Understanding the causal effects and heterogeneity between metabolic syndrome and lung function: a nationwide prospective cohort study in China by Jun Wang, Hai-bin Yu, Si-yuan Lei, Huan-rong Ruan, Xiao-chuan Guo, Jian-sheng Li

“…After applying overlap weighting, MetS exposure demonstrated a significant adverse causal effect on the peak expiratory flow as a percentage of predicted value (PEF%pred) (average treatment effect = -4.20, p < 0.001), and all participants exposed to MetS demonstrated individual treatment effects below zero. …”
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Value of serum-free light chain measurements in response and progression assessment in multiple myeloma with monoclonal protein measurable by electrophoresis by Elham Askari, Angela Dispenzieri, Francis K. Buadi, Suzanne R. Hayman, Morie A. Gertz, Prashant Kapoor, Wilson Gonsalves, Taxiarchis Kourelis, David Dingli, Rahma Warsame, Nelson Leung, Yi Lin, Eli Muchtar, Joselle Cook, Moritz Binder, Nadine Abdallah, Lisa Hwa, Miriam Hobbs, Amie Fonder, David Murray, Robert. A. Kyle, S. Vincent Rajkumar, Shaji K. Kumar

“…The response was detected earlier by sFLC (1.1 months, 95% CI 1.06–1.17), and sFLC ≥ PR after two cycles of induction demonstrated a strong predictive value for subsequent electrophoresis responses (OR 9.33, p < 0.001). …”
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Association between lactate-to-albumin ratio and mortality in hepatic failure: a retrospective cohort study by Huan Wu, Long Wu, Li Luo, Hai-yang Li, Bao-fang Zhang

“…Conclusion LAR has demonstrated good predictive value for all-cause mortality among liver failure patients in our retrospective study.…”
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Fibrinogen and D-dimer protein levels in patients with preeclampsia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Ermiyas Alemayehu, Alemu Gedefie, Fasil Getu, Zewudu Mulatie, Muluken Walle, Ousman Mohammed, Getachew Mesfin Bambo, Habtu Debash, Yenealem Solomon, Abdurehman Eshete Mohammed, Hussen Ebrahim, Melaku Ashagrie Belete

“…However, further research is warranted to elucidate the clinical implications and predictive value of DD levels in the context of PE diagnosis and management. …”
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Evaluation of the predictors of successful sperm retrieval of micro-TESE in cases with mosaic Klinefelter versus cases with non-mosaic Klinefelter: a prospective case series study by Amr Elahwany, Fatma A. Elrefaey, Hisham Alahwany, Hesham Torad, Sameh Fayek GamalEl Din, Rashad Mohammed Saeed Dawood, Mohamed Wael Ragab, Ahmed Fawzy Megawer

“…Moreover, the cutoff point and sensitivity and specificity and positive and negative predictive values for Rt and Lt testicular volumes were as follows 2 ml, 73.1%, 61.4%, 52.78, 79.41, 2 ml, 76.9%, 57.8%, 51.28 and 80.65, respectively. …”
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Serum miR-409-3p and miR-325-3p in primaryliver cancer are associated with the efficacy of interventional therapy by JIA Huiwen, LIU Yun, XU Yun, YANG Qi, YANG Ke

“…Receiver operating characteristic(ROC) curve was applied to evaluate their predictive value for TACE treatment efficacy of serum miR-409-3p,miR-325-3p levels. …”
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Improvement in genetic evaluation of quantitative traits in sheep by enriching genetic model with dominance effects by Farhad Ghafouri-Kesbi, Morteza Mokhtari, Mohsen Gholizadeh

“…The predictive ability of models was measured using the mean squared error of prediction (MSE) and Pearson’s correlation coefficient between the real and predicted values of records (r( $$\:y$$ , $$\:\widehat{y}$$ )). …”
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Association of Intracranial Dolichoectasia and Cerebral Small Vessel Disease in Patients With Intracerebral Hemorrhage by Kitti Thiankhaw, Larysa Panteleienko, Catriona R. Stewart, Rupert Oliver, Dermot Mallon, Gareth Ambler, David J. Werring

“…Among these CSVD markers, IADE had a high predictive value for deep cerebral microbleeds with a receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.75 (95% CI, 0.66–0.85). …”
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The association of neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio and prognostic nutritional index with the development to chronic critical illness and their prognosis by Xinghua Chen, Xinghua Chen, Ziwei Li, Ziwei Li, Xing Wei, Xing Wei, Li Yao, Li Yao

“…Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves and the area under the curve (AUC) were utilized to evaluate the predictive value of these research indicators for the outcomes. …”
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ARIMA Markov Model and Its Application of China’s Total Energy Consumption by Chingfei Luo, Chenzi Liu, Chen Huang, Meilan Qiu, Dewang Li

“…These states are then combined with a Markov transition probability matrix to determine the final predicted values. The ARIMAMKM model is validated using China’s energy consumption data, achieving high prediction accuracy as evidenced by metrics such as mean absolute percentage error (MAPE), root mean square error (RMSE), <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi mathvariant="normal">S</mi><mi mathvariant="normal">T</mi><mi mathvariant="normal">D</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, and <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msup><mrow><mi mathvariant="normal">R</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow></msup></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>. …”
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Prognostic Value of Peripheral Blood nCD64 Index, mHLA-DR, and CD14+monocyte Percentage in Different Infection Status in COVID-19 Patients by Zhu M, Cheng J, He L, Li C, Shi B, Jin M, Yu J, Huang J

“…The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to evaluate the predictive value of mHLA-DR, nCD64 index, and CD14+ monocyte percentage for COVID-19 prognosis.Results: The expression levels of mHLA-DR and the percentage of CD14+ monocytes in non-severe COVID-19 patients were significantly higher than those in severe and deceased patients (P &lt; 0.05). …”
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Risk factors for the progression from pulmonary tuberculosis to spinal tuberculosis: a logistic regression analysis by Di Xue, Xiaolei Chen, Lufei Shao, Qinfu Liu, Jia Chen, Yajing Su, Chen Zhang, Zhirong Chen, Min Su, Zhiqiang Wu, Yiqiang Yang, Xue Lin

“…Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to identify significant risk factors for the progression to STB, and interaction effect analysis and risk stratification based on the NRS-2002 score were conducted to assess its predictive value. Results Univariate logistic regression revealed that the NRS-2002 score (OR = 2.762, p < 0.001), recurrent PTB (OR = 15.370, p < 0.001), and living in relative poverty (OR = 10.000, p = 0.002) were significant risk factors for the progression from PTB to STB. …”
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Screening and Grading of Textural Interface Opacities in DSAEK Grafts with the M-TIO Scale for Predicting Visual Outcomes by Marina S. Chatzea, George D. Kymionis, Dionysios G. Vakalopoulos, Robert C. O’Brien, Daniella Mora, Katrina Llanes, Elizabeth Fout, William Buras, Concetta Triglia, Rahul S. Tonk, Sonia H. Yoo

“…<b>Results</b>: Based on the results, the M-TIO grading scale demonstrated strong predictive value, with higher grades on OCT of DSAEK lenticules consistently associated with worse postoperative visual acuity. …”
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Prediction of soil chemical properties using multispectral satellite images and wavelet transforms methods by Chaitanya B. Pande, Sunil A. Kadam, Rajesh Jayaraman, Sunil Gorantiwar, Mukund Shinde

“…In this study, the neural network wavelet model was used to predicted values related to soil chemical properties in the semi-arid region. …”
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Subpopulation composition of PD-L1-positive lymphocytes in the primary tumour in luminal breast cancer patients by L. A. Tashireva, A. Yu. Kalinchuk, V. V. Alifanov, E. A. Grigoryeva, E. S. Andriukhova, N. V. Krakhmal, N. O. Popova, V. M. Perelmuter

“…This may explain the discordant prognostic and predictive value of the microenvironment in luminal breast cancer when considered as a single molecular subtype.…”
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Association of left ventricular structural remodeling types with fibronectin deficiency in patients with multivessel coronary artery disease by A. R. Mingalimova, N. G. Gumanova, N. M. Bikbova, O. N. Dzhioeva, M. S. Pokrovskaya, I. A. Efimova, Z. Z. Serebryanskaya, N. L. Bogdanova, A. L. Borisova, O. M. Drapkina

“…Multivariate analysis adjusted for gender, age, cardiopulmonary bypass time, the predictive value remained for CLVH — odds ratio 15,83 (95% confidence interval, 4,0821,442,00; p=0,0001) and ELVH — odds ratio 5,17 (95% confidence interval, 1,36519,573; p=0,015). …”
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Computed tomography radiomics to predict microsatellite instability status and immunotherapy response in gastric cancer by Zhou Li, Zixuan Ding, Yongping Lian, Yongqing Liu, Lei Wang, Pengbo Hu, Fangyuan Zhang, Yan Luo, Hong Qiu

“…The outcome cohort, including 68 advanced unresectable GC patients receiving immunotherapy, was used to assess the predictive value of the radiomics model for treatment response and outcomes. …”
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Retroflex tongue as a non-invasive neurological marker of functional severity in older adults with ischemic stroke: a retrospective observational study by Yung-Sheng Huang, Yung-Sheng Huang, Hen-Hong Chang, Hen-Hong Chang, Hen-Hong Chang, John Y. Chiang, John Y. Chiang, Po-Chi Hsu, Po-Chi Hsu, Lun-Chien Lo, Lun-Chien Lo, Lun-Chien Lo

“…Retroflex tongue (RT) and tongue deviation (TD) are observable signs of cranial nerve dysfunction; however, their comparative predictive value for stroke severity remains unclear.MethodsIn this retrospective observational study, 308 older adults (mean age: 69.1 years) hospitalized with ischemic stroke were enrolled. …”
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Projection selection and rapid atrial pacing improves early outcomes after self-expanding transcatheter aortic valves by María Tamargo, Enrique Gutiérrez, Jorge García Carreño, María Eugenia Vázquez Álvarez, Ricardo Sanz-Ruiz, Mike Huanca, Erika Ludeña, Javier Soriano, Jaime Elí, Francisco Fernández-Avilés, Javier Bermejo

“…The absence of the Wenckebach phenomenon during RAP had a negative predictive value of 97&#x0025; (95&#x0025;CI, 91-99) for pacemaker implantation at the follow-up, which significantly decreased the need for 24-hour temporary pacemaker monitoring in the COP + RAP group (91.8&#x0025; vs 28.1&#x0025;; P &#x003C; .0001) and the median [IQR] length of stay (5.0 [4-8] days vs 2.0 [1-4] days; P &#x003C; .0001). …”
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Using sputum and tongue swab specimens for in-home point-of-care targeted universal testing for tuberculosis of household contacts: an acceptability and feasibility analysis by Adam Penn-Nicholson, Andrew Medina-Marino, Charl Bezuidenhout, Gesine Meyer-Rath, Lawrence Long, Matthew P Fox, Grant Theron, Morten Ruhwald, Brooke Nichols, Sharon Olifant, Kuhle Fiphaza, Maria Pieruccini, Bernard Fourie

“…This study assessed the acceptability of in-home targeted universal TB testing (TUTT) using GeneXpert MTB/RIF Ultra at point-of-care (POC) during household contact investigations (HCIs) and the feasibility of using sputum and tongue swab specimens.Methods The TB Home Study sought to evaluate the predictive value of different specimen types for use as a household-level triage test for TB. …”
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