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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"nomogram"”.
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A symphysis fundal height nomogram for Lusaka
… to construct a symphyseal fundal height (SFH) nomogram for Lusaka and was conducted at the University Teaching Hospital. This was a descriptive prospective study of 276 healthy women with uncomplicated pregnancies between 20 and 42 weeks gestation, whose SFH was measured In centimeters. A SFH …
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A Nomogram for Valproic Acid and the Effect of Missed Doses
… state concentrations of VPA and 2-design a nomogram that can be used for dose titration based on total VPA concentrations. Methods. 1- A simulation study was conducted to test for different poor compliance scenarios. The effect of missed doses was quantified and used to derive dosing …
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Web-based system for outcome analysis and modification in laser vision correction
… and vector analysis. In a second stage, Nomogram calculation formulas were developed and integrated into IBRA. These formulas were created from linear regression and best-fit analyses of spherical and cylindrical outcome data stored in IBRA. The purpose of the nomogram calculations was to …
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Maximum oxygen uptake predicted from submaximal tests
… for predicting max VO2 are the Astrand-Ryhming Nomogram (ARN) and the National YMCA bicycle ergometer test. While both tests predict max VO2 from heart rate and workload, the ARN also uses submaximal oxygen uptake as a parameter; The purpose of this study was to determine which of the 3 types of …
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Cooling rates of dummies under various degrees of air humidity, wind speed and air temperature
… air movement was not quantified. Today Henssge’s Nomogram method of thermometric thanatochronometry (mathematic estimation of the post-mortem interval using body temperature measurements) is used the world over and utilises various corrective factors for naked and clothed bodies in still/moving …
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Comprehensive Analysis of Lung Cancer Prognostic Factors
… lung adenocarcinoma. Second, in patient level, a nomogram was built with demographic and clinical variables for patients with small cell lung cancer. The nomogram was implemented online for public usage. Third, in population level, how facility type and volume affect survival outcome and surgery …
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Analysis of clinical and pathological outcomes of sentinel lymph node biopsy in the SNAC Trial.
… a comparison of the ability of Cambridge nomogram, Stanford nomogram and Tenon score to predict the status of non sentinel lymph nodes was performed. Method: Retrospective analysis was made of all patient data involved in the SNAC trial in 2006:1088 patients were randomised into two …
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Application of population pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic modelling evaluate and optimise aminoglycoside therapy in patients with cystic fibrosis
… daily" aminoglycoside therapy, dosage adjustment nomograms are available that help clinicians to interpret aminoglycoside concentrations and advise on dose adjustments (Nicolau DP et al., 1995). For adult patients with cystic fibrosis there is no dosage adjustment nomogram available for the 10 …
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Role of non-enhanced CT characteristics for differentiating reversible and irreversible brain tissue injury and estimating the tissue fate in acute ischaemic stroke
… stroke, and to develop and validate a novel nomogram model to predict tissue fate in acute ischaemic stroke. In my systematic review and meta-analysis, I included eighteen studies, with a total of 975 participants. Five studies contributed to the assessment of brain swelling and …
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Prediction of soil moisture from selected climatic data
… loss was calculated by Van Bavel’s nomogram method. Daily soil moisture and measure soil moisture were compared by the student t-test for paired observations. The results of the statistical analysis indicated it could be used to estimate soil moisture in local conditions. Finally, …
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Instructional requirements for using the HML and NRR methods for estimating protected exposure levels under hearing protectors
… evaluated: 1) outline instructions, 2) tabular nomogram, and 3) hypermedia computer-based instructions. Effectiveness was measured in terms of calculation time and proportion of errors made. The results yielded no statistically-significant differences between the tools. All subjects performed …
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DESIGN METHODS FOR PRESSURE RELIEF WELL SYSTEMS AT DAMS AND LEVEES
… of well systems was used to verify the different nomogram versions used in design manuals. Early equations were analyzed and related to their modern versions. An early chart error was identified, the potential impacts on well system design were characterized, and a corrective procedure was …
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Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) mortality and survival in fenced reserves as part of a managed metapopulation across South Africa
… approach was initiated in 2011. We created a nomogram which can be used by practitioners to predict cheetah survival within the metapopulation. Our study shows the importance of monitoring reintroduction efforts and encourages similar methods be used for other species of conservation concern …
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Ground control ramifications and economic impact of retreat mining on room and pillar coal mines
… depth is presented in the form of a simple nomogram by the simulator. The simulator can be used to determine the economic feasibility of pillar extraction at a particular depth, geologic and mining environment when the market price of mined coal is known.
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An Incentive/Reward Intervention to Decrease Alcohol Abuse at Fraternity Parties: Differential Reinforcement of Blood Alcohol Concentration
… the raffle and contingency, and gender-specific nomograms to aid in BAC self-monitoring. Dependent measures were blood alcohol concentration measured by hand-held breathalyzers, percentage of participants below criterion BAC levels (i.e., .05 and .08), accuracy of BAC self-estimation, number of …
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The effects of added fat on acid-base status in exercising horses
… plasma bicarbonate levels were calculated using nomogram equations. Plasma samples were analyzed for albumin at each step, and for sodium, potassium, chloride, and lactate at rest and exhaustion only. The plasma SID was calculated at rest and exhaustion by the following equation: ([Na⁺] + [K⁺]) - …
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Modelling the respiratory control system in human subjects for excercise conditions
… dissociation curves and the Siggaard-Andersen nomogram is used to calculate blood pH. The model is able to reproduce the main features of the system response in terms of ventilation and pulmonary gas exchange during moderate and heavy exercise. It is also able to reproduce the characteristics …
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A Multi-Year Investigation of Alcohol Consumption among University Students: Innovations in Assessing and Intervening to Reduce Alcohol-Related Harm
… the accuracy of BAC-estimation tools (i.e., nomograms, sobriety tests, and phone applications) and the efficacy of these tools to increase awareness of driving-related risks. On average, both nomograms and BAC-estimation phone applications were incorrect in estimating BAC by over .05 mL/L. …
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Posterior Corneal Astigmatism
… keratometry” (TK) is as accurate as Goggin nomogram adjusted keratometry (GNAK) values.
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Analisis persepsi UMKM atas pelaporan keuangan: Studi empiris pada UMKM pasar Porong Sidoarjo
… dan jumlah sampel yang diambil berdasarkan tabel Nomogram Herry King adalah sebanyak 245 UMKM. Kesimpulan yang diperoleh dari hasil rekapitulasi data dan scoring adalah UMKM di Pasar Porong Sidoarjo memiliki persepsi negatif atas pelaporan keungan. Sebanyak 139 UMKM memiliki persepsi negatif atas …
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