Nutritional scores predict the prognosis of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis by Junyi Tan, Xiaofeng Shi, Yinhuan Pi, Mingque Xiang, Tianju Li

“…Herein, we explored the clinical utility of common nutrition scores in predicting the prognosis of PTB patients.MethodsWe retrospectively collected clinical baseline data from 167 patients with secondary PTB who had not previously received anti-TB treatment. …”
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Elevated pulse wave velocity as a marker of arterial stiffness and its association with mortality in US adults by Kai Liu, Zhang Lin, Ying Chen, Huashan Hong

“…Time-dependent receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was conducted to evaluate the predictive ability of ePWV for survival. …”
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Predictors of metabolic response in propensity-matched lymphoma patients on interim 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron-emission tomography/computed tomography using standardized imagi... by Nosheen Fatima, Maseeh Uz Zaman, Areeba Zaman, Unaiza Zaman, Rabia Tahseen, Sidra Zaman

“…No significant coefficient or odd ratios were found on multivariate analysis for age, gender, maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax), size, BMI, NHL, and advance disease (Stage III and IV) in both groups (χ2: 5.12; receiver operating characteristic [95% confidence interval]: 0.616 [0.51–0.713]; P=0.528). …”
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Development a nomogram for predicting HELLP syndrome in women complicated with gestational hypertension by Ying Jiang, Lu-Jiao Chen, Hui-Hui Hu, Neng Jin, Shi-Rui Lv, Chen Fang, Chun-Mei Zhu, Meng-Meng Yang, Dong Xu, Qiong Luo

“…Methods We used electronic data from Women’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, between January 1,2014 and December 31,2023. …”
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Parental Assessment of Postsurgical Pain in Infants at Home Using Artificial Intelligence–Enabled and Observer-Based Tools: Construct Validity and Clinical Utility Evaluation Study... by Fatos Sada, Paola Chivers, Sokol Cecelia, Sejdi Statovci, Kujtim Ukperaj, Jeffery Hughes, Kreshnik Hoti

“…Generalized estimating equations were used to evaluate outcomes related to construct validity and clinical utility. Receiver operating characteristic analysis assessed pain score cutoffs in relation to the intervention used. …”
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Mediating Effects of Systemic Inflammation on the Association Between Body Roundness Index and Periodontitis in US Adults by Hui Zhang, Zhengyun Ren, Xi Peng, Tailin Guo

“…Materials and Methods: Data were derived from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2009-2014, comprising 8415 participants aged ≥18 years. …”
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Quality of life and access to healthcare among hemodialysis patients during wartime: cross-sectional insights from Gaza by Belal Aldabbour, Ahmed J. H. Elhissi, Mohmmed Abuwarda, Mahmoud Alsady, Humam Alghariz, Mohammed Abdalhadialmqadma, Nader Mezied, Jamal Alhaytham, Mohammed Aliwaiti, Abdallah Abokhater, Mohammed Al-Dadah, Mahmoud Alhalabi

“…The study collected sociodemographic and clinical data and examined the war’s impact on the participants. …”
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Revisiting Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte Ratio and De Ritis Ratio as Glycemic Control Assessment Tool among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Retrospective Study by Asharani Ningappa, Mahanth Nagaraju

“…Student's <i>t-</i>test was used to compare the two groups’ means. Receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was performed to identify the optimal cut-off point of NLR and De Ritis ratio for the prediction of poor glycemic control. …”
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Lymphocyte-C-reactive protein ratio upon admission to predict disease progression and ICU admission in adult patients with diabetic ketoacidosis by Yi-Jia Hu, Shu-Xiao Qiu, Jian-Nan Zhang, Qi-Qi Lai, Yi-Lu Lin, Lin-Qiong Liu, Di Wu, Hui-Ying Liu, Huan Meng, Jia-Xi Xu, Jia-Ning Zhang, Bo-Wen Liu, Yan Gao, Kai Kang, Yang Gao

“…These indicators were compared among different disease severity groups, and factors related to severe DKA, concurrent acute kidney injury (AKI), and ICU admission were further analyzed. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was performed to determine the sensitivity, specificity, area under the ROC curve (AUC), and cut-off value of LCR. …”
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Predicting Urinary Function Outcomes Following Low-dose-rate Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer by Gianni Rüedi, Manolis Pratsinis, Hans-Peter Schmid, Sabine Güsewell, Paul M. Putora, Ludwig Plasswilm, Christoph Schwab, Orlando Burkhardt, Armin Thoeni, Werner Hochreiter, Ladislav Prikler, Stefan Suter, Patrick Stucki, Michael Müntener, Nadja Blick, Hans Schiefer, Gautier Müllhaupt, Daniel S. Engeler

“…Associations were evaluated using univariable and multivariable logistic regression. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis was also performed. …”
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Laparoscopic-assisted repair of inguinal undescended testis with concurrent incarcerated hernia in children: a single-center experience by Jia You, Jie Sun, Shen Jing, Xin Liu, Jun Wang

“…PurposesWe report clinical, operative, and outcome data for laparoscopic- assisted minimal procedure for treating unilateral inguinal undescended testis (UDT) with concurrent ipsilateral incarcerated hernia in children.MethodsEarly-stage cases were defined as those presenting within 24 h of symptom onset with stable vital signs and absence of peritonitis, intestinal necrosis, or testicular necrosis. …”
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Robotic hand-sewn anastomosis versus anastomotic connector in beating-heart totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass: A propensity-matched studyCentral MessagePerspective by Hiroto Kitahara, MD, Sarah Nisivaco, MD, Brooke Patel, MSN, Sandeep Nathan, MD, Husam H. Balkhy, MD

“…Propensity matching identified 100 matched pairs of anastomotic connector (group 1) and hand-sewn (group 2) for analysis. The intraoperative and postoperative data were compared. …”
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Green environmental management system and environmental performance: Results from PLS-SEM and fsQCA by Abdalwali Lutfi, Ahmad Al-Hiyari, Ibrahim A. Elshaer, Mahmaod Alrawad, Mohammed Amin Almaiah

“…Survey questionnaires were disseminated to 183 employees in a manufacturing company to collect the study data, which were then assessed with partial least squares-structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) and Fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA). …”
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New High-Throughput Method for Aluminum Content Determination in Vaccine Formulations by Lorenzo Di Meola, Daniela Pasqui, Chiara Tigli, Stephen Luckham, Silvio Colomba, Marilena Paludi, Maxime Denis, Angelo Palmese, Daniela Stranges, Agnese Marcelli, Alessio Moriconi, Malte Meppen, Carlo Pergola

“…Five concentration levels (ranging from 2.0 to 4.0 mg/mL AH) with two different batches of aluminum hydroxide were each measured with independent preparations performed by three different operators, for a total of four sessions/operator and 20 formulations/session. …”
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A Polar-Coded PAPR Reduction Scheme Based On Hybrid Index Modulation by Si-Yu Zhang, Xinwei Yue, Behnam Shahrrava, Yuexia Zhang, Gongpu Wang

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Patient-reported outcomes as early warning signs of flare following drug cessation in rheumatoid arthritis by Iain B McInnes, Stefan Siebert, Andrew Filer, Karim Raza, Wan-Fai Ng, Christopher D Buckley, John D Isaacs, Andrew Melville, Andrew McGucken, Amy E Anderson, Bernard Dyke, Arthur G Pratt, Kenneth F Baker, Leher Gumber, Najib Naamane, Theophile Bigirumurame, James MS Wason, Fiona Rayner, Sean Kerrigan, Jonathan Prichard

“…This was most evident for RA-FQ and FLARE-RA (both areas under the curves 0.90, 95% CI 0.84 to 0.96; p=0.001); for example, an RA-FQ increment of ≥5.5 from baseline identified objective flare with positive and negative predictive values of 80% and 91%, respectively.Conclusions Our data support the potential value of remote PRO monitoring of RA patients in drug-free remission to identify flare occurrence.…”
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Enhancing Communication Security in Drones Using QRNG in Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum by J. de Curtò, I. de Zarzà, Juan-Carlos Cano, Carlos T. Calafate

“…The implementation includes secure communication protocols, ensuring data integrity and confidentiality through encryption and Hash-based Message Authentication Code (HMAC) verification. …”
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Construction of a novel copper-induced-cell-death-related gene signature for prognosis in colon cancer, with focus on KIF7 by Hua Li, Jingying Chen, Zhengxian Liu, Lujuan Pan, Xiaoling Lan, Lihe Jiang, Fuda Huang

“…Methods This study aimed to comprehensively evaluate the expression of CRG and their roles in CC using gene expression and clinical data from TCGA and GEO databases. Univariate Cox regression and least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) analyses identified prognostic genes, leading to the construction of a CRG prognostic signature. …”
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The impact of concurrency conflicts on optimal location of air ambulance bases in Norway by Jo Røislien, Pieter L. van den Berg, J. Theresia van Essen, Oddvar Uleberg, Caroline Jagtenberg

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Identification of television images in vision systems based on mathematical apparatus of cubic normalized B-splines by Vladimir A Krutov, Dmitry A Bezuglov, Oleg V. Shvachko

“…For this, the image matrix is divided into lines and columns; the differentiation is performed; and then the edge extraction operators are calculated. Unlike the known approaches, the differentiation takes into account data on the intensity in the whole image line. …”
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