Assessing eligibility for lung cancer screening using parsimonious ensemble machine learning models: A development and validation study. by Thomas Callender, Fergus Imrie, Bogdan Cebere, Nora Pashayan, Neal Navani, Mihaela van der Schaar, Sam M Janes

“…We assessed model discrimination (area under the receiver operating curve, AUC), calibration (calibration curves and expected/observed ratio), overall performance (Brier scores), and net benefit with decision curve analysis. …”
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Association of vancomycin trough levels, AUC and AUC/MIC ratios with clinical outcomes in patients with enterococcal bacteremia: a prospective cohort study by Eda Kubra Sel, Berfu Tufan, Gundag Kupra Atagun, Vildan Avkan Oguz, Ozgen Alpay Ozbek, Mukaddes Gumustekin, Serife Reyhan Ucku, Ayse Gelal

“…Optimal vancomycin PK/PD cutoff values were determined using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. Results Among the 53 patients included in the study, treatment was effective in 62.3%, while acute kidney injury (AKI) developed in 47.2%. …”
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Microfracture for medium size to large knee chondral defects has limited long‐term efficacy: A systematic review by Varun Gopinatth, Garrett R. Jackson, Daniel C. Touhey, Jorge Chahla, Matthew V. Smith, Matthew J. Matava, Robert H. Brophy, Derrick M. Knapik

“…Abstract Purpose To evaluate clinical and radiographic outcomes, return to sport, failure rate, operations and complications in patients undergoing microfracture of the knee, including the femoral condyle, tibial plateau, patella and trochlea, at a mean 10‐year or greater follow‐up. …”
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Application value of transrectal contrast-enhanced ultrasound combined with magnetic resonance imaging in T staging and treatment decision-making for middle and low rectal cancer by ZHAO Ran, ZHAN Weiwei, LI Cheng, TANG Hailang, BO Yulian, LIU Kun

“…Method AA retrospective analysis was conducted on the case data of 80 consecutive patients with middle and low rectal cancer admitted to the hospital from April 2023 to February 2025. …”
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The effects of e-learning vs. gamification-based training on ICU nurses’ knowledge and attitudes toward organ donation candidates: a study based on the psychological security and e... by Meysam Pour Hossein, Mojgan Ansari, Nazanin Fekri, Hamideh Yazdimoghaddam

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The Rainy Continental snow and avalanche climate: International comparison with 40 years of snow cover modeled in the Chic-Chocs, northeastern Appalachian Mountains by Francis Meloche, Benjamin Imbach, Jean-Benoit Madore, Benjamin Reuter, Alexandre Langlois, Francis Gauthier

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COMPLEXITY OF SELLING PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FOR CRYPTOCURRENCIES by Tetiana Yarotska, Oleksandr Yakushenko

“…Using the Group Method of Data Handling (GMDH), we identified a connection between Bitcoin’s value fluctuations and market indicators that differ in terms of technological orientation (Nasdaq Composite) and investment risk (silver). …”
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Potential application of rain water harvesting technology as an alternative clean water source to mitigate land subsidence by H.S. Hasibuan, B.N. Elizandri, F.W. Asrofani, G.A.Y. Putra

“…According to that, this study aims to analyze the contribution of rainwater harvesting technology implementation in terms of supply and utilization aspects to reducing groundwater use and meeting clean water needs for mitigating land subsidence in the coastal area of North JakartaMETHODS: This study was conducted in North Jakarta coastal area within a radius of 0—2 kilometers, by conducting survey activities on 148 households who live near the location of the technology installation, as well as collecting the depth wells data, and clean water samples. The survey activity is intended to supporting regression analysis and crosstabulation, regarding the contribution of using Rain Water Harvesting technology in mitigating land subsidence.FINDINGS: Based on its quality, rainwater harvesting has the potential to support the fulfillment of clean water needs in North Jakarta, especially for sanitation purposes. …”
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Development of a herpes zoster vaccination intention scale and identification of factors associated with vaccine hesitancy among middle-aged and older attendees in community health... by Ying Gao, Ting Wei, Ruijie Gong, Linfei Cai, Yuhui Sheng, Meili Shang, Yang Ni

“…Logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with vaccine hesitancy, and a nomogram was constructed to summarize these associations. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis was performed to assess the degree of association between the PMT dimensions and vaccine hesitancy.Among 1,492 participants (median age 53; 64.2% female), 80.5% of participants reported HZ vaccine hesitancy. …”
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Association of Adjunctive Procedures, Patient Demographics, or Intraoperative Factors and the Risk of Complications or Reoperation Following Total Ankle Arthroplasty or Ankle Arthr... by Ramiro Lopez BS, Cole Herbel BS, Glenn G. Shi MD, Edward T. Haupt MD

“…Patient demographics, operative details, and postoperative data were abstracted to collect relevant information. …”
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Longitudinal determination of seroprevalence and immune response to SARS-CoV-2 in a population of food and retail workers through decentralized testing and transformation of ELISA... by Abdelhadi Djaïleb, Megan-Faye Parker, Étienne Lavallée, Matthew Stuible, Yves Durocher, Mathieu Thériault, Kim Santerre, Caroline Gilbert, Denis Boudreau, Mariana Baz, Jean-Francois Masson, Marc-André Langlois, Sylvie Trottier, Daniela Quaglia, Joelle N Pelletier

“…The flexibility of the decentralized assays allowed broadening the study to determine cross-reactivity of IgG directed against the spike protein of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta and Omicron VOCs, and IgM directed against the ancestral spike and nucleocapsid proteins. The nature of the data obtained in the decentralized assays allowed treatment with a recently developed mathematical transformation to obtain normal distribution, enabling ANOVA-Welsh statistical analysis. …”
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Pest Detection in Citrus Orchards Using Sentinel-2: A Case Study on Mealybug (<i>Delottococcus aberiae</i>) in Eastern Spain by Fàtima Della Bellver, Belen Franch Gras, Italo Moletto-Lobos, César José Guerrero Benavent, Alberto San Bautista Primo, Constanza Rubio, Eric Vermote, Sebastien Saunier

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Improving the conditions of regional hemodinamics of the eyes as a method of treatment in optic neuropathy at short-sightedness of high degree. by N. G. Zavgorodnyaya, O. O. Denisova, N. A. Vesnina, N. A. Kudinova- Savchenko

“…To increase treatment efficacy in optic neuropathy with high myopia by performing revascularization operations in order to improve the performance of regional hemodynamics of the eyeball and improve of visual functions. …”
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TECHNIQUES OF "COMPETITIVE PAIRS" WHILE TRAINING DENTAL DOCTORS by V. V. Ekhalov, A. V. Samoilenko, I. A. Romanyuta

“…At this stage, an important work is going on: each intern must receive the data necessary for "competitiveness", find evidence or refutation based on a specific approach to the problem (subjective, facilitarial, holistic, and interactive), which may indicate the implementation of personality-oriented learning . …”
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A Novel Artificial Intelligence–Enhanced Digital Network for Prehospital Emergency Support: Community Intervention Study by Ji Hoon Kim, Min Joung Kim, Hyeon Chang Kim, Ha Yan Kim, Ji Min Sung, Hyuk-Jae Chang

“…MethodsThe CONNECT-AI system provided 3 key AI services to prehospital care providers by collecting real-time patient data from the scene and hospital resource information, such as bed occupancy and the availability of emergency surgeries or procedures, using 5G communication technology and internet of things devices. …”
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Predicting in-hospital mortality in patients with alcoholic cirrhosis complicated by severe acute kidney injury: development and validation of an explainable machine learning model by Meina Sun, Shihui Liu, Jie Min, Jie Min, Lei Zhong, Lei Zhong, Jinyu Zhang, Jinyu Zhang, Zhian Du

“…This study aims to develop and validate machine learning models to predict the mortality risk of this population during hospitalization.MethodsA retrospective analysis was conducted on 856 adult patients with alcoholic cirrhosis complicated by severe AKI, utilizing data from the MIMIC-IV database. …”
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Association of triglyceride-glucose related indices with colorectal cancer risk among the US population: a cross-sectional study by Sen Niu, Chenshan Jiang, Xiaofei Miao, Ye Zhang, Zengyao Li, Tong Wang

“…Methods The TyG index, along with the Triglyceride glucose-body mass index (TyG-BMI), Triglyceride glucose-waist circumference (TyG-WC), and Triglyceride glucose-waist-to-height ratio (TyG-WHtR), were calculated using data from CRC patients in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) spanning 1999 to 2020. …”
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Association of microtubule-based processes gene expression with immune microenvironment and its predictive value for drug response in oestrogen receptor-positive breast cancer by Zhenfeng Huang, Minghui Zhang, Nana Zhang, Mengyao Zeng, Yao Qian, Meng Zhu, Xiangyan Meng, Ming Shan, Guoqiang Zhang, Feng Liu

“…Prognostic risk models were developed via random forest, support vector machines and the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator algorithm. Single-cell analysis revealed differences in the expression levels of key genes among various cell types. …”
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Preoperative differentiation of vagal nerve cervical schwannomas from sympathetic chain cervical schwannomas based on diagnosis score and vascular displacement nomogram by XIANG Shiyu, LI Qiao, SHEN Changqing, GU Yajia, WU Bin

“…Independent predictors were selected using LASSO regression analysis to construct a diagnostic scoring system and nomogram, with model performance evaluated by the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. …”
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Postoperative complications following salvage neck dissection after (chemo)radiotherapy for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: which patients are at high risk? by Arash Navran, Zeno A. R. Gouw, Willem M. Klop, Willem H. Schreuder, Maarten L. Donswijk, Emilia Owers, Jan Paul de Boer, Laura Smit, Luc Karssemakers, Michiel van den Brekel, Abrahim Al-Mamgani

“…However, the available literature could not identify potential groups at higher risk of post-operative complications because of the missing demographic information and the heterogeneity in studies and outcome data. …”
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