Prediction of exacerbation chronic bronchopulmonary diseases in children with influenza by O. I. Afanaseva, E. G. Golovachyova, V. S. Afanaseva, V. F. Suhoveckaja, E. A. Nikitina, E. G. Koroleva, А. V. Orlov, L. B. Vayner, L. A. Zhelenina

“…The objective: To develop a method for predicting exacerbation of chronic illness in children with asthma and cystic fibrosis, patients with influenza, based on the study of the dynamics of cytokines. …”
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Computational Model of Outer Circle and Inner Ellipse Shield Tunnel Lining Structure by Shuancheng Gu, Guanlin Sun, Peili Su

“…The force method was then used to determine the force distribution characteristics of the outer circle and inner ellipse shield tunnel lining structure. …”
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Estimating leaf water potential of potato using band-optimized spectral indices by GAO Kai, YANG Haibo, YIN Hang, WANG Wei, SUN Yu, ZHAO Liang, LI Fei

“…At this stage, the coefficient of determination (R2) for training data reached 0.90, with an RMSE of 0.07 MPa and an MRE of 6.70%, while for validation data, R2 was 0.87, RMSE was 0.08 MPa, and MRE was 7.41%. …”
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Nuclear imaging studies in patients with an indeterminate diagnosis of infective endocarditis: A retrospective analysis of a case series by Ísis da Capela Pinheiro, Alysson Selton Santiago, Vitor Deriquehem de Araújo Silva, Lucas Ferreira de Oliveira, Rebeca Maria Gomes Guimarães Alves, Ana Glória Bucar, João Mansur Filho, Lúcia Helena Alvares Salis, Nelson Albuquerque de Souza e Silva, Roberto Muniz Ferreira

“…Objectives: To determine the role of nuclear imaging (NI) in evaluating inconclusive cases with suspicion of infective endocarditis (IE). …”
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PROSPECT-DP: A coupled leaf optical properties model for improving leaf spectra simulation in the red-edge domain by excluding the ChlF effect by Shanshan Du, Dianrun Zhao, LinLin Guan, Mengjia Qi, Xinjie Liu, Liangyun Liu

“…A coupled leaf optical properties model (PROSPECT-DP) was then established, in which a principal component analysis (PCA) approach was employed to model leaf spectra in red-edge domain using the spectral vectors derived from the training dataset, while the coefficients of spectral vectors were determined by leveraging the PROSPECT-D simulated leaf spectra except for the red-edge domain. …”
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Inappropriate medication prescribing, polypharmacy, potential drug-drug interactions and medication regimen complexity in older adults attending three referral hospitals in Asmara,... by Nuru Abdu, Saleh Idrisnur, Hanae Said, Lude Kifle, Natnael Habte, Semira Ghirmai, Tomas Tewelde, Senai Mihreteab Siele, Eyasu H. Tesfamariam

“…This study aimed to assess inappropriate prescribing practices, polypharmacy, medication regimen complexity, and their determinants in older adults. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among older adults (aged 65 years and above) who visited three referral hospitals in Asmara, Eritrea, between June and August, 2023. …”
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The Relationship between Serum Zinc and Glycemic Control among Type 2 Diabetic Patients in Khartoum State, Sudan by Suzan A. Rahmtalla, Gad Allah Modawe, Abdelmula M. Abdalla, Rimaz Gurashi, Shereen F. Hamad, Suhair A, Rahmtalla

“…Objective: To investigate the relationship between serum zinc levels and glycaemic control, assessed by HbA1c, in individuals diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Methods: This case-control study was carried out between April 2018 and July 2019 at Omdurman Teaching Hospital in Khartoum State, Sudan. …”
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MRI assessment of the abdominal adipose tissue and the state of the abdominal aorta in patients with coronary artery disease: association with metabolic disorders by N. I. Ryumshina, O. A. Koshelskaya, I. V. Kologrivova, O. A. Kharitonova, K. A. Nasekina, V. Yu. Ussov

“…To evaluate potential associations between quantitative features of visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue (AT) and anthropometric characteristics of obesity, metabolic disorders, and the state of the abdominal aorta in patients with chronic coronary artery disease (CAD).Materials and methods. The study included 55 patients (average age 61.2 ± 7.2 years) with chronic CAD. …”
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Algorithm for selecting predictors and prognosis of atrial fibrillation in patients with coronary artery disease after coronary artery bypass grafting by B. I. Geltser, K. I. Shakhgeldyan, V. Yu. Rublev, B. O. Shcheglov, E. A. Kokarev

“…To develop an algorithm for selecting predictors and prognosis of atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).Material and methods. This retrospective study included 886 case histories of patients with CAD aged 35 to 81 years (median age, 63 years; 95% confidence interval [63; 64]), who underwent isolated CABG under cardiopulmonary bypass. …”
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REGIONAL FACTORS OF MECHANISMS TRANSFORMATION FOR STRENGTHENING THE ECONOMIC SECURITY OF ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY IN THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR OF UKRAINE by Tetyana Calinescu, Olena Zelenko, Serhii Pidmohylnyi

“…In order to achieve the goal, the following methods were used: analysis of theoretical sources (to determine the essence of the concept of economic security and the mechanism of its formation at the regional level, taking into account the existing ones), comparison and generalisation (to analyse the latest publications of Ukrainian scientists), graphic and statistical analysis (to determine modern trends in the development of entrepreneurship in the industrial sector of Ukraine), analysis of strategic programme documents (to identify modern strategic favourable and unfavourable factors for strengthening the economic security of entrepreneurial activity in the industrial sector at the regional level). …”
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Mesh-associated pain syndrome: predictors for continence and prolapse mesh removal surgery in a single centre by Sohier Elneil, Gayathri Delanerolle, Yutian Zeng, Deng Chunli, Ashish Shetty, Jian Qing Shi

“…Main Outcome Measures Determination of correlation coefficients between patient demographics, patient reported symptoms and mesh removal surgery. …”
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Lactational performance of dairy cows fed diets based on corn silages varying in ruminal degradability of starch and fiber by S.F. Cueva, L.F. Martins, N. Stepanchenko, D.E. Wasson, Greg W. Roth, A.N. Hristov

“…Rumen fermentable NDF and RFST were determined using established in vitro and in situ methods, incorporating digestibility coefficients and nutrient fraction analyses. …”
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Prediction of First-Onset Cerebral Infarction Risk in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Zeng Z, Luo R, Xu W, Yao H, Lan X

“…The optimal cutoff value of the nomogram probability was determined.Results: CI occurred in 60 patients (4.44%). …”
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The prealbumin-CD19+ index predicts surgical survival in patients with GC by Hongming Pan, Hao Sun, Yanjiao Zuo, Ruihu Zhao, Yingwei Xue, Hongjiang Song

“…Abstract Objective This study aimed to establish a prealbumin (PALB)-CD19+ index that combines nutritional and immune statuses to comprehensively evaluate the prognosis of GC patients undergoing surgery. Methods A total of 389 patients who were diagnosed with GC and who underwent surgical procedures at our institution between January 2016 and December 2020 were included in this study. …”
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Assessment of meniscal extrusion with ultrasonography: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Khalis Boksh, Duncan E. T. Shepherd, Daniel M. Espino, Jenna Shepherd, Arijit Ghosh, Randeep Aujla, Tarek Boutefnouchet

“…Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) for intra- and interrater reliability were minimum 0.94 and 0.91, respectively. …”
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Study of optical scattering properties and direct radiative effects of high-altitude cirrus clouds in Barcelona, Spain, with 4 years of lidar measurements by C. Gil-Díaz, M. Sicard, M. Sicard, M. Sicard, O. Sourdeval, A. Saiprakash, C. Muñoz-Porcar, A. Comerón, A. Rodríguez-Gómez, D. C. F. D. S. Oliveira

“…First, we introduce a novel approach of a self-consistent scattering model for cirrus clouds to determine their optical scattering properties at different wavelengths using only the extinction coefficient and cloud temperature. …”
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The Anisotropic Time-Dependent Properties and Constitutive Model Analysis of Carbonaceous Slate with Different Foliation Angles by Yuanguang Zhu, Xuanyao Wang, Bin Liu, Haoyuan Xue

“…Their variations followed a power law relationship, with the <i>R</i>² (Coefficient of Determination) values all exceeding 0.95. …”
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Women’s unemployment in urban Ethiopia: bayesian multilevel model approach by Buzuneh Tasfa Marine, Mihiret Genene Zewde

“…Parameters were estimated using the Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) method in MLwiN. Result The analysis of 29,649 women indicated that 26.6% were unemployed, while 73.4% were employed. …”
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Design of infinite impulse response maximally flat stable digital filter with low group delay by Huoping Yi, Fuhao Chang, Ping Tan, Bingqiang Huang, Yongbo Wu, Zhen Xu, Bingyu Ma, Jien Ma

“…Abstract Maximally flat digital filters (MFDFs) are widely applied in applications where the energy of useful signals is concentrated around some specific frequencies. A typical design method of MFDFs is to impose constraints on the filter’s frequency response and its first- to high-order derivatives at some frequencies and to fully determine the filter coefficients from these constraints. …”
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Impact of Land Use Land Cover Changes on Ecosystem Service Values: Implication for Landscape Management by Mersha Engdaye, Degefa Sileshi, Argaw Mekuria, Mengist Wondimagegn

“…Six LULC types were identified using supervised image classification following maximum likelihood method in ArcGIS 10.8 environment. The ESV was estimated following benefit transfer methods based on the coefficients published by Costanza and his team in 2014. …”
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