rates were high overall, with 96% of participants reporting they consumed fermented foods. …”
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Effect of The Duration of The Diagnosis on DNA Methylation Changes in Three Different Diabetic Genes in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Harem Othman Smail

“…The results of the study indicated that the DNA methylation rates of T2DM patients and the control group differed significantly.  …”
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Knowledge and Attitudes of Midwives Concerning the Interpretation and Use of Cardiotocographs in Jordan by Arwa Alsaraireh, Dalal Yehia, Atika Khalaf

“…Introduction: A midwife needs to know how to assess fetal heart rates, recognize and interpret fetal heart patterns, report any substandard patterns, and initiate supportive measures as necessary. …”
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Beyond the labels: Classifying countries by child health outcomes – A cluster analysis of child mortality and child-health data by Edward Purssell, Sharron Frood, Rohit Sagoo

“…Results Analysis of countries by cluster reveals six main groups, characterised by child and maternal mortality rates, vaccination levels, access to maternal and child healthcare, access to water and sanitation, and population migration levels. …”
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ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE OF ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII AT CAN THO GENERAL HOSPITAL IN 2019–2023 by Thi Ngoc Nga Pham, Trung Son Le, Pham Anh Thi Nguyen

“…MDR, XDR, and PDR were prevalent in 11.0%, 73.2%, and 15.7% of A. baumannii isolates. Resistance rates fluctuated over the five-year period, with a significant rise in PDR in 2021. …”
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The Impact of Rural Population Decline on the Economic Efficiency of Agricultural Carbon Emissions: A Case Study of the Contiguous Karst Areas in Yunnan–Guizhou Provinces, China by Weini Chen, Dejun Han, Yu Zhan, Bo Chen

“…This study analyzes population and agricultural production data from 25 cities (prefectures) (2013–2022) to quantify rural population decline rates and agricultural carbon emission efficiency. …”
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Size, not color, drives assortative mating and influences fledging survival, weight and immunity in a polymorphic owl by Deseada Parejo, Erick González-Medina, Ángel Cruz-Miralles, Jesús Miguel Avilés

“…While color-based assortative mating had no direct impact on any of the fitness proxies studied, greyer pairs exhibited higher feeding rates to offspring than browner pairs. These results underscore the importance of simultaneously considering traits that may covary with color and shape mating patterns to understand the persistence of color polymorphisms in nature.…”
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Spatial Analysis of the Concentration of Knowledge-Based Firms in Iran by Najmoddin Yazdi, Mahdi Fateh-rad, Jamal Kadkhodapour, Siamak Tahmasbi

“…Among these variables, the rate of industrialization and logarithm of the population in provincial capitals exhibited a positive and significant relationship with the concentration of knowledge-based firms. …”
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Antibiotic resistance of biofilm-forming bacteria causing urinary tract infections: A systematic review by Abigail Anne Ferrer, Samson Decasa, Juliana Carlidy Elauria, Jalen Rose Esguerra, Earl Adriane Cano, Angela Nole Shayenne Coderos, Denise Alexandra Cruz, Den Marc Exala

“…Furthermore, biofilm formation rates ranged from 36.5% to 100%, with a median prevalence of 75.5%. …”
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Extranodal diffuse large B‐cell lymphoma: Clinical and molecular insights with survival outcomes from the multicenter EXPECT study by Si‐Yuan Chen, Peng‐Peng Xu, Ru Feng, Guo‐Hui Cui, Li Wang, Shu Cheng, Rong‐Ji Mu, Hui‐Lai Zhang, Xiao‐Lei Wei, Yong‐Ping Song, Kai‐Yang Ding, Li‐Hua Dong, Zun‐Min Zhu, Shen‐Miao Yang, Xin Wang, Ting‐Bo Liu, Jian‐Da Hu, Xiao‐Yun Zheng, Ou Bai, Jing‐Yan Xu, Liang Huang, Wei Sang, Ke‐Qian Shi, Fan Zhou, Fei Li, Ai‐Bin Liang, Hui Zhou, Si‐Guo Hao, Hong‐Hui Huang, Bin Xu, Wen‐Bin Qian, Cai‐Xia Li, Zhi‐Ming Li, Chong‐Yang Wu, Xiao‐Bo Wang, Wen‐Yu Shi, Shu‐Ye Wang, Yu‐Yang Tian, Xi Zhang, Ke‐Shu Zhou, Li‐Juan Cui, Hui Liu, Huo Tan, Qing Leng, Dong‐Lu Zhao, Ting Niu, Wei‐Li Zhao

“…Gene panel sequencing was performed on 1,050 patients to discern molecular patterns according to ENI. Results The 2‐year overall survival (OS) rate was 76.2% [95% confidence interval (CI), 74.0%‐78.2%], and the 5‐year OS rate was 67.9% (95% CI, 65.2%‐70.4%). …”
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Response surface optimization reveals monthly total flavonoid peaks in Ginkgo biloba leaves with corresponding DPPH scavenging activity by Xiaoyu Shen, Yangjie Lu, Qi Zhu, Yangbo Zhang, Li Zeng

“…Following RS optimization, the optimal extraction conditions for GB flavonoids were identified as follows: extraction rate of 1.175% at 61 °C for 30 min using 77% ethanol. …”
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Adipokines and Sexual Hormones Associated with the Components of the Metabolic Syndrome in Pharmacologically Untreated Subjects: Data from the Brisighella Heart Study by Arrigo F. G. Cicero, Paolo Magni, Massimo Moré, Massimiliano Ruscica, Elena Dozio, Liliana Steffani, Claudio Borghi, Felice Strollo

“…Men and women included in the age-class subgroups were matched for body mass index, waist circumference, blood pressure, heart rate, fasting plasma glucose, and plasma lipids. …”
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The relative efficiency of time‐to‐progression and continuous measures of cognition in presymptomatic Alzheimer's disease by Dan Li, Samuel Iddi, Paul S. Aisen, Wesley K. Thompson, Michael C. Donohue, Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative

“…Abstract Introduction Clinical trials on preclinical Alzheimer's disease are challenging because of the slow rate of disease progression. We use a simulation study to demonstrate that models of repeated cognitive assessments detect treatment effects more efficiently than models of time to progression. …”
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Endoscopic assessment of the J pouch in ulcerative colitis: A narrative review by Shintaro Akiyama, Edward L Barnes, Tsubasa Onoda, Naoki Ishikawa, Mamiko Shiroyama, Yuka Ito, David T Rubin, Kiichiro Tsuchiya

“…Up to 50% of patients with ulcerative colitis postoperatively develop pouchitis and the rate of chronic inflammatory pouch conditions requiring pouch excision or diverting ileostomy is reported to be 10%. …”
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Development of a Mobile-Based Application for Classifying Caladium Plants Using the CNN Algorithm by Rudy Chandra, Tegar Arifin Prasetyo, Heni Ernita Lumbangaol, Veny Siahaan, Johan Immanuel Sianipar

“…The best model is found with the parameter epoch 100, learning rate 0.001, and batch size 64. The model is then implemented in a mobile application with two menus, "Take a photo" and "Choose an image," which will display the classification output and confidence values of the four types of Caladiums. …”
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Numerical simulation of crack propagation and AE precursor characteristics in coal failure under confining pressures by Gang Jing, Shuai Wang, Leilei Zhao, Fa Dong, Yi Fan

“…The results demonstrate that peak strength increases with loading rate, particularly under low confining pressures, while higher pressures dampen this sensitivity. …”
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Performance Optimization and Field Validation of Post-Grouting Geopolymer Materials for Pile Foundations: Microstructural Insights and Environmental Durability by Chongchong He, Zhen Xu, Jing Wang, Pan Li, Yangyang Xia, Chao Zhang, Zhenpeng Chen, Wei He

“…The fluidity, setting time, bleeding rate, and mechanical properties of these materials were evaluated to determine the optimal mix proportions for pile foundation grouting. …”
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