Diagnostic value of NLR and PLR for peritoneal dialysis-related infection by FANG Wei-wei, LIU Gui-ling, LI Qing-gen, ZHAO Wen-man, CHEN Xiao-li, LI Dan-dan

“…Objective To investigate the diagnostic and predictive value of peripheral blood neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio(NLR) and platelet to lymphocyte ratio(PLR) for peritoneal dialysis(PD)-related infection. Methods Clinical data of 71 PD patients complicated with PD related infections and 102 maintenance PD patient hospitalized in the same period were retrospectively analyzed for evaluation of peritoneal function and dialysis adequacy. …”
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Neutrophil to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio predicts left ventricular remodeling and MACE after PCI in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction by Jianlin Chen, Anbang Liu, Dan Zhang, Tingting Meng, Xinhe Zhang, Weihong Xu, Yan Zheng, Yan Zheng, Guohai Su, Guohai Su, Guohai Su

“…Restricted cubic spline (RCS) analysis was used to explore the linear or non-linear relationship between NHR and LVR or MACE. …”
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Development of a clinical-radiological nomogram for predicting severe postoperative peritumoral brain edema following intracranial meningioma resection by Chen Bo, Geng Ao, Lu Siyuan, Lu Siyuan, Wu Ting, Wang Dianjun, Zhao Nan, Shan Xiuhong, Deng Yan, Sun Eryi

“…Model performance was evaluated by calculating the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) and conducting decision curve analysis (DCA). …”
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Association between various insulin resistance surrogates and gallstone disease based on national health and nutrition examination survey by Rui Gong, Yuchen Ding, Kaiqi Yang, Xiaodie Meng, Xiujing Sun

“…We conducted a cross-sectional analysis using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2017-March 2020. …”
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ANALYTICAL VALIDATION OF A 10-COLOR FLOW CYTOMETRY PANEL FOR ASSESSMENT OF MEASURABLE RESIDUAL DISEASE OF ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA by AR Severino, CM Bertolucci, JFDS Tosi, MRV Ikoma-Colturato

“…Infinicyt (Cytognos™) software was used for data analysis. Statistical analysis: R software (v 4.1.2) and Excel were used for statistical analysis, considering a p value ≤ 0.05 as significant. …”
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Research progress of Ni-rich ternary cathode materials by Xueyi GUO, Haiyan CAI, Gaoqiang MAO, Wanjing YU, Hui TONG, Shuo YIN

“…Finally, the paper reviews future development directions for Ni-rich ternary cathode materials, including (1) the precise design and regulation of material structures at the molecular level to address material challenges from a molecular design perspective; (2) considering green and controllable synthesis and closed-loop recycling to achieve the high-value utilization of resources; (3) adopting non-destructive testing technologies to accurately analyze battery behaviors such as thermal runaway, structural degradation, and life cycle decay, to ensure the efficient operation and safety of the battery; and (4) utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) and big data analysis techniques to develop more accurate, comprehensive, and effective SOC/SOH (state of health) prediction models, which will enable the real-time assessment of the state and health of a battery. …”
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Prehospital triage of patients with suspected stroke symptoms (PRESTO): protocol of a prospective observational study by Hester F Lingsma, Aad van der Lugt, Diederik W J Dippel, Vicky Chalos, Esmee Venema, Martijne H C Duvekot, Anouk D Rozeman, Walid Moudrous, Frederique H Vermeij, Marileen Biekart, Henk Kerkhoff, Bob Roozenbeek, Cees L Alblas, Laus Jjm Mulder, Bruno JM van Moll, Lisette Maasland, Roeland PJ van Eijkelenburg, Frits GJ Weijschede, Bianca Buijck, Amber Hoek, Jeanette Bakker, Erick Oskam, Rezan Demir, Mandy MA van der Zon, Egon D Zwets, Mirjam Woudenberg, Anja Noordam-reijm, Timo Bevelander, Eveline JA Wiegers

“…Logistic regression analysis will be performed, and performance of the prehospital stroke scales will be expressed as sensitivity, specificity and area under the receiver operator curve.Ethics and dissemination The Institutional Review Board of the Erasmus MC University Medical Centre has reviewed the study protocol and confirmed that the Dutch Medical Research Involving Human Subjects Act (WMO) is not applicable. …”
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Natural killer cell as a potential predictive biomarker for early immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated cardiovascular adverse events: a retrospective cohort study by Yujuan Wu, Diansa Gao, Li Tan, Zhulu Chen, Chuan Zhang, Min Mao, Yuxi Zhu, Yuxi Zhu, Yuxi Zhu, Yue Liu, Zhong Zuo

“…Univariate and multivariate regression analyses were conducted to identify CVAEs risk factors. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis determined optimal cutoff values for potential biomarkers. …”
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Midwife-led birthing centres in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Uganda: an economic evaluation of case study sites by AKM Fazlur Rahman, Oliva Bazirete, Emily J Callander, Abdul Halim, Abu Sayeed Abdullah, Caroline Homer, Andrea Nove, Sabera Turkmani, Mandy Forrester, Alayna Carrandi, Sally Pairman, Scovia Nalugo Mbalinda, Vanessa Scarf, Sheila Clow, Rose Chalo Nabirye, Saad Ibrahim Rasheed, Arslan Munir Turk, Shree Mandke, Martin Boyce

“…These have been used in many countries to improve birth outcomes.Methods The cost analysis used primary data collection from four MLBCs in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Uganda (n=12 MLBC sites). …”
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A score prediction model for predicting the heterogeneity symptom trajectories among lung cancer patients during perioperative period: a longitudinal observational study by Yong Yang, Xueqi Tian, Huiling Zhou, Yichao Wang, Yifeng Gu, Ao Qi, Decai Wang, Zhiying Wang, Yabin Gong, Lijing Jiao, Ling Xu

“…And the calibration curves demonstrated strong concordance between anticipated probability and actual data (mean absolute error: 0.033). Furthermore, the decision curve analysis (DCA) indicated higher net benefit than other four single factors. …”
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Construction and verification of a risk factor prediction model for neonatal severe pneumonia by Weihua Gong, Kaijie Gao, Jiajia Ni, Ying Shi, Zhiming Shan, Hongqi Sun, Shanshan Wang, Jiangtao Xu, Junmei Yang

“…Risk factors were identified using Least Absolute Selection and Shrinkage Operator (LASSO) regression and logistic regression analysis. …”
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How Morphology Shapes Survival in Invasive Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lung by Angela-Ștefania Marghescu, Silviu Vlăsceanu, Mădălina Preda, Beatrice Mahler, Ioana Anca Bădărău, Loredana Sabina Cornelia Manolescu, Mirela Țigău, Cristina Teleagă, Corina Elena Toader, Alexandru Daniel Radu, Alexandru Stoichiță, Mariana Costache

“…Results: The Kaplan–Meier analysis showed a median survival of 36 months with a 65.65% mortality rate. …”
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A Comparison of the Association of Fasting Plasma Glucose and HbA1c Levels with Diabetic Retinopathy in Japanese Men by Yumi Matsushita, Norio Takeda, Yosuke Nakamura, Natsuyo Yoshida-Hata, Shuichiro Yamamoto, Mitsuhiko Noda, Tetsuji Yokoyama, Tetsuya Mizoue, Toru Nakagawa

“…The odds ratios of retinopathy according to the eight groups of FPG and HbA1c were estimated using multiple logistic regression analysis adjusted for age. Receiver operator characteristic analysis was used to evaluate each value associated with the presence or absence of retinopathy. …”
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Sex-specific adverse effects of lipid accumulation products and cardiometabolic indices on the prevalence of gallstones: insights from the 2017–2020 national health and nutrition e... by Yangyang Zheng, Xiaoli Chen, Yunpeng Ge, Haowei Shi, Shiqi Guo, Wendan Tan, Jinghai Song

“…Weighted logistic regression, restricted cubic spline modeling, and subgroup analyses were employed to assess the relationship between LAP and CMI and gallstone disease, as well as to investigate potential sex-specific differences. An analysis of the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was performed to assess the prediction accuracy of indices and to determine appropriate cutoff values. …”
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Risk factors for multidrug resistance in pulmonary tuberculosis patients with diabetes mellitus by Lianpeng Wu, Lianpeng Wu, Na Chen, Na Chen, Dandan Xia, Dandan Xia, Xiangao Jiang, Xiangao Jiang

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to identify independent risk factors for MDR, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were constructed to evaluate the predictive value of these factors.ResultsA total of 318 patients were analyzed, with 253 in the non-MDR group and 65 in the MDR group. …”
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Apolipoprotein and menopausal status are significant influencing factors for diabetic retinopathy in type II diabetes mellitus women by Xiaoting Pei, Xi Yao, Di Qi, Yingrui Yang, Shuoning Fan, Zhijie Li

“…Multilevel regression was used to explore the independent effect of apolipoproteins and interaction between apolipoproteins and menopausal status on DR and proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR). Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis was performed to compare the fitting degree and predictive efficiency of different models. …”
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Complement pathway: Risk molecular pattern of cardiovascular diseases in patients with diabetic nephropathy by Liu JunFei, Qian XiaoPing, Wang TaoXia, Liu XiaoLi, Liu WeiGang, Wang LiJie, Zhang HuiFang, Han Li, Li GuiYing, Yu XiaoJuan

“…Methods: Patients diagnosed with DN from October 2022 to October 2023 were selected for cross-sectional study and divided into DN group (n=58) and DN/CVD group (n=40) based on the presence of CVD. Univariate analysis was conducted using clinical data, and statistically significant independent variables were analysed through multivariate Logistic regression to identify independent factors influencing CVD in DN patients. …”
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Fiber Bragg grating flexible sensor for deformation monitoring in steel structure engineering by Chenguang Huang, Hui Zong, Xuepeng Chen, Peng Luo, Zongli Luo, Haixing Luo, Xiang Wu, Jie Huang

“…The produced sensors were applied to deformation monitoring in steel structure engineering, and the wavelet analysis method was used to preprocess the sensor data. …”
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Relevance of superoxide dismutase type 1 to lipoid pneumonia: the first retrospective case-control study by Yinan Hu, Yanhong Ren, Yinzhen Han, Zhen Li, Weiqing Meng, Yuhui Qiang, Mengyuan Liu, Huaping Dai

“…Additionally, information on patients with URTI, bacterial and fungal pneumonia, COP, PAP, lung mucinous adenocarcinoma and pulmonary edema, was collected totaling 140 patients as control subjects. Receiver operating characteristic curve, machine learning (ML), regression and survival analyses were performed to analyze the data. …”
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Research Progress and Prospect of Multi-robot Collaborative SLAM in Complex Agricultural Scenarios by MA Nan, CAO Shanshan, BAI Tao, KONG Fantao, SUN Wei

“…Firstly, the development of enhanced data fusion algorithms will facilitate improved integration of sensor information, leading to greater accuracy and robustness of the system. …”
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