Improved performance indicators and institutional setup for more viable compost production from municipal solid waste in Sri Lanka by A. Manipura, P. Drechsel, H.M.L.C. Jayawardhana, R. Shanmugapriya, N.R. Mannapperuma, H.S.I. Jayatilleke

“…Poor data management has hindered the identification of improvement opportunities and performance benchmarking of composting stations run by LAs. …”
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Comparing machine learning models for osteoporosis prediction in Tibetan middle aged and elderly women by Peng Wang, Qiang Yin, Kangzhi Ding, Huaichang Zhong, Qundi Jia, Zhasang Xiao, Hai Xiong

“…Correlation analysis was used to screen indicators with statistical differences from T-score. …”
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Comparison of Mean Hemodynamic Change with Different Doses of Intravenous Dexmedetomidine on Endotracheal Intubation by Tasneem Alam, Sanum Kashif, Khalid Mehmood, Umair ., Akhtar Hussain

“…Non-probability convenience sampling was used for date collection and SPSS version 23 was used for data analysis. Result: Out of 60 patients, 26 (43.33%) were males and 34 (56.67%) were females with male to female ratio of 1:1.3, the average age was 42.19 ± 9.87 years and BMI was found 28.88 ± 2.48 kg/m2. …”
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Validity assessment of a third-generation light-induced fluorescence device in detecting proximal and occlusal caries lesions: A cross-sectional study by Ahmad Bittar, Tuba Çetin, Gizem Meva Başyiğit, Burcu Gözetici‑Çil

“…By providing quantitative data on caries severity and activity, it enables more informed treatment decisions, potentially optimizing outcomes for patients.…”
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Establishment and validation of a risk prediction model for adverse drug reactions in patients with coronary heart disease after taking statins: a retrospective study by Lixiang Zhang, Jiaoyu Cao, Xiaojuan Zhou

“…Logistic regression analysis was applied in the development cohort to identify independent risk factors for statin-induced ADR. …”
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Posthospital Cardiovascular Complications in Patients after Non-Cardiac Surgery by D. A. Sokolov, P. A. Lyuboshevsky, I. N. Staroverov, I. A. Kozlov

“…The objective: to analyze the incidence and spectrum of cardiovascular complications within 12 months after noncardiac surgery, as well as to assess the association of preoperative values of various cardiac risk indices (CRI) and other potential risk factors with the actual development of complications.Subjects and Methods. We analyzed data of medical records and telephone interviews of 141 patients aged 65 [60-71] years who had undergone non-cardiac surgery a year before the interview The operations were low risk in 13.5% of observations, medium risk in 64.5%, and high risk in 22%. …”
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Diagnostic Value of Serum Cancer Antigen 125, Carcinoembryonic Antigen, Cancer Antigen 19-9, Anti Müllerian Hormone, White Blood Cell Count, Platelet Count, and Neutrophil to Lymph... by Behnaz Nouri, Niki Talebian, Ladan Kharaz, Mahdi Falah Tafti

“…Receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) analysis was implemented to calculate specificities and sensitivities of CA-125, CA 19-9, CEA, NLR, WBC count, platelet (PLT) count, and AMH.Results: Significantly higher mean values were observed for CA-125, CA 19-9, WBC count, and NLR in the case group compared with the control group (P<0.001). …”
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Level of attitude, behavior, and awareness of senior high school students toward environmental conservation by Jeffry M. Saro, Jecel D. Taray, Jemuel S. Cinso, Bonifacio S. Ingaling, Merry Joy A. Enguio, Cynne Paul B. Hayon

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Advances in sustainable additive manufacturing: a systematic review for construction industry to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions by Oluwole Joseph Oladunni, Oluwole Joseph Oladunni, Carman K. M. Lee, Idowu David Ibrahim, Oludolapo Akanni Olanrewaju

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Multi-omics insights into Palmitoylation-mediated brain network remodeling and glioblastoma risk by Shasha Tan, Jinliang You, Huijun Wang, Long Zhao, Shun Li, Xiaoping Tang, Hongjun Liu

“…Neuroimaging mediation analysis revealed that 15–23% of this protection operates through structural and functional brain remodeling, including reduced parahippocampal volume (mediated 15.96% for ZDHHC13), diminished default mode network connectivity ICA100 edge 295, and ICVF Body of corpus callosum(15.29% mediation for ZDHHC6). …”
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Channel Coding Toward 6G: Technical Overview and Outlook by Mohammad Rowshan, Min Qiu, Yixuan Xie, Xinyi Gu, Jinhong Yuan

“…Our evaluation includes a comparative analysis of error correction performance and the performance of hardware implementation for these coding schemes, providing insights into their potential and suitability for the upcoming 6G era. …”
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Gender differences in the association between weight-adjusted waist index and migraine: A cross-sectional study. by Shulong Liu, Jiangting Li, Guobo Xie

“…<h4>Methods</h4>This study performed a cross-sectional analysis using data from 9,688 participants obtained from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), covering the years 1999-2004. …”
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Role of the inferior vena cava collapsibility index in predicting propofol-induced hypotension in patients undergoing colonoscopy by Zhou Zhou, Yujie Li, Jinxian Zhu, Yingge Liu, Yuxin Wang, Xiaoqiao Sang, Xinxin Wang, Xiaobao Zhang

“…Results Sixty-two patients completed the study, and their data were considered for statistical analysis. After induction,30 patients developed hypotension. …”
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Integrated talent management strategy in the Polish Air Forces in the context of the well-being of cadets and soldiers by Małgorzata Zielińska

“…Research objectives and hypothesis/research questions Research problem was the analysis of changing process of implementing elements of talent management strategy among cadets and soldiers of The Polish Air Forces. 1. …”
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A nomogram to predict mortality in patients with severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome at the early stage-A multicenter study in China. by Lin Wang, Gang Wan, Yi Shen, Zhenghua Zhao, Ling Lin, Wei Zhang, Rui Song, Di Tian, Jing Wen, Yongxiang Zhao, Xiaoli Yu, Li Liu, Yang Feng, Yuanni Liu, Chunqian Qiang, Jianping Duan, Yanli Ma, Ying Liu, Yanan Liu, Chong Chen, Ziruo Ge, Xingwang Li, Zhihai Chen, Tianli Fan, Wei Li

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Between April 2011 and December 2018, data on consecutive patients who were diagnosed with SFTS were prospectively collected from five medical centers distributed in central and northeastern China. …”
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Auxiliary identification of depression patients using interpretable machine learning models based on heart rate variability: a retrospective study by Min Yang, Huiqin Zhang, Minglan Yu, Yunxuan Xu, Bo Xiang, Xiaopeng Yao

“…The four models were evaluated by the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC), calibration curve and the decision curve analysis (DCA). …”
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Proximal Single Subcortical Infarction, Left Ventricular Fractional Shortening, and Risk Prediction Model Development for Neurological Deterioration in Patients With Anterior Circu... by Yunhe Luo, Xin Gu, Wenjie Cao, Qiang Dong

“…The receiver operating characteristic curve with multiple testing corrections was performed to assess the discriminatory abilities of different models and the calibration curve for the accuracy of the optimal model. …”
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Hemolysis research of implantable axial flow pump for two -step heart transplantation in children by O. Yu. Dmitrieva, A. S. Buchnev, A. A. Drobyshev, G. P. Itkin

“…For an objective hemolysis analysis of pump it is required to create a standardized methodology of hemolysis studies. …”
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Physico-Mechanical Properties of Pumpkin Seeds in the Context of Drying Processes by A. G. Pastukhov, A. A. Dobritskiy, D. N. Bakharev, S. F. Volvak

“…(Materials and methods) The study employs one-factor experimental research methods with subsequent statistical data processing. An experimental study was conducted on the physical and mechanical properties of Volzhskaya Grey pumpkin seeds possessing a standard moisture content ranging between 9.3 and 9.7 percent. …”
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Designing an intervention to improve cognitive evaluations in primary care by Kyra S. O’Brien, Kristin Harkins, MaryAnne Peifer, Melanie Kleid, Cameron Coykendall, Judy Shea, Jason Karlawish, Robert E. Burke

“…These data were used to map identified barriers and facilitators to targeted implementation strategies. …”
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