Nomograms to predict the long‐time prognosis in patients with alpha‐fetoprotein negative hepatocellular carcinoma following radical resection by Jian Huang, Fu‐Chen Liu, Li Li, Wei‐Ping Zhou, Bei‐Ge Jiang, Ze‐Ya Pan

“…Calibration curves indicated a good agreement between observed actual outcomes and predicted values. Kaplan‐Meier curves and DCA indicated that nomograms were powerful in discrimination and clinical usefulness. …”
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Combining ROC Curves to Improve Diagnostic Values for Vitamin D3 and Chloride Co-Transporters in Connection to Epilepsy and Sleep Problems, Comorbidities in Autism Spectrum Disorde... by Afaf El-Ansary, Altaf Alabdali, Abir Ben Bacha, Mona Alonazi, Laila Y. Al-Ayadhi

“…The combined variables also exhibited significantly higher sensitivity and specificity as an index of high predictiveness values. Measurement of plasma levels of vitamin D status and chloride co-transporters (KCC2, NKCC1) in children with ASD may help to better understand how sleep disturbances and epilepsy as comorbidities of ASD linked to vitamin D deficiency and peculiar inhibitory/excitatory effects of GABA.…”
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Extraction of natural antioxidants from Moroccan saffron (Crocus sativus L.) using ultrasound-assisted extraction: An optimization approach with box-behnken design by Chaimae Slimani, Mouhcine Fadil, Chaimae Rais, Laila El-hanafi, Meryem Benjelloun, Hyeong-Moo Shin, John P. Giesy, Abderrahim Lazraq, Mahmoud M.A. Abulmeaty, Khalid M. Almutairi, Mourad A.M. Aboul-Soud

“…Results were consistent with predicted values provided by the quadratic model, which confirmed the efficacy of the Box-Behnken design in maximizing the extraction of polyphenol content from C. sativus. …”
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Heat supply prediction method of a heat pump system based on timing analysis and a neural network by Xin Liu, Xiuhui Wu, Jingmeng Sang, Kailiang Huang, Guohui Feng, Mengmeng Song, Xiangdong Wang

“…The accuracy of the predicted values of heat supply obtained by the models was verified. …”
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A Novel Nomogram for Predicting Survival in Patients with Severe Acute Pancreatitis: An Analysis Based on the Large MIMIC-III Clinical Database by Didi Han, Fengshuo Xu, Chengzhuo Li, Luming Zhang, Rui Yang, Shuai Zheng, Zichen Wang, Jun Lyu

“…Multivariate Cox regression showed that weight, sex, insurance status, explicit sepsis, SAPSII score, Elixhauser score, bilirubin, anion gap, creatinine, hematocrit, hemoglobin, RDW, SPO2, and respiratory rate were independent prognostic factors for the survival of SAP patients admitted to an intensive care unit. The predicted values were compared using C-indexes, calibration plots, integrated discrimination improvement, net reclassification improvement, and DCA. …”
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Optimizing Milling Parameters and Halloysite Nanotube Concentration to Enhance Surface Quality and Reduce Energy Consumption by Laura Peña-Parás, Martha Rodríguez-Villalobos, Demófilo Maldonado-Cortés, Jaime A. González-García, Mónica Herrera-Maldonado, Gabriela Trousselle-Strozzi, Oscar E. Montemayor, Ángel G. Romero-Cantú, Daniel I. Quintanilla-Correa

“…The optimal values were a spindle speed of 920 rpm, a depth of cut of 0.02 in, a feed rate of 10.5 in/min, and an HNT concentration of 0.12 wt.%. The predicted values were 682 nm for Ra and 1.5 kW for SL, while confirmatory experiments resulted in Ra and SL values of 764 nm and 1.6 kW, respectively. …”
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Preparation and capacitor optimization of MnO2/AC using I-optimal coordinate exchange model by Tilahun Temesgen, Eneyew Tilahun Bekele, Bedasa Abdisa Gonfa, C.R. Ravikumar, Lemma Teshome Tufa, Syed Khasim, Dereje Tsegaye, H.C. Ananda Murthy, Yilkal Dessie

“…This indicates the strong correlation between the actual and predicted values, and the proposed model is statistically significant. …”
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Prediction of Mature Body Weight of Indigenous Camel (<i>Camelus dromedarius</i>) Breeds of Pakistan Using Data Mining Methods by Daniel Zaborski, Wilhelm Grzesiak, Abdul Fatih, Asim Faraz, Mohammad Masood Tariq, Irfan Shahzad Sheikh, Abdul Waheed, Asad Ullah, Illahi Bakhsh Marghazani, Muhammad Zahid Mustafa, Cem Tırınk, Senol Celik, Olha Stadnytska, Oleh Klym

“…The highest Pearson correlation coefficient between the observed and predicted values (0.84, <i>p</i> < 0.05) was obtained for MLP, which was also characterized by the lowest root-mean-square error (RMSE) (20.86 kg), standard deviation ratio (SD_ratio) (0.54), mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) (2.44%), and mean absolute deviation (MAD) (16.45 kg). …”
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Establishment and Validation of a Machine‐Learning Prediction Nomogram Based on Lymphocyte Subtyping for Intra‐Abdominal Candidiasis in Septic Patients by Jiahui Zhang, Wei Cheng, Dongkai Li, Guoyu Zhao, Xianli Lei, Na Cui

“…The calibration curve showed good predictive values and observed values of the nomogram; the Decision Curve Analysis (DCA) results showed that the nomogram had high clinical value. …”
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Comparación entre citología y colposcopia para diagnóstico de neoplasia intraepitelial cervical: estudio de precisión diagnóstica by Jasio Ranzes Zapata Miranda, Flora Crescencia Duarte Muñoz, Carlos Roberto Puerto Sanabria, Sara Eloisa Rivera Molina

“…Sensitivity, specificity and predictive values were estimated for each test. Results: Cytology for squamous intraepithelial lesions (SIL) showed a sensitivity (S) of 56.1% (95%CI 50 - 61.9) and a specificity (S) of 42.9% (95%CI 15.8 - 74.9), and colposcopy had S 97.7% (95%CI 95 - 98) and S 14.3% (95%CI 2 - 51). …”
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The Validation of Drug Resistance in Pneumonia (DRIP) Score in Predicting Infections due to Drug-Resistant Pathogens in Community-acquired Pneumonia at Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital,... by Fadrian Fadrian, Khie Chen, July Kumalawati, Cleopas M Rumende, Hamzah Shatri, Erni J Nelwan

“…However, at a score of ≥ 4, the DRIP showed sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values of 70.9, 92.7, 86.9, and 82.3%, respectively. …”
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Experimental and Numerical Study on Dynamic Porosity of the Flow Layer During the Paddy Grain Convective Drying Process by Bin Li, Chuandong Liu, Zebao Li, Yuelang Liu, Haoping Zhang, Xuefeng Zhang, Cheng Lv, Zhiheng Zeng

“…The relative errors between the actual values (<i>ε_r</i>), the simulation values (<i>ε_s</i>), and the predicted values (<i>ε_p</i>) are all within ±1%. …”
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Early Ultrasound Surveillance of Newly-Created Hemodialysis Arteriovenous Fistula by James Richards, Dominic Summers, Anna Sidders, Elisa Allen, Helen Thomas, Mohammed Ayaz Hossain, Subhankar Paul, Matthew Slater, Matthew Bartlett, Regin Lagaac, Emma Laing, Valerie Hopkins, Chloe Fitzpatrick-Creamer, Cara Hudson, Joseph Parsons, Sam Turner, Andrew Tambyraja, Subash Somalanka, James Hunter, Sam Dutta, Neil Hoye, Sarah Lawman, Tracey Salter, Mohammed Aslam, Atul Bagul, Rajesh Sivaprakasam, George Smith, Zia Moinuddin, Simon Knight, Nicholas Barnett, Reza Motallebzadeh, Gavin J. Pettigrew, Anna Sidders, Cara Hudson, Claire Foley, Valerie Hopkins, Emma Laing, Chloe Fitzpatrick-Creamer, Helen Thomas, Alison Deary, Gavin J. Pettigrew, James Richards, Mohammed Hossain, Dominic Summers, Matthew Slater, Laura Scott, Regin Lagaac, Veena Surendrakumar, Tobi Ayorinde, Igor Chipurovski, Manikandan Kathirvel, Manoj Thialli, Subhankar Paul, Andrew Norton, Simon Knight, Klaus Bond, Elizabeth Hardy, Joanne Widdup, Rachael Potter, Elisabeth Pugh, Karen Parsons, Kathryn Lafferty, Madita Gavrila, Sheera Sutherland, Ria Rabara, Rajesh Sivaprakasam, Kate Crawford, Amy Bolsworth, Naavalah Ngwa-Ndifor, Laura Clementoni, Reza Motallebzadeh, Mohammad Ayaz Hossain, Matthew Bartlett, Rani Badhan, Fernando Yuenchang, Phil Gardiner, Natasha Irani, Zia Moinuddin, Helena Edlin, Anna Jerram, Jessica Lai, Joyce Banda, Janet Bendle, Sam Turner, Maria Morgan, William Owen, Sue Dawson, Simon Daniel, Karen Allsop, Andrew Tambyraja, Sarah-Jane Carmichael, Tom Eadie, Rona Lochiel, Midel Lena, Karen Gallagher, Nicholas Barnett, Soundrie Padayachee, Philip Eldridge, May Rabuya, Naomi Hare, Subash Somalanka, Jashree Patel, Abbas Ghazanfar, Judy van Selm, Caroline Bodneck, Martia Augustin, Kwame Ansu, Nalin Khosla, Kashif Burney, Karen Dear, Duminda Basnayake, Laijee Benny, James Hunter, Carl Tiivas, Samantha Hyndman, Maria Truslove, Gail Evans, Kerry Read, Sam Dutta, Andrew Beech, Sarah Brand, Tara MacCormick-Swanson, Sarah Lawman, Darren Cheal, Mel Smith, Kate Trivedi, Valentina Toska, Lorraine Shah-Goodwin, Tracey Salter, Adnan Bajwa, John Kerr, Ana Fleet, Lianne Chapman, Sarah Gee, Thanuja Weerasinghe, Lisa Kavanagh, Louise Rowe-Leete, George Smith, Paris Cai, Judith Long, Tracey Rowe, Mohammed Aslam, Jeremy Crane, Atul Bagul, Mary Quashie-Akponeware, Kate Waters, Alexandra Howson, Neil Hoye, Alycon Walker

“…Wrist and elbow AVF nonmaturation could be optimally modeled from week 4 ultrasound parameters alone, but with only moderate positive predictive values (PPVs) (wrist, 60.6% [95% confidence interval, CI: 43.9–77.3]; elbow, 66.7% [48.9–84.4]). …”
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Evaluation of Hookworm Diagnosis Techniques from Patients in Debre Elias and Sanja Districts of the Amhara Region, Ethiopia by Ayalew Jejaw Zeleke, Ayenew Addisu, Adane Derso, Yalewayker Tegegne, Meseret Birhanie, Tekeba Sisay, Mulugeta Aemero

“…After the data was entered into Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), sensitivity, specificity, predictive values, test accuracy, and agreement of the different hookworm diagnosis methods, namely, test tube flotation technique (TFT), McMaster (MM), formol-ether concentration (FEC), Kato-Katz (KK), and direct wet mount microscopy (DWMM), were calculated by using SPSS software. …”
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Investigating performance and variability of NIF ICF experiments with deep learning by M. Pokornik, S.F. Khan, J.A. Gaffney, B. MacGowan, A. Maris, K. Humbird, S. Haan

“…We find the measured and model predicted values are in good agreement, with an R ^2 value of 0.91 for a randomly selected test dataset. …”
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Optimization of the Encapsulation of Lemuru Fish Protein Hydrolysate by Spray-Drying Using Response Surface Methodology by Ayu Hanifah, Wawan Kosasih, Diah Ratnaningrum, Dian Andriani, Herlian Eriska Putra, Yellianty Yelliantty, Sri Priatni

“…The actual results also fall well within the confidence interval of the predicted values, confirming the robustness of the model and the reliability of the predicted optimal encapsulation conditions. …”
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Association between Plasmatic Ceramides Profile and AST/ALT Ratio: C14:0 Ceramide as Predictor of Hepatic Steatosis in Adolescents Independently of Obesity by Jorge Maldonado-Hernández, Gabriela E. Saldaña-Dávila, Mónica I. Piña-Aguero, Benjamín A. Núñez-García, Mardia G. López-Alarcón

“…Positive and negative predictive values were 77.5% and 90.2%, respectively. Conclusions. …”
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Effectiveness of Magnifying Narrow-Band Imaging Endoscopy for Differential Diagnosis between the High-Risk Mixed-Type and Low-Risk Simple-Type of Low-Grade, Well-Differentiated Gas... by Takashi Saitoh, Asako Takamura, Gen Watanabe, Suzuko Sugitani, Yoichi Ajioka

“…The sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, positive and negative predictive values, and intraobserver and interobserver agreement, using the “LFP sign” for the differential diagnosis between M-LG-tub1 and S-LG-tub1, were 87.9%, 91.7%, 88.9%, 96.7%, 73.3%, and k = 0.842 and k = 0.737, respectively. …”
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Optimization of Ultrasonic-Enzymatic-Assisted Extraction of Flavonoids from Sea Buckthorn (<i>Hippophae rhamnoides</i> L.) Pomace: Chemical Composition and Biological Activities by Wenyu Suo, Wenzhe Wang, Dajing Li, Haihong Wu, Haiyan Liu, Wuyang Huang, Yanhong Ma

“…Under the optimal conditions (pectinase addition of 1500 U/g, ultrasonic power of 300 W, ethanol concentration of 48%, liquid–solid ratio of 34:1, extract temperature of 50 °C, and extraction time of 28 min), the yield of SBP flavonoid extracts (SBFEs) was 21.57 ± 0.45 mg/g, well-matched with the predicted value (21.72 mg/g). The chemical composition was detected by ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography with quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-QTOF-MS^E) and mainly including isorhamnetin, kaempferol, and quercetin’s derivatives. …”
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Early predictors of intestinal complications in pediatric-onset Crohn's disease: A long-term cohort study in Taiwan by Yuh-Jue Chen, Chi-Shan Tai, Kai-Chi Chang, Huey-Ling Chen, Yen-Hsuan Ni, Jia-Feng Wu

“…The positive and negative predictive values of the ECCO-ESPGHAN stratification method for intestinal complications were 48.15% and 80.77%, respectively. …”
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