Increased NT-proBNP levels and cardiac ventricular function during aortic valve replacement (pilot study) by I. A. Kozlov, L. A. Krichevskiy, V. Yu. Rybakov

“…Logistic regression and ROC analysis were used for data processing.Results. Preoperative blood levels of NT-proBNP > 1000 (3163.0[2507.25–7319]) pg/ml were recorded in 55.6% of patients. …”
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Exploring the experiences and preferences of South Asian patients' of primary care in England since COVID‐19 by Nicola Small, Yumna Masood, Fiona Stevenson, Benjamin C. Brown, Caroline Sanders, Brian McMillan, Helen Atherton, Tandrima Mazumdar, Nigat Ara, Humera Haqqani, Sudeh Cheraghi‐Sohi

“…Methods Qualitative study. 37 participants (from Indian, Pakistani and/or Bangladeshi background) were recruited to take part in either in‐person preferred language focus groups or remote semistructured interviews in the English language. Thematic analysis was conducted to identify themes in the qualitative data. …”
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Video game-based application for fall risk assessment: a proof-of-concept cohort studyResearch in context by Antao Ming, Tanja Schubert, Vanessa Marr, Jaqueline Hötzsch, Sebastian Stober, Peter R. Mertens

“…Adjusted risk classification accuracies of TUG, DGI, and BBS reached 58.7%, 58.3%, and 47.5%, respectively. Data analyses from gaming sessions in seated and standing positions yielded two models with six predictors from the four games with accuracies of 82.8% and 88.6% (area under the receiver-operating-characteristic curve 0.84 (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.77–0.91) and 0.91 (95% CI: 0.85–0.97), respectively). …”
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Clinical validation and application value exploration of multi-modal pulmonary nodule diagnosis model by XU Wanxing, WANG Lin, GUO Qiaomei, WANG Xueqing, LOU Jiatao

“…The receiver operator characteristic curve (ROC curve) and area under the curve (AUC) were used to evaluate the performance of different models, and the DeLong test was used for comparative analysis, including the diagnostic performance of MPI-RF in different types (solid nodule, pure ground-glass nodule and part-solid nodule) and sizes (diameter<8 mm and diameter≥8 mm) of pulmonary nodules, the diagnostic performance comparison of MPI-RF with Mayo Clinic model, veterans administration (VA) model and Brock model, and the diagnostic performance comparison of MPI-RF with lung imaging reporting and data system (Lung-RADS) in benign and malignant nodules. …”
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A Novel Neuro-Probabilistic Framework for Energy Demand Forecasting in Electric Vehicle Integration by Miguel Ángel Rojo-Yepes, Carlos D. Zuluaga-Ríos, Sergio D. Saldarriaga-Zuluaga, Jesús M. López-Lezama, Nicolas Muñoz-Galeano

“…The proposed methodology, tailored to the specific context of Medellin, Colombia, provides valuable insights for optimizing charging infrastructure and grid operations. Based on collected local data, mathematical models are developed and coded to accurately reflect the characteristics of EV charging. …”
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Prediction model for cytomegalovirus infection following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in patients with β-thalassemia major by Lin Pan, Zhenbin Wei, Yanni Xie, Zhaoping Gan, Hongwen Xiao, Lianjin Liu, Lingling Shi, Zhongming Zhang, Meiqing Wu, Yinghua Chen, Yanye Liu, Xuemei Zhou, Chan Li, Chunjie Qin, Yongrong Lai, Rongrong Liu

“…The model’s performance was evaluated by the concordance index (C-index), receiver operating characteristic curves, calibration plots, and decision curve analysis. …”
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A novel model based on clinical and computed tomography (CT) indices to predict the risk factors of postoperative major complications in patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy by Jiaqi Wang, Kangjing Xu, Changsheng Zhou, Xinbo Wang, Junbo Zuo, Chenghao Zeng, Pinwen Zhou, Xuejin Gao, Li Zhang, Xinying Wang

“…Subsequently, a predictive model was constructed based on the results of least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) multivariate logistic regression analysis and stepwise (stepAIC) selection. …”
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Early Warning and Assessment of Chinese Marathon Events' Exposure to High Temperature under Climate Warming by Yu Dandan, Shi Yong, Chen Shuman, Mei Yuru

“…In assessment technology, it breaks the traditional single-factor analysis framework, integrating an "intensity-quantity-value" three-dimensional model for comprehensive risk evaluation, integrating a refined early warning system with region-specific management measures, this approach ensures the safe operation and sustainable development of events. …”
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Endothelial activation and stress index is a reliable predictor for the prevalence and mortality outcomes of stroke by Yongwei Huang, Zongping Li, Jianjun Wang, Decai Wang, Xiaoshuang Yin

“…To validate our hypothesis, we deployed the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data. This cohort study employed 1999–2018 NHANES data. …”
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Efficacy comparison of natural orifice specimen extraction surgery and conventional laparoscopic surgery for right colon cancer by Zhang Xin, Wang Yuliuming, Jin Yinghu, Hu Hanqing, Wang Xin, Yang Yihaoran, Wang Guiyu

“…[Methods] A retrospective analysis of clinical data from 53 patients with right colon cancer who underwent minimally invasive surgery at the Department of Colorectal Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University from May 2013 to May 2017. …”
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ANTERIOR INCISURAL SPACE (AIS): ITS TOPOGRAPHY AND SIZE IN THE CRANIAL CAVITY. POSITION OF THE BASILAR ARTERY APEX IN AIS by R. N. Lyunkova, P. A. Lopanchuk, A. V. Gushchin, E. A. Mishurinskaya, V. A. Bendosenko, V. V. Krylov

“…Data analysis was performed using the STATISTICA  Statsoft. …”
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Serum LEAP2 Levels Across the Spectrum of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease: A Potential Noninvasive Biomarker for Severity Stratification by Huang X, Deng Z, Li X, Yan S, Zhong K, Yuan F, Liu L, Deng C, Liu T, Zhao R, Buhe A, Li T, Zhao H

“…The diagnostic performance of LEAP2 was evaluated through receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. Additionally, Hepatic LEAP2 transcriptomic data from public Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) datasets (GSE126848, GSE135251) were analyzed for validation.Results: Seventy-four participants (24 HC, 24 SS, 26 MASH) were analyzed. …”
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Abstract 232: Endovascular Thrombectomy for Distal Vessel Occlusions in Early vs Extended Time Window by Amol T. Mehta, Christopher M. Kellner, Tomoyoshi Shigematsu, Hazem Shoirah, Michael T. Caton, Thomas J. Oxley, Reade DeLeacy, J. Mocco, Johanna Fifi, Shahram Majidi

“…Of these, 214 had all relevant data. 147 (68.7%) underwent EVT in the early window and 67 (31.3%) received EVT in the extended window. …”
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Shaping a positive occupational safety climate in general practice teams—findings of the baseline survey of the cluster randomized IMPROVEjob trial by Anke Wagner, Esther Rind, Stephanie Burgess, Irina Böckelmann, Beatrice Thielmann, Beatrice Thielmann, Helen Heinz, Achim Siegel, Verena Schröder, Karl-Heinz Jöckel, Karl-Heinz Jöckel, Anika Hüsing, Anika Hüsing, Claudia Pieper, Anna-Lisa Eilerts, Tanja Seifried-Dübon, Florian Junne, Brigitte Werners, Annegret Dreher, Lukas Degen, Birgitta M. Weltermann, Monika A. Rieger

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Intra- and peri-tumoral radiomics based on dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI for prediction of benign disease in BI-RADS 4 breast lesions: a multicentre study by Yalan Hu, Zhenhai Cai, Nijiati Aierken, Yueqi Liu, Nan Shao, Yawei Shi, Mengmeng Zhang, Yangling Hu, Xiaoling Zhang, Ying Lin

“…Diagnostic performance was evaluated by receiver operating characteristics (ROC) analysis and compared by the DeLong test. …”
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Cardiopulmonary Bypass Time During Surgery for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection and Mid-Term Survival by Mikko Uimonen, Christian Olsson, Anders Jeppsson, Arnar Geirsson, Vibeke Hjortdal, Emma C. Hansson, Igor Zindovic, Jacob Ede, Jarmo Gunn, Anders Wickbom, Tomas Gudbjartsson, Ari Mennander

“…In addition, the patients were divided into those that underwent surgery with >210 min (n = 369) or <210 min CPB time (n = 605) based on spline analysis and a receiver operating characteristic curve. …”
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Prognostic Value of the AST/ALT Ratio in Patients with Septic Shock: A Prospective, Multicenter, Registry-Based Observational Study by Sungwoo Choi, Sangun Nah, Gil Joon Suh, Sung-Hyuk Choi, Sung Phil Chung, Won Young Kim, Tae Ho Lim, Sangchun Choi, Tae Gun Shin, Sangsoo Han

“…<b>Methods</b>: A retrospective analysis was performed on data from a prospective registry of septic shock patients, collected across multiple centers from October 2015 to December 2022. …”
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Performance assessment and optimization of Ti6Al4V helical hole milling process by Gururaj Bolar, Vikas Marakini, Raviraj Shetty, Sawan Shetty, Adithya Hegde

“…The results demonstrate that the chosen process variables influence the performance of the helical milling operation. In the case of predictive models, BPANN performs better than the RSM technique in accurately predicting the data, with errors of 2.31%, 2.32%, 1.56%, and 1.24% for TF, RF, MT, and SR, respectively. …”
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Assessing Acute Pericarditis with T1 Mapping: A Supportive Contrast-Free CMR Marker by Riccardo Cau, Francesco Pisu, Roberta Montisci, Tommaso D’Angelo, Cesare Mantini, Rodrigo Salgado, Luca Saba

“…The receiver operating characteristic curve analysis showed that the diagnostic performance of pericardial T1 mapping in discriminating acute pericarditis patients was excellent, with an area under the curve of 0.97 (95% CI = 0.94–0.98), using a threshold of 2862.5 ms. …”
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Reproducibility Experimentation among Computer-Aided Inspection Software from a Single Point Cloud by Ibtissem Jbira, Antoine Tahan, Serge Bonsaint, Mohamed Ali Mahjoub, Borhen Louhichi

“…., treatment of outliers, noise filtering, and missing data). This means that the operator conducting the analysis must decide on which algorithm to use. …”
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