Clinical risk factors for sarcopenia in acute and chronic pancreatitis by Mitchell L. Ramsey, Andrew Lu, Kristyn Gumpper-Fedus, Stacey Culp, David Bradley, Darwin L. Conwell, Zobeida Cruz-Monserrate, J. Royce Groce, Samuel Han, Somashekar G. Krishna, Peter Lee, Thomas Mace, Georgios I. Papachristou, Kristen M. Roberts, Zarine K. Shah, Phil A. Hart

“…Methods A cross sectional analysis was performed among subjects with AP or CP seen in a tertiary care Pancreas Clinic. TeraRecon software was used to calculate the cross-sectional area of skeletal muscle, visceral fat, and subcutaneous fat at the level of the L3 vertebrae. …”
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Biosynthesis, characterization of Ag2O nanoparticles for enhancement of antioxidant and photo degradation activities by Tola Jabessa Masho, Meseret Melaku Ayane, Geremew Nigatu Endale, Shemelis Hailu Adula, Yadeta Dugasa Negasa, Bedasa Wagari Likasa, Tahir Safayo Mudda, Gemechisa Kebede Negari, Hika Chernet Amante, Sena Megersa Jida

“…Metal oxide nanoparticles have a significant photo catalytic performance under visible light source confirmed that study supported Ag2O spherical structure, which exhibits enhanced photo catalytic activity and anti-oxidant activities as well as the size of the Ag2O nanoparticles was between 16 nm and 21 nm from the XRD(Scherrer equation),SEM & TEM) imaje software and Photo catalytic activity of Ag2O NPs were assessed against methylene blue (MB) dye degradation under natural sunlight illumination for 60 min. …”
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Associação entre violência e prática de atividades físicas: uma análise bibliométrica da produção científica na Web of Science by Phillipe Ferreira Rodrigues, Vanessa Souza Mendonça, Maxwel de Azevedo-Ferreira, Alexandre Palma

“…Foi realizada uma pesquisa na base de dados Web of Science, através de busca com palavras-chave adequadas e extração de dados a partir do software VantagePoint V.8. Trabalhou-se, ao final, com um total de 2.163 artigos. …”
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The effect of electroslag remelting on the cleanliness of CrNiMoWMnV ultrahigh-strength steels by Ali M., Porter D., Kömi J., Heikkinen E.P., Eissa M., El Faramawy H., Mattar T.

“…Thermodynamic calculations for the expected NMIs formed in the investigated steels with and without ESR were performed using FactSage 7.2 software while HSC Chemistry version 9.6.1 was used to calculate the standard Gibbs free energies (ΔG°). …”
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Evaluation of the vibration state and determination of the stress-strain state of the trash-rack structure of the hydroelectric power plants by A. S. Antonov, N. P. Karablin, K. Ju. Baud, I. V. Baklykov

“…Computational studies were carried out in the universal industrial software complex ANSYS Mechanical and ANSYS CFX.Results. …”
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Carbon Stock and Soil Characteristics under Expansive Shrubs in the Dry Afromontane Forest in Northern Ethiopia by Mebrahtu Haile, Emiru Birhane, Meley Mekonen Rannestad, Muyiwa S. Adaramola

“…The statistical difference in carbon stock and soil characteristics P<0.05 of both invaded and uninvaded vegetation conditions were tested using an independent t-test using an R-software. The mean above- and below-ground biomass carbon stocks of the uninvaded vegetation condition (17.62 Mg·C/ha and 4.14 Mg·C/ha, respectively) were found to be significantly higher than those of the invaded vegetation condition (4.73 Mg·C/ha and 1.11 Mg·C/ha, respectively). …”
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Characterizations of Effective Parameters and Circuit Modeling of U-Coupled Hybrid Ring Resonator Band Pass Filter by Atul Varshney, Duygu Nazan Gencoglan, Issa Elfergani, Jonathan Rodriguez, Chemseddine Zebiri, T. Mary Neebha

“…The equivalent circuit model is validated using ADS software. The designed circuit parameter values are found to be in excellent match with manually evaluated circuit parameters with tolerances under &#x00B1;20%. …”
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Co-creation of a gender responsive TB intervention in Nigeria: a researcher-led collaborative study by Chukwuebuka Ugwu, Oluwatoyosi Adekeye, Beate Ringwald, Rachael Thomson, Obioma Chijioke-Akaniro, Chukwuma Anyaike, S Bertel Squire, John Bimba, Tom Wingfield

“…Responses were analysed using a combination of qualitative framework approach, content analysis, and summary descriptive statistics assisted by NVivo software. Stakeholder consensus on a preferred intervention package was reached during the participatory workshop. …”
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Model Testing and Numerical Simulation of the Bearing Characteristics of Screw-Core Cement Mixing Pile by Luoan Wu, Yue Gao, Yaohui Du, Junjie Xuan, Jiu Nao, Shibo Li, Jinhao Li, Yanqi Wang, Hao Zhang, Lei Cao, Cheng Meng, Zewei Yang

“…Additionally, model piles with six different thread height ratios (w/d, where w is the thread width and d is the internal diameter of the screw-core) are developed using finite element simulation software to analyze the effect of thread height ratio on the bearing capacity of screw-core mixing piles. …”
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Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness Progression after Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy in Glaucoma Patients by Kazuyuki Hirooka, Kaori Ukegawa, Eri Nitta, Nobufumi Ueda, Yushi Hayashida, Hiromi Hirama, Rikiya Taoka, Yuma Sakura, Mari Yamasaki, Hiroyuki Tsunemori, Mikio Sugimoto, Yoshiaki Kiuchi

“…The Guided Progression Analysis software program was used to assess serial retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thicknesses and visual field progression. …”
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Association of body mass index with disability in activities of daily living in older adults: a systematic review of the literature based on longitudinal data by Wang Lingying, Zhu Hong, Chen Hongxiu, Hu Ziyi, Feng Mei, Tang Menglin, Hu Xiuying

“…Studies were selected based on predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria, and relevant data were extracted for subsequent meta-analysis using the Cochrane Collaboration’s Review Manager 5.3 software. Results After rigorous selection, four longitudinal studies were incorporated into our meta-analysis. …”
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Evaluation of 3D Models of Archaeological Remains of Almenara Castle Using Two UAVs with Different Navigation Systems by Juan López-Herrera, Serafín López-Cuervo, Enrique Pérez-Martín, Miguel Ángel Maté-González, Consuelo Vara Izquierdo, José Martínez Peñarroya, Tomás R. Herrero-Tejedor

“…With the help of the new software incorporated into the Zenmuse P1 camera gimbal, we could significantly reduce the flight time. …”
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Unveiling Cuproptosis-Driven Molecular Clusters and Immune Dysregulation in Ankylosing Spondylitis by Wei B, Wang S, Li S, Gu Q, Yue Q, Tang Z, Zhang J, Liu W

“…Subsequently, we employed weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs) within each cluster and utilized the “GSVA” and “GSEABase” software packages to examine variations in gene sets enriched across various CRG clusters. …”
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Efficacy and safety of dexamethasone or triamcinolone in combination with anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy for diabetic macular edema: A systematic review and meta-a... by Bo Zhou, Hua Liu, Feng Xiong

“…All analyses were performed by R 4.3.1, Stata 12.0, and TSA v0.9.5.10 Beta software.<h4>Results</h4>This meta-analysis incorporated 21 eligible studies. …”
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Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of a Mobile-Based Intervention for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Jing Li, Li Sun, Yabing Hou, Liming Chen

“…Of the 215 patients, 130 were randomly assigned to the mHealth group and 85 were assigned to the usual care group. IBM SPSS 25.0 software was used for descriptive statistics, t tests, chi-square tests, and correlation analyses. …”
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Validation of a Novel Low-Cost Glaucoma Risk Calculator for Community-Based Screening in High-Risk Populations by Grimes K, Madu CT, Carrington C, Laroche D

“…Statistical analysis was completed using MedCalc version 22.023 (MedCalc Software Ltd. Ostend, Belgium) with 95% confidence intervals.Results: Of the 823 study participants, 716 (mean age 62.9 ± 11.9 years) were eligible to participate and completed the comprehensive follow-up exam. 68% identified as Black, 6.7% identified as Hispanic/Latino, and 52.5% identified as female. …”
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Meta Analysis of Clustering Nursing for Stroke Associated Pneumonia by Chunyan HAN, Cun ZHAO, Xinglei WANG, Yali CHANG, Li YAO, Yihong KE, Jinhui TIAN, Xinman DOU

“…The data was analyzed using RevMan 5.3 statistical software. The continuous variables used standardized mean difference (<italic>SMD</italic>) and 95%<italic>CI</italic> as the effect indicators. …”
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Comparative study regarding the stability of a proximal ulnar stump with or without distal oblique bundle reconstruction during the Sauvé‒Kapandji procedure: a finite-element analy... by Shanqing Yin, Chenxi Zhang, Yaopeng Huang, Jiadong Pan, Xin Wang, Xiaodong Liu

“…This study created finite-element models of the distal oblique bundle (DOB) to determine its effect on the proximal ulnar stump instability encountered during the Sauvé‒Kapandji procedure.PurposeWe hypothesized that a proximal ulnar stump with distal oblique bundle reconstruction would provide greater stability than a proximal ulnar stump without distal oblique bundle reconstruction.MethodsDetailed CT imaging data acquired from a pathological specimen of the wrist joint were imported into a finite-element analysis software package, and the regions of interest, including bone, cartilage, ligaments and tendons, were extracted to create a 3-dimensional model. …”
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Diabetic ketoacidosis treatment outcomes and its associated factors among adult patients with diabetes mellitus admitted to public hospitals in Nekemte Town, Ethiopia: a cross-sect... by Daniel Mitiku Yigazu, Matiyos Lema, Firomsa Bekele, Dawit Tesfaye Daka, Dagim Samuel, Nigatu Addisu

“…Pharmacists collected data by reviewing patient charts using Kobo Toolbox software. The data were then exported to SPSS Version 27 for analysis. …”
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Clinical and Radiological Manifestations of Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia by Abuobaida Yassin, Heba M. Shalaby

“…Statistical Analysis Used: The data analysis was performed using IBM Statistical Package for Social Sciences software. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to identify correlations between clinico-radiological manifestations and other variables, with a P value of <0.05 considered statistically significant. …”
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