AI Discernment in Foot and Ankle Surgery Research: A Survey Investigation by Steven R. Cooperman DPM, MBA, AACFAS, Abisola Olaniyan MBBS, MPH, PhD, Roberto Brandao DPM, FACFAS

“…Participants, blinded to abstract creation methods, determined whether each was AI or human-generated and provided confidence scores on a 0-100 scale. …”
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Optimization of PLGA-Doxorubicin Hybrid Nanoparticles using Design of Experiments: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications by Adina TURCU-STIOLICA, Andrei BITA, Maria Viorica CIOCILTEU

“…The encapsulation efficiency of doxorubicin in PLGA nanoparticles was determined using spectrophotometric methods. For chromatographic analysis, an HPLC instrument (Vanquish Core LC system, Thermo Fisher Scientific, USA) equipped with a manual injector and a Diode Array Detector (DAD) was utilized. …”
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Simulations of Microwave Land Surface Emissivity Using FengYun-3D Microwave Radiation Imager Data: A Case in the Tibetan Plateau by Yonghong Liu, Fuzhong Weng, Fei Tang, Rui Li, Yongming Xu, Yang Han, Jun Yang, Qingyang Liu

“…The RF model can effectively simulate the MLSE in the frequency range of 10.65&#x2013;89.0 GHz under all-sky conditions. The coefficients of determination (<italic>R</italic>²) for horizontal polarization and vertical polarization range from 0.86 (10.65 GHz) to 0.91 (18.7 GHz) and from 0.60 (10.65 GHz) to 0.74 (89.0 GHz), respectively. …”
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Comparison of time-to-event machine learning models in predicting biliary complication and mortality rate in liver transplant patients by Aref Andishgar, Sina Bazmi, Kamran B. Lankarani, Seyed Alireza Taghavi, Mohammad Hadi Imanieh, Gholamreza Sivandzadeh, Samira Saeian, Nazanin Dadashpour, Alireza Shamsaeefar, Mahdi Ravankhah, Hamed Nikoupour Deylami, Reza Tabrizi, Mohammad Hossein Imanieh

“…Optimal hyperparameters were determined based on average C-index. Features importance was assessed using standardized regression coefficients and permutation importance for top models. …”
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Serum Galactose-Deficient IgA1 Level Is Not Associated with Proteinuria in Children with IgA Nephropathy by M. Colleen Hastings, Sabahat Afshan, John T. Sanders, Oulimata Kane, T. Matthew Eison, Keith K. Lau, Zina Moldoveanu, Bruce A. Julian, Jan Novak, Robert J. Wyatt

“…Methods. Subjects were younger than 18 years at entry. …”
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Relationship Between Dynamics of Plant Biometric Parameters and Leaf Area Index of Hop (<i>Humulus lupulus</i> L.) Plants by Václav Brant, Karel Krofta, Petr Zábranský, Pavel Hamouz, Pavel Procházka, Jiří Dreksler, Milan Kroulík, Gabriela Fritschová

“…The leaf area (LA) measured using infrared imaging and gravimetric methods yielded comparable results, with correlation coefficients of 0.93 and 0.96, respectively. …”
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Estimating Winter Canola Aboveground Biomass from Hyperspectral Images Using Narrowband Spectra-Texture Features and Machine Learning by Xia Liu, Ruiqi Du, Youzhen Xiang, Junying Chen, Fucang Zhang, Hongzhao Shi, Zijun Tang, Xin Wang

“…The Gray Level Co-occurrence Matrix (GLCM) method was employed to compute texture indices. Correlation analysis and autocorrelation analysis were utilized to determine the final spectral feature scheme, texture feature scheme, and spectral-texture feature scheme. …”
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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

“…Serum zinc levels were determined with atomic absorption spectrophotometry, while HbA1c levels were evaluated with the Ichroma system. …”
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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

“…We calculated the coefficients in the model: 1.39 for WC, –0.26 for HDL cholesterol, and –0.19 for adiponectin. …”
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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

“…The boundaries of significant ranges of potential predictors were determined by stepwise assessment of the odds ratio and p-value. …”
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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

“…The cut-off values for PALB and CD19+ were determined to be 230.50 mg/L and 15.40%, respectively. …”
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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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Dried Blood Spots to Assess Cardiovascular‐Kidney‐Metabolic Health by Tyler A. Jacobson, Kian J. Rahbari, William A. Schwartz, Yeunook Bae, Runze Zhang, Denise A. Nunes, Cathelin Huang, Ramzy P. Issa, Karen Smilowitz, Lily D. Yan, Lisa R. Hirschhorn, Sadiya S. Khan, Mark D. Huffman, Gregory E. Miller, Joseph M. Feinglass, Thomas W. McDade, William E. Funk

“…We categorized assays into categories based on laboratory validation: excellent performance (r>0.95 with gold standard methods and coefficients of variation <5%), very good performance (r>0.90 and coefficients of variation <10%), reasonable performance (r>0.80 and coefficients of variation <15%), and poor performance (r<0.80 or coefficients of variation >15%). …”
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Momento de inercia a la torsión de barras de perfil canal // Torsional inertia Moment for a profile bar channel by R. Rivero Galán, J. García de la Figal

“…</p><p>_______________________________________________________________________</p><p>Abstract<br />In the paper are offered formulations and coefficients for the determination of the moment of inertia to the twist for a profile<br />bar channel. …”
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SIMULATION OF THE CONTACT PROCESS INTERACTIONS OF LAND-MOVING AND EARTH-TRANSPORT MACHINES’ WORKING BODIES WITH FROZEN SOIL by V. N. Kuznetsova, I. S. Kuznetsov

“…The nonlinear character of the stresses’ distribution on the contact surface of the working body during the interaction with the soil has been substantiated and proved.Materials and methods. The description and analysis of the experimental results on the coefficients’ quantitative determination, which enter into the mathematical model, and also the boundaries’ establishment of their adequacy are given. …”
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Validation of a handheld electrocardiogram 6 lead recorder to obtain chest lead equivalents: An Africa Heart Rhythm Association study by Thomas A. Slater, PhD, Redemptar Kimeu, MD, Mohamed Jeilan, MD, Kamilu M. Karaye, PhD, Reuben K. Mutagaywa, PhD, Isiaka Alfa, BMBCh, Vincent Y. Shidali, MBBS, Emmanuel Gushi, MBBS, Julius C. Mwita, MD, Omphemetse Mocheko, RN, Lamyaa Allam, PhD, Okechukwu S. Ogah, PhD, Bashir G. Ahmad, MBBS, Ashley Chin, MPhil, Razeen Gopal, MD, Philip Durkin, BSc, Robert Bowes, BSc, Lucy Leese, BSc, Marcus Ngantcha, MSc, Berthold Stegemann, PhD, Muzahir H. Tayebjee, MD

“…Hypertension was the primary indication for ECG (28%). The coefficient of determination for QT interval in leads V2 and V4 was 0.59 and 0.61, respectively, within the prespecified limit of agreement. …”
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