Biomechanics of the corneoscleral shell and hemodynamics of the glaucomatous eye: is there a connection? by E. N. Iomdina, O. A. Kiseleva, A. M. Bessmertny, D. D. Khoziev, P. V. Luzhnov, D. M. Shamaev, I. N. Moiseeva, A. A. Stein

“…The elasticity coefficient (s) was determined by a modified differential tonometry technique. …”
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Instrumentalising the Internal Control of Material Resources in an Industrial Enterprise to Provide Information Base for Management Decisions by I. E. Mizikovskу

“…The latter determined the purpose and objectives of the research presented in the article, for which the methods of classification, observation, decomposition, measurement, economic interpretation, graphical visualization and statistical analysis were used. …”
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Features of the development of hard to recovery reserves of the Achimovskaya site of the “N” deposit by Т. Т. Mazhrenova

“…The development of objects that are complex from a geological point of view is characterized by the low efficiency of traditional methods of enhanced oil recovery, the absence or high cost of technological support for production by alternative methods. …”
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Steps to Adapt the Medication Administration Error Survey in Highly Specialised Units—Polish Perspectives by Katarzyna Kwiecień-Jaguś, Wioletta Mędrzycka-Dąbrowska, Monika Kopeć

“…In part C, regarding the percentages of the type of error occurring in a given medical facility, Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was 0.97. When the factor loadings of the items were evaluated, they were determined to be in the range of 0.602–0.783. …”
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Cross‐Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the MISSCARE Survey OR for Chinese Operating Room Nurses: A Methodological and Cross‐Sectional Study by Guangying Liu, Xiaofu Ji, Liyun Xiao, Min Teng, Xuetong Zhou, Zaixia Si

“…The validity was determined through the Delphi expert consultation method and factor analysis. …”
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Development and validation of the Fall Risk Assessment Scale for patients in rehabilitation hospitals: A methodological study by Shoeleh Rahimi, Hamid Reza Khankeh, Abbas Ebadi, Batol Mohammadian, Narges Arsalani, Masoud Fallahi‐Khoshknab, Nazila Akbarfahimi, Elham Loni

“…Its weighted kappa coefficient was >0.85, its sensitivity was 73%, and its specificity was 82%. …”
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The influence of carotid plaque on carotid artery stiffness indicators in hypertensive patients with and without accompanying type 2 diabetes by V. V. Syvolap, A. O. Bohun

“…Basic anthropometric data, laboratory indicators of lipid and carbohydrate metabolism, creatinine, data of daily blood pressure monitoring, echocardiography, intima-media thickness, local stiffness indicators: artery diameter, distensibility, the distensibility coefficient (DC), and compliance coefficient (CC), stiffness indices α, β, local pulse wave velocity (PWV), pressure and augmentation index (using radiofrequency-based technologies) were studied. …”
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Increasing clinicians’ suspicion of ATTR amyloidosis using a retrospective algorithm by Jessica Ammon, John Alexander, Woodson Petit-Frere, Deya Alkhatib, Aranyak Rawal, Grace Newman, Oguz Akbiligic, Brian Borkowski, John Jefferies, Isaac B. Rhea

“…On change point analysis, PYP scan ordering increased after protocol initiation (regression coefficient 1.27 vs. 6.31, p < 0.001), as well as equivocal or positive PYP results (regression coefficient 0.38 vs. 0.52, p < 0.01). …”
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Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and validation of the Palliative Care Knowledge Questionnaire for PEACE (PEACE-Q) in Brazilian Portuguese by João Paulo Aureliano Silva, Aleida Nazareth Soares, Adriana Silvina Pagano, Cristiana Guimarães Paes Savoi, Alexandre Ernesto Silva, Alexandre Sampaio Moura

“…Pre-test (n=20) and test-retest (n=63) were conducted on medical residents from Santa Casa Hospital in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. We determined the content validity index, Kuder-Richardson-20 (KR-20) value, and intraclass correlation coefficient. …”
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Investigation of the Two-Mode Regime of Two-Gap Photonic-Crystal Resonance Systems Produced on a Printed Circuit Board with Fractal Elements "Minkowski Island by V. A. Tsarev, A. Yu. Miroshnichenko, A. V. Gnusarev, N. A. Akafyeva

“…The well-known Wessel-Berg method was used to calculate electronic parameters, such as the Ge / G0 electronic conductivity and the coupling coefficient M.Results. …”
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FEATURES OF MODELING THE FLOW AROUND THE HELICOPTER MAIN ROTOR TAKING INTO ACCOUNT ARBITRARY BLADES MOTION by V. A. Vershkov, B. S. Kritsky, R. M. Mirgazov

“…To solve the problem, the method of deformable grids is used, in which the equations are copied taking into account the grid nodes motion determined in accordance with the spatial blades motion, and SST turbulence model is used for closure. …”
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Assessment of Isometric Shoulder Strength in Swimmers: A Validation and Reliability Study of the ASH and iASH Tests by Hugo Ogando-Berea, Santiago Virgós-Abelleira, Pablo Hernandez-Lucas, Fernando Zarzosa-Alonso

“…Relative reliability was analysed using the Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC), absolute reliability was assessed through the Standard Error of Measurement (SEM) and Minimal Detectable Change at 90% confidence (MDC90), and variability was determined using the Coefficient of Variation (CV%), applying statistical tests such as Wilcoxon. …”
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HEART AND VESSEL REMODELING IN DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS OF PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION by V. N. Kandilova

“…The results of reactive hyperemia test on the right brachial artery and blood lipid profile were studied with the calculation of atherogenicity coefficient (AC). The data analysis was carried out with the help of Statistica 12 application package with determination of mean values (M), minimum, maximum and mean error (m), median and interquartile range for the CCA intima-media thickness (IMT). …”
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Mechanism of thermoviscoelasticity driven solid-liquid interface reducing friction for polymer alloy coating by Sheng Tan, Yimin Luo, Junhua Yang, Wei Wang, Xia Li, Baoguang Jia, Zhuangzhu Luo, Guangan Zhang

“…Additionally the friction coefficient (µ) decreased from 0.096 to 0.042 with the increasing of temperature from 25 to 300 °C. …”
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Diagnostic value of combined detection of serum cystatin C and β2-microglobulin for hypertensive nephropathy by YU Yao, ZHANG Chun-min, HUANG Xue-mei, GUO Bian-qin

“…Objective To study the clinical value of combined detection of serum cystatin C andβ2-microglobulin in the diagnosis of hypertensive nephropathy.Methods 228 hypertensive patients and51 normal controls from Jan.2013 to Oct.2014 were selected.According to the glomerular filtration rate calculated by the simplified MDRD formula,228 hypertensive patients were divided into four groups:group A(simple hypertension),group B(hypertensive nephropathy of stage Ⅰ),group C(hypertensive nephropathy of stage Ⅱ),and group D(hypertensive nephropathy of stage Ⅲ-Ⅳ).The serum levels of Cys C,β2-MG and SCr were determined and compared among the groups.Results There was no significant difference in the serum-levels of Cys C,β2-MG and SCr between control group and group A.The serum levels of Cys C and β2-MG were increased in groups B,C and D as compared with control group(P<0.01).The serum SCr level showed no significant difference between control group and group B,but higher in groups C and D than in control group(P<0.01).The serum levels of Cys C,β2-MG and SCr showed a rising trend with the severity of hypertensive nephropathy.ROC curves showed that the AUC of Cys C,β2-MG and SCr in hypertensive nephropathy patients was0.879,0.881 and 0.967 respectively.In each group,the positive rate of the combined detection of three indicators was higher than that of the combined detection of Cys C and β2-MG,and the positive rate was higher than that of single detection.Correlation analysis showed a negative correlation between GFR and Cys C,β2-MG,SCr with the correlation coefficient being-0.776,-0.742,and-0.732 respectively(P<0.01).There was strong better correlation between Cys C and β2-MG with the correlation coefficient being 0.912(P<0.01).Conclusions The serum levels of Cys C and β2-MG could be used as important indicators to judge hypertensive nephropathy.Combined detection of Cys C and β2-MG could improve the sensitivity of the diagnosis for early hypertensive nephropathy,and it was an important clinical value to diagnose and treat hypertensive nephropathy accurately through combined determination of the serum levels of Cys C,β2-MG and SCr regularly.…”
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Significance of blood pressure variability in normotensive individuals as a risk factor of developing hypertension by Hiroyuki Takase, Tomonori Sugiura, Sumiyo Yamashita, Naomi Kawakatsu, Kazusa Hayashi, Fumihiko Kin, Takeru Isogaki, Yasuaki Dohi

“…The average, standard deviation, coefficient of variation, average real variability, and highest value of systolic blood pressure in the five consecutive visits were determined and used as baseline data. …”
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Reliability and validity of the Turkish version of lumbar stiffness disability index by Aliekber Yapar, Dilek Yapar, Hüseyin Selçuk, Ömer Faruk Kılıçaslan, Ömer Faruk Eğerci, Özlem Karataş

“…Internal consistency was determined using Cronbach’s alpha coefficients, and test–retest reliability was assessed with the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). …”
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The medical student stressor questionnaire (MSSQ): validation and reliability in Turkish students by Funda Seher Özalp Ateş, Elif Akçay, Derya Gökmen, Süheyla Rahman

“…Internal consistency was tested by Cronbach’s alpha coefficient and test-retest reliability was examined by intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). …”
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Laser confocal microscopy of corneal nerve fibers in patients with burning eye syndrome and dry eye disease by T. N. Safonova, Z. V. Surnina, E. S. Medvedeva

“…In all patients, the number of blinking movements and the completeness of eyelid closure were determined, the Norn test and the Schirmer I test were performed. …”
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Medicinal Plants used for Cutaneous Wound Healing in Uganda; Ethnomedicinal Reports and Pharmacological Evidences. by Gang, Roggers, Okello, Denis, Kang, Youngmin

“…Additionally, correlations between selected parameters were determined with coefficient of determination (r2). Results: The literature survey revealed that 165 species belonging to 62 families are traditionally used to treat wounds in Uganda. …”
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