Correlation Analysis between Residual Pain after Vertebral Augmentation and the Diffusion Distribution of Bone Cement: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Kang Yao, Yungang Chen, Xiaoying Wang, Qianqian Yao, Kaiying Cui, Wenming Chen, Pengfei Hou, Ning Yu, Zhenyue Zhang, Wenxin Gao, Haipeng Xue, Yanke Hao

“…The differences in the baseline data, visual analog scale (VAS), Oswestry disability index score (ODI), injured vertebral height (IVH), and local kyphosis angle (LKA) between the two groups were analyzed. …”
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Pediatric <i>Candida</i> Manifestations in the Orofacial Region: A Retrospective Analysis of Different Forms, Risk Factors and Species Distribution by Sara Carina Kakoschke, Sara Fleschutz, Elisabeth Ruff, Karl Dichtl, Moritz Groeger, Carola Schoen, Sven Otto, Tamara Katharina Kakoschke

“…The aim of this study was to analyze the spectrum of <i>Candida</i> manifestations in the orofacial region to address the lack of comprehensive data in the diverse pediatric population. This retrospective study included all positive <i>Candida</i> findings in patients aged 0–18 years treated between 2014 and 2023 at a university maxillofacial department in Germany and evaluated associated risk profiles, comorbidities and species distributions. …”
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Assessing Associations of Nurse‐Managed Hypertension Care on Pharmacotherapy, Lifestyle Counseling, and Prevalence of Comorbid Cardiometabolic Diseases in All Patients With Hyperte... by Charlotte Ivarsson, Monica Bergqvist, Per Wändell, Sebastian Lindblom, Anders Norrman, Julia Eriksson, Jan Hasselström, Christina Sandlund, Axel C. Carlsson

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Designing a Block Chain Based Network for the Secure Exchange of Medical Data in Healthcare Systems by Katru Rama Rao, Satuluri Naganjaneyulu

“…An identity-based cryptosystem called signcryption is investigated in this study in order to efficiently and securely exchange healthcare information inside a data-sharing network, utilizing the idea of bilinear pairings. …”
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Investigation of Spectral Variations in Different Solar Photovoltaic Modules Using Spaceborne and In-Situ Hyperspectral Data by Shoki Shimada, Hiroki Mizuochi, Wataru Takeuchi

“…The objective of this research was to investigate the detailed spectral data of four PV types currently on the market to enable their differentiation in hyperspectral satellite data. …”
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Mass distribution of azithromycin and child mortality among underweight infants in rural Niger: a subgroup analysis of the AVENIR cluster-randomised trial by Catherine E Oldenburg, Thomas M Lietman, Elodie Lebas, Amza Abdou, Travis C Porco, Ramatou Maliki, Benjamin Arnold, Brittany Peterson, Ahmed Arzika, Bawa Aichatou, Ismael M Bello, Diallo Beidi, Nasser Galo, Nasser Harouna, Alio M Karamba, Sani Mahamadou, Moustapha Abarchi, Almou Ibrahim, Zijun Liu, Carolyn Brandt, Emily Colby, Kieran Sunanda O’Brien

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Characterization of pathogenic bacterial distribution in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation-related nosocomial infections and the prognostic value of early inflammatory biomarkers... by Zhiwen Zhao, Pengfei Liang, Lanlan Cai, Li Zhang, Qi Jia, Wentao Tao, Zhicheng Fang

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Identifying emergency presentations of chronic liver disease using routinely collected administrative hospital data by Jessica King, Vikram Bains, James Doidge, Jan Van Der Meulen, Kate Walker, William Bernal

“…We validated these in 2018–2019 data by assessing the distributions of predictive factors, treatments, and outcomes associated with CLD in the patients captured by each algorithm. …”
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CO33 | Acquired hemophilia A in Liguria, Italy: what six years of data reveal

“…Methods: We retrospectively analyzed data from patients with acquired hemophilia A admitted at IRCCS Policlinico San Martino (Genoa) between Jan 2018–Aug 2024. …”
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Preoperatively-determined Red Distribution Width (RDW) predicts prolonged length of stay after single-level spinal fusion in elderly patients by Anton Früh, Dietmar Frey, Adam Hilbert, Claudius Jelgersma, Christian Uhl, Nitzan Nissimov, Peter Truckenmüller, David Wasilewski, Dimitrios Rallios, Matthias Hoppe, Simon Bayerl, Nils Hecht, Peter Vajkoczy, Lars Wessels

“…The median LOS of the patients was 6 (IQR 5–8) days. The data shows a significant positive correlation between RDW and LOS. …”
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Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of patients in the alveolar echinococcosis registry, France, 1982 to 2021 by on behalf of the FrancEchino network

“…AIM We aimed to analyse changes in epidemiological, clinical and survival data of patients with AE over time. METHODS We described and analysed data from 906 AE patients reported to the NRC-E over three periods: 1982–1999, 2000–2010 and 2011–2021, using regression methods and survival analysis methods. …”
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Co-creation and application of a framework for the de-prioritization of urban communities during insecticide-treated bed net mass campaigns for malaria prevention and control in Kw... by Ifeoma D. Ozodiegwu, Laurette Mhlanga, Eniola A. Bamgboye, Adeniyi F. Fagbamigbe, Cyril Ademu, Chukwu Okoronkwo, Joshua O. Akinyemi, Akintayo O. Ogunwale, IkeOluwapo O. Ajayi, Beatriz Galatas

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Early prediction of proton therapy dose distributions and DVHs for hepatocellular carcinoma using contour-based CNN models from diagnostic CT and MRI by Toshiya Rachi, Taku Tochinai

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Demographics, epidemiology, mortality and difficult-to-treat resistance patterns of bacterial bloodstream infections in the global US Military Health System from 2010 to 2019: a re... by Jing Wang, Carlos Morales, Dean Follmann, John H Powers, Alexander C Vostal, Melissa Grance, Sameer S Kadri, Sarah Warner, Uzo Chukwuma, Charlotte Lanteri, M Leigh Carson, Beth Poitras, Nicholas Seliga, Edward Parmelee, Katrin Mende

“…Objective To describe demographics, causative pathogens, hospitalisation, mortality and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) of bacterial bloodstream infections (BSIs) among beneficiaries in the global US Military Health System (MHS), a single-provider healthcare system with 10-year longitudinal follow-up.Design Retrospective cohort study.Setting Clinical and demographic data collected from the MHS Data Repository and collated with microbiological data obtained from the Defense Centers for Public Health-Portsmouth.Participants: 12 748 MHS beneficiaries diagnosed with 15 357 bacterial BSIs (2010–2019).Main outcome(s) and measure(s) Demographic data and diagnosis codes preceding BSI episodes and during hospitalisations were collected. …”
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Between-and within-socioeconomic groups temporal inequality in the uptake of malaria prevention strategies among pregnant women and under-five children in Ghana (2003–2022) by Denis Okova, Akim Tafadzwa Lukwa, Marian Edusei, Paidamoyo Bodzo, Christian Atta-Obeng, Plaxcedes Chiwire, Charles Hongoro

“…Despite over two decades of efforts including insecticide-treated net (ITN) distribution and intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp), universal and equitable coverage has not been achieved. …”
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Notes on the Ecology and Distribution of Species of the Genera of <i>Bondarzewiaceae</i> (<i>Russulales</i> and <i>Basidiomycota</i>) with an Emphasis on <i>Amylosporus</i> by Shah Hussain, Moza Al-Kharousi, Dua’a Al-Maqbali, Arwa A. Al-Owaisi, Rethinasamy Velazhahan, Abdullah M. Al-Sadi, Mohamed N. Al-Yahya’ei

“…Currently, there are nine genera and approximately 89 species in the family, distributed in tropical, subtropical, and temperate climates. …”
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New taxonomic and faunistic data on the funnel-weavers (Araneae, Agelenidae) of Turkiye and the Caucasus, with five new species by Alireza Zamani, Rahşen S. Kaya, Yuri M. Marusik

“…New taxonomic and faunistic data on the agelenid spiders of Turkiye and the Caucasus are provided. …”
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Progressive noise photons removal from ICESAT-2 data based on the characteristics of different types of noise by Zhenyang Hui, Li Zhang, Shuanggen Jin, Wenbo Chen, Penggen Cheng, Yao Yevenyo Ziggah

“…Unlike conventional approaches that treat all noise photons uniformly, our method first categorizes noise photons into isolated, low-density clustered, and outer clustered types based on their unique spatial distribution characteristics. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Machine Learning Algorithms and Statistical Techniques for Data Analysis in Crop Growth Monitoring with NDVI by M. Arunachalam, S. Sekar, A. M. Erdmann, V. V. Sajith Variyar, R. Sivanpillai

“…Affinity Propagation (AP) identifies the number of clusters by considering all data points as potential exemplars and iteratively refine the set, while Gaussian Mixture Model (GMM) algorithm treats the data as a mixture of several Gaussian distributions, allowing for flexible cluster shapes. …”
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Predicting PbS Colloidal Quantum Dot Solar Cell Parameters Using Neural Networks Trained on Experimental Data by Hoon Jeong Lee, Arlene Chiu, Yida Lin, Sreyas Chintapalli, Serene Kamal, Eric Ji, Susanna M. Thon

“…The measurement system considers the spatial distribution of the materials parameters to gather and predict large amounts of data by treating an inhomogeneous device as a series of thousands of micro‐devices, a novel feature compared to existing solutions. …”
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