Longitudinal association between hemoglobin and lung function with insights into the incidence of airflow obstruction: an observational study by Jihoon Kim, Yun Tae Kim, Ah Young Leem, Ji Ye Jung, Young Sam Kim, Youngmok Park

“…Additionally, we used a generalized estimating equation to calculate the odds ratio (OR) of airflow obstruction (AO) according to the Hb level. …”
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Machine learning-driven identification of critical gene programs and key transcription factors in migraine by Lei Zhang, Yujie Li, Yunhao Xu, Wei Wang, Guangyu Guo

“…The cell-type-specific expression (CELLEX) algorithm was employed to calculate specific expression profiles for each region, while non-negative matrix factorization (NMF) was applied to decompose gene programs within the single-cell data from these regions. …”
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Impacts of coal fracture roughness and aperture on the seepage of injected water: An experimental study by Gang WANG, Xuechang CHEN, Hao CHEN, Qingming LONG, Yixin LIU

“…MethodsThis study prepared coal samples containing fractures with different roughness and apertures using sandpaper and polyimide tape, calculated the fracture roughness parameters accurately using a confocal laser scanning microscope (CLSM), and tested the seepage rate of fractured coal samples. …”
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Investigation of the relationship between air pollution and gestational diabetes by Sima Nazarpour, Afshin Shokati Poursani, Maryam Mousavi, Fahimeh Ramezani Tehrani, Samira Behboudi-Gandevani

“…The odds ratio was calculated based on logistic regression in three adjusted models considering different confounders. …”
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Revolutionizing ESCC prognosis: the efficiency of tumor-infiltrating immune cells (TIIC) signature score by Haixia Wang, Shaowei Ma, Zixin Yang, Ren Niu, Haiyong Zhu, Shujun Li, Shaolin Gao, Zhirong Li, Yanhua Tian

“…Differences in CNV on chromosomes and SNP sites of prognostic model genes were calculated. Results The most reliable model of TIIC signature score was developed based on three prognostic TIIC-RNAs. …”
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Can the adherence to quality of care indicators for early rheumatoid arthritis in clinical practice reduce risk of hospitalisation? Retrospective cohort study based on the Record L... by Carlo Alberto Scirè, Antonella Zambon, Greta Carrara, Anna Zanetti, Lisa Argnani

“…Objective To describe the adherence to quality of care indicators in early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to evaluate its impact on the risk of hospitalisation in a real-world setting.Design Retrospective cohort study.Setting Patients with early-onset RA identified from healthcare regional administrative databases by means of a validated algorithm between 2006 and 2012 in the Lombardy region (Italy).Participants The study cohort included 14 203 early-onset RA (71% female, mean age 60 years).Outcome measures For each patient, a summary adherence score was calculated starting from the compliance to six quality indicators: (1–2) methotrexate or sulfasalazine or leflunomide with/without glucocorticoids, (3–4) other disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) with/without glucocorticoids, (5) early interruption of glucocorticoids, (6) early clinical assessment.The relationship between low, intermediate and high categories of the summary score and the 12-month risk of hospitalisation for all causes and for RA was assessed.Results During a follow-up of 1 year, 2609 hospitalisations occurred, of which 704 were for RA (main or secondary diagnosis) and 252 primarily for RA. …”
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A similar feature point matching method for aerial electric power tower images based on a one-ring neighborhood of vertices by Chen Keyu, Guo Jufu, Wang Weijun, Lei Bo, Huang Hui, Luo Lijing

“…Finally, by using a texture feature point matching method based on the principle of similarity, the similarity between the real-time image and the reference image features is calculated for matching, and combined with the Babbitt coefficient to remove mismatched feature points, accurate matching of similar feature points in aerial electric power tower images is achieved. …”
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Olfactory disorders in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo: A cross-sectional study by Yasmin Nsunzu Tshingamb, Sympho Junior Mpiana, Patrick Sekele Marob Ndjock, Emile Kayembe, Eric Banza Lukoji, Alain Ntumba Malemba, Auguste O. Omadjela, Dieudonné T. Nyembue

“…Univariate analyses were performed to describe statistics for variables of interest. Frequencies were calculated for qualitative variables, while the mean (SD) was reported for quantitative variables. …”
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A Structural Model of Truncated Gaussia princeps Luciferase Elucidating the Crucial Catalytic Function of No.76 Arginine towards Coelenterazine Oxidation. by Nan Wu, Zhi-Chao Xu, Kai-Dong Du, Shen Huang, Naohiro Kobayashi, Yutaka Kuroda, Yan-Hong Bai

“…Then, we constructed a cluster model to examine the CTZ oxidation pathway in the cavity using Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations. The result showed that the pathway consists of four elementary reactions, with the highest Gibbs energy barrier being 65.4 kJ/mol. …”
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Watermelon Germplasm with Resistance to Whitefly-transmitted Viruses by Alex Luckew, Nebahat Sari, Swikriti Pandey, Ted McAvoy, Alvin M. Simmons, Geoffrey Meru, Cecilia McGregor

“…Phenotypic data were collected weekly to determine viral disease severity, and the cumulative season data were calculated as the area under the disease progress curve. …”
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Examining of Impression Management of Academicians in Higher Education Institutions Providing Sports Education by Hakan Salim Çağlayan, İbrahim Bülent Fişekçioğlu, Tuncay Sarıipek

“…In the statistical calculations, the basic significance level was accepted as 0.05. …”
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Comparison of principal component analysis algorithms for imputation in agrometeorological data in high dimension and reduced sample size. by Valter Cesar de Souza, Sergio Augusto Rodrigues, Luís Roberto Almeida Gabriel Filho

“…This cycle was repeated 100 times, and average performance indicators were calculated. Statistical performance evaluation utilized the following indicators: correlation coefficient (r), Mean Absolute Error (MAE), Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE), Mean Square Error (MSE), Normalized Root Mean Square Error (nRMSE), Willmott Index (d), and performance index (c). …”
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Determining Priority Areas for the Technological Development of Oil Companies in Mexico by Tatyana Semenova, Juan Yair Martínez Santoyo

“…This article provides a calculation for the choice of planning directions for the development of the oil sector in Mexico and related studies. …”
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Thyroid function abnormalities in individuals with sickle cell disease: a meta-analysis by Sagad O. O. Mohamed, Hussein Ahmed, Mohammed A. H. Mohammednoor, Khalefa B. K. Alzubeir, Safaa Fadlelmoula, Osman O. A. Abdallah, Izzut Awad Ahmed

“…Pooled prevalence and standardized mean difference (SMD) estimates with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated using Comprehensive Meta-Analysis Software version 3.3. …”
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Effect of Parental Migration Background on Childhood Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Body Mass Index by Mohsen Besharat Pour, Anna Bergström, Matteo Bottai, Inger Kull, Magnus Wickman, Niclas Håkansson, Alicja Wolk, Tahereh Moradi

“…Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) were calculated using multivariable logistic regression. …”
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Designing multivalent NiMn-based layered nanosheets with high specific surface area and abundant active sites for solid-state hydrogen storage in magnesium hydride by Tao Zhong, Tian Xu, Liuting Zhang, Fuying Wu, Yiqun Jiang, Xuebin Yu

“…Microstructure observations and density functional theory calculations revealed that first, the hydrogen pumping effect of Mg2Ni/Mg2NiH4 promotes the adsorption and desorption of hydrogen molecules on the surface of MgH2, second, MnOx drew electrons from Mg2Ni, producing a new Density of State structure with a lower d-bond center. …”
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Household air pollution exposure and risk of tuberculosis: a case–control study of women in Lilongwe, Malawi by Kenneth Maleta, Robert Krysiak, Irving Hoffman, Sam Phiri, Pamela Jagger, Ryan McCord, Anna Gallerani, Charles Jumbe, Joseph Pedit

“…We report results from a case–control study of 377 primary cooks (76 cases; 301 controls) on the association between risk of developing active TB and HAP exposure. We calculate ORs for developing active TB using indicators of HAP exposure including primary fuel used for cooking, cooking location and frequency of kerosene use for lighting, and in a subset of households, by directly measured cooking area and personal exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and carbon monoxide.Results We are unable to find an association between self-reported cooking with solid fuels and TB in our sample; we do find that increased frequency of kerosene use for lighting is associated with significantly higher odds of TB. …”
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Differences of simulated ankle dorsiflexion limitation on lower extremity biomechanics during long jump takeoff by Zanni Zhang, Datao Xu, Xiangli Gao, Huiyu Zhou, Julien S. Baker, Zsolt Radak, Yaodong Gu

“…The angles, moments, and velocities of the ankle, hip, and knee joints during takeoff were simulated and calculated using a musculoskeletal model. Between-group variations were assessed using one-way repeated measures ANOVA, with statistical parametric mapping (SPM1D) applied for analysis. …”
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Association Between Uric Acid to High‐Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Ratio and Kidney Function in Patients With Primary Aldosteronism: A Cross‐Sectional Study by Meng‐Bo Wu, Rui Wang, Qing‐Tian Zeng, Wen‐Liang Shuai, Hang‐Cheng Zhang, Yi‐Fei Dong

“…The kidney function was assessed by the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), which is calculated using the modification of diet in renal disease (MDRD) equation. …”
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Experimental Investigation on Hydraulic Properties of Granular Sandstone and Mudstone Mixtures by Dan Ma, Xin Cai, Zilong Zhou, Xibing Li

“…In particular, a non-Darcy equation, for hydraulic properties (permeability κ and non-Darcy coefficient ζ) calculation, was sufficient to fit the relation between the hydraulic gradient and seepage velocity. …”
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