A new strong ground motion model for predicting Peak Ground Acceleration (PGA), pseudo-acceleration spectra and displacement spectra in Iran by A.R. Hajipour, H. Moghaddam

“…The output of this research is a GMM for Iran, which can be used to estimate the spectrum of pseudo-elastic acceleration and the spectrum of elastic and inelastic displacement.…”
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Evaluation of Patients’ Received Doses in Chest CT Scan Protocols for COVID-19 Diagnosis by Sadegh Shurche, Tinoosh Almasi, Maryam Tima, Nima Rostampour

“…The maximum Size-Specific Dose Estimate (SSDE) was 11.97 ± 0.2 and 21.58 ± 0.9 milli Gray (mGy) for each protocol, respectively. …”
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Plant-based diets and total and cause-specific mortality: a meta-analysis of prospective studies by Qiwang Mo, Jizhongrong Wu, Yi Lu, Xiao Zhang

“…Dose–response meta-analysis was also performed for studies reporting categorical risk estimates for at least three quantitative levels of PDIs, hPDIs and uPDIs.ResultsA total of 11 eligible cohort studies (13 datasets) were eventually included in this meta-analysis. …”
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Co-occurrence of behavioural risk factors for non-communicable diseases and mortality risk in Spain: a population-based cohort study by Iñaki Galán, Cristina Ortiz, Carmen Rodriguez-Blazquez, Teresa López-Cuadrado, Ana Ayuso-Álvarez

“…Objectives This study aims to estimate the impact of the co-occurrence of behavioural risk factors on mortality in the Spanish adult population.Design Population-based cohort study based on data from the 2011–2012 Spanish National Health Survey and the 2014 European Health Survey (n=35 053 participants ≥15 years of age) both linked to mortality data as of December 2022. …”
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Lysine requirement of weaned piglets by S. Goethals, P. Bikker, J.H.M. Rijpert, B. Ampe, J.W. Spek, S. Millet

“…Optimising pig health and production efficiency and minimising nitrogen excretion require accurate knowledge of estimated lysine requirements accounting for factors such as genetics, feeding practices, scientific advancements, and environmental considerations. …”
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Recent global patterns in skin cancer incidence, mortality, and prevalence by Mingyue Wang, Xinghua Gao, Li Zhang, Lishao Guo, Xiangxiang Pan

“…The GLOBOCAN 2022 data indicated that melanoma was the 17th most common cancer. An estimated 331,722 people were diagnosed with melanoma globally and approximately 58,667 died from this disease. …”
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Solar Power Generation in Smart Cities Using an Integrated Machine Learning and Statistical Analysis Methods by Ahmad Almadhor, K. Mallikarjuna, R. Rahul, G. Chandra Shekara, Rishu Bhatia, Wesam Shishah, V. Mohanavel, S. Suresh Kumar, Sojan Palukaran Thimothy

“…The amount of power that will be produced by solar panels can be estimated using the mean sun irradiance at a particular spot. …”
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The Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors among Employees in the Kingdom of Bahrain between October 2010 and March 2011: A Cross-Sectional Study from a Workplace Health... by Ameera Ali AL-Nooh, Abdulhussain Abdulabbas Abdulla Alajmi, David Wood

“…Objective. This study aims to estimate the CVD risk factors prevalence among government employees in Bahrain. …”
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Assessment of the impact of the great cormorant (Phalaсrocorax carbo sinensis Shaw et Nodder, 1801) on fish resources of the Obytichna Spit the Sea of Azov by A. Sydorenko

“…Based on these analyses, the daily fish consumption of the cormorant colony was estimated over the annual period, and the ratio of fish removed by cormorants to the official fish catch by fishermen was also analyzed. …”
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Detection of mite infested saffron plants using aerial imaging and machine learning classifier by Hossein Sahabi, Jalal Baradaran-Motie

“…This leads to the identification of the concentration points of the bulb mites and the estimation of the percentage of infestation in the field. …”
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Intra-rater and Inter-rater Reliability of the KangaTech (KT360) Fixed Frame Dynamometry System During Maximal Isometric Strength Measurements of the Knee Flexors. by Ellie Woolhead, Richard Partner, Megan Parsley, Ashley Jones

“…There is currently a paucity of published work where reliability estimates for fixed-frame dynamometry systems have been estimated. …”
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The clinical features and outcomes of diabetes patients infected with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis comprising 192,693 patients by Kai Liu, Shu Liu, Ting-ting Xu, Hong Qiao

“…We discovered that white blood cell count, neutrophil count, inflammatory marker levels, D-dimer, urea, precursor of the brain natriuretic peptide (Pro-BNP) increased and lymphocyte count, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), albumin decreased significantly in the diabetic group in laboratory test results. …”
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The implementation and impact of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) for Down's syndrome into antenatal screening programmes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Elinor Sebire, Chithramali Hasanthika Rodrigo, Sohinee Bhattacharya, Mairead Black, Rachael Wood, Rute Vieira

“…Results summarised the national policies for NIPT implementation into screening programmes geographically, along with population uptake. Meta-analyses estimated the pooled proportions of women choosing invasive prenatal diagnosis (IPD) following a high chance biochemical screening result, before and after NIPT was introduced. …”
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Risk of Subclinical Hypothyroidism in Breast Cancer Patients Treated With CT-Guided Radiation Therapy: A Prospective Observational Study by Amdisen L, Brink C, Lorenzen EL, Roenlev JD, Ewertz M, Cronin-Fenton D

“…We delineated the thyroid gland using CT scans to estimate thyroid volume and radiation dose to the thyroid. …”
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Price tag of glaucoma care is minor compared with the total direct and indirect costs of glaucoma: Results from nationwide survey and register data. by Petri K M Purola, Joonas Taipale, Saku Väätäinen, Mika Harju, Seppo V P Koskinen, Hannu M T Uusitalo

“…<h4>Objective</h4>To estimate the direct and indirect costs of glaucoma and its treatment in Finland.…”
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Improved cardiac and venous pressures during hospital stay in patients with acute heart failure: an echocardiography and biomarkers study by Eiichi Akiyama, Raphaël Cinotti, Kamilė Čerlinskaitė, Lucas N.L. Van Aelst, Mattia Arrigo, Rui Placido, Tahar Chouihed, Nicolas Girerd, Faiez Zannad, Patrick Rossignol, Marc Badoz, Jean‐Marie Launay, Etienne Gayat, Alain Cohen‐Solal, Carolyn S.P. Lam, Jeffrey Testani, Wilfried Mullens, Gad Cotter, Marie‐France Seronde, Alexandre Mebazaa

“…Abstract Aims Changes in echocardiographic parameters and biomarkers of cardiac and venous pressures or estimated plasma volume during hospitalization associated with decongestive treatments in acute heart failure (AHF) patients with either preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) (HFPEF) or reduced LVEF (HFREF) are poorly assessed. …”
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HARMONIZATION OF INDUSTRIAL AND TRADE POLICY OF THE ENTERPRISE by K. Barmashov

“…Methodological and methodical questions of denition of a concept of harmonization in economy and estimates of harmonization of social and economic system functioning, concretized on the example of harmonization of industrial and trade policy of the industrial enterprise are considered. …”
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Chronic gastritis and functional dyspepsia: is there an exit out of the dead spot? (reflections, blown together by Rome criteria III) by A. A. Sheptulin

“…Combination of specified diagnoses is most justified, which allows to estimate severity of morphological changes of mucosa of the stomach, to establish basic pathophysiological mechanisms of development of dyspeptic complaints, to determine optimal management approach.Conclusion. …”
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Diagnosis and Management of Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy by Sarah Broder, Peter Paré

“…In British Columbia, where there are 46,000 pregnancies per year, it is estimated that there are approximately 160 pulmonary embolisms per year and one maternal death every two years secondary to pulmonary embolism. …”
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Effect of Generalized Uncertainty Principle on Main-Sequence Stars and White Dwarfs by Mohamed Moussa

“…The applicable range of quantum gravity parameters is estimated. The bounds in the perturbed parameters are relatively large but they may be considered reasonable values in the astrophysical regime.…”
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