Eye Habits Affect the Prevalence of Asthenopia in Patients with Myopia by Jing Wang, Peng Zeng, Xiao-wen Deng, Jia-qi Liang, Yun-ru Liao, Shu-xian Fan, Jian-hui Xiao

“…Spherical equivalents and astigmatism were calculated using a generalized estimating equation. Binary logistic regression was performed on factors with a p-value <0.05. …”
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Interleukin 28B polymorphism impact on early HCV kinetics in HCV-infected liver transplant recipients undergoing antiviral therapy by V. E. Syutkin, V. P. Chulanov, I. V. Karandashova, V. A. Dolgin, A. O. Chugunov

“…Aim. To estimate the impact of recipient IL28B genotypes on rapid (RVR) and early virologic responses (EVR) pattern in liver transplant recipients undergoing antiviral treatment (AVT).Material and methods. …”
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Analysis of Joint Angular Distribution for Nonreciprocal Beams via the Mixture of Gaussian Distribution Based on Ray-Tracing by Jiachi Zhang, Liu Liu, Zhenhui Tan, Kai Wang, Tao Zhou

“…Furthermore, to characterize the relationship between quasiangles of departure (AoD) and quasiangles of arrival (AoA), the Gaussian mixture model (GMM) is adopted and the expectation-maximization (EM) algorithm is used to estimate the unknown parameters of GMM. Our findings provide useful insights to beam channel modeling, which should take the joint angular distribution into consideration.…”
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Energy Efficiency Enhancement and Climate Change Mitigations of SMEs through Grid-Interactive Solar Photovoltaic System by G. N. Lalith Pankaj Raj, V. Kirubakaran

“…According to the International Energy Agency’s estimation, Indian primary energy demand is expected to increase by about 1250 Mtoe and 1500 Mtoe by 2030. …”
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QSPR Analysis of Some Alzheimer’s Compounds via Topological Indices and Regression Models by Muhammad Shoaib Sardar, Khalil Hadi Hakami

“…QSPR models are developed utilizing degree-based, distance-based, and eccentricity-based topological indices to estimate some physicochemical properties of AD drugs, including molecular weight (MW), boiling point (BP), topological polar surface area (TPSA), complexity (C), polarizability (P), and refractive index (R). …”
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Modeling of Alanya District Demirtaş-Sedre Stream Flood Zone with MIKE Hydrological Model Program by Mehmet Dikici, Tasvire Gökce

“…In this study, a study was carried out on modeling the Demirtaş-Sedre Stream in Alanya district of Antalya province with the MIKE hydrological model program, calculating the flood flow rate and estimating possible flood risks. Aerial photographs of the possible flood heights of the places where flood risk was determined and the current critical areas of flood spread areas were taken using UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) and analyzed in the conclusion part. …”
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Demographic and clinical characteristics of older people with multimorbidity accessing primary healthcare in Malawi: A cross-sectional study by Duncan Kwaitana, James Jafali, Maya Jane Bates, Dorothee van Breevoort, Thomas Mildestvedt, Eivind Meland, Eric Umar

“…Data from 2019-2021 was analyzed using R statistical software to examine patterns of multimorbidity (two or more chronic conditions). Outcome estimates were adjusted for sex, age, location, and year of clinic visit. …”
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Spatiotemporal Variability in Wind Turbine Blade Leading Edge Erosion by Sara C. Pryor, Jacob J. Coburn, Rebecca J. Barthelmie

“…To address this research gap, blade coating lifetimes at 883 sites across the USA are generated based on high-frequency (5-min) estimates of material fatigue derived using a mechanistic model and robust meteorological measurements. …”
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Correlation of Anti-Müllerian Hormone with Polycystic Ovarian Disease and its Relation with Age by Sara Omer Muhammed, Chro Najmaddin Fattah

“…The patients’ ages, body mass index (BMI) and level of AMH were recorded.  Sample size estimation was performed by "GPower 3.1" and "IBM SPSS Statistics version 25" was used for analysis of data. …”
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Survival, Incidence, and Mortality Trends in Female Cancers in the Nordic Countries by Filip Tichanek, Asta Försti, Otto Hemminki, Akseli Hemminki, Kari Hemminki

“…Conditional 5/1-year survival for patients who survived the 1st year after diagnosis and annual survival changes was also estimated. Results. In 2016–20, 5-year survival was best for breast cancer reaching 92.3% (in SE), followed by endometrial cancer at 86.1% (SE) and cervical cancer at 75.6% (NO). …”
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Impact of digital breast tomosynthesis on screening performance and interval cancer rates compared to digital mammography: A meta-analysis. by Xuewen Liu, Ting Yang, Juan Yao

“…Initially, the pooled sensitivity and specificity of DBT (DBT alone, DM/DBT, and SM/DBT) and DM were estimated. Additionally, the sensitivity of breast cancer screening and ICR for DBT alone, DM/DBT, and SM/DBT compared to DM. …”
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Machine Learning-Based Models for Prediction of Critical Illness at Community, Paramedic, and Hospital Stages by Sijin Lee, Hyun Ji Park, Jumi Hwang, Sung Woo Lee, Kap Su Han, Won Young Kim, Jinwoo Jeong, Hyunggoo Kang, Armi Kim, Chulung Lee, Su Jin Kim

“…The predictive model performance based on AUROC in community stage, paramedic stage, and hospital stage was estimated to be 0.870 (95% CI: 0.869–0.871), 0.897 (95% CI: 0.896–0.898), and 0.950 (95% CI: 0.949–0.950) in random forest and 0.877 (95% CI: 0.876–0.878), 0.899 (95% CI: 0.898–0.900), and 0.950 (95% CI: 0.950–0.951) in LightGBM, respectively. …”
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Look-alike modelling in violence-related research: A missing data approach. by Estela Capelas Barbosa, Niels Blom, Annie Bunce

“…The variance is higher, resulting in fewer statistically significant estimates. Our approach reinforces the possibility of combining administrative with survey datasets using look-alike methods to overcome existing barriers to data linkage.…”
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Immersion in the Profession: Experience of Career Guidance Work at Medical University by P. V. Tkachenko, S. V. Cherney, E. А. Kovaleva

“…Professional immersion allows to realize multistage professional formation, to estimate risks, to see difficulties and to outline points of application of personal efforts. …”
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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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Mixed Multinomial Probit Model Accommodating Flexible Covariance Structure and Random Taste Variation: An Application to Commute Mode Choice Behavior by Ke Wang, Xin Ye, Hongcheng Gan

“…The MMNP model can be efficiently estimated with analytic approximations of multivariate normal cumulative distribution functions, which avoid defects of simulation-based integration in the mixed multinomial logit (MMNL) model. …”
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An investigation of consumer willingness to pay for traceable pork accompanied by supplementary quality assurance information by Zengjin Liu, Tingting Fan, Caixia Li, Shanshan Wang

“…By employing the contingent valuation method and a binary logit model, we empirically analyze consumer WTP for credit-traceable pork and its influencing factors, and estimate the average WTP.ResultsThe results indicate the following. (1) As bid prices increase, fewer consumers are willing to pay extra for credit-traceable pork. …”
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Genetic profile of domestic cat (<i>Felis catus</i> L.) population of Aoshima Island (Japan) by S. K. Kholin

“…The mutant allele frequencies of the sex-linked O (Orange) locus and the three autosomal loci a, W, and l (Agouti, White, and Long hair) responsible for coat color and length were estimated. The population lacks the mutant alleles d (Dilution locus), W and wg (White), tab (Tabby), TiA (Ticked) present in other populations of Japan. …”
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Local cOinage and Hospital Equipment Index (Lo Hei): projectile distance of Singapore coinage and healthcare-related equipment in a 3T magnetic resonance imaging scanner by Shao Jin Ong, James TPD Hallinan, Deborah Khoo, Desmond Hoon, Koon Liang Chia, Joanne Hang, Lycia Teo, Peijing Su, Michael Ong, Bertrand Ang, Swee Tian Quek

“…A ballistic gel target was utilised as a human tissue surrogate to estimate tissue penetration. The point at which objects would self-propel towards the scanner was named ‘Huge Unintended Acceleration Towards Actual Harm (HUAT AH)’. …”
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Experimental Investigation on the Interfacial Debonding between FRP Sheet and Concrete under Medium Strain Rate by Zihua Zhang, Yunyi Xiao, Ping Zhuge, Xiaocun Zhang

“…Inspired from the Kulkarni and Shah model, a new model is proposed to evaluate the interfacial fracture energy and peak shear stress with respect to the strain rate, and the estimated values agree well with the experiments.…”
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