Large language models generating synthetic clinical datasets: a feasibility and comparative analysis with real-world perioperative data by Austin A. Barr, Joshua Quan, Eddie Guo, Emre Sezgin, Emre Sezgin

“…The dataset was plausible in range and correctly calculated body mass index for all case files based on respective heights and weights. …”
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Role of Toll-Like Receptor 2 in Regulation of T-Helper Immune Response in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Karolina A. Sidletskaya, Tatyana I. Vitkina, Yulia K. Denisenko, Elena E. Mineeva

“…The predominant Th cytokine profile in serum was determined by calculating the ratios between levels of Th1 and Th17 cytokines. …”
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Evaluation of the bioenergy potential of agricultural and agroindustrial waste generated in southeastern Mexico by Nathaly A. Díaz Molina, José A. Sosa Olivier, José R. Laines Canepa, Rudy Solis Silvan, Donato A. Figueiras Jaramillo

“…The bioenergy potential was evaluated through direct measurements using a calorimeter bomb, and indirect measurements using stoichiometric calculations. Four stoichiometric methods based on predictive equations were employed to determine the energy content of the biomasses from their elemental composition (Dulong, Friedl, Channiwala, Boie). …”
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Exploring the relationship between Total Athleticism score and CrossFit® Open Performance in amateur athletes: single measure involving body fat percentage, aerobic capacity, muscl... by Ramires Alsamir Tibana, Fábio Hech Dominski, Alexandro Andrade, Nuno Manuel Frade de Sousa, Fabricio Azevedo Voltarelli, Ivo Vieira de Sousa Neto

“…These results were used to calculate the total score of athleticism, which was then compared to the participants performance during the CrossFit® Open 2021. …”
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The relationship between C-reactive protein to lymphocyte ratio and the prevalence of chronic kidney disease in US adults: a cross-sectional study by Pengfei He, Jiao Zhang, Ni Tian, Yuanyuan Deng, Min Zhou, Cheng Tang, Yu Ma, Mianzhi Zhang, Mianzhi Zhang

“…The predictive ability of CLR for CKD was assessed by the receiver operating characteristic curve and the area under the curve was calculated. Subgroup and sensitivity analyses were conducted to validate the robustness of the model.ResultsA total of 13,862 respondents were included, comprising 2,449 CKD patients and 11,413 non-CKD patients. …”
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Are psychological attitudes towards vaccination an expression of personality? A cross-sectional study on COVID-19 vaccination in France by Gaëlle Lièvre, Jonathan Sicsic, Simon Galmiche, Tiffany Charmet, Arnaud Fontanet, Judith Mueller

“…Abstract Background The capacity of the 7C model’s psychological antecedents, which include confidence in vaccines, complacency, convenience, calculation, collective responsibility, confidence in the wider system, and social conformism, to explain variance in COVID-19 vaccine intentions and behaviours has been documented. …”
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Response Time Threshold for Predicting Outcomes of Patients with Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest by Ling Hsuan Huang, Yu-Ni Ho, Ming-Ta Tsai, Wei-Ting Wu, Fu-Jen Cheng

“…Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis with Youden Index was performed to calculate optimal cut-off values for ambulance response time that predicted survival to hospital discharge. …”
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Meta-analysis of the accuracy for RASSF1A methylation in bronchial aspirates for the diagnosis of lung cancer. by Xu-Ping Chen, Shi-Xu He, Meng-You Chen, Fu-Bin Chen, Peng Wu, Ping Shi, Shi-Cai Zhao, Ling-Yan Zhao, Xiao-Min Xiong, Jia Zeng

“…A fixed or random effect model was used to calculate the combined sensitivity, specificity, positive likelihood ratios (LR), negative LR, diagnostic odds ratio (DOR), along with the respective 95% confidence intervals (CIs) and the area under the curve (AUC) with Q index. …”
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Assessing hemorrhagic risks in combination therapy: implications of angiogenesis inhibitors and immune checkpoint inhibitors by Yuhui Yang, Yuhui Yang, Yuhui Yang, Pingping Long, Pingping Long, Ying Tuo, Ying Tuo, Xiaoxiao Wang

“…A disproportionality analysis was conducted by calculating the reporting odds ratio (ROR) and corresponding 95% confidence interval (CI), as well as the Proportional Reporting Ratio (PRR), to identify potential safety signals. …”
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Intensive Blood Pressure Control and Diabetes Mellitus Incidence for Patients with Impaired Fasting Glucose: A Secondary Analysis of SPRINT by Beiru Lin, Xiaochuan Liu, Sichen Yao, Zhigang Pan

“…Hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated. Results. A total of 3310 participants were included in our primary outcome analysis (median age 67 years, 29% female). …”
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Abnormal Obesity Phenotype Is Associated with Reduced eGFR among Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertensive Patients in a Peri-Urban Community in Ghana by Richard K. D. Ephraim, Frederick Ahordzor, Kwame Kumi Asare, Evans Duah, Ibrahim W. Naveh-Fio, Grace Essuman, Justice Afrifa

“…The estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was calculated using the CKD-EPI equation, and reduced eGFR was defined as eGFR <90 ml/min/1.73 m2. …”
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Implementasi Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) untuk Klasterisasi Cerita Berbahasa Bali by Ngurah Agus Sanjaya ER

“…Performance evaluation was carried out using 100 Balinese folklores data obtained from online sites and the Bali Provincial Cultural Office to calculate the accuracy of the clustering results. Evaluation is also carried out to see the effect of the number of words and the similarity measure used on accuracy. …”
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Integrating the A2DS2 Score with 24-Hour ASPECTS and red cell distribution width for enhanced prediction of stroke-associated pneumonia following intravenous thrombolysis: model de... by Sarawut Krongsut, Nat Na-Ek, Atiwat Soontornpun, Niyada Anusasnee

“…Conclusions The combined A2DS2-MFP calculation showed superior performance, enabling early SAP detection and improving survival outcomes. …”
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Factors associated with oxidative stress in virologically suppressed people living with HIV on long-term antiretroviral therapy by Francesca Lombardi, Simone Belmonti, Alessia Sanfilippo, Alberto Borghetti, Valentina Iannone, Pierluigi Francesco Salvo, Massimiliano Fabbiani, Elena Visconti, Simona Di Giambenedetto

“…Method In this cross-sectional study we evaluated OS by measuring both the levels of derivatives-reactive oxygen metabolites (d-ROMs) and the biological antioxidant potential (BAP). We also calculated the BAP/d-ROMs ratio, (OS index, OSi); a cut-off value < 7.3 indicated OS. …”
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Fish Scale-Derived Scaffolds for Culturing Human Corneal Endothelial Cells by Mohit Parekh, Bert Van den Bogerd, Nadia Zakaria, Diego Ponzin, Stefano Ferrari

“…The cell surface area was calculated based on calcein AM staining. HCEnCs were stained for ZO-1 (n=6) to detect tight junctions and to measure cell morphology; Ki-67 (n=6) to measure proliferating cells; and vinculin to quantify focal adhesions (n=6). …”
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Green Synthesis of Nanostructure CeO2 Using Tea Extract: Characterization and Adsorption of Dye from Aqueous Phase by Chengshun Liu, Xiyao Liu, Yilin Wu, Zhuotong Chen, Zhuanrong Wu, Shumao Wang, Hua Han, Zhenbang Xie, Yixuan Wang, Tzu-Hsing Ko

“…The kinetic analysis showed that the second-order model was the appropriate model to interpret the adsorption behavior of synthesized CeO2. The calculated adsorption capacity derived from the second-order model is in good agreement with the experimental data. …”
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Does urban–rural integration contribute to environmental health? Exploring the interplay between urban–rural integration and air quality dynamics in Yangtze River middle reaches ci... by Jixin Yang, Jixin Yang, Bowen Fu, Bowen Fu, Xufeng Cui, Xufeng Cui

“…This study takes Yangtze River middle reaches city cluster as a case study, calculates the levels of urban–rural integration and air quality development, analyzes their coupled coordination relationship and driving factors, and explores the path of coordinated development.MethodsThis study constructs a coupling coordination degree model to analyze the relationship between the urban–rural integration development level and air quality development level. …”
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The Groundwater Geochemistry and the Human Health Risk Assessment of Drinking Water in an Area with a High Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology (CKDu), Sri Lank... by W. S. M. Botheju, J. A. Liyanage, S. D. P. Kannangara

“…According to the results of the water quality index, 90% of the samples in the CKDu prevalent area were classified as “poor water” and “very poor water” for drinking purposes, while 73.33% of the samples in the non-CKDu area were “good” and “excellent” for drinking usage. Calculated chronic daily intake (CDIoral) and hazard quotient (HQoral) of nephrotoxicants were higher in CKDu hotspot than the non-CKDu site. …”
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Sagittal Inclination Angle of the Graft Affects Graft Maturity and Knee Stability After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction by Ming Li, Fangang Meng, Dianbo Long, Dorje Wencheng, Yanlin Zhong, Yan Kang, Peihui Wu, Aishan He

“…The SIA threshold of knee instability was calculated by receiver‐operating characteristic curves. …”
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Mechanism of Spica Prunellae in Suppressing Proliferation and Stem Cell Properties of Colorectal Cancer Cells Based on Notch Signaling Pathway by TIAN Haoyuan, XIE Yi, FANG Yi, CHENG Ying, LIN Yan, SU Daifeng, WEI Lihui

“…The number of viable cells was detected by 0.4% Trypan blue staining and cell survival rate was calculated. The proliferation inhibition rate of colorectal cancer cells was detected using Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK8) assay. …”
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