Effects of physical exercise on anxiety depression and emotion regulation in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yagang Song, Shuqi Jia, Xing Wang, Aiwei Wang, Tao Ma, Shufan Li, Jiwei Chen, Zhaohui Guo, Feng Ding, Yuxi Ren, Man Qin

“…Meta-analysis, sensitivity analysis, and publication bias testing were performed using Stata 18.0 software. Effect sizes were calculated using the standardized mean difference (SMD) and 95% confidence intervals (CI).ResultsThe analysis included 18 RCTs, encompassing 830 participants. …”
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PCT/ALB Ratio in Initial Three days for the Prediction of Secondary Infection in Septic Patients by Zhang C, Huang G, Li H, Zhang T, Jian M, Huang C, Zhang Y, Wang Z, Hou X, Xia Y, Jiang W

“…Patients divided into secondary infection and without secondary infection group, according to whether they had secondary infection. PAR was calculated as serum PCT (ng/mL)/ALB (mg/mL). All statistical analyses were performed using the statistical package SPSS 20.0.Results: Compared with the without secondary infection group, the median APACHE II (22[17– 30] vs 16[11– 25]; p=0.009) were significantly higher in the secondary infection group. …”
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Difference between estimated glomerular filtration rate based on cystatin C versus creatinine and cardiovascular–kidney–metabolic health by Xiaoyan Wu, Wuming Hu, Jian Xu, Jiayi Shen, Li Lin, Jingshuai Zhu, Tiemin Wei, Lingchun Lv, Lingchun Lv

“…BackgroundThe difference between the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) calculated from cystatin C and creatinine (eGFRdiff) serves as a biomarker of kidney function impairment. …”
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Movement Laws of Overlying Strata above a Fully Mechanized Coal Mining Face Backfilled with Gangue: A Case Study in Jiulishan Coal Mine in Henan Province, China by Zhengkai Yang, Zhiheng Cheng, Zhenhua Li, Chunyuan Li, Lei Wang, Shuaifeng Yin, Jinhu Zhang

“…By using the established mechanical model for the main roof of the fully mechanized coal mining face backfilled with gangue and the calculation formula for the maximum deflection of the main roof, this research presented the conditions for breaking of the main roof. …”
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Farm factors associated with increased free fatty acids in bulk tank milk by Hannah M. Woodhouse, Stephen J. LeBlanc, Trevor J. DeVries, Karen J. Hand, David F. Kelton

“…Using these values, a monthly FFA average was calculated for each farm and used as the outcome variable. …”
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Prevalence of intestinal parasites and Helicobacter pylori co-infection in people with gastrointestinal symptoms in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yenesew Mihret Wondmagegn, Getu Girmay, Gashaw Azanaw Amare, Muluneh Assefa, Mebratu Tamir, Zufan Yiheyis Abriham, Abebaw Setegn

“…A random-effects model was used to calculate the pooled effect size of outcome variables across studies, with a 95% confidence interval. …”
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Nesting population trend of the leatherback sea turtle in Bocas del Toro province and Comarca Ngäbe-Buglé, Panama for the period 2002–2022 by Sonia Gutiérrez Parejo, Susan E. Piacenza, Raúl García, Cristina Ordóñez, Roldán A. Valverde

“…We standardized the Soropta nest counts, as the survey extent varied over time. We calculated catch per unit effort (CPUE) to account for sampling effort differences. …”
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Reduction of pain and functional disability over time in patients treated with zavegepant: a post-hoc analysis of the BHV3500-301 phase 3 randomized controlled trial by Lauren Powell, Fiona O’Sullivan, Pramoda Jayasinghe, Basia Rogula, Feng Dai, Jessica Cirillo, Samantha Sweeney, Lucy Abraham, Jessica Ailani

“…The proportion of patients at each pain severity or functional disability state and the time spent in each category was calculated. These were analyzed for patients with complete timepoint data available and using missing not at random (MNAR) imputation for missing timepoints. …”
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Penerapan Metode Simple Additive Weighting dalam Pemeringkatan Kinerja Keuangan Perusahaan Sektor Teknologi yang Terdaftar di Bei by I Made Satya Sundara, I Gst. Agung Pramesti Dwi Putri, I Nyoman Yudi Anggara Wijaya

“…Based on the results of the SAW calculation, it is highly recommended to choose MLPT company as a reference for investment purposes for prospective investors. …”
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Long COVID and its risk factors in migrants: a nationwide register study from Sweden by Agneta Cederström, George Frederick Mkoma, Thomas Benfield, Charles Agyemang, Marie Nørredam, Mikael Rostila

“…Poisson regressions were used to calculate incidence rate ratios (IRR) of long COVID by country/region of birth. …”
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Breeding results for Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench in Moscow Province by I. N. Korotkikh, E. Yu. Babaeva, A. E. Burova

“…Chemical analysis of crude herbal materials was made to find the sum of the derivatives of oxycinnamic acids calculated as chicoric acid using chromatic spectrophotometric techniques according to Temporary Pharmacopoeial Article 42-2371-94 and Private Pharmacopoeial Article in State Pharmacopoeia XIII. …”
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Temporal trends, associated risk factors and longitudinal cardiovascular outcomes of body roundness among middle-aged and older Chinese adults: from the China Health and Retirement... by Ying-Yuan Gan, Yun-Dan Luo, Lu Zhai, Rong-Rui Huo, Xia Dai, Qian Liao

“…However, despite evidence of BRI's effectiveness in predicting obesity-related diseases, national-level data, especially from non-Western populations like China, remain limited.MethodsThis study utilized data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), a large, nationally representative cohort of Chinese adults, to examine the temporal trends of BRI, identify associated risk factors, and investigate the longitudinal associations between BRI and cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes. BRI was calculated using height and waist circumference measurements. …”
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Age and sex differences in the relationship of body weight changes with colon cancer risks: A nationwide cohort study by Jae Hyun Kim, Young Ko, Hyun Jung Kim, Seun Ja Park

“…The Kaplan–Meier method estimated the cumulative incidence of colon cancer, and Cox proportional hazards models were used to calculate hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI), adjusting for confounding factors. …”
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Study of a Deep Learning Reconstruction Algorithm for Displaying Small- and Medium-sized Blood Vessels in Upper Abdominal Energy Spectrum CT by Qin WANG, Weijie YAN, Yuan YUAN, Hehan TANG, Liping DENG

“…In addition, the signal-to-noise (SNR) and contrast-to-noise (CNR) ratios of each branch vessel were calculated. Two radiologists provided subjective scores on image noise, image artifacts, target blood vessel contrast, image “waxiness.” and overall image quality. …”
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Maximizing the performance of heat stressed broilers by optimizing starch-to-lipid ratios, digestible amino acid, and metabolizable energy during the finisher phase by Dilshaan Duhra, Denise Beaulieu, Tory Shynkaruk, Juliano C. de Paula Dorigam, Rose Whelan, Karen Schwean-Lardner

“…BW and feed residual weights were measured on d 21, 27, and 32, then used to calculate BW gain (BWG) and feed-to-gain ratios (F:G). …”
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Gut microbiota and kidney function in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease participants in Cameroon: a cross-sectional study by Inès Obolo Nwaga, Victorine Bandolo Nzana, Rhoda Nsen Bughe, Isaac Dah, Cheboh Cho-Fon, Maimouna Mahamat, Emmanuelle Ndjong, Aristide Nono, Jean Claude Mballa, Fon Abongwa Acho, Vicky Ama Moor, Wilfred Fon Mbacham, François Folefack Kaze

“…The estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was calculated from the serum creatinine concentration using the 2009 Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) equation. …”
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Evaluating Ultrafine Particles and PM2.5 in Microenvironments with Health Perspectives: Variability in Concentrations and Pollutant Interrelationships by Sheng Xiang, Shaojun Zhang, Yu Ting Yu, Hui Wang, Ye Deng, Qinwen Tan, Zihang Zhou, Ye Wu

“…Source-discerned total PNC (PNCtot) and temporal-adjusted PM2.5 (ΔPM2.5) are calculated and evaluated. Results showed that the average PNCtot in winter (4.8 × 104 pt cm−3) were over two times higher than autumn (0.36 × 104−0.56 × 104 pt cm−3). …”
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Predicting positive Clostridioides difficile test results using large-scale longitudinal data of demographics and medication history by Anh Pham, Robert El-Kareh, Frank Myers, Lucila Ohno-Machado, Tsung-Ting Kuo

“…The model coefficients’ odds ratios and p-values were calculated for the Logistic Regression model, as were Gini indices for Random Forest. …”
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The Association between ER, PR, HER2, and ER−/PR+ Expression and Lung Cancer Subsequent in Breast Cancer Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study Based on SEER Database by Hong Yu Shao, Bao Tan Hao, Feng Xiao Gao

“…Furthermore, multivariable Cox regression analyses were conducted to calculate adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) along with their respective 95% confidence intervals (CIs). …”
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Lifetime quality of life and cost consequences of delays in endovascular treatment for acute ischaemic stroke: a cost-effectiveness analysis from a Singapore healthcare perspective by Mayank Goyal, Weiyi Ni, Deidre Anne De Silva, Yu Li Ng, Kelvin Tan, Wolfgang G Kunz

“…For each time window of symptom onset to EVT, the probability of receiving EVT or non-EVT treatment was varied, thereby varying clinical outcomes (modified Rankin Scale scores), short-term costs and long-term modelled (lifetime) costs; all of which were used in calculating an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of EVT vs non-EVT treatment. …”
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