Effectiveness of eHealth for Medication Adherence in Renal Transplant Recipients: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Lili Zhou, Ke Cheng, Linbin Chen, Xinyi Hou, Jingjing Wan

“…Primary outcomes included adherence measured by self-reported questionnaires, electronic monitoring devices, tacrolimus trough levels, intrapatient variability of tacrolimus concentrations, and the proportion of patients achieving a tacrolimus coefficient of variation <40%. …”
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A Systematic Review on Insights to Community Medicine and Clinical Research: Competency Training in Medical and Dental Education by Madeeha Minhas, Bilal Masood, Muhammad Hassaan Saeed, Amna Iqbal Butt, Fareed Ud Din Ahmad Chishti, Fatima Ali

“…The certainty of evidence showed moderate results for communication skills and patient satisfaction, and low to moderate results for the readiness in clinical trials and cultural competence due to variability in study design. Discussion: Effective competency training curricula substantially enhanced the functioning of healthcare systems and results for patients. …”
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A multi-objective robust possibilistic programming approach to designing sustainable and reliable closed-loop supply chain network (case study: aluminum industry) by Sajad Amirian, Maghsoud Amiri, Mohammad Taghi Taghavifard

“…The sensitivity analysis of the demand parameter showed that the proposed model achieved more economic profit, less social responsibility, and less reliability with increasing demand.Originality/Value: The variability of the justified decision space in the Me criterion has helped to solve the supply chain network design problem more flexibly and closer to reality through the possibility of exchange between the objective function and the risk-taking level of the managers.…”
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Assessing the Accuracy and Reliability of the Monitored Augmented Rehabilitation System for Measuring Shoulder and Elbow Range of Motion by Samuel T. Lauman, Lindsey J. Patton, Pauline Chen, Shreya Ravi, Stephen J. Kimatian, Sarah E. Rebstock

“…Accurate range of motion (ROM) assessment is essential for evaluating musculoskeletal function and guiding rehabilitation, particularly in pediatric populations. …”
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Cardiometabolic risk factors in predicting obstructive coronary artery disease in patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome by B. I. Geltser, M. M. Tsivanyuk, K. I. Shakhgeldyan, E. D. Emtseva, A. A. Vishnevskiy

“…The predictors of this model were 7 categorical (total cholesterol (CS) ≥5,9 mmol/L, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol &gt;3,5 mmol/L, waist-to-hip ratio ≥0,9, waist-to-height ratio ≥0,69, atherogenic index ≥3,4, lipid accumulation product index ≥38,5 cm*mmol/L, uric acid ≥356 pmol/L) and 2 continuous (high density lipoprotein cholesterol and insulin resistance index) variables.Conclusion. The developed algorithm for selecting predictors made it possible to determine their significant predictive threshold values and weighting coefficients characterizing the degree of influence on endpoints. …”
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Reliability of radiomic analysis on multiparametric MRI for patients affected by autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease by Francesca Lussana, Ettore Lanzarone, Giulia Villa, Alfonso Mastropietro, Anna Caroli, Elisa Scalco

“…The impact of segmentation variability on radiomic reproducibility was assessed through Intraclass Correlation Coefficients (ICC), and a preliminary correlation analysis with relevant clinical parameters, such as age and eGFR, was also performed. …”
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The accuracy of a simple, low-cost GPS data logger/receiver to study outdoor human walking in view of health and clinical studies. by Bénédicte Noury-Desvaux, Pierre Abraham, Guillaume Mahé, Thomas Sauvaget, Georges Leftheriotis, Alexis Le Faucheur

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Accurate and objective measurements of physical activity and lower-extremity function are important in health and disease monitoring, particularly given the current epidemic of chronic diseases and their related functional impairment.…”
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Feasibility, reliability and validity of smartphone administered cognitive ecological momentary assessments in breast cancer survivors by Ashley M. Henneghan, Ashley M. Henneghan, Emily W. Paolillo, Kathleen M. Van Dyk, Kathleen M. Van Dyk, Oscar Y. Franco-Rocha, Mansi Patel, So Hyeon Bang, Raeanne C. Moore

“…Test–retest reliability was examined using intraclass correlation coefficients for each cognitive EMA (tests and self-report questions), and Pearson's correlation was used to evaluate convergent validity between cognitive EMAs and baseline clinical cognitive variables.Results105 breast cancer survivors completed the EMA protocol with high adherence (87.3%) and high satisfaction (mean 87%). …”
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Prediction of 5-year survival in patients with heart failure and implanted cardiac resynchronization therapy devices by A. M. Soldatova, V. A. Kuznetsov, E. A. Gorbatenko, T. N. Enina, L. M. Malishevsky

“…All variables were scored based on the в-coefficients. …”
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Natural Diversity of <i>Crataegus monogyna</i> Jacq. in Northeastern Türkiye Encompassing Morphological, Biochemical, and Molecular Features by Bora Erkek, Mehmet Yaman, Ahmet Sümbül, Serap Demirel, Fatih Demirel, Ömer Faruk Coşkun, Ahmet Say, Barış Eren, Adnan Aydin, Ayten Eroglu

“…The Jaccard similarity coefficient ranged from 0.04 (M9 and M16) to 0.63 (M17 and M3), indicating substantial genetic variability. …”
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Validation of an interferon-gamma enzyme-linked immunosorbent spot assay to evaluate cell-mediated immunity against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 by Yunhwa Kim, Eun-Jeong Jang, Ji-Young Hwang, Kyung-Min Lee, Sivilay Xayaheuang, Seok-Tae Choi, Hosun Park

“…The lack of a global standardized protocol and the high variability of intra- and inter-assay precision of the T-cell response made it difficult to compare T-cell assay results with those of other laboratories. …”
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Data-driven modeling and regression analysis on ship resistance of in-service performance by Daehyuk Kim, Shin Hyung Rhee

“…The analysis of added resistance due to waves shows significant, but sometimes inconsistent, transfer function coefficients, suggesting simpler model structures could be more effective. …”
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Same data, different results? Machine learning approaches in bioacoustics by Kaja Wierucka, Derek Murphy, Stuart K. Watson, Nikola Falk, Claudia Fichtel, Julian León, Stephan T. Leu, Peter M. Kappeler, Elodie F. Briefer, Marta B. Manser, Nikhil Phaniraj, Marina Scheumann, Judith M. Burkart

“…We investigated the impact of using different feature extraction (spectro‐temporal measurements, linear and Mel‐frequency cepstral coefficients (MFCC), as well as highly comparative time‐series analysis) and classification methods (discriminant function analysis, neural networks, random forests (RF), and support vector machines) on the consistency of caller identity classification accuracy across 16 mammalian datasets. …”
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Age-Related Differences in Bimanual Isometric Force Tracking by Elisa Galofaro, Nicola Vale, Giulia Ballardini, Nicola Smania, Maura Casadio

“…Notably, the percentage of total force exerted by the left hand was negatively correlated with the disparity between the left and right coefficients of variation. This study confirms previous findings on the effect of aging on bimanual force control and provides evidence suggesting that the contribution of each hand may depend on the variability in force exertion.…”
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A New Ground-Motion Prediction Model for Shallow Crustal Earthquakes in Türkiye by Ulubey Çeken, Fadime Sertçelik, Abdullah İçen

“…Additionally, a heteroscedastic model was created for aleatory variability as a function of <i>M_W</i>. The closest distance to the surface projection of the fault plane (<i>R_JB</i>) is between 0 and 350 km. …”
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Three-dimensional ultrasound for carotid vessel wall volume measurement by Ying-An Chen, Pei-Ya Chen, Shinn-Kuang Lin

“…Gray-scale 3D images from the distal common carotid artery (CCA) to internal carotid artery on both sides were acquired using a single-sweep 3D transducer and analyzed offline by using the vascular plaque quantification function of the Philips QLAB software. Then, the 3D IMT(QLAB intima–media thickness [QIMT]), total plaque volume (TPV), and VWV were measured by a neurologist and a technician, and the interobserver variability was assessed. …”
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Impact of short-term aircraft noise on cardiovascular disease risk in the area surrounding London Heathrow airport: the RISTANCO epidemiological study by Xiangpu Gong, Nicole Itzkowitz, Calvin Jephcote, Kathryn Adams, Glory O Atilola, John Gulliver, Marta Blangiardo, Anna Hansell

“…To identify areas with high variability in aircraft noise exposure (due to changes in flight paths because of wind direction and airport operations), we used coefficients of variation (CoV). …”
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Effects of bedroom environment on average heart rate during sleep in temperate regions: Winter conditions in healthy males in their twenties with average BMI by Noriaki Oota, Yasuki Yamauchi, Gota Iwase, Masaru Abuku, Yasuhiro Hiraguri

“…Additionally, it has been suggested that as the average heart rate decreases, SDNN increases, indicating favorable autonomic function. This study aimed to identify the environmental factors that most significantly affect the day-to-day variability of average heart rate during sleep (SHR) in winter. …”
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High expression of SOX10 is correlated with poor prognosis and immune infiltrates in skin cutaneous melanoma by Xu Sun, Yi-ming Cheng, Meng-wei Sun, Xu-dong Zhang, Xiao-yu Yu, Hai-bo Wang, Yi-fei Wang, Ning Li

“…Screening was performed by LASSO coefficients to select non-zero variables that satisfied the coefficients of lambda, and 8 genes were screened out. …”
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Multidimensional analysis of sedentary behaviour and participation in Spanish stroke survivors (Part&Sed-Stroke): a protocol for a longitudinal multicentre study by Pablo Bellosta-Lopez, Victor Domenech-Garcia, Maria Pilar López-Royo, Javier Gueita-Rodriguez, Jorge Alegre-Ayala, Julia Blasco-Abadía, Cristina de Diego-Alonso, Almudena Buesa, Patricia Roldán-Pérez, Rafael Giner-Nicolás, Natalie Ann Fini, Alicia Tornero Navarro, Ana Conte Lamenca, Andrea Yerro Astrain, Beatriz Martín Lamata, Carina Salgueiro, Claudia Marín Marín, Diana Ruiz Ramos, Elena Sanz Sanza, Enrique Villa Berges, Fernando Cuesta Ruiz, Inés Cortés Cabeza, Javier Harguindey, Juan Luis Abeledo Alcón, Laura Ares Barge, Leyre Leceaga Gaztambide, Lilian Le Roux, Lourdes Martín Gros, Lucía Díez Fuentes, María Carmen Grácia Sen, María Pilar Pardo Sanz, Paloma Rodríguez Escudero, Paz Cristina Sánchez Lecina, Rebeca Yebra Vilarchao, Sara Beltrán Roche, Verónica Montoya Murillo

“…Introduction Stroke survivors usually experience long-lasting functional, emotional and social consequences that might contribute to sedentary behaviour and participation restrictions, which are important targets to address during rehabilitation. …”
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