Serum Matrix Metalloproteinases and Risk of Urologic Cancers: A Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization Study by BoWen Yang, XiaoYu Zeng, HanYu Wang, JiuHuan Feng, ShuFang Hou

“…We performed inverse variance-weighted MR as the primary method for calculating the overall effects of multiple instruments, while implementing additional MR methods and sensitivity analyses. …”
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Associations Between Frailty and Risk of All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in Patients with Prediabetes: A Population-Based Study by Zhao C, Wang K

“…However, the association of frailty with all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality in patients with prediabetes has not been thoroughly explored.Methods: Participants with prediabetes were derived from the 1999– 2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and followed up for all-cause and CVD mortality until December 31, 2019. A frailty index calculated using a 49-item deficit accumulation model > 0.21 was used to indicate the presence of frailty. …”
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Studies on mutagenic effect of phosphemide in barley by N. V. Tetyannikov, N. A. Bome

“…The error of the mean (Sx) was calculated for the mean values. Significance of differences (P < 0.05) was determined by Student’s t-test. …”
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Scales’ validity and reliability for pain assessment. Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Cienfuegos 2023 by Jayce Díaz Díaz, Ariel Efrén Uriarte Méndez, Zulema Sánchez Acosta, Yuliett Mora Pérez, Felicia Rodríguez Solís

“…Kendall's W concordance coefficient (content validity), Bartlett's sphericity test and Kaiser's normalization criterion (construct validity), Pearson's correlation coefficient (temporal stability) and global Cronbach's Alpha coefficient (internal consistency) were calculated.<br /><strong>Results:</strong> the scales are understandable from linguistic and cultural analysis. …”
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Results of an Intervention for Improving Arterial Hypertension Control in Four Health Areas by Addys Díaz Piñera, Armando Rodríguez Salvá, René García Roche, Isabel Carbonell García, Fernando Achiong Estupiñán

“…The information was calculated in absolute numbers, percentages and confidence intervals of 95 %. …”
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Comparison of observational methods to identify and characterize post-COVID syndrome in the Netherlands using electronic health records and questionnaires. by Isabelle Bos, Lisa Bosman, Rinske van den Hoek, Willemijn van Waarden, Matthijs S Berends, Maarten S Homburg, Tim Olde Hartman, Jean Muris, Lilian S Peters, Bart Knottnerus, Karin S Hek, Robert A Verheij

“…In the GP-EHR data, we operationalized two classifications of PCS (based on symptoms and diagnosis recorded in GP-EHR data and healthcare utilization 3-12 months after acute infection) to calculate frequency and characteristics and compared this to the survey results. …”
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Comparison of the performances between ChatGPT and Gemini in answering questions on viral hepatitis by Meryem Sahin Ozdemir, Yusuf Emre Ozdemir

“…Cohen’s kappa coefficient was calculated to assess inter-rater reliability. The reproducibility and correlation of answers generated by ChatGPT and Gemini were analyzed. …”
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Sarcopenia as a Prognostic Factor of Hepatotoxicity and Lower Survival Rate in Chemotherapy of Pancreatic Cancer by A. A. Klunichenko, A. P. Seryakov, A. A. Seryakova, S. M. Demidov

“…Sarcopenia was determined with the L3 skeletal muscle index (L3SMI) calculated as a ratio of skeletal muscle area at the L3 vertebra to patient’s height squared. …”
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Origin-Destination-Based Travel Time Reliability under Different Rainfall Intensities: An Investigation Using Open-Source Data by Qi Zhang, Hong Chen, Hongchao Liu, Wei Li, Yibin Zhang

“…A lognormal mixture model was applied to fit travel time distributions and calculate the buffer index. The median, trimmed mean, interquartile range, and one-way analysis of variance were used for quantification of the characteristics. …”
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Match and training injury epidemiology in elite UK netball: a prospective cohort study over one season by Sara Horne, Aliah F Shaheen, Bill Baltzopoulos, Laura Hills

“…Injury incidence (I) and TL/MA injury burden were calculated per 1000 player hours. χ2 analysis compared match and training differences.Results Thirty-nine players sustained 70 injuries (n=35 match, 35 training). …”
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Numerical study of ice crystal movement and melting in rotating blade channels by ZHANG Lifen, ZHAO Jianhui, YU Bangtuo, LYU Yaguo, LIU Zhenxia

“…Firstly, the method of calculating local collection coefficient is proposed for rotating parts. …”
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Synergistic effect of defocus incorporated multiple segment glasses and repeated low level red light therapy against myopia progression by Yan Yang, Shenghong Liu, Wenwen Gao, Lei Wang, Na Liu, Shiying Zhang, Lianjing Yang, Lingyun Cheng

“…Of 380 eyes, 170 eyes wore DIMS lenses, 80 eyes had RLRL therapy, and 130 eyes had both interventions (DIMS_RLRL) for myopia control. AL changes were calculated at each follow-up visit by subtracting the baseline measurements and normalized to yearly changes in mm. …”
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Radioactivity concentration of natural and anthropogenic radionuclides in the soil of Banswara region, Rajasthan and associated radiation index parameters by Rajpal Gill, Balram Meena, Shailesh Nath Tiwari, I. V. Saradhi, A. Vinod Kumar

“…Average radium equivalent activity (Raeq), absorbed gamma dose rates in air (DR), and annual effective dose (AED) for the soil of the study area are calculated as 94.0 Bq.kg−1, 43.0 nGy.h−1, and 0.26 mSv.y−1, respectively. …”
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Sustaining reductions in postoperative nausea and vomiting after evidence-based practice initiative: A success story by Christopher A Smith, Richard E Haas

“…Descriptive statistics were used to compare G16 with the implementation group (G14) in regard to demographic data, and Z-score and Chi-square (χ2) statistics were utilized to determine levels of signifi cance. Correlations were calculated to determine levels of compliance to the protocol and the incidence of PONV. …”
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Identification of mitophagy-related biomarkers and immune infiltration in polycystic ovarian syndrome by bioinformatic study by Hongjuan Ye, Xicheng Wang, Zhiying He

“…The potential biomarkers of mitophagy-related and immune infiltration in PCOS were screened by protein-protein interaction network using different algorithms, and the area under the curve was calculated to analyze their diagnostic value. The test datasets were used to validate the expression of hub genes, and receiver operating characteristic curves were used to evaluate the predictive effect of hub genes. …”
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Quantifying the Burden of Shoulder and Hip Pain In Water Polo Players Across Different Playing Levels by Michael Girdwood, Marilyn Webster

“…Point prevalence and past history were calculated, as well as a morbidity score from OSTRC responses. …”
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The formulation of sound transmission problems through the boundaries of three-dimensional media and through plates by A. V. Zakharov

“…Modern physical models for calculating the propagation of plane longitudinal waves through media boundaries, based on the conditions of continuity of sound pressure and vibrational velocity, are implemented only with normal wave incidence. …”
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Network analysis of headache diagnoses using international classification of headache disorders, 3rd edition by Pengfei Zhang, Thomas Berk, Thomas Berk

“…These measurements are calculated using the network’s degree, betweenness, and closeness centrality.ResultsBoth our models contain 387 nodes. …”
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Release of apoptosis inhibitor of macrophage (AIM) from pentameric IgM in serum predicts prognosis after hemodialysis initiation by Keisuke Yasuda, Akemi Nishijima, Tomoko Inoue, Toshio Takagi, Kazunari Tanabe, Jun Minakuchi, Satoko Arai, Toru Miyazaki

“…Survival analysis determined the associations of each variable with mortality and cardiovascular risk, and a cutoff value was calculated and validated using cross-validation. Results AIM dissociation from IgM increases with CKD progression and correlates with the serum uremic state, as shown by enhanced AIM release from IgM in vitro with sera from patients starting dialysis, but not those at earlier CKD stages. …”
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Simulation and Experimental Study of the Single-Pulse Femtosecond Laser Ablation Morphology of GaN Films by Mingyuan Wang, Tong Zhang, Yanping Yuan, Zhiyong Wang, Yanlei Liu, Lin Chen

“…The comparison demonstrated that the calculated isotherm distribution accurately predicted not only the ablation diameter and depth but also the crater shape across a broad range of laser fluences. …”
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