Parametric and non-parametric estimation of reference intervals for routine laboratory tests: an analysis of health check-up data for 260 889 young men in the South Korean military by Taeyun Kim, Hyunji Choi, Sun Min Lee

“…The present study aimed to establish the RIs for routine common blood count (CBC) and biochemistry laboratory tests in homogeneous, healthy, male Korean soldiers in their 20s using a large health check-up data set, comparing parametric and non-parametric estimation.Design A multicentre, cross-sectional study.Setting Seven armed forces hospitals in South Korea.Participants A total of 609 649 men underwent health examination when promoted to corporal between January 2015 and September 2021. 260 889 eligible individuals aged 20–25 were included in the analysis.Main outcomes and measures The RIs were established by parametric and non-parametric methods. …”
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A retrospective analysis of migraine prophylaxis with anti-CGRP monoclonal antibodies at the hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kaunas Clinics by V. Karpavičiūtė, K. Statkevičienė, G. Žemgulytė

“…Statistical analysis was performed using IBM SPSS statistics 27.0, the χ² test of homogeneity, Fisher’s exact, Student’s t, and Mann-Whitney tests. …”
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Evaluation of near-threshold fatigue crack propagation in Ti-6Al-4V Alloy with harmonic structure created by Mechanical Milling and Spark Plasma Sintering by S. Kikuchi, T. Imai, H. Kubozono, Y. Nakai, A. Ueno, K. Ameyama

“…In addition, the effects of the grain size on the fatigue crack propagation behaviors of Ti-6Al-4V alloy were investigated for the bulk homogeneous material. The effects of the stress ratio and the grain size on the fatigue crack propagation of the material with harmonic structure were quantified.…”
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A cell-based Papain-like Protease (PLpro) activity assay for rapid detection of active SARS-CoV-2 infections and antivirals. by Anahi G Jimenez-Campos, Lucas I Maestas, Nileena Velappan, Brian Beck, Chunyan Ye, Keith Wernsing, Yaniksa Mata-Solis, William J Bruno, Silas C Bussmann, Steven Bradfute, Justin T Baca, Frauke H Rininsland

“…Additionally, we show feasibility of the platform as a new homogeneous phenotypic assay for rapid screening of SARS-CoV-2 antiviral drugs and neutralizing antibodies.…”
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Biodiversity Change in Cultural Landscapes—The Rural Hotspot Hypothesis by Carsten Neumann, Robert Behling, Gabriele Weiss

“…Pressures of cultivation shift, landscape decoupling, structural homogenization, and use of technology and agrochemicals are identified as backyard ecological drivers negatively affecting biodiversity preservation, particularly in the surrounding rural landscape. …”
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The Impact of Preconception TSH on the Reproductive Outcomes of Infertile Women Undergoing the First Fresh D3 Embryo Transfer Cycle by Yuchao Zhang, Wenbin Wu, Yanli Liu, Yichun Guan, Xingling Wang, Liting Jia

“…The patients were highly homogeneous in terms of general characteristics. High-normal TSH levels had no adverse impact on the clinical pregnancy rate, miscarriage rate, or live birth rate (respectively, aOR = 0.92, 1.30, and 0.88 and P = 0.416, 0.163, and 0.219). …”
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Low-frequency spectral graph convolution networks with one-hop connections information for personalized tag recommendation by Zhengshun Fei, Haotian Zhou, Jinglong Wang, Gui Chen, Xinjian Xiang

“…Furthermore, to preserve the one-hop connection information of the bipartite graphs, we treat the observed two bipartite graphs as two homogeneous graphs, where both users and tags contribute to the convolution of a node in the user–tag graph, and both items and tags contribute to the convolution of a node in the item–tag graph. …”
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SPARQ: Efficient Entanglement Distribution and Routing in Space–Air–Ground Quantum Networks by Mohamed Shaban, Muhammad Ismail, Walid Saad

“…Moreover, in contrast to the prior art that assumes homogeneous nodes, SPARQ encompasses heterogeneous nodes with different functionalities further complicates the entanglement distribution. …”
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Optimization of RHDV type 1 and 2 inactivation modes by E. D. Kunikova, N. V. Moroz, M. A. Dolgova, L. V. Malakhova, I. A. Komarov

“…The postmortem diagnosis was confirmed by testing the rabbit liver tissue homogenate for relative antigens using ELISA. It was found that aminoethylethylenimine and β-propiolactone did not have the same effect on the studied variants of the virus. …”
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Improving the special motor qualities of experienced female volleyball players living on the territory of martial law by Sergii Iermakov, Roman Boichuk, Yevheniia Strelnykova, Krzysztof Wnorowski, Sofia Zakharova

“…It was determined that the team is homogeneous only in the test exercise “long jump from a place”. …”
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Dietary pattern and risk of thyroid cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol by Kleyton Santos Medeiros, Jose Brandao-Neto, Yasmin Guerreiro Nagashima, Aline Alves Soares, Camila Xavier Alves, Marcia Marilia Gomes Dantas Lopes

“…Additionally, a quantitative synthesis will be performed if the included studies are sufficiently homogenous.Ethics and dissemination It is not necessary to acquire ethical approval, as this study will be a review of the published data. …”
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The The Evaluation of Clove oil Concentration on Physicochemical and Antimicrobial Activity in the Laponite Gel Delivery System by Dian Eka Ermawati, Susanti Putriana, Tri Setyowati, Tabita Putri Kuntari, Fitri Salsabila, M. Nur Dewi Kartikasari

“…Physicochemical properties test of oral gel preparations includes organoleptic tests, homogeneity, pH, adhesion, and spreadability tests. …”
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Optimized radiofrequency shimming using low-heating B1+-mapping in the presence of deep brain stimulation implants: Proof of concept. by Maryam Arianpouya, Benson Yang, Fred Tam, Clare E McElcheran, Simon J Graham

“…A two-step optimization algorithm is proposed and examined for a cylindrical phantom with an implanted wire to enable 1) robust B1+ mapping with low localized heating; and 2) robust RF shimming PTX with low localized heating and good B1+ homogeneity over a large imaging volume. Simulation and experimental outcomes were compared with those obtained using an existing simulation-driven workflow for obtaining safe mode RF shim settings, and for quadrature RF transmission using a circularly polarized (CP) birdcage head coil. …”
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Temporal variation in habitat quality shapes the distribution–abundance relationship in waterbirds at landscape scale by Constantinos Charalambous, Petr Musil, Mathilde Legoguelin, Zuzana Musilová, David Hořák

“…We posit that this decline in the relationship's slope is a result of the deterioration and homogenization of habitat quality later in the summer, which resulted in a large deficit of suitable fishponds as populations increased. …”
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Teenagers with type 2 diabetes mellitus as a hidden population: A qualitative study of the representations and experiences related to the disease in Mazatlán, Mexico by Nathaly Llanes-Díaz, Dewi Hernández-Montoya

“…Conclusions: Our study showed that adolescents affected by type 2 diabetes mellitus, did not experience nor they did face the disease homogeneously but accordingly to the gender and level of family support, which, therefore, should be specifically considered by care programs and health professionals to encourage adherence to treatment, taking into account the emotional well-being and psychological needs of adolescents.…”
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EFEKTIVITAS INQUARY LEARNING MODEL DALAM KURIKULUM MERDEKA TERHADAP KEMAMPUAN TEKNIK DASAR ROLL DEPAN DAN BELAKANG PADA SISWA/I SMA by Terbit Surya, Aep Guntur Nugraha, Ferdianka Nursaori, Ega Trisna Rahayu

“…Uji normalitas dan homogenitas menunjukkan data berdistribusi normal dan homogen, sedangkan uji-t menunjukkan perbedaan signifikan antara hasil pre-test dan post-test. …”
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METHOD AND ALGORITHMS OF CALCULATION OF PARAMETERS OF RELIABILITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH MULTIVARIATE DATA by E. M. Farhadzadeh, A. Z. Muradaliyev, T. K. Rafiyeva, S. A. Abdullayeva

“…The article presents analytical methods that make it possible to consider the expediency of classification of multivariate statistical data, to identify the relevant types of signs, to rank the objects in power systems and to form clusters of homogeneous data. The methods function with the aid of calculations of indicators of reliability. …”
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Advanced generative adversarial network for optimizing layout of wireless sensor networks by S. Praveen Kumar, Setu Garg, Eatedal Alabdulkreem, Achraf Ben Miled

“…Here, the major objective is to cover numerous objectives associated with optimal layouts of homogeneous WSNs that involves connectivity, coverage, energy consumption, lifetime, and the number of sensor nodes. …”
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High-Normal Preconception TSH Levels Have No Adverse Effects on Reproductive Outcomes in Infertile Women Undergoing the First Single Fresh D5 Blastocyst Transfer by Yuchao Zhang, Wenbin Wu, Yanli Liu, Yichun Guan, Xingling Wang, Liting Jia

“…The patients were highly homogeneous in terms of general characteristics. High-normal TSH levels had no adverse impact on the clinical pregnancy rate, miscarriage rate, or live birth rate (respectively, aOR = 0.84, 0.65, 0.61, and P=0.234, 0.145, 0.083). …”
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Environmentally friendly membrane based on chitosan, citric acid, and calcium for slow-release fertilizer by Taufik Abdillah Natsir, Alvina Mita Iknawati, Iqbal Dian Wanadri, Dwi Siswanta, Retno Ariadi Lusiana, Sari Edi Cahyaningrum

“…Then, calcium oxide (CaO) and urea were added to the CS/St mixture and stirred until homogeneous. Subsequently, the membrane product was characterized by ATR–IR, SEM–EDX, and elemental analysis and its nitrogen solubility was determined using a UV–vis spectrophotometer. …”
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