A comparison between the effect of Oral Melatonin and Hydroxyzine for preventing preoperative Anxiety in Pediatric Patients undergoing Adenotonsillectomy: A randomized, double-blin... by Sarah Omar Mousa, Amany Khairy Abo El Hussien, Gehad Hanafy Abdalgaliel

“…Objectives: Our study aimed to estimate the effect of a single preoperative oral melatonin versus hydroxyzine to prevent preoperative pediatric anxiety in adenotonsillectomy children. …”
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Comparison of three-dimensional digital exoscope to standard operating microscope in minimally-invasive lumbar decompression: A cohort study in a community setting by Daniel E. Fulkerson, Evan Medich, Dale F. Szpisjak, Daniel H. Fulkerson

“…All groups had similar durations of hospitalization and complication rates. Estimated blood loss trended lower in the one-level exoscope group compared to the one-level microscope group, which was statistically significant for patients with BMI > 40. …”
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A Study of Hypothyroidism in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Patients by Sudharsanan V, Prabhu Shankar S, Viknesh V

“…Correlation analysis revealed a negative association between estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and TSH (r = -0.147, p = 0.023), suggesting declining kidney function aligns with thyroid dysfunction. …”
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Trends in the levels, causes, and risk factors of maternal mortality in Pakistan: A comparative analysis of national surveys of 2007 and 2019. by Farid Midhet, Samina Naeem Khalid, Shehla Baqai, Shahzad Ali Khan

“…Logistic regression was used to estimate odds ratios (OR) for major risk factors of maternal mortality after adjusting for the women's age, parity, education, and wealth quintile.…”
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Characterization of Mortality due to Malignant Tumors by María del Carmen Rodríguez Velázquez, Zoraida Vivar Rivas, Yoenny Peña García, Dolys Suárez Padilla, Alberto Caballero Laguna

“…<strong>Foundation:</strong> cancer is one of the first 20 causes of premature death in women and men worldwide. In 2012 it was estimated that more than 4 million people suffered from cancer and more than 8,2 million died for this cause. …”
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Measures of Adiposity and Risk of Testing Positive for SARS-CoV-2 in the UK Biobank Study by Rebecca A. G. Christensen, Shelby L. Sturrock, Jasleen Arneja, Jennifer D. Brooks

“…A forward model building approach was used to estimate adjusted risk ratios (RR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). …”
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Options of dyslipidemia treatment at non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by M. V. Mayevskaya, M. A. Morozova

“…In the Russian Federation its rate is estimated as high as 37,1%. In the most of NAFLD cases severe disorder of lipid metabolism takes place. …”
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Normative Data for Bone Mass in Healthy Term Infants from Birth to 1 Year of Age by Sina Gallo, Catherine A. Vanstone, Hope A. Weiler

“…For over 2 decades, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) has been the gold standard for estimating bone mineral density (BMD) and facture risk in adults. …”
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How do multiple deprivations in nuanced urban and rural settings affect health differently in South Africa? Evidence from NIDS data, 2017 by Josue Mbonigaba, Msawenkosi Dlamini

“…By doing so, it captures the unique challenges and health implications associated with varying deprivation levels within these diverse contexts.Methods We first constructed the Provincial Index of Multiple Deprivation for each selected region using Wave 5 data from the National Income Dynamics Study, enabling an assessment of the health impacts of multiple deprivations across South Africa. During the estimation of the ordered probit model, collinearity issues emerged. …”
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Use of the Laser Beam Deflection Technique for Thermo-Optic Coefficients Study in Gadolinium-Yttrium Oxyorthosilicate Doped with Erbium Ions by K. V. Yumashev, V. I. Goman, L. K. Pavlovski, A. V. Hertsova, A. M. Malyarevich

“…Applying an analysis of the thermal lensing the dn /dT value for Yb:GYSO is estimated to be 6.5×10–6 K–1.…”
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From Llama to language: prompt-engineering allows general-purpose artificial intelligence to rate narratives like expert psychologists by Barry Dauphin, Caleb Siefert

“…Only the expert-refined prompts were able to generate acceptable single-rater interrater reliability estimates.DiscussionFindings suggest that AI could significantly reduce the time and resource burdens on clinicians and researchers using narrative rating systems like the SCORS-G. …”
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The cell cycle regulatory gene polymorphisms TP53 (rs1042522) and MDM2 (rs2279744) in lung cancer: a meta-analysis by O. Bulgakova, A. Kussainova, R. Bersimbaev

“…A metaanalysis that collects quantitative data from individual studies and combines their results has the advantage of improving accuracy, providing reliable estimates, and resolving those issues in which studies on individual associations are not effective enough. …”
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Elevated Salivary Inflammatory Biomarkers are Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Infection Severity by Hanadi Abdullah Alwafi, Soad Shaker Ali, Sunil Babu Kotha, Layla Waleed Abuljadayel, Maha Ibrahim, Ibrahim Rashad Noor Elahi, Hebah Abdullah Alwafi, Mohammed S. Almuhayawi, Matthew D. Finkelman, Nagla A. El-Shitany

“…This study assumed that estimating biomarkers in saliva samples from patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 would distinguish between mild and severe cases. …”
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Potential for eliminating COVID-19 in Thailand through third-dose vaccination: A modeling approach by Pannathon Kreabkhontho, Watchara Teparos, Thitiya Theparod

“…The model incorporates key epidemiological parameters, vaccination rates, and disease progression stages to assess the effectiveness of different vaccination strategies in curbing disease transmission. Parameter estimation and model fitting were conducted using real-world data from COVID-19 patients in Thailand, enabling the simulation of epidemic scenarios and the exploration of optimal vaccination rates. …”
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Effect of noninvasive respiratory support on interstitial lung disease with acute respiratory failure: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Natthawan Sanguanwong, Nattawat Jantarangsi, Jinjuta Ngeyvijit, Natthida Owattanapanich, Vorakamol Phoophiboon

“…A random effects model was used to estimate the PF ratio (ratio of arterial oxygen partial pressure to fractional inspired oxygen), PaCO~2~ (partial pressure of carbon dioxide), mortality, intubation rate and hospital length of stay…”
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Sarcopenia and fat tissue distribution in patients with colorectal cancer by V. K. Lyadov, V. N. Yegiyev, A. P. Seryakov, O. V. Kucheruk, Ye. S. Darda, A. Z. Negardinov

“…Body composition data, including amount of skeletal musculature, subcutaneous fat tissue and visceral fat, estimated at single axial native CT-image at the level of 3rd lumbar vertebra (L3) by specialized software. …”
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Approaches to ecological sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa: Evaluating the role of globalization, renewable energy, economic growth, and population density by Abdikafi Hassan Abdi, Siyad Abdirahman Siyad, Mohamed Okash Sugow, Omar Mohamed Omar

“…To ensure robust and reliable findings, advanced econometric techniques—namely Panel-Corrected Standard Errors (PCSE), Feasible Generalized Least Squares (FGLS), and Driscoll-Kraay estimators—are employed to address heterogeneity and cross-sectional dependence issues prevalent in panel data. …”
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Occupancy of Javan Slow Loris (Nyticebus javanicus E. Geoffroy 1812) in Kemuning Tropical Low Land Forest, Bejen, Temanggung, Central Java by Mahfut Sodik, Satyawan Pudyatmoko, Pujo Semedi Hargo Yuwono

“…We aim to investigate the determinant factors for the probability of habitat occupancy by the javan slow loris in Kemuning forest fragment of Temanggung District, Central Java. To estimate the site occupancy rate, detection probability, and the determinant factor of site use by Nycticebus javanicus, we employed the occupancy model of a single-season using night surveys. …”
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Plasma amino acids spectrum as an important part of metabolomic pattern in patients with coronary artery disease and atrial fibrillation by I.O. Melnychuk, V.H. Lyzogub

“…The aim of our work was to estimate the plasma amino acid (AA) spectrum peculiarities in coronary artery disease (CAD) patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and to check their connections with cardiometabolic risk factors and gu, microbiota metabolites. 300 patients were divided into three groups: first – 149 patients with CAD but without arrhythmias, second – 123 patients with CAD and AF paroxysm and control group – 28 patients without CAD and arrhythmias. …”
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EMG ACTIVITY OF MUSCLES OF THE CRANIOMANDIBULAR SYSTEM IN SUBJECTS WITH NARROWING UPPER JAW AND POSTERIOR CROSSBITE by L.V. Smaglyuk, P. Echarri, A. V. Liakhovska, M. V. Trofymenko

“…EMG activity for each muscle was estimated by the maximum amplitude of the muscle contractions (μV). …”
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