Investigation of using Fenton oxidation process for ampicillin and ciprofloxacin removal from hospital wastewater by F Teymoori, V Pesarakloo, H Ghafourian, M Kashefiol asl

“…In this study, the efficiency of Fenton advanced oxidation process to remove the antibiotics (ciprofloxacin and ampicillin) was investigated. …”
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Integrating Sensor Data, Laboratory Analysis, and Computer Vision in Machine Learning-Driven E-Nose Systems for Predicting Tomato Shelf Life by Julia Marie Senge, Florian Kaltenecker, Christian Krupitzer

“…The kNN yielded the best regression results, with a Mean Absolute Error (MAE) of 0.841 days and a coefficient of determination of 0.867. The results highlight the method’s potential to predict storage scenarios and storage days, providing insight into the product’s remaining shelf life.…”
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Forecasting Wind Speed Using the Proposed Wavelet Neural Network by Monem A. Mohammed, Layla A. Ahmed

“…Five different performance criteria during calibration and validation, the root mean square error (RMSE), mean square error (MSE), mean absolute percentage error MAPE, mean absolute error MAE, and coefficient of determination (R2), were evaluated. When studying, analyzing, and comparing these models, the results of the study concluded that the proposed wavelet-ANN is the best result (MSE=0.00072, RMSE=0.02683, MAPE=2.32400, and  R2=0.99983.…”
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Quantitative 3-dimensional imaging of murine neointimal and atherosclerotic lesions by optical projection tomography. by Nicholas S Kirkby, Lucinda Low, Jonathan R Seckl, Brian R Walker, David J Webb, Patrick W F Hadoke

“…<h4>Objective</h4>Traditional methods for the analysis of vascular lesion formation are labour intensive to perform - restricting study to 'snapshots' within each vessel. …”
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Study on the willingness to enroll in the urban and rural residents basic medical insurance: from the perspectives of policy awareness and institutional trust by Qunjun Yu, Ya He, Luyan Li, Danni Xu, Yalin Li, Qin Yin, Ye Lu, Mei He, Sha Ma

“…The regression model, with an adjusted R2 of 0.322, showed policy awareness (coefficient = 0.243, P &lt; 0.001) and institutional trust (coefficient = 0.354, P &lt; 0.001) significantly and positively influenced enrollment willingness. …”
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Distinguishing the papilla of Vater during biliary cannulation using texture and color enhancement imaging: A pilot study by Kazuya Miyaguchi, Masafumi Mizuide, Yuki Tanisaka, Akashi Fujita, Ryuhei Jinushi, Katsuda Hiromune, Tomoya Ogawa, Yoichi Saito, Tomoaki Tashima, Yumi Mashimo, Hiroyuki Imaeda, Shomei Ryozawa

“…Further study of this method is necessary; it is expected to help reduce cannulation time and the incidence of pancreatitis.…”
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Only three out of ten women received adequate postnatal care in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from 20 countries demographic and health surveys (2015–2022) by Enyew Getaneh Mekonen, Belayneh Shetie Workneh, Alebachew Ferede Zegeye, Tadesse Tarik Tamir

“…Multilevel logistic regression was used to determine the factors associated with the outcome variable. …”
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Clinical significance of the phenotype of immune cells of the tumor stroma of prostate cancer by P. A. Podlesnaya, O. V. Kovaleva, M. A. Rashidova, D. V. Samoilova, A. A. Petrenko, V. V. Mochalnikova, A. N. Gratchev

“…However, their role in the context of disease progression has not yet been determined. In this work, we studied the phenotype of inflammatory infiltrate of prostate cancer and its association with the clinical and morphological characteristics of patients.The study objective is to determine the features of the inflammatory infiltrate of prostate cancer and its association with the clinical and morphological characteristics of patients with this disease.Materials and methods. …”
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Preservation of Antibodies to Vaccine-Controlled Infections in Children WITH Oncological Diseases by S. M. Kharit, Yu. E. Konstantinova, O. V. Goleva, A. A. Ruleva, K. K. Tikhomirova, O. V. Iozefovich, I. V. Fridman

“…The concentration of antibodies was determined by the ELISA method. The minimum protective level was considered to be the amount for measles ³0.18 IU/ml, rubella - ³25 IU/ml; hepatitis B - ³10 IU/ml; diphtheria – 0.03 IU/ml and higher. …”
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STUDY OF BIOCHEMICAL MARKERS’ CONTENT OF BONE TISSUE METABOLISM IN THE ORAL LIQUID OF PATIENTS WITH GENERALIZED PERIODONTITIS by I.V. Vozna, A.V. Samoilenko, S.V. Pavlov

“…We have established a direct strong connection between the level of MMP-8 in the oral fluid and the degree of the disease using the method of mathematical analysis. The correlation coefficient was (γ = 0.892, p <0.05) in the comparison group and (γ = 0.965, p <0.05) in the study group. …”
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Patient-reported quality of outpatient healthcare in patients with chronic back or arthrosis pain with long-term opioid therapy in Germany by Anja Niemann, Nils Frederik Schrader, Christian Speckemeier, Carina Abels, Nikola Blase, Milena Weitzel, Anja Neumann, Cordula Riederer, Joachim Nadstawek, Wolfgang Straßmeir, Jürgen Wasem, Silke Neusser

“…Effect sizes, namely Eta and Spearman’s Rank correlation coefficient, were calculated. Results The analysis included 661 individuals. …”
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Forns index and fatty liver index, but not FIB-4, are associated with indices of glycaemia, pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes: analysis of The Maastricht Study by Annemarie Koster, Ger Koek, Geert Robaeys, Otto Bekers, Simone Eussen, Pieter Dagnelie, Bastiaan de Galan, Casper Schalkwijk, Marleen van Greevenbroek, Coen Stehouwer, Leen Heyens, Hanna Kenjic, Steven Meex, Jeroen Kooman, Hans Savelberg, Martien van Dongen

“…We examined the association between GMS, non-invasive tests and AGEs, with liver steatosis and fibrosis.Methods Data from The Maastricht Study, a population-based cohort, were analysed. …”
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Construction of enhanced MRI-based radiomics models using machine learning algorithms for non-invasive prediction of IL7R expression in high-grade gliomas and its prognostic value... by Jie Zhou

“…The median Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) for the assessed radiomic features was determined to be 0.869, with 93 features exhibiting an ICC of 0.75 or greater. …”
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Relationship between Microscopic Agglutination Test and Real-Time PCR Assay for Detection of Seropositivity of Pathogenic <i>Leptospira</i> Infections in Cattle in Chile: A Pilot S... by Paz Loebel, Lucía Azócar-Aedo, Alfredo Rodríguez, María Gallardo

“…The positivity rate determined with real-time PCR was 29.5% (95% CI, 18.05–40.94), and the leptospiral concentrations ranged from 1.07 to 12,500 leptospires per milliliter urine. …”
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The clinical aspects ot the sulphonylurea compounds from the position of the cardioprotective approach at patient with type 2 diabetes, using glucocardiomonitoring by N. A. Chernikova, L. L. Kamynina, A. S. Аmetov, D. A. Sychov

“…The followed differences of cardiovascular parameters were determined: QTc — 412±24 and 423±28 ms (p=0,001), dST — 0,052 [0; 0,275] and 0,109 [0; 0,422] (ratio, p=0,012), VAs — 2,2 [0; 5,9] and 3,5 [0; 8,3] (cases/pts, p=0,008). …”
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COVID-19 and smoking in Russia: how are hospitalizations, course, and outcomes of coronavirus infection related to tobacco use? by M. G. Gambaryan, M. G. Chashchin, A. V. Kontsevaya, A. Yu. Gorshkov, O. M. Drapkina

“…The model quality was determined based on the coefficient of determination (R2) and the F-cri­terion for the general model.Results. …”
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Comparison between a Novel Knee Arthrometer and Simultaneous Stress Radiography for the Diagnosis of Complete and Partial Acute Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears by Junqiao Li, Jiayao Zhang, Mingke You, Xiaolong Yang, Wenjing Ma, Qian Deng, Gang Chen, Xin Tang, Weili Fu, Yan Xiong, Qi Li, Jian Li

“…The optimal threshold was determined using the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. …”
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Chronic Heart Failure in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Prior to Basic Antirheumatic Therapy by I. G. Kirillova, D. S. Novikova, T. V. Popkova, H. V. Udachkina, E. I. Markelova, Yu. N. Gorbunova, Yu. O. Korsakova, S. N. Gluchova

“…Independent factors associated with the presence of CHF were identified by linear regression analysis: abdominal obesity, CRP level, systolic blood pressure, dyslipidemia, carotid intima thickness, IHD. The multiple coefficient of determination was R2=57.1 (R-0.76, p&lt;0.001). …”
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Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells improve disease characterization of Sjogren's syndrome in NOD mice through regulation of gut microbiota and Treg/Th17 cellular immunity by Yao Zou, Wei Xiao, Dongzhou Liu, Xianyao Li, Lihua Li, Lijuan Peng, Ying Xiong, Haina Gan, Xiang Ren

“…Treg/Th17 homeostasis within the spleen was determined by flow cytometry. Gut microbiota was detected by 16S rRNA sequencing, and the relationship between differential microbiota and Treg/Th17 cytokines was analyzed by the Pearson correlation coefficient. …”
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Preparation of TPM–NCs–gel and its effect on subcutaneous abscess caused by Staphylococcus aureus by Quanwei Xie, Feirong Zhou, Runan He, Lianbao Ye, Zonghao Lin, Xiangyu Nie, Yuanzheng Wei, Chuqin Yu

“…The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of TPM–NCs–gel were determined with the microdilution method. The susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus to mupirocin ointment, TPM–NCs–gel, and TPM–gel was evaluated by the disk diffusion method. …”
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