Changing trends in human brucellosis in pastoral and agricultural China, 2004–2019: a Joinpoint regression analysis by Xiaojuan Ma, Zhuo Liu, Yuhui Geng, Yuan Zhao, Hua Meng, Mingbo Chen, Ting Pan, Dongfeng Pan, Peifeng Liang

“…Methods Annual and monthly incidence and numbers of reported cases of human brucellosis in regional China between 2004 and 2019 were accessed from the National Public Health Science Data Sharing Center, and the annual percentage change (APC) in pastoral and agricultural areas was calculated. Annual and monthly trends were analyzed by the Joinpoint regression model. …”
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Effect of Preoperative Antianxiety Medications on Blood Pressure and Blood Loss in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Case-Control Study by Zuhdi O. Elifranji, Jihad M. Al-Ajlouni, Munther G. Al-Saber, Yazan S. Hammad, Basel A. Baniatta, Sara N. Alshoubaki, Mohammad S. Jabaiti, Ahmad M. Alkhatib, Abdelrahman M. Abu awad, Abdelrahman E. Altarazi, Aseel N. Abdin, Abdallah Al-Ani, Mohammad Ali Alshrouf

“…The percentage of measured BP was calculated by dividing the measured BP by the baseline, then multiplying by 100. …”
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The multi-target mechanism of action of Selaginella doederleinii Hieron in the treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a network pharmacology and multi-omics analysis by Huaguo Liang, Caifu Fang, Meng Qiu

“…Binding free energy calculations confirmed the stability of these complexes. …”
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Repeatability, reproducibility, and the effects of radiotherapy on radiomic features of lowfield MR-LINAC images of the prostate by Parker Anderson, Nesrin Dogan, John Chetley Ford, Kyle Padgett, Garrett Simpson, Radka Stoyanova, Matthew Charles Abramowitz, Alan Dal Pra, Rodrigo Delgadillo

“…Forty-three first and second order radiomic features extracted from these images were compared by calculating Lin’s concordance correlation coefficient (with Benjamini-Hochberg correction for multiple comparisons) between the modalities. …”
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Graft survival and mortality outcomes after kidney transplant in patients with lupus nephritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Weizhong Jiang, Yunfen Xu, Qichun Yin

“…Pooled effect estimates were calculated using random-effects models and reported as hazard ratio (HR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI). …”
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Determination of the Antioxidant Capacity of Germinated and Yeast-Fermented Sweet and Bitter Lupin Seeds and Sprouts via Cyclic Voltammetry Compared to the Spectrophotometric and P... by Danuta Zielińska, Piotr Gulewicz, Małgorzata Kasprowicz-Potocka, Henryk Zieliński

“…Cyclic voltammetry (CV), the scavenging of 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radicals (DPPH⦁), and photochemiluminescence (PCL) assays against superoxide anion radicals were applied to hydrophilic (ACW) and lipophilic (ACL) fractions, and the data obtained were used to calculate the TAC after sequence extraction of the samples with 80% methanol followed by methanol/hexane (4:1; <i>v</i>/<i>v</i>). …”
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Comparison of the factors that influence the pattern of procurement and usage of antithrombotic drugs by Mohamed Mansor Manan, Aswani Yanti Baharudin, Qi Ying Lean, Jagjit Singh Dhaliwal, Sachinjeet Kaur Sodhi Dhaliwal, Muhammad Junaid Farrukh, Ching Siang Tan, Long Chiau Ming

“…A defined daily dose (DDD) per 1000 inhabitants/day was calculated to estimate patients with thromboembolic disorders receiving standard treatment on a daily basis. …”
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Investigation of Shock Initiation in Covered Charges under Shock Wave and Fragment Impacts by Xingwang Chen, Jinxiang Wang, Kui Tang, Hongfei Wang, Yuanbo Li

“…The least squares method was applied to determine critical initiation criteria (n and K). Theoretical calculation results were found to be highly consistent with those obtained from numerical simulations, indicating that covered metal plates significantly contributed to charge protection. …”
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A comparative study of diagnostic performance of COVID-19 Reporting and Data System and computed tomography severity score in clinically suspected COVID-19 patients by Vikram Kyatham, Yarramsetty Pundari Kashudu, T.R. Nagendra, Rama Rao Piprikar, Rhidaynath A Kogekar, Rahul Bhargava

“…A binomial logistic regression analysis was performed to calculate the sensitivity, specificity, diagnostic accuracy, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) of the two scoring systems in diagnosing COVID infection, considering RT-PCR as the reference standard. …”
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Correlation of intracranial and extracranial carotid atherosclerotic plaque characteristics with ischemic stroke recurrence: a high-resolution vessel wall imaging study by Shengyu Shao, Tianle Wang, Li Zhu, Yin Gao, Xian Fan, Yu Lu, Chengqun Qian, Manyu Zhang, Jinhua Qian

“…The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves of the relevant variables were also plotted, and the area under the curve (AUC) was calculated to assess their ability to predict stroke recurrence. …”
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The root canal morphology of mandibular anterior teeth and its correlation with the occurrence of three-rooted mandibular first molars by ZHU Peng, GU Yongchun, WU Yihan, XU Xiaoming

“…The concurrence rates of double-canaled anterior teeth and three-rooted mandibular first molars at each side, and concurrence rates of bilateral double-canaled anterior teeth and three-rooted mandibular first molars were calculated. Spearman correlation tests were applied to analyze the correlation between the double-canaled anterior teeth and three-rooted mandibular first molars, as well as the bilateral antimetric teeth. …”
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Assessment of fluoride bio-accessibility in early childhood diets by Jelena Kronic, Ralph M. Duckworth, Claudio Angione, Steven M. Levy, Fatemeh Vida Zohoori

“…This study aimed to measure fluoride bio-accessibility of the dietary sources commonly consumed by children below four years of age.MethodsA total of 103 food and meal samples were purchased, prepared, and analyzed for fluoride content, subjected to a standardized static in vitro digestion procedure and subsequent determination of fluoride concentration of resultant mixtures necessary for the final fluoride bio-accessibility calculation. Fluoride concentrations before and after in vitro digestion were determined directly using a fluoride-ion-selective electrode after addition of TISAB III, or indirectly by an acid diffusion method. …”
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Seizures Following Carotid Endarterectomy: A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis of 69,479 Patients and Evidence-Based Recommendations for Perioperative Care by Kruthajn Rajesh, Helen Shen, Sonu M. M. Bhaskar

“…Random-effects meta-analysis was used to calculate the pooled prevalence of postoperative seizures. …”
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A Pilot Study on the Freelisting Method Among Adolescents with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: Feasibility, Acceptability and Study Findings by Sabrina Gmuca, Dori Abel, Mackenzie McGill, Daneka Stryker, Eda Akpek, Whitney Eriksen, Pamela F. Weiss, Peter F. Cronholm

“…A list of ‘standardized’ freelisting terms was created, and we calculated Smith’s salience index. Freelisting terms were grouped into individual, family, friends, school, and medical domains. …”
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Assessment of potentially toxic elements pollution in soils and plant leaves along the high-traffic highway zones in Tehran, Iran by Mahdieh Hosseinzadeh, Hamid Toranjzar, bbas Ahmadi, Nourollah Abdi, Javad Varvani

“…Bioaccumulation Factor (BCF) calculations indicated Pine and Cypress species had higher potential for metal uptake, with BCF values exceeding 1 for zinc and lead in high-traffic areas, whereas Mulberry demonstrated relatively lower accumulation. …”
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Effects of interventions aimed at improving nurses’ work engagement in the workplace: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol by Norito Kawakami, Kotaro Imamura, Kazuto Kuribayashi, Akiko Inagaki

“…Eligible studies must use RCT designs, assess the impact of interventions on nurses’ work engagement and provide adequate data (sample sizes, means and SDs) to calculate effect sizes with 95% CIs. Publications must be written in English or Japanese as original articles. …”
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State and territory immunization program activities and their association with human papillomavirus vaccine initiation in the United States of America: A multilevel approach. by Vivian Colón-López, Francisco J Muñoz-Torres, Erika Escabí Wojna, Idamaris Vega Jimenez, Olga L Díaz Miranda, Diana T Medina-Laabes, Katelyn Wells, Ana P Ortiz, Pamela C Hull, Erick Suárez

“…We estimated the prevalence of HPV vaccine initiation using a multilevel Poisson model, combining state-level IP data and individual characteristics of adolescents. We calculated the prevalence ratio (PR) of HPV initiation among adolescents to compare the effects of IP activities, adjusting for state of residence, age, sex, maternal education, and ethnicity. …”
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Solution-Based Ultraviolet Photodiode with ZnO Nanoparticle/Poly(3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene) Polystyrene Sulfonate Heterojunction and Negative Capacitance by Jin Li, Xin Chang, Shunpu Li, Yi Zhang, Daping Chu

“…The resistor–capacitor time constant was also calculated to be 946.46 ms at zero bias, and its dependence on reverse bias voltage was determined. …”
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The efficiency of short-term crop rotations with different sunflower saturation by Zinaida Dehtiarova, Mykola Shevchenko, Yurii Dehtiarov, Victor Budyonny

“…The economic and energy efficiency of crop rotations saturated with sunflower under the conditions of the Left-Bank ForestSteppe region of Ukraine was calculated using technological maps and prices as of 2024. …”
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TARREAN: A Novel Transformer with a Gate Recurrent Unit for Stylized Music Generation by Yumei Zhang, Yulin Zhou, Xiaojiao Lv, Jinshan Li, Heng Lu, Yuping Su, Honghong Yang

“…To reduce computational overhead, we introduce root mean square layer normalization (RMS Norm), which smooths gradients and simplifies the calculations, thereby improving training efficiency. …”
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