Risk prediction model for poor prognosis after intravenous thrombolysis among ischemic stroke patients aged ≥ 80 years and analysis of follow-up by Ying Wang, Dongwei Liu, Mokhtar Aldhabi, Zuolei Chen, Le Feng, Huanmin Gao, Lin Yin

“…Patients aged ≥ 80 years were compared to those aged 60–79 years, with a focus on the incidence of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage, mortality, and poor functional outcome (modified Rankin Score ≥ 2 at 90 days post-thrombolysis). R software was utilized to develop a clinical prediction model and perform internal validation. 2: Ninety days, 180 days, and one year were designated as follow-up time points for all patients. 1.Patients aged ≥ 80 years had higher 90-day poor outcome and mortality (P < 0.001).However, there was no significant difference in symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage between the two groups (P > 0.05).Baseline NIHSS score (OR, 1.15; 95% CI,1.07–1.23; P < 0.001) and admission blood glucose (OR, 1.36; 95% CI,1.11–1.74; P = 0.007) were identified as independent predictors of poor prognosis at 90 days.The area of the prediction model under the receiver operator characteristic curve was 0.77. …”
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Numerical simulation of fracture evolution behaviors in deep roadway surrounding rock containing discontinuous joints by Chengjun Hu, Gang Song, Jiyu Wang, Baofu Zhao, Zhengya Tao, Fan Wen, Bo Meng

“…The fracture fractal dimension D was employed to characterize the joint density, and an intermittent jointed roadway model, both without support and with anchor cable support, was modeled using the particle flow software PFC2D. The internal stress, deformation, and fracture characteristics of intermittent jointed surrounding rock in tunnels with different support methods and joint densities were studied from a microscopic perspective. …”
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Experimental and Numerical Simulation Study on the Mechanical Properties of Integrated Sleeve Mortise and Tenon Steel–Wood Composite Joints by Zhanguang Wang, Weihan Yang, Zhenyu Gao, Jianhua Shao, Dongmei Li

“…Using finite element software to simulate four groups of joints to observe their stress changes, the areas with high stress in the joints without sleeve reinforcement are mainly located at the upper and lower ends of the tenon, where the compressive stress at the upper edge of the tenon and the tensile stress at the lower flange are both distributed along the grain direction of the beam. …”
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Stress factors among physiotherapy students at a university in Gauteng, South Africa by Zander I. Collins, Chané Siepker, Kelebogile J. Ralehlaka, Boitshoko C. Molefe, Tiisetso C. Phala, Simphiwe A. Vilankulu, Makwena M. Sibuyi, Thembelihle S. Ntuli

“…Statistical analysis was conducted using IBM Corp’s Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) Software version 25. Results: The median age of participants was 22 years (iqr ± 3.8) with 69.0% of them being females. …”
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Topographic correlation of microperimetry with foveal microstructure characteristics in idiopathic epiretinal membrane patients with an ectopic inner foveal layer by Qianqian Wang, Congyao Wang, Yihua Su, Fenfen Yu, Tingting Chen, Xia Dong, Pengxia Wan

“…Multiple indices of microvascular parameters of OCTA images were further processed using the AngioTool software. LASSO regression and quantile regression analyses were performed to identify the spatial distribution correlation between foveal light sensitivity and foveal microstructure parameters. …”
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Intraoral Scanning Versus Conventional Methods for Obtaining Full-Arch Implant-Supported Prostheses: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis by Fernanda L. Vieira, Maísa Carnietto, José R. A. Cerqueira Filho, Ester A. F. Bordini, Hiskell F. F. Oliveira, Thiago A. Pegoraro, Joel F. Santiago Junior

“…Review Manager 7.2 (2024) software was used for the quantitative analysis stage (α = 0.05). …”
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AI-based automatic patient positioning in a digital-BGO PET/CT scanner: efficacy and impact by John A. Kennedy, Tala Palchan-Hazan, Zohar Keidar

“…To measure the transverse displacement of the patient center from the scanner isocenter (off-centering), CT slices were retrospectively selected and automatically analyzed using in-house software. Noise was measured as the coefficient of variation within the liver of absolute Hounsfield units referenced to air. …”
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The Upregulation of COX2 in Human Degenerated Nucleus Pulposus: The Association of Inflammation with Intervertebral Disc Degeneration by Chang Liu, Guoyan Liang, Zhantao Deng, Jing Tan, Qiujian Zheng, Feng-Juan Lyu

“…The total integrated COX2 optical density (IOD), number of COX2-positive cells, and total cell number of each image were counted and analyzed by Image-Pro Plus software. The IOD and number of COX2-positive cells were divided by the total cell number to obtain COX2 expression density (IOD/cell) and COX2 positivity (cell+/cell). …”
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Effects of hydrogen enrichment in Methane/Air combustion with different inlet arrangements: A numerical approach by Arithra Debnath Prithu, Kazi Mostafijur Rahman, Md.Rhyhanul Islam, Didarul Hasan Saharaj, Md Sabbir Hossain

“…In this study, the effect of hydrogen enriched air and methane non premixed combustion on dynamic flow behavior, temperature, pollutant emission are investigated in geometries with two distinct inlet arrangements using ANSYS Fluent CFD software. A reduced version of GRI-Mech 3.0 methane chemistry reaction including 19 species was used in the study. …”
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Effect of bleaching and repolishing on whiteness change and staining susceptibility of resin-based materials by Sultan Aktuğ Karademir, Samet Atasoy, Beyza Yılmaz

“…The data were analyzed by SPSS software One-Way ANOVA, post-hoc Tukey, post-hoc Tamhane’s-T2 and Paired-samples T test (α = 0.05). …”
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Characterization of Wood Cellular Structure of Plantation Grown Anogeissus leiocarpa and Eucalyptus camaldulensis in the Savannah Ecological Zone, Ghana by Enoch Gbapenuo Tampori, Francis Kofi Bih, Emmanuel Appiah-Kubi, Issah Chakurah, Michael Awotwe-Mensah, Mark Bright Donkoh

“…Wood discs were obtained from three stem heights (butt, mid and top) from which cubes measuring 40 mm x 20 mm x 20 mm were produced for the microtome sections and macerated tissues, viewed under a microscope with Motic Image Plus software. Descriptions of wood anatomy followed IAWA's microscopic characteristics. …”
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Pollen contamination and mating structure in maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Ait.) clonal seed orchards revealed by SNP markers by Bouffier, Laurent, Debille, Sandrine, Alazard, Pierre, Raffin, Annie, Pastuszka, Patrick, Trontin, Jean-François

“…Genetic analyses were based on an optimized set of 60 SNP markers and performed on 2,552 seedlings with Cervus software (likelihood inference methodology). Pollen contamination rates were highly variable between seed lots (from 20 to 96%), with a mean value of 50%. …”
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Integration of Microgrids and Electric Vehicle Technologies in the National Grid as the Key Enabler to the Sustainable Development for Rwanda by Samuel Bimenyimana, Chen Wang, Aphrodis Nduwamungu, Godwin Norense Osarumwense Asemota, Wellars Utetiwabo, Chun-Ling Ho, Jean De Dieu Niyonteze, Noel Hagumimana, Theobald Habineza, Waqar Bashir, Cicilia Kemunto Mesa, Yiyi Mo

“…In order to overcome the aforementioned issue, this paper proposes an integration of solar PV microgrids for the satisfaction of electric vehicle (EV) technology in Rwanda. Using HOMER Grid software, a managed EV charging station is simulated to a grid connected solar PV microgrid with storage in order to assess the economic impact. …”
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Prevalence and influencing factors of non-suicidal self-injurious behaviour among Chinese college students: a Meta-analysis by TAO Silu, MAO Guoju, XIONG Yi, GUO Mengjia, WU Dongmei

“…Meta-analysis was performed using Stata 17.0 software.Results A total of 36 studies were included. …”
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Parametric analysis on the transient two-phase wellbore model applied to the Yangyi high-temperature geothermal field by Chaofan Chen, Hongwei Zhou, Thomas Nagel, Theo Renaud, Dmitri Naumov, Olaf Kolditz, Haibing Shao

“…Methods In this study, a transient two-phase wellbore model is developed and implemented in the open source software OpenGeoSys, to simulate both flow and energy state in the wellbore, as well as advective and conductive heat and mass interactions with surrounding formation. …”
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Instrumento para medir la competitividad de empresas agropecuarias de Santa Fe, Argentina by Patricia Acetta, María Isabel Castignani, Noelia Rossler, Marta Suero, Antonella Migliarini

“…Inicialmente se emplea Zotero como una herramienta integral de gestión de referencias bibliográficas, facilitando la recopilación, organización y citación de la vasta cantidad de literatura revisada en el estudio, permitiendo así una gestión eficiente de la información, asegurando la precisión y consistencia en la investigación. Utilizando el software VOSviewer, se mapea y visualiza la evolución de la producción científica sobre competitividad empresarial a nivel mundial y en la región, identificando nodos clave como optimización operativa, competencia estratégica y fuentes de ventajas competitivas. …”
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Thyroid disorders in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection: a meta-analysis by Sagad O. O. Mohamed, Khalid Osman Mohamed, Ayoub A. B. Mohamed, Ali E. A. Mohamed, Solafa S. M. Salih, Duaa A. S. Ibrahim, Samia I. E. Mursal, Aseel E. B. Abdhameed, Ahmed A. O. Mahmoud, Khadeja F. Abdallah, Khalid S. K. Salih, Ahmed S. E. E. Abdelrahman, Mohamed S. K. Salih, Yusra E. A. Elmobashir, Mahmoud A. M. Abdelrahman, Amgad I. A. Mohamed, Hanaa A. M. Fadil

“…Using Comprehensive Meta-Analysis Software version 3.3, we calculated the pooled prevalence and standardized mean difference (SMD) estimates with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). …”
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Clinical Predictors of Aspirin Resistance in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Fan Zhang, Hongyan Zheng

“…The meta package in the R language software was utilized to synthesize the evidence concerning clinical predictors of AR. …”
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Safety Assessment of Glucose-Lowering Drugs and Importance of Structured Education during Ramadan: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Rashmi Shiju, Ayesha Akhil, Smitha Thankachan, Jaakko Tuomilehto, Monira Al Arouj, Abdullah Bennakhi

“…The extracted data were analyzed using Review Manager software version 5.3. Results. A total of 32 articles were included for the review and 7 studies for meta-analysis. …”
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Improving photovoltaic water pumping system performance with ANN-based direct torque control using real-time simulation by Ikram Saady, Btissam Majout, Ismail El Kafazi, Mohammed Karim, Badre Bossoufi, Najib El Ouanjli, Said Mahfoud, Ahmed Althobaiti, Thamer A. H. Alghamdi, Mohammed Alenezi

“…The PVWPS based on the proposed controls is thoroughly modeled and simulated using MATLAB/Simulink software and validated using dSPACE DS1104 Board. The results demonstrate significant improvements, including a 75.51% reduction in flux ripples, a 77.5% reduction in torque ripples, a 44.79% improvement in response time, and an increase in the water quantity. …”
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