Associations of the left atrial epicardial fat thickness with the thrombosis prevalence and left atrial appendage flow velocity in patients with persistent non-valvular atrial fibr... by E. S. Mazur, V. V. Mazur, N. D. Bazhenov, O. V. Nilova, T. O. Nikolaeva

“…In the absence of LAA thrombus, flow velocity in the selected groups did not differ (32,0 (26,0-39,0) cm/s, 31,0 (26,0-7,8) cm/s and 31,5 (25,0-40,0) cm/s, (p=0,9514)).Conclusion. …”
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Evaluation of landslide susceptibility in Nujiang Prefecture based on optimized MaxEnt model by LI Yimin, XIANG Qianying, DENG Xuanlun, FENG Xianjie

“…Jackknife method was used to calculate the influence degree of each influencing factor on susceptibility. …”
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Multimodal machine learning for analysing multifactorial causes of disease—The case of childhood overweight and obesity in Mexico by Rosario Silva Sepulveda, Magnus Boman, Magnus Boman

“…The top five most important features for classifying child or adolescent health were measures of an adult in the household, selected at random: BMI, obesity diagnosis, being single, seeking care at private healthcare, and having paid TV in the home. …”
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Retrofit Analysis of Exterior Windows for Large Office Buildings in Different Climate Zones of China by Sai Liu, Farid E. Mohamed Ghazali, Jingjing Yang, Zongkang Guo, Kejun Zeng, Yixing Chen

“…The commercial electricity and gas prices in the four cities were adjusted to calculate the total cost within 20 years after replacing different types of windows. …”
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Micro-Computed Tomography Assessment of the Quality of Obturation (Voids) of Single-Canal Maxillary Second Premolars by the Lateral Compaction Versus Continuous Warm Vertical Conde... by Romina Hajipour, Maryam Zare Jahromi, Masood Khabiri

“…Next, they underwent micro-CT, and the mean volume and volume percentage (VP) of voids were calculated in the apical, middle, and coronal thirds of the root canals. …”
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MATHEMATICAL SIMULATION OF TECHNOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT FOR PROCESSING OF OPTICAL PARTS by I. P. Filonov, A. S. Kozeruk, Y. L. Malpica, M. I. Filonova, V. O. Kuznechik, R. O. Dias Gonsalez

“…A turning angle of the link is selected as a generalized coordinate of the executive mechanism. …”
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Establishment of a nomogram model for predicting the risk of diabetic nephropathy in diabetic patients by HOU Xin-yue, HU Song, FEI Chun-xiao, LIU Shu-hao, SHAO Li-yan, XING Ang

“…Bootstrap was used to verify the model, to plot the ROC curve, and to calculate the predictive performance of the C-index evaluation model. …”
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Factors associated with overreporting based on community verification results in a performance-based financing program in Zimbabwe by Trina Gorman, Pia Arce, Gabrielle O’Malley, Taurai Kambeu, Brian Maponga, Jabulani Mavudze, Sinokuthemba Xaba, Getrude Ncube, Bernardo Hernandez

“…Abstract Background While most Performance Based Financing (PBF) programs perform community verifications to confirm patients received reported services, many focus analysis and payment calculations on facility record verification due to their lower cost. …”
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Estimating the cut-off point of Xerostomia Inventory questionnaire score to diagnose dry mouth based on non-stimulating saliva test: a diagnostic sensitivity and specificity study by Donya Pourjahanshah, Amir Hossein Nekouei, Shahla Kakoei, AliAkbar Haghdoost

“…The Persian version of the XI questionnaire as an index test was used to calculate the xerostomia score, which was determined by summing the scores for each question. …”
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Diabetic retinopathy and diabetic kidney disease, either isolated or associated, impact on the 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease: are we dealing with similar conditions? by Clara Krummenauer Maraschin, Janine Alessi, Mateus Augusto dos Reis, Gabriela Oliveira Gonçalves Molino, Gabriela Heiden Teló, Beatriz D. Schaan

“…The primary outcome was the 10-year risk assessment for cardiovascular events, calculated using the American Heart Association’s atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease score. …”
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Estudio Computacional de Derivados de 5-Hidroximetilfurfural by Lorena Meneses, M. Espín, F. Sanchez, P. Carrillo

“…The theoretical model has been analyzed by comparing several methods used to calculate the global indexes. As a result we have obtained a good correlation between the electrophilicty models, but the nucleophility models do not show such a good correlation.   …”
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Forecasting extremes of football players’ performance in matches by Michał Nowak, Bartosz Bok, Artur Wilczek, Łukasz Oleksy, Mariusz Kamola

“…The best individual models found predict selected game performance metrics with a relative error of 2.3%, suggesting an excellent model fit between prediction and the actual value. …”
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Association between Liver Fluke Infection and Hepatobiliary Pathological Changes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. by Jing Xia, Shi-chen Jiang, Hong-Juan Peng

“…Pooled risk ratios (RRs) and odds ratios (ORs) with their 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) were calculated and used to evaluate the risk of hepatobiliary pathological changes resulting from liver fluke infection. …”
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Factors Influencing Treatment Preference in Patients with Diabetic Macular Edema: A Study Using Conjoint Analysis by Takao Hirano, Koji Tanabe, Toshinori Murata

“…Conjoint analysis was employed to calculate the relative importance, i.e., degree of influence on patients' treatment choices, considering the trade-offs among five factors: cost per treatment, frequency of visits, anticipated post-treatment visual acuity, physician’s explanation about disease and treatment, and frequency of treatment-related side effects. …”
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Osteoarthritis is a risk factor for renal function injury based on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and Mendelian Randomized study by Liang Pang, Kai Wu, Yibo Zhu, Qianwei Wang, Zhihui Zheng, Cunxian Lv, Zhancheng Bao

“…Participants with OA, urinary albumin, urinary creatinine, urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR), blood creatinine, and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) were selected from NHANES. CKD was calculated using the CKD-EPI equation, and logistic regression assessed by the OA-CKD association. …”
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Role Of Low Dose Aspirin In Preventing Preterm Birth In Patients With Previous History Of Preterm Delivery by Maliha Sadaf, Aasia Saleem, Tallat Farkhanda, Khansa Iqbal, Sabeen Ashraf, Amna Iftikhar

“…Methodology: In this randomized controlled trial, a total of 172 patients fulfilling the inclusion criteria were selected from the inpatient and outpatient departments. …”
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Smart Prussian Blue Analog Decorated with Zinc Oxide Nanohybrid: Fluorescent Sensing and Sustainability of Sunset Yellow in Food and Environment by Hany A. Batakoushy, Amr K. A. Bass, Hassanien Gomaa, Sami El Deeb, Adel Ehab Ibrahim

“…The developed PBA@ZnO was used to qualitatively and quantitatively assess sunset yellow (SY), where its native fluorescence was selectively quenched as SY concentrations increased. …”
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Determining the Vibration Parameters for Coffee Harvesting Through the Vibration of Fruit-Bearing Branches: Field Trials and Validation by Shengwu Zhou, Yingjie Yu, Wei Su, Hedong Wang, Bo Yuan, Yu Que

“…In order to explore the optimal vibration parameters for the selective harvesting of coffee fruits, a high-velocity dynamic photography monitoring system was developed to analyze the vibration-assisted harvesting process. …”
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Impact of PM2.5 from Waste Incinerators on Cardiovascular Health: Insights from a Taiwanese Cohort Study by Yu-Chia Chiu, Chi-Jung Chung, Chih-Da Wu, Hui-Tsung Hsu

“…The Framingham risk score (FRS) was calculated to estimate participants’ 10-year risk of developing CVDs. …”
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The association between the planetary health diet index and the risk of sarcopenia and protein-energy wasting in patients with chronic kidney disease by Fatemeh Mansouri, Zainab Shateri, Marzieh Shoja, Shahrokh Ezzatzadegan Jahromi, Mehran Nouri, Siavash Babajafari

“…Methods The present study was a cross-sectional one, conducted in Shiraz, Fars province, Iran. Patients were selected from Motahari and Imam Reza clinics between January to October 2022. …”
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