Comparing Mortality Risk Predictive Ability of Different Scoring Systems in Cirrhotic Patients with Bacteremia by Chi-Chieh Hung, Yin-Chou Hsu, Kuo-Hsuan Lin

“…In comparison of the discriminative ability in mortality risk prediction, PBS (AUROC = 0.83, 95% CI = 0.75–0.90, p<0.001) and MELD scores (AUROC = 0.78, 95% CI = 0.70–0.86, p<0.001) revealed a better predictive ability than Child–Pugh (AUROC = 0.69, 95% CI = 0.59–0.70, p<0.01) and qSOFA scores (AUROC = 0.65, 95% CI = 0.54–0.75, p<0.01). …”
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A Successful Pregnancy by Utilization of Gradually Increasing Low Dose Gonadotrophin Stimulation in a Modified Natural Cycle in Vitro Fertilization Procedure: Case Report by Serkan Kahyaoğlu, Ayşe Seval Erdinç, Nafiye Karakaş Yılmaz, Mahmut Nedim Çiçek

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Exploring the Association Between the Doppler Findings of Endometriomal Wall Vascularization and Volume of the Endometrioma by Berna Seçkin, Ayla Sargın Oruç, Yunus Yıldız, Mustafa Uğur

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WEIGHTED GENE CO-EXPRESSION NETWORK ANALYSIS IDENTIFIES BIOLOGICAL PATHWAYS AND BIOMARKER GENES ASSOCIATED WITH CHICKENS' ADAPTATION TO BOTH LOW AND HIGH ALTITUDES by Pshtiwan S.A. Bebane, Paiman Yousif, Sarbast I. Mustafa, Sami mamand

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Basic Anthropometric Measures in Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients and Individually Sex- and Age-Matched Controls from the General Population by Göran Nilsson, Pär Hedberg, Jerzy Leppert, Andreas Rosenblad, John Ohrvik

“…In women ≥66 years, the best discriminatory model contained only waist-to-hip ratio (AUROC = 0.67), whereas in women ≤65 years, the best combination was hip and BMI (AUROC = 0.68). …”
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Evaluation the Efficacy of ELISA IgG, IgM and IgA Tests for Diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori by Hogir Mohammed Shukri Saadi, Ali Yahya Saeed

“…A total of 86 patients with ages ranging from 18-77 years old (43 males and 43 females) who were referred to the Duhok Hepatology & Gastroenterology center/Azadi Teaching Hospital for endoscopic examination from June to October, 2013 were enrolled in the study. …”
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Antibacterial effectiveness of different final irrigation activation techniques. by Bizhyan Mahdi Mustafa, Bahar Jaafar Selivany, Abduloma Baraka Ali

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Abrasive resistance and microhardness of self-adhesive (Surefil one) and conventional bulk fill composites: An- in vitro study. by Maryam Fakher Ibrahim, Bahar Jafaar Selivany, Abduloma Baraka Ali

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BAR Score Performance in Predicting Survival after Living Donor Liver Transplantation: A Single-Center Retrospective Study by Talaat Zakareya, Mohammad Taha, Hassan Elzohry, Ehab Darwiesh, Reda Aglan, Mostafa Elhelbawy, Hazem Zakaria, Mohamed Deif, Mohamed Abbasy

“…The BAR score demonstrated a clinically significant value in the prediction of 3-month (AUROC = 0.89), 1-year (AUROC = 0.76), and 5-year survival (AUROC = 0.71). …”
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Oxytocin Versus Dinoprostone For Labor Induction in Multiparous Women with Unfavorable Cervix by Gul Nihal Buyuk, Umit Yasemin Sert, Zeynep Asli Oskovi Kaplan, Serkan Kahyaoglu

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Survival Analysis of Ovarian Carcinosarcomas Depending on Platinum or Doxorubicin Based Adjuvant Chemotherapy by İlker Selçuk, İpek Düzgüner, Sevda Baş, Taner Turan, Afra Alkan, Nurettin Boran, Mehmet Mutlu Meydanlı, Gökhan Tulunay

“…STUDY DESIGN: This retrospective study was performed at Etlik Zübeyde Hanım and Zekai Tahir Burak Women’s Health Education and Research Hospitals, which are tertiary centers in Turkey. …”
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The Addition of ROTEM Parameter Did Not Significantly Improve the Massive Transfusion Prediction in Severe Trauma Patients by Dongyup Baik, Seok-Ran Yeom, Sung-Wook Park, Youngmo Cho, Wook Tae Yang, Hoon Kwon, Jae Il Lee, Jun-Kyeung Ko, Hyuk Jin Choi, Up Huh, Tae Sik Goh, Chan-Hee Song, Lee Hwangbo, Il Jae Wang

“…The AUROC values for models 1 and 2 were not statistically different for either MT or in-hospital mortality. …”
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Pregnancy - Related Pelvic Girdle Pain by Esma Sarıkaya, Saynur Yılmaz, Müyesser Okumuş

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Review of Swarm Intelligence for Solving Symmetric Traveling Salesman Problem by Awaz Ahmad Shaban, Jayson A. Dela Fuente, Merdin Shamal Salih, Resen Ismail Ali

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Modified National Early Warning Scores (MNEWS) for Predicting the Outcomes of Suspected Sepsis Patients; A Prospective Cohort Study by Nipon Diskumpon, Busabong Ularnkul, Winchana Srivilaithon, Pariwat Phungoen, Kiattichai Daorattanachai

“…Mean MNEWS was significantly higher in non-survivors than survivors (19.8 vs. 14.9, p<0.001). The AUROC of MNEWS in predicting 30-day mortality was 0.82 (95% CI: 0.79–0.85). …”
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Screening of Aβ and phosphorylated tau status in the cerebrospinal fluid through machine learning analysis of portable electroencephalography data by Masahiro Hata, Yuki Miyazaki, Kohji Mori, Kenji Yoshiyama, Shoshin Akamine, Hideki Kanemoto, Shiho Gotoh, Hisaki Omori, Atsuya Hirashima, Yuto Satake, Takashi Suehiro, Shun Takahashi, Manabu Ikeda

“…When excluding cases with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus, accuracy improved to 74.1% (AUROC 0.80) for amyloid beta and 73.1% (AUROC 0.80) for phosphorylated tau. …”
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Validation of a delirium predictive model in patients admitted to surgical intensive care units: a multicentre prospective observational cohort study by Kaweesak Chittawatanarat, Onuma Chaiwat, Sirirat Mueankwan, Sunthiti Morakul, Pitchaya Dilokpattanamongkol, Chayanan Thanakiattiwibun, Arunotai Siriussawakul

“…The AUROC of all validation cohorts was 0.83 (0.785 to 0.872). …”
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Sero-epidemiological Study of Toxoplasma gondii among Pregnant Women in Akre City by Hogir Mohammed Shukri Saadi, Ahmed Jumaa Ahmed

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Designs of PMSMs with Inner and Outer Rotors for Electric Bicycle Applications by Harwan Mohammed Taha, Ismaeil Alnaab

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Predictive Logistic Models for Off-Street Parking Policy by Nahla H. Alaswadko

“…A case study is conducted in Duhok city, Iraq, aims to estimate the potential responses of city center travelers to reasonable off-street parking restriction policies. …”
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