Risk factors and machine learning prediction models for intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy by Yingchun Ren, Xiaoying Shan, Gengchao Ding, Ling Ai, Weiying Zhu, Ying Ding, Fuzhou Yu, Yun Chen, Beijiao Wu

“…The dataset was randomly divided into training and testing cohorts. Thirteen machine learning techniques, including Random Forest, Support Vector Machine, and Artificial Neural Network, were employed. …”
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Quantitative swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography (SS-OCTA) analysis of macular microvascular alterations in Bietti crystalline dystrophy by Shiyi Yin, Jinyuan Wang, Haihan Zhang, Xuan Yang, Jingting Luo, Wenbin Wei

“…Associations between OCTA parameters and visual function metrics, including best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), mean deviation (MD) and visual field index (VFI) of the Humphrey visual field test, were analyzed. Results: By stage 3, 92 % of eyes exhibited an undetectable ellipsoid zone (EZ). …”
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Insulin resistance surrogates are associated with all-cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality in population with metabolic syndrome: a retrospective cohort study of NHANES by Jinhao Liao, Linjie Wang, Lian Duan, Fengying Gong, Huijuan Zhu, Hui Pan, Hongbo Yang

“…The multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression model, Kaplan-Meier survival curve, and log-rank tests were applied to determine the association between the five indices and all-cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality in the MetS population. …”
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Contrasting seasonal patterns in particle aggregation and dissolved organic matter transformation in a sub-Arctic fjord by M. G. Digernes, Y. V. Bodur, M. Amargant-Arumí, O. Müller, J. A. Hawkes, S. G. Kohler, U. Dietrich, M. Reigstad, M. L. Paulsen

“…The change in POC concentrations was significantly different between the biologically productive period and the winter period (<span class="inline-formula"><i>t</i></span> test; <span class="inline-formula"><i>p</i>&lt;0.05</span>). …”
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Prognostic value of serum inflammatory markers in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma undergoing surgery: a two-center retrospective cohort study by Yaqin Dong, Fan Wang, Jiaying Deng, Tong Tong, Xiangxun Chen, Liming Wu, Yichun Wang, Mei Kang, Yutong Xu, Guangjie Shi, Liyang Zhu

“…Survival rates were compared using Kaplan–Meier curves and the log-rank test. The Cox regression model was used to identify independent prognostic factors. …”
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Validation of the REDS score in hospitalised patients who deteriorated and were admitted to the intensive care unit—a retrospective cohort study by Narani Sivayoham, Oliver Mason, Harriet O’Mara, Natasha Trenchard Turner, Katie Sysum, Georgina Wicks

“…The area under the receiver operator characteristic (AUROC) curves for the scores were compared. Test characteristics at the cut-off points individually and in combination were noted.Results Of the 289 patients studied, 91 died. …”
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Investigating the Reliability of Shore Hardness in the Design of Procedural Task Trainers by Kyleigh Kriener, Kate Sinclair, Grant Robison, Raushan Lala, Hayley Finley, William Jase Richardson, Mark J. Midwinter

“…Preserved tissues, specifically a liver and components of the anterior triangle of the neck, were extracted from cadavers and measured by three independent raters using digital Shore durometers. Testing revealed that although Shore A demonstrated better inter-rater reliability compared to Shore OO, both scales exhibited poor-to-moderate reliability. …”
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The association of public health interventions regarding both infant sleep position and pertussis immunization with sudden infant death syndrome rates: an ecological study by Jacqueline Müller-Nordhorn, Amir Hakimhashemi, Stefan N. Willich, Sylvia Binting, Thomas Keil

“…We used multilayer and multivariate correlation analyses to determine the correlation between SIDS and pertussis hospitalization rates, including Pearson correlation test and vector autoregressive (VAR) analysis. Results In West Germany, the average annual SIDS rate (per 1000 live births) increased from 1.08 in 1980 to 1.68 in 1991, before declining to 1.18 in 1992 and subsequently to 0.10 in 2020. …”
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Acute Concurrent Exercise Improves Inhibitory Control Without Mediating the Role of Lactate: An Event-Related Potential Study by Ruei-Hong Li, Tai-Rui Chen, Nicholas D. Gilson, Marius Brazaitis, Yi-Ting Cheng, Hui-Fang Wu, Ji-Hang Lee, Yu-Kai Chang

“…Response time (RT) and accuracy in the Stroop test, as well as P3 amplitude, were assessed before and after the treatment. …”
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A clinical study of the immunogenicity and protective potency of a live recombinant GamLPV vaccine for intranasal use for the prevention of whooping cough in adult volunteers by Alevtina A. Lidzhieva, Alisa Yu. Medkova, Sergey V. Kulikov, Ludmila N. Sinyashina, Rezida A. Sioundioukova, Andrey P. Markov, Aleksey B. Verveda, Natalia E. Abaeva, Irina N. Chernyshova, Marina V. Gavrilova, Kristina K. Bushkova, Ilya N. Dyakov, Gennady I. Karataev

“…Levels of Bordetella pertussis-specific IgG, IgA antibodies in blood serum and levels of B. pertussis-specific secretory IgA antibodies in nasopharyngeal aspirates were measured by ELISA method and agglutination test. The dynamics of elimination of attenuated B. pertussis bacteria after the first and second intranasal administration of GamLPV to volunteers was estimated by using qPCR. …”
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Efficacy of drugs most commonly prescribed at functional gastrointestinal diseases (functional dyspepsia syndrome and irritable bowel syndrome) observational study results by V. T. Ivashkin, Ye. A. Poluektova, D. V. Reykhart, O. S. Shifrin, A. G. Beniashvili, O. S. Lyashenko, A. V. Belostotsky

“…Later all patients underwent a set of laboratory and instrumental tests required according to «Guidelines on diagnostics and treatment of the irritable bowel syndrome in adults» of the Russian gastroenterological association and Russian Association of coloproctology and to «Clinical guidelines on diagnostics and treatment of the functional dyspepsia» of the Russian gastroenterological association. …”
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Determination of HLA Tissue Type According to the Etiology of Patients with Chronic Renal Failure by Burcu KARAKUS TURAN, Fahri UCAR, Vural Taner YILMAZ, Yahya KILINC, Sule DARBAŞ ARAS, Huseyin KOCAK, Nurten SAYIN EKINCI, Bulent AYDINLI, Habibe Sema ARSLAN

“…Allele frequency distributions were calculated with the help of Arlequin v3.11 population genetics statistics program and SPSS v23.0 program, and p&lt;0.05 values were accepted as significant by chi-square tests. Results: HLA A*02 (21.83%), B*35 (18.30%), DRB1*11 (21.41%) alleles were observed most frequently in individuals with CKD, respectively. …”
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Triglyceride-glucose index: carotid intima-media thickness and cardiovascular risk in a European population by Chiara Pavanello, Massimiliano Ruscica, Sofia Castiglione, Giuliana Germana Mombelli, Antonia Alberti, Laura Calabresi, Cesare Riccardo Sirtori

“…Although there are fewer reports from the Western world, and they are sometimes contradictory, the absence of definitive data on the relationship between a raised TyG index and cardiovascular risk suggested the opportunity of testing this biochemical marker against a well-established vascular marker such as the carotid intima media thickness (c-IMT). …”
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Characterization of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates Obtained from Patients in Canadian Hospitals: Results of the CANWARD 2007 Study by Andrew Walkty, Melanie DeCorby, Kim Nichol, Melissa McCracken, Michael R Mulvey, James A Karlowsky, Daryl J Hoban, George G Zhanel

“…Each centre was asked to submit clinical isolates (consecutive, one per patient per infection site) from blood (n=360), respiratory (n=200), urine (n=100) and wound/intravenous (n=50) infections. Susceptibility testing was performed using Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute broth microdilution methods. …”
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus’ impact on heart failure patients’ exercise tolerance: a focus on maximal fat oxidation during exercise by Huiying Zhu, Huiying Zhu, Jianchao Pan, Jianxuan Wen, Jianxuan Wen, Xiaojing Dang, Xiaojing Dang, Xiankun Chen, Xiankun Chen, Yunxiang Fan, Yunxiang Fan, Weihui Lu, Weihui Lu, Wei Jiang, Wei Jiang

“…All subjects completed cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPX). We determined their fat oxidation (FATox) by indirect calorimetry.ResultsIn the HF patients, the peak oxygen uptake (VO2) value was 14.76 ± 3.27 ml/kg/min in the T2DM group and 17.76 ± 4.64 ml/kg/min in the non-T2DM group. …”
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Symptom Network and Subgroup Analysis in Patients with Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study by Yu C, Xu M, Pang X, Zhang Y, Cao X, Xu Y, Huang S, Zhao H, Chen C

“…The data underwent exploratory factor analysis (EFA), symptom network analysis, latent class analysis (LCA), Spearman correlation analysis, Wilcoxon signed-rank test, single-factor regression and multiple-factor stepwise regression.Results: In hospitalized patients with ECOPD, symptom network analysis revealed that loss of appetite was the core symptom, while chest distress was the bridge symptom. …”
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Resistencia antihelmíntica: evaluación de la prueba de reducción del conteo de huevos by S. L. Cristel, V.H. Suárez

“…De los métodos in vivo, el test de elección para el diagnóstico de RA a campo es la Prueba de Reducción del Conteo de Huevos (PRCH), la cual, sin embargo, posee baja sensibilidad y especificidad. …”
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Implementasi Sistem Peramalan Pengadaan Kebutuhan Bahan Baku Pangan Dengan Metode Weighted Moving Average by Reza Ena Erlinda, Uky Yudatama, Endah Ratna Arumi

“…From this research, three tests were carried out on different weights, from the experiments carried out on each given weight, the best accuracy results were obtained at a weight of 0.7 0.2 0.3 with an MSE value of 0.0302. …”
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Analysing DNA methylation and transcriptomic signatures to predict prostate cancer recurrence risk by Fahad M. Aldakheel, Hadeel Alnajran, Shatha A. Alduraywish, Ayesha Mateen, Mohammed S. Alqahtani, Rabbani Syed

“…However, traditional diagnostics such as PSA tests, digital rectal examinations, and biopsies often lack specificity resulting in overdiagnosis. …”
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Klasifikasi Pola Pergerakan Bola Mata Menggunakan Metode Multilayer Backpropagation by Karina Amadea, Fitra A. Bachtiar, Gusti Pangestu

“…The results of the 107 pupil extraction data will be classified using the Backpropagation method and obtain an accuracy level of 88,24% in training and 80.95% in testing using 1 hidden layer with 11 hidden neurons, 0,7 of a learning rate, and 100 of the number of iterations. …”
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