Enhanced Joint Heart and Respiratory Rates Extraction from Functional Near-infrared Spectroscopy Signals Using Cumulative Curve Fitting Approximation by Navid Adib, Seyed Kamaledin Setarehdan, Shirin Ashtari Tondashti, Mahdis Yaghoubi

“…Moreover, the low mean absolute error (0.18 s) in estimating the respiration period emphasizes the feasibility of the proposed method for RR estimation from fNIRS data. …”
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Sitagliptin on Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients and Anemia: A Subgroup Analysis of the PROLOGUE Study by Zhengri Lu, Genshan Ma, Lijuan Chen

“…The PROLOGUE study is a prospective clinical trial of 442 participants with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) randomized to sitagliptin treatment or conventional treatment which showed no treatment differences [Estimated mean (± standard error) common carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) was 0.827±0.007 mm and 0.837±0.007 mm, respectively, with a mean difference of -0.009 mm (97.2% CI −0.028 to 0.011, p=0.309) at 24 mo of follow-up]. …”
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A comparative study on the efficiency of biochar and iron-modified biochar for Pb-removal from aqueous solutions by Hossam S. Jahin, Mohamed H. H. Abbas, Ihab M. Farid, Amany Gameel, Mohamed A. Bassouny

“…Based on the highest r2 values and the lowest standard error of estimate ones, the kinetics of Pb(II) sorption on BGB biochar was best fitted by the first-order kinetic model. …”
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Assessing the Inter-Rater and Inter-Trial Reliability of the NeurOptics Pupillary Light Response-3000 Pupillometer by Deborah A Jehu, Lori A Bolgla, Samantha Armas, Forest Dutton

“…Inter-rater and inter-trial reliability was evaluated using descriptive statistics, ICC, the standard error of measurement, Bland-Altman plots, and the minimal detectable change…”
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Bioactive Xanthone C-glycoside Derivatives – QSAR Approach by V. N. Aksenova, M. A. Morozova, A. V. Syroeshkin

“…We proposed the validation model to predict bioactivity from lipophilicity and molecule structure described with Balaban index. The error of prediction obtained in a result of cross-validation turned out to be about less than 3 %.Conclusion. …”
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Cost Effectiveness Analysis of Eribulin Mesylate as a Treatment for Metastatic Breast Cancer in Spain: Management in the Later Line of Therapy by Gabriel Tremblay, Unnati Majethia, Ilias Kontoudis, Jesús De Rosendo

“…This difference may fall within the margin of error for the model and could potentially be addressed by a minor reduction in the eribulin price.…”
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Different Gene Preferences of Maple Syrup Urine Disease in the Aboriginal Tribes of Taiwan by Jia-Woei Hou, Tsann-Long Hwang

“…Maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) is a rare inborn error of metabolism caused by a deficiency of the branched-chain α-ketoacid dehydrogenase (BCKD) complex. …”
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Validity & Reliability of Using Musculoskeletal Ultrasound to Measure Cervical Disc Height by Jeffrey Thompson, Jean-Michel Brismée, Phillip Page, Troy Hooper, Kathleen Rosendahl-Garcia, Stéphane Sobczak

“…Average underestimation of MSU measurements compared to MRI was ≤ -0.10mm (2.2%). # Conclusion Methodology used for MSU cervical IVD height imaging and measurements was found to be moderately to highly reliable. …”
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Development of biometric systems for passenger identification based on noise-resistant coding means by A. A. Gladkikh, A. K. Volkov, T. G. Ulasyuk

“…The purpose of the article is to analyze the techniques of enhancing reliability of various biometric identification facilities by means of using error correction codes. The basic elements and the principle of the classical biometric system functioning are presented. …”
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A patient-centric benefit-risk assessment of daridorexant for the treatment of insomnia disorder using patient preference data collected in two phase 3 clinical trials by Sebastian Heidenreich, Melissa Ross, Bruno Flamion, Andrea Phillips-Beyer

“…Both daridorexant 25 mg (net benefit [standard error {SE}] = 0.097 [0.022]) and daridorexant 50 mg (net benefit [SE] = 0.197 [0.025]) had a significantly higher net benefit than placebo (both p < 0.001). …”
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A Retrospective Study to Evaluate the Quality Assurance of Thyroid Profile In A Tertiary Care Clinical Biochemistry Laboratory by Harish Rangareddy, Shashidhar Kurpad Nagaraj, Prabhavathi Kannala

“…Calculations for Coefficient of variation (CV %), Bias %, and Total Error allowable (TEa) were made to derive the sigma metric. …”
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A model of anaerobic tissue perfusion during trauma-Lactate trajectory curvature can determine recovery. by Austin Baird, Steven A White, Erika K Bisgaard, Rachel K Wentz, Edward M Sims, David Hananel

“…Finally, we fit a logistic curve to the resulting data for a quick patient severity tool and denote the standard error of parameterization based on the delta method.…”
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Understanding Fear of Breast Cancer Among Ghanaian Women via the Champion Breast Cancer Fear Scale by Enoch Teye-Kwadjo

“…Other results revealed that most of the participants reported a high fear of breast cancer, whereas a substantial number reported a moderate fear of breast cancer. Conclusion: The study confirms the Champion Breast Cancer Fear Scale as a valid and reliable measure for identifying women with a fear of breast cancer.…”
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Clinicopathological Presentation, Prognosis, and Overall Survival of Primary Extra Nodal Lymphomas by Pravinkumar Ghongade, Bharat Umakant Patil, Anupama Gupta, Nitin M. Gangane

“…(HR = 1.772, 95% CI 0.86-3.297) (P = 0.041). Conclusion: The median survival for PENL was significantly better than nodal NHL. …”
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Research on Link Alignment and Signal Detection Technologies for Cross-water Visible Light Communication by YAN Hongqiang, JIANG Ming

“…【Conclusion】The above results validate the superiority of the proposed DL-LA and WE-CC-SD schemes over traditional methods. …”
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Reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the Family Resilience Inventory by Xiaobing Xu, Yan Wang, Juntong Meng, Wanlu Cao, Ye Liu

“…CFA revealed that χ2/df, goodness-of-fit index, incremental fit index, normed fit index, Tucker–Lewis index, comparative fit index, and root-mean-square error of approximation were all within the acceptable range.ConclusionThe FRI-C demonstrated strong reliability and validity among patients with chronic diseases and it can be used to evaluate family resilience.…”
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A Retrospective Analysis of Refractive Changes in Pediatric Pseudophakia by Manmitha Reddy Muppidi, Sairani Karanam, Akhil Bevara

“…No statistically significant difference was found in comparing developmental with traumatic cataracts and amblyopic with non-amblyopic eyes. Conclusion: Our data shows a decreasing myopic shift as the age progresses in pediatric patients following IOL implantation. …”
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Gastritis por Helicobacter pylori en un Centro Diagnóstico Integral. Carora, Venezuela 2015-2018 by Romel Castillo García

“…La posibilidad de realizar comparaciones entre la topografía y su relación con el tipo de dispepsia funcional permitió confirmar con menor margen de error la gastritis asociada a Helicobacter pylori. …”
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Influence of the frying process on the real fat intake by G. Varela, B. Ruiz-Rosso

“…At this moment, we are trying to confirm this last statement. In conclusion, if you do not take into consideration this percentage of losses, when utilising the inventory as measure technique of the intake of an individual person or a collective, you would overestimate the consumption approximately in 19-20%, and this error would be bigger when some meals are consumed in catering. …”
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The use of e-ASPECTS in acute stroke care: validation of method performance compared to the performance of specialists by Lucas Andrade FERRETI, Cleverson Alex LEITAO, Bernardo Corrêa de Almeida TEIXEIRA, Francisco Diego Negrao LOPES NETO, Viviane Flumignan ZÉTOLA, Marcos Christiano LANGE

“…The sensitivity and specificity of e-ASPECTS were 75% and 73%, respectively. Conclusion: e-ASPECTS is a validated and reliable tool for determining early signs of ischemia in NCCT.…”
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