Background ROC (receiver operating characteristic) curve analysis is well established for
assessing how well a marker is capable of discriminating between individuals who …

The availability of epidemiological data relating to interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) has
increased over recent years, but information on the prevalence and incidence of ILDs of …

Pneumoconiosis, caused by inhalation of mineral dusts, is a major occupational disease
worldwide. Currently, there are no effective drugs owing to a lack of potential therapeutic …

Background Glioblastoma multiform (GBM) is a devastating brain tumor with maximum
surgical resection, radiotherapy plus concomitant and adjuvant temozolomide (TMZ) as the …

To investigate the mortality probability, life expectancy of coal workers' pneumoconiosis
(CWP), and related factors of life expectancy, a total of 495 patients with CWP were …

Studies have shown that microRNAs (miRNAs) play a vital role in tumor progression and
patients' prognosis. Therefore, we aimed to construct a miRNA model for forecasting the …

Background CircRNAs with tissue-specific expression and stable structure may be good
tumor prognostic markers. However, the expression of circRNAs in esophageal squamous …

We aimed to develop a hypertension risk-prediction model among rural Chinese people. We
included data for 9034 participants aged 18–70 years without baseline hypertension …

Forensic researchers often assume that the widely used area under the curve (AUC)
predictive validity statistic can be readily compared across risk assessment instruments and …

Esophageal carcinoma is one of the most malignant gastrointestinal cancers worldwide, and
has a high mortality rate. Both protein-coding genes (PCGs) and long non-coding RNAs …