Patient Perception of Ideal Body Weight and the Effect of Body Mass Index by Rozhin Naghshizadian, Amir A. Rahnemai-Azar, Kruthi Kella, Michael M. Weber, Marius L. Calin, Shahida Bibi, Daniel T. Farkas

“…Patients presented to an outpatient clinic were surveyed regarding their ideal body weight and their ideal BMI calculated. Subsequently they were classified into different categories based on their actual measured BMI. …”
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Role of exhaled hydrogen sulfide in the diagnosis of colorectal cancer by Jian Chen, Yujen Tseng, Peizhun Du, Pengcheng Liu, Huilu Zhang, Guangjian Huang, Cheng’en Hu

“…Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were analysed and area under the curves (AUCs) were calculated to assess the diagnostic value of exhaled H2S. …”
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Study on Failure Modes and Energy Evolution of Coal-Rock Combination under Cyclic Loading by Shilin Song, Xuesheng Liu, Yunliang Tan, Deyuan Fan, Qing Ma, Honglei Wang

“…The energy densities are also calculated, and their variations are analysed in detail. …”
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Can Radiomics of Dynamic PET Imaging with 11C-methionine Predict EGFR Amplification Status in Glioblastoma? by Gleb DANILOV, Andrey POSTNOV, Diana KALAEVA, Nina VIKHROVA, Tatyana KOBYAKOVA

“…Three datasets were used to predict EGFR amplification status via machine learning: 1) Radiomic features calculated as time series for each image biomarker; 2) Dynamic tumor-to-normal brain ratio (T/N) of radiopharmaceutical uptake - time series of T/N peak for 26 frames; 3) Static T/N - peak, max, and average T/N for static images. …”
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Natural History Analysis of 101 Severe Dysplasia and Esophageal Carcinoma Cases by Endoscopy by Jin-Wu Wang, Chen-Tao Guan, Li-Li Wang, Ling-Yun Chang, Chang-Qing Hao, Bian-Yun Li, Ning Lu, Wen-Qiang Wei

“…We compared the pathologic results of their two endoscopies and calculate the mean and median progression time. Results. …”
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Numerical Study on the Thermal Performance of Trombe Wall for Passive Solar Building in Semiarid Climate by Maher Dhahri, Nima Khalilpoor, Hana Aouinet, Alibek Issakhov, Habib Sammouda, Sampath Emani

“…The thermal comfort level was calculated according to ASHRAE (55-2013). The results show that (i) the normal Trombe wall cannot assure a satisfactory comfort level even in summer conditions and a higher vertical temperature gradient can take a value of 15°C, and the Trombe wall is shown to be more efficient in heating mode in the studied semi-arid region compared to cooling; (ii) the operative temperature for the coldest winter is between 17.85 and 19.85°C. …”
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A prevalent caveolin-1 gene rs926198 variant is associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the Thai population by Metha Yaikwawong, Pornpimon Ek-eudomsuk, Gunya Sittithumcharee, Vipavee Anupunpisit, Thavatchai Peerapatdit, Chaicharn Deerochanawong, Thep Himathongkam, Siwanon Jirawatnotai, Somlak Chuengsamarn

“…Multiple logistic regression was conducted to adjust for sex, age, and body mass index (BMI), and odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated. The expression of mRNA was measured by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. …”
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Effects of high-intensity training on jumping performance among athletes: a systematic review with meta-analysis by Xinzhi Wang, Kim Geok Soh, Shamsulariffin Samsudin, Long Li, Chunqing Liu, Min Sun, Shuzhen Ma

“…Meta-analysis of random effects model calculations. Conduct subgroup analysis (participant age, gender, training experience, intervention length and frequency). 18 high-quality studies met the inclusion criteria, including 490 athletes aged between 6 and 27 years old. …”
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STEADFAST: Psychotherapeutic Intervention Improves Postural Strategy of Somatoform Vertigo and Dizziness by Christoph Best, Regine Tschan, Nikola Stieber, Manfred E. Beutel, Annegret Eckhardt-Henn, Marianne Dieterich

“…As primary endpoint a quotient characterizing the relation between horizontal and vertical sway was calculated (QH/V), reflecting the individual postural strategy. …”
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Altered individual-based morphological brain network in type 2 diabetes mellitus by Wang Yan, Ge Limin, Sun Zhizhong, Cao Zidong, Qiu Shijun

“…We constructed the networks using symmetric Kullback–Leibler (KL) divergence-based similarity (KLS) and calculated various global and nodal metrics based on graph theory to describe the topological properties of the networks. …”
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Three-Dimensional Wave-Field Characteristics of Earth-Rock Dams with Different Hidden Hazards by Kui Wang, Jie Liu, Ying Zou, Mingjie Zhao, Yue Qiang

“…Based on the equivalent elastic wave theory in isotropic mediums, the three-dimensional wave field of earth-rock dams with different defects was calculated using the finite element numerical simulation method. …”
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Analisis tegangan pada struktur mesin pencacah plastik menggunakan metode elemen hingga (MEH) dan uji kerja mesin pencacah plastik by Hendra Hendra, A. Indriani, Hernadewita Hernadewita, A. Mardian, N. Kholik, Rispandi Rispandi, Y. Suhartini

“…The strength of plastic shredding and injection machines can be calculated by means of simulation using the finite element method (FEM). …”
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Gis tools and numeric model to forecast the floods extend along the Rhouireg river, city of Taza, Morocco by Layan Badr, Zemzami Mahmoud, Benaabidate Lahcen, Ben Abbou Mohamed

“…We fed the model with peak flows calculated using the Rational method, estimated variables using standard tables (Manning's coefficient), and other field-measured parameters. …”
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Common protocol for validation of the QCOVID algorithm across the four UK nations by Ronan A Lyons, Aziz Sheikh, Vahe Nafilyan, Frank Kee, Carol Coupland, Julia Hippisley-Cox, Chris Robertson, Ben Humberstone, Jane Lyons, Christopher R Cardwell, Steven Kerr

“…The following performance metrics will be calculated by strata: Harrell’s C, Brier Score, R2 and Royston’s D.Ethics and dissemination Approvals have been obtained from relevant ethics bodies in each UK nation. …”
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Overweight or Obese Individuals at Eighteen Years of Age Develop Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma at a Significantly Earlier Age by David T. Chao, Nilesh H. Shah, Herbert J. Zeh, Aatur D. Singhi, Nathan Bahary, Kevin M. McGrath, Kenneth E. Fasanella, Amer H. Zureikat, David C. Whitcomb, Randall E. Brand

“…Self-reported weight at age 18 and maximum lifetime weight were used to calculate body mass index (BMI) at age 18 (BMI-18) and maximum lifetime BMI. …”
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Effect of Contact Time and Gas Component on Interfacial Tension of CO2/Crude Oil System by Pendant Drop Method by Xin Wang, Lifeng Liu, Zengmin Lun, Chengyuan Lv, Rui Wang, Haitao Wang, Dong Zhang

“…Moreover, by PVT phase experiment, gas-oil ratio, gas composition, and well fluid composition have been got, and different contents of light components in three oil samples under reservoir conditions have also been calculated. The relationship between equilibrium interfacial tensions and pressures of three different components of crude oil and CO2 system was studied, and the higher C1 is, the lower C2–C10 will be, and the equilibrium interfacial tension will get higher. …”
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Flight characteristics of the summer and winter phenological form of the pine processionary moth (Thaumetopoea pityocampa) according to data from automatic pheromone traps near Ase... by Georgi Georgiev, Margarita Georgieva, Gergana Zaemdzhikova, Sevdalin Belilov, Maria Matova, Mihaela Hristova, Plamen Mirchev

“….), the typical winter phenological form was established, while the summer form was found in the vicinity of Dobrostan village (on the northern slopes of the Rhodopes at 1200 m a.s.l.). The calculated air fly distance between both villages is 9.3 km. …”
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Prediction of circRNA-miRNA Associations Based on Network Embedding by Wei Lan, Mingrui Zhu, Qingfeng Chen, Jianwei Chen, Jin Ye, Jin Liu, Wei Peng, Shirui Pan

“…In our method, the Gaussian interaction profile (GIP) kernel similarities of circRNA and miRNA are calculated based on the known circRNA-miRNA associations, respectively. …”
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Regional Mapping of Small‐Scale Equatorial Ionospheric Irregularities Using Swarm Echo Satellite Measurements by Ali Mohandesi, David J. Knudsen, Susan Skone, Richard B. Langley, Andrew W. Yau

“…To construct the maps, we employ several ionospheric GPS indices, including total electron content, high‐resolution ROTI, and S4, calculated from the Swarm Echo GPS Attitude, Positioning, and Profiling Experiment Occultation (GAP‐O) receiver with its antenna pointed upward. …”
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Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Parkinson’s Disease Patients: Is Unattended Portable Monitoring a Suitable Tool? by Priti Gros, Victoria P. Mery, Anne-Louise Lafontaine, Ann Robinson, Andrea Benedetti, R. John Kimoff, Marta Kaminska

“…The quality of PM signals (n = 28) was compared with matched controls. PM accuracy was calculated compared with PSG for standard apnea hypopnea index (AHI) thresholds. …”
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