Impact of Physical Activity on Cancer-Specific and Overall Survival of Patients with Colorectal Cancer by Gaetan Des Guetz, Bernard Uzzan, Thierry Bouillet, Patrick Nicolas, Kader Chouahnia, Laurent Zelek, Jean-François Morere

“…Hazard ratios (HRs) for OS and CSS were calculated, with their 95% confidence interval. We used more conservative adjusted HRs, since variables of adjustment were similar between studies. …”
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Whole-genome association studies of distribution of developmental abnormalities and other breeding-valuable qualitative traits in offspring of the Russian large-white boars by A. A. Traspov, O. V. Kostyunina, A. A. Belous, T. V. Karpushkina, N. A. Svejenceva, N. A. Zinovieva

“…A total of 48 boars of a large white breed of the nucleus farm “Znamenskoe” were analyzed for 21 traits of indicated shortcomings of the exterior and defects of development in 39,153 their offspring.  Calculations were made using a mixed type linear model in package GEMMA. …”
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Effect of DLPFC rTMS on anhedonia and alpha asymmetry in depressed patients by Reza Kazemi, Reza Rostami, Abed L. Hadipour, Ahmad Zandbagleh, Sanaz Khomami, Nasim Kiaee, John P. Coetzee, Angela Philips, Maheen Mausoof Adamson

“…The Snaith-Hamilton Pleasure Scale (SHAPS) was administered. FAA and PAA were calculated by subtracting the natural log-transformed alpha power of the right (F8 or T6) from that of the left (F7 or T5) EEG channel. …”
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Microstructural characterization of corrosion resistant Zn–15Al–6Mg–0.4Si galvanized coating by Yoonje Sung, Changmin Kang, Junho Lee, Seonghyun Park, Sang-Hwa Lee, Jae-Taek Im, Seok-Jae Lee, HeeJin Jang, Jae-Gil Jung

“…A complex microstructure of the Zn–15Al–6Mg–0.4Si coating layer with excellent hardness and corrosion resistance was investigated by performing thermodynamic calculations, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. …”
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Frequency and progression of azotemia during acute and chronic treatment of congestive heart failure in cats by Sarah Rogg, Jonathan P. Mochel, Debosmita Kundu, Melissa A. Tropf, Allison K. Masters, Darcy B. Adin, Jessica L. Ward

“…Furosemide dosage between timepoints was calculated. Multivariable modeling was performed to identify predictors of KI, change in serum biochemistry results, and survival. …”
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Preoperative neck ultrasound combined with pathological data can significantly impact the outcome of medullary thyroid carcinoma by Maurilio Deandrea, Tommaso Piticchio, Alberto Mormile, Francesca Retta, Giovanni Canale, Alessandra Caracciolo, Lorenzo Daniele, Pierpaolo Trimboli

“…Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox and logistic regression analyses were performed, and the hazard ratio (HR) was calculated. Seventy-three MTC patients (median age 58 yr) were found. …”
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Static and dynamic brain functional connectivity patterns in patients with unilateral moderate-to-severe asymptomatic carotid stenosis by Junjun Wang, Junjun Wang, Linfeng Song, Binlin Tian, Li Yang, Xiaoyu Gu, Xu Chen, Lei Gao, Lin Jiang

“…Resting-state functional MRI (rs-fMRI) was used to calculate both static and dynamic functional connectivity. …”
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Characterizations of Effective Parameters and Circuit Modeling of U-Coupled Hybrid Ring Resonator Band Pass Filter by Atul Varshney, Duygu Nazan Gencoglan, Issa Elfergani, Jonathan Rodriguez, Chemseddine Zebiri, T. Mary Neebha

“…The hybrid resonator is good for the measurement of dielectric permittivity and loss tangent estimations at any frequency without the need for a calculator. The effective parameters are evaluated for characterizations of dielectric properties and their behavior as metamaterials. …”
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Association between HOMA2 based beta-cell function or insulin resistance and long-term outcomes in kidney transplant recipients with type 2 diabetes by Mehdi Maanaoui, Florence Debillon, Rémi Lenain, Frédérique Defrance, Marie-Christine Vantyghem, Marine Van Triempont, François Provôt, Mikael Chetboun, Julie Kerr-Conte, Aghiles Hamroun, Marie Frimat, Violeta Raverdy, François Pattou, Marc Hazzan, François Glowacki

“…HOMA2 indexes (HOMA2 IR for insulin resistance and HOMA2 B for beta-cell function) were calculated at one-year post-transplantation. Primary endpoint was graft survival and secondary endpoints were death-censored graft survival, patient survival and post-transplant metabolic control. …”
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Development and validation of a nomogram for predicting early neurological deterioration in patients with moderate traumatic brain injury: a retrospective analysis by Shen Wang, Shen Wang, Ruhai Wang, Chao Han, Haicheng Hu, Hongtao Sun, Hongtao Sun

“…DCA curves demonstrated significantly better net benefit with the model. Then a web-based calculator was generated to facilitate clinical application.ConclusionThe present study developed and validated a model to predict END in patients with moderate TBI. …”
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Forest land-use change affects soil organic carbon in tropical dry forests of the Peruvian Amazon by Geomar Vallejos Torres, Andi Lozano-Chung, Luis Ordoñez-Sánchez, Patricia García-Gonzales, Aníbal Quinteros, Nery Gaona-Jimenez, Wilfredo Mendoza-Caballero, Wilder Macedo-Córdova, Jorge Saavedra-Ramirez, Juan R. Baselly-Villanueva, César Marín

“…Soil texture (hydrometer), bulk density (cylinder method), SOC content, SOC density, and erodibility (K parameter) were calculated. Main results: SOC content in the 0-20 cm soil horizon was 79.5±21.3 t ha-1 for the primary forest, 58.5±11.8 t ha-1 for the intervened forest, and 41.8±10 t ha-1 for the deforested forest. …”
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Energy and cost analysis of bottom waste cooking oil (B-WCO) based solid alcohol biofuel and supernatant waste cooking oil (S-WCO) based biodiesel by Ramin Nabizadeh, I.L. García, Zohreh Bahmani, Abbas Norouzian Baghani, Sodeh Sadjadi, Kamyar Yaghmaeian, Bahram Kamarehie, Amir Hossein Mahvi, Masud Yunesian

“…Renewable energy and non-renewable energy inputs for SABF and biodiesel were calculated as 25.071 MJ/L/6.667 MJ/L and 25.280 MJ/L/8.990 MJ/L of total energy input, respectively. …”
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Tunnel Back Analysis Based on Differential Evolution Using Stress and Displacement by Joon-Sang An, Kyung-Nam Kang, Ju-Young Choi, Won-Suh Sung, Vathna Suy, Ki-Il Song

“…However, the conventional displacement-based back analysis is unsuitable for a segment-lined tunnel after construction because of its trivial internal displacement since the average error is greater than 32% and the evolutionary calculation is finalized due to the maximum iteration criteria. …”
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Isolated Rhodium Atoms Activate Porous TiO2 for Enhanced Electrocatalytic Conversion of Nitrate to Ammonia by Zhi Liang Zhao, Shaoxuan Yang, Shensong Wang, Zhe Zhang, Liang Zhao, Qi Wang, Xinyi Zhang

“…Density functional theory calculations reveal that the incorporation of Rh single atom significantly enhances charge transfer between adsorbed NO3− and the active site. …”
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Long-term effects of post-earthquake landslides on vegetation ecosystem net carbon by Wen He, Baofeng Di, Shaolin Wu, Jierui Li, Wen Zeng, Yajie Zeng, Ruowei Li, Joseph Kimuli Balikuddembe, Hongkai Chen, Bin Zhang, Gang Chen, Constantine A. Stamatopoulos, Ufuk Yazgan, Isaya Kisekka

“…For the restored areas, the multi-year total vegetation ecosystem net carbon loss (ENCL) was calculated for different landslide-prone areas. Subsequently, the Random Forest Regression Model and Structural Equation Model were used to explore the environmental drivers of ENCL. …”
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Reduction of NOx and SO2 Emissions by Shore Power Adoption by Duy-Hieu Nguyen, Chitsan Lin, Nicholas Kiprotich Cheruiyot, Jen-Yu Hsu, Ming-Yuan Cho, Shih-Hsien Hsu, Chin-Ko Yeh

“…The reduction benefit was then calculated as the ratio of the simulated air pollutant concentration to the observed concentration at the local air quality monitoring station. …”
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Precisely designing asymmetrical selenium-based dual-atom sites for efficient oxygen reduction by Xiaochen Wang, Ning Zhang, Huishan Shang, Haojie Duan, Zhiyi Sun, Lili Zhang, Yuanting Lei, Xuan Luo, Liang Zhang, Bing Zhang, Wenxing Chen

“…Spectroscopic characterisation and theoretical calculations revealed that heteronuclear selenium atoms can efficiently polarise the charge distribution of other metal atoms through short-range regulation. …”
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Meat quality and fatty acid composition of Nero d’Aspromonte native pigs: effect of rearing system and carcase weight by Meng Peng, Siria Tavaniello, Mengjun Wu, Sanije Zejnelhoxha, Marisa Palazzo, Giulia Grassi, Yongqing Hou, Giuseppe Maiorano

“…Carcase weight was recorded and dressing percentage was calculated. Longissimus thoracis (LT) muscles were sampled and grouped into: plein air and low carcase weight; plein air and high carcase weight; indoor and low carcase weight; indoor and high carcase weight. …”
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Exploration of Digital Twin Design Mechanism of the Deep in Situ Rock Insulation Coring Device by Bo Yu, Heping Xie, Ling Chen, Wu Zhao, Zhiqiang He

“…Finally, the TOPSIS evaluation model was used to calculate the user’s score on the design scheme, which increased by 27.64%, which improves the overall efficiency of product design. …”
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Excess costs of post-traumatic stress disorder related to child maltreatment in Germany by Thomas Grochtdreis, Hans-Helmut König, Falk Leichsenring, Manfred E. Beutel, Lila Feix, Harald Gündel, Andrea Hermann, Melissa Hitzler, Christine Knaevelsrud, Iris-Tatjana Kolassa, Johannes Kruse, Helen Niemeyer, Fatima Nöske, Simone Salzer, Karoline Sophie Sauer, Patrick Schuster, Christiane Steinert, Kerstin Weidner, Jörn von Wietersheim, Jürgen Hoyer, Judith Dams

“…Six-month excess health care costs from a societal perspective were calculated for 2022, using two-part models with logit specification for the first part and a generalized linear model for the second part. …”
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