A Critical Appraisal of System-Reported Organ Dose (OD) Versus Manually Calculated Mean Glandular Dose (MGD) in Dubai’s Mammography Services by Kaltham Abdulwahid Mohammad Noor, Norhashimah Mohd Norsuddin, Muhammad Khalis Abdul Karim, Iza Nurzawani Che Isa, Vaidehi Ulaganathan

“…Mean glandular doses, MGDs, were calculated manually for all the patients using the Dance formula and inferential statistical analyses were run to compare the two figures and verify the factors affecting each. …”
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Validation of a method for estimating pulmonary dead space in ventilated beagles to correct exhaled propofol concentration in mixed air by Xiaoxiao Li, Pan Chang, Xing Liu, Zhongjun Zhao, Yixiang Duan, Wensheng Zhang

“…The ratio of physiological dead space to tidal volume (VD/VT) was calculated using Bohr’s formula. Additionally, an animal experiment on beagles was conducted with continuous propofol administration until a pseudo-steady state in exhaled propofol concentration was achieved. …”
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HOLSEA-NL: a Holocene water level and sea level indicator dataset for the Netherlands by K. de Wit, K. M. Cohen, R. S. W. van de Wal, R. S. W. van de Wal

“…In the Netherlands, Holocene RSLR results from both regional sea level rise and regional subsidence patterns, mainly caused by glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA: Scandinavian forebulge collapse) and longer-term North Sea Basin tectono-sedimentary subsidence. …”
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Benefits, challenges, and best practices of collaborative partnerships among health supply chain stakeholders in Rwanda: a cross-sectional study by Anitha Tuyishime, Innocent Hahirwa, Kato Jonas Njunwa, John Nyiligira

“…A sample size of 103 respondents was determined by the Yamane formula, and purposive sampling was used to select the respondents to complete a self-administered questionnaire specifically developed for this study. …”
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Xiaohua Funing decoction ameliorates non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by modulating the gut microbiota and bile acids by Jindong Zhao, Jindong Zhao, Yan Li

“…Xiaohua Funing decoction (XFD) is a traditional Chinese medicine formula used for the treatment of NAFLD. Previous studies have indicated that XFD protects liver function, but the underlying mechanism remains unclear.MethodsIn this study, a Wistar rat model of NAFLD (Mod) was established via a high-fat diet. …”
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Huanglian Ejiao Decoction Alleviates Ulcerative Colitis in Mice Through Regulating the Gut Microbiota and Inhibiting the Ratio of Th1 and Th2 Cells by Tang J, Hu Y, Fang J, Zhu W, Xu W, Yu D, Zheng Z, Zhou Q, Fu H, Zhang W

“…Transcriptome sequencing was performed on colon tissue and 16S rRNA gene sequencing was enforced on intestinal contents.Results: The administration of HED enhanced the survival rate of colitis mice, significantly restored body weight, DAI score, colon weight and index, spleen weight and index. …”
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Manganese metal organic frame work assisted magnetic ionic liquid single crystal by Naima Sharmin, Md. Jahidul Islam

“…Finally, the addition of cyclam to compound (1) results in the targeted mononuclear MOFIL compound with cyclam, [Mn(Cy)(R)2]R·2H2O (2). …”
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Pengaruh Prediksi Missing Value pada Klasifikasi Decision Tree C4.5 by Aji Seto Arifianto, Kursita Dewi Safitri, Khafidurrohman Agustianto, I Gede Wiryawan

“…Then in the second treatment, the prediction of missing value was applied using the mean and mode formula before the formation of the rule tree, obtained 24 rules. …”
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Socio-Demographic and Lifestyle Factors Influencing Adherence to AntiHypertensive Treatment in a Rural Area of Ludhiana, India by Sangeeta Girdhar, ,Mahesh Satija, Daljit Kaur, .Anurag Chaudhary

“…Results Of the 203 total diagnosed cases of hypertension, 184 patients were enrolled in the study, consisting of 104 males (56.5%) and 80 females (43.5%). …”
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Prescription pattern, glycemic control status, and predictors of poor glycemic control among diabetic patients with comorbid chronic kidney disease in Ethiopia: a facility-based cr... by Oumer Sada Muhammed, Minimize Hassen, Samuel Mamusha

“…Statistical significance was established at p-value < 0.05. Results This study found that 98.2% of patients had type 2 diabetes, with a mean diabetes duration of 16.36 years. …”
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Land Use and is Impact on Agricultural Productivity in Mutara Sub-County Mitooma District. by Tusingwire, Pamellah

“…The study concludes that Collaborative farming initiatives within communities have shown positive results in enhancing productivity by pooling resources for better input access and shared knowledge on best practices. …”
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Investigating the effect of learning and motivational strategies on the self-efficacy of physical education and sports science students with the mediating role of academic progress... by Ahmad Sabihabdollah Alharishavi, Hasan ghalavandi, Mohammad hassani

“…Data analysis was done using Pearson's correlation coefficient analysis and path analysis in SPSS and Lisrel statistical software. The results showed that the effect of learning and motivational strategies, academic achievement goals and academic enthusiasm on students' academic self-efficacy was positive and significant. …”
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Analysis of the Impact of Effectiveness of Media (Seda-va-Sima) Advertisement on the Extent of Consumers’ Urge to Consume National Commodities by Abolfazl Danaei

“…Statistical population of the research is the population of Mashhad city. Using Cochran formula, 384 people were selected as the statistical sample. …”
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The relationship between kidney function and cardiometabolic risk factors, anthropometric indices, and dietary inflammatory index in the Iranian general population: a cross-section... by Samaneh Madani, Seyed Jalil Masoumi, Afsane Ahmadi, Morteza Zare, Najmeh Hejazi, Sahar Foshati

“…Biochemical indices including sCr, BUN, fasting blood sugar (FBS), total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein (LDL), high-density lipoprotein (HDL), and triglyceride (TG) were measured using standard laboratory methods. eGFR was calculated using the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease formula. Systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) blood pressure as well as anthropometric indices such as height (Ht), weight (Wt), hip circumference (HC), waist circumference (WC), body mass index (BMI), conicity index (C-Index), visceral adiposity index (VAI), abdominal volume index (AVI), body adiposity index (BAI), and body shape index (ABSI) were measured and calculated using standard methods and formulas. …”
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Structural, magnetic, and optical characteristics of undoped and chromium, iron, cobalt, copper, and zinc doped nickel oxide nanopowders by Farzaneh Asaldoust, Khosro Mabhouti, Akbar Jafari, Maryam Taleb-Abbasi

“…The X-ray powder diffraction was employed to examine the prepared powders’ phase formation and crystal structure characteristics. The obtained results revealed the presence of a face-centered cubic structure in all samples. …”
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The Innovation Intermediaries Role in the Adoption of Emerging Technologies in Iran's Automotive Industry by Ali Maleki, Hadi Nilforoushan

“…A key advantage of this approach is its ability to achieve reliable results with a smaller sample size compared to Lisrel modeling. …”
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Controlled bottom-up synthesis and characterization of crystalline and amorphous lead(II) coordination polymers: Sonochemical methods, structure–property relationship, and photocat... by Saeedeh Ebad Sichani, Mohammad Jaafar Soltanianfard, Alison Zamanpour, Payam Hayati, Jan Janczak, Zahed Karimi-Jaberi

“…These materials can be used in multiple photocatalytic cycles based on the results obtained.…”
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A nomogram model based on albumin-bilirubin score for predicting 90-day prognosis in patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure by Wei Ding, Wei Ding, Jiandong Shen, Li Zhang, Li Zhang, Jianguo Shao, Zhaolian Bian, Hong Xue

“…The prognostic model formula was derived as prognostic index (PI) = –0.591 + 0.658 × Gender + 1.109 × ascites + 0.012 × CR + 2.382 × ALBI. …”
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Effects of the land use change on ecosystem service value by J. Zhou, L. Sun, S.Y. Zang, K. Wang, J.Y. Zhao, Z.X. Li, X.M. Liu, X.R. Liu

“…Xie Gaodi and ecosystem service value calculation formula from Costanza. Results showed that the ecosystem service value of Daqing decreased from US $4343.1559m in 1995 to US $3824.327m in 2015, with the ecological value of US $518.8289 m decreased during the past 20 years. …”
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Comparing Optimal Portfolio Performance Based on Skew-Normal Distribution and Skew-Laplace-Normal Distribution: A Mean-Absolute Deviation-Entropy Approach by Hila Rezaei, Gholamhossien Golarzi, Omid Karimi

“…According to the obtained results, the model utilizing the Skew- Laplace- Normal distribution has a higher performance ratio than the model based on the Skew-Normal distribution.   …”
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