Race-neutral versus race-specific GLI reference equations on spirometry interpretation in the general population by Joon Young Choi, Chin Kook Rhee, Yong Suk Jo, Yet Hong Khor

“…Spirometric data of 10,030 adults from the KoGES cohort were used to derive percent-predicted values using both GLI reference equations. The prevalence of lung function impairment and medical disability, associations of FEV1 and FVC percent-predicted with respiratory symptoms, and lung function trajectories were determined. …”
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Predictors of Pulmonary Oxygenizing Function during Uncomplicated Operations under Extracorporeal Circulation by A. A. Romanov

“…Univariate regression analysis calculating the pair linear correlation coefficient (r) and multiple linear regression were made to comparatively assess the predictive values of different indices in decreasing PaO2/FiO2.Results. …”
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Supervised and unsupervised machine learning approaches for prediction and geographical discrimination of Iranian saffron ecotypes based on flower-related and phytochemical attribu... by Seid Mohammad Alavi-Siney, Jalal Saba, Alireza Fotuhi Siahpirani, Jaber Nasiri

“…Based on the results of Leave-One-Out Cross-Validation (LOOCV), various prediction values were computed for all 10 classifiers of LDA, QDA, FDA, MDA, RDA, Naive Bayes, Decision Tree, Linear SVM, Radial SVM, and Random Forest in terms of accuracy, sensitivity and specificity parameters. …”
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Evaluation of 3D ARFI imaging of prostate cancer: diagnostic reliability and concordance with MpMRI by Spencer R. Moavenzadeh, Derek Y. Chan, Eric S. Adams, Sriram Deivasigamani, Srinath Kotamarti, Mark L. Palmeri, Thomas J. Polascik, Kathryn R. Nightingale

“…Utilizing two patient cohorts (n = 85), this study analyzes a custom-designed 3D ultrasonic acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) elasticity imaging system alongside an Index of Suspicion (IOS) lesion ranking system to evaluate reader sensitivity, positive predictive values, inter-reader reliability, and ARFI-mpMRI concordance. …”
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Differentiation of early-stage tumors from benign lesions manifesting as pure ground-glass nodule: a clinical prediction study based on AI-derived quantitative parameters by Shuxiang Chen, Huijuan Zhang, Yifan Chen, Shuo Chen, Wenfu Cao, Yongxiu Tong

“…The calibration plot demonstrated a good correlation between observed and predicted values, and the nomogram remained valid in the validation cohort. …”
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Do Human Papilloma Virus and Cytological Testing Results Before Colposcopy Alter the Pathological Grading of Colposcopy Acetic Acid Visual Examination?: A Retrospective Study by Gao S, Qian B, Wang T, Wang J

“…Positive and negative predictive values for cervical inflammation, LSIL, and HSIL in patients diagnosed using vaginal colposcopy, based on cervical pathological grouping, and differences in HPV and TCT results among patients who underwent vaginal colposcopy, were analyzed.Results: The age of patients diagnosed with cervicitis, LSIL, and HSIL using colposcopy gradually decreased, and the proportion of HPV16/18 infection in the HSIL group was significantly higher than the other 2 groups. …”
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Final weight prediction from body measurements in Kıvırcık lambs using data mining algorithms by Ö. Şengül, Ş. Çelik

“…<span class="inline-formula"><i>R</i>²=0.633</span>, 0.633, 0.721, 0.637, 0.768, and 0.609), coefficient of variation (CV % <span class="inline-formula">=</span> 6.35 and 5.14, <span class="inline-formula"><i>P</i><i>&lt;</i>0.01</span>), mean square error (MSE <span class="inline-formula">=</span> 3.296, 3.296, 2.904, 4.461, 2.277, and 4.121), root mean square error (RMSE <span class="inline-formula">=</span> 1.815, 1.815, 1.704, 2.112, 1.509, and 2.030), mean absolute error (MAE <span class="inline-formula">=</span> 1.409, 1.409, 1.279, 1.702, 1.193, and 1.628), and mean absolute percentage error (MAPE <span class="inline-formula">=</span> 3.925, 3.925, 3.578, 4.002, 3.335, and 3.967), between actual and predicted values of live body weight. With this, the best-fitted MARS model was chosen using cross-validation and user-defined parameter optimization. …”
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Assessment of Heterogeneous Road Traffic Noise in Nagpur by Satish Krishna LOKHANDE, Samir S. PATHAK, Piyush A. KOKATE, Satyajeet A. DHAWALE, Ghanshyam L. BODHE

“…Significant correlation was obtained when best fit lines generated between measured and predicted values gives R2 of 0.455 for all time intervals. …”
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Prediction of Pharmacokinetics for CYP3A4-Metabolized Drugs in Pediatrics and Geriatrics Using Dynamic Age-Dependent Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Models by Jing Han, Zexin Zhang, Xiaodong Liu, Hanyu Yang, Li Liu

“…<b>Results</b>: Most of observed plasma concentrations fell within the 5th–95th percentile of the predicted values in the 1000 virtual individuals, and the predicted AUC_0–t and C_max were almost within between 0.5 and 2 times of the observations. …”
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Modelos univariados de séries temporais para previsão das temperaturas médias mensais de Erechim, RS Univariate time series methods for forecasting the monthly mean air temperature... by Leonardo Chechi, Fábio M. Bayer

“…Smoothing constants are determined to minimize the mean square error between observed and predicted values. This analysis allowed the identification of components such as seasonality and atypical periods. …”
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A comparative study of Chinese and ACR-TIRADS diagnostic accuracy in small thyroid nodule risk evaluation by Rasha Nadeem Ahmed, Maysaloon Shaman Saeed, Nazar M. T. Jawhar, Mohamed Tarek El-Diasty, Noha Yahia Ebaid, Mostafa Mohamad Assy

“…Both systems had high negative predictive values (> 94%), ensuring reliable exclusion of malignancy. …”
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The diagnostic role of FNA based on clinicopathological features in thyroid malignancy by Mohammad Mehdi Fallahi, Sepehr Koulaian, Parviz Mardani, Seyed Ali Malekhosseini, Reza Shahriarirad

“…Sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values were calculated. Results The average age of the patients was 42.9 ± 13.2 years, and the average size of the largest nodule diameter was 2.1 ± 1.89 cm. …”
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Combination of modified albumin-bilirubin grade and platelet count to predict high-risk varices in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. by Prooksa Ananchuensook, Kingkomon Piyawannasuth, Sirinporn Suksawatamnuay, Panarat Thaimai, Nipaporn Siripon, Supachaya Sriphoosanaphan, Kessarin Thanapirom, Piyawat Komolmit

“…With a cut-off value of 2, the mALBI-PLT showed comparable performance in both cohorts, yielding sensitivities of 93.8% and 95.5%, and negative predictive values (NPV) of 98.1% and 98.0%, respectively. …”
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Molecular epidemiological characteristics, variant spectrum and genotype-phenotype correlation of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in China: A population-based multicen... by Minyi Tan, Xiulian Liu, Yinhong Zhang, Yifan Yin, Ting Chen, Yulin Li, Lulu Feng, Bo Zhu, Chunjing Xu, Chengfang Tang, Meng Sun, Liyun Jia, Weiwei Jin, Chunna Fan, Hui Huang, Xiaohua Wang, Jizhen Feng, Hui Zou, Lianshu Han, Jingkun Miao, Baosheng Zhu, Cidan Huang, Yonglan Huang

“…The overall positive predictive values (PPVs) of biochemical and genetic NBS were 79.95% and 47.57%, respectively. …”
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The use of culturally adapted and translated depression screening questionnaires with South Asian haemodialysis patients in England. by Shivani Sharma, Sam Norton, Kamaldeep Bhui, Roisin Mooney, Emma Caton, Tarun Bansal, Clara Day, Andrew Davenport, Neill Duncan, Philip A Kalra, Maria Da Silva-Gane, Gurch Randhawa, Graham Warwick, David Wellsted, Magdi Yaqoob, Ken Farrington

“…Alternative screening cut-offs did not improve positive predictive values.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Culturally adapted translations of depression screening questionnaires are useful to explore symptom endorsement amongst South Asian patients. …”
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A Two-Stage Model for Factors Influencing Citation Counts by Pablo Dorta-González, Emilio Gómez-Déniz

“…We concentrate our attention on the negative binomial regression model, which allows the variance of each measurement to be a function of its predicted value. Nevertheless, the process of citations of papers may be divided into two parts. …”
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Vertical Transmission of Hepatitis E Virus Infection Among Antenatal Attendees in Ekiti, Nigeria: A Longitudinal Cohort Study by Adebayo A. Adeniyi*1, Kolawole A. Fasakin*2, Mathew O. Adebisi 3, Olufunke B. Bolaji 4, Olumide M. Ayankunle 5, Musah Yusuf 6, Oluwaserimi A. Ajetunmobi 7, Abiodun I. Okunlola 8, Olumide E. Adewara9, Babatunde S. Awoyinka 10, Adewumi Bakare 11, Adeshola A

“…The sensitivity and negative predictive values of rapid kit for both HEV-IgM and HEV-IgG antibodies were 100%, the specificity was 90% for HEV-IgG and 99.7% for HEV-IgM. …”
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Prediction of Heavy Oil Production Based on Geomechanical Analysis in Entire Lifecycle of SAGD by Dengke Li, Shaowen Zhu, Yanchao Li, Shijie Shen, Zupeng Chen, Zhanli Ren, Yuxuan Zhou, Yanfang Gao

“…In the lateral dilation stage of the steam chamber, the predicted values of the model considering geomechanical factors were 1.44, 1.28, and 1.15 times the traditional model, respectively. …”
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The relationship between hemogram based inflammatory indices and prognosis in ectopic pregnancy cases treated with methotrexate by Ceren Bilir, Cenk Soysal, İsmail Bıyık, Özlem Ulaş, Nuh Mehmet Erbakırcı, Hatice Sarı, Yasemin Taşçı

“…NLR, MLR, PLR, and SII showed no significant predictive values. Hospitalization was longer in the surgical group (7.9 ± 5.8 days) compared to methotrexate-only cases (5.8 ± 3.9 days). β-hCG levels are reliable biomarkers for predicting rupture risk in ectopic pregnancies. …”
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External validation of an admission risk score for predicting inpatient paediatric mortality in two Kenyan public hospitals. [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Michuki Maina, John Gachohi, Stephen Kamau, Joyce Kigo

“…Sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values were calculated at different cutoff points. …”
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