Validation of a tele-robotic ultrasound system for abdomen and thyroid gland explorations: a comparison with standard ultrasound by Andreu Antolin, Nuria Roson, Marina Planes, Mar Castillo, Anna Alberti, Manuel Escobar

“…The mean age was 45.23 ± 18.90 years old, and the body mass index of the abdominal cohort was 22.97 ± 2.95 kg/m2. The learning curve estimated a minimum of 20 patients for abdominal tele-robotic US training, being almost non-existent in the thyroid gland cohort. …”
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Use of disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs and risk of multiple myeloma in US Veterans with rheumatoid arthritis by Kate Tokareva, Alexander C. Peterson, Aaron Baraff, Sarah P. Chung, Jennifer Barton, Joshua F. Baker, Bryant R. England, Ted R. Mikuls, Nicholas L. Smith, David G. Coffey, Noel S. Weiss, Namrata Singh

“…A Cox proportional hazards model with time-varying exposure was used to estimate the hazard ratio for developing MM among those who received b/tsDMARD medications relative to b/tsDMARD-naïve persons. …”
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Outcome of dual implantation in distal end femur fractures among patients attending a tertiary care hospital in Karnataka by Kumar SVA, Vishnuprasad SH, Vittal V, Diwakar P, Zai SAK

“…The study was done to estimate the effect of dual implantation in distal femur fracture on union and clinical outcomes of the patients. …”
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Impact of vancomycin area under the curve in early or later phase on efficacy and nephrotoxicity in patients with enterococcal bloodstream infections: a multicenter study by Piyawadee Tangvichitrerk, Dhitiwat Changpradub, Jatapat Hemapanpairoa, Piraporn Juntanawiwat, Wichai Santimaleeworagun

“…The primary outcomes were 30-day mortality and acute kidney injury. The estimates of the mean 24-h area under the curve in the first 72 h (AUC24) and in steady state (AUCss) were determined by Bayesian theorem. …”
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Budesonide in treatment of alcohol-induced severe hepatitis: results of randomized trial by I. I. Komkova, M. V. Mayevskaya, V. T. Ivashkin

“…To determine efficacy and safety of budesonide and prednisolone at alcoholinduced hepatitis (AH) of severe course on development of inflammation and results of the functional hepatic tests, to estimate treatment response and short-term survival rate of patients.Material and methods. …”
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Relationship between age and delayed cerebral ischemia in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage requiring invasive mechanical ventilation: a secondary analysis by Qing-qing Wu, Wei-wen Chen, Tian-lai Lin, Cun-rong Chen, Zhi-rong Ding, You-li Chen

“…The non-linear relationship between age and DCI was estimated through a restricted cubic spline regression, and a two-piecewise linear regression model was further performed to calculate the threshold effect. …”
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Causal links between obesity, lipids, adipokines, and cognition: a bidirectional Mendelian-randomization analysis by Meng Gong, Haichao Liu, Zhixiang Liu, Yongshen Wang, Shiyi Qi, Hong Guo, Song Jin

“…In the opposite direction, FIS and SRT may influence BMI and HDL respectively. MR estimates for the effects of cognition ability on all obesity, lipids and adipokines measures indicated worse FIS and SRT were associated with higher BMI and lower HDL.ConclusionsOur MR reveals that high BMI, BFP, WHR and AgRP have negative causal direct effects with cognitive ability, while high HDL and ADPN have positive causal direct effects with cognitive ability. …”
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Model development of isopropanol dehydration from binary and ternary mixtures with pervaporation: Comparison and environmental evaluation of hybrid separation methods by Huyen Trang Do Thi, Eniko Haaz, Andras Jozsef Toth

“…Two pervaporation models (Model I and Model II) were used for parameter estimation, with Model II more accurately predicting flux behaviour, as it accounts for concentration-dependent diffusion coefficients. …”
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The use of radar-optical remote sensing data and geographic information system–analytical hierarchy process–multicriteria decision analysis techniques for revealing groundwater rec... by Wang Yuxia, Han Yanzhong, Guo Yujiao, Wang Jingwei, Wang Nana, Abdelkareem Mohamed

“…The efficiency of the model is estimated at 79.90% (area under curve) based on the receiver operating characteristic curve. …”
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Linking PM Pollution to the Respiratory Health of Children: A Cross-sectional Study from Ahmedabad City in Western India by Khyati M. Kakkad, Chirantap Oza, Priya Dutta, Varsha Chorsiya, Prashant Rajput

“…The relative risk (RR) and the number of attributable cases per 100,000 children population at risk were estimated due to short-term exposure to PM2.5 for different seasons in Ahmedabad city applying a log-linear integrated exposure-response function in WHO/Europe’s AirQ+ tool using national census-2011 city-level population of children and United Nation’s annual growth-rate, baseline incidence, PM2.5 pollution profile, WHO’s updated counterfactual value for short-term PM2.5 exposure (= 15 µg m−3). …”
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Design and analysis of a photovoltaic‐powered charging station for plug‐in hybrid electric vehicles in college campus by Sureshbabu, Suresh Padmanabhan, Ganesan Subramanian, Albert Alexander Stonier, Geno Peter, Vivekananda Ganji

“…The authors consider that eight different charging profiles for different months are employed for estimating the solar irradiance probability density in the designated site. …”
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Combined alverine citrate and simeticonein preparation in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome by Ye. A. Poluektova, S. Yu. Kuchumova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Intensity of IBS symptoms as well as presence of side effects was estimated on 7, 14, 21 and 28-th day of treatment by 4-mark scale of symptoms degree, visual analog scales (VAS), verbal and nonverbal pain rating scale (PRS).Results. …”
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Connecting the uninsured to care: Engaging new primary care patients at a new York City safety net system by Caroline Cooke, Christine Zhang, Jonathan Jiménez, Remle Newton-Dame

“…Characteristics and utilization were compared to new Medicaid patients (n = 19,701). A generalized estimating equation calculated odds of returning to primary care and visiting specialty care among new NYC Care versus Medicaid patients. …”
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Real-time seizure detection in paediatric intensive care patients: the RESET child brain protocol by Kristen Gibbons, Andreas Schibler, Anthony Slater, Louise Sparkes, Michaela Waak, Stephen Malone, Jane Harnischfeger, Sandra Gurr

“…To calculate 95% (CIs) around the sensitivity and specificity estimates with a CI width of 10%, the sample size needed for sensitivity is 80 patients assuming each EEG will have approximately 9 to 18 1-hour epochs.Ethics and dissemination The study has received approval by the Children’s Health Queensland Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC/19/QCHQ/58145). …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of pancreatic cancer from 1990 to 2021, its attributable risk factors, and projections to 2050: a systematic analysis of the global burden of... by Tianyu Li, Chen Lin, Weibin Wang

“…Furthermore, our projection model estimates that the ASIR and ASMR of pancreatic cancer will significantly decline, while the ASDR is anticipated to maintain a steady downward trend by 2050. …”
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Darker Skin Color Measured by Von Luschan Chromatic Scale and Increased Sunlight Exposure Time Are Independently Associated with Decreased Odds of Vitamin D Deficiency in Thai Ambu... by Nipith Charoenngam, Sutin Sriussadaporn

“…Patients were systematically interviewed to estimate daily sunlight exposure time. Results. A total of 334 patients were enrolled. …”
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Serum Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (sGDNF) Is a Novel Biomarker in Predicting Cirrhosis in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B by Guangyue Yang, Liping Zhuang, Tiantian Sun, Yee Hui Yeo, Le Tao, Wei Zhang, Wenting Ma, Liu Wu, Zongguo Yang, Yanqin Yang, Dongying Xue, Jie Zhang, Rilu Feng, Ebert Matthias P., Steven Dooley, Ekihiro Seki, Ping Liu, Cheng Liu

“…The diagnostic accuracy of serum GDNF (sGDNF) was estimated and compared with other indices of cirrhosis. …”
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Incidence Density Rate of Neonatal Mortality and Predictors in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Zebenay Workneh Bitew, Ayinalem Alemu, Ermias Getaneh Ayele, Desalegn Abebaw Jember, Michael Tamene Haile, Teshager Worku

“…Fixed and random effect models were used to compute pooled estimates. Subgroup and sensitivity analyses were performed. …”
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Development and validation of a Non-INvaSive Pregnancy RIsk ScoRE (INSPIRE) for the screening of high-risk pregnant women for gestational diabetes mellitus in Pakistan by Romaina Iqbal, Iqbal Azam, Subhash Chandir, Rahat Qureshi, Ali Jaffar, Neelofur Babar, Sabahat Naz, Samreen Jamal, Aisha Syed Wali

“…We performed a multivariable logistic regression analysis to obtain coefficients of selected predictors for GDM in the derivation dataset. Calibration was estimated using Pearson’s χ2 goodness of fit test while discrimination was checked using the area under the curve (AUC) in the validation dataset.Results Overall, the GDM prevalence was 26% (n=130). …”
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Evaluation of Immune Characteristics and Factors Associated with Immune Response following Hepatitis B Vaccination among Ghanaian Adolescents by Samuel Asamoah Sakyi, Joseph Badu Gyapong, Ebenezer Krampah Aidoo, Alfred Effah, Simon Koffie, Oscar Simon Olympio Mensah, Isaac Arddey, Godwin Boakye, Stephen Opoku, Benjamin Amoani, Robert Amadu Ngala

“…Blood samples were obtained before and after booster administration for anti-HBsAg, IL-6, and IL-10 estimations using ELISA kit (Shanghai Chemical Ltd., China). …”
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