Prevalence of Intestinal Schistosomiasis and Associated Factors among School Children in Wondo District, Ethiopia by Mustafa Geleto Ansha, Kemal Ahmed Kuti, Ephrem Girma

“…Adjusted odds ratio (AOR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) was calculated, and the level of significance was declared at p values of less than 0.05. …”
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Effect of aging temperatures on the microstructural stability and mechanical properties of Super304H steel by You Li, Xue Wang

“…Precipitation kinetic curves and equilibrium phase fractions of the second phases in the Super304H steel were calculated using JMat-Pro and Thermal-Calc. Hardness and impact tests were performed on the aged specimens. …”
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Capturing Geological Uncertainty in Salt Cavern Developments for Hydrogen Storage by Hector G. Barnett, Mark Thomas Ireland, Cees Van Der Land

“…The workflow incorporates principle geomechanical constraints on cavern development, captures limitations from internal evaporite heterogeneities, and uses the ideal gas law to calculate the volumetric capacity. The workflow accommodates either fixed cavern geometries or geometries that vary depending on the thickness of the salt. …”
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Advanced Neuromuscular Training Differentially Changes Performance on Visuomotor Reaction Tests and Single-leg Hop Tests in Patients with ACL Reconstruction by Terese Chmielewski, Michael Obermeier, Adam Meierbachtol, Asher Jenkins, Michael Stuart, Robby Sikka, Marc Tompkins

“…Single-leg hop tests included forward, triple, crossover triple, and timed hop; limb symmetry index was recorded. Effect sizes were calculated for corrected touches on the double-leg reaction test, surgical side hop time on the single-leg reaction test, and surgical side hop distance or time on single-leg hop tests…”
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EFFECT OF IRRIGATION INTERVAL ON GROWTH AND ARTEMISININ CONTENT OF WORMWOOD (Artemisia annua L.) CHEN YOUNG VARIETY IN SOKOTO by Lawal Gandi ABDULKADIR, Adamu Aliyu ALIERO, Hassan Muhammad MAISHANU, Abdullahi Yahaya ABBAS

“…Linear regression was used to establish the calibration curve. Results were calculated using the peak areas with determination coefficient (R2) of 0.951. …”
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Longitudinal changes in remnant cholesterol and the risk of cardiovascular disease by Yijun Zhang, Qin Xu, Xue Tian, Xue Xia, Shuohua Chen, Fen Liu, Shouling Wu, Anxin Wang

“…Multivariate Cox proportion models were used to calculate hazard ratios (HRs) and their 95% confidence intervals (CIs). …”
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Correlation between weight-adjusted waist index and coronary heart disease: NHANES 1999–2020 by Yan Liu, Shougang Sun, Qi Zou, Ting Tao, Dian Li, Guodong Han, Zhiliang Wei

“…The objective of this study is to investigate the association between WWI and coronary heart disease (CHD).MethodThe data of 44,528 participants in total were gathered from NHANES database from 1999 to 2020. WWI is calculated as the waist circumference (WC, cm) divided by the square root of the body weight (kg), and CHD was determined based on participants’ self-reports. …”
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Factors influencing minimum acceptable diet (MAD) intake among children aged 6–23 months in remote mid-Himalayan region of Sudurpaschim, Nepal by Basant Kumar Dhami, Dhirendra Nath, Rajendra Lamichhane

“…Adjusted odds ratios (aOR) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated and a p-value < 0.05 was used to determine whether a variable was statistically significant. …”
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Motor transport development in Klaipėda district in 1900-1939 by Julius Žukas

“…Car owners were also obligated to pay an annual fee, which was calculated for passenger cars according to engine power, and for trucks and buses - according to weight. …”
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Development and validation of a novel tool to measure tear volume in volumetric unit (microlitre) per minute “the standard international unit (SI) tear strip” by R Balamurugan, Anusuya Bhattacharyya, Phulen Sarma

“…Percentage recovery was calculated, and inter-day and intra-day variation as well as intra examiner and inter examiner coefficients of variation (CV%) were evaluated. …”
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Describing randomization in trials included in systematic reviews in orthopaedic surgery by Matthew Tang, Kimberley K. Lun, Adriane M. Lewin, Ian A. Harris

“…The Cochrane Risk of Bias-2 Tool was used to assess random sequence generation as ‘adequate’, ‘inadequate’, or ‘no information’; we then calculated the proportion of trials in each category. …”
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A Reconstruction of the Shrine of the Prophet Nahum: An Analysis of 3D Documentation Methods and Data Transfer Technology for Virtual and Augmented Realities by Karel Pavelka, Karel Pavelka, Lukáš Běloch

“…These models were necessary to track changes during the reconstruction phases and to calculate the volumes of rubble removed and materials added. …”
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Associations of CAG repeat polymorphism in the androgen receptor gene with steroid hormone levels and anthropometrics among men: the role of the ethnic factor by L. V. Osadchuk, G. V. Vasiliev, A. V. Osadchuk

“…Anthropometric indicators (height, arm span, leg length, the length of 2 and 4 digits of both hands) were measured and the following anthropometric indices were calculated: the ratio of height to leg length, the ratio of arm span to height, the ratio of lengths of second to fourth digit of the hand. …”
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Pore Structure, Fractal Features, and Oil Content Evaluation of Lacustrine Shale: A Case Study of First Member of Paleogene Shahejie Formation, NE China by Enze Wang, Gang Chen, Hanqi Li, Yanchen Song, Jianwei Wang, Zhuoya Wu, Yue Feng

“…According to proposed numerical movable and adsorption hydrocarbon calculation models, the TOC content is the dominant factor controlling the movable and adsorption oil contents, but other factors’ impact also cannot be ignored. …”
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The Urinary Liver-Type Fatty Acid Binding Protein (L-FABP) in Early Detection and Outcome Prediction of Sepsis-Associated Acute Kidney Injury by Ghi Nguyen Hai, Binh Nguyen Gia, Hoa Do Thanh, Cuong Nguyen Thai, Duc Vu Anh, Anh Duong Duc, Duong Le Xuan Xuan

“…The screening performance characteristics of urinary L-FABP in early detection of AKI within seven days of admission and need for renal replacement therapy (RRT) were calculated and reported. Results: 212 patients with the mean age of 66.5 ± 16.2 (range 18-99) years were included (60.4% male). 54 (25.5%) patients had sepsis, and septic shock was developed in 158 (74.53%) cases. 143 (67.5%) patients were complicated with AKI. …”
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Investigating uncertainty and parameter sensitivity in bedform analysis by using a Monte Carlo approach by J. Reich, A. Winterscheid

“…We therefore developed a workflow to quantify this influence by performing a Monte Carlo simulation. By repeating the calculations many times with varying input parameter settings, the possible range of results is revealed, and thus the procedure-specific uncertainties can be quantified. …”
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Risk Probability Assessment of Annual Extreme Precipitation in Fujian by Yang Xinyu, Zhang Rongyan, Xu Hong, Wu Dixi

“…To assess the risk of precipitation-driven disasters, the two-dimensional joint exceedance probability of extreme precipitation indices is calculated, and the empirical orthogonal function (EOF) method is employed to analyze the spatiotemporal evolution of extreme precipitation events in the region. …”
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Anxiety as a prevailing factor of performance of university mathematics students during the COVID-19 pandemic by D. Mendoza, M. Cejas, G. Rivas, C. Varguillas

“…The results were analysed by means of the two-factor ANOVA calculation (mathematics and understanding). The results showed that there are statistically significant differences in the understanding of the contents presented by the teachers in a virtual way. …”
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Heavy Metals in Water and Sediments and Their Impact on Water Quality in Andean Micro-watersheds: A Study of the Colorado and Alajua Rivers in the Ambato River Watershed, Tungurahu... by Rodny Peñafiel, Fabián Rodrigo Morales-Fiallos, Bolivar Paredes-Beltran, Dilon Moya, Adriana Jacqueline Frias Carrion and Belén Moreano

“…Overall, both rivers exhibited contamination levels ranging from regular to moderate, as indicated by the calculated average Water Quality Indices (WQI), with certain areas showing slight contamination or meeting acceptable standards. …”
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Impact of low-dose CT screening for lung cancer on ethnic health inequities in New Zealand: a cost-effectiveness analysis by Sue Crengle, Giorgi Kvizhinadze, Melissa McLeod, Peter Sandiford, Karen Bartholomew

“…Input parameters came from literature and NZ-linked health datasets.Setting New Zealand.Participants Population aged 55–74 years in 2011.Interventions Biennial LDCT screening for lung cancer compared with usual care.Outcome measures Incremental cost-effectiveness ratios were calculated using the average difference in costs and HALYs between the screened and the unscreened populations. …”
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