Diagnostic criteria for acute kidney injury based upon serum creatinine reference change in the diagnosis of acute kidney injury and prediction of progression of chronic kidney dis... by Hua Rui-xue, Zou Lu-xi, Wu Yu, Wang Tao, Sun Ling

“…ObjectiveTo evaluate a new criterion based upon the creatinine reference change （cROCK） for diagnosing acute-on-chronic kidney injury （ACKI） and predicting renal outcomes and all-cause mortality of patients with stage 3 chronic kidney disease （CKD）.MethodsFrom January 1， 2016 to June 30， 2018， clinical data were collected from 90，864 patients admitted into Xuzhou Central Hospital， including 52 647 males with an average age of （60.75±18.99）（3-102） years and 38 217 females with an average age of （58.36±18.54）（3-104） years old.​ …”
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EDEM-based study on the adjustable feeding parameters of square bale maize straw bale-breaking device. by Tiejun Wang, Tinghe Zhang, Shuai Yu, Hongguang Cui, Ruili Wang

“…This paper presents an overview of the machine's structure and operating principles, alongside an analysis of the forces acting on the straw within the device, which informed the design of key components and devices. …”
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Exploring the Interactions Between Epidural Analgesia, Extubation and Reintubation Outcomes in Infants in Neonatal Care Units: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Mihaela Visoiu, Stephanie Parry, Tyler H. Augi, Danielle R. Lavage, Scott E. Licata, Holly A. Turula, Doreen E. Soliman

“…Of 45 infants extubated in the operating room, 32 received fentanyl intraoperatively, and 16 required a morphine infusion in the NICU. …”
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A risk prediction model for the assessment and triage of women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in low-resourced settings: the miniPIERS (Pre-eclampsia Integrated Estimate... by Beth A Payne, Jennifer A Hutcheon, J Mark Ansermino, David R Hall, Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Shereen Z Bhutta, Christine Biryabarema, William A Grobman, Henk Groen, Farizah Haniff, Jing Li, Laura A Magee, Mario Merialdi, Annettee Nakimuli, Ziguang Qu, Rozina Sikandar, Nelson Sass, Diane Sawchuck, D Wilhelm Steyn, Mariana Widmer, Jian Zhou, Peter von Dadelszen, miniPIERS Study Working Group

“…The miniPIERS model was well-calibrated and had an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC ROC) of 0.768 (95% CI 0.735-0.801) with an average optimism of 0.037. …”
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Diagnostic Value of Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles as a Tracer for Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping in Early-Stage Cervical Cancer: The Preliminary Clinical Experience by Marcin A. Jedryka, Andrzej Czekanski, Marcin Kryszpin, Tymoteusz Poprawski, Krzysztof Grobelak, Piotr Lepka, Rafał Matkowski

“…The endpoints of the study included the proportion of successful SLN detection, the average number of SLNs per patient, and the proportion of pathologically positive results per patient and per node. …”
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MPN-RRT*: A New Method in 3D Urban Path Planning for UAV Integrating Deep Learning and Sampling Optimization by Yue Zheng, Ang Li, Zihan Chen, Yapeng Wang, Xu Yang, Sio-Kei Im

“…The study underscores the potential of data-driven approaches to augment classical algorithms, providing a scalable solution for real-time autonomous systems operating in high-dimensional dynamic environments.…”
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Widely Tunable High-Repetition-Rate Terahertz Generation Based on an Efficient Doubly Resonant Type-II PPLN OPO by Jialin Mei, Kai Zhong, Maorong Wang, Yang Liu, Degang Xu, Wei Shi, Yuye Wang, Jianquan Yao, Wanguo Liang

“…The generated THz wave was continuously tunable from 0.24 (1250 μm) to 3.78 THz (79 μm) with the maximum average output power of 1.8 μW at 1.57 THz. …”
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Patient experiences of WALANT for outpatient upper limb surgery: A cross-sectional study of perioperative pain and anxiety by Reshlan Govender, Antoine G.L. Rocher, Mario T. Rankin, Khangelani Sondovana, Simphiwe C. Phenyane, Megan O'Connor

“…Background: Demands on South African operating theatres have led to more outpatient upper limb surgery being performed under wide awake local anaesthesia no tourniquet (WALANT). …”
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Assessing the Techno-Economic Feasibility of Bamboo Residue-Derived Hard Carbon by Senqiang Qin, Chenghao Yu, Yanghao Jin, Gaoyue Zhang, Wei Xu, Ao Wang, Mengmeng Fan, Kang Sun, Shule Wang

“…Regional feedstock availability was estimated from provincial production statistics, while average transportation distances were derived using a square-root-area-based approximation method. …”
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Machine learning-based Diagnostic model for determining the etiology of pleural effusion using Age, ADA and LDH by Qing-Yu Chen, Shu-Min Yin, Ming-Ming Shao, Feng-Shuang Yi, Huan-Zhong Shi

“…Model performances were assessed by accuracy, precision, recall, F1 scores and area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC). Feature importance and average prediction of age, Adenosine (ADA) and Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) was analyzed. …”
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Assessment of the financial toxicity in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer: a cross-sectional study in western China by Zhou Jun, Chen Qiaoling, Li Qianqian, Jiang Hua, Lei Yu, Yang Xue, Liu Lemei, Li Fanmin

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Combination of Endobronchial Ultrasound and Modern Cytological Diagnosis in Patients With Intrathoracic Lesions by K. S. Pavlyuk, E. N. Slavnova, M. G. Leonov, E. A. Terman, T. V. Sainoga, T. V. Sinitskaya, O. V. Gospirovich, E. A. Artemova, Zh. B. Yeleubayeva, I. N. Muntyan

“…We used combined bronchoscopy under general anesthesia in the operating room with high-frequency ventilation and a rapid on-site evaluation (ROSE).Results: We found the lymph node and mediastinal invasion in 140 (81%) patients who underwent EBUS-EUS TBNA. …”
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The impact of biopsy core length on the discrepancy in Gleason scores between biopsy and radical prostatectomy specimen by Cheng‐hao Guo, Yin‐shuai Geng, Liang‐yong Zhu, Xue‐fei Ding, Yang Luan

“…The biopsy core length was evaluated using a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, with a cutoff value of 11.4 mm for the accurate diagnosis of prostate cancer (AUC: 0.702, sensitivity: 75.6%, specificity 51.2%, P < 0.001). …”
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Determining the stress-strain state of the elastic clip of rail fastening W30 by V. S. Kossov, O. G. Krasnov, M. V. Timakov, A. L. Protopopov, S. V. Chunin, M. A. Litvinov

“…It is advisable to continue studies of the stress-strain state of elastic clips under operating conditions with the determination of speed influence, axial load, undercarriage design, condition of wheel pairs and tread of rails, as well as to use the applied analysis methodology.…”
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Functional Prediction of Hypothetical Proteins from and Validation of the Predicted Models by Using ROC Curve Analysis by Md. Amran Gazi, Sultan Mahmud, Shah Mohammad Fahim, Mohammad Golam Kibria, Parag Palit, Md. Rezaul Islam, Humaira Rashid, Subhasish Das, Mustafa Mahfuz, Tahmeed Ahmeed

“…Evaluation of the performance of the various computational tools conducted using receiver operating characteristic curve analysis and a resoundingly high average accuracy of 93.6% were obtained. …”
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Outlier Detection of Photovoltaic Power Generation System Data Based on GMM-IF Algorithm by Xin Li, Guoxin Du, Yuman Li, Zengqiang Ma, Lihu Liu, Minglong Jiang, Feiyu Liu, Tianming Mu

“…Experimental results show that compared with the single model of GMM and IF, the GMM-IF algorithm has an average improvement of 3.8% in accuracy and 9.1% in F-value. …”
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Changes in patterns of plastic surgery emergencies at a level I trauma center in India during the COVID-19 pandemic by Veena Singh, Ansarul Haq, Sarsij Sharma, Sanjeev Kumar, Aditya Kumar, Amarjeet Kumar, Neeraj Kumar, Anil Kumar

“…Results During lockdown, there was a 40.4% overall decrease in the plastic surgery emergency case volume (168 vs. 100). The average daily number of consultations before lockdown was 2.8 as compared to 1.6 during lockdown. …”
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Association Between Spinopelvic Alignment and Reoperation Following Percutaneous Transforaminal Endoscopic Decompression: A Matched Case-Control Study by Ge Y, Wang A, Song H, Fan N, Zang L

“…Both groups had an average age of 61 years, a male-to-female ratio of 43:33, and a mean BMI of 25.95 kg/m². …”
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Protecting the Orthopaedic Surgeon: An Institutional Review of Radiation Safety Practices, Knowledge, and Risks by Marfred M. Umanes, MS, Elizabeth O. Clayton, MD, Brenda Iglesias, MD, Emily A. Whicker, MD, Z. Deniz Olgun, MD, William Donaldson, MD, MaCalus Hogan, MD, MBA, FAOA

“…Data on knowledge of radiation safety training and best operating practices were collected. Knowledge and practice scores were calculated. …”
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Development of a prognostic nomogram for ocular melanoma: a SEER population-based study (2000–2021) by Miyun Zheng, Miyun Zheng, Maodong Xu, Maodong Xu, Mengxing You, Mengxing You, Zhiqing Huang, Zhiqing Huang

“…The predictive accuracy of the nomogram was evaluated using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves, calibration plots, decision curve analysis (DCA), and 10-fold cross-validation. …”
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