Optimization of Dual-energy Spectral Lower-extremity Computed Tomography Venography Scanning Protocol: Phantom Study by Shigeng WANG, Renwang PU, Yijun LIU, Xin FANG, Wei WEI, Beibei LI

“…The effective radiation doses (ED) for Groups A and B were recorded after scanning, and the contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) of the iodine rods was calculated. Subjective image quality and true- and false-positive rates for thrombus identification were assessed. …”
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The evaluation of pharmacokinetic parameters of 4-(5-methyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole-2-yl)-benzenesulfonamide and its metabolites in rat plasma by Alexander L. Khokhlov, Ilya I. Yaichkov, Anton A. Shetnev, Mikhail K. Korsakov, Nikita N. Volkhin, Sergey S. Petukhov, Alena N. Tyushina, Olga E. Lasaryanz

“…Introduction: 4-(5-methyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole-2-yl)-benzenesulfonamide (ODASA) is a new pharmacologically activecompound, which is capable of reducing intraocular pressure by inhibiting carbonic anhydrase II. It is necessary to calculate the pharmacokinetic parameters of this compound and its metabolites in blood plasma of laboratory animals during a preclinical study. …”
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Air pollution exposure and prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and related cirrhosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Xingyi He, Shipeng Zhang, Qinglin Bai, Moshen Pan, Yanjie Jiang, Weiwei Liu, Wei Li, Yuanyuan Gong, Xueping Li

“…The combined odds ratio (OR) was calculated, publication bias was assessed using funnel plots, and consideration was given to heterogeneity among study-specific relative risks. …”
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HbA1c Cutoff Point of 5.9% Better Identifies High Risk of Progression to Diabetes among Chinese Adults: Results from a Retrospective Cohort Study by Kai Liang, Chuan Wang, Fei Yan, Lingshu Wang, Tianyi He, Xiuping Zhang, Chengqiao Li, Weifang Yang, Zeqiang Ma, Aixia Ma, Xinguo Hou, Li Chen

“…Relative risk (RR) was calculated using the chi-square test. The area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve (AUC) was used to evaluate the predictive efficiency of fasting plasma glucose (FPG), 2 hr postprandial plasma glucose (2hPG), and HbA1c for progression to diabetes. …”
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Partner conflict during their index pregnancy and its correlates among a cohort of six weeks postpartum women in Ethiopia by Solomon Abrha Damtew, Niguse Tadele Atnafu, Mahari Yihdego Gidey, Tesfamichael Awoke Sisay, Metages Yohannes

“…Frequencies were computed to describe the study participant’s characteristics, and chi-square statistics was calculated to assess cell sample size adequacy. Multilevel binary logistics regression statistical modeling was employed to identify correlates of IPV. …”
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Mechanism of DMOC in Diabetes Mellitus with Liver Fibrosis by Zizhi XIAO, Hong SHI, Huanwen RAO, Lifen LUO

“…The control group and the control intervention group were fed a basic diet, and the model group and the model intervention group were fed a high-fat and high-sugar diet for four weeks and then received two injections of STZ(the surface area of the body weight was calculated to be 25 mg, 72 h apart).Four days later, fasting blood glucose levels were≥11.1 mmol/L(screened by the glucometer), making this a successful diabetic rat model. …”
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Screening and identification of evaluation indicators of low phosphorus tolerant germplasm in Gleditsia sinensis Lam. by Chunyun Lu, Xiurong Wang, Yang Zhao, Rong Zou, Feng Xiao

“…The fuzzy comprehensive evaluation method calculated a comprehensive evaluation value (D value), enabling the screening of Gleditsia sinensis families into low P tolerant and low P sensitive types. …”
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Manifestaciones neurológicas asociadas a la vacuna contra COVID-19 by R. Alonso Castillo, J.C. Martínez Castrillo

“…Conclusions: It is not possible to establish a causal relationship between these adverse events and COVID-19 vaccines with the currently existing data, nor to calculate the frequency of appearance of these disorders. …”
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Magnetocaloric Effect for a <i>Q</i>-Clock-Type System by Michel Aguilera, Sergio Pino-Alarcón, Francisco J. Peña, Eugenio E. Vogel, Natalia Cortés, Patricio Vargas

“…When the <i>Q</i>-state clock model has <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>Q</mi><mo>≥</mo><mn>5</mn></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> possible configurations, it presents the famous Berezinskii–Kosterlitz–Thouless (BKT) phase associated with vortex states. We calculate the thermodynamic quantities using Monte Carlo simulations for even <i>Q</i> numbers, ranging from <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>Q</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>2</mn></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> to <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>Q</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>8</mn></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> spin orientations per site in a lattice. …”
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Bioenergetic Modeling of the Relationship Between Voltage and Electroactive Microbial Biomass Yield for Bioelectrochemical Carbon Dioxide Reduction to Methane by Vafa Ahmadi, Nabin Aryal

“…Through integrating theoretical Gibbs free energy calculations, the model predicts electron and proton transfers for autotrophic methanogen and anode-respiring bacteria (ARB) growth, accounting for varying applied voltages and substrate concentrations. …”
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Impact of Sex on Infection Risk in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by R. Borrelli, S. Nicola, F. Corradi, I. Badiu, L. Lo Sardo, N. Rashidy, A. Quinternetto, M. Mazzola, F. Meli, E. Saracco, I. Vitali, S. Negrini, L. Brussino

“…Logistic regression analysis was used to calculate the odds ratio (OR), with a 95% confidence interval (CI) for the assessment of risk factors. …”
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Neurological manifestations associated with COVID-19 vaccine by R. Alonso Castillo, J.C. Martínez Castrillo

“…Conclusions: It is not possible to establish a causal relationship between these adverse events and COVID-19 vaccines with the currently existing data, nor to calculate the frequency of appearance of these disorders. …”
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Hospital and physician-based mental healthcare during 12 months of opioid agonist treatment for opioid use disorder: Exploring costs and factors associated with acute care. by Tea Rosic, Glenda Babe, Myanca Rodrigues, Brittany B Dennis, Richard Perez, Claire de Oliveira, Andrew Worster, Lehana Thabane, Zainab Samaan

“…Mean one-year mental healthcare costs, calculated in 2022 Canadian dollars, were estimated. …”
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Sistem Monitoring Trafo Distribusi PT.PLN (Persero) berbasis IoT by Budi Eko Prasetyo, Widhy Hayuhardhika Nugraha Putra, Dahnial Syauqy, Adhitya Bhawiyuga, Sigi Syah Wibowo, Ferdian Ronilaya, Indrazno Siradjuddin, Supriatna Adhisuwignjo

“…After getting the data, DTMS will do the calculation to get recommendation of transformer optimization such as balancing, maintenance or power uprating. …”
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Triceps insertion violation from commonly applied olecranon plating system: a comparison by Ahmed A. Habis, MD, MSc, FRCSC, Kevin Nguyen, MASc, Julie Chan, MD, MHSc, FRCSC, Emad Anam, MD, MSc, FRCSC, Ryan T. Bicknell, MD, MSc, FRCSC, Heidi-Lynn Ploeg, PhD, PEng, FASME, FORS, Parham Daneshvar, MD, FRCSC

“…The violated triceps insertion footprint area, required to accommodate the plate surface on the olecranon, was calculated using 3D modeling software (MeshLab; ISTI - CNR Research Center, Pisa, Italy). …”
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The diagnostic value and validation of IL-22 combined with sCD40L in tuberculosis pleural effusion by Yuzhen Xu, Jing Wu, Qiuju Yao, Qianqian Liu, Huaxin Chen, Bingyan Zhang, Yuanyuan Liu, Sen Wang, Lingyun Shao, Wenhong Zhang, Qinfang Ou, Yan Gao

“…The threshold values were calculated according to the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis to aid in diagnosing tuberculosis pleurisy. …”
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Effects of external ankle support on balance control outcomes following muscle fatigue in individuals with ankle instability: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Hanieh KHALILIYAN, Mahmood BAHRAMIZADEH, Amirhossein ZARE, Kavita BATRA, Gabriella NUCERA, Aldo SITIBONDO, Aanuoluwapo AFOLABI, Majid ANSARI, Olayinka ILESANMI, Lukasz SZARPAK, Alireza KHAGHANI, Shahla MOHAJERI, Farhad GHAFFARI, Arash SHARAFATVAZIRI

“…A meta-analysis was performed using Review Manager 5.3 software, calculating standardized mean differences with 95% confidence intervals (CI) for each outcome. …”
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Relationship between triglyceride glucose-body mass index baselines and variation with future cardiovascular diseases risk in the middle-aged and elderly individuals by Junpeng Qiao, Xueyu Chen, Jinhong Pang, Haicheng Fei, Zhang Liu, Fang Cheng, Qiaoqiao Chen, Yingying Zhao, Fengxue Shi, Hongying Jia, Hongying Jia, Weiwei Chi, Weiwei Chi

“…The TyG-BMI index was calculated as TyG index multiply BMI. The change of TyG-BMI was categorized using K-means clustering and baseline TyG-BMI was grouped based on quartiles. …”
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Incident Heart Failure in Atherosclerotic Renal Artery Stenosis: A Post Hoc Analysis of the CORAL Trial by Rajesh Gupta, Michelle M. Estrella, Rebecca Scherzer, Pamela S. Brewster, Lance D. Dworkin, Hanh T. Nguyen, Yanmei Xie, Joachim H. Ix, Michael G. Shlipak, Timothy P. Murphy, Donald E. Cutlip, Eldrin F. Lewis, Christopher J. Cooper

“…Baseline diabetes (subdistribution hazard ratio (sHR), 2.07; 95% CI, 1.20-3.58), albuminuria (sHR, 1.12 per doubling of urinary albumin-creatinine ratio, 95% CI, 1.02-1.24), lower eGFR (sHR, 0.78 per 10 mL/min/1.73 m2 estimated glomerular filtration rate calculated with cystatin C and creatinine, 95% CI, 0.69-0.88), and peripheral vascular disease (PVD) (sHR, 2.18, 95% CI, 1.21-3.91) were independent predictors of incident HF. …”
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Outcomes of endometrial cancer prevention strategies in patients with Lynch syndrome: a nationwide cohort study in the NetherlandsResearch in context by Ellis L. Eikenboom, Lotte van Leeuwen, Floris Groenendijk, Jorien M. Woolderink, Anne M. Van Altena, Monique E. Van Leerdam, Manon C.W. Spaander, Helena C. van Doorn, Anja Wagner, M.C. Breijer, A.S. Tjalsma, F. Vork, H.P.M. Smedts, J. van der Velden, M.M.A. Brood-van Zanten, J.E. van de Riet, A.L.M. Oei, H. Kessel, P.M.L.H. Vencken, M.P.L.M. Snijders, R.H.M. Hermans, A. Bouman, H.W. Ünsalan, A.M.G. van de Swaluw, G.M. Plaisier, H.C. van Doorn, K. van den Berg, W. Hofhuis, Y.A.J.M. Dabekausen, P.R. Kolk, H.T.C. Nagel, A.M.L.D. van Haaften-de Jong, A.C. van Hof, M. van den Hende, J. Kaijser, H.H. de Haan, R.A. Smit, M.W.G. Moonen-Delarue, J.J. Beltman, J.E. Martens, R. Kruitwagen, J.M. van der Ploeg, J.M. Woolderink, S.F.P.J. Coppus, M.J. Duk, M.J.A. Apperloo, C.M. Koopmans, C.C.M. Buis, H. van Meurs, E.C. Dul, B.B.J. Hermsen, A.M. van Altena, A. Baalbergen, A.A. van Ginkel-Terng, M. Baas, P. van Greunen, C.M.W.H. Smeets, H. Knipscheer, J.E. Martens, C. Schmeink, M.D. van der Laan, E.J.M. van Es, J.E.W. van Dijk, F.M.F. Rosier-van Dunné, H. Nijman, C.G. Gerestein, D. Boskamp, E.C.A.H. Scheers, M. Verbruggen, L.R. Bartelink, C.B.M. Kruijdenberg, J.M. Briët, B. Visschers, M. Engelen

“…Overall survival after endometrial carcinoma diagnosis was analyzed using Kaplan Meier time to event analyses, cumulative incidence was calculated after adjusting for competing risks (death and prophylactic hysterectomy). …”
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