A New Approach to Determine the Total Airborne N Input into the Soil/Plant System Using 15N Isotope Dilution (ITNI): Results for Agricultural Areas in Central Germany by Rolf W.B. Russow, Frank Bahme, Heinz-Ulrich Neue

“…., the Static Fertilization Experiment in Bad Lauchstädt). By contrast, estimates by standard methods indicate a deposition of only about 30 kg N/ha x year. …”
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Causal association between circulating α-Klotho levels and venous thromboembolism: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study by Yanmin Song, Liping Cao, Hui Long

“…In addition, reverse causal associations were assessed. Results IVW estimates suggested that an elevated circulating α-Klotho level was associated with lower odds of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of lower extremities (OR = 0.992, 95%CI: 0.986–0.998, P = 0.0074), pulmonary embolism (PE) (OR = 0.474, 95%CI: 0.255–0.881, P = 0.0183), and DVT of lower extremities combined with PE (OR = 0.984, 95%CI: 0.971–0.997, P = 0.0175). …”
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National and provincial prevalence of self-reported diabetes: results from the cross-sectional Demographic and Health Survey in Sri Lanka–2016 by Sobha Sivaprasad, Manjula D Nugawela, Harshana Munasinghe, Pansujee Dissanayaka, Mangalika Jayasundara

“…The objective of this study was to estimate the national and provincial-level prevalence of self-reported diabetes and establish the demographic risk factors of diabetes in Sri Lanka.Research design and methods A nationally representative sample of the population from all nine provinces in Sri Lanka was obtained from the cross-sectional Demographic and Health Survey 2016. …”
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Understanding good communication in ambulance pre-alerts to the emergency department: findings from a qualitative study of UK emergency services by Rachel O’Hara, Joanne Coster, Fiona C Sampson, Jaqui Long

“…Additional sources of frustration included technological problems and poor communication of estimated time of arrival and caller/responder identities.Conclusions Use of a shared format, including a headline ‘cause for concern’, may improve the clarity, usefulness and civility of pre-alerts, particularly when the clinician’s concern is not obvious from observations. …”
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Initial use of supplementary oxygen for trauma patients: a systematic review by Trine Grodum Eskesen, Josefine Stokholm Baekgaard, Jacob Steinmetz, Lars S Rasmussen

“…Another interventional trial, not strictly fulfilling the inclusion criteria, was presented for descriptive purposes. 21 trauma patients were alternately assigned to two types of mechanical ventilation (first 48 hours), both aiming at an FiO2 of 0.40, but resulted in estimated mean FiO2s of 0.45 (intervention group) and 0.60 (control group). …”
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Prospective cohort study of the evaluation of patient benefit from the redevelopment of a complete national forensic mental health service: the Dundrum Forensic Redevelopment Evalu... by Harry G Kennedy, Mary Davoren, Ken O’Reilly, Damian Mohan

“…Patient related measures will be rated as changes from baseline using general estimating equations for repeated measures, analysis of variance, analysis of covariance or logistic regression.Ethics and dissemination The study has received approval from the Research Ethics and Effectiveness Committee of the National Forensic Mental Health Service, Ireland. …”
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Human health risks of PAHs in soil and vegetables from Tiga, Kano State, Nigeria by Enyojo S. Okwute, Zakari Mohammed, David E. Arthur, Haruna B. Wayar, Joseph C. Akan

“…Overall, total PAH concentrations in vegetables exceeded those in soil. Estimated daily PAH doses were below the Tolerable Daily Dose Limit set by FAO, indicating low health risks. …”
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Discrete choice modelling of hypertension patients’ preferences for attributes of a public medical facility in Ibadan, Nigeria by Oluwaseun Aramide Otekunrin, Tekiyat Abiola Adebisi, Sururoh Adeniran-Babatunde, Olutosin Ademola Otekunrin

“…A mixed logit regression modeling technique was used to obtain parameter and Willingness to Pay (WTP) estimates. Results The patients preferred medical facilities with waiting time before consultation with medical doctors to be between thirty minutes and one hour. …”
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Rare Site of an Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor at the Epididymis: A Case Report by Lange A, Dominiak N, Petros FG

“…Mail Stop 1091, Toledo, Ohio, 43614-2598, USA, Tel +1(419).383.3584, Fax +1(419).383.3785, Email firas.petros@utoledo.eduBackground: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMT) are uncommon with an estimated 150– 200 people being diagnosed in the US annually. …”
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Inductive Power Transfer Coil Misalignment Perception and Correction for Wirelessly Recharging Underground Sensors by John Sanchez, Juan Arteaga, Cody Zesiger, Paul Mitcheson, Darrin Young, Shad Roundy

“…These models were integrated with particle filters to estimate the location of a hidden coil in 3D, given a sequence of sensor measurements. …”
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Markers of Anemia in Children with Type 1 Diabetes by Ewa Rusak, Anna Rotarska-Mizera, Piotr Adamczyk, Bogdan Mazur, Joanna Polanska, Agata Chobot

“…The aim of the study was to assess markers of anemia in type 1 diabetes (T1D) children, compare them to results obtained in the control group, and estimate their relation to BMI SDS. Methods. 94 (59% ♀) T1D children without other autoimmune disorders, aged 12.5 ± 4.1 years, T1D duration: 4.2 ± 3.6 years, HbA1c 7.3 ± 1.5% (57 ± 12.6 mmol/mol). …”
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Experimental hypothermia by cold air: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial by Ane M. Helland, Sigurd Mydske, Jörg Assmus, Guttorm Brattebø, Øystein Wiggen, Haakon K. Kvidaland, Øyvind Thomassen

“…With adjustment for the removal of participants reaching 35 °C, the estimated mean difference was 1.7 °C (1.4–2.0, p < 0.001). …”
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Realization of the genetic potential of frost hardiness in apple hybrids of different ploidy by N. G. Krasova, Z. E. Ozherelieva, A. M. Galasheva

“…The results of a study of resistance to unfavorable winter conditions of new selection seedlings of apple developed in the Institute as part of priority directions of apple breeding are presented.The goal of the work is to estimate winter hardiness of apple genotypes developed by combining scab resistance in a triploid genotype (RVi6+3х). …”
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MetArea: a software package for analysis of the mutually exclusive occurrence in pairs of motifs of transcription factor binding sites based on ChIP-seq data by V. G. Levitsky, A. V. Tsukanov, T. I. Merkulova

“…MetArea calculates the estimates of recognition performance pAUPRC (partial area under the Precision–Recall curve) for each of the two input single motifs, identifies the “joint” motif, and computes the performance for it too. …”
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Application of Conversational AI Models in Decision Making for Clinical Periodontology: Analysis and Predictive Modeling by Albert Camlet, Aida Kusiak, Dariusz Świetlik

“…Logistic regression models were used to estimate the chances of correct answers regarding the type of question, exam session, AI model, and difficulty index. (3) Results: The percentages of correct answers obtained by ChatGPT-3.5 and ChatGPT-4 in the Spring 2023 session in Polish and English were 40.3% vs. 55.5% and 45.4% vs. 68.9%, respectively. …”
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Enhancing coastal community participation in mangrove rehabilitation through structural equation modeling by I. Listiana, D. Ariyanto

“…The sample size determination was based on the Slovin formula, considering a precision of 5 percent when estimating the proportion of the population.FINDINGS: This study’s results show that the level of community participation in mangrove forest rehabilitation still falls within the low category, particularly in planning and evaluation, while implementation is categorized as medium. …”
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Association of a Liver Allocation Policy Change With Domestic Travel for Liver Transplantation by Katie Ross-Driscoll, PhD, MPH, Chandrashekhar Kubal, MD, PhD, Arrey-Takor Ayuk-Arrey, MPH, Jonathan Fridell, MD, David Axelrod, MD, MBA

“…We used multinomial logistic regression to identify characteristics associated with travel and cause-specific hazards modeling to estimate the association between travel and time to deceased donor transplant, stratified by model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score and AC era. …”
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Benefit from regular versus leakage-related exchange of voice prostheses in patients post-laryngectomy considering complication rates and patient satisfaction feedback—a randomized... by Michał Żurek, Małgorzata Czesak, Daniel Majszyk, Anna Rzepakowska

“…Our study was designed to estimate the benefit of regular versus leakage-related replacement of the voice prosthesis. …”
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ESTIMACIÓN DE EROSIÓN HIDRICA DE SUELOS PARA PLAN DE MANEJO DEL CAMPO FORESTAL AGUAS FRÍAS, PATAGONIA ARGENTINA by Ana C. Dufilho, María C. Frugoni, Pablo Macchi, Alan Toth

“…The classification of actual erosion was obtained from the method of the Bureau of Land Management (USDI) by visual inspection of seven aspects of erosion in surface. The estimation of the potential erosion of the floors of the forest field was carried out utilizing the Universal Soil Lost Equation (USLE) and ArcGis 9,2 (ESRI, 2006) to carry out the spatial analysis, obtaining a map of annual soil loss ( tn/has/year) with a spatial resolution of 30 m. …”
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COVID-19 pandemic: mental health (distress as depression) in orthodontists by Eloisa Peixoto Soares Ueno, Liana Fattori, Edgard Michel-Crosato, Wilze Laura Bruscato, José Rino Neto, João Batista de Paiva

“…Multiple logistic regression models were estimated after bivariate logistic regression tests (p < 0.10). …”
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