Peripheral Blood Film as a Tool to Assess Severity of Coronavirus Disease 2019 – A Single-Center Study in Saudi Arabia by Rehab Yusuf Al-Ansari, Murtada Eltayeb, Fatimah Salim Al-Yami, Khalid Mohammed Al-Qahtani, Mohammed Assaf AlSharari, Leena Mohamed Abdalla, Mariam Drayjsan R. Seria, Rashid Omar ALJwair

“…Complete blood count (CBC) and inflammatory markers are important parameters in the disease progression and prognosis. …”
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The Improved-EFI Score: A Multi-Omics-Based Novel Efficacy Predictive Tool for Predicting the Natural Fertility of Endometriosis Patients by He Q, Zhang C, Hu Y, Deng J, Zhang S

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Creation of prediction tool to guide further workup of febrile children in the emergency department under consideration for Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in children by Lauren Chavanne, Arthur Chang, Shawnice Kraeber, Michelle Penque, Mark D. Hicar

“…Objectives: This project sought to provide pediatric acute care providers with a data-based tool to guide further decision-making during initial workups for children under consideration for MIS-C. …”
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Salivary gland secretome: a novel tool towards molecular stratification of patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome and non-autoimmune sicca by Timothy R D J Radstake, Joel A G van Roon, Maarten R Hillen, Sofie L M Blokland, Aike A Kruize, Fréderique M van Vliet-Moret, Angela Bikker, Wilco de Jager, Aridaman Pandit

“…As such, this method represents a novel tool to identify therapeutic targets and markers for diagnosis, prognosis and treatment response.…”
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Developing a cost-effective tool for choke flow rate prediction in sub-critical oil wells using wellhead data by Zhiwei Xun, Farag M. A. Altalbawy, Prakash Kanjariya, R. Manjunatha, Debasish Shit, M. Nirmala, Ajay Sharma, Sarbeswara Hota, Shirin Shomurotova, Fadhil Faez Sead, Hojjat Abbasi, Mohammad Mahtab Alam

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Community childhood obesity assessment in elementary school, anthropometric indices as screening tools: a community cross-sectional study in Indonesia by Iche Andriyani Liberty, Indri Seta Septadina, Muhammad Qurhanul Rizqie, Mariana Mariana, Pariyana Pariyana, Resy Amalia, Hamzah Hasyim

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Performance optimization of D2 tool steel machining using novel multi-material cladded electrodes in electric discharge machining by Shoaib Mohammad, M. Wasiq Habib, Ammara Kanwal, Muhammad Asim, Muhammad Farooq, Imran Zahid, Noreen Sher Akbar, Hussein Togun, Fahid Riaz

“…This work evaluates a novel approach of employing copper and graphite multi-material cladded electrodes in two configurations (copperin- graphiteout and graphitein- copperout) for their performance on material removal rate, surface roughness, tool wear ratio, overcut and depth of cut under electric discharge machining of D2 tool steel. …”
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HPLC and HPTLC methods for simultaneous quantification of Metformin hydrochloride, Vildagliptin and Dapagliflozin propanediol with comparative evaluation by greenness and whiteness... by Krinal Barot, Vedika Thakkar, Devang Tandel, Gopi Patel, Rajesh Parmar, Kalpana Patel

“…Furthermore, the quality (R), ecological effect (G), and economic feasibility (B) of the new technique were assessed by RGBfast tool for whiteness assessment and the applicability evaluated by the BAGI metric tool for performance verification.…”
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Cardiovascular Organ Damage in Clinical Subtypes of Systemic Sclerosis: Arterial Stiffness and Echocardiography Might Not Be the Ideal Tools for Patient Risk Stratification by Eleonora Avenatti, Giulia Bruno, Marta Priora, Simone Parisi, Chiara Ballini, Franco Veglio, Alberto Milan, Enrico Fusaro

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Prioritizing conservation patches in the coastal areas of Kal-Mehran sub-basin in Hormozgan province using a decision support tool by Azadeh Vaziri Nahad, Seyed Ali Jozi, Rokhshad Hejazi, Mohammad Reza Shokri, Saeid Malmasi

“…Introduction: One of the ways to select conservation areas is to use decision support tools such as Marxan. The main purpose of this study is to prioritize and select suitable conservation areas in the coastal area of Kal-Mehran Sub-basin in Hormozgan Province under the different scenarios by using Marxan software and comparing the conservation areas selected by Marxan with those introduced by the Department of Environment (DoE). …”
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Weight-Adjusted Waist Index as a New Useful Tool for Assessing Body Composition and Risk of Metabolic Disorders in Adult Women by Martina Gažarová, Laura Hačková, Zoia Sharlovych, Petra Lenártová, Mária Kijovská, Jana Pastrnáková, Tetiana Kutiuhova

“…The WWI was calculated as waist circumference divided by the square root of weight. Biochemical parameters (lipid profile, glucose, hs-CRP and uric acid) were analyzed using a Biolis 24i Premium biochemical analyser. …”
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Optimization and Characterization Studies of Dissimilar Friction Stir Welding Parameters of Brass and Aluminum Alloy 6063 Using Taguchi by Vimal Agarwal, Deepam Goyal, B. S. Pabla, S. C. Vettivel, A. Haiter Lenin

“…This paper focuses on optimizing process parameters such as tool rotating speed, preheat-treated workpiece temperature, traverse speed, and tool pin profile for dissimilar friction stir welding (FSW) of brass and AA 6063. …”
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Rockburst grade evaluation and parameter sensitivity analysis based on SSA-PNN framework: Considering rock mass strength by Xiaoyan Zhou, Yimin Jiang, Zhenyi Wang, Yalei Wang

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Wavelets Application in Prediction of Friction Stir Welding Parameters of Alloy Joints from Vibroacoustic ANN-Based Model by Emilio Jiménez-Macías, Angel Sánchez-Roca, Hipólito Carvajal-Fals, Julio Blanco-Fernández, Eduardo Martínez-Cámara

“…The outputs of the ANN model include the parameters of tool rotation speed and travel speed, and tool profile, as well as the tensile strength. …”
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Total lymphocyte count as a tool for timing opportunistic infection prophylaxis in resource-limited settings: a study from India by Sreenivasan Srirangaraj, Dasegowda Venkatesha

“…Conclusions: TLC could serve as a low-cost tool for determining when to initiate prophylaxis in resource-constrained settings.…”
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Direct scribing of metal microgratings using sawtoothed cemented carbide tools with Johnson-Cook model-based plastic deformation simulation by Minwook Kim, Dae Bo Sim, Yong Tae Kim, Bo Hyun Kim, Jong G. Ok

“…Finite element analysis and friction-based modeling, incorporating the Johnson-Cook plasticity framework, capture the substrate deformation response and predict depth errors below 5 %, complementing the experimental results and validating parameter-based depth control. The DISCRIM process requires only a small edge area of a high-hardness tool and operates without high-speed rotation, thereby enabling durable and high-throughput machining of large-area microstructures. …”
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Anterior Segment Anatomic Parameters Based on the Scleral Spur and Cornea for Risk Profiling of Primary Angle Closure Glaucoma by Yue Fu, Bin Jiang, Yang Liu, Lufan Li, Yuting Li, Zhaohui Chang, Wen Zeng, Min Ke

“…Moreover, the novel parameter TSA demonstrates promising potential as a predictive tool for early PACG screening. …”
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Multimodal impact of copper-silicon hybrid nanotools towards bacterial leaf streak, wheat biochemistry and productivity parameters by Waqas Ahmad, Muhammad Atiq, Nasir Ahmed Rajput, Rizwana Maqbool, Jamil Shafi, Abdul Jabbar, Sohail Asad, Muhammad Jahanzaib Matloob, Hassan Zia, Muhammad Usama

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Widespread use of ChatGPT and other Artificial Intelligence tools among medical students in Uganda: A cross-sectional study. by Elizabeth Ajalo, David Mukunya, Ritah Nantale, Frank Kayemba, Kennedy Pangholi, Jonathan Babuya, Suzan Langoya Akuu, Amelia Margaret Namiiro, Yakobo Baddokwaya Nsubuga, Joseph Luwaga Mpagi, Milton W Musaba, Faith Oguttu, Job Kuteesa, Aloysius Gonzaga Mubuuke, Ian Guyton Munabi, Sarah Kiguli

“…Almost all (93%) had heard about AI tools and more than two-thirds (75.7%) had ever used AI tools. …”
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Performance of artificial neural networks and traditional methods in determining selected growth parameters of Alburnus sellal Heckel, 1843 by Ozcan Ebru Ifakat

“…This study shows that ANNs can be used as an alternative useful method for predicting population parameters. ANN models are therefore an effective tool to describe fish growth parameters. …”
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