Chemical Composition and Larvicidal Activity of Lavandula angustifolia Subsp. angustifolia and Lavandula dentata Spp. dentata Essential Oils against Culex pipiens Larvae, Vector of... by Fouad El-Akhal, Amal Ramzi, Abdellah Farah, Yassine Ez Zoubi, Moussa Benboubker, Khalid Taghzouti, Abdelhakim El Ouali Lalami

“…The mortality rate was determined after 24 hours of exposure, and probit regression analysis was used to calculate LC50 and LC90. The chemical analysis revealed that the principal compounds of L. angustifolia subsp. essential oils include linalool, linalyl acetate, geraniol, lavandulyl acetate, camphor, β-caryophyllene, terpinen-4-ol, β-myrcene, and 1,8-cineole, while the essential oil of L. dentata spp. was mainly composed of 1,8-cineole, camphor, α-pinene, trans-pinocarveol, linalool, and borneol. …”
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EXPLORING THE HIDDEN DEPTHS: IDENTIFYING AND MAPPING CAVES IN SOUTH MALANG'S KARST AREA FOR SPECIAL INTEREST TOURIST ATTRACTIONS by Mohammad Ainul LABIB, Alfi SAHRINA, Fatiya ROSYIDA, Adip WAHYUDI, Ho Nhu NGOC, Galih Fajar SUKOCO, Mohamad Fuad CHABIB

“…The cave passage landscape was portrayed in the form of a cave map and presented with a geographic information system to show the connection between the cave passages. Mathematical calculations of the cave passage were also used to determine the size of the cave passage, these include cave passage's lenght, depth, width and volume. …”
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Noninvasive Evaluation of Liver Function in Morbidly Obese Patients by Patrick H. Alizai, Isabella Lurje, Andreas Kroh, Sophia Schmitz, Tom Luedde, Julia Andruszkow, Ulf P. Neumann, Florian Ulmer

“…NASH clinical score was additionally calculated from laboratory and clinical parameters. …”
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Evaluation of Astigmatic Correction Using Vector Analysis after Combined Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Phacoemulsification and Intrastromal Arcuate Keratotomy by Su Young Moon, Ho Seok Chung, Jae Hyuck Lee, So Young Park, Hun Lee, Jae Young Kim, Hungwon Tchah

“…Magnitude of error (ME), angle of error (AE), correction index (CI), and coefficient of adjustment (CA) were calculated. Subgroup analysis according to the axis of astigmatism, patient age, and white to white (WTW) diameter was conducted. …”
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External Validity of the Novel Surrogate Measures for Occipitocervical Alignment by Ahmadreza Mirbolook, Masoomeh Raoufi, Yeganeh Yousefifar, Mobin Forghan, Mohammad Sadegh Fakhari, Mohammadreza Bozorgmanesh

“…Results: Inter-rater correlation data was calculated for single and average measures. The Inter-rater agreement for individual angle measures of O-C2A, AB/AM, AB/PM, PB/AM, and PB/ PM were 0.49, 0.11, 0.25, 0.33, and 0.49 respectively. …”
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Assessing the cataract surgical rate and gender equity in cataract services in south-east Nigeria by Clare Gilbert, Onyinye Onyia, Ada Ejealor Aghaji, Christiana Ubaka, Eberechukwu Ogbeanu Achigbu, Ifeoma Lilian Ejiakor, Adaku I Mbatuegwu, Chiamaka J P Okeke, Barbara C Okoli, Emmanuel U Ogborogu, Kenneth C Dike, Florence U Nkwogu

“…Data collected included the type and location of facilities, patient demographics and the number and type of cataract operations performed in each facility. The CSR was calculated overall, in men and women, and in younger and older women.Results The CSR overall was 330/million and was slightly higher in women (347/million) than in men (315/million) (p<0.001). …”
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Conjugate heat dissipation characteristics of concurrent flow of pure water/water-based nano-emulsion through a mini- and micro-channel stacked double-layer heat sink by C.J. Ho, Jr-Wei Liao, Bo-Lin Chen, Saman Rashidi, Wei-Mon Yan

“…The three-dimensional velocity field in the channel is calculated by the pseudo-vorticity-velocity method, and the finite volume method is used to discrete the mathematical formulas. …”
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Study of Crystal Structure, Lattice Strain, and Elemental Content of Natural Iron Sand Nanoparticles Synthesized by the Coprecipitation Method by Tulus Na Duma, Syahrul Humaidi, Erna Frida, Mohd. Mustafa Awang Kechik, Muhammadin Hamid, Martha Rianna, Novita, Rahmadhani Banurea, Norazimah Mohd Yusof, Nur Jannah Azman

“…X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis confirmed that the synthesized nanoparticles retain the magnetite (Fe3O4) phase with a face-centered cubic (FCC) spinel structure. Crystallite size calculations using the Scherrer equation yielded average crystallite sizes of 80.194 nm for NaOH-synthesized samples and 15.124 nm for NH4OH-synthesized samples, demonstrating that NH4OH favors the formation of smaller crystallites. …”
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Application of new external cooling cycles in technological scheme of helium extraction and natural gas liquefaction by M. Mehrpooya, A. V. Zaitsev, A. O. Lisovtsov

“…The curves of the resulting characteristics of heat exchangers indicate the correctness of the thermohydraulic calculations performed. The relative value of energy costs for obtaining 1 kg of liquefied natural gas in a technological process using MFC is 0,265 kWh/kg of LNG introducing an absorption refrigeration unit into the cycle reduces the ratio presented to 0,1849 kWh/kg of LNG. …”
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Lateralization study of the basal ganglia, thalamus and supplying arteries in healthy individuals based on structure and connectivity analysis using 7.0T MRI by Hongqin Liang, Yawei Gu, Xiaoqi Yi, Li Kong, Jian Wang, Fajin Lv

“…Additionally, we segmented the bilateral BG and thalami into 28 subregions based on the Brainnetome atlas and calculated their volumes using single-subject voxel-based morphometry (VBM) analysis. …”
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The Predictive Effect of Health Examination in the Incidence of Diabetes Mellitus in Chinese Adults: A Population-Based Cohort Study by Xiaomin Fu, Yingmin Jia, Jing Liu, Qinghua Lei, Lele Li, Nan Li, Yanyan Hu, Shanshan Wang, Hongzhou Liu, Shuangtong Yan

“…The time-dependent ROC was used to calculate the best cutoff in predicting DM in the follow-up year. …”
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Evaluation of the Early Development of 6-Month-Old Babies in the Case of Maternal Postpartum Depression with or Without Bipolar Disorder by Jokthan Guivarch, Mélanie-Lou Persia, Laure Le Treut, Pauline Grandgeorge, Federico Solla, Hugo Pergeline, Michel Dugnat, Florence Askenazy, François Poinso, Arthur Varoquaux, Arnaud Fernandez

“…Mothers were clinically diagnosed by a psychiatrist specialized in postpartum depression using the DSM-5; infant development was assessed at 6 months by an independent health professional using the revised Brunet–Lézine Scale, which allowed the calculation of global and partial developmental quotients (DQ). …”
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Comparative analysis of cancer statistics in China and the United States in 2024 by Yujie Wu, Siyi He, Mengdi Cao, Yi Teng, Qianru Li, Nuopei Tan, Jiachen Wang, Tingting Zuo, Tianyi Li, Yuanjie Zheng, Changfa Xia, Wanqing Chen, Jing Ni

“…We used GLOBOCAN 2022 cancer estimates and United Nations population estimates to calculate cancer cases and deaths in both countries during 2024. …”
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Generation of electricity in BFC by the biological product 'Doctor Robik' during the purification of nitrogen-containing wastewater by G.O. Zhdanova, D.I. Stom, N.Yu. Yudina, S.V. Alferov, Z.U. Dzhangidze, A.D. Stom, M.Yu. Tolstoy, I.A. Bogdanova, A.N. Chesnokova

“…The number of microorganisms was calculated by Koch’s method. It was shown that “Doctor Robik 109” generated an electric current in the BFC upon the usage of urea (0.5 g/L), ammonium nitrogen (0.5 g/L of NH4+ ions), and peptone (0.5 g/L) as substrates. …”
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Construction of a circadian rhythm-related gene signature for predicting the prognosis and immune infiltration of breast cancer by Lin Ni, Lin Ni, He Li, Yanqi Cui, Wanqiu Xiong, Shuming Chen, Hancong Huang, Zhiwei Wang, Hu Zhao, Hu Zhao, Hu Zhao, Bing Wang, Bing Wang, Bing Wang

“…The Risk Score of each sample was calculated according to the expression level and risk coefficient of 5 genes, Risk Score= (SUV39H2 expression level ×0.0436) + (OPN4 expression level ×1.4270) + (RORB expression level ×0.1917) + (FBXL6 expression level ×0.3190) + (SIAH2 expression level × -0.1984).ConclusionSUV39H2, OPN4, RORB and FBXL6 were positively correlated with Risk Score, while SIAH2 was negatively correlated with Risk Score. …”
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MATN3 Gene Polymorphism Is Associated with Osteoarthritis in Chinese Han Population: A Community-Based Case-Control Study by Jiaao Gu, Jiesheng Rong, Fulin Guan, Liying Jiang, Shuqing Tao, Guofa Guan, Tianzun Tao

“…The numbers of patients with different OA subtypes were also calculated. Results. The distribution of genotypes and alleles of the MATN3 SNP6 between OA patients and controls was different significantly. …”
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Fermented Ophiocordyceps sinensis mycelium products for preventing contrast-associated acute kidney injury: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials by Fenglan Pu, Tianli Li, Chen Shen, Yingqiao Wang, Chunmei Tang, Xiaowen Zhang, Lijiao Yan, Qihe Xu, Jianping Liu

“…Risk difference (RD) or risk ratio (RR) and mean difference (MD) were calculated along with the 95% confidence intervals (CIs).Results Fourteen trials testing three types of FOSM products (Bailing, Zhiling, and Jinshuibao capsules) involving 1271 participants injected contrast agents were included. …”
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Triglyceride-glucose index is associated with microcirculatory resistance in patients with type 2 diabetes and STEMI undergoing primary PCI by Guoyu Wang, Cen Xu, Jian Wang, Zhimei Teng, Xiang Sha, Kai Xu, Ruzhu Wang, Li Zhu

“…Patients were classified into low AMR group (AMR < 2.5) and high AMR group (AMR ≥ 2.5). The TyG index was calculated using the formula: ln [plasma triglyceride (mg/dL) × fasting blood glucose (mg/dL)/2]. …”
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Exploring the therapeutic effect of human recombinant IL11 on lesioned OA human osteochondral explants by Margo Tuerlings, Evelyn Houtman, Elisa J.H. Muusers, Janneke Simon, Maurice W. de Haan, Ilja Boone, Yolande F.M. Ramos, Rachid Mahdad, Ingrid Meulenbelt

“…Spearman correlations were calculated between IL11 and IL6 expression levels and genes expressed in cartilage (N = 20048 genes). …”
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Protocol of a randomised controlled phase II clinical trial investigating PREoperative endoscopic injection of BOTulinum toxin into the sphincter of Oddi to reduce postoperative pa... by Phillip Knebel, Thilo Hackert, Markus W Büchler, Thomas Bruckner, Peter Sauer, Markus K Diener, Christine Tjaden, Ulla Klaiber, Pascal Probst, Eike Martin, Steffen Luntz

“…For safety analysis, rates of adverse events (AEs) and serious AEs will be calculated with 95% CIs for group comparisons.Ethics, funding and dissemination PREBOTPilot has been approved by the German Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (reference number 4043654) and the Ethics Committee of Heidelberg University (reference number AFmo-523/2019). …”
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