Radiographic evaluation of orodental anomalies in a Thai population: prevalence, supernumerary teeth characteristics, and associated factors by Anmol Fayez Anny, Kausar Sadia Fakhruddin, Rocharles Fontenele, Thantrira Porntaveetus

“…Inter- and intra-observer agreement was evaluated using Fleiss’ Kappa coefficient. Results Orodental anomalies were observed in 56.0% of individuals. …”
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Channel Estimation Using CNN-LSTM in RIS-NOMA Assisted 6G Network by Chi Nguyen, Tiep M. Hoang, Adnan A. Cheema

“…The results reveal that the performance accuracy in terms of normalized root mean square error (NRMSE), coefficient of determination R-squared score (R2 score), mean absolute scaled error (MASE), and mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) increases with an increased transmit SNR, power allocation factor of the first user and the number of RIS elements. …”
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A CNN deep learning approach to scour depth estimation around complex bridge piers in steady flow environments by Ngoc Thi Huynh, Anh Thu Thi Phan, Tan Tai Trieu, Ho-Hong-Duy Nguyen, Thanh Nhan Nguyen

“…Results show that the proposed 1D CNN model significantly outperforms traditional approaches, achieving higher coefficient of determination (R 2  = 0.85) values and lower root mean squared error (RMSE = 0.1125), mean absolute error (MAE = 0.1078), and scatter index (SI = 0.1149). …”
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EVALUATION OF THE WIDELY-USED EQUATIONS OF HYDRAULIC LOSS CALCULATION AND CALIBRATION OF THE HAZEN-WILLIAMS EQUATION IN DRIP IRRIGATION LATERALS by Sh. Shafaei, Gh. Zarei, K. Ebrahimi, Sh. Soleimani, M. Shamsi

“…Hazen-William’s equation is usually used to determine the hydraulic head loss when designing drip irrigation systems. …”
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New Plasma Separation Glucose Oxidase-based Glucometer in Monitoring of Blood With Different PO2 Levels by Ming-Sheng Lee, Lon-Yen Tsao, Yu-Ching Tseng, Shiu-Jung Tsai, Mei-Li Tsai, Tony Huang, Han-Yao Chiu

“…Results of linear regression showed that the coefficient of determination (R2) between PalmLab glucometer and standard glucose analyzer was 0.9864. …”
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Reliability of two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography in assessment of left atrial function in postmenopausal hypertensive women by M. Yu. Kolesnyk, M. V. Sokolova

“…Transthoracic echocardiography determines linear and volumetric parameters of LA, but it has limitations in early stages of AH. …”
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Quality of work life and health-related quality of life in women working in the informal economy in the commune 9 of Cali, Colombia by Ana Milena Galarza-Iglesias, Luis Hernando Beltrán-Narváez, Cecilia Andrea Ordóñez-Hernández

“…Introduction: Quality of work life (QWL) and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) determine health, social participation and productivity indices of women working in the informal economy. …”
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Impact of Standard Operating Procedures on Accident Risk in the Transportation of Hazardous Materials: The Moderating Role of Aviation Safety and the Mediating Role of Accident Ris... by Agus Setiawan, Edi Abdurachman, Siti Maemunah, Endri Endri

“…Methodology: This research employed a mixed-methods approach, utilising data derived from questionnaire copies distributed to 320 respondents across five stakeholder groups and processed using the Smart-PLS4 data analysis tool. …”
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Reliability of intracortical inhibiton measured using threshold tracking technique by I. S. Bakulin, A. Kh. Zabirova, A. G. Poydasheva, D. O. Sinitsyn, D. Yu. Lagoda, N. A. Suponeva, M. A. Piradov

“…The procedure included registration of passive motor threshold; the registration of 30 MEPs with supra-threshold intensity and determination of SICI using threshold tracking technique. …”
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Psychometric Properties of a Generic, Patient-Centred Palliative Care Outcome Measure of Symptom Burden for People with Progressive Long Term Neurological Conditions. by Wei Gao, Vincent Crosby, Andrew Wilcock, Rachael Burman, Eli Silber, Nilay Hepgul, K Ray Chaudhuri, Irene J Higginson, OPTCARE Neuro trial

“…<h4>Background</h4>There is no standard palliative care outcome measure for people with progressive long term neurological conditions (LTNC). This study aims to determine the psychometric properties of a new 8-item palliative care outcome scale of symptom burden (IPOS Neuro-S8) in this population.…”
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TAVISCORE: a computer program for risk stratification of complications after aortic valve interventions in patients with reduced ejection fraction by D. A. Strelkov, D. D. Zubarev, A. S. Pischugin, V. V. Guryev, D. I. Kulikov, Z. N. Postnikova, K. S. Lening

“…It contains 54 risk factors and makes it possible to determine probability of cardiac or non-cardiac events in the long-term follow-up period after SAVR and TAVI. …”
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A novel spine tester TO GO by Jan Ulrich Jansen, Laura Zengerle, Marcel Steiner, Vincenza Sciortino, Marianna Tryfonidou, Hans‐Joachim Wilke

“…Results The new spine tester measured reasonable ROM and NZ from hysteresis curves, and the ROM of the two testing machines formed a high coefficient of determination R2 = 0.986. However, higher ROM results of the new testing machine might be explained by the lower friction of the air bearings, which allowed more translational motion. …”
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Intensive care nurses’ knowledge of pressure injury prevention by Ntombifikile Klaas, Ricki-Lee Serebro

“…This study aimed to determine the knowledge of intensive care nurses regarding pressure injury prevention. …”
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Apply Ridge Regression Model to Predict the Lateral Velocity Difference of Tight Reservoirs by HAN Longfei, ZHANG Yongfei, WANG Miaomiao, LI Yu

“…The Pearson correlation coefficient method is used to determine the correlation between each logging curve and the lateral wave time lag and the collinearity between each logging curve. …”
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Association between annual changes and visit-to-visit variability of serum uric acid and the kidney outcome in a general population by Jian Liu, Yuhua Ma, Geping Yu, Weiming Wang

“…Background To determine whether variability of serum uric acid (UA) is associated with risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in a healthy population.Methods Retrospective, longitudinal cohort study was conducted at a health examination center in China. …”
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Testosterone deficiency and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in men with type 2 diabetes mellitus by Irina A. Khripun, Sergey V. Vorobyev, Yanina Allahverdieva

“…AIMS: To evaluate the effects of hypogonadism on the formation and progression of NAFLD in men with type 2 DM. METHODS: The study included 90 men with type 2 DM [age 54 (49&ndash;57) years]. …”
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Comparison of the SureX® HPV genotyping test with the Digene Hybrid Capture® 2 test in cervical cancer screening by Hehao Sun, Hong Wang, Yin Liu, Huifang Xu, Peipei Chen, Xingai Sun, Mengjie Li, Peiyao Li, Kunyao Li, Liyang Zheng, Shaokai Zhang

“…This study compares the SureX® HPV genotyping test, which detects 25 HPV types, with the widely used Digene Hybrid Capture® 2 (HC2) test, which targets 13 HR-HPV types, to determine their effectiveness in cervical cancer screening among Chinese women.MethodsFrom September to December 2016, women aged 21–64 years in Shanxi Province were screened for cervical cancer using both SureX® HPV and HC2 tests. …”
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Novice Inter-Rater Reliability on the Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA) After a 4-Hour Training Session by Brent Harper, Adrian Aron

“… # Study Design Inter-rater reliability study. # Methods Two novice raters received training on assessing movement using the SFMA. …”
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P-60 CAN A DOPPLER ULTRASOUND PREDICT VARICEAL HEMORRHAGE AND CORRELATE WITH THE MELD 3.0 SCORE IN LIVER CIRRHOSIS PATIENTS? A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY by Lucia Amairani Robles Casanova, Gabriela Bretón Arroy, Maria Rosario Herrero Maceda, Scherezada Maria Isabel Mejía Loza

“…Individual correlation analysis was conducted between the hemodynamic variables and the MELD 3.0 score using Spearman's correlation coefficient. A Mann-Whitney test was performed to determine the association between HAV and variceal hemorrhage based on non-normal distribution data. …”
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Predictive value of the serum procalcitonin level for fulminant virus-associated encephalopathy by Lilin Huang, Xiaole Yang, Jing Li, Shumei Peng

“…Clinical data were analyzed, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was performed to determine the prognostic value of the selected variables. …”
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