Early detection to improve outcome in people with undiagnosed psoriatic arthritis: the PROMPT research programme including RCT by Neil McHugh, Laura Bojke, Mel Brooke Turfrey, Rachel Charlton, Myka Ransom, Laura C Coates, Howard Collier, Claire Davies, Emma Dures, Philip Helliwell, Jana James, Anya Lissina, Vishnu B Madhok, Alison L Nightingale, Jonathan Packham, Catherine Smith, Eldon Spackman, Cerys Tassinari, William Tillett, Sarah T Brown

“…Shortening the GRACE to VAS scores alone enhanced the ability to detect status and responsiveness and had the best performance characteristics of the tested composite measures. …”
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DPA - Dimensional Personality Assessment by 1 Laura Rapanà, 2 Claudio Barbaranelli

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A Discrete Element Model for Characterizing Soil-Cotton Seeding Equipment Interactions Using the JKR and Bonding Contact Models by Xuyang Ran, Long Wang, Jianfei Xing, Lu Shi, Dewei Wang, Wensong Guo, Xufeng Wang

“…The discrete element method (DEM) simulation framework was employed to compare the performance of the Johnson-Kendall-Roberts (JKR) model and Bonding model in simulating contact between soil particles. The models’ ability to simulate the angle of repose was investigated, and shear tests were conducted. …”
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Assessing Early Math Skills in Preschoolers by Using Digital Games by Jairo A. Navarrete-Ulloa, David M. Gómez, Llery Ponce, Felipe Munoz-Rubke, Pablo R. Dartnell

“…In this report, we explore the development of the “Test de Pensamiento Matemático" (TPM, Test of Preschool Mathematics), which is an automated, game-based, digital instrument for assessing early math abilities in 4-to-6-year-old children in accordance with international curricular standards. …”
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Revisiting Diagnostic Criteria for Bilateral Vestibulopathy: A New Comprehensive Instrumental Model by Leonardo Manzari, Nicola Ferri, Marco Tramontano

“…The Barany criteria showed a low ability to rule out BPV (sensitivity = 46%). The median Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) varied from 66 to 69 among the models studied, and a significant difference in DHI scores between positive and negative tests was observed for the Barany criteria and the six-canals vHIT model. …”
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Preliminary Characterization of a Novel Aerosol Jet-Printed Strain Sensor for Feasibility Assessment in a Variable Stiffness Arterial Simulator Application by Federico Filippi, Giorgia Fiori, Annalisa Genovesi, Massimiliano Barletta, Matteo Lancini, Mauro Serpelloni, Andrea Scorza, Salvatore Andrea Sciuto

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ANALYSIS OF A DECADE OF STUDENT GRADES IN THE ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AT SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY USING GRAPH SIGNAL PROCESSING by Amirhossein Golshirazi, Reza Parhizkar, Arash Amini, Mohammad Mahdi Omati

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Influence of soil parameters on dynamic compaction: numerical analysis and predictive modeling using GA-optimized BP neural networks by Yu Zhang, Xueshui Chen, Huakang Ge, Zhigang Guo, Xu Li

“…Compared with the traditional BP model, GA-BP model has better prediction accuracy and generalization ability, and the fitting accuracy reaches 0.974. GA optimization improves the convergence speed of the model and the ability to solve the global optimal solution. …”
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Identification Method of Dynamic Propagation Process of Rock Fracture Based on Ground Penetrating Radar by CHEN Jun, ZHANG Bo, ZHUANG Xingyue, SONG Zhishu, ZHENG Jun

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Atrial Fibrillation Risk Scores as Potential Predictors of Significant Coronary Artery Disease in Chronic Coronary Syndrome: A Novel Diagnostic Approach by Alexandru-Florinel Oancea, Paula Cristina Morariu, Maria Godun, Stefan Dorin Dobreanu, Miron Mihnea, Diana Gabriela Iosep, Ana Maria Buburuz, Ovidiu Mitu, Alexandru Burlacu, Diana-Elena Floria, Raluca Mitea, Andrei Vâță, Daniela Maria Tanase, Antoniu Octavian Petris, Irina-Iuliana Costache-Enache, Mariana Floria

“…Their application in clinical practice may serve as supplementary triage tools to help prioritize patients for further diagnostic evaluation, but they are not intended to replace standard imaging or testing.…”
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Applications of Optical Fiber Sensors in Geotechnical Engineering: Laboratory Studies and Field Implementation at the Acropolis of Athens by Elena Kapogianni, Michael Sakellariou

“…Finally, the study details the test setups, sensor types, and data acquisition techniques, while addressing technical challenges and solutions. …”
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DEVELOPMENT OF METHODOLOGY FOR DESIGNING TESTABLE COMPONENT STRUCTURE OF DISCIPLINARY COMPETENCE by Vladimir I. Freyman

“…The urgency of search of adequate tools for quality competency measurement and its elements formed in the course of experts’ preparation are specified. …”
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Which one? AI-assisted language assessment or paper format: an exploration of the impacts on foreign language anxiety, learning attitudes, motivation, and writing performance by Neha Biju, Nasser Said Gomaa Abdelrasheed, Khilola Bakiyeva, K. D. V. Prasad, Biruk Jember

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Standardized Protocol for Resazurin-Based Viability Assays on A549 Cell Line for Improving Cytotoxicity Data Reliability by Jessica Petiti, Sabrina Caria, Laura Revel, Mattia Pegoraro, Carla Divieto

“…The A549 cell line has become a cornerstone in biomedical research, particularly in cancer studies and serves as a critical tool in cytotoxicity studies and drug screening where it is used to evaluate the impact of pharmaceutical compounds on cellular viability. …”
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Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version of the BENEFITS-CCCSAT based on CTT and IRT: a cross-sectional design translation and validation study by Chuang Li, Chuang Li, Youbei Lin, Betul Tosun, Pin Wang, Hong Ye Guo, Cheng Rong Ling, Ran Qi, Qing Yue Luo, Yan Wang, Fang Huang, Jiaqi Wang, Shu Hui Ma, Dan Feng Xu, Shu Zhen Wu, Lan Zhang

“…Overall, the scale demonstrated good reliability and validity for the Chinese nursing students.ConclusionThe 25-item C-BENEFITS-CCCSAT demonstrates good reliability and validity and can be applied in educational settings to assess students’ ability to provide culturally competent care. Future studies should test the scale in culturally diverse populations to further determine its applicability and generalizability.…”
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Diagnostic value of left atrial compliance in determining heart failure with preserved ejection fraction by Nikita E. Shirokov, Elena I. Yaroslavskaya, Dmitry V. Krinochkin, Mikhail D. Kosterin, Natalya A. Musikhina

“…Conclusion — LA compliance with the cutoff point <2.4 has the highest ability to detect HFpEF depending on the DST result among all pre-test diagnostic tools.…”
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Measurement and simulation of broadband radar absorption properties of polypyrrole nanotubes and their carbonaceous analogues by Tomáš Zálabský, Drahomír Čadek, Fatima Hassouna, Jiří Tuček, Tomáš Lapka, Dušan Kopecký

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Evaluating Performance of Missing Data Imputation Methods in IRT Analyses by Ömür Kaya Kalkan, Yusuf Kara, Hülya Kelecioğlu

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The Collective Teacher Efficacy Behaviours Scale: A Validity and Reliability Study by Sevilay Şahin, Mevlüt Kara, Seyfettin Kapat

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Adaptation of Teachers' Perceptions of Grading Practices Scale to Turkish and Examination of Measurement Invariance by Meltem Acar Güvendir, Emre Guvendir, Yeşim Özer Özkan

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