Prediction model, risk factor score and ventilator-associated pneumonia: A two-stage case-control study by Hua Meng, Yuxin Shi, Kaming Xue, Di Liu, Xiongjing Cao, Yanyan Wu, Yunzhou Fan, Fang Gao, Ming Zhu, Lijuan Xiong

“…We constructed a prediction model by least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO), random forest (RF), and extreme gradient boosting (XGBoost) models in 363 patients and 363 controls, and weighted RFS was calculated based on significant predictors. Finally, the diagnostic performance of the RFS was testified and further validated in another 177 pairs of VAP case-control study. …”
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Outcome of Liposuction for Limb Lymphedema in Men Compared with Women by Helen Mackie, Belinda M. Thompson, Robyn Ricketts, Kim Toyer, Asha Heydon-White, Louise A. Koelmeyer, Thomas C. Lam

“…The volume of fat aspirated was compared to preoperative Vol Diff to calculate a percentage (%) aspirate volume. The preoperative %Vol Diff and postoperative %Vol Diff at two-time intervals over 12 months were recorded. …”
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Investigation of the structure of CaO-Al2O3-SiO2 melts as a basis for the development of new agglomerated welding fluxes and industrial refractories by Sokol’skii V.E., Pruttskov D.V., Busko V.M., Kazimirov V.P., Roik O.S., Chyrkin A.D., Galinich V.I., Goncharov I.A.

“…The structural parameters of short-range order were calculated using melt structure models obtained by Reverse Monte Carlo method. …”
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Accuracy of the combined method (auscultation and pH measurement) and ultrasonography for confirmation of gastric tube placement: a study protocol for a prospective study by Fernanda Raphael Escobar Gimenes, Rosana Aparecida Pereira, Mayara Carvalho Godinho Rigobello, Jorge Elias Junior, Carlos Alberto Grespan Bonacim, Renata Cristina de Campos Pereira Silveira, Fernanda Caroline Bonardi, Roosevelt Santos Nunes

“…Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value will be calculated to assess the diagnostic accuracy of the methods investigated in this study, with Cohen’s kappa analysis used to evaluate the degree of concordance.Ethics and dissemination The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing, registration number: 83087318.4.0000.5393. …”
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A Structured, Anatomy-Based Chest CT Interpretation Curriculum for Pulmonary Fellows Covering the Main Patterns of Parenchymal Lung Disease by Laura Granados, Julie Takasugi, James Town, Rosemary Adamson

“…Overall, there was a significant improvement in comfort, with the calculated paired sample t test showing a mean comfort of 3.2 precurriculum and a mean comfort of 4.5 postcurriculum (p < .001). …”
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Constructing individualized follow-up strategies for locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients based on dynamic recurrence risk changes by Yibin Cai, Jianming Ding, XiaoJun Cai, Weikun Su, Guibin Weng, Xinlong Zheng, Shijie Chen, Lin Chen, YiJin Lin, Qiwei Yao, Chunkang Yang

“…Kaplan–Meier curves were used to compare survival rates in different groups and to calculate CS rate. A total of 677 patients were included. …”
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Development of a droplet digital PCR method for the detection of Ureaplasma urealyticum by Yong-Zhuo Zhou, Yun-Hu Zhao, Yan-Lan Chen, Hua Luo, Yu-lin Zhou, Bing Gu, Wei-Zhen Fang, Chao-Hui Duan, Xu-Guang Guo

“…In addition, ddPCR detection of UU has good repeatability, and the calculated CV is 2.1 %. Conclusion: Our data indicated that ddPCR detection technology has the characteristics of absolute quantification, high stability, high specificity and high sensitivity of UU. …”
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Psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the respectful maternity care scale https://nmcjournal.zums.ac.ir/article-1-935-en.html by Sule Gokyildiz Surucu, Gunes Arslan, Burcu Avcibay Vurgec, Ebru Gozuyesil, Ephrem Daniel Sheferaw

“…Cronbach’s alpha of the scale was calculated 0.870. Conclusion: The Turkish version of the RMC scale is a valid and reliable scale for Turkish society. …”
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Environmental innovations as factor of development of petrochemical industry in Russia by A. I. Shinkevich, S. S. Kudryavtseva, Yu. N. Khakimullin, M. I. Farakhov

“…Originality: the factors of environmental innovations in the petrochemical industry are systematized, the coefficients of elasticity between the costs and the resulting indicators of eco-innovations in the petrochemical industry are calculated. Result: the article shows that among the main types of environmental innovations introduced in the petrochemical industry are the reduction of material and energy costs, the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions, the reduction of the negative impact on the environment, the replacement of petrochemical materials with safer ones, recycling of petrochemical waste; it is revealed that the primary factor influencing the intensification of the introduction of environmental innovations in the petrochemical industry is the result of the introduction of eco-innovations at industrial petrochemical enterprises, which is reduced from the intensity of costs for environmental innovations in this industry. …”
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Long-term ultrasonographic changes of the canine prostate gland after castration by Stefano Spada, Stefano Spada, Daniela De Felice, Sebastian Arlt, Luiz Paulo Nogueira Aires, Gary C. W. England, Marco Russo

“…The prostate was evaluated via B-mode US and the volume was calculated using Atalan’s formula. For CEUS examination, an intravenous contrast agent (SonoVue) was administered to assess prostatic perfusion. …”
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The Most Important Measures in Reducing Infection Control in the Anesthesia Work Environment: An Evidence-Based Study by Younes Barazesh, Parisa Moradimajd, Azam Saei, Jamileh Abolghasemi, Mohammad-Mahdi Azizi-Darbandi

“…To assess the validity of the approach used in calculating the content validity coefficient (CVR) and the content validity index (CVI), Finally, the Test-Retest method, and Cronbach's alpha coefficient were used to determine reliability. …”
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Analysis of tracheal, bronchial, and lung cancer attributable to respiratory system-related risk factors in 204 countries and territories from 1990 to 2019 by Shiwen Yu, Liangwei Yang, Weiwen Xu, Tian Zhao, Liyuan Han, Guofang Zhao, Ting Cai

“…Material and methods Based on the results of the 2019 Global Burden of Disease study, we calculated and analyzed the estimated annual percentage changes (EAPCs) in the age-standardized disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rates and death rates of TBL cancer attributable to total and four individual risk factors globally, regionally, and nationally. …”
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A Laboratory Approach Considering Salinity to Investigate Archie’s Parameters in Deep Shale: A Case Study in Longmaxi Formation, Southern Sichuan by Yanran Li, Xiangui Liu, Changhong Cai, Zhiming Hu, Bo Wu, Ying Mu, Xianggang Duan, Qingxiu Zhang, Shuti Zeng, Jingshu Guo, Zhijin Pu

“…Many researchers adhered to the opinion that Archie’s equation can still be applied to water saturation calculation in shale if the accuracy of relative parameters could be improved. …”
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Whole-Body Biodistribution, Dosimetry, and Metabolite Correction of [C]Palmitate: A PET Tracer for Imaging of Fatty Acid Metabolism by Nana L. Christensen MLS, Steen Jakobsen PhD, Anna C. Schacht PhD, Ole L. Munk PhD, Aage K. O. Alstrup DVM, PhD, Lars P. Tolbod PhD, Hendrik J. Harms PhD, Søren Nielsen MD, PhD, Lars C. Gormsen MD, PhD

“…Finally, myocardial fatty acid uptake was calculated in a patient cohort using input functions derived from individual metabolite correction compared with population-based metabolite correction. …”
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A Descriptive Analysis of the Fastest Race Courses for Triathletes by Mabliny Thuany, David Valero, Elias Villiger, Marilia Andrade, Katja Weiss, Pantelis T. Nikolaidis, Rodrigo Luiz Vancini, Thomas Roseman, Beat Knechtle

“…These race records were aggregated by location, and each location’s split and full finish times were calculated. Data analysis was performed first for the full sample (all race records), and then for an elite sub-sample consisting of the top 100 males and top 100 females records in each location. …”
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Design and development of a portable resistive sensor based on α‐MnO2/GQD nanocomposites for trace quantification of Pb(II) in water by Amit K. Gupta, Mansi Khanna, Souradeep Roy, Pankaj, Shalini Nagabooshanam, Ranjit Kumar, Shikha Wadhwa, Ashish Mathur

“…The Limit of Detection (LoD) and sensitivity was calculated to be 0.81 nM and 1.05 kΩ/nM/mm2, and was validated with the commercial impedance analyser. …”
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Prevalence and patient characteristics associated with cardiovascular disease risk factor screening in UK primary care for people with severe mental illness: an electronic healthca... by Robert Stewart, Ann John, Bruce Guthrie, Joseph F Hayes, David P J Osborn, Stewart William Mercer, Elvira Bramon, Naomi Launders, Caroline Anne Jackson, Matthew H Iveson

“…Background People with severe mental illness (SMI) are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), and initiatives for CVD risk factor screening in the UK have not reduced disparities.Objectives To describe the annual screening prevalence for CVD risk factors in people with SMI from April 2000 to March 2018, and to identify factors associated with receiving no screening and regular screening.Methods We identified adults with a diagnosis of SMI (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or ‘other psychosis’) from UK primary care records in Clinical Practice Research Datalink. We calculated the annual prevalence of screening for blood pressure, cholesterol, glucose, body mass index, alcohol consumption and smoking status using multinomial logistic regression to identify factors associated with receiving no screening and complete screening.Results Of 216 136 patients with SMI, 55% received screening for all six CVD risk factors at least once during follow-up and 35% received all six within a 1-month period. …”
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Effect of Genetic Predisposition on Blood Lipid Traits Using Cumulative Risk Assessment in the Korean Population by Min Jin Go, Joo-Yeon Hwang, Dong-Joon Kim, Hye-Ja Lee, Han Byul Jang, Kyung-Hee Park, Jihyun Song, Jong-Young Lee

“…Having two loci (rs10503669 at LPL and rs16940212 at LIPC) that showed the strongest association with blood levels of TG and HDL-C, we calculated a genetic risk score (GRS), representing the sum of the risk alleles. …”
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Evaluation of 2,3-butanediol derived from whey fermentation as an effective bio-based monomer for waterborne polyurethane dispersions by Lorena Germán-Ayuso, Rubén Cobos, Leire Lorenzo, Francisca Río, Soraya Prieto-Fernández, Tomás Roncal, José M. Cuevas

“…The combination of 100% bio-based polyether polyols with partially renewable L-lysine ethyl ester diisocyanate and whey-derived 2,3-BDO as a chain extender generated totally stable, low-particle-size water dispersions of amorphous polymers characterised by similar structure and molecular weight compared to those of alternative petroleum-based PUDs. …”
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Study on flexural cracking characteristics of polypropylene fiber reinforced concrete beams with BFRP bars by Huayi Wang, Ming Zhou, Bingyan Wei, Chao Wu, Zhiyi Tang, Sitian Zhang, Jia He

“…According to the prediction formula for the cracking characteristics of ordinary concrete BFRP beams in GB 50608–2020, the calculation formulas for the average crack spacing and the maximum crack width of PP - FRC BFRP beams are proposed, and their prediction accuracy is better than that of the code formulas.…”
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