Validity and Reliability of Kinovea^® for Pelvic Kinematic Measurement in Standing Position and in Sitting Position with 45° of Hip Flexion by Lucía Vicente-Pina, Rocío Sánchez-Rodríguez, Loreto Ferrández-Laliena, Jose Heredia-Jimenez, Julián Müller-Thyssen-Uriarte, Sofía Monti-Ballano, César Hidalgo-García, José Miguel Tricás-Moreno, María Orosia Lucha-López

“…Additionally, the technical error of measurement (TEM), relative TEM, standard error of measurement, and minimal detectable change (MDC) were calculated to establish Kinovea^®’s accuracy. …”
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A proposed methodology for the definition of background and reference values for trace elements in fluvial sediments by F. Barrio-Parra, R. Álvarez, H. Serrano-García, M. Izquierdo-Díaz, A. Ordóñez, C.C. García-Fernández, E. De Miguel

“…The proposed background and reference values, calculated using the Bootstrap method, demonstrated consistency despite geological differences between the basins. …”
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A New Method for Research on Unsteady Pressure Dynamics and Productivity of Ultralow-Permeability Reservoirs by Kun Wang, Li Li, Xiao Chen, Wei Liang, Yong Yang, Zhenghe Yan, Jianwen Dai, Wei Li, Yahui Wang, Weifang Wang, Min Li, Danling Wang

“…In this model, the Laplace transform is used to solve the Laplace space solution, and the Stehfest numerical inversion is used to calculate the real space solution. Then, the double logarithmic chart of dimensionless borehole wall pressure and pressure derivative changing with dimensionless time is drawn. …”
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Perinatal midwifery care demand in a tertiary hospital: A time-series analysis by Luisa C. Eggenschwiler, Giusi Moffa, Valerie Smith, Michael Simon

“…Any unmet care demand was calculated in relation to pre-specified nurse-to-patient ratios for each care area by subtracting demand hours from available staff hours per shift. …”
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Tracking Star-forming Cores as Mass Reservoirs in Clustered and Isolated Regions Using Numerical Passive Tracer Particles by Shingo Nozaki, Hajime Fukushima, Kazuki Tokuda, Masahiro N. Machida

“…Our findings reveal that star-forming cores do not necessarily coincide with high-density regions when nearby stars are present, as gas selectively accretes onto protostars, leading to clumpy, fragmented structures. We calculated convex hull cores from star-forming cores and defined their filling factors. …”
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Assessment of Insulin Resistance in Subjects with Normal Glucose Tolerance, Hyperinsulinemia with Normal Blood Glucose Tolerance, Impaired Glucose Tolerance, and Newly Diagnosed Ty... by Guang Yang, Chunlin Li, Yanping Gong, Fusheng Fang, Hui Tian, Jian Li, Xiaoling Cheng

“…The simple insulin sensitivity indices were calculated, and the correlation between each index and the M value was analyzed. …”
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Cavitation and erosion effects on hydraulic performances of a submersible drainage pump by Md Rakibuzzaman, Sang-Ho Suh, Hyoung-Ho Kim, Md. Didarul Islam, Ling Zhou, Mahmoud A. El-Emam

“…In this paper, the Reynolds-average Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations were applied to the steady calculation of the submersible pump, which was discretized by the finite volume method. …”
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Occupational Exposure to Low Concentrations of Lead Dust and Oxidative Stress in Mine Workers by Fateme Kooshki, Masoud Neghab, Fatemeh Rahimian, Fereshteh Aliasghari, Esmaeel Soleimani

“…Workers’ exposure to lead dust was assessed by air monitoring, and blood lead levels (BLLs) were calculated based on inhalation exposure. Blood samples were collected to determine OS parameters. …”
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Real-time non-destructive characterization of epoxy resin curing kinetics and mechanical response for enhanced manufacturing quality control by Gonzalo Seisdedos, Edgar Viamontes, Eduardo Salazar, Cristian Pantea, Eric S. Davis, Tommy Rockward, Benjamin Boesl

“…The longitudinal and shear sound speeds were used to calculate the elastic properties of the material, including Young's modulus and Poisson's ratio. …”
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Do Morphological Changes in the Anterior Mandibular Region Interfere with Standard Implant Placement? A Cone Beam Computed Tomographic Cross-Sectional Study by Shaimaa M. Fouda, Passant Ellakany, Marwa Madi, Osama Zakaria, Fahad A. Al-Harbi, Maha El Tantawi

“…The percentage of edentulous mandibles with thickness <6 mm corresponding to the standard implant diameter was also calculated. Results. Following the inclusion and exclusion criteria, group I consisted of 45 subjects and group II comprised 26 subjects. …”
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Sociocultural and Socioeconomic Influences on Type 2 Diabetes Risk in Overweight/Obese African-American and Latino-American Children and Adolescents by Rebecca E. Hasson, Tanja C. Adam, Jay Pearson, Jaimie N. Davis, Donna Spruijt-Metz, Michael I. Goran

“…Household social position was calculated using the Hollingshead Two-Factor Index of Social Position. …”
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A Global Empirical Model of Electron Density Profile in the F Region Ionosphere Basing on COSMIC Measurements by Qiaoling Li, Libo Liu, Maosheng He, He Huang, Jiahao Zhong, Na Yang, Man‐Lian Zhang, Jinzhe Jiang, Yiding Chen, Huijun Le, Jun Cui

“…A dense matrix data calculated by the model will be released in https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Qiaoling_Li5 with the permissions of COSMIC organizations.…”
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A 10-Year Risk Assessment and Primary Prevention Study of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Among Adult Patients in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Abdulhameed Alkhalaf, Qasem Aljabr, Khalid Al Mulla, Duaa Almubarak, Abdul Sattar Khan, Zainab Y. Al Jaziri, Ibrahim Albahrani

“…The ASCVD risk was calculated using the ACC/AHA Pooled Cohort Equations. …”
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Efficacy and safety of rivaroxaban in preventing venous thromboembolism in postoperative patients with gynecological malignancies: protocol for a randomised controlled open-label t... by Hong Zhou, Fei He, Ting Wei, Shuyi Wu, Jinhua Zhang, Huan Yi

“…The sample size required for the G-alfalfa trial is derived based on power calculations of the VTE incidence in the two intervention regimens in previous literature.Ethics and dissemination This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Fujian Maternal and Child Health Hospital on 2 April 2024 (Approval No.:2023KY174-03). …”
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Global, regional, and national epidemiology of allergic diseases in children from 1990 to 2021: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Jun Zheng, Yi-jing Jin, Cheng-hai Wang, Chu Feng, Xin-yuan Lai, Shu-qing Hua, Jia-hui Tai

“…From 1990–2021, we calculated asthma and AD’s age-standardized incidence, prevalence, and DALYs by area, age, sex, and socio-demographic index. …”
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Infection control Surveillance of dialysis events at outpatient hemodialysis centers in Saudi Arabia: A 3-year national data by Mohammed ALQahtani, Aiman El-Saed, Faisal Alsheddi, Ahlam H. Alamri, Atef M. Shibl, Khalid H. Alanazi

“…The objective was to calculate rates of dialysis events at outpatient hemodialysis centers in Saudi Arabia. …”
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Characterising COVID-19 school and childcare outbreaks in Canada in 2021: a surveillance study by Kaitlin Patterson, Erin McGill, Demy Dam, Anna Bellos, Cameron Mark Coulby, Rachel McCormick

“…Epidemiological curves were generated, trends in outbreak settings and cases’ age distribution over time were examined and descriptive statistics on outbreak size were calculated.Results In 2021, most school and childcare outbreaks were in primary schools (42%). …”
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Portable UV-C device to treat high flow of infectious aerosols generated during clinical respiratory care by Richard Vincent, David Rapoport, Priti Balchandani, Joseph Borrello, Michael Schotsaert, Robert Karlicek, Gabriel Laghlali, Prajakta Warang, Seokchan Park, Gagandeep Singh, Isabella Morgan, James Paredes, Raveen Rathnasinghe, Jacob Wolf, Adolfo García-Sastre

“…UVC dose at 100 l/m was calculated at 11.6 mJ/cm2 single pass and 104 mJ/cm2 recirculated. …”
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Cache Aging with Learning (CAL): A Freshness-Based Data Caching Method for Information-Centric Networking on the Internet of Things (IoT) by Nemat Hazrati, Sajjad Pirahesh, Bahman Arasteh, Seyed Salar Sefati, Octavian Fratu, Simona Halunga

“…Routers in this model calculate data freshness, assess its validity, and perform cache updates based on these metrics. …”
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Risk assessment of fine particulate matter exposure attributed to the presence of the cement industry by A. Mallongi, S. Stang, R.D.P. Astuti, A.U. Rauf, M.F. Natsir

“…This new approach determines the critical factors with major effects on reducing the health risk of the vulnerable population.CONCLUSION: Fine particulate matter poses health risks to adults and children, despite the calculated risks are still acceptable. Thus, limiting exposure duration and maintaining fine particulate matter levels in the residential area are needed.…”
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