Diagnostic indices for vertiginous diseases [PDF]
BMC Neurology, 2010 Background Vertigo and dizziness are symptoms which are reported frequently in clinical practice. We aimed to develop diagnostic indices for four prevalent vertiginous diseases: benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), Menière's disease (MD ...
Warninghoff Jan-Christian +2 more
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Beyond PSA—Can Systemic Inflammatory Indices Improve Prostate Cancer Detection? [PDF]
Medical SciencesBackground: Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) remains the primary biomarker for prostate cancer detection; however, its limited specificity leads to unnecessary biopsies.
Marius Ivănuță +6 more
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Novel volumetric capnography indices measure ventilation inhomogeneity in cystic fibrosis
ERJ Open Research, 2022 Background Volumetric capnography (VCap) is a simpler alternative to multiple-breath washout (MBW) to detect ventilation inhomogeneity in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). However, its diagnostic performance is influenced by breathing dynamics.
Sotirios Fouzas +7 more
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Evaluation of statistical fidelity indices in determination diagnostic species in Hyrcanin Box tree (Buxus hyrcana Pojark.) communities [PDF]
تحقیقات جنگل و صنوبر ایران, 2016 There are several available indices to assess the group associations between species and sites in order to identify diagnostic species. In this study, we introduced 11 indices of species-site groups and evaluated their quality by means of a TFVI model ...
Hamed Asadi +4 more
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The evidence for the use of peripheral blood indices in the diagnosis of breast cancer [PDF]
Journal of International Medical ResearchDiagnosis at early stages is critical for achieving favorable outcomes in patients with breast cancer. However, early breast cancer is characterized by atypical clinical and imaging manifestations, which are misdiagnosed as benign breast disease.
Zihan Zhou +5 more
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Association of obesity-metabolic indices with heart failure in patients with coronary artery disease: a multicenter retrospective observational study [PDF]
Frontiers in EndocrinologyBackgroundInsulin resistance and metabolic disorders are important mechanisms in heart failure (HF) development. Patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) often present metabolic abnormalities, which may further increase HF risk.
Xianwei Tian +3 more
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Applied Environmental Research, 2022 The Caspian Sea is the largest lake in the world and is facing an increasing risk of contamination. Sea-based and land-based hydrocarbons inputs are the most critical pollutants of the Caspian Sea.
Seyed Raheb Hosseini Bizaki +4 more
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Agronomy, 2022 The aim of this study was to establish DRIS (Diagnosis and Recommendation Integrated System) norms and Nutritional Optimal Ranges (NOR) for ‘Rojo Brillante’ Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) ‘Ribera del Xúquer’.
Julia Morales +4 more
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Diagnostic Sensitivity and Specificity of Platelet Indices in Sepsis
Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2023 Objective: to determine the diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of platelet indices [platelet count (PLT), mean platelet volume (MPV), MPV/PLT ratio] in sepsis. Study Design: Comparative cross-sectional study.
Aamna Latif +5 more
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MORPHOLOGICAL ANATOMICAL AND PHITOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SOME ALGAE
Фармация и фармакология (Пятигорск), 2015 Morphological and anatomical features of thalluses of brown (Laminaria saccharina, Fucus vesiculosus) and red (Ahnfeltia plicata) algae, procured at a coastal strip of the Northern basin in gulfs of Ura-Guba and Palkina-Guba at different depths ...
N. S. Kaysheva +2 more
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