Assessment of Vitamin D-Binding Protein and Early Prediction of Nephropathy in Type 2 Saudi Diabetic Patients by Manal S. Fawzy, Baraah T. Abu AlSel

“…Receiver operating characteristic analysis of uVDBP levels showed optimum cut-off value of 216.0 ng/mg corresponding to 98.8% sensitivity and 80.0% specificity and an area under the curve of 0.973 to discriminate the normoalbuminuria from the microalbuminuria groups. …”
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The relationship between career calling and presenteeism: the role of workaholism and self-compassion by Zhaobiao Zong, Feifei Sun, Haichao Sun, Shaoqing Su, Baojian Wei

“…Initially, confirmatory factor analysis was performed to establish discriminant validity. Subsequently, the SPSS macro Process 3.0 was utilised to test the mediating hypothesis, employing 5,000 bootstrap iterations to obtain 95% bias-corrected confidence intervals. …”
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Textural Characteristics and Depositional Regime of the Shitalakshya River Sediments, Bangladesh by Sohag Ali, Mrinal Kanti Roy, Md. Mahmodul Islam, Zillur Rahman, Faruk Ahmed, Abdul Alim, Md. Yeasin Arafath

“…The energy process discriminant functions of the sediments show that they were deposited by a fluvial process.…”
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Nomogram prediction of overall survival in breast cancer patients post-surgery: integrating SEER database and multi-center evidence from China by Yufen Zheng, Yuan Yuan, Minya Jin, Chunlong Wu

“…The nomogram achieved a C-index of 0.724 (95% CI, 0.716-0.732) in the training cohorts, 0.717 (95% CI, 0.705-0.729) in the internal validation cohorts, and 0.793 (95% CI, 0.724-0.862) in the external validation cohorts, indicating strong discriminative ability. Calibration curves demonstrated good agreement between predicted and observed outcomes in all validation cohorts. …”
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Evolving prognostic paradigms in lung adenocarcinoma with brain metastases: a web-based predictive model enhanced by machine learning by Min Liang, Zhiwen Zhang, Langming Wu, Mafeng Chen, Shifan Tan, Jian Huang

“…The XGBoost model exhibited superior discriminative power, achieving AUC values of 0.829 and 0.827 for 1- and 2-year survival, respectively, in the training cohort, and 0.816 and 0.809 in the validation cohort. …”
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A Prediction Model for Prediabetes Risk in Middle-Aged and Elderly Populations: A Prospective Cohort Study in China by Jiahua Wu, Jiaqiang Zhou, Xueyao Yin, Yixin Chen, Xihua Lin, Zhiye Xu, Hong Li

“…A model that encompassed WC, FHD, HbA1c, and FPG for predicting prediabetes exhibited the largest discriminative ability (AUC: 0.702). Conclusions. WC, FHD, HbA1c, and FPG are independently correlated with the risk of prediabetes. …”
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Development and validation of a social vulnerabilities survey for medical inpatients by Maria-Jose Santana, William A Ghali, Tolulope Sajobi, Karen L Tang, Oluwaseyi Lawal, Leonie Tesorero

“…We tested construct (ie, convergent and discriminative) validity for these new questions through hypothesis testing of correlations between question responses and patient characteristics. …”
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Distinguishing classes of neuroactive drugs based on computational physicochemical properties and experimental phenotypic profiling in planarians. by Danielle Ireland, Christina Rabeler, Sagar Rao, Rudy J Richardson, Eva-Maria S Collins

“…We used principal coordinate analysis or uniform manifold approximation and projection, each coupled with linear discriminant analysis, and two types of machine learning models-artificial neural net ensembles and support vector machines. …”
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Analysis of Aroma Quality of Pearl Orchid at Different Flowering Stages and Its Scented Tea by HUANG Cuixin, KUN Jirui, LIN Yunzhi, DAI Hongwei, WENG Tianjun, LI Zhengwen, TONG Huarong

“…Subsequently, principal component analysis (PCA), orthogonal partial least squares-discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA) and permutation tests were performed. …”
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Rational Primer and Probe Construction in PCR-Based Assays for the Efficient Diagnosis of Drifting Variants of SARS-CoV-2 by Divya RSJB Rana, Nischal Pokhrel, Santosh Dulal

“…The precise amplicon selection and construction of primers and probes for PCR-based assays can efficiently discriminate specific SARS-CoV-2 drifting variants. The construction of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)-specific primers and probes for PCR assays is pivotal to specifically distinguish SARS-CoV-2 variants present in the communities and contributes to better diagnosis and prevention of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Effectiveness of Anthropometric Measurements for Identifying Diabetes and Prediabetes among Civil Servants in a Regional City of Northern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Ataklti Gebertsadik Woldegebriel, Kiros Ajemu Fenta, Asfawosen Berhe Aregay, Abraham Desta Aregay, Nega Bezabih Mamo, Tewolde Woldearegay Wubayehu, Alemayehu Bayray, Afework Mulugeta

“…Waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio exhibited better discriminate performance than BMI for identifying prediabetes and diabetes in women and men, respectively.…”
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Cell-Free miR-27a, a Potential Diagnostic and Prognostic Biomarker for Gastric Cancer by Jong-Lyul Park, Mirang Kim, Kyu-Sang Song, Seon-Young Kim, Yong Sung Kim

“…Receiver-operator characteristic (ROC) analysis of the validation cohort, revealed an area under the ROC curve value of 0.70 with 75% sensitivity and 56% specificity in discriminating gastric cancer. Thus, the miR-27a expression level in plasma could be a useful biomarker for the diagnosis and/or prognosis of gastric cancer.…”
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Comparative Study on the Effects of Four Plant Protein Sources on the Liver and Intestinal Health of Largemouth Bass, Micropterus salmoides by Shibin Yao, Wenjian Li, Chunfang Cai, Chengrui Wang, Jia Kang, Honglin Hu, Ping Wu, Xiamin Cao, Yuantu Ye

“…The bile acid profile in the liver could be used to distinguish the types of PPS very well by Fisher discriminant analysis. These results indicated that 25% of each of the four PPSs in the diet exceeded the tolerance range of largemouth bass and caused liver damage, which might be mediated by bile acid. …”
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Comparison of the Frontal Plane Projection Angle and the Dynamic Valgus Index to Identify Movement Dysfunction in Females with Patellofemoral Pain by Lori A Bolgla, Haley N Gibson, Daniel C Hannah, Tiana Curry-McCoy

“… # Conclusion The DVI during a single-leg squat may be another useful tool for discriminating between females with and without PFP. # Level of Evidence 3a…”
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Metabolite Profiling of Sorghum Seeds of Different Colors from Different Sweet Sorghum Cultivars Using a Widely Targeted Metabolomics Approach by Yaxing Zhou, Zhenguo Wang, Yan Li, Zhigang Li, Hui Liu, Wei Zhou

“…Among them, 217 metabolites were selected as significantly differential metabolites which could be related to the seed color by clustering analysis, principal component analysis (PCA), and orthogonal signal correction and partial least squares-discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA). A significant difference was shown between the red seed and purple seed samples, Z27 and HC4, in which 106 were downregulated and 111 were upregulated. …”
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A Novel Immune-Related Three-Gene Signature and Immune Infiltration Insights in Psoriasis and Chronic Kidney Disease by Yin T, Zhang T, Ma L

“…By cross-analyzing these key genes with known immune genes, three Immunity-Related Hub Genes (IRHGs) were identified, including MX1, DDX58, and ISG20.Results: ROC curve analysis validated the excellent discriminative ability of MX1 and ISG20 in both diseases. …”
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Quality Evaluation of Traditional Chinese Medicine Prescription in Naolingsu Capsule Based on Combinative Method of Fingerprint, Quantitative Determination, and Chemometrics by Lili Xu, Yang Jiao, Weiliang Cui, Bing Wang, Dongxiao Guo, Fei Xue, Xiangrong Mu, Huifen Li, Yongqiang Lin, Huibin Lin

“…Principal component analysis (PCA) and partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) models accomplished the great classification of the samples from the five enterprises, respectively. …”
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Usefulness of Home Overnight Pulse Oximetry in Patients with Suspected Sleep-Disordered Breathing by Cristina Esteban-Amarilla, Silvia Martin-Bote, Antonio Jurado-Garcia, Ana Palomares-Muriana, Nuria Feu-Collado, Bernabe Jurado-Gamez

“…The variable with the highest diagnostic value was calculated using the area under the curve (AUC), and the best cut-off point for discriminating between patients with SAHS and severe SAHS was identified. …”
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Association between dietary inflammatory index and osteoporosis in the US population: evidence from NHANES 2003–2010 by Zhiwen Liu, Huanling Jian, Zijing Peng, Sicheng Xiong, Zhihai Zhang

“…These factors were integrated into a nomogram for risk prediction, with the model’s discriminative ability assessed via the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve.ResultsOsteoporosis patients had higher DII scores than those without the condition (1.61 vs. 1.18, p < 0.001). …”
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Genetic Variation of New Purple-Fleshed Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) Genotypes in Indonesia by Multivariate Analysis by Debby Ustari, Arif Affan Wicaksono, Vergel Concibido, Tarkus Suganda, Dedi Ruswandi, null Ruminta, Agung Karuniawan

“…Storage root length, storage root diameter, number of roots per plant, total root weight per plant, number of marketable/commercial roots, marketable/commercial root weight, number of roots per plot, and total storage root weight have a discriminant value of more than 0.7 in PC 1. Agglomerative hierarchical clustering (AHC) showed a wide distribution obtaining two clusters in Cilembu with euclidean distance 1.92–5.29, Jatinangor 1.72–6.09, Karangpawitan 1.28–6.38, and Maja 2.05–5.09. …”
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