Comparative Study of Protein Expression Levels of Five Plaque Biomarkers and Relation with Carotid Plaque Type Classification in Patients after Carotid Endarterectomy by Konstantinos Kyriakidis, Pavlos Antoniadis, Sohail Choksy, Rigini M. Papi

“…Here, protein expression levels of the metalloproteases MMP-1, MMP-9, osteopontin (OPN), and cytokines TNFα and IL-6 in tissue extracts of carotid plaques in patients after endarterectomy were estimated by Western immunoblotting, after SDS-PAGE analysis and evaluated based on the ultrasonographic plaque morphology. …”
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The Association between Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio and Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Tiruneh Adane, Mulugeta Melku, Yilkal Belete Worku, Alebachew Fasil, Melak Aynalem, Amanuel Kelem, Solomon Getawa

“…A random effect model was used to estimate the standardized mean difference (SMD). A metaregression, subgroup, and sensitivity analysis were conducted to search for potential sources of heterogeneity. …”
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Upper Bound Limit Stability Analysis for Soil Slope with Nonuniform Multiparameter Distribution Based on Discrete Algorithm by Zhen Wang, Xumeng Yang, Ang Li

“…The results show that upper bound limit analysis has highly accuracy in stability coefficient calculation; compared with the residual thrust method, the stability coefficient calculation result by upper bound limit analysis is a strict upper bound solution, and the calculation error is easy to be estimated and eliminated. Simultaneously, the most dangerous slip surface obtained by upper bound limit analysis can fully satisfy the velocity separation requirement and has a greater engineering reference value.…”
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Excellent Reliability for an Instrumented Test of Ankle Plantarflexion Force by Moez Glaied, Rodney Whiteley

“…Inter-rater reliability (ICC~2,1~), Bland-Altman, and minimal detectable change values were estimated. # Results Sixty-one subjects were tested (49 male, 12 female, 39.6±12.6 years, 81.1±13.8kg). …”
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The Evaluation of Short- and Long-Term Performance of Cold-Mix Asphalt Patching Materials by Chien-Wei Huang, Tsung-Han Yang, Guan-Bo Lin

“…The DG and OG CMA patching materials exhibited comparable abrasion resistance, and the Cantabro abrasion ratio was highly correlated to the estimated asphalt film thickness for the OG CMA patching materials. …”
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Racial and gender disparities in the effect of new drug approvals on U.S. cancer mortality by Frank Lichtenberg

“… Objective: To investigate whether there were racial and gender disparities in the effect of new drug approvals on U.S. cancer mortality since 1990. Study design: We estimate two-way (by cancer site and year (1990–2019)) fixed-effects models of the age-adjusted mortality rate for four race/sex groups: white males, white females, black males, and black females. …”
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A Hybrid Prognostic Approach for Remaining Useful Life Prediction of Lithium-Ion Batteries by Wen-An Yang, Maohua Xiao, Wei Zhou, Yu Guo, Wenhe Liao

“…In this hybrid prognostic approach, the relevant vectors obtained with the selective kernel ensemble-based relevance vector machine (RVM) learning algorithm are fitted to the physical degradation model, which is then extrapolated to failure threshold for estimating the RUL of the lithium-ion battery of interest. …”
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A Full-Scale Experimental Study of the Vertical Dynamic and Static Behavior of the Pier-Cap-Pile System by Jianlei Liu, Meng Ma

“…As a type of dynamic nondestructive test technique, the dynamic transient response method (TRM) could be employed to estimate the vertical bearing capacity when the relationship between static stiffness and dynamic stiffness is known. …”
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Molecular Characterization of Wild and Cultivated Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) through DNA Barcode Markers by Awais Qarni, Khushi Muhammad, Abdul Wahab, Amir Ali, Chandni Khizar, Izhar Ullah, Abeer Kazmi, Tahira Sultana, Asma Hameed, Muhammad Younas, Mehdi Rahimi

“…DNA barcoding is a useful technique for the identification, conservation, and diversity estimation at the species level in plants. The current research work was carried out to characterize selected Fragaria species from northern Pakistan using DNA barcode markers. …”
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Public Transit Loyalty Modeling Considering the Effect of Passengers’ Emotional Value: A Case Study in Xiamen, China by Shi-chao Sun

“…The goodness-of-fit of the model was estimated and evaluated by using the survey data harvested from Xiamen, China. …”
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Willingness to Pay for Hexanal Technology among Banana Farmers in Meru County, Kenya by Jane N. Kahwai, John I. Mburu, Martin O. Oulu, Margaret J. Hutchinson

“…Currently, these losses are estimated at sixty-six percent based on total weight. …”
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Age-Related Reduced Somatosensory Gating Is Associated with Altered Alpha Frequency Desynchronization by Chia-Hsiung Cheng, Pei-Ying S. Chan, Sylvain Baillet, Yung-Yang Lin

“…Our analysis revealed that the minimum norm estimates showed age-related reduction of SG in the bilateral SII regions. …”
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A comprehensive review of biological and genetic control approaches for leishmaniasis vector sand flies; emphasis towards promoting tools for integrated vector management. by Yasoda Kumari, Nayana Gunathilaka, Deepika Amarasinghe

“…According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 700,000-1 million new cases arise annually. …”
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Source Identification of VOCs and their Environmental Health Risk in a Petrochemical Industrial Area by Nattaporn Pinthong, Sarawut Thepanondh, Akira Kondo

“…The Positive Matrix Factorization (PMF) Version 5.0 was further utilized to estimate the contribution of specific sources to the VOC mixing ratio. …”
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Medicinal Applications of Banana Peel Flour Used as a Substitute for Computing Dietary Fiber for Wheat Flour in the Biscuit Industry by Garsa Ali Alshehry

“…The aim of this study, medicinal applications of banana peel flour, was used to estimate nutrition value and minerals content. The results indicated that banana peel flour was safe for food application, and it was lower in protein and fat and higher in dietary fiber and total carbohydrate which were 52.68 and 67.25%, respectively. …”
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Association of Neovascular Glaucoma with Risk of Stroke: A Population-Based Cohort Study by Cheng-Wen Su, Yue-Cune Chang, Cheng-Li Lin, Hsin-Yi Chen

“…According to the multivariable Cox regression results, the estimated adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) of stroke was 2.07 (95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.41–3.02) for the NVG cohort. …”
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Personalized Injury Reduction Strategies in Sports Medicine: Lessons Learned from Advances in Breast Cancer Treatment: A Clinical Commentary by Garrett Bullock, Gary Collins, Rober Adams, Charles Thigpen, Ellen Shanley

“…The rise in injury rates suggest that current approaches to estimating injury risk and risk management are not effective. …”
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Enhancing Orthopedic Surgery and Treatment Using Artificial Intelligence and Its Application in Health and Dietary Welfare by D. Rubidha Devi, S. K. UmaMaheswaran, Sandhya Tarar, Abu Sarwar Zamani, Durgaprasad Gangodkar, A. Prabhu Chakkaravarthy, IssahAbubakari Samori

“…The ML tools can support in collecting patient centric data related to orthopedic surgery and also estimate the postoperative complications, level of treatment modalities to be provided, and guide the medical practitioners in taking effective clinical device decisions. …”
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Assessing Soil Tolerance Limit for Two Soil Orders Surrounding Sulaimani City by Marwa Abubakr Ahmed, Kamal Sharif Qadir

“…The dimension of each site was (2.5*2.5 km). The estimated soil tolerance limit for whole grid points except one grid point at Bakrajo site was equal to 12.5 (Mg/ ha/ yr), while at Qallachwalan in a wide range as 2.5-10 (Mg/ ha/ yr). …”
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Experimental Studies of Thermal Hydraulics of Deep Eutectic Solvent Based on Choline Chloride by Myung Hyun Pyo, Siwon Seo, Jaeyoung Lee

“…To summarize, glyceline’s friction factor and heat transfer coefficient are predictable in existing theories, but the transition regions for those are different because flow development behavior between hydraulic and thermal boundary layers is different. Therefore, it is estimated that thermal-hydraulic experiments are essential when using high Pr numbers and high viscosity fluids such as DESs and molten salts as heat storage and transfer mediums.…”
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