Comparison of ductus venosus Doppler and cerebroplacental ratio for the prediction of adverse perinatal outcome in high‐risk pregnancies before and after 34 weeks by José Morales‐Roselló, Rohan Bhate, Nashwa Eltaweel, Asma Khalil

“…Adverse perinatal outcome was defined as a composite of abnormal cardiotocogram, intrapartum pH requiring cesarean delivery, 5′ Apgar score <7, neonatal pH <7.10 and admission to neonatal intensive care unit. …”
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The Hausa 12-item short-form health survey (SF-12): Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation in mixed urban and rural Nigerian populations with chronic low back pain.... by Aminu Alhassan Ibrahim, Mukadas Oyeniran Akindele, Sokunbi Oluwaleke Ganiyu, Bashir Kaka, Bashir Bello Abdullahi, Surajo Kamilu Sulaiman, Francis Fatoye

“…Multi-trait scaling analysis (for convergent and divergent validity) and known-groups validity were performed to assess construct validity. Composite reliability (CR), internal consistency (Cronbach's α), intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC), and Bland-Altman plots were computed to assess reliability.…”
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Interference of solution constituents on corrosion inhibition of phosphate species on Grade 202 stainless steel by M. H. N. Revon, Namal Priyantha

“…Additionally, the deposition of polymer coatings, polymer composites with nanomaterials as well as organic compounds containing hetero atoms such as N, O, S, and P on 202 SS leads to high corrosion inhibition efficiency. …”
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Feasibility and Surgical Effect of Annulus Sparing in Consecutive Patients with Tetralogy of Fallot: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Lizhi Lv, Jinyang Liu, Xianchao Jiang, Yang Liu, Yanjin Tian, Hong Cao, Zhimin Liu, Qiang Wang

“…Kaplan-Meier curve was plotted to show the survival rate of severe pulmonary regurgitation. …”
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Prognostic models for cardiovascular and kidney outcomes in people with type 2 diabetes: living systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies by Veena Manja, Arnav Agarwal, Thomas Agoritsas, Farid Foroutan, Reem A Mustafa, Per Olav Vandvik, Daniel G Rayner, Darsh Shah, Si-Cheng Dai, David Gou, Jason Z X Chen

“…Furthermore, when available, calibration plots were reconstructed and interpreted narratively. …”
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Correlation of plasma insulin-like factor 6 level with risk of acute aortic syndrome and adverse prognosis by DONG Wang, DONG Wang, WANG Ying, ZHANG Mingle

“…Spearman correlation analysis was used to assess the relationship between plasma INSL6 and other variables, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was plotted to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of INSL6 for AAS occurrence, multivariate conditional logistic regression model was utilized to analyze the association between plasma INSL6 and AAS onset, and Kaplan-Meier survival curve and multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression model was applied to analyze the relationship between acute-phase plasma INSL6 level and adverse prognosis in AAS patients. …”
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Development and external validation of a risk prediction score (DASHI) for cardiovascular events following acute respiratory infections: derivation and validation retrospective coh... by Joseph J. Lee, Constantinos Koshiaris, Cynthia Wright-Drakesmith, Jennifer A. Davidson, Charlotte Warren-Gash, F.D. Richard Hobbs, James P. Sheppard

“…We validated each model and the score in the external dataset using C statistics, calibration plots, and expected to observed ratios. We examined clinical utility using decision curve analysis. …”
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Development and Validation of a Critical Thinking Questionnaire: A Case Study of the Lived Experience of Students from the University of Isfahan and Isfahan University of Medical S... by Esmaeil Kashef, Maghsod Farasatkhah, Vahid Ghasemi, Mozhgan Mohammadi Naeni

“…To assess the validity and reliability of the factor measurements, Cronbach's alpha coefficients, composite reliability coefficients, and the Fornell-Larcker matrix were employed. …”
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Evaluation of prognostic models to improve prediction of metastasis in patients following potentially curative treatment for primary colorectal cancer: the PROSPECT trial by Vicky Goh, Susan Mallett, Manuel Rodriguez-Justo, Victor Boulter, Rob Glynne-Jones, Saif Khan, Sarah Lessels, Dominic Patel, Davide Prezzi, Stuart Taylor, Steve Halligan

“…Variability assessed by Bland–Altman plots was considerable between many local and central review perfusion CT measurements, most evident for permeability surface area product, where disagreement was greatest at higher permeability values. …”
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