Determinants of TB/HIV coinfection-related deaths audited using the TB death checklist from health facilities in Rwanda by Mutembayire et al.

“…To explore associations between HIV status at the time of TB diagnosis and other variables, bivariate analysis was performed. …”

Effect of Aerobic and Foot Intrinsic Muscle Strength Training on Plantar Pressures and Spatiotemporal Gait Parameters in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Randomised Controlled Study by Shashikumar Channmgere Govindappa

“…The control group received standard medical care (Antidiabetic medications prescribed by a physician and a Diabetic diet prescribed by a Nutrition Therapist), and the experimental group received identical aerobic exercise and specific intrinsic foot muscle exercise along with standard care, three times a week for three months. A descriptive analysis was conducted to determine the mean, standard deviation, and normality of the variables. …”
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of robotic-arm assisted total knee arthroplasty (TKA) versus conventional TKA in Iranian population by Zahra Goudazi, Mojtaba Jafari, Abdollah Kiyaei, Ramin Ravangard, Seyed Ali Hashemi, Khosro Keshavarz

“…The value of the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of rTKA in contrast to mTKA stood at $12,037 per QALY with a follow-up duration of 16 years, which is within the bounds of the threshold value of $16,153 per QALY set in Iran. …”
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Lessons learned from the co-development of operational climate forecast services for vineyards management by N. Pérez-Zanón, V. Agudetse, E. Baulenas, P.A. Bretonnière, C. Delgado-Torres, N. González-Reviriego, A. Manrique-Suñén, A. Nicodemou, M. Olid, Ll. Palma, M. Terrado, B. Basile, F. Carteni, A. Dente, C. Ezquerra, F. Oldani, M. Otero, F. Santos-Alves, M. Torres, J. Valente, A. Soret

“…For each week or month, three bars show the tercile probabilities of above-normal, normal or below-normal conditions for the time of the year. The limits of the tercile categories are also displayed, which helps to understand the averaged values of the variable in the selected region and the time of the year calculated with information from the past. …”
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Optimization of Acid Degumming of Crude Rice Bran Oil (CRBO) on Phospholipid Removal Using Response Surface Methodology (RSM) by Astrilia Damayanti, megawati megawati, Ima Winaningsih, Doni Rahmat Wicakso, Nuryoto Nuryoto, Yusuf Rumbino, Ridwan Anung Prasetyo, Muhammad Prabu Rizki

“…Optimization with desirability value ( 0.5) results showed a phospholipid removal response of 40.479% under conditions of adding 0.1%w/w phosphoric acid, temperature of 83.21 °C, and degumming time of 40 minutes, which were determined by Derringer’s methodology. .…”
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Predicting nosocomial pneumonia of patients with acute brain injury in intensive care unit using machine-learning models by Junchen Pan, Zhen Yue, Jing Ji, Yongping You, Liqing Bi, Yun Liu, Xinglin Xiong, Genying Gu, Ming Chen, Shen Zhang

“…Five independent variables for nosocomial pneumonia infection were identified and selected for machine learning model derivations and validations, including tracheotomy time, antibiotic use days, blood glucose, ventilator-assisted ventilation time, and C-reactive protein. …”
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When to Measure Accessibility? Temporal Segmentation and Aggregation in Location-Based Public Transit Accessibility by Anna Lindner, Fabian Kühnel, Michael Schrömbges, Tobias Kuhnimhof

“…The median was suitable for aggregating individual time intervals into a representative value for the PT service throughout a day, while the maximum or mean value distorted the results. …”
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A model based on preoperative nutrition-inflammation score for predicting mucocutaneous separation after enterostomy in colorectal cancer patients by Jie Yuan, Yali Hu, Jiaying Wang, Le Chang, Ting Guan, Xiaochao Fu, Wangwang Sheng, Jingyu Nian, Bing Zhu, Jifu E, Cheng Peng

“…The calibration curves showed no significant difference between the predicted value of the model and the actual observed value, and the DCA curves showed that the model had good clinical application value. …”
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Expression Analysis of COPB2 and Bcl-2 in Early Stages of Endometrial Carcinoma by Branko Andrić, Danijela Cvetković, Stefan Blagojević, Marko Stanković, Nenad Kokošar, Dragutin Sretenović, Dragiša Šljivančanin, Branislav Milošević, Danijela Milošev, Petar Arsenijević

“…Based on the results of the analysis of the normality of the data distribution (Shapiro-Wilk test), the Mann-Whitney U test was used for the analysis of these variables. Results: Using Mann-Whitney U test, we determined that there is a statistically significant difference (p < 0.05) in the expression values of the COPB2 and Bcl-2 gene in women with endometrial carcinoma (EC) compared to women without cancer. …”
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Comparison of Ultrasound-guided Costoclavicular Block versus Axillary Block for Below Elbow Surgery: A Randomised Clinical Study by BN Chaithrashree, Surbhi Gupta, Thomas T Vellapally

“…Mean block performance time was shorter in CCB than AXB group (5.83±0.82 vs 8.74±0.85 minutes) respectively; p-value <0.001. …”
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Raman‐Enabled Predictions of Protein Content and Metabolites in Biopharmaceutical Saccharomyces cerevisiae Fermentations by Jeppe Hagedorn, Guilherme Ramos, Miguel Ressurreição, Ernst Broberg Hansen, Michael Sokolov, Carlos Casado Vázquez, Christos Panos

“…This method enables accurate prediction of protein concentration and key process parameters, fundamental for the control and optimization of biopharmaceutical fermentation processes. Utilizing variable importance in projection (VIP) further enhances model robustness, leading to lower relative root mean squared error of prediction (RMSEP) values across the six targets studied. …”
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Bread production technology modelling using hop starter in ovens of various types by V. A. Bukhovets, T. V. Kirillova, N. A. Fokina, I. V. Romanov

“…Each qualitative factor having two grades was replaced by one binary variable. The solution of a multicriteria optimization problem showed that the studied indicators reach the optimal values when baking in an air-o-steam and preparing a dough using hop starter.…”
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Levobupivacaine and Dexmedetomidine versus Ropivacaine and Dexmedetomidine for Ultrasound-guided Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block: A Randomised Controlled Trial by Sofia Batool, Ram Bahadur Rai, Tsering Yougyal

“…A p-value <0.05 or less was considered statistically significant. …”
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Modélisation de pertes en lit vif alimentant un karst binaire : exemple du Gardon entre Ners et Russan (Gard, France) by Philippe Martin

“…The statistical series (7534 hourly values) is modelled by LAPLACE's law provided that the variable is the logarithm of the flows (double exponential). …”
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An explainable analysis of diabetes mellitus using statistical and artificial intelligence techniques by William Hoyos, Kenia Hoyos, Rander Ruiz, Jose Aguilar

“…In particular, the XGBoost model showed superior performance in accuracy, sensitivity and specificity with values of 1 for each of these metrics. On the other hand, the FCM stood out for its explainability capabilities by allowing an analysis of the variables involved in the prediction using scenario-based simulations. …”
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Mixing performance test and uniformity analysis of a two-stage injection jet on-line mixer. by Ping Jiang, Siliang Xiang, Wenwu Hu, Yahui Luo, Wen Li, Xiang Dong, Yixin Shi

“…Quantitative analysis using UV spectrophotometry showed that the actual mass concentration of the mixture deviated by less than 0.1% from the expected values at different sampling times, confirming superior temporal distribution uniformity. …”
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Evaluation of Offshore Wind Turbine Tower Dynamics with Numerical Analysis by Begum Yurdanur Dagli, Yeşim Tuskan, Ümit Gökkuş

“…The results of computational fluid dynamics and structural mechanics are coupled in FSI analysis by using ANSYS software. Time-varying lateral displacements and the first natural frequency values which are obtained from Rayleigh’s energy method and FSI technique are compared. …”
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CLASTOGENIC POTENTIAL OF SOME CHEMICALS USED IN AGRICULTURE MONITORED THROUGH THE ALLIUM ASSAY by Elena BONCIU

“…The obtained results showed that the tested pesticides induced the decrease, in variable percentages, of the mitotic index (MI %) in the onion meristematic cells, in all tested variants. …”
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BLOOD GLUCOSE RESPONSE AND GLYCEMIC INDEX OF BREADS AND SOME WHEAT PRODUCTS IN NORMAL HUMAN SUBJECTS by Abdullah M. Thannoun

“…After 12 hours overnight fast, each subject was tested for blood glucose at zero time before given the test food or glucose standard in an amount to provide 50 g carbohydrate. …”
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Reliability Analysis and Numerical Simulation of Industrial Robot Drive System with Vacation by Yanling Li, Genqi Xu, Yihui Wang

“…Using the supplementary variable method, a mathematical model of the system is constructed and formulated within an appropriate Banach space, leading to the derivation of the system’s abstract development equation. …”
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