National Trends of Antiparkinsonism Treatment in Taiwan: 2004–2011 by Weng-Ming Liu, Ruey-Meei Wu, Chia-Hsuin Chang, Jou-Wei Lin, Ying-Chun Liu, Chin-Hsien Lin

“…Time trend analyses were estimated assuming Poisson distribution. Results. A total of 19,302 PD patients in 2004 and 41,606 PD patients in 2011 were analyzed. …”
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Purification, structural elucidation, and in vitro antitumor effects of novel polysaccharides from Bangia fuscopurpurea by Jingna Wu, Xiaoting Chen, Kun Qiao, Yongchang Su, Zhiyu Liu

“…Moreover, the weight-average molecular weight of BFP-3 was estimated to be approximately 333 kDa. The backbone of BFP-3 was primarily composed of repeating 5-α-l-Araf-1→(4-α-d-Glcp-1)4→4,6-β-d-Manp-1 units, and the side chains consisted of repeating β-d-Galp-1→(4-β-d-Galp-1)4→4,6-β- d-Galp-1→3,4-α-l-Rhap, β-l-Arap-1→(3-β-d-Galp-1)3, and β-l-Arap-1 units. …”
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Open Soil Spectral Library (OSSL): Building reproducible soil calibration models through open development and community engagement. by José L Safanelli, Tomislav Hengl, Leandro L Parente, Robert Minarik, Dellena E Bloom, Katherine Todd-Brown, Asa Gholizadeh, Wanderson de Sousa Mendes, Jonathan Sanderman

“…Soil spectroscopy is a widely used method for estimating soil properties that are important to environmental and agricultural monitoring. …”
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Poor control of oxidative stress index is associated with increased DNA methylation in retinopathy patients of a sample from babylonian population by Farah A. Al-Hassan, Hawraa Sabah Al-Musawi

“…Global DNA methylation has measured employing 5 mC% estimating using MethylFlash™ Methylated DNA Quantification Kit. …”
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Bacteria and Mold Spore Heat Resistance in Guava Juice and Its Control by pH and Sodium Benzoate by Evelyn, Chairul

“…The spores were suspended in guava juice, processed at 90-100°C for B. subtilis and at 80-90°C for T. flavus and E. javanicum, and decimal reduction (D) values were estimated from the log survivor curves. Next, the effects of pH change (3.5-4.5) and 0.015% sodium benzoate addition on the D values of spores were investigated. …”
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Effect of entrepreneurial marketing on SMEs competitive performance in Lesotho by Osakpamwan E.D. Amadasun, Ashley T. Mutezo

“…Results: The three predictors (customer relationship, strategic networking and customer satisfaction) of the EM estimates identified that each predictor statistically contributes significantly to SMEs’ dynamic market operation and attaining competitive financial performance. …”
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Prevalence and correlates of personality disorders in males with alcohol dependence syndrome undergoing inpatient treatment in a tertiary care hospital in South India by Aravindan Balachandran, Parthasarathy Ramamurthy, Pradeep Thilakan

“…Objectives: The present study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of personality disorders in individuals with alcohol dependence syndrome undergoing inpatient treatment and to determine the sociodemographic and clinical correlates of PDs in these patients. …”
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Socioeconomic and Demographic Factors for Spousal Resemblance in Obesity Status and Habitual Physical Activity in the United States by Hsin-Jen Chen, Yinghui Liu, Youfa Wang

“…Absolute-scale difference and relative-scale resemblance indices (correlation and kappa coefficients) in body mass index (BMI) and HPA were estimated by couples’ socioeconomic and demographic characteristics. …”
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The Antimicrobial Effect of Thymol and Carvacrol in Combination with Organic Acids Against Foodborne Pathogens in Chicken and Beef Meat Fillets by Ioanna Mantzourani, Maria Daoutidou, Athanasios Alexopoulos

“…In the present study, carvacrol and thymol (1000 mg/L) were applied in wine-based marinades, alone or in combination with them and in combination with tartaric acid, malic acid, ascorbic acid, citric acid, and acetic acid (in concentration 0.1% <i>w</i>/<i>v</i>), in chicken and beef fillets and their antimicrobial activity, antioxidant capacity, and pH were estimated during refrigerated storage. Likewise, their antimicrobial activity was recorded against <i>Enterobacteriaceae</i>, total mesophilic bacteria, yeasts/molds, and lactic acid bacteria. …”
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Recognition of Blow Foraminifera Zones in the Tertiary Sediments in F- Well, Niger Delta by F.A. Lucas, O.E. Ononeme

“…The top of this zonal interval which ought to be marked by the FDO of Ammonia becarril was absent but was estimated to be 8,000ft. The base of this zonal interval is marked by the LDO of Epistominella vitriea at 9,400ft. …”
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Assessment of Trends and Magnitude of Climate Variability and Change in the Kembata Tembaro Zone in Southern Ethiopia by Getachew Tadesse, Mulugeta Lemenih, Teshale Woldeamanuel, Menfese Tadesse

“…Higher percentages of dry (negative) rainfall anomaly values over time were estimated during the Kiremt (June–September) (51.6%) and Belg (February–May) (53.8%) seasons, indicating an increase in the number of dry years. …”
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Hourly fetal urine production rate in isolated oligohydramnios at term. by Hyun-Joo Seol, Ho Yeon Kim, Geum-Joon Cho, Min-Jeong Oh

“…They were classified into three groups according to the amniotic fluid index (AFI) and ultrasonographic estimated fetal weight (EFW) as isolated oligohydramnios (defined as AFI below 5% and appropriate EFW corresponding to gestational age) (n = 34) and IUGR (defined as EFW below 5% corresponding to gestational age irrespective amniotic fluid) (n = 17), and normal pregnancy (n = 61). …”
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Instruments reliability to measure the skill development to prevent leprosy in postgraduate studies by Tania Alemán Martínez, Onesio Esteban de León Gutiérrez, Daniela María Hernández Alemán

“…The reliability and internal consistency of the instruments were estimated using Cronbach's alpha coefficient. The universe was 36 residents in Comprehensive General Medicine.…”
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Management of calls and threats in digital economy of Russia by V. N. Makhalin, O. M. Makhalina

“…Besides, increase of changes upon completion of which, by different estimates, tech-nologies of the Industry 4.0 will lead about 610 000 jobs to reduction is noted begun in the industry, under the influence of technological shift, but during the same period can also about 960 000 new vacancies will appear. …”
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Assessment of Haematological Parameters in Drug-Resistant TB by Abdulrazzaq Neamah Zghair

“…From each participant, about 4 milliliters of blood were taken from a vein and estimated for the haematological parameters like Hb, WBC, Lymphocyes, neutrophils, Erythrocyte sedimentation rate and platelet count.  …”
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Uric Acid to High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Ratio is a Novel Marker to Predict Functionally Significant Coronary Artery Stenosis by Fanqi Li, Donghui Zhao, Qiuyu Li, Xiaolong Lin, Haoxuan Sun, Qian Fan

“…Intermediate coronary stenosis (ICS) is defined as a visually estimated percentage of diameter stenosis ranging between 40% and 70% by conventional coronary angiography (CAG). …”
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CohortDiagnostics: Phenotype evaluation across a network of observational data sources using population-level characterization. by Gowtham A Rao, Azza Shoaibi, Rupa Makadia, Jill Hardin, Joel Swerdel, James Weaver, Erica A Voss, Mitchell M Conover, Stephen Fortin, Anthony G Sena, Chris Knoll, Nigel Hughes, James P Gilbert, Clair Blacketer, Alan Andryc, Frank DeFalco, Anthony Molinaro, Jenna Reps, Martijn J Schuemie, Patrick B Ryan

“…Diagnostics include estimates of incidence rate, index date entry code breakdown, and prevalence of all observed clinical events prior to, on, and after index date. …”
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Predicting patient engagement in IAPT services: a statistical analysis of electronic health records by David Betts, Alice Davis, Theresa Smith, Jenny Talbot, Chris Eldridge

“…We allow random effects in the GLMM for variables where we observe high service to service heterogeneity in the estimated effects from service specific logistic regressions.Findings We find that patients who self-refer are more likely to attend their appointments with an OR of 1.04. …”
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Change Detection Analysis and Deforestation Rates in Oluwa Forest Reserve, Ondo State, Nigeria by J.O. Mephors, O.S. Afolabi, O.M. Ogoliegbune, I.S. Adamu, A.R. Orunkoyi

“…According to this evolution, the annual rate of deforestation was estimated to be (0.033464%) for the three defined periods in the forested area. …”
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SPECTRAL FILTRATION OF IMAGES BY MEANS OF DISPERSIVE SYSTEMS by I. M. Gulis, A. G. Kupreyeu

“…For the telescopic system version, the spectral and spatial resolutions are estimated, the latter being limited by aberrations and diffraction from the entrance slit. …”
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