Validation of the Persian Translation of the Swallowing Disturbance Questionnaire in Parkinson’s Disease Patients by Ali Rajaei, S. Abolfazl Azargoon, Mohammad Hussein Nilforoush, Ebrahim Barzegar Bafrooei, Fereshteh Ashtari, Ahmad Chitsaz

“…Dysphagia, as a common finding in Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients, was estimated to be present in 80–95% of this population during different stages of the disease. …”
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Epigenetic Markers of Renal Function in African Americans by Samantha M. Bomotti, Jennifer A. Smith, Alicia L. Zagel, Jacquelyn Y. Taylor, Stephen T. Turner, Sharon L. R. Kardia

“…We then evaluated (1) whether epigenetic markers are associated with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), (2) whether the significantly associated markers are also associated with traditional risk factors and/or novel biomarkers for eGFR, and (3) how much additional variation in eGFR is explained by epigenetic markers beyond established risk factors and biomarkers. …”
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Modelling COVID-19 in the North American region with a metapopulation network and Kalman filter by Matteo Perini, Teresa K. Yamana, Marta Galanti, Jiyeon Suh, Roselyn Kaondera-Shava, Jeffrey Shaman

“…Results: This model-inference system provides estimates of transmission dynamics, infection rates, and ascertainment rates for each of the 96 locations from January 2020 to March 2021. …”
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County Smoke-Free Laws and Asthma Discharges: Evidence from 17 US States by Glenn M. Landers, Patricia Ketsche, Mark L. Diana, Claudia Campbell

“…To examine the effect of county workplace smoke-free laws over and above the effect of other (restaurant or bar) smoke-free laws on adult asthma. Methods. The study estimated the effect of rates of adult asthma discharges before and after the implementation of county nonhospitality workplace smoke-free laws and county restaurant and bar smoke-free laws. …”
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Artificial neural network forecast application for fine particulate matter concentration using meteorological data by M. Memarianfard, A.M. Hatami, M. Memarianfard

“…Therefore, it is crucial to estimate the amounts of fine particulate matter concentrations through the urban atmosphere. …”
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Immunosuppressants in modern approaches to treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases by O. B. Schukina, A. G. Kharitonov, A. M. Kharitidis, T. E. Ivashchenko, Yu. A. Nasykhova, T. V. Gabrusskaya, A. Yu. Baranovsky

“…To characterize frequency of TPMT gene mutations in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) with myelosuppression and to estimate value of these mutations in prognosis of myelosuppression development in patients receiving thiopurine treatment.Material and methods. …”
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Region sown areas portfolio optimization taking into account crop production economic risk by P. Hrytsiuk, T. Babych, O. Mandziuk

“…Using a modified Markowitz model and obtained risk estimates the efficient frontiers of cereal sown areas portfolios in the Rivne region were constructed. …”
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Effects of Irrigation with Treated Slaughterhouse Effluent and <i>Bradyrhizobium</i> spp. Inoculation on Soybean Development and Productivity: Strategies for Sustainable Management by Ana Carolina Murad Lima, Lisiane Brichi, Lucas Renato Trevisan, André Leão de Souza Dominguez, Gustavo Nocera Santiago, Tamara Maria Gomes, Fabrício Rossi

“…Chlorophyll indices varied across developmental stages, with maximum chlorophyll <i>b</i> estimated at 85.35% effluent irrigation. Soybean yield did not vary significantly with effluent dilutions, suggesting environmental factors had a greater influence. …”
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The Role of Atmospheric Composition in Defining the Habitable Zone Limits and Supporting <i>E. coli</i> Growth by Asena Kuzucan, Emeline Bolmont, Guillaume Chaverot, Jaqueline Quirino Ferreira, Bastiaan Willem Ibelings, Siddharth Bhatnagar, Daniel Frank McGinnis

“…In this study, we adopted a two-pronged approach. First, we estimated the surface conditions of planets near the HZ’s inner edge under various atmospheric compositions. …”
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Performance of Five Introduced Cabbage Varieties (Brassica oleracea var. capitata L.) Planted at the Highland of Pemalang Regency by Muntazul Ghiffar Hafidho, Rostaman Rostaman, Nurchasanah Siti, Faris Syaukany Rizza, Manoworn Chaiwat

“…A randomized block design (RBD) was used, and quantitative data were analyzed with an F test (ANOVA) at a 5% error level, followed by a Dunnet test and genetic and phenotypic diversity estimates. Qualitative data were analyzed according to UPOV 2016 guidelines. …”
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Iron Accumulation Is Not Homogenous among Patients with Parkinson’s Disease by Khashayar Dashtipour, Manju Liu, Camellia Kani, Pejman Dalaie, Andre Obenaus, Daniel Simmons, Nicole M. Gatto, Mehran Zarifi

“…Using SWI, the phase related iron content was estimated from different brain regions of interest (ROIs). …”
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Hydrograph Separation in the Headwaters of the Shule River Basin: Combining Water Chemistry and Stable Isotopes by Jiaxin Zhou, Jinkui Wu, Shiwei Liu, Guoxiong Zeng, Jia Qin, Xiuna Wang, Qiudong Zhao

“…The uncertainties of the EMMA method were summarized and estimated via a classical Gaussian error propagation technique. …”
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AI Innovations in rPPG Systems for Driver Monitoring: Comprehensive Systematic Review and Future Prospects by Soha G. Ahmed, Katrien Verbert, Nazar Zaki, Ashraf Khalil, Hamad Aljassmi, Fady Alnajjar

“…A literature search up to April 2, 2024, across major databases, identified 344 studies; 29 were analyzed in depth, focusing on: 1) rPPG signal extraction and heart rate estimation, where deep learning improved accuracy; 2) fatigue detection, showing benefits of multimodal data fusion; 3) mental state monitoring, with machine learning classifying cognitive load and distraction; and 4) emotional state monitoring and dataset development, indicating a trend toward holistic driver assessment. …”
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Frequency of Specific Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors among Cameroonian Patients on Dialysis: The Cases of Anaemia, Inflammation, Phosphate, and Calcium by Olivier Pancha Mbouemboue, Olivier Djile Danbe, Marcel Tangyi Tamanji, Jacques Olivier Ngoufack

“…Anaemia, phosphocalcium metabolic disorders, and a positive CRP result among haemodialysed patients were estimated at 94.3%, 61.6%, and 77.1%, respectively. …”
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Analysis of Empirical Models for Predicting the Rupture Force in Four-Pile Caps by Raphael Saverio Spozito, André Luis Christoforo, Fernando Menezes de Almeida Filho, Rodrigo Gustavo Delalibera, Elvys Dias Reis, André Luís Lima Velame Branco

“…In this context, the objective of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of regression models for estimating the rupture force associated with strut failure. …”
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Phytotoxicity of methylene blue to rice seedlings by X.Z. Yu, Y.X. Feng, D.M. Yue

“…Using non-linear regression, EC-48 h values for 10%, 20% and 50% inhibition of the relative growth rate were estimated to be 1.54, 3.22 and 10.13 mg MB/L for rice seedlings exposed to methylene blue, respectively, while smaller EC were obtained for 96 h exposure. …”
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The Nonmydriatic Fundus Camera in Diabetic Retinopathy Screening: A Cost-Effective Study with Evaluation for Future Large-Scale Application by Giuseppe Scarpa, Francesca Urban, Stela Vujosevic, Michele Tessarin, Giovanni Gallo, Annalisa Visentin, Emanuela Foglia, Lucrezia Ferrario, Edoardo Midena

“…The “no prevention strategy” with the inclusion of the estimation of blindness related costs was compared with screening costs in order to evaluate a future extensive and feasible implementation of the procedure, through a budget impact approach. …”
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Modeling of Corrosion Rate and Resistivity of Steel Reinforcement of Calcium Aluminate Cement Mortar by Cristina Argiz, Miguel Ángel Sanjuán, Pedro Castro Borges, Emiliano Álvarez

“…This paper presents the characteristic corrosion intensity values of steel embedded in mortars made of CAC after five years of exposure to either a 0.5 mol/l or 1.5 mol/l NaCl solution in order to be applied to estimate the service life of reinforced concrete made of calcium aluminate cement (CAC) which is used in real construction structures. …”
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Fabrication of PES/PVP Water Filtration Membranes Using Cyrene®, a Safer Bio-Based Polar Aprotic Solvent by Roxana A. Milescu, C. Robert McElroy, Thomas J. Farmer, Paul M. Williams, Matthew J. Walters, James H. Clark

“…New methods, Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry (MIP) and NMR-based pore structure model, were applied to estimate the porosity and pore size distribution of the new membranes produced for the first time with Cyrene® and PVP as additive. …”
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Climate and soil factors drive the functional and phylogenetic assembly of Qinghai-Tibetan grassland communities via multiple paths by Xiaomei Kang, Yanjun Liu, Xinyang Wu, Lijie Duan, Jiachang Jiang, Aoran Zhang, Wei Qi

“…Despite their significance, the manner in which these structures change along environmental gradients has not been explored extensively. We estimated the phylogenetic diversity (PD) and community-weighted mean (CWM) and functional diversity (FD) values of four key functional traits in 558 grassland plots across the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP) and assessed their relationship to climate and soil factors. …”
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