Comparison of Clinico-pathologic features and outcomes of ANCA negative and ANCA positive pauci immune crescentic glomerulonephritis: A single centre study by Pallav Gupta, Vinant Bhargava, Manish Malik, Anurag Gupta, Anil K. Bhalla, Ashwini Gupta, Vaibhav Tiwari, Devinder S. Rana, Ramesh L. Sapra

“…Patient survival and overall probability of progressing to ESRD were similar in the two groups. …”
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Six-year performance of risk-based selection for lung cancer screening in the Manchester Lung Health Check cohort by Matthew Sperrin, Haval Balata, Richard Booton, Hilary A Robbins, Philip A J Crosbie, Patrick Goodley

“…The effect of screening on increasing the probability of lung cancer diagnosis should be considered when interpreting measures of prediction model performance.…”
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Prediction Model of New Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome by Na Wu, Junzheng Li, Xiang Xu, Zhiquan Yuan, Lili Yang, Yanxiu Chen, Tingting Xia, Qin Hu, Zheng Chen, Chengying Li, Ying Xiang, Zhihui Zhang, Li Zhong, Yafei Li

“…The clinical utility evaluation shows that the model has a clinical net benefit within a certain range of the threshold probability. Conclusion. A model with strong predictive power was constructed for predicting the risk of NOAF in patients with ACS during hospitalization. …”
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Patient-Centric Structural Determinants of Adherence Rates Among Asthma Populations: Exploring the Potential of Patient Activation and Encouragement Tool TRUSTR to Improve Adherenc... by Asim Zia, Arthur Brassart, Sheila Thomas, Fen Ye, Judith J. Stephenson, C. Daniel Mullins, Christopher A. Jones

“…Statistical modeling results reveal structural determinants, such as the opportunity to nudge, are higher among younger patients, as they have higher probability of being non-adherent. Methodologically, lateralization approach demonstrates the potential to capture real-world evidence beyond clinical data and merge it with clinical data.…”
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Study on the Rock Size Effect of Quasistatic and Dynamic Compression Characteristics by Jun Zhou, Xiangrui Meng, Chongyan Liu, Zhixi Liu, Wensong Xu, Xiang Cheng

“…The larger the size of the specimen structure is, the greater the probability of defects such as joints and micro cracks is and the smaller the influence of the specimen on the distribution of a three-dimensional stress state is. …”
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Cost-Utility Analysis of Add-on Cannabidiol vs Usual Care Alone for the Treatment of Seizures in Patients With Treatment-Resistant Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome or Dravet Syndrome in the... by Jamshaed Siddiqui, Sally Bowditch

“…In patients with DS, CBD plus usual care dominated usual care alone, with cost savings of €23 642 and increased QALYs of 0.868. The probability that CBD plus usual care is cost-effective in the Netherlands compared with usual care alone is 96% and 99% in patients with LGS and DS, respectively. …”
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Changing role of security alliances in the post-Cold War era by I. A. Istomin, A. V. Levchenko

“…In the aftermath of the Cold War, both scholars and experts frequently questioned the political relevance of security alliances, given the declining intensity of armed conflicts and the decreasing probability of major interstate wars. However, the post-bipolar international reality marked by the burgeoning of new alliances and coalitions, with old associations being reformed and/or expanded in membership rendered these questions obsolete. …”
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Empowering nurse leaders: readiness for AI integration and the perceived benefits of predictive analytics by Mohamed Hashem Kotp, Hossam Ali Ismail, Hassan Ahmed Awad Basyouny, Mohamed Ahmed Aly, Abdelaziz Hendy, Abdulqadir J. Nashwan, Ahmed Hendy, Aliaa Ezz Eldin Abd Elmoaty

“…The sample was selected using a combination of simple random sampling and non-probability convenience sampling methods to ensure a diverse representation of nursing leadership. …”
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Uncertainty analysis of linear and non-linear regression models in the modeling of water quality in the Caspian Sea basin: Application of Monte-Carlo method by Sahar Heidari Masteali, Mahmoud Bayat, Pete Bettinger, Mansour Ghorbanpour

“…In the third stage, new regression models were created using the data from the previous stages. Probability density functions related to the output of the models were developed, and uncertainty analysis was conducted based on the behavior of the models. …”
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The problem of rare tumors in gynecology: a clinical case of benign retroperitoneal sclerosing pelvic pecoma in 49-year-old woman by V. I. Lanchinsky, Yu. V. Chushkov, A. B. Ponomarev, Yu. I. Osmanov, A. I. Ishchenko, N. V. Vorobev

“…This fact significantly effects the probability of relapse of the tumor after surgical removal and, respectively, the tactics of postoperative follow‑up of such patients.…”
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Experimenter Effects on Pain Reporting in Women Vary across the Menstrual Cycle by Jacob M. Vigil, Jared DiDomenico, Chance Strenth, Patrick Coulombe, Eric Kruger, Andrea A. Mueller, Diego Guevara Beltran, Ian Adams

“…This assignment was based on estimates of their probability of conception given their current cycle day. …”
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Low-rate modem for transmission of small data in medium frequency range for Arctic by P. I. Puzyrev, S. A. Zavyalov, V. V. Erokhin, V. Yu. Shein

“…The modem uses orthogonal 64-position frequency shift keying characterized by a lower probability of bit error, the possibility of non-coherent demodulation and a constant envelope. …”
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Association between time consumption of electronic screens with eating behaviors and academic performance for pupils in elementary schools by Mohammed A. S. Al-Wily, Luay A. M. Al-Waly

“…The sample was selected through two stages, the first stage of elementary schools, which occurred by using the probability (Systematic) sample from 20 elementary schools, the second stage used a nonprobability purposive sample selected sample which entailed 240 pupils from selected elementary schools. …”
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Early Breast-Feeding Initiation Using Point of Care Quality Improvement Model at Tertiary Care Hospital in AJK by Aftab Hussain Khan, Mumtaz Ahmed Khan, Abrar Akbar, Sehrish Mumtaz, Yasira Abbasi, Lubna Meraj

“…A total of 100 women (50 before intervention and 50 after intervention) who delivered neonates of 0-7 day’s age were included in study by using non-probability convenience sampling technique. The relevant information was gathered by using questionnaire. …”
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Statistical Analysis of Flame Oscillation Characterization of Oxy-Fuel in Heavy Oil Boiler Using OH Planar Laser-Induced Fluorescence by Xin Yu, Zhen Cao, JiangBo Peng, Yang Yu, Guang Chang, Yufei Ma, XiaoHui Li, Chaobo Yang, ZhiQiang Wang

“…The bimodal oscillation of the combustion center was demonstrated by means of the probability density method; CO2 played a role in the extension of the combustion center. …”
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Sociodemographic Factors Associated with Women’s Perspectives on Male Involvement in Antenatal Care, Labour, and Childbirth by Shamsudeen Mohammed, Ibrahim Yakubu, Issahaku Awal

“…We found that married women were 9.8 times more likely (95%CI 1.59, 60.81) to encourage male involvement in ANC compared to women who were unmarried. The probability of encouraging male involvement in ANC decreased with increased level of education among the women while support for male companionship during childbirth increased significantly with an increased level of education. …”
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Systemic Crisis in the US-Turkish Relations Under the Presidency of D. Trump by A. A. Davydov

“…In the study the author raises a question to what extent the current crisis in the US-Turkish relations is systemic? How high is the probability that it will turn out to be a long-term one? …”
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Light Scattering and Current Enhancement for Microcrystalline Silicon Thin-Film Solar Cells on Aluminium-Induced Texture Glass Superstrates with Double Texture by Yunfeng Yin, Nasim Sahraei, Selvaraj Venkataraj, Sonya Calnan, Sven Ring, Bernd Stannowski, Rutger Schlatmann, Armin G. Aberle, Rolf Stangl

“…Enhancing the autocorrelation length (or feature size) of the AIT superstrates might have the large potential to improve the μc-Si:H thin-film solar cell efficiency, by reducing the shunting probability of the device while maintaining a high optical scattering performance.…”
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Tailored exercise and manual therapy versus standardised exercise for patients with shoulder subacromial pain: a feasibility randomised controlled trial (the Otago MASTER trial) by J Haxby Abbott, Daniel C Ribeiro, Zohreh Jafarian Tangrood, Gisela Sole, Ross Wilson

“…Since this is a feasibility study, we did not adjust alpha for multiple comparisons, and considered 75% CI as the probability threshold at 3-month follow-up. Health-related quality of life was assessed using the Short-Form 12 and quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) were estimated.Results The recruitment rate was 3 participants per month, the proportion of participants enrolled was 23%, the drop-out rate was 14% and the overall adherence to the rehabilitation programme was 85%. …”
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Effect of the intrinsic and extrinsic factors on the growth and development of young foals under subtropical conditions of Pakistan. by Muhammad Athar Chatha, Nisar Ahmad, Muhammad Athar Abbas, Muhammad Saadullah, Jawaria Ali Khan

“…Extreme winter conditions were associated with a notably lower survival probability (P = 0.002), and middle-aged dams exhibited significantly enhanced survival odds (P = 0.03). …”
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