The Identical External Reference Point Standardized to the Zero-Reference Level for Measuring Both Central and Jugular Venous Pressures: An Observational Study by Niraj Karmacharya, Madhur Dev Bhattarai, Amita Pradhan

“…CVP-MTP and CVP-MAL demonstrated similar means (p=0.129), strong positive linear relationship (r = 0.908), and good agreement (near-zero mean difference) with each other. …”
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Industrial Potential of Two Varieties of Cocoyam in Bread Making by Nnabuk O. Eddy, Emmanuel Essien, Eno E. Ebenso, Richard A. Ukpe

“…The sensory evaluation result further revealed that apart from the 100% wheat flour based sample I, sample D with 20% substitution level of XS was rated good and maintained better performance amongst the cocoyam varieties while samples G and C with 100% and 50% substitution level of CE respectively were rated the poorest. …”
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How far? Travel burdens for children admitted to hospitals in the Western Cape Province of South Africa by M Richards, D le Roux, D Pienaar

“… Background: The ability to access effective hospital care for children is a significant determinant of good health outcomes. The Western Cape is a large land area with a wide array of human settlements- both in urban and rural spaces. …”
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Validity of Wearable Inertial Sensors for Gait Analysis: A Systematic Review by Giuseppe Prisco, Maria Agnese Pirozzi, Antonella Santone, Fabrizio Esposito, Mario Cesarelli, Francesco Amato, Leandro Donisi

“…Validation metrics revealed that IMUs exhibited good to moderate agreement with optical motion capture systems for kinematic measures. …”
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Construction of a predictive model for the risk of aspiration in enteral nutrition patients in ICU by CHEN Yue, ZHANG Hui, GUAN Chun, HU Fasheng

“…The calibration curve and decision curve showed that the model had good calibration and benefit.Conclusion The risk prediction model constructed in this study demonstrates strong predictive efficacy, offering a scientific and objective reference basis for clinical staff to assess the risk of aspiration, and facilitate the implementation of targeted preventive  measures.…”
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Enhancing health and well-being: unlocking the speed abilities of 9-year-old primary school children by Margarita Mameshina, Mirosława Cieślicka

“…These children were previously screened by a medical practitioner and were found to be in good health. Informed consent was obtained from the parents or guardians of the children, emphasizing their voluntary participation and the potential benefits and risks associated with the study.  …”
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The value of inflammation-related indicators in chemotherapy efficacy and disease-free survival of triple-negative breast cancer by Jie Zhu, Jiale Cheng, Yuyuan Ma, Ying Wang, Zhonghua Zou, Wenjie Wang, Haihua Shi, You Meng

“…Calibration curves demonstrated good consistency between the actual and predictive values of the nomogram. …”
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Adaptation of VegSyst-DSS for N, P and K recommendations for grafted tomato grown in perlite in Mediterranean greenhouses by M. Gallardo, J.M. Cedeño, J.J. Magán, M.D. Fernández, R.B. Thompson

“…A suite of statistical indices indicated generally good performance of simulation of nutrient uptake in crop dry matter and by the cropping system, and of crop uptake concentration for N, P and K. …”
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STATUS EKOSISTEM PESISIR BAGI PERENCANAAN TATA RUANG WILAYAH PESISIR DI KAWASAN TELUK AMBON by YULIA Asyiawati, FREDINAN YULIANDA, ROKHMIN DAHURI, SANTUN R.P. SITORUS, SETYO BUDI SUSILO

“…The simulation results moderate scenario, the status of coastal ecosystems is improved from the criteria of the coastal ecosystem damaged by coastal ecosystems index 44,44% in 2008 turned into good condition with the index of coastal ecosystems 88,89% in 2029 …”
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Construction and evaluation of the prediction model for advanced disease in well-differentiated colorectal neuroendocrine neoplasms less than 2 cm in diameter by Hongda Yin, Yanan Chen, Wei Zhao, Fuqiang Zhao, Zhijun Huang, Aimin Yue, Zhijie Wang

“…Conclusions: The prediction model had good value for identifying advanced disease from well-differentiated colorectal NENs smaller than 2 cm.…”
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The Effect of Active Chitosan Films Containing Bacterial Cellulose Nanofiber and ZnO Nanoparticles on the Shelf Life of Loaf Bread by Mehrasa Bakouei, Jalal Sadeghizadeh Yazdi, Mohammad Hasan Ehrampoush, Mahdieh Salari, Farzan Madadizadeh

“…Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images showed the good distribution of ZnO NPCs in the chitosan film. …”
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5G Networks Security Mitigation Model: An ANN-ISM Hybrid Approach by Rafiq Ahmad Khan, Habib Ullah Khan, Hathal Salamah Alwageed, Hussein Al Hashimi, Ismail Keshta

“…This approach enhances the capacity to detect threats and contributes to good policy enforcement and other risk-related activities to enhance safer 5G networks.…”
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CT-based radiomics predicts HRD score and HRD status in patients with ovarian cancer by Yujiao Wu, Qianhui Zhang, Wenyan Jiang, Yuhua Gao, Bin Qu, Xingling Wang

“…Radiomics nomograms created by combining RSs and important clinical factors showed good predictive results with AUCs of 0.852 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.765-0.938, SEN = 0.907, SPE = 0.655) and 0.781 (95% CI: 0.621-0.941, SEN = 0.688, SPE = 0.833) in the training and validation cohort for predicting HRD score, respectively; with AUCs of 0.874 (95% CI: 0.790-0.957, SEN = 0.765, SPE = 0.867) and 0.824 (95% CI: 0.663-0.985, SEN = 0.762, SPE = 0.800) in the training and validation cohort for predicting HRD status, respectively.DiscussionCalibration curves and decision curve analysis (DCA) confirmed potential clinical usefulness of our nomograms. …”
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Cultural adaptation, translation and validation of the conflict in adolescence dating relationship inventory (CADRI) in the Greek language. by Esperanza Barroso-Corroto, Juan Manuel Carmona-Torres, José Alberto Laredo-Aguilera, Ángel López-Fernández-Roldan, Carlos Navarrete-Tejero, Evangelia Kartsoni, Antonios Christodoulakis, Athina Patelarou, Michail Zografakis-Sfakianakis

“…The internal consistency and reliability were good (>0.7), with a Cronbach's alpha of 0.889 for the violence perpetrated subscale and 0.925 for the violence suffered subscale, indicating strong correlations between the total item scores. …”
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Mathematical modeling of quorum sensing dynamics in batch culture of luminescent bacterium <i>Photobacterium phosphoreum</i> 1889 by S. I. Bartsev, A. B. Sarangova

“…The model demonstrated good agreement with the experimental data obtained. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Proximate Compositions, Physical Properties, and Sensory Attributes of Kersting’s Groundnut (Macrotyloma geocarpum (Harms) Maréchal & Baudet) Accessions by Finagnon Toyi Kevin Fassinou, Eric Etchikinto Agoyi, Marius Affonfere, Edmond Sacla Aide, Achille Ephrem Assogbadjo, Flora Josiane Chadare

“…All accessions recorded good sensory acceptability (>50%) except the accession BUR 16 which was liked only by 23.3%. …”
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Single-staged Surgical Correction of Kyphotic Deformity due to Dorsal Spinal Tuberculosis in Pediatric Patients: Outcome Analysis by Mageswaran Shanmugavelu, Makesh Ram Sriraghavan, Prabhu Aloy, Poornima Kumararaja, Sai Vinay Bharadwaj Namala

“…Results: All six cases had good radiological and functional outcomes in terms of kyphotic correction and neurological recovery. …”
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Visual, clinical and quality of life outcomes of a new multifocal IOL with optimized diffractive grating: a non-randomized clinical trial by João Marcelo de Almeida Gusmão Lyra, Mariana Silva Gois de Almeida, Lucila de Albuquerque Barbosa Lira, Laís Oliveira dos Santos, Mateus Lins dos Santos, Jorge Artur Peçanha de Miranda Coelho

“…Conclusions The BIOS Trifocal IOL presented satisfactory effectivity in the treatment of cataract and presbyopia, providing functional vision across near, intermediate and far distances and maintaining good patient satisfaction. Trial Registration This trial was registered at the ReBEC (Registro Brasileiro de Ensaios Clínicos – Brazilian Registry of Clinical Trials)database under the registration code RBR-772s6y at April 6th, 2020.…”
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Features of the Modern Protectionism of the US and the EU towards Russia by A. A. Sidorov

“…The US acknowledged for now that there does not exist a sufficient degree of evidence to justify a change in Russia’s market economy designation, nevertheless, one cannot rule out such attempts in the future.In the EU context, the practice of energy adjustments, which results in overstated production costs, normal value and anti-dumping duties for Russian goods, is continued. A new protectionist step is the publication of the report “On significant distortions in the economy of the Russian Federation for the purposes of trade defence investigations”, which lays an additional basis for the continuation and strengthening of restrictive measures. …”
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Preventing water pollution using importance-performance analysis and terrain analysis by L. Sulistyowati, N. Andareswari, F. Afrianto, A. Rais, M.F. Hafa, D. Darwiyati, A.L. Ginting

“…Accordingly, Batu City must continue to develop good environmental management for the sake of nature conservation because the urban system is a unit formed by the social economy and ecological environment subsystem.…”
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