A nomogram for predicting the nature of thyroid adenomatoid nodules on ultrasound: a dual-center study by Sheng Cheng, Xian-Tao Zeng, Xia Liang, Zhi-Liang Hong, Jian-Chuan Yang, Zi-Ling You, Song-Song Wu

“…We compared the Area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC), calibration curve, and decision curve analysis (DCA) of different nomograms. …”
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Novel parent survey measures sensory behaviors incorporating sensory modality and stimulus intensity by Connor Yee, Ellie Rather, Sakib Hoque, Joon Lee, Stephanie Marton, Jill Roth, Frederick L. Oswald, Kenneth J. Nobleza, Ankona Banerjee, Holly Harris, Ariel M. Lyons-Warren

“…The SRQP demonstrated strong psychometric properties. A receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis identified 37 as the cut-off value that most accurately distinguishes between typical and atypical responses on the SRQP (sensitivity 0.75, specificity 0.79, AUC 0.87). …”
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Main features and treatments of cervical cysts in children from a single-center experience by Nian Sun, Wei Pang, Xuexi Zhang, Yanzhen Li, Qiaoyin Liu, Zhiyong Liu, Xiaodan Li, Junlong Tan, Shengcai Wang, Xin Ni

“…Methods We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of patients admitted with cervical cyst to Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University from January 2018 to December 2023. …”
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Effect of Age at First Calving on the Reproduction Parameters, Metabolic Profile, and Fatty Acid Composition of Polish Holstein Friesian (PHF) and Crossbreds PHF × Swedish Red (SRB... by Paweł Solarczyk, Marcin Gołębiewski, Jan Slósarz, Antonio Natalello, Martino Musati, Ruggero Menci, Tomasz Sakowski, Karol Tucki, Kamila Puppel

“…Milk and blood samples were collected at 35 ± 5 days postpartum for analysis. Data on reproductive performance were also analyzed. …”
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Twenty years’ experience of midgut malrotation and volvulus in a tertiary center in northern Taiwan: A retrospective study by Wen-Yu Tseng, Ming-Wei Lai, Jin-Yao Lai, Chien-Chang Chen, Hsun-Chin Chao, Jeng-Chang Chen, Shih-Yen Chen, Yung-Ching Ming, Hung-Yu Yeh, Hung-Hsiang Lai, Sze-Ya Ting, Pai-Jui Yeh

“…Methods: We reviewed the operation records of infants surgically diagnosed with midgut malrotation at Chang Gung Children's Medical Center between January 2000 and December 2020. …”
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The Correlation of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease with Visceral Fat Area and Thyroid Nodules in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by ZENG Jialing, MENG Yan, DENG Tingting, LI Jinhua, ZHAO Ping

“…Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis evaluated the predictive value of BMI, waist-hip circumference, and waist-hip ratio, VFA, homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) in predicting NAFLD in T2DM patients and their optimal cut-off values. …”
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Extending the LoRa Direct-to-Satellite Limits: Doppler Shift Pre-Compensation by Muhammad Asad Ullah, Richard Demo Souza, Gianni Pasolini, Jean Michel de Souza Sant'Ana, Marko Hoyhtya, Konstantin Mikhaylov, Hirley Alves, Enrico Paolini, Akram Al-Hourani

“…This framework, which requires satellites to broadcast Doppler Beacons, ensures compatibility with existing LoRaWAN end devices without requiring any hardware modifications. We leverage data from real-world LoRa satellites’ empirical telemetry to validate our proposed method. …”
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Experience with artificial intelligence algorithms for the diagnosis of vertebral compression fractures based on computed tomography: from testing to practical evaluation by Zlata R. Artyukova, Alexey V. Petraikin, Nikita D. Kudryavtsev, Fedor A. Petryaykin, Dmitry S. Semenov, Daria E. Sharova, Zhanna E. Belaya, Anton V. Vladzimirskyy, Yuriy A. Vasilev

“…At practical evaluation and operation testing, artificial intelligence algorithms analyzed the data from computed tomography performed in medical organizations. …”
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Comparative effectiveness of small bowel decompression methods in patients with benign small bowel obstruction: results of a multicenter non-randomized controlled retrospective stu... by B. V. Sigua, A. E. Demko, S. V. Petrov, V. А. Samarcev, A. A. Zavrazhnov, P. A. Kotkov, I. A. Solov’ev, E. V. Nishnevich, I. V. Mikhin, I. Ia. Bondarevskiy, A. V. Glebova, M. P. Kuznetsova, A. A. Kurkov, V. P. Zemlyanoy

“…This work was carried out in the format of a multicenter cohort retrospective study, which included an analysis of the treatment results in 315 patients operated with benign forms of intestinal obstruction, who underwent one of 3 intestinal decompression methods. …”
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SAR 3D Reconstruction Based on Multi-Prior Collaboration by Yangyang Wang, Zhenxiao Zhou, Zhiming He, Xu Zhan, Jiapan Yu, Xingcheng Han, Xiaoling Zhang, Zhiliang Yang, Jianping An

“…Array synthetic aperture radar (SAR) three-dimensional (3D) image reconstruction enables the extraction of target distribution information in 3D space, supporting scattering characteristic analysis and structural interpretation. SAR image reconstruction remains challenging due to issues such as noise contamination and incomplete echo data. …”
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Gut-Microbiome Signatures Predicting Response to Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: A Systematic Review by Ielmina Domilescu, Bogdan Miutescu, Florin George Horhat, Alina Popescu, Camelia Nica, Ana Maria Ghiuchici, Eyad Gadour, Ioan Sîrbu, Delia Hutanu

“…Narrative synthesis and random-effects proportion meta-analysis were performed where data were homogeneous. …”
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Prognostic value of serum C-reactive protein in idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease and construction of a prognostic model for patients by Zhixiang Lei, Ya Wang, Tiantian Yu, Yiting Zhang, Wenting Cui, Wenting Cui, Cancan Luo, Qingqing Luo, Lili Zhou, Yuchen Gao, Li Yu

“…However, its prognostic value of this factor in iMCD remains uncertain.MethodsThe clinical manifestations, biochemical information, treatment plan and overall survival time (OS) of 68 iMCD patients with basic information such as age, sex, time of first diagnosis, blood routine and serum CRP level data from 6 medical institutionsin China and abroad were retrospectively analyzed. …”
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Artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance breast cancer screening: protocol for population-based cohort study of cancer detection by M Luke Marinovich, Gavin F Pereira, Nehmat Houssami, Elizabeth Wylie, Sophia Zackrisson, Stacy M Carter, Meagan Brennan, Alison Pearce, William Lotter, Helen Lund, Andrew Waddell, Jiye G Kim, Christoph I Lee

“…Descriptive characteristics and results of radiologist double-reading will be extracted from BSWA outcomes data collection. Mammograms will be reinterpreted by a commercial AI algorithm (DeepHealth). …”
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Gene Polymorphisms of Parkinson’s Disease Risk Locus and Idiopathic REM Sleep Behavior Disorder by Min Zhong, Yang Jiao, Aonan Zhao, Mengyue Niu, Jinjun Ran, Jun Liu, Yuanyuan Li

“…Clinical scale and polysomnography data analysis indicated that iRBD patients with the GA or AA genotype at the <i>COMT</i> rs165599 locus have lower RBDSQ scores and higher sleep efficiency. …”
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Inclusion of Labor Migrants as a Potential Key Population for HIV: A Nationwide Study from Tajikistan by Brian Kwan, Hamid R. Torabzadeh, Adebimpe O. Akinwalere, Julie Nguyen, Patricia Cortez, Jamoliddin Abdullozoda, Salomudin J. Yusufi, Kamiar Alaei, Arash Alaei

“…We analyzed cross-sectional data from the national registry system operated by the Tajikistan Ministry of Health and Social Protection of individuals (<i>n</i> = 10,700) who had been diagnosed with HIV from 1 January 2010 to 30 May 2023. …”
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Factors influencing cognitive function in Chinese elderly individuals: The role of traditional Chinese medicine in a large-scale cross-sectional study by Houqin Li, Ran Chen, Jing Xia, Feiyu He, Yan Zhang, Shulan Tang, Cheng Ni

“…A “least absolute shrinkage and selection operator” (LASSO) model, multivariate linear regression analysis, and random forest (RF) model were used. …”
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Identification of SMYD2 as a candidate diagnostic and prognostic biomarker for gastric cancer by Sichao Wang, Chuanxi Zhao, Dongmei Li, Qingzhi Liu, Cuiping Mao, Shanshan Ding, Shujun Zhang, Wenjing Shang

“…SMYD2 expression in GC tissues was analyzed using TCGA and GEO data and validated by immunohistochemistry (IHC). …”
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Determination of high-grade serous ovarian cancer stem cell-based subtypes and prognostic model and identification of highly expressed VSIG4 and STAB1 in macrophages by Huijuan Wu, Dan Li, Lu Sun, Hualin Song, Ke Wang

“…Macrophage subpopulations were identified using single cell data, and pseudo-time analysis revealed the changes of macrophages during cell state transition. …”
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CT feature-based nomogram for predicting tumor spread through air spaces in stage IA lung adenocarcinoma by Bin Luo, Han Yang, Ningbo Fan, Pengfei Duan, Zhesheng Wen, Peng Lin

“…Results Multivariate analysis identified several independent risk factors. …”
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Is night‐time surgical procedure for renal graft at higher risk than during the day? A single center study cohort of 179 patients by Patrick Julien Treacy, Flora Barthe, Imad Bentellis, Ugo Giovanni Falagario, Thomas Prudhomme, Laetitia Imbert de La Phalecque, Aysha Shaikh, Laetitia Albano, Daniel Chevallier, Matthieu Durand

“…Two groups of patients were formed according to threshold value of incision time (6.30 p.m.). Data comparison were performed using the Kruskal–Wallis nonparametric test. …”
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