Reference charts for the fetal cavum septi pellucidi’s width, length and length-to-width ratio: protocol for a prospective monocentric cross-sectional study in Italy (the ‘REC-FAST... by Patrizia Vergani, Sara Ornaghi, Anna Locatelli, Elena Spada, Roberta Rovelli, Maria Verderio, Paola Camponovo, Laura Lanteri, Elettra Salmoiraghi, Sabrina Cozzolino

“…The available guidelines do not report specific recommendations on the morphology or biometry of the fetal CSP, thus leaving to the experience of the operator and, thus, to a subjective evaluation, the identification of potential anomalies.Our aim is to construct methodologically robust reference charts for the CSP’s width, length and length-to-width ratio in relation to gestational age and fetal biparietal diameter.Methods and analysis The REC-FAST study (Reference Charts for the Fetal cAvum SepTi pellucidi) is a prospective monocentric cross-sectional study on consecutively enrolled pregnant women accessing our Obstetric Unit at the Foundation IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori, Monza, Italy, for fetal ultrasound evaluation.Women will be eligible if carrying an uncomplicated singleton pregnancy between 190/7 and 366/7 weeks’ gestation with a certain pregnancy dating by first trimester ultrasound with crown-rump length measurement, and if aged between 18 and 45 years.After signing the informed consent, the ultrasound scan will be performed and the CSP’s width and length will be measured by means of the inner-to-inner technique and its morphology recorded.In order to achieve the statistical power required for properly constructing reference charts, we will divide our population into six groups according to the gestational age when the ultrasound scan will be performed (each group will cover a 3-week interval starting at 190/7 until 366/7 weeks). …”
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Predicting right ventricular failure after left ventricular assist device implant: A novel approach by Carissa E. Livingston, Dale Kim, Lacey Serletti, Andrea Jin, Sriram Rao, Michael V. Genuardi, Eliot G. Peyster

“…Extensive electronic health records queries yielded >1200 data points per patient. Using <1 and >1 month post‐LVAD time windows motivated by established, expert‐consensus definitions of ‘early’ and ‘late’ post‐implant RVF, unbiased clustering analysis was performed to identify hidden patient ‘phenogroups’ within these two established RVF populations. …”
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Manejo da cobertura do solo e de práticas conservacionistas nas perdas de solo e água em Sumé, PB Effect of the soil cover management and conservation practices on soil and water l... by Abel W. Albuquerque, Francisco Lombardi Neto, Vajapeyam S. Srinivasan, José R. Santos

“…<br>The effect of the soil cover management and conservation practice on soil and water losses caused by the erosivity of rainfall in Haplargid soil have been analyzed in this paper. The field data corresponding to the years 1983-1990 were collected at the Experimental Basin of Sumé, PB operated by the Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB). …”
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SPHERICAL MICROPARTICLES FROM GOLD–BEARING QUARTZ VEINS OF THE IROKINDA DEPOSIT, WESTERN TRANSBAIKALIA by A. V. Tatarinov, L. I. Yalovik, V. A. Vanin

“…We have studied the material composition of ore microparticles extracted from gold concentrates of operating quartz vein No. 30 located in the Irokinda deposit, Western Transbaikalia. …”
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Clinical characteristics of headache related to epilepsy: experience from a tertiary epilepsy center by Shujiang Zhang, Zhiyu Lv, Jinmei Li, Dong Zhou

“…Methods We retrospectively analyzed consecutive adult epilepsy patients with headache, collecting comprehensive sociodemographic, epilepsy-related, and headache-related data, as well as data on headache-attributed lost time and quality of life. …”
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Artificial intelligence in vaccine research and development: an umbrella review by Rabie Adel El Arab, May Alkhunaizi, May Alkhunaizi, Yousef N. Alhashem, Alissar Al Khatib, Munirah Bubsheet, Salwa Hassanein, Salwa Hassanein

“…Sentiment analysis and conversational AI tools demonstrated promising capabilities for real‑time monitoring of public attitudes and tailored communication to address vaccine hesitancy. …”
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Knowledge and practice of catheter-related urinary tract infection prevention and its associated factors among nurses working at public hospitals, in the Oromia region of Ethiopia:... by Misra Nure, Abebe Dechasa, Meseret Ifa, Jamel Bedane

“…A structured self-administered questionnaire was used to collect the data. Data analysis was done to describe the knowledge and practice of catheter associated urinary tract infection prevention and its associated factors. …”
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Efficacy of regional analgesia techniques in abdominal surgery patients with obesity by S. I. Vorotyntsev, M. B. Hrynovska, M. M. Sofilkanych, O. V. Zakharchuk

“…Materials and methods. The data on the 102 obese patients operated on esophageal hiatal diaphramgmatic hernia, colon tumor, postoperative ventral hernia, morbid obesity and choledocholithiasis were analyzed. …”
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Predicting Short-Term Risk of Cardiovascular Events in the Elderly Population: A Retrospective Study in Shanghai, China by Zhu W, Tan S, Zhou Z, Zhao M, Wang Y, Li Q, Zheng Y, Shi J

“…The risk scoring was visualized through a nomogram, and the model performance was assessed using calibration plots and receiver operating characteristic curves.Results: A total of 9,636 individuals aged ≥ 60 years were included. …”
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Determinants of institutional delivery service utilization among internally displaced vulnerable populations in Benadir region, Somalia: A community based cross-sectional study by Hassan Abdullahi Dahie, Mohamed Abdullahi Osman, Yusuf Ali Jimale, Falis Ibrahim Mohamud, Hamdi Ahmed Hussein, Mohamed Osman Alasow, Abukar Abdi Osman, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, Mohamed Maalin Dakane, Dek Abdi Hussein

“…Questionnaires were administered to 410 women who had given birth in the last 6 months. Subsequent to data collection, a logistic regression analysis was performed to reveal associations between covariates of interest and the outcome variable. …”
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Assessment of <italic>L</italic>-Band Passive Microwave Soil Moisture Retrievals Against In Situ Measurements in the North American Boreal Biome by Azza Gorrab, Oliver Sonnentag, Arnaud Mialon, Chelene C. Hanes, Juliette Ortet, Aaron A. Berg, Muhammad Umair, Alexandre Roy

“…Our results show good agreement between SMAP and SMOS in terms of relationships between TB and in situ SM measurements (with a coefficient of determination <italic>R</italic> ² &gt; 0.7). Analysis comparing microwave variables (TB, <italic>r,</italic> and SM) and in situ SM data demonstrated considerable differences across sites and years. …”
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The long-term outcomes of metachronous tumors for non-small cell lung cancer by Celalettin Kocaturk, Cem Emrah Kalafat, Celal Bugra Sezen, Mustafa Vedat Dogru, Levent Cansever, Muzaffer Metin, Mehmet Ali Bedirhan

“…Materials and methods: The data of 67 non-small cell lung cancer patients with MPLC, diagnosed and operated upon between January 2000 and December 2015, were retrospectively analyzed. …”
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Providing a development model for the effectiveness of persuasive advertising in social networks by Hamzeh Hessani Khabr, Payam Paslari, Mehdi Bagheri, Saeed Muradpour

“…A semi-structured interview was used to collect information. Data-based and coding method was used for data analysis. …”
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Plasma proteomics-based risk scores for psoriasis prediction: a novel approach to early diagnosis by Siyu Wei, Zehong Yue, Chen Sun, Yuping Zou, Haiyan Chen, Junxian Tao, Jing Xu, Yuan Xu, Ning Wang, Yan Guo, Qinduo Ren, Chang Wang, Songlin Lu, Ye Ma, Yu Dong, Chen Zhang, Hongmei Sun, Guoping Tang, Fanwu Kong, Wenhua Lv, Zhenwei Shang, Mingming Zhang, Yongshuai Jiang, Hongchao Lyu

“…Current risk assessment lacks integration of proteomic data with genetic and clinical factors. This study aimed to develop a plasma proteomics-based risk score (ProtRS) to improve psoriasis prediction.MethodsUsing data from 53,065 UK Biobank (UKB) participants (1,122 psoriasis cases; 51,943 controls), we integrated 2,923 plasma proteins, polygenic risk score (PRS), and seven clinical risk factors. …”
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Toroidal distribution of heat load on castellated plasma facing components for lower divertor target in EAST by Wenxue Fu, Dahuan Zhu, Binfu Gao, Zongxiao Guo, Bin Zhang, Mehdi Firdaouss, Chuannan Xuan, Rong Yan, Yang Wang, Chunyu He, Yi Li, Baoguo Wang, Rui Ding, Junling Chen

“…In tokamak devices, the performance of plasma facing components (PFCs) under high heat loads is a key challenge for achieving long-pulse and high-performance plasma operations. The lower divertor of EAST adopts an ITER-like cassette modules (CMs) structure. …”
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Predictors of Post-Hepatectomy Liver Failure in Klatskin Tumors: The Role of Preoperative Glucose, Future Liver Remnant to Spleen Ratio, and Early Bilirubin Monitoring by Suyeon Kim, Hyung June Ku, Hyung Hwan Moon, Sang Hwa Song, Young Il Choi, Dong Hoon Shin, Yang Seok Koh, Namkee Oh, Jinsoo Rhu, Garam Lee, Won Jong Yang, Junho Song, Chol Min Kang, Seoyeong Ku, Amy Choi

“…Demographics, laboratory data, and volumetric measurements including spleen volume, were analyzed to assess their roles in predicting PHLF. …”
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Machine Learning Models for Predicting Abnormal Brain CT Scan Findings in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Patients by Amirmohammad Toloui, Amir Ghaffari Jolfayi, Hamed Zarei, Arash Ansarian, Amir Azimi, Seyed Mohammad Forouzannia, Rosita Khatamian Oskooi, Gholamreza Faridaalaee, Shayan Roshdi Dizaji, Seyed Ali Forouzannia, Seyedeh Niloufar Rafiei Alavi, Mohammadreza Alizadeh, Hadis Najafimehr, Saeed Safari, Alireza Baratloo, Mostafa Hosseini, Mahmoud Yousefifard

“…The dataset was split 80:20 for training/testing, and multiple ML algorithms were evaluated using accuracy, F1-score, and area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC-ROC). SHAP analysis was used to interpret feature contributions. …”
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Providing a Robust Dynamic Pricing Model and Comparing It with Static Pricing in Multi-level Supply Chains Using a Game Theory Approach by Sara Mehrjoo, Hanan Amoozad Mahdirji, Jalil Heidary Dahoei, Seyyed Hossein Razavi Haji Agha, Mahnaz Hosseinzadeh

“…It is worth noting that considering that the final product of each manufacturer is sent to only one retailer, the number of manufacturers and retailers is equal. For data analysis, a genetic algorithm, particle accumulation optimization, and MATLAB software were employed. …”
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Increased Anticoagulant Requirement in Total Hip Replacement Patients Post-COVID: A Comparative Study in the Indian Population by Anteshwar Birajdar, Mukesh Phalak, Tushar Chaudhari, Damarla Meghana

“…Post-COVID group includes patients who deny COVID infection. Data collected included demographics, comorbidities, LMWH dose and duration, laboratory values (D-dimer, prothrombin time [PT], activated partial thromboplastin time, platelet count), and post-operative outcomes such as DVT, PE, and bleeding complications. …”
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An international survey of contemporary practices towards fertility assessment and preservation in patients undergoing radical inguinal orchidectomy for testicular cancer by Abi Kanthabalan, Anthony Emmanuel, Cameron Alexander, Nikita Bhatt, Vinson Chan, Odunayo Kalejaiye, Krishna Narahari, Veeru Kasivisvanathan, Majid Shabbir

“…In addition, 36.0% of urologists routinely performed pre‐operative semen analysis, and 22.1% routinely performed pre‐operative testicular serum hormone profile. …”
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