Microbiota present in cystic fibrosis lungs as revealed by whole genome sequencing. by Philippe M Hauser, Thomas Bernard, Gilbert Greub, Katia Jaton, Marco Pagni, Gaudenz M Hafen

“…We avoided biases due to whole DNA amplification thanks to the high efficiency of current Illumina technology. Phylogenomic classification of the reads by three different methods produced similar results. …”
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The First Crisis of Social Policy in the Post-Stalinist USSR (1958–1964): Causes, Manifestations, Ways of Overcoming (Based on the Materials of the Lower Volga Region) by Alexey Gumenyuk

“…The article provides an analysis of the first crisis of social policy in the USSR in the second half of the 20th century (late 1950s – early 1960s): its causes, manifestations in various spheres of Soviet everyday life, and the effectiveness of various ways to overcome it are evaluated. Methods. The research is based on the use of a set of methodological techniques, including both special methods of historical science (structural-functional, problem-chronological, statistical) and a historical-anthropological approach (or the history of everyday life). …”
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Three-Dimensionally Printed Scaffolds and Drug Delivery Systems in Treatment of Osteoporosis by Cosmin Iulian Codrea, Victor Fruth

“…The increasing incidence of osteoporotic fractures determines ongoing research on new methods and strategies for improving the difficult healing process of this type of fracture. …”
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The clinical applications of drugs and their metabolites analysis in biological fluids and commonly used analytical techniques for bioanalysis: review by Biset Asrade Mekonnen, Muluabay Getie Yizengaw, Kebede Feyisa Adugna

“…However, hyphenated techniques are the preferred analytical methods because of their sensitivity, selectivity, accuracy, reproducibility, efficiency, and rapid analysis.Conclusion/RecommendationsBioanalysis is important for pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic studies, therapeutic drug monitoring, forensic and toxicological analyses, and drug abuse control using different bioanalytical techniques. …”
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Сomparative analysis of social disadaptation and criticality indicators in patients with schizoaffective disorder and paranoid schizophrenia as components of pathopersonological tr... by M. Ye. Khomitskyi

“…Inclusion criterion in the sample for both groups was the state of clinical remission with reduction of psychotic symptoms. The main methods of investigation were catamnestic, clinical, psychopathological, psychodiagnostic (MMPI and PQBI techniques), as well as medical and statistical analysis. …”
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Reliable DC Shipboard Power Systems—Design, Assessment, and Improvement by Robin van der Sande, Aditya Shekhar, Pavol Bauer

“…Second, a hierarchical reliability model framework is proposed for the adequacy assessment of dc-SPSs, considering the reliability from the component level up to the system level. To determine the system-level reliability, multiple probabilistic methods, including simulation and analytical models, are compared using a propulsion subsystem example. …”
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Innovative Business Development. Statistical Control of Processes in Six Sigma by Denis A. Zhevnov

“…The Six Sigma methodology offers tools that timely identify the negative effects of external and internal factors and help to eliminate their negative impact. Methods. The study is based on statistical and econometric methods. …”
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Features of the Development of an Engineer’s Thinking in the Course of Training at a University (Using the Example of Studying the Discipline “Engineering Graphics”) by V. I. Vaulin, S. A. Singeev, N. I. Filonchik, S. V. Vaulin

“…The research used theoretical methods of analysis, synthesis of module structure, synthesis and generalizations, knowledge control, practical methods of performing graphic tasks, methods of mathematical statistics for evaluating educational achievements, analysis of literary sources and educational literature, experiment. …”
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Association of Risk-Taking Behaviors, Vestibular Provocation and Action Boundary Perception Following Sport-Related Concussion in Adolescents by Shawn R. Eagle, Anthony P. Kontos, Shawn D. Flanagan, Christopher Connaboy

“…<b>Results</b>: PACT inverse efficiency at the 1.2 ball–hole ratio was significantly correlated with all three VOMS outcomes (r = 0.33–0.37). …”
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Circadian rhythm disruption and polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysisAJOG Global Reports at a Glance by Tara Heydari, MS, Prakash V.A.K. Ramdass, MD, MPH

“…Objective: The aim of our systematic review and meta-analysis was to determine if circadian rhythm disruption (CRD) is associated with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). …”
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A prediction approach to COVID-19 time series with LSTM integrated attention mechanism and transfer learning by Bin Hu, Yaohui Han, Wenhui Zhang, Qingyang Zhang, Wen Gu, Jun Bi, Bi Chen, Lishun Xiao

“…The performances among the models are compared by the mean absolute error, root mean square error and coefficient of determination. Results LSTM outperforms than others, and TCN has the worst generalization ability. …”
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Repeatability and Agreement of Anterion with Pentacam HR and Orbscan II in Corneal Parameters after Photorefractive Keratectomy by Hadi Ostadi-Moghaddam, Javad Heravian Shandiz, Mohammad Hosein Validad, Monireh Mahjoob, Abbas Ali Yekta, Sadegh Basharaf, Tahereh Rakhshandadi

“…Intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) checked Anterion’s repeatability. …”
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Role of survival post-progression in phase III trials of systemic chemotherapy in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: a systematic review. by Katsuyuki Hotta, Katsuyuki Kiura, Yoshiro Fujiwara, Nagio Takigawa, Akiko Hisamoto, Eiki Ichihara, Masahiro Tabata, Mitsune Tanimoto

“…The relationship between MPFS and MST was modeled in a linear function. We used the coefficient of determination (r(2)) to assess the correlation between them. …”
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Marital status of a patient in the formation of his attitude to the organization of medical care provided on an outpatient basis by S. N. Cherkasov, A. V. Martirosov, A. V. Fedyaeva, L. V. Kudryashova

“…Taking into account the nonparametric distribution of the primary data, the criterion of the reliability of differences χ2 was used to compare the groups, and the association coefficient was used to determine the dependence Ka.Results. …”
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Evaluating the domains of generalism and equity, diversity and inclusion in preclinical simulated cases for targeted curricular improvements by Thomas Soroski, Kuda Hove, Lisa Steblecki, Jaime C. Yu

“…Analysis included descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation coefficient.Results A total of 49 simulated cases were reviewed. …”
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The Influence of Job Crafting on Nurses’ Intent to Stay: A Cross-Sectional Study by Mª Carmen Rodríguez-García, Ángeles Ramos-Martínez, Celia Cruz-Cobo

“…The Spearman correlation coefficient was calculated to explore the relationships between variables. …”
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Utilizing Machine Learning and Deep Learning for Precise Intensity-Duration-Frequency (IDF) Curve Predictions by Sheeraz Majeed Ameen, Shuokr Qarani Aziz, Anwer Hazim Dawood, Azhin Tahir Sabir, Dara Muhammad Hawez

“…The models evaluated include the Gumbel Distribution, Linear Regression, Support Vector Regression (SVR), and Recurrent Neural Networks (RNN) with Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM), assessed based on three metrics: Root Mean Square Error (RMSE), Mean Absolute Error (MAE), and Coefficient of Determination (R2 ). Among these, the RNN-LSTM model demonstrated the lowest RMSE (1.44 mm/hr), lowest MAE (0.81 mm/hr), and highest R2 (0.99), outperforming the Gumbel Distribution (RMSE: 9.13 mm/hr), Linear Regression (RMSE: 10.76 mm/hr), and SVR (RMSE: 6.19 mm/hr). …”
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Prediction of in-hospital mortality in patients with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction after percutaneous coronary intervention by B. I. Geltser, K. I. Shahgeldyan, I. G. Domzhalov, N. S. Kuksin, E. A. Kokarev, V. N. Kotelnikov, V. Yu. Rublev

“…Statistical analysis made it possible to identify factors that are linearly associated with IHM. ULR was used to determine their weight coefficients characterizing the predictive potential. …”
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How Accurately Does Bone Mineral Density Predict Bone Strength? A Clinical Observational Study of Osteoporosis Vertebral Compression Fractures in Postmenopausal Women by Xuemeng Mu, Hengyan Zhang, Jia Zhang

“…Methods This observational study included postmenopausal women (aged over 50 years) who underwent unilateral percutaneous kyphoplasty (PKP) surgery in the lumbar spine between September 2021 and June 2023. …”
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The impact of central sensitization on perioperative pain in TKA: a retrospective cohort study by Tatsuru Sonobe, Takuya Nikaido, Miho Sekiguchi, Yoichi Kaneuchi, Tadashi Kikuchi, Yoshihiro Matsumoto

“…Methods A retrospective cohort study of 66 patients who underwent bilateral TKA for bilateral severe KOA was conducted. …”
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