A sarcopenia prediction model based on the calf maximum muscle circumference measured by ultrasound by An Wei, Yan Zou, Zhen-Hua Tang, Feng Guo, Yan Zhou

“…The sensitivity, specificity, and AUC of the model were 0.884 (0.807–0.962), 0.837 (0.762–0.911), and 0.927 (0.890–0.963), respectively. The kappa coefficient between this model and the diagnostic criteria recommended by AWGS2 was 0.709. …”
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Classification of peripheral vitreoretinal interface lesions using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography with guidance of ultrawide field imaging by Weiwei Zheng, Ying Huang, Ying Huang, Shanshan Qian, Bing Lin, Bing Lin, Shenghai Huang, Shenghai Huang

“…The inter-observer agreement for the classification of UWF and OCT images demonstrated good consistency, with kappa values of 0.949 ± 0.025 and 0.836 ± 0.042, respectively. …”
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Comparative analysis of lactaptin activity when produced in bacterial or eukaryotic expression systems by O. A. Koval, O. Y. Volkova, A. A. Gorchakov, S. V. Kulemzin, A. V. Tkachenko, A. A. Nushtaeva, E. V. Kuligina, V. A. Richter, A. V. Taranin

“…Lactaptin, a proteolytic fragment of the human milk kappa-casein, has been previously identified as a protein displaying potent killing of cancer cells in vitro. …”
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Mapping Antimicrobial Resistance in <i>Staphylococcus epidermidis</i> Isolates from Subclinical Mastitis in Danish Dairy Cows by Desiree Corvera Kløve, Mikael Lenz Strube, Peter M. H. Heegaard, Lærke Boye Astrup

“…Correspondence between phenotypic and genotypic resistance was then evaluated by Cohen’s kappa statistics. Furthermore, the presence of plasmid replicon genes and the strain diversity among the <i>S. epidermidis</i> isolates was investigated to associate these findings with the observed AMR patterns. …”
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KANTO ETIKOS PĖDSAKAI R. M. HARE’O PERSPEKTYVIZME by Jūratė Baranova

“…Hare’o sugrįžimas prie Kanto būtent iš ilgos diskusijos apie fakto ir vertybių nebendramatiškumą ir „posūkio į kalbą“ perspektyvos. Kodėl būtent kantiškasis preskriptyvizmas leidžia Hare’ui paneigti emotyvizmą kaip propagandą? …”
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Development and validation of a pragmatic measure of cocreation in research engagement: a study protocol by Bethany M Kwan, Carter Sevick, Cathleen Willging, Bryan J Weiner, Janice Tufte, Brooke Dorsey Holliman, Monica Perez Jolles, Danielle Ostendorf

“…We will compute survey items using an Item-Level Content Validity Index and a modified kappa statistic to adjust for chance agreement with panel members’ ratings. …”
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15-Lipoxygenase-1 Is Involved in the Effects of Atorvastatin on Endothelial Dysfunction by Peng Zhang, Xin Xing, Chunxiao Hu, Hui Yu, Qian Dong, Guanglei Chang, Shu Qin, Jian Liu, Dongying Zhang

“…Atorvastatin abolished the activation of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) induced by ox-LDL. Exposure to ox-LDL induced upregulation of ALOX15 in HUVECs, but this effect was partially abolished by atorvastatin or the NF-κB inhibitor pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC). …”
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Dietary Nannochloropsis oculata ameliorates lead acetate induced reproductive toxicity in Barki rams: NF-κB and cytokines pathways by Doaa H. Elsayed, Sameer A. Nagadi, Heba M.A. Abdelrazek, Ahmed. S. El‑Hawy, Moharram F. El-Bassiony, Seham A. Helmy, Yasmina K. Mahmoud, Ibrahim E. Helal, Shady T. Hassan

“…Testicular oxidant/antioxidant markers, cytokines, gene expression of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and nuclear factor Kappa B (NF-κB) were estimated. Alga-treated rams revealed significant upgrades in semen criteria, serum testosterone and reduced glutathione (GSH); meanwhile, downregulation in malondialdehyde (MDA), IL-4, IL-2 as well as gene expressions of IL-6 and NF-κB as compared to other treated groups. …”
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Salinity affects the lipid metabolism and intestinal microbial composition of swimming crab Portunus trituberculatus by Meimei Liu, Tong Li, Hao Zhang, Zi Wang, Xugan Wu, Jie He, Zhiguo Dong

“…Bacterial functional pathway prediction has also shown that the KEGG pathways involved in ovarian steroidogenesis, NF-kappa B signaling pathway and regulation of lipolysis in adipocytes increased in 28 ‰ group compared with 19 ‰ group. …”
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Preserved egg white alleviates DSS-induced colitis in mice through the reduction of oxidative stress, modulation of infl ammatory cytokines, NF-κB, MAPK and gut microbiota composit... by Lingyu Li, Ning Qiu, Yaqi Meng, Chenyan Wang, Yoshinori Mine, Russell Keast, Vincent Guyonnet

“…In addition, western blotting results showed that PEW significantly suppressed DSS-induced phosphorylation levels of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) p65 and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) in colon tissues of mice with colitis. …”
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Protective Effect of High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) and Moderate-Intensity Continuous Training (MICT) against Vascular Dysfunction in Hyperglycemic Rats by Nurul Paramita, Brilliant C. Puspasari, Randika Arrody, Neng T. Kartinah, Trinovita Andraini, Julfiana Mardatillah, Hardiyanti Rusli, Dewi I. S. Santoso

“…Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to measure the expression of the receptor for advanced glycation end-products (RAGE) and nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells (NF-κB). …”
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Assessing CNN and Semantic Segmentation Models for Coarse Resolution Satellite Image Classification in Subcontinental Scale Land Cover Mapping by Tesfaye Adugna, Wenbo Xu, Jinlong Fan, Haitao Jia, Xin Luo

“…Among the DL models, one-dimensional (1-D) CNN achieved the highest overall accuracy (OA) 0. 87 and kappa (<italic>k</italic>) 0.84, 2&#x0025; higher than the best results attained by 2-D CNN, 3-D CNN, and U-net models. …”
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Evaluation of Agreement between HRT III and iVue OCT in Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension Patients by A. Perdicchi, M. Iester, D. Iacovello, A. Cutini, M. Balestrieri, M. G. Mutolo, A. Ferreras, M. T. Contestabile, S. M. Recupero

“…Sectorial and global MRA, GPS, and OCT parameters were used for the analysis. Kappa statistic was used to assess the agreement between methods. …”
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Analyzing Land Use/Land Cover Changes Using Google Earth Engine and Random Forest Algorithm and Their Implications to the Management of Land Degradation in the Upper Tekeze Basin,... by Alemu Eshetu Fentaw, Assefa Abegaz

“…Despite the complexity of the topographic and climatic features of the study area, the RF algorithm achieved high accuracy with 0.83 and 0.75 overall accuracy and Kappa values, respectively. The LULC change results from 1990 to 2021 showed that forest, bushland, shrubland, and bareland decreased by 12.2, 24.8, 1.2, and 15.4%, respectively. …”
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Diacerein Inhibits Myopia Progression through Lowering Inflammation in Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cell by Peng-Tai Tien, Chia-Hung Lin, Chih-Sheng Chen, Ching-Yao Chang, Hsiangyu Ku, Dekang Gan, Yi-Yu Tsai, Jamie Jiin-Yi Chen, Hui-Ju Lin, Lei Wan

“…Furthermore, diacerein inhibited inflammation by attenuating the phosphorylation of protein kinase B (AKT) and nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B (NF-κB) pathway. …”
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Validação dos limiares do acelerômetro Actical para a determinação do comportamento sedentário e da intensidade da atividade física em adolescentes by Janaína Silva, Felipe Reichert, David Ohara, Antonio Dourado, Edio Petroski, Marcelo Romanzini

“…A calorimetria indireta foi utilizada como método de referência e a validade dos limiares estimada por meio de curvas ROC (Receiver Operating Characteristic Curves) e dos coeficientes de concordância de Kappa. Os limiares proposto por PU e EV apresentaram excelente acurácia de classificação das SED (ROC ≥ 0,96; κ ≥ 0,90). …”
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Simulation of slope soil erosion intensity with different vegetation patterns based on cellular automata model by Yan Sheng, Shangxuan Zhang, Long Li, Long Li, Zhiming Cao, Yu Zhang

“…Ultimately, the dynamic characteristics of soil erosion in 2023 are simulated under various slope conditions.ResultsResults indicated: (1) The spatial distribution of simulated soil erosion intensity grade maps for different slopes largely aligned with actual maps, and regions with soil erosion depth greater than 3 cm were resistant to transitioning to lower erosion zones. (2) The Kappa coefficients for simulated soil erosion intensity in uniform distribution, random distribution, aggregate distribution, and bare control slopes were 65.24%, 73.62%, 75.88%, and 69.06%, respectively, confirming the feasibility of the CA-Markov model for simulating soil erosion dynamics. (3) The simulation of soil erosion intensity on different slopes in 2023 revealed that erosion intensity on uniformly distributed, aggregated, and bare control slopes remained predominantly in the erosion zone with a depth of 1–2 cm, while randomly distributed slopes experienced a shift from mild erosion area to slight erosion area.DiscussionThis study improves the understanding of soil erosion across different vegetation patterns and demonstrates the applicability of the CA-Markov model for simulating dynamic erosion on slopes. …”
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Anti-Neuroinflammatory Effects of Prenylated Indole Alkaloids from the Antarctic Fungus <i>Aspergillus</i> sp. Strain SF-7367 by Zhiming Liu, Chi-Su Yoon, Thao Quyen Cao, Hwan Lee, Il-Chan Kim, Joung Han Yim, Jae Hak Sohn, Dong-Sung Lee, Hyuncheol Oh

“…Results of Western blotting and molecular docking showed that brevianamide K could regulate the activation of nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cell (NF-κB) signaling. …”
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NIEKO NĖRA, ARBA BŪTIES PROBLEMA SOFISTŲ MĄSTYME by Skirmantas Jankauskas

“…Patikslinama, kad šio kriterijaus esmė ta, kad kosmo (logo) juslinis permatavimas nureikšmina mąstymą, taigi ir kilusius vidinius prieštaravimus, kartu santykinai išlaisvina kalbą ir sudaro prielaidas sofistiniam iškalbos menui atsirasti. …”
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Efficacy of two radiographic algorithms for detection of peri-implant bone defects on cone-beam computed tomography scans by Faezeh Yousefi, Ali Heidari, Azita Ehsani, Maryam Farhadian, Marzieh Ehsani

“…The observers recorded their observations in a checklist, and data were analyzed by SPSS version 21 using the kappa coefficient of agreement, sensitivity and specificity values, area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve (AUC), intraclass correlation coefficient, t-test and paired t-test (P < 0.05). …”
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