Relative age effect across the talent identification process of youth female soccer players in the United States: Influence of birth year, position, biological maturation, and skil... by Laura Finnegan, Mirelle van Rijbroek, José M. Oliva-Lozano, Rick Cost, Matthew Andrew

“…The aims of the study were to examine the relative age effect (RAE) in youth female soccer players in the United States (US) and the influence of birth year, playing position, estimated maturation and skill ratings. The sample consisted of 3,364 youth female soccer players who were active in the 2021–2022 US soccer season across three main stages of the talent identification (TID) process for Youth National Team (YNT) players (i.e., Club, TID Center , and YNT ). …”
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Factors associated with readmission after long-term administration of tolvaptan in patients with congestive heart failure by Shoko Yamashita, Miki Takenaka, Masayuki Ohbayashi, Noriko Kohyama, Tatsuya Kurihara, Tomiko Sunaga, Hisaaki Ishiguro, Mari Kogo

“…In the multivariate analysis, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) <30 mL/min/1.73 m2 (odds ratio, 3.22; 95% confidence interval, 1.661–6.249; P = 0.001) was an independent significant factor. …”
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Predicting the shield effectiveness of carbon fiber reinforced mortars utilizing metaheuristic algorithms by Mana Alyami, Irfan Ullah, Furqan Ahmad, Hisham Alabduljabbar

“…Specifically, support vector regression (SVR) was combined with three optimization algorithms: firefly algorithm (FFA), particle swarm optimization (PSO), and grey wolf optimization (GWO) to create hybrid models for estimating the SE of carbon fiber-reinforced mortars. …”
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Effect of perampanel in reducing depression in patients with focal epilepsy by Min Ming, Long Chen, Jian Huang, Ying Huang, Jiali Yin

“…Using the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) scale to evaluate depression, the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) to assess the cognitive function, and the Quality of Life in Epilepsy-31 items (QOLIE-31) to estimate the quality of life of EP patients. Results: The BDI-II score improved significantly compared to before treatment and at 6 and 12 months of follow-up (P < 0.001). …”
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Detection of Coronary Artery Disease by an Erectile Dysfunction Questionnaire by Mehrab Sayadi, Reza Elmafshar, Iman Razeghian-Jahromi, Mohammad Javad Zibaeenezhad

“…Also, IIEF-derived scores estimate CAD severity. We suggest subjects with low score of IIEF examine their cardiovascular health with special attention to possible existence of IHD.…”
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Effects of Undernutrition and Predictors on the Survival Status of HIV-Positive Children after Started Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) in Northwest Ethiopia by Mulugeta Molla, Fassikaw Kebede, Tsehay Kebede, Assefa Haile

“…Then, the entered data was exported to STATA 14 software for further analysis, and the Kaplan-Meier survival curve was used to estimate survival time after the initiation of ART. …”
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Clinico- Therapeutic Study of Stevens Johnson Syndrome-Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis and Prognostic Significance of SCORTEN in Indian Patients by Neha Chetan Jangid, Ankita Nirmal Choudhary, Bela Jashwantlal Shah, Shikha Rupalkumar Shah, Harshita R Vyas, Deval Mistry

“…The actual death rates were compared to the predicted rates as estimated by the SCORTEN by standardised mortality ratio analysis (SMR). …”
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Determination of Selected Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds in Particulate Matter Samples with Low Mass Loading: An Approach to Test Method Accuracy by Susana García-Alonso, Rosa María Pérez-Pastor, Víctor Archilla-Prat, David Sanz-Rivera, Enrique Rojas-García, Gaizka Aragón-Urrengoetxea, Jesús Javier Rodríguez-Maroto

“…Intermediate precision was estimated by data comparison from two mathematical approaches: normalized difference data and pooled relative deviations. …”
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Integrated Bioinformatics Identifies FREM1 as a Diagnostic Gene Signature for Heart Failure by Chenyang Jiang, Weidong Jiang

“…Finally, the convolution tool CIBERSORT estimated the composition pattern of immune cell subtypes in heart failure and carried out a correlation analysis combined with gene signals. …”
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Assessment of Stroke Case-fatality, Disability, Perceived Needs and Barriers for Care among First-ever Stroke Patients Attending a Tertiary Care Neuro-specialty Center in India: A... by Azad Devyani, Pradeep S. Banandur, Gautham Melur Sukumar, Girish Baburao Kulkarni, S. Mythirayee, Himani Rathore

“…Stroke survivors require care and support, particularly during the crucial 3 months post-stroke when 95% of functional neurological recovery occurs. To estimate case-fatality and extent of disability, assess perceived needs, barriers, and unmet needs for care, and ascertain pathways to care post-discharge (at 3 months) among first-ever stroke patients attending a tertiary care neuro-specialty center in India. …”
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Decarbonization Strategy towards Net Zero Emission for International Shipping on International Shipping Routes in Indonesian Archipelago Sea Lanes by Idris Hadi, Lin Yola, Aldy Syahrihaddin Hanifa, Muhammad Hanief Muzhaffar

“…The qualitative method supported by quantitative data analysis was applied and data were collected through direct interviews with relevant stakeholders, including business actors, ship crews (operators), maritime authorities (government representatives), and coastal communities. These findings estimated that carbon emissions from 12,189 ships passing through ALKI-II amount to approximately 3,110,023 tons of CO2 annually, with additional emissions from ships in ALKI-I and ALKI-III. …”
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Renoprotective Effect of Thai Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Treated with SGLT-2 Inhibitors versus DPP-4 Inhibitors: A Real-World Observational Study by Apichaya Chanawong, Suriyon Uitrakul, Supatcha Incomenoy, Natnicha Poonchuay

“…There were 388 and 691 patients with SGLT-2 inhibitors and DPP-4 inhibitors, respectively. The mean estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of the SGLT-2 inhibitor group was significantly lower from baseline at 18 months of treatment, as well as the DPP-4 inhibitor group. …”
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Breeding and selection of mini-pigs in the ICG SB RAS by S. V. Nikitin, S. P. Knyazev, K. S. Shatokhin, V. I. Zaporozhets, V. I. Ermolaev

“…It turned out that effective evaluation of the genetic potential of mini-pigs in growth rate and fnal size of individuals is only possible under the condition of a rich and full feeding of young animals. The time scale of estimation of growth of live weight of the ICG mini-pigs for three weight categories allocated in the selection group is presented. …”
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Elevation of natural vulnerability in the karst aquifers (case study: karst aquifers of Sheshpier and Borgan, Fars province) by Mehdi kashefi, mojgan entezari, maryam Jafari Aghdam

“…The aim of this study is to estimate the natural vulnerability karstic aquifer of Shispir and Borghan using the proposed model of Cast action 620, and prioritize the level of aquifer in the field of conservation measures and provide management solutions in order to better protect them in this model. …”
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Quantitative Assessment of Gaseous Effluents during Routine Operation: A Comparative Study of Planned Nuclear Power Plants at Lubiatowo-Kopalino and Pątnów Sites in Poland by Edyta Agata Macieja, Juyoul Kim

“…The objective of this study was to acquire and examine the gaseous effluents released during the standard operation of the AP1000 and APR1400 reactor technologies, with the primary goal of focusing on estimating the potential exposure of the general public. …”
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Improvement in Explicit Prediction of Water Quality Using Wavelet-Based LSSVR and M5pRT by Rashmi Bhardwaj, Aashima Bangia

“…Thus, the observed pattern from this study may help for future estimation of the quality of water at their sources so that it prohibits the further increase in either acidic or basic salts which prove to be lethal for the environment. …”
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Phytochemical Screening and In Vivo Antimalarial Activity of Two Traditionally Used Medicinal Plants of Afar Region, Ethiopia, against Plasmodium berghei in Swiss Albino Mice by Sibhatu Gebrehiwot, Mohammed Shumbahri, Amelework Eyado, Tilahun Yohannes

“…The crude extract was estimated to have oral median lethal dose higher than 5,000 mg/kg. …”
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Correcting scale distortion in RNA sequencing data by Christopher Thron, Farhad Jafari

“…Using simulations, we show that these biases corrupt gene-gene correlation estimations and t tests between subpopulations. To mitigate these biases, we introduce two different nonlinear transforms based on statistical considerations that correct these observed biases. …”
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Does Therapeutic Zinc Level of Supplementation for Diminutions of Acute Diarrheal Morbidity Varied in Public and Private Health Institutions in Ethiopia, Data from EDHS 2016? by Fassikaw Kebede, Merkineh Markos

“…Thus, this study was aimed at estimating the levels of therapeutic zinc supplementation and factors associated for intent to be utilized among caregivers with their dyads, data from Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS 2016). …”
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Trend of skin cancer mortality and years of life lost in China from 2013 to 2021 by Jingyi Li, Jiaqi Zeng, Yuanchao Yang, Biran Huang

“…This study aimed to estimate the mortality trends of skin cancer in China within 2013–2021.MethodsA retrospective analysis of skin cancer deaths within 2013–2021 was performed using the China death cause surveillance dataset compiled by the National Health Commission Statistics Information Center and the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases Prevention and Control Center. …”
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