Preoperative Risk Assessment of Lymph Node Metastasis in cT1 Lung Cancer: A Retrospective Study from Eastern China by Chengyan Zhang, Guanchao Pang, Chengxi Ma, Jingni Wu, Pingli Wang, Kai Wang

“…For N2 metastasis, we identified five independent predictors by dichotomous logistic regression: peripheral location, larger consolidation size, lymph node enlargement on CT, no smoking history, and higher levels of serum CEA. The model showed good calibration and discrimination ability in the development data, with the reasonable Hosmer-Lemeshow test (p=0.839) and the area under the ROC being 0.931 (95% CI: 0.906-0.955). …”
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Denoising of Tourist Street Scene Image Based on ROF Model of Second-Order Partial Differential Equation by Xiaofeng Yang

“…By improving the diffusion coefficient and introducing a curvature operator that can distinguish details such as edges, it can effectively denoise the tourist street scene image, and it also has a good effect on avoiding the step effect. Through the improvement of the ROF model, the loyalty term and regular term of the model are parameterized, the adaptive total variation denoising model of this paper is established, and a detailed analysis is carried out. …”
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Application of rice shell activated carbon for reduction of chemical oxygen demand limit and adsorption of iron from abattoir wastewater by Robinson Davi Udo, Samuel Ayegu Tsebam, Kolade Olawale Samson, Precious Nya Umo, Adeniyi Solomon Lawal, Juliet Gordon, Oluwaseun Fetuata, Ibrahim Ademola Fetuga, Olabode Thomas Olakoyejo, Antonio Marcos de Oliveira Siqueira

“…According to this investigation, ARH has a high fixed carbon content, which makes it an efficient bio-adsorbent, and the resulting RS-AC has a good bulk density for flow consistency. The FI-M best matches the linear equation for iron removal, whereas the LI-M given that the coefficient of correlation that well matches the equation to have COD limit at acceptable level. …”
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Mechanical properties and piecewise constitutive model of fine sandstone in mining area of western China by Qing Wang, Dongxiao Zhang, Fei Han, Yongqiang Zhao, Pengfei Zhang, Feng Xiong

“…Therefore, uniaxial cyclic loading-unloading tests were conducted on fine sandstone found in many roof rocks to study the evolution laws of mechanical properties, deformation characteristics, acoustic emission (AE) parameters, and energy under cyclic loading and unloading conditions. …”
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Sealing Behavior and Flow Mechanism of Expandable Material Slurry with High Water Content for Sealing Gas Drainage Boreholes by Guozhong Hu, Wenrui He, Changjin Lan

“…Therefore, featuring strong groutability, good sealability, high compressive strength, microexpansion, and tight binding with coal mass, expandable materials with high water content are ideal for sealing coalbed gas drainage boreholes because of their efficiency in sealing fractures in coal and rock masses around the borehole.…”
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Economic and Carbon Emission Analyses of C50 Manufactured Sand Concrete Considering Workability and Compressive Strength by Ning Li, Zewei Zhang, Dongxia Hu, Guangwei Pang, Qian Wang, Wei Si

“…C50 manufactured sand concrete requires good workability and strength, and economic efficiency and carbon emissions also need to be considered. …”
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A posterior trans-intervertebral osteotomy with anterior support for kyphosis deformity secondary to ankylosing spondylitis: a technical note by Zihao Ding, Yunsheng Wang, Nan Kang, Yong Hai, Lijin Zhou

“…Results Patients who underwent posterior trans-intervertebral osteotomy with anterior support achieved good clinical results with favorable correction rates and minimal estimated blood loss. …”
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Development and psychometric evaluation of the Brief Parenting Questionnaire by Kenneth E. Miller, Alexandra Chen, Ioannis Bakolis, Gabriela V. Koppenol-Gonzalez, Maguy Arnous, Fadila Tossyeh, Dalia Al-Ogaily, Mark J. D. Jordans

“…Internal consistency was good: full scale ɑ=0.83, WRP ɑ=0.86, and HP ɑ=0.76. …”
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Estimation of soil moisture of a high Andean wetland ecosystem (Bofedal) with geo-radar data and In-Situ measurements, Ayacucho - Peru by Wilmer Moncada, Alex Pereda, Manuel Masías, Manuel Lagos, Edwin Portal-Quicaña, Cristhian Aldana, Yesenia Saavedra, Edwin Saavedra

“…Moreover, the kappa test demonstrated good agreement reliability between both observations made with GPR and SMM, with κ=0.763;[95%CI:0.471−1.055], indicating that the GPR method for measuring subsoil moisture is acceptable with an 87.5% confidence level.…”
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Optimization of Convective Tray-Drying Process Parameters for Green Banana Slices Using Response Surface Methodology and Its Characterization by Meenatai Kamble, Anurag Singh, Sukh Veer Singh, Ajay Chinchkar, Sunil Pareek

“…The flour obtained had good flowability with a mean particle size of 60.75 ± 1.99 µm. …”
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Plant community and structural pattern analyses of Abraham Sacred Forest in Amhara Regional State, northwest Ethiopia. by Getinet Masresha Kassa, Ayenew Lisanu Teka, Getahun Tassew Melese

“…The inverted J-shaped pattern in DBH classes implies a good reproduction status. However, importance value index and regeneration status analyses revealed that certain species, like Astropanax abyssinicum (Hochst. ex. …”
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Serum connexin 26 as a potential marker of non-syndromic hearing loss by Hend M. Moness, Noha M. Abdullah, Doaa El Amrousy, Reham Gamal, Hatem A. Mohamed, Mohammed A. Gomaa, Shaimaa Moustafa Hafez, Zamzam Hassan Mohamed

“…Conclusion Serum connexin 26 could be used as a good diagnostic marker to detect NSHL in children. …”
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APLICACIÓN DE LA TEORÍA BASADA EN LOS RECURSOS EN EL AGROPARQUE AHUALULCO, S.A DE C.V. by José Vargas Hernandez, Pablo A. Magaña Sánchez, Daniel Hernandez Medina

“…This conclusion is based on the efficient use of resources and the company also makes good use of its installed capacity. Your breakeven point indicates that Ahualulco AgroPark products have a high margin of profit contribution; this works as a reserve to the normal risks with companies in the agricultural field, comparatively to the company to cover its fixed costs are relatively few boxes that need to sell. …”
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A scoping review on the use of different blood sources and components in the artificial membrane feeding system and its effects on blood-feeding and fecundity rate of Aedes aegypti... by Yuvaraahnee Suresh, Aishah Hani Azil, Syamsa Rizal Abdullah

“…In addition, human blood of up to 10 days after the expiration date could still be used to establish Ae. aegypti colonies with good blood-feeding rates and number of eggs produced. …”
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Effects of Reheating Methods on the Quality of Prepared Pork Rib Soup with Carrot and Corn by LU Jiaxin, REN Weizhao, REN Jingnan, DONG Huilong, FAN Gang, WEI Jianying, WANG Zhuo, HUANG Shengwei, WU Qufang, ZHANG Benpeng, QIU Xiaoxiao

“…The steam reheated soup exhibited a good combination of umami amino acids and nucleotides, presenting the strongest umami taste with an equivalent umami concentration (EUC) of 178.4 g/100 g, followed by those reheated by microwave, open flame, and water bath (EUC of 109.9, 100.2, and 56.5 g/100 g, respectively). …”
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Colonic stenting in acute malignant large bowel obstruction: audit of efficacy and safety in a Singapore tertiary referral centre by James Weiquan Li, James Chi-Yong Ngu, Kok Ren Lim, Shu Wen Tay, Bochao Jiang, Ramesh Wijaya, Sulaiman Yusof, Calvin Jianming Ong, Andrew Boon Eu Kwek, Tiing Leong Ang

“…Conclusion: Insertion of SEMS for acute MBO has high success rates and a good safety profile. Most patients in this audit underwent minimally invasive surgery and primary anastomosis after successful BTS.…”
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Clinical characteristics of spinning-induced rhabdomyolysis and other causes of rhabdomyolysis: a comparative study by Kashyap Shroff, Moganapriya d/o Gunasegaren, Kunzang Norbu, Eunizar Omar

“…However, the prognosis is good and the rate of complication is low with fluid treatment.…”
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Novel nanomagnetic-based slurry for grouting fractured rocks by Felix Oppong, Oladoyin Kolawole

“…Further analyses suggest that the nanomagnetic grout can alter rock microstructure and ensure good material uniformity with efficient flow rates. …”
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Perfusate Liver Arginase 1 Levels After End-Ischemic Machine Perfusion Are Associated with Early Allograft Dysfunction by Giuseppina Basta, Serena Babboni, Daniele Pezzati, Serena Del Turco, Emanuele Balzano, Gabriele Catalano, Lara Russo, Giovanni Tincani, Paola Carrai, Stefania Petruccelli, Jessica Bronzoni, Caterina Martinelli, Simona Palladino, Arianna Trizzino, Lorenzo Petagna, Renato Romagnoli, Damiano Patrono, Giandomenico Biancofiore, Adriano Peris, Chiara Lazzeri, Davide Ghinolfi

“…Receiver operating characteristic analysis indicated that ARG-1 at the end of MP had a good predictive accuracy for EAD (AUC = 0.713; <i>p</i> = 0.02). …”
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AN ASSESSMENT OF PERCEPTION OF THE PEOPLE ON MALARIA PREVENTION AND CONTROL IN DONGA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF TARABA STATE by SILAS JOSHUA, SUNDAY EMMANUEL BAMISE

“…Findings show that respondents have good knowledge about malaria in the study area. (60%) are men (40%) are female representing households during the research. …”
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