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%). …”
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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. …”
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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. …”
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Discriminatory Value and Validation of a Risk Prediction Model Based on Serum Cytokines in Pediatric Acute Appendicitis: A Single-Center Experience of 483 Cases by Jiajia Zhou, Guobin Liu, Xiaofeng Song, Quan Kang

“…IL-6, IL-8, and IL-10, on their own, had high predictive values for CA in children. Independent risk factors for CA were age, IL-10, and IFN-γ. …”
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Assessment of index value performance of enzyme immunoassay test in predicting the diagnosis of human brucellosis by Ayfer Bakir, Mustafa Mustafa, Sema Alacam, Ali Korhan Sig, Nurten Bekiroglu, Mehmet Tevfik Yavuz

“…By ROC analysis of 117 patients, when the IgM index value was determined to be 2.44, the sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values were 85.7%, 71.4%, 60%, and 90.9%, respectively, and when the IgG index 7.85 was determined, these values were 85.7%, 53.7%, 36.7%, and 92.3%, respectively was detected. …”
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Effective bromate removal from water utilizing ZIF-67 and ZIF-67/GO nanocomposites: Optimization and mechanism analysis by Alaa El Din Mahmoud, Rominder Suri

“…A strong correlation was observed between experimental and predicted values. GO enhanced BrO3− removal not only through synergistic interactions with ZIF-67 but also by improving dispersion and providing additional functional groups that facilitate electrostatic interactions and adsorption. …”
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Fabrication, Mechanical and Wear Properties of Aluminum (Al6061)-Silicon Carbide-Graphite Hybrid Metal Matrix Composites by Shivakumar Gouda, G. B. Veeresh Kumar, R. Pramod, N. D. Prasanna, H. S. Balasubramanya, S. M. Aradhya

“…The sliding wear resistance was noticed to be improved concerning higher amounts of reinforcement leading to a decrease in delamination and adhesive wear. The predicted values for the wear rate have also been compared with the experimental results and good correlation is obtained. …”
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Analysis of factors influencing delayed treatment seeking for dental caries in preschool children: a cross-sectional study by Jingsi Huang, Jiaqi Sun, Ying Ji, Chengyu Chen, Ziyuan Yang, Hong Zhao

“…Predictive analyses indicated that children’s dental fear (AUC: 0.765, 95%CI: 0.707–0.823) and parental oral health literacy (AUC: 0.738, 95%CI: 0.673–0.802) demonstrated relatively high predictive values for delayed treatment. Conclusion Efforts to reduce delayed treatment should prioritise addressing children’s dental fear and improving parental oral health literacy. …”
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HBV and HCV serological monitoring among injection drugs users in opiate substitution treatment in Bosnia and Herzegovina by Sinisa Skocibusic, Marko Martinac, Jurica Arapovic, Svjetlana Grgic, Jadranka Nikolic, Dino Hasanagic, Milenko Bevanda, Jelena Ravlija

“…Sharing drug paraphernalia was found to be the most significant risk factor. The highest predictive values for acquiring HCV-infection were attributed to PWID who used heroin for more than three years and who were unmarried. …”
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Early Post Asymptotic Giant Branch Instability: Does it Affect White Dwarf Hydrogen Envelope Mass? by James MacDonald

“…Estimates of the total mass of hydrogen, M_H , in the stellar envelope from either asteroseismology or spectral evolution are at odds with predicted values from theoretical stellar evolution modeling. …”
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Forecasting Delivery Time of Goods in Supply Chains Using Machine Learning Methods by V. K. Rezvanov, O. M. Romakina, E. V. Zaytseva

“…The model showed satisfactory results in terms of time spent on training (3.3087 s) and forecasting (0.0051 s). Actual and predicted values almost perfectly matched. Deviations from actual values were minimal.Discussion and Conclusion. …”
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Employing urinary biomarkers in predicting renal recovery three months after in-hospital acute kidney injury by Shih-Ping Hsu, Chiang-Ting Chien

“…The sUCr/Osm test exhibited high sensitivity (0.881; 95% CI: 0.856–0.906) with a cutoff of 8.84 (sUCr/Osm8.84) and high specificity (0.785; 95% CI: 0.707–0.863) with a cutoff of 21.22 (sUCr/Osm21.22). The positive predictive values of the three methods were approximately 0.880. …”
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Role of electrograms recorded from mini electrodes in catheter ablation of atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia: a retrospective study by Ungjeong Do, Gi-Byoung Nam, Min Soo Cho, Jun Kim, Kee-Joon Choi

“…The positive and negative predictive values of atrial EGMs in the MEs for junctional rhythm induction during the first RF were 79.4% (27/34) and 77.8% (21/27), respectively. …”
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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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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 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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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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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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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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