Concurrent and predictive validity of nutritional screening tools in hospitalized pediatric patients: Protocol for a single-center, prospective, observational study by Maria Camila Arbeláez Grajales, Dianna Ramírez-Prada, Frank Carrera-Gil

“…The primary outcome is the concurrent validity of each screening tool to detect disease-related malnutrition, assessed via sensitivity, specificity, predictive values, likelihood ratios, and Kappa coefficient. …”
Get full text

Optimization of the Morphological Parameters of a Metal Foam for the Highest Sound Absorption Coefficient Using Local Search Algorithm by Mohammad Javad JAFARI, Ali KHAVANIN, Touraj EBADZADEH, Mahmood FAZLALI, Mohsen Niknam SHARAK, Rohollah Fallah MADVARI

“…The optimization was applied to a broad band of frequency ranging from 500 to 8000 Hz. The predicted values were in accordance with benchmark data resulted from Lu model. …”
Get full text

Optimization of extrusion parameters for low-cost alumina–kaolin ceramic membranes via CCD by Mahmoud Moharrami, Mohammadreza Omidkhah, Mohammad Salehi Maleh

“…The optimal precursor composition resulted in a membrane porosity of 54.73 %, an average pore size of 1.935 μm, and a flexural strength of 3.15 MPa, with deviations of 2.26 %, 3.25 %, and 5 %, respectively, from the predicted values. These findings confirm that the RSM-based design model, incorporating porosity, average pore size, and flexural strength as response variables, is a robust tool for optimizing the fabrication of alumina-kaolin ceramic membranes. …”
Get full text

Socio-demographic characteristics associated with SF-6D v2 utility scores in patients undergoing dialysis in China: contributions of the quantile regression by Ye Zhang, Li Yang, Zeyuan Chen

“…Quantile regression yielded more accurate fitted and predicted values compared to OLS regression. Conclusion Quantile regression offers a valuable complement in analyzing factors associated with utility scores among Chinese dialysis patients. …”
Get full text

Accuracy evaluation of API P-Y model for Offshore Piles in Clays by Peiyuan Lin, Xun Yuan, Tong Liu, Haoyi Li, Xiangwei Yu

“…The model accuracy is represented by a model factor defined as the ratio of measured to predicted values of soil resistance around the pile. Results showed that the API p-y model underestimates the true soil resistance by about 50 % on average. …”
Get full text

Comparison between the Smart Triage model and the Emergency Triage Assessment and Treatment guidelines in triaging children presenting to the emergency departments of two public ho... by Stephen Kamau, Joyce Kigo, Paul Mwaniki, Dustin Dunsmuir, Yashodani Pillay, Cherri Zhang, Brian Nyamwaya, David Kimutai, Mary Ouma, Ismael Mohammed, Keziah Gachuhi, Mary Chege, Lydia Thuranira, J Mark Ansermino, Samuel Akech

“…Sensitivity, specificity, negative and positive predictive values for mortality and admission were calculated. 5618 children were enrolled, and the majority (3113, 55.4%) were aged between one and five years of age. …”
Get full text

A NEW METHOD FOR PREDICTING SURVIVAL AND ESTIMATING UNCERTAINTY IN TRAUMA PATIENTS by V. G. Schetinin, L. I. Jakaite, V. F. Kuriakin, V. I. Gorbachenko

“…More than 40 years of TRISS practice revealed a number of problems, particularly, 1) unexplained fluctuation of predicted values caused by aggregation of screening tests, and 2) low accuracy of uncertainty intervals estimations. …”
Get full text

Ecotoxicological data of selected antiviral drugs acting against SARS-CoV-2: Aliivibrio fischeri bioluminescence inhibition, Daphnia magna immobilization, and comparison with in si... by Indra Bartels, Nazmun Nahar, Esther Smollich, Sonja Zimmermann, Torsten C. Schmidt, Martin Jaeger, Bernd Sures

“…Ecotoxicity values were further predicted for D. magna using quantitative structure–activity relationship. Predicted values did not correlate with the findings of the acute immobilization tests with D. magna, suggesting predictions should be considered with caution. …”
Get full text

Optimization Conditions of Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction for Phenolic Compounds and Antioxidant Activity from Rubus alceifolius Poir Leaves by Chi Hai Tran, Minh Tri Nghiem, Anh Minh Trinh Dinh, Thi Thuy Nga Dang, Thi Thuy Van Do, Thi Nga Chu, Tien Hung Mai, Van Man Phan

“…Under these optimal conditions, the TPC and antioxidant activity reached 16.68 mg GAE/g dm and 21.9 mg TE/g, respectively, closely aligning with the predicted values. The UAE extraction technique proved to be more efficient in extracting phenolics and antioxidant capacity (ABTS (2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulphonic acid)) radical scavenging activity, and enzyme inhibition) compared to the conventional extraction methods (SE and ME). …”
Get full text

Role of elasticity imaging/B-mode imaging ratio in the evaluation of solid breast lesions by Asif I. Tamboli, Abhijit A. Gadpalliwar, Raghav Agarwal, Chaitali V. Ukirade

“…The specificity, sensitivity, positive and negative predictive values and diagnostic accuracy of the EI/BI ratio were 100%, 88.9%, 94.7%, 100% and 96.3%, respectively. …”
Get full text

Optimization of ultrasound-assisted deep eutectic solvents extraction of rutin from Ilex asprella using response surface methodology by Qing Wang, Jie-Jie Chen, Bin Qiu, Liang Zhou, Rui-Ye Liu, Jia-Fen Huang, Yan He, Qin Xie

“…Under optimal conditions, the validation experimental result revealed that the extraction amount of rutin was 86.553 ± 1.35 µg/g, with an absolute error of less than 0.6% in comparison with the predicted value of the model. The use of deep eutectic solvents for the extraction of rutin and the application of response surface method for optimizing the extraction process of rutin from Ilex asprella (Hook. et Arn.) …”
Get full text

Superiority of pan-immune inflammation value, systemic inflammation index, and CALLY scores prognostic value for mortality of ischemic stroke patients followed in intensive care un... by Gülsüm Altuntaş, Rahmet Yıldırım, İsmail Demirel

“…ROC curves showed that PIV, SII, and CALLY exhibited good predictive values, with AUCs of 0.921, 0.887, and 0.930 (95% CI: 0.903–0.936, 0.855–0.896, 0.913–0.945; p < 0.001). …”
Get full text

Artificial intelligence and molecular dynamics assisted analysis of wear behavior of high entropy alloys by Ling Qiao, Junya Inoue, Jingchuan Zhu

“…The good agreement between the predicted values and the measured values demonstrated that the model exhibited superior prediction accuracy. …”
Get full text

Wind Speed Forecasting with Differentially Evolved Minimum-Bandwidth Filters and Gated Recurrent Units by Khathutshelo Steven Sivhugwana, Edmore Ranganai

“…These sub-signals are used as inputs into the gated recurrent unit (GRU) to accurately capture wind speed. The final predicted values are obtained by reconciling the sub-signal predictions using multiresolution analysis (MRA) to form wavelet-MODWT-GRUs. …”
Get full text

Estimates of recent changes in snow storage in the river Northern Dvina basin from observations and modeling by V. V. Popova, D. V. Turkov, O. N. Nasonova

“…The results of regression estimates and calculations of predictive values point to the advantage of the model SWE data for describing anomalies of spring river discharge compared to observations, which is primarily due to the high resolution of the model data. …”
Get full text

Optimization of Anthocyanin Extraction from Purple Sweet Potato Peel (<i>Ipomea batata</i>) Using Sonotrode Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction by Raquel Lucas-González, Mirian Pateiro, Rubén Domínguez-Valencia, Celia Carrillo, José M. Lorenzo

“…Optimal extraction conditions were 6 min with 60% ethanol at a 30 mL/g ratio. Predicted values were validated experimentally (coefficient of variation <10%). …”
Get full text

Selenization Optimization of Preparation Process of Polysaccharide from Dendrobium huoshanense and Its Inhibitory Effect on α-Amylase by Wanxue CAO, Jiao LI, Qiang TAO, Xuanxuan FAN, Jiting LU, Naifu CHEN, Naidong CHEN

“…Under these conditions, the selenium content in Se-DHP was 9223.51 μg/g, closely matching the predicted value of 9280.59 μg/g. Compared to DHP, Se-DHP demonstrated a significantly enhanced inhibitory effect on α-amylase. …”
Get full text

Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing for the Diagnosis of Infectious Uveitis: A Comprehensive Systematic Review by Isabele Pardo, Luciana P. S. Finamor, Pedro S. Marra, Julia Messina G. Ferreira, Maria Celidonio Gutfreund, Mariana Kim Hsieh, Yimeng Li, João Renato Rebello Pinho, Luiz Vicente Rizzo, Takaaki Kobayashi, Daniel J. Diekema, Michael B. Edmond, Paulo J. M. Bispo, Alexandre R. Marra

“…The study characteristics; the detection rates; and the sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values were extracted. The sensitivity and specificity of mNGS were calculated using CMTs as a reference. …”
Get full text

Design and Parameter Optimization of Drum Pick-Up Machine Based on Archimedean Curve by Caichao Liu, Feng Wu, Fengwei Gu, Man Gu, Jingzhan Ni, Weiweng Luo, Jiayong Pei, Mingzhu Cao, Bing Wang

“…Field tests were carried out with the same parameters, and the picking rate was 91.42% and the soil content was 3.567%, with errors of 0.038% and 0.054% compared with the predicted values, indicating that the stone picker meets the field operation requirements. …”
Get full text

Analysis of Vulnerability of the Population of the Sary-Dzhas Natural Plague Focus in Kyrgyzstan by G. E. Sarieva, R. Kh. Yusupov, G. Dzh. Bazarkanova, R. K. Maimulov, N. K. Moldakunova, N. N. Bekbolotova

“…The index of epidemiological risk in the territory of the Sary-Dzhas focus in 2024 significantly exceeds the predicted values in 14 out of 40 sectors due to the intensive development of tourism. …”
Get full text