Iron deficiency and fatigue in inflammatory bowel disease: A systematic review. by Stephanie Sartain, Maryam Al-Ezairej, Martin McDonnell, Catherine Westoby, Vasiliki Katarachia, Stephen A Wootton, J R Fraser Cummings

“…Considerable variation in the methods and statistical analysis used to investigate the relationship between ID and fatigue prevented any quantitative synthesis. Studies varied by population disease activity levels, approaches used to define ID and PROMs used to measure fatigue. …”
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Accuracy of Estimating Periodontitis and Its Risk Association Using Partial-Mouth Recordings for Surveillance Studies: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Yasmine N. Alawaji, Abdulsalam Alshammari, Jolanta Aleksejuniene

“…Both qualitative data synthesis and quantitative data synthesis were performed, and comparisons were done for the accuracy and precision of PRPs for different periodontitis outcomes. …”
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Magnetic resonance imaging in primates. The example of the mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus): From detection of pathological aging to therapeutic evaluations by Nelly Joseph-Mathurin, Olene Dorieux, Audrey Kraska, Anne Bertrand, Mathieu Santin, Nadine El Tannir El Tayara, Marc Dhenain

“…In this case, MRI can be used as a support for quantification of radioligand uptake in specific structures. …”
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Technology Topic Identification and Trend Prediction of New Energy Vehicle Using LDA Modeling by Renjie Hu, Wencong Ma, Weiqiang Lin, Xiude Chen, Zuchang Zhong, Chuhong Zeng

“…The popularity and development trend of each technology topic of new energy vehicles in China from 2021 to 2025 are predicted by constructing ARIMA model. Drawing on quantitative evidence, the study found that there are top five technical topics in terms of importance in this field, namely, Topic 8 (Installation and Fixation), Topic 5 (Heat Dissipation), Topic 14 (Vehicle Data Monitoring), Topic 9 (Charging Pile), and Topic 15 (Damping). …”
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Analysis of MicroRNA -155-5p Expression in Patients with Primary Myelofibrosis. by Sarah I. Khaleel, Jaffar N. AlAlsaidissa

“…Expression analysis of MicroRNA-155-5p was performed using reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) on plasma isolated from peripheral blood. …”
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UCH-L1 Inhibitor Alleviates Nerve Damage Caused by Moyamoya Disease by Minghua Xu, Xiaomin Zhao, Jiang Zhao, Zhisheng Tan, Chengshi Zhang, Yun Huang, Huiping Zhong, Meifeng Guo, Chen Zhang, Ping Ye, Wentao Zheng

“…The total RNA was extracted from the exosomes, and the level of GFAP and UCH-L1 between the serum exosomes of the two groups was analyzed by a quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and western blot. …”
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Prevalence of anabolic steroid users seeking support from physicians: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Andreas Kimergård, Paolo Deluca, Julio Mario Xerfan Amaral

“…Secondary objectives are to compare this prevalence in different locations and among subpopulations of AAS users, and to discuss some of the factors that could have influenced the engagement of AAS users with physicians.Design Systematic review and meta-analysis.Data sources MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Web of Science and SciELO were searched in January 2022.Eligibility criteria Quantitative and qualitative studies reporting the number of AAS users who sought support from physicians, with no restrictions of language or time of publication.Data extraction and synthesis Two independent reviewers extracted data and assessed the quality of studies, including publication bias. …”
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A scoping review of medication self-management intervention tools to support persons with traumatic spinal cord injury. by Lauren Cadel, Stephanie R Cimino, Glyneva Bradley-Ridout, Sander L Hitzig, Tanya L Packer, Lisa M McCarthy, Tejal Patel, Aisha K Lofters, Shoshana Hahn-Goldberg, Chester H Ho, Sara J T Guilcher

“…<h4>Results</h4>Three studies were included in this review, all of which were quantitative. A mobile app and two education-based interventions to address self-management of SCI, medication management, and pain management, respectively, were included. …”
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Parent skills training for parents of children or adults with developmental disorders: systematic review and meta-analysis protocol by Corrado Barbui, Chiara Servili, Brian Reichow, Cary Kogan, Isaac Smith, M Taghi Yasamy

“…We will present a narrative synthesis including visual displays of study effects on child and parental outcomes and conduct a quantitative synthesis of the effects of parent skills training programmes using meta-analytic techniques.Ethics and dissemination No ethical issues are foreseen and ethical approval is not required given this is a protocol for a systematic review. …”
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Development of an mPBPK machine learning framework for early target pharmacology assessment of biotherapeutics by Krutika Patidar, Nikhil Pillai, Saroj Dhakal, Lindsay B. Avery, Panteleimon D. Mavroudis

“…We use a mPBPK model previously developed by our group that incorporates a multivariate quantitative relationship between antibodies’ physicochemical properties such as molecular weight (MW), size, charge, and in silico + in vitro derived descriptors with their PK properties. …”
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Critical Conditions and Energy Transfer Characteristics of the Failure Process of Coal-Rock Combination Systems in Deep Mines by Haitao Sun, Linchao Dai, Yanbao Liu, Hongwei Jin

“…The findings of this study provide theoretical support for the identification and quantitative analysis of instability due to the dynamic hazards of coal-rock gas in deep mines.…”
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Evaluation of Network Security Service Provider Using 2-Tuple Linguistic Complex q-Rung Orthopair Fuzzy COPRAS Method by Sumera Naz, Muhammad Akram, Mohammed M. Ali Al-Shamiri, Muhammad Ramzan Saeed

“…Finally, to validate the feasibility of the given strategy, we employ a quantitative example related to select the best network security service provider. …”
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Investigation of local corrosion behavior and mechanism for TA2/HAl77-2/316L SS coupling systems under seawater liquid film by Hong Ju, Hanzhi Li, Lu Fang, Haitong Lu, Yifan Wei

“…Local corrosion parameters, such as the maximum potential difference (ΔEmax), the maximum anode current density (Ia,max), the local corrosion intensity factor (LCII), and the cathode to anode area ratio (Sc/Sa) were obtained to quantitatively characterize the local corrosion degree of microarray electrodes. …”
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Ultrasound Biomicroscopy Observation of Suspicious Primary Angle Closure Combined with the Relaxation of Zonule by Jingjing Ma, Nan Jiang, Zhongtai Jiang, Jing Lin, Cui Li, Guiqiu Zhao

“…In the PACS group, there were significant differences in AL, ACD, h, ACD/AL, h/STS, IZD, TCPD, TCPA, and APCB between PACS patients with zonular relaxation and without zonular relaxation (P<0.05), while there were no significant differences in STS, AOD500, TIA, and IT (P>0.05). Conclusion. UBM quantitatively enables to identify the anterior segment morphology, especially the zonules in patients of suspicious primary angle closure combined with the relaxation of zonule. …”
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Innovation Mirage: The Role of Technological Uncertainty in Military Instability by I. A. Istomin

“…The theory of technological uncertainty attributes the destabilizing effect of weapons to the divergence of states' perceptions of the balance of powers, to the hyped expectations regarding the ability to compensate quantitative limitations with qualitative superiority, to the alarmistic sense of closing windows of opportunities and growing vulnerabilities. …”
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Nitrogenated Fertilization In Pasture Brachiaria Brizantha Cv. Marandu Via Organic Compounds by G. R. Soares, V. B. Tavares, A. P. Neiva Júnior, L. O. Fernandes

“… The objective was to evaluate the quantitative and qualitative effect of fertilization of Brachiaria brizantha cv. …”
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Seeing the Sound: Multilingual Lip Sync for Real-Time Face-to-Face Translation by Amirkia Rafiei Oskooei, Mehmet S. Aktaş, Mustafa Keleş

“…Specifically, we develop a novel evaluation framework combining quantitative lip sync error metrics and qualitative assessments by human observers. …”
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Investigating the Process of Urban Physical Development with Emphasis on Real Estate Taxes (Case Study: Five regions of Zahedan) by Abdolali Puor Keikhaei, Mahmoud Reza Anvari, Gholam Reza Miri

“…Therefore, the purpose of this study is to Investigating the Process of Urban Physical Development with Emphasis on Real Estate Taxes (Case Study: Five regions of Zahedan).The current approach to the present research is qualitative and quantitative and the type of research is applied. In this regard, comprehensive studies were conducted on the research indicators in the study area. …”
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Physical Activity Surveillance in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: A Pilot Mixed-Methods Investigation by Susan Giblin, Paul Scully, Julie Evers, Niall Dalton, Grainne Hayes, Alan Donnelly, O. Orla Neylon, Clodagh O’Gorman

“…This study deployed both quantitative (accelerometry) and qualitative (self-report) measures to assess habitual PA patterns in children with T1D. …”
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Identification of cuproptosis and ferroptosis-related subtypes and development of a prognostic signature in colon cancer. by Yinghao He, Fuqiang Liu, Qingshu Li, Zheng Jiang

“…Finally, we analyzed differential expression of model-related genes between tumor tissues and normal tissues, validated through real-time quantitative PCR and immunohistochemistry. In summary, our study provides a relatively accurate prognostic tool for colon cancer patients, offering guidance for treatment selection and indicating the potential of immunotherapy in colon cancer.…”
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