The value of multi-phase CT based intratumor and peritumoral radiomics models for evaluating capsular characteristics of parotid pleomorphic adenoma by Qian Shen, Cong Xiang, Yongliang Han, Yongmei Li, Kui Huang

“…Meanwhile, the prediction performances of different radiomics models (Tumor, External2, External5, Tumor+External2, Tumor+External5) based on single phase (plain, arterial, and venous phase) and multiphase (three-phase combination) were compared. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis and the area under the curve (AUC) were used to evaluate the prediction performance of each model.ResultsAmong all the established machine learning prediction radiomics models, the model based on a three-phase combination had better prediction performance, and the model using a combination of intratumoral and peritumoral radiomics features achieved a higher AUC than the model with only intratumoral or peritumoral radiomics features, and the Tumor+External2 model based on LR was the optimal model, the AUC of the test set was 0.817 (95% CI = 0.712, 0.847), and its prediction performance was significantly higher (p < 0.05, DeLong’s test) than that with the Tumor model based on LDA (AUC of 0.772), the External2 model based on LR (AUC of 0.751), and the External5 model based on SVM (AUC of 0.667). …”
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Association of the Inflammatory Burden Index With Increased Mortality Among Cancer Patients: Insights From the NHANES Study by Xiuxiu Qiu, Yiyi Zhang, Yingjie Zhu, Ming Yang, Li Tao

“…Methods This study analyzed data from 2748 cancer patients enrolled in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys between 1999 and 2018. …”
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A disintegrin and metallopeptidase domain (ADAM) 12, ADAM 17 mRNA and ADAM10 protein hold potential as biomarkers for detection of early gastric cancer by Sooyeon Oh, Sang-Soo Lee, Hoeyoung Jin, Seo-Hyeon Choi, Choong-Keun Cha, Jooho Lee, KyuBum Kwack, Sang Gyun Kim, Sang-Woon Choi

“…Areas under the curves calculated by receiver-operating characteristic analysis for ADAM12, ADAM17 mRNA and ADAM10 protein were 0.7568 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.6334 to 0.8802), 0.8062 (95% CI: 0.6889 to 0.9234; p < 0.0001), and 0.8108 (95% CI: 0.6895 to 0.9320; p = 0.0001), respectively. …”
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Impact of community-based multidomain preventive health program on healthcare utilisation among elderly persons in Singapore: a propensity score matched and difference-in-differenc... by Christine Xia Wu, Thong Gan Chee, Phillip Phan, Adrian Ujin Yap, Francis Phng, Wesley Teo, Jesslyn Hwei Sing Chong, Eugene Eng Kee Tan, Chi Hsien Chin, Hee Hoon Lee, Ai Ping Chua

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Association between the triglyceride-glucose index and its combined obesity indicators and the risk of hypertension in middle-aged and older Chinese adults: A nationwide cross-sect... by Huoping Zheng, Meiling Xu, Jing Yang, Mingjun Xu

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 9,248 participants aged 45 and above were selected from the 2015 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. Data on basic demographics, behavioral habits, medical history, physical examination results, and blood indicators were collected. …”
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Interpretable XGBoost model identifies idiopathic central precocious puberty in girls using four clinical and imaging features by Lu Tian, Yan Zeng, Helin Zheng, Jinhua Cai

“…Then, the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC), sensitivity, specificity, false positive and negative values, Youden’s index, accuracy, positive and negative likelihood ratios, calibration plots, and decision curve analysis (DCA) were used to evaluate the models’ effectiveness. …”
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Construction of a Prediction Model for Sleep Quality in Embryo Repeated Implantation Failure Patients Undergoing Assisted Reproductive Technology Based on Machine Learning: A Singl... by Zhao Y, Xu C, Qin N, Bai L, Wang X, Wang K

“…Yanjun Zhao,1,&amp;ast; Chenying Xu,1,&amp;ast; Ningxin Qin,2,&amp;ast; Lina Bai,1 Xuelu Wang,1 Ke Wang2 1Operating Room, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Shanghai Institute of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Gynecologic Oncology, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, People’s Republic of China; 2Reproductive Medicine Center, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Shanghai Institute of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Gynecologic Oncology, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, People’s Republic of China&amp;ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Xuelu Wang, Email wangxuelu@51mch.com Ke Wang, Email wangkeyfy@126.comObjective: Constructing a predictive model for sleep quality in embryo Repeated Implantation Failure(RIF) patients using multiple machine learning algorithms, verifying its performance, and selecting the optimal model.Methods: Retrospective collection of clinical data from RIF patients who underwent assisted reproductive technology at the Reproductive Medicine Center of Tongji University Affiliated Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital from January 2022 to June 2022, divided into a training set and a validation set in an 8:2 ratio. …”
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Enhancing Fracture Detection in Remote Settings: Evaluating the Efficacy of FIXUS AI Deep Learning Algorithms in Identifying Fifth Metatarsal Fractures Using Mixed-Quality X-rays by Atta Taseh MD, Alireza Gholipour PhD, Mani Eftekhari, Alireza Ebrahimi MD, Alexandra F. Flaherty MD, MS, Alexandra F. Flaherty MD, MS, Sumner Jones, Varun Nukala, Gregory R. Waryasz MD, Daniel Guss MD, MBA, John Y. Kwon MD, Christopher W. DiGiovanni MD, Lorena Bejarano-Pineda MD, Soheil Ashkani-Esfahani MD

“…Continuous data were presented as median (interquartile range), and a p-value of < 0.05 was considered to be significant. …”
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Detection Rate of Porcine Circoviruses in Different Ages and Production Herds of Intensive Pig Farms in China by Mingyu Fan, Zhiqiang Hu, Lujie Bian, Yunzhou Wang, Xiaoyang Zhang, Xiaowen Li, Xinglong Wang

“…Nevertheless, there is a paucity of data regarding the infection characteristics of PCVs across different age groups within intensive pig farming operations. …”
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Modified single-incision MIS-TLIF with expandable tubular assistance for degenerative lumbar spine diseases by Wenlong Hu, Wenlong Hu, Fei He, Fei He, Kai Sun, Kai Sun, Haiwu Wan, Sijun Ruan, Bo Huang

“…We collected basic demographic data including age, gender, BMI, and surgical level. …”
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Research on screening key proteins related to the pathogenesis of sepsis associated encephalopathy based on DIA proteomics technology by Wu Shuhui, Hu Hongjie, Lu Yuru, Zhu Wei

“…Objective To explore the key proteins in plasma of patients with sepsis associated encephalopathy (SAE) through data-independent acquisition(DIA) quantitative proteomics and machine learning techniques, with the aim of guiding research on SAE pathogenesis and aiding early diagnosis. …”
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Presence of Permanent Pacemakers: Implications for Elderly Patients Presenting with Traumatic Injuries by Tanzim Bhuiya, Demian Omeh, Rezwan Munshi, Brian Berookhim, Ashley Roper, Viliane Vilcant, Elisa Syzdziak, Ofek Hai, Roman Zeltser, Jody Digiacomo, Amgad N Makaryus

“…Logistic regression was performed to analyze the impact of the presence of PPM on mortality, surgical intensive care unit (SICU) admission, operative intervention, and length of stay. Prevalence of cardiovascular comorbidities was compared using χ2 analysis.Results Data from 208 patients with PPM and 208 propensity-matched controls were evaluated. …”
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Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion: An Observational Study of Functional and Radiological Outcome by Dana Abdel Hafeez, Hosam Abdel Hafeez, Omar A. Al-Mohrej, Mohammed A. Al-Rabiah, Hamzah M. F. Magableh, Ibrahim Bin Ahmed, Nazir Khan, Anwar M. Al-Rabiah

“…Methods This case series amassed baseline patient data, encompassing gender, age, body mass index (BMI), American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) classification, operated level, and posterior fixation type. …”
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Development and Validation of a CTE-Based Radiomics Nomogram for Predicting Clinical Adverse Outcomes in Patients with Stricturing Crohn&amp;rsquo;s Disease by Zhang B, Gao Y, Tong L, Hu J, Wu X

“…A radiomics nomogram was developed to predict CAO, evaluated using Harrell’s concordance index (C-index), time-dependent Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curves, and Decision Curve Analysis (DCA).Results: Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses of the training set identified the HBI score (HR=0.443, 95% CI=0.212– 0.925, P=0.030) and the diameter of the upstream lumen (HR=1.080, 95% CI=1.050– 1.111, P&lt; 0.001) as independent clinical predictors of CAO in stricturing CD. …”
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Biocompatibility and osteointegrative characteristics of zirconium ceramic implants for diaphyseal defect filling by Elena A. Volokitina, Maksim V. Saushkin, Irina P. Antropova, Sergey M. Kutepov, Svetlana A. Brilliant

“…Statistical data processing was performed using the Statistica 10 software. …”

Usefulness of the Magnetodynamic Mallet in Tooth Extraction: A Case Series by Domenico Baldi, Francesca Baldi, Federica Giordano, Luisa De Giorgis, Francesco Bagnasco, Andrea Tancredi Lugas, Maria Menini, Jacopo Colombo

“…This tool seems to be predictable in producing the same results between different operators.…”
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Association between neutrophil-percentage-to-albumin ratio and diabetic kidney disease in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: a cross-sectional study from NHANES 2009–2018 by Hongying Li, Yue Xu, Shuhan Fan, Ziming Wang, Hao Chen, Lin Zhang, Yun Lu, Yifan Miao

“…Results from subgroup analyses showed no significant differences among different populations. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis indicated that NPAR had good predictive performance for DKD.ConclusionThe prevalence of DKD indicated a positive association with NPAR among individuals with T2DM. …”
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Difficulty in financing fracture care in south-western Nigeria: a prospective cohort study of predictors and recommendations for improvement by Stephen Adesope Adesina, Isaac Olusayo Amole, Adepeju Olatayo Adegoke, Akinsola Idowu Akinwumi, Imri Goodness Adefokun, Ehimen Oluwadamilare Odekhiran, Olusola Tunde Ekunnrin, Simeon Ayorinde Ojo, Adewumi Ojeniyi Durodola, Olufemi Timothy Awotunde, Innocent Chiedu Ikem, Samuel Uwale Eyesan

“…Methods The study collected socio-demographic and clinical data on 690 consecutive adult patients with LBFs treated with SIGN nails between July 2014 and June 2024 at a mission teaching hospital in southwestern Nigeria. …”
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A Comparative Study and Optimization of Camera-Based BEV Segmentation for Real-Time Autonomous Driving by Woomin Jun, Sungjin Lee

“…This study addresses the optimization of a camera-based bird’s eye view (BEV) segmentation technique that operates in real-time within an embedded system environment while maintaining high accuracy despite limited computational resources. …”
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Diagnosis and Treatment of the Sigmoid Colon Volvulus As a Form of Colonic Obstruction by A. G. Lebedev, P. A. Yartsev, D. A. Blagovestnov, B. T. Tsuleiskiri, I. E. Selina, G. A. Zaitsev, M. Drayer, N. V. Shavrina

“…High mortality does not allow us to call the results of treatment satisfactory, and a small number of observations does not allow us to obtain statistically significant results, which requires further case recruitment and data analysis.…”
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