Molecular genetic predictors of progression of triple negative breast cancer by I. S. Panchenko, V. V. Rodionov, V. V. Kometova, S. V. Panchenko, M. G. Sharafutdinov, I. A. Lavrentieva

“…Mean gene expression levels were calculated as measures of central tendency of the numerical value with 95 CI. …”
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Estimating the Prevalence of Schizophrenia in the General Population of Japan Using an Artificial Neural Network–Based Schizophrenia Classifier: Web-Based Cross-Sectional Survey by Pichsinee Choomung, Yupeng He, Masaaki Matsunaga, Kenji Sakuma, Taro Kishi, Yuanying Li, Shinichi Tanihara, Nakao Iwata, Atsuhiko Ota

“…The crude prevalence of schizophrenia was calculated through the proportion of positive cases detected by the SZ classifier. …”
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Using Machine Learning to Predict Linezolid-Associated Thrombocytopenia by Wei R, Li K, Wang H, Cai X, Liu N, An Z, Zhou H

“…Model performance was assessed via 10 - fold cross - validation on the training set, and the model with the highest AUC was selected. The chosen model was further validated on the independent validation set, with AUC, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) calculated.Results: During treatment with linezolid, 42 (14.8%) of the 284 patients developed thrombocytopenia, with an average onset of 12.0± 5.6 days after starting linezolid therapy. …”
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Relationship between sleep characteristics and aortic aneurysm/dissection: a two-sample Mendelian randomisation study by Zhen Qi, Yi-Fan Zeng, Xin-Yu Wei, Qiu-Guo Wang, Jingyu Li, Quan Cheng, Wenjing Zeng, Alan Dong

“…Objective The causal relationship between sleep characteristics and aortic aneurysm and dissection (AAD) is little known.Methods In this two-sample Mendelian randomisation (MR) study, we selected seven sleep-related traits (sleep duration, getting up in the morning, chronotype, nap during day, insomnia, snoring, and narcolepsy) from published genome-wide association study (GWAS)-related genetic variants as instrumental variables. …”
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Measuring rising heat and flood risk along the belt-and-road initiative by Jiayong Liang, Maria Adele Carrai, Ammar A. Malik, Xi Gao, Xuyan Gao, Lihan Feng, Kangning Huang

“…First, the effects of increased heat stress on human physical work capacity are calculated using the wet bulb globe temperature and an assessment of the workload for each selected BRI project. …”
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Pelvic Kinematics during Gait Following Long-Segment Spinal Fusion Due to Adult Spinal Deformity: An Analysis Using a Smartphone-Based Inertial Measurement Unit by Masanari Takami, Daisuke Nishiyama, Shunji Tsutsui, Keiji Nagata, Yuyu Ishimoto, Kotaro Oda, Hiroshi Iwasaki, Hiroshi Hashizume, Hiroshi Yamada

“…The classification accuracy and relative importance of the feature items were calculated. Results: The accuracy rate for gait classification between groups was 96.7% and the F1-score was 0.968. …”
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ILN-YOLOv8: A Lightweight Image Recognition Model for Crimped Wire Connectors by Xiaojian Zhou, Jicheng Kan, Nur Fatin Liyana Mohd Rosely, Xu Duan, Jiajing Cai, Zihan Zhou

“…The Minimum Point Distance based IoU(MPDIoU) loss function is used to calculate localization loss, improving detection accuracy while preventing gradient explosion. …”
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Estimação da evapotranspiração de referência no estado do Rio de Janeiro usando redes neurais artificiais Reference evapotranspiration estimate in Rio de Janeiro state using artifi... by Sidney S. Zanetti, Elias F. Sousa, Daniel F. de Carvalho, Salassier Bernardo

“…Data used for the network training were collected from 17 historical time series of climatic elements located in the State of Rio de Janeiro. The daily ETo calculated by Penman-Monteith (FAO-56) method was used as a reference for network training. …”
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Investigation on Mix Proportions of Ultra-High Performance Concrete with Recycled Powder and Recycled Sand by Peng Zhu, Shijie Du, Phirun Heng, Lianzhen Zhang, Shengdong Zhang, Yuching Wu

“…Therefore, the replacement ratio of the recycled sand was selected to be 50%. The optimum mix proportions of GUHPC were obtained by considering the workability, mechanical properties and amount of recycled material.…”
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Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography utilisation and outcomes in the first advanced endoscopy centre in Palestine at Al-Ahli Hospital: a retrospective cohort study by HusamEddin Z Salama, Yousef A Alnajjar, Tarek A Owais, Afnan W M Jobran, Ruaa Safi, Mohammad Bahar, Hazem Al-Ashhab

“…Two multivariate logistic regression models were performed to calculate the risk of post-ERCP complications and post-ERCP pancreatitis (PEP) in patients with certain risk factors like demographic factors, procedural techniques' variation, pancreatic duct manipulations and others. …”
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Screening accuracy of the German version of the benzodiazepine self-report questionnaire by M.W. Stratmann, J. Heeg, M. Härter, L. Kriston, U. Verthein, C. Lindemann

“…We performed receiver operating characteristics curve analyses and calculated the area under the curve (AUC). Results: 42 out of 60 participants fulfilled the criteria for benzodiazepine or Z-drug substance use disorder according to Structured Clinical Interview. …”
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The Effect of Bioactive Varnishes Containing <i>tt</i>-Farnesol, Quercetin, and Theobromine in Preventing Enamel Caries Lesion Formation in a Cariogenic-Free Model by Carine Rabelo Bispo, Regina Maria Puppin-Rontani, Frank Lippert, Aline Rogéria Freire de Castilho

“…Surface hardness was measured again to calculate the percentage of surface hardness loss (%SHL), and three specimens from each group were examined using scanning electron microscopy. …”
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Clinical Benefits and Risks of Antiamyloid Antibodies in Sporadic Alzheimer Disease: Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis With a Web Application by Danko Jeremic, Juan D Navarro-Lopez, Lydia Jimenez-Diaz

“…The heterogeneity of AD and the limited availability of long-term clinical data make it difficult to establish a clear rationale for selecting one treatment over another. ObjectiveThe aim of this work was to assess and compare the efficacy and safety of antiamyloid antibodies through an interactive online meta-analytic approach by performing conventional pair-wise meta-analyses and frequentist and Bayesian network meta-analyses of phase II and III clinical trial results. …”
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Bioequivalence Analysis of Ondansetron Hydrochloride Tablets in Healthy Chinese Subjects: A Randomized, Open-Label, Two-Period Crossover Phase I Study by Caiyun Jia, Na Zhao, Haojing Song, Yiting Hu, Yufang Xu, Caihui Guo, Wanjun Bai, Zhanjun Dong

“…Abstract Background Ondansetron is a highly selective 5-HT3 receptor antagonist that alleviates nausea and vomiting. …”
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The Impact of Physical Activity on Metabolic Health and Cognitive Function in Postmenopausal Women: A Cross-Sectional Study by Kinga Mruczyk, Rafał W. Wójciak, Marta Molska, Ewa Śliwicka, Tomasz Podgórski, Aleksandra Skoczek-Rubińska, Anna Borowiecka, Angelika Cisek-Woźniak

“…<b>Background</b>: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of physical activity levels on selected biochemical markers (glucose, insulin, cholesterol, triglycerides, interleukin-6 [IL-6]), brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), cognitive functions, and additional macronutrient intake in postmenopausal women. …”
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Observation on prefrontal cortex activation in patients with Parkinson’s disease: a fNIRS study by Yingqi Li, Tingting Hu, Yingpeng Wang, Jie Wang, Shuyan Qie, Congxiao Wang

“…The protocol consisted of three repetitions of these conditions: stationary marching and marching while two-digit arithmetic calculating. Researchers used fNIRS to measure PFC activation and changes in △HbO2 concentration during tasks execution.ResultsHealthy controls demonstrated task-dependent prefrontal modulation - selective activation (6/22 channels, p &lt; 0.05) during single-task conditions contrasted with global prefrontal engagement (22/22 channels, p &lt; 0.05) under dual-task demands. …”
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ASSESSMENT OF THE N-TERMINAL COLLAGEN III-TYPE PROPEPTIDE IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEART FAILURE AND METABOLIC SYNDROME by O. M. Drapkina, E. V. Zyatenkova

“…To all patients the calculations were done with Fatty Liver Index (FLI), NAFLD Fibrosis Score (NFS).Results. …”
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Human–forest interaction of useful plants in the Wof Ayzurish Forest, North Showa Zone, Ethiopia: cultural significance index, conservation, and threats by Yirefu Tefera, Ermias Lulekal, Bikila Warkineh

“…The Jaccard similarity index (JI) was calculated to assess the proportion of plant species shared between the study area and other regions within Ethiopia. …”
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Delays in initiating rabies post-exposure prophylaxis among dog bite victims in Wakiso and Kampala districts, Uganda [version 3; peer review: 2 approved] by Gloria Bahizi, Samuel Majalija, SM Thumbi, Fredrick Makumbi, Stevens Kisaka

“…Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among dog-bite patients that presented to two selected rabies PEP centers. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect data. …”
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Associations between refraction and ocular biometry in Chinese preschoolers aged 3–6 years: a cross-sectional study in Shunyi, Beijing by Rui Wang, Aimin Jiang, Jing Yuan, Qing Xu, Liting Zhu, Zhanfeng Li

“…AL-to-CR ratio, lens power (LP) and spherical equivalent (SE) were calculated. Those children were divided according to SE into three groups: hyperopia group, premyopia group and myopia group.Interventions None.Primary and secondary outcome measures Refraction and ocular biometric parameters.Results The prevalence of myopia, premyopia and hyperopia was 2.7% (95% CI 1.8% to 3.7%), 27.3% (95% CI 24.7% to 29.8%) and 70.0% (95% CI 67.4% to 72.7%), respectively. …”
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