Pulmonary and functional hallmarks after SARS-CoV-2 infection across three WHO severity level-groups: an observational study by Patrícia Blau Margosian Conti, Maria Ângela Gonçalves Oliveira Ribeiro, Carla Cristina Souza Gomez, Aline Priscila Souza, Daniela Souza Paiva Borgli, Eulália Sakano, Mauro Alexandre Pascoa, Silvana Dalge Severino, Tayná Castilho, Fernando Augusto Lima Marson, Fernando Augusto Lima Marson, Fernando Augusto Lima Marson, José Dirceu Ribeiro, UNICOVID Study Group, Adyléia Aparecida Dalbo Contrera Toro, Aline Cristina Gonçalves, Andrea de Melo Alexandre Fraga, André Moreno Morcillo, Andressa Oliveira Peixoto, Andrei Carvalho Sposito, Bianca Aparecida Siqueira, Emília Silva Gonçalves, Emília Raposo Nascimento, Gil Guerra Junior, Jenniffer Tayna Orzechowski Furtado, Lucas Rodrigues de Moraes, Maria de Fatima Corrêa Pimenta Servidoni, Mariana Zorron, Marcos Tadeu Nolasco da Silva, Maíra Seabra Assumpção, Milena Baptistela Grotta, Renan Marrichi Mauch, Simone Appenzeller, Thiago Luís Infanger Serrano

“…The 6MWT distance covered decreased with increasing severity, with a lower percentage of predicted values in G3 compared to G1. The right-hand grip strength was also lower in G3 compared to G1.ConclusionAlterations in pulmonary and functional markers were observed in post-COVID-19 evaluations, increasing with disease severity, as seen in G2 and G3. …”
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Endothelial activation and stress index is a reliable predictor for the prevalence and mortality outcomes of stroke by Yongwei Huang, Zongping Li, Jianjun Wang, Decai Wang, Xiaoshuang Yin

“…The area under the curve (AUC) was measured to estimate the EASIX predictive values for stroke prevalence and mortality outcomes. …”
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Effectiveness and safety of acupuncture and related therapies for pediatric asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Jixuan Wang, Jixuan Wang, Shun Fan, Shun Fan, Kaihan Su, Kaihan Su, Jiacheng Zhang, Jiacheng Zhang, Xuanjun Lu, Xuanjun Lu, Shengxuan Guo, Shengxuan Guo, Siyuan Hu, Siyuan Hu

“…Compared to ST, the addition of acupuncture has significantly improved the percent predicted values of forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1pred%) [MD = 6.02, 95% CI (1.28, 10.76), p = 0.0128], No significant effect on forced expiratory volume in 1 second/forced vital capacity (FEV1/FVC) has been observed [MD = 3.36, 95% CI (−0.76, 7.48), p = 0.1097]. …”
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Expression of Astragalus membranaceus phenylalanine ammonia-lyase gene in Pichia pastoris by Zhang Jianhui, Wang Shoufeng

“…SDS-PAGE demonstrated that a sharp 78 ku protein which was equal to the predicted value was expressed in the supernatant in contrast to the parent pPIC9K. …”
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Strengthening of Inertial Dust Removal in Impingement Flow Dust Removal Array by HE Ge, HU Xianfeng, LIU Zekun, CHEN Kehong, WEI Wenyun, YU Hui

“…Taking 1 μm particles at a gas velocity of 1.5 m/s as an example, the removal rate of the cascaded impingement flow dust collection array with 15 unit rows increases by 126% compared to the 6 mm equispaced array with the same number of rows, and the correlation between removal rate and <italic>S</italic>_tk number aligns with the predicted value of the previously mentioned empirical formula. …”
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The Reliability of a Novel Structured Testing Device for Single-breath Lung Carbon Monoxide Uptake: A Randomized Comparison Crossover Study by Shihua Yao, Tuping Fu, Kuiqing Lin, Zhongping Wu, Shubing Chen, Liping Zhong, Beilan Shen, Yanqing Xie, Jiaying An, Xudong Wang, Wenting Liu, Xinxin Yu, Jinping Zheng, Yi Gao

“…The primary indicator was the diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (D LCO), with the diffusion capacity of carbon monoxide as a percentage of the predicted value (D LCO %pred) as the main categorical indicator. …”
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Phosphatidylethanol and ethyl glucuronide to categorize alcohol consumption in alcohol-related cirrhosis by Benedict T.K. Vanlerberghe, Catalina Dumitrascu, Nele Van den Eede, Hugo Neels, Hannah van Malenstein, Tom J.G. Gevers, Matthijs Kramer, Lukas Van Melkebeke, Ad A.M. Masclee, Douwe de Boer, Schalk van der Merwe, Frederik Nevens, Alexander L.N. van Nuijs, Jef Verbeek

“…They had high negative predictive values (>92%) for increased and excessive use. nEtG showed promising results for assessing any alcohol use over the previous 3 months [AUROC: 0.962 (95% CI: 0.924–1.000)]. …”
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The Impact of Climate Change on the Content and Spatial Distribution of the Total Dissolved Solids in Bandar-e-Gaz Coastal Aquifer by Mohammad Mehdi Ansarifar, Meysam Salarijazi, Khalil Ghorbani, Abdolreza Kaboli

“…The numerical simulation also leads to the estimation of spatial distribution and changes of total dissolved solids c in Bandar-e-Gaz coastal aquifer. The predicted values for increasing the total dissolved solids content, as well as the expansion of spatial distribution maps of this pollutant, can be used as a suitable tool for managing groundwater quality in the area.…”
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Evaluation of SSM-Wheat Model in Simulating the Growth and Development of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Cultivars in Different Planting Densities by Ali Rahemi karizki, Faramarz Sayyedi, Habib allah Soghi, Arazqlych Marfy, Mojtaba Salehi SHaikhi, Saeed Bagherikia

“…The maximum and minimum model-predicted values for grain yield were 410.4 and 547.6 grams per square meter, respectively, with a mean of 467.8 grams per square meter. …”
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Unilateral biportal endoscopy versus percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy for lumbar disc herniation: a comparative study of clinical efficacy and radiological outcomes by Dongyue Li, Luming Tao, Xinuo Zhang, Qingjun Su, Bo Yin

“…Clinical parameters, including age, gender, BMI, length of hospital stay, operative time, intraoperative fluoroscopy frequency, intraoperative blood loss, pre- and postoperative hemoglobin (HGB) reduction values, follow-up duration, and postoperative complications, were recorded for both groups. …”
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The Effect of Cutoffs on the Uplift Pressure Beneath the Hydraulic Structures Floor by Faisal Al Tabatabaie, Dhabia Sabeeh Al Waily

“…After plotting the flow net for all models, it is concluded that the efficiency of the inner sides are less than that of the outer sides which were investigated before in this topic of this work that both faces reduction values in the uplift pressure are considered the same, where the efficiency of the outer face of upstream cutoff is (70.35) % and for the inner face is (29.64)%, while for the downstream cutoff the efficiency for the outer face is (76.21)% and for the inner face is (23.79)% . …”
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Salinity Reduction in Agricultural Using Sesuvium Portulcastrum and Aptenia Cordifolia by Jayson J. Galecio Mio, Rulo I. Tarazona Dionicio, Carlos A. Castaneda Olivera

“…The treatment was carried out in situ for a period of 63 days, monitoring at times of 0, 30 and 63 days after planting, in order to obtain the reduction values. The results showed that, Sesuvium portulacastrum was able to reduce soil salinity from 5.58 to 3.30 mS/cm and from 5.58 to 1.06 mS/cm in 30 and 63 days, respectively. …”
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ANTAGONISTIC ACTIVITY OF PLANT GROWTH-PROMOTING RHIZOBACTERIA TO CONTROL RHIZOCTONIA SOLANI FUNGUS THAT CAUSES BLACK SCURF DISEASE IN POTATO by E. K. Abdul-Karim, S. N. Hawar, H. Z. Hussein

“…The results also showed the effectiveness of the immersion method with bacteria in reducing the severity of infection of the vegetative and root systems with R. solani, with reduction values of 26.67 and 30.00%, respectively, and significant differences compared with the control treatment (83.33, 88.33% respectively). …”
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Optimization Layout of Coal Production Capacity and Reserve Capacity in China under the "Dual Carbon" Target by REN Shihua, XIE Yachen, JIAO Xiaomiao, Zheng Dezhi, Zhang Yaning

“…The model was used to quantify the overall scale demand and regional distribution of coal production capacity and reserve capacity at each time point, aiming to meet the predicted value of coal production demand and fluctuation amplitude during the realization of "dual carbon" target. …”
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On Improving the Performance of Dynamic DCVSL Circuits by Pratibha Bajpai, Neeta Pandey, Kirti Gupta, Shrey Bagga, Jeebananda Panda

“…Lastly, the gates based on the third architecture achieve similar leakage power reduction values to the second one but are not able to exhibit the same speed advantage as achieved with the first architecture.…”
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Impact of material properties for improved Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm inactivation with 280 nm UV LEDs by Toni J. Mullin, Sean A. MacIsaac, Amina K. Stoddart, Graham A. Gagnon

“…Biofilms were cultivated in CDC biofilm reactors on 12.8 mm diameter coupons and then exposed to UV LED light at fluences ranging from 5 to 40 mJ/cm2 with log reduction values between 0.851 and 2.05 CFU/cm2 for Viton® (k = 0.133 ± 0.0625 cm2/mJ) and Silicone (k = 0.344 ± 0.145 cm2/mJ), respectively. …”
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Noise Reduction Effect Testing and Analysis of Vertical Sound Barriers in Elevated Urban Rail Transit Sections by WANG Dongfang, XU Hong, YIN Qiang, ZHANG Bin

“…At a distance of 7.5 m from the track centerline, the average noise reduction values in the acoustic shadow zone for 2 m, 3 m, and 4 m high vertical sound barriers are 4.0 dB (A), 6.7 dB(A), and 11.1 dB(A), respectively.…”
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Effect of citral incorporation on the antimicrobial, barrier, mechanical, and UV-protective properties of pectin-beeswax films for food packaging applications by Mahboobeh Kashiri

“…The antimicrobial activity of pectin-beeswax composite films with 1 % CI was evaluated in both food model and real systems. The log reduction values against L. innocua (3.07 Log) and Escherichia coli (2.46 Log) were significantly more than those observed in the solid food model system (p < 0.05). …”
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Evaluating and Forecasting the Probability of Lightning Occurrence in Rasht City by Afsaneh Ghasemi, Jamil Amanollahi

“…Eq. (2) Accuracy=TP+TN/ TP+TN+FP+FN Precision=TP / TP+FP Eq. (3) Sensitivity=TP / TP+FN Eq. (4) Harmonic Mean=2*P*S / P+S Eq. (5) Specificity=TN / TN+FP Eq. (6) False Positive Rate= FP / FP+TN Eq. (7) False Negative Rate= FN / FN+TP Eq. (8) RMSE= √1/N Ʃ(P-O)2 Eq. (9) Where, O signifies the observed value, P denotes the predicted value, TN indicates the true negative rate, FP indicates the false positive rate, FN shows the false negative rate, TP shows the true positive rate and N signifies the number of data. 3-Results and Discussion Lightning is one of the most important environmental hazards. …”
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Experimental Study on Axial Compression Behaviour of Ultra-high-performance Concrete-filled Duplex Stainless Steel Tube Stub Rectangular Columns by TANG Hongyuan, WANG Huixiang, LIU Ye

“…In contrast, other codes adopt the superposition theory, neglecting the constraint effect of steel tubes on concrete, often resulting in predicted values of <italic>N</italic>_test/<italic>N</italic>_cal greater than 1, thus underestimating actual values. …”
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