Evaluation of a modified venous excess ultrasound (VExUS) protocol for estimation of venous congestion: a cohort study by Katharine C. Martin, Edward A. Gill, Ivor J. Douglas, August A. Longino

“…Both methods achieved high sensitivity and specificity. Agreement between tVExUS and mVExUS scores was near-perfect (Cohen's Kappa = 0.85). …”
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Cystatin C as a predictor of acute renal damage after radical surgical treatment in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer by A. I. Tarasenko, V. N. Pavlov, I. R. Kabirov, A. V. Alekseev, M. F. Urmantsev

“…At an optimal cut-off value of 161.17 ng/ml, sCys-C showed a sensitivity of 65 % and a specificity of 58 % for predicting AKI. …”
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Diagnostic Performance of Soluble Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid Cells-1 in Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia of Patients with Ischemic Stroke by Yuetian Yu, Cheng Zhu, Chunyan Liu, Yuan Gao, Rong Yin, Jianguo Cao

“…The optimum cut-off value for sTREM-1 in BALF was 23.61 pg/mL, yielding sensitivity and specificity of 85.5% and 73.1%. sTREM-1 in BALF had excellent correlation with that in EBC (R2 = 0.78, p<0.05). …”
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Voice pathology detection using machine learning algorithms based on different voice databases by Nurul Mu'azzah Abdul Latiff, Fahad Taha Al-Dhief, Nurul Fariesya Suhaila Md Sazihan, Marina Mat Baki, Nik Noordini Nik Abd. Malik, Musatafa Abbas Abbood Albadr, Ali Hashim Abbas

“…The algorithms are assessed using many evaluation metrics such as accuracy, precision, sensitivity, specificity, F-measure, and G-mean. Experimental results demonstrate that the OSELM algorithm achieves superior performance across both scenarios, with accuracies of up to 85.71 % in Scenario 1 and 80.77 % in Scenario 2, outperforming other algorithms. …”
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An UPLC-MS/MS Method for Determination of Osimertinib in Rat Plasma: Application to Investigating the Effect of Ginsenoside Rg3 on the Pharmacokinetics of Osimertinib by Zhenzhen Ying, Jingyao Wei, Ruijuan Liu, Fang Zhao, Yifang Yu, Xin Tian

“…In the present study, a highly sensitive UPLC-MS/MS method was established and validated for analysis of osimertinib in rat plasma according to US FDA guideline. …”
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AN APPLICATION OF UTAUT2 MODEL IN EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF QUALITY OF TECHNOLOGY ON MOBILE INTERNET by Amra Kraljić, Almir Peštek

“…The analysis showed that older users are more sensitive to the use of mobile Internet. Furthermore, the research confirmed that gender does not have a significant impact on the relation between QT and the use of mobile Internet. …”
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SYSTEM ANALYSIS OF SCIENTIFIC-AND-TECHNICAL INFORMATION IN AUTOMATIC CONTROL SYSTEM OF POWER UNITS WATTAGE by G. T. Kulakov, K. I. Artsiomenka

“…SACPU ought to regulate the active power of the unit and participate in primary frequency regulation in the network with a given accuracy and sensitivity; also, it ought to be adequately fast. At the same time, this device should be simple from the point of view of technical implementation, easy to use, allow one to maintain a high level of efficiency, reliability, durability and environmental performance of the units. …”
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Phytochemical screening and neuro-pharmacological activity of Mimosa pudica flowers: Integrating in vitro, in silico and in vivo approaches by Fahmida Alam, Rashedul Alam, A.T.M. Yusuf, Joya Datta Ripa, Raktim Das Nithin, Sourav Barua, Mohammed Fazlul Kabir, Seong-Tshool Hong, Hea-Jong Chung

“…Throughout millennia, medicinal plants have been crucial in preserving human well-being and enhancing the whole human experience.Mimosa pudica, sometimes referred to as the ''sensitive plant,'' possesses considerable promise in the discovery of innovative herbal remedies. …”
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Maternal plasma urocortin level as a biomarker of preterm birth: a prospective cohort study in Sulaimaniyah city in Iraq by Sallama Kamel Nasir

“…A UCN cutoff level of 92 pg/mL had 20% sensitivity, 100% specificity, 100% positive predictive value, and 10% negative predictive value. …”
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Postnatal experiences of teenage mothers in selected communities in Central Region, Ghana: a phenomenological study by Reuben Foster Twintoh, Hubert Amu, Vivian Kruh, Kwaku Kissah-Korsah, Kobina Esia-Donkoh, Eugene Koffour Marfo Darteh

“…We recommend that stakeholders including healthcare professionals, traditional birth attendants (TBAs), and parents be sensitive to the postnatal challenges faced by teenage mothers so that they can work at providing the necessary skills and support to enable them to cope better with motherhood.…”
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Upper-Limb Muscle Synergy Features in Human-Robot Interaction with Circle-Drawing Movements by Cheng Wang, Shutao Zhang, Jingyan Hu, Zhejing Huang, Changcheng Shi

“…The upper-limb movement-related kinematic and kinetic parameters measured by motion and force sensors embedded in the rehabilitation robots have been widely studied. …”
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The association between non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (NHHR) and sarcopenia: A cross-sectional study by Xiudeng Yang, Zheng Zhong

“…A multivariate logistic regression and a restricted cubic spline (RCS) model adjusted for associated factors were utilized to evaluate the correlation between NHHR and sarcopenia. Subgroup and sensitivity analyses were conducted to verify the robustness of the findings. …”
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Assessment of Renal Function in Women with Preeclampsia by Measuring of Serum Cystatin C Level by Marwa Basim Yarmurad, Miami Abdul Hassan Ali

“…Serum cystatin C at a cutoff value of >0.61 had higher diagnostic accuracy than the other standard kidney tests (urea, creatinine, and uric acid), with a sensitivity and specificity of 90.32% and 93.75%, respectively.…”
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Multimodal fusion model for diagnosing mild cognitive impairment in unilateral middle cerebral artery steno-occlusive disease by Ziyi Yuan, Zhaodi Huang, Chaojun Li, Shengrong Li, Qingguo Ren, Xiaona Xia, Qingjun Jiang, Daoqiang Zhang, Qi Zhu, Xiangshui Meng, Xiangshui Meng

“…The accuracy, recall, sensitivity, and F1-score were higher than those of the other methods, as was the diagnostic efficacy (AUC = 0.9149).ConclusionThe multimodal FBN and SBN topological feature fusion technique, which incorporates rs-fMRI, DTI, 3D-T1WI, and demographic characteristics, obtains the most discriminative features of MCI in patients with unilateral MCA steno-occlusive disease and can effectively identify disease-related brain areas and connections. …”
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Digital markers of asthma exacerbations: a systematic review by Brenda Cokorudy, Jeff Harrison, Amy Hai Yan Chan

“…Studies that aimed to explore the relationship between any digitally measured marker and asthma exacerbations using any form of portable digital sensor technology were included. Results 23 papers were included. …”
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Strong volcanic-induced climatic shocks on historical Moselle wine production by F. C. Ljungqvist, F. C. Ljungqvist, F. C. Ljungqvist, B. Christiansen, L. Schneider, L. Schneider, P. Thejll

“…<p>In central and southern Europe, grapevine is a climate-sensitive agricultural product of great economic importance, both in historical times and today. …”
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Accuracy of the combined method (auscultation and pH measurement) and ultrasonography for confirmation of gastric tube placement: a study protocol for a prospective study by Fernanda Raphael Escobar Gimenes, Rosana Aparecida Pereira, Mayara Carvalho Godinho Rigobello, Jorge Elias Junior, Carlos Alberto Grespan Bonacim, Renata Cristina de Campos Pereira Silveira, Fernanda Caroline Bonardi, Roosevelt Santos Nunes

“…The combined method and the ultrasound will be the index tests and will be performed on all study participants for later comparison with an X-ray examination, considered the reference standard and the gold standard to distinguish between gastric and pulmonary placement. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value will be calculated to assess the diagnostic accuracy of the methods investigated in this study, with Cohen’s kappa analysis used to evaluate the degree of concordance.Ethics and dissemination The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing, registration number: 83087318.4.0000.5393. …”
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Rapid Determination of 26 Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids in Milk Power and Liquid Milk by Solid Phase Extraction Combined with Ultra-high Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spe... by CHEN Yankai

“…In conclusion, this method is simple, efficient, sensitive, accurate, and suitable for the determination of the 26 PAs in milk powder and liquid milk.…”
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An EPQ inventory model with Weibull distribution, dynamic time-dependent holding cost under various demand pattern using Maclaurin series approximations by Gopal Kumar Gupta, Atma Nand, N. S. Chauhan, Shivanand

“…The paper employs two illustrations to substantiate the utility of the established model and utilizes sensitivity analysis to propose other subjects for exploration. …”
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Exploring prognosis and therapeutic strategies for HBV-HCC patients based on disulfidptosis-related genes by Chuankuo Zhang, Xing Zhang, Shengjie Dai, Wenjun Yang

“…Stratification by median risk score revealed a significant correlation between the prognostic signature and TME, tumor immune cell infiltration, immunotherapy efficacy, and drug sensitivity. The results of the experiments indicate that DLAT expression is higher in tumor tissues compared to adjacent tissues. …”
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