Multiparametric MRI reporting using Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System version 2.0 (PI-RADSv2) retains clinical efficacy in a predominantly post-biopsy patient population by Edwin Jonathan Aslim, Yan Mee Law, Puay Hoon Tan, John Carson Allen, Jr., Lionel Tim-Ee Cheng, Viswanath Anand Chidambaram, Li Yan Khor, Benjamin Yongcheng Tan, Ernest Wencong Eu, Christopher Wai Sam Cheng, John Shyi Peng Yuen, Henry Sun Sien Ho, Lui Shiong Lee

“…The sensitivity and positive predictive values for this study were 68% (95% CI: 57%–77%) and 78% (95% CI: 67%–86%), respectively. …”
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Prediction of soil chemical properties using multispectral satellite images and wavelet transforms methods by Chaitanya B. Pande, Sunil A. Kadam, Rajesh Jayaraman, Sunil Gorantiwar, Mukund Shinde

“…In this study, the neural network wavelet model was used to predicted values related to soil chemical properties in the semi-arid region. …”
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Diagnostic Properties of Different Serological Methods for Syphilis Testing in Brazil by Suelen Basgalupp, Thayane Dornelles, Luana Pedrotti, Aniúsca dos Santos, Cáren de Oliveira, Giovana dos Santos, Emerson de Brito, Ben Hur Pinheiro, Ana Cláudia Philippus, Álisson Bigolin, Pamela Cristina Gaspar, Flávia Moreno, Gerson Pereira, Maiko Luis Tonini, Eliana Wendland

“…Diagnostic properties such as sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values were assessed for the POC test, ELISA, and VDRL test. …”
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Association of different insulin resistance surrogates with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality among the population with cardiometabolic multimorbidity by Hongqiang Zhang, Zhixin Tu, Sihua Liu, Jumei Wang, Jie Shi, Xingyu Li, Rongdongqing Shi, Minghui Chen, Tong Yue, Sihui Luo, Yu Ding, Xueying Zheng

“…We employed restricted cubic splines to examine non-linear associations, and Cox models were developed on either side of the inflection point for additional investigation. Meanwhile, the predictive values of five IR surrogates were further assessed. …”
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Investigation of the «Structure – analgesic activity» Relationship Using Molecular Docking for Cyclooxygenases 1 and 2 in the Series 5-<i>N</i>-arylaminocarbonyl-6-(get)aryl-4-meth... by N. A. Buzmakova, K. V. Аndryukov, T. M. Zamaraeva, I. P. Rudakova, K. V. Podchezertseva, A. S. Goman, E. V. Avdeeva, N. V. Slepova, N. V. Dozmorova

“…(R = 0,854, F = 9,01, S = 7,73, Q2LOO = 0,53) was found, with a high value of the correlation coefficient of the predicted values ААex. with experimental values (Rpred. = 0,878) and a minimum forecast error (Spred. = 6,74).Conclusion. …”
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Comparison of Mallampati test in supine and upright positions with and without phonation in predicting difficult laryngoscopy and intubation in age groups 3-10 years. by P. Awasthi, S. Gautam, A. Malik, V. Singh, M. Kohali, S. Jafa, J. Agarwal

“…Diagnostic statistical measures were calculated: sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values. Results In this study, the ROC curve analysis found Mallampati test in upright without phonation (AUC=0.959, Z=5.68, p<0.001) is the most significant in predicting difficult laryngoscopy compared to other positions. …”
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A new algorithm to assess the risk of malignancy in premenopausal patients with pelvic mass by M. S. Katsyuba, R. Sh. Khasanov, T. I. Madzhidov, G. Z. Muratova, G. A. Usmanova, A. F. Akhmetzyanova, A. Rakhimbekova, V. V. Terentyeva, G. R. Fakhrutdinova

“…For all malignant disease (all stages) together with BOT stage IC2–III the sensitivities were 90 % and 86.7 %, respectively (p = 0.69). The positive predictive values of ROCK-I and ROMA were 65.1 % and 47.4 %, respectively (p = 0.07). …”
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Real-world data of cadonilimab in recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer in China: a multicentric study by Jian Chen, Haijuan Yu, Yingtao Lin, Dan Hu, Li Liu, Renliang Fan, Jianping Zou, Lele Zang, Yao Lin, Rong Lin, Dezhao Chen, Xiaoying Weng, Fenfang Shen, Shaoyu Wang, Wei Zeng, Qihua Tian, Yun Yi, Yuanfeng Chen, Jinjin Miao, Bo Zhang, Yinxia Zou, Fengming Gao, Fengming Gao, Rong Lian, Lin Yang, Yang Sun

“…Additionally, the programmed cell death 1 ligand 1 (PD-L1) was detected by immunohistochemistry to confirm its predictive values. Whole exome sequencing (WES) was also performed to investigate its potential antitumor mechanisms.ResultsAmong the 129 patients with measurable disease, the ORR was 38.8%, consisting of complete and partial responses in 8.5% and 30.2% of patients, respectively. …”
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Association between systemic inflammatory indicators on admission and mortality in critically ill patients with diabetic kidney disease based on the MIMIC-IV database: a cohort stu... by Guo-Yin Shen, Qian-Qian Wang, Si-Ang Lv, Si-Ang Lv, Si-Ang Lv, Zhuo-Deng Huang, Zhuo-Deng Huang, Ru-Lin Zhang, Ru-Lin Zhang, Jun Wu, Jun Wu, Jun Wu

“…Furthermore, ROC curves showed that NLR and SIRI had higher predictive values than SII (NLRAUC vs. SIIAUC: 0.681 vs. 0.633, P=0.006; SIRIAUC vs. …”
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Clinical diagnosis of partial or complete anterior cruciate ligament tears using patients' history elements and physical examination tests. by Simon Décary, Michel Fallaha, Sylvain Belzile, Johanne Martel-Pelletier, Jean-Pierre Pelletier, Debbie Feldman, Marie-Pierre Sylvestre, Pascal-André Vendittoli, François Desmeules

“…Diagnostic accuracy measures including sensitivity (Se), specificity (Sp), predictive values and positive and negative likelihood ratios (LR+/-) with associated 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated.…”
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The construction and evaluation of a prognostic risk score model for HCC based on MPT-related lncRNAs by Zerun Lin, Jianda Yu, Zhijian Chen, Jingyi Chen, Xiaobin Chi, Honghuan Lin, Yongbiao Chen, Yongbiao Chen

“…Furthermore, the expression level of prognostic genes was verified using the RT-qPCR method on cancerous and paracancerous tissues from HCC patients who underwent HCC resection at our hospital.ConclusionThe risk scoring model and prognostic genes in this study have been shown to possess satisfactory predictive values, which may prove beneficial for the assessment of risk and the selection of individualized chemotherapy regimens for patients with HCC. …”
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Relationship between Microscopic Agglutination Test and Real-Time PCR Assay for Detection of Seropositivity of Pathogenic <i>Leptospira</i> Infections in Cattle in Chile: A Pilot S... by Paz Loebel, Lucía Azócar-Aedo, Alfredo Rodríguez, María Gallardo

“…The positive and negative predictive values were 100% and 86.7% (95% CI, 75.7–96.4), respectively. …”
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Influencing factors of pulmonary dysfunction among community-based population at high-risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Putuo District， Shanghai by SONG Rongwei, WU Chunxiang, YU Jie, LU Yuqing, ZHANG Fengying

“…ObjectiveTo analyze the influencing factors of pulmonary dysfunction among community-based population at high-risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and to establish a risk assessment model to provide a reference basis for accelerating the beforehand prevention and control of COPD and promoting the respiratory health of community-based residents.MethodsIndividuals aged >35 years old, with at least one risk factor except age illustrated in the Guidelines for Primary Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (2018), and participated in the early screening for COPD from July 2022 to December 2023 were selected as the research subjects, and their lung function was assessed by the forceful expiratory volume in the first second after inhalation of bronchodilator (FEV1)/ forced vital capacity (FVC) <70% and/or the ratio of FEV1 to predicted value (FEV1%Pred) <80% as the diagnostic criteria. …”
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Performance of direct-from-blood-culture disk diffusion antibiotic susceptibility testing and its impact on antibiotic adjustment in bloodstream infections at a Malaysian tertiary... by Chee Lan Lau, Ramliza Ramli, Petrick Periyasamy, Toh Leong Tan, Hui-min Neoh, Aliza Mohamad Yusof, Zainina Zainal Abidin, Noranati Zulkifli Chia, Mohd Syazwan Mohd Saaid, Munirah Abdul Aziz, Isa Naina-Mohamed

“…The turnaround time (TAT), categorical agreements (CA), and predictive values of dAST for susceptibility by cAST were determined among positive blood cultures (PBC) between November 2022 and November 2023. …”
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Study on the vibration prediction model of step group hole blasting considering non-stationarity by LI Hongchao, ZHANG Qipeng, HUANG Guoquan, SHI Yulian, HUANG Yonghui, HAN Haoxuan, YI Jiaxin, QU Chenliang

“…The constructed group hole blasting vibration prediction model, applied to the group hole blasting vibration monitoring experiments, the predicted peak vibration velocity of 11.4649cm/s, and the measured value of 10.9605cm/s error is only 4%; the predicted value of the main frequency is 29.0023Hz, and the measured value of 28.3688Hz error is only 2%, and the measured waveform is highly consistent. …”
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Prenatal detection of congenital heart defects using the deep learning-based image and video analysis: protocol for Clinical Artificial Intelligence in Fetal Echocardiography (CAIF... by Aris Papageorghiou, Aris T Papageorghiou, David Black, Lawrence Impey, Rachel Craik, Alison Noble, Rahul Ahuja, Christina Aye, Christos Ioannou, Beverly Tsai-Goodman, Kevin Roman, Anupama Nair, Jessica Farmer, J Alison Noble, Makrina Savvidou, Bernadette Brent, Julene Carvalho, Olga Patey, Netzahualcoyotl Hernandez-Cruz, Elena D’Alberti, Bojana Salovic, Theophilus Adu-Bredu, Ilaria Bo, Angelo Cavallaro, FabricioDa SivaCosta, Emma Eccleston, Joanne Everingham, CristianeDe FreitasPaganoti, Eleni Fotaki, Tyrrell Hatch, Joanna Kellett, Karina Lopes, Sally Mahler, Risa Miyazaki Sankar, Divyanshu Mishra, Jennifer Norville, Olivia Nunn, Lola Oshodi, Stavros Polyviou, Lorjah Rajah, Daifenir Rodriguezde LaCruz, Katja Shipp, Bethany Shobbrook, Sophie Tooth, Dimuthu Weerasuriya, Qianye Yang, Yingyu Yang

“…Data will be analysed using statistical metrics, namely, sensitivity, specificity and accuracy, which include calculating positive and negative predictive values for each outcome, compared with manual assessment.Ethics and dissemination We will disseminate the findings through regional, national and international conferences and through peer-reviewed journals. …”
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Shifting epidemic trends and severity in pediatric Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections in the post-COVID-19 era by Zongming Yang, Rui Shi, Xiuyun Zhou, Dong Xu, Wankai Xue, Wenjing Zhang, Xiaopei Cao, Jing Peng, Xiaoping Luo, Yongjian Huang

“…The post-intervention MP resurgence peaked later, with an average monthly positivity rate significantly exceeding predicted values (18.77% vs. 10.87%; PR = 1.69, 95% CI: 1.33, 2.16). …”
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Recognizing depression in patients with Parkinson’s disease: accuracy and specificity of two depression rating scale Reconhecimento de depressão em pacientes com doença de Parkinso... by Cláudia Débora Silberman, Jerson Laks, Cláudia Figueiredo Capitão, Cláudia Soares Rodrigues, Irene Moreira, Eliasz Engelhardt

“…A "receiver operating characteristics" (ROC) curve was obtained and the sensibility, specificity, positive and the negative predictive values were calculated for different cut-off scores of the MADRS and the BDI. …”
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Prevalence of cardiovascular diseases and risk factor assessment in breast cancer survivors exposed to cardiotoxic therapy by Marina V. Vitsenya, Irina V. Barinova, Nana V. Pogosova, Tatevik A. Terteryan, David T. Kuchiev, Yulia V. Khrushcheva, Anna A. Gerasimova, Anastasiya Y. Filatova, Nursiyat M. Ibragimova, Olga O. Frolkova, Fail T. Ageev

“…The cardiorespiratory endurance was reduced, with median peak oxygen consumption being 71% of the predicted values. Anxiety symptoms were found in 45 (50%) patients, depressive symptoms in 16 (17.8%), high stress levels in 51 (56.7%), and sleep disorders in 80 (88.9%). …”
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Bioinformatics and immunoinformatics assisted multiepitope vaccine construct against Burkholderia anthina by Maha A. Alshiekheid, Ali M. Dou, Mohammad Algahtani, Wafa Abdullah I. Al-Megrin, Yaseer Ali Alhawday, Arwa Essa Alradhi, Khulud Bukhari, Basmah F. Alharbi, Ahmed N. Algefary, Basmah Awwadh Alhunayhani, Khaled S. Allemailem

“…VaxiJen v2.0 web server predicted that the vaccine construct is probable antigenic in nature with 0.6320 predicted value. Furthermore AllerTOP v. 2.0 tool predicted that the designed vaccine construct is non allergic in nature. …”
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