Development and validation of a risk assessment model for predicting the failure of early medical abortions: A clinical prediction model study based on a systematic review and meta... by An-Hao Liu, Bin Xu, Xiu-Wen Li, Yue-Wen Yu, Hui-Xin Guan, Xiao-Lu Sun, Yan-Zhen Lin, Li-Li Zhang, Xian-Di Zhuo, Jia Li, Wen-Qun Chen, Wen-Feng Hu, Ming-Zhu Ye, Xiu-Min Huang, Xun Chen

“…The final risk factors consisted of gestational age, maternal age, parity, previous termination of pregnancy, marital status, type of residence, and differences between gestational age calculated using the last menstrual period and that measured via ultrasound. …”
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The Growing Role of Re-export in International Trade by V. N. Kirillov, Y. A. Savinov, A. E. Gudzenko

“…Specialized trading companies possess this knowledge; they create large transport and logistics centers in the countries crossing international trade routes, including extensive consignment warehouses.The article studies the dynamics of re-export flows and makes calculations, based on which it concludes that the volume of these commercial operations is growing faster in the world market. …”
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Temporal Forecasting of Distributed Temperature Sensing in a Thermal Hydraulic System With Machine Learning and Statistical Models by Stella Pantopoulou, Matthew Weathered, Darius Lisowski, Lefteri H. Tsoukalas, Alexander Heifetz

“…We show that in ZSF, performance of LSTM network can be improved by training on most correlated gauges between the two FOS, which are identified by calculating the Pearson correlation coefficient. The improved ZSF MaxAPE and RMSPE for LSTM are 4.4% and 0.33%, respectively. …”
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A meta-analysis of the association between preoperative magnetic resonance imaging and surgical outcomes in newly diagnosed breast cancer by Li-Li Xie, Zhi-Hong Xu, Deng-Hui Wei, Chun-Sen Xu

“…The odds ratio (OR) for each surgical outcome was calculated. Results 4 RCTs (randomized controlled trials) met the eligibility criteria that included a total of 2312 patients with breast cancer. …”
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Numerical study of the plasticity effect on the behavior of short steel columns filled with concrete loaded axially by Yousria Boulmaali-Hacene Chaouche, Nadia Kouider, Kamel Djeghaba, Bachir Kebaili

“…In this paper, we study the axial compression behavior of short circular steel tubes filled with concrete; their modelling will be performed using the ABAQUS/Standard calculation program. In order to accurately determine their behavior, we have created different models. …”
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Enhancing CO₂ Adsorption on MgO: Insights into Dopant Selection and Mechanistic Pathways by Shunnian Wu, W. P. Cathie Lee, Hashan N. Thenuwara, Xu Li, Ping Wu

“…In our investigation, we combined first-principles calculations with experimental approaches to explore the crystal and electronic structural changes in MgO doped with high-valence elements (Al, C, Si, and Ti) and their interactions with CO₂. …”
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Changes in the prevalence of severe anxiety and depression symptoms and the associated factors in adults living in Manaus: a comparison of two cross-sectional studies conducted in... by Vanessa Gomes Lima, Marcus Tolentino Silva, Gustavo Magno Baldin Tiguman, Taís Freire Galvão

“…Prevalence ratios (PR) with 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) were calculated by Poisson regression. RESULTS: Severe anxiety symptoms increased from 3.3% (95%CI = 2.7–3.9) in 2015 (n = 3,479) to 8.7% (95%CI = 7.5–9.8) in 2019 (n = 2,321); severe depressive symptoms changed from 2.5% (95%CI = 2.0–3.0) to 8.5% (95%CI = 7.3–9.6). …”
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Mathematical modeling of quorum sensing dynamics in batch culture of luminescent bacterium <i>Photobacterium phosphoreum</i> 1889 by S. I. Bartsev, A. B. Sarangova

“…An illustration of the phenomenological approach is given, which captures the most significant general principles or patterns of interactions; the specific values of the parameters cannot be calculated from the first principles, but are determined empirically. …”
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Internal Limiting Membrane Peeling versus Nonpeeling to Prevent Epiretinal Membrane Formation following Vitrectomy for Posterior Segment Open-Globe Injury by Wen-Long Wei, Zhong Lin, Ming-Na Xu, Ke-Mi Feng, Zhen-Quan Zhao

“…Time-to-event curves were calculated from postestimation Cox proportional hazards models. …”
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Supporting Smart Manufacturing in the Space Industry: A Case Study by Ala Arman, Andrea Lombardo, Flavia Monti, Massimo Mecella

“…This approach aids operators in making informed decisions on whether to proceed with additional attempts or discard the insert. By calculating the probability of successful insertions in future attempts, our approach can suitably enhance resource usage and production timelines. …”
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Shaping ability of NiTi reciprocating file systems R-motion and waveOne gold in mesial canals of mandibular molars; micro CT study by Mona Alsulaiman, Loai Alsofi, Mey A. Alhabib

“…The following parameters were evaluated, and values were calculated to compare the shaping ability of the two files: percentage of untouched canal walls, changes in surface area, canal volume, dentin thickness, canal angulation, structure model index, canal transportation, and centering ability ratio. …”
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Global Burden of Esophageal Cancer and Its Risk Factors: A Systematic Analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 by Irena Ilic, Ivana Zivanovic Macuzic, Ana Ravic-Nikolic, Milena Ilic, Vesna Milicic

“…Trends in esophageal cancer burden were assessed using the joinpoint regression analysis and calculating the average annual percent change (AAPC). …”
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The virome composition of respiratory tract changes in school-aged children with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection by Dianqi Zhang, Yang Cao, Biao Dai, Teng Zhang, Xing Jin, Qingyue Lan, Chaoying Qian, Yumin He, Yi Jiang

“…Methods Clinical samples from 70 children with MPI (70 throat swab samples and 70 bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) samples) and 78 healthy controls (78 throat swab samples) were analyzed using viral metagenomics. Virus reads were calculated and normalized using MEGAN.6, followed by statistical analysis. …”
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Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the body image life disengagement questionnaire in a sample of adolescents by Kun Zhang, Huixing Huang, Qiaosong Wang, Lin Ye, Rongjin Lin

“…Both samples were used together for calculating descriptive statistics, measurement invariance, and internal consistency. …”
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Global burden and attributable risk factors of inflammatory cardiomyopathy and myocarditis from 1990 to 2019 by Guilan Wu, Wenlin Xu, Shuyi Wu, Chengfu Guan, Jinhua Zhang

“…Evaluate the epidemic trend by calculating the estimated annual percentage change (EAPC) of the above variables. …”
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Serum Interleukin-6, Interleukin-17A, and transforming growth factor beta are raised in systemic sclerosis with interstitial lung disease by Anupam Wakhlu, Rasmi Ranjan Sahoo, Jyoti Ranjan Parida, Mohit K Rai, Durga P Misra, Vinita Agrawal, Vikas Agarwal

“…Modified Rodnan skin score (MRSS) was calculated. Serum IL-6, IL-17A and TGF β1 levels were assayed using ELISA kit and compared among disease subtypes and clinical parameters. …”
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Estimated standard values of aerobic capacity according to sex and age in a Japanese population: A scoping review. by Hiroshi Akiyama, Daiki Watanabe, Motohiko Miyachi

“…Means and 95% confidence intervals were calculated. The estimated standard values of [Formula: see text] (mL/kg/min) for Japanese men and women aged 4-9, 10-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, and 70-79 years were 47.6, 51.2, 43.2, 37.2, 34.5, 31.7, 28.6, and 26.3, and 42.0, 43.2, 33.6, 30.6, 27.4, 25.6, 23.4, and 23.1, respectively. …”
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Impact of concentration of Bi2O3 on gamma ray shielding efficiency of BaTiO3 composite ceramics by Rama Kumar Nodagala, Tejeswara Rao Ponnada, Balaji Rao Ravuri

“…An essential attenuation property is the mass attenuation coefficient (MAC), which is calculated using acquired linear attenuation coefficient (LAC) values. …”
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Retinal Thickness Asymmetry in Highly Myopic Eyes with Early Stage of Normal-Tension Glaucoma by Pei-Wen Lin, Hsueh-Wen Chang, Yi-Chieh Poon

“…Thickness differences and asymmetry indices (AIs) of cpRNFL between superior and inferior corresponding parts and thickness differences and AIs of the total macular layer (TML) and inner macular layers between superior and inferior hemispheres were calculated. The areas under the receiver operating characteristic curves (AROCs) were analyzed and compared. …”
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Research on Noise Reduction Method of Pressure Pulsation Signal of Draft Tube of Hydropower Unit Based on ALIF-SVD by Yan Ren, Pan Liu, Leiming Hu, Jin Huang, Ruoyu Qiao, Hongping Chen, Xiaokai Li, Shaojie Huang

“…First, perform ALIF decomposition of the signal to be decomposed to obtain a series of IMF components, calculate the sample entropy of each component, select some IMF components to reconstruct according to the set sample entropy threshold, and then perform SVD decomposition on the reconstructed signal, and according to the location of the singular value difference spectrum mutation point, the appropriate number of reconstructions is selected for reconstruction, so as to achieve the double noise reduction effect. …”
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