Comparing three summary indices to assess diet quality of Canadian children: a call for consensus by Seyedehatefeh Panahimoghadam, Paul J. Veugelers, Julia Dabravolskaj, Trudy Tran, Katerina Maximova, Katerina Maximova

“…Agreement between the three indices was assessed using weighted Cohen’s kappa. Univariate and multivariable linear regression models assessed diet quality according to student’s sex, grade level, school material/social deprivation, and geographic region.ResultsHEFI-2019 scores had the widest range, while DQI-I had the smallest. …”
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Phenolic compounds from Chaenomeles speciosa alleviate inflammation in lipopolysaccharide-treated RAW264.7 macrophages via the NF-κB and MAPK pathways by Fuxia Hu, Chao Liu, Fengqin Wang, Changxin Zhou, Maotong Zhu, Dongxiao Sun-Waterhouse, Zhaosheng Wang

“…The mechanisms underlying such anti-inflammatory actions included the regulation of phosphorylation of related proteins to monitor the expressions of inflammatory mediators and genes in the nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB) and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathways. …”
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A rapid visual detection method for porcine teschovirus through reverse transcription recombinase-aided amplification coupled with lateral flow dipstick by Qiu-Yong Chen, Zhi-Hua Sun, Ru-Jing Chen, Xue-Min Wu, Yong-Liang Che, Ren-Jie Wu, Jing-Li Qiu, Bing He, Long-Bai Wang, Lun-Jiang Zhou

“…The total diagnostic coincidence rate was 98.44% (126/128) with a Kappa value of 0.96(K ≥ 0.75), demonstrating a high degree of agreement to detect PTV for the two methods. …”
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Carbon injection potential of the mesopelagic-migrant pump in the Southern Ocean during summer by Katherine Baker, Katherine Baker, Svenja Halfter, Svenja Halfter, Ben Scoulding, Kerrie M. Swadling, Kerrie M. Swadling, Shane A. Richards, Matthieu Bressac, Matthieu Bressac, Caroline A. Sutton, Philip W. Boyd, Philip W. Boyd

“…Blooms of two migratory tunicate species, the pyrosome Pyrosoma atlanticum (subantarctic) and the salp Salpa thompsoni (polar) dominated the micronekton biomass and MMP export ranged from 5.0 to 9.4 mg C m-2 d-1 across the three Southern Ocean sites. …”
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Regulation of IL-33 by Oncostatin M in Mouse Lung Epithelial Cells by Carl D. Richards, Laura Izakelian, Anisha Dubey, Grace Zhang, Steven Wong, Karen Kwofie, Aatif Qureshi, Fernando Botelho

“…Although IL-33 expression can be altered upon NF-Kappa B activation, here we examine regulation by Oncostatin M, a gp130 cytokine family member, in mouse lung tissue. …”
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Dynamic Analysis of <i>Spartina alterniflora</i> in Yellow River Delta Based on U-Net Model and Zhuhai-1 Satellite by Huiying Li, Guoli Cui, Haojie Liu, Qi Wang, Sheng Zhao, Xiao Huang, Rong Zhang, Mingming Jia, Dehua Mao, Hao Yu, Zongming Wang, Zhiyong Lv

“…The U-Net model, coupled with the Relief-F algorithm, achieved a superior extraction accuracy (Kappa > 0.9 and overall accuracy of 93%) compared to traditional machine learning methods. …”
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Bortezomib, thalidomide, and dexamethasone versus thalidomide and dexamethasone for response rates in multiple myeloma patients: a retrospective study by Juan M. Cano-Calderón, Juan F. Zazueta-Pozos, Adán G. Gallardo-Rodríguez, Carlos Martínez-Murillo, Irma Olarte-Carrillo, Adolfo Martínez-Tovar, Christian O. Ramos-Peñafiel

“…The most common type of MM was immunoglobulin G kappa (79.5%), and 51.8% had an International Staging System score of 3. …”
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Development and psychometric evaluation of a theory of planned behavior model-based instrument for evaluation of determinants of oral health behaviors in mothers of children younge... by Rusul Abdulameer Hadi Al-Sarray, Ahmadreza Shamshiri, Muhammad Alzubidi, Mahdia Gholami, Simin Z. Mohebbi

“…The percentage of agreement, Kappa, and ICC coefficients were 57.1–95.3%, 0.52–0.89, and 0.43–0.90, respectively. …”
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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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Constructing adverse outcome pathway for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and retinoblastoma based on PI3K-AKT/MAPK signaling pathway by Yuyan GUI, Tingji WANG, Minghao WANG, Yaqi XU, Yunhui ZHANG

“…The activation of receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) served as the molecular initiating event, leading to the activation of key oncogenes such as RAS and AKT, as well as nuclear factor kappa-light chainenhancer of activated B cells (NF-κB), along with the inhibition of the tumor suppressor gene P53. …”
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Metabolic Syndrome in People Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus: An Assessment of the Prevalence and the Agreement between Diagnostic Criteria by Kim Anh Nguyen, Nasheeta Peer, Anniza de Villiers, Barbara Mukasa, Tandi E. Matsha, Edward J. Mills, Andre Pascal Kengne

“…The agreement among the three criteria was very good overall and in most subgroups (all kappa≥0.81). Conclusions. The three most popular diagnostic criteria yielded similarly high MetS prevalence in this relatively young population receiving care for HIV infection. …”
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Phenotypic and genotypic drug susceptibility patterns of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Central and Southern Ethiopia. by Melaku Tilahun, Teklu Wegayehu, Biniam Wondale, Tewdros Tariku Gebresilase, Tesfaye Gebreyohannes, Abraham Tekola, Mekdes Alemu, Sebsib Neway, Bethlehem Adnew, Maeruf Fetu Nassir, Yonas Kassahun, Abraham Aseffa, Kidist Bobosha

“…The GenoType® MTBDRplus assay has a sensitivity of 42% and a specificity of 100% in detecting INH-resistant M. tuberculosis isolates, with a kappa value of 0.56 (95%CI: 0.36-0.76) compared to the BACTEC MGIT™ DST. …”
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Reliability and Measurement Error of the Qualitative Analysis of Single Leg Loading (QASLS) Tool For Unilateral Tasks by Gemma N Parry, Lee C Herrington, Allan G Munro

“…Intra-Class correlation coefficients (ICC~k,3~) were used to measure within and between session reliability, and Kappa coefficients and percentage of exact agreement (PEA%) were used to determine intra and inter-rater reliability. …”
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Reliability of an Observational Biomechanical Analysis Tool in Adolescent Baseball Pitchers by Steven F DeFroda, Dai Sugimoto, Steven J Staffa, Donald S Bae, Ellen Shanley, Charles A Thigpen, Peter K Kriz

“…The ACES tool demonstrated acceptable kappas for individual items and strong ICC 0.91 (95% CI: 0.82, 0.96) for total scores across the trials. …”
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Classificação da nasalidade de fala de indivíduos com fissura labiopalatina com escalas ordinais distintas by Gisele Fonseca do Carmo, Jeniffer de Cássia Rillo Dutka, Flora Taube Manicardi, Beatriz Campanine Geremias, Maria Inês Pegoraro-Krook, Viviane Cristina de Castro Marino

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Rosiglitazone Alleviates Mechanical Allodynia of Rats with Bone Cancer Pain through the Activation of PPAR-γ to Inhibit the NF-κB/NLRP3 Inflammatory Axis in Spinal Cord Neurons by Jie Fu, Baoxia Zhao, Chaobo Ni, Huadong Ni, Longsheng Xu, Qiuli He, Miao Xu, Chengfei Xu, Ge Luo, Jianjun Zhu, Jiachun Tao, Ming Yao

“…We found that rosiglitazone treatment relieved bone cancer-induced mechanical hyperalgesia in a dose-dependent manner, promoted the expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPAR-γ) in spinal cord neurons, and inhibited the activation of the nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB)/nod-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammatory axis induced by BCP. …”
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Comparing predictive risk to actual presence of coronary atherosclerosis on coronary computed tomography angiography by Emma Playford, Simon Stewart, Gerard Hoyne, Geoff Strange, Girish Dwivedi, Christian Hamilton-Craig, Gemma Figtree, David Playford

“…Overall, 23 % of males and 31 % of females had CAD predicted by CVRS (Monte Carlo: females, p = 0.024; males, p < 0.001), but there was little to no agreement between CVRS and atherosclerosis burden (Cohen's kappa: males, κ = 0.149; females, κ = 0.096). Conclusions: In asymptomatic individuals without known CAD, a low CVRS does not exclude extensive CAD. …”
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Machine Learning-Based predictive model for adolescent metabolic syndrome: Utilizing data from NHANES 2007–2016 by Yu-zhen Zhang, Hai-ying Wu, Run-wei Ma, Bo Feng, Rui Yang, Xiao-gang Chen, Min-xiao Li, Li-ming Cheng

“…After evaluating all models using the confusion matrix, calibration curves and decision curves, the LGB model had the best predictive performance, with an AUC of 0.969, a Youden index of 0.923, accuracy of 0.978, F1 score of 0.989, and Kappa value of 0.800. We further interpreted the LGB model using SHAP, the SHAP hive plot showed that the predictor variables were, in descending order of importance, BMI age sex-specific percentage, weight, upper arm circumference, thigh length, and race. …”
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A new score for predicting intracranial hemorrhage in patients using anticoagulant drugs by Fuxin Ma, Zhiwei Zeng, Jiana Chen, Chengfu Guan, Wenlin Xu, Chunhua Wang, Jinhua Zhang

“…Five-fold cross-validation showed Kappa of 0.483.ConclusionPredictive models based on a patient’s medical record hospitalization system can be used to identify patients at risk for cerebral hemorrhage. …”
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Investigation of the preventive effect of methylsulfonylmethane on alveolar bone loss and oxidative stress in a rat model of periodontitis by Melek Beder, Hatice Yemenoglu, Semih Alperen Bostan, Oğuz Kose, Sibel Mataracı Karakas, Tolga Mercantepe, Adnan Yılmaz, Levent Tumkaya

“…Histomorphometric and immunohistochemical (receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa B ligand (RANKL), osteoprotegerin (OPG)) evaluations were performed on right mandibular tissue samples, and biochemical (interleukin (IL)-1 beta (β)/IL-10, malondialdehyde (MDA), glutathione (GSH), oxidative stress index (OSI)) evaluations were performed on left mandibular tissue samples. …”
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