Analysis of clinical and pathological prognostic factors of survival in rectal adenocarcinoma treated with preoperative radiochemotherapy by Sarhan Sydney Saad, Nora Forones, Gaspar Lopes Filho, Jaques Waisberg, Elesiario Caetano Júnior, Ricardo Artigiani-Neto, Delcio Matos

“…Univariate and multivariate Cox analyses were calculated to identify factors associated with survival outcomes. …”
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Risk of first venous thrombosis by comparing different thrombin generation assay conditions: results from the MEGA case-control study. by Kristien Winckers, Eugenia Biguzzi, Stella Thomassen, Alexandra Heinzmann, Frits R. Rosendaal, Tilman Mathias Hackeng, Astrid van Hylckama Vlieg

“…TG parameters and nAPCsr were categorised into quartiles as measured in the controls. We calculated odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals of a first VTE for different TG categories. …”
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FERA-Net: A Novel Algorithm for Mars Water-Ice Cloud Segmentation Integrating Feature Enhancement, Residual, and Attention Mechanisms by Xu Ma, Jialong Lai, Zhicheng Zhong, Feifei Cui

“…We introduce a new feature channel by calculating the ratio of the blue (B) and red (R) channels(B/R) to enhance the expression of cloud features. …”
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A Comparison of Resting Scapular Posture and the Davies Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability Test by John D Heick, Jenna Haggerty, Robert C Manske

“…The average number of CKUEST touches, a normalized score, and a power score were calculated for each participant. Three trials were performed and participants were required to take a 45-second rest break between each CKCUEST trial…”
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Negative Expression of DSG1 and DSG2, as Prognostic Biomarkers, Impacts on the Overall Survival in Patients with Extrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma by Shu Xu, Shengfu Huang, Daiqiang Li, Qiong Zou, Yuan Yuan, Zhulin Yang

“…Cox multivariate analysis revealed that negative DSG1 and DSG2 expressions were independent of poor prognosis factors in EHCC patients. The AUC calculated for DSG1 was 0.681 (95% confidence interval: 0.594–0.768) and that for DSG2 was 0.645 (95% confidence interval: 0.555–0.734), while that for DSG1 and DSG2 was 0.772 (95% confidence interval: 0.609-0.936). …”
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Deep learning-based encryption scheme for medical images using DCGAN and virtual planet domain by Manish Kumar, Aneesh Sreevallabh Chivukula, Gunjan Barua

“…Further, statistical NPCR and UACI are calculated in Tables 12 and 13, respectively. The proposed algorithm is also compared with existing algorithms, and compared values are provided in Table 15. …”
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Effects of Mental Workload Manipulation on Electroencephalography Spectrum Oscillation and Microstates in Multitasking Environments by Wenbin Li, Shan Cheng, Jing Dai, Yaoming Chang

“…The indices of four frequency bands (delta, theta, alpha, and beta) and four microstate classes (A–D) were calculated, changes in the frequency‐band power and microstate parameters under different mental workloads were compared, and the relationships between the two types of EEG indices were analyzed. …”
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Evaluation of drinking water quality in Xinjiang based on the improved comprehensive water quality index by Jie Li, Lingshuang Lv, Wei Zhe, Xixi Deng, Qin Lin, Rongxiang Xia, Ruonan Fu

“…Methods: The testing data of 6543 water samples from the dry season and the wet season in 2023 were selected, and the drinking water quality in Xinjiang was evaluated and analyzed by using the Nemerow pollution index, the worst factor discriminant method and the weighted average method to calculate the comprehensive water quality index. Results: The comprehensive index of drinking water quality in Xinjiang was 0.36 ± 0.39, and the quality rate was 98.58 %. …”
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Assessing Active and Passive Glenohumeral Rotational Deficits in Professional Tennis Players: Use of Normative Values at 90° and 45° of Abduction to Make Decisions in Injury-Preven... by Maite Terré, Juliette Tlaiye, Monica Solana-Tramunt

“…The GIRD and GERD were calculated in both positions and under both conditions. (3) Results: There were significant differences in all of the passive measurements between the 45° and 90° testing positions. …”
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Testing Consistency: Analyzing the Reliability of Two Lower Limb Isometric Force Measurements in Strength-Trained Athletes by Francisco Giuliano, Marcos A. Soriano, Victor Pino-Mulero, Jaime González-García

“…The intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), coefficient of variation (CV), standard error of measurement (SEM), smallest worthwhile change (SWC) and Bland-Altman plots were calculated and displayed. Intra-session reliability was excellent for PF and RPF (ICC ≥ 0.98, CV ≤ 10%) in both IMTP and IBSqT. …”
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Substrate system outperforms water-culture systems for hydroponic strawberry production by George Kerrigan Hutchinson, Lan Xuan Nguyen, Zilfina Rubio Ames, Krishna Nemali, Rhuanito Soranz Ferrarezi

“…Fruit yield was used to calculate water (WUE), energy (EUE), and area (AUE) use efficiencies. …”
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An investigation on the wind profiles and gravity wave dynamics in MLT region based on the meteor radars from the Meridian Project by Tai Liu, Zhe Wang, MengXi Shi, Willie Soon, ShiCan Qiu

“…The power spectral density (PSD) calculated by the Lomb−Scargle periodogram shows that there are 12-month period and 6-month period in horizontal wind field, GW disturbance variance and GW flux at both stations, and especially there is also a 4-month cycle in the disturbance variance. …”
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Varying pixel resolution significantly improves deep learning-based carotid plaque histology segmentation by Yurim Lee, Rashid Al Mukaddim, Tenzin Ngawang, Shahriar Salamat, Carol C. Mitchell, Jenna Maybock, Stephanie M. Wilbrand, Robert J. Dempsey, Tomy Varghese

“…While the F1 score was not calculated for lumen, qualitative results illustrate the model’s ability to predict lumen. …”
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The fluctuation characteristics of typical lakes in arid areas by Shaotian Li, Xinguo Li, Changjiang Liu

“…These indices reflect water body information by calculating differences in reflectivity. The research analyzes spatial and temporal variations of these typical Xinjiang lakes from 2001 to 2022 and explores the relationship between meteorological elements and lake regulation. …”
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Assessment of left ventricle myocardial performance index (Tei index) by myocardial tissue Doppler imaging and its correlation with serum thyroid-stimulating hormone levels and ath... by Amratansh Varshney, Satyajit Singh, Amritava Ghosh, Surendra Kumar Naik, Abhishek Kumar, Chandraprakash Thakur, Muneshwar Kumar, Nupur Goyal, Nabodoy Majumder, Rounak Kumar, Muhammad Rihas Rasheed

“…After taking consent, all eligible patients underwent tests for routine blood sampling, lipid profile, thyroid profile, antithyroid peroxidase antibodies, electrocardiography, and echocardiography including tissue Doppler imaging. MPI was calculated for each patient. MPI was correlated with serum TSH levels and also with atherogenic plasma index (AIP) using an appropriate statistical analysis tool. …”
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Nutritional and Microbiome Effects of a Partial Substitution of Poultry Meat with Hydrolyzed Feather Meal in Dog Diets by Fatemeh Balouei, Bruno Stefanon, Rosangela Armone, Andrea Randazzo, Biagina Chiofalo

“…No significant difference was calculated for the alpha diversity index between control diet and treated diet, nor for the diets × times of sampling interaction and for sex. …”
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Effect of vehicle operating parameters on fuel consumption and the overall energy efficiency of the drive system by Jaroslaw Gonera, Michał Janulin, Oleksandr Vrublevskyi

“…The data for criteria calculation were acquired using a diagnostic tester with a functional parameter recording function. …”
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Shape and Measurement Monitoring of Inrush Current Characteristics of a Battery-Capacitive Energy Storage Device with Two-Channel Digital Oscilloscope by V. P. Vasilevich, M. V. Zbyshinskaya

“…The values of the inrush current amplitudes were calculated in proportion to the voltage drop on the shunts and their resistances.The developed method for monitoring shape and measurement inrush current characteristics can be used in various technical applications: smart stand-alone photovoltaic system, uninterruptible power supply devices, electric drive control systems, etc.…”
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Refractive results of cataract surgery with posterior capsulorhexis and optic capture by E.V. Egorova, A.A. Biryukova, V.V. Dulidova, M.A. Talalaev

“…The obtained refractive results were compared with the target refraction when calculating the IOL. The emmetropia was planned in all cases. …”
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Causal Effects of Sleep Traits on Angina Pectoris: Mediation by Cardiovascular Risk Factors by Zeng C, Ke Y, Li H, Zhang C, Chen J, Chen M

“…Two-sample MR analyses were carried out to gain a general map of sleep traits, risk factors and AP, then a multivariable MR was performed and the effect of each factor was calculated.Results: We discovered a positive association between nap, narcolepsy, insomnia and stable angina pectoris (SAP), while getting up in morning associated with SAP negatively. …”
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