Clinical Management of Wasp Stings Using Large Language Models: Cross-Sectional Evaluation Study by Wei Pan, Shuman Zhang, Yonghong Wang, Zhenglin Quan, Yanxia Zhu, Zhicheng Fang, Xianyi Yang

“…MethodsThis study used a cross-sectional design, creating 50 standardized questions that covered 10 key domains in the management of wasp stings, along with 20 real-world clinical case scenarios. …”
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The diagnostic value of serum IgG4 for the diagnosis of IgG4-related disease: and is that so great? by E. V. Sokol, M. V. Cherkasova, A. V. Torgashina

“…Serum and tissue IgG4 hypersecretion is a nonspecific sign and occurs in many rheumatic, infectious, and malignant diseases.Objective: to determine the range of nosological entities associated with the increase in serum IgG4 levels, as well as the frequency and nature of this increase in patients with IgG4-RD.Patients and methods. …”
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Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders, Work Ability and Associated Factors among Hairdressers of South Delhi: A Cross-sectional Study by Sana Zareen, Sheetal Kalra, Richa Hirendra Rai, Deepak Raghave, Sonia Pawaria, Usha Panihar, Sajjan Pal

“…Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was affiliated with the School of Physiotherapy at Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University, New Delhi, India and conducted in South Delhi between July 2023 and December 2023 to assess the prevalence of WMSDs and the associated factors among hairdressers. …”

Sub-population identification of multimorbidity in sub-Saharan African populations by Adebayo Oshingbesan, Michelle Kamp, Phelelani Thokozani Mpangase, Kayode Adetunji, Samuel Iddi, Daniel Maina Nderitu, Tanya Akumu, Okechinyere Achilonu, Isaac Kisiangani, Theophilous Mathema, Girmaw Tadesse, F. Xavier Gomez-Olive, Chodziwadziwa Whiteson Kabudula, Scott Hazelhurst, Gershim Asiki, Michele Ramsay, Skyler Speakman

“…Critically, the automatic stratification approach emphasizes efficient, disciplined exploratory-based analysis as a complementary alternative to more commonly-used confirmation analysis methods. …”
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Three limited interaction approaches to understanding the epidemiology of HIV among YMSM in the US by Rebecca Schnall, Dustin T. Duncan, Lisa M. Kuhns, Patrick Francis Janulis, Michael Almodovar, Olivia R. Wood, Fengdi Xiao, Patrick R. Veihman, Robert Garofalo

“…-based national cohort of diverse SGM men: (1) to estimate HIV incidence in SGM men followed every 6 months for up to 24 months, (2) to assess the association of individual and geospatial factors associated with HIV incidence and (3) to determine the relative efficiency and acceptability of three different, discrete study enrollment approaches (including completion of remote HIV testing). …”
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The Possibilities of Modern Ultrasound Scanning in Uveal Melanoma Extrascleral Growth Detection by A. G. Amiryan, S. V. Saakyan, G. P. Zakharova, A. Yu. Tsygankov

“…Purpose. To determine the possibilities of modern ultrasound methods in the detection of uveal melanoma (UM) extrascleral growth (EG).Patients and methods. …”
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Factors Influencing eHealth Literacy Worldwide: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Zhong Hua, Song Yuqing, Liu Qianwen, Chen Hong

“…MethodsWe conducted a comprehensive search of papers from PubMed, CNKI, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, and MEDLINE databases from inception to April 11, 2023. …”
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An observational study to develop a scoring system and model to detect risk of hospital admission due to COVID‐19 by Zhe Chen, Nicholas W. Russo, Matthew M. Miller, Robert X. Murphy, David B. Burmeister

“…The strains of such a pandemic can overwhelm hospital capacity. Efficient clinical decision‐making is crucial for proper healthcare resource utilization in this crisis. …”
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Modeling and Regulation of Dynamic Temperature for Layer Houses Under Combined Positive- and Negative-Pressure Ventilation by Lihua Li, Min Li, Yao Yu, Yuchen Jia, Zhengkai Qian, Zongkui Xie

“…The results show that the coefficients of determination (R²) of the constructed dynamic temperature models are between 0.79 and 0.88, respectively, indicating high accuracy. …”
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Bead beating demonstrates enhanced bacterial detection in kidney stone culture compared to traditional mortar-pestle processing by Tyler A. On, Farhan Anwar, Austin L. Chien, Chiu-Hsieh Hsu, Gayatri Vedantam, William D. Lainhart, David T. Tzou

“…Further studies should evaluate the clinical implications of these findings and determine whether BB-based stone culture processing and subsequent culture results correlate with postoperative infection outcomes.IMPORTANCEThis study provides a rapid and standardized method for kidney stone culture using bead beating, which significantly improves microbial detection compared to traditional mortar-pestle techniques. …”
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Designing a Logistic Regression Model for a Dataset to Predict Diabetic Foot Ulcer in Diabetic Patients: High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL) Cholesterol Was the Negative Predictor by Seyyed Amir Yasin Ahmadi, Razieh Shirzadegan, Nazanin Mousavi, Ermia Farokhi, Maryam Soleimaninejad, Mehrzad Jafarzadeh

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Recent advancements in nanomaterial-based biosensors for diagnosis of breast cancer: a comprehensive review by Yalda Yazdani, Fereshtehsadat Jalali, Habib Tahmasbi, Mitra Akbari, Neda Talebi, Seyed Abbas Shahrtash, Ahmad Mobed, Mahsa Alem, Farhood Ghazi, Mehdi Dadashpour

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Development of an accurate breast cancer detection classifier based on platelet RNA by Wenlong Xie, Jie Hu, Zehang Zhao, Huixin Lu, Yu Han, Boan Li, Zhong Ouyang

“…Hence, tumor-educated platelets (TEP) are considered a prospective novel method for early breast cancer (BC) screening. Our study integrated the data from 276 patients with untreated BC, 95 with benign disease controls, 214 healthy controls, and 2 who underwent mastectomy in Chinese and European cohorts to develop a 10-biomarker diagnostic model. …”
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Explainable machine learning model for predicting compressive strength of CO2-cured concrete by Jia Chu, Bingbing Guo, Taotao Zhong, Qinghao Guan, Yan Wang, Ditao Niu

“…Furthermore, to resolve the black-box issue associated with ML models, the SHAP (SHapley Additive exPlanations) method was applied to explore the underlying relationships among variables. …”
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Novel Patterns of Photosynthetic Activity Within Canopies of Poplar Stands with Different Densities by Taijin Zhang, Xiaoting Liu, Qinhui Zhang, Hui Xiao, Yunong Han, Zhenghua Xing, Fusen Wang, Xiyang Zhao

“…(1) Background: Planting density is an important factor affecting the yield of poplar per unit area. Therefore, determining the optimal height of the photosynthetic canopy layer for different planting densities is critical. (2) Methods: This study takes <i>Populus euramericana</i> ‘N3016’ × <i>Populus ussuriensis</i> as the research object. …”
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Associations of abdominal adiposity, lean body mass, and fat body mass with dementia and cognitive change in older age by Zimu Wu, Alice Owen, Robyn L. Woods, Zhen Zhou, Trevor T.‐J. Chong, Suzanne G. Orchard, Raj C. Shah, Kerry M. Sheets, Anne M. Murray, Joanne Ryan

“…Abstract INTRODUCTION This study examined whether the waist circumference–body mass index ratio (WBR), lean body mass (LBM), and fat body mass (FBM) were associated with dementia or cognitive change. METHODS We analyzed data from >17,000 individuals aged 65 to 98 years at enrollment. …”
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Spatiotemporal evolution of time-lagged vegetation responses to moisture conditions and the influencing factors in a highly human-impacted area in China by Yuxing Yan, Guoqiang Wang, Yinglan A, Xiaojing Zhang, Baolin Xue, Jin Wu, Yuntao Wang

“…The possible drivers were examined through the random forest method. The results revealed that TSd significantly increased in the study area between 1982 and 2021 (0.338 months yr−1), suggesting that vegetation was more susceptible to prolonged moisture conditions. …”
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Calibration-free picosecond LIPS for quantifying heavy metals in soils near Egyptian industrial sites by Mohamed El-Saeed, Walid Tawfik, Ahmed A. I. Khalil, Manal Mubarak, Mohamed Fikry

“…The CF-Ps-LIPS study revealed significant concentration variations dependent on trace metal type, sampling location, and facility orientation. The CF-Ps-LIPS method provides calibration-free, rapid, and accurate detection of metal contaminants in Egyptian soils for the first time. …”
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Identification and classification of solid–liquid flow patterns in deviated and horizontal annuli by Di Yao, Xiaofeng Sun, Jingyu Qu

“…These solid–liquid two-phase flow patterns must be accurately predicted to optimize the determination of hydraulic parameters and improve the efficiency of cuttings transport. …”
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HypE-GA based study on optimal design of standard floor facade windowing of high-rise office buildings facing energy saving in heating, cooling and lighting. by Weixiang Zhang, Jieli Sui

“…Therefore, this paper takes the standard floor of a high-rise office building as the research object in cold region-Yantai, facing façade windowing design, the three building performance objectives of each office unit-Annual Cooling Energy Consumption (AC), Annual Heating Energy Consumption (AH) and Annual Lighting Energy Consumption (AL)-are simulated and single/multi-objective optimized by relying on Ladybug and Honeybee (LB + HB) platform and Hypervolume Estimation Genetic Algorithm (HypE-GA) to obtain the genome of Pareto-Window-to-Wall Ratio (WWR), Window Height (WH) and Sill Height (SH)-at the lowest of each performance objective in order to determine the most energy-efficient façade windowing expression. …”
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