Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation for hypertension complicated by anxiety or sleep disorders: A pilot randomized controlled trial by Xue-Ying Bao, Cun-Zhi Liu, Zi-Tong Qian, Lu Wang, Jian-Feng Tu, Bin-Yan Li, Xiao Wang, Fang Wan, Zhi-Han Li, Zhao-Yi Liu, Liang-Xiao Ma, Li-Qiong Wang

“…The successful screening probability was 56.1 %, the enrollment rate was 3.1 participants per week, and the dropout rate was 14.8 %. …”
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Selection of Superior Sugar Beet Genotypes using the Analysis of Quantitative and Qualitative Traits by Mahdi Hassani, Ali Saremirad, Hamed Mansouri

“…The analysis of the hybrid versus control effect unveiled a significant disparity solely in terms of sodium and alpha-amino nitrogen content at a 1% probability level, with no notable difference observed for the other traits. …”
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Passive acoustic monitoring of an elusive rail, the corncrake (Crex crex): Calling patterns, detectability and monitoring recommendations by Andrea Parisi, Marie Greaney, John Carey, James Moran, Joanne O’Brien

“…The detectability analysis highlighted a 64 % probability of detecting a corncrake at an occupied site during a night visit. …”
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Familial Aggregation and Risk Factors for Prostate Cancer in Affected Individuals by Julio Armando Sánchez Delgado, Nailé Edita Sánchez Lara

“…The following statistics were used: Chi square, Odd Ratio (OR), including probability and confidence interval. The variables were operationalized: age, degree of consanguinity, and risk factors. …”
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A Comparative Study on the Positive Lightning Return Stroke Electric Fields in Different Meteorological Conditions by Chin-Leong Wooi, Zulkurnain Abdul-Malek, Behnam Salimi, Noor Azlinda Ahmad, Kamyar Mehranzamir, Saeed Vahabi-Mashak

“…The majority of positive lightning was initiated from the primary positive charge rather than as a byproduct of in-cloud discharges. The cumulative probability distribution of rise time parameters, opposite polarity overshoot relative to peak, and slow front amplitude relative to peak are presented. …”
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Care-seeking patterns and timely access to care among survivors of sexual violence in North Kivu, the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a retrospective file-based study by Hanna Reinholdz, Anette Agardh, Meggy Verputten, Joseph Byenda, Helena Frielingsdorf

“…Being referred by the community, a family member, mobile clinic or authorities was significantly associated with less probability of seeking care within 3 days compared to being self-referred. …”
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Assessment of economic risks in Ukrainian enterprises: Management aspect by Оksana Nuzhna, Natalia Tluchkevych, Tetyana Pisarenko

“…Thus, in fact, an assessment of the probability of losses at enterprises of various types of activity was carried out, which made it possible to compare the level of risk in various industries and spheres of activity and guide investors in making decisions about potentially attractive types of economic activity. …”
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Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis Preceding Type 2 Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma by Dominik Dabrowski, Ekin Ozluk, Silvia Barbeito, Eric X. Wei

“…These preexisting comorbidities may be associated with malignancy very early in its course. The probability of RCC-associated paraneoplastic glomerulopathy is low, which means an already incidentally found renal mass may conceal a serpentine paraneoplastic syndrome. …”
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Effect of Reperfusion on Time Domain Parameters of Heart Rate Variability by Sadia Mubarak, Bushra Riaz, Mehvish Ashfaq, Sidra Hamid, Amina Rasul, Mamoona Shafiq

“…Patients and Methods: 40 patients with coronary artery disease having mean age of 55.20 ± 8.03 years were recruited by non-probability convenience sampling. DMS 300-4A Holter monitors were used to obtain 24 hours ambulatory ECG recording before and within 24 hours after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. …”
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Genetic analysis of ocular tumour-associated genes using large genomic datasets: insights into selection constraints and variant representation in the population by Jose S Pulido, Mandeep S Sagoo, Omar A Mahroo, Alexander Tanner

“…Haploinsufficiency was determined based on specific criteria: probability of loss of function index ≥0.9 in gnomAD, upper CI O/E limit <0.35 for loss of function variants in gnomAD and/or a DECIPHER pHaplo ≥0.86. …”
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Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Acute Myocardial Ischaemia Based on Entropy–Complexity Plane by Esteban R. Valverde, Victoria Vampa, Osvaldo A. Rosso, Pedro D. Arini

“…To evaluate information quantifiers, the Bandt and Pompe permutation method was used to estimate the probability distribution associated with the electrocardiographic vector modulus. …”
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Studies on mutagenic effect of phosphemide in barley by N. V. Tetyannikov, N. A. Bome

“…The method of induced mutagenesis is used to temporarily increase the frequency of mutations, allowing a higher probability of obtaining plants with new alleles and traits valuable for breeding. …”
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Study of Mitogenomes Provides Implications for the Phylogenetics and Evolution of the Infraorder Muscomorpha in Diptera by Huan Yuan, Wenbo Fu, Shulin He, Tingjing Li, Bin Chen

“…The ancestral area of origin and geographic range of Muscomorpha was deduced to be the Palaearctic region with 56.9% probability using the RASP software based on a dated tree.…”
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An Improved Human Evolution Optimization Algorithm for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle 3D Trajectory Planning by Xue Wang, Shiyuan Zhou, Zijia Wang, Xiaoyun Xia, Yaolong Duan

“…Additionally, a guidance factor strategy is introduced into the leader role during the development stage, providing clear directionality for the search process, which increases the probability of selecting optimal paths and accelerates the convergence speed. …”
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A novel hybrid CLARA and fuzzy time series Markov chain model for predicting air pollution in Jakarta by Nurtiti Sunusi, Ankaz As Sikib, Sumanta Pasari

“…A 5 × 5 Markov transition probability matrix was subsequently constructed for modeling the data. …”
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Multiobjective Memetic Estimation of Distribution Algorithm Based on an Incremental Tournament Local Searcher by Kaifeng Yang, Li Mu, Dongdong Yang, Feng Zou, Lei Wang, Qiaoyong Jiang

“…The regularity by the manifold features just build probability distribution model by globally statistical information from the population, yet, the efficiency of promising individuals is not well exploited, which is not beneficial to search and optimization process. …”
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Frequency and Treatment Outcome of Invasive Fungal Infections in Children with Hematological Malignancies by Rabiha Manzoor, Rabia Tariq, Awais Arshed, Qurat Ul Ain Ali, Ajaz Ahmed, Fozia Sayed Rasool

“…Invasive fungal infection was found to be possible, probable, and proven in 34 (82.9%), 6 (14.6%), and 1 (2.4%) cases respectively. …”
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Analysis of players and scenarios of the Iranian aluminum industry with a combination of fuzzy DEMATEL and game theory by Maryam Musavi-Nogholi, Mohammad Taghi Rezvan

“…The purpose is to identify and analyze the upcoming scenarios of the aluminum industry and, finally, its market analysis, to draw a correct vision of the future and choose the appropriate strategy in this industry.Methodology: Firstly, the key variables affecting the development of the aluminum industry are identified through interviews with experts and specialists in the industry, and the probability of variables is determined by completing a questionnaire; and then based on the extracted variables, specific scenarios are developed. …”
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Association Of Conjunctival Vitreous Reflux With Intraocular Pressure Spikes After Intravitreal Bevacizumab Injection by Kanwal Zareen Abbasi, Ameera Jameel, Muhammad Rizwan Khan, Bilal Humayun Mirza, Salman Tariq, Muhammad Sajid Rafiq Abbasi

“…Methods: A prospective interventional study was done at Benazir Bhutto Hospital, for 6 months from 13-01-2021 to 12-07-2021.Patients were selected through a non-probability consecutive sampling technique. A total of 88 eyes undergoing intravitreal bevacizumab were included in the study. …”
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Monitoring Interannual Variability in Spatial Distribution of Plastic-Mulched Farmland in Black Soil Areas Using Google Earth Engine by Jingfa Zhong, Dongmei Ji, Lei Chang, Yuefen Li

“…Therefore, this article proposed a new process for monitoring PMF based on Google Earth Engine and multitemporal random forest probability synthesis (MRFPS) algorithms. Taking three typical black soil mulched areas, the random forest performance was compared in five feature scenarios by combining spectral bands, spectral indices, and texture information. …”
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