Interrater reliability of the DSM-5 and ICD-11 Criterion A for PTSD and complex PTSD in parents of children with autism using the Life Events Checklist by Kylie Hinde, Gert Martin Hald, David Hallford, Theis Lange, Mikkel Christoffer Berg B. Arendt, Silvia Pavan, David Austin

“…Data from 200 randomly selected parents of children, all meeting symptom thresholds for PTSD or complex PTSD, were analysed. …”
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Changes in coagulation parameters in polytrauma patients with different body mass index according to the enoxaparin-sodium dosing strategy under conventional versus restrictive flu... by М.О. Gogiya, S.V. Kursov, О.V. Markov, O.М. Kudrevych

“…Treatment regimens were selected on the basis of actual body weight, adjusted body weight, or ideal body weight. …”
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Development of a high-resolution dataset of future monthly surface solar radiation by combining CMIP6 projections and satellite-based retrievals by Jun-Mei He, Liang Hong, Ning Lu, Chang-Kun Shao, Kun Yang, Wen-Jun Tang

“…Five CMIP6 models are selected based on their historical performance in simulating SSR. …”
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Effect of nebulised inhalation of antibiotics on preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xin Liu, Sen Zhang, Yu Zhang, Qian Liu, Yuning Feng, Jun Wan, Xinyi Jiang, Xiang Yuan, Xian Chen, Qingyu Bao, Yihong Shen, Yongjie Deng, Huixuan Li, Jingyao Zeng

“…A meta-analysis was performed using random-effects models to calculate relative risks (RRs) for VAP and secondary outcomes.Results Of the 2663 studies screened, four were deemed suitable for analysis, involving a total of 1160 patients (574 receiving prophylactic antibiotics via nebulised inhalation). …”
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Accuracy of early warning scores for predicting clinical worsening in COPD patients by Enrique Castro-Portillo, Joan B. Soriano, Raúl López-Izquierdo, Carlos del Pozo Vegas, José L. Martín-Conty, Irene Sánchez Soberón, Juan F. Delgado Benito, Begoña Polonio-López, Manuel Sánchez-de-la-Torre, Miguel Á. Castro Villamor, Ancor Sanz-García, Francisco Martín-Rodríguez

“…Results A total of 1703 patients with COPD were selected: 524 with AECOPD and 1179 without. NEWS2 presented the highest predictive capacity for the global, AECOPD and non-AECOPD cohorts: area under the curve 0.880 (95% CI 0.84–0.91), 0.775 (95% CI 0.68–0.86) and 0.913 (95% CI 0.86–0.96), respectively. …”
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Amperometric sensing of prostate cancer biomarker (Sarcosine) using HiPIMS deposited nickel nitride films-decorated zinc oxide nanorod heterostructures by Nishchal Pardhi, Wei-Chun Cheng, Sheng-Chi Chen, Hui Sun, Mani Govindasamy

“…The linear range and sensitivity are calculated in a high concentration regime as 110.4–6260.4 μM and 123.33 μA/mMcm2. …”
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The associations between single nucleotide polymorphisms and diabetic retinopathy risk: an umbrella review by Shaofen Huang, Yonghui Feng, Ying Sun, Jiazi Liu, Pu Wang, Jingrong Yu, Xin Su, Shasha Han, Shiqi Huang, Haokun Huang, Shiyun Chen, Ying Xu, Fangfang Zeng

“…This umbrella review included 32 meta-analyses of 52 candidate SNPs. The 12 selected meta-analyses were rated as “high,” 2 studies were rated as “moderate,” 11 studies were graded as “low,” and the remaining 7 studies were graded as “critically low” in terms of methodological quality. …”
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Application of decision tree model in diagnosis of mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia with plastic bronchitis by Lin Li, Dong Wang, Rongrong Yang, Xing Liao, Ling Wu

“…Using R language, 70% of the data from each group of patients was randomly selected for training the model using decision tree algorithm analysis, thus generating a clinical diagnostic decision tree for Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) combined with PB. …”
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A modified METRIC model for high resolution partitioning and mapping of evapotranspiration over irrigated agricultural landscapes in Morocco by Jamal Elfarkh, Bouchra Ait Hssaine, Salah Er-Raki, Jamal Ezzahar, Matthew F. McCabe, Abdelghani Chehbouni

“…These temperatures are used by METRIC to calculate two ET components, one for the soil and another for the vegetation, which are subsequently weighted by the fractional vegetation cover (fc) to compute E and T. …”
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Cellular pattern and orbital fat involvement are possible risk factors for the failure of corticosteroids in patients with pure idiopathic orbital inflammation syndrome: lessons fr... by David Saadoun, Eric Vicaut, Valérie Touitou, Jacques Lagier, Frédéric Mouriaux, Pierre-Yves Robert, Antoine Rousseau, Nicolas Schleinitz, Jean-Marie Michot, Loic Guillevin, Matthieu Groh, Antoine Martin, Philippe Blanche, Sébastien Abad, Robin Dhote, Felix Ackermann, Boris Bienvenu, Olivier Galatoire, Sophie Coffin-Pichonnet, Pierre Aucouturier, Françoise Heran, Bertrand Vabres, Ambre La Rosa, Stéphane Tran Ba, Nahla Cucherousset, Neila Sedira, Emmanuel Héron, Aïcha Abbas, Mboup Bassirou, Isabelle Badelon, Mathieu Zmuda, Alain Ducasse, Isabelle Larré, Amélie Brabant-Viau, Jean Luc George, Jean Maalouf, Anne-Laure Fisch, Nathalie Tieulé, Juliette Delmas, Alexandre Vallon, Natahlie Massart, Marie Alexandra Alyanakian, Pierre Olivier Schischmanoff, Nabila Pizzi, Nathalie Kingue-Elessa, Jad Abou Ghantous, Solohaja-Faniaha Dimby

“…Among the 35 patients with histologically proven orbital inflammation who had previously been studied for their IgG4 immunostaining status, we selected those with a negative IgG4 status (ie, pIOIS) who received corticosteroids as single first-line treatment. …”
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The diameter of sinotubular junction to body surface area is independently associated with incident acute type a aortic dissection by Wuwei Wang, Yiming Liu, Xiaodi Wang, Hong Ran, Fuhua Huang, Jifang Zhou, Xin Chen, Cunhua Su

“…Abstract Objective The main aim of this study is to measure and calculate the ratio of sinotubular junction diameter to body surface area (RDA) in patients with acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) and normal subjects, and to analyze the relationship between RDA and ATAAD to provide guidance for primary prevention of ATAAD. …”
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Normal tissue outlining guidelines development for soft tissue sarcoma of the extremities by Rita Simões, Sarah Gulliford, Punita Shah, Eve McAtavey, Elizabeth Richardson, Umme Chowdhury, Laura Fray, Roeum Butt, Yolanda Augustin, Ruqayyah Sarang, Refia Kilinc, Maryam Iqbal, Hakim Moulay-Dehbi, Elizabeth Miles, Peter Hoskin, Shane Zaidi, Kevin J Harrington, Aisha B. Miah

“…Dice coefficient (DICE), Maximum Hausdorff distance (maxHD) and mean surface distance (MSD) were calculated for individual NT volumes against the reference volumes. …”
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Overweight and obesity and its determinants in primary school students: a population-based study from Iran by Behnam Honarvar, Leila Erfannia, Fatemeh Rafiee, Elham Zahmatkeshan, Faranak Balaghi Inaloo, Najmeh Hamzavizarghani, Ali Davoodi, Fatemeh Yarmahmoodi, Naeimehossadat Asmarian, Parisa Keshani, Azam Goodarzi, Yasman Movahednejad, Zahra Honarvar, Mohammadali Zarei, Seyed Kazem Hoseini, Fatemeh Ghasemi, Leila Azadbakht, Roya Kelishadi, Fatemeh Seifi, Kamran Bagheri Lankarani

“…In the 1st phase, the weight and height of 9853 students who were selected by multi-stage cluster random sampling from 36 districts were measured standardly. …”
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Effect of Perftoran on Membrane Nanostructure of Discocyte and Stomatocyte after Acute Blood Loss by V. V. Moroz, I. S. Novoderzhkina, A. V. Afanasyev, Yu. V. Zarzhetsky, I. A. Ryzhkov, E. K. Kozlova, A. M. Chernysh

“…Periods (T) and heights (h) of RBC surface corrugation were calculated for each spectral window according to the isolated profiles of the membrane surface. …”
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Lot quality assurance sampling for coverage evaluation of a new vaccine: A pilot study by Rhythm Hora, Arindam Ray, Imkongtemsu Longchar, G.R. Rio, Rashmi Mehra, Seema Singh Koshal, Amrita Kumari, Syed F. Quadri, Amanjot Kaur, Arup Deb Roy

“…The total sample size for LQAS was calculated based on α = 5, β = 90 using Lemeshow and Taber-LQAS table with a target level of immunization defined as 90 % and the lower limit set to 55 %. …”
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Video-Biomechanical Analysis of the Shoulder Kinematics of Impact from Sode-Tsurikomi-Goshi and Tsurikomi-Goshi Judo Throws in Elite Adult Judoka by Maria Pantelidou, Wiesław Błach, Łukasz Rydzik, Tadeusz Ambroży, Ruqayya Lockhart, Manuela Angioi, Krzysztof Sokołowski, Nikos Malliaropoulos

“…Background: The aim of this study was to calculate and compare the peak acceleration and peak negative velocity of uke’s shoulder during the course of two judo throwing techniques, Sode-Tsurikomi-Goshi (STG) and Tsurikomi-Goshi (TG). …”
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Application of Improved TOPSIS in Back Analysis of Soil Stiffness Parameters by XU Shixiang, WAN Yousheng, HE Feng, QIN Jun, XIE Yunjie, WU Bo, ZHENG Weiqiang, XU Jie

“…［Objective］ When the back analysis method is used to determine soil parameters, the ideal solution obtained from field measurements is generally an intermediate value, which cannot be calculated using the traditional TOPSIS (technique for order preference by similarity to solution). …”
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Dorsal cortex line is more reliable than transepicondylar axis for rotation in revision total knee arthroplasty with severe bone loss by Mikhail Salzmann, Ellen Kropp, Robert Prill, Nikolai Ramadanov, Marco Adriani, Roland Becker

“…Methods: A total of 75 randomly selected CT scans were measured by three experienced surgeons independently. …”
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Total lesion glycolysis of primary tumor and lymphnodes is a strong predictor for development of distant metastases in oropharyngeal carcinoma patients with independent validation... by Sebastian Zschaeck, Marina Hajiyianni, Patrick Hausmann, Pavel Nikulin, Emily Kukuk, Christian Furth, Paulina Cegla, Elia Lombardo, Joanna Kazmierska, Adrien Holzgreve, Iosif Strouthos, Carmen Stromberger, Claus Belka, Michael Baumann, Mechthild Krause, Guillaume Landry, Witold Cholewinski, Jorg Kotzerke, Daniel Zips, Jörg van den Hoff, Frank Hofheinz

“…Conclusions TLGall is a promising biomarker to select OPC patients with high risk for metachronous distant metastases.…”
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Evaluating the Elements of Vitality in Jahānshahr Walkway, Karaj City, Iran by Mina Heydari Tamrabadi, Habibollah Fasihi, Tajaddin Karami

“…A sample of 270 individuals randomly selected from the walkway users responded to the questionnaire. …”
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