Predictors of late complications after coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with stable coronary heart disease by O.J. Zharinov, К.O. Mikhaliev, O.A. Yepanchintseva, B.M. Todurov

“…Groups of patients with and without complications were compared according to demographic parameters, risk factors, concomitant diseases, laboratory parameters, features of the CABG operation and postoperative therapy. …”
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Cardiomeds, an mHealth App for Self-Management to Support Swiss Patients With Heart Failure: 2-Stage Mixed Methods Usability Study by Lisa Simioni, Elena Tessitore, Hamdi Hagberg, Aurélie Schneider-Paccot, Katherine Blondon, Liliane Gschwind, Philippe Meyer, Frederic Ehrler

“…A total of 30% (3/10) of participants in the first stage completed all tasks without any help compared with 50% (5/10) of participants during the second stage. …”
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Association between serum albumin and severe impairment of activities of daily living in patients with stroke: a cross-sectional study by Ranran Bi, Yupeng Shi, Manrong Li, Xiaochen Liu, Zhenchao Ma, Yiqing Huang, Bingyin Liang, Fang Cui

“…After adjusting for confounding factors, the multivariate analysis revealed a 7% decrease in severe impairment of ADL after stroke for every unit (g/L) increase in serum albumin levels. Compared with individuals with lower serum albumin levels (Q1: ≤ 37.4 g/L), the adjusted odds ratios (OR) for severe of ADL impairment among stroke patients in Q2 (37.4–40.21 g/L), Q3 (40.21–42.80 g/L), and Q4 (≥42.8 g/L) were 0.68 (95% CI: 0.4–1.15, p = 0.148), 0.55 (95% CI: 0.32–0.97, p = 0.04), and 0.64 (95% CI: 0.37–1.15, p = 0.139), respectively. …”
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Application of acupuncture therapy combined with Traditional Chinese Medicine nursing for patients with postherpetic neuralgia (针灸治疗联合中医护理在带状疱疹后神经疼痛患者中的应用)... by ZHOU Xu (周旭), LIU Xuan (刘璇)

“…The pain visual analog scale (VAS), self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) and Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) were compared between the two groups after 1 week and 2 weeks of intervention. …”
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Protective Effects of Gynostemma pentaphyllum Saponins on Liver Injury in Guinea Pigs of Hyperlipemia Based on Oxidative Stress by Tianyi DAI, Donglian LIU, Xingmin QIN, Chengling GAO, Jiayi LI, Hailing KUANG

“…Results: At the end of the experiment, compared with the model group, the high dose and low dose group of GPs significantly decreased the level of the body mass (P<0.01) in hyperlipidemic guinea pigs. …”
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Synthesizing Local Capacities, Multi-Source Remote Sensing and Meta-Learning to Optimize Forest Carbon Assessment in Data-Poor Regions by Kamaldeen Mohammed, Daniel Kpienbaareh, Jinfei Wang, David Goldblum, Isaac Luginaah, Esther Lupafya, Laifolo Dakishoni

“…Our results further showed that combining optical and radar remote sensing data substantially improved prediction accuracy compared to single-source remote sensing data. To improve forest carbon assessment, we employed stacked generalization, combining multiple machine learning algorithms to leverage their complementary strengths and address individual limitations. …”
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Pengukuran Performa Apache Spark dengan Library H2O Menggunakan Benchmark Hibench Berbasis Cloud Computing by Aminudin Aminudin, Eko Budi Cahyono

“…Apache Spark has advantages compared to other similar frameworks such as Apache Hadoop, etc., where Apache Spark is able to process data in streaming, meaning that the data entered into the Apache Spark environment can be directly processed without waiting for other data to be collected. …”
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Lifestyle risk behaviours among adolescents: a two-year longitudinal study of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic by Nicola Clare Newton, Maree Teesson, Jennifer Debenham, Cath Chapman, Bridie Osman, Lauren Anne Gardner, Fiona Elizabeth Wylie, Katrina Elizabeth Champion

“…The prevalence of high sugar-sweetened beverage (PR=0.61, 95% CI=0.64 to 0.83) and discretionary food consumption (PR=0.73, 95% CI=0.64 to 0.83) reduced among those subjected to stay-at-home orders, compared with those not in lockdown.Conclusion Lifestyle risk behaviours, particularly excessive recreational screen time, poor diet, physical inactivity and poor sleep, are prevalent among adolescents. …”
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Mortality Prediction Using SaO2/FiO2 Ratio Based on eICU Database Analysis by Sharad Patel, Gurkeerat Singh, Samson Zarbiv, Kia Ghiassi, Jean-Sebastien Rachoin

“…S/F ratio is a noninvasive continuous method of measuring hypoxemia as compared to P/F ratio. Our study shows that the S/F ratio is a better predictor of mortality than the more widely used P/F ratio to monitor and manage hypoxemia.…”
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Study on the value of gastrin 17 and aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 in gastric juice for early diagnosis in gastric cancer by Yanfang Wang, Yanfang Wang, Hui Liu, Hui Liu, Xiang Li, Juan Jin, Bo Yan, Bo Yan

“…The levels of ALDH1 and G-17 in gastric juice of atrophic gastritis group were statistically significant compared with those of control group (P &lt; 0.05). …”
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Application of Rapid Impacts Assessment Matrix (RIAM) in Detecting Environmental Impacts of Chabahar Desalination Plant by Hasan Sayyad, Mohsen Shahriari Moghaddam, Malihe Erfani, Saeed Mohammadi

“…Discussion: It is necessary to reduce the intensity of their effects by implementing corrective actions and monitoring environmental parameters at the wastewater disposal site, as well as continuously measuring the output pollutants in the surrounding environment and comparing them with national and international standards. …”
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Novel Thiosemicarbazone Derivatives from Furan-2-Carbaldehyde: Synthesis, Characterization, Crystal Structures, and Antibacterial, Antifungal, Antioxidant, and Antitumor Activities by Wilfredo Hernández, Fernando Carrasco, Abraham Vaisberg, Evgenia Spodine, Maik Icker, Harald Krautscheid, Lothar Beyer, Carmen Tamariz-Angeles, Percy Olivera-Gonzales

“…Compound 5 exhibited significant antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus ATCC700699 (MIC = 1 μg/mL) compared to the nitrofurantoin and gentamicin reference drugs (MIC = 1–25 and 10->100 μg/mL, respectively). …”
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A Study of the Relationship between the Polymorphism and Mutation of rs682429 and rs3781590 in the LRP5 Gene and Bone Metabolism in Postmenopausal Type 2 Diabetic Women in Xinjiang by Jun Li, SiYuan Li, HuiRong Zhao, JiaJia Li, Shuang Wang, YanQiu Shi

“…Results. (1) The rs682429 polymorphism of the LRP5 genotype distribution was statistically significant (P<0.05) in group B compared with group A. (2) The triglycerides (TG) of women with the CT/TT genotype (mutant type) were higher than those of women with the CC genotype (wild type) (2.37±1.30 vs. 1.52±0.83, P<0.05) at the rs3781590 site of the LRP5 gene in group D. (3) Multiple linear regression analysis showed that TG (β=0.034, P<0.05) and body mass index (BMI) (β=0.013, P<0.05) were the influencing factors of BMD (L1-4) in T2DM patients. …”
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Within- and between-day test–retest reliability of responses to rapid bilateral anterolateral magnetic phrenic nerve stimulation in healthy humans (ReStim) by Kyle G. P. J. M. Boyle, Andrea A. Beglinger, Heinrich Häusler, Anna Stahel, Esther I. Schwarz, Esther I. Schwarz, Christina M. Spengler, Christina M. Spengler

“…However, as reliability is slightly lower between days compared to within day, stimulation parameters may need to be adjusted to achieve similar responses on different days.…”
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Assessment of The Factors Affecting Management of Gender and Sexual Violence Against Women in Rural Communities: A Case Study of Kyanamira Sub County Kabale District. by Tumuheki, Timothy

“…The emerging themes and opinions were properly analyzed, and compared with the information that was obtained in the literature review. …”
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Adopting Positive Selection Technology and Improving Seed Quality in Smallholder Potato Farmers in South-Western Uganda. by Kajura, Tibanyendera Deo

“…Findings of the study showed 30.0% adoption of the technology by farmers who used Positive selected seed compared to 26.9% who used certified seed. Results of the study also indicated a 12.8% and 33.1% reduction in virus and bacterial wilt disease incidences respectively with a subsequent yield increase of 112.5% attributed to use of the improved seed quality through Positive Selection technology. …”
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IDENTITAS ARSITEKTUR MANDAR PADA BANGUNAN TRADISIONAL DI KABUPATEN MAJENE by Nurmiati Zamad, Alfiah Alfiah

“…Identitas Arsitektur Mandar Pada Bangunan di Kelurahan Banggae Kabupaten Majene berdasarkan nilai arsitekturalnya, agar bangunan dipahami secara visual (identity), kesesuaian bangunan ditinjau dari bentuk, pola ruang (compatibility) serta kejelasan struktur fisik sebagai orientasi (view) dan diterapkan melalui pemakaian ragam hias tradisional pada bagian-bagian tertentu yang bersifat ornamentasi, agar sesuai dengan penempatannya berdasarkan perkembangan bangunan tahun 1960-2015. (2) Mengidentifikasi faktor yang menyebabkan identitas Arsitektur Mandar masih digunakan pada bangunan. …”
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Tigers in their new territory: intraspecific interactions among the reintroduced tiger population in Panna Tiger Reserve, Central India by Supratim Dutta, Ramesh Krishnamurthy

“…We fitted VHF and GPS collars to 13 tigers to study the static and dynamic interactions among the reintroduced tiger population in Panna Tiger Reserve. …”
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Effects of Chlorogenic Acid on In Vitro Maturation and Vitrification Cryopreservation of Sheep Oocytes by Hong Tao, Yukun Zhao, Qiang Zhang, Xu Li, Guangdong Hu, Yanping Wang, Weibin Zeng

“…During in vitro maturation and vitrification freezing in sheep oocytes, CGA significantly reduced the level of ROS and the expression of apoptosis-related genes (Caspase-3 and Bax/Bcl-2), and significantly increased the level of glutathione (GSH), mitochondrial membrane potential, and the expression of antioxidant and anti-apoptosis-related genes (SOD-2 and GPX-3). …”
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IL-34 aggravates myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury by upregulating the HMGB1-IL-17A-IL-6 axis through the JAK signaling pathway. by Ruisong Ma, Xiaochun Hu, Wenwen Fu, Xiaorong Hu

“…We found that IL-34 pretreatment increased the expression of inflammatory cytokines, including high mobility group Box 1 (HMGB1), IL-17A, and IL-6; the expression of the apoptosis protein cleaved caspase-3; and the Bcl-2/Bax ratio within the ischemic myocardium. …”
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