Regional changes in charcoal-burning suicide rates in East/Southeast Asia from 1995 to 2011: a time trend analysis. by Shu-Sen Chang, Ying-Yeh Chen, Paul S F Yip, Won Jin Lee, Akihito Hagihara, David Gunnell

“…In countries with a rise in charcoal-burning suicide rates, the timing, scale, and sex/age pattern of increases varied by country. …”
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Improved Culture Positivity Rate after Modified Culture Technique of Dialysis Effluent Fluid in Peritoneal Dialysis-related Peritonitis Cases by Shilpi Gupta, Nandita Hazra

“…The purpose of the present study is to compare the culture positivity rate before and after implementation of revised International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis guidelines, 2016 as well as to study the etiology and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of causative organisms in our center. …”
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Application of fluid dynamics in modeling the spatial spread of infectious diseases with low mortality rate: A study using MUSCL scheme by Nnaji Daniel Ugochukwu, Kiogora Phineas Roy, Onah Ifeanyi Sunday, Mung’atu Joseph, Aguegboh Nnaemeka Stanley

“…This study presents a comprehensive mathematical framework that applies fluid dynamics to model the spatial spread of infectious diseases with low mortality rates. By treating susceptible, infected, and treated population densities as fluids governed by a system of partial differential equations, the study simulates the epidemic’s spatial dynamics. …”
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Circadian Variations in Blood Pressure, Heart Rate, and HR-BP Cross-Correlation Coefficient during Progression of Diabetes Mellitus in Rat by Chikodi N. Anigbogu, Daniel T. Williams, David R. Brown, Dennis L. Silcox, Richard O. Speakman, Laura C. Brown, Dennis G. Karounos, David C. Randall

“…Prior to onset of diabetes BP was high at P0, peaked at P2, and then fell again at P3; BP and heart rate (HR) then increased gradually at P4 and leveled off at P5, thereby exhibiting a bipodal rhythm. …”
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Budget Impact Analysis of Treatment Flow Optimization in Epilepsy Patients: Estimating Potential Impacts with Increased Referral Rate to Specialized Care by Masaki Iwasaki, Takashi Saito, Akiko Tsubota, Tatsunori Murata, Yuta Fukuoka, Kazutaka Jin

“…# Objectives We developed a Markov model to simulate a treatment flow of epilepsy patients who refer to specialized care from non-specialized care, and to surgery from specialized care for estimation of patient distributions and expenditures caused by increasing the referral rate for specialized care. # Methods This budget impact analysis of treatment flow optimization in epilepsy patients was performed as a long-term simulation using the Markov model by comparing the current treatment flow and the optimized treatment flow. …”
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Heart Rate Variability-Based Stress Detection and Fall Risk Monitoring During Daily Activities: A Machine Learning Approach by Ines Belhaj Messaoud, Ornwipa Thamsuwan

“…This study investigated the relationship between the heart rate variability and fall risk during daily activities among individuals over 40 years old. …”
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Spatiotemporal variability of near-surface air temperature lapse rates in the Qinghai–Tibet plateau using high-density meteorological observations by Yue Jiao, Yudron Tseten, Quanlin Yang, Lei Bai

“…These rates exhibited a spatial pattern of being higher in the southeast and lower in the northwest, decreasing with increasing altitude. …”
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Using Heart Rate and Behaviors to Predict Effective Intervention Strategies for Children on the Autism Spectrum: Validation of a Technology-Based Intervention by Amarachi Emezie, Rima Kamel, Morgan Dunphy, Amanda Young, Heather J. Nuske

“…Results suggested that heart rate reduction may be a significant predictor, and supported the existing practice of using behavioral patterns as proxies for strategy effectiveness. …”
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Can heart rate variability demonstrate the effects and the levels of mindfulness? A repeated-measures study on experienced and novice mindfulness practitioners by Yanping Wei, Yifei Xu, Wanlin Chen, Jing Zheng, Hang Chen, Shulin Chen

“…Abstract Background Heart rate variability (HRV) is a potential biomarker that might demonstrate the effects of mindfulness, but it might be influenced by practice experiences. …”
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Relationship Between Leaf C/N Ratio and Insecticidal Protein Expression in Bt Cotton as Affected by High Temperature and N Rate by Xiang ZHANG, Chun-hua LÜ, Yuan CHEN, Gui-xia WANG, Yuan CHEN, De-hua CHEN

“…C/N ratio and Bt protein content were both measured at peak square period and peak boll period respectively under 5-7 d high temperature and different nitrogen fertilizer rates on the Yangzhou University Farm and the Ludong Cotton Farm, China. …”
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Exploring the rising death rates among older US citizens with heart failure and sepsis: Need for health-care policy reform by Abdul Ahad, Eeshal Fatima, Adeena Jamil, Obaid Ur Rehman, Irfan Ullah, Raheel Ahmed, Bernardo Cortese, Michael E. Hall, Mamas A. Mamas

“…For demographic and geographic subgroups, age-adjusted mortality rates (AAMR) per 100,000 older individuals, alongside annual percent change (APC) in AAMR with 95 % confidence intervals (CI), were derived. …”
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How do surgically treated multiligamentous knee injuries affect overall complication rate and especially stiffness? A systematic review by Lucas Martorell de Fortuny, Alexandre Santoli, Vasileios Giovanoulis, Angelo V. Vasiliadis, Simone Perelli, Joan Carles Monllau, Az-Eddine Djebara, Nicolas Pujol

“…Surgical timing also influenced outcomes; 54.2% of patients underwent acute surgery (< 21 days), which seems to be associated with increased stiffness rates. Conclusions This systematic review highlights the complexity of managing MLKIs, with a 19.2% overall complication rate. …”
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Comprehensive assessment of COVID-19 case fatality rate and influential factors in Khuzestan Province, Iran: a two-year study by Mohammad-Navid Bastani, Manoochehr Makvandi, Maryam Moradi, Somayeh Biparva Haghighi, Maryam Rostami, Sepideh Nasimzadeh, Homayoun Amiri, Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Mohammad Rashno, Ahmadreza Mohtadi, Farid Yousefi, Abbas Fayezi, Mohammadreza Mirkarimi, Maryam Haddadzadeh Shoushtari, Masoud Zadkarami, Negin Balar, Siamak Mirab Sameii, Mehdi Torabizadeh

“…Abstract Background The emergence of a new pandemic SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) resulted in a high mortality rate across the world. This study sought to comprehensively analyze the Case Fatality Rate (CFR) associated with COVID-19 in the Khuzestan province of Iran”. …”
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TORC1 Regulates Thermotolerance via Modulating Metabolic Rate and Antioxidant Capacity in Scallop <i>Argopecten irradians irradians</i> by Longfei Chu, Ancheng Liu, Jiaxi Chang, Junhao Zhang, Xiujiang Hou, Xinghai Zhu, Qiang Xing, Zhenmin Bao

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Implementation of a revised classification for intrapartum fetal heart rate monitoring and association to birth outcome: A national cohort study by Maria Jonsson, Jonas Söderling, Lars Ladfors, Lennart Nordström, Marianne Nilsson, Michael Algovik, Mikael Norman, Malin Holzmann

“…Operative delivery (vacuum or cesarean) rates were lower in cohort II (aOR 0.82; 95% CI 0.80–0.85 and aOR 0.94; 95% CI 0.91–0.97, respectively). …”
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Variation in albumin glycation rates in birds suggests resistance to relative hyperglycaemia rather than conformity to the pace of life syndrome hypothesis by Adrián Moreno Borrallo, Sarahi Jaramillo Ortiz, Christine Schaeffer-Reiss, Benoît Quintard, Benjamin Rey, Pierre Bize, Vincent A Viblanc, Thierry Boulinier, Olivier Chastel, Jorge S Gutiérrez, José A Masero, Fabrice Bertile, Francois Criscuolo

“…Glucose levels correlated positively with albumin glycation rates in a non-linear fashion, suggesting resistance to glycation in species with higher glucose levels. …”
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Incidence of recovery rate and predictors among hospitalized COVID- 19 infected patients in Ethiopia; a systemic review and meta-analysis by Fassikaw Kebede Bizuneh, Getaye Tizazu Biwota, Tsheten Tsheten, Tsehay Kebede Bizuneh

“…Abstract Background Despite global efforts to mitigate COVID-19 infection through vaccination and therapeutic interventions, morbidity and mortality rates continued at variable rates. Although mortality risk and clinical features of COVID-19 are well-documented, recovery patterns and prognostic factors post-admission remain inconclusive, particularly in resource-limited settings like Ethiopia. …”
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Tobacco smoking patterns in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: a comprehensive analysis of trends before and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic by Zufishan Alam, Iffat Elbarazi, Budoor Al Shehhi, Maha Mohamed AlSafi, Mariam Al Wahedi, Ilfat Assaad Maarouf, Aamir Hassan, Mohammed Al-Houqani

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Asymmetric Spread Analysis of Heart Rate Variability in XC Mountain Biking During a 20-Minute Autonomic Profile Test by Luis Javier Tafur-Tascón, María José Martínez-Patiño, Yecid Mina-Paz

“…Asymmetrical propagation of heart rate was observed, with a greater deceleration pattern after postural changes and effort and a symmetrical acceleration pattern in these two phases. …”
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Analysis on the Improvement Path of Non-fossil Energy Consumption Proportion and Terminal Electrification Rate under the New Energy Security Strategy by Yunzhou ZHANG, Gang LU, Peng WANG, Yuyan WENG, Shengyu WU, Jun LIU, Chenglong ZHANG

“…In order to implement the new national energy security strategy and resolve three energy issues, the first thing is to study and explore an energy revolution path that breaks the pattern of inertial development. Focusing on the goal of promoting clean and low-carbon energy development and maintaining the improvement of energy self-sufficiency in China, the energy transition path characterized by a significant increase in non-fossil energy consumption proportion and terminal electrification rate is analyzed quantitatively, the trend of key energy development indicators is given, the connotation elements of this path are emphatically interpreted, the dominant position of electric power in energy transition is revealed and suggestions on policies and key measures for high-quality power development during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period are put forward.…”
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