ChatGPT-4 Performance on German Continuing Medical Education—Friend or Foe (Trick or Treat)? Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Christian Burisch, Abhav Bellary, Frank Breuckmann, Jan Ehlers, Serge C Thal, Timur Sellmann, Daniel Gödde

“…Sample size calculation was performed including guess probability (20% correct answers, SD=40%; confidence level of 1–α=.95/α=.05; test power of 1–β=.95; P<.05). …”
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Preexisting hemodialysis and survival outcome in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients: Ulsan, South Korea by Song Yi Park, Sun Hyu Kim, Sun Hyu Kim, Byungho Choi, Byungho Choi

“…Survival was compared between the two groups in unadjusted, balanced groups by propensity score matching (PSM) and inverse probability of the treatment weighting (IPWT).ResultsThe study included 2,489 patients (64 HD group and 2,425 non-HD group). …”
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Testing the functionality and contact error of a GPS‐based wildlife tracking network by Melanie J. Davis, Sravan Thokala, Xinyu Xing, N. Thompson Hobbs, Michael W. Miller, Richard Han, Shivakant Mishra

“…We have developed a prototype proximity‐logging Global Positioning System (GPS) collar that offers greater spatial resolution of social interactions, and reduces probability of data loss. In this study, we used captive bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) to test the GPS capabilities, contact rates, and contact distance error of our prototype collars. …”
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Debriefing Methodologies in Nursing Simulation: An Exploratory Study of the Italian Settings by Sonia Lomuscio, Emanuele Capogna, Stefano Sironi, Marco Sguanci, Sara Morales Palomares, Giovanni Cangelosi, Gaetano Ferrara, Stefano Mancin, Antonio Amodeo, Anne Destrebecq, Mauro Parozzi, Susy Dal Bello

“…<b>Methods:</b> An exploratory, cross-sectional, multicenter nationwide study was conducted to identify current debriefing practices in Italian simulation-based nursing education. A non-probability sample of all directors of the Italian Bachelor school of Nursing and the directors of simulation centers on Italian national territory was surveyed with an online questionnaire. …”
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The ‘Pleasure&Pregnancy’ web-based interactive educational programme versus expectant management in the treatment of unexplained subfertility: protocol for a randomised controlled... by Eline A F Dancet, Thomas M D’Hooghe, Felicia Dreischor, Ellen T M Laan, Cornelius B Lambalk, Sjoerd Repping, Inge M Custers

“…The primary outcome of this RCT is the probability of naturally conceiving an ongoing pregnancy within 6 months after randomisation. …”
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Personalized Secukinumab Treatment in Patients with Plaque Psoriasis Using Model-Informed Precision Dosing by Karine Rodriguez-Fernandez, Javier Zarzoso-Foj, Marina Saez-Bello, Almudena Mateu-Puchades, Antonio Martorell-Calatayud, Matilde Merino-Sanjuan, Elena Gras-Colomer, Monica Climente-Marti, Victor Mangas-Sanjuan

“…This research has shown its usefulness as a tool for choosing individualized SCK dosage regimens in patients with long-lasting plaque psoriasis to improve the probability of achieving satisfactory response levels.…”
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Effect of bariatric surgery on employment status—a 7 years controlled nationwide registry study by René Holst, Jon Michael Gran, Claus Bogh Juhl, Lene Hymøller Mundbjerg, Charlotte Stolberg, Gert Frank Thomsen

“…Taking into account the employment status before surgery, the bariatric surgery group increased their probability of being in full-time employment 1–3 years after bariatric surgery. …”
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A Copula Function–Monte Carlo Method-Based Assessment of the Risk of Agricultural Water Demand in Xinjiang, China by Xianli Wang, Zhigang Zhao, Feilong Jie, Jingjing Xu, Sheng Li, Kun Hao, Youliang Peng

“…The demand index (DI) for agricultural water decreases as the risk probability (RP) increases. The stability of the DI is greatest in evapotranspiration-type regions, followed by transition-type, and weakest in precipitation-type regions. …”
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Human health risk from groundwater consumption: A case study in the Apaaso-Tafo Community in the Bono East Region of Ghana by Emmanuel Okyere, Ethel Bentil, Nana Adwoa Kusi-Addai, Lawson Mensah

“…The water quality indices (WQI) and the infection probability from drinking the GW were computed. The WQI showed that most (80 %) GW samples are within acceptable limits. …”
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Effect of Land Use-Type on Soil Physical Properties Under Six Different Plantations by Kachalla Usman, Suleiman Usman, Sani Mathew Amana, James O. Jayeoba

“…The samples were subjected to laboratory analysis and statistical tools such as Factorial (ANOVA) and Means Separations using (LSD) at a 0.05% probability level. Analysis of the effects of LUT and depth on soil particle size revealed that VFs had more sand and fewer FPs, with values of 70.30% and 55.30%, respectively; FPs had more silt and fewer AFs, with values of 30.833% and 14.583%, respectively; and AFs had more clay and fewer VFs, with values of 18.033% and 11.783%, respectively. …”
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Clinical characteristics and associated factors of pediatric acute necrotizing encephalopathy: a retrospective study by Huiling Zhang, Yilong Wang, Qianyun Ding, Xuekun Li, Sheng Ye

“…To identify the factors associated with mortality, clinical, laboratory and imaging data were analyzed with independent-sample t tests, Mann-Whitney U tests, Fisher exact probability tests and receiver operating characteristic curve analyses. …”
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Energy-efficient outdoor air flow control in ventilation systems by A. B. Sulin, A. A. Nikitin, T. V. Ryabova, S. S. Muraveinikov, I. N. Sankina

“…The analysis calculates the finding probability the measured parameter inside or outside the control zone after a specified time interval. …”
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Immunogenicity of recombinant fragment of orthopoxvirus p35 protein in mice by Ya. A. Khlusevich, A. L. Matveev, E. P. Goncharova, I. K. Baykov, N. V. Tikunova

“…However, providing a high level of protection, the vaccination is often accompanied by serious post-vaccination complications, the probability of which is particularly great for individuals with compromised immunity. …”
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The association between pre‐diagnostic levels of psychological distress and adverse effects after radical prostatectomy by Rasmus Nilsson, Thomas Næss‐Andresen, Tor Åge Myklebust, Tomm Bernklev, Hege Kersten, Erik Skaaheim Haug

“…There was no difference in the sexual domain scores between distress groups postoperatively, but the high‐distress group expressed more sexual bother (24.9 vs. 37.5, p = 0.015) and the intermediate‐distress group had a greater probability of using sexual medications or devices (63.8% vs. 50.0%, p = 0.015) than the low‐distress group at 6 months. …”
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Investigating Two-dimensional Horizontal Mesh Grid Effects on the Eulerian Atmospheric Transport Model Using Artificial Neural Network by Amine Ajdour, Brahim Ydir, Houria Bouzghiba, Ishaq Dimeji Sulaymon, Anas Adnane, Dris Ben Hmamou, Kenza Khomsi, Jamal Chaoufi, Gábor Géczi, Radouane Leghrib

“…The initial aspect reveals: (1) Enhanced resolution increases the probability of accurate forecasts, particularly for ozone, with PM10 displaying less distinct patterns. (2) Spatial resolution has minimal impact on temperature and wind speed. (3) Planetary Boundary Layer Height (PBLH) exhibits higher sensitivity, influencing Land Use and Land Cover (LULC), primarily due to emissions, advocating for higher resolution. …”
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Parametric modeling of under-5 children survival among 30 African countries: Lognormal accelerated failure time gamma shared frailty model. by Bikis Liyew, Kemal Tesfa, Kassaye Demeke Altaye, Abeje Diress Gelaw, Alemu Teshale Bicha, Ayanaw Guade Mamo, Kassaw Chekole Adane

“…This study investigates the probability of under-five survival and its predictors of mortality in the African continent using a recent demographic health survey from 2014-2022.…”
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Research on Traffic Accident Severity Level Prediction Model Based on Improved Machine Learning by Jiming Tang, Yao Huang, Dingli Liu, Liuyuan Xiong, Rongwei Bu

“…The research also provides a scientific basis for traffic planning and management departments to improve driving conditions and reduce the probability and losses of traffic accidents.…”
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Deprescribing as a strategy for improving safety of medicines in older people: Clinical and regulatory perspective by Salvatore Crisafulli, Elisabetta Poluzzi, Carlotta Lunghi, Carlotta Lunghi, Vincenzo Di Francesco, Luca Pellizzari, Luca Pasina, Chiara Elli, Francesco Trotta, Agnese Cangini, Caterina Trevisan, Caterina Trevisan, Maria Beatrice Zazzara, Graziano Onder, Gianluca Trifirò

“…The ageing process is associated with an increased probability of accumulating health deficits, chronic conditions and geriatric syndromes, leading to a growing prevalence of multimorbidity, defined as the co-occurrence of two or more chronic conditions (of which, at least one physical condition). …”
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Association between lipid accumulation products and stress urinary incontinence: a cross-sectional study from NHANES 2005 to 2018 by JiHang Li, Dong Wang, Hu Tian, JianKun Yang, Hui Xia, WenBin Guo

“…A noteworthy association was observed between higher lipid accumulation product values and a greater probability of SUI in multivariate logistic regression analysis. …”
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Achieving remission or low disease activity is associated with better outcomes in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a systematic literature review by Ronald F van Vollenhoven, Manuel Francisco Ugarte-Gil, Bernardo A Pons-Estel, George Bertsias, Cristina Reátegui-Sokolova, Claudia Mendoza-Pinto, Guillermo J. Pons-Estel, Graciela S. Alarcon

“…Similarly, both states were associated with a lower probability of SLE flares, hospitalisations and a better health-related quality of life, in particular the physical domain.Conclusion Remission and LDA are associated with improvement in multiple outcomes in patients with SLE, thus reinforcing their relevance in clinical practice.PROSPERO registration number CRD42020162724.…”
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