The development of open bite in patients with adenoid hypertrophy: clinical and radiological examination by M. E. Makarova, Z. S. Khabadze, Yu. A. Generalova, A. A. Kulikova, F. V. Badalov, M. Yu. Dashtieva, A. Yu. Umarov

“…To study the prevalence of adenoid hypertrophy in children aged 7 to 9 years with anterior open bite, paying special attention to the characteristics of the factors determining the development of this malocclusion.MATERIALS AND METHODS. 60 children aged 7 to 9 years with an orthodontic diagnosis of anterior open bite were included in the study. …”
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Test–Retest Reliability and Concurrent Validity of Photoplethysmography Finger Sensor to Collect Measures of Heart Rate Variability by Donald W. Rogers, Andreas T. Himariotis, Thomas J. Sherriff, Quentin J. Proulx, Megan T. Duong, Sabrina E. Noel, David J. Cornell

“…Additionally, similar standard errors of the mean, coefficient of variation, and minimal detectable change metrics were observed across all devices. …”
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Housing Price Modeling Using a New Geographically, Temporally, and Characteristically Weighted Generalized Regression Neural Network (GTCW-GRNN) Algorithm by Saeed Zali, Parham Pahlavani, Omid Ghorbanzadeh, Ali Khazravi, Mohammad Ahmadlou, Sara Givekesh

“…The average index of the adjusted coefficient of determination in other methods, including the MLR, GWR, GTWR, GRNN, GCW-GRNN, and the proposed GTCW-GRNN in different modes of using Euclidean or travel distance and fixed or adaptive kernel was equal to 0.760, 0.797, 0.854, 0.777, 0.774, and 0.813, respectively, which showed the success of the proposed GTCW-GRNN algorithm. …”
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Supporting self-management with an internet intervention for low back pain in primary care: a RCT (SupportBack 2) by Adam W A Geraghty, Taeko Becque, Lisa C Roberts, Jonathan Hill, Nadine E Foster, Lucy Yardley, Beth Stuart, David A Turner, Gareth Griffiths, Frances Webley, Lorraine Durcan, Alannah Morgan, Stephanie Hughes, Sarah Bathers, Stephanie Butler-Walley, Simon Wathall, Gemma Mansell, Malcolm White, Firoza Davies, Paul Little

“…Methods The study design was a three parallel-arm, multicentre randomised controlled trial with a nested mixed-methods process evaluation. …”
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Comparative Ethics of Modern Payment Models by Jacob Riegler

“…Volume-based reimbursement schemes prioritize efficiency, regardless of these major bioethical principles. …”
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Comparative Ethics of Modern Payment Models by Jacob Riegler

“…Volume-based reimbursement schemes prioritize efficiency, regardless of these major bioethical principles. …”
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Validation of Inland Water Surface Elevation from SWOT Satellite Products: A Case Study in the Middle and Lower Reaches of the Yangtze River by Yao Zhao, Jun’e Fu, Zhiguo Pang, Wei Jiang, Pengjie Zhang, Zixuan Qi

“…In some areas, the extracted WSE aligns closely with the in situ water level trend, with a coefficient of determination (<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msup><mi>R</mi><mn>2</mn></msup></semantics></math></inline-formula>) exceeding 0.9, while in other areas, the <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msup><mi>R</mi><mn>2</mn></msup></semantics></math></inline-formula> is lower (less than 0.8), and the error compared to in situ water levels is larger (with Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) greater than 1.0 m). (2) This study proposes a combined denoising method based on the Interquartile Range (IQR) and Adaptive Statistical Outlier Removal (ASOR). …”
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Modeling of CO₂ Efflux from Forest and Grassland Soils Depending on Weather Conditions by Sergey Kivalov, Irina Kurganova, Sergey Bykhovets, Dmitriy Khoroshaev, Valentin Lopes de Gerenyu, Yiping Wu, Tatiana Myakshina, Yakov Kuzyakov, Irina Priputina

“…The mean bias error (MBE), root-mean-square error (RMSE), and determination coefficient (R²) were employed to assess the quality of the model’s performance. …”
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Capítulo VIII: heredabilidad del rendimiento y sus componentes en tomate, Lycopersicon esculentum, Mill.; correlaciones genéticas y ambientales by Lobo Arias Mario, Vallejo Cabrera Franco Alirio

“…The results indicate that the best method to improve yields would be a selection index considering mean weight of fruits and giving some consideration to number of fruits per plant. …”
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Cyclic alternating pattern in normal children aged 12 to 24 months Padrão alternante cíclico em crianças normais de 12 a 24 meses by Gabriela Rodrigues Alves, Agostinho Rosa, Magneide Brito, Marcia Pradella-Hallinan, Sergio Tufik

“…RESULTS: CAP rate found in children of 12 to 24 months of age was (25.78±10.18%) and it is characterized by a linear increase of 2% per month, from 12% at 12 months reaching 35% at 24 months. With coefficient of determination R² of 0.91. The duration of A phases was 6.93±1.06 seconds, and B phases was found to last 21.44±2.31 seconds. …”
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Validation of the brazilian version of the berg balance scale for patients with parkinson's disease Validação da versão brasileira da Escala de Equilíbrio de Berg para pacientes co... by Paula L. Scalzo, Isabella C. Nova, Mônica R. Perracini, Daniel R.C. Sacramento, Francisco Cardoso, Henrique B. Ferraz, Antonio Lúcio Teixeira

“…METHOD: We evaluated 53 patients (M/F 37/16, mean age±SD, 62±7.9 years) with PD (mean±SD, 7.8±4.4 years). …”
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Predicting Scientific Research Impacts in Biotechnology by Machine Learning Algorithms by Ghasem Azadi Ahmadabadi

“…In this research, Pearson's correlation coefficient and the R software package were used to examine the relationships between the studied indicators. …”
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Patient-Reported Outcome Scores Are Comparable When Administered at Home or in Clinic Following Hip Preservation Surgery by Bill Garrett Bodine, M.D., Ashley L. Kapron, Ph.D., Benjamin T. Johnson, B.S., Travis G. Maak, M.D., Justin J. Ernat, M.D., Stephen K. Aoki, M.D.

“…Mixed-effects multivariable linear regression analysis, including order of completion as a covariate (i.e., home or clinic first), was used to determine differences in home and clinic scores. Intraclass correlation coefficients were calculated to evaluate reliability. …”
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The possibilities of predicting the individual risk of cervical cancer in women of reproductive age using mathematical modeling by L. A. Klyukina, E. A. Sosnova, A. A. Ishchenko, M. M. Davydov

“…To develop a model for predicting the individual risk of CC in women of reproductive age, taking into account clinical, anamnestic, laboratory and histological data.Materials and methods. The material for the study was retrospective examination data from 251 patients of reproductive age who were treated at the Center for Gynecology and Reproductive Technologies of the National Medical Research Center “Medical and Rehabilitation Center”, Ministry of Health of Russia in the period 2015–2022. …”
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ARIMA-Kriging and GWO-BiLSTM Multi-Model Coupling in Greenhouse Temperature Prediction by Wei Zhou, Shuo Liu, Junxian Guo, Na Liu, Zhenglin Li, Chang Xie

“…Across different prediction horizons (10 min and 30 min intervals), the GWO-BiLSTM model demonstrated superior performance with key metrics reaching a coefficient of determination (R²) of 0.97, root mean square error (RMSE) of 0.79–0.89 °C (41.7% reduction compared to the PSO-BP model), mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) of 4.94–8.5%, mean squared error (MSE) of 0.63–0.68 °C, and mean absolute error (MAE) of 0.62–0.65 °C, significantly outperforming the BiLSTM, LSTM, and PSO-BP models. …”
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Evaluating handgrip strength and functional tests as indicators of gait speed in older females by Valentina Muollo, Samuel D’Emanuele, Laura Ghiotto, Doriana Rudi, Federico Schena, Cantor Tarperi

“…This cross-sectional study aims to investigate the associations between HGS and common functional tests and to determine the optimal cut-off values for these tests in assessing GS.Methods142 community-dwelling older females aged 60–80 years old (mean age: 75 ± 6 years) were evaluated with HGS, the 30-second arm curl (30 s-AC), 30-second chair stand (30 s-CS), the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), and the 8-foot Up &amp; Go (8-UG) test. …”
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Viewpoint of Mothers of Premature Newborns about Nursing Supports in Neonatal Intensive Care Units by Elyas Zavalgard, Ehsan KhazemNejad Leili, Masoumeh Jafari Asl, Seyedeh Zahra Shafipour

“…Materials and Methods:This cross-sectional study was conducted with a gradual approach over three months on 160 mothers of premature newborns with a history of hospitalization for at least 24 hours in NICUs of Rasht educational-medical centers in 2014.Data collection tool was a mother/child demographic questionnaire and the 21-item Nurse-Parent Support Tool. …”
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Intimomedial thickness of the vertebral arteries complex: A new useful parameter for the assessment of atheroclerotic process? by Jovanikić Olivera, Lepić Toplica, Raičević Ranko, Veljančić Dragana, Ristić Anđelka, Gligić Branko

“…Methods. We measured IMT in a randomized, prospective and crosssectional study, performed on 50 persons both sexes (29 men and 21 women), at the age from 18 to 79 years (mean age 52.4 ± 17.63 years). …”
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Can Emotional and Behavioral Dysregulation in Youth Be Decoded from Functional Neuroimaging? by Liana C L Portugal, Maria João Rosa, Anil Rao, Genna Bebko, Michele A Bertocci, Amanda K Hinze, Lisa Bonar, Jorge R C Almeida, Susan B Perlman, Amelia Versace, Claudiu Schirda, Michael Travis, Mary Kay Gill, Christine Demeter, Vaibhav A Diwadkar, Gary Ciuffetelli, Eric Rodriguez, Erika E Forbes, Jeffrey L Sunshine, Scott K Holland, Robert A Kowatch, Boris Birmaher, David Axelson, Sarah M Horwitz, Eugene L Arnold, Mary A Fristad, Eric A Youngstrom, Robert L Findling, Mirtes Pereira, Leticia Oliveira, Mary L Phillips, Janaina Mourao-Miranda

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A sample of fifty-seven youth (mean age: 14.5 years; 32 males) was selected from a multi-site study of youth with parent-reported behavioral and emotional dysregulation. …”
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Volumetric Bone Mineral Density Assessed by Dual-Energy CT Predicts Bone Strength Suitability for Cementless Total Knee Arthroplasty by Dong Hwan Lee, Dai-Soon Kwak, Sheen-Woo Lee, Yong Deok Kim, Nicole Cho, In Jun Koh

“…<i>Materials and Methods</i>: A total of 190 patients undergoing primary TKA with a standardized posterior-stabilized implant were prospectively enrolled. …”
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