Levodopa Challenge Test Predicts STN-DBS Outcomes in Various Parkinson’s Disease Motor Subtypes: A More Accurate Judgment by Zijian Zheng, Zixiao Yin, Bohan Zhang, Houyou Fan, Dan Liu, Yuancheng Zhou, Jian Duan, Dongwei Zhou, Xi Wu, Guohui Lu

“…Areas under the curve (AUCs) were calculated and compared through the DeLong test. Results developed from the training set were applied into the validation set to predict postoperative improvement in different PD motor subtypes. …”
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Effect of temporal water restrictions on drinking behavior and time budget in lactating dairy cows according to their position in the social hierarchy within the herd by E. Nizzi, O. Dhumez, C. Hurtaud, A. Boudon

“…Cow social dominance hierarchies were characterized using normalized David's scores, which were calculated from video-detected replacements at each pen's drinker. …”
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Health Risk of Ingested Heavy Metals in Fluidized Canned Milks: Are We Drinking Heavy Metals? by Victor Eshu Okpashi

“…The total hazard index (THI) and the target hazard quotient (THQ) were also calculated. Peak Milk (1.7E − 01), Three Crown (3.4E − 01), Coast (2.8E − 01), Nunu (1.9E − 01), Cowbell (2.4E − 01), and Olympic (2.3E − 01) induced cancer risks, accordingly. …”
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Synthesis of polyfarnesene based on aqueous free-radical polymerization and molecular dynamics simulation of its properties by WU Ming-li, JIANG Jing, WANG Xiao-yu, WANG Can-cai, WANG Qing-fu, CAO Lan?鄢

“…Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of PFD and polyfarnesene (PF) were performed using Materials Studio to calculate pivotal performance parameters, such as glass transition temperature (Tg), cohesive energy density (CED) and free volume. …”
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The correlation between cumulative cigarette consumption and infarction-related coronary spasm in patients with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction across different ag... by Zhihui Kuang, Lin Lin, Ranran Kong, Zhonghua Wang, Xianjun Mao, Dingcheng Xiang

“…Cumulative cigarette consumption was calculated using the smoking index (cigarettes/day × years). …”
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Development and Validation of the Systemic Inflammatory Response Index-Based Nomogram for Predicting Short-Term Adverse Events in Patients With Acute Uncomplicated Type B Aortic In... by Wang Y, Wu X, Wang Y, Zhang Z, Liu X, Sun D, Liu X, Zhou T, Wang X

“…Patients were categorized into the stable group (N=225) and the exacerbation group (N=107) based on the occurrence of ARAEs within 30-day observation period. SIRI was calculated using neutrophil, monocyte, and lymphocyte counts. …”
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Development of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) based mathematics comic media using Pixton to improve students' mathematical problem-solving skills in class VIII junior high school by M. Afifuddin Khotibul Umam, Dewi Iriani, Novferma

“…The product meets the effective criteria, the results of the assessment by students in one class with a total score of 1,177 meet the "Very Good" category and the calculation of the gain value for increasing students' mathematical problem-solving abilities is 0.7, which is included in the "Quite Effective" category. …”
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Betulinic Acid Inhibits the Metastasis of Colon Cancer Cells through Regulating TGF-β/Smad Signaling Pathway by Xiaoying LIN, Aling SHEN, Meizhu WU, Ying CHENG, Xiaoping CHEN, Huixin LIU, Liya LIU, Zhiqing SHEN, Xiangyan WU, Nanhui XU, Jianfeng CHU, Youqin CHEN, Jun PENG

“…The total number of cells was calculated by using a Countstar BioMed automatic cell counter. …”
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Validation of biomarkers and clinical scores for the detection of uterine leiomyosarcoma: a case-control study with an update of pLMS by Marcus Vollmer, Günter Köhler, Julia Caroline Radosa, Marek Zygmunt, Julia Zimmermann, Martina Köller, Christine Seitz, Helena Bralo, Marc Philipp Radosa, Askin Cangül Kaya, Johann Krichbaum, Erich-Franz Solomayer, Lars Kaderali, Zaher Alwafai

“…Welch’s t-test and Hedges’ g were used to evaluate blood markers and optimal thresholds and diagnostic odds ratios were calculated. Scoring systems were compared using receiver operating characteristics and proposed diagnostic cut-offs were reviewed. …”
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Behaviors of Water Intake, Hydration Status, and Related Hydration Biomarkers among Physically Active Male Young Adults in Beijing, China: A Cross-Sectional Study by Na Zhang, Jianfen Zhang, Xing Wang, Yibin Li, Yi Yan, Guansheng Ma

“…The daily water intake from food (WFF) was calculated using the weighing, duplicate portion, and direct-drying method over 3 days. …”
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Sedentarismo e inactividad física según sexo, edad y nivel socioeconómico en el País Vasco. Estudio transversal by Marta Ijalba Martínez, Antonio Moreno Llamas, Unai Martín Roncero

“…Crude prevalences of sedentarism and physical inactivity, overall and by age group, were calculated, as well as the existence of a socioeconomic pattern was assessed through robust Poisson regression models. …”
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DEVELOPING INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGICAL COMPETENCE OF PROSPECTIVE MILITARY SAILORS by Ruslan Shevchenko, Oleh Cherniavskyi, Vasyl Shemchuk, Olena Zlobina, Natalia Benkovska, Nataliia Terentieva, Андрій Гуралюк

“…According to the method of calculating the level of information technology competence proposed in the study, it increased by 9.98%, which is a statistically significant result. …”
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The Clinical Value of the Combined Detection of Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index (SII), Systemic Inflammation Response Index (SIRI), and Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI) in Ear... by Zheng J, Zheng L, Wang X, Mao X, Wang Q, Yang Y, Mo D

“…The pre-treatment SII, SIRI, and PNI was calculated from peripheral blood samples. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were utilized to verify independent risk factors for patients, and constructed the nomograms. …”
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P Wave Duration/P Wave Voltage Ratio Plays a Promising Role in the Prediction of Atrial Fibrillation: A New Player in the Game by E. Karacop, A. Enhos, N. Bakhshaliyev, R. Ozdemir

“…P wave duration/P wave voltage was also calculated for each patient. Results. One hundred fifty subjects (23.4%) had new-onset AF among 640 patients. …”
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Peningkatan Akurasi Metode Weighted Fuzzy Time Series Forecasting Menggunakan Algoritma Evolusi Differensial dan Fuzzy C-Means by Agus Fachrur Rozy, Solimun Solimun, Ni Wayan Surya Wardhani

“…Forecasting values are calculated through defuzzification by converting linguistic variables into real numbers. …”
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Implementasi Data Mining untuk Deteksi Penyakit Ginjal Kronis (PGK) menggunakan K-Nearest Neighbor (KNN) dengan Backward Elimination by Ikhsan Wisnuadji Gamadarenda, Indra Waspada

“…The best data mining modeling results from the system are made using Backward Elimination (α = 0.05) and kNN (k = 3) by calculating the increase in inspection costs and the highest sensitivity. …”
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Repeatability and reproducibility of a new spectral-domain optical coherence tomography biometer and agreement with swept-source optical coherence tomography based biometer by Xin Li, Chak Seng Lei, Rui Ning, Luze Liu, Aodong Chen, Xinning Yang, Giacomo Savini, Domenico Schiano-Lomoriello, Xingtao Zhou, Jinhai Huang

“…The within-subject standard deviation (Sw), test–retest repeatability (TRT), coefficient of variation (CoV), and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) were calculated to determine the repeatability and reproducibility. …”
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The appearance of scalp high‐frequency oscillations is associated with poor seizure control in pediatric epilepsy patients by Keisuke Maeda, Nami Hosoda, Himari Tsuboi, Honoka Naito, Chiaki Kudo, Junichi Fukumoto, Shiho Fujita, Naohiro Ichino, Keisuke Osakabe, Keiko Sugimoto, Shunta Yamaguchi, Naoko Ishihara

“…We applied a validated automated detector to determine HFO and spike. We calculated the odds ratios (ORs) for scalp HFO and spike appearance according to seizure control status by multiple logistic regression analysis. …”
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Blockchain-Based Value-Added Tax System: A Systematic Review by Vahideh Ghanooni Shishavan, Shaban Elahi, Sadegh Dorri Nogoorani, Ali Yazdian Varjani

“…In the fifth step, a smart contract can periodically calculate VAT to be deducted from the payers' accounts by banks. …”
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Skeletal Status, Body Composition, and Glycaemic Control in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus by Elzbieta Wierzbicka, Anna Swiercz, Pawel Pludowski, Maciej Jaworski, Mieczyslaw Szalecki

“…The results were compared to age- and sex-adjusted reference values for healthy controls. The calculated Z-scores of different metabolic control subgroups were compared. …”
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