Prognostic value of the platelet-neutrophil-monocyte-lymphocyte ratio in patients with non-metastatic renal cell carcinoma who underwent nephrectomy by Dan Chen, Yaxiong Tang, Bin Zhang

“…Receiver operating characteristic curve and the Maximally Selected Log-Rank Statistic were employed to determine the optimal cutoff value of PNMLR. …”
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Assessment of the Nutritional Status and Skeletal Muscle Condition in Patients With Resectable Gastric Cancer by I. B. Uvarov, O. M. Asipovich, S. N. Derbenev, A. V. Yashchenko, D. V. Andreev, V. A. Porhanov, A. M. Manuilov

“…In multivariate logistic regression analysis, independent factors associated with sarcopenia were age, body mass index, and total protein.Conclusions: All GC patients selected for radical surgery should undergo nutritional assessment using special tools (NRS-2002, NRI) and evaluation of the skeletal muscle condition. …”
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Profiling of five urinary exosomal miRNAs for the differential diagnosis of patients with diabetic kidney disease and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. by Sinan Trabulus, Mehmet Seyit Zor, Selma Alagoz, Mevlut Tamer Dincer, Meral Meşe, Erkan Yilmaz, Eda Tahir Turanli, Nurhan Seyahi

“…The ΔΔCt method was implemented to calculate the fold differences between disease and control samples.…”
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The Effect of Six Weeks of High-Intensity Interval Training with and without Coenzyme Q10 Supplementation on Bench Press and Squat Strength in Competitive Male Bodybuilders by Javad Almasi, Mohammad Mahdi Shabazbigian

“…Muscular strength was assessed using Impulse fitness machines (manufactured in China), and one-repetition maximum (1RM) was calculated. Data were analyzed using the Shapiro–Wilk test and univariate and multivariate analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) via SPSS version 25. …”
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Significance of Immune-Related Genes in the Diagnosis and Classification of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration by Bo Wu, Xinzhou Huang, Mu Zhang, Wei Chu

“…We found that immune cluster A had significantly higher levels of MDSC, neutrophil, plasmacytoid dendritic cell, and type 17 T helper cell expression than immune cluster B. And we calculated the score for each sample to quantify the gene patterns. …”
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Modeling microbial drug-resistance: from mathematics to pharmacoeconomics by Yu. M. Gomon, M. A. Arepyeva, Yu. E. Balykina, A. S. Kolbin, A. A. Kurylev, M. A. Proskurin, S. V. Sidorenko

“…Based on the published data and our own clinical experience with antimicrobial drugs,  we calculated the cost of treatment of complicated IAI when either effective or ineffective  starting antibiotic therapy was applied. …”
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Health utility value of overactive bladder in Japanese older adults by Takashi Yoshioka, Kenji Omae, Satoshi Funada, Tetsuji Minami, Rei Goto

“…The sample size was determined based on previous studies without statistical power calculations. Results Among the 998 participants (51.9% male; mean age, 73.2 years), 158 (15.9%) had OAB, of whom 87 (8.8%) had moderate‐to‐severe OAB. …”
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Large inter-arm systolic blood pressure difference is associated with cognitive impairment in older adults: a cross-sectional study in rural southwest China by Qingyue Wu, Jingyuan Yang, Xunqiong Zhou, Mingyan Chen, Xing Yang

“…A multi-stage cluster sampling method was employed to select 1,088 rural elderly individuals aged ≥ 60 years from Guizhou Province for questionnaire surveys, physical examinations, and biological sample collection. …”
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Prevalence and factors associated with overweight and obesity among adolescents in Nagarjun municipality: a cross-sectional study by Sandesh Bhusal, Tara Ballav Adhikari, Laxmi Gautam, Milan Thapa, Poonam Pokhrel, Kiran Paudel

“…Anthropometric measurements of height and weight were assessed using standard tools, and the corresponding body mass index (BMI) was calculated. Factors associated with overweight/obesity were examined using the χ2 tests, followed by logistic regression analyses. …”
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Diseases Burden and epidemiological transition status at the national and sub-national level in India: a contemporary perspective by Mahadev Bramhankar, Murali Dhar

“…Further, to determine the epidemiological transition status, the Epidemiological Transition Ratio (ETR) calculates the ratio of DALYs from INMPDs to NCDs. A lower ETR value indicates a higher epidemiological transition state and vice-versa. …”
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Date delivery scheme of delay-tolerant mobile sensor networks for high-voltage power transmission line inspection robot by FAN Fei, WU Gong-ping, WANG Man, XU Qing-shan, CAO Qi, YANG Song

“…A path-constrained random motion model was established, in order to accurately calculate the network pose information of the inspection robot. …”
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Occupational Therapy Treatment Time During Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation: A Retrospective Study in Riyadh by Teif Almohimeed

“…Little is known about the type of OT treatment plan and the amount of time spent selecting the treatment intervention during TSCI rehabilitation. …”
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EPIDEMIOLOGY AND SURVIVAL OF PATIENTS WITH MALIGNANT TUMORS OF THE NASAL CAVITY, MIDDLE EAR AND ACCESSORY SINUSES ACCORDING TO THE STAGE OF DISEASE AND HISTOLOGICAL STRUCTURE OF TU... by V. M. Merabishvili, V. I. Solovyev, V. A. Luzhetskiy, A. B. Vasilyev, E. N. Merabishvili, O. F. Chepik

“…There were used the observed and relative survival rates calculated according to the international standards.Results. …”
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Use of Systemic Glucocorticoids and Risk of Prostate Adenocarcinoma: Evidence From a Danish Population‐Based Case–Control Study by Elea Olivier, Blánaid Hicks, Morten Olesen, Agnès Fournier, Gianluca Severi, Anton Pottegård, Manon Cairat

“…For each case, 10 controls were randomly selected from the general population, matched on age and calendar time. …”
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Length Requirements for Urban Expressway Work Zones’ Warning and Transition Areas Based on Driving Safety and Comfort by Aixiu Hu, Ruiyun Huang, Yanqun Yang, Ibrahim El-Dimeery, Said M. Easa

“…We employed a combination of the analytic network process and entropy weighting method to calculate the comprehensive weights of the eight evaluation indicators. …”
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Copy number variations at the Rhg1 locus and their relationship with resistance to soybean cyst nematode (Heterodera glycines) by Dinesh Poudel, Guiping Yan, Carrie Miranda, Gustavo Fernando Kreutz, Intiaz Amin Chowdhury

“…These results show the importance of Rhg1 CNVs in determining levels of SCN resistance and selecting resistant soybean lines.…”
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Identification of Effective Factors on Academic Performance of Talented Students in Iranian Universities: A Meta-Synthesis Study by Parinaz Rahmani Barouji, Jamal Haji, Mojgan Mohammadimehr

“…Results: From the content analysis of the selected sources, 240 initial codes were extracted, encompassing 16 sub-themes. …”
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New sources of higher green matter quality for perennial grasses in the southern forest-steppe environments of West Siberia by O. A. Yusova

“…Analysis of variance was used in mathematical data processing; stability and plasticity parameters were calculated. Results. The content of protein and cellulose fiber in the green biomass of perennial grasses was mainly influenced by the weather conditions of the year: 84.1 and 76.5% in alfalfa, 93.9 and 91.2% in bromegrass, respectively. …”
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Community knowledge, perceptions and practices around COVID-19 in Sierra Leone: a nationwide, cross-sectional survey by Maike Winters, Helena Nordenstedt, Mohammad B Jalloh, Paul Sengeh, Nance Webber, Ibrahim Ngobeh, Thomas Samba, Harold Thomas

“…Objectives To assess the public’s knowledge, attitudes and practices about the novel coronavirus in Sierra Leone to inform an evidence-based communication strategy around COVID-19.Design Nationwide, cross-sectional Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices survey.Setting 56 randomly selected communities in all 14 districts in Sierra Leone.Participants 1253 adults aged 18 years and older of which 52% were men.Main outcome measures We calculated proportions of core indicators (awareness, knowledge, risk perception, practices). …”
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Assessing the Reliability and Validity of Principles for Health-Related Information on Social Media (PRHISM) for Evaluating Breast Cancer Treatment Videos on YouTube: Instrument Va... by Hiroki Kusama, Yoshimitsu Takahashi, Shunichiro Orihara, Kayo Adachi, Yumiko Ishizuka, Ryoko Semba, Hidetaka Shima, Yoshiya Horimoto, Hiroshi Kaise, Masataka Taguri, Sho Inoue, Takeo Nakayama, Takashi Ishikawa

“…MethodsIn total, 60 YouTube videos were selected on January 5, 2024, with the Japanese words for “breast cancer,” “treatment,” and “chemotherapy,” and assessed by 6 Japanese physicians with expertise in breast cancer. …”
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